“We hardly notice it” The Aragorn actor made an unlikely request to Peter Jackson: He really wanted to use this “Lord of the Rings” prop in his film

News culture “We hardly notice it” The Aragorn actor made an unlikely request to Peter Jackson: He really wanted to use this “Lord of the Rings” prop in his film

Return of the Broken Sword of Elendil

It is on the occasion of a Interview for GQ UK magazine that Viggo Mortensen spoke in detail about his next feature film – “The dead don’t hurt” – a 19th-century western he wrote and directed, in which he plays a Danish immigrant separated from his love (Vicky Krieps) during the Civil War. For a sequence from the film: Mortensen contacted Peter Jackson, the director of Lord of the ringsto use Aragorn’s sword again on the screenthe same one he had carefully kept after filming. Although it is actually a feature film anchored in reality, The dead don’t hurt seems to contain various scenes bordering on the fantastic. Regarding one of them he even stated:

We had everything for this knight sequence. We had found this big, lively horse, the right saddle and the right suit. Everything was going well, then I said, “Well, we should have a sword.” I immediately thought of using Aragorn’s (…). So I contacted Peter Jackson and his teams and they agreed – Viggo Mortensen (GQ UK)

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We talk about Peter Jackson’s upcoming return to Middle Earth for a new film scheduled for 2026 – The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum -, the actor is then asked if he plans to put on his Grand-Pas cape again. He finally seems not to be against it, as long as his presence in history has meaning. “I don’t know exactly what the story is, I’ve never heard of it” he explains. “But maybe one day I’ll hear about it. I love playing this character and I’ve learned a lot doing it. I would only do it if I could afford it at my current age and only if I fit the character. It would be stupid to do it otherwise.“.

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On May 9, Warner Bros. announced the start of work on a new work in the Middle-earth saga. The Hunt for GollumIt is Andy Serkis, who played the character in the six Peter Jackson films, who will reprise his role here and direct this new adventure himself. However, this is always led by Peter Jackson, the producer of the film.

The scenario will be left to Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, who have experience with the exercise Lord of the Rings and The Hobbitalongside Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou (The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim). The film is expected in 2026, and the least we can say is that it will take a lot of work to honor the trilogy that is so dear to fans of the license. Regarding The dead don’t hurtThe film was recently presented at the Cannes Film Festival and is has been available in cinemas since May 31st.