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A Reminder

On By EstherIn Richard Armitage8 Comments

Sometimes, in all these topsy turvy times for me personally, I need to remind myself that I am still a Richard Armitage fan. Me calling myself a fan may be questionable when a lot of the recent work he has done really doesn’t excite me. I’m not a fan of the Harlen Coben stories he has done in recent years. I watched The Stranger and Stay Close but was not impressed by either, so I have so far avoided watching Fool Me Once (except for a few clips here and there). I saw a few bits of Obsession and really had no interest in that either and the audiobooks are not for me (that has little to do with Richard, I just cannot seem to enjoy them in general at all). I also haven’t read Geneva yet, even though I do own a signed copy. Mystery books are not my go to genre when in search of relaxation and not long after I got the book all hell broke loose in my private life so I have not really been in the mindset to read much of anything. I do still intend to read the book at some point, though.

Despite all of the above, Richard is still my main actor squeeze. Even though I don’t partake of everything he does, there’s just something about the man that keeps me interested in all his projects. Maybe by now (18 years into being a fan) it’s a comforting familiarity that draws me to him or maybe also the hope that he can blow me away again (like he did as John Thornton, Thorin Oakenshield or John Proctor) keeps me going. Always, always, there is this hope for something new that he does that I can love or at least like (a lot).

A little while ago I saw a lovely still of him with co-star Jing Lusi for a thriller he has done for ITV called Red Eye. I am iffy about this (yet another mystery thriller) but it could be good, time will tell.

Going by today’s little article in Metro, it seems like that is coming out soon. As per this article, Richard may want to do more behind the camera but I hope he doesn’t give up the camera completely because I still hope for something new and special from him. That hope is now rooted in this still of another movie he has coming up called The Boy in the Woods:

This is the trailer:

I know Richard doesn’t have the main role but finally this is him playing a role that actually interests me in a story that actually interests me. I’m really looking forward to watching this and having my love for Richard reinforced again.

It’s been a while…

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… since I’ve been this blown away by a Richard Armitage look but this evening I was. Apparently he was a guest on the ITV’s Loose Women show and, boy oh boy, did he look good!

The suit complements the TV show Christmas decor and complements Richard and that greying at the temples look and beard are just to die for. Yes, I had to take screenshots…

The interview didn’t really unearth much that is new but it sure was nice to see a smiley, festive Richard looking so lovely. Perfect balm for the end of an eventful year…

Sweet to the fans

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I just came across this little Q&A video of Richard but I’m not sure he’s actually answering questions from the Armitage Army. I know a little of what happens in (my corner of) the fandom and I never saw a request to send in questions. But hey, that’s just semantics, I guess. He does answer a question about the Armitage Army in a sweet way…

…which is why I figured I’d share this particular video here….

The questions and answers aren’t too surprising and the man and his stance towards his own nudity remains baffling to me. He doesn’t want to take his kit off after 50 but then does so in this series where apparently we will see more of him than we ever have before and he even tries to sell the series with his nudity. A man of contradiction. Anyway, it still is a nice little interview.

I haven’t had the patience and head space to dive into Obsession yet. I am curious about Richard’s performance but am also finding that I need to talk myself into watching this. From experience I can tell you that it could take a while before I do so. For example, it was not until earlier this week that I finally watched Space Sweepers which I enjoyed far more than I ever thought I would!

Anyway, has anyone watched Obsession yet? Without spoiling too much, was it good?

The publicity machine for ‘Obsession’

On By EstherIn Actresses, Richard Armitage12 Comments

Only have a little time to pop in here and there in the Richard Armitage fandom, but the publicity machine is in full-on mode for Obsession, which comes out next week. There’s an ITV interview with Charlie Murphy…

Richard wrote a piece in The Telegraph on working with an intimacy coordinator, which I quite enjoyed. Text is here, thanks to Ketvelin August on Twitter:

He’s been to the BFI in London for a Q&A, although I admit I have only seen pictures and have not yet read anywhere what may or may not have been discussed…

I was out to dinner with friends yesterday evening, so missed him on The One Show but have just seen a clip of it up on YouTube. Not sure if it will stay up but for now it’s viewable here…

The nicest tidbit I read was this morning. I hate The Daily Mail but apparently Richard did give a bonafide interview to the newspaper which was quite interesing. One of the things that stuck out for me was the confirmation that he’s in a relationship and has been for five years already!

Richard came out as gay to his family when he was 19 but not publicly until a few years ago, saying he was worried ‘if I said the wrong thing or revealed too much, it could all come crashing down and my parents wouldn’t be proud of me any more’.
He’s still uncomfortable discussing his private life, but says he and his partner of five years have become friendly with Charlie and her husband.

I’ve got to say I’m so happy for him! I’m assuming it’s with Jim Gibb, who he was photographed with in 2019 at a charity dinner (and I take it he was also seen on the Obsession set). When I saw those photographs three and a half years ago, it left me in no doubt…

Richard is a very private person and he should keep his life as private as he wants to but after having been so invested in him for so many years, I do like knowing this little tidbit about him. I hope they keep going strong. Congratulations on finding your person, Richard!

Anway, back to Obsession: I assume the publicity machine will wane after it starts airing next week on the 13th (unless it becomes a big hit, then I assume we’ll see more). Not sure if I will watch the show right away (I have some trepidations), but I will watch in time. I wonder how the reception of it will be and if it will only be about the sex or if there is something more-dimensional to discuss.

Richard and Harlan

On By EstherIn Literature & Books, Richard Armitage5 Comments

Earlier this week, Richard Armitage interviewed Harlan Coben about his new book I Will Find You. I had briefly considered actually travelling to London to be at this event (admittedly for Richard and less so for Harlan) but in the end it just wasn’t feasible with work and such to travel there on a Thursday. I couldn’t make the livestream, so I hoped for a video of the talk to be released and there is one now! ZedEffEye over on Twitter graciously shared a link for the video.

I see that the YouTube video is an unlisted video, so it will not show up in searches, but is only available through the direct link that I’m also embedding here:

I have just watched it and found it interesting to hear Harlan speak about his writing process. It was also lovely to hear Richard give his insights and I think I may have recognized Opera is Magic‘s voice asking a question (the one about thinking about other plots while writing the current one). She always has great questions at these things.

I took a buttload of screenshots, thought I’d share them here, as a little fan service, to do with as you please (click on images to enlarge)…

Some better pictures were posted on Twitter. Armidreamer, were you in the first row? You got some really good shots.

There are more nice pictures…

It looks like it was a nice event! Next time, if it’s on a weekend, I’ll try getting myself to London again as well.