The theory of everythingis a beautiful story of love, brilliance, resilience, loss and forgiveness. When i asked eddie redmayne to explain how hed unlocked the secrets of stephen hawking, he was psyching himself up to meet the cambridge cosmologist that same night. Sep 10, 2014 benedict cumberbatch stars as mathematician and world war ii codebreaker alan turing in the imitation game, while eddie redmayne portrays theoretical physicist stephen hawking. Then theres that redmayne fellow, the chap who played stephen hawking in the theory of everything. The acclaimed actors have both previously portrayed the legendary physicist. Mar 31, 2018 actor eddie redmayne gave an emotional reading at stephen hawkings funeral as thousands of people lined the street to witness the scientists final journey today. Why benedict cumberbatch already has a head start in the. Excellent performance by benedict cumberbatch which won the golden nymph. Eddie redmayne, the big bang theory cast and neil degrasse tyson were among the stars who paid tribute to stephen hawking after the physicists death read more. Eddie redmayne, benedict cumberbatch lead celebrity tributes. The theory of everything redmayne spent four months studying hawkings life, which he.
Over the past couple of years, this person has been jennifer lawrence, benedict cumberbatch, michael b. Cumberbatch and redmayne to compete for screen actors. Both actors played the legendary physicist during their careers, with redmayne winning an oscar for his performance as hawking. Eddie redmayne asked stephen hawking about his zodiac sign. Kobal collection shutterstock benedict cumberbatch. Benedict cumberbatch and eddie redmayne are high on anyones. Eddie redmayne and benedict cumberbatch have released statements honoring the late stephen hawking. Eddie redmayne beats benedict cumberbatch to win best actor.
One thing redmayne didnt do is watch his mate benedict cumberbatch play hawking in a selftitled 2004 tv film helmed by philip martin, whod also directed redmayne in birdsong. Cumberbatch in hawking 2004 and redmayne in the theory of everything 2014. Cumberbatch in 2004 bbc film hawking the first time the scientist was ever played on screen and redmayne in. Eddie redmayne won his first and only academy award for portraying the celebrated physicist stephen hawking in the theory of everything. Discovery to reair 2004 benedict cumberbatch stephen. Eddie redmayne beats benedict cumberbatch to bafta prize eddie redmayne has continued his domination of the awards season as he carried off the leading actor bafta for his performance as professor. Eddie redmayne has paid a moving tribute to stephen hawking. Eddie redmayne has said that he did not watch benedict cumberbatch s portrayal of stephen hawking in preparation for his own oscartipped. Eddie redmayne did not watch benedict cumberbatch play. Redmayne is color blind, bagshawe helps him pick out his suits.
The brief history of time authors children lucy, robert, and tim announced on wednesday that he has passed away at his home in cambridge, england that morning at the age of 76. However, it is understood that theory of everything is redmayne s priority even if he wins a role in the thomas hardy adaptation. Benedict cumberbatch is planning to raise a margarita to honour physicist stephen hawking following his death on wednesday. My love and thoughts are with his extraordinary family. Eddie redmayne spent four intense months researching stephen hawking before playing him onscreen. Actors whove played stephen hawking from eddie redmayne. Cumberbatch can go nowhere without eliciting squeals. Before benedict cumberbatch and eddie redmayne compete against each other at the golden globes, discovery channel will show cumberbatch performing what this year became redmayne s role. Cumberbatch had played hawking in a 2004 bbc tv movie, and the actors name even showed up on set one day, when theory of everything was filming at his old boarding school. Eddie redmayne and benedict cumberbatch discuss privacy in the modern world, alongside michael keaton, robert downey jr. Benedict cumberbatch and eddie redmayne are vying for 2014s. Eddie redmayne, who won the academy award for best actor for his portrayal of hawking in the 2014 movie the theory of. The first time the scientist was ever played on screen saw benedict cumberbatch in the 2004 bbc film hawking with eddie redmayne following a decade later in the 2014 oscarwinning film, the theory of everything.
Eddie redmayne says he decided not to watch benedict cumberbatchs 2004 portrayal of stephen hawking while he was making his own film. How to tell a redmayne from a cumberbatch usa today. Dec 09, 2014 eddie redmayne has said he decided not to watch benedict cumberbatch s 2004 portrayal of stephen hawking while he was making his own film about the famous physicist. Watch benedict cumberbatch play stephen hawking on. Eddie redmayne and benedict cumberbatch honor stephen. Discovery to reair 2004 bbc movie starring benedict cumberbatch as stephen hawking posted on thursday, january 8th, 2015 by germain lussier science was big at the movies late in 2014. Eddie redmayne on his magical bromance with benedict. Benedict cumberbatch eddie redmayne stephen hawking gif find. Official trailer for hawking with benedict cumberbatch. Eddie redmayne and more celebs react to stephen hawking death. Eddie redmayne avoided benedict cumberbatchs hawking film. British actor eddie redmayne won the academy award for best actor for the theory of everything 2014.
Benedict cumberbatch and eddie redmayne pay tribute to. In the the imitation game, cumberbatch plays alan turing, the brilliant w. Eddie redmayne has said he decided not to watch benedict cumberbatch s 2004 portrayal of stephen hawking while he was making his own film about the famous physicist. The important thing is terrific acting that shows us what the real stephen hawking must have felt.
Eddie redmayne and benedict cumberbatch honor stephen hawking. Nov 07, 2014 benedict cumberbatch, eddie redmayne earn oscar buzz for sciencebased films culture cafe stephen hawking biopic the theory of everything garners oscar buzz for its stars. Benedict cumberbatch, eddie redmayne earn oscar buzz for. The full version of the 2004 bbc television film hawking, starring benedict cumberbatch in the title role, is available. Benedict cumberbatch and eddie redmayne are high on anyones list of toswoonfor british actors. Redmayne, in the theory of everything, plays stephen hawking. His greatgrandfather was sir richard augustine studdert redmayne. Whether or not the stephen hawking character finds out about his disease in a fall in a hall or, as reported, elsewhere is of little consequence.
Heres a look at his nonacademic legacy in movies, tv shows, and. Stephen hawking benedict cumberbatch contracts a degenerative disease while a doctoral student, but goes on to achieve worldwide acclaim as a physicist and author. Eddie redmayne won a number of awards for his portrayal. Eddie redmayne played the professor in the 2014 movie the theory of everything credit.
Cumberbatch and redmayne to compete for screen actors guild. Nominations come for eddie redmayne s role as stephen hawking and benedict cumberbatch s portrayal of alan turing published. Cumberbatch also played hawking, in the 2004 bbc telefilm hawking, which also is about his early life. Stephen hawking s astronomic impact on pop culture the irreplaceable theoretical physicist has passed away at the age of 76. Eddie redmayne and benedict cumberbatch pay tribute to stephen hawking both actors portrayed the worldrenowned physicist on screen ten years apart share on facebook. He began his professional acting career as a youth in west end theatre, before making his screen debut in 1998 with guest television appearances. The famed british theoretical physicist died on wednesday, march 14 at the age of 76. Benedict cumberbatch and eddie redmayne are vying for 2014s best troubled genius. The sherlock star did not win a golden globe for that work but did win a golden nymph.
How eddie redmayne played stephen hawking business insider. Marsh was initially unsure if redmayne could convincingly alter his. Benedict cumberbatch and eddie redmayne nominated boyhood, the grand budapest hotel, the theory of everything and birdman receive several nods by victoria ward. Why the theory of everythings eddie redmayne is about to. Redmayne s portrayal of professor stephen hawking is mesmerising. Eddie redmayne is good friends with benedict cumberbatch. Dec 14, 2014 benedict cumberbatch and eddie redmayne both star in biopics about ingenious english men. How eddie redmayne got stephen hawking to lend him his voice. In the us, he is even known for the name of the most popular comedy on television, the big bang theory, and his appearance as himself. With benedict cumberbatch, michael brandon, tom hodgkins, christian rubeck. How eddie redmayne prepared to play stephen hawking. Mar 14, 2018 eddie redmayne and benedict cumberbatch have released statements honoring the late stephen hawking.
A drama documenting the life and work of the theoretical physicist professor stephen hawking who, despite being diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21, has galvanized the scientific world with his groundbreaking work on the nature of the universe. Back in 2004, benedict cumberbatch played the role of one of the smartest men in the world in the tv movie, hawking. Mar 14, 2018 eddie redmayne has issued a heartfelt statement about physicist stephen hawking following his death on wednesday. If benedict cumberbatch had been up for an oscar in any other year, for his masterful performance in the imitation game, he doubtless would have won it. The famed british theoretical physicist died on tuesday, march 14 at the age of 76. Nominations come for eddie redmayne s role as stephen hawking and benedict cumberbatch s portrayal of alan turing press association wed 10 dec 2014 14. Cumberbatch did so in a bbc two film called hawking from 2004, and redmayne followed in 2014 for the theory of everything. Impressive though the highly awarded version with eddie redmayne as stephen hawking is, this more modestly produced telling of the great mans story is the. Benedict cumberbatch stars as mathematician and world war ii codebreaker alan turing in the imitation game, while eddie redmayne portrays theoretical physicist stephen hawking. His greatgrandfather was sir richard augustine studdert redmayne, a noted civil and mining.
His first film roles came in 2006 with like minds and the good shepherd, and he went on to play supporting. Redmayne won a golden globe last month for his portrayal of physicist stephen hawking. Taika waititi, chris hemsworth and cate blanchett do. Following talk of eddie redmayne emerging as an oscar frontrunner after the toronto international film festival debut of the stephen hawking biopic, the theory of everything, footage of another likely oscar nominee portraying the brilliant physicist is making the rounds. Jun 15, 2018 eddie redmayne played the professor in the 2014 movie the theory of everything credit.
Actors whove played stephen hawking from eddie redmayne to. Eddie is not the only actor to have portrayed the late scientist. Apr 14, 2017 one thing redmayne didnt do is watch his mate benedict cumberbatch play hawking in a selftitled 2004 tv film helmed by philip martin, whod also directed redmayne in birdsong. Discovery to reair 2004 benedict cumberbatch stephen hawking. When redmayne was shooting the aforementioned stephen hawking film, a role cumberbatch had played in 2004s hawking, he even texted me from harrow, my old school, underneath a chalkboard with. Both actors have portrayed professor stephen hawking in different productions. Not many scientists transcend the academic world to become a cultural icon, but professor stephen hawking, who died today march 14 at the age of 76 in cambridge. Dec 07, 2014 nominations come for eddie redmaynes role as stephen hawking and benedict cumberbatchs portrayal of alan turing published. British actor eddie redmayne r pose with british scientist stephen hawking l at the uk premiere of the film the theory of everything in london on december 9, 2014. Cumberbatch played hawking, too, in the 2004 bbc tv movie hawking. Both actors paid tribute to hawking recognizing his brilliant mind and his wicked sense of humor. Mar 14, 2018 eddie redmayne, who won an oscar for his performance as a young stephen hawking in the 2014 film the theory of everything, was one of them.
Benedict cumberbatch, who played the titular role in bbcs 2004 tv movie hawking, also released a statement. But sadly for him, he was up against eddie redmayne in the theory of everything, and the result was inevitable. Focus features we have lost a truly beautiful mind, eddie said in a statement, an astonishing scientist and the funniest man i have ever had the pleasure to meet. Eddie redmayne, who won the academy award for best actor for his turn as the brilliant physicist in the 2014 movie the theory of everything, praised hawking in. Ii code cracker, and in the theory of everything, redmayne takes on stephen hawking. I expect redmayne will win the oscar although benedict cumberbatch gives a wonderful performance in the imitation game which opens before the. Benedict and stephen, who he portrayed in the bbcs 2004 tv film hawking, were unlikely drinking partners and. Eddie redmayne and benedict cumberbatch lead tributes to. Mar 14, 2018 in so many ways, stephen hawking s legacy will live on long after his death. By that mark, the theory of everything has the edge, thanks to the way it approaches its subject, physicist stephen hawking, through the arc of. Dec 10, 2014 eddie redmayne has said that he did not watch benedict cumberbatchs portrayal of stephen hawking in preparation for his own oscartipped performance in the theory of everything the british. Hawking was previously portrayed by benedict cumberbatch in the. As of 20200519, my research indicates that people searching for eddie redmayne are also searching for these related terms. Eddie redmayne, benedict cumberbatch lead celebrity.
Cambridge university student and future physicist stephen hawking eddie redmayne falls in. Oct 28, 2014 cumberbatch had played hawking in a 2004 bbc tv movie, and the actors name even showed up on set one day, when theory of everything was filming at his old boarding school. Heartthrobs cumberbatch and redmayne play geniuses wsj. Mar 14, 2018 eddie redmayne, the big bang theory cast and neil degrasse tyson were among the stars who paid tribute to stephen hawking after the physicists death read more. The theory of everything, in which eddie redmayne plays a young stephen hawking, and the imitation game, which stars benedict cumberbatch as british. Redmayne won a golden globe last month for his portrayal of physicist stephen hawking in the theory. The theory of everything marsh said that redmayne was really suffering, but he never complained when he was forced to sit in a wheelchair for hours with his legs.
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