Viggo Mortensen poised for directorial debut with ‘Falling’

Viggo Mortensen poised for directorial debut with ‘Falling’ AFP Relaxnews “Lord of the Rings” star Viggo Mortensen is preparing to go behind...

Viggo Mortensen poised for directorial debut with ‘Falling’

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“Lord of the Rings” star Viggo Mortensen is preparing to go behind the camera for his directorial debut — a film dubbed “Falling”.

The script — also penned by the actor and BAFTA, Golden Globe and two-time Oscar nominee — centres around the key character, John Petersen (Mortensen), and unfolds as an “intimate drama about a son’s relationship with his ageing father”.

The story follows Petersen, who lives with his partner, Eric, and their adopted daughter, Monica, in Southern California. His father, Willis (three-time Golden Globe nominee Lance Henriksen), is a farmer whose attitudes and behaviour belong to a far more traditional era and family model. When Willis travels to Los Angeles for an indefinite stay with John’s family in order to search for a place to retire, these two very different worlds collide (via The Hollywood Reporter).

Sverrir Gudnason (“The Girl in the Spider’s Web”, “Borg vs McEnroe”, “Original”), also stars; with the film to be produced by Daniel Bekerman (“The Witch”, “Percy”) of Scythia Films together with Mortensen, who previously produced “Everyone Has a Plan”, “Far From Men” and “Jauja” through Perceval Pictures.