BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM Your best source for the latest horror news, reviews, interviews, and more... Viggo Mortensen Takes on Cannibals in 'The Road' Adaptation http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9909 Print This Page A rep for Viggo Mortensen confirms that the Lord of the Rings star is in early talks to star in the big-screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's best-selling, Oprah-approved novel The Road, according to EW. The story, about a man and his young son traveling through a desperate, post-apocalyptic world, is being adapted by Joe Penhall (Enduring Love). Aussie John Hillcoat, who helmed last year's down-under Western The Proposition , will direct. The film features plenty of oddities... and cannibals! Source: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20055675,00.html