2. Viggo Mortensen was hired late
Viggo Mortensen was famously cast as Aragorn – the lone ranger and destined king of Gondor.
Viggo as Aragorn
But he wasn’t always Aragorn. Stuart Townsend was originally cast in the role. He’d actually met with Jackson, and had even traveled to the set.
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However, Director Peter Jackson quickly decided that Townsend wasn’t quite right for the character of Aragorn.
