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This article is exclusive to the continuity of the V for Vendetta comic book series, or the V for Vendetta movie.
History
Notes
- The character of Evey Hammond was created by writer Alan Moore and artist David Lloyd. She is exclusive to the continuity of the V for Vendetta comic strip series and film.
Film Version
Actress Natalie Portman played the role of Evey Hammond in the 2006 feature film V for Vendetta. In the film adaption, Evey is not a would-be prostitute, but she is still caught by a fingerman during the city curfew. She is no longer a naive, 16-year-old waif, but an older, more independent and free-thinking young woman.
Issues regarding her family are different as well. In the film, she has an older brother who is killed by a virus that was secretly developed by the government and first tested on V's fellow inmates at Larkhill. Her parents then become political activists and participate in anti-government protests. The Hammonds are arrested by the Fingermen and later executed; Evey's last memory of her mother is of her head being covered by a black bag as she is dragged away. Suddenly orphaned, Evey is sent to a child reclamation camp and then works for the British Television Network.
Natalie Portman as Evey Hammond
Evey does form a relationship with Gordon (here, a popular talk show host and acquaintance of hers at the network) but the two do not become lovers, as he is homosexual. Evey is abducted by V when Peter Creedy, one of the most powerful officials in the government, raids Gordon's home. The ensuing sequences involving the torture Evey undergoes and the inspiration she finds in Valerie's letters, are taken from the graphic novel almost verbatim.
Evey's trust of V develops quicker in the novel, but a more romantic angle is developed in the film. She does not personally take up the mantle of V after his death, but she does grant him his final wish and give him a Viking's Funeral in a train car filled with explosives. London's chief of police, Inspector Eric Finch, discovers her and nearly stops her, but his own hatred for the government overpowers him and he lets her pull the lever triggering the explosives. Evey and Finch then watch as Parliament is destroyed by V's funeral car, ending Norsefire's oppressive reign over England.
She allegedly beat several other notable actresses to get the part. It was announced in early January 2005 that Portman was cast in the film. During production, she took voice coaching lessons from Barbara Berkery to perfect an English accent, working with her every day for a month before filming began. She had her head actually shaved in one take on camera. Star Wars fans were surprised when she arrived at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival for the Revenge of the Sith screening with a shaved head.
Essential Reading
- V For Vendetta (trade paperback)
Related
- 11 Appearances of Evey Hammond (V for Vendetta)
- 3 Images featuring Evey Hammond (V for Vendetta)
- 1 Quotations by or about Evey Hammond (V for Vendetta)
- Character Gallery: Evey Hammond (V for Vendetta)
External Links
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