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LOTR' Stars Elijah Wood, Sean Astin & More Defend 'Rings of Power' Cast Amid Racist Backlash (PHOTOS)
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The Elvish tattoo meaning 'nine' that Viggo Mortensen (and co-stars) got after filming "The Fellowship of the Ring" is visible while he played the tattooed Russian mobster in "Eastern Promises" : r/movies
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