Hugo Weaving

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 11:04 am , filed under News by Nelson Print E-mail   share 0 Comments 7 Views   ReTweet Hugo Weaving has revealed that, he would be playing six characters in the adaptation ‘Clod Atlas’ of David Mitchell with the cast in multiple roles. Hugo Weaving has been announced as the part of the ‘Cloud Atlas’ at Cannes Film Festival 2011. The movie is adapted from the novel by David Mitchell. The movie...Read Full Story

MORE than a month after he was revealed to be in talks, Hugo Weaving has been officially confirmed to play Nazi villain Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger. Marvel Studios made the announcement on its website , explaining that in the early comics Johann Schmidt was drafted into the loyal service of the Third Reich and renamed the Red Skull. It said the character would be "updated for the feature adaptation" but didn't elaborate on the changes. You'll notice the film's title...Read Full Story

Finally, some good news to report on the Captain America front. You know, since the movie's called The First Avenger: Captain America and the film fits into Marvel's overall plan for that entire series, which will probably run at least six years, you'd think it would be more solid leading up to this point. That hasn't been the case. Not until very recently. Heat Vision Blog reports that Hugo Weaving , who almost made The Wolfman bearable, is the top choice to play the villainous Red Skull...Read Full Story

The Matrix and Lord of the Rings star Hugo Weaving has a new acting rival, his son Harry. The 21-year-old is following in his father’s footsteps and is attending the top Australian acting school NIDA, where Hugo graduated back in 1981. Harry is also about to appear on Australian TV as soldier Smoky Howson in the WW2 drama Kokoda. Harry has decided to take his surname from his mother, artist Katrina Greenwood, Hugo’s long-term partner. A friend of the star told Australia’s TV Week magazine...Read Full Story

Hugo Weaving is best known from his roles in blockbuster trilogies Lord of the Rings and The Matrix, but few know that the star suffers from a chronic neurological disorder – epilepsy . The actor was diagnosed with the condition aged 13 and has been on medication since. Speaking to smh.com.au , Weaving revealed the effect epilepsy had on him, describing the moments before each seizure as possibly his “last few seconds on Earth”. He also told the news provider: “I’m a strong believer that...Read Full Story