Live Q&A with director of RA project

[bccmee]

Hey all! Nitrus was kind enough to give me permission to post this here.

As you may already know, Richard Armitage is expected to star in a film entitled Charlie, which is now in pre-production.

The movie's writer/director Mike Ogden has announced that he is holding a Question and Answer session in the Charlie Film Board forum chat on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 10 PM GMT. That's 5 PM on the east coast of the United States. Everyone is invited to join the forum and attend! However, you must be a member before you can enter the chat room.

In case you haven't tried it out yet, you might test the chat on the Charlie forum beforehand! The chat requires that Java is installed and the recommended browser is Firefox.

Here is the URL to the board:

http://charliefilm.proboards.com

The link to the chat room is at the top of each page.

Hope to see you there!

[JHyde]

Hey awesome! I'm really looking forward to this movie. Hope it's good.

[bccmee]

It was great to see so many people in the chat. Thank you to those who were in attendance!

Of course, not everyone could be there so here is an abbreviated summary of the Q&A chat with Mike Ogden on December 15, 2009. The full summary can be found on the Charlie Forum.

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Mike opened the chat with a big announcement: Filming has been postponed until summer due to Richard Armitage's schedule and the finance timing. This means that Richard is still on for playing the role.

Mike said that Richard Armitage, Lara Fabian and composer Kurt Bestor are all still aboard. In answer to a question whether or not Richard's character will be "ugly," Mike answered, "It's a very physical role so think about that in relation to his look. But he will be ugly in other ways." Mike also said that the role will be physically draining for Richard and he may lose weight for the role.

For research, Richard is reading a lot. Mike said that yes, he thinks Richard is a method actor when asked by a member. Mike also believes that Richard will garner more male fans from this film.

Mike said that he and Richard Armitage "spoke at length on the phone. Richard is still very keen to play Charlie but just coming off of his new show (Strike Back) he needs a break. I expect to meet with him in the new year. You have to realize that Richard is very professional and committed. He's incredibly focused." Mike added that Richard is looking forward to filming in Italy.

[Nitrus]

That fits with RA filming Spooks 9.. which usually films from Feb/March to early summer.