We already know that Guillermo del Toro is working on getting Sir Ian McKellan and Andy Serkis back as Gandalf and Gollum respectively for The Hobbit. Tonight Variety added another returning cast member into the mix. Apparently director Guillermo del Toro is also reaching out to Viggo Mortensen, who played Aragorn in Lord of the Rings, to reprise his role for one of the two Hobbit films.
If you’ve read The Hobbit you’re probably trying to figure out where the heck Aragorn fits in, since he’s not actually in the book. Odds are he won’t be in the first movie, but the un second one, which will be cobbled together mostly out of ancillary Tolkien material that fills in the gaps between “The Hobbit” and the “Lord of the Rings” books. In those Aragorn figures prominently, used by Gandalf to capture and question Gollum and wooing the lovely Arwen who becomes his bride at the end of Return of the King. It’s likely that’s what del Toro is wooing Viggo for.
Everyone in the Lord of the Rings cast has seemed open in the past to returning for more work on any future film. Viggo in particular has always seemed especially dedicated to his character, and I can’t imagine him letting anyone else portray Aragorn son of Arathorn, as long as he has anything to say about it. If del Toro wants him, I’m willing to be Viggo signs up.
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For all of those who are about to take shots at Mr. Jackson for addign changes, I think you should reconsider.
Many of people will one day come across a book that seems empty, and if you haven't read the hobbit yet, there's a very small chance you will find something missing in it, because I, respectfulyl speaking, have found that in the LOTR books, they jumped in to the characters too frequently and this is where Arry' pops in, a lot of his past were mentioned in both text and visuals, but no proper use of your imagination within it. Adding extra to this movie makes the duology feel more "inflated" than ever.
i just hope that no one besides Viggo will be in the movies as Aragorn, son of Arathorn...I'm a big fan of LOTR and The Hobbit and i don't want the movies to be ruined by someone other than Viggo as Aragorn...hes PERFECT for the role...I am hoping and praying that del Toro doesn't even consider anyone else as Aragorn.
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We already know that Guillermo del Toro is working on getting Sir Ian McKellan and Andy Serkis back as Gandalf and Gollum respectively for The Hobbit. Tonight Variety added another returning cast member into the mix. Apparently director Guillermo del Toro is also reaching out to Viggo Mortensen, who played Aragorn in Lord of the Rings, to reprise his role for one of the two Hobbit films.
May 21st, 2008 at 14:26
I'm just waiting for the dreaded news that Orlando Bloom will cameo in the first one.