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Month: October 1999
LORD OF THE RINGS casting change: Stuart out, Viggo in?
Hey folks, Harry here. For the past three days I’ve been attempting to confirm the story that Stuart Townsend has left LORD OF THE RINGS and the part of Aragorn. I tried my best contacts on the project and have never heard back from them. However, I have had over 14 different folks from New Zealand and New Line tell me that he has left. Why did he leave… well that I can not say for certain. Depending upon who you talk to, you can hear that he just didn’t fit into the mix quite the way they wanted or Peter let him go due to studio pressure or what have ya. Ultimately, I don’t believe that is the important part. What is important is that we get our Aragorn/Strider part filled…. and right now according to long time AICN spy, The Ref, Viggo Mortensen has the offer sitting in front of him.
Now having seen Viggo in everything from GI JANE, A PERFECT MURDER, PORTRAIT OF A LADY and VANISHING POINT…. well… I like him. He’s also quite a bit older than Stuart and a bit gruffier looking to my eye. I like this casting and think this all might work out for the best here.
Now as far as I know, Viggo has not yet signed, but the offer is allegedly there. Keep your fingers crossed, I believe he’ll make a great Aragorn.
More info from me comming soon.
p.s. Sorry Pypesmoke
Recieved this today:
Please keep me anonymous here, but the actor who has been given his marching orders is Stuart Townsend. From the sound of it, they basically told him that he wasn’t what they wanted. And he’s been here for over 2 months!! I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a political move due to perhaps getting a bigger name for the role…
This could be total bogus, but I thought you might like to know. TheOneRing.net is trying to confirm this, as well as the entire rumor about an actor leaving. More info coming soon
The Super Ringer Spy that sent me the report about someone leaving in the first place had this to say about the possibility of Townsend departing.
Good Morning, I have seen your report that it is Stuart Townsend (supposedly – X). I still haven’t seen any official news releases here though. But I think that would tie up with the shooting schedule, they must have pushed back the inside shooting of the Prancing Pony.
More to come.
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From: BigKev
This I’ve never seen before, but with a movie on such a grand scale I guess it is to be expected. A LOTR business card! Sounds cool to me! I smudged out the numbers so they don’t get wracked with calls. But I thought it was a neat little thing to show!
Now, take this image, blow it back to regular size, print a few out and wham! You got yourself a ticket to fame! All you men, go out to your local bar and flash the card around, tell the ladies you’re looking for a few ‘female Elves…for your film’ (This is of course impossible, and do not attempt)
WellingtonÕs Dominion newspaper had an interview with producer Barrie Osborne.There he talked about the hobbits, saying that although the public might recognise stars like Elijah Wood (Frodo) or Ian Holm (Bilbo), they might wonder about some of the others. Osborne revealed that the film would employ hobbit ÔdoublesÕ in the form of a group of people with a rare hormonal growth deficiency different from dwarfism.
“The doubles are pretty special,” said Osborne, “There are four or five of them..two from India, two from England, from Thailand.” They were not easy to find.
He went on to describe the hobbit ÔlookÕ Ð big ears, big feet, big smiles, curly hair Ð all helped by the prosthetics crews.
Each hobbit double is matched to a main actor.
Meanwhile, the ÔstarÕ hobbit actors can be shrunk using computer shrinking, high-rig filming and altered scale ratios.
October the 11th marked the first day of filming, in the Mt. Victoria town belt in Wellington. Filming was scheduled to continue until Christmas next year.
At times work was interrupted by driving rain. Osborne took time to discuss Peter JacksonÕs intention to stick very closely to JRRTÕs story. He also revealed that the hobbits were on their way to film in Bree next. Their scenes at the Ômerry old pubÕ would be filmed in an exterior set in Wellington somewhere, and an interior set in the studio.
A production crew of 400 was involved; travel would be necessary. For the extras, they were told to hold next week clear of commitments when they came for their first filming. Osborne let slip that there might be some orcs around in the coming week.
Before this project, Osborne was the producer for Face/Off and the Matrix, as well as being credited on films such as The Godfather II, All the PresidentÕs Men, The Big Chill, Apocalypse Now, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Good Morning Vietnam.
Thanks to Nanoo-x for the scoop!