Two screencaps from the latest PIC trailer because I'm just happy to see Sir Patrick acting again after so many months
It's July 13th already over here in Germany, so I'm delighted to say that it's the most important day of the year - it's Sir Patrick's birthday! Happy 81st birthday, sir!
Today's topic: The purple t-shirt is back! (I love this t-shirt, sorry but not sorry.) Also, tomatoes.
Some Late Late Show videos! A nice little TNG story from Sir Patrick (not an unknown one, but still a good one), and the PIC fans will be pleased that he's indeed shooting the show at the moment: And here's another little video with an update on his autobiography:
Sir Patrick wrote a wonderful article that was published in The Guardian today: A moment that changed me: Patrick Stewart on the teacher who spotted his talent – and saved him
A very special award for Sir Patrick: Legendary Actor Patrick Stewart Honored with ASPCA Pit Bull Advocate & Protector Award
One of my favorite Patrick Stewart performances is in the indie movie Match from a few years back. It's a wonderful little film with emotionally charged performances led by Stewart and also Carla Gugino and Matthew Lillard.
Yup, I really like that one as well. It’s so quiet and doesn’t rely on needless action scenes. Some really great acting moments, too. Sir Patrick did a wonderful job. I remember how he said in interviews that they basically all lived in the apartment where they shot most of the film. He even took his afternoon naps in the bedroom.
Has anyone heard the rumors (which should be taken with a whole mountain of salt) that Sir Patrick is gonna be coming back to play Professor X in "Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness"? The rumors seem to indicate he will be in his yellow hoverchair from the cartoon (!) and also be a member of the Illuminati (the superhero team with that title, not the weird conspiracy theory dudes), and there are even rumors that Hugh Jackman will be back as Wolverine!
I have yet to see ONE credible website confirming this. It all seems to be based on supposed “leaked concept photos” that show a blurred bald guy in a yellow chair who could be basically anyone. It’s just concept pics. It does seem to be Professor X, yes, but I don’t know why they think it’s Sir Patrick who’s gonna play him. That part is nothing but wild speculation, and I also really don’t know where and when Sir Patrick is supposed to have shot any scenes - he’s been busy with PIC ever since February, and before that the whole of Hollywood was basically in lockdown. So meh, I don’t know. I need more than dubious “sources” to give this even the slightest “they might be on to something” consideration. Anyone can put the words “concept photos” over some blurred images and claim it’s “leaked”. (I wish there hadn’t been such a terrible decline of quality entertainment journalism that has made me incredibly cynical towards any kind of major franchise news that haven’t been confirmed but here we are. )
Well, like I said, take it with a mountain of salt. I am one of those wishful dreamers who hopes we get a proper sendoff for Sir Patrick as Professor X (I really didn't like Logan, and as much as I love Sir Patrick, I cannot fathom why he felt it was a good ending for that character, unless he just never enjoyed playing the character, which I would find rather disappointing). Professor X had a great ending in Days of Future Past, and they should have left him and the X-Men on a high note there, instead of killing everyone off offscreen, then having Professor X murdered and then buried in a ditch on the side of the road. Extreme disservice to the character, IMHO.
He liked that it was a different take on Charles and the franchise in general and he relished being able to tackle an aging Charles Xavier. (I really liked LOGAN but if I had to choose I’d also pick DOFP as the ending.) It’s a thing for him - he likes to do different things, he’s not really here for playing the same old same old over and over again anymore, no matter which franchise we’re talking about. (Hence why I’m more inclined to believe that he WAS asked to play Charles again but turned it down, which is another rumor that is floating around.) I’m fine with whatever makes him happy, his happiness is the only thing that matters to me - but I will admit that I’m looking at this from the perspective of a Sir Patrick fan. I’m neither a huge X Men fan nor a Trekkie, so I can see how his approach to both franchises nowadays might ruffle some “we don’t want this new approach, we want the character we are used to” feathers.
Today I received a whole bunch of (physical) Sir Patrick pics from a dear friend of mine and I've scanned some of them and I wanted to post this one because it's really a gorgeous pic (not that the others aren't gorgeous but I can't post them all, now can I, haha).