Actors Who Were Fired on the Very First Day of Filming

The actor trained for two months to play Aragorn in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’. However, the day before filming started, director Peter Jackson felt he looked too young for the part of the battle-hardened ranger. He was then replaced by Viggo Mortensen, who arrived quickly to join the production. The actor was understandably upset by this sudden change, especially after dedicating so much time to preparing for the entire trilogy, and he wasn’t paid for his preparation work.








