Richard Armitage says his face doesn’t “lend itself” to playing happy and nice characters. The British actor stars as villain Heinz Kruger in Marvel Comics superhero adaptation Captain America: The First Avenger, alongside Chris Evans. Richard says his face is perfect to portray film baddies. “I suppose I’m a bit mean. My face on camera doesn’t lend itself to happy nice guys. I think it’s just that my bone structure looks menacing. I don’t smile that often,” he revealed in an interview with British newspaper The Telegraph. More..
Category: Hobbit Cast News
Cate Blanchett is offering herself up as a prize for a charity that’s close to her heart. A lunch for four with the Oscar-winning actress at Sydney’s ARIA restaurant will be auctioned on Saturday at the annual Oasis Ball in Sydney. The money raised will be directed to the Salvation Army’s Oasis Youth Support Network, and Oasis Director Major Robbin Moulds said in a statement they anticipate the auction “will break all previous bidding records”. More..
On this episode of Hobbit in 5, we talk about Peter Jackson’s latest production diary videos, show off the new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, introduce pictures for The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard, look for crew accommodations in Piopio, NZ, and find out what Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis think about Mikael Persbrandt. We’ll also cover Thrain in our character study!
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ShireHorse writes: Richard Armitage has just been interviewed in the British newspaper, The Telegraph. Most of it is about his past career and his stuntwork in Captain America where he plays the Nazi villain, Heinz Kruger. But, in the last couple of paragraphs, he refers to his training on the set of The Hobbit for his part as Thorin. More..
(L-r) Jed Brophy as Nori, DEAN O’GORMAN as Fili, Mark Hadlow as Dori, JAMES NESBITT as Bofur, PETER HAMBLETON as Gloin, GRAHAM McTAVISH as Dwalin, RICHARD ARMITAGE as Thorin Oakenshield (center), KEN STOTT as Balin, JOHN CALLEN as Oin, STEPHEN HUNTER as Bombur, WILLIAM KIRCHER as Bifur, Adam Brown as Ori and AIDAN TURNER as Kili in New Line Cinema’s and MGM’s fantasy adventure THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (Photo by James Fisher)
He may not be at Comic-Con, and the only Hobbit content is from TheOneRing.net, but Peter Jackson knows that fans are salivating for more on the two Hobbit movies and wow has he delivered. From the set he leads viewers through memories from cast and crew of the first segment of shooting including a surprise vet in the final shot. Enjoy!.
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