Overview

• Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Sean Bean said producer Barrie Osborne was keen on him to play Aragorn.
• Bean confirmed he was set on Boromir and praised Viggo Mortensen’s eventual performance as a definitive Aragorn.
• Coverage revisits that Stuart Townsend was initially cast as Aragorn before being replaced shortly before filming.
• Commentary argues that swapping Bean into Aragorn could have weakened the balance between Aragorn and Boromir as portrayed on screen.
• Separate reporting notes Mortensen has expressed only conditional interest in returning as Aragorn, depending on story fit and his age, with no commitments announced.