Eddie Redmayne, back in theaters around the world this weekend with “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” knows he is not everyone’s cup of acting tea.
The Oscar winner recently spoke to GQ for a career retrospective interview and got honest about how the public has received him as an actor over the years.“We have this spread in England for toast called Marmite,” Redmayne said.
“And the ad slogan is ‘You either like it or you hate it.’ And I’ve always thought of myself as a bit of a Marmite actor.
People either enjoy what I do or loathe what I do.”No performance of Redmayne’s has been more “love-it-or-hate-it” than his villainous turn as Balem Abrasax in “Jupiter Ascending,” directed by the Wachowski siblings.
Playing a galaxy-conquering emperor, Redmayne delivered a gloriously over-the-top villain that inspired both takedowns of his campy work and grand celebrations
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