Hugo Weaving has confirmed he has no interest in ever reprising his role as the Elven ruler Elrond despite featuring in both the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies. In an interview with Variety, Weaving stated that while he loved his experience in New Zealand with the cast and crew, he will never […]
Agent Smith was supposed to be in The Matrix 4 and Hugo Weaving explains why it isn’t happening
Hugo Weaving, the actor behind Agent Smith in The Matrix franchise, has explained why the villain isn’t in The Matrix 4 despite this being the initial intention. Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) is one of the most iconic villains of the 21st century and certainly a character that springs quickly to mind when The Matrix is […]
Movie Review – Measure for Measure (2019)
Measure for Measure, 2019. Directed by Paul Ireland. Starring Hugo Weaving, Harrison Gilbertson, Megan Smart, Mark Leonard Winter, Daniel Henshall, Fayssal Bazzi, Doris Younane, Josh McConville, Christine Whelan Browne, Malcolm Kennard, Luke Lennox, John Brumpton, and Finn Ireland. SYNOPSIS: The lives of inhabitants of a housing commission tower whose paths cross after a shocking event […]
Trailer for contemporary Shakespeare adaptation Measure for Measure starring Hugo Weaving
Samuel Goldwyn Films has released a poster and trailer for director Paul Ireland’s contemporary re-telling of William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure which stars Hugo Weaving, Harrison Gilbertson, Megan Hajjar, and Mark Leonard Winter; take a look here… A contemporary re-telling of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure. An unlikely romance ignites between a young immigrant Muslim girl […]
Modern Westerns from Down Under: Red Hill and Mystery Road
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at a couple of recent modern westerns from Australia… The Western has evolved through the decades. Period Westerns grew out of fashion by the 70’s, whilst crime thrillers would occasionally take on well known Western tropes. All those kind of tropes of lawman vs lawless, the expansive scope cinematography, […]
Hugo Weaving reveals why he didn’t reprise Red Skull role in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame
While Hugo Weaving perfectly portrayed the villainous Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger, he didn’t reprise his role when the character reappeared as a guide to the Soul Stone in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Now, in an interview with TimeOut, Weaving explained why he was initially open to returning to the role […]
Hugo Weaving confirms Agent Smith’s absence from The Matrix 4
Hugo Weaving’s Agent Smith was as iconic as any ‘woah’ or pill-based existential choice when The Matrix redefined the science-fiction landscape way back in the distant past of 1999. So with Lana Wachowski picking up the phonebooth receiver to reunite Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss for the upcoming fourth instalment, it might surprise some to […]
Hugo Weaving stars in trailer for Hearts and Bones
A trailer has arrived online for director Ben Lawrence’s upcoming drama Hearts and Bones which stars Hugo Weaving as a war photographer and Andrew Luri as a South Sudanese refugee who discover a photograph that threatens to destroy them both; watch it here… A war photographer has just returned home to prepare for his latest […]
The Lord of the Rings Elrond collectible figure unveiled by Asmus Toys
Sideshow Collectibles has revealed Asmus Toys’ 1:6 scale Elrond figure which is based on the appearance of Hugo Weaving as the Elvish Lord of Rivendell in Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $200.00; check out the promotional images below… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via […]
Second Opinion – Mortal Engines (2018)
Mortal Engines, 2018. Directed by Christian Rivers. Starring Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving, Robert Sheehan, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila George, Patrick Malahide, Frankie Adams, Colin Salmon. Caren Pistorius, Andrew Lees, Sarah Munn, Joel Tobeck, Stephen Ure, Menik Gooneratne, Nathaniel Lees, Sarah Peirse, Leifur Sigurdarson, Sophie Cox, Mark Hadlow, Mark Mitchinson, Yoson An, Regé-Jean Page, Kee Chan, […]
