Irascian writes: Don't know if you’ve already reported this. From this week’s “LA Confidential” report in “Heat” magazine in the UK: LOTR star Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) has confirmed his position as Hollywood's favourite go-to guy for swashbuckling heroics. This summer he filmed horseriding action adventure Hidalgo; now he is first reserve if Russell Crowe, as widely predicted, drops out of western The Alamo. Which just goes to show that being over 40 is no obstacle to becoming a major movie star...If you’re a man