Post by alkazone109 on Jun 17, 2005 6:19:35 GMT -5
Hi everyone, I have a couple of interviews here with the gorgeous Mr Murphy if anyones interested. I tried to email them to you Jo, but my email's gone awol and I couldn't send them so I just posted them here instead. Hope that's alright.
Thanks,
Denise
ELLE MAGAZINE
Watch out for ... Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy of hit zombie flick 28 Days Later... is set for a hectic summer. The Cork-born 29 year old is due to hit the multiplexes three times in as many months playing evil Dr Jonathan Crane, aka the Scarecrow, in Batman Begins ('I haven't seen any of it yet - I can't wait'), transvestite club singer Patrick 'Kitten' Brady in Breakfast on Pluto ('Its one of those roles an actor would kill for') and the villian of Wes Craven's new horror Red-Eye ('I think people will hate him').
Keen runner Cillian (pronounced Kill-ian) lives in northwest London with his wife Yvonne, a video artist ('I haven't appeared in any of her work - I'm too expensive!).
An accomplished theatre actor, he'd like to return to it, if he could find the time, but for now he's looking for projects that will showcase a friendlier side to his personality. 'It's hard to be so evil all the time' he laughs. I'm going to try and stay away from the bad guys for a while now - I'm quite a nice fella, really.'
Bluffers Guide:
Cillian got into acting after failing his law degree exams and dropping out of university.
He used to play in an experimental jazz-rock band.
He had to shave his legs for Breakfast on Pluto.
A vegatarian, he learned to chop meat as butcher Pieter in Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Man of Straw
and another one....
HOTPRESS MAGAZINE
A graduate of art-house cinema and experimental theatre, Cork actor Cillian Murphy is set for the a-list following his chilling turn as Scarecrow in Batman Begins.
"I auditioned for the Batman role but I never thought I was right for the part so not getting it never bothered me." Unprompted, and with an air of a lad who's been asked the same damn question a bizillion times by people who aren't me, Cillian Murphy is offering up his personal Batman oddessy. It's true that director Christopher Nolan ultimately plumped for Christian Bale to don cinema's most famous cape. It's equally true, however that Corkonian Murphy didn't mind in the least little. Nor should he have.
Cast instead as Dr. Jonathan Crane and horrifically trippy alter ego, Scarecrow, the 28 year old waltzes away with Batman Begins. "He's a bit weedier than Batman so he suited me better," Murphy drolls. "He's physically weak, so he's built up his mind to take it out on the rest of the world. Let's just say he has a lot of issues"
Though the former UCC law student admits he knew little of the villainous Crane prior to the shoot, he was quickly put right when DC Comics furnished him with a stack of Batman back issues.
Murphy says: "That was really cool getting that parcel. Scarecrow is one of the oldest Batman charecters, but we didn't really want to stay with the original Wurzel Gummidge look. Straw coming out of your hands wasn't really going to scare anyone.
"So we went with the the mask and the breathing apparatus which he needs anyway. That's what's great about this Batman - everything happens for a reason, everything is rooted in a parallel universe, not an alternative one"
Indeed, director Christopher Nolan's take on the graphic novel Batman Year Zero shoots up on realism and psycho-drama rather than kitsch and fantasy.
As such, there's a heavy reliance on proper thespian performances and Murphy found himself in a cast that includes Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman. "It was fantastic just to be there in that crowd" gushes Murphy. "Well, once I got over being terrified, it was fantastic. And I have to admit going to work everyday and seeing Batman's car and cape and everything made you feel like a kid in a toy shop"
Batman Begins, however is merely a warning shot from Murphy. His impressive slate for 2005 includes the new Wes Craven flick Red-Eye (due to hit our screens in Augest) and the hotly anticipated Breakfast on Pluto. Based on the Patrick McCabe novel, this Neil Jordan film sees Murphy go glam as Patrick "Kitten" Brady, a foster kid who ditches Irish 'surruralism' for transvestite cabaret singer in swinging sixties London.
He says: "I just loved that charecter. He's totally un-selfconcious. I hung around with some of the tranvestite scene for preperation and I had the best time. They are just the wittiest people. And if you're walking around in a dress all day, you really have to ready with the barbs to defend yourself. And I have gotten more into grooming since the shoot."
Though based in London, Murphy is currently back on home turf for Ken Loach's War Of Independence film, The Wind that Shakes the Barley. "Again, its a brilliant experience for me. I mean people wrongly think that Ken Loach is all just socialism, but he writes amazing human dramas. If you think about Kes or My Name is Joe - they're just absolute gifts if you're an actor."
Depite the madcap schedule, Murphy sweetly assures me that he's somehow managing to make time for Yvonne, whom he married last year. "Well, I suppose she has to come first. If it's a choice between her and the movies or anything else, there can only be one winner."
Thanks,
Denise
ELLE MAGAZINE
Watch out for ... Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy of hit zombie flick 28 Days Later... is set for a hectic summer. The Cork-born 29 year old is due to hit the multiplexes three times in as many months playing evil Dr Jonathan Crane, aka the Scarecrow, in Batman Begins ('I haven't seen any of it yet - I can't wait'), transvestite club singer Patrick 'Kitten' Brady in Breakfast on Pluto ('Its one of those roles an actor would kill for') and the villian of Wes Craven's new horror Red-Eye ('I think people will hate him').
Keen runner Cillian (pronounced Kill-ian) lives in northwest London with his wife Yvonne, a video artist ('I haven't appeared in any of her work - I'm too expensive!).
An accomplished theatre actor, he'd like to return to it, if he could find the time, but for now he's looking for projects that will showcase a friendlier side to his personality. 'It's hard to be so evil all the time' he laughs. I'm going to try and stay away from the bad guys for a while now - I'm quite a nice fella, really.'
Bluffers Guide:
Cillian got into acting after failing his law degree exams and dropping out of university.
He used to play in an experimental jazz-rock band.
He had to shave his legs for Breakfast on Pluto.
A vegatarian, he learned to chop meat as butcher Pieter in Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Man of Straw
and another one....
HOTPRESS MAGAZINE
A graduate of art-house cinema and experimental theatre, Cork actor Cillian Murphy is set for the a-list following his chilling turn as Scarecrow in Batman Begins.
"I auditioned for the Batman role but I never thought I was right for the part so not getting it never bothered me." Unprompted, and with an air of a lad who's been asked the same damn question a bizillion times by people who aren't me, Cillian Murphy is offering up his personal Batman oddessy. It's true that director Christopher Nolan ultimately plumped for Christian Bale to don cinema's most famous cape. It's equally true, however that Corkonian Murphy didn't mind in the least little. Nor should he have.
Cast instead as Dr. Jonathan Crane and horrifically trippy alter ego, Scarecrow, the 28 year old waltzes away with Batman Begins. "He's a bit weedier than Batman so he suited me better," Murphy drolls. "He's physically weak, so he's built up his mind to take it out on the rest of the world. Let's just say he has a lot of issues"
Though the former UCC law student admits he knew little of the villainous Crane prior to the shoot, he was quickly put right when DC Comics furnished him with a stack of Batman back issues.
Murphy says: "That was really cool getting that parcel. Scarecrow is one of the oldest Batman charecters, but we didn't really want to stay with the original Wurzel Gummidge look. Straw coming out of your hands wasn't really going to scare anyone.
"So we went with the the mask and the breathing apparatus which he needs anyway. That's what's great about this Batman - everything happens for a reason, everything is rooted in a parallel universe, not an alternative one"
Indeed, director Christopher Nolan's take on the graphic novel Batman Year Zero shoots up on realism and psycho-drama rather than kitsch and fantasy.
As such, there's a heavy reliance on proper thespian performances and Murphy found himself in a cast that includes Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman. "It was fantastic just to be there in that crowd" gushes Murphy. "Well, once I got over being terrified, it was fantastic. And I have to admit going to work everyday and seeing Batman's car and cape and everything made you feel like a kid in a toy shop"
Batman Begins, however is merely a warning shot from Murphy. His impressive slate for 2005 includes the new Wes Craven flick Red-Eye (due to hit our screens in Augest) and the hotly anticipated Breakfast on Pluto. Based on the Patrick McCabe novel, this Neil Jordan film sees Murphy go glam as Patrick "Kitten" Brady, a foster kid who ditches Irish 'surruralism' for transvestite cabaret singer in swinging sixties London.
He says: "I just loved that charecter. He's totally un-selfconcious. I hung around with some of the tranvestite scene for preperation and I had the best time. They are just the wittiest people. And if you're walking around in a dress all day, you really have to ready with the barbs to defend yourself. And I have gotten more into grooming since the shoot."
Though based in London, Murphy is currently back on home turf for Ken Loach's War Of Independence film, The Wind that Shakes the Barley. "Again, its a brilliant experience for me. I mean people wrongly think that Ken Loach is all just socialism, but he writes amazing human dramas. If you think about Kes or My Name is Joe - they're just absolute gifts if you're an actor."
Depite the madcap schedule, Murphy sweetly assures me that he's somehow managing to make time for Yvonne, whom he married last year. "Well, I suppose she has to come first. If it's a choice between her and the movies or anything else, there can only be one winner."
