Articles & Interviews

In addition to the over 200 articles listed below, we have around 100 more to post, many with scans, plus scans or photos for many of the articles here. It’s going to take a while to get it all loaded into the new website, so please be patient! If you remember seeing an article on the old site that isn’t here now, or is missing its images, you may find it on Brego Classic.

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May 2019 - Viggo Mortensen talks directing debut ‘Falling’ - ScreenDaily
Feb 2019 - Falling – Director’s Statement - Perceval Pictures
Nov 2018 - Viggo Mortensen, on ‘Green Book,’ red carpets and one memorable road trip - NOLA
Nov 2018 - Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali make odd-couple story shine in Green Book’: EW review - Entertainment Weekly
Nov 2018 - Viggo Mortensen’s Charm Is as Big as His Belly in One of the Best Films of the Decade - Observer
Nov 2018 - ‘Green Book’ Is a Poorly Titled White Savior Film - Shadow and Act
Nov 2018 - Green Book is a smart, nuanced story of two men thrown together by unlikely circumstance - The Kingston Whig-Standard
Nov 2018 - Finally, an Oscar for Viggo? Mortensen shines a light on 1960s-era racism in ‘Green Book’
Nov 2018 - Viggo Mortensen Tells Us Why He Thinks ‘Green Book’ Is One Of The Best Stories Of The Year - Uproxx
Nov 2018 - Mahershala Ali Talks New Film ‘Green Book,’ Which Takes Us On A Joyful Ride Tackling Race Along The Way - Essence
Nov 2018 - Driving Mr. Shirley - Slate
Nov 2018 - ‘Green Book’ is the rare Hollywood crowd-pleaser that triumphs on all counts - The Washington Post
Nov 2018 - ‘Green Book’ Renders Don Shirley in Film - DownBeat magazine
Nov 2018 - ‘Green Book’ Review: Odd-Couple Dramedy Is Timely Feel-Good Movie - Rolling Stone
Nov 2018 - Mahershala Ali Calls Viggo Mortensen ‘An Extraordinary Teammate’ Amid N-Word Scandal - Us Weekly
Nov 2018 - The Book of Viggo - LA Weekly
Oct 2018 - ‘Green Book’ Team On The Drive To Change Minds - Deadline: Hollywood
Oct 2018 - Viggo Mortensen on Why He Hopes to Direct Like David Cronenberg and Peter Farrelly - Hollywood Reporter
Oct 2018 - Viggo Mortensen Captures Fall Flowers and a Film Festival, in Polaroids - New York Times Style Magazine
Oct 2018 - Viggo Mortensen to Make Directorial Debut With an Intimate Family Drama - Film School Rejects
Mar 2017 - My 10 Favorite Books: Viggo Mortensen - One Grand – Desert Island Books
Oct 2016 - Viggo Mortensen: ‘Do something, or get out of the kitchen.’ - The Progressive
Jul 2016 - Review: Captain Fantastic - Austin Chronicle
Apr 2015 - Viggo Mortensen: ‘Often people are desperate, so I do what needs to be done’ - The Guardian
Jun 2014 - The Two Faces of January: Viggo Mortensen and Hossein Amini interview - SBS
Jun 2014 - Watch now: Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen in ‘The Two Faces of January’ - Buro
May 2014 - The Two Faces of January: ‘wonderful’ - The Telegraph
May 2014 - The Two Faces of January – Viggo Mortensen interview - IndieLondon
Sep 2009 - Beautiful Dreamer - Elle
Apr 2009 - The Passion of Darkly Noon (review) - eFilmCritic.com
Oct 2008 - Viggo will live on Samsø - Ekstra Bladet
May 2008 - “The Road” Less Traveled - Entertainment Weekly #994
Mar 2008 - The Great Dane - Men’s Vogue
Sep 2007 - Cronenberg gets down and dirty with Russian mob - Reuters
Aug 2007 - Viggo Mortensen - Nuvo Magazine
Jun 2007 - Knightly Virtues - Sublime Issue 6 – Love Your Enemy
Nov 2005 - Viggo Mortensen Interview - The Progressive
Oct 2005 - History of Violence Soundtrack - press release
Sep 2005 - Art for Arteries’ Sake - Slate
Sep 2005 - Impeach, Remove, Jail - Perceval Press
Sep 2005 - Music from the Movies: A History of Violence - Music from the Movies
Jun 2005 - Small Press Is Beautiful - LA Weekly
May 2005 - A History of Violence Review - Into the Evening Rush
May 2005 - Cronenberg Shoots Mortensen - Premiere (French edition)
May 2005 - Review: A History of Violence - JoBlo
May 2005 - Revenge, violence and hard cash - Fairfax Digital
May 2005 - Cannes Takes America to Task - FilmStew.com
May 2005 - Cannes Festival: A History of Violence - Emanuel Levy
May 2005 - Viggo: Use of violence in new film Rings true - Boston Herald
May 2005 - Cannes #5: Strong entries raise bar - Chicago Sun-Times
May 2005 - Cannes 2005: American brutality, scene 1, scene 2 - The Globe and Mail
May 2005 - Odd response to Cronenberg’s latest - Canadian Press
May 2005 - Viggo Mortensen brings violent film to Cannes - MSNBC
May 2005 - A History of Violence - Hollywood Reporter
May 2005 - Cronenberg’s Film Full of Violence, Sex - Yahoo! Movies
Apr 2005 - “Rings” star Viggo takes to the high seas - Hello Magazine
Apr 2005 - Alatriste already fight - Publicaciones del Sur, S.A.
Jan 2005 - A Visit with Viggo. . . . - Sandpoint Magazine
Dec 2004 - Whaaaaaaaaaat? - Late Reviews and Latest Obsessions
Nov 2004 - Unsung Moments & Unseen Heroes of The Lord of the Rings - Premiere magazine
Aug 2004 - Viggo after the reign - JAM! Movies
May 2004 - 10 things you didn’t know about Viggo Mortensen - Total Film
Apr 2004 - Comes a Horseman - Film Review Special Issue #51
Apr 2004 - On Steeds and Sonnets - FilmCritic.com
Apr 2004 - Horse trading up by Viggo - Evening Gazette
Apr 2004 - “Life’s Too Short to Do All This Work and Not Do It Right” - Morphizm.com
Apr 2004 - Viggo Mortensen on cowboys - Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Apr 2004 - Viggo Mortensen: 60 Second Interview - Metro.co.uk
Apr 2004 - Fearless - L’Uomo Vogue Italy
Mar 2004 - Viggo Mortensen in Munich - TheOneRing.net
Mar 2004 - Reluctant hero riding high in the saddle - The Daily Telegraph
Mar 2004 - Viggo Mortensen - The Onion A.V. Club
Mar 2004 - “Rings” Star Now Changing Horses - Charlotte Observer
Mar 2004 - Movie star tag not for Mortensen - Denver Post
Mar 2004 - “King” star returns to the screen, riding high - Star-Telegram
Mar 2004 - After Aragorn - Christianity Today
Mar 2004 - Rings’ king Viggo Mortensen talks about celebrity, the cowboy mystique and starring solo in Hidalgo - Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan
Mar 2004 - Review: Hidalgo - The Onion A.V. Club
Mar 2004 - IGN FilmForce interviews Viggo Mortensen - IGN FilmForce
Mar 2004 - Interview: Viggo Mortensen for Hidalgo - RopeofSilicon.com
Mar 2004 - “Rings” actor riding horses in “Hidalgo” - JAM! Movies
Mar 2004 - Viggo Mortensen interview - Virgin.net
Mar 2004 - Hidalgo Upholds Cowboy Image - American Cowboy online review
Mar 2004 - Ageless Adventure - American Cowboy magazine
Mar 2004 - Talking To Me? - Scanorama
Feb 2004 - I Still Ask Why - Parade
Feb 2004 - Viggo Mortensen rides back in ‘Hidalgo’ - Chicago Sun-Times
Feb 2004 - What Was Medved Thinking? - Hollywood Jesus [@Brego]
Feb 2004 - Cash isn’t King - Toronto Sun
Jan 2004 - Actors’ politics pollute ‘Ring’ - USA Today
Jan 2004 - Viggo Mortensen: The magician of The Lord of the Rings - Paris Match
Jan 2004 - The Return of the King - Native Voice
Jan 2004 - Viggo Mortensen - HoBO Magazine
Jan 2004 - Viggo Mortensen - Pavement, Summer 2003/2004
Jan 2004 - Farewell to the King - Starburst #306
Jan 2004 - Finding Viggo - Vanity Fair
Dec 2003 - The One King - Film Review 2004 Yearbook (Special #49)
Jan 2004 - Chronicle of a King - Starlog #318
Dec 2003 - Orlando & Viggo: Hunks of the Rings - US Weekly
Dec 2003 - Lord of Everything - The Sydney Morning Herald
Dec 2003 - Many faces of ‘King’ actor - The Daily Sentinel
Dec 2003 - Vim and Viggo - The Straits Times, Singapore
Dec 2003 - Lord of the Rings Star is King of the Warriors - Newsday
Dec 2003 - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Chicago Sun-Times
Dec 2003 - Horses bring serenity to Lord of the Rings’ Viggo Mortensen - HorseCity.com
Dec 2003 - return of the king or return of the suck?
Dec 2003 - Jeffrey Overstreet’s Interview with Viggo Mortensen - Looking Closer
Dec 2003 - Beat Box Betty Interviews Viggo Mortensen - BeatBoxBetty.com
Dec 2003 - The sword is the law - Set
Dec 2003 - A year in the life of Viggo Mortensen - Studio
Dec 2003 - Hail to the King - Starburst #305
Nov 2003 - The Brain Dane - Sunday Times Magazine
Nov 2003 - I wish I would always be like Aragorn - Clarín
Nov 2003 - Twenty-one Reasons to Dig Viggo Mortensen - GQ
Oct 2003 - Viggo Mortensen Joins Anti-War Protest in Washington D.C. - Ringbearer.org
Oct 2003 - The man who would be king - Salon
Oct 2003 - A Wonderful Experience - VG
Oct 2003 - Viggo Mortensen talks about his new works - MovieStar #104
Jun 2003 - Caught in his own picture - Politiken
Jun 2003 - Prison - The Unknown Movies
May 2003 - Viggo Mortensen – Visiting Japanese culture - MovieStar #99
Apr 2003 - Aragorn’s Eye - Cut #148
Apr 2003 - Viggo Mortensen with Karl Urban – Press conference in Japan - MovieStar #98
Mar 2003 - Director: Gus Van Sant - The Onion A.V. Club
Mar 2003 - Viggo Mortensen - Moviestar #97
Mar 2003 - Face of the Month: Viggo Mortensen - Cut #147
Feb 2003 - Lord of the Rings’ star comes home to St. Lawrence with films, photos, poetry - Watertown Daily Times
Feb 2003 - A towering vision of Tolkien’s classic - The Japan Times
Feb 2003 - The fellowship vs. the empire - The Japan Times
Feb 2003 - Viggo Mortensen (photo essay) - i-D magazine
Jan 2003 - An Interview with Viggo Mortensen
Jan 2003 - Coronation of the Rebel - Cinema
Jan 2003 - The Hero Returns - Premiere magazine
Dec 2002 - Valiant effort - Los Angeles Times
Dec 2002 - After 30 films, Mortensen strikes gold in Middle-earth - Boston Globe
Dec 2002 - Charlie Rose Interview - Charlie Rose
Dec 2002 - Viggo’s Big Time - Air New Zealand
Dec 2002 - Towers of Strength - Film Review #625
Dec 2002 - Lord of the Dark Circles - Elle (German)
Nov 2002 - The Passion of Darkly Noon (1996) Movie Review - Rotten Tomatoes
Nov 2002 - The Reluctant Hero - The Sunday Express (S:2)
Nov 2002 - Now, an even longer ‘Rings’! - Chicago Sun-Times
Nov 2002 - Viggo Trip - Flaunt #39
Oct 2002 - The New Hollywood Male - Arena Hommes Plus #18, Autumn/Winter 2002/2003
May 2002 - The 50 Most Beautiful People - People
Apr 2002 - The Artist Formerly Known As King … (Of Gondor) - Impact
Mar 2002 - “Rings” star eyes role in Neil Jordan film - JAM! Movies
Mar 2002 - The Painter Hero - Ciak Magazine
Mar 2002 - Striding Ahead - Dreamwatch #90
Feb 2002 - The myth made real - The Japan Times
Feb 2002 - Good Hobbits - SFX Magazine
Feb 2002 - I used to read ‘Martin Fierro’ as a child - Revista Noticias #1310
Feb 2002 - The Destiny of Aragorn - Starlog Fantasy Worlds #1
Jan 2002 - I’ve loved all my leading ladies - Now Magazine
Jan 2002 - Playing the hero suits Mortensen fine - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jan 2002 - A sudden star - Fotogramas
Jan 2002 - Viggo Mortensen/Lord of the Sword - Controversy Volume 3, Number 1
Jan 2002 - The Ranger - Total Film #60
Jan 2002 - The human Viggo Mortensen - Pavement #50
Jan 2002 - Ringleader/Viggo Mortensen - Empire #151
Jan 2002 - Viggo Mortenson - Australian Empire Magazine
Dec 2001 - Viggo Mortensen Interview - Virgin.net
Dec 2001 - “Ring” actor tuned in to warrior spirit - Arizona Republic
Dec 2001 - A Fantastic Leap of Faith - Entertainment Today
Dec 2001 - Viggo Mortensen: ‘We Were All on an Epic Journey’ - Newsweek
Jan 2002 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Looking Closer
Dec 2001 - Ring Master - Details
Dec 2001 - Body of Work - Elle Magazine
Dec 2001 - The Man Who Would Be King - Black+White #58
Nov 2001 - His Occult Fellowship - Fangoria #208
Nov 2001 - Taking it in his Stride - Xposé #61
Aug 2001 - Viggo from Hollywood - M/S (Danish magazine)
Jun 2001 - The Indian Runner - Senses of Cinema [@Brego]
Jun 2001 - Viggo Mortensen photographed by son Henry, 13 - InStyle
Mar 2001 - Venice West Beats Immortalized in Cement - Santa Monica Mirror [@Brego]
Jan 2001 - Passion of Darkly Noon - Ozus’ World Movie Reviews [@Brego]
Dec 2000 - Review: 28 Days - The Onion A.V. Club [@Brego]
Feb 2002 - Ways of the Warriors - SFX Magazine
Oct 1999 - The Reflecting Skin - eFilmCritic.com
Apr 1999 - Mooning Over Viggo Mortensen - USA Today
Apr 1999 - “I didn’t break up Gwyneth and Ben” - Now Magazine
Apr 1999 - Scarred for life - Calgary Sun
Apr 1999 - Things Are Weird Enough - Juxtapoz #19
Apr 1999 - Viggo From Five To Seven - Flaunt #3
Apr 1999 - Viggo Mortensen: Renaissance Man - Cleveland Plain Dealer [@Brego]
Mar 1999 - The Fire That Fuels an Artist’s Heart - Carpe Noctem #15
Mar 1999 - Rumour haunts Mortensen - Canoe.ca Jam! Showbiz
Jan 1999 - Leggo MY Viggo - Jane magazine
Jan 1999 - Talking with…Viggo Mortensen - Pamela’s Film and Entertainment Site [@Brego]
Dec 1998 - Sensitive side of Psycho - Chicago Sun-Times
Dec 1998 - Leave it to Viggo - Black Book
Aug 1998 - The Hot New 39-Year-Old - Movieline
Jun 1998 - Versatile Viggo - Express
Apr 1998 - The Scene-Stealer - Vanity Fair
Nov 1997 - Viggo’s way to the stars - Berlingske Tidende [@Brego]
Nov 1997 - Jane Man: Viggo Mortensen - Neon
Sep 1997 - What Rhymes with Demi? - Time magazine
Sep 1997 - Viggo Mortensen - US Magazine #236
Sep 1997 - In the Navy - Detour
Sep 1997 - Vim and Viggo - W magazine
Aug 1997 - No Pain, No Jane - Salon
Feb 1997 - smug mystery date - smug.com [@Brego]
Feb 1997 - Viggo, Vidi, Vici - Premiere magazine
Dec 1996 - The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995) - Movie Reviews UK
Nov 1996 - Age of Discovery - Movieline
Apr 1996 - The Guy Can’t Help It - L’Uomo Vogue #270
Jan 1996 - Gimlet - Cinenet
Dec 1995 - The Passion of Darkly Noon by Philip Ridley - Film Festivalen SE
Aug 1995 - Viggo Mortensen: A very devilish Devil in “The Prophecy” - La Opinión
Jun 1995 - To Be Viggo - Interview magazine
Feb 1992 - Wanted: Alive - Interview magazine
Aug 1991 - Sean Penn Switches Gears - San Jose Mercury News
Jun 1991 - Viggo Mortensen - Interview magazine