Good Guy Viggo

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submitted 11 years ago

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Lord_Carcas · 37 points · 11 years ago

They... they actually tried this? Go shame yourself, mr. Jackson, go shame yourself VERY bad...

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the_dude · -10 points · 11 years ago

why not? He's making 3 movies out of a 300 pages book anyways.

Duzzimon · 7 points · 11 years ago

Bullshit, read this article:
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2013/05/30/72294-viggo-turned-down-role-as-aragorn-not-so-fast/

stiky_cheeseman · 7 points · 11 years ago

From your own source. He pretty much turned it down by pointing out that his character was not in the book.

"In Peter Jackson’s Hobbit film, several of the Rings cast reprised their roles. Was he asked to take part? “No. 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?’”

Duzzimon · 1 points · 11 years ago

read the whole article:
"Viggo’s immediate answer to the question is ‘No.’ He was NOT asked to take part. Secondly, he was asked in 2008, when The Hobbit screenplay and pre-production was in its most early stages. The producer who asked the question probably asked the same to every single LOTR cast member to gage the writing team’s options for the script."

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stiky_cheeseman · -5 points · 11 years ago

ok, lets see if we can get this through your head. When approached by jackson about it, he pointed out the flaws in it and denied the role because of that. The wording of Jackson could easily be construed to say he was offering a job until he was proven to not do his home work. Thus he never had a chance to offer him a spot because it would have been stupid as was pointed out to him in the first place. C'mon dude, think

captainJ · 1 points · 11 years ago

As much as i would love to see him again slice some orcs, he made a good decision

Koredju · 0 points · 11 years ago

There's no American Yakuza, still he did this horrible movie.

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Dinosaur5 · -2 points · 11 years ago

60ish year gap between the books. Aragorn would be in his early twenties during the Hobbit.

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LtRedFalcon · 8-Year Club · -3 points · 11 years ago

I cant´t believe they wanted Aragorn in the film. in lord of the rings aragorn is in his fifties, and the hobbit is 60 years before that. aragorn wasn't even born then!

SpAwN_GR · 6 points · 11 years ago

you have no idea what you are talking about , Aragorn is near 90 years old in the lord of the rings ,since he is a Dunedain with kings blood from the ancient Kingdom of Numenor , he exists when the events of The hobbit occur but he is not involved in them. He is not in the book but if i remember correctly from other sources , at that time he is already a great Warrior helping the elves of Rivendell ( he was raised in Rivendell after his mother send him there ) and going on missions with the sons of Elrond.

ejekrem · 0 points · 11 years ago

well, to be fair there was a 17 year gap from frodo got the ring till he went out on his adventure in the book, which didn't happen in the movie, so i wouldn't be surprised if aragorn is in the 2nd/3rd hobbit movie

SpAwN_GR · 1 points · 11 years ago

yeah , but dont worry they will alter the hobbit more like they did with the council of elrond , galandriel and saruman which doesnt take place at the same time . or the Radagast information for gandalf, he already knew what is there in Dol guldur, he had found Thorins Dad in the cells there and thats how he got the key and the map.
anyways i guess they will add legolas as a bonus while the dwarves will be in the mirkwood