Share. The Lord of the Rings actor apparently reads books. The Lord of the Rings actor apparently reads books.
As we all know, Peter Jackson has extended the children's book The Hobbit into a three-film opus. And that has meant adding new elements and bringing in characters who previously only resided in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. However, one character who we will not see in The Hobbit is Aragorn, and now actor Viggo Mortensen has explained why.
It's a no-brainer, really. While talking to The Guardian, Mortensen said the following: "Before they started shooting, back in 2008, one of the producers did ask if I would be interested. 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?'"
Apparently, after that the filmmakers didn't even formally offer Mortensen the chance to return. So it turns out there is someone in Hollywood who actually reads the source material!
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zazanfeind on March 19th, 2018 at 18:26 UTC »
Viggo is one of the few who went the extra mile on that production ( I know all the staff and writers were completely burned out by the toll it too) and made sure everything was accurate as possible. Mad respect that he didn't just take a quick pay check he chooses his works very carefully and its a shame the LOTR movies were pretty damn good but the hobbit didn't have near as much dedication and nuance
donfelicedon2 on March 19th, 2018 at 18:25 UTC »
It's weird how an actor sometimes portray a character from a book so well he becomes the image you associate with the character
PM_ME_UR_FARTS_GIRL on March 19th, 2018 at 18:17 UTC »
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