Monday, June 13, 2016

Eddie won his Tony Award six years ago


First of all Happy Birthday to Eddie's mom Patricia Redmayne!
She was his date at the event.

  

"I just sweat a lot...My mom...is her birthday today and I forgot to thank her...all these
sort of things completely dissapear from your mind as you can imagine it, goes into a 
hurtling daydream scenario, but my god is it special, so what I remember...this sort of 
vacume moments...from when it was announced to when I left the stage. 
Lucy Liu! My god! The most beautiful woman in the World...amazing "(x)






"My collective Elizabeths! I didn’t know that Cate [Blanchett] and Helen [Mirren] were going to be there presenting; 
it was extraordinary and incredibly weird. And Scarlett [Johansson], who was my Other Boleyn Girl. 
It was a great night for Tudor England" (x)


Friday, June 10, 2016

Fresh Breath - Introduced by Eddie Redmayne


Throughout June MND Association are sharing stories of real people whose lives have been, or will be, cut
short by motor neurone disease. Read more here.
As part of the MND Association's Shortened Stories awareness campaign, Robert wrote and recorded a poem
based on life living with motor neurone disease. Oscar winning actor and Association Patron Eddie Redmayne described the poem as 'beautiful'. In this video, he introduces you to it. You can read Robert's full story here


 

"...June is MND Awereness Month...and I was wondering if you would watch this video to gain a sense of
what Motor Neuron Disease is and get some sort of idea of what it's like to live with this brutal brutal disease.
Please do what you can to support those people living with the disease. It is incredibly brutal illness, and one
very close to my heart...so see you later"



screenshots and gif made by me

"I was delighted to highlight this beautiful video about Robert and his young family as it's important to raise awareness of this brutal disease...I want as many people as possible to watch - and share - the video, so that understanding of MND will be greater in the future." - Eddie Redmayne



(x)
Fresh Breath by Robert Davidson
One year since my diagnosis,
And inhale,
I have no conditions,
I am right now,
Before I planned,
Insatiably yearning,
Living for tomorrow,
Aspiring to be a senior partner,
With grandchildren sat on my lap,
Finally I am present,
Not guessing whether I will outlive the cat,
Without the futile fear of being trapped,
Looking no further than the horizon,
I will not imprison today,
With tomorrow's cells,
Nor gift wrap caged memories,
Let later wait for the here and now,
Here there are no splinters,
Now I am off the conveyor belt,
Hopes and dreams are no one,
Don't let the moment pass,
There is never enough time,
And exhale

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Eddie deepens his support for UK MND Association
Who helped portraying Hawking's disease? - Mr. Phillips's story - Katie Sidle interview
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge 2015 - Eddie's done it again :)
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - Eddie with Jamie Dornan
Eddie in Intel Labs - Q&A with Stephen Hawking - James Marsh interview
Lou Gehrig Sports Awards Benefit 4 November 2014 NYC
To support the MNDA and Highbury Grove School visit
BBC Documentary - Dara O' Briain Meets Stephen Hawking (2015)
Wired screening with Eddie and Stephen Hawking on Dec 10, 2014
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Thursday, June 9, 2016

LEGO Eddie - Newt Scamander in the LEGO Dimensions video game series



Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them expansion packs are coming
very soon to the LEGO Dimensions video game


16 new worlds are coming, including a new Harry Potter expansion pack on 27 September,
to be closely followed by Fantastic Beasts... Newt will star in his very own Story Pack,
based on the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.



Newt Scamander, complete with Eddie Redmayne’s chiseled cheekbones, unveiled today
as part of the LEGO Dimensions series for Fantastic Beasts. (via bespokeredmayne)