Over the last couple of years, we’ve had a lot to say about Armie Hammer. The beleaguered actor saw his career disintegrate through the 2020’s thanks to a number of allegations and leaked messages. Hammer basically lost everything, started working on an island, and struggled to cope with a changing life. We’ve covered a lot of his issues and tried to be respectful to see where his path led him. Now, Hammer is speaking out with a new interview.
Armie Hammer Today
Hammer had a lot to say to The Hollywood Reporter recently. It’s an interesting interview that covers a lot of ground. Part of the future for Hammer involves appearing in various small projects. One of them is the Uwe Boll movie, Citizen Vigilante. It was previously going to be called The Dark Knight, but uh, there were some obvious problems with that title. Obvious enough if you’re familiar with the little-known character of Batman. It’s definitely not glamorous work, but Hammer seems happy to just be working again. He remarked about how anxious he felt leading up to the “action” cue. “I was scared shitless until the moment Uwe said action for the first time. And then I was like – ‘Wait. I do know how to do this.’ There’s a reason I had the success I had.”
The thing with an interview like this, and a person like Hammer, is that a lot of it is up to interpretation. Is Hammer actually repentant? Has he actually changed who he is? He mentioned his father’s passing and how much of an impact that had on him. Hammer also tells a story about a man he met who gave him advice. The actor was lamenting how none of his friends were stepping up to help him.
“What kind of friend are you?” Hammer recalls the man saying to him. “Do you want your friend to get burned?” The man asked him. Hammer replied, “No.” The man retorted, “So if you were really a good friend, what would you want you friends to do?” Hammer recalls that he told the man, “I would want them to say as far away from the fire as possible.”
When Do We Forgive?
Some of the allegations against Hammer were serious. Other parts of it were private matters that no person would’ve wanted to have exposed. For example, Armie Hammer was being ridiculed online for his “cannibal fantasies.” But how is that any more or less odd than people with a kink for vore? It should open up a larger discussion about forgiveness in general and what we seek in penance for celebrities. That’s not to say we’re saying Hammer should be forgiven, especially given the sexual assault allegations. Still, allegations aren’t proof, but the details linger. All the more reason why these things deserve to be discussed with care and concern.
Working with Uwe Boll, though? There may not be enough compassion in the world to forgive that disgrace to the arts.
