Yeah, I know–nothing like a conclusive headline to get everybody’s interest, but the fact of the matter is that we have nary clue one as to Viggo Mortensen’s true plans vis-a-vis his acting career.
Not long ago, he suggested that unless a really good acting role came up, he was going to stick with his music and visual art for the next couple years or so. But then at the Toronto Film Festival, he subsequently went on record to say that he had no plans to retire. I suppose it’s possible that he could retire–he almost certainly made enough cash on the Lord of the Rings series to never, ever need to walk into work again.
Especially since we should be seeing him coming back to handle the Strider role in the upcoming Hobbit movie? Sadly, we don’t know. I can’t imagine him not being involved, but the way Hollywood is these days? Anything’s possible, from the ground up.
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