#2013 globe adaptation

[aq2003]

I've had a vague urge to get more into Shakespeare for years; what are the top 3-5 plays you'd recommend that AREN'T Hamlet or Much Ado? And what version of each is your favorite?

(sorry for omitting two god tier ones but I've already seen David Tennant in each of those and I surmise that you're insane about both so I'm looking for some new plays)

gonna be some basic bitch answers but here:

macbeth - the tragedy of macbeth (2021) movie adaptation starring denzel washington. this movie is fucking stunning and the way they did the witches was SO good. also i have the throne of blood (kurosawa's adaptation) also on my watchlist since i've heard REALLY good things about it

richard ii - 2013 rsc production w/ david tennant (link). he gives me catastrophic gender envy, i need to become more masculine to become more feminine etc. ben whishaw in the hollow crown series (link) is great too

romeo and juliet - romeo + juliet (1996) movie adaptation directed by baz luhrmann. this is like, the most well known romeo and juliet and you might've watched it already but i'm listing this anyway because there will never be a better mercutio and the way they did the setting is SO fucking funny and inspired

twelfth night - so far only saw this one Outside On The Grass Where They Performed This At My College but i liked it a lot... reccing the 2012 globe production with mark rylance (part 1 / part 2) (his hamlet was one of dt's favorites as an aspiring actor) (i'm putting my faith in letterboxd and david's taste for this one)

coriolanus - 2014 donmar production w/ tom hiddleston (on archive.org). this is directed by josie rourke, who also directed dt/ct's 2011 much ado! the staging and the effects are fucking awesomeeee (also peter de jersey and elliot levey are in this, i love them)

also shoutout to the ones i want to watch:

the 2016 production of a midsummer night's dream w/ ncuti gatwa (i have found nowhere to pirate it and i might just crack and pay the 10 dollars to watch it)

the 2015 production of the love's labour's lost w/ edward bennett (he played laertes in hamlet (2009) and he's REALLY underrated, i love his benedick SO FUCKING MUCH even if that production overall was a little dull)

either hollow crown's or greg doran's henry iv (it's two whole plays i need so much time to watch that. and ideally i want to watch both lol)

kurosawa's ran (1985), an adaptation of king lear set in 1500s japan

vishal bhardwaj's omkara (2006), an adaptation of othello set in india

[scotianostra]

Happy Birthday Scottish actor Richard Madden born June 18th 1986 in Elderslie.

Richard was raised by his mother, Pat, a classroom assistant and his father, Richard, who worked for the fire service. He also has two sisters, Cara and Lauren.

His parents were “hippies”, he says, and their house was pretty open, with friends always piling in for big vegetarian meals. Madden spent a lot of time outside, in the woods behind their house. He has several injuries: he shows me where he shot his dad’s old air pistol and blew off part of his finger, then managed to wreck the same finger when he nailed a wooden plank to his skateboard, then crashed it, so apart from the Hippie parents it was much like most of our own days as bairns.

Despite growing up wanting to be an actor, Richard was very shy during his childhood. To overcome this, at age 11, he joined Paisley Arts Centre’s youth theatre program. In 1999 he was given the lead role as Sebastian Simpkins in BBC1’s children’s TV comedy series Barmy Aunt Boomerang, that’s him aged 12 in the first pic with co-star Toyah Wilcox.. By 2000, he’d made his feature film debut in the Iain Banks adaptation, Complicity.

After high school he was accepted to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland and in 2007, he graduated.

Less than two years later, Richard had a recurring role as Dean McKenzie on the 2009 BBC series Hope Springs. Soon after, he landed the role of Ripley in the 2010 movie Chatroom, a film about a group of teenagers who encourage each other’s bad behaviours after meeting online. In the same year, Richard played punk band Theatre of Hate singer Kirk Brandon in Worried About the Boy, a TV film about the life of British singer-songwriter Boy George.

In 2011 Richard landed his breakthrough role as Robb Stark in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones. Also in 2011, he played gay paramedic Ashley Greenwick on the short-lived British comedy-drama Sirens. During hiatus from filming Game of Thrones in 2013, Richard was cast to star as Prince Charming in the 2015 Disney film Cinderella.

Richard won his first Screen Actors Guild award in 2014 for the Discovery Channel mini-series, Klondike. He played Bill Haskell, one of two adventurers who travel to Yukon, Canada during the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s. He further enhanced his reputation as a good actor when he appeared in the BBC drama Bodyguard in 2018, the following year he played Lieutenant Joseph Blake in the film 2017 and was Elton John’s manager/lover in the biop of the star Rocketman.

In January 2019 Madden won a prestigious Golden Globe for his role as war veteran David Budd in the BBC show Bodyguard. He also appeared in the 2019 war movie 1917.

We last saw Richard in the movie, Eternals, which was okay, but nothing great, he is one of several actors being touted as the next James Bond,

Last year Richard starred in the Amazon Prime series Citadel, I've watcheit and was not really impressed with it,I think he does pull of the American accent well, but I noticed there have been people saying he doesnt, Madden revealed he spoke in the accent for two years straight to prepare for the series. The show has been earmarked for a second series. Richard is set to appear in the feature film Killer Heat next, it is in post production.

In July 2019, Madden received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. When asked about his personal life during a New York Times interview following speculation about his relationships and sexuality, Madden stated: “I just keep my personal life personal.”

Madden was recently named one of ‘Scotland’s Sexiest Men' following a new study that identifies the most attractive features for men, he has competition though, also in the running are Bathgate’s David Tennant and Glasgow’s James McAvoy,

Richard, quizzed on what he would like to do next he sad “I’d like to do something in comedy. It’s nice to not… I mean we go to work every day and we’re like, ‘You’re gonna die today,’” he said, adding that he wanted to “do something fun for a minute.”

[lukethompsondaily]

He is best known for Netflix hit Bridgerton, but Luke Thompson’s theatre pedigree encompasses Shakespeare, Greek tragedy and Ivo van Hove’s marathon A Little Life. He talks to Fergus Morgan about his passion for the stage and his worries for its future

Luke Thompson might have shot to stardom thanks to his role as Benedict in Netflix’s smash-hit series Bridgerton, but the 35-year-old actor is most at home on stage.

“I spectate on myself,” Thompson says. “I always have done. It’s been a bit painful in my life. And the only place on earth it doesn’t happen is on stage when someone else is spectating instead and so I don’t have to worry. You’re watching me so I don’t have to watch myself. I feel free. Those are the best moments of my life.”

Fortunately, Thompson has not been short of stage work. Born in Southampton in 1988, he grew up just outside Paris, returning to the UK to study English and drama at the University of Bristol, before training at RADA. He landed his first job almost immediately after graduating in 2013: playing Lysander in Dominic Dromgoole’s staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare’s Globe in London.

Since then, alongside screen roles in BBC One’s In the Club and Bridgerton, Thompson has starred in Julius Caesar at the Globe, Oresteia and Hamlet – opposite Andrew Scott – at London’s Almeida, and King Lear and A Little Life in the West End. Both he and co-star James Norton were nominated for Olivier awards for their performances in Ivo van Hove’s acclaimed adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s hard-hitting novel.

“A Little Life was such an intense experience,” Thompson says. “Intense in a good way, I mean. The material was very bleak, but acting is always pleasurable because you are indulging in a fantasy, even if it’s a dark one, and that is inherently fun.”

Thompson also thinks that theatre has lost some of its belief in itself. “Theatre is supposed to be provocative. I’m not on social media, but I think it can be very aggressive and vicious, and I think theatres cave to that a bit. Deep down, theatre is the opposite of social media. It is about people being in a room, exchanging opinions and emotions. I worry that social media is spoiling that a bit, which is a shame.”

What production made you fall in love with theatre?

I remember standing in the Yard at Shakespeare’s Globe in 2009 and watching Thea Sharrock’s production of As You Like It, and thinking: ‘Oh, wow, this is really funny and it actually works. When done simply and confidently, Shakespeare still speaks to us today.’ For my first job to be at the Globe a few years later was magical.

What are you finding inspiring at the moment?

I love watching Ivo [van Hove]’s company do stuff. There is something so wild about the acting in his shows. We get very bogged down with facts in this country, but Ivo understands the dream logic of plays. Some of the most moving things I’ve seen don’t completely make sense. I find that inspiring.

What do you wish you could change about the performing arts industry?

I wish theatre had more confidence. Right now, it feels unsure about how useful it is and about how taboo, complex and provocative it should be. I feel as though theatre has lost confidence in its societal function.

What is the worst thing that has happened to you on stage?

There was a scene in A Little Life in which James ran around naked for a bit, then I would bring him clothes. During one show, I couldn’t find his underpants, so I just brought him his trousers and he put them on. But I forgot that people pulled his trousers off again later and they were expecting him to be wearing underpants. James knew it was coming and I knew it was coming and we couldn’t look at each other for the rest of the play. I hope he doesn’t mind me telling that story. It was so funny.

What is the best thing that has happened to you on stage?

There are so many. That sounds naff but I don’t care. I love the challenge of going on stage night after night and trying to make something feel alive in front of an audience.

What role do you really want to play?

I would work with Ivo again at the drop of a hat. And there are loads and loads of roles I would love to play. I did a reading of a rewriting of The Seagull the other day. The role of Konstantin is really beautiful. I’d love to play that. I’d love to play Iago one day, too. Of course, I’d love to play Hamlet but it’s boring to say that.

What projects are you involved in at the moment?

I’m playing Berowne in Emily Burns’ production of Love’s Labour’s Lost with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has set it on a Polynesian island owned by these big tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk, of which I am one. It’s a really smart concept that unlocks a lot of very interesting stuff in the play. Season three of Bridgerton is coming out in May and June, too. And we will be filming season four soon after that. There’s a lot still to come.

Source: The Stage

[xi-xi-chen]

I really love your Lightcannon art and works. Wolf's Rain is a fun one I love to see more, but two settings I think you could have some fun with is Snowpiercer and Brink.

The first was originally a Freach graphic novel series, follow by a 2013 movie and later the 2020 TNT TV Show which is on it last few episodes. A long story short, a attempt to stop globe warming backfired in the worst possible way with instead freezing the planet and the only known survivors on the title Snowpiercer which circles the world every year and is rigidly separated by class.

The second is a 2011 video game. Set on the Ark, global warming also flooded the world and the city Ark, originally a environmentally and economically self-sustainable city, is barely holding itself together, all contact lost with the outside world, and the refugees fighting the original inhabitants of the Ark.

Not sure what you could do with either, but you could have some fun with them.

Woah, sorry this took awhile to get back to, but I looked into some of it, and got to say it's really interesting and definitely brings in some ideas. Not sure if I'll continue the AU, but it's nice to learn something new regardless. To me, there's just something about tragedy and the way life has to adapt to such circumstances and eventually evolve.

[tafadhali]

Boys Keep Swinging — an As You Like It fanvid

When you're a boy / Other boys check you out / You get a girl / These are your favorite things / When you're a boy

Treat for ryfkah for Festivids 2023. Cross-posted on AO3.

Production list:

Melbourne Theatre Company — 2022 (dir. Simon Phillips)

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre — 2010 (dir. Robert Delamere), 2018 (dir. Federay Holmes & Elle While), 2023 (dir. Ellen McDougall)

National Theatre — 2016 (dir. Polly Findlay & Tim Van Someren)

The Old Globe — 2012 (dir. Adrian Noble), 2019 (dir. Jessica Stone)

Public Works — 2017 (dir. Laurie Woolery)

Royal Shakespeare Company — 1962 (TV adaptation, dir. Michael Elliott), 2013 (dir. Maria Aberg), 2019 (dir. Kimberley Sykes)

[rabbitcruiser]

World Cities Day

World Cities Day is a day that focuses on the future of urbanization and its impact on our lives.

It’s a time to reflect on the role cities play in creating a sustainable world where everyone can live in harmony and prosperity.

The United Nations established World Cities Day to highlight the importance of cities as hubs of culture and innovation. This special day promotes the idea of making cities better places to live.

With more than half of the world’s population residing in urban areas, the significance of sustainable city planning and management cannot be overstated. The aim is to ensure that cities become inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable as we move forward.

The celebration emphasizes community values and the pressing need for sustainable urban development. As cities continue to grow, becoming more populated and complex, the focus is on improving urban life and ensuring that all city dwellers have access to necessary services and a quality life.

This day encourages actions and policies that will help make cities better for everyone, now and in the future.

History of World Cities Day

World Cities Day started in 2013 when the United Nations decided we needed a day to focus on our cities. The aim was simple: make cities better places for everyone.

Each year, the day illuminates different issues cities face, like sustainability and community life. It’s a day for all of us to think about how cities can improve and adapt as they grow​.

The first celebration took place in 2014 in Shanghai, China. Since then, the event has circled the globe, landing in different cities yearly.

Every celebration has a unique theme, helping to highlight specific areas where cities can improve. The overarching theme, “Better City, Better Life,” captures the spirit of the day and aims for progress in urban areas worldwide​.

The day encourages everyone to think about how urban spaces affect our lives and how we can make them more inclusive and sustainable.

It’s about understanding the power of cities to shape our future and ensuring they do so in a way that benefits everyone​​.

How to Celebrate World Cities Day

Urban Safari

Grab your camera and play tourist in your city. Wander around to snap photos of hidden gems and famous landmarks. This personal photo tour might surprise you with new sights or interesting angles in familiar places.

Potluck of Cities

Host a global potluck where each friend brings a dish from a different city around the world. It’s like taking a culinary world tour without leaving your kitchen. Share stories about each city as you enjoy the flavors.

City-Themed Film Night

Organize a movie night featuring films set in various cities. Whether it’s the romantic streets of Paris in “Amélie” or the bustling crowds of Tokyo in “Lost in Translation,” each film transports viewers right into the heart of a new city.

Sketch Your City

Invite local artists or enthusiasts for a sketch crawl. Settle in various picturesque spots around the city and sketch what you see. Later, you could display these sketches at a local café or community center.

Green Your City

Volunteer for a green initiative in your city. Whether it’s planting trees, cleaning up parks, or setting up recycling stations, it’s a hands-on way to make your urban space cleaner and greener.

Discuss Urban Development

Host a panel discussion or a meetup about the future of cities. Invite urban planners, environmentalists, and community leaders to discuss sustainable urban development. It’s a chance to share ideas and learn from experts.

City Scavenger Hunt

Create a scavenger hunt that takes participants through the history, art, and parks of the city. It’s a playful way to explore and learn about the urban environment around you.

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[jewishbarbies]

When the All Too Well "short film" came out, I found in the comment section of a music blog a couple of users talking about how TS hired an expert to help her in the project because she wanted to get to the Oscars, that's the only reason why she called it a short film and the amount of dialogue in it was necessary for it to qualify with all the requirements to get the nomination. Unfortunately I forgot to screen the whole thing but they explained pretty well how every single detail of the mv for ATW perfectly adapted to the rules for the shorts that could be submitted to the Academy and they also named the expert that she hired, a woman that was experienced in campaigning things for the Oscars if I remember correctly. That's also why she was on the Variety Directors on Directors, because she was (quietly) campaigning for the Oscars.

Thank god she didn't make it but she's been trying to get her hands on an Oscar for years now (first song of hers that I remember was submitted for the best original song category was Sweeter Than Fiction back in 2013/14 and she kept trying for years until she changed approach and tried with the short films category) but the closer she got to it I think was a Golden Globe nom at some point. And I think that the reason she's part of the Academy now is to get herself closer to winning an Oscar, because it's a relatively well known fact that you can buy both the admission to the Academy and the Oscar itself if you want to go down that road, also a lot of recent winners had family members in the Academy (*cough cough* JLaw winning right after a million of dollars of "donation" to the Academy with at least a family member already part of the jury *cough cough*)

All of this is why I fear that not long from now she will buy her way to an Oscar, as this recent news of her joining them kinda shows. It's pretty clear that the Academy was not going to let her in with her too-mediocre-even-for-their-standards abilities and submissions for free, otherwise I think she would've gotten at least a nod at some point in the past. I believe that she is as far of a narcissist that she was hoping to pull a Leo Di Caprio and get it for "merits" (rumor has it that Leo always refused to make the basically derogatory "donation" and in the end won because the whole meme thing went too far after twenty years with the Internet in full force, although his acting skills unlike TS' songs quality was never on to debate) but of course she doesn't have thetalent to do it and no one aside of her fans would complain for her being "snubbed", hence this new change of direction with her becoming part of them so that she can work from the inside, I would guess.

(Sorry for the lenght of this, I just wanted to pull this informations+personal theory out of my chest at this point and you are the only person I feel safe to it with. Thanks for all that you do for the Anti TS community, kudos from Europe!!)

live anti taylor reaction:

[thishadoscarbuzz]

312 - Labor Day

With Saturday Night currently in theaters, we are revisiting the films of Jason Reitman for one of his biggest flops. Adapted from the novel by Joyce Maynard, 2013's Labor Day casts Kate Winslet as a grieving mother who falls in love with the escaped convict (played by Josh Brolin) who hides out in her and her son's home. The melodrama was something of a creative pivot for Reitman, but received poor reviews at festivals before stumbling towards a qualifying release. A Golden Globe nomination for Winslet was the end of the awards road for the film.

This episode, we talk about what makes the film so frustrating and Reitman's recent output. We also talk about Brolin after his Oscar nomination for Milk, Winslet between her win for The Reader and nomination for Steve Jobs, and the 2013 Golden Globes.

Topics also include Friendly's, No Country for Old Men supporting performances, and Golden Globe predictions.

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[thecrofttomb]

5 Years of Tomb Raider (2018)

On this day, half a decade ago, Tomb Raider (2018) was premiering in cinemas all over the globe!

Directed by Roar Uthaug, the film loosely adapted the 2013 reboot’s storyline into the big screen starring Alicia Vikander, Walton Goggins, Dominic West, Kristin Scott Thomas, Daniel Wu, and other well known actors. It was co-produced by MGM and GK Films and distributed by Warner Bros.

To celebrate this milestone, we’re sharing some stills and behind-the-scenes photos from the sets in South Africa and the UK. Did you enjoy watching film? What are your favourite moments?

Legend

One of the official key artworks from the film

Alicia Vikander (Lara Croft) and Director Roar Uthaug

Alicia Vikander (Lara Croft) in the deleted beach scene

Personal Trainer Magnus Lygdbäck and Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander (Lara Croft), Producer Graham King, and Director Roar Uthaug

Alicia Vikander (Lara Croft) and Daniel Wu (Lu Ren)

Director Roar Uthaug, Daniel Wu (Lu Ren), and Alicia Vikander (Lara Croft)

Dominic West (Lord Richard Croft)

Walton Goggins (Mathias Vogel)

Kristin Scott Thomas (Ana Miller)

[scotianostra]

Happy Birthday the lovely Scottish actress Michelle Duncan.

Born in Perth on April 14th 1978 Duncan studied acting at Queen Margaret University College before studying English and classics at St Andrews University.

Her television roles include Sugar Rush, Doctor Who, Low Winter Sun, Lost in Austen, and a TV film, Whatever Love Means, as Princess Diana opposite Olivia Poulet as Camilla Parker Bowles and Laurence Fox as Prince Charles.

Film work includes: Atonement, The Broken, and as Rupert Grint's love interest in Driving Lessons with Julie Walters. Duncan's role in Atonement was particularly praised by The New Yorker theatre critic Anthony Lane: Duncan's stage work includes Time and the Conways (Bath Theatre Royal/ touring), A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Burning at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Further television work includes: New Tricks Call the Midwife. Duncan lent her voice to an adaptation of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen at Little Angel Puppet Theatre in 2006 alongside Dame Judy Dench, Sir Michael Gambon, Rory Kinear, Claudie Blakley, Rosamund Pike, Claire Rushbrook and Peter Wight. Michelle also played Isobel MacLeish in the Doctor Who story Tooth and Claw. In 2007 she was cast as Portia in The Merchant of Venice at Shakespeare's Globe, but was unable to continue after the previews and was replaced by Kirsty Besterman. In 2012 Duncan appeared alongside Amanda Hale in Scrubber, a film written and directed by Romola Garai. In 2013, Duncan appeared in the third series of the BBC TV drama Luther and Case Histories. In 2014, she appeared in the ITV drama Grantchester.

In 2015 she starred alongside Ruth Negga, Douglas Henshall and Tom Brooke in Scott Graham's Film Iona. The closing gala film of the Edinburgh Film Festival.

Michelle’s work has included the great TV Movie Elizabeth Is Missing and two first class TV Series, Baptiste and Hanna. More recently she was in Detctive series Dalgliesh, she is set to appear in the reboot of Rebus, the new series let's us see a younger Detective Sergeant, I can't find a difinative date for it, just that it will be on BBC this Spring.

[nxmuzluv]

˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ THE FILMOGRAPHY OF … ANNA NIKOLAEVNA !

Anna Nikolaevna as Sasha Pavlova in Love and Hope (2017)

Izumi Hikari, known professionally in the Western world as Anna Nikolaevna, is one of Japan’s most beloved actresses, renowned for her incredibly emotional portrayals. Although she saw widespread recognition as an actress in 2012 and 2013, with her earlier defining roles being in the Japanese film Rainbow Girl (her most popular role in the country) and in the Korean drama Sunny (which sparked comparisons between her and Bae Suzy), Anna’s popularity was mainly confined to Asia up until 2014–2015. Most notably, her role in the Australian film The Outsiders spearheaded her journey to international acclaim.

However, it was her role in 2017’s Love and Hope that turned Anna into a serious actress. The film tells the story of Sasha Pavlova, a Russian girl who moves to the United States in the early nineties. It deals with Sasha’s struggles with depersonalization and bipolar disorder, and her journey to adapt to her new home.

Love and Hope was undoubtedly Anna’s true breakthrough, cementing her as an emotionally driven actress. Sasha’s monologue in the film would end up going viral on platforms such as Twitter, and the scene not only surprised the general public, but had Anna’s fans calling for an Academy Award nomination. She would receive that and more, thankfully, with her role as Sasha garnering her a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, and Best Actress nominations at the Screen Actors’ Guild Awards and of course, the Academy Awards.

ANNA NIKOLAEVNA … (SELECT) ACTING CREDITS

Rainbow Girl, 2013 … Yamamoto Nako / lead role

Sunny, 2013 … Lee Julie / lead role

Lighthouse, 2014 … Lena / lead role

Mako: Island of Secrets, 2015 … Melody / supporting role … seasons 2-3

The Outsiders, 2015 … Gemma Haywood / main cast

Love and Hope, 2017 … Sasha Pavlova / lead role

Momotose no Memoir, 2018 … Kitagawa Yuri / lead role

True Beauty, 2020 … Jenny Sato / supporting role

American Horror Story: Double Feature, 2021 … Viktoriya Ivanova / supporting role

Always, 2022 … Ha Yoo-mi / lead role

Somebody's Baby, 2022 ... Tatiana / lead role

The Menu, 2022 … Alina / main cast

American Horror Story: Delicate, 2023 … Samara / supporting role

Diary, 2023 ... Kobayashi Yuna / lead role

Abbott Elementary, 2024 ... Emma / guest role

Tangled, 2024 … Rapunzel / lead role

MaXXXine, 2024 … Amy / supporting role

Letter, 2025 ... Yukiko / lead role

Marry Me, 2026 … Nana / lead role

Irina, 2028 ... Irina Zakaharova / lead role

format inspired by @venusvity ! ♡

[the-lesbianest-batman]

adding this into the oberon/puck vault from the 2013 globe adaptation of a midsummernights dream

[denimbex1986]

'Cillian Murphy is getting noted for his role of J. Robert Oppenheimer in the film Oppenheimer and he is looking very promising in the role. He is all geared for the big release and for the promotion of the film.

Murphy was born on 25 May 1976 in Douglas, Cork. His mother taught French while his father, Brendan, worked for the Department of Education. His grandfather, aunts, and uncles were also teachers. He was raised in Ballintemple, Cork he had two sisters and one brother. He started writing and performing songs at the age of 10. He was raised Catholic and attended the fee-paying Catholic secondary school Presentation Brothers College, where he did well academically but often got into trouble, sometimes being suspended; he decided in his fourth year that misbehaving was not worth the hassle. Not keen on sports, which was a major part of the school’s curriculum, he found that artistic pursuits were neglected at the school.

Murphy did his first performance in secondary school when he participated in a drama module presented by Corcadorca Theatre Company director Pat Kiernan. Novelist William Wall, who was his English teacher, encouraged him to pursue acting but he was set on becoming a rock star. In his late teens and early 20s, he sang and played the guitar in several bands alongside his brother, Páidi, and the Beatles-obsessed duo named their most successful band The Sons of Mr. Green Genes, which they adopted from the Frank Zappa song of the same name. They were offered a five-album deal by Acid Jazz Records, which they rejected because Páidi was still in school and the duo did not agree with the small amount of money they would get for giving the record label the rights to Murphy’s compositions.

Murphy began studying law at University College Cork (UCC) in 1996 but failed his first-year exams because he was busy with his band, but he knew within days after starting at UCC that law was not what he wanted to do. After seeing Corcadorca’s stage production of A Clockwork Orange, directed by Kiernan, acting began to garner his interest. His first major role was in the UCC Drama Society’s amateur production of Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, which starred Irish-American comedian Des Bishop.

He made his professional debut in Enda Walsh’s 1996 play Disco Pigs and in the 2001 screen adaptation of the same name. His early notable film credits include the horror film 28 Days Later (2002), the dark comedy Intermission (2003), the thriller Red Eye (2005), the Irish war drama The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), and the thriller Sunshine (2007). He played a transgender Irish woman in the comedy-drama Breakfast on Pluto (2005), which earned him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.

Murphy began collaborating with filmmaker Christopher Nolan in 2005, playing Scarecrow in The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012) as well as appearing in Inception (2010) and Dunkirk (2017). He gained prominence for his role as Tommy Shelby in the BBC period drama series Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) and for starring in the horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2020). In 2023, he starred as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Nolan’s biopic Oppenheimer.

In 2011, Murphy won the Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Actor and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for the one-man play Misterman. In 2020, The Irish Times named him one of the greatest Irish film actors.'

[mndvx]

and btw it's 2012 Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winner, and 2012 Best Adapted Screenplay Writers Guild Awards nominee, and Golden Globe nominee, and BAFTA nominee, and 2013 Best Adapted Screenplay Los Angeles Film Critics Award nominee Chris Terrio to the lot of you!!!

[feste-de-jester]

Hi!

This is a funky lil blog where I just rabble on about everything Twelfth Night! I'm a queer writer who is currently finishing my English Literature A-Level qualification in the UK and will be going on to study it as a BA in September! I have no idea how to work Tumblr at all, but just wanted a place to spill my enthusiasm for this pretty cool Shakespeare play >:)

After being properly introduced to the text at A-Level, I have since annotated, re-annotated and annotated again - rest in peace my Amazon large-print copy :') - and have just simply never gotten bored of it. I love watching different adaptations of it, my absolute favourite being The Globe's production of it in 2013.

In all honesty, I'm not too sure exactly what kind of things I'll be posting here, but I know that I'd absolutely love to be able to share ideas and research about the play, as well as me just ranting about my absolute love for it >:D

Before I start doing that in this post, I'll end here by saying thank you for having a lil read, and have a great rest of your day! :))

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To The Most Talented Scottish Actor To Ever Play Such A Legendary Character In A Galaxy Far Far Away in the Earlier 2000's

& Since Then Has Become A Household Name For The Whole World

Hailling All The Way From Perth, Scotland 🏴󐁧󐁢󐁳󐁣󐁴󐁿

He is a Scottish actor🏴󐁧󐁢󐁳󐁣󐁴󐁿. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama and charity.

His first professional role was in 1993, as a leading role in the British Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar. He then achieved international fame with his portrayals of heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films Trainspotting (1996) and T2 Trainspotting (2017), 

Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), poet Christian in the musical film Moulin Rouge! (2001), SPC John Grimes in Black Hawk Down (2001), young Edward Bloom in Big Fish (2003), Catcher Block in Down With Love (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in Robots (2005), Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna in Angels and Demons (2009), "the ghost" in Roman Polanski's political thriller The Ghost Writer (2010), Dr. Alfred Jones in the romantic comedy-drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), Lumière in the live-action adaptation of the musical romantic fantasy Beauty and the Beast (2017), the adult version of the titular character in the fantasy comedy-drama Christopher Robin (2018), the adult version of Dan Torrance in the horror film Doctor Sleep (2019), and Black Mask in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Birds of Prey (2020).

He made his directorial debut with the historical crime-drama American Pastoral (2016), where he also played Seymour "Swede" Levov.

In 2018, He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his dual role as brothers Ray and Emmit Stussy in the third season of FX anthology series Fargo, and received Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy for both Moulin Rouge! and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. He has also starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls (2005–2007) and Othello (2007–2008). In 2021, he portrayed fashion designer Halston in a Netflix miniseries Halston for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. 

He returned as Obi-Wan

in the 2022 Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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You Heard Of Him & You Gotta Love Him

The 1 & Only

Mr. Ewan Gordon McGregor

May The Force Be With You Mr. McGregor, Always