Richard Armitage is using his pandemic free time to rebrand
I think we’ve finally got an official explanation for the recent changes to Armitage’s profile — his Twitter header that eliminates his major roles, the weird way that his t-shirts now match his hair color, hiding behind the mop of hair and the ongoing beard — the tattoos and rings in his news role. He’s joining the ranks of a number of actors who’ve felt they were pigeonholed in certain kinds of roles and have consciously changed their brands to get different kinds of roles. Think Robert Downey, Jr., or Matthew McConnaughey. Rebranding was the key to the revitalization of their careers. Experts in actors publicity think this is the way to go and he’s going to be a new case study to show other professionals how it works!
There’s a lot more detail about Armitage’s changes and his future plans in this article at the Hollywood Reporter.
I’m not sure if the link is to the correct article. That takes me to a tech article about Google canceling April fool’s day. Or is it just my phone being difficult?
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Hmmmm. . . The link isn’t to the Hollywood Reporter. Thought you would like to know.
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Yes … it was an April Fool’s joke. Afaik Armitage is not rebranding.
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Wow, hard to believe h it a career has reached the point of rebranding. And to think, we knew him when. 🙂
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April Fool!
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April Fool!
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Delighted that you are maintaining the tradition!
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I didn’t have time for the involved jokes of years past but I felt bad about just giving up, too. Glad it is appreciated 🙂
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You got me 🤣
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😄
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I checked, I looked, I got fooled. Happy April Fool’s Day.
ps in the UK it ends at midday. Is that the same in the USA?
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not formally, but if you want to catch someone you have to do it early in the day, so most of the jokes are over by noon for that reason.
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LOL, ok, you got me. Ms Smarty Pants, 😆
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it may be the shortest jokes that are the most effective!
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that article sounded really interesting though!
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What inspired this joke was the Volkswagen fake rebranding this week — so I thought it would be interesting to know how rebranding impacted actors and it turns out there are some articles about it, e.g.
https://whatculture.com/film/10-actors-who-dramatically-rebranded-themselves-in-the-last-decade
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I was reading this with a frowned brow, seemed somehow unlike you, and then I realized the date… 🙂
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Happy April 1st!
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Happy April 1st! The sad part I think actors really think this. I read this early, had to check my email for something else. Then I realized the note my husband wrote was an April Fools joke for our son or myself or he is just being funny. I could see him writing a note like he did any time of the year. Yes he knew today was April Fools and I also wondered if you where going to write something.
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If what’s on the web about how to rebrand as an actor is any indication, they definitely think this way!
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You got me!😁
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Happy April!
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Sounded quite plausible and in line with RA’s vanity. Until I realized the date!
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It’s getting so news organizations need to keep their important news away from April 1 now or risk no one believing them.
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Luuuved this for all the reasons!
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