Dorktastic Returns

So Richard Armitage went to China for The Hobbit premiere, and it’s been well covered, but I’ve got to add my two.

We’ve been treated to an array of photos of this caliber:

…courtesy of Sarah Dunn and her Leica, and all designed to make us go, “Oooh, Baby!” and I do at times. Yeah, I sometimes think, “Wow…”

But mostly I think, “You’ve come a long way from this, Baby:”

or maybe not:

Screencap from this video of Richard thanking the Chinese fans

Richard,

It’s a secure and happy man who lets his dorktastic out in public. I love that you can still do that and the publicists be damned. No offense to your publicist.

And now that you’re proficient with a selfie stick:

…you just needed one other thing for your China trip — a GoPro attached to that panda hat. And if you ever get a dog, he can wear one too.

Signed,
One of your crazy fans

P.S. Sometimes I feel for you in having a lot of your existence, including some of your childhood, trotted out for all to see. But the panda hat overrode any feelings of protection I may feel. :D

For those who have never seen Richard Armitage at a red carpet event, you have no idea how good he is with a camera phone. Oh, man, the dude can take a shot. And it makes sense; otherwise, he would have to wait for a nervous fan to fumble around.

I wonder when he decided to start taking selfies. It wasn’t in 2007 when he went to the BAFTAs (scroll down for the videos), but then the selfie didn’t really come into its own until the advent of the iPhone which was less than two years old at the time.

January 21, 2015
Categories: Dorktastic, Fandom, Interviews, Movies, The Hobbit . Tags:candid shots, China, Chinese premiere, fake fan letters, Fernanda Matias, GoPro, Hobbit Premiere, Hobbit Press Conference, panda hats, Richard Armitage, screencaps, selfie stick, selfies . Author: RAFrenzy

6 Comments

Comment by Chrissy on January 21, 2015 11:17 pm

Just one of the reasons to love him so much!!
Comment by linnetmoss on January 22, 2015 4:59 am

I love that shot of him with PJ and a selfie stick! He’s having fun!
Comment by The Queen on January 22, 2015 8:08 am

Thank Frenz. Coffee now decorates my ipad screen. You had at “or maybe not.” :)
Comment by The Queen on January 22, 2015 8:29 am

You had *me* at…proof, queen, proof
Comment by trudystattle on January 22, 2015 12:58 pm

LOL!! Love the comparison of the boyhood picture with that boyish smile in China. He is who he is. Let it show, I say.
Comment by Cill on January 22, 2015 1:54 pm

I like the shot of him with the panda hat, and the smile. It reminds me of the hat with a cat face knitted into it that my cousin wears (something like this http://www.outfitters.ca/App_ProductList/Items/2010000000442/Img-0.jpg but in adult size)