The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum remains to be within the works, however one of many franchise’s most iconic actors is probably not returning. The Hunt for Gollum takes place throughout the identical time interval as The Fellowship of the Ring, and would start with Gandalf tasking Aragorn with discovering Gollum, to make sure that he doesn’t spill the beans in regards to the One Ring to Sauron.
The producers have been eager for Viggo Mortensen and Ian McKellen to reprise their roles, however within the case of Mortensen, the position of Aragorn could also be recast with a youthful actor.
Aragorn May very well be Recast with a Youthful Actor
Take this with a grain of salt for now, however Knight Edge Media has reported that a number of unknown actors have already met with Serkis for the position of Aragorn after it was determined to not use digital de-aging know-how on Mortensen. It’s additionally potential that Mortensen selected to not return, which has necessitated the recast. It’s additionally been over 25 years since The Fellowship of the Ring was filmed. Mortensen was a bit over 40 years outdated when manufacturing started, and now he’s only a few years from 70. That mentioned, the person nonetheless seems good.
Look, Mortensen crushed it within the Lord of the Rings trilogy, however I actually assume recasting is the way in which to go. Digital de-aging is spectacular nowadays, nevertheless it nonetheless pulls me out of the film. Even when it seems nice, I find yourself learning the impact as a substitute of watching the scene. Sometime it’ll be good, most likely ahead of we predict, however proper now it nonetheless feels extra like a high-tech magic trick than real film magic.
If the manufacturing does go the recasting route, ought to different returning characters, corresponding to Gandalf, be recast as nicely?
The Hunt for Gollum Actually Needed Viggo Mortensen Again
Boyens defined late final 12 months that Mortensen had been approached a couple of potential return. “Honestly, that’s entirely going to be up to Viggo, collaboratively and we are at a very early stage,” she mentioned. “I’ve spoken to Viggo, Andy [Serkis] has spoken to him, Peter [Jackson] has spoken to him, we’ve all spoken to one another and actually, I can not think about anybody else taking part in Aragorn, however it is going to be utterly and fully as much as Viggo.“
“I know Andy wants to work with him, but also, we don’t see this as like, using A.I. [technology], this is about a digital make-up, and whether Viggo does it or will entirely depends on how good the script is,” Boyens continued. “And he doesn’t have a script yet. So to be fair to Viggo, let’s see if we write a good enough role and that he can find enough in it to see that it’s a performance he wants to take on. After that, it’ll be between Viggo and Andy of how that is achieved.” The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is at present slated for a December 17, 2027 launch.
Given the selection, ought to Aragorn be recast (any strategies?) or ought to they offer Viggo Mortensen the digital de-aging remedy?
