The Richard Madden interview for Cinderella 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 to Prince Charming’s castle. A perfect setting for the cast and filmmakers of Cinderella to be interviewed.
My first appreciation for Richard Madden began with Game of Thrones. Like the rest of the world, I fell in love with Robb Stark King of the North as I watched him fight for honor and family. And, like the rest of the world, he broke my heart when he was slaughtered during the infamous ‘Red Wedding’ but it wasn’t until his role in Klondike that I TRULY appreciated the talent that Richard possessed.
I was researching for my trip through California’s Gold Country when I decided to binge watch the Klondike mini-series. Richard delivered an unwavering performance as he played the role of a young dream-chasing miner in search of his fortune in one of North America’s most treacherous gold mining towns in history. And just like that I was hooked on this rising star. Blue eyes and sparkly smile in tow.
-Christa Thompson
Richard Madden Interview
Getting the Role
Madden: I was kind of just overwhelmed. I was in Canada shooting a mini-series and I got like a text from my Agency. It was Branagh who’d called to text me, to play the part. I was just overwhelmed and really excited and then really terrified. I thought, “Oh God everyone’s gonna’ be like he’s wrong casting and how am I gonna’ do it? And this– and that’s not my idea of a Prince.
A lot of my Prince is based on Kenneth Branagh ‘cause he is like a true gentleman.
Working with Director Kenneth Branagh
Madden: I loved it. Everyday you’re on set with Kenneth Branagh, and Cate Blanchett, and Stellan Skarsgârd, and Helena Bonham Carter. It’s like kind of a master class in acting and also just how to conduct yourself as an Actor. Ken’s just amazing because the same amount of detail was put in something like this as