Similar thing with Stuart Townsend playing Aragorn. Townsend’s prettier than Scott, but has a similar kind of anti-charisma. LOTR doesn’t work if you kinda hate Aragorn." Follow Daily Mirror ...

One user wrote: "Vigo Mortensen as Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings. "Stuart Townsend was cast, hired and flown out to New Zealand. on the first day of filming Jackson fired him.

Mortensen Replaced Stuart Townsend After Filming Began Many Lord of the Rings fans couldn't imagine a different actor playing the role of Aragorn, but that was very nearly what happened when the ...

If Stuart Townsend hadn't relinquished the role of Aragorn in Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Viggo Mortensen might be best known now for his performances in the likes of G.I. Jane ...

Stuart Townsend Was Originally Cast as Aragorn It's hard to imagine The Lord of the Rings without Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, but another actor was cast in the role early on.

Perhaps the most famous instance of an actor being replaced mid-production—or at least right before principal photography—is Stuart Townsend losing out on the role of Aragorn in Peter Jackson ...

Russell Crowe has explained why he turned down the role of Aragorn in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. The Oscar-winning actor was among those considered to play the iconic character in Peter ...

Left behind somewhere in the early noughties, after delivering formidable parts in the deeply flawed League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Queen of the Damned, Irish actor Stuart Townsend's career ...

Stuard Townsend Stuart Townsend is the only actor on this list who was not only in the talks for playing Aragorn but was also hired for it. He states in an interview with “Entertainment Weekly ...

15 times big actors were fired from major movies Ryan Gosling has been shown the door. Natalie Portman and Colin Firth, too. Yes, even A-listers can find themselves jobless—and for some pretty ...

Gregor Townsend declared Stuart Hogg “one of the best players in the history of Scottish rugby” ahead of the full-back’s 100th cap against Ireland on Sunday.