Michael Fassbender’s “Macbeth” movie dubbed a triumph at Cannes

IRISH CENTRAL
Debbie McGoldrick @irishcentral May 29,2015 01:26 AM


Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.

Michael Fassbender joined the stars at the Cannes Film Festival to premiere his latest, Macbeth, which he admits he didn’t even see prior to Saturday.

“I’m going to be seeing it with everyone else at the premiere … I can tell you that Marion [Cotillard] as Lady Macbeth is incredible. I know that from being across from her during the scenes. She’s mesmerizing,” Fass told Entertainment Weekly.

The critics absolutely agreed. The film got some stellar reviews, including this rave from the U.K.’s Telegraph: “After seeing Fassbender and Cotillard in these roles, the thought of ever seeing anyone else play them fades into irrelevance.”

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Michael Fassbender sightings in Bay Area as Steve Jobs shoot carries on, seeks extras

SF GATE
By Kimberly Chun on February 18, 2015 8:52 AM

OK, who cares if Michael Fassbender looks nothing like Steve Jobs? Hotness feelers are out and tingling in anticipation of stumbling into the star in black turtleneck guise as shooting of “Steve Jobs,” the Aaron Sorkin-penned, Danny Boyle-directed biopic based on the 2011 Walter Isaacson biography, continues around the Bay Area. Yes, this is cinematic reboot at the center of the hacked Sony email upchuck/uproar that embarrassingly saw Sorkin allegedly griping to Sony/Columbia Pictures chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin, “I don’t know who Michael Fassbender is and the rest of the world isn’t going to care.”

 Sorkin later came around, writing that Fassbender is “a great actor whose time has come.” Understandable since the actor has proven himself fully capable of heating up the shadows and turning on the nuance when it comes the most troubled or villainous characters, from “Shame”‘s sex addict to the “X-Men” franchise’s Magneto to “12 Years a Slave”‘s rapey plantation owner.



So Fassbender fans have been getting dreamy about running into the hunk as he hunkers down to chomp broccoli amid the crunchy, high-’70s hippie coziness of La Med in Berkeley, holes up in the garage of Jobs’ childhood home in Los Altos, strolls the bland office parks of Silicon Valley, or maybe even introduces a benighted NeXT product or two at Davies Symphony Hall. This week yielded a blurry yeti-like sighting at a SF cafe — though that grainy backside could belong to any ole “toothy-smiled Irish/German sex god” (as the F— Yeah, Michael Fassbender! Tumblr puts it).

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Benedict Cumberbatch apologises after calling black actors 'coloured'

THE GUARDIAN
 Lanre Bakare

January 27, 2015

Benedict Cumberbatch on the Tavis Smiley talkshow, when he referred to people of colour as ‘coloured’. Photograph: PBS

 Benedict Cumberbatch has apologised after referring to black actors as “coloured” during an interview on US television, saying he is “devastated” to have caused offence.

The Sherlock actor said he was “an idiot” after he used the phrase during a debate, ironically about the diversity problems that black British actors face in the UK compared to the US, which he argued has been more open to casting them.

Talking on the Tavis Smiley show on PBS, Cumberbatch said: “I think as far as coloured actors go, it gets really different in the UK, and a lot of my friends have had more opportunities here [in America] than in the UK, and that’s something that needs to change.”

Reaction was mixed after the actor – who has been nominated for an Oscar for his role in The Imitation Game – used the outdated term, with many praising the sentiment of his argument but lamenting his poor choice of words.

 Benedict Cumberbatch has apologised. Photograph: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images

A spokesperson for the anti-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card, told the Independent: “Benedict Cumberbatch has highlighted a very important issue within the entertainment industry and within society. In doing so, he has also inadvertently highlighted the issue of appropriate terminology and the evolution of language.”

They added that the organisation feels the term “has the potential to cause offence due to the connotations associated with the term and its historical usage”.

In a statement Cumberbatch said: “I’m devastated to have caused offence by using this outmoded terminology. I offer my sincere apologies. I make no excuse for my being an idiot and know the damage is done.”

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Emails about Michael Fassbender leaked in Sony hack just a day after another described Angelina Jolie as a 'brat'

MAIL ON LINE
By DAVID MCCORMACK FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 01:20 EST, 11 December 2014 | UPDATED: 03:10 EST, 12 December 2014



Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin claimed that he had no idea who Michael Fassbender was according to the latest tranche of embarrassing emails leaked as part of the Sony cyber-hacking scandal.

The emails reveal, however, that others at Sony were aware of the actor - or at least the size of his manhood - with producer Michael De Luca allegedly claiming in one email that the star, 'makes you feel bad to have normal sized male genitalia.'

The actor gained notoriety after playing Brandon Sullivan in 2011’s sexual exploration movie Shame and appearing in a full-frontal nude scene that revealed an impressive appendage.

The latest leaks concern Sony’s failed attempts to make a movie about the life of Apple co-funder Steve Jobs, which Sorkin was adapting from Walter Isaacson’s biography.

The emails reveal Sorkin’s attempt to lobby for Tom Cruise to take the lead role and reveal his initial disdain when informed that Fassbender, Oscar-nominated for 12 Years A Slave, was favored for the role.

‘I don't know who Michael Fassbender is and the rest of the world isn't going to care,’ was his sniffy reply to Columbia Pictures Chairman Amy Pascal and movie producer Scott Rudin.

It was Rudin who called Angelina Jolie a 'minimally talented spoiled brat' in another email, while the latest leak of documents by the group calling themselves ‘the Guardians of Peace,’ are from Pascal’s email box.

Her exchanges with Rudin and Sorkin reveal that an extensive list of Hollywood big hitters had been considered for the Jobs role.




However Sorkin eventually came round to the idea of Fassbender and wrote, 'F*** it. He's a great actor whose time has come.'

'That’s where I ended up,' Pascal replied.

'Yeah, if the movie’s good, he’ll be on the cover of everything and get nominated for everything,' Sorkin conceded.

Sony producer Michael De Luca chimed in with one email adding that the star, 'makes you feel bad to have normal sized male genitalia'.


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Michael Fassbender goes barefoot as he joins new girlfriend Alicia Vikander for a romantic stroll through Sydney

DAILY MAIL
By DEBORAH WEITZMANN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 10:30 EST, 4 December 2014 | UPDATED: 10:45 EST, 4 December 2014



Michael Fassbender is officially in love and women across the globe are gutted.

The Hollywood heart-throb joined his girlfriend Alicia Vikander for a romantic stroll through Sydney after confirming they are a couple.

And it seems he has fallen so head over heels for his new beau that he forgot to put his shoes on!

They both took turns holding a plastic bag full of snacks that they purchased from a convenience store while continuing to explore Down Under together.

The pair are currently based in Australia while filming The Light Between Oceans, based on M.L. Stedman's New York Times best-selling novel.

Scenes have already been shot in the Marlborough and Otago regions of New Zealand, and there are also plans to visit Tasmania.

But in the meantime, Michael and co-star Alicia – who plays his wife in the upcoming movie - have been seen enjoying some of the delights of the harbour city over the last few days.


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Michael Fassbender: Frank Exposes the Gulf Between the Brilliant and the Rest of Us (movie review)

MIAMI NEW TIMES
By Amy Nicholson Thursday, Aug 28 2014



Frank never takes off the head. But how does he eat, brush his teeth, or shave, Jon asks? Replies Soronprfbs' manager (Scoot McNairy): "You're just going to have to go with this." So we do. Director Lenny Abrahamson frames the film as a millennial myth, sealing the band away in a remote cabin in Ireland to record its first album, which sounds like whale noises, acid freak-outs, and the B-52s. (Composer Stephen Rennicks may be a genius himself.) Isolated among the trees, Frank walks tall — all Fassbender has to act with is his spine — and unnerves Jon with his ability to compose a song as easily as breathing. An off-the-cuff ode to a strand of fabric becomes a ditty worthy of prime Paul McCartney. He's no gimmick — he just looks like one — and like Jon, we're torn between wanting to share his gifts with the world and the looming fear that the world has become so cynical that it will write him off as a joke.

Wrested from the forest and steered at Jon's request to the streets of Austin's South by Southwest festival, Frank looks smaller and stupider — no better than the twee ­ukulele starlets and a whole lot less accessible. The real-world detour is grating, as are Jon's frequent tweets about the band, but that they cheapen the alienness of the film's first half is kind of the point. As much as we might wish they weren't, our brains are aligned with the small-minded and corruptible Jon: Our culture has so merged music and commerce that we can't be in the thrall of splendor without wondering how to market it. Even Frank himself falls sway to fame, muttering about YouTube, which he calls "secret camera," as if it's a mystifying cargo cult. Only Gyllenhaal's angry art-rock girl is aware of the fragility of his mental health: Frank doesn't wear the head because he can; he wears the head because he must.

Look closely at Frank's mask and you'll spot two plaster bandages by his nose, a hint of a life that's taken some lumps. Study Fassbender's limbs and see one of the best physical performances of the decade. His face never changes, but he has visible soul. In small movements — the twitch of a hand, a wobble under a door frame, a beer, and straw held uselessly by his painted mouth — Fassbender gives us glimpses of what Frank's isolating genius has cost him. Would we, too, sacrifice normal pleasures for a chance at eternal greatness? Or would we rather suffer alongside Jon, cursed with the heart-melting torture of knowing that the gods of music will never love us in return?


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Michael Fassbender ‘Frank’ Interview: ‘X-men’ Star Shares Discomfort While Inside The Mascot Head ; Indie Movie Set For August 15 Release

K POPSTARS
By Staff Writer | August 15, 2014 11:32 PM EDT

Michael Fassbender 'Frank' interview: The "X-men" star reveals in an interview on MTV that he has trouble seeing clearly while wearing the head mascot for the indie movie "Frank" set to be released on August 15.  Fans will miss Fassbender's emotive eyes that won him awards for "12 Years A Slave" and "Prometheus" as he is said to wear this big head in the entire movie runtime.

"Definitely can't see not that much at all, very peripheral vision. I can see nothing in front," he said. "For me, the hardest part with the head is singing inside the head and working on an accent and putting the head on. It's like speaking in a box because that's essentially what it is. The reverb inside there took a bit of getting used to."

"Frank" is a low-key, dark comedy film directed by Lenny Abrahamson and is about the life and career of Chris Sievey, widely known as Frank Sidebottom, who has his heyday in the 1990s. The fake head hides Sidebottom's face while he is said to tour film writer, John Burrough (Domhnall Gleeson), a musician wannabe, whom he hired as a keyboard player. However, Burrough'S role actually is not just focused on making song arrangements but also in embellishing and editing them.


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Michael Fassbender displays muscular arms during day out with blonde companion

MAIL ON LINE
By MAILONLINE REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 17:55 EST, 9 August 2014 | UPDATED: 09:15 EST, 10 August 2014

Michael Fassbender's Bono-inspired look worked so well for him on Thursday, he nearly repeated it on Friday.

Yet, this time, the 37-year-old actor was joined by a blonde companion, as he stepped out in front of a hotel in New York's Soho neighbourhood.

The pair were quite chummy, even giving each other a sweet embrace before parting ways.

While soaking up the sun, the scruffy-faced Inglourious Basterds star covered his eyes with rose-coloured sunglasses, seeming to take style tips from the famous U2 singer.

Meanwhile, Michael put his toned arms on display in a grey polo T-shirt which he paired with slim dark denim jeans.

And on his feet, the Irish actor donned soft grey lace-up shoes.


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Bradley Cooper parties with Michael Fassbender and Noel Gallagher backstage on final night of Glastonbury

MAIL ON LINE
By JESSICA EARNSHAW
PUBLISHED: 04:35 EST, 1 July 2014 | UPDATED: 08:44 EST, 1 July 2014



The muddy Glastonbury Festival is never short of A-list guests, and Hollywood stars Bradley Cooper and Michael Fassbender chose to stick together on Sunday night.

The actors were joined by Noel Gallagher after Massive Attack's Grant Mitchell created a sound system out of Beats Pill XL speakers for an impromptu after-party.
Bradley, 39, was seen laughing away with the Oasis hitmaker while showing him something on his phone, before partying with the likes of Sam Smith, Jaime Winstone and Nick Grimshaw.

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Michael Fassbender’s movie magic is award-worthy

LARNE TIMES



Michael Fassbender’s Larne uncle says it is only a matter of time before his famous nephew wins a major award.

Speaking exclusively to The Times the day after he saw his nephew star as Magneto in the new Xmen movie Days of Future Past, local man Mike Collins stated: “I took my son to see Xmen last night.

“To be honest, I’m not a big Xmen fan, but the movie I saw last night was brilliant.”

The most recent installation in the Xmen blockbuster franchise sees Xmen characters from the past and present unite to fight for the survival of their species.

Michael and his parents

Michael Fassbender has a special link to Larne, as his mother Adele is from the area and he regularly visited his grandparents at the town’s Wellington Parade during his childhood.

Michael was born in Germany, his father’s native land, before his family moved to Kilarney.

His uncle Mike recalled: “Michael would have been here on numerous occasions – Christmas, family get togethers.

“The last time he was in Larne would have been four years ago for my wedding reception at Ballygally castle.

Michael and his dad

“He always wanted to be an actor, since he was very young – since primary and secondary school he was always involved in some form of acting and drama.

“He was also a bit of a musician and played everything, including the guitar, which he still plays.”

Mike says that the family is very proud of their famous son, who worked ‘very, very hard‘ to make it in Hollywood.

He continued: “I thought he was brilliant in 12 Years A Slave and in Hunger.

“He has had some brilliant roles, but 12 Years A Slave is probably my favourite.

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Michael Fassbender Will Trespass Against Us With Brendan Gleeson And Sean Harris

WE GOT THIS COVERED
By Matt Joseph
May 30, 2014



As one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood right now, Michael Fassbender definitely has his pick of projects. From big blockbusters and franchises to more character-driven work, he continues to surprise us with where he shows up. With films like Prometheus 2, Assassin’s Creed and Derek Cianfrance’s The Light Between Oceans all on his slate, the actor is hoping to continue to keep busy and for his next outing, will shoot a heist thriller titled Trespass Against Us.

Set to begin production this summer, the Adam Smith-directed film co-stars Brendan Gleeson, Rory Kinnear, Sean Harris, Killian Scott and Lyndsey Marshal. It will tell the story of the Cutler family, “who live as outlaws, hunting hares, ram-raiding stately homes and taunting the police. As the letter of the law finally catches up with Chad (Fassbender), he is torn between the archaic principles of his father (Gleeson) and what he believes is best for his children.”

If you recall, Fassbender was actually in talks for the role back in the Fall, but now it appears that he’s officially on board and that it will be his next film. No word on a release date yet, but with production getting underway this summer, it shouldn’t be too long before we see it hit theatres.


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Exclusive: Benedict Cumberbatch reads final 'Flat of Angles' short story - listen

DIGITAL SPY
By Tom Eames
Tuesday, May 6 2014, 10:07am EDT



Benedict Cumberbatch will feature on the latest Late Night Tales compilation for the fourth time.

The Sherlock actor can be heard reading the final part of the 'Flat of Angles' short story, which can be heard exclusively on

Digital Spy.

Cumberbatch has appeared on the previous three Late Night Tales LPs, reading the first three parts of Simon Cleary's story on the albums curated by Friendly Fires, Royksopp and Bonobo.

Benedict Cumberbatch Met Gala 2014: White Tie Suits 'Sherlock' Star

HUFFINGTON POST
The Huffington Post Canada  |  Posted: 05/05/2014 7:50 pm EDT  |  Updated: 05/05/2014 7:59 pm EDT

Leave it to Benedict Cumberbatch to upstage all the beautiful women on the 2014 Met Gala red carpet.

This will be the first time the 37-year-old has attended the prestigious event (also known as the fashion world's Oscars) and we can't wait to see if he will photobomb Anna Wintour. Because he should. He definitely should.

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Benedict Cumberbatch: 'I'm not moving to US'

DIGITAL SPY
By Catherine Earp
Saturday, May 3 2014, 10:29am EDT



Asked by Polish magazine W Cztery Oczy (via Unreality TV) if he was considering a move, Cumberbatch replied: "Not at all.

"I admire James McAvoy," he continued. "He's such a brilliant actor, that work comes to him, not the other way round.

"He goes to the States only when he needs to, but he doesn't want to move there and analyse his script choices while waiting for new scripts by the pool."

Cumberbatch said that he never wanted to stay in Hollywood, preferring instead to return to London where his friends and family are.

"Every time I have a break, my friends and family know about it immediately. They know how much I need those meetings in the kitchen and long conversations with a glass of wine."


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Benedict Cumberbatch, James McAvoy: Weinstein sets awards season dates for 'Big Eyes,' 'Imitation Game' and 'Eleanor Rigby

HITFIX
By Kristopher Tapley   Friday, May 2, 2014 3:56 PM



The Weinstein Company has a pretty tight slate of prestige titles this year, a number of them likely set for the upcoming Oscar circuit. And indeed, today we're getting word that three of them are all lined up for prime awards season real estate on the release calendar, setting the stage for another slew of months in the trenches for Harvey and his team.

Still, even a packed slate bursting with potential can be a bit of a burden. After all, the indie distributor is coming off a pretty busy but still skin-of-their-teeth Oscar season where a lack of overall campaign focus nearly cost them; for a while there, it was looking like none of TWC's many baity 2013 contenders was going to land a Best Picture nomination. But "Philomena" pulled it out, and I couldn't help but to congratulate Harvey at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards on the night of the Oscar nominations back in January for dodging that bullet.

"Big Eyes" has secured a release date of Christmas Day, which puts it toe-to-toe with Angelina Jolie's "Unbroken," Rob Marshall's big Disney musical "Into the Woods" and Cameron Crowe's still-untitled latest. However, recent history proves that December releases just don't gain the traction to win Best Picture at the Oscars: Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" 10 years ago was the last to do so.

I imagine studios eager to be in the awards game this year may be looking to last season for a few cues, though. The two last films to drop on press and public last time around, "American Hustle" and "The Wolf of Wall Street," landed a bunch of nominations before the hangover eventually wore off (neither won an Oscar). Sometimes the goal is just the monetary boost of being in that conversation; that's long been part of Weinstein's overall strategy with his films.

The bigger play for Harvey this year might be Morten Tyldum's "The Imitation Game," starring Benedict Cumberbatch as early computer technology pioneer Alan Turing. I read this script, which was raved up one side and down the other when it was making the rounds a few years back, and it's a fantastic role for Cumberbatch that will likely find him in the thick of the Best Actor race. Plus, it has a much more Academy-friendly release date: Nov. 21.

When you look back over TWC's recent Oscar successes, the Thanksgiving corridor has paid dividends. "The King's Speech," "The Artist," "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Philomena" all hit theaters in late-November before marching on to Best Picture nominations. I would expect this to be pretty good bet, depending on how the "Headhunters" director navigates the material in his first English-language gig. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode and Mark Strong also star.

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Michael Fassbender & Marion Cotillard Bring Shakespeare To Life With New Image From 'Macbeth'

THE PLAYLIST (INDIEWIRE)
BY KEVIN JAGERNAUTH
APRIL 28, 2014 10:05 AM



For any students out there who will face the task of reading Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in the future, cheating by watch the movie version just got a whole lot more interesting. Not that we condone not reading one of literature's greatest works, but if you do decide to take a shortcut, Justin Kurzel's cinematic take may be the one to track down.

Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard lead the way in this highly anticipated film, and the actress is already finding human tragedy and flaws in Lady Macbeth. “The depth of humanity in her – but it’s all driven away by fear and  despair. How you do things to have a better  life – but when they are against humanity, you will fail,” she told The Independent earlier this year.

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Michael Fassbender wins at Empire Awards 2014

RTE TEN
March 31, 2014



Michael Fassbender was honoured at last night's (March 30) Empire Awards for his performance in 12 Years a Slave.

The actor picked up the Best Supporting Actor gong, beating competition from Daniel Brühl (Rush), Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), Richard Armitage (The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug) and Tom Hiddleston (Thor: The Dark World).

Meanwhile, the Best Supporting Actress award went to Sally Hawkins for Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.

Dublin actor Aidan Turner took home the Best Male Newcomer award for his role in The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, with Australian actress Margot Robbie being honoured with the Best Female Newcomer gong for The Wolf of Wall Street.

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Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch quizzes Lewis Hamilton on podium after Malaysian GP win

THE TELEGRAPH



By Telegraph Sport11:42AM BST 30 Mar 2014

After an incident-free Malaysian Grand Prix, it was the bizarre sight of Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch interviewing race winner Lewis Hamilton that become the main talking point in Sepang.

The Brit completed a pole-to-flag victory to complete a Mercedes one-two in the second race of the F1 season, yet the presence of Cumberbatch joining the leading drivers on the podium caused much head-stratching.

Cumberbatch, who watched from the Mercedes garage during the race and was also trackside during qualifying on Saturday was cool, calm and extremely composed as he took a break from his day job to quiz Hamilton on his victory.

"That was Incredible. After such a difficult weekend, a long winter, for such a great crowd, I feel so grateful," Hamilton said.

"After such a tragedy a few weeks ago I dedicate this win to those people and their families.


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‘I am so ready to play a really dumb character’: Benedict Cumberbatch says he’s ready for a less intellectual role and that Sherlock is ‘an absolute b*****d’

MAIL ON LINE
By HANNA FLINT
PUBLISHED: 02:31 EST, 10 March 2014 | UPDATED: 05:48 EST, 10 March 2014



He’s played a super sleuth with an IQ through the roof, a slave-owner with a conflicted heart and a journalist hell bent on revealing government secrets.

Now, Benedict Cumberbatch, 37, is ready for a less intellectual role.

‘I am so ready to play a really dumb character,’ the actor told T magazine, having just finished filming a biopic of the British cryptographer Alan Turing, The Imitation Game, where he plays the lead role.

It’s no wonder Cumberbatch might feel ready for a less trying role, for Turing is often thought of as the father of theoretical computer science; whose life ended in tragedy when in 1954 he committed suicide, two years after being convicted for homosexuality.

‘I always seem to be cast as slightly wan, ethereal, troubled intellectuals or physically ambivalent bad lovers,’ Benedict explained, but with his educational background and upbringing his acting roles aren’t that surprising.

Both his parents Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton were actors, and after attending famous public boys’ school Harrow, he studied at the University of Manchester as well as the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.


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