Irish actor Stuart Townsend (born 1972) was originally contracted to play Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings (film series) movie trilogy. I searched for Lord of the Rings and then clicked on the trivia link. Aragorn actor, Viggo Mortensen says Stuart Townsend is "too young" and it was a casting mistake to pick him. Aber wie groß genau wissen die auch nicht. LORD OF THE RINGS casting change: Stuart out, Viggo in? Mortensen war übrigens nicht die erste Wahl für den Part des Aragorns. IRISH movie star Stuart Townsend is reportedly facing a domestic abuse charge after he was arrested following a fight with his wife. Townsend was the one who was actually cast in the part before Viggo came on board. Stuart Townsend was born in Howth, County Dublin in 1972. Denn ihm wurde die Rolle des Aragorn bereits zugesagt. Stuart Townsend... but I'm very glad that Viggo got the part. Stuart Townsend has now had two chances at becoming a fanboy icon, and has squandered both. ... Townsend was hired to play the part of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, but was replaced by Viggo Mortensen the day before principal photography began. 1 0. piratewench. Ich hab mir die Galerie auf der Seite mal angeschaut, und der Typ sieht irgendwie doof aus... Seht euch mal die Fotos auf der Seite an, vor allem die, auf denen er längere Haare hat. Stuart Townsend. So wurde Mortensen kurzfristig nach Neuseeland geholt, um die Rolle zu übernehmen. Hi Leute! 1 decade ago . Huge game changer replacing him . The story goes that our own Stuart Townsend had the part and Mortensen was swapped in at the last moment. Shortly after filming began it was decided that actor Stuart Townsend had been miscast in the role of Aragorn. In February of 2002, Townsend was interviewed by Entertainment Weekly about the … Hey folks, Harry here. After accepting the part, Townsend trained and rehearsed for Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for two months before being replaced at the last minute with Viggo Mortensen. Stuart Townsend, an actor deemed “too young” to act in Lord Of The Rings and Night Stalker alongside Gabrielle Union has had a lot to overcome.Here we take a look at his personal journey, his marriage to Hollywood star Charlize Theron and what he’s up to now. The director later realized he needed an older actor. RealmKnight 00:22, 21 October 2005 (UTC) I'm certain he was fired, apart from the other sources, it says so in Sean Austin's book and the LOTR EE bonus discs. I can't imagine anyone else as Aragorn! There was another significant addition, [to the creative personnel] this time in the cast. My ource was IMDB.com. Townsend claims that he was fired and told that he wouldn't be paid because … The actor originally chosen for Aragorn was Stuart Townsend. stuart townsend? For the past three days I've been attempting to confirm the story that Stuart Townsend has left LORD OF THE RINGS and the part of Aragorn. Stuart Townsend is a famous actor hailing from Ireland. Oct 25, 2017 11,613. Aragorn actor, Viggo Mortensen says Stuart Townsend is "too young" and it was a casting mistake to pick him. Zunächst erhielt Stuart Townsend den Zuschlag. Irish actor Stuart Townsend opens up about his childhood in Dublin, and losing his mother at 21. Stuart Townsend (born 15 December 1972) is an Irish actor. Hmm, ich könnte mir Stuart Townsend gar nicht als Aragorn vorstellen. Stuart Townsend startete seine Karriere als Darsteller in der Komödie "Shooting Fish – Kleine Fische, großes Geld". He did two months of training and got to … Stuart Townsend became interested in performing when he attended a two-week acting course at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland, to be with his girlfriend. Banned. Stuart Townsend. Stuart ist also nicht nur 1,50 groß. Es is ja allgemein bekannt, dass es vor Mortenson einen anderen schauspieler ´gab, der den Aragorn spielen sollte. Als ich für Aragorn ausgewählt wurde, hatte der Dreh schon begonnen. Den Königin der Verdammten-Star Stuart Townsend traf es besonders schwer. Dieser wurde von den Produzenten nach wenigen Drehtagen jedoch für ungeeignet befunden, die Figur eines natürlichen Anführers zu verkörpern. Although his father, Peter Townsend was a professional golfer, Stuart was determined to be an actor and began his career by appearing in a number of student films, while attending the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. Nächste Seite: Stuart Townsend, eigentliche Besetzung für Aragorn in „Der Herr der Ringe“ Der andere Aragorn. Jackson did amazing with the trilogy but whew imagine how much lesser this would have been with Stuart Townsend remaining as Aragorn. Unlike the others, Irish actor and Queen of the Damned star Stuart Townsend actually was cast as Aragorn. Weiß jemand, ob es auch dazu noch Fotos vom Dreh gibt????? One of these articles is incorrect about this incident. He then signed on for two years and eventually founded his own acting company, Ether for Lunch, with a group of friends. OP . In Peter Jacksons Herr-der-Ringe-Verfilmung war die Rolle des Aragorn ursprünglich mit Stuart Townsend besetzt. In the aragorn article it says he was fired, but in Stuart Townsend it says he left the production, apparantly of his own will. What really changed things was, of course, Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings. According to Townsend: I was there rehearsing and training for two months, then was fired the day before filming began. OP. Lv 5. I tried my best contacts on the project and have never heard back from them. DrForester. Source(s): IMDB.com. Peter Jackson began filming with a different actor, Stuart Townsend, playing Aragorn, but he was replaced by Mortensen who was whisked away to New Zealand to film the trilogy at the last minute. Have a great day! schauspieler Aragorn????!!!! While mutually agreed, the timing of the decision to recast could scarcely have been worse: Stuart - , Viggo Mortensen, fan site, artist, painter, poet, actor, activism Jan 7, 2021 #35 EVIL said: These movies are so damn good, I can't stop myself from rewatching them Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah, this thread came … He was replaced by Viggo Mortensen after just four days of shooting because director Peter Jackson felt that he was too young to convincingly portray the character.. Mein Kollege Stuart Townsend wurde ja erst in letzter Sekunde ausgetauscht.