December 2012
RA on InnerSPACE, a Toronto daytime show (10:24)
RA at London premiere of The Hobbit (3:18)
RA talks to MovieClips.com re: Thorin (5:58)
Peter Jackson and his daughter Katie (nearly ALL grown-up!!!)
Summer 2011
Clips from Peter Jackson’s Hobbit video blog
One of the earliest photos of The Hobbit cast
February 2011
The Hobbit press conference – RA’s bits (2:53)
On the lighter side…
Part Deux: A Bit of Armitage Humor
I updated and posted my review of the minseries!
Introduction
Cotton, tea pouring, and firm handshakes NEVER looked SO good! A very unlikely romance, labor union struggles, friendship across social classes, and other very “modern” themes are found in this timeless story (not unlike the work of Jane Austen). However, unlike JA, Mrs. Gaskell delves into the lives of the poor/working class in Milton (a city VERY similar to Manchester) where she moved after she married. I’m reading the novel, and this adaptation stays close to it. If you haven’t seen this 2004 show yet, check out You Tube (under MissJaneAustenfan, a young Spanish woman who is ALSO crazy over period dramas).
http://www.youtube.com/user/MissJaneAustenfan
Or you can buy the DVD (set of 2 discs) online or at your B&N store. It’s worth it!
UPDATE: It’s now also on Netflix!
Background, Setting, & Costumes
The time period is AFTER that of JA- N&S is set during the…
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If The Hobbit was the last piece of work I ever do, I would be happy. I still feel that if I never work again, I have had the most fulfilling experience an actor could ever have with this role. I’ve never been challenged in the way this role challenged me.
-Richard Armitage
He’s got real depth, genuinely, as an actor. He’s just going to keep getting better and better.
-Phillipa Boyens
As Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
I got this idea of literally having an open shield so I drew it for him and they [Weta Workshop] came up with this design. It’s the same piece of branch he used to defend himself years earlier and it’s hardened with age.
On the TODAY Show (w/ Hoda & Kathie Lee)
Glamour (UK) mag’s bethind the scenes video
Hobbit star Armitage finds a wee bit of fame
Fun & informative interview w/ Richard & co-star Martin Freeman
As John Thornton on North & South (2004)
An in-depth article on his Hobbit role
Peter Jackson (director) & actors on shooting in New Zealand
As Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood (2006-2009) – one of my fave pics
I think I’ve just got a face that suits half shadow rather than full daylight.
It’s time to bring back one of my favorite topics on this blog- fine (and fine looking, in many cases) actors who are not yet household names. You may have seen tall, striking (mother is Peruvian; father is Scottish), leading-man to-be, Henry Ian Cusick (b. 1967). His accent is British. He appeared in ABC’s Lost from 2005-2010 (after I stopped watching it- too bad), and was nominated for an Emmy. I first saw him in Fall 2010 on my favorite show, NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Ian (as he prefers to be called) was in a 2 episode arc (Bullseye and Locum), playing Eric Weber, an IT security expert/neighborhood vigilante/martial arts teacher. At first, I thought that Erik could be a potential love interest for Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), but he turned out to be two-faced… and a serial pedophile! The dark hair/eyes, features, and intensity bring to mind actor Clive Owen, who got his start on British TV playing antiheros.
In ABC’s Scandal, Ian played a supporting role as Stephen Finch, close friend/co-worker of DC lawyer/fixer Oliva Pope (Kerry Washington). However, Shonda Rimes (the show’s creator) decided not to bring his character back for the 2nd (current) season. Ladies’ man Stephen got married to a teacher and moved away to “have a normal life” (as Olivia wanted for him all along).
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