Lord Of The Rings star Viggo Mortensen has spoken to totalfilm.com about The Hobbit, addressing speculation as to whether he’ll reprise his role as Aragorn.
“I’d rather finish the job myself than have another actor do it,” says Mortensen. “I’m interested in principle, but I’d want to see it done in the right spirit of Tolkien.”
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In a new interview with Ain’t It Cool News, Viggo Mortensen talked briefly about the possibility of appearing in either Hobbit I or II, declaring that he’s still open to the latter.
Capone: So, I’ve got to ask this, or I’ll lose my job…
VM: THE HOBBIT? [laughs]
Capone: Yeah. I’m guessing that Peter Jackson has not contacted [...]