{"id":1913459,"date":"2026-05-01T23:22:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1913459"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:22:25","slug":"andy-serkis-says-viggo-mortensen-is-thrilled-jamie-dornan-was-cast-as-aragorn-in-the-hunt-for-gollum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1913459","title":{"rendered":"Andy Serkis Says Viggo Mortensen Is “Thrilled” Jamie Dornan Was Cast as Aragorn in The Hunt for Gollum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andy Serkis has said that original Aragorn actor Viggo Mortensen has given his blessing for Jamie Dornan to take over the role in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Serkis, who famously played Gollum in the original Lord of the Rings trilogy and is tapped as director on the new prequel film, spoke about the decision to recast an iconic character during a recent conversation on Happy, Sad, Confused<\/u><\/a> with Josh Horowitz. When asked how Dornan landed the part, he teased that the crew is “not far off shooting” and doesn’t want to give too much away about the cast.<\/p>\n

However, Serkis was able to confirm that, despite fans calling for Mortensen to pick up his sword back up, the original actor believes Aragorn is in safe hands.<\/p>\n

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“Other than that, we’re thrilled that Jamie’s doing it,” Serkis added. “I mean, you know, we’re absolutely thrilled, and by the way, so is Viggo.”<\/p>\n

The journey to the announcement of a new king has mostly unfolded in the last month. Although Mortensen said he would be interested in reprising his role in The Hunt for Gollum<\/u><\/a> back in 2024, Serkis spilled the beans that Aragorn would be recast<\/u><\/a> during an interview with Screen Rant<\/u><\/a> at the beginning of April.<\/p>\n

It was a head-scratcher for fans, to say the least, as it was announced soon after that much of the original The Lord of the Rings cast would be returning for the new movie. While Serkis, Elijah Wood, and Ian McKellen had been tapped to reprise their roles as Gollum, Frodo Baggins, and Gandalf, respectively, it was revealed<\/u><\/a> that Dornan would take over as Strider.<\/p>\n