#anna maxwell martin

[morsesnotes]

Anna Maxwell Martin on working with Shaun Evans

Had you worked with Shaun Evans before?

No but he’s so lovely, he’s a really super, kind person, I so enjoyed working with both him and Kevin Doyle. I’d worked with Kevin twice before, so he was a definitive choice for all of us, but I hadn’t worked with Shaun.

There were lots of big conversations about who would play Sweeney, because I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it, but I did feel there would be times when I would be quite vulnerable playing Delia. I hate saying things like that because of course what Delia has been through is horrific and it’s just acting for me, but I was aware that there was nudity and violence in the series, and you don’t want to be filming with an egomaniac in the room. You want to be with someone who is kind, funny and calm, which Shaun is. If you cast a collaborator then you’re going to be respectful of the people you’re playing and do a good job, and Shaun really understood that. It was really easy to do the difficult scenes because Shaun was so easy to work with, and he is also incredibly talented – he was frighteningly accurate as Sweeney.

You like to ensure there is a positive atmosphere on set, even when filming dark material, don’t you?

That’s the way I work – I couldn’t handle being in character all day long, and even though there were lots of heavy scenes to do I didn’t want a heavy atmosphere on set. That’s where Shaun was really sweet, he just got on that bandwagon with me and I’m very grateful to him for that. Whatever story you’re telling, you must be respectful of the people you’re playing of course, and everyone was very focused and brilliant in doing that. But you also have to be respectful of the fact that crews work very long hours, it can often be a very frenetic job and sets can get quite tense. I am really aware that everyone is doing long hours, so everyone should be able to have a nice time at work and a good working environment, I think that’s really important.

-- ITV Press kit

[season-77]

This new interview with Anna and Shaun gives me the impression that they probably don’t get on very well. Although they always emphasise that they work well together, their body language suggests something completely different. This was evident at the press conference and in the video as well… especially Anna, who seemed to be trying her hardest to sit as far away from him as possible.

[asgoodeasgold]

We've had a bloody good giggle

This is an utterly delightful interview with Matthew Goode about The Duke and his role as defence barrister Jeremy Hutchinson QC (link to full interview ⬇️).

Matthew was so thoughtful and adorable and said lovely words 💝 about director Roger Michell (& husband of Anna Maxwell Martin), who very sadly subsequently passed away before the film's delayed UK release in Feb 22.

Roger was wonderful to work with and as Matthew summed it up, "we've had a bloody good giggle".

Also I really love Matthew's values "The only way to get something good out of people is... everyone's the same... you don't need a hierarchy system." A beautiful, kind soul, love him to bits (🙏 @estherdarling4 for the quote 🥰)

Here are some pics of this adorable man:

📷 My edits from Interview with Matthew Goode about The Duke (2020), Screen Online Channel

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

David with Georgia and Michael with Anna today at the Olivier Awards! 😍

(David is nominated for Macbeth and Michael is one of the presenters :))

Od damn David's suit has stars on it, NGK! ❤

Glorious! ❤

You can watch the stream live on youtube here :)

Michael was just on stage presenting together with Anna Maxwell Martin - the Good Omens S1 Beelzebub! ❤:)

Update: David did not win :(

[yokohamama]

Lord Beelzebub and Aziraphale reunion at the Olivier Awards!

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Watching the Olivier Awards like: is this a Good Omens reference?

[purplewillowchicken]

The boys have rocked up

With their girls

And to complete the set the classic comment from Georgia

[tonydaddingham]

me: okay let's not make everything about good omens for One Evenin-

olivier awards:

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Okay. I see the fandom panicking and even starting to destroy itself...

For the ones who still love GO and would continue to love it as they always did but is judged because of ONE☝️ person's actions that might or might not be true, know you're safe here and I wouldn't judge you for loving GO despite Neil's accusations.

Because you gotta keep in mind that this show AND book are also Terry's. And you have to keep in mind that Neil wasn't alone in that project. Think about all the people that worked on the show, whether it's the crew or the actors. They're absolutely innocent, so why would you spit on their work as if they were guilty too ? Of course none of them would support Neil's actions if it's true, that doesn't mean we have to throw every poster or book or drawing or delete every fanfic or even stop writing fanfic because of this as if everyone were in the same boat.

These accusations are about Neil and Neil only and I would find it kinda sad that this story would be thrown away despite Terry had worked on it too, despite it also was in his memory. Ofc, if it's true, it's obvious Terry wouldn't be okay with it either but does that mean a story fully achieved and their characters have to be condemned with Gaiman ? Mostly when now, a lot of illustrators, writers and animators made it their own ? Mostly when it somehow saved many people's lives ? Mostly when this book or show had made people laugh and cry ?

This fandom is stronger than that.

Let's not mix everything.

Would you find it appropriate to talk about GO to the victims ? Obviously, no. For the sole reason that it's not. the same. thing. We have to put things back in their places. GO is GO, harassment and s*xual aggression are what they are. And it would be incredibly disrespectful to mix both.

So, my point is. Don't be ashamed to love GO despite what's happening. Don't feel guilty for supporting a show while you don't support the author. Don't let the fandom die because of one person's actions when there's so many people who worked on it almost just as much. I understand you're upset, I understand you'd think it might be hypocritical to love a show with the creator being accused of horrible things. But make the difference.

And I can assure you, if Neil is not guilty (and if he is, I hope the victims will get justice and Neil will have what he deserves) I'm pretty sure that he's not thinking about Good Omens at all right now, but just thinking about sorting this out and clearing his name as every innocent person would need to do so.

So, whether the truth is hurtful or a relief, let's keep the GO fandom going. For if it's hurtful, we will make Terry's story alive for his and many people's sake, and if it's a relief, we would have been doing things right by not jumping into conclusions.

Either way, you're welcome here and you're safe with me. Keep loving. Spread some joy. Don't let Neil's possible actions stain a wonderful story that is not only his own ❤️

[winter-seance]

Good Omens | 1.06 The Very Last Day of the Rest of Their Lives

[morsesnotes]

A couple quotes from Shaun Evans' interview for the UIKY ITV press kit

How was it working with Anna who plays Delia Balmer?

Working with Anna was fantastic and definitely one of the draws of the job. I have admired her for a long time, I think she is a fantastic actor. I saw her on stage about 10 or 15 years ago. She is brilliant. That’s been one of the joys of this job, to be able to lock into one another as actors and do our work. The nature of the material can be quite dark and unpleasant but that being said, I feel like we’ve spent an enormous amount of time rolling about laughing just to try to keep the mood up and light.

I’ve never done anything like this before and it’s been a really interesting experience with lots of take aways from it. But Anna, she is fantastic, and the rest of the actors as well. The majority of my scenes were with Anna but everyone has been magnificent.

On the subject of Delia, she is a very complex and you could say unsympathetic character?

There’s nothing wrong with being unsympathetic. I think there’s a tendency often, when you’re in meetings about jobs and story meetings, people want every character to be as sympathetic as possible and often, people aren’t actually as sympathetic and they wear the wounds of the life that they have had and we shouldn’t shy away from that.

In terms of the question of why I think people will watch it, one of the draws perhaps could be it’s rare in a story like this that you focus on the victim – that was one of the big things for me in this job - that in no way are we glorifying anyone, but actually we are focusing on someone who went through this ordeal and how she tried to build her life again. The violence at the beginning of the tale shouldn’t be in any way fetishized, that’s not what the story is about its incidental in a way but it’s crucial to how she began to rebuild her life. For me, that’s what is interesting about the tale and I hope the audience will find the same.

[themoonstitcher]

Pssst, look! I made a tiny Beelzebub, the Lord of Fliezzzzz. No Gabriel yet, but this may soon change :).

[skydaemon]

bbc’s ludwig really has the family of all time doesn’t it

[vivalaems]

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Your gender

[captainfantasticalright]

Michael Sheen and Anna Maxwell Martin presenting an award today at the Olivier’s!

Our angel and Beelzebub reunited!

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YOU KNOW HOW GABE AND BEEZ SANG EVERYDAY WHILE HOLDING HANDS AND STARING INTO EACH OTHERS EYES? WHAT IF CROWLEY AND AZIRAPHALE DO THE SAME THING WITH A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE AND THEN THEY DISAPPEAR TO THE SOUTH DOWNS?!?!?! WHAT THEN???!!!