Viggo Mortensen On The Hobbit Movies

Published on: 5th December, 2008

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Capone over at aintitcool.com did a great interview with Viggo Mortensen covering a large variety of topics and of course the Hobbit movies came up.

As Capone put it, “If I don’t ask this question I lose my job” which raised a laugh from Viggo.

So has he had the phone call yet? Does he expect it? Does he even want to take the call?

“Well, the first movie, if it’s going to be the book, I’m not in the book” he tells Capone

“The second movie, I would think they would do for story fun and also for economic reasons, I’m sure.”

He goes on to say:

“Using what they legally have the right to, which I assume are the appendices of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. I don’t think they have the right to take whatever they want from the SILMARILLION, for example, but they could take from the appendices.

For example, we shot a sequence, Liv Tyler and I, and it’s in Lorien, and we’re walking around, and it’s when I’m still…you know, I’m wearing clothes that are more like something you’d see Legolas wearing. I have no beard. I have really long hair, and it’s partly in a braid. And, I’m wearing definitely elvish kind of clothing. I look like some young elvish lord. And, I think, I’m barefoot, walking in these flowers with her. And, we’re in that courtship period, you know, and because of our aging thing, we look similar. I look a little younger than usual, the no beard helps and all that.

And, it’s a memory, right, and it was meant to be used as one of those moments where I’m remembering something about her. They didn’t use it. So, they could use that, and then they could shoot other things in that vein. I don’t know, they could make up a certain amount of things that would be in the spirit of Tolkien, I have no doubt. People ask me about it a lot, and I say, obviously, “Nobody’s come to me,” but I won’t be surprised if they do, if I’m right for it in their eyes. Obviously, as an actor who originated on film that role, I’d rather finish the job, all things being equal, meaning, Is it a good script, and do they have their shit together, than see another actor do it.”

“I mean, I’m as interested in principle in the idea as, maybe, some of your readers are.”

Viggo also has lots to say about politics and other movies including The Road and Appaloosa.

You can read the full interview with Viggo Mortensen here.

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