Viggo Mortensen is defending his choice to play a gay role in “Falling”. The new movie, which he wrote and is his directorial debut, sees the “Lord of the Rings” star as John and follows his relationship with his father Willis (Lance Henriksen) who is against LGBTQ relationships.
But after he is diagnosed with dementia, Willis has to move to L.A. to live with his son. “I apologize to all the proctologists for casting David Cronenberg,” Mortensen joked in reference to Cronenberg’s role as a colorectal surgeon.
RELATED: ‘Green Book’ Starring Viggo Mortensen And Mahershala Ali Wins People’s Choice At TIFF 18 On a more serious note, he said, “There are certain characters I’m not going to play.” “I wouldn’t play Eric [John’s husband], the