Here are the list of people we envy:
1. those who work with the inimitable Cate Blanchett
Not only does she have the kindest and most gracious words about her fellow cast members, but she also manages to bring her 101% to every scene. Can't wait to watch her reprise her role as Galadriel in the final installment of the Hobbit trilogy?
Read her answers first. Then book your tickets.
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1. those who work with the inimitable Cate Blanchett
Not only does she have the kindest and most gracious words about her fellow cast members, but she also manages to bring her 101% to every scene. Can't wait to watch her reprise her role as Galadriel in the final installment of the Hobbit trilogy?
Read her answers first. Then book your tickets.
QUESTION: How was it for you to once again embody the character of Galadriel so many years after The Lord of the Rings Trilogy?
CATE BLANCHETT: It was really exciting to go back to a character that literally and metaphorically changed my life. I love Galadriel, and I think that both of these trilogies are some of the best fantasy films put on screen. Even though my role was small, I really enjoyed working with so many talented and respected people.
Q: Can you talk about Galadriel's journey in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies?
C: Galadriel's journey is a very personal and epic one. In The Battle of the Five Armies, Galadriel makes her meatiest contribution yet. I hope audiences are going to see a whole new side to her.
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Q: What was it like working with Ian McKellen to bring to life Galadriel's relationship with Gandalf?
C: What could be easier than working with Sir Ian? He is a great and glorious actor, and a humble and hilarious human. This relationship is showcased in a radically different way; we get to see Galadriel's need, and see her struggling for the first time. I think audiences will love it. It is a point of no return for her time in Middle-earth and she makes good on the deep, abiding promise she made to Gandalf.
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Q: Can you talk about working with Peter Jackson on sequences for the final film in the Trilogy?
C: Peter is so easy to work with--buoyant, vital, at turns ridiculous and deeply serious and compassionate. Peter is the definition of 'flow'. Galadriel is pushed to her absolute limits in this last installment and Peter directed my sequences with such a brilliant combination of gusto and compassion.
I was draped over Gandalf, fearful he may indeed be dying, experiencing painful, deep, sorrow and I hear Peter, who had to shout over the noise of the smoke and wind machines, "Great, and now ... look up to the rabbits!" I had to stop and say, "Excuse me?" And there were two of the grips with rabbit ears on, pulling Radagast's sleigh. Giant rabbits, and the grips pretending to be them for my eyeline--normal, everyday stuff. Peter didn't bat an eyelid. He really does have a sublime eye for the visual side of this movie.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies opens in Singapore on 18 December.
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Interview and images provided by the good people at Warner Bros. Singapore. Pop over here to read Evangeline Lilly answers on her character. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies opens in Singapore on 18 December.
