Why was Stuart Townsend replaced in LOTR?
Why was Stuart Townsend replaced in LOTR?
“I understood from the filmmakers that Stuart Townsend — who is a great actor, and was really perfect for the part — was too young, because he was the same age as the actors playing the Hobbits,” Mortensen explains. “They just needed someone who was a little bit older. It was just a bad luck situation.”
Why did they fire Stuart Townsend?
Stuart Townsend – Lord of the Rings “I was there rehearsing and training for two months, then was fired the day before filming began,” Townsend said to Entertainment Weekly. “After that I was told they wouldn’t pay me because I was in breach of contract due to not having worked long enough.
Is Stuart Townsend still married to Charlize Theron?
Before Penn, 62, Theron had a long-term relationship with actor Stuart Townsend after meeting him on the set of their 2002 film Trapped. They broke up in 2010.
Who turned down the role of Aragorn?
Daniel Day-Lewis was Jackson’s first choice but declined the role during pre-production. We’ll have to imagine Nicolas Cage as Strider because he passed on the part as well. At only 27 years old, Townsend was a youthful choice for the role.
