James is taking more and more shape. Just to keep you up to date, there were a couple of pictures on IG yesterday in a post by Jay_Carpet. Extracting just the stills of Richard, I am embedding a tweet here by fellow fan Rita.
And just in case:
Damn. I sometimes feel so predictable. I don’t know about you, but seeing the OOA hugging/carrying a child – and a daughter, especially – makes me go all mushy inside. There is something instinctively attractive about a father’s love for a child.
Anyway, I haven’t watched the Q&A video from TIFF for fear of getting too many spoilers. If you have less scruples than me, HERE is the link to the video on YT. However, I did catch up with an interview yesterday. Unfortunately not available for embedding, but you can access it HERE. Anyway, this is the best bit from the video:
Eyebrow action and mole porn, not to mention some adam’s apple love. #TeamLawn is delighted.
Yep, Guylty is getting in on the gif game. Moving images are usually not my thing. But with RA – I mean, even *I* can not resist. 😍
Ok, tearing myself away from the tantalising view of that profile, I found Richard’s contribution to the interview interesting. Doh. I always do. I am a fan. But bear with me. First of all what he said about the set. “It’s not a comedy, so there weren’t a lot of laughs on set. In fact there was a lot of tears and, kind of, anxiety. Yet we still managed to have a lot of fun.” It always amazes me how actors – and Richard in particular – can switch off their RL and immerse themselves into these two illusory worlds – of set and film. And especially so at a time when his RL must have been harrowing enough… Also: Richard reiterates that despite having a pivotal role in the film and working closely with the director, he does not necessarily know what *exactly* the final version of what he is being a part of, will look like. Is that good, is that bad, is it inconsequential? It probably takes a lot of trust in the director and producer, as well as imagination and confidence in one’s own abilities to add your own best to what is essentially a work-in-progress. No wonder that the cast and crew always tend to be a dedicated and tight-knit community.
Lastly, what Julie says about Richard: “He was completely fine with going into the dark side of the character. (Interestingly, actors have no problem playing a serial killer but playing an actual, subtle, abusive man – a little more scared of playing that, somehow.)” Mirrors what he has said about himself, but goes a bit deeper because this character sounds as if he is less dramatically different from a “normal” man than a serial killer a la Francis Dolarhyde. I suppose it is testament to his craft – and to his absolute willingness to completely immerse himself in a character, no matter what.
So, well, what can I say except that it sounds intriguing? The only non-festival release date I have seen so far, is Germany on 14 November. Do I have to schedule a trip to the homeland??? 😁
Guylty Pleasure 
Beautiful post. And profile. And stubble. And eyebrow action. I could go on.
He does play a good dad, though I am by no means team #HeNeedsToProcreateInRL (something that invariably gets thrown out when such pictures become available). That’s his business. But it looks nice on film.
I think you should definitely come to the homeland to watch this! Preferably with me. 😁 Have to check and see if there are any showings nearby. Maybe I should email my local theater.
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I saw the two seconds from the photo shoot, and was like “I need that on endless loop”. And where there is desperation, there is a solution.
Yep, his turns as dad have been nice, so far. (I really look forward to his role as Adam Price, though, because there his status as a family man is integral to the part – and we’ll see a bit more family interaction…)
Totally agree with you on the procreation. I am always tempted to say “aw, he’d make such a great dad” – but that is a) superficial (because what do I know about the way he gets along with children) and b) totally none of my business.
Keep me in the loop re. the film start of MZ in Germany. I can *always* justify a trip to Germany *hehe*
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The joy of finding and making a gif of a perfect moment! For me, I know I’ve nailed it when I end up with a gif I want to watch over and over….yours’ above is one of those, it’s gorgeous!
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This was totally a “can watch this forever” moment. I couldn’t resist – to the point of making the gif myself rather than search for it on tumblr (where it undoubtedly will have been made already, too).
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So far not, I’ve just screencapped and cropped, because you’ve giffed it and I’ve reblogged your post so it’s out there! I’ll gif for myself later on to gaze at over and over 😉 This #TeamLawn member is in heaven!!
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Prime stubble porn 👍🏻
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The Adam’s Apple bob. *swoonthendies*
Gary. Gary. Oh and… Gary.
Reminds me I need to write some Nemo…
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Do I have to schedule a trip to the homeland? Yes, you do, girlfriend. As a service to your fellow fans!
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I was wondering who the James was taking shape. Is he one of Guylty’s craft projects? Knitted maybe? Then the penny dropped, duh! How good-looking is RA in that interview, with his beautiful jaw- line on show. Daddy-Armitage isn’t a big draw for me but I can understand the appeal. It’s interesting when he said that he wasn’t aware of what the final version would be. He said something similar in the Q&A video when he was surprised, when he saw the film, by something about his character. I know that directing, editing etc makes a film but I marvel that actors can produce deep emotions etc when they don’t have the whole picture. Shows his trust in Delpy. I’m getting a bit worried that neither of his film will be shown widely in the UK, I had presumed they would be, perhaps I’ll be off to Germany too!
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Germany wouldn’t be impossible but I wouldn’t want to hear Richard’s voice dubbed it would be like half an experience.
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So true. That‘s a big deterrent for me, too!
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Yes true, his false eyes are distracting enough!
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Yes I had forgotten the brown eyes.
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Sonja, hast du auch eine Rezension des Films My Zoe geschrieben oder bist du nicht an den Film rangekommen, so wie ich? Ich weiß nicht ob du dir schon das Q&A angesehen hast (spoilers), ist sehr interessant.
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Nein, darüber habe ich noch nicht geschrieben. Ich habe den Film auch noch immer nicht gesehen – Q&A auch nicht. Muss ich demnächst mal angehen…
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