Is Aragon taking up The Road
Viggo Mortensen close to committing to the movie adaptation of the critically acclaimed Cormac McCarthy novel.
Cormac McCarthy's pulitizer prize winning novel The Road. I think three seperate people this year have told me it's one of the best recent books out there. I know Ray over at The Rec Show is a huge fan of the book and he has sent us the heads-up on a really cool story about what's going on with the movie adaptation. We already know John Hillcoat is directing which is fabulous news. His beautiful style of film-making made The Proposition one of the most visually stunning movies of 2005 and I believe he will be one to watch over the coming years. Today's stories concerns a possible lead star for the movie after an actor spoke to MTV Movies Blog revealing he was close to committing to the project. His name... Viggo Mortensen. Aka Aragon. Aka Acting God...
Theres a book called The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Theyre going to make a movie of that and the people making have expressed interest . Visually, its going to be a very beautiful movie. Its a very good story...Its mainly about a father and a boy. Its a post-apocalyptic scenario, a wasteland that theyre trying to get through and not be killed by the few remaining packs of marauding humans. Theyre trying to get to the coast and find someplace safe and find people who are not crazy criminals or cannibals.So no doubt Viggo is being eyed for the role of the father. The thought of him working with Hillcoat is exciting news and if this book is as good as they say it is then I see no reason why this won't be one of the best movies of 2009. Mortensen is finally starting to get a momentum for acting as he takes on more roles all the time... let's hope this one pans out ok. Oh and if you haven't seen The Proposition, you should go out and give it a go. Go and see why Hillcoat might just be the next big thing.