![As some may know, Viggo Mortensen was a late addition to the cast as Aragorn and initially an actor by the name of Stuart Townsend was cast. Townsend was deemed to young As some may know, Viggo Mortensen was a late addition to the cast as Aragorn and initially an actor by the name of Stuart Townsend was cast. Townsend was deemed to young](https://preview.redd.it/57qv80f2wpa31.jpg?auto=webp&s=b5d0c7877c63b123b0048c0a5ace71447c7468c8)
As some may know, Viggo Mortensen was a late addition to the cast as Aragorn and initially an actor by the name of Stuart Townsend was cast. Townsend was deemed to young
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Lord of the Rings: Viggo Mortensen up for Aragorn return: 'Tolkien's universe is endless' | Films | Entertainment | Express.co.uk
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