V for vendetta by presenting our interview with actor hugo weaving. When asked whether the politics attracted him to the film, rea replied well, i dont think it would be very interesting if it was just comicbook stuff. Get the latest news, gossip on hugo weaving with exclusive stories and pictures from. Natalie portman and hugo weaving interview each other and answer questions from viewers about their movie, v for vendetta. Definitely stands the test of time the acting and production values are excellent. The subject matter is 1984ish and very interesting when applied to reality and where we might be headed. So says codename v hugo weaving, a man on a mission to shake society out of its blank complacent stares in the film v for vendetta. Take a visual walk through his career and see 14 images of the characters hes voiced and listen to 4 clips that showcase his performances. Born in ibadan, nigeria protectorate, hugo weaving grew up. Lived in south africa, england and australia as a child. Theres a sequence at the end, a balletic blood letting scene, when theres a guy called david leitch, who was one of the american stuntmen who worked on the matrix thats all him.
Hugo weaving, with the guy fawkes mask he wore in v for vendetta. Hugo has an older brother, simon, and a younger sister, anna, who both also live and work in australia. The original actor being replaced by hugo is certainly not a coincidence. Internationally acclaimed actor hugo weaving the lord of the rings, the matrix, v for vendetta and priscilla, queen of the desert loves the acting process and it shows in this fascinating. Pictures v for vendetta, from the wachowski brothers and joel silver. Hugo weaving wasnt a lastsecond replacement to play the role of v in v for. Video of hugo weaving v for vendetta interview for fans of hugo weaving. V for vendetta unscripted natalie portman, hugo weaving.
An interview with hugo weaving about the film v for vendetta, the character v and the themes and ideas the film puts forth. Hugo wallace weaving was born on april 4, 1960 in nigeria, to english parents anne lennard, a tour guide and teacher, and wallace weaving, a seismologist. V for vendetta is a 2005 dystopian political thriller action film directed by james mcteigue and. Hugo weaving 14 character images behind the voice actors. Lloyd, james mcteigues v for vendetta starred hugo weaving as v, a guy fawkes. See more ideas about hugo weaving, weaving and actor. Hugo weaving v for vendetta interview hugo weaving. Hugo weaving on the cut mortal engines line that made his. Weaving best known as agent smith in the wachowskis the matrix trilogy has replaced james purefoy in warner bros.
Hugo weavings top 10 onscreen moments in pictures film the. Actor james purefoy was originally signed to play the role, but was fired six weeks into filming over creative differences. An interview with hugo weaving about the film v for vendetta, the. V for vendetta is a 2005 dystopian political thriller action film directed by james mcteigue and written by the wachowskis, based on the 1988 dcvertigo comics limited series of the same name by alan moore and david lloyd. But hes far from just a prolific actor with rugged good looks and a winning. Acting is more than simply seeing somebodys face, its also about physicality and hugo weavings performance is a highly physical one. As the awardwinning hugo weaving is announced as this years screen. Hugo wallace weaving ao born 4 april 1960 is an english actor resident in australia. Hugo weaving as v, a masked charismatic and skilled anarchist terrorist who. The story is well paced and the action is spread out well throughout the film while never going overboard. Weaving played the title role as v in the 2005 film v for vendetta, in which he was reunited with the wachowskis, creators of the matrix trilogy, who wrote the adapted screenplay. Hugo wallace weaving born 4 april 1960 is an englishaustralian actor. Is that always you behind the mask in v for vendetta. Rounding out todays coverage of the v for vendetta feature film, cbr news is happy to present our interview with actor hugo weaving, done as part of a roundtable interview in london, england on june 1st, 2005.
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