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Viggo Mortensen Calls Out Amazon’s “Greed” For Putting ‘Thirteen Lives’ On Streaming; Explains Why He Avoids Franchise Roles Since ‘Lord Of The Rings’
Viggo Mortensen is calling out Amazon for its handling of the Ron Howard film Thirteen Lives, which he starred in alongside Colin Farrell.
In a new interview, the actor called out the studio for scrapping the global release of the Thai cave rescue thriller to push it to their Prime Video streaming service. Mortensen called Amazon’s decision “shortsighted” and defended Howard, adding he “has made so much money for studios, who was so deservedly well recognized as a filmmaker historically—to do that to a guy like him I think is appalling. The actor also explained why he has avoided big franchises following his starring role in the Lord of the Rings film saga.
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