When you picture actor Viggo Mortensen's career, you think action/drama roles in such films as The Lord of the Rings and History of Violence. In his new film Captain Fantastic, the Academy Award-nominated actor takes a more comedic approach to playing a father raising his children in a self-sustaining, Utopian environment after a devastating family event. Today, he discusses his appreciation for actor/director Matt Ross' open-mindedness on set and the process of casting the six amazing child actors that make the film come to life.
Viggo Mortensen: Captain Fantastic
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Credits
Guest:
- Viggo Mortensen - actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter