original aragorn

[Aerandir]

yeah, I know who played aragorn at first, (stewart townsend) but did anyone ever see a pic of him in costume?

-Aera

[Adunauriel]

Yea I saw one, he didn't look all that good.. It was a much better idea to go with Viggo...;)

[Harlow]

hey, do you have a link for a pic?

[Adunauriel]

Nope, sorry. I don't even think I saved it... He didn't fit the part...;)

[Aerandir]

I saw a pic once, long time ago...it was pretty scary

-Aera

[Ereinion]

Will this do?

Stewart Townsend as Aragorn (http://www.pictor.co.il/sty/PicStorage/74674/1621448.jpg)

[Aerandir]

yeah, that was it...oh my gosh he looks freaky

-Aerandir

[Eledhwen]

:o ... and too young (thanx Ereinion!)

[Harlow]

Well he's great... if you like creepy looking guys who look strangely like Jesus... Thank god he backed out and viggo stepped in!
*Harlow

[Adunauriel]

He didn't back out, he got fired the day before he was supposed to start filming.. Viggo was a last minute replacement.. But definately better for the part...;)

[Rìlaìsseth]

I love Stuart but....ARRRRGH!

[Adunauriel]

Yea Stuart's great, but he didn't fit the part...;)

[LuthienT]

Viggo was great as Aragorn... I didnt get to see the pic.. My Comp would not let me but I am glad that he was picked in the end

[Adunauriel]

Well if you've seen The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.. Then you know sort of what Stuart looked like as Aragorn..;)

[LuthienT]

hehe was League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen good I heard it was really bad

[Adunauriel]

It wasn't the greatest movie ever, but it's entertaining...;)

[LuthienT]

Is it worth spending money to rent?

[Adunauriel]

Yea it's worth it to rent..;)

[LuthienT]

Cool!!

[Herenyë]

I cant see the pic... can someone send me a different pic?? please! heehee well if it isnt too much trouble?..

[Tar-Ancalimë]

Eh, they took it down apparently. Found this (http://w1.455.telia.com/~u45500842/Bilder/townsend.jpg) once, which is definitely creepy enough to put me off.

[LuthienT]

He looks cute too! Scary and cute!

[Bregalad]

Ouch! The new pic is even scarier than the previous one... Must be too used to seeing Viggo as Aragorn lol

[Mithril]

I've seen that pic too, he was just too young to fit the part I think, after all Aragorn has spent years wandering the wild and sleeping in ditches, he's supposed to look the way Viggo made him look.:aragorn:
Anyway, we're all so used to the fact that Viggo IS Aragorn, no one else would look right in the part!

[LuthienT]

I agree, to young, Viggo was perfect!

[ImDaMom]

Watching the Globes last nite, everytime they showed Stuart Townsend, I thought how wrong he was for Aragorn. Way too young, and not nearly rugged enough for our Ranger.

[Adunauriel]

Nope not nearly rugged enough.. Altho he did make a fine Lestat...;)

[Herenyë]

I agree!! omgsh if he was aragorn goodness... lol... it wouldnt be good... Viggo is a perfect fit! and so was everyone else... but i like Cate Blanchett but i dont think (dont get mad) she was fair enough for it... you know what i mean?.... Liv Tyler also... but this is off topic but yea.... everyone else was good... heehee... but anywho.... Viggo is PERFECT!! (like ORlando bloom as Legolas :))

[LuthienT]

I thought Cate rocked as Galadriel, I agree, the cast was well picked.

[Herenyë]

she did good but i dont think she was fair enuff.... but she rockd........... :thumbs up:

[Harlow]

Adunauriel said earlier that he was fired... does anyone know why? was it because they knew that Viggo was destined to play aragorn lol ?

[Adunauriel]

Well it is said that Peter eventually felt that Stuart was too young for the role.. So the day before he was supposed to start filming they fired him.. That's why there was such a rush to hire Viggo..;)

[Tar-Ancalimë]

He left because of "compatibility differences" or some such junk.

[Adunauriel]

Yea that was the official reason...;)

[Laurelin]

Its just as well. Stuart looked like a vampire anyway. Viggo looks like a Ranger/King. ;)

[Adunauriel]

Yes Viggo Definately fit the Ranger/King part much better...;)

And Stuart made a deliciouse looking Vampire...;)

[Bregalad]

I might draw a bit of flak because of my next statement, but here it is anyway:
I think Stuart Townsend would make a good Prince (a young one)... but not a King... yet.

[Laurelin]

Yeah... I could see him in that role. I dunno. Stuart just seems to "dark" to be Aragorn IMHO. *shrugs shoulders*

[Adunauriel]

Yea he would have been good as a younger Aragorn.. But sadly there was no need of that for the movies...;)

[Maiden of Twilight]

I shudder to think of what LotR would be like without Viggo...uggh.
Viggo is the ultimate best person for the role! No one could do it better.

[Eledhwen]

Stuart would have made a beautiful Imrahil. I'm pretty sure he (Imrahil) is supposed to be older, and, well ... he wasn't in the movie anyway. But if he had been, Stuart would have looked smashing there (ofc just my opinion) ...

[Onilalle]

The League of Xtraordinary gents was really wierd. But i loved Stuart in it! i agree he wouldn't really have made the part of Aragorn because he's too young, his face is too perfect, and he's not rugged enough, which is why i reckon he would've made an absolutely fantastic elf. :blush: What do you think? In fact, i think i might just draw another pic of him as one... gotta run! paper calls!!! :shhh:

[Thranduil]

The League of Xtraordinary gents was really wierd. But i loved Stuart in it! i agree he wouldn't really have made the part of Aragorn because he's too young, his face is too perfect, and he's not rugged enough, which is why i reckon he would've made an absolutely fantastic elf. :blush: What do you think? In fact, i think i might just draw another pic of him as one... gotta run! paper calls!!! :shhh:

He might have made a good elf, but there's no way I would have watched if he had a major part! It wouldn't have worked at all, since he's so extremely popular. Did you notice that most of the actors from LotR except maybe Cate Blanchette, Ian MaKellan (totally spelled that wrong) Liv Tyler weren't half as popular as they are now that LotR has been released?! Imagine if someone like Brad Pitt had played Aragorn. Or Tom Cruise. It would have ruined the entire movie!

-Thranduil, King of Mirkwood :rock:

[ImDaMom]

I remember reading that PJ deliberately stayed away from "big name" stars, so as to avoid that very issue- seeing 'Brad Pitt' instead of 'Aragorn'. Just a little touch to make it all the more real (if you can call anything in a fantasy genre 'real' )

[Gryffonheart]

Yurrgh! Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise as Aragorn. Either of them in any leading role would have ruined it! Not that they aren't wonderful, but they just wouldn't work in LotR.
I saw some pics of Stuart, and I think he may have been ok in a very minor role, like an elf in the background, or something. But by the look of things, this movie wasn't exactly the kind of thing he's used to. He just doesn't seem to fit.... a little too creepy, or modern, or something

[Onilalle]

He might have made a good elf, but there's no way I would have watched if he had a major part! It wouldn't have worked at all, since he's so extremely popular. Did you notice that most of the actors from LotR except maybe Cate Blanchette, Ian MaKellan (totally spelled that wrong) Liv Tyler weren't half as popular as they are now that LotR has been released?! Imagine if someone like Brad Pitt had played Aragorn. Or Tom Cruise. It would have ruined the entire movie!

V. true, Thranduil. :rock: EEEEEWW!!! Brad Pitt? Tom Cruise? pfbbt AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGG GGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
would have set the film up in flames!!! lol
No, I agree, Stuart is too popular. But even so, he'd still look good as an elf! :thumbs: Don't you think?