Viggo Mortensen has revealed that he turned down a role in The Hobbit.
The Lord of the Rings star said that he would not reprise his role as Aragorn as the character is not in the Jrr Tolkien book.
"Before they started shooting, back in 2008, one of the producers did ask if I would be interested," the actor told The Guardian.
"I said, 'You do know, don't you, that Aragorn isn't in The Hobbit? That there is a 60-year gap between the books?'"
He added that he was still interested in the direction of The Hobbit film trilogy.
"I'm interested in seeing that world again, and seeing what Peter Jackson's done, how he's made use of the improvements in special effects and cameras and the different way of shooting, which will probably enhance the visual aspect of the experience, the sound also," he said.
"And I'm interested in...
The Lord of the Rings star said that he would not reprise his role as Aragorn as the character is not in the Jrr Tolkien book.
"Before they started shooting, back in 2008, one of the producers did ask if I would be interested," the actor told The Guardian.
"I said, 'You do know, don't you, that Aragorn isn't in The Hobbit? That there is a 60-year gap between the books?'"
He added that he was still interested in the direction of The Hobbit film trilogy.
"I'm interested in seeing that world again, and seeing what Peter Jackson's done, how he's made use of the improvements in special effects and cameras and the different way of shooting, which will probably enhance the visual aspect of the experience, the sound also," he said.
"And I'm interested in...
- 5/29/2013
- Digital Spy
Viggo Mortensen doesn't just play twins in his new noirish thriller, he also took charge of the subtitles. The actor talks about challenging roles – and why he turned The Hobbit down
Viggo Mortensen is softly spoken, clean-shaven and casually dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. If you saw him in a restaurant, you'd smile at him not because you'd think there's a huge movie star, but because he radiates a gentle integrity and, well, niceness. But he's a disconcerting interviewee. The conversation goes like this. I ask question A, expecting answer B. He listens carefully, considers, and gives me answer E, and then we find ourselves on point K, V, or Z.
Luckily, we do keep returning to Everybody Has a Plan, a film that's close to his heart. Although it's the fourth he's done in Spanish, it's his first Argentinian movie. "It was like going home," says the star,...
Viggo Mortensen is softly spoken, clean-shaven and casually dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. If you saw him in a restaurant, you'd smile at him not because you'd think there's a huge movie star, but because he radiates a gentle integrity and, well, niceness. But he's a disconcerting interviewee. The conversation goes like this. I ask question A, expecting answer B. He listens carefully, considers, and gives me answer E, and then we find ourselves on point K, V, or Z.
Luckily, we do keep returning to Everybody Has a Plan, a film that's close to his heart. Although it's the fourth he's done in Spanish, it's his first Argentinian movie. "It was like going home," says the star,...
- 5/28/2013
- by Imogen Tilden
- The Guardian - Film News
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