It’s been a heckuva week of Viggo-ness here at GeekDad. After a spending a long day at Boston’s Coolidge Corner Theatre on March 5, and conducting one audience Q&A, one press conference, several other interviews, and getting his Coolidge Award, …
Continue Reading“It’s more than just ‘I love Legolas.’ OK, in some cases maybe it’s only that,” jokes Viggo Mortensen on the popularity of The Lord of the Rings. “There’s something very profound about those stories.” Then he continues, “They could have …
Continue ReadingThis third part concludes my three-part, in-depth conversation with Viggo Mortensen, in conjunction with him receving the Coolidge Award in Boston. [Note: Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.] In this final installment, he and I discuss what drives …
Continue ReadingSince the one-two-three punch of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Viggo Mortensen has largely avoided the limelight. Aside from 2004′s Hidalgo, Mortensen has mostly shied away from swarthy, swoon-worthy action hero types. His only roles that touch Aragorn/Strider: He …
Continue ReadingGilsdorf: There was a story that you had a run-in with the police who saw you wielding your sword in public and, uh, had a problem with that. Mortensen: It is true that I once was asked by local law …
Continue ReadingViggo Mortensen, in Boston on March 5 to accept the Coolidge Corner Theatre’s Coolidge Award, leads the audience in an impromptu sing-along of a song in another language. No, not Spanish or Danish (two languages he happens to speak). Elvish. …
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