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This week there are plenty of DVD goodies for you to pick up. Take a look at the list below:

Garage Days

Martson Csokas stars in this comedy written and directed by Alex Proyas. The film focuses on a rock band trying to make it big in the music business. [Amazon.com] [Pre-Order on Amazon.co.uk]

13 Going On 30

Many fans were delighted to see Andy Serkis in a small role in this dramatic comedy starring Jennifer Garner. Take a look at this one for a bit of Andy without the CGI! [Amazon.com] [Amazon.co.uk Region 1 Available only]

Hidalgo

Viggo Mortensen stars in this underrated action adventure film. The film is a mix of Indiana Jones and Lawrence of Arabia, with sweeping vistas and plenty of gunfights and bare-knuckle fighting. Catch this one if you missed it in the theatre. [Hidalgo – Widescreen Edition] [Hidalgo – Full Screen Edition] [Amazon.co.uk]

Sliders – TV Series

John Rhys-Davies stars in this Sci-Fi show that follows a team of people who found a way to open gateways to another dimensions. However they are unable to get back home. Get seasons 1 and 2 in one box set! [Amazon.com] [Amazon.co.uk Region 1 Available only]

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Viggo lived in South America from age 2 to age 11, relocated from Argentina to upstate New York in 1969, attended Warren Robertson’s Theatre Workshop and began his acting career in New York, moved to Los Angeles, and has confidently risen to the top of any director’s most-wanted listed. [More]

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While at Cannes, a lot of questions were answered concerning a wide variety of subjects. One of the more interesting pieces of information that came to light was the Stuart Townsend drama.

Let me give a quick background. Stuart was cast in the role of Aragorn but departed the production a mere 3 days after filming started. Initial reports through our spies had suggested that Stuart was hard to work with and there was a lot of friction on the set.

So why was Stuart replaced?

Well, at the Press Conference last friday, Peter Jackson spoke a bit about the situation. As it turns out, Stuart is an extraordinary actor. Jackson and others were impressed with his abilities, however as time moved on, it became apparent that he was too young for the role. As Peter put it, even Stuart, a big fan of the books, insisted he was too young for the role.

When Viggo Mortensen was cast, both Peter Jackson and Barrie Osborne gave the news to Stuart. They parted on good terms and in agreement.

So basically, Stuart was too young. There was no tension or friction between Townsend and Jackson as was previously reported.

PJ did go on to say that the day Viggo joined the team must have been fate, because there could not have been a better person cast in the role. He is Aragorn.

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You can catch Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) on ‘A Perfect Murder’ on Cinemax. [More]

You can see Sean Bean (Boromir) in ‘Airborne’ on Cinemax. [More]

You can catch Bernard Hill (Theoden) in ‘True Crime’ on Cinemax. [More]

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You can catch Sean Bean (Boromir) in ‘Airborne’ on Cinemax. [More]

You can see Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) in ‘Pushing Tin’ on Cinemax. [More]

You can have a look at Elijah Wood (Frodo) in ‘The Faculty’ on TMN. [More]

The Miranda Otto (Eowyn) film ‘The Thin Red Line’ is on TMN. [More]

Thanks to Senninha for these two!

For all Aussie LotR fan’s, Sir Ian McKellan (Gandalf) can be seen on the ‘Parkinson’ Show on ABC at 9:30pm AEST on Saturday 24th June.

Viggo Mortenson (Aragorn) can also be seen on SCN (Tasmania) and Channel 7 elsewhere in the movie ‘GI Jane’ (also starring Demi Moore) on Sunday 25th June, 2000
at 8:30pm AEST.

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