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Mortensen only demonstrated his ignorance by spouting a bunch of leftist propaganda as his basis for his viewpoint. As usual Charlie Rose softballed him and didn't challenge his boldfaced lies. Of course since Mortensen spend half the show spouting his leftist views instead of talking about the movie (thus alienating at least half of the potential audience for the movie), I'm sure Jackson wasn't any too pleased. You could tell that Elijah Wood was uncomfortable being used in this political manner.

The irony is that Mortensen's character is a Paladan, a holy warrier, who slays multitudes of "bad guys" in the movie in essentially a "holy war" against evil.

I predict that beyond the 3 "Lord of the Rings" movies already in the can, Mr. Mortensen's acting career is going to be quite limited in the US. And I bet that he isn't getting much revenue for LotR either, since he wasn't a big name actor that would draw fans to the movie, and I doubt that Jackson was foolish enough to give no-name actors percentages of the film's profits. Other than the ocassional free speaking engagement at the odd leftist rally, this tacky political statement may end up being quite costly to him. Free speech is not with out a price.

. Other than the ocassional free speaking engagement at the odd leftist rally, this tacky political statement may end up being quite costly to him. Free speech is not with out a price.

Look at Alec Baldwin. He's talked so much trash he has a hard time getting a role. (Not that he's broke, of course).