#James Wilby Interviews

[oscarwetnwilde]

Articles about James Wilby in Crocodile Shoes in 1994, from the archives.

[undinecissy]

I believe he took this picture when he filmed Dutchgirls（1985）.

James Wilby as Philip Dundine in film, Dutchgirls（1985）. "A lovely thing which was written by William Boyd, " says James, in his BFI interview "The Reflection on Maurice" , 2018.

[hawleywilby]

[britsgovernmentmh]

it is even funnier when you remember how Hugh never say anything about his actress co-star

him saying this is extra funny when you consider the fact that at no point during that film do maurice and clive kiss with tongue so there was no real reason for them to be doing this

[rwrbmovie]

Variety: Stephen Fry on Reprising the King in ‘Red, White & Royal Blue 2’ and Why Prince William and Harry Are ‘Very Gay-Friendly’

You played King James in “Red, White & Royal Blue.” I always tell younger people that it still astonishes me that something like this could get made.

It’s wonderful — shout out to [director and co-writer] Matthew López, who’s an extraordinary talent — and indeed that I would ever play Oscar Wilde in a film. That was an extraordinary idea. My little self would say, “No, this is fantasy. Fantasy is dangerous. The hope is what kills.” But part of me wants to fly back through time and just sort of rest on the shoulder of my young unhappy self and say, “It’s going to be all right. Don’t worry.”

When you’re on a set of something like “Red, White & Royal Blue,” do you think, “I am making the most mainstream queer story. As mainstream as queer could get.”

Yeah. We have reason sometimes to doubt the sense of the younger generation in some respects. And there’s that typical old fart behavior of myself. But I’m so impressed by their willingness and openness to play those roles, those two boys [Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez]. They were terrific at it. That’s the openness that I really treasure because I can remember when Rupert Graves and James Wilby were in “Maurice.” They were brilliant in the E.M. Forster adaptation, but I can remember how the business looked down on them and said, “But they’re both straight and doing that. That must be so embarrassing for them. How could they. Oh, gosh! How would they prepare for that?”

Will you play the king again in the “Red, White & Royal Blue” sequel?

Matthew’s become a friend and he’s told me he’s doing it. I’m hoping that he hasn’t left me out. We need the king. You’ve got to have the king.

🔗 full interview

[evening-primroses]

“[on intimacy in Maurice] . . . there’s a moment where . . where Maurice and Clive, played by Hugh, they hold each other, there’s a clumsy - not even a kiss, I don’t think the mouths even meet. The real person that the sort of proper sex scenes, as it were, are between Maurice and Scudder, played by Rupert, so - and Rupert’s one of those very easy actors and very pliable, if I may say the wo- use that word, he’s you know - if I hold - if I held Rupert, he would be holding me back. It was very - he was very physically easy to be with, I found it very easy to do those scenes, extraordinarily easy. We built up a rapport, he makes me laugh, Rupert, he always has done . . . ”

‘Great British Film - Merchant Ivory Memories - James Wilby on playing Maurice’ from Distinct Nostalgia by MIM

[ladyannelister]

*Maurice Hall/James Wilby + his little smile

[evening-primroses]

i couldn’t talk to a british mf. if anyone ever told me anything i own or did was “rubbish” i’d end everything 

[ultra-rockart]

Excerpt of Hugh Grant and James Wilby's interview at the 1987 Venice Film Festival. Hugh talks about his previous work as a copywriter for ads.

[jameswilbysnumberonefan]

you know, every time James Wilby is interviewed they ask him about Maurice but what they SHOULD be asking him is what the fuck was up with “C'est Gradiva qui vous appelle”

i have so so so many questions…….

[gravesdiggers]

Lovely new James Wilby Interview on “Maurice”

“He played Maurice in the classic Merchant Ivory movie of the same name. Now he’s speaking to DistinctNostalgia.com about the film that also launched the career of Hugh Grant and Rupert Graves. Listen Now.” - [@DistinctbyMIM on Twitter]

(Apologies for lack of a direct link but the post vanishes otherwise!)

[oscarwetnwilde]

James Wilby as Helmuth James von Moltke and Helen McCrory as Freya von Moltke in Witness Against Hitler. (1996)

In the BBC film Witness Against Hitler, James Wilby brings to life a story of heroism and true love in war torn Germany. The actor, who first sprung to recognition in the tile role of Merchant Ivory's Maurice in 1987, portrays Helmuth James von Moltke, a young German aristocrat and one of the last men to be executed for resisting Adolf Hitler. The fact that this story is a true one and that von Moltke's wife Freya helped bring their plight to an English audience, created an enormous responsibility for Wilby. "Obviously Freya was very worried about how her story would turn out. When you are talking of exceptional human beings, you have got to get it right" he explains. In the film the part Freya is played by Helen McCrory, currently appearing in Le Enfants du Paradis at the Barbican Theatre. The married couple founded the Kreisau Circle, a secret group working to create a democratic constitution to be implemented after the defeat of Hitler. In addition von Moltke, an international lawyer, used his skills to save the lives of Jews, and those under suspicion for crimes against Hitler. Wilby says: "The shame is we could have done two hour episodes of this. It is a massively long story. Freya and Helmuth wrote a letter a day to each other while he was away in Berlin. They read like a diary of life through the war years and it is an extraordinary feeling reading them." -From an archived article on March 7, 1996 about the movie.

[undinecissy]

James Wilby as Stringer in Film Consipracy(1989)

"....Conspiracy gives me something for the CV which shows the breadth of parts I'm capable of playing...I'd love to play all sorts of different roles, not just sensitive souls." -interview in March, 1990

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[mrscrowley8]

Rupert Graves - Press review of the day (06/10/2020)

Rupert Graves interview: ‘The bar snacks in Mexico — salted locusts and grasshoppers — were tastier than they sound’

Source: www.thetimes.co.uk Full article: Rupert Graves interview: ‘The bar snacks in Mexico — salted locusts and grasshoppers — were tastier than they sound’ (only available to subscribers)

However, I found the full transcript on the Factiva’s database:

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Now TV October: best series and films, including The Undoing and The Invisible Man

“Julia Stiles returns for the third series of the sumptuous Sky original drama, joined by Rupert Graves, Poppy Delevingne and Jack Fox. Set a year after the end of season two, we will see Georgina’s (Stiles) loyalty, courage and resilience tested to the extreme, with the character having abandoned the Riviera to start a new life, leaving behind all the damage and devastation.

Watch Riviera season three on Now TV from Friday 15 October.”

Source: www.stylist.co.uk Full article: Now TV October: best series and films, including The Undoing and The Invisible Man

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On This Gay Day: E.M. Forster finished writing Maurice

“Maurice was adapted into a feature film in 1987, it was one of the first film roles for Hugh Grant who played Clive, James Wilby portrayed Maurice, while Rupert Graves took on the role of Alec.”

Source: www.outinperth.com Full article: On This Gay Day: E.M. Forster finished writing Maurice

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Gabriel Corrado actuará en la serie inglesa “Riviera”

Translation: Gabriel Corrado will play in the English series “Riviera”

“Corrado compartió elenco con Julia Stiles (protagoniza a Georgina), Poppy Delevingne, Jack Fox, Rupert Graves, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Synnove Macody Lund, Franco Masini, Elisio Barrionuevo y Maurizio Lombardi.“ 

Translation: “Corrado shared the bill with Julia Stiles (Georgina, the main character), Poppy Delevingne, Jack Fox, Rupert Graves, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Synnove Macody Lund, Franco Masini, Elisio Barrionuevo and Maurizio Lombardi.”

Source: www.carlospazvivo.com Full article: Gabriel Corrado actuará en la serie inglesa “Riviera”  

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yodelnimrodel replied to your post “I just realised the deleted scenes from Maurice on youtube are gone....”

Omg why don't they restore it properly! I ask myself this every day

exactly! I really don’t get it, feels like it’s a bonus efford to do a new interview with James Wilby at the same time they just forgot the deleted scenes????