VIGGO MORTENSEN

Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. (born October 20, 1958) is a Danish-American theater and film actor, poet, musician, photographer, and painter.

His film roles include Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Frank T. Hopkins in Hidalgo, David Shaw in A Perfect Murder, Tom Stall in David Cronenberg's A History of Violence, and his Academy and Golden Globe Award-nominated role as Nikolai Luzhin in Cronenberg's Eastern Promises. He is to star in the upcoming film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road as "The Man." (via Wikipedia)

From The Blogsphere

New 'The Road' Poster: "Stand Back, Son -- I'm Going To Rappel Down Something, Then Shoot Something."

via iwatchstuff.com ( 33 Days ago )
If you're still looking for a Halloween costume idea, how about Viggo Mortensen in The Road? It would be pretty easy to put together, plus you could probably use it again next year as a mountain-climbing-hobo-assassin costume. That's capital-V Value. New Poster for The Road [ComingSoon]

Stars in Rewind: Viggo Mortensen in 'The Prophecy'

via cinematical.com ( 42 Days ago )
As you probably remember, we were supposed to get a little movie called The Road this week, but it was delayed until November 25. But that doesn't mean you can't enjoy some Viggo Mortensen anyway. Seeing as we're celebrating villains, and The Road will be one of those affairs you don't want to cheese up with a clip like this, now is the perfect time to remind you of Mortensen's [...]

Viggo debunks retirement rumours

via metro.co.uk ( 71 Days ago )
Viggo Mortensen has denied reports that he is quitting acting, but a question mark remains over whether his future lies on the stage or screen.

Film: Toronto International Film Festival:Toronto Film Festival '09: Day 3

via avclub.com ( 71 Days ago )
The Road Director/Country/Time: John Hillcoat/ USA/ 119 min. Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron Program: Gala Headline: Apocalypse soon Scott’s Take: The good news first: Despite getting pushed back a full year for retooling, Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic odyssey isn’t a disaster by an measure; indeed, several of my critic [...]

New Season | Movies: Big Gun Takes on the Apocalypse

via nytimes.com ( 72 Days ago )
Viggo Mortensen, an actor who’s famous for obsessively preparing for his roles, also leads several nonactorly lives.

RELAX, RETARDS, VIGGO NEVER SAID ‘RETIRE’

via uproxx.com ( 73 Days ago )
(Viggo was terrified of life after pupation) ZOMG, VIGGO MORTENSEN IS RETIRING!, reports every other site in the world. All apparently based on this quote: “I have no plans to do another movie. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I’m open to seeing how I feel in a while, but right now I’m not saying yes to anything.” I wouldn’t even bother reporting this if a [...]

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See Twelve Minutes of Clips From The Road

via slashfilm.com ( 80 Days ago )
John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road, starring Viggo Mortensen and Codi Smit-McPhee, is finally starting to be seen. The picture screened for some press in New York City earlier this week, and is now getting decidedly mixed critical notes out of the Venice Film Festival. Now five clips from the film are online, comprising about twelve minutes [...]

Matt Damon surprised that his Sarah Palin criticism received so much attention

via celebitchy.com ( 116 Days ago )
Matt Damon is promoting a new documentary he helped create for the History Channel called “The People Speak.” The film uses celebrities, including Damon, Josh Brolin, Marisa Tomei, Viggo Mortensen and Kerry Washington, to voice some of the powerful first person accounts in historian Howard Zinn’s classic A People’s History of The United States. Zinn is a [...]

"Apocalypse Night"

via sfweekly.com ( 174 Days ago )
We know you're waiting for The Road to come out. It has a soundtrack by Nick Cave and stars the divine Viggo Mortensen; we don't blame you. In the meantime, though, a local group of science fiction lovers called SF in SF screen two postapocalyptic treats at "Apocalypse Night". First up...

Trailer Park: The Road to Pandorum is Lined With Bad Chipmunks

via cinematical.com ( 176 Days ago )
The RoadThis bleak tale of one family trying to survive the apocalypse is based on a Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Cormac McCarthy, author of No Country For Old Men. After some kind of global cataclysm (it's not clear if it's a nuclear war), a man played by Viggo Mortensen must help his son to survive by whatever means necessary. Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce and Robert Duvall also [...]