Regular LOTR film fans will remember the sudden dismissal of Stuart Townsend in ’99, a week into his role as Aragorn. Earlier this week we reported an interview where he sounded OK about that; this interview in the Irish Times gives a different story.<\/p>\n
“Just to let you know, the entertainment supplement with todays Irish Times (17\/01) contains an interview with Stuart Townsend where he briefly talks about his short time on the LOTR production.<\/p>\n
Quote: ‘I spent two months working on it in pre-production in New Zealand,’ Townsend says ‘and then,the day before shooting started,I was off the picture without filming a single scene.’ His cheery demeanour changes at the mention of the film. It was a ‘horrible’ experience, he says, and not one he’s keen to dwell upon to any extent, although he is becoming more philosophical about it. ‘Now I am glad that I’m off it. I really am. It was a very interesting experience, but I’m glad because it left me free to do another big studio movie, Queen of the Damned, which was wonderful to do”<\/p>\n
Eeeep! Thanks to Cormac for that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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