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“The writing is so muscular and full, that actually we’re just so sad not to get to say those words again, so maybe they’ll be. I heard, that originally Aaron thought about doing it as a musical, so maybe...”

Eddie in NBC’s TODAY Show on Feb. 12, 2021

‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ stars chat with Al Roker about the timeliness of the courtroom drama. Video here 

https://www.today.com/video/-the-trial-of-the-chicago-7-stars-on-the-timeliness-of-the-courtroom-drama-100925509844

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“Hayden had an extraordinary facility with speech, but with a quiet integrity that drew people toward him,” - Eddie Redmayne on Tom Hayden.

Deadline's Contenders Film panel on 23rd January 2021

The full video is available now here 

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Here's the new Hungarian TV interview video about politics and lockdown.

Video credit: Life TV Hungary - Anikó Návai - Hello Hollywood (20201101)

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Take a moment to appreciate these beautiful black and white photos of Eddie Redmayne powering through the rain, a few more from the photoshoot for the new issue of Style Magazine Italia. Thanks to the photographer Boo George, stylist Fabio Immediato, groomer Petra Sellge, and Louis Vuitton for the clothes. 

Photos via Walter Schupfer Entertainment (1) and Boo George (2) (3)

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The full Esquire Spain interview translated from Spanish:  

Eddie Redmayne trial: guilty of being the most talented (and stylish) actor of his generation

The Oscar winner talks about what it means to premiere a film with Aaron Sorkin (The Chicago 7th Trial on Netflix) and filming the new part of the most famous saga of all time under the watchful eye of its author, J.K. Rowling.

By Alba Díaz (text) / JUANKR (photos and video) / Álvaro de Juan (styling) 10/23/2020  

At the Kettle’s Yard Gallery in Cambridge, stands alone and leaning on a piano Prometheus, a marble head made by Constantin Brâncusi, and the only piece of art that Eddie Redmayne (London, 1982) would save from possible massive destruction. He tells me about it as he leaves the filming set of the third installment of Fantastic Beasts in the early days of an autumn that, we suspect, we will never forget. It begins to get dark as the actor nods seriously: "I promise to do my best in this interview."

Eddie Redmayne made himself in the theater despite some voices warning him that he could not survive in it. "Many people were in charge to tell me that it would never work, that only extraordinary cases make it and that I would not be able to live from this professionally." Even his father came home one day with a list of statistics on unemployed young actors. Redmayne, who is extremely modest, polite and funny, adds: “But I enjoyed theater so much that I got to the point of thinking that if I could only do one play a year for the rest of my life… I would do it. And that would fill me completely.

Spoiler: since then until today he has participated in many more. He set his first foot in the industry when he debuted at the Shakespeare’s Globe Theater and won over critics and audiences. He then landed his first major role in My Week with Marilyn opposite Michelle Williams. And then came one of the roles of his life, the character he wanted to become an actor for, Marius. With him he sang, led a revolution and broke Cosette's heart in Les Miserables. “I found out about the Les Misérables auditions when I was shooting a movie in Illinois. Dressed like a cowboy. I picked up the iPhone and videotaped myself singing the Marius song. I always wanted to be him ”.

Now Redmayne is an Oscar winner - thanks to his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything - and the protagonist of one of the most important sagas in history, Fantastic Beasts. He plays the magizoologist Newt Scamander in it. When I ask him what it means to him to be the protagonist of a magical world that is so important to millions of people, Eddie sighs and takes a few seconds to answer. “I have always loved the Harry Potter universe. Some people like The Lord of the Rings or Star Wars ... But, for me, the idea that there is a magical world that happens right in front of you, that happens without going any further on the streets of London, that. .. That exploded my imagination in another way.

During the quarantine, J. K. Rowling, who has been in charge of the script of the film, sparked a controversy through a series of tweets about transgender women. Redmayne assures that he does not agree with these statements but that it does not approve of the attacks of some people through social networks. The actor was one of the first to position himself against Rowling alongside Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and other protagonists of her films. "Trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary identities are valid."

After having spent a while talking, Redmayne confesses to me that he has never been a big dreamer not to maintain certain aspirations that ended up disappointing him. So he has always kept a handful of dreams to himself. One of them was fulfilled just a few weeks ago with the premiere of The Trial of the Chicago 7, a film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin that can already be seen on Netflix and in some - few - cinemas. “I was on vacation with my wife in Morocco and the script arrived. I think I called my agent before I even read it and said yes, I would. She probably thought the obvious, that I'm stupid. After that, of course I read the script, which is about a specific moment in history that I knew very little about. I found it exciting and a very relevant drama in today's times. "

And it is that having a script by Aaron Sorkin in your hands is no small thing. Eddie Redmayne has been a fan of his work ever since he saw The West Wing of the White House. “His scripts have delicious language and dialogue. As an actor, it's fun to play characters that are much smarter than you are in real life. That virtuosity is hard to come by. I really hope that audiences enjoy this movie and feel that there is always hope. " He remembers that since he released The Theory of Everything he has recorded, to a large extent, English period dramas, “and although the new Aaron Sorkin is not strictly contemporary,” says Redmayne, “to be able to wear jeans and shirts and sweaters instead of so much tweed is great ”.

Besides acting, art was the only thing the actor was interested in, so he ended up studying Art History at Cambridge University. “My parents are quite traditional and when I told them I wanted to act they gave me free rein but on the condition that I study a career. And I'm very grateful for that because ... Look, beyond that, when I play a real character I usually go to the National Portrait Gallery in London quite often. There I lock myself up. Now, for Sorkin's film, I went through a lot of photographs and videotapes. Art helps me to be more creative, to get into paper ”. If he were not an actor, he would be, he says decidedly, a historian or perhaps a curator. "Although I think he would be a very bad art curator."

Against all logic, Eddie Redmayne is color blind. But there is a color that you can distinguish anywhere and on any surface: klein blue. He wrote his thesis on the French artist Yves Klein and the only shade of blue he used in his works. He wrote up to 30,000 words talking about that color with which he became obsessed. “It is surprising that a color can be so emotional. One can only hope to achieve that intensity in acting. "

Like his taste for art, which encompasses the refined and compact, Redmayne seems to be in the same balance when it comes to the roles he chooses. When I ask him what aspects a character he wants to play should have, he takes a few seconds again before answering: “I wish I had a more ingenious answer but I will tell you that I know when my belly hurts. It's that feeling that I trust. In my mind I transport him to imagine myself playing that character. When I read a script I have to really enjoy it. You never fully regret those instincts. It's like when you connect with something emotionally. "

So we come to the conclusion that all his characters have some traits in common. "You know what? I never look back, and this is something personal, but I do believe that there is a parallel between Marius in Les Misérables trying to be a revolutionary, someone who is quite prone to being distracted by love but at the same time is willing to die for his cause, and Tom Hayden from The Chicago Trial of the 7 who was a man who had integrity and was passionate and fought for the things he believed in. So I suppose there may also be similarities between a young Stephen Hawking and Newt Scamander. There are traits in common in all of them that I don't really know where they come from ”.

When we talk about the year we are living in, in which it is increasingly difficult to find hope, we both let out a nervous laugh. "There must be," Redmayne says. “There is something very nice that Tom Hayden, the character I play in Sorkin's film, said to his former wife, actress Jane Fonda, just the day before she passed away. He told her that watching people die for their beliefs changed his life forever. In that sense, I also think about what Kennedy Jr. wrote about how democracy is messy, tough and never easy ... As is believing in something to fight for. I look at history and how they were willing to live their lives with that integrity to change the world and I realize that somehow that spirit still remains with us. " We fell silent thinking about it. "There must be hope."

I tell him about my love for Nick Cave's blog, The Red Hand, and one of the posts that I have liked the most in recent weeks. In it, the singer affirms that his response to a crisis has always been to create, an impulse that has saved him many times. For Redmayne there are two activities that can silence noise: drawing and playing the piano. “When you play the piano your concentration is so consumed by trying to hit that note that you can't think of anything else. Similarly, when you draw something, the focus is between the paper and what you are trying to recreate ... There I try to calm my mind.

Before saying goodbye, I drop a question that I thought I knew the answer to, but failed. What work of art would you save from mass destruction? "How difficult! I could name my favorite artists but still couldn't choose a work. Only one piece? Let me think. I am very obsessed with Yves Klein, but I would stick with a work by Brancusi. There is a sculpture of him, a small head called Prometheus, in Cambridge's Kettle’s Yard, on a dark mahogany piano. The truth is that I find it very ... beautiful ”.

Before leaving, he confesses to me - with a childish and slow voice - that he would like to direct something one day. We said goodbye, saying that we will talk about his next project. Next, the first thing I do is open the Google search engine. "P-r-o-m-e-t-h-e-u-s". Although Eddie Redmayne has trouble distinguishing violet from blue, he doesn't have them when choosing a good piece. He's right, that work deserves to be saved.

* This article appears in the November 2020 issue of Esquire magazine

Source: esquire.com/es/actualidad/cine/a34434114/eddie-redmayne-juicio-7-chicago-netflix-entrevista/

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“...the first time humor, and any performance I’ve ever done, been connected...”

Eddie in the video of the SBIFF conversation about The Trial of the Chicago 7 - November 16, 2020  

Video on Youtube 

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New Q&A with writer & director Aaron Sorkin and actors Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, & Jeremy Strong

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There will be a BAFTA Film Q&A tomorrow for The Trial of the Chicago 7 with director Aaron Sorkin and actors Eddie Redmayne, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen and Jeremy Strong, moderated by Francine Stock.

You can participate after a free registration.

Read more: events.bafta.org/event/view.php?id=292:1b4e-9c69

The entire cast of THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 — Sacha Baron Cohen, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Rylance, Frank Langella, Eddie Redmayne, Jeremy Strong, and Michael Keaton — will compete as supporting actors in awards competitions.

hollywoodreporter.com/race/entire-trial-of-the-chicago-7-cast-to-compete-as-supporting-actors-exclusive

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Here's the new Hungarian TV interview about politics and lockdown.

Credit: Anikó Návai - Hello Hollywood (20201101) - Life TV Hungary

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"...Eddie Redmayne is our cover star and was terrific fun to interview. Whatever may be in the press today, anything that doesn’t describe him as an immensely kind, thoughtful and decent guy is flatly unjust. Shot here by the legendary @boo_george_studio who was a force of nature and I loved working with him.” -  Tom Chamberlin (editor of The Rake) on Instagram

Eddie is the cover star of The Driver’s Issue of The Rake Magazine.

"...and sets the tone with good nature, kindness and great style.” (x)

Issue 72 out Thursday (8th October), available via TheRake.com and selected newsstands. 

Sneak-peak and order: therake.com/the-rake-magazine-issue-72-2022.html

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Eddie Gushes About Working with Aaron Sorkin

He lays out the story behind his film The Trial of the Chicago 7 and shares a moment that happened on set with Aaron Sorkin that made it to the film.

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In this interview with CinemaBlend Managing Director Sean O’Connell Eddie Redmayne And Yahya Abdul-Mateen II talk about what they think makes Sorkin’s scripts stand out, how he was able to make the serious subject matter funny and more. In the second half of his interview (4:08) Eddie talks about the Fantastic Beasts filming restart.

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Eddie in NBC’s TODAY Show on Feb. 12, 2021

‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ stars chat with Al Roker about the timeliness of the courtroom drama.

Video here https://www.today.com/video/-the-trial-of-the-chicago-7-stars-on-the-timeliness-of-the-courtroom-drama-100925509844

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Deadline's Contenders Film: Livestream on 23rd January 2021

deadline.com/2021/01/aaron-sorkin-sacha-baron-cohen-the-trial-of-the-chicago-7-interview-contenders-1234678937/

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Q&A with Eddie on The Trial of the Chicago 7. 

Moderated by Mara Webster, In Creative Company.

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