Editing Hugo Weaving (section)

===2011–present===

[[File:Hugo Weaving (8957650533).jpg|thumb|Weaving at [[Sydney Film Festival]] in 2013]]

On 13 March 2011, ''The Key Man'', which Weaving filmed in 2006, finally debuted at the [[South By Southwest]] Festival in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>[https://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/sxsw-exclusive-first-look-the-key-man-poster.php SXSW Exclusive First Look: 'The Key Man' Poster] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306084316/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/sxsw-exclusive-first-look-the-key-man-poster.php |date=6 March 2016 }}. Film School Rejects (10 March 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-04.</ref> The child migrant saga ''[[Oranges and Sunshine]]'' opened in the UK on 1 April, the culmination of months of success on the festival circuit in late 2010-early 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/oranges-and-sunshine/oranges-sunshine-emily-watson-hugo-weaving | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Oranges and Sunshine: an illuminating true-life drama | date=14 March 2011 | access-date=14 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414053914/http://www.theguardian.com//oranges-and-sunshine/oranges-sunshine-emily-watson-hugo-weaving | archive-date=14 April 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> In March, the [[Sydney Theatre Company]] and [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] announced that STC's 2010 production of Chekhov's [[Uncle Vanya]] would be reprised in Washington, D.C., during the month of August.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/arts-post/2011/03/kennedy_center_offers.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | title=Kennedy Center offers Cate Blanchett, hip-hop, 'The Addams Family' | access-date=12 March 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624094433/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/arts-post/2011/03/kennedy_center_offers.html | archive-date=24 June 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In April, months of speculation finally ended when Weaving appeared on [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'']]'s New Zealand set, shortly before a production spokesman officially confirmed the actor's return as Elrond in Peter Jackson's prequel trilogy to ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/4948801/Kiwi-actor-steps-into-the-Hobbit-breach | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911234057/http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/4948801/Kiwi-actor-steps-into-the-Hobbit-breach | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 September 2012 | work=The Dominion Post | title=Kiwi actor steps into Hobbit breach | date=2 May 2011 }}</ref> He was part of the cast of the Wachowskis' adaptation of [[David Mitchell (author)|David Mitchell]]'s novel ''[[Cloud Atlas (novel)|Cloud Atlas]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugo-weaving-ben-whishaw-join-187412| work=The Hollywood Reporter| title=Hugo Weaving, Ben Whishaw Join 'Cloud Atlas' (Cannes Exclusive)| date=11 May 2011| first=Scott| last=Roxborough| access-date=18 May 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712214750/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugo-weaving-ben-whishaw-join-187412| archive-date=12 July 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> The project, co-starring [[Tom Hanks]], [[Ben Whishaw]], [[Halle Berry]], [[Jim Broadbent]], and [[Susan Sarandon]], began filming in September 2011 and was released in October 2012.

2012 found Weaving re-focusing on his theatrical career, with a return to the Sydney Theatre Company to star in a new adaptation of [[Christopher Hampton]]'s play ''[[Les Liaisons Dangereuses]]'' in March.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/curtains-up-on-liaison-with-wicked-wit-20110923-1kp9z.html#ixzz1Yphd6xnB| work=The Sydney Morning Herald| title=Curtain's up on Liaison with wicked wit| date=24 September 2011| access-date=10 October 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925192454/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/curtains-up-on-liaison-with-wicked-wit-20110923-1kp9z.html#ixzz1Yphd6xnB| archive-date=25 September 2011| url-status=live}}</ref> He portrayed the notorious Vicomte de Valmont, a character he first played onstage in 1987. His frequent stage foil [[Pamela Rabe]] costarred. Weaving and [[Cate Blanchett]] reprised their roles in STC's internationally lauded production of ''Uncle Vanya'' for a ten-day run at [[New York City|New York's]] [[Lincoln Center]] in July.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/a-new-york-stop-for-cate-blanchett-hugo-weaving-and-uncle-vanya/| work=The New York Times| title=A New York Stop for Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and 'Uncle Vanya'| first=James C. Jr.| last=Mckinley| date=18 December 2011| access-date=18 December 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219093019/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/a-new-york-stop-for-cate-blanchett-hugo-weaving-and-uncle-vanya/| archive-date=19 December 2011| url-status=live}}</ref>

The busy actor joined the cast of three forthcoming Australian films in summer 2012. The Western-tinged police thriller ''[[Mystery Road (film)|Mystery Road]]'', written and directed by [[Ivan Sen]], began filming in June 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://if.com.au/2012/06/26/article/Ivan-Sens-Mystery-Road-begins-filming-in-Qld/BJMFNKJYPW.html|work=Inside Film|title=Ivan Sen's Mystery Road begins filming in Qld|date=26 June 2012|access-date=26 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629082948/http://if.com.au/2012/06/26/article/Ivan-Sens-Mystery-Road-begins-filming-in-Qld/BJMFNKJYPW.html|archive-date=29 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Weaving appeared in the prison drama ''[[Healing (2014 film)|Healing]]'' for director Craig Monahan, with whom he previously made ''The Interview'' (1998) and ''Peaches'' (2005).<ref>{{cite news| url=https://deadline.com/2012/07/screen-australia-the-rover-healing-felony-gallipoli-films-tv-projects-307187/| work=Deadline| title=Screen Australia Backs 4 Films, 8 TV Projects| date=25 June 2012| access-date=27 July 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729232351/http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/screen-australia-the-rover-healing-felony-gallipoli-films-tv-projects/| archive-date=29 July 2012| url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in a segment of the Australian anthology film ''[[The Turning (2013 film)|The Turning]]'', based on [[Tim Winton]]'s collection of linked stories, entitled "The Commission", directed by [[David Wenham]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sbs.com.au/films/blog-articles/127063/a-dane-takes-aussie-film-sales-to-a-new-level| work=SBS| title=A Dane takes Aussie film sales to a new level| date=12 November 2012| access-date=14 November 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311224310/http://www.sbs.com.au/films/blog-articles/127063/a-dane-takes-aussie-film-sales-to-a-new-level| archive-date=11 March 2013| url-status=live}}</ref> He ended 2013 co-starring with [[Richard Roxburgh]] and [[Philip Quast]] in [[Samuel Beckett]]'s ''[[Waiting For Godot]]'', for the Sydney Theatre Company.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://gotham-magazine.com/personalities/articles/cate-blanchett-lights-up-the-lincoln-center-festival?page=2| work=Gotham Magazine| title=Cate Blanchett Lights Up Lincoln Center| date=June 2012| access-date=13 June 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618235926/http://gotham-magazine.com/personalities/articles/cate-blanchett-lights-up-the-lincoln-center-festival?page=2| archive-date=18 June 2012| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/theatre/features/11259/sydney-theatre-company-season-2013 | work=Time Out Sydney | title=Sydney Theatre Company 2013 Season | date=6 September 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913222159/http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/theatre/features/11259/sydney-theatre-company-season-2013 | archive-date=13 September 2012}}</ref>

In the spring of 2013, Weaving reprised the [[Agent Smith]] role for a [[General Electric]] television commercial for their "Brilliant Machines" innovations in healthcare management technology, which was slated to air during a break from 13 April's edition of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', and subsequently continued to receive multiple airings on major cable networks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/04/13/a-general-electric-commercial-set-in-the-world-of-the-matrix/|title=Agent Smith Returns – A General Electric Commercial Set in the World of the Matrix|work=bleedingcool.com|last=Connelly|first=Brendon|date=13 April 2013|access-date=13 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416021810/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/04/13/a-general-electric-commercial-set-in-the-world-of-the-matrix|archive-date=16 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 26 July to 27 September 2014, Weaving played the titular role of [[Sydney Theatre Company]]'s production of ''[[Macbeth]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2014/macbeth|title=Sydney Theatre Company - Macbeth|work=Sydney Theatre Company|access-date=25 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225220307/https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2014/macbeth|archive-date=25 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In an unusual treatment of the Shakespearian tragedy by young Sydney director [[Kip Williams]], Weaving's performance was described by Peter Gotting of ''The Guardian'' as "the role of his career".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/stage/australia-culture-blog/2014/jul/28/macbeth-review-hugo-weaving-finds-the-role-of-his-career | work = The Guardian| title = Macbeth review – Hugo Weaving finds the role of his career | author = Peter Gotting | date = 28 July 2014 | access-date = 25 December 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151226062859/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/australia-culture-blog/2014/jul/28/macbeth-review-hugo-weaving-finds-the-role-of-his-career | archive-date = 26 December 2015 | url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2015, Weaving joined the cast of the film adaption of [[Craig Silvey]]'s novel ''[[Jasper Jones]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmink.com.au/notices/11652/|title=Incredible cast brought together for the film adaption of the iconic Australian novel, Jasper Jones|work=Film Ink (Australia)|access-date=15 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015133538/http://www.filmink.com.au/notices/11652/|archive-date=15 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/hugo-weaving-toni-collette-join-allstar-cast-of-jasper-jones-20151018-gkau44.html| work=The Sydney Morning Herald| title=Hugo Weaving, Toni Collette join all-star cast of Jasper Jones| first=Linda| last=Morris| date=18 October 2015| access-date=24 October 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024081401/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/hugo-weaving-toni-collette-join-allstar-cast-of-jasper-jones-20151018-gkau44.html| archive-date=24 October 2015| url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, Weaving starred as Thaddeus Valentine in ''[[Mortal Engines (film)|Mortal Engines]]''. In the same year, he appeared alongside [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] in the miniseries [[Patrick Melrose (miniseries)|''Patrick Melrose'']].

In 2020, Weaving starred as Alfred in [[Tony Kushner]]'s adaptation of ''[[The Visit (play)|The Visit]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lesley Manville and Hugo Weaving in The Visit at the National Theatre: first look photos {{!}} WhatsOnStage|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/lesley-manville-hugo-weaving-visit-olivier_50899.html|access-date=2021-09-12|website=www.whatsonstage.com|date=10 February 2020|language=en-GB|archive-date=12 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912111228/https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/lesley-manville-hugo-weaving-visit-olivier_50899.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since 2021, Weaving has starred as Glen Mathieson<ref>{{Citation |title=Love Me (TV Mini Series 2021– ) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15233564/fullcredits |access-date=2023-06-17 |language=en |archive-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617131319/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15233564/fullcredits |url-status=live }}</ref> in the Australian intergenerational drama series [[Love Me (Australian TV series)|''Love Me'']].

In 2024, Weaving played character Frank Harkness in season 4 of [[Slow Horses]].<!-- https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/hugo-weaving-rarely-does-tv-he-made-an-exception-for-slow-horses-20240910-p5k9f2.html -->