{"id":31107,"date":"2009-02-06T15:52:49","date_gmt":"2009-02-06T20:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=31107"},"modified":"2009-02-06T15:52:49","modified_gmt":"2009-02-06T20:52:49","slug":"viggo-mortensen-talks-the-hobbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2009\/02\/06\/31107-viggo-mortensen-talks-the-hobbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Viggo Mortensen talks The Hobbit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Chris Hicks<\/strong> writes: Lord Of The Rings star Viggo Mortensen has spoken to totalfilm.com about The Hobbit, addressing speculation as to whether he\u2019ll reprise his role as Aragorn. \u201cI\u2019d rather finish the job myself than have another actor do it,\u201d says Mortensen. \u201cI\u2019m interested in principle, but I\u2019d want to see it done in the right spirit of Tolkien.\u201d Viggo gave a nod of approval to new director Guillermo del Toro, saying, \u201cHe\u2019s strongminded, intelligent and probably just as stubborn [as Jackson]. “I don\u2019t know if it\u2019ll be as big a circus [as the Trilogy] in terms of several people writing changes at the last minute. Viggo Mortensen talks The Hobbit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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