Viggo Mortensen reveals which actor he replaced in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy: 'I felt awkward'
![What Aragorn would have looked like if they stuck with Stuart Townsend who was originally cast for the part.... What Aragorn would have looked like if they stuck with Stuart Townsend who was originally cast for the part....](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e8/cf/6a/e8cf6a26f968178eb82a2941dcbd34f9.jpg)
What Aragorn would have looked like if they stuck with Stuart Townsend who was originally cast for the part....
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![Qué fue del actor que despidieron de 'El Señor de los Anillos' un día antes de empezar a rodar - Noticias de cine - SensaCine.com Qué fue del actor que despidieron de 'El Señor de los Anillos' un día antes de empezar a rodar - Noticias de cine - SensaCine.com](https://es.web.img3.acsta.net/newsv7/22/07/26/15/41/5798396.jpg)
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![LOTR Fact: Stuart Townsend was originally casted for Aragorn and was replaced several days before the start of the shooting - 9GAG LOTR Fact: Stuart Townsend was originally casted for Aragorn and was replaced several days before the start of the shooting - 9GAG](https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/a7EQXGL_460s.jpg)
LOTR Fact: Stuart Townsend was originally casted for Aragorn and was replaced several days before the start of the shooting - 9GAG
![TheOneRing on Twitter: "Russell Crowe, Nic Cage and Stuart Townsend were all offered the role of Aragorn. Fans have been 'shopping for years! http://t.co/KbifvVPAtL" / Twitter TheOneRing on Twitter: "Russell Crowe, Nic Cage and Stuart Townsend were all offered the role of Aragorn. Fans have been 'shopping for years! http://t.co/KbifvVPAtL" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQk2xiOUsAAij_E.jpg)
TheOneRing on Twitter: "Russell Crowe, Nic Cage and Stuart Townsend were all offered the role of Aragorn. Fans have been 'shopping for years! http://t.co/KbifvVPAtL" / Twitter
![Stuart 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. - 9GAG Stuart 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. - 9GAG](https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/a6V3dVq_700b.jpg)
Stuart 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. - 9GAG
![The King That Might Have Returned: Five Actors Who Almost Played Aragorn in Lord of the Rings | Tor.com The King That Might Have Returned: Five Actors Who Almost Played Aragorn in Lord of the Rings | Tor.com](https://i0.wp.com/www.tor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lotr-townsend1.jpg?fit=800%2C%209999&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C459px)