Mortensen has been offered the lead role of Henry Clemens in Neil Marshall‘s The Last Voyage of the Demeter. The film follows the crew of the ill-fated ship that carries Dracula from Transylvania to England as they are picked off one-by-one. It’s a great concept that has previously only been glossed over by previous Dracula films. The presence of Neil Marshall all but guarantees we’ll get an over-the-top gorefest that also delivers solid chills. And with the presence of Viggo Mortensen, we’ll get gravity in a film that could otherwise easily veer into silliness. And also the chance to see his wang again. (Bloody Disgusting)

It was only a matter of time before A Dangerous Method, A History of Violence, and Eastern Promises star Mortensen got back together with Cronenberg after sitting out the director’s next film Cosmopolis, which stars Robert Pattinson.

While Viggo didn’t exactly fill in a lot of gaps, he acknowledged that they’re cracking on the sequel, saying, ““I think that’s still a possibility, but something we’ll definitely do [together] I’m sure and I’m looking forward to it already, whatever it is.”

That makes two of us, Viggo.

The original closed with a twist ending that could have taken the story in any one of a number of directions, so they’re no doubt hacking out in what capacity that want Mortensen to be a total badass. Here’s to hoping they figure it out sooner rather than later.

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The cast and material both look great. Mortensen plays Freud and Michael Fassbender plays Carl Jung. Keira Knightley plays the sexed-up looney bird he plows and Vincent Cassel rocks a beard.

It’s not known yet whether Hemsworth will actually take the role that Viggo Mortensen considered insufficient for his needs – “sloppy seconds,” if you will. (Deadline)

Of course, this isn’t the only high-profile role that Vigs has dodged in recent weeks. He gracefully weaseled out of consideration from Superman: Man of Steel as well, giving the finger to Hollywood excess so that he may pursue roles in which he nakedly stabs Russian gangsters in bathhouses. I’m on board with that career path 100%.

The project still has principals Th Brothers Grimm: Snow White will beat this project to the gate by six months doesn’t bode well for this project that now seems to half rest on Kristen Stewart’s slumpy, brooding shoulders with the other half pressing down on Charlize Theron, making her tiny, tiny back stiffen… (Playlist)

Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings) may play General Zod, the villainous scientist who kindly requests we kneel before him. Zod can be seen in 1980′s Superman II, where he gets trapped inside a deadly rhombus with his buddies. Mortensen is not a lock for the Christopher Nolan produced reboot, and the actor also might be starring in one of the 5,000 different Snow White films that are casting. However, if they offer him the part, I’m sure Mortensen will offer his sword… (Hollywood Reporter)

Rumors have it that she’s a nervous, jittery handshake away from starring alongside Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron in one of the many, many new live action takes on the classic fairy tale. There are about as many Snow White re-imaginings in the works as there are tiny singing dudes in diamond mines. Universal has wanted Stewart from the beginning for the role, and I’m sure Stewart would like to put Twilight behind her. However, Universal may try to position this as the ‘new’ Twilight, so if there’s lots of saturated colors and excessive shirtlessness, listen for Stewart’s sighing about 3/4 of the way through. (Hollywood Reporter)

As I reported earlier this evening, Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron are also in talks to join the cast, as The Huntsman and the Evil Queen respectively. (Earlier, I also reported on bloody cyber aliens, but why am I bringing that up now?) Stewart is the star Universal’s always wanted for the role, and the twitchy woman may be ready to take on another big studio project post-Twilight. She’s apparently been in a lot of indie movies I will never, ever see.

Stewart as Snow White? As long as she doubles as Awkward the dwarf, I have no problem with that. (Hollywood Reporter)

In Universal’s take on the Snow White story, the apple-eating, dwarf-loving, prince-bait is dragged into the woods by The Huntsman, under orders from the queen. However, instead of just abandoning her, this Huntsman teaches Snow to be strong and stand up to the wicked queen. So basically, the movie is one long fairy tale training montage. Yeah, this is gonna be good…

However, like animated bug movies or action films about meteors about to destroy us all, this new take on Snow White being met with live action competitors from Disney and Relativity Media. Which adaptation is the fairest of them all? After three Snow White movies in a row, the overkill is gonna make them all about as much fun as kissing Grumpy’s butt cheek. (Cinema Blend and ComingSoon.net)

“I don’t know if it’s going to happen or not, but I’m developing with Akiva Goldsman, the guy who wrote A Beautiful Mind and Cinderella Man, a version of Stephen King’s Dark Tower series of fantasy stories And there is an element of it, if everything goes as planned, that we would like to do on tv. So we want to do part of it big screen, and then a lot of the character stuff — because Stephen King’s stuff is so interesting and fascinating, and instead of trying to wedge it into a movie, let the movies be adventure and action.”

If any other director was talking about a project of this magnitude, it would probably seem laughable, but Howard’s the kind of A-lister who could pull this off. And with a proposed cast that could see either Viggo Mortensen or Javier Bardem in the lead role, this is one to look out for. (Slashfilm)

Citing the lack of buck naked knife fights in recent films, David Cronenberg has reteamed with his muse Viggo Mortensen once more for a sequel to the 2007 film Eastern Promises. Steve Knight, who wrote the original as well as David Fincher’s upcoming Pawn Sacrifice, has finished the script and Cronenberg is scheduled to begin filming next winter after he and Mortensen wrap The Talking Cure.

At this time it in unknown if Naomi Watts and Viggo’s manhood will reprise their roles but we should hope that Mortensen’s package makes another appearance, because it was by far and away the breakout star of the original. Perhaps there’s room for a naked rake fight in the script. (Deadline)