A week ago, we had the first photos of Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen out and about in London as a couple. The photo-op came months after Us Weekly first reported that Tommy and Lizzie were a couple, and Us Weekly followed up their initial story by having one source claim: “They’ve been talking constantly. It’s been good for the both of them, they really care for each other. Neither of them are looking to jump into a large commitment, but it’s getting more serious.” The vibe from Us Weekly’s sources has always been that this is a 2015 thing, that Tom and Elizabeth met last year while filming I Saw the Light but they didn’t start dating until after she was done with Boyd Holbrook. Now Star Magazine (hmm…) has a source claiming that Tom was very conscious of Olsen’s relationship with Holbrook, and he waited like a gentleman until the very second she was single.
Costars Elizabeth Olsen and Tom Hiddleston have gone from onscreen husband and wife to real-life lovers. On July 23, the cozy couple took in a performance of Bradley Cooper’s The Elephant Man in London before having a romantic dinner at The Wolseley restaurant. “It’s been only a few months but they spend every second together,” a source tells Star. “Elizabeth’s the happiest she’s been in a long time.” Sparks reportedly flew on the ‘I Saw the Light’ set but Elizabeth was engaged to Boyd Holbrook at the time.
“Tom’s not the sort to go for someone else’s girl, so he waited until he heard her relationship was over,” says a close pal of the Avengers star. “Then he called her that very day.”
[From Star Magazine, print edition]
Yes, Tommy would never be a dirty homewrecker! He would never start bangin’ some other man’s fiancée, right? Never. Not perfect Tommy. And if you believe that… well, bless you. I tend to believe that they probably did hook up last year on-set and Tom is probably one of several “reasons” why Olsen and Holbrook’s engagement was called off. But I also believe that it’s not like Olsen dumped Holbrook FOR Tom. Anyway… we’ll see.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet and PCN.
So it’s official.
They look like a boring couple but bless them if they’re happy together.
+1
Not buying that, but they wont face any backlash. they are both too loved and her ex isnt famous enough for people to stand up for him.
But are they really loved outside of online forums? In real life I don’t know anyone that could pick either of them out of a line up unaided. I think people confuse the hype over Loki with the hype for TH, kinda like everyone knows Kermit or Elmo but doesn’t look at the guy with his hand up them- not that I am suggesting that TH is hand operated in anyway, ahem.
Tom and Elizabeth seem to have a lot of popularity on the nets. I think they would get a lot of backlash from the online community, but I’m not sure if the average person even knows who these two are. If anything she’s Mary Kate and Ashley’s sister and he’s…Loki.
I’m not saying that to diminish their careers or anything. I’m just not sure if the general population knows them enough to care about these two the way maybe someone would about Bennifer 2.0.
I don’t know who Loki is and I damn well don’t know any movies with Tom Hiddleston. But I definitely know Tom from celebitchy so you’re not that off.
But… but…the perfect Tommy Hiddles would never do such a thing!
Though I wonder why they felt the need to plant this story in the first place. IMO, the story plants the idea in people’s heads that there was something scandalous about how they got together. Most people outside of those on online forums probably just thought they are a cute couple.
(*waves hi to both their publicists*)
*waves* HI LUKE! Say hi to Emma from me!
They are quite low in the food chain aside from Tumblr ,Twitter,and such, compared to what is an A-lister. There will be backlash but what is more important, the coupling is too boring to raise them as desired. They both need other people.
I give it till December, if that.
As we discussed on the last thread, Holbrook was in a blurb profile in some monthly magazine that hit newstands on January 3 as “newly single.” Such magazines have a lead time of about two months for such little segments so they were done early November at the latest, if not mid-October. He’s not big enough and the segment was tiny so no way would the magazine have done a last minute edit for him.
I’m sure it could have been changed closer to print time. While it may have been a rocky relationship, there may have been some overlap with Tommy. And if so, it’s on both of them. I don’t believe this is totally innocent. Why the need for this article if everything was on the up and up? Seems like defensiveness to me…
Of course it would have been changed. But hey, anything to save the unicorn image of Hiddleston! LOL No engagement, no engagement, no!
It’s not about how big the actor is, it’s about the reputation of the magazine and the proactivity of the actor and/or his team, lilacflowers. Glamour is not exactlya yellowish tabloid.
November 26, 2014 was the deadline for changes to the print issue. Sure, Glamour would have completely disrupted its process and spent money to add one phrase to a tiny, tiny, tiny blurb about Boyd Holbrook, on a heavily formatted page, to save the unicorn image of Tom Hiddleston.
And frankly, I don’t care but I don’t pass judgment on people based upon speculation and articles from the likes of Star or People.
What @lilacflowers said. BH isn’t big enough, it was just a blurb, and an ended engagement isn’t a big enough story, to get it changed last minute, IMO.
December anytime is not last minute. Last minute would be Christmas and on.
I work in the media, with working press and used to work in PR. It’s not about being famous enough.
Neither Glamour’s publisher nor Holbrook’s publicist would have let it go to print saying he was engaged if they had just broken up. It is not an incidental detail, but an important one worth the last minute change.
Image is the game.
And BTW, Hiddleston was not important enough to mainstream media to be noteworthy either…
Until he had an on-set fling with an engaged Elizabeth Olsen who then dumped her fiancé a short time later.
Whatever anyone here or on Tumblr believes to be the “truth” of that statement is completely irrelevant. Because that gossipy narrative is the ONLY reason HIDDLESTON is getting mainstream press now.
THAT is the point.
Don’t believe me? Switch the roles around and tell the story again: Hiddleston is the long term, nice guy actor fiancé and Holbrook is the co-star in the small oscar-baity film who co-stars with Elizabeth and then she dumps Hiddleston a month later – and starts dating Holbrook.
You would get the SAME story. That is why Luke is spinning!
“Speak ill of me, speak well of me, but for God’s sake, say something.”
Thanks for your insight, Miss Melissa. That’s what I suspected. True or no, it gets people talking about them.
Thank you, Melissa, I had the feeling I wasn’t explaining our field well and hpw it all works.
So we all should just skip the little correction notes and correction updates they run in each issue to correct things that changed after the publication went to press for the previous edition.
In other news, somebody has seen High Rise but no news on when we’ll see it. http://www.emagcloud.com/bfi/BFI_Filmmakers_Issue_3/index.html?utm_content=buffercbd22&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitterbfi&utm_campaign=buffer#/16/
The fact that someone felt the need to float the “not a homewrecker” story says it all. Just stop. So Little Lord Dragonfly might not be a perfect angel virtuous resident of fairyland? He might just be kind of OK. Anyone who’d flip over that needs a priority check.
Agreed. One or both of their camps have been reading the fan site pages (Tumblr) and sites like this and decided to release this statement to Star.
I think tumblr would unhinge its jaws and consume the body and soul of anyone that speaks ill of their Tommy-Boy.
they dont see this as ill, its like he moved in with his awesomeness and SAVED her! And if he gets blamed as a homewrecker he is the knight in shining armor who takes the bullet for his lady love, of course.
You have just summed up why I don’t have a tumblr anymore LOL
Well, I don’t know about speaking ill of Mr. Hiddles but I will unhinge my jaws and consume the body and soul of anyone who touches my cake.
yeah!!!! CAKE….
Of course you would. Come to the veranda, Miss Eyre. Colin has baked a cake just for you and Mark will stand guard to protect it while you ear it. And Tommy wants to show you his new visa
Cake! Yes!
Seems like half of Tumblr are that way, the other half have decided Hiddlestone is Satan for daring to have a girlfriend in the first place.
The outrage and flouncing are mild compared to what happened in One Direction, Supernatural and Benedict Cumberbatch fandoms when those guys got significant others (or in 1D’s case knocked someone up) but it’s still pretty intense.
It’s not only Tumblr, unfortunately. The lenghts towhich certain users will go to ensure his image is intact are impressive but get old quickly.
And if you believe that, you’ll believe anything….. haha!
I’m impatient for High Rise news. This has been a long wait.
Miss Jupitero, I posted the link to the BFI magazine article about High Rise above. At least the writer from BFI has seen it. I suspecting it probably will premiere at the London film festival but no word on a US distributor yet.
It’s been far too long. The writer of that article seemed impressed with it.
Yes, he did. I want to see the squash match.
Blind Gossip predicted this ‘not a home wrecker I swear!’ roll out last week. Huh. Also said that there was indeed overlap.
Luke works hard for his money…..
link for the people wondering:
http://blindgossip.com/?p=72769#more-72769
I was just going to mention that blind item. If you believed Tom waited until she was single and she waited until she was single, I have a unicorn to sell you.
I think his PR people are hard at work here. Granted the PR people who should be hard at work is hers since she was the one in relationship and not Tom.
double post sorry
Is Blind Gossip… trusty?
It seems to me that their MO is putting out blinds right before the usual gossip outlets have a story. They put a believable twist on it and call it “insider” knowledge. They really do seem to know what’s going to be in the tabloids before it happens, but that doesn’t mean they have a real scoop. As for this one, to me it’s just like all the ones that were run during the engagement of doom; way too convenient, no way to prove, probably run for the sole reason of rustling jimmies on tumblr.
Not with the date of this week. If the blind item was dated during the filming, maybe.
Most of the time, they speak in Generalization so most of their “blinds” can fit any amount of people.
Wasn’t there also a blind item that strongly suggested he was gay and she was his beard? With this many different rumors floating around, sooner or later something will look accurate. The law of averages says a blindfolded monkey will eventually hit a bullseye playing darts. Which is I think the actual method tabloids and blind item websites use for picking which stories to publish. They pin notecards on the wall with random headlines, do some tequila shots, blindfold the hot but dim intern and let him/her go at it with a set of darts.
They kinda look alike, or is that just me?
blonde hair and cheekbones, yea, I see it. But their noses are very different as well as head shapes.
He called her the day she broke her engagement..?..is he psychic? Hehehe
The day he heard about it? Like he was trolling twitter or gossip rags for word of her imploding relationship? *rolls eyes*
I wonder if this is HIS PR working overtime or HERS…trying to convince everyone there was no overlap/cheating.
I won’t judge. We’re all human and we all make mistakes. Some mistakes are just worse than others. (Ok I’m judging.)
At the end of the day, is she worth this negative press, because that article suggests that there was emotional cheating taking place at the very least.
I think TH will want any press he can get, negative or otherwise. He’s got films to promote.
*Removes Reeses pieces wrappers from tin foil hat, dons* American outlets, couple only spending time in London. Sure, they could email, but why not a Brit tabloid? Wouldn’t that be less obvious? TH doesn’t have many mentions in either of them but she does. Her people seem to have some need to put her out there. This has the same weirdness to it that the others did; like the story doesn’t quite add up and random details are way too specific. I still totally ship them as a couple, but as mentioned in the last thread, there seems to be a need for a cometoJesusmeetin’ about the PR side.
This will be a long, hot weekend. For those in the fray: the vending machines in the meadow have been fully restocked – they’re free, of course – and supplies will be periodically replenished by drones. There are supplies of sunblock and sunhats out there, please make use of them. Colin thoughtfully suggested that some hammocks be put out there so you have those too. Mark had decreed that separation between the fray in the meadow and the calm of the veranda will be strictly enforced.
For those on the veranda, please take a comfortable chair after helping yourself to whatever you wish from the buffet. Colin will be walking around with mimosas. The peach waffles this morning are quite lovely.
Do we have any barf buckets left over from the Greatest Wedding In Heaven And Earth (sponsored by Casamigos tequila)?
No leftovers. Everything is fresh. Here on the veranda, we have access to plumbing and pretty, lace trimmed barf bags – but we shouldn’t really be needing them because here on the veranda, nobody takes ill. Down in the meadow, yes, there are stations with supplies of barf bags. And showers.
Lace trimmed barf bags? Are you sure you are not from Wellesley?
Good lord, NO! I am not from Wellesley
I was teasing. I’m allergic to Wellesley myself. But I couldn’t resist– lace trimmed barf bags! So elegant!
Hey here is something for you, Boston lady– and it is right next to the glorious North End:
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/07/net-sculpture-janet-echelman/
I admire your hostess skills. 🙂
I LOVE that sculpture and so wish it could stay beyond November, but I do realize winters with 100 inches of snow and giant net sculptures in the sky don’t go well.
Wellesley. Just Wellesley
I take it we have the same opinion on Wellesley? I admire you more and more….
I’m allergic to most of those suburban, homogenized posh towns. Like Hingham. Wellesley, most of Connecticut. I’m too urban but that doesn’t mean I can’t have lacy things
Do you have a pool or hottub ? Cause I could use a dip too wash away the stink of it all!
Pool preferably. It’s so stinking hot here…
For the meadow party, there are purel stations, outdoor showers, and a small pond. However, no life guards are on duty. Swim, as you do everything else, at your own risk. For the calm, non-speculative party on the veranda, there is an in ground pool, hot tub spa, and, of course, several full baths inside the house.
I need a pool. And more pancakes. Once again I have a day off and only the willpower to make cereal.
Colin will bring your pancakes to the pool. There are lounges, tables, and umbrellas poolside. Would you like bacon and hash browns too
Certainly, Hash browns smothered and covered, please!
Is the veranda for those who enjoy the spectacle of PR machines doing damage control? How about those that enjoy watching someone recover their spit-shine image after an unfortunate association?? I don’t take ill, but rather find the unfolding drama and amusement better than many formulaic Oscar-baity films.
You know, I love me some PuddleTom (and have fond memories of our mountain adventures) but he’s gotten himself into a bit of a pickle here and frankly, it’s the most fun he’s been in a year! I’m in the mood to eat, drink and be merry with the Dragonflies… preferably near the peach toast and mimosas.
No, the meadow is for all that.
All’s not lost @Nutty. While Mark was dealing with a few of the more raucous members of the meadow crowd, I fluttered my eyelashes at handyman Hunnam and convinced him to repair the Conspiracy Theory Gazebo when the bosses weren’t watching. For those that wish to join me there and did not receive a map of the estate when they checked in, the Gazebo is just to the west of the WTF Boxwood Maze.
Dara, I will join you in the gazebo and will be bring Percy Tombangers for refreshment.
I am one of those creatures who prefers the very soft, unstructured hammocks in which one can cocoon oneself in order to be rocked and flipped over and over by James Purefoy, and not the very firm, almost flat ones. Am I interfering with anyone’s schedule or purpose for the hammocks or James Purefoy? I made lavender drinking chocolate for everyone.
Lavender drinking chocolate sounds interesting.
@I Choose Me — I try. I really do.
There’s a hammock on the sunny side of the veranda that may be to your liking. P’enny had James yesterday but he is available today for hammock flipping and sunscreen applying
I hope the sound of my giggles does not disturb anyone.
I’m already in the chair Lilac. Sipping on my drink and shaking my head at all the Tomfoolery. 😀
Just signal Colin when you need a refill
Lunch is served. The carrot ginger soup is delicious and the mini grilled cheese sandwiches are quite tasty.
Pass the linen!
My beautiful spoon has a mirror in the handle! I love your veranda.
I heard cake. I’m moving in.
Those shoes are so damn ugly they make me want to set roses on fire and growl at small children.
Thank you for my first big laugh of the day.
Yes I know I shouldn’t of but I had to go check star mag and did a search. There’s lots of old Lizzie articles but none on Tom. That leans me towards it being her side putting the spin on it. But since they’ve gone quiet which is no surprise after their well timed outing , I think outsiders are just trying to stir things up.
And that’s exactly how we know it was a set up and the paps were called. Number one sign of this is always the lack of photos to follow simply because it’s not of general paps interest. No one is besieging his house or her hotel, no one is following them as it happens with celebs which are truly hot and sell a mag. Yep, clear and not very well executed performance. Their people should have called at least two more times and arranged paps in more everyday setting to avoid the “on purpose” tag. Although if the point was simply to declare they are a couple, that worked (naturally,there will always be the “friends only” army but that’s unavoidable delusion).
The moment I saw the star article in the comments on the last thread, I knew this post was going to get made. So predictable. What more can be said here, most boring hook up in history. The cheating aspect is the only thing interesting.
That’s why only Star is interested at this point. Plus the Affleck mess has pulled attention and the weather today, and my dryer’s lint trap. What were we talking about?
And in this business boring is bad. If you can’t generate buzz even through a scandal, that’s not good news. Something else will come up soon if selling the movie is on the agenda.
They are already telegraphing that it will get serious. The wording has been on the nose and written by an amateur.
Not according to blindgossip.com …
They’re a cute couple.
This is from Star Magazine. It’s kind of like when people took that National Enquirer story about the CEvans/THEO love triangle and ran with it. If either side wanted to put a narrative out there, I’d think they’d try to use People or Us Weekly.
The photos of THEO at the Shreveport reflexology spa turned up again recently, and in the one of Lizzie, it doesn’t look like she’s wearing her engagement ring. They were posted on Weibo on December 9, although the photos could have been taken earlier.
https://twitter.com/Loki_Page/status/542575785828450304
She could have taken it off not to lose it or ruin it since she was about to get a manipedi, I know I don’t keep my rings on when I’m getting a massage at the spa.
Besides there was already Hiddleston wearing a wedding ring, to many rings around 🙂
No, I think she’s getting a foot massage, not a mani/pedi. The Chinese reflexology massage places usually only provide massage services. At least, that’s the case with the ones I frequent.
Not to start anything, but that ‘reflexology spa’ was shut down the next month for offering ‘sexual services.’ I was very tempted to tweet the news story to Tom and ask if there was something he’d like to share with the class…. He went there a few times during filming. (Do I think *that* happened? No. I just find it weirdly hilarious Mr White Knight Disney Prince went to place busted for that.)
And there was scuttlebutt around the town that Boyd Holbrook came to Shreveport for Thanksgiving, so he could spend it with Lizzie. So, at the very least, they were still together the last week of November. ISTL wrapped a couple of weeks later. I do think, just like pretty much every one else, that there was a significant overlap there. And I find it completely shitty on *both* their parts. Unless you have an agreed upon arrangement, just break up people! *Then* get your thing on.
@Frequent Lurker LOOOOOOL crying.
Frequent Lurker:
So all Asians look alike to you?
Or you just like throwing nasty rumors out there to see what happens?
The arrest was at a different spa.
Which lessens your credibility on the Boyd, er, scuttlebut, as well.
Not that you wanted to start anything.
Snort.
@GrumpyCat I think we all know what you’re implying there about Frequent Lurker, and it’s not on, really.
She shared some news she had, because, you know, this is a gossip board. And nothing about what she wrote warrants your reaction.
Is it the same one?
http://raycomgroup.worldnow.com/story/27993445/vice-sting-nets-arrest-at-massage-parlor?config=H264
There was another closed down earlier in the year.
@Lurker, I’m not sure I can buy into the Boyd was in Shreveport ‘scuttlebutt’. I simply can’t see Lizzie sticking around during a long holiday weekend. I’m sure Shreveport is a lovely town, if that’s your home, but the break from filming was long enough that Tom got to London and back during that time and LA is only a few hours away and NY is not much further. Why would Boyd fly to her in Shreveport when she could just as easily have met him in a city where they both have family and friends to spend the holiday with?
Yur kidding me!
“Not to start anything, but” Tom goes to massage parlors with sex services? That isn’t starting anything?
Several spas in Shreveport were hit during a sting operation at the end of January. The owners all happen to be Asian middle-aged females. And because of this, the spa where Tom went (also owned by an Asian middle-aged female) = massage parlor shut down for sex services.
That’s not on.
No, it WAS the same spa. There were multiple ones shut down, including the one he went to, so NO all Asians don’t look alike to me (WTF?). Here’s the link to the news report that I finally re-found, if y’all don’t believe me. It includes her picture, and the name and address of the spa. That name and address ware posted all over Tumblr when the pics originally came out.
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/crime/2015/01/31/bossier-city-woman-accused-sex-offenses/22658817/
Same woman. And there are pics on Weibo, from people who used to work there, of them with Tom and EO. So, yes, it’s on. It has nothing to do with her being Asian, FFS.
Star Magazine. We’re circling the drain now. Maybe no one else BUT Star was interested in yet another THEO story. Didn’t they meet at the fashion show where Tom’s knees took out most of the row?
Google shows the Mulberry show was in early 2012. The photo of THEO at the War Horse premiere was from 2011, wasn’t it?
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Michelle+Williams/Tom+Hiddleston/Mulberry+Front+Row+LFW+Autumn+Winter+2012/hFsYYofMRmq
BTW, Michelle Williams seemed fascinated by Tom, and I remember thinking they’d be a cute couple.
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Michelle+Williams/Tom+Hiddleston/Mulberry+Front+Row+LFW+Autumn+Winter+2012/_OBOpXZ3g3t
THEO at the MET Gala 2016. Please.
Yes! Tuxedo Tom needs to make an appearance next year.
Well good now that we have that cleared up. I think this was a mistake. Was anyone besides all the online communities actually saying anything?
I seriously doubt this is big news to anyone outside of Olsen-watchers and Marvel fans. She’s the bigger name here in the US due to her surname so sense, now Tom gets featured in lowbrow mags. Not sure that’s the kind of “profile-raising” he was hoping for…
But if the movie is received well, then yeah, this story is going to follow them into awards season so the PR narrative is shifting in anticipation of this.
Yeah….uhg. Don’t do this guys. Don’t start responding to the internet boards! You’ll never recover from that. They both deserve better! This is not the way to do that…and the BG blind just adds fuel to the nutz fire.
Outside of their hard-core fans, I don’t think anyone is paying that much attention tbh. The ‘Loki and Scarlet Witch are dating’ headline got a little traction, but beyond that I don’t think many people care.
The more they try to spin or respond to which way the gossip wind is blowing the worse it’s going to look. No one but the most devoted fans will know or care exactly when ISTL was filmed and wonder to themselves if their relationship may have overlapped with her engagement ending. But if enough of these planted stories hit the tabloids people will start wondering why they are trying to so hard – it actually makes it looks like they do have something to hide.
The more they try to sell this (whatever this is), the less I’m inclined to buy. They need to just live their lives. If the gossip swirls, it swirls. They will have plenty of opportunity to guide the narrative when they start promoting the film. Maybe by then everyone will have gotten their act together and will be on the same page about what to say.
Well, we knew this was coming, right Dragonflies?? I mean the carefully crafted persona of the classy, British gentleman who edits himself down to his blandest version is now being “caught” in a cheating scandal with a young, up-and-coming costar. It’s Hollywood tea at its finest!!
I doubt that The PuddleTom realized hooking up with an Olsen would raise his profile in trashy mags like US Weekly and Star and give him that added profile boost before ISTL opens. I’m seeing Luke doing damage control here because whether or not Olsen was engaged when she started banging Tom (we’ll never know), they know it looks BAD and Tom’s image will be tarnished by the association.
He’s reverting to type and back to hooking up with co-stars now that he’s tried to date a civilian and it didn’t work out (RIP JArthy). This is the first time Tom’s been “caught” up in some kind of scandal and I’m intrigued as to how he’s going to try and save his squeaky clean reputation. Luke’s gonna be working hard for the money until this this totally blows over.
I agree with all your points @ Nutballs. I’m just wondering if he really doesn’t care about the squeaky image thing. I think he wants to get away from that “tumblr/twitter” crowd, that “Disney prince” thing that he had a hand in creating. I think as long as they are dating, there will always be a portion of fans who believe they were fooling around on the ISTL set, no matter what kind of PR is done.
No RIP for JArthy from me, just a good luck girl, better times ahead.
Tom not care about his clean, charming, polite, bring-him-home-to-meet-your-mama image? I doubt that. He’s all about IMAGE and being above reproach. Hence, my comment about him not letting himself go in interviews and letting his more colorful side come out. He seems afraid of offending or putting people off and keeps comments very safe and erring on the side of bland.
(The notable exception was the “nothing to write home about” comment, which set the D’flies all aflutter, tho’ I personally didn’t think it was aimed a JA but his love life in general).
Not that my opinion matters, but I rather like him showing his edgy, naughty side. It makes him more interesting to me. I’ve never bought into that Disney Prince image thing; I suspect he’s much naughtier than he lets on.
Well then LW has some work to do restoring said “image”. I wouldn’t mind seeing “edgy, naughty” Tom.
And all opinions matter.
I don’t think he created the Disney Prince image. He fostered it however (or didn’t discourage it).
“It’s Hollywood tea at its finest!!”
FINALLY! Tea that can actually be called tea!
Earl Grey or Darjeeling?
Earl Grey, dear. Shall I bring the Hob Nobs?
Perhaps I should bake scones and whip up some Devonshire Cream. I think we’re gonna be here awhile.
I’ll make the scones.
Scones please. With currents.
I’m starving. I’ll make the smoked salmon and cucumber sandwiches to go with the curried chicken on sourdough.
It is nice to open up Twitter today and not see ‘Tom Hiddleston cheating’ as a search option. In every random standing interview TH did at SDCC, Luke was at his elbow. Where is Luke now? He got the unhappy pappy pictures out there a day after the unauthorized look at us all huggy pic. Is Team TH going to let this Ship sail or not?
I don’t get the whole “homewrecker” thing at all. The responsibility is always on the person who is currently in a relationship to break it off before, not the other party.
Like in the case of Kristen Stewart, it was the married guy who was at fault, but everybody went after her.
In this particular case my guess would be that they flirted and such but didn’t do the deed until she broke off the engagement. And to me that is perfectly acceptable.
That Is what the engagement is for anyway, to figure out whether you really really want to get married.
I agree with every bit of this, especially the part about Kristen Stewart. That was ugly.
As for this THEO “damage control” people think either camp is doing/needs to do, I don’t think anybody cares other than on here and Tumblr, for the most part. I think there’s a lot of online interest in the relationship, but the general public/casual fans aren’t talking about the engagement timeline. The Us Weekly Facebook post on THEO has over 40K likes, a lot more than the normal 1K-2K, but most of the 4K-plus comments seem to be expressing mock sadness over the end of Tom’s single status and/or happiness at his coupling with a nice, smart, talented, and pretty woman like Lizzie. Same with the Just Jared Facebook post.
Wasn’t it just yesterday in the Ben Affleck post with quite a lot of people agreeing that when there’s cheating, the unattached one doesn’t just get a free pass? Both are culpable? Just because he’s the Disney unicorn prince doesn’t mean he wasn’t part of it *if* there was an overlap.
Oh, I wasn’t on the Affleck post. I stay away from those. Something about him cheating with a nanny?
I think there the things are complicated by the fact that she was already a part of a family,
But in my book the one to blame is the one in the relationship.
And you know there are some cases where people are so overwhelmed by emotions they truly can’t control them and cheat. I don’t think this is Affleck case but I don’t know about Olsen. She does come across as someone capable of strong emotions. In the end she did break up the engagement and I am not going to judge her for being human.
I think it’s the responsibility of the person in a relationship to end it before starting a new one, and it’s the responsibility of the third party to not get involved until that first relationship is over. There are times when there’s bound to be an overlap in terms of emotional commitment, though; it’s the nature of the beast. Still, we know nothing about the facts of this particular relationship, so the homewrecker/cheater labels seem premature. It’s all opinion at this point, which everyone is entitled to have.
Also, anyone who buys into the “Disney Prince” image is probably not going to accept the truth, no matter what it is.
This million times. I’m so fed up with the hypocrisy! As I wrote before, there have been hundreds of posts on this website where women especially have been called homewrecker for approaching or “seducing” the married or attached angelic man but now, Elizabeth is in fault but Tom is not. How come? But then, I am not American. In my world engagement happens after you have said “yes” and it matters a lot. Wondering if you want to marry is not what engagement is about. This is after the wondering. This is when you have accepted to marry this person. And I’ll bet all my money that if I start openly flirting with any of those posters’ spouses or advancing straight forward, they won’t jump on the latter first but on me.
Mary-Alice, its only hypocrisy if you assume the people not hating Tom here are the same people who did hate the people in your other named examples.
As for your bet, there’s no evidence for what happened between Tom, Lizzie, and her fiancé. So your bet is again based on your own assumption.
And this discourse of ‘engagement means marriage!’ is starting to sound very… yuck, really. Some of these comments border on ‘you can’t back out of an engagement, you promised!!!’ which is rubbish. Of course, infidelity is also rubbish, but that’s two individual issues which are being conflated.
I also don’t think this was either of their PR, as Star isn’t their go-to and is notorious for generally making their own stuff up.
@Neverland, *loud applause* There does seem to be quite a lot of assuming going on and judging based upon those assumptions.
@neverland
I wrote “if” hundreds of times on Tom and Elizabeth’s threads already, got tired. Yes, IF she was still engaged and IF he approached and IF she accepted , then I stand by what I said and will despise them both. IF. Regardless how it feels to you, to me willingly lying, cheating and sneaking out of a commitment is disgusting, marriage certificate completely irrelevant. I would never approach a man in a committed relationship and I’ve had many of those around,so I can say that. It’s low and very cheap to me.
@Mary-Alice, I think everyone is quite clear where you stand on commitment but can you address Neverland’s point about how you’ve been calling out hypocrisy against people without reason? That question was put to you in at least two other threads.
> And I’ll bet all my money that if I start openly flirting with any of those posters’ spouses or advancing straight forward, they won’t jump on the latter first but on me.
Well, maybe I am not typical. I am a very independent person. I think you can’t hold anyone against their will – fiancé, boyfriend or a husband. We don’t own them. If they want to leave, they will, no one is to blame. I don’t think I’d be happy to know that my husband is staying with me just out of the obligation. He is staying with me because he wants to be with me.
Many still have more traditional view of marriage where they think it infers some kind of ownership, but it really doesn’t. And we need to start getting away form that mentality.
And in this case it is fortunate that it all ended at engagement without the legal difficulties involved in divorce. Marriage is first of all a legal contract.
True but wouldn’t you be upset if you found that some woman flirted with and tried to connect with your husband, knowing that your husband was married? I don’t think people who aren’t in the relationship are absolved of their actions, at all. It’s like when your friend has a nanny whom she has a contract with – let’s bring up nannies in a different context- and you want that nanny so you lure her away before her contract is up. No you don’t have a contract with your friend and it’s the nannys obligation to abide by her contract, but it’s still a crappy thing for you to do.
It’s not about ownership,it’s about respect. I am fiercely independent myself but I deeplyrespect all the effort and investment that goes into relationships and would not, intentionally and with clear view of the commitment between two people, approach or advance towards a man in a committed relationship of any kind. Because I respect his parther too. I don’t own my husband and he doesn’t own me but I eexpect him to have the balls to end it between us fully and clearly before moving on with someone else. Or I’ll consider him a coward and a cheater. I thought the same way ten years ago when marriage was not even a remote possibility.
“he waited until he heard her relationship was over” So he knew it was going to be over soon. Ok then. He waited until she was single is the new I don’t beat my wife.
*snort *
…I bet he didn’t inhale, either.
Well, that’s it. If he doesn’t actually have wings and a halo, I’m out.
😂
Lukeyboy, as our holy mother Britney Spears commands, you better werk b*tch.
I don’t mind them and don’t care for their circumstances but part of me thinks that her relationship was on the rocks and the prospect of being with Tom may have played a role in ending her engagement. Just a thought.
And to me that’s fine Dani. Don’t stay engaged if you don’t want to marry the person. And sometimes you only realise that when someone else is a possibility. And a broken engagement will hurt. But probably not as much as a broken marriage. And I don’t think the beating the wife analogy is very appropriate Bea.
I didn’t come up with “I don’t beat my wife”, it is an extremely frequently used example of a complex question fallacy, but I do see your point.
I thought it was “Are you still beating your wife?” You can’t answer “Yes” or “No.” Either way, you just can’t win. LOL I don’t think Tom will win with this one either.
Yep, but I have no doubt his stans will somehow rationalise it.
Both of you ladies make excellent points.
What a mess. Where is the popcorn. And the relationship build up to it is serious, he can’t be without her begins.
Ok, time for fun. Any bets on how long this mallarky lasts?
I think it depends on the positive/negative aspect from the media. If positive, then I think they’ll stick it out through Oscar season. If it continues in the homewrecker vein, I see a very quiet parting of the ways in a month or 2, before the ISTL media campaign starts.
The way I see it is, he bit more than he can chew and got cajoled into a full-blown relationship via the UsWeekly leaks et al and most men who “cave in” to relationships tend to settle and stay in that relationship. He has nothing slated until Ragnarok (shooting June 2016) except for Skull Island, and she has absolutely nothing lined up. My guess is the PR push will be there until the end of awards season but the relationship will be around until at least June 2016 as they both don’t have much to do.
@bea, sounds so romantic!
Except of course, he may not like all this attention, this is new territory for him.
It’s not exactly nothing – she and Chris Pine are set to star together.
http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes-news/wild-bunchs-insiders-launches-olsen-pine-film-wind-river/5087945.article
The movie is still ‘in development’ and I couldn’t find when it’s scheduled to be filmed but based on the plot I’m guessing lots of location shooting out in the boonies of the Western US or Canada.
@Dara that film sounds touch-and-go to me, it’s a new production company, a new director, still in development.. A 2016 Q3 Q4 shoot maybe?
@Bea, It’s definitely a smaller production, but there are some experienced people backing it so it may still go forward. But you’re right, I think it’s a 2016 shoot for sure. I’d say a little earlier though, maybe summer. Is she in the cast for the next two Avengers? Those start shooting in the fall of 2016 and go into 2017.
I wonder what else Pine has going aside from Star Trek.
@Dara I checked his IMDB, he’s doing a film with the director of this film. Plus apparently he’s in Wonder Woman?? How did I miss this, I had no idea!
@Bea – you and I must have been over there at the same time! I missed Wonder Woman too. I think it films late this year, early next. The next Star Trek is filming now right? There’s already another after that listed listed on his IMDB page. How many of those things are they going to make?
@Dara Oh my god I’m so tired of these sagas. Marvel, DC, Legendary, Star Trek, Star Wars, Fast & Furious.. We’re drowning in franchises. It’s like an over-inflated balloon and I really wonder what the studios will do once it explodes because I feel like the tide is turning against franchises.
Once again, Bea, we find ourselves oddly in agreement! I am SO over even MCU phase three, eleventeen, whatever. IF I see Dr. Strange, it will be for Tilda . I ditched Ant-Man, and I’m hoping my excitement for Tnor: Ragnarok will re-ignite as it gets closer. Bat VS Supes is supremely uninteresting to me, and the Star Trek reboot completely lost me with that mess that was Wrath of Khan.
I must own up to anticipating Star Wars in a BIG way, but that’s pretty much it. And that’s all about the Harrison Ford.
Ugh LOVE Harrison Ford but at this point I’d prefer an Indiana Jones marathon.
@TotallyBiased, I too am going to see Star Wars for Harrison Ford’s Han Solo AND Chewbacca. DC comics lost me when it lost Christian Bale and released that incredibly boring Superman movie. The X-men franchise has never held my interest and not planning to see Fantastic Four in a theater despite my love of Michael B. Jordan. The MCU still has me because I enjoy following the links between the franchises in each film. And like you, my interest in Star Trek was destroyed by that mess Wreck of Kahn. I enjoyed the first one, even though I find Chris Pine annoying (but William Shatner is annoying too) but the second one was just a tedious disaster for me.
*sigh* reading the headline, I thought this was going to be about TommyAnna destroying an actual home in some dramatic display to show that he would do anything – anything – for his karaoke. Like maybe he was in a full sweep of “We Don’t Get Fooled Again” and began ripping down the chintz drapes and tossing carefully placed throw place hither and thither with his bespoke, English, 3″ width, triple constructed, silk tie wrapped around his immense forehead.
And I assumed Lizzie was called in to assist because those drapes were giving him quite the challenge.
That really would have made a better story, Miss Jane. TommyAnna and his un-organized flailing about the house? With Lizzy?? What a couple of famewhores!
CANNOT stop giggling at the image of Tommy with his BESPOKE tie about his forehead. Now I’m seeing him and Colin Firth (with matching forehead tie) bouncing up and down on twin beds in a frilly chintz Laura Ashley bedroom, jamming on air guitar to We Are the Champions (Tommy wanted Behind Blue Eyes, but Colin’s been hanging about with Dr. May and is really feeling the New Horizons optimism.) 😀
The Laura Ashley bedroom is on the third floor. Tommy and Colin will enact your vision for you this afternoon.
What a load of tosh. Who believes these magazines??? They make up stories over a Starbucks. Not saying they are or not a couple, but I’m not believing a word in a trashy mag. 😃 goes back to reading Grazia 😳
P’enny, onto the veranda with you
i’m living on veranda from now on, its a scary place outside #trembles
No need to fear. Mark will protect you.
I can’t believe there are 200+ comments based on a single sentence in a blurb in the trash heap that is the Star.
Yeah, sure.
So, wait. He calls a woman the very same day he hears she’s broken off her engagement, and instead of an offended hang up, he gets a date and then a relationship out of it?
I don’t believe this story for a second, but even if it’s true, that suggests emotional if not physical infidelity prior to the breakup. Still a fan, but Tommy was a bad boy.
Yeah, my opinion of him has sunk over this. I actually liked not knowing about his exploits.
Yeah he’s not coming out smelling like a rose this time. Sorry Tom.
Last post before I have to work. Does anyone else feel like he got cornered into this publicly? This is not his MO.
Wouldn’t surprise me.
Wouldn’t surprise me either- but as we all learned from “That Other British Guy Who Shall Not Be Named”, MO’s can be changed when movie studios, producers, publicists, etc get involved. I think that’s why most of us are side-eyeing this whole “relationship” and it’s unnamed “sources”. I just don’t think he’s THIS thirsty- but I do wear a pretty thick pair of rose-colored glasses when it comes to the Hiddles!
I think she chased him definitely but he obviously likes her and they must get on well.
However I disagree I think it is his MO he just hasn’t dated someone with this profile before. I’ve always found his pr very obvious and I’ve no doubt the pap shots were his idea. I also think if she wasn’t his costar in an up-coming potential award-winning film, he wouldn’t be seeing her at all. Yes call me a cynic and I do hope I’m wrong.
Oh and “Elizabeth’s the happiest she’s been in a long time” so happier than when she got engaged last year? Right.
Tbh I always thought if he was as thirsty as some claim he is, he’d still be tweeting. As it is, he’s kept his head down for almost 1.5 years.
His twitter behaviour changed in May/June 2013, I remember he backed off for about a month, most likely to distance himself from the crazies. Once he reached 1m followers he really backed off. I noticed his pr was quite obvious before that.
And using paps is a more traditional way to get exposure.
He should have gotten out the moment that UsWeekly article got out, I have no sympathy for him. GF wasn’t kidding around and no amount of bullshit Chris Evans stories would make it go away.
If you don’t want your shit on newspapers, maybe don’t sleep with engaged people who might air your dirty laundry for all to see.
Why would he gotten out over PR? If they like each other, then they can be together if they want.
If I lived in a fishbowl where everyone stared at me for fun, and I claimed to enjoy what little anonymity I have left, I would run for the hills if my SO leaked details about my private life. IMO there isn’t a lack of people to like in the world. He has been dating his way through London and probably had many good and bad relationships but this is the one that makes it to the papers? Bye Felicia.
I think no matter who he dates, it will make it to the papers, famous woman or no. Jane Arthy got a special mention in GQ, Elle, and gossip blogs, and her line of work is less public facing than Olsen. All he has to do is be seen with a woman and he will make it to gossip blogs (e.g. Chastain, Dennings).
And I don’t think he’s even that famous for anyone to care honestly.
I thought the same but I was chatting with a friend about a month ago who worked with him at BIFA some 2 or 3 years earlier and she was kind of surprised that I assumed he wasn’t actually that famous. Apparently he isn’t just internet famous and is quite a big deal.
You are right, it will be covered in some form or another but JArthy, Kat Dennings, Susie Fielding news were all limited to one liners like ‘TH dating suchandsuch’, whereas with this one clearly someone is leaking info like a sinking boat. All the “insiders” and the “sources” make me side eye the whole deal.
I think he might be more recognized in film circles (?? I am not that knowledgable on this front :P), but I don’t know much else, other than people calling him Loki instead of Tom when they take seflies with him on the street. I guess he’s not quite there yet in terms of name recognition, but people seem to admire his work/buzz.
I guess I just don’t pay this stuff that much mind because even the Cumberbatch stuff was overkill for me (escort, fake pregnancy, blackmail, award shilling). I became more interested in talking about his clothes 😛 I hope this stuff doesn’t go through the rounds for most of a year like Cumberbatch. I hope they step out together (if they’re dating). Despite the rumors, I think they look cute together, then everyone can move on and talk about something else.
LOL yeah probably, I couldn’t really ask much as I was trying to play it cool because I wanted to look professional 😀
No, Tom’s a big boy and I think any publicity he gets is an advantage since he’s pretty low on the celeb totem pole, really. Until they make People Mag, they aren’t that significant as a couple and whether or not they cheated isn’t going to make big waves in the mainstream press. He may not even be sweating the negative press that much since his name is in the news right now.
It’s not a love story of the year, but not that salacious in my opinion. I suspect things weren’t good with Holbrook when filming started and things clicked with Tom. The added marketing advantage they get is just icing on the cake. It’ll be fun to watch while it lasts…
People had a story on the relationship.
I was referring to the in-store mag. I didn’t see anything when I skimmed it today. They publish more online than in print.
People had the same story as everyone else. Good for TH on getting into People? If any press is good press, I guess so.
The comments are hysterical. Someone said in the photos they looked like a married couple on the verge of divorce. One commenter called her Ashley. A reply said, no, not Ashley, this is the sister that can act!
I suspect this is her people’s strategy more than his, but I don’t think he was forced into it.
Agree, but he/his people need to step up if this is the best her team can do. This most recent story shouldn’t have happened; it just has the potential to make them both look bad.
Maybe why he looked so vexed, in the Splash News video when he got on the cab he seemed to feel that way. Actually that video is funny, “Tom where are you?” “By the kerb babe” lol
I havn’t seen that video where is it?
@DT This is not the site where I originally saw it, but I only managed to find it here.
It’s the link that was posted in this entry.
http://thiddyastro.tumblr.com/post/125197823949/nobody-really-knows-the-reason-they-were-at-that
Awwww, he called her “babe”. So sweet.
Why everybody thinks he looks vexed?
That’s a different video than the one Daily Mail had. @Horta, are you asking if he looks vexed or you think he does and you wonder why? He didn’t looked vexed to me, just hell bent on getting them both out of there as efficiently as possible.
For anyone in London, do the doors in those van-cab things close automatically? He got in and didn’t reach for the door and it still closed. Someone needs to give Lizzie lessons on London cabs, she reached to close the door and got a face full of camera-flash.
To me he looks cool as a cucumber in general.
Theres shades of the Cumberfiasco to this…you’d think he’d learn given what his friend went thru….
I’m too lazy to watch the video. Is there something interesting about it?
Lizzie: did you get what you wanted?
Pap: I’m just doing what I’m supposed to Lizzie
Hmmmmm
I’d assume he means that it’s his job to take pictures, in general. No conspiracy there.
Supposed to could also suggest that he was given a heads up to be there. In any case you don’t go to the Wolseley unless you want to be noticed.
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“not to the sort to go for someone else’s girl”
But he will circle like a vulture over the engaged ones. So much better! /sarcasm
+1
+2
And she gets to be the damsel in distress at his expense? Please.
Why is this SUCH a big deal? You know people fall in and out of love all the time and sometimes there is overlap. I have dumped bfs for new guys in the past, I don’t get the big deal. Yes, an engagement is a bigger deal, but being engaged myself, I could totally see if someone who knocked my socks off came along, doing the exact same thing. Why must we judge truly? Because we worry it may happen to us? News flash: it can happen to anybody! I really don’t care if he home wrecked or not. If they are happy, that is what matters. Old fiance will find someone new too.
Come have a drink on the veranda
Awww wish I could! 🙂
I think this is one of those cases where it’s not the scandal, but the coverup.
I’m not terribly impressed with his behavior, since engagements are very serious, but I would probably forget about it if it weren’t being brought up in implausible ways. I think they’d both be wise to lay low for a bit. People like happy couples, no one knows her ex that well, and after some downtime they can promote ISTL together and be a cute couple.
I wonder if they tried laying low already. It was six months between her ending her engagement and the ‘date night’.
Yea I don’t get it either. My bf’s got sick of me and I got sick of some of them and we all move on to other, more compatible people. If a relationship wasn’t already working and it only takes a flirt or a bond of some form with another, then not even an engagement will save it. I don’t agree with cheating, but from other places calling her a whore and him a homewrecker is so over the top.
Yes, cheating in a relationship is a big deal to me. I’d hate for my fiancé to think of me as a good fit, unless something better comes along. I’d better hope the engagement means a decision that we are the best for eachother and no need to look anywhere else. Sure stuff happens but has our grass always greener society made relationships that frivolous and fleeting now?
They look like brother and sister.
I’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that TH is a player…doesn’t seem to have any serious relationships and the ones he’s had that we know of haven’t lasted long. Him being a part of breaking someone’s engagement doesn’t surprise me.
On that I agree. He does seem to be a player. Not having any serious/ long-term relationships by his age while obviously being very attractive speaks for itself.
There are a lot of actors like this though: fassbender is one off the top of my head.
> There are a lot of actors like this though: fassbender is one off the top of my head.
Fassbender has this reputation but even he has had more serious relationships than Tom (that we know of). And now Fassbender is with Alicia. I’d date Alicia myself if I were a man and if she actually looked my way, lol.
The lady Tom doth protest too much, methinks.
I always found Twhiddles to be rather dull a personality in interviews which is why I never cottoned to him. I mean, he doesn’t have to go full-Fassbender, but his rather asexual Disney Prince Charming persona grates because I cant think of any actual adult male, especially in his age range, who is like that. It seemed that his original persona was crafted to appeal to teen virgins, and we know how lasting that is for a man’s career. He got Tumblr popular, but that doesn’t count for squat in the real world. But lately there have been some fan encounters and outtakes from films, etc that show a real person behind the false image and I have to say I like that guy a whole lot better! He seems sharp, snarky and sexy in real life. Add the Olsen homewrecking thing to the fire, and I am actually tempted to follow him a bit more…
You mean he is a douche in real life?
He always seemed to have that edge to me and I only became interested after watching the Hollow Crown so I haven’t been a fan that long. I think a lot of that Disney Prince persona is a fan creation. The most vocal fans are those virginal teens and they seemed hell-bent on obsessing over the charming, well-mannered gentleman and disregarding his other facets. He’s had them all along and were very apparent – and a large part of what I found appealing. Granted, he and his team have probably not anything to dispel the prince charming myth, but it’s not self-created.
yea I always thought he had the edge and the Disney Prince thing only came about when The Dark World promo was in full swingm mostly concocted by media outlets and fan fervor (which he didn’t push that image away). But he’s always been cheeky and snarky and tossing euphemisms and philosophical waxings around.
The Disney Prince image came from an article Entertainment Weekly did for which he did not do an interview. It was just the writer (a woman) making a joke.
The Disney Prince image is what Tom and his PR pushed once he had a higher focus on attention via Marvel. It didn’t come solely from the media or one article or fans, FFS, although those all helped. He fostered it along with everyone else.
Cherrie–what exactly, pray tell, did Tom and his PR do to push the Disney Prince image? And no, ‘being a nice guy’ isn’t receipts, because that’s his default persona and has always been (read older interviews.)
Maybe how he was on Twitter for a long time getting too close with fans? Or putting florar wreath on his head at the request? Things like that.
This has been commented on CB before: he’s been marketed like a boyband and has attracted the same kind of fans ie young impressionable women.
It’s just me or they look like brother and (little) sister.
I plead complete ignorance of British celebrity magazines, tabloids etc… How are they covering this? Or are they not covering it? I can’t believe that Star magazine was the only one to question the timing and therefore print up an article to respond. Just curious, any thoughts.
Surprisingly they aren’t all over it. Usually they are snarky as hell, but this coupling is as boring as they come, they probably fell asleep.
I just think neither are famous enough for anyone to care outside of their tiny interest groups.
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Sorry, but I think both of them are not that famous. People are more interested in Kelly Rutherford and her ex husband custody war, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner divorce, Jeremy Renner being gay, Tom Cruise’s new gf, Gisele Bundchen wearing burqa or whatever than their romance. He’s just tumblr/internet/Loki famous and she is just the third Olsen. I don’t know why the press would care for the king of the ferrets and his big sized version of Ashley Olsen having sex. But obviously it is just my humble opinion.
Agreed
It’s a correct opinion, though. I wrote the sameabove and I am in this field thougn I am selling the final products. Still, it’s a small field and gossipy. I was actually laughing at the rather unfortunate timing of this public performance of Tom and Elizabeth. It got drowned in far more exciting for the masses events. All the acting for nothing. LOL It’s really funny. They need to regroup and strike again. ROFL
“king of the ferrets and his big sized version ashley olsen” LMAO!
I did not know there was a third Olson til now
Nothing against elizabeth, but it would be so much more interesting if he actually had hooked up with Ashley or Mary-Kate. a little ‘controversy’ wouldn’t hurt .
I love the twins, I’m here for this coupling.
Jeremy Renner came out as gay? I missed that!
He lives with his boyfriend, he doesn’t need a lot of coming out. I’d consider him one foot out the door 😀
So I’m not sure where to put this but I’m watching The Drop and Tom Hardy is fabulous! I had no idea he was this versatile. Wow. What an unexpected surprise and a breath of fresh air.
I agree with you, Tom Hardy is going to come out of nowhere and surprise everyone. The guy has loads of charisma and personality.
It seems my negative opinion when cheating stories come out is not gender specific but recognition specific. I didn’t know a third Olson existed or who the heck her fiance is, therefore most of my “tsk tsk” ( I guess that is about as polite as I can put it) is going to Tom in this situation. Just as it went to Affleck and to Kristen from the past.
Oh, for the love of god, please drop the “Dragonfly” schtick! It’s so unbelievably inane. Rivals “THiddy” as the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard–and I read *all 4* of those Twilight books!–which I didn’t think was even possible.
“king of the ferrets and his big sized version ashley olsen”
HAUAHAUAHUAHAUAHAUAHAUAHAUAHAUAHAUAHUA
So do you think he talks about Shakespeare and philosophy with her? Or he just wanna have some…fun?
She has no education after high-school aside from acting and has the magnetic charm of porridge, what else do you think they do, discuss translation errors in plays of Euripides?
You are awesome, Bea! I freaking love you
She enrolled at Tisch School.of Arts but I can’t see that she graduated.
@MI6 *tips hat*
@Catherine She graduated some 6 years after she enrolled, I assume the program is mainly focused on acting as she didn’t know Thérèse Raquin until she read the script for In Secret.
I don’t like this kind of snobbery. Even if she doesn’t have formal education it doesn’t even she is stupid or unable to understand. She doesn’t seem stupid.
And no, I am not feeling defensive. I have more formal education than I care to admit usually.
@Bea, you rock!
But I do think she did finally graduate from Tisch/NYU. She mentions it about 5 or 6 minutes into this… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwA0WT7rAtY
I’ll confess it took me three tries to get through this video – her personality (or maybe its just her voice) is just so bland, I was on the verge of losing the will to live most of the time. I LOVE Eric Ripert which is probably the only reason I stuck with it. I go back and forth on her personality. I read print interviews and she seems thoughtful and well-spoken and has her head on straight about acting and fame and then I try to watch a recorded interview and have to give up after about 5 minutes.
p.s. There is another episode of this show with Stanley Tucci and I was so enthralled, I watched it twice.
@EN Well this is the only kind of snobbery I like, it’s not like she didn’t have the opportunity to get an education, so I don’t know how to respond to you without sounding dismissive. Perhaps you might want to not read it?
@Bea – Anyone who name drops Euripides earns my respect. So, respect.
> so I don’t know how to respond to you without sounding dismissive. Perhaps you might want to not read it?
Most American actresses don’t have formal education because of the ageism in Hollywood they can’t spend 5-6 years getting an education while they are young. They have to make their way in business,
There is plenty that I scroll through and don’t say anything even if I don’t agree. But snobbery is what makes other people dismiss intellectual as irrelevant, it makes regular people dismiss opera/ballet/ theater as “snobbery” . I commented because I care about arts and snobbish attitudes cut both ways and damage both sides.
I really don’t feel like having a discussion about the approachability of the arts over a woman who managed to not read what is probably one of the most important plays of all time throughout her 4 year college education ABOUT THAT VERY SAME SUBJECT and says she has no time to do “free reading” as if she’s in high school with too much homework.
I have a theatre degree and I don’t know that play. I’ll just go hide in my stupid hole with my Ibsen anthology.
@Dara & Frenchy1212 Thanks ladies.
@Absolutely Well, now you do.
I really should not have watched that clip, she seems perfectly harmless but my word the cross contamination going on there and her touching of her hair and face whilst cooking, I’ll have one of those cocktails though!
Dara, that’s the first clip I’ve seen of her and my response was very similar to yours. Her voice seems a bit monotone and she seems nice enough, but a bit dull of personality. I see why she’s negatively compared against Gwen, Kat and Suzannah. JArthy, if twitter reports were to be believed, sounded interesting as well.
She comes off much better in her print interviews. At least in the few I’ve read.
Perhaps he just does all the talking in the relationship and just enjoys her for her other “qualities”. 🙂
Well, aside from any snobbery and theatre specific education, I found her Adele and Serbia remarks truly shocking. She was ignorant and offensive. I can’t respect her for that and intelligence was not what that interview transmitted at all (she may be trying to channel Charlize Theron, another uncultured but snobbish queen of Holywood). While many artistic personalities don’t have formal education, being cultured and well read is not that uncommon. It’s more about being willing to expand your inner genius than anything else and ageism hasn’t stopped those who wanted to know more.
While to me she does come across as massively bland and lacking in personality, I won’t say she’s a complete moron for not knowing a specific play. There’s criticism and then there’s just plain meanness.
What did she say about Adele and Serbia? Please don’t make me listen to more interviews to find it – not sure I have that kind of patience.
Ok maybe I’m just plain mean to assume that after paying 30.000 dollars a year, someone would care to mention the book (or it’s preface that literally is the naturalist manifesto) or its play version that kickstarted organised naturalism. Maybe Americans just skip Zola and it’s not a sign of spectacular mental laziness on her part.
@Dara “What’s Adele??!?!” “No one should ever go to Serbia….”
@Bea, as someone who majored in French (and did read Therese Raquin in college), I can confidently state that not only do Americans skip Zola, very few have even heard of him.
Lilac is correct. In my program we focused on Ibsen and Chekhov and Strindberg with Naturalism. I assume this is true with most American programs.
I think she said that Serbia had only been a country for 13 years. In the 21C that’s correct, but a quick browse of Wiki would tell you it’s existed for centuries. No offence intended but that maybe American ignorance of geography/history, except that she was filming there.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/sofijazz/42-reasons-you-should-never-visit-serbia-r6a0
@Bea, are you serious? Zola? Who reads him besides the French? He is not such a great writer, comparing. I tried reading him, didn’t like him. Outside of France you’d be lucky to find a person who read anything besides Balsac and Hugo. I doub’t most Americans even realize that Les Miserables is Hugo’s work.
Not a fan of Olsen but I don’t expect of anyone to have read Therese Raquin. I don’t judge people on how many facts they’ve crammed into their heads. Knowing facts doesn’t mean you’re intelligent.
And yes I have read that depressing murder tale in high school, had to pass a test on it. So what? That doesn’t make me smarter than anyone else, if anything it just makes me more traumatised.
French realist and naturalist literature will make you want to kill yourself at times, such a hard depressing bleak outlook on life…
I do however mind Olsen saying such negative things about a country which she visited. Sure, Serbia is poor, lacks money for investment and rebuilding. Yes, the ruins of war are still visible. So what? Does that mean people should never go there? I mean really? That says Olsen lacks wisdom and intelligence and a deeper understanding of the world and people in it. Not the fact she hasn’t read Zola…
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Low blow there, EN. Stereotype much?Victor Hugo is the best known French author to us ignorant Yanks. Even those of us not well educated know of him & the likes of Dumas, Sarte and Voltaire. Our heads aren’t that far in the ground.
*Sartre*
A.Key, agree wholeheartedly with your second paragraph.
Ummm many people in UK and Europe and everyone who studies theatre in UK and Europe? There is a world outside ‘Murrica, and let me tell you, it’s not as ignorant. People don’t read him because he’s an amazing writer, it is taught at schools, along with Darwin who was his inspiration, because he was a game changer.
@EN, you do know that Les Mis were made into musical and it was on Broadway for years? I bet many in USA know who Hugo is at least because of that.
@EN, you do know that Les Mis were made into musical and it was on Broadway for years?
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Wait, let me get this straight… that Victor Hugo guy wasn’t from the good ‘ol US of A? And before Les Mis was a movie it was a play, and before that it was a book, and not written in English? Gawd Almighty, the next thing you’ll tell me is that the Titanic was based on a true story. And who is this fella Darwin that @Bea talks about? Did he help Noah build the ark that carried all the animals to safety before the great flood? All y’all Europeans are just so gosh-dang cultured and edumacated, it’s downright intimidatin’ sometimes.
I really do wish someone would finally invent that sarcasm font I’ve been asking for, it really would things so much easier…
I thought that was comic sans. 😉
So you agree or disagree with EN’s statement that most Americans don’t even realize that Les Miserables is Hugo’s work?
@Karen – until the movie starring Wolverine was released I’m going to take a wild guess and say there was a significant portion of the US that didn’t know there was a novel called Les Miserables, let alone that it was a classic work of French literature that inspired a Broadway musical.
That may be a gross overstatement of course and my opinion has no basis in actual fact. I do know that the only reason that I read the book at all was because I had seen the musical – not because Victor Hugo was required reading in any of my college literature courses.
@A. Key, I very much agree with your point on Serbia. It was not really smart of her and very rude. I really don’t want to be judgemental, but I don’t think it is wise to say such things about the country you visited and you don’t know very well. Cause I doubt she really knows a lot about it.
@Bea, you should show this link to Olsen.
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Why does this even matter? Seriously?
Because he graduated from RADA and with double firsts from Cambridge. I doubt if her ability to hold up her end in a conversation is a deal breaker (wink wink)
…Yet.
*winks back*
Plus he is loquacious so he might not notice for awhile.
I think for THEO the living on two continents is the first downfall, followed by the 8 year age difference, followed by her working next with Chris Pine who also is American, lives in LA ,also comes from an acting family — and is as cute as a button.
LOL left to his own devices I’m sure he can talk her into next year, this relationship has a lot of mileage in it unless he gets strep throat or something.
Brownie, my list for the self-destruction would be ordered the same way. I’d add that if she ditched her love of three years and husband-to-be so *quickly*, why wouldn’t she do it again when the next charmer comes along? There’s a lot less holding this relationship together once ISTL promo is over.
@Bea lol! I imagine his cold voice is even better
@jammypants WHY is the snot-voice always so much hotter?? Scientists, get on that!
There are rumours online (Twitter) that he may be moving to America. He was spotted at the American Embassy in London last week applying for a visa.
His work visa would be renewed each year without the need to attend an interview. So now the speculation is now that he was applying to move to the USA.
I doubt he’d move for Lizzy.
Perhaps he’s anticipating a long stretch here in the US for festivals / awards season as well as filming over the next 6-9 months and a trip to the Embassy was warranted.
He is just a guy, once she takes her top off, he forgetsRADA , cambridge etc . I also dont see him with a smart strong woman, he needs to be on top in the ralationship. It’s all about him.
This gets old esily and especially so for people who are creative. That’s why it’s not easy to have a long term relationship with them, you have to have some serious back up to keep these minds interested for long, even after the physical fades away..
Actually, it only gets old once they, too, get older. I speak from experience as well as plain observation. And perhaps not even then. Some people change for the best, others for the worst. Some not at all. (Dear lord, that’s a sad collection of unfortunately true platitudes).
As for Hiddles and Lizzy, they’re dating, that much is sure from the pap videos. Have fun, kids.
Queen, he might prefer to be on bottom.
😉
I’m sure the sex is good.
We’ll have to agree to disagree, DahliaDee as I also speak from very rich observations. LOL All the artistic souls in my portfolio with long term successful relationships (quite few compared to the whole) are with veryinteresting people, muses to a certain extend, and definitely not into the “sweet, quiet and cute” category. Those are the province of the younger artistic souls, coffee breaks as we call them. LOL
Oh lord I’m an actress and I can’t imagine spending my life with a sweet-quiet-cute. I thought that was my own f*ckedupness, boy am I glad to find out I’m not alone.
She’s beautiful, young, sweet and nice. Probably caring as well. Plus I bet she’s impressed with his knowledge of culture and history, which is an additional ego boost for him.
Or in guy lingo – boobs, legs, hot blonde, 20s, laughs at my jokes
🙂
So you mean he doesn’t care what she is saying or not?
*sniggers*
@Karen oh girl, you’ve opened Pandora’s box 😀
@Bea, why not? I don’t really buy his Disney Fairy Prince image!
Well nobody’s perfect!
Besides, he’s famous for playing Loki, not Disney princes, wtf! How do people keep forgetting that 😀
@A. Key , he played Henry V – pretty close to Disney Prince. Golden hair, brave warrior, charmed some French Princess.
@Karen
Henry V threatened to put their babies on spikes… 🙂 not sure that is very Disney..
@p’enny
You mean while in France? But, but he was going to do it in the charming manner of course and he had reasons and etc.! It didn’t tarnish his Golden Prince persona in the eyes of the fangirls! Not a bit! Besides, Disney now owns Marvel where good guys cause destruction and violence and they are still considered heroes, so Henry V is quite Disney as well now by those standards.
A.Key, Loki IS a Disney prince. He’s a prince of Asgard.
Nutballs, you are sooo right.
Is Lizzie still in London?
@queen – I am waiting here (alone as it turns out, with my dad’s old Canon strapped around my neck for company) at the international terminal of LAX with an eye on flights from London. I will let you know. It’s a little loney, but I’m sure the papparazzi and THEO will be here ANY MINUTE! I can smell the Cinnabon which is making me weak, but I do it in the name of Celebitchy posters everywhere! I will definitely get a shot of her shoes. I have no idea where to get the film developed , but I’ll ask the paps once the furor dies down.
I suggest using Digital camera for speed, I think finding someone to process film may be difficult these days :-p
Cap3 has shifted production to Berlin. A few of the guys were seen out on the town this weekend (Evans, Mackie, Ruffalo, Bruhl). Anyone know how big a role Scarlet Witch plays in the film?
@brownie – if Lizzie is indeed back in LA, you might have better luck staking out that farmer’s market she’s always photographed at. If they are a couple, I really want a photo of the Tomster trailing dutifully behind her schlepping all of the organic and sustainable produce she purchases.
Hiddleston was in London yesterday, walking with a brunette, so for the moment no LA or Berlin.
https://twitter.com/thecmarthur/status/627765169809174529
That is one tall woman or Toddles isn’t as tall as I thought he was.
I love that some people still read the “old fashioned way”. But as someone sweltering in the eastern (US) heat, the jacket in August makes me so warm. Who’s the woman?
@Bea – omg, holy crap you are right! That woman is in Gwen Christie territory! She’s gotta be six feet at least.
It’s EO – they spend every second together.
It’s the twins ladies, an insider told me. MK is sitting on Ashley’s shoulders, they switch places every 10 minutes so the one talking face to face with TH can have a break.
@koko here’s to hoping it’s her highness Miranda Hart, for she is tall, awkward and 50 shades of awesome.
@Koko:
It’s The Woman Woman.
@Bea:
I want you to have your own show 😂😂
Turns out that Hollywood-Elsewhere guy who used second-hand twitter reports for IStL screening reactions (and dropped the ‘they’ve been in a relationship since last year’ bomb) has a stick up his butt re Hiddleston.
Not sure why, but something must have happened after OLLA at Cannes last year (where he still loved the guy) and a few months later–when the worm turned.
has the hollywood elsewhere guy said something else? Link?
Heather, I looked in to it only because someone mentioned it to me–and read over the last 18 Months of postings! Don’t recommend THAT to anyone. Noticed, first of all, that he seems more dependent on social media ‘tips’ than I even thought from that recent post (I think he follows ColliderFrosty so close they share body heat) and second, that analysing the language drift (esp since OLLA) is an interesting past time. Not sure what bee got in his pretty little bonnet, but he’s been developing new and creative ways to shade Tom. Not EVERY single time he mentions his name, but enough.
http://www.hollywood-elsewhere.com/2015/08/millenial-actors-letting-us-getting-elbowed-aside-brits/#more-71164
So? Who is this guy? Something about that site reminds me of CDAN. Am I missing something bigger here? He doesn’t have to like him. That one article linked he actually made a valid point, if a snarky one.
InvaderTak–I’m making the judgement based on more than one article–on changes in language used specifically about Tom since OLLA came out (he rather liked it, in his way.) After that he began shading ever so slightly, mispelling his name, then occasionally getting in a bit of a jab (even if he had to misrepresent something in order to do it, though sometimes he had some legitimate seed), then getting less subtle. I don’t plan on reading ALL of that again, so I don’t have specific links or copypasta for you.
In the most recent article, besides stating flatly that THEO’s been together since filming, he uses a second-hand (actually third hand) single source regarding the IStL review screening and paraphrases it differently than others have.
I own my biases, I wish he’d own his.
See the link above. I did post this on a previous thread: Jeff Wells knows his stuff on films but other than that I don’t think he knows what he’s talking about.
Hes a veteran film writer & blogger who’s worked for LA Times and EW who now runs his own site. He does like a bit of drama (see his posts about hotel wifi, and the whole Lincoln issue which was hilarious). I can’t see any criticism of Tom recently except saying how he couldn’t play Michael Corleone.
TB, it looks like youre taking this a bit personally. There’s going to be a lot of promo over the next few months, and no doubt criticisms of Tom and maybe a bad review so this is tame really
Really? I only saw one article where he cast actual shade on Tom, when he questioned the idea that he could play Michael Corleone.
“Tom Hiddleston as Michael Corleone? No way. Nor could Hiddleston play Johnny Fontaine. He couldn’t even play Carlo or Rocco. He’s too WASPy and wimpy looking.”
I agree with him. He can dye his hair black all he wants, but… Michael Corleone? Come on. Other than that, he seems to feel that there are way too many tortured musician biopics. This too is a valid point.
Oh wait, i found this gem:
“I’ve heard from a research-screening source about I Saw The Light, which apparently runs in the vicinity of two hours. Hiddleston is said to be strongly invested as Williams but Olsen’s performance as his wife and musical partner Audrey is said to be the real-stand-out. The second-hand source passed along adjectives like “unreal” and “scene-stealing,” and said Olsen could wind up as a Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress contender, as her performance is right on the edge between lead or supporting. Hiddleston and Olsen have been in a relationship since the film shot last year, but if she does indeed steal the film acting-wise (and again, this is just one guy talking so take it with a grain)…well, do the math. Hiddleston is no doubt expecting Light to be a major career-booster.”
Get ready: There will be mixed reviews, and maybe not everyone is going to gush about Tom. I haven’t a shred of doubt that he worked very hard on this one, but that is no guarantee that it is OScar material.
@Miss Jupitero, hm, if Olsen girl gets better reviews or even nominations and he doesn’t, he will dump her at once, lol.
Miss J, this is from the screening last week that was posted about on twitter and was discussed on a previous thread. Don’t know if it’s the same source though.
Catherine, it probably is. I was responding to the points made above by TB that this was over the top shade. The one place where I would say that was genuine SNARK is the passage I quoted. I think it is wonderful and accurate snark myself.
Karen, my bet would be exactly on that.
Miss J, I agree that’s JW style, I’ve seen much worse criticisms and drama on that site. He blogs a lot about a load of different subjects.
I too agree that Tom could not play Michael Corleone and simply saying that isn’t shade. Actors do not have unlimited range and it is jarring when a character is miscast.
As for ISTL, the writer’s view is based on what someone else told him and that’s a pretty good review. It isn’t shade against Tom to say she gives a great performance.
Miss Jupitero, I read that review and read the same lines in bold in my head. I don’t read that as shade against Tom, his talent or hard work, but if the lions share of praise and noms go to Lizzy, It’s reasonable to expect that it will be the nail in the coffin of their relationship.
Yeah, I’m not really seeing a specific bias either. The guy seems to be just generally grumpy and has taken the word critic to heart – he seldoms writes about anything or anyone where he is not critical, even about the stuff he professes to like.
Just read Skull Island will begin filming in Atlanta Oct 19 and will tie into Godzilla. Have they hired an actress for SI????
Brie Larson is confirmed. Russell Crowe is rumored. They will film in Hawaii too. I’m betting this time the Oct 19 date sticks.
I think the tie-in to Godzilla was always the plan (and the point), and Universal is building a big-a$$ Kong amusement park attraction in Orlando to go along with Skull Island so the movie is just a piece in a much larger puzzle.
So, he starts filming his six months in the jungle marathon epic right after CP opens. All his promo work for that will have to be before it opens and all PR for ISTL will have to be print/online media instead of the standard TV late show fare. Filming in Atlanta and Hawaii doesn’t provide much opportunity for Oscar campaign schmoozing either.
That’s too bad. Tom in person is more interesting than Tom in print. Lizzy, just the opposite. She needs a fall project.
I was going to say that if he’s busy working, he won’t be around enough to be accused of famewhoring during awards season. Then I remembered Bendy and that he was filming HC & Sherlock during his campaign…
The casting call list Crowe as a cast member so he’s definitely attached at this point
Ah, but filming in Atlanta does give greater opportunity for US promotion (on shooting days off) than filming in the UK would.
Ta-Da….Visa visit thus explained.
No koko, you’ve got it all wrong. He’s moving to LA to be near the love of his life. “Neither of them are looking to jump into a large commitment, but it’s getting more serious.”
You are being much to reasonable to assume it’s for work.
They were getting married at the embassy. Duh, so obvious.
Have they re-cast the JK Simmons role or any island natives?
@Dara, yes, Legendary is heavily rumored to be planning a Godzilla v Kong battle.
Come on. He is (allegedly, for legal reasons) gay. He (again, allegedly) lives with his PR Luke Windsor who follows him everywhere like a shadow (that is proven, though) and who secretly goes with him to movies (Luke even tweeted it once himself that they went to see some big blockbuster toget – as a couple). They also have the same tailor. Last year – or was it this year, actually? – in Cannes, Tom was there, if I am not mistaking him for Lee Pace, and he was wearing a blue three-piece suit. His publicist (Luke) was standing in the back and wore exactly the same suit. Luke is probably the person who even films all viral videos of Tom taking ice bucket challenges, etc., since the guy has the same voice like Luke in the official red carpet videos. And it always takes place in the same backyard – not hard to deduce that this is his and Hiddles´ home. I bet that he was not in all the Avengers after Avengers II because he was too obviously gay or wanted to come out, but Hollywood big heads are mostly homophobes and they effectively sh*t him up. My two cents. Just guessing. By the way, he even knows Lee Pace, who is American, also gay, and whose ex-bf is a photographer who made Tom some pretty promotional stills or sth like that. Tom proudly sports it on his Twitter. I think this guy was called Carter Smith, or something that went along these lines. Tom is gay and this Olsen girl, as well as Lara Pulver, are his beards. Weird that you can never see Tom with his alleged GFs together after they are publicly SEEN, innit? Why can´t he just ome out? We all live in the 21st century. Sure, he will lose some homophobic fans, but eventually, little girls will understand. Besides, he is too dreamy to be heterosexual. I have never met a hetero man who would be as nice as he is with women. Gay men, however? I know plenty of them, and they are much kinder.
Hmm, i dont think he is gay. He was seen three times with jane arthy, well what we got to see- wimbledon, after sherloch premiere and bora bora. He was seen often with Susannah, but again they were a couple for 2,5 years.
Carter smith did not take toms twitter-header photo. But yes, carter is Lee’s ex bf.
I wonder how many times we are going to see Lizzie and Tom in public, apart from ISTL promos.
If Luke turnrd out to be Tom ‘s lover/bf
True that. But at the same time, do you know how many gay people find out that they are gay LATER on in their lives? You can have a wild history of girlfriends, and then find out that the thing that had been missing in all previous relationships was actually a co*k. Some people even marry, not being really sure about their orientation or thinking that they are bi, only finding out that they were gay all along, they just had not seen it. I definitely DO think that the relationship with Susannah was real, but Jane Arthy is allegedly famous for bearding gay men. Just look her up on DataLounge. Plus, I read there that Susannah found out about something in their relationship, made a huge scene and broke up with Tom on the grounds of it. It was not said what it was, but finding out he was actually gay, well, that would make the story quite plausible, wouldn´t it? Besides, the discussants there also said that Susannah is not on speaking terms with Tom, and then one guy from RADA chimed in, claiming that he was in the same class with Tom, and that he was terribly awkward with women. Just what I read.
You’re basing this on Data Lounge? Seriously? Didn’t they try to ban anyone from posting about Tom on DL because the consensus (from gay men) was NOT gay?
Oh, please answer my “gay for legal reasons” question. I’m bored and could use a laugh
OK – I’ll play. I didn’t realize being photographed by a gay man automatically meant you were also gay. I think the photographer that took our class photos in high school was gay – is the entire student body of my alma mater now a seething mass of raging homosexuals or does that trick only work on the guys?
And using your same logic, does that mean everyone that has ever breathed the same air as Lee Pace (who is an utter dreamboat, no matter his orientation) also now gay? If so, there really should have been some sort of disclaimer posted when he did that autograph signing at ComicCon.
p.s. I knew that having repairs made to the Conspiracy Theory Gazebo was a good idea. Someone better tell Colin we’re going to need more supplies.
@Dara To be fair, I WOULD go gay after breathing the same air as Lee Pace if I were a man.
@Bea, yeppers. Me too. He’s purdy.
“Allegedly for legal reasons gay” What does that even mean? Why would anyone be gay for legal reasons? I ask this as a lawyer.
Tom did not go to Cannes this year or last.
Olly, not Luke, filmed the ice bucket challenge
If you’re doing gay by association, you can get a lot closer than having a picture taken by Ler Pace’s ex. Like working with Mark Gatiss, which makes everyone on GOT and Sherlock gay too.
Now, Mary Cheney is gay. Does that mean Dick Cheney is gay too? What about everyone who worked with Rupert Everett? That would make Julia Roberts gay! Why are you bothering with Tom when you have such earth shattering news?
And…there goes the thread down the DL sewer line.
*heavy sigh*
Ain’t that always the way? Oh well, all the more reason for TH’s PR to get sorted out.
I always find it amusing that anyone claims he is gay based on data lounge considering he’s one of the few actors the regulars there insist is straight
It is perfectly ok if he is, but judging by his previous dating history doesn’t seem so. He has always been seen with women. He didn’t have long term relationships, yes, but it may mean that he is simply a player. If you want better examples to suit your point, take Richard Armitage, now he has never dated any woman properly.
Now that would be a bomb
SO, getting back to SI, do new filming dates mean no RCG needed for ISTL? Wouldn’t this mean no availability for all red carpet events? Kauai is a 5 hr flight to LA. Not sure about AtLA. Busy boy.
Bendy Cumbersome managed to fly back and forth from London to his various red carpet events, so it’s quite possible that Tom has worked this out in his SI contract as well. I don’t expect Tom to be as grumpy or bizarre as Bendy was howeve;, even if he finds himself the victim of an unintentional fertilization… 🙂
Time and time again I find myself fascinated by Bendy’s riveting tale..
He probably worked the premier and any actual award ceremonies, if nominated, into his contract, as he did with CP and ISTL (Oliviers, Evening Standard) but, as I said above, ISTL PR will probably be mostly print media, which he is probably doing now. August interviews for November publication
@Beach girl – the October date makes sense – Crimson Peak premieres the week before so all the promo work will be done by then. If ISTL or High Rise go to any film festivals, most of the likely ones are in September (BFI is later, but concludes on Oct 18th, the day before Kong starts filming). Atlanta and Hawaii aren’t very far from LA or NY so easily reachable for a quick trip if they need Tom to do a press junket in support of ISTL. If ISTL gets a big promo push, I would expect most of the photoshoots/interviews to happen in August or September anyway so the mags can get any features ready in advance of the November release date.
That all makes sense. Thanks for laying it all out! 😀
What he won’t be available to do is all the schmoozing lunches and actor roundtables that happen in December and January for awards campaigning. He’s already missed on the early campaign schmooze opportunities like the January/February awards season of 2015 (bouncing Benny was a campaign move) and the Met Gala and all the fashion show stuff that they all suddenly seem to attend when they’re awards hungry and of course, Sundance and Cannes. Yet people insist he is hungrier than others.
Or maybe there will be a holiday break between ATLA and Kauai; enough time for premiere of ISTL and a few others. I hink the nomination process wraps early Jan?
ISTL will be premiering pretty early in the filming process in November. And it is a six month shoot.
On tumbler just saw something from TheJokersfilms- Ben Wheatlys High Rise 2016. Don’t know if this is real and I’m too enept to know how to link.