Jude Law fights back at Charlie Brooker & Marina Hyde - Repo Men Interview with Forest Whitaker

Jude Law & Forest Whitaker talk to Paul Byrne for http://www.Movies.ie

I think I may have hit a nerve. Jude Law is on a roll. It might even be a rant. Sitting beside the Zen-like Forest Whitaker, Law is coming across like a yapping terrier being allowed to yank on his leash for a few minutes by his patient, stoically silent master.

The reason Jude Law is letting off a little steam is Marina Hyde. And Charlie Booker. And all those other media smartasses who have dared suggest that, when it comes to the world's trouble spots, perhaps celebrities aren't the best and brightest to send in on rescue missions.

Booker's rather fine BBC2 show Newswipe had a swipe at such celebrity charity work on a recent episode, Hyde being invited along to discuss the issue in particular, Law's recent trips to Afghanistan with English filmmaker-turned-activist Jeremy Gilley, founder of the Peace One Day project which aims to declare one day a year free of conflict and war.

Law is clearly unimpressed with Hyde's work both her Lost In Showbiz column in The Guardian, and, perhaps more significantly, her recent book, Celebrity: How Entertainers Took Over The World And Why We Need An Exit Strategy.

It's a book that takes some well-aimed shots at such popular celebrity past times as pets, politics and parenthood; our glamourous heroes' strong hold on the media and their loose understanding of medicine; their own feisty-verging-on-fabulous wars on terror, and their sterling work in the field of making a tragedy sexy.

The reason we're gathered in this Claridge's hotel room in London though is Repo Man, a blackly comic sci-fi thriller set in a future where a good heart might just cost you your life. If you can't make the repayments, that is. And that's where Law's Remy and Whitaker's Jake come in, being hitmen for The Union, organ merchants who believe that their fine artificial hearts, livers and kidneys are worth much more than just an arm or a leg. Director Miguel Sapochnik is making the leap from music videos.

Here the duo discuss new movie Repo Men - talking about the comparisons between the story & the American Health Care system. Both of them talk about their acting career.
Jude discusses the recent episode of Charlie Brooker's Newswipe which criticized his charity work for Peace One Day with Jeremy Gilley.

Recent movies from Jude Law include Repo Men, Sherlock Holmes, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus & Sleuth. Coming up he's got Contagion.

Forest Whitekar has recently appeared in Repo Men, Our Family Wedding, Hurricane Season, Where The Wild Things Are, The Last King Of Scotland and more. Coming up he has Taxi Wars, A Single Shot, Little Treasure, Lullaby for Pi and more...

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[DSQueenie]

Starts talking about the subject @ 6:20

Just bumping it up, because it is so TL;DR

[SomeIrishGuy19]

he starts talking about the subject at 6:20

[255ad]

newswipe was also trying to make the point that it's harder to criticise celebrities because they can get away with more the spokes persons because the people interviewing them don’t wont them too leave because they don’t just wont to talk about the charities

[255ad]

Jude Law seems to think that no one should have a go at any thing critical or cynical about any thing bad. OH and I didn’t know this but Jude Law gave all his money to charity nice bloke, that or he's a massive hypocrite

[Mattgotsoul]

I seriously doubt people like Angelina Jolie or Jude would do these things for charity if they knew it would have no bearing on their careers or public persona. But why do we need Celebrities getting involved in these things, when ultimately the message has been used for celebrity gain or lost completely in order to build on a celebrites profile. I know this says more about our society, but they play towards this and the media have manipulated this without restraint for years.

[sc400575]

Charlie Brooker is funny and often shockingly accurate but he also makes attacks without being in possession of salient facts because it is his job to be controversial, and to be funny at other peoples' expense.

That is the life he inhabits and I'm sure he feels as uncomfortable with that deep down as people like me thinks he should.

He should go out there himself and learn these things first hand and then maybe lend his fame to a cause which can make many lives slightly better.

[thedeadloader]

You know what people. You can still have your negative views about jude law, and generally i do, or used to. He seemed genuine, and yeah perhaps the tint of, "this is for my good looks" was in there. Generally though wouldn't you? I mean you're suggesting that you wouldn't make yourself look good to do something good? The fact is people are so cynical being born with the media as their demon. So if the only way to attract more people is by being a slave to the idiots. Do it. as long as it's FAGC

[topjolly]

I don't usually criticize people for mispronouncing words but the solemn, poignant expression on his face when he reveals his ability to part the seas of conflict by reminding the world that a day of 'cessTation' exists was way too tragic. Nice t-shirt/jacket too...

[cooljules19]

i intensely dislike Marina Hydes contributions to the Guardian.

[oldudereeno]

shut up dude !!! booooring, charlie brooker is groovy right all the time man

[xoxokimberly1]

Jude comes off in this interview as smart and well-informed...and so what if he has opinions and goes on a "rant" (which wasn't really what that was at all, to be honest...) We all do it. The only difference is that he's in the public eye. If he wants to offer an opinion on an issue or an organization or even a person, he should be able to do it just as the rest of us are.