Since leaving Middle-earth, Viggo Mortensen has stayed away from franchises and big-budget blockbusters. Instead, he devoted himself to arthouse films, collaborating with filmmakers such as Tony Scott, Brian De Palma and David Cronenberg with great success.
For his latest feature film, Till the End of the World, Viggo Mortensen Wears many hats, not just the director and star of his film, but the screenwriter, producer and even composer!
The project is a western and romantic drama set in the 1860s and tells the story of Vivienne (Vicky Cripps), a free-spirited French-Canadian who falls in love with Holger.Viggo Mortensen), Danish breeder.
When the American Civil War begins, Holger goes off to fight. Vivienne then finds herself alone to fight her own war on her own.
But despite a career in independent film, Viggo Mortensen Don’t forget his love for Tolkien’s world. After all, he’s included a very special cameo in his new film – one that goes unnoticed – an object straight from Middle Earth…
In addition, he does not rule out the possibility of returning to the world that made him famous, in the next Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum, signed by Andy Serkis, as he specified to GQ:
“I don’t know exactly what the story is, I haven’t heard it. Maybe one day I will hear about it. I love playing this character. I learned a lot playing it and I really enjoyed it.”
However, he clarified that he would be involved in the project only if the story was suitable for the age that he is now: “I would only do it if I could afford it given my current age. I will only do this if I fit the character. It would be foolish to do otherwise.“
An accessory that only the most dedicated fans will recognize
In the same GQ interview, the actor was also asked about his film’s special cameo, explaining that when a prop for a particular scene went missing, he knew exactly where to find it…
“We had everything for this sequence with Knight. We found this big shiny horse, a straight saddle, we had some kind of medieval blanket and we had a knight costume. Everything was going well, then I said, “Well, we must have a sword.”“- the actor-director explained.
A sword, you say? Yes! It refers to the sword Anduril (“Flame of the West” in Sindarin) wielded by Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings. Remember, it used to be called Narsil, the sword of Elendil, one of the lords of Numenor and ancestor of Aragorn, before the Elves of Rivendell changed and renamed it.
Viggo Mortensen He continues: “II looked around and there were a few good ones, but I thought it would be nice to use the one I had because it’s really good. But I knew I had to ask permission because I was sure someone would notice, even if you saw it for a few seconds, it’s not really essential to the stage and certainly not to the film, it’s something that’s seen and you either see it or you don’t.“
One last thing to do: ask for permission. “That’s why I asked Peter Jackson If he agreed to it and said, “This is very important to the story?” I said: No, it’s not like that. You hardly notice it, but someone probably will.’
He said he was fine but I have to ask the film company. So I contacted them and they agreed. They realized that it was not necessary, that it would not attract much attention.
They were very kind about it and gave us permission. That’s why we did it, just because it felt right. It was kind of an accident.“
Released in France on May 1st, Until the End of the World is still playing in your nearest cinema. As for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, you can watch it in its entirety on Prime Video.
Source: Allocine
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