Viggo Mortensen turned down role in “The Hobbit,” plans directorial debut

Viggo Mortensen turned down role in “The Hobbit,” plans directorial debut

PanARMENIAN.Net - 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, Digital Spy said.

"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 seeing how he's managed to make three movies out of a relatively slim volume... Jackson is a clever person - I'm sure he'll have done something really interesting with it."

The actor also revealed that he is planning to adapt and direct Mari Sandoz's 1957 book The Horse Catcher, a tale set in the 1800s about a Cheyenne boy who must kill in order to be accepted as a man.

Mortensen has previously said that he would love to reprise his role as Aragorn "if it seemed sensible to do so", citing the Lord of the Rings appendices as material in which that character appears again.

The second film in the series, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be released on December 13, 2013.

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