His performance went down in history, but the reality is that he was close to passing up the opportunity of his life.
Currently, Viggo Mortensen is a recognized and respected actor in the film industry due to his great success on the big screen, a success driven by The Lord of the Rings trilogy where he played the acclaimed Aragorn. Mortensen could return with the new Warner films, but the reality is that He wasn't always chosen for the role. and even he himself was close to rejecting it.
Viggo Mortensen playing Aragorn
The role of Aragorn has great importance for the history of the films, so Peter Jackson's decision must have been the right one. In a beginning, The chosen one was a Stuart Townsend who, before Mortensen's arrival, participated in part of the filming. However, Townsend was insecure about the role and he ended up losing the director's trust.
Another of the names that sounded strongly for the position was that of Russell Crowe who was in a sweet moment after having starred in Gladiator (2000) a year before. Nevertheless, Finally Peter Jackson decided to contact Viggo Mortensenwhich was close to rejecting the proposal.
Filming of The Lord of the Rings
His performance went down in history, but the reality is that he was close to passing up the opportunity of his life.
Many are the Actors Who Would Like to Receive a Call from Peter Jackson, a call that ensures participation in one of the most profitable film projects in the history of cinema. However, The proposal required a quick responsesince the fact of changing actors had accelerated the filming processes.
The selected person I had to catch a plane the next day to travel to New Zealand and filming for months, so it was not an easy decision to make. Also, Mortensen had never heard anything about Tolkien's stories.hence the project involved a lot of sacrifice without hardly knowing about his character.
Aragorn at the Battle of the Black Gate
At the time of the call, his son Henry Mortensen was present listening to everything that was happening, assuming that he had read the novels and had become a big fan of Middle Earth. And yes, it was Henry the fact that He convinced his father to accept the film.
Mortensen had achieved the role of his life and both he and the spectators, We must thank Henry for the advice he decided to give his father.. Now We cannot imagine an Aragorn other than Viggo Mortensena character who has left a indelible mark in fantasy cinema, placing the actor's name at the top of the industry.
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