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Viggo Mortensen to Star in French Film

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Viggo Mortensen is set for his first French-language role in helmer-scribe David Oelhoffen’s “Loin des hommes” (Far From Men).

The film is inspired by “The Host,” one of six short stories in French-Algerian philosopher Albert Camus’ book, “Exile and the Kingdom.”

Mortensen stars as a French teacher in a small Algerian village in 1957 during Algeria’s war of independence from France. He is ordered to take a dissident to the authorities to turn him in but the two men unexpectedly bond.

The ¤6 million ($7.7 million) “Kingdom” is produced by Marc du Pontavice and Matthew Gledhill at Paris-based One World Films. “Viggo is a big fan of Albert Camus’ work and committed to star in the film very quickly after he read the script,” du Pontavice said. [Source]

Filed in Alerts, News & Rumors, Projects May 21, 2013

Viggo Mortensen Wants To Play With The Hobbits

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VIGGO Mortensen has said he’d love to play Aragorn again to bridge the gap between The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings films.

The star played Aragorn in the Rings trilogy and has told Total Film he would jump at the chance to reprise the role.

He said: “Would I play Aragorn again? Sure, if it seemed sensible to do so.

“He’s not in the book of The Hobbit, but if they’re working with the appendices they may be intending to bridge the 60-year Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings gap.

“I think I would have heard by now so I have to assume… But Peter Jackson is famous for his reshoots, so you never know!” [Source]

Filed in News & Rumors Apr 18, 2013

Miami International Film Festival Announces 2013 Lineup: Viggo Mortensen, River Phoenix, Venus and Serena

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Miami film buffs, clear your calendars. The 30th anniversary of the Miami International Film Festival is upon us, featuring 10 straight days of celeb-studded documentaries, world premieres, and critically acclaimed tributes.

This year’s lineup will feature 117 feature films and 12 shorts from a total of 41 countries. Notable mentions include Venus and Serena, a documentary on the superstar siblings; River Phoenix’s last flick, Dark Blood; and Viggo Mortensen flaunting flawless Spanish in Everybody Has a Plan.

See also:
Lee Brian Schrager’s Culinary Cinema To Debut At Miami International Film Festival
River Phoenix’s Last Film to Make U.S. Debut at Miami International Film Festival

This morning’s press conference opened with a clip from MIFF, circa 1987. Spotted were Candice Bergen and late hubby director Louis Malle; Jeff Goldblum and Wallace Shawn; plus scores of shoulder pads and sequins. Read the rest of this entry »

Filed in News & Rumors Feb 01, 2013

Viggo Mortensen: ‘I’ve been wanting for some time to be in an Argentine movie’

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Saturday saw Viggo Mortensen deliver a Screen Talk at the BFI London Film Festival, talking about his career-to-date and his latest film Everybody Has A Plan.

Award-winning actor Viggo Mortensen delivered a Screen Talk at the BFI London Film Festival on Saturday in which he discussed his latest role in Ana Piterbarg’s Everybody Has A Plan (Todos Tenemos Un Plan) as well as highlights of his film career.

Mortensen – who spent the first ten years of his life in Argentina – plays identical twins in Piterbarg’s film, which was screened at the festival. He said he was attracted to the project because although he had worked on three Spanish-language films before, this was the first one in which the dialect was easy and familiar. Read the rest of this entry »

Filed in Interviews, News & Rumors Oct 22, 2012

Viggo Mortensen Lands Genie Award For ‘A Dangerous Method’

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Viggo Mortensen showed his support for his favorite Canadian ice hockey team by waving its flag onstage as he picked up a top prize at the 32nd Annual Genie Awards in Toronto on Thursday.

Mortensen, a longtime hockey fan, drew cheers as he unfurled the Montreal Canadiens (sic) flag and wrapped it around the best supporting actor trophy he received for his role in A Dangerous Method.

He said, “It’s a very beautiful trophy and I think in order to cross the border safely I’ll have to wrap it very, very carefully so I brought some very strong material with me.”

The actor also thanked Canadian director David Cronenberg for taking a gamble by casting him as Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud in the drama. Read the rest of this entry »

Filed in News & Rumors Mar 10, 2012

Actor Viggo Mortensen honored at the Coolidge Corner Theatre

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Actor Viggo Mortensen took the stage at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline Monday afternoon to accept the theater’s ninth annual Coolidge Award, given to artists who advance “the spirt of original and challenging cinema.”

Prior Coolidge Award winners include Jonathan Demme, Meryl Streep, and film editor Thelma Schoonmaker, who has collaborated with director Martin Scorsese for decades.

Dressed as if he might be preparing for a role as a sailor — in black pea coat, striped nautical shirt, and boat shoes — Mortensen faced a throng of cameras and journalists, thanking everyone “for showing up.”

With that the extent of his acceptance speech, Mortensen alternately joked with reporters and fielded questions — most of them, inevitably, about his role as Aragorn in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Mortensen has also starred in “A History of Violence,” “Eastern Promises,” “A Walk on the Moon,” and will appear this year in the film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road.” Read the rest of this entry »

Filed in Interviews, News & Rumors Mar 07, 2012