Viggo Mortensen reveals how his son shut down X-Men director Bryan Singer in meeting

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentLance Henriksen has played more than 250 roles in the past 50 years. But Variety’s Peter Debruge wrote that the actor “gives the performance of his career” in “Falling,” the writing-directing debut of Viggo Mortensen.

The contentiously-received 2019 Best Picture Oscar-winner “Green Book” had its fair share of dispiriting controversies and embarrassing dramas surrounding its release, including claims of historical accuracy, and various, deeply tone-deaf and insensitive gaffes from those involved in the film.

Sam Asghari is ready to move forward with his girlfriend, Britney Spears. The 27-year-old actor, who stars in BET+'s, has spoken out as Spears' name continues to make headlines following the release of the ' documentary .«I have always wanted nothing but the best for my better half, and will continue to support her following her dreams and creating the future she wants and deserves,» Asghari tells ET.

“X-Men”‘s Wolverine almost took a different route when Viggo Mortensen was nearly cast in the role.

Viggo Mortensen is opening up about his decision to turn down the role of Wolverine in the X-Men franchise and what happened in his meeting with director Bryan Singer.

Lord Of The Rings actor Viggo Mortensen has revealed why he turned down the opportunity to play Wolverine in the X-Men franchise.Mortensen, who met with director Bryan Singer about potentially taking on the role of Wolverine in 2000’s X-Men, has explained what put him off playing the adamantium clawed superhero.“The thing that bothered me at the time was just the commitment of endless movies of that same character over and over,” he told the Happy Sad Confused podcast.“I was nervous about that.

An Oscar nomination is a huge feather in the cap of any filmmaker. Even though many would never gauge their success based on awards recognition, there’s a reason why directors are always excited when they get nominated for a trophy.

Despite having appeared in one of the biggest franchises of the ’00s, Viggo Mortensen has never appeared in a superhero movie (though the fantastic “A History of Violence” is based on a comicbook). That being said, it’s not for a lack of offers.

Ozzy Osbourne is looking back on an argument with his son Jack that knocked him “sideways.”

The list of actors cut out of Terrence Malick’s classic 1998 “The Thin Red Line” war movie is long and legendary (we’ve dedicated entire features to digging up nuggets of stories over the years). And actor Viggo Mortensen—cut out of early roles in films like Woody Allen’s “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” and Jonathan Demme‘s “Swing Shift”—knows a thing or two about being left on the cutting room floor.

Oscar-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen will make his feature directorial debut with Falling which makes its premiere in theaters, digital and on demand today. Mortensen went all-in with his feature debut because also wrote, starred in and composed the score for Falling to show us that he’s not just a one-trick pony (but was there any doubt?)

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Viggo Mortensen is speaking out against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.