Warner Bros. is expanding the Lord of the Rings franchise with a spin-off movie about Aragorn. Bringing back Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn is a risky move due to his age and de-aging concerns.

This time period is mentioned in both Tolkien's novels and Jackson's films, with Gandalf and Aragorn attempting to track Gollum down before he falls into Sauron's hands. In the movies, the wizard ...