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Why is RA going to Berlin?


RA has just tweeted that he is off to Berlin and that he hopes to go back to the refuge for asylum seekers to find out how they are all doing.

Some people are assuming that he is returning because he has a continuing role in Berlin Station but But it could be something to do with the European Film Market in Berlin where, I think, they are trying to find buyers both for Pilgrimage and My Zoe. Perhaps he's been asked to plug these films. This takes place from 9th - 15th February.

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Well, now we know (sort of) since he has tweeted he is doing BS - although I also reckon he's going to the European Film Market and filming My Zoe before he starts on BS. A busy first part to the year!

https://twitter.com/RCArmitage/status/829475828937404417

Leland also has tweeted that Epix has been picked up by Apple TV which must be a good thing.

https://twitter.com/LelandOrser/status/829371338397618176

I'm still wondering, however, why he went so silent about BS. Was there some argument about fees? Or wouldn't he sign the contract until he knew he could fit in other things that were being offered to him? OK, we'll never know.

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Hello, JD!

I think he is being over-cautious as some things have come to fruition, and--oddly--some things have not. I think he almost has to get on the plane before he wants to confirm stuff...

Speaking of which...the photo thing he did in Berlin, as well as the one he did more recently in NYC, are we going to see what those were about?

Wish he would do more selfies...IYO (as opposed to IMO), has he gotten a little more serious lately?

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He confirmed he will be in Berlin Station S2.

https://twitter.com/RCArmitage/status/829475828937404417

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I agree that he is very cautious, smk, which doubtless explains a lot.

And, Piripilla, I'm glad he's doing BS2 but I didn't want it to be at the expense of something better. Now, he's got a very busy early start to the year and I'm wondering how he is going to fit it all in. Has he finished O8? Is the Delpy role a small one (although a Swedish film magazine reckons he's starring along with Delpy)? Will he get killed in the first episode of BS2, LOL?

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I think Epix already knew there was a S2 since the beginning, and indeed Orser was talking about it during the premiere. This means RA already knew too, and indeed his post-brexit tweet hoping to gather again with cast and crew of BS let us understood it was a concrete chance. Hence, he has certainly scheduled his commitments "around" the six months period in Berlin.

O8 is a very small role in the best case, a cameo in the worst one and he probably has already wrapped.

James in My Zoe is obviously another small role because the whole film is about the mother and the daughter. So either James dies or he does something very stupid bringing the tragic event descripted, but he gets out of the movie pretty quickly. Being and indie, 2 months are the usual length of filming. If they start in March, RA has the time to do his part then go to Berlin, since BS starts shooting only in April (I guess after Easter holidays). And after that? Maybe it's too early, and there will be something before that, but I strongly hope it will be London again for Oedipus to Antigone.

If they wanted Daniel out of the series, they would have let him died in the first one, or just let us know he returned to wherever he was staying, no need to have him in S2 and let him die. Unless RA signed for just 2 series and doesn't want a third, so he could die during or at the end of S2. But it's a bit early to discuss about it LOL!

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Good summary of the possibilities, Piripilla. What a pity the message boards are closing just as we get all this excitement.

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