So, Yeah, The Hobbit Producers Kinda Forgot To Ask Viggo Mortensen To Play Aragorn

Well I’m still not sold on the bridge story to begin with, but if they don’t use him I’d like to think that could add to the mystery of Aragorn as Strider at first. I know the story too well to be able to tell, though.

I can’t think of a story they could concoct which brings back Galadriel but not Aragorn. I imagine they’re going to show the White Council meet, and while I’d have to Google or check the LotR appendix to be certain, I’m pretty sure Aragorn was a part of the group that drove the Necromancer from Mirkwood.

While it’s sad that we won’t be seeing our favorite LOTR nommy, he wasn’t in The Hobbit so it really isn’t a necessity.

I say wait and see. It’s still too early. Who’s to say he won’t end up in it when it’s all said and done.

There’s obviously a lot of Viggo fans who would love to see him in it.

Look at any of the several Middle-Earth timelines available on the web.  Aragorn was only 10 years old when the events of The Hobbit take place, and he didn’t meet Gandalf till 15 years after that.

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I don’t remember him being in The Hobbit, so I don’t really see the problem.  I mean, I guess they’re squeezing in lots of characters who weren’t in the book, but it doesn’t really bother me that he won’t be one of them.

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I don’t mind if his character is not in it, so long as there’s nobody else playing him.

He’s not in The Hobbit, no, but he was doing loads of stuff between the end of The Hobbit and the beginning of LOTR, in the midst of that “bridging narrative” the studios have used as a justification for squeezing another film out of the franchise. He would seem like an obvious choice to include in the film, far moreso than me.

Half elf wut? Since when is Aragorn half elf?

He’s not half-elf exactly but he’s of the bloodline of Numenor, which started with Elrond’s brother Elros. So there’s elf blood in there, many generations back.

I don’t really see the issue with him being left out. Aragorn’s not in The Hobbit. I’m okay with the new material they’re adding to the films but throwing Aragorn in there just to have him might be a bit much.

Also, it seems like the structure of the movies has changed. Originally, the first movie was going to be The Hobbit and the second was going to be the bridge story. Now The Hobbit is spread over two movies. Whatever plan they once had for Aragorn doesn’t fit in the new version.

In Eru’s name, is this The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Cast Reunion?  We have Bilbo, Gandalf, Elrond and Gollum from the trilogy already in the story; we don’t *need* Galadriel, Radagast or Saruman, but since they’re padding the film out with the White Council material from the indices at least they work within the context of the film’s story; we certainly don’t need Legolas, though he was at least alive during the time and could be involved in the background.  Frodo also works for the bridging aspect, since Ian Holm’s returning as older Bilbo.

But Aragorn?  Yes, it’s strange poor Viggo hasn’t been told what’s going on, but for crying out loud, we have enough of the old cast members.  Let The Hobbit be The Hobbit.  It’s already set in Middle-earth, it already has several of the characters from the film trilogy, we don’t need to bloat it with cameos.

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A bit sensationalistic headline, considering they aren’t making the bridge movie (yet), and the fact that this stuff is never a matter of forgetting but of agents, meetings, and contracts.  The Mary Sue, please don’t be reactive like the lifehacker sites.

fuck this , if aragorn isnt there then these no use of keeping legolas and gimli. this sucks ass .

Relax, people. Since it’s readily apparent (based on the way they’ve named the two films, and the absence of anything that can be attributed to occurring after the encounter with Gollum from the trailer) that they’ve abandoned the bridge story concept and are doing a mostly straight adaptation (with some “flash-forward” scenes thrown in), the opportunities for Aragorn appearances are quite slim, as Troy Baer is quite correct that Aragorn is but a wee lad during the events of the Hobbit. I do see two opportunities, though:

- A scene with young Aragorn (played by a child actor) in Rivendell (because remember, Elrond serves as Aragorn’s foster father from age 2 to 20) during the first film. (This would fit in nicely during the scene shown in the trailer where Bilbo observes the shards of Narsil.)

- A cameo with adult Aragorn at the very end of the second film, where the guard is set on the Shire by the Rangers of the North as older Bilbo finishes telling Frodo his tale.

I’d frankly be surprised to see it played out any other way.

Since…birth? How do you think he’s over 100 years old at the time LotR takes place yet looks like he’s in his 40s?

I am very disappointed that viggo ( Aragorn ) is not in the hobbit i hope peter jackson call him at least to do a cameo or a big role in the 2nd hobbit movie because we all love Aragorn played only by Viggo and he was around in the hobbit story remember he was 87 years old in the lord of the rings movie watch the EE. please peter jackson bring back Viggo as Aragorn. thank you..

Relax guys, he’s Numenorean, which explains the longevity. He has a little elf blood in him, as he’s descended from Elrohir, Elrond’s twin brother. Now those two were half-elven, and had to choose whether or not they’re be mortal.

Maybe Bilbo will run into a young Aragorn at some point (I think he was living in Rivendell at the same time as the quest happened), but it would be more of a footnote than anything. Maybe Viggo will make an appearance in the second movie when a 20-year-old Aragorn learns of his true ancestry and first meets Arwen, but I think think they’d cast someone younger for that part.