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mollecon · 08-25-2003, 12:49 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I'm not entirely sure that had much to do with it...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I heard about Townsend being ditched long ago, & I agree that it probably wasn't his age - I mean, with all the work being put into the movies by makeup artists, making him look a bit older wouldn't have been their biggest challenge. I think it was differences between him & Jackson.It's true, Viggo Mortensen came in very late - I also heard it was his son (who, contrary to his father, knew the books!) that had an important saying in this.Daniel Day-Lewis might well have been able to pull the role. He's a good actor with lots of charisma - heck, acting & story wise he's the one that makes Scorceses "Gangs Of New York" work...

08-25-2003, 12:49 PM	#21
mollecon Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 188	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I'm not entirely sure that had much to do with it...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I heard about Townsend being ditched long ago, & I agree that it probably wasn't his age - I mean, with all the work being put into the movies by makeup artists, making him look a bit older wouldn't have been their biggest challenge. I think it was differences between him & Jackson.<P>It's true, Viggo Mortensen came in <I>very</I> late - I also heard it was his son (who, contrary to his father, knew the books!) that had an important saying in this.<P>Daniel Day-Lewis might well have been able to pull the role. He's a good actor with lots of charisma - heck, acting & story wise he's the one that makes Scorceses "Gangs Of New York" work...