RICHARD MADDEN
OCTOBER 2021
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What�s new this month? |
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01 October 2021 The entire
performance of Romeo and Juliet (2016), starring Lily James and Richard
Madden, is now available to view, via YouTube (Run time: 2 hours 39 minutes): Romeo
and Juliet starring Lily James and Richard Madden (2016) |
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Sunday 24
October 2021 |
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It�s been an Eternals-filled day at the Rome Film
Festival:
This morning�s press conference from Rome: #RomaFF16 | Conferenza stampa 24 ottobre, 2021 -
YouTube
I�m on
edge now � as the Eternals press tour moves to London this week! |
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Thursday 21
October 2021 |
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Further links, including a behind-the-scenes
exclusive: Richard
Madden Talks Reuniting with Kit Harington for �Eternals� - YouTube Richard
Madden and Salma Hayek being adorable on the Eternals red carpet - YouTube Kit
Harington Talks �Game of Thrones� Reunion with Richard Madden on �Eternals� -
YouTube |
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Wednesday 20
October 2021 |
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Richard with
his groomer, Barbara Guillaume, ahead of the premier The bad news today, is that the cast members from
Eternals have been exposed to Covid and are now in
isolation � I wondered why both Gemma Chan and Richard appeared via virtual
medium at yesterday�s post-premiere press conference. It�s the ladies of the team who were exposed in
the first instance � and the others by association: Eternals stars to make virtual appearances after possible
COVID exposure | EW.com Sadly that appears to have destroyed hope that
Richard will appear at the Rome Film Fest and the Gala Screening in London too
� so my plans for the latter are now in disarray. The current US rules state 5 � 7 days quarantine
after exposure, to see if anyone has been infected � although that seems
academic if virtual interviews are now the order of the day, moving forward � This is nice: �Introducing
The Eternals� Featurette | Marvel Studios� Eternals
- YouTube |
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Tuesday 19
October 2021 |
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Today, lots of links to Eternals-related items on
YouTube: World
Premiere | Marvel Studios� Eternals - YouTube Richard
Madden on Practicing His Laser Vision | Marvel Studios' Eternals Red Carpet -
YouTube Marvel
Studios' Eternals | Red Carpet LIVE! - YouTube Marvel
Studios' Eternals Red Carpet | Best Moments! - YouTube Marvel
Studios� Eternals - Official "Ikaris"
Clip (2021) Richard Madden, Kit Harrington - YouTube |
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Monday 18
October 2021 � World Premiere of Eternals in Hollywood |
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Another trailer has been released today: Honor | Marvel
Studios� Eternals - YouTube And here is the YouTube link to the live coverage
of tonight�s premiere: Marvel
Studios' Eternals | Red Carpet LIVE! - YouTube Alternatively, you can watch via the Marvel.com
website: Marvel Studios' Eternals Live Red Carpet Premiere | Marvel Meanwhile,
it has been confirmed that Chloe Zhao, Gemma Chan, Kit Harington, Angelina
Jolie and Richard will be attending the preview screening of Eternals at the
Rome Film Fest on 24 October.� |
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Friday 15
October 2021 |
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An Article
from the November 2021 issue of Entertainment Weekly (which is monthly now,
not weekly!): Eternals stars Gemma Chan and
Richard Madden open up about the film's ageless love story The two actors are longtime friends off
screen and now play even longer-time lovers in Marvel's latest tentpole. By Devan Coggan October
15, 2021 at 11:30 AM EDT If you're
going to play immortal partners with an on-again, off-again relationship of 7,000
years, it helps if you have some history. Real-life
friends Gemma Chan and Richard Madden star as Sersi and Ikaris in
Marvel's Eternals, an ambitious epic from Oscar-inning Nomadland director Chlo� Zhao. The film (out Nov. 5) follows a group of ageless
superhumans as they protect mankind through the
centuries, with a starry cast that includes Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian
Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie. But
it's Sersi and Ikaris'
tender romance that anchors the film, stretching from modern-day London all
the way back to their first arrival on the planet in about 5,000 B.C. For EW's
Fall Movie Preview, we sat down with Madden, 35, and Chan, 38, for insight
into how they brought their undying love story to life. ENTERTAINMENT
WEEKLY: How did you two first become friends? GEMMA CHAN: I think just
socially. RICHARD
MADDEN: Because
we have so many friends in common. CHAN: It's a small
world in London. MADDEN: Somehow we ended
up just spending lots and lots of time together. I think we ended up not
having jobs at the same time, and that helped, like, "Oh, great, you're
also not working." [Laughs] And we never ever talked about work! CHAN: No! MADDEN: So it's quite
funny that we ended up then working together, when we've never really
acknowledged each other in the industry or talked to each other about work.
Ikaris
(Richard Madden) and Sersi (Gemma Chan) in
'Eternals.' | CREDIT: SOPHIE MUTEVELIAN/MARVEL STUDIOS How did you
react when you both were cast in Eternals? MADDEN: Over the moon.
I mean, we've known each other for over 10 years now, so if you're going to
go to work and get up and see someone at 4 a.m. every day, it makes it a lot
easier if you like them. Because we've known each other so long, we already
have this trust and rapport. We know how to push each other's buttons. We
know how to make each other laugh. We wanted to bring out the best in each
other, so it makes it just a nice, organic process � rather than meeting
someone for the first time and being like, "Hey, you've got to make out
now." Gemma,
you've joined the MCU before, as Minn-Erva in
2019's Captain Marvel. What was your reaction when they asked you
back for Eternals? CHAN: I was not
expecting to be asked back so soon. When I spoke to [Marvel Studios
president] Kevin Feige and he said, "We would
love to have you back," I thought he was just being nice. [Laughs]
Like, maybe at some point in the distant future, if at all. But it was a nice
surprise. And to be working with this one was a treat. Obviously I wasn't
going to turn that down. What was
it about this millennia-spanning epic that first hooked you? MADDEN: For me, it was
the fascination of when you've got a character that's thousands and thousands
of years old, what is it about them that makes them want to keep living? What
is it about the world around them that they find joy in? CHAN: And I was
excited about playing this character where I haven't really seen a superhero like
her before. She's a free spirit. She's not your typical warrior-fighter kind
of superhero. And I was interested in this mix of characters as well, them
coming together and [figuring out] what they're like as a slightly
dysfunctional family. Richard, your Game of Thrones brother Kit
Harington also stars in Eternals.�
How was that reunion? MADDEN: Just great. I
mean, I've been friends with Kit for many, many years, and sadly we don't get
to do a lot in the film together. But I get to have one moment with him where
we say hello, and it's nice to be on set with someone you know and trust and
have known for a long time. On set, it was kind of like hanging out with your
friends, and then it's like, "Oh, right, we've
got to do acting now? Okay."
CREDIT: SOPHIE MUTEVELIAN/MARVEL STUDIOS For each
of you, what was the biggest challenge of playing these immortal, seemingly
untouchable heroes? CHAN: For me, it was finding
moments to bring truth amongst the craziness of a production of this size,
with everything that's going on and the challenges of shooting on location.
Finding moments where you could be still, or just have a really intimate,
small moment�that kind of grounds you through it. MADDEN: I'd say the
same. It's finding these moments of reality amongst
laser eyes and fighting monsters and being thrown into rocks and upside down.
These characters are superheroes, but they're also souls, and they have
really complex feelings and relationships that have spanned a long time. We
tried to find the truth and honesty in those moments, while wearing superhero
costumes and diving off cliffs and stuff. What was
the superhero training process like? CHAN: [To Madden]
Oh my gosh, you have to do so much. MADDEN: Because I'm
flying all the time in the movie, I'm on these wires in the studio and in
different locations. It's just very hard because you have to pretend like
it's effortless, when actually you're in this kind of corset harness, and
your legs are up here, and your blood's all rushing to your head, and you
have to swan in as if you're really cool � and actually you're screaming on
the inside. [It helps] having a friend to say, "Hey, does this look
dumb?" And they'll say, "Yeah, you look like Peter Pan." That
helps, having someone to tell you where you fall on the scale of dumb to
cool. MADDEN: Gemma is great
at telling you if you look dumb. CHAN: [Laughs]
Hey, you do the same for me! MADDEN: But she always
looks cool all the time, so that's easy. [Laughs] I�ve ordered a hard
copy of this issue, from one of my regular UK magazine suppliers � and it
should arrive in mid-November because it�s being imported! |
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Thursday 14
October 2021 |
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Tickets are now on sale in the UK for Eternals �
I�ve bought tickets for three screenings so far � two at the Imax in Waterloo
and one screening at the Odeon Luxe in Leicester
Square.� We�ve chosen seats in the
Royal Box at the Luxe � including the seat where we
believe Richard sat for the film premiere of 1917 back in December 2019!
And you can listen to Richard dulcet tones,
telling Marvel fans in Australia and New Zealand that they can purchase their
tickets too: Marvel
Australia / New Zealand (@marvelaunz) � Instagram
photos and videos And an article from Screenrant: Marvel Never Asked Richard Madden To Go Blond (Or Change
His Accent) (screenrant.com) |
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Monday 11
October 2021 |
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Another
busy couple of days � with further trailer offerings from Marvel: Return
| Marvel Studios� Eternals - YouTube "In
The Beginning" Featurette | Marvel Studios�
Eternals - YouTube Get
Tickets Now | Marvel Studios� Eternals - YouTube � I�m still waiting
for the UK cinema sites to put tickets on sale � Also, each
of the Eternals now has an emoji on twitter � just type in #ikaris (or any of the other Eternals� names) and their
emoji will appear!
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Wednesday 06
October 2021 |
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And
another teaser was uploaded yesterday; beginning the one month countdown to
the general release in the US and UK: Team
| Marvel Studios� Eternals - YouTube |
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Tuesday 05
October 2021 |
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This is fun �watch out for Ikaris
flying through at the beginning of this ad: Lexus
and Marvel Studios� Eternals present | PARKING SPOT - YouTube As Lexus is a partner, for Eternals, I wonder if
the actors will each turn up at the LA premiere (Monday 18 October) in a car
painted in their representative colour � for example, Kingo
drives a purple car in the movie? It has also been announced, that Eternals will
premiere in Europe as the closing film at this year�s Rome Film Fest � Sunday
24 October. I guess Richard will attend, as Sunday is a rest day on Citadel,
and the filming will be drawing to a close in Spain by then.� I have my
fingers firmly crossed for a UK premiere on Wednesday 03 November � I�d love
to see Richard again, in person, as it has been such a long, long time to
wait � |
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Monday 04
October 2021 |
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Another Eternals teaser trailer was released yesterday,
and here are new content photos from it � and the link too: Protect
| Marvel Studios� Eternals - YouTube |
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Sersi and Ikaris pay a visit to the home of Phastos;
Phastos and his husband are
the first LGBT+ representation family within the MCU, and they have a son named
Jack, pictured here. And Ikaris encounters a deviant at Camden Lock! |
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There are
also a couple of selfies, taken yesterday afternoon
in Valencia; thank you GoT fans, for recognising
Richard and plucking up the courage to ask for a photo � and, of course, for
posting on IG! |
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