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Viggo Mortensen on Why He Hasn’t Starred in Film Franchises Since ‘Lord of the Rings’: “Not Usually That Well-Written”

The actor previously played Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s legendary trilogy.

Viggo Mortensen recently told THR and others that scripts are key for him “unless I’m broke.” Now he has shared additional insight into why he hasn’t starred in another major Hollywood franchise following the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy. The actor, who played Aragorn in Peter Jackson ’s films from 2001 to 2003, shared in a recent interview with Vanity Fair what he looks for in the movie roles he accepts, noting they need to have an interesting story and be well-written. So I don’t know,” the Captain Fantastic actor said of the upcoming Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

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