Adult coloring book forthcoming.
The gender of Brexit has been on my mind, too
•December 14, 2018 • 11 CommentsA significant milestone today. Decades of persistence by the Suffragettes, and despite the current chaos one has to admire the tenacity of our current leader. https://t.co/gPbDBpx1Yp
— Richard Armitage (@RCArmitage) December 14, 2018
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Emmeline Pankhurst statue unveiled in Manchester – video https://t.co/ilQw3FTUk2
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I find myself thinking about Theresa May a lot these days. I’m pretty sure I’d never vote Tory if I were a UK voter. And I’m absolutely sure I’d have voted “remain.”
That stuff aside: I feel a lot of sympathy for her. Would she be getting this much lack of cooperation from the ranks of her party if she were a man? Is it easier to question the authority of a woman, even now? Why are the Tories apparently out to destabilize their own program? If she’s such a terrible leader, why won’t any of the men take responsibility — why leave ALL the dirty work to a woman? (I imagine we know the answer to that question.) And even though I’d favor a second referendum at this point (given that Parliament seems to have no majority for any course of action at the moment), I understand her position that the results of the previous one seem to indicate that this is what a slight majority of UK voters want, and so it’s her job and the Tories’ job to deliver it. Even if I disagree vehemently with the ends she is pursuing I recognize her sense of vocation and (maybe a feeling that if she quit, things could only get worse). In the end: It seems like the only way a woman can hang on to power sometimes is by promising to cede it (Nancy Pelosi had to do the same thing on the very same day) and I resent that it’s still that way.
Guyday Friday appropriate for Advent or (very late) Chanukkah #richardarmitage
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But you’re not the vampire
•December 14, 2018 • 5 CommentsWell done everyone. Fingers crossed. 🧛♂️ https://t.co/HyRnl6jtEy
— Richard Armitage (@RCArmitage) December 14, 2018
Do you need help in that department?
•December 13, 2018 • 13 CommentsRichard Armitage tangentially related
•December 13, 2018 • 3 CommentsCurrent projects:
- (Berlin Station): Very tangentially related: Vladimir Putin had a Stasi credential; it’s recently been unearthed in the archives.
- (Berlin Station): A Tesla lover spotted a Tesla in the show.
- (Berlin Station): Another interview with Leland Orser.
- (Berlin Station): Piece in NYT doesn’t really mention Armitage but does show his picture.
- (Berlin Station): 3.3 teasers on FB here and here. SPOILERS! I’m putting them here for reference; I’ve tried to download them but I keep getting versions without sound. So I apologize if you can’t see them.
- (Wolverine podcasts): Interesting new piece on fridging (what Benjamin Percy does to women in his scripts).
Past projects:
- (The Crucible): A London theatre group plans a genderswapped production.
- (The Hobbit): Piece on what fans want from a new LOTR-world series mentions Armitage’s singing.
Collateral attractions:
- Interview with Adi Shankar (Castlevania) about superheroes.
- Andy Serkis (The Hobbit) on his mo-cap performances and a piece on how LOTR altered special effects.
Kudos for Armitage:
- “Wanderlust” wins “best contemporary romance” in Audible.com end of year rankings.
- “Their Lost Daughter” wins “Audioook of the Year” at Audible.co.uk.
- IGN shortlists Castlevania for best tv series and best animated series of 2018.
Things Armitage has said:
- On the topic of Guy’s costume, here’s a very old interview from the costume designer, Frances Tempest.
- Article in the NYT about listening vs reading — each has its place.
Things we’ve talked about:
Industry issues:
- Increasingly, actors are required to be digitally scanned for big roles. It costs about a million dollars to do it.
