Falling marks three-time Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen’s feature film debut — and he picked some very heavy subject matter to take on. In the drama, the legendary Lance Henriksen plays Willis, the very conservative (and homophobic) father of Mortensen’s John. When Willis moves from his rural farm to live in Los…
EXCLUSIVE: Viggo Mortensen is returning to the Sundance Film Festival for the first time since 2016 when Captain Fantastic made a big splash and led eventually to a Best Actor Oscar nomination for the star. This time however he is adding director and screenwriter to his resume, with his behind the camera debut, Falling…
EXCLUSIVE:Â "I didn’t sleep much last night," Viggo Mortensen admits. "The building I'm in, the pipes burst on the top floor, and it was like a river of water coming down the stairways. It was insane, so we all had to leave the building, and I spent part of the night outside."
Out in cold, snowy Toronto, Mortensen…
Viggo Mortensen is to make his directorial debut on feature Falling, which is being described as an intimate drama about a son’s relationship with his ageing father.
The Green Book and Captain Fantastic star wrote the screenplay and will play one of the two leading roles. Cast also includes Lance Henriksen…
