Breaking News: Is Viggo Mortensen Ditching Gollum’s Shadow to Reclaim the Crown as Aragorn? Find Out What the Stars Say!
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So, here we are—plunging headfirst into the murky, magical waters of Middle-earth once more, but hold onto your wizard hats! It seems the legendary Viggo Mortensen might be handing over the ranger’s rugged cloak to a younger doppelgänger in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Now, Gandalf’s mission to stop old Gollum from singing its secrets to Sauron is kicking off around the same era as The Fellowship of the Ring, but with a potentially new face leading the charge. Given that Viggo is nearing 70 (though still looking pretty spry for his age!), and choosing to skip digital de-aging tech—yes, that dicey wizardry that sometimes screams “fake” louder than a Balrog—this recast is causing ripples bigger than a Hobbit’s appetite at a second breakfast. And here’s a cosmic kicker: as Mercury dances retrograde, stirring up all sorts of twists and miscommunications, could this be the perfect astral moment to reboot Aragorn or should we just let Viggo’s legend ride on like the noble steed he is? Oh, the drama! Ready for the full tale? LEARN MORE
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is still in the works, but one of the franchise’s most iconic actors may not be returning. The Hunt for Gollum takes place during the same time period as The Fellowship of the Ring, and would begin with Gandalf tasking Aragorn with finding Gollum, to ensure that he doesn’t spill the beans about the One Ring to Sauron.
The producers have been keen for Viggo Mortensen and Ian McKellen to reprise their roles, but in the case of Mortensen, the role of Aragorn may be recast with a younger actor.
Take this with a grain of salt for now, but Knight Edge Media has reported that several unknown actors have already met with Serkis for the role of Aragorn after it was decided not to use digital de-aging technology on Mortensen. It’s also possible that Mortensen chose not to return, which has necessitated the recast. It’s also been over 25 years since The Fellowship of the Ring was filmed. Mortensen was a little over 40 years old when production began, and now he’s just a few years from 70. That said, the man still looks good.
Look, Mortensen crushed it in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but I honestly think recasting is the way to go. Digital de-aging is impressive these days, but it still pulls me out of the movie. Even when it looks great, I end up studying the effect instead of watching the scene. Someday it’ll be perfect, probably sooner than we think, but right now it still feels more like a high-tech magic trick than genuine movie magic.
If the production does go the recasting route, should other returning characters, such as Gandalf, be recast as well?
Boyens explained late last year that Mortensen had been approached about a potential return. “Honestly, that’s entirely going to be up to Viggo, collaboratively and we are at a very early stage,” she said. “I’ve spoken to Viggo, Andy [Serkis] has spoken to him, Peter [Jackson] has spoken to him, we’ve all spoken to each other and honestly, I cannot imagine anyone else playing Aragorn, but it will be completely and entirely up to Viggo.“
“I know Andy wants to work with him, but also, we don’t see this as like, using A.I. [technology], this is about a digital make-up, and whether Viggo does it or will entirely depends on how good the script is,” Boyens continued. “And he doesn’t have a script yet. So to be fair to Viggo, let’s see if we write a good enough role and that he can find enough in it to see that it’s a performance he wants to take on. After that, it’ll be between Viggo and Andy of how that is achieved.” The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is currently slated for a December 17, 2027 release.
Given the choice, should Aragorn be recast (any suggestions?) or should they give Viggo Mortensen the digital de-aging treatment?
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