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Mar 22, 2021 · Lord of the Rings actor Dominic Monaghan has shared his thoughts on the recasting of Aragorn, saying it was a "big blow" for the original actor. As is widely known, Stuart Townsend was hired to ...
Stuart Townsend as Aragorn. So as we all know Stuart Townsend where starring as Aragon for a few weeks until they realized that he was too young for the role and eventually Viggo Mortensen got the role thankfully. My question is whether there is any footage from the first few weeks of shooting with Stuart Townsend?
Feb 4, 2021 · The actor says Stuart Townsend was "too young" and it was a casting mistake to pick him. ... Viggo Mortensen's most well-known role is Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings series, but he wasn't ...
Jun 8, 2012 · The vampire-rocker turned "Was that Stuart Townsend?" did all the training and prep for the role of Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings franchise and then got let go just a day before filming.
Dec 11, 2021 · Stuart Townsend. Technically, Stuart Townsend did make it to J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, in the sense that he was actually cast as Aragorn—and rehearsed and trained for two months—only to ...
May 16, 2024 · Although Viggo Mortensen made the role of Aragorn his own, there's a sense that recasting the role with Irish actor Stuart Townsend would correct a historical injustice. Famously, Townsend was cast in the role for the original, before director Jackson concluded that he was too young to play the kind of hero the story needed. As a result, the ...
Jun 10, 2022 · Before Mortensen, Irish actor Stuart Townsend ("Queen of the Damned") was set to portray Aragorn. Not only had he been handpicked by director Peter Jackson, but he had also gone through months of ...
