Viggo Mortensen played Aragorn in the acclaimed Lord of the Rings trilogy, adaptations of JRR Tolkien’s iconic books.
65-year-old American actor known for playing Aragorn in the trilogy Lord of the Rings, Viggo Mortensen commented on the possibility of appearing in the spin-off focused on Gollumone of the most iconic characters in the franchise created by JRR Tolkien.
It is worth remembering how, in the feature-length adaptations of the books by Tolkien, Gollum was brilliantly interpreted by Andy Serkiswho will be the director of the spin-off. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Mortensen revealed that there are certain conditions for him to accept the project.
“I haven’t read a script, so I don’t know. The script is the most important thing to me except if I’m broke, I have no money and I’m lucky to get any job. So it depends,” the artist said. He was then asked how often he is in a bad financial situation.
Lately, I’ve been lucky and it hasn’t happened in a while.
The Lord of the Rings: Warner announces production of new films in the franchise
In September 2022, the Prime Video continued the immense universe created by JRR Tolkien with the series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — a project that won the hearts of fans. Now, after the success of the plot, Warner Bros. revealed that the franchise set in Middle-earth will gain more productions for the cinema.
One of the most profitable and famous sagas in the world, Lord of the Rings has six films (between the main franchise and The Hobbit) and the Amazon series. And, in the coming years, it will gain new films, thanks to the new partnership between Warner Bros. Discoverythe producer New Line and the Embracer Group ABwhich holds the copyright to the works of Tolkien.
It was at a meeting in February 2023 that the Warner announced the production of new features for the plot of Lord of the Rings. The first of these will be the anime The War of the Rohirrimwhich promises to tell the story of Hammerhand Helmthe ninth king of Rohan, approximately 183 years before the events that occurred in the first three films of the saga.
With a release date scheduled for 2024, the animation will be narrated by Miranda Ottointerpreter of Eowyn in the original trilogy. Directed by Kenji Kamiyamathe project will also feature Brian Cox, Gaia Wise It is Luke Pasqualino as voice actors, according to the deadline.
It is interesting to note that, according to Michael DeLuca It is Pamela Abdyresponsible for the Warner Bros film division, the new spin-offs of the universe should not revisit events from the films of Peter Jackson. The idea, in this case, is just to expand the franchise.
“Twenty years ago, the New Line took an unprecedented leap of faith to realize the incredible stories of The Lord of the Rings. The result was a landmark series of films embraced by generations of fans. But for all the scope and detail carefully packed into the two trilogies, the vast, complex, and breathtaking universe dreamed up by JRR Tolkien remains largely unexplored on film,” they explained in a statement sent to the press. “The opportunity to invite fans to delve deeper into the cinematic world of Middle-earth is an honor, and we are thrilled to partner with Middle-earth Enterprises and the Embrace on this adventure.”
With the new agreement, the Warner Bros. Discovery acquired the rights to the portion of the universe of Lord of the Rings set in the Third Age of Tolkien. Thus, unlike the series of Prime Video (set in the Second Age), new productions may mention the names of great characters such as Frodo, Gandalf, Bilbo It is Aragorn.
Source: Rollingstone
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