Viggo Mortensen recently told THR and others that scripts are key for him “unless I’m broke.” Now he has shared additional insight into why he hasn’t starred in another major Hollywood franchise following the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Viggo Mortensen was recently asked in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine why he never made another Hollywood franchise film after starring as Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s iconic “Lord of the Rings” trilogy between 2001 and 2003.

Viggo Mortensen has revealed why he hasn’t starred in a major Hollywood franchise after the Lord of the Rings. Mortensen, who played Aragorn in the iconic trilogy in the 2000s, said his main priority when picking a movie was that it had to be written well,

Viggo Mortensen hasn't starred in a Hollywood franchise since The Lord of the Rings because he finds they're not usually written very well. The Eastern Promises actor hasn't signed up for another Hollywood franchise since he played Aragorn in Peter Jackson's trilogy between 2001 and 2003.

Viggo Mortensen explains why he hasn't done a franchise movie since playing Aragorn in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.