Archive of The Latest News

NOTE: I apologize in advance, but I do NOT know how to contact Viggo in any way, shape, or form. This is an unofficial web site. Thank you for all your emails.

It's hard to believe that the Lord of the Rings trilogy is complete, time sure has flown by. Well, what did you think? Over at the official Lord of the Rings site, there are a few Aragorn items. There are some nice shots of Aragorn in the Return of the King exclusive photo gallery. In the New Video section, there's a clip called Aragorn's Destiny. In Character Desktops, there's an updated ROTK version for Aragorn. There's also an updated Aragorn character section.

Viggo is having an exhibition right now ("Ephemeris") in Denmark at Brandts Boghandel ApS in Brandts Klædefabri. You can find their website here. You'll see a oval link to Viggo Mortensen top right of the page. Also they wanted me to pass on that they have all the books available on their webshop. This also includes the new Danish book "Nye Falsknerier" and the photo magazine "Katalog" from Museet for Fotokunst where Viggo Mortensen currently has his exhibition.

You can find the exhibit FAQ here. And you can view photos of the exhibit here.

Ellen Maybe wrote to let everyone know that she has her own website now. For those of you who don't know, Viggo did the artwork for the cover of her poetry book, "The Cowardice of Amnesia."

Geri, a good friend of mine has her own Viggo page now.  

Hidalgo, Viggo's new movie, seems to be now delayed until March 5, 2004. (The website demands that you have Flash 6)

You can find a pretty cool ROTK Viggo poster here. 

And last but not least - The Great Corner of Viggo Giveaway III. Its closed, and I'm still struggling to make it through the hundreds of entries I received. Instead of holding a new contest for Viggo's new books, I will hopefully be able to send out several copies to the runner ups of the Giveaway III. I'll let you know when and if I'm able to do that.

Need an Aragorn picture fix? You should head over to TheOneRing.net! I really like this one.

A fan's account of her trip to see Viggo return to his alma mater, St. Lawrence University, to open an exhibition and read poetry. This was back in February. Warning - it's quite long.

The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy - The Exhibition, a unique visitor experience based on the famous films, opens at the Science Museum (London) on 16 September 2003.

You can read here about Susanne's amazing account who was not just able to attend the recent Viggo poetry reading in Denmark, but also the invitation only art exhibit opening, the day before.

Here's an article about Viggo accepting an award from the Swedish magazine, Aftonbladet. It's in Swedish. For an English translation you can go here.

And finally, Wendi has put up her own Viggo site.

Wow has it really been 4 months !? Apologies to all for such a lengthy delay in the updates. I'll explain in a little bit ...

First, The Great Corner of Viggo Giveaway is now closed ! Thank you all for your entries. There were well over 300 submittals, and its rather unfair that I can only pick one winner. :( I am still reading through them all - and I'm amazed at the wealth of talent that is out there. Most of you need to start your own websites and share your words!

So, where have I been? Well first I bought a new house. Then, after two years of paperwork and waiting, my wife and I headed to China to greet our new daughter. My wife held her for the first time on Mother's Day, a rather fitting end for our quest. And a great way to begin a lifelong adventure. Fatherhood rocks. ;)

Well I'm a bit behind, but it's time for the third edition of the Great Corner of Viggo Giveaway! I'll be giving away a copy of Viggo's latest releases - "Coincidence of Memory" and "Hole in the Sun." It's free, anyone can enter, and I pay for shipping! All you need to do is write a short story or poem using one of the book's titles. Then send it to me via email (please have "The Great Corner of Giveaway III" in the subject). The winner will get both books and I'll post the winner's work on the email page. Good luck!

I'm changing the poetry page to the artistry page and linking to examples of Viggo's art, past gallery shows, books and CDs. Many have sent emails requesting more information on Viggo's art.

Viggo isn't accepting any more fan mail as you probably know. You can read why here. Do I know of another way to get in touch with him? Nope. Does he have email? Not that I know of. What's the best way to get in touch with him or how to get an autograph? Catch him at his next public appearance. When is that? I don't know yet but I'll be sure to post it here when I do.

"A Religious Moment Where Something Might Happen" : an interview with Viggo Mortensen by Morphizm.

Here's some pics from The Return of the King (via Aint It Cool News). There's a great one of Aragon looking very kingly indeed.

Peter Jackson for Best Director - or else.

Here's an image of Arwen in sorrow at Aragorn's tomb.

You can listen to Viggo's comments from the December 3 Charlie Rose show here (Real Media format.)  Or you can read them here (there's also a pic of Viggo, Elijah and Peter Jackson with Charlie Rose.)

"The Hero Returns", the article from Premiere magazine.

"Leader of the Pack", an interview by Cover Story.

Here's a translation of an interview from an Argentine newspaper.

The condensed parody version of The Two Towers - pretty dang funny ;p

An account of Viggo's poetry reading at the Midnight Book Store (from September 2002).

Here's the latest info on upcoming Viggo appearances:

Sunday, August 18, 5 to 7 PM
Join Perceval Press authors Viggo Mortensen and Lola Schnabel at a book signing and reception.
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
6522 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028
www.artleak.org

Sunday, September 1, 8:00 PM
Viggo Mortensen reading from his just published book of poetry "Coincidence of Memory." Books will be signed as well. Midnight Special Bookstore
1318 3rd St. Promenade Santa Monica, CA 90401
www.msbooks.com

If you go - tell Viggo Frosty said hi!

Kalayna  has finished updating her Scene by Scene pages for Book Three, for her website The Quintessential Lord of the Rings. Take a look.

Viggo and Billy Boyd were presented with lifetime memberships, as well as busts of their characters from Sideshow WETA,  to the New York branch of the Tolkien Society (Heren Istarion.) Thanks to Heren Istarion's Chairman and Shalane for the link.

So, where have I been? The World Cup, then a week off, then knee surgery. Bleh. I just started my physical therapy, so I'm going to be grumpy for awhile. Apologies in advance.

So where to begin? How about this great story from Lynn (with picture) of her trip to NYC to see Viggo. Thanks Lynn!

Viggo currently has an exhibition at the Robert Mann Gallery. You can view selections of his photos and mixed media works. I noticed there are some new ones, and I have to say Noon, 2002 caught my eye. Sunburst on the petals of an iris.

Madokasan from Spain sent in this scan of an article in Fotogramas. Thanks Madokasan!

Melissa (thanks!) sends this from the San Antonio Express-News:
Alamo cast contingent on Howard by Joe O'Connell [special to the Express-News]

Viggo Mortensen is rumored to be the next Jim Bowie in the new "Alamo" movie. The Web site Filmforce.net is reporting that Mortensen, who bears a striking resemblance to Bowie down to the dimple in his chin, met with Ron Howard recently about the role. Mortensen is best known of late as Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings." Of course, all such casting is contingent on Howard actually helming the reported $100 million film, which has been in doubt since a report in Variety had him acting as producer only. The trade paper later reported that Howard remains in negotiations to direct, but that John Lee Hancock, the Baylor law school graduate and first-time director of "The Rookie," is waiting in the wings if Howard cannot come to terms. Michael Rosenberg, president of Imagine, said a new screenplay draft is expected in coming weeks from Stephen Gaghan ("Traffic"), who is reworking John Sayles' script and Howard will take a look at the new version and then re-evaluate his position. "In our business, it's never say never," Rosenberg said of Howard directing. "It doesn't look like it today, but things could change." Construction recently stopped on the "Alamo" set on a private ranch near Dripping Springs, and workers were told they would not resume work until September. That followed a delay in the start of filming to Dec. 2. One worker, who asked not to be identified, said construction is no more than a fourth complete on the Alamo village. Mortensen would join previously confirmed Russell Crowe as Sam Houston and Ethan Hawke as William Travis. Billy Bob Thornton has been cited as a possible Davy Crockett.

Check out Pauline's "Films of Viggo Mortensen" website, a comprehensive and detailed knowledge base specifically about Viggo's films.

The email page has two new additions.

Catching up with TheOneRing.net:

• Hutt River Girl strikes gold!
• Set report from Upper Hutt.
• Corrina at Viggo's booksigning
• Viggo book signing on Stuff.co.nz
• Viggo Mortensen book signing in Wellington
• Viggo book signing in NZ report

And there's now more than 400 people on the update mailing list. Thanks for visiting!

Ladies and gentlemen, Perceval Press is now open! Be sure to check out the Books & CDs section to see Viggo's two new books listed - Coincidence of Memory and Hole in the Sun. And you know what new Viggo books mean - a Corner of Viggo giveaway! Stay tuned ...

And Perceval Press also has an events section to keep us up to date on Viggo appearances. Looks like New Zealand and NYC are the places to be!

Well, England is looking good now. Senegal is through (ha!), but I must admit I'm disappointed at Portugal and France. I was looking forward to watching Figo and Zidane play more - but alas no. And it was a sad farewell to Batistuta and company.

So, what happened to the updates? Well, there's this thing called the World Cup happening right now, and I'm rather engrossed with it. Spain is thru to the second round, and Denmark is tied for the group lead with Senegal, my underdog favorite (Hi Hamet!).

Next appearance for Viggo is the "Signlanguage" exhibition at the Robert Mann Gallery on July 12. If you go, tell him Frosty said hi!

Leslie, from the House of Telecontar, managed to take some video at Viggo's LA appearance (look under May 20 for the link). And for all those who want pictures, check out her Gallery.

The latest from Pilar:

Yes, I have left Track 16 to begin a publishing venture with Viggo: Perceval Press. We will soon have a website that will sell our new books, the reprinted editions of "Recent Forgeries" and "Signlanguage," as well as other books, CDs, etc., that we find interesting. The site will also contain updates about Viggo's art exhibitions and book signings.

We have just completed the design on our first three books for Perceval Press. The titles of the new books are "Coincidence of Memory" (photographs, paintings, and poetry 1977-2002, 66 pages); "Hole in the Sun" (68 photographs [96 pages], many beautiful abstractions and landscapes of a swimming pool that Viggo has photographed over the years); and "Remember Me" (an artist book, in every sense, by Lola Schnabel).

The latest news:

Since the gallery is very limited in space, with one elevator to the 10th floor that can carry about 8 people, it was decided to have a private opening on July 11th for the Robert Mann Gallery guests. Viggo will be in attendance at the gallery on Friday, July 12th to sign books -- exact hours will be posted shortly on the Robert Mann website.

Congratulations to Christine for winning the "Signlanguage" giveaway. She took the unique approach of composing her impressions in haiku. Here's one of her impressions (for Gimli Son of Gloin): Deep and crabby eyes / Buried in weathered face, wait / Indomitable. Thanks to all who took the time to participate. I was overwhelmed by the response. Next time I need to buy more books. ;)

Well, it's official. Viggo is beautiful.

Viggo will be appearing at the Los Angeles Virgin Megatore on May 16. (Ooh! Kids in the Hall!)

Here's a report on Viggo's appearance at the Union Square Megastore.  Not only is Viggo beautiful - he's personal, nice, and accommodating. Small wonder then that the line that wrapped around the block was "mostly women." (there's a grin on my face as I write this) The ladies over at the Antipodean Viggophile are probably more appreciative of these facts than I am. It's a great website - go visit.

Here's a great story about fans traveling to see Viggo at the ICP at Billy Boyd at ICON. ROFL and LMAO. I'm sure Tolkien rolled over in his grave when Viggo wrote that on the shirt. (via TheOneRing.net)

Durnhelm, shield maiden of Rohan, sends along photos of the ICP and ICON events. I've posted her story to the email page. Thanks! And yes I agree whole heartedly - Viggo is a fine Aragorn.

And here are more photos from the same events. (via TheOneRing.net)

Here's a nice report about Viggo at the ICP by Daz (from The Many Faces of Viggo).

Ladiens and gentlemen - I present you with the Aragorn toy figure.

Sparky sends along scans from the August 1998 Movieline interview "The Hot New 39-Year Old." Here is page 1 and page 2. Thanks Sparky!

I just spent a couple of hours going through my email and deleting spam (grrrrr) - so if you send me an email, please make sure the subject line is specific. Thank you. Also, to all those who have sent me scans and such - I'm working my way through them now. This website will be changing and moving - so stay tuned.

There's lots of photos and stories about Viggo's latest appearances. If you have stories and photos, send them along!

We start with Susan, who was kind enough to send in photos she took at "Just Words : A Benefit for Youth Speaks", which took place at Track 16 on March 1. Thanks Susan!

Here's a great photo journal about Germany and Sotnos, who traveled to see "Signlanguage."  Via The Many Faces of Viggo Mortensen.

A report by Zorina about Viggo's appearance at the International Center of Photography. Via TheOneRing.net.

Here are photos of Viggo from the Virgin Megastore appearance. Via The Musings of Viggo.

And the email page has been updated, which includes a report from Stephanie about Viggo's appearance at the ICP. Thanks Stephanie!

The Union Square, New York, Virgin Megastore has updated their website with information about Viggo's appearance.

Track 16 Gallery has updated their Track 16 Nights schedule.

Here's another Japanese fan site. Domo Yokachan!

Ok, I'm back. If you're curious to my whereabouts, you can read Frostyland's front page.

Viggo's New York appearances are confirmed  (see below for the details.) He will signing his latest book, "Signlanguage."

I downloaded the bootleg Two Towers trailer, and there's plenty of Aragorn to be found. You can find incomplete screen captures here.

Thanks for all the emails regarding Viggo's latest role in "Hidalgo", a Disney Western. As you all probably know, he was in negotiations to star in "Borgia." This role has apparently gone to Ewan McGregor. As a testament to Viggo's worldwide appeal, emails about this latest news came from several countries, including France, Spain and Germany.

The Aragorn action figure looks very grim indeed.

An article about actors' facial scars. (via TheOneRing.net)

E! Online has links to E! News Daily and move trailers for Viggo.

Here's a Japanese Viggo fan site. Domo arigato Yoko-san!

And finally, click here!

Viggo will be making two New York appearance:

Virgin Megastore, Union Square
Thursday, April 18th at 6:00pm

and

International Center of Photography Museum Store
Friday, April 19th from 6:00-8:00pm
ICP
1133 Avenue of Americas
New York, NY 10036
212.857.9720

There are two reports (via TheOneRing.net) about Viggo's participation in "Just Words", a fundraiser for Youth Speaks. (This event kicked off the new round of Track 16 Nights.) Here is the first report, and then the second report. If anyone was there, let me know. I'm mostly interested in the poems he read.

Speaking of poetry - "Venice West Beats Immortalized in Cement", a year-old article from The Santa Monica Mirror.

More poetry - Poetic words of Genius for The Carma Bums - one my favorite old links. Moment, moment, moment ...

Here's a brief description about "Signlanguage", with an image of Self Portrait, Winter. This amazing photo greets you as you enter the exhibit.

So it seems Miranda Otto didn't find it too hard to act with "Veeg" - from TheOneRing.net.

The "more photo" link (The Middle Earth photo album) from 2/28 has moved here - thanks to Jenny for letting me know.

My friend John brought this back for me from Hong Kong. Neato.

I apologize in advance - but I'm going to be quite busy at work, preparing for a conference. Meaning updates and my responsiveness will diminish for a bit.

Happy Birthday to The Corner of Viggo - which is now 4 years old. Thanks for all your support!

Here are more artwork pieces by Viggo. Enjoy. I'm really digging Self Portrait, April. Most of you will probably recognize the title of one of the other pieces.

The "Signlanguage" contest is now closed. Thanks for all the entries. I wish I had more copies to give away, there were that many great responses. I'll announce the winner in the next week or so (not an easy task!).

Here's a picture of Aragorn, paramour of Arwen from TheOneRing.net.

From Who magazine (via the Antipodean Viggophile), here's a Viggo surfing story with a picture. That had to hurt!

Here's are scans of the article "Here Viggo" from Telescope magazine. From TheOneRing.net.

The #1 requested improvement for The Corner of Viggo is more photos. Ok, so click here then. Thanks to Jennifer.

A Movie Junky interview with the Lord of the Rings cast. Viggo is on the second clip.

For your consideration, Best Picture (a brotherly kiss). From Variety magazine.

By the way, I'm looking for a copy of the Fotogramas magazine that had the interview with Viggo. If anyone is willing to send it to me, I would be very grateful and I'll pay for the postage.

I've created an images only page for those having problems with the javascript for the "Signlanguage" report. Enjoy.

I apologize to all those having problems signing up for the update mailing list - I've changed the link to send me email instead.

The hardcover edition of "Signlanguage" arrived yesterday - and it will soon have a new owner. The contest is underway until the end of this month. And yes, it's open to everyone - no matter where you live.

Track 16 Gallery has their Track 16 Nights schedule posted, and they also have some pictures from the opening night of "Signlanguage."

It seems we will see the reforging of Narsil, Aragorn's sword, in the third movie. I was wondering about this. This is the sword that was wielded by Ilsidur, then broken by Sauron, then later carelessly dropped by Boromir in Rivendell.

And it looks like we'll get see more of Aragorn in the DVD of The Fellowship of the Ring. Yeah!

Finally, I've finished my "Signlanguage" report. Enjoy! (Note: clicking on the pictures will open a new window, and it will take a moment for the image to load.) The "Signlanguage" section will keep expanding as I add more content.

I now officially open the "Signlanguage" giveaway contest! I will be giving away one hardcover edition of "Signlanguage." All that is required is that you send me your impressions of one of the pieces (but you'll need to name the piece!) in "Signlanguage." Check this page and the archive page for links to places you can find the pieces. Good luck! I'm leaving for a few days - so I won't be responding until next week.

Happy Valentine's Day! Un beso por todo!

A limited edition Aragorn character replica from Applause is available at the New Line Studio Store. And here's a list of other Aragorn goodies that are available at the store.

Electronic Art's first Lord of the Ring's game will be a third-person action/adventure starring Aragorn.

Making a Big Point - a brief blurb about Viggo in LOTR from People magazine.

Viggo is "in" according to the Washington Post's 2002 In Out list.

Kim and Tee from Antipodean Viggophile have sent me links to the interviews from Pavement (issue 50) and Black and White (issue 58) magazines. Thanks!

Here are some nice photos of the "Signlanguage" opening by Anne Fishbein.

Track 16 Gallery has sent the schedule for their upcoming Track 16 Nights. The lineup is impressive - Jerry Stahl, Neal Pollack, John Doe, Alan Rath and, oh yes, Viggo (to name a few.)

Here's a great article on the amazing history of Track 16 nights.

The update list has been created. If you didn't receive an email from me about this, then you can sign up here. The response was amazing!

The Corner of Viggo has now passed the 400,000 visitor mark. Thanks for visiting! You're welcome to send me suggestions on how to improve the site.

It's been a crazy couple of weeks - I'll be catching up on emails soon. Thanks to all those who sent me links! Martina, Chris, Pam, Margot, and Janet.

Recent articles about Viggo's "Signlanguage" show at Track 16 Gallery:

• Mortensen is an artist three times over - an article in USA Today

• Waiting for Viggo - from the LA Times

• A Report from Edie - from TheOneRing.net

• Report #2 - also from TheOneRing.net

People have sent me their first hand reports on the opening, and I'm still working on mine. I'll post them all when done. Keeping with tradition, I'll be giving away "Signlanguage", the hard cover edition (one only). Stay tuned.

People have been asking about a mailing list for updates - so I'll make one. Send me an email if you want to be on it. I will absolutely not share this list with anyone - and it's sole purpose is to notify you of updates to the website.

A note for Brian Bansgrove (Master Lighting Technician, LOTR) - R.I.P.

We'll miss you, Brian. - Viggo

The latest news is that Viggo is not in Madman.

There is a slideshow of "Signlanguage" available at the official Lord of the Rings site. It's under The Film, then News & Events, then the Click Here for Current... under the banner graphic. Or you can just click here.

You can vote for your favorites at the 2002 American Moviegoer Awards. Viggo is in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category.

There's plenty of Aragorn pictures here - accessed via a new LOTR fan site. Thanks to Martina for the link.

Here's a couple of pictures of an Aragorn action figure. This might be a little picky, but why is the sword curved? And looking at the face close-up, I'm thinking this was modeled after a bad shaving day.

The latest clicks: here and here. Thanks to Marly and Annica.

Harry from AICN has news that Viggo has been cast as Madman in the upcoming movie version of the comic, to be directed by Robert Rodriguez.

Paloma (thanks!) sends a note to tell that there is an interesting interview with the Viggo that appears in the digital version of the Spanish cinema magazine, Fotogramas. Pero está todo en español (but it's all in Spanish.)

Here are scans of the article from Flaunt magazine, which had a collection of pictures taken by Viggo. You might recognize "A Song for B.K." from his upcoming "Signlanguage" show at Track 16.

Pat sent an email to tell us that Crimson Tide (March 11) and Indian Runner (March 25) are being re-released on DVD in England. Thanks!

Bruce send us the latest Viggo box office numbers. Thanks!

Vanishing Point Mania anyone? Thanks to Maxine for reminding me about this.

Click here, here and here.

Here's a nice picture of Pierre Vinet with some people you might recognize at Track 16.

Ace from Action Box Records reports that yes, they do have in stock these Viggo's recordings: "Don't Tell Me What To Do", "One Less Thing To Worry About" and "The Other Parade" (scroll down to the bottom of the page.) They are almost out of "The Other Parade."

New images have been added to the preview of "Signlanguage". I love the blues of "Reading G. Richter (2001)." Additionally, Track 16 now have their "Signlanguage" page up. If you're interested in some of Viggo's previous work, Smart Art Press has books and CDs available. "Live at Beyond Baroque" is a really good CD, and features a reading from Viggo. "Recent Forgeries" has pictures of his paintings as well as his poetry.

Here's an English translation of an interview (from June 2001) with Viggo and Sean Bean (Boromir) from El Señor de los Anillos (the Spanish LOTR website).

Happy New Years!

Here's the book cover for Viggo's "Signlanguage" show at Track 16 Gallery. And here is the press release for the show. The book is 84 pages, and will be $25 for the soft cover, and $40 for the hardcover. Thanks to Pilar at Track 16 Gallery for the update.

There will be a screening of "The Indian Runner," at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on Saturday, January 5, 2002, at 8:00 p.m. It is being shown as a double feature with "The Pledge," both films by Sean Penn, who will be there in person to talk about the movies. Here's a link with more information.

Here's a great 6 minute plus real player interview with Viggo in English on a Finnish site. Thanks to Suzanne for the info.

There is an interview with Viggo Mortensen in Fangoria #208 (the November issue) in which he discusses Fellowship Of The Ring, Leatherface, and The Prophecy, among other things. There is also a brief interview with Viggo in the the Australian edition of Empire (January 2002). He also appears on the cover with Orlando Bloom and John Rhys-Davies. (It is a collectors edition cover no.2 of 2. "The Warriors"). Thanks to Alyssa for the info and the interview!

Here's a USA Today article with profiles on the actors from The Lord of the Rings. Viggo is included (scroll down), and has a funny line concerning elves.

Here's a story about the LOTR premiere in Denmark from TheOneRing.net, and again Viggo shows his sense of humor.

New Line Presents
Pierre Vinet:
A Lord of the Rings Photographic Journey
When:
January 11 to January 19, 2002
Where:
Track 16 Gallery
2525 Michigan Avenue, C1
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11 AM to 6 PM

Too bad I can't make it. I'd dearly love to see this show!

Looks like Viggo will be attending the Lord of the Rings premiere in Denmark, along with Christopher Lee.

Here's a nice page about The Indian Runner, complete with screen captures.

Be sure to visit the official Lord of the Rings site, and check out the Aragorn screen saver. Click on the "Download Now!" option.

Oh my preciousssss, musssst bid ...

I was walking around in Barnes and Nobles the other day, and the images of Viggo as Aragorn (such as this) were plentiful to be found. I do believe that the Lord of the Rings marketing blitz is well underway.

While meandering in the bookstore, I picked up Elle and YIL magazines for the interviews with Viggo. I was going to scan in the Elle's full page picture, but someone has already done it. Also, I noticed that YIL has a small image of Viggo as Aragorn on their page.

I also picked up a Strider bookmark, complete with a replica ring attached. I'm going to give that away as the grand prize for the card giveaway (see below.) There are already three winners - Shalane from Hawaii (mahalo), Glandrigal the entwife, and Sheila. Their emails were quite creative. The bookmark will be given to one of the ten winners. Good luck!

CG has created a new Viggo website, "The Many Faces of Viggo Mortensen." Plenty of pictures, and a discussion board as well. I've added this site to the links page. Congratulations and good luck.

It's time to check on this month's update to E! Online's coverage of The Lord of the Rings.

Viggo looks very good in this Lord of the Ring poster.

The email page has just been massively updated. Quite the international mix, and a few airplane related stories. I just wanted to take the time and thank all of you for your emails - the stories, information and tidbits, and notes of support and appreciation. Thank you for visiting the site, and may your holidays be most wonderful, so sayeth Frosty.

And, oh, yes, I do have tickets to the opening midnight showing of the Lord of the Rings. I hope you have yours!

The Rawlins Company (they handle Viggo's fan mail) have sent an update for fans - they will no longer be able to accept "letters" and will only be able to accept (and reply to) postcards. Viggo will pick up the cost of return postage for replies.

Tis the season: I'll be giving away cards from Decipher's Lord of the Ring's card game. These will be common (no uncommon or rare) cards bearing Aragorn's image (such as this one). Here's a list of all the cards. Right now I'm limiting this to a total of 10 cards. Selection of winners will be based of their creative emails, and you can pick what card you'd like, though I make no guarantees. I'll pay the postage for folks in the U.S. I'll accept emails until December 14. Good luck.

Here's a link to the Yahoo! Internet Life magazine interview with Viggo.

Trish drops a note to let us know that there's an article and interview with Viggo in the latest ELLE magazine. Bridget Hall is on the cover. Thanks!

Time to check on this month's update to E! Online's coverage of The Lord of the Rings.

Debbie (thanks!) drops a note and tells us that Viggo is in this month's Yahoo! Internet Life magazine. Scroll down a bit to see the LOTR-related links.

Colleen sends along another great image of Viggo as Aragorn - this time with Arwen. Thanks!

Here's an interview with Viggo from M! Magazine, courtesy of TheOneRing.net.

Here's a page of LOTR collector cards. Strider is one of them.

Here's a preview of a LOTR poster from TheOneRing.net.

Decipher has released their LOTR card game, and Aragorn adorns many of the cards, such as this one, this one, and this one. His image also is on one of two starter decks. They also have a LOTR fan club site.

Finally, Melakia emails us to let us know that Viggo is on the cover of  latest edition of The Return of the King. Thanks!

Thanks to Pilar from Track 16 Gallery, we have a peek at Viggo's upcoming show, now titled "Signlanguage." This is just a small preview of the much larger show. Click here for the slide show. There will be a book of the same name available in January for purchase through the Track 16 website.

Colleen sends a link to an image of Viggo as Aragron lost in thought. You can see the Lorien brooch that Galadriel gave the members of the fellowship, plus the other necklace he is wearing is said to be a token from Arwen. Thanks!

The official Lord of the Rings site has a photo gallery of Weathertop, Bree and Hobbiton images. And yes, there are images of Aragorn fighting those nasty Ringwraiths.

More news on Viggo's show at Track 16 Gallery:
The new show, named "Sign Language", will open Saturday, February 2 and will be on view until March 30. Viggo will be exhibiting with Pedro Meyer, one of Mexico's leading photographers. Track 16 will be publishing a book as well.

The show in Athens (read below) is not the same show as this.

Thanks to the wonderful Pilar (as always) for the information.

Click here for the gallery of miniatures from Games Workshop. Check out Aragorn!

Well, hopefully by now you've seen the new trailers. Pretty amazing, to say the least. If you haven't, you can go here to view the trailer. LordoftheRings.net also has a frame by frame analysis.

Here's a translation of an interview of Viggo by the Danish magazine M/S. It's by far the best interview of Viggo I've read. Thanks to Suzanne and Circi for the link.

Colleen sends us a link to her Chapter X: Strider image collection. This is part of the site's overall arrangement of LOTR images (scrounged from every available source!) according to the story line. Thanks!

E! Online's latest edition of their special LOTR coverage.

St. Lawrence University is proudly proclaiming Viggo as a graduate. He earned a degree in government and Spanish. Actually, the most interesting tidbit is that Viggo will be having a new show at Track 16 (known) and at the Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art in Athens (not known).

And a reminder that Viggo's birthday is approaching ...

Check in on E! Online's latest edition of their coverage of the Lord of the Rings. It seems Viggo is back in New Zealand for dialogue rerecording and maybe some reshoots. Also, there's a photo gallery I hadn't noticed before. There are pictures of Viggo here and here.

There's a LOTR Student Planner Calendar at Amazon. Inside there's plenty of cool pictures, including a picture of Aragorn talking to Frodo. You can also view the scans here.

A very cool poster image of Viggo as Aragorn, and those nasty Ringwaiths in the background. Other poster images are here.

More pictures from the TheOneRing.net are here, including one of Aragorn with a wintry backdrop (probably Calahadras).

In the report from MythCon XXXII, Phillipa Boyens talks about her experiences with Viggo, among other things.

Two nice pictures of Viggo as Aragorn: picture 1 and picture 2. Thanks to Matt for the links.

Aragorn fighting nasty Ringwraiths.

Here's a site that lays all the images from the trailers in chronological order.

Here's a link to a RealPlayer clip about the Lord of the Rings - bits of the trailers, shots of the Cannes party, and Viggo speaking in Danish.

A brief quote from Viggo about the LOTR experience.

Another nice picture of Aragorn in battle (I'm pretty sure this is in Moria).

Sorry for the lack of updates. Work has been pretty crazy, and will continue to be so for some time.

Well, tons of news with Cannes over and the new trailer showing. Estel, Sarah and Ashley (thanks!) wrote to tell me that Viggo's in the June issue of "InStyle" Magazine. It's a Father's Day feature where the children of stars take their dad's picture. Here's the link.

And if you haven't seen the new trailer yet, I highly recommend that you do. It's at the official LOTR site in Real Video format (boo!), but you can go over to Harry's site and download a quicktime version of it. Here's the link. Or if you want, you can head over to TheOneRing.net and get a frame by frame analysis. And, um, oh yeah! We get to see and hear Aragorn! We also get to hear Gollum (shiver!)

Much thanks (and apologies for the delay in posting) to Laura of Marty's Frame Shoppe in Fort Worth, Texas, who transcribed excerpts from an article from the May issue of  Art Business News magazine.  It's an interview with Robert Mann, who hosted Viggo's Errant Vine exhibition almost a year ago. I've placed in on the Interviews page.

Here's more Lord of the Rings links:
Aragorn at Weathertop (picture).

A Real Video of interviews at the Cannes LOTR party.

A candid picture of Viggo at Cannes.

A picture of monitors. I think Viggo is on the bottom right one.

Viggo at the Cannes LOTR party (picture).

Aragorn trudging through the Pass of Caradhras (picture).

Strider approaches the sleeping hobbits (picture).

Nona (The Compleat Sean Bean) was lucky enough to do an interview with Sean Bean. On page four of the interview he mentions Viggo. It seems they got along pretty well during the LOTR filming. Click here for the interview. Thanks to Nona for the link.

Two new images of Viggo as Aragorn on TheOneRing.net. Picture 1 and picture 2.

Viggo liked his horse from the Lord of the Rings so much, he bought it! Click here for more details.

Here's a link to a scan of a LOTR article in Empire Magazine. There are pictures of Sean Bean as Boromir and Viggo as Aragorn. There's a funny quote on Viggo's picture about him doing a Ginola impersonation. Ginola is a well known French soccer player. I'm a huge soccer fan so I just happen to know that. :)

Thanks to Anne for the the above two links!

With apologies to Harry from Aint-It-Cool-News (for some reason the site has been loading very slowly), I've copied the pictures of the Aragorn bust that Sideshow Weta Toys are producing . Here is picture 1 and picture 2. And here's a link to Harry's article. There are also pictures of busts of other characters such as Gandalf and Frodo.

Here's the latest picture (from TheOneRing.net) showing Viggo as Aragorn on horseback, sword in hand. Here's information on the article (originally in Spanish) that accompanied it.

The latest update from E! Online's special LOTR coverage.

Several new pictures of Viggo as Aragorn at TheOneRing.net.

Viggo is going to have an Aragorn action figure! Check it out here. Thanks to Sarah for the notice.

Viggo signed this fan's A Perfect Murder poster in Danish.

If you wanted to catch Viggo on TV, you should probably check out this page.

Viggo apparently has a Rotten Tomatoes average tomatometer rating of 58%.

Viggo (VMORT) is currently trading at $754. I'm not sure if that's bad or good. But can you really trust a website that has his birthplace as Indianapolis?

Here's a picture of Viggo that I haven't seen before. And another one.

A very short fan page.

Vanishing Point Mania!

Help support Viggo as an actor fan page.

The latest from E! Online's special LOTR coverage.

Here's a pretty cool German page on Viggo as Aragorn. Check out the pictures at the bottom.

A brief interview with Liv Tyler, who plays Arwen, the paramour of Aragorn.

An overview of The Passion Of Darkly Noon.

I'm trying out a new front page design. What do you think?

Here's a link to a review of Viggo as Aragorn, gleaned from a special 20 minute preview. It's positive, of course!

Here's a great picture of Viggo as the rugged Aragorn.

And here's another picture - as Strider in Bree awaiting the hobbits.

An interesting write up of Albino Alligator.

A collection of interviews from Jam!

Latest news from the wonderful Pilar at Track 16 Gallery:
Viggo is in an upcoming show, as is Exene and about 50 other artists. It is a large group show dedicated to artists who continue to explore political themes in their work. Although very serious in tone, the opening should be very exciting with most of the artists in attendance and seditious beats spinning during the opening.

More info can be found here.

Believe it or not, I'm editing this page from Taipei, Taiwan.

You should check out E! Online's coverage of the Lord of the Rings. Viggo is mentioned briefly, but in glowing terms. It's on the third page of their On Location section. He continues to prove that he's a class act.

Have you checked out E! Online's coverage of the Lord of the Rings? Remember it's updated on the first of every month.

News has been scarce on the doings of Viggo. Principal filming is set to end next month on the Lord of the Rings set. Then we just have to wait a year to see him in all of his Aragorn glory. Start that countdown!

Here's the New Zealand Herald Online Lord of the Rings list of headlines.

Ok, see if you can spot Viggo in the following pictures from Scoop: the bottom one on this page, and in these two on this page.

As usual, check out the latest update of  E! Online's coverage of the Lord of the Rings. This month, Miranda Otto talks about her character, Eowyn, and the despair that befalls her when she falls in love with Aragorn (played by Viggo) when he cannot return her love. This despair turns into a death wish, and triggers off a major event in the Trilogy. There's also an early birthday wish for him on the message board. On a side note, I wish they would spell Viggo's last name right!

TheOneRing.net came out with their one year anniversary report. A good opportunity to catch up on what you've been missing on the Lord of the Rings filming. A number of the actors involved have stated that this will be an epic of a lifetime. Aren't we all glad that Viggo is involved then?

Melakia (thanks!) emailed me to let me know about the "The Hobbits are Coming!" article in the October issue of Vanity Fair. More pictures than words, and there's a good one of Viggo as a very rugged Aragorn. For those of you who can't get to a newsstand, here's the picture on TheOneRing.net. Melakia also informed that the picture in question below (from 9/08/00) is from movie Boiling Point. Thanks again.

Finally, the Rawlins Company has emailed me the new address for Viggo's fan mail (thanks so much!):

Viggo Mortensen
c/o The Rawlins Company
3933 Patrick Henry Place
Agoura Hills, CA 91301

If you've sent mail to them in the last two months, it might not have been forwarded.

As usual, check out the latest update of  E! Online's coverage of the Lord of the Rings.

From TheOneRing.net:

• Here's an article about Viggo's fighting skills. Oops.

• A really cool picture of Viggo as Aragorn.

• A lucky fan who got to dance with Viggo.

• Viggo with a horse.

A casting description of Viggo as Aragorn and other background info.

Another good page about Viggo as Aragorn.

An interesting shot of Viggo and Diane Lane being, um, romatic from A Walk on the Moon. Not for the young or easily offended.

Another pic of Viggo, not sure what movie (I'm sure someone will tell me.)

The latest box office numbers for Viggo's movies.

Well, it's been awhile. My life has been quite full lately. And I got married. Anyways ...

The fans at the Viggo Mortensen's Fan Club at Yahoo! are scheduling a chat session for this Saturday (7/15). Don't have a time yet, but I'll post it as soon as I get it.

The Great Viggo Corner Giveaway II is now closed. Thanks for all the wonderful entries. Congratulations to Emerald.

A gentle reminder that this website has no affiliation or contact with Viggo. It's just an unofficial fan site. Thanks.

Check out the latest update of  E! Online's coverage of the Lord of the Rings.

It seems that Viggo is one of the nicest guys on the Lord of the Rings set. No surprise there. Check out TheOneRing.net for more details. You'll have to do a search to pull up the tidbits. Here's a close-up of Viggo from the movie. It looks to me like it was pulled from the teaser, but I could be wrong.

Viggo and the Carma Bums. This is an old link, but I love reading it.

I found a picture of Viggo as Aragorn with Peter Jackson (director) and Billy Boyd, who plays Pippin (one of the hobbits.) It's from the official German Lord of the Rings site. Click here for it.

I'm ready to close out the Great Viggo Corner Giveaway II. If you haven't sent in your entries, please do so now. For more information read the April 24th entry below. I'll announce a winner in the next update (or two.)

Here's a review of Viggo's photography. It's from issue #19 of Juxtapoz.

Here's a great breakdown of "A Perfect Murder" production with interspersed comments from the cast, including Viggo.

I'm thinking of sending off a letter to Viggo, which would basically be in an interview format. I have no idea if he has time to answer them (or if we would answer them), but you never know. Send me your questions that you would like to ask You might want to take a look at the interviews section for inspiration.

Check out E! Online's updated coverage of the Lord of the Rings.

According to the TheOneRing.net, Viggo's in back in New Zealand for filming. Scroll down to the 5-03-00 report. They were filming the Black Gates of Mordor scene, which should occur in the third movie.

A couple of pictures of Viggo I haven't seen before can be found here.

Some Real Audio interviews with Viggo [updated].

And just to convince you how much I'm in to the Lord of the Rings, here's a link to 25 Hobbits, the top 25 Tolkien-sites.

Great entries are coming in for the Great Viggo Corner Giveaway II. (The Giveaway is me giving away a copy of the Errant Vine catalog from Viggo's current exhibition at the Robert Mann gallery in New York.)  It's going to be difficult to pick a winner. More info on the catalog: It's numbered 70 out of 300 and signed "Viggo." Shipping will be paid by me. The one and only requirement is that you send me an email stating that you would like the catalog. I leave everything else to your imagination.

We're going to try to have a chat at the Viggo Mortensen's Fan Club at Yahoo! this Wednesday (4/26/00) from 10pm to 11pm EST. Hope to see you there!

An update to the email page with a nice email from Jamie.

And be sure to visit Kim, diehard Viggo fan, at "The Best Sausage Co." in Boston by Fenway Park if you're ever in the neighborhood. Even Henry Rollins stopped by.

The 2nd Viggo Corner Giveaway is now the Great Viggo Corner Giveaway II. Thanks to Renee.

Gail let me know of a broken link on the links page. It's hard for me to keep up with all the links on the site, so I rely on people letting me know. Thanks!

And an update to the email page with a fascinating email from EarthFink.

Huh, I've just discovered that the Internet Movie Database has a photo gallery for Viggo.

You can vote for Viggo as the most beautiful person at the 5th Annual Most Beautiful People Poll.

Well, what do you think of this design?

I've received my copies (signed and numbered) of  the "Errant Vine" catalog in the mail. And on that note, let the 2nd Viggo Corner Giveaway commence! One email per person please. Rules? Requirements? I'm being vague on purpose. I'll leave it to your imagination. Um, you should probably mention that you are interested in the catalog though. I've already gotten a great entry from Emerald.

Gail emailed to tell me that "Errant Vine" contact Paige no longer works at the Robert Mann Gallery. I'll try to find a new one. Thanks Gail!

Wait, wow, that was quick. The new contact is Devin Grosz.

I've hoped you all have checked out the exclusive internet preview of the Lord of the Rings. Viggo is in a few shots. Go here for a screen by screen review.

You're welcome Akhmatova.

In case you don't know, I don't run the discussion board. I only link to it. Thanks for the emails telling me about the "problem" anyway.

E!Online has links to trailers for some of Viggo's movies.

A German (methinks) fansite for Viggo (as Aragorn) with pictures.

And the Giants are still winless in their beautiful new park. Bummer.

Today is the opening day for baseball, woo hoo! And us lucky people in San Francisco have a great new stadium to enjoy the game in. Speaking of baseball, the official "28 Days" site now has more stuff. There's even a decent section for Viggo (Eddie the ball player) under the The Movie : Cast link.

There's some news at E! Online "Force of Hobbit: An Insider's Guide to the Lord of the Rings" about the Lord of the Rings movies. Here are some comments from Viggo. Also, Viggo is mentioned throughout the article. There's even a picture of him on the set.

TheOneRing.net has a blurb on the romance between Aragorn (Viggo) and Arwen (Liv Tyler) in the Lord of the Rings movie. Apparently Peter Jackson, the director, has decided to place greater emphasis on the romance, which has dismayed some fans. To me, the romance is major force in what drives Aragorn. He cannot wed Arwen unless he becomes king. And when she does wed him, she gives up her immortality for him. Now that's devotion. And if you scroll further down the page, you'll see a note about the "Errant Vine" opening from a fan.

The exclusive internet preview of the Lord of the Rings will be release on April 7th at the official Lord of the Rings site.

I received an email from Cat, asking about a rumor that Viggo directed a video for L7. I did a search and got this link to the story.

I ordered a couple of copies of  "Errant Vine." I'm planning to give one away. I'll have to think of some interesting criteria.

If you go to Viggo's page at the TheOneRing.net site, you'll see the banner I created for The Corner of Viggo at the bottom.

Some great stories of Viggo's "Errant Vine" show at the Robert Mann Gallery at the Viggo Discussion Board.

And a great email from Mari added to the email section. Thanks!

There's now a Yahoo! Club "Viggo Mortensen's Fan Club." Good luck!

Mari sent me a wonderful email from Japan. She let me know about Sony's "28 Days" website. There's several photos and movie clips. Be forewarned that you'll need Flash 4.0, a 4.0 browser, Quicktime, and Windows Media Player. There's also a link to the movie's official site, although there's not much there. Thanks Mari!

My apologies for the lack of updates. I'm in the midst of several website redesigns and designs. It's going to be hectic for awhile.

The official website for the Lord of the Rings has launched. Click here to go there. There's not much there right now though. I can't believe I have to wait until the end of next year to see the first movie! For more info on the film's happenings, you can check out theonering.com and theonering.net.

Latest news from the wonderful Pilar (thanks as always) at Track 16 Gallery:

Viggo Mortensen at the Robert Mann Gallery (Chelsea area)

Open reception Friday, March 24th, 6 to 8 pm

open to the public

Exhibition dates: March 24th - May 13

Happy New Year!

This site, CheckOut.com, let's you "scour" for Viggo stuff (bottom left of page.) I noticed that many of the images came from Dark Horizons, a great site if you haven't discovered it yet.

Messages on the discussion board about Viggo's upcoming show. Check it out.

Wow, American Yakuza is kinda expensive on Amazon.

Interesting Viggo site ...

"Don't tell me what to do" at Action Box Records.

A pictorial of Viggo's recordings.

Things look to be slow now that Viggo is in New Zealand for a year for The Lord of the Rings. According to news at theonering.net, Viggo seems to be doing nicely in the role of Aragorn.

Somehow, Viggo has found time to squeeze in a new movie, Dancing in the Dark. The Internet Movie Database doesn't have much on it yet.

Also, He will be doing another exhibition in New York City in March. I'll post more details when I get them.

And if you can read Danish, try this site: Imaldris - The Danish Tolkien Society. There's a very cool picture that plays on Star Wars.