The Cate Blanchett interview took place at the luxurious Montage Beverly Hills. A hotel where loads of A-list celebrities stay to find their oasis in the craziness of Los Angeles. The hotel had a calm to it, a serenity and quietness that any busy celeb would come to appreciate after a long evening of publicity on the red carpet. From floor to ceiling, the hotel was styled in true old Hollywood vintage glam yet, it had a refined contemporary and modern feel. Still, I felt like I had arrived at Prince Charming’s castle. A perfect setting for the cast and filmmakers of Cinderella to be interviewed.
I arrived with twenty-four other social media influencers/bloggers for a 10:00 am interview with the film star. I first fell in love with Cate’s performance talent in The Lord of The Rings and on through The Hobbit. Though her filmography is long, I felt most connected to her talents in these films. Being a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings franchise, I have watched for over a decade as she became more than just a celebrity in an epic movie. She became a household face on my obnoxiously large TV. When you’ve spent thirteen years watching someone flawlessly execute a character in one of your favorite movies, they tend to grow on you.
I had an image of her before she walked into the room (albeit with elf ears). I’ll admit I was a bit nervous at the thought of her shattering my image of her flawless strength as Galadriel. I thought perhaps that by meeting her in person, It would somehow tarnish the element of the whole elf thing, making the trilogy of five books less important to me. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
-Christa Thompson, The Fairytale Traveler