Viggo Mortensen Replaced Stuart Townsend in ‘The Lord of the Rings’
Viggo Mortensen did a terrific job as Aragorn in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, but he wasn’t the studio’s first choice. The director had originally asked Stuart Townsend, which embodied the character to the core. But a few days into production, the director realized Townsend was too young to play the role, so he had him replaced with Mortensen. Townsend was reportedly quite disappointed over losing out on the role. Who wouldn’t be?