Viggo should be more excited!

[Morthoron]

Hmmm...I liked Viggo far better in History of Violence and Eastern Promises. He was a rather weak Aragorn in my estimation. I could care less if he is replaced in The Hobbit Deux. It wouldn't be hard to explain away a replacement, actually, particularly since the role calls for Aragorn to be decades younger. I would think retaining Liv Tyler as Arwen would be far more germane to the movie, considering Arwen would be unchanged, whereas Aragorn would be drastically younger.

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Morthoron

He was a rather weak Aragorn in my estimation.

Under Guillermo's talented direction, Viggo could very well become everything Aragorn was meant to be. I wouldn't hold my breath, but it's possible.

[Diane C]

Physically Viggo was perfect for the role of Aragorn, especially facially and the way he had his hair hang - exactly how I envisaged (and hoped) after reading the books.

However, the only problem I had with Viggo was his voice/accent. It just wasn't all that commanding or powerful enough to be honest. For example there was the scene in ROTK where he tells the captain of the Corsair Ships "You may go no furher. You may not enter Gondor!" But it was delivered in such a feeble & washed-out way that I wasn't convinced this guy was going to the King of anything.

The other example from the same film was the scene where he spoke to King Of The Dead first time around. The King says "The dead do not suffer the living", Aragorn replies with "You will suffer me!" But again the commanding booming delivery just wasn't there and kind of diminished the power of Aragorn in my eyes as much as I love Viggo

[Mithalwen]

Well Viggo isn't really tall or dark enough to match the book description for me but he had such a strong physicality and was similar enough to Bean and Wenham to create the illusion of a shared heritage that I think the casting worked.

However, this is the online version of an interview I read in the paper the other day which may be of relevance to this thread.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main...fmorten126.xml

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

He's very interesting, but not my picture of 'regal'.

That article has me wondering if he will be in the movies or out. Only time will tell, I suppose.

[Azaelia of Willowbottom]

I dunno. Just from material on the EEs and various interviews over the years, Viggo strikes me as a man of few words. I think that as a seasoned man of the business, he's not going to get his hopes up now about playing Aragorn again. He knows that tt's too early in the process, and anything could happen.

He seemed to really love playing Aragorn once things got started. So I think he'd probably like to take another stab at the role, should it come up.

Also, he may not want to come on too strong. Life in Hollywood is a lot of politics. And perhaps appearing a little "cool" might help him get a better deal with the role instead of just getting offered less than he could make because he's clearly excited. I don't know if Viggo is the kind of guy who is motivated by money or not, but he probably doesn't want to get gypped all the same.

I think his response was appropriate.

Also, maybe I'm in the minority, but I really liked him a lot as Aragorn. He looked right, and he had the right "feel" to him--earthy and a little bit dangerous...but also that there was more to him than met the eye.

[THE Ka]

Originally Posted by Mith

The full story is that he hadn't read the books at the point he was offered it (when filming has already started as a replacement), and that he didn't want to spend so long so far away from his then quite young son.

The same can be said for Sir Ian McKellen, who hadn't read Tolkien's works before he was on the set, but just seeing the films alone from this fact shows how amazing his contribution and interpretation was.

Originally Posted by Kitanna

Though an actor may love a role, many don't like being typecast as such.

Oh definitely, it's especially horrible when you come across a new or continuing actor that has an amazing first film, but you start to catch on by their fifth film that they're being turned into a 'one role only'. Like 90's era Steve Buscemi. I like his work, but in his early to mid-90's films you always run across the same typecast, over and over again.

As others have said, I believe he's just weighing his outcomes and the possible inclination of being in TH, it appears as a tricky decision, no doubt.

~ Ka