{"id":29074,"date":"2008-06-23T11:35:36","date_gmt":"2008-06-23T16:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=29074"},"modified":"2008-06-23T11:36:11","modified_gmt":"2008-06-23T16:36:11","slug":"viggo-confirms-interest-in-returning-to-middle-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2008\/06\/23\/29074-viggo-confirms-interest-in-returning-to-middle-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Viggo Confirms Interest in Returning to Middle-earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lvrj.com\/news\/20651089.html\" title=\"Viggo Mortensen\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/viggomortensen.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Viggo Mortensen\" width=\"106\" height=\"150\" class=\"attachment wp-att-29075 alignright no-lazyload\" \/><\/a>The Review Journal caught up with actor Viggo Mortensen at CineVegas and got this juicy quote about his interest in &#8216;The Hobbit&#8217; films:<\/p>\n<div class=\"quote\">Mortensen also said he would like to replay the &#8220;Lord of the Rings&#8221; part of Aragorn in future &#8220;Hobbit&#8221; movies that have been announced by &#8220;Rings&#8221; director Peter Jackson. &#8220;I&#8217;d rather not have another actor play the part I started out playing for Peter Jackson. 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