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Viggo Mortensen Hasn’t Acted in a Hollywood Franchise After ‘Lord of the Rings’ Because ‘They’re Not Usually Well-Written’ and ‘Kind of Predictable’


Viggo Mortensen never starred in another Hollywood franchise after "The Lord of the Rings" because the scripts just aren't good enough.

Viggo Mortensen was recently asked in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine why he never made another Hollywood franchise film after starring as Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s iconic “ Lord of the Rings ” trilogy between 2001 and 2003. Peter Jackson is currently gearing up to return to Middle-Earth as the producer of a new “Rings” movie that is going to be directed by Gollum actor Andy Serkis. Mortensen told GQ UK magazine earlier this year that he’s not opposed to reprising Aragorn in the film, but the story would have to make sense.

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