CHAPPIE

[njr]

Feb 16, 2015 2:59:45 GMT -5 jo said:

Thanks, Ellen.

Maybe because he may have been asked to use the right hand as the dominant hand in certain movies (and have been asked to put his wristwatch on his right hand) - he has become a little more ambidextrous.




I wonder how he plays his sports where there is a dominant hand ( tennis, golf,etc).

Jo

You mean he was asked to put his watch on his left hand (wrist)

And as for golfing, he was right handed in Swordfish.




Nancy

[jo]

Yes, he might have used his right hand for his (golf) swing for movie purposes - I wonder how he plays his sports in real life.

Jo

[jo]

Chappie Art!

[jo]

Some twenty years later --

[jo]

A Filipino website ( where I come from ) writes about Hugh's Vincent Moore character in CHAPPIE and a bit more on Hugh Jackman, the actor --


lakwatseralovers.blogspot.com/2015/02/hugh-jackman-takes-villainy-to-new.html

[jo]

Sony Pictures UK ‏@sonypicturesuk · 7m7 minutes ago  United Kingdom
Wanna know something about @realhughjackman? You can #AskHughJackman ANYTHING tomorrow at our live #ChappieMovie Q&A!

Does this mean Hugh is still in the UK? Site is a UK site.

[jo]

Two new clips ( Hugh is on entire clip - first one) --

www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=115447

But having read and watched a few things recently, I am beginning to appreciate why this is not the family-friendly type movie that the first trailer suggested. It is somewhat a serious movie and poses the questions of "Should a man-made object like a robot be given the ability to think and feel like a human?" "Can artificial intelligence be used the wrong way?".

Maybe this is one reason why Hugh was drawn to this project.

Jo

[jo]

Hugh Jackman @realhughjackman
· 3h 3 hours ago
NOW we're junketing! @chappiethemovie

[jo]

I've seen sports stars sign camera lens after a victory...first time that I have seen a performer do the same thing. I wonder how often Hugh is asked to do this in a media junket

[hughmanity]

On-set interview.   

m.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ3e7_aQFew

[jo]

Hugh Jackman @realhughjackman
· 6h 6 hours ago
With my mate David Beckham at the Graham Norton show taping tonight!

They watched the Wimbledon finale together at the Royal Box, if I am not mistaken.


Jo

[jo]

Doing the promo rounds in London for CHAPPIE --


Capital Radio




BBC Radio 1




Global Radio, Leicester Square



For other photos - please follow the link and scroll down:

newzcard.com/event/Ko9y8/gbr-london-celebrity-sightings-february-20-2015-2015-02-20


He looks refreshed!


Jo

[jo]

Hugh Jackman @realhughjackman
· 11m 11 minutes ago
Now this is how we celebrate day 2 on the promo tour. @grangerandco best ricotta pancakes ever!…

http://instagram.com/p/zUyYtaihD2

[jo]

According to BING, this news item says Hugh Jackman will be in Berlin on 27 February for the premiere of CHAPPIE and a MEET AND GREET event with fans!

www.bild.de/bild-plus/unterhaltung/kino/hugh-jackman/meet-and-greet-in-berlin-39842338,var=a,view=conversionToLogin.bild.html

[jo]

More photos around London --





Almost looks familiar -- fangirl, selfie, barricade, black jacket

[jo]

I have been thinking about CHAPPIE ( I am seeing it on March 5 or so) and the development that movie received an "R" rating.

It seems it is not the family-friendly ( aka kid-friendly) film that the first trailer seemed to suggest. When it was eventually rated with an "R" ( supposedly for violence, language and brief nudity) I did not think that was all there was to it. I read up a little on Neil Blomkamp and had also wondered what attracted Hugh to this project. It seems that Blomkamp's two previous movies (District 9 and Elysium) made their mark because he is also keen to send out a message ( even if his films get rated R).


In religious terms, I was thinking could this be an allegory of Lucifer and how he wanted to be like God? Was Vincent Moore perhaps so persuaded that he needed to banish a man's creation who wanted to be like man? Lol - I wasn't overthinking it -- but those thoughts crossed my mind

Blomkamp shared his thouhts, thus --

Blomkamp said his view of artificial intelligence changed over the course of filming "Chappie." "I'm not actually completely sure that humans will be capable of giving birth to A.I., at least not in the way that films fictionalize it," he said. "We don't know why we're here, we don't know how consciousness is created and we don't know the nature of consciousness." Later, though, he was optimistic about the prospect of a robot with consciousness ever benefitting society. "There's a lot of evidence in evolutionary sciences that show that altruism and acting in ways that are empathetic to others are actually beneficial on an evolutionary basis. So this whole notion that the robot has to declare nuclear war is one part of the discussion but it may not be reality. The reality is that maybe it can emphasize to a far greater degree than we can and experience a wider range of emotions."

Then I came across this online article on ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE from the OP-ED page of The New York Times (I love the internet for giving me this kind of accessibility) --

opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/outing-a-i-beyond-the-turing-test/

It is a serious article ( and almost boring because of its length) but it does pose a serious and fascinating question, by looking at the possible threat of AI from a completely different angle. Will AI make machines who will not necessarily want to banish humans, but machines who may think that humans have become irrelevant?

And... I thought it was pretty interesting because there was also some mention of theories profounded by physicist Stephen Hawking ( the person portrayed by Eddie Redmayne in Theory of Everything) and also of the movie The Imitation Game, albeit for a slightly different treatment of the theme.

LOL - when I finally see CHAPPIE, it might turn out to be simply a very intersting storytelling of the "What If?"


Jo

[jo]

It looks like the European promo tour is not limited to the UK and Berlin. There is some buzz that he might also be going to Paris and Moscow?

So, is he trying to fit in some filming for EDDIE THE EAGLE while also doing some continuing promo for CHAPPIE?

[jo]

Box Office predictions, per IMDB --

www.imdb.com/list/ls070121354/

“ Domestic: $73.7
Opening weekend: $24.8
International: $113.9
Worldwide: $187.6

[jo]

Hugh Jackman @realhughjackman
· 2h 2 hours ago
One of the great ways to travel through Europe. #Eurostar chappiethemovie

http://instagram.com/p/zfwUCnihFP

Eurostar -- London to Paris/Marseille or to Oestende ( Holland) and Return. I am not familiar with any new routes, unless the old Eurail has now been merged with the Eurostar. I wonder where he was headed or coming back to?

I have done the Eurostar twice, not first class of course ( as shown with Hugh) but it is such a comfortable, convenient, and fast way to travel. Only disconcerting part is when the train is passing through the English channel and your train is travelling under the sea in a huge tunnel.

Jo

[jo]

He went to Paris!






Other photos --

newzcard.com/search/huGh%20jackman

[jo]

Interview with Access Hollywood --

www.accesshollywood.com/hugh-jackman-on-playing-chappie-villain_video_2655437


Mostly, about Chappie and Hugh's character Vincent.

Towards the end, he is asked the inevitable question about Wolverine, preecisely Wolverine in the 80's ( timeline for APOCALYPSE) and he teases about his involvement and keeps us guessing ( although there seems to be a twinkle in his eyes


Jo

[jo]

ET Canada ‏@etcanada · 9h9 hours ago
TONIGHT @realhughjackman talks @chappiethemovie & tapping his way to another #Broadway show! #tunein

[jo]

Hugh is also going to be in Spain ( Madrid?)?

Sony Pictures España ‏@sonypictures_es · 29m29 minutes ago
Solo quedan 3 días para la rueda de prensa holográfica de #ChappieLaPelícula. ¿Quieres ver a @realhughjackman? pic.twitter.com/LyWOi4Si8D

[jo]

You can't say Hugh is not universally loved!

Even in the dark, fans wait for him

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xBuan_-xsg

[jo]

Just a rather wild thought --

I have been wondering why the movie CHAPPIE has been getting a very strong overseas promotional campaign,, with Hugh Jackman leading the publicity, when it is only a medium-budget movie and is not expected to reach blockbuster heights.

But when I realized that it is a SONY Pictures release --

Sony Pictures ‏@sonypictures · Feb 24
See #District9 director @neillblomkamp’s new creation - #ChappieMovie hits theaters and @imax March 6. pic.twitter.com/JqYA4Iv4bd

And tied it in to the new appointment of TOM ROTHMAN as new head of SONY Pictures ( he was already in the group and headed a SONY subsidiary Tristar) - was it just coincidence? Or did Tom Rothman see the possibility of a big hit, if the movie is promoted well? Hugh has also likely kept his ties with Tom Rothman ( who was involved in the launching of the XMEN franchise).


Jo