November 23rd, 2014 / 13 Comments


imgbox

I came across this interview of Benedict from the Philippine Daily Inquirer that has a quick mention of Lost City:

“I don’t suffer from being a workaholic,” he emphasized. Laughing, he said, “At heart, I am incredibly lazy. I love nothing better than to kick back, see friends and family and just go on a few more holidays. I did actually have quite a lot of time at the beginning of this year. I was going to be doing a film, ‘The Lost City of Z’ with (director) James Gray. That was put on hold because of problems with the location. Hopefully, it will start in spring next year.

“The Lost…” is James’ adaptation of David Grann’s bestseller. He will portray Lt. Colonel Percival “Percy” Fawcett, a British artillery officer, archaeologist and explorer who supposedly discovered a mythical city in Brazil’s Amazon jungles in 1925.”

He also mentions Comic-Con in Australia, and as you know, Vertigo and I were fortunate enough to attend and meet Benedict.  Maybe one day I’ll post my photo with him, but for now I’m just going to say Benedict couldn’t stress to us enough what a logistical nightmare this film was going to be.  At the time we met him in May, he said that they were hoping to film in June/July.  He also devastated us because he said “just because Rob has agreed to do the film doesn’t mean Rob’s going to do the film”.   In hindsight I think he was just preparing us for the possibility that this film might take a long time to get off the ground.  So this is why I’m posting the above info, just to keep us in the loop.  Variety earlier this month also mentioned:

“He is currently shooting “The Hollow Crown” for the BBC and Neal Street Productions, in which he plays Richard III for director Dominic Cooper, and alongside Judi Dench.

Next he will shoot “Lost City of Z,” based on David Grann’s novel for director James Gray, where he will play British explorer Percy Fawcett, who set out to discover the City of Z in the Amazon in the 1920s.”

Fingers crossed.

 imgbox

  • Julie- Sydney RobFan
    Posted on November 23, 2014

    I really hope this one works out. With Idol Eyes not happening right now, We need more Rob movies to be filmed.

  • Maria
    Posted on November 23, 2014

    I’m not too fussed @Julie – we still have QoTD and Life to keep us occupied next year.

  • Julie
    Posted on November 23, 2014

    It’s incredible to think we’ve got two finished films still to look forward to isn’t it?? Can not wait to see them on the big screen and wooohooo it’s always great to hear any positive news about future projects!! I’ve got everything crossed for Z….good luck to them trying to sort out locations etc etc, I can only imagine how difficult that might be.

    *waves to Benedict* I love your photo Maria!! And your autograph *giggles*

  • Maria
    Posted on November 23, 2014

    Hahaha @Jules we only had 5 mins to take pics and it had to be with our phones and on that 5 mins Benedict said – Put your phones away. I still can’t believe he asked a woman to leave because her baby was crying. Bwahaha Rob better be careful.

  • Carmel
    Posted on November 23, 2014

    Thanks for the keeping us up to date Maria. Any possible Rob project is meet with excitement. It would be great to have Z get up with the original casting.
    Life is the one that has my knickers most knotty. I am almost scared of how thrilled I am about that one.

  • Michelle
    Posted on November 23, 2014

    It sure is girls, 2 finished films we are yet to see *claps hands* every time I think about that it makes me so excited. We have so much to look forward to 😀 Thanks for the update Maria, keeping fingers crossed on this one.

    *giggles* re: Benedict. Love your pic & autograph too 😀

  • Jules
    Posted on November 23, 2014

    Omg I’d forgotten about the crying baby LOL love it!!

  • Jules
    Posted on November 23, 2014

    And can I just blame autocorrect for giving me an identity crisis in this post this morning LOL

  • Trish
    Posted on November 24, 2014

    LOL – I’m with Carmel on the ‘knotty knickers’ front. ‘Life’ ticks all the boxes for me – interesting story, characters, time period, director and of course, actors. And this one is done and dusted. We just have to wait patiently for its release.

  • Maria
    Posted on November 24, 2014

    @Trish & @Carmel I too can’t wait for Life and I love the Aussie connection with it’s producers, screenwriter and Joel Edgerton. Hope we get an Aussie premiere *fingerscrossed*

  • Carmel
    Posted on November 24, 2014

    @Maria – Wow, I hadn’t considered that. A premier would be amazing!

  • Julie- Sydney RobFan
    Posted on November 25, 2014

    Ooooo I would love an Aussie premiere as well for Life. 🙏🙏🙏

  • Maria
    Posted on November 25, 2014

    Putting it out there @Julie!

  • Leave a Reply



    Current Mood
    image host
    Public Appearances
    imgbox

    No Upcoming Appearances

    RPAustralia Exclusive Interview

    Watch our interviews with Rob. You can check out our other interviews with David Michod, Liz Watts & David Linde at our dedicated film page for The Rover


    RPAustralia Twitter
    Rob’s Contact Details
    UK Agents - Curtis Brown Group

    Haymarket House, 28 - 29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4SP, UK

    US Agents - William Morris Endeavor (WME Entertainment)

    9601 Wilshire Blvd, 8th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, USA

    Rob’s Films
    Mickey17 Role: Mickey17
    Director: Bong Joon Ho
    Release Date: 31 January 2025 (US). | Post-Production since 22 December 2022. Check out all upcoming release dates at our Film Page by clicking on News below


    The Batman Role: Bruce Wayne | Batman
    Director: Matt Reeves
    Release Date: Aust: 3 March 2022 | US: 4 March 2022. Check out all upcoming release dates at our Film Page by clicking on News below


    Tenet Role: Neil
    Director: Christopher Nolan
    Release Date: 26 August 2020. For DVD release dates head to our dedicated film page by clicking "News" below.



    The Lighthouse Role: Ephraim Winslow
    Director: Robert Eggers
    Release Date: Screened at TIFF Sept 2019 | US 18 Oct 2019 - DVD releases at Film Page - click News below





    Information for all of Robert's past films can also be found at RPAU's individual film pages by clicking photo below.
    Site Meter

    Rob Fans Online: 3,394,161

    Total Views: 10,339,908

    Search
    RPAU Calendar
    imgbox

    Free download - Click on photo below. Thanks to Suze for putting together.



    019.jpg
    018~0.jpg
    002A.jpg
    002.jpg
    002.jpg
    032.jpg
    RPP005.jpg
    RPP003.jpg
    RPP004.jpg
    RPP002.jpg
    RPP001.jpg
    RPP0926_28229.jpg
    RPP006.jpg
    RPP056.jpg
    RPP004.jpg
    aRPP008.jpg
    aRPP009.jpg
    aRPP007.jpg
    aRPP006.jpg
    aRPP005.jpg
    aRPP004.jpg
    1RPP0926_28229.jpg
    1RPP038.jpg
    1RPP003.jpg
    RPP0926_28929.jpg
    RPP0926_281029.jpg
    RPP0926_28829.jpg
    RPP0926_28729.jpg
    RPP0926_28629.jpg
    RPP0926_28329.jpg
    RPP0926_28129.jpg
    RPP055.jpg
    RPP053.jpg
    RPP054.jpg
    RPP051.jpg
    RPP052.jpg