This Bastard in the White House.... Has he? Has he really got the virus? Look, I am not one for conspiracy theories, I genuinely am appalled at the damage they do. For instance this crap spouting from Robert Kennedy about Gates and vaccines? Oh my god the damage that man is doing around the world! BUT, I haven't trusted a word that comes out of the Orange Devil's mouth for some time, so should this be any different? If he has the virus, and his wife too, I suppose I should wish them well, but I don't want to wish a misogynistic white supremacist well. Anyway, back to the point. Is he really sick with covid-19 or is he hiding? Hiding because he did SO badly at the debate, that his advisors have told him to get away for 2 weeks. OR is it because he wants to show how butch he is that he can defeat the virus with only 4 weeks to go before the election? As I say, I deplore conspiracy theories, but on this one, ya gotta say.....
Rarely have I been so relieved to back on the set of project, but this week I find myself in Ireland shooting The Last Duel again. It is grand to be among friends again on this brilliant film. It's like coming back to school after the summer holidays and everyone asking what you did in the break. I feel like a kid again. I also realise I made some really good friends last time in France. Everyone seems to have survived lock-down in their own way, and most, thankfully, were safe and not caught in the horror. Most of the US contingent of course had so much more horror than the rest of us, and the Italian team who are in charge of hair and make up. But the Americans have also had to flee the Trump universe. And not the climate is having it's say before the elections. That west coast is being ravaged, and the south east now too. All the time having the orange haired twat denying any responsibility to anything. Arrgghhhhh.
We're here, we've done it. THE BEAST MUST DIE, is actually happening. Even up to last the very end, I couldn't believe it would happen. But it is. We are beginning shooting. Fabulous, Fantastic, Wonderful. ALL THE WORDS!!!!!!!
Ed Rubin has been a driving force, but his dedication and Marina Brackenbury's support and know how, have been remarkable. Everyone's hard work has been awe-inspiring to witness. I have learnt a lot. So much. How thrilling to have Cush Jumbo, Billy Howle, Geraldine James, Maeve Dermody, Mia Tomlinson, Barney Sayburn and of course me ol' mucker Jared Harris. That is an exciting cast.
Well, it's now in a press release, so I guess... IT'S OFFICIAL. We are making THE BEAST MUST DIE.
I can't tell you how much effort this has taken, no honestly I can't. I'd probably be breaking all sorts of protocols. But we are on our way. We have a production office on the Isle Of Wight up and running. I am so thrilled to be working with the people I am working with. Ed Rubin is heading the project for New Regency and Marina Brackenbury for Scott Free. Talk about playing in the big leagues! These are seriously talented people with huge credits. Dome Karukoski is directing. He's a terrific man to be at the helm. Really interesting ideas and his energy is infectious.
I just watched Joe Biden make his speech. What a relief. I have never understood why someone hasn't grasped the twin nettles that are unemployment and climate change together. If planned properly there could be global full employment. or near enough. The only way to move forward on this planet, for this beautiful planet to survive, is to plan for new ways of working and to clean up the past. What about that is difficult for leaders around the world to understand? You employ people to find new, cleaner ways to do EVERYTHING we do now, and, at the same time, employ people to clean up the awful mess that we have created.