“He’s brilliant. I mean, I’ve enjoyed it soo much... He trusts in
his actors entirely, but he pushes his actors to the full. ...”
Video: The making of Hick starring Chloë Moretz and Edddie Redmayne
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
The most charming psychopath - Eddie Kreezer the bad guy in Hick
Quite brutal, isn't it? - Eddie Redmayne's acting is impressive. He played the bad guy convincingly.
Why Luli kept get into the car with him? - The most charming psychopath!
Andrea Portes: You know, before anyone was cast there was a common question: "Why does Luli keep getting in that truck with Eddie?" And my answer was, "Look, if you cast the right Eddie, you'll understand." And that's exactly what happens with Eddie Redmayne. You KNOW you shouldn't. You KNOW you're probably going to regret it... but you just can't help yourself. He's charming, and crazy, and vulnerable, and funny, and psychotic, and goofy. And, yes, ultimately, he's broken. But you still fall in love with him.
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CONTROVERSIAL ‘HICK’ with Derick Martini (full interview)
VS: I like to think of Eddie as being a Western Humbert Humbert, with gunslinger sex appeal rather than poetic charm, and I imagine it must have been one of the more difficult roles to cast. What brought you to Eddie Redmayne?
DM: I saw him in the play RED. Thought he was brilliant. Then when Hick came along and I cast Chloe, she and her brother Trevor brought him up, which was music to my ears. I knew I didn’t have to audition him—I met him over Skype and just asked “Do you want this?”
Exclusive interview with Derick Martini (full interview)
Q: How did you get the idea to cast Eddie in this part a British guy as a Texan cowboy?
A: My agent took me to see his performance in the play called «Red» on Broadway which he was wonderful in. So I remembered his performance in «Red» and when this movie came up, his name came up and I was immediately gravitating towards working with him. Because he did such a brilliant performance on stage I knew I will be able to get a great performance from him on film. I just really pushed for him, because that`s what I wanted. I didn`t do audition or anything, we just spoke over Skype because he was in London. He was excited about the part and he believed that he could do it and I believe that he could do it. So I just cast him.
generous, professional and talented actors I have ever directed.
DM: I saw him in the play RED. Thought he was brilliant. Then when Hick came along and I cast Chloe, she and her brother Trevor brought him up, which was music to my ears. I knew I didn’t have to audition him—I met him over Skype and just asked “Do you want this?”
Exclusive interview with Derick Martini (full interview)Q: How did you get the idea to cast Eddie in this part a British guy as a Texan cowboy?
A: My agent took me to see his performance in the play called «Red» on Broadway which he was wonderful in. So I remembered his performance in «Red» and when this movie came up, his name came up and I was immediately gravitating towards working with him. Because he did such a brilliant performance on stage I knew I will be able to get a great performance from him on film. I just really pushed for him, because that`s what I wanted. I didn`t do audition or anything, we just spoke over Skype because he was in London. He was excited about the part and he believed that he could do it and I believe that he could do it. So I just cast him.
...Eddie is a classically trained British actor. His mastery of his approach is remarkable. He gets the «fussiness» or «technicalities» of his performance out of the way first. Much like in theatre.
He will quickly decide on how he will be using «external props» like cigarettes or his hat. He gets that out of the way and then turns his focus to the raw, emotional part of delivering his part of a scene.
Q: Are the props in the script?
A: The props are in the script. But they can become an encumbrance to an actor if they are thinking about them while trying to do a scene therefore, Eddie very quickly decides how he will use such props and then forgets about them and focuses on the emotion. Eddie had a lot of great ideas, in general, regarding his character in Hick. Well beyond props. We were dealing with very intense, emotional material and his ideas were quite valuable. His instincts are amazing. Eddie is one of the most generous, professional and talented actors I have ever directed.
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Hick - filming and reactions - set photos, videos, stills & Andrea Portes interview
...watching Eddie Redmayne take after take was kind of a master class in acting.
It was like, “Wow. Which one of those brilliant takes are you going to choose, Derick?”...
(Andrea Portes - the author of the book and writer of the screenplay about Eddie)
Photo by Jon Cornick, the movie producer, March 29, 2011 (source)
EXCEPTS FROM THE RUMPUS INTERVIEW WITH ANDREA PORTES
BY JENNIFER SKY - June 29th, 2012 (full interview here)
Rumpus: What was a day like on set? How long was the shoot?
Rumpus: What was a day like on set? How long was the shoot?
Portes: It was so much fun, really. It was incredible to see Derick work, he really is amazing with the actors. He’s really passionate about the performances, loves the actors, and trusts them. Of course, watching Eddie Redmayne take after take was kind of a master class in acting. It was like, “Wow. Which one of those brilliant takes are you going to choose, Derick?” Blake came on the set and she had the book dog-eared with all these different lines she wanted to put back in, which she did. It was so cool, and vindicating, because you know… as the novelist many of those lines had been cut by earlier producers on the project. She did an incredible job in the film. I love her Glenda. (Not an easy part, by any means.) Last but obviously not least: I was blown away at how Chloe carried the film. She’s kind of a prodigy, really. Some of her takes, in the heartbreaking scenes, would make me cry, and she’d come back to the monitor and be like “Portes, I made you cry!’ It was really funny. She’s a pig-tail puller. Basically, she’s extremely talented but she’s, also, a kid who likes to tease and try funny things like a hula-hoop. And she’s incredibly intellectually curious, which I love.
I, also, am heartened by the fact that she has her mother, Teri, and her brother, Trevor, there to guide her, protect her and keep her life as normal as it can be, considering. They’re really good people. And I don’t say that lightly. It was about a 5-6 week shoot. So, not much. We were really in a time crunch. Luckily, Derick had everything really dialed in, so when we went to shoot it was all about the acting. I think the performances in the film really reflect that.
There’s a huge disconnect between the audience, who... really love the film… and the critics who absolutely have come out frothing at the mouth to demonize us and even have called us pedophiles. It’s the same subject matter as the book, so it’s strange. But, you know, the younger audience really seems to get the film, which makes me extremely grateful. For some reason I think it’s just not a film for old white men. And, sadly, the “established” critics are usually old white men. ...Happily, the audience reaction has been amazing, though. And that’s who the movie is for, ultimately.
I, also, am heartened by the fact that she has her mother, Teri, and her brother, Trevor, there to guide her, protect her and keep her life as normal as it can be, considering. They’re really good people. And I don’t say that lightly. It was about a 5-6 week shoot. So, not much. We were really in a time crunch. Luckily, Derick had everything really dialed in, so when we went to shoot it was all about the acting. I think the performances in the film really reflect that.
There’s a huge disconnect between the audience, who... really love the film… and the critics who absolutely have come out frothing at the mouth to demonize us and even have called us pedophiles. It’s the same subject matter as the book, so it’s strange. But, you know, the younger audience really seems to get the film, which makes me extremely grateful. For some reason I think it’s just not a film for old white men. And, sadly, the “established” critics are usually old white men. ...Happily, the audience reaction has been amazing, though. And that’s who the movie is for, ultimately.
Andrea Portes about Eddie Redmayne in a Huffingtonpost interview:
„I am giddy for people to see Eddie Redmayne as Eddie Kreezer. He's just riveting. It's beyond anything I had ever dreamed of. It's nice, too, because off camera he's just a really kind, smart, self-deprecating, English gent. He's top shelf.”
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Photos source: eddieredmayne.ru gallery
Photos source: eddieredmayne.ru gallery
Back to 2011 - Eddie at the TIFF (I updated the post with photos I found only now)
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