Carol writes: The Evening with Viggo Mortensen mentioned in the Backstage article is apparently for SAG members only. HOWEVER, Viggo will be doing a Q&A session following the screening of Eastern Promises on Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. Tickets are currently on sale at www.arclightcinemas.com
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From backstage.com: Focus Features, Back Stage West, and The Hollywood Reporter invite you to join Eastern Promises star Viggo Mortenson (A History of Violence) for a screening on Thursday, Dec. 6, in Los Angeles. A crime thriller from A History of Violence director David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises tells the story of Nikolai (Mortensen), a mysterious driver for one of London’s most notorious crime families. When Nikolai crosses paths with a young midwife, he finds his loyalties tested as he is drawn into the family’s dark secrets. Continue reading “An Evening With … Viggo Mortenson”
Jerry Vanderstelt was in the right place at the right time. But it wasn’t luck that landed him there, it was hard work and making his own opportunities. Today this good fortune and hard work culminate when the artist releases a lithograph celebrating “The Fellowship of the Ring,” film released in 2001.
At the San Diego Comic-Con 2001, Elijah Wood walked around the mammoth floor of convention floor drinking in the celebration of popular culture and keeping his eye out for hints of how the world might accept the movie he had worked on that was about to overwhelm popular culture, the first film in Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings.”
Message board member Patty was kind enough to point us in the direction of a Viggo Mortensen article over at Metro.co.uk. In the article, Viggo speaks briefly about the positive effect his role as Aragorn has had on his life, and how he hopes Peter Jackson will eventually direct ‘The Hobbit.’ Full Article
Today is Viggo Mortensen’s Birthday. Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. (born October 20, 1958) is an American theater and movie actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. He is known for his role as Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
lyonkeeper sends along this article from the October 1st, 2007 edition of People Magazine. It features an interview with Viggo Mortensen about his role in ‘Eastern Promises’.