Viggo Mortensen on 'Hateful Eight': "I Wish it Had Worked Out" — hollywoodreporter.com

Viggo Mortensen has revealed that he was in negotiations to star in Quentin Tarantino's hotly anticipated western The Hateful Eight, but had to regrettably pass due to scheduling issues. In an interview with Grantland, the Lord of the Rings actor said he met Tarantino and auditioned for the film last year, but was tied up with personal projects such as Juaja, in which he was acting and producing, as well as Far From Men.

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