Right this minute, Eddie is one of the most exciting emerging actors and he's not keen on playing the usual boy-next-door roles. In fact, he prefers them dark and nasty. Reserve your sugary, no-brainers for someone else, Eddie Redmayne wants something entirely different. Says the actor:

"...Generally I play f*ck-ups, normally incestuous, but my range sporadically shifts to include Elizabethan and Tudor characters. In fact the two types aren't mutually exclusive as I've also gotten round to playing Elizabethan screw-ups. In Sundance I've got two films playing. They are hilariously different: SAVAGE GRACE (me = tortured, sexually confused son) with Julianne Moore, and YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF (me = adopted native American randy pest) with William Hurt, Maria Bello and the legendary Kristen Stewart. "

These are just two of his upcoming features. The last we heard of Savage Grace, some critics had trashed the flick already, though most of them praised the performances of the leads, especially Moore and this guy! In this adaptation of the Pulitzer prize-winning novel by Natalie Robbins and Steven ML Aronson, Redmayne plays the gay son of Barbara Daly (Moore), a young woman who married someone beyond her social class, the heir of a very rich family.

When he mentioned 'Elizabethan', he might be talking about his short role in Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Quite a small role (the Queen's failed assassin) yet he managed to shine. I dunno about you, but he seems perfect playing period characters - he got the looks and his trim fit body is perfect for those those fluffy sometimes boisterous costumes! Oh, the Tudor mention relates to another period flick, The Other Boleyn Girl - with two of the hottest chicks in movies - Portman (Natalie, no one else!) and Johansson (Scarlett. the pretender to Natalie's throne! Heh!). Redmayne plays their younger brother and from what we’ve heard, it’s another dream role for Redmayne. I’m afraid we’ll be turning our attention to him, rather than the other guy - the boring and sometimes inept Eric Bana.

“and the legendary Kristen Stewart."

This says a lot! Apparently, he like Kristen (to be seen next in Twilight with another awesome young talent, Robert Pattinson).

Did we fail to mention Ellen Page? He likes her too!

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Going back a bit, we first heard of Redmayne from friends in the UK theatre scene. Not only did he play the most challenging and difficult parts, he managed to win awards (Best Newcomer at the Evening Standard Awards and the Critics Circle Theatre Awards.) As some of you maybe aware, the Old Vic in London is one of the most sought-after venues if you want to make it in theatre. A good number of emerging actors who are trying to build a career in movies came from there - Ben Whishaw, Andrew Garfield, Dominic Cooper, Ben Barnes, and Joe Anderson to name but a few…

"In a year or two I could well have had my moment and it's over. Even if you don't have that fall, you're still going to get criticized. It seems bizarre to me, that stereotype of actors becoming so full of themselves. It's certainly not that situation with me - I'm still living at home," continues Redmayne in the discourse on how young aspiring actors can take the fall if their arrogance remains unchecked. [ read the full Eddie Redmayne profile here @tMF ]

Another flick we are on the lookout is Powder Blue featuring an ensemble cast that includes Redmayne, Forest Whitaker, Jessica Biel, Kris Kristofferson and Patrick Swayze.

On a personal note, Eddie mentioned keeping a Sundance blog in order to keep track of his encounters at the film fest. We’d surely be one of the first to subscribe to that! Also, the actor listed some of his fave movies and we’re ecstatic to see that ‘The Beat that My heart Skipped’, ‘L Enfant’ and ‘Control’ belong on this list!

If you like to know more of the guy, he’s @myspace! Just tell him, you heard it from here!

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Thanks for posting this. I really enjoyed Eddie's performance in "The Good Shepherd" and then I saw him in "Elizabeth I.".

I'm looking forward to see more of his work. And I checked out his MySpace to see that "The Lion King" also is one of his favourite movies. So, more power to him!

Rina , January 31, 2008

Thanks and hurray for Eddie!

Hi Rina, yeah, it was Jan who discovered the myspace site! As always, we are on the look out to get more insights into these guys- especially Eddie, Tom, Nicholas Hoult, Andrew Garfield and the fab Jamie Bell. The Brit lads rule!

jedmed , February 01, 2008

ick

i so dont see how some people call him cute!!

misha , August 21, 2008

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