Viggo now has A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

By: Patrick Sauriol
Date: Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

After being crowned in last year's Best Picture (THE RETURN OF THE KING), actor Viggo Mortensen has agreed to star in the adaptation of the graphic novel A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Mortensen will play the film's central character, the head of a family who is suddenly thrust into a national spotlight when he acts in self-defense and takes the life of a thug holding up his diner.

David Cronenberg (SPIDER) will direct the film for New Line Cinema. The original work was written by John Wagner and illustrated by Vince Locke.


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