Sigh. This is just a fun post, so I’ve got my fingers crossed that the comments don’t descend into madness, Cumberbitch-on-Cumberbitch hate and insider-ish stalking. A while back, it was announced that Benedict Cumberbatch had signed on to do some voice work with The Penguins of Madagascar, a sequel/spin-off to the wildly successful Madagascar films. The film focuses on the hilarious exploits of already-familiar penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. The four penguins get recruited by a spy ring/covert op called the North Wind. Guess who’s the leader of the North Wind? A suave wolf named Classified. Classified has a posh, rich voice and YES my Benedict is a WOLF.
Apparently, the other members of the North Wind are voiced by Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru, and Peter Stormare. Benedict gave a quote to promote this trailer drop: “I don’t know what it’s like to be a penguin, but I do know what it’s like to be a super-super-smooth classified agent.” Ha! God, he’s such a dork. But I love him. I love that he gets so much voice work too – he was the announcer for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, he does voice work for Jaguar, he does narration for various documentaries. It’s awesome. He should insure his vocal chords.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
How can he be a WOLF? He’s My Otter. He should voice an OTTER! *sigh* (Cumby, please, no more little hats.)
New Disney idea… “Benedict The Otter And The Mystery Of The Man In The Boot”. Co-starring Sean Bean, Mark Strong, Tom Hiddleston (ha! Totally brought his name into the very first comment!) and Ben Kingsley. The otter of course saves Sean aaaaaaand gets the car! Girls (be they secret or not) need not apply for roles. I shall be playing the love interest for all the characters!
If it’s a Sean Bean character does he die in the first act of the movie? I wonder if SB gets tired of all his characters dying so early on.
Also, I will invest in this movie, SS!
Well if it’s Disney making it, I don’t think Sean will be dying! Maybe his identical evil twin can meet his maker early on and the good guy Sean actually survives this one!
Sean can thank us all later for reviving his career and forever being associated with Jag despite never being part of the campaign!
I want that movie!
We could also let everyone die EXCEPT Sean Bean. Talk about a major plot twist, ha!
Excuse me but that was MY car’s boot in which Sean was hiding while I entertained myself with the other two gentlemen, taking turns driving. The otter will just have to get some other car. Perhaps, you and Sir Ben can take him for a spin in the helicopter?
We will have to write the script together Isadora and Lilacflowers, with plenty of scene enactments and reenactments with the cast… Total voice p0rn!
We do have to get more activities for Sean on those rare occasions he gets out of the boot. His movie with Eddie Redmayne and Channing Tatum was pushed back from next month to February, AFTER I got so excited seeing him in the trailer.
Voice p0rn, did you say? So, Alan Rickman needs to arrive in a cigarette boat or something, right?
And poor Colin, who has been camped out in my parlour since somebody carelessly tossed him out the Thornfield window, is totally flummoxed by my switch to iced tea for the summer. He needs something to keep his mind off it, so let’s add him too.
*ahem*
*looks crossly at Squirrel*
*taps foot in anger*
What was that my dear Squirrel????!?
Oh no, Ladyslippers seems ready to shank somebody. Off to work I go, in my Jag with Tom in the back and Mark driving and Sean comfortably stowed in the boot. Have fun with your otter!
Oh… ummm… Sorry LadyS, must have been…
OH MY GOD! LOOK OVER THERE *points vaguely left of the computer screen* IS THAT BENNY PAINTING TOM’S TOENAILS??
*runs away and hides in Thornfield Oak tree grove whilst LadyS is distracted*
@Lilacflowers – if we are adding Colin and Alan to the mix, I totally want Jeremy Northam and Nigel Havers in there too…
Squirelly, don’t you have a collection of toenails? Or was that bellybutton lint? 😉
*continues to tap foot*
🌰 Squirrel🌰
I love you from the tips of my very thirsty roots to the tops of my petals and greens. Distracting me ain’t gonna cut it. Especially since some genius from The House decided I needed a birdhouse above my head. Now I’m getting ‘rained on’ by a bird family. Let’s just say I’m none to pleased with that.
And what do you do??? Instead of remembering your bestie from The Garden, you run off with all our new friends and leave me hanging. It’s bad enough that dear 🌷Tulip🌷 is still away for work, now this?!????
Really??? Is it so hard to share or think of me? I think of you even though you insist on keeping crazy hours (and then blame it on the sun! How rude).
Not sure we’re still besties,
🌸LadySlippers🌸
@Secret Squirrel, toenail painting. No. That is just one of the many reasons why your Benny is not allowed in my Jag. Tom still hasn’t recovered from Benny’s zygoma-polishing, purple scarf, frock coat fantasy from last fall yet. He just is not interested in your Benny in that way – it is scaring him.
But yes, Jeremy and Nigel are most welcome. As are Idris Elba, James McAvoy, and anyone else anyone wants to bring along. Plenty to share that way. We need more vehicles though. Perhaps a few more Jags, another chopper, a plane, a few more boats, and maybe a tank?
@dear LadySlippers, no need to feel slighted. There’s plenty of fun to be shared by all. Choose a vehicle and select a few new gentlemen callers all will enjoy and come along.
I’ll take Fassy on his bike. “Unfortunately” there is only space for two on said bike. And I won’t share. 😛
@Isadora, enjoy your bicycle built for two!
*sniff sniff*
But •Lilacflowes• I lurve Squirrel. And it hurts when she forgets me.
*sniff*
Wait.
*perks up*
Can I have the Hot Ginger Prince? And the Scottish Thunder???? Peas? 😍
@LadySlippers, there, there now, have some wine. You may bring whomever you like.
“Well if it’s Disney making it, I don’t think Sean will be dying”
Unless Sean plays a parent of the main character, in which case he will most certainly be dying, probably before the end of the opening credits.
I promise that should he ever deign to show up for work here in Boston on Black Mass, I will do my best to track down his luggage, take the hats and donate them to family of real otters (lower case) for whom they may actually be the right size.
Grab the sunglasses too!!
I just pictured cute little otters with sombreros on. Somebody has to make that photoshop fun happen.
The sunglasses? Certainly. My cousin has an iguana who will love them.
Here you go, Green Is Good: http://www.aspenlightimaging.com/shop/images/products/ah_riverotter_l.jpg
And an Iguana: http://curezone.com/upload/_M_Forums/iguanacaption.jpg
@Isadora – My Otter in a sombrero! Bliss, I tell you, utter bliss!
@Lilacflowers – your kind works and generous gestures will not go unnoticed by the otters of Massachusetts. Expect piles of bivalves outside the Lilacflowers’ residence in tribute.
@PunkyMomma, oh goody, my cat loves bivalves. She’ll have so much fun with them. We’ll set Colin Firth to work on prepping them right away!
@Isadora, heading into work now (doctor’s visits this AM) but we’ll probably be laughing over those images on the T. Fellow riders will stay clear of the giggling woman.
•Lilacflowers•
Would extra fertiliser (organic of course) be enough to show my undying appreciation?????
@LadySlippers, why yes, thank you! I’ll send my super secret husband Chris over to collect it just as soon as he finishes doing whatever it is that he is doing with that homewrecker SB.
@PunkyMomma shouldn’t it be “otter” bliss instead of utter bliss??? 😛
*winks at PunkyM*
@Nighty – Yes!!!!!! Otter Bliss, Otter Bliss!!!!😍
It would have been a funny situation if he actually voiced an otter… But since I ADORE wolves, I’m fine with him voicing a wolf… Plus, his deep voice is a good one for a wolf…
•NightShade!•
{{HUGS}}
His voice is just awesome. But wolf is just more awesome.
❤️sigh❤️
LadySlippers…
(HUGS sweetie, how are you?)
Yeah, wolves are simultaneously mean, dangerous, sweet , and fluffy, aren’t they?
One just wants to give them some cafuné and.. oh… That just reminded me of his lovely curls …
*cafuné – Brazilian Portuguese word for caressing another person’s hair in a loving, gentle way with the tip of your fingers… … *
Oh •NightShade•
What a divine word…
And to think it fits too.
I wanna CafunéBatch….
*more dreamy sighs*
As for me, I’ve got a rather strong migraine right now. However, I was able to get a nice long walk in this morning and go get some groceries. So it’s not a total waste. (And today is a perfect summer day too. So yay!)
Feel better, Ladyslippers.
@LadySlippers Oohh.. migraines are awful…. know by experience.. hope you’ll get better soon…
•LilacFlowers•
•NightShade•
Thank you ladies.
I’m just excited I’ve gotten to take a few morning walks this week. I haven’t been able to do that in *months*.
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
The penguins are ace and for some reason that Cheesey Dibble bit made me crack up. The powder all over his face. The bouncy castle. It looks like loads of fun.
My sister and I regularly use “Just smile and wave boys just smile and wave” when something ticks us off.
He also does voiceovers for Pedigree Adoption ads so I love him for that.
I use that line too Lindy! Glad i’m not the only one 🙂
So glad he got to keep a British accent too!
Nope, it’s brilliant.
I love their little face slaps to each other too.
I use the “You didn’t see anything” line! I have the picture of them disappearing into the grass with that line as my screensaver at work!
hahaha amazing
http://gif-avatars.com/img/150×150/madagascar-penguin.gif
SS, that’s a win in the screen saver department!
I laughed way harder than I probably should have at the Cheese Dibble part! It was so funny how he talked so fast.
I have heard of this movie for a while, so I’m glad we can finally see the trailer. It’s such a nice turn for him from the usual Deadly Serious Historical Biopics he’s been filming lately, and I’m sure he had a blast voicing it.
My mother uses that phrase all the time too.
OMG Amazing! A penguin spy movie & Cumby? That made my day!!
I was hoping he’d be a penguin.
The penguins were the best part of those movies! Now, we have a Wolf-Batch! Amazing! I remember catching a documentary about the South Pacific narrated by Cumberbatch a year or two back. It was educational and sensual. Also, ‘Danger Zone’ by Kenny Loggins in the trailer!?!?!?!? Even more amazing!
He just made me want to do it wolf-style.
*spits tea all over screen* !!!!!!
HA! Yes, Kenny Loggins! Danger Zone!! Love that!!
“…fingers crossed that the comments don’t descend into madness…”
*shrug*
Only reason I come into Cumby posts. I know they tend to slide into all out warfare occasionally but usually they’re quite funny and entertaining.
Don’t care for Cumberbatch but Cumberbatch posts are my Folgers…
“The best paaaaaaaaaaart of waking up is Bumbercatch in your cuuuuuuuup”
They really are the most entertaining, aren’t they?
They sure are quite entertaining… 🙂
Jaderu,
It can be fun for someone who hasn’t seen it happen time after time after time. For those who have, it becomes very tedious and less than enjoyable. My fingers are crossed too, Kaiser.
I don’t know about this casual outfit he has on. He’s dressed like one of those guys that “accidentally” drops something so he can look up a woman’s skirt.
LOL
Thanks for the tip! If I see any guys dressed like this around me, I’ll be sure to knee them in the jewels on the premise that they will be trying to look up my skirt at some point!
Now envisioning a skirt-wearing squirrel attacking random crotches with little squirrel knees.
by skirt I mean tutu…
Don’t forget I can fit into pockets so getting close to my target is not an issue! Sock monkeys however can give me a bit of a fright when stumbled upon unexpectedly in the trouser department…
Sock monkeys in the trouser department give everyone a fright…
Sock monkeys in the trouser department are an indication of some serious deficiencies.
Sock monkeys where??? o.O
Sock monkeys should never be trusted.
@Janeite, especially not when found in somebody’s trousers.
Pesky Orchids are always looking. Up.
😜
I can’t wait to see this. The penguins are adorable!
I think the penguins are the “Loki” of the Madagascar films (i.e. scene stealers!)… I saw a Xmas special with them (and Julian the Lemur) and it was great fun.
The growl has already been isolated as it’s own sound clip, lol, and is floating around some of the fan blogs.
Love him! Can’t wait until the movie comes out.
I was doubtful because I hate all the movies, but this seems pretty cute.
I love you, Cumby but I want to burn your choice in eyewear. Please consider following the crowd and get a pair of Ray-Bans or something?
Re: topic. Will watch this movie!
I honestly don’t mind the hat, the jacket, the polo (with folds and creases too!), but lord do I despise those sunglasses.
How can he only have one pair?? Even if they’re prescription he must have another that at least fits him. The way the arms sit over his ears not behind gives me stabby feelings.
(I say this as a glasses wearer for most of my childhood and I still get cold sweats over my first pair that I wore even when I had a growth spurt and they were too small so the arms stuck out)
They’re just hideous. Buy some bloody Wayfarers ffs!!
Doesn’t he have anyone who can say “You need to go up a size with your hats” or gently suggest he get a different pair of glasses? I get that part of this is his personal look, and that’s fine, but at least wear items in the proper size.
He has Wayfarers, Lindy. He used to wear them, & they looked good on him. Then he got the idea that these awful things looked good & if his past behavior is any indication, he’s going to wear them every day for the next three years.
•EsCon•
Hi again! Like Eve I miss you. But only because you remind me to do my penance. Apparently I’m not only a Pesky Orchid but a Naughty one too! 😜
Anyhoo, my migraine is messing with my memory. And I’m too lazy to search for pics. Have any on hand? I’d love to see him in normal shades.
•Lindy• •Green Girl•
I said yesterday that these might help if he has super sun-sensitive eyes as they are very specific looking lenses.
*OR* he uses them to repel females because those sunglasses make him almost (key word is almost) unf^ckable.
STABBY!!! LOL
If someone comes out with a paper doll of Benedict, they’ll make millions. We can all dress them as we HOPE he’d dress then share across the web.
A preppy Benedict would look so forkable. As would a beach bum, flip-flopped Benedict.
@Delorb, somebody has thought of it.
http://yahooentertainment.tumblr.com/post/73956926351/amazing-benedict-cumberbatch-paper-doll
I hated that last Madagascar movie. Not even the penguins made me laugh and that “afro circus” joke was really annoying. I’ll probably watch this one though because I love Skipper (but not in the theater).
Agree re last Madagascar movie. It didn’t work for me either. I thought after the first one that the penguins needed their own movie. Hope they don’t over-twee it and ruin the whole thing.
My kid would love this. I should take him to see it. I will merely be going to accompany a minor… Yes that’s it….
First I’m aroused by a flying dragon and now a cartoon wolf. I need help.
Is there such a thing as Cartoon Porn?
Just asking for no particular reason…..
Actually, yes. Ralph Bakshi directed some x-rated animated films
@Green Is Good – yes, indeedy – the internet is a cornucopia of cartoon porn — 👀
Wait…you’re AROUSED by a flying dragon?!? Are you in therapy for that??
If it’s Smaug the answer is yes I’m aroused and I like it that way!
😜
Ah yes, I remember now that the Smaug voice did tend to have that affect on certain ladies!
Oh Smaug, Smaug, Smaug, my beloved Smaug… You know in Barcelona they celebrate a “special Valentine’s day”? _ It’s the Saint Jordi’s Day (23rd april)..
St Jordi kills the dragon to save his beloved and from the dragon’s blood, red roses flourish…. On that day, boys offer girls red roses, and girls offer boys books… So lovely…
Yes, Smaug. Just re-watched it with the husband. Kept it in check. *pats own back*
Ha ha ha ha!!!! The trailer is hilarious! I’m in! The penguins were always my favorite part of the movies.
For skin makeup, Matt Lauers Matte makeup looks far more appealing than Benedict and Angelina’s shiny make up – especially for summer weather. Glossy make up is more winter wear.
He is a talented actor and has an amazing voice, but really, he looks like an alien.
It’s his +20 charisma rating that does it for women. He’s relatable, he’s got a sexy voice that would read you bedtime stories, plus he’s hard working and he just seems like a genuinely nice guy who doesn’t use his status to hold power over people.
That’s ok, he still does nothing for me.
That’s ok Coco… we all have different tastes, that’s why everyone get’s to have their share of love throughout life, isn’t it?
Why did he have to do a posh accent just because he’s British? I’ve heard him do a non posh accent and it’s perfect.
I know Benny is from a sorta posh background but I can also see him sitting on the sidewalk eating fries and drinking beer out of a bottle.
He’s an adapter and not a patronizer
I want to sit on the sidewalk with him and partake of the fries and been while he talks to me in a non-posh accent. Yes, I would like that very much.
Plenty of posh people sit on the sidewalk eating fries and drinking beer out of a bottle.
He did a lengthy Guardian voice over on Globalised slavery: how big supermarkets are selling prawns in supply chain fed by slave labour
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2014/jun/10/slavery-supermarket-supply-trail-prawns-video
There are 29 million slaves across he world, some of them in Europe and in the USA..
:'(
•betsy•
Thank you so much for posting this! It was honestly a fantastic yet disheartening spotlight on modern day slavery.
😳😢😪
These films are my least favourite of all the kids franchises. I can’t believe they are bothering to make another.
I’m sure we will….
Saw it 😉 Looks like a very interesting role to me, HW had an extremely interesting and unusual life. One more step away from PG-13 Prince Charming? However, the biggest concern is imo that the producer-come-director isn’t exactly experienced in the field of directing films. Well, lets wait and see what comes out of this.
That concerns me too, Intro Outro, but maybe that will change? Whatever, I’m sure he’ll give it his all and HW wasn’t always on key. His songs were great and his delivery was great but country old-timers had distinctive voices, not necessarily great voices. He’s getting pretty far away from PG-13 Prince Charming.
From what I read, this Hank Williams biopic has been the director’s passion project for years. I do hope that his passion – and the material he’ll be working on – will make up for the possible directorial inexperience.
And yes, I absolutely agree about singing, I went and listened to his songs and I think range-wise Hiddles can handle it no problem. Much bigger challenge will be mastering the mannerisms and this distinctness you mentioned. Hiddles will have a lot of homework to do – but I’m pretty sure he feels excited by it and ready to give his all and then some more lol.
And wow, it’ll be his what, 4th back-to-back lead man project this year? Good thing he got at least some time off before High Rise!
@IntroOutro, yes, fourth back-to-back lead project and all of them very different characters from one another and anything he’s done before (well, Coriolanus is Shakespeare and he’s done lots of Shakespeare but its a different type of Shakespeare character).
Oh, someone from the Crimson Peak crew just tweeted: “Hiddleston’s Hank Williams is uncanny.” Remember, there was some singing at the wrap party, maybe he gave a sample?
Can’t wait to hear who plays Audrey Sheppard.
Interested to see if the film will touch on the early days with Rufus Payne and who would play him.
Oh, I forgot that Hiddles is a mimic – which will definitely come in handy while prepping for the role. Heeey Hiddles, you haven’t given a proper interview in months, your fans start forgetting your numerous talents lol. Maybe it’s high time to show your face – and rocking that catwalk seems a fine opportunity 😉
@Intro Outro, we’re supposed to look at his face on the catwalk? I thought we were supposed to look at the clothes and the, ahem, cough, parts the clothes cover. My super secret husband Chris is supposedly walking that catwalk too so I’ll have something to look at no matter who else shows up.
Erm… ummm… Good point, @Lilacflowers! 😀 I’m all for looking at the ensemble 😛 And I will definitely be glad to catch at least a glimpse of Chris (we’re talking about CHemboy, right?), I am actually kinda missing his big and charming self ^_^
Ladies,
In case you didn’t see yet, here in the US, I saw this lovely article on Benedict.
http://m.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/06/how-benedict-cumberbatch-became-the-biggest-star-of-our-time/372426/
•TwoIrishKids•
What an outstanding article!
Thanks for sharing. 😃
I saw that article, too (I generally love The Atlantic because it features a lot of very interesting and diverse materials). I think it’s awesome that Ben is in The Atlantic, and some of the things Sophie Gilbert writes – about the rejection of “conformist standards of beauty” for example – are very good. However, overall I found the article to be superficial (a whole paragraph describing his appearance, including that inbreeding reference? really?) and reaching.
How often does the journalist have to talk about Edward Cullen in this? And kind of… comparing him with… Sherlock Holmes! *gasping for air* And Mr. Darcy to Christian Grey? *conniptions* The very detailed analysis of his face was a bit creepy and the inbred comment was just horrible, imo. However the whole article seems to deal with his exterior rather than his personality or acting skills…
On a positive note: she linked to the site with the photoshopped kittens. And I can never resist kittens, sorry.
Altantic is hit with the occasional miss. Every once in awhile you get those articles that make you scratch your head–there’s another recent one about Jolie’s cheekbones possibly be a product of CGI in Maleficent that was a bit…odd.
What is with the inbreeding stuff? I’m not here for his looks but I’d never say a person looks inbred. That’s an insult beyond the norm, imo, towards the whole family.
Intro Outro,
Yeah, I agree. Nice to see an article about him but it’s very much of a contradiction to talk about rejecting conformist standards of beauty and then to spend so much time describing his appearance! His unconventional good looks are one of the things I find interesting about the guy but certainly not the only thing.
I don’t know, I kinda feel insulted on his behalf. It’s like insult wrapped in praise. The man isn’t ugly for gods sake, they make it sound like beauty and the beast. He’s an average looking normal chap who’s talented acting wise. They’re really overdoing it.
And I’m cringing at the level of a** kissing that journalist is displaying.
Exciting news. I feel the need to visit Louisiana this fall. And, as to his singing voice, old-time country singers weren’t exactly on key all the time. He could pull this off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXYjm74WFI
I’m from Louisiana. I don’t know if I should bother set visiting. I willingly skipped seeing Fassy and Benny when they were down shooting 12 Years. The culture down here doesn’t stalk film stars. People go and have drinks with them at bars a few blocks from their homes. Hugh Laurie was at The Howlin Wolf having drinks with my friends when he was down for Mardi Gras.
@jammy, this sounds like a hell of a plan! 😛
I understand, jammypants. I don’t set visit the movies filmed here in Boston either, although I’m always keenly aware of the people around me and have managed to notice quite a few actors/athletes/political figures near me in bars or restaurants or on the streets. But I also leave them alone too and don’t ask for autographs or pictures, even though I have spoken to some. i seem to be the type of person people approach to ask directions.
haha Lilac, I’m not trying to discourage. Go for it if you like. If so, I can make many recommendations of what to visit or try. I once walked right past Ben Affleck and Jen Garner while having an afternoon jog at the park near my house. They were down here because Jen was shooting Dallas Buyers Club. Their kids were with them and no one bothered them other than a double take :p
Interesting resemblance . . .
http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/more-than-a-hank-williams-birthday/hank-williams-2
More hats . . .
Cowboy hats. And cowboy boots. With heels. Cowboy boots have heels. Because he isn’t tall enough already.
Saw that too and am hopeful it will get a thread tomorrow. Should make for an interesting discussion!
@Janeite, if there is a thread, I do hope it stays relatively peaceful and pleasant, as this one has done, and open so that I can contribute when I get home late tomorrow night, instead of having it shut down while I’m still at work.
Me too, Lilacflowers, me too! I think most of the initial hubbub has died down now and from what I have seen elsewhere online, there is a bit of a backlash against those who keep wanting to talk/speculate about it. So here’s to hoping!
@Janeite, to the crazies of tumblr, this gif is very fitting http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/ragrori8tqwui4algdys.gif
That is spot on, Jammy! Love it! Thanks for sharing!
@jammypants, great and appropriate gif.
@ janeite I’m guessing from the time of his tweet he’s still in LA which can explain the no show in London on Sunday.
Thank god his mom still does his washing!
@Ellen: Good point. I did wonder about the time of his tweet, too, but thought he was just night-birding.
I think he is just up late – night on the town 😉 He followed Reece Shearsmith and the woman who is working on High Rise shortly before. I think he is in London, someone said he spotted in a café. But, who knows. He could even be in N Ireland, as there was an interesting pic of Ben Wheatley’s storyboard in the sports centre. They must need to find time to do read-throughs and stuff before filming.
WHAT?!?
There’s another posh Brit that acts?!???
😜
Apparently, there are quite a few. Who knew there was such an abundance of riches?
‘An abundance of riches’? My dear, you have been sitting at the feet at a few particular posh Brits…
😉
@Ladyslippers, at the feet? No, I’m sitting in somebody’s lap.
Oh •lilac•
You clever gal…😃
Keeping your hands to yourself or are you also a Naughty Flower? 😜
For someone who people were saying couldn’t get a part late last year, he seems to be proving them wrong. Coriolanus and now three films in a row with barely any time between them. We’ll be seeing a lot of him in the cinemas next year. And maybe another Jaguar commercial or two, just hoping.
I love that he sticks to his guns and remains graceful and sweet about it all. He’s a hardworking lad and charming to boot.
Also, maybe I’m feeling more positive lately, I would love for the dream casting of Journey’s End to happen. Cheekbones, amazing voices, and blue eyes in abundance. What’s not to like?
That would be yummy and very intense but scheduling might be rather difficult for all involved.
I saw something online (can’t remember where now) that he may not be able to participate in the men’s cancer awareness fundraiser fashion show on Sunday night due to a possible schedule conflict. Of course that leads to the inevitable speculation that he doesn’t want to show his face due to internet gossip. I find that laughable. The man’s probably got commitments and projects in the works that we know nothing about.
I can’t imagine that it has something to do with internet rumours. It would still be sad if he can’t attend.
However a certain woman has deleted her twitter account which is also sad. I don’t know what kind of messages she recieved but it must have been very annoying to delete a professional account where she promoted her stuff.
@Janeite, except for the weekend of the Oliviers, the guy just got home for the first time in three months; will be leaving for North Ireland in less than a month for a few more months, and then to Louisiana shortly after that. At some point, he does have to learn lines for High Rise, probably learn to play Williams’s songs on his guitar, do his laundry, and attend to all the other stuff people have to do when they’re home, like go to the dentist or dig the dead plants out of the garden, which may not leave much time for walking a catwalk. I hope he is able to do it because i want to see the pictures. But, people are going to speculate wildly about all sorts of nonsense whether he does the catwalk or not. They whined when he didn’t take time from working on Coriolanus, prepping for a jaguar commercial, and packing for Crimson Peak to tweet them all individual thanks for acknowledging his birthday.
Lilac – that was year ago – hence the film drought this year. Interesting casting, and I guess what the LA trips were for.
@Roberta, those comments were being made as recently as this past January, even though he was appearing in Coriolanus at the time and had Crimson Peak lined up. They’re quite visible going through the archives on this very board.
Ellen,
There is also speculation that the mysterious PR machine actually planted internet rumors of substance abuse in some weird life-imitating-art move to coincide with the news of the Hank Williams biopic. Along with theories that the timing of the casting of Hiddleston was done deliberately in order to detract from the substance abuse rumors.
Assuming just for the sake of argument that he is aware of the rumors, he should not have to show up in public just to appease some fans. He’s damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t.
I try not to be negative on here and so I am going so say this in the nicest ways possible and NOT directed at anyone in particular….some people really, really need to get out of the house more often. Or at least away from the internet. All of this postulating and theorizing has passed the last exit to crazy and is now veering towards Bizarro World.
I’m glad he got the part. Hiddles is the image of Hank.
I’m just not sure on the singing, he’s an ok singer but I wouldn’t say great.
Walk the line was really good so he needs to beat that.
I still hope he’ll make it. Even if his team is doubtful because of that rumour, I am sure he can prepare a couple of answers in advance, put on his most charming persona and just wing it.
@jammypants: I must confess I hope it won’t happen. I just don’t want either Ben or Tom to do another WWI film.
@Janeite: Have you ever read Umberto Eco’s Foucault’s Pendulum? It’s imo the best novel about conspiracy theories – and how far they can take their apologists. I’d recommend all those wasting their time making up PR conspiracy theories to go and read that awesome novel instead. It’ll be so much more useful 😉
I braced myself and went and listened to Hiddles singing that pirate song. Screwed up my eyes and was ready to pull ear-phones out if it became unbearable – and was very pleasantly surprised o_O His singing voice is not outstanding, but he actually climbed pretty high for someone whose natural voice is probably lyric baritone. Didn’t hear any false notes either.
Lilac – I agree, there was a lot of comments earlier in this year about him not getting film roles, although to me that’s because fans perceive his profile to be higher than it actually is and are constantly speculating on it.
Janeite – that conspiracy about the rumours is nuts.
“There is also speculation that the mysterious PR machine actually planted internet rumors of substance abuse in some weird life-imitating-art move to coincide with the news of the Hank Williams biopic.” – that’s pretty crazy… lol
Is there something we can do to get a Hiddles thread going? I understand wanting to discuss him if you are a fan, but many of us are here because this is a BC thread and the Hiddles stuff is irrelevant unless he and BC are connected in a specific project.
I agree cos I have to wade thru masses of posts about Benny’s silly hats to get to the hiddles stuff – not that you aren’t entertaining ladies (and possibly the occasional man…)
I’m getting so tired of every Cumberbatch thread being derailed with irrelevant Hiddleston nonsense. If you want to talk endlessly about Tom, do it in his own threads. I’m sick of having to wade through mountains of posts on here which are nothing to do with Benedict.
hear hear!!!!
This is kind of odd: http://pagesix.com/2014/06/17/downton-drama-obama-almost-ripped-lady-granthams-dress/
Has anyone seen it?
The source is a tabloid, but I find it somewhat believable as Eaton is known for having a big mouth. I’m wondering how she is even in the position to say such things. Did she introduce BC to Laura Carmichael (of Downton Abbey), and is blowing their “date” out of proportion? Did she introduce him to someone around the time of the TCA press tour in Los Angeles this past January, who has thus far avoided being photographed with him? He did stop commenting on his relationship status at roughly that time, but he’s been seen with a parade of female friends since and nothing romantic in sight. It’s all very strange.