you NEVER hear people say anything bad about viggo. He commits himself to the roles he plays. iirc people have called him "no ego viggo". so many stories of what he did for others during this film. a very humble man
I have seen one of his interviews on how to deal with demented senior... It was basically.. If the demented person keep asking for a person that has passed away.. Don't tell them the truth to prevent from hurting them again and again.. I nearly cried listening to that..
Something he WASN'T EVEN PREPARED FOR! That dagger thrown at him was a total accident, but he just perfectly reflected the dagger. Avoiding injury and looking so sick, it had to stay in the movie!
@@znuffyztruggles5744 different stories are circulating about this scene. Another version I have also heard is that they wanted to do it and they tried it in rehearsal and Viggo nailed it on the first take, which is now in the movie.
He really is the Chosen One. Thrown into the role without any prep and still pulling off some of the best scenes in all three movies. He’s a horse whisperer too.
Lucky Viggo! He got to learn from the best! I also love how I hear he took his sword with him *everywhere* he went during filming, even when not doing a shoot. That's dedication!
Another irony is that one of the reasons that Stewart Townsend was canned as Aragorn was that he wasn't willing to do the advance training or prep work. He kept saying, "We'll pick it up on the day." Viggo had to start out with a crash cram course and then had to pick it up on the day. Viggo then went on to spend his off time and time between filming to learn what the others been able to work on for several months. Viggo really worked on riding and bonding with the high energy war horses that he had to ride.
More like, he was actually Aragorn, their leader, and they followed him as such. "Camping in the mountain to shoot on the dawn? But Arag... I mean viggo, why?... Ok, lets go."
Seeing all these behind the scenes and commentaries, makes me think that this isn't an ordinary film making but also a camp for the actors to become the best version of themselves, or even unlock some of their hidden potentials 😆
All these great little hidge stories of Viggo are amazing. But I always love the fact that he was requested or encouraged to bring his sword when he dined in villages/cities near filming sites. And would at times go right off of set. I can imagine after the fellowship of the ring dropped. Aragorn spawning in full dress up with a sword, starting to munch down on a double cheeseburger next to you, with Viggo's car-wash danish accent would've been something to behold.
This also explains why he kept holding on to the sword even when shooting was done so he could REALLY let it set in and get as comfortable as possible with the sword, especially with the length
If you listen to any interview with Bob Anderson. You'll quickly find out that every actor he's ever trained was the greatest natural swordsman that ever existed.
The only way that Nicholas Cage needs to be in these movies is if he's playing every character. Except Gollum. Gollum is played by Danny DeVito in the Cage Cut
Viggo is a man of innumerable talents including fluency in a plethora of languages. No surprise that he was a quick study and became a virtual master of his craft.
Viggo Mortensen was such a perfect Aragorn. Maybe the only actor that likely would've made a better Aragorn is Daniel Day-Lewis who famously turned down the role. At the time I was actually really disappointed by it but thankfully in retrospect I couldn't be happier that DDL turned it down, solely for what it did for Viggo Mortensen's career and the roles we've gotten to see him play as a result.. I also gotta say its so amazing how with such short notice they were still able to find likely literally the second best choice in the world for the role and even crazier that it was when Viggo Mortensen was still so relatively little known. Amazing casting across the board really.
The fight scenes later on are significantly better - you can kind of track the progression of his training through the films. The first couple fight scenes are a bit sloppy and silly, but they act as sort of an unintentional secondary means of showing his character's evolution. The only issue is that it doesn't make sense in context - Aragorn is about 90 years old (he's also nearly a foot taller than Viggo Mortenson, but Viggo does such a great job playing the part the physical dissimilarities can be forgiven), so he has decades of experience and in the books he doesn't really grow or change as much as he does in the films.
“The first couple fight scenes are a bit sloppy and silly” Yeah, I definitely agree about that concerning Aragorn’s Weathertop fight which looked a little amateurish (and makes sense since that was Viggo’s first swordfighting scene)
his sword fighting and even acting was strange in the first few scenes viggo was in, i always felt he was a bit out-of-character in bree. but it kind of works. at first hes a bit sleezy, sloppy, even rude, and the hobbits are unsure of whether to trust him. then, as they travel with him to rivendell, we see the truth of his character, and eventually his real skill.
@@SPARTANSIX-1 and reflected with his swordstrike a real steel dagger from lurtz in the end of the fellowship. this guy is nutz... but the best was his run for fishing, search for aragorn fishing ^^
@@Drsiegfreid because the original commenter has a closed mind and forgets that 99% of the world has engaged in melee combat at some point in their history
Stuart Townsend backed out...🗡️..and Viggo Mortenson took his place 😮..After his son encouraged him..With absolutely no prior training and no script.. I think 💬 he did an excellent job of convincing the studio bosses he was the man ♂️ for the job😂
It also helps he was fighting five ring wraiths. Aragon would know exactly what they were, and be a bit worried? Concerned? If he could even win that fight, so sloppy rash actions make sense for a desperate man.
He had to be a part of this. He helped made the movie looked good. I worked at the home office in Croydon and the department we went as a Group. Going for the toilet break, painful!😊😅
It's amazing to me the commitment of these actors. Today, all the RoP actors have to have their emotional support staff on set with them so they feel likked after.
Viggo is amazing. However, I wouldn’t say he’s the BEST swordsman Bob Andersen has ever worked with, because Bob Andersen was one of the two people who choreographed the Cliffs of Insanity Duel in the Princess Bride.
Also he brought Bob Anderson to another one of his films, the spanish Captain Alatriste. You should watch this just for the fight scenes with the most efficient style of sword fighting at that time.
I would like to see you clear AS and limbo, one of my favorite memories of this game from the gameplay side is the first week and everone brainstorming how to clear limbo with the limited units and upgrade materials we had. Having to utilize RNG and crazy sacrifice setups and barely levelled units just to save an extra turn of survival with 20 retries... It was a lot of fun. Not to say that i don't enjoy the game now but it really does become more of a cakewalk after you get a fully levelled team of 6 stars, and those kind of fringe strategies are no longer necessary at that point.
Talk about a role being born for. Christopher Reeve for Superman, Henry Cavill for Geralt, and Viggo Mortenson for Aragorn. There's more, much more, but I thought that was enough to make my point.
Meanwhile on Game of Thrones: "We have to cast someone to play the most capable swordsman on the show, Jaime Lannister." "Well, we have this guy and his swordsmanship is the worst I've ever seen." "But is he handsome?" "Yeah." "Perfect. Fuck the swordsmanship, we'll use him."
This is so fkn stupid. Viggo Mortensen wasn't even there to film that scene, 'twas Aragorn, son of Arathorn, ranger of the north, true heir to the throne of Gondor that turned up to film this scene.
you NEVER hear people say anything bad about viggo. He commits himself to the roles he plays. iirc people have called him "no ego viggo". so many stories of what he did for others during this film. a very humble man
Man, deserves the same love as Keanu Reeves for being known for being the nicest celebrity on and off set.
He's one of the few who get chosen instead of the bear.
I have seen one of his interviews on how to deal with demented senior... It was basically.. If the demented person keep asking for a person that has passed away.. Don't tell them the truth to prevent from hurting them again and again.. I nearly cried listening to that..
@@IreneWYWhat is wrong with you.
@@Coffy-chan sense of humour was sold out when you were conceived?
And to think he deflected a real, thrown dagger at him in filming the same movie. Major growth and accomplishment
Something he WASN'T EVEN PREPARED FOR!
That dagger thrown at him was a total accident, but he just perfectly reflected the dagger. Avoiding injury and looking so sick, it had to stay in the movie!
Omg, so true, that makes rhe dagger scene even more awesome
@@znuffyztruggles5744 different stories are circulating about this scene. Another version I have also heard is that they wanted to do it and they tried it in rehearsal and Viggo nailed it on the first take, which is now in the movie.
He's also such a great actor he broke his toe and had the greatest scream of all time in cinema.
@@Darth_Traitorous most people will scream like that when they feel a crack in their foot
He really is the Chosen One. Thrown into the role without any prep and still pulling off some of the best scenes in all three movies. He’s a horse whisperer too.
He parried the fricking dagger thrown at him too
@@vassalofthenight9945 which was unintended too iirc. Lurtzs actor could not see through the make up properly.
Viggo is a real renaissance man. Viggo is Aragorn.
Aragorn plays Viggo
Viggo is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. We owe him our allegiance.
And you can't even tell he's new to it, that scene was amazing
Viggo will always be Aragorn for me. One of my favorite actors and simply the best cast in Lord of the Rings! Absolute god tier!
Lucky Viggo! He got to learn from the best! I also love how I hear he took his sword with him *everywhere* he went during filming, even when not doing a shoot. That's dedication!
Another irony is that one of the reasons that Stewart Townsend was canned as Aragorn was that he wasn't willing to do the advance training or prep work. He kept saying, "We'll pick it up on the day." Viggo had to start out with a crash cram course and then had to pick it up on the day. Viggo then went on to spend his off time and time between filming to learn what the others been able to work on for several months. Viggo really worked on riding and bonding with the high energy war horses that he had to ride.
Viggo really was the King on set. Everybody held him in such high regard.
More like, he was actually Aragorn, their leader, and they followed him as such. "Camping in the mountain to shoot on the dawn? But Arag... I mean viggo, why?... Ok, lets go."
Seeing all these behind the scenes and commentaries, makes me think that this isn't an ordinary film making but also a camp for the actors to become the best version of themselves, or even unlock some of their hidden potentials 😆
All these great little hidge stories of Viggo are amazing. But I always love the fact that he was requested or encouraged to bring his sword when he dined in villages/cities near filming sites. And would at times go right off of set. I can imagine after the fellowship of the ring dropped. Aragorn spawning in full dress up with a sword, starting to munch down on a double cheeseburger next to you, with Viggo's car-wash danish accent would've been something to behold.
What in the world is a “car-wash Danish” accent? Lmao. I thought he sounded American
@@MerkhVision he sure has american english in his accent, for sure, but no way would i say its american. hes got far too much other accents in it
Dude i would absolutely watch a full documentary of Viggo Mortensen just doing the stuff he does during the making of these films
Love these shorts made me re watch them again for the millionth time
For me the most perfect trilogy ever
Viggo is a true legend. They could not have picked anyone better. He is Aragorn.
Bob trained jedi and the future king of Gondor.
And played Vader in the lightsaber duel in Cloud City. So you could say Aragorn was instructed in sword fighting by Darth Vader
Viggo died at the shooting of LOTR, Aragorn came out
This also explains why he kept holding on to the sword even when shooting was done so he could REALLY let it set in and get as comfortable as possible with the sword, especially with the length
My brother, my Captain, my King
Swaping Stuart Townsend to Viggo Mortensen is the second best last minute recasting in history after swapping Eric Stolz with Michael J Fox.
Imagine waking up in that timeline.
Viggo is an amazing human. One of my favourite scenes.
If you listen to any interview with Bob Anderson. You'll quickly find out that every actor he's ever trained was the greatest natural swordsman that ever existed.
Antonio Banderas, Errol Flynn, Connor McLeod
😂
@@devilpupbear09thank you! I doubt a lot. Bob Anderson taught Errol Flynn.
I enjoy his positivity and honestly he seems to praise actors that actually do well. Hyperbole aside, I like how he’s proud of his good students.
I wouldn’t even chuckle, he’s the man who has the luck to have trained great swordsmen, he’s like a master Yoda
He was born ready
I still shudder at the thought that Nicolas Cage was an option for Aragorn. Bless Viggo
The only way that Nicholas Cage needs to be in these movies is if he's playing every character.
Except Gollum. Gollum is played by Danny DeVito in the Cage Cut
Virgo is so versatile and such a brilliant actor❤❤❤❤❤
He just had that anime mid fight evolution.
They didn’t cast Viggo as Aragorn. They cast Aragorn as Aragorn.
Viggo is a man of innumerable talents including fluency in a plethora of languages. No surprise that he was a quick study and became a virtual master of his craft.
Only makes his performance more impressive
Viggo Mortensen was such a perfect Aragorn. Maybe the only actor that likely would've made a better Aragorn is Daniel Day-Lewis who famously turned down the role. At the time I was actually really disappointed by it but thankfully in retrospect I couldn't be happier that DDL turned it down, solely for what it did for Viggo Mortensen's career and the roles we've gotten to see him play as a result.. I also gotta say its so amazing how with such short notice they were still able to find likely literally the second best choice in the world for the role and even crazier that it was when Viggo Mortensen was still so relatively little known. Amazing casting across the board really.
That's shocking he is my favorite. Young crush on him. Him and the guy from The Mummy
Brendan Fraser was the guy in The Mummy. Also George of the Jungle.
Brendan Fraser?
Yes yes
They just gave him a sword and he was like "YES"
He is Danish... there is viking blood in him!! ;-)
One of my favorite scenes. Love when the wraith blocks the swing before doing an 180 and fleeing. That looks badass as hell
I swear, Viggo is secretly the actual Aragorn.
Which to me just solidifies him as the best person
Like he channeled aragorn himself lol
Bob anderson is a legend
The fight scenes later on are significantly better - you can kind of track the progression of his training through the films. The first couple fight scenes are a bit sloppy and silly, but they act as sort of an unintentional secondary means of showing his character's evolution. The only issue is that it doesn't make sense in context - Aragorn is about 90 years old (he's also nearly a foot taller than Viggo Mortenson, but Viggo does such a great job playing the part the physical dissimilarities can be forgiven), so he has decades of experience and in the books he doesn't really grow or change as much as he does in the films.
“The first couple fight scenes are a bit sloppy and silly” Yeah, I definitely agree about that concerning Aragorn’s Weathertop fight which looked a little amateurish (and makes sense since that was Viggo’s first swordfighting scene)
his sword fighting and even acting was strange in the first few scenes viggo was in, i always felt he was a bit out-of-character in bree. but it kind of works. at first hes a bit sleezy, sloppy, even rude, and the hobbits are unsure of whether to trust him. then, as they travel with him to rivendell, we see the truth of his character, and eventually his real skill.
At first I hated the actor of Aragorn, probably because of the way he looked. But man I fell in love with this guy, unbelievable ❤
Damn. I just love him more and more
But did you know he actually broke his toe kicking the helmet in Two Towers?
And he chipped a tooth as well in the battle at Helm’s Deep.
@@SPARTANSIX-1 and reflected with his swordstrike a real steel dagger from lurtz in the end of the fellowship. this guy is nutz... but the best was his run for fishing, search for aragorn fishing ^^
Who doesn't know that
Its fitting that Viggo is a natural swordsman. He's half Danish! 😊😅
Why is that fitting?
@@Drsiegfreidhis ancestral Viking blood is calling, that's why. 😅
@@X.Y.Z.07 nearly every country had swords and good warriors....not just Scandinavia 😂
@@Drsiegfreid because the original commenter has a closed mind and forgets that 99% of the world has engaged in melee combat at some point in their history
Vikings werent great swordsman lol
Tis Viggo!! You are like the buzzing of flys to him!! ❤
He turned up, was told he would be Aragorn. Said "okay" and became Aragorn.
I love Viggo, Aragorn was always my favorite and still is ❤
The way he talks in interviews is so cool
Aragorn as Himself
That’s my king
Stuart Townsend backed out...🗡️..and Viggo Mortenson took his place 😮..After his son encouraged him..With absolutely no prior training and no script.. I think 💬 he did an excellent job of convincing the studio bosses he was the man ♂️ for the job😂
Viggo Aragornsen is such a fast learner.
Technically, he would be Arathornsen 😅
Viggo is actually Aragorn pretending to be Viggo acting as Aragorn
He is Viggo! You are like the buzzing of flies to him!
A lot of people do know. Its practically a meme at this point
Viggo is criminally underrated
He's a dane. He is a good camper and a swordsman.
It also helps he was fighting five ring wraiths. Aragon would know exactly what they were, and be a bit worried? Concerned? If he could even win that fight, so sloppy rash actions make sense for a desperate man.
LOTR trilogy is a legendary one-in-a-lifetime movie production.
He had to be a part of this. He helped made the movie looked good. I worked at the home office in Croydon and the department we went as a Group. Going for the toilet break, painful!😊😅
It's amazing to me the commitment of these actors. Today, all the RoP actors have to have their emotional support staff on set with them so they feel likked after.
Viggo is amazing.
However, I wouldn’t say he’s the BEST swordsman Bob Andersen has ever worked with, because Bob Andersen was one of the two people who choreographed the Cliffs of Insanity Duel in the Princess Bride.
I'm pretty sure everyone knows that Viggo was cast after the movie started.
He was in love with his sword
This does explain why Viggo always carried a sword with him during filming. It was part of his character.
Also he brought Bob Anderson to another one of his films, the spanish Captain Alatriste. You should watch this just for the fight scenes with the most efficient style of sword fighting at that time.
The true King 🎉
Damn, Imagine having 5 ringwraiths be your first bout the same day you got your training in. Man was destined to be king.
I would have love to see how Tom Cruise would have done playing strider instead of Viggo
Viggo is so awesome
I love vigo
Love Viggo. ❤
He would’ve been a rare warrior poet had his time been a few hundred years back.
In trying to cast Aragon, they found actual Aragon.
I would like to see you clear AS and limbo, one of my favorite memories of this game from the gameplay side is the first week and everone brainstorming how to clear limbo with the limited units and upgrade materials we had.
Having to utilize RNG and crazy sacrifice setups and barely levelled units just to save an extra turn of survival with 20 retries... It was a lot of fun.
Not to say that i don't enjoy the game now but it really does become more of a cakewalk after you get a fully levelled team of 6 stars, and those kind of fringe strategies are no longer necessary at that point.
Viggo, my captain, my 👑
That is awesome
Viggo is the real life Aragorn .❤
This story is quickly becoming as common as Vigo breaking his foot 😂
Viggo wasn't cast to play Aragon. Viggo was born to play Aragon.
He’s just built different
Wow, Bob Anderson for those who don't know was the stunt Vader in the original trilogy--Aragorn got trained by Darth Vader!
That's just what he tells his students so they'll come back or refer him for more business lol
Bob Anderson needs no referrals; to be his student would be the greatest honour.
Viggo legit slashed a dagger away from his face with his sword. Talk about being a quick learner.
He just a natural
A history of violence with this man
Talk about a role being born for.
Christopher Reeve for Superman, Henry Cavill for Geralt, and Viggo Mortenson for Aragorn.
There's more, much more, but I thought that was enough to make my point.
His genetic memory of using a sword from his latent Norseman genes just kicked in.
Time to add this to the list of fun facts
Viggo and Keanu should’ve been doing films for years….
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I swore that Viggo was an expert swordsman before he even started LOTR
♥️♥️♥️ Viggo
Meanwhile on Game of Thrones:
"We have to cast someone to play the most capable swordsman on the show, Jaime Lannister."
"Well, we have this guy and his swordsmanship is the worst I've ever seen."
"But is he handsome?"
"Yeah."
"Perfect. Fuck the swordsmanship, we'll use him."
I won't forget that name
Bob Anderson the Bob Anderson you mean Aragon was an apprentice of Darth Vader
fuck, I love him so much
Viggo gave 150% for that role !
Viggo bad ass
Why so surprised? He's descendant of Numenorian. They're like blessed men
This is so fkn stupid. Viggo Mortensen wasn't even there to film that scene, 'twas Aragorn, son of Arathorn, ranger of the north, true heir to the throne of Gondor that turned up to film this scene.
Ofc is a great swordsman, thats diego alatriste
It's Aragorn playing Viggo
Wow
Viggo was actually going to be played by Tom Hanks.