"The idea of spending two years in New Zealand I couldn't quite contemplate". Dougray Scott has revealed he was approached to play the role of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The role was famously portrayed by Viggo Mortensen in the three blockbuster films, who himself replaced original casting Stuart Townsend right before filming began.
However, Scott — who recently starred in Sea Fever — has admitted that he himself was in line for the part when casting was still underway, though the prospect of spending two years in New Zealand put him off. “They sent [the script] to me,” the Mission: Impossible 2 actor told NME. “They wanted me to go meet Peter Jackson in New Zealand, but to be honest with you I’d just finished doing MI:2 and
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