Random: Prayers for Morgan Freeman

I’d like to use my first post to offer prayers for Morgan Freeman.

For those who haven’t heard, Morgan was in a car accident in Mississippi on Sunday. The news so far is that he is recovering from surgery to repair nerve damage in his left arm and hand, but he is reportedly in high spirits.

Oscar-winning actor Morgan has an impressive filmography to date. One of his most memorable roles was as Ellis Boyd Redding (“Red”) in The Shawshank Redemption, based on the short story by Stephen King. He later starred in another Stephen King film adaptation, this time as madman Col. Curtis in the big screen version of Dreamcatcher. His Oscar came from his work as a supporting actor in the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby, alongside many other key roles of his career, including a detective in Se7en, the President in Deep Impact, and his portrayal of God in Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty.

His most recent film, Batman adaptation The Dark Knight, is still showing in cinemas, a continuation of his role as lovable ex-board member turned business manager Lucius Fox in Batman Begins.

With such an impressive media presence, I’m sure many of you will join me in wishing him a speedy recovery.

Kirsty Watkinson
klwatkinson@uclan.ac.uk

(with thanks to James Parry for research assistance and creative input)