Russell Crowe Turned Down Aragorn in ‘Lord of the Rings’ After Iffy Peter Jackson Meeting: ‘I Felt the Studio Was Making That Decision, Not the Film Director’

Russell Crowe has no regrets when it comes to “The Lord of the Rings.” The Oscar-winning actor met director Peter Jackson to play the role of Aragorn in his film trilogy, but their conversation apparently turned off Crowe from wanting to move forward with the movies. Jackson’s “Rings” trilogy would go on to gross $2.9 […]