Viggo Mortensen plays one of the most important characters in ‘Lord Of The Rings’. His character Aragorn is not only a titular character in the franchise, but it also has a big fan following. However, have you noticed that he has not starred in any big Hollywood projects after the franchise?
In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the actor revealed why he never made another Hollywood franchise film. Here’s why Mortensen, despite being an Oscar nominated actor, has not acted in more films.
Viggo Mortensen Reveals Why He Is Not Taking Up A Role In Another Film Franchise
In a recent interview, Viggo Mortensen revealed that he did not choose to do another film franchise after ‘Lord Of The Rings‘ by choice and not because he was not approached for such roles. “I don’t really look for or avoid any kind of genre or any size budget. I just look for interesting stories,” Mortensen said.
“It doesn’t matter to me what the genre is or what the budget is or who’s making them. I would never do a movie just because so-and-so is directing it,” he continued. “It has to be about the story. And if I think I’m right for the character, that always comes first,” the actor added.
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Viggo Mortensen Says Most Stories Are “Not Well Written”
After playing Aragon for four years, the character has become a big part of Viggo Mortensen’s career. However, he says that him avoiding a franchise is mainly because the characters are not well written.
Mortensen explained, “That goes for franchises. If somebody came to me with X movie, the third part or the ninth part, and I thought it was a great character and I wanted to play that character and I thought I had something to contribute, I’d do it.”
He continued, “I’m not against it. But they’re not usually that good. I mean, to me, they’re not usually that well-written. They’re kind of predictable. I mean, of course, there’s always the issue of if I run out of money.” However, Mortensen has not revealed whether he will be back as Aragorn in the upcoming movie about Golem.
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