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Viggo Mortensen's New Role: "I Have To Play This Naked"

LA Times   |  Gina Piccalo   |   September 11, 2007 07:39 AM

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As Viggo Mortensen and director David Cronenberg plotted the unforgettable bathhouse knife fight in their new crime thriller, "Eastern Promises," Cronenberg told the actor he wanted realism and "body-ness." The director wanted to challenge his audience to really experience the intimacy of such violence.

"Well, it's obvious," Mortensen told him, "I have to play this naked."

Boy does he. And Cronenberg captures every clammy square inch of Mortensen's well-toned flesh as it's pummeled and slashed and slammed into the unforgiving bathhouse tiles by two clothed real-life professional fighters, turning an otherwise excruciating four minutes of film into a quintessential Cronenberg statement.

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- lunaoscura I'm a Fan of lunaoscura 8 fans permalink

Cool! I'm there!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:31 PM on 09/12/2007
- Wiredwilly I'm a Fan of Wiredwilly 23 fans permalink

Yes, I can see where this will start a trend of naked battle scenes.
Consider the following possible re-makes :
Darth Vader & Luke Skywalker Light Saber Battle : Nude
The Naked Fight at the O.K. Corral
Apocalypse Nude
From Russia Without Clothes
The Fellowship of the Things
Nudist Colony Robinson
From Rear to Eternity
Rebel Without A Stich...
the possibilities are endless..

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:13 AM on 09/12/2007
- jedevich I'm a Fan of jedevich permalink

and my new role?

Playing naked with Viggo.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:53 PM on 09/11/2007
- jackjett I'm a Fan of jackjett 10 fans permalink

Far out.

jack jett

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:31 PM on 09/11/2007
- alguien I'm a Fan of alguien 16 fans permalink
photo

viggo was naked in "the indian runner." there are pictures of him all over the web if people are interested.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:23 PM on 09/11/2007
- oldschooldemocrat I'm a Fan of oldschooldemocrat 5 fans permalink

Cronenberg and Mortensen are serious artists interested in important themes. History of Violence (their earlier film) is a fine example. I have utterly no objection to seeing Mortensen naked, but I think it's really probably an authentic dramatic effort to say something not just a chance to see an actor nude. Are Americans ever going to outgrow this bizarre 14 year old boy Beavis and Butthead attitude toward the human body? I guess not.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:46 PM on 09/11/2007
- GrandyK I'm a Fan of GrandyK permalink

LMFAO I'm there!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:28 AM on 09/11/2007
- grimm I'm a Fan of grimm permalink

Really? Do we see his viggo? How about his mortensen?

This has the makings of the greatest sweaty man-grapple since "Borat".

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:15 AM on 09/11/2007
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