Here are some photos of Tom Hiddleston looking sadly dapper (dapperly sad?) outside of the BBC Radio One building on Wednesday, the day after the big London premiere of Monkey Movie: Tommy Piddles Jams To Creedence Clearwater Revival (which was the original working title). I actually love Tom’s peacoat here. I used to have the most amazing charcoal grey peacoat – which I found at a thrift store! – and I lost it many years ago. It basically looked like this, only darker. Also: we’re getting the return of those ridiculous suede shoes. We first noticed those shoes when Tom and Taylor Swift were performing their love on the beach last summer.
Anyway, Tommy was interviewed by BBC Radio One and they asked him about Doctor Who and James Bond. Really, people?
After his suave turn as former soldier-turned intelligence insider Jonathan Pine on hit drama series The Night Manager, many fans have been speculating he could be in line to be the new James Bond or even the Doctor in Doctor Who. But Tom Hiddleston says he hasn’t been approached regarding either iconic role.
Speaking to BBC Radio 1 on Monday, the actor said: ‘Obviously it’s very flattering that people think I’m part of the conversation… Neither of those two opportunities have come my way.’
Asked how he felt to be linked to the high-profile roles, The Night Manager star said: ‘It’s difficult because people say, “How would you feel if you were asked?” and you don’t know because you haven’t been asked.’
Peter Capaldi – the twelfth Doctor Who – is leaving the series following the current season, so people are looking to dream-cast the next Doctor Who. Most people want to see a non-white doctor or a woman (or both) in the role. And honestly, I kind of think becoming Doctor Who would be a major step down for Tom? He’s a movie star now, sort of. And if he’s going to do TV work, it’s gotta be prestige television, like The Night Manager. As for the Bond casting… let it go, peeps. HE WILL NEVER BE BOND.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Nice peacoat, completely wrong colour. Blue is not a bad colour for him but all different shades of blue make my head dizzy.
thats quite a ‘thorough’ analysis…….too little to be that bothered by
He would actually make a great Doctor Who I think. But yeah it’s a step down for him now.
I also think that he’d make a great Doctor – he could always do just a short stint, like Christopher Eccleston (who is my favorite Doctor still).
There’s about as much chance of LEGS being the next Doctor as there is of Sixlet Minor putting his dirty washing in the laundry basket. The last I heard they were touting out Tilda.
I want Paterson Joseph. Or David Harewood. Or an out-and-out pleb like Stephen Graham. Or, if we’re going woman, can we have Michaela Coel?
I would wear that coat. And that’s as close as you’ll get to a fashion-conscious comment from me!
Paterson Joseph for the win!
I would wear that coat too.
And we first saw the shoes during the ISTL/The Night Manager two month long promo odyssey through the US.
He’d be great, wouldn’t he? He can take the you-know-what out of himself but he does a nice line in tortured soul too.
I genuinely like coats. Coats and boots are the only items of clothing I actually care about.
He would be great. Paterson Joseph is great.
Coats and boots do it for me too Sixer. Except I live in southern California so my coat/boot window is very short with this year being the exception. We’re actually having some weather her in sunny Cal.
I still wear a herringbone trench coat that belonged to my grandfather. Honest!
I might be a bit embarrassed at having outed myself as a person with interest in at least one type of clothing!
Coats and footwear are my sole (pun intended) sartorial interests too, Sixer. I have way too many of both. Leather, hounds tooth, plaid… you name it, I got it.
I like that blue pea coat on LEGS.
I’m not familiar with Patterson Joseph, but he looks hot to me and I like the idea of a POC or woman in the Dr Who role. Harewood or Coleman would work.
Paterson Joseph was Tom’s uncle in The Hollow Crown!
@Bonzo, Paterson Joseph was York in The Hollow Crown’s Henry V, was on the first season of The Leftovers and is now on that Timeless show that I haven’t watched.
I never would have thought of Paterson Joseph but he would actually be perfect come to think of it.
I really do think he would be great.
I really want Olivia Coleman though I doubt she would , or if we are going younger Velile Tshabalala who played Rosetta in a special, I thought she was brilliant .
“I want Paterson Joseph. Or David Harewood.”
YES, YES, YES. My thoughts, exactly.
Just to be contrary, i think they should go with Kris Marshall. He has the right mix of nerdy, physical energy that David Tenant brought to the role.
No LAK don’t put that out into the universe, please don’t !!!
Lol
I like Kris Marshall but he’d just be more of the same, wouldn’t he? And they do need to move it on a bit. I would have loved Julie Walters but she’s a bit too long in the tooth now, I suppose.
The Sixlets want Kano!
“Not sure his acting chops are really there for it, guys.”
“TOP. BOY, Mother, TOP BOY.”
Tom playing Doctor Who that’s been regenerated as James Bond.
*drops mic*
Hahaha good one!
@cran you won the comment section today
Yay, I won, I won, I won. I even beat Sixer! Do I get some time with the CB tiara on the veranda? Give it up Sixer.
Jarvis Cocker should be the next doctor. He looks like a timelord and he has the fashion sense. Both Matt and David copied his demeanor to play the Dr.
Coats are warm and cozy and protect from snow and rain. Let’s here it for coats! And sensible boots!
Russell Brand as Doctor Who.
(He kind of already is)
My pea coat is navy blue and I love it. Too warm this winter to wear it though. I love seeing a guy look good in one. He looks good in anything! Just time to change the shoes Tom
Will we be getting another post about Brie’s boobs? Because they made another appearance last night on The One Show. This is the Brie’s Boobs Support the Monkey Movie tour.
Hahahahah! That is hilarious. I nearly spilled my coffee while my head is filled with ‘pecky boobs supporting movie promotion’. I agree pictures and comments are needed.
Bries perky knockers got the full Daily Mail treatment today…You could say her eye popping assets were showcased to their fullest extent and caused a twitterpocalypse.
Translation: Actress’s cleavage causes about six people to comment on twitter.
LP, Brie’s cleavage on the One Show is getting quite a lot of attention in the UK tabloids today. One view is that she should’ve covered up on a family show.
Oh good lord, I thought this whole Bond thing was closed – HE IS NEVER GOING TO BE BOND, no matter how much he’s ‘super duper’ flattered about having the media push him into the conversation. Craig is going to be Bond for the next couple of movies at least.
As for Dr Who – forget it. He would never take that role as it detracts from his quest for HW A List/leading man status.
told you all yesterday the “Thirst continues”….this is what i meant
Nope….
He is still promoting a film, in which he is the leading man…He can’t be held responsible for inane questions from interviewers…Not seeing any thirst here.
He is contractually obligated to promote a film. He was doing so. The interviewer asked him if he were going to play: Bond, Dr. Who or the interviewer himself. The interviewer did that; how does it make Tom thirsty? Tom’s response was that he hadn’t been asked. The interviewer also asked him to narrate April the Giraffe’s webcast. Should he just lock himself up in his home and not promote his movies, as he is contractually obligated to do?
Way too quick on the draw. Perfect example of how “thirst” is so overused and misapplied that it has become meaningless.
It’s true. Showing up to the premiere of one’s own movie is totally thirsty, as is failing to cover one’s ears and sing “la la la la, I can’t hear you” when one is asked a Bond question while promoting said movie.
Even I don’t think this was him being thirsty. And I think he is Sahara levels of thirsty.
That said, his people should probably put riders on interviews where possible – NO BLOODY BOND TALK.
In Pats defence, its very likely that this was a planted question. PR guys do this all the time, not necessarily to win the role although that can be part of it, but rather to create a positive buzz around the actor. If someone says you would make a great Bond, they just instantly upped the audiences perceptions of you. I’m glad that Beckhams emails were leaked precisely so that people can see how this works. At a very minimum, I promise you theres no way a major studio film will send in its lead without a quick rundown of what can and cant come up. This was in the Can Comeup section for a reason.
Can we retire that word? It has no meaning anymore.
@Merry.
Absolutely. IMO his PR people have been relentlessly playing up the Bond idea in the media for ages now.
Interesting though that Doctor Who now gets a name-check too. But I guess that’s a new job vacancy now, and a new thing for people to talk about. I doubt he’d actually want that one for all kinds of reasons, especially since the show is no longer at the very pinnacle in terms of popularity or ratings.
@Merry, I get that. That’s the way the business works, and you have to look beyond it when sizing up celebrities. I do agree though that Tom’s PR hasn’t been very skillful in handling his image. They seem to rely on the same formula you speak of and over use it ad nauseam. But at this point, even if it’s on the OK-list, I don’t think his PR is pushing the Bond angle anymore. I think for some time now lazy, B-rate interviewers that don’t know much about his other work just throw in Bond questions cause it gets attention and uses up time. To them he’s just another actor in a sea of celebs they talk to everyday.
Ever since Hiddleswift, the connection between him and Bond has been negative (“he’ll never be Bond now after that tank top” is more common than “yay, Hiddleston for Bond”). Why yould his PR push this narrative forward, it associates him with something he’s trying to bury?
ETA: I see Cranberry already addressed that while I was typing this.
@Merry,
So true. People don’t realize how these things work. It’s especially bad when there is a talk show to do and the host is bad at a segue.
He is such a likeable guy that everytime I see him I wonder what the hell was he thinking when he got with Taylor Swift. She’s the King Mida of douches. Whatever she touches is ruined for life.
I think his likability is taking a bit of a hit due to his super thirst, he can’t help himself and his PR is not doing anything to reign it in.
Super Thirst! Any good PR agent would tell Tom to just stfu, and be quiet as a mouse, during the promotion of the movie he stars in.
AND, of course, ignore the questions interviewers make him during said promotion: that’s great PR.
I really have no problem with his shoes. I don’t think they’re the best, but they’re certainly no where near being the worst fashion choice. I think what most people have an issue with is that they are quite singular (mostly color), and because he wears them all the time, everybody notices them.
Since we are talking about his shoes, I don’t believe it’s the same pair he wore last year. My opinion on suede shoes is that they don’t tend to last well. Plus I always think he buys several of the same thing and keep them on rotation.
He does that with everything in his wardrobe – 6 set of every item!
@spidey, I think you are right. We’ve seen what looks like the same pair of running shoes for years and years. Given how much Tom runs, he would have worn clean through the soles by now if they were the same pair. Somewhere in the greater London area is a storage container filled to the ceiling with identical pairs of running shoes still in their boxes. At some point Tom’s PA was probably tasked with making urgent calls to stores all over the world in an effort to buy every pair he could get his hands on.
I think the next Doctor would be brilliant if he regenerated as James Bond. THAT I could see Tom being perfect for IF it were very cleverly written.
I am Who, dr. who
knock knock,
Who’s there?
The Doctor
Doctor Who.
I’ll get my coat.
The thirst emanates from the pores in his skin. So yes the thirst is still very much present and obvious.
now you’re just being bitter for the sake of being bitter. he killed your cat, didn’t he?
He wishes he could be the next Doctor. My (hopeless, sadly) dreamcasting would be Emma Thompson, who would be fantastic as the Doctor.
Not sure why he would want to be Dr Who, it must be one of the worst programmes on the telly.
I’ve always hated it…To be fair I haven’t watched it since I was a kid so it might have improved.
I never watched it. I was planning to someday but seeing the neg comments I might have to reconsider.
You stay away from Doctor Who, whatsyourface! No.
Those shoes and his holey jogging pants need to be tossed into the rubbish bin. 😉
Other than that, I think he is looking good and the thirst is not showing.
He is in promo mode and he is doing his thing, is all. 🙂 He can’t afford to be rude about answering those for crap questions about 007 or The Doctor.
Hey!
Can I say I have never, ever seen the appeal of Doctor Who? I don’t understand why the viewing public think that getting that gig would actually be a good thing for an actor. I consider it in the same category as those ballroom dancing shows and being a judge on a talent search reality show — unless it’s the only paying gig they can get, an actor/celebrity should avoid at all costs. I’ll allow I’m probably missing something since I’m not a Brit and didn’t grow up watching it, but still. Perhaps someone can explain its appeal to me and why it’s considered a prestige role.
I’m a Brit and I hate Dr Who.
I never could understand the appeal of it. It seems to have achieved National Treasure status simply because its been going so long, and a lot of the old Drs have died/ got really old.
+2
Is it possible Americans like it more than most Brits? It has a cult status here. My daughter and husband are fans. I like only certain episodes. For a new Doctor, Emma Thompson is a delightful [if unlikely] choice.
Wild casting possibilities are put together to create conversation. Just saw one for who should play Prince Charles in Ryan Murphy’s next FUED series.
Cult status in the UK too third ginger. I can’t remember how many decades it is since I watched it though.
It’s a highly respected acting role on a much beloved, iconic, multi-award winning, globally successful hit TV drama. The role is currently being played by an Oscar winner and was previously played by an actor who went straight from Who to playing Hamlet at the Royal Shakespeare Company and is now one of the most respected Shakespearean stage actors of his generation. Anyone playing the lead role is guaranteed to become a household name, have a whole new avenue of major roles open up to them, and be guaranteed income for life.
Just because you personally don’t care for scifi or whatever doesn’t mean it’s comparable to being on some trashy reality show, what a silly thing to say! I mean, I hated La La Land but I’m not going around going, “God why would anyone accept a role in that, was McDonalds not hiring?”
Distinguishing between personal preference and actual quality is so passe, dontchaknow! We all hate experts now.
@Fluff
When you put it like that it actually sounds great.
It was a pretty good gig about 6 or 7 years ago though. Maybe not so much now. It’s not the ratings juggernaut it was during the Tennant era and a lot of people are tiring of it now. It’s a much riskier prospect and will depend on what the new in-coming showrunner can do to recapture people’s interest.
I personally like most sci fi….I happen to loathe Dr Who and reserve the right to do so.
But you can dislike it and not suggest it’s the equivalent of Strictly, shelly!
Personally, I think Moffat ruins everything he touches with the over-the-top baroque plotting and writing, including Who. But I don’t think Who has become on a level with Benefits Street or X Factor or whateverthatshiteis with Gary Barlow the BBC are subjecting us to.
That’s just a stupid thing to say, which is what Fluff is pointing out.
You can like or dislike Who, or sci fi generally, but to suggest that the show is low rent TV is just utter, ignorant nonsense.
I like the coat. seems comfy. And bloody hell no to the bond. I hate that doucheface chatacter. And for dr. who I never watched any episode but heard a lot about it. Might give it a try someday.
I would love it if Hayley Atwell took over as The Doctor!
OMG DR. TILDA FOR THE WIN!!!
Even though she’s American, Melissa McCarthy would be hilarious as Doctor Who.
@cranberry yes to melissa as dr who. she would be amazing.
I think he and actress Elizabeth debicki would make a spectacular couple
Did he dye his hair???
If The Guardian’s review today of Skull Island is anything to go by, no wonder Hiddles isn’t looking too cheery. He’s probably too smart not to know a dud when he sees one, but was not smart enough to avoid the same mistake with SI that he made with Crimson Peak. I saw the trailers for SI and I thought, Oh, dear – Hiddles sinks in another doomed try at box office smash. He has GOT to go back to serious acting, he really does. He needs a really good detective drama or something. It’s a shame.
If so that’s too bad. Although I’m not totally surprised. It was always going to be a hard sell, but I had high hopes for SI cause I actually liked the trailers. They looked breathtaking, and the sound was exciting, thrilling. I’m still going to see it for those very reasons. Maybe I’ll really enjoy it if my expectations are lowered. It’s happened before.
I think the Guardian had decided not to like it before it came out to behonest. 4 stars in theTelsgraph and 81%on rotten tomatoes at the moment.
Well, The Guardian also gave a great review to Crimson Peak so go figure – I agree reviews can be misleading in both directions. I’m not surprised at the Telegraph but I am at Rotten Tomatoes. I thought the trailers were awful, and I thought that about Crimson Peak, too. Ah well, I guess we’ll see. He needs a hit, he really does, and not on TV. I’ll go see it willy-nilly. Hiddles annoys me, but as I’ve said before, every time I see him, I’m surprised: he can act.
Unfortunately there is one much repeated review that says “Hiddleston fails to convince” which is what we were concerned about. But i agree with your view that he does need a hit. But don’t you think there is a certain snobbishness among some critics about this whole genre of film?
A lot to do with taste – Archipelago which got great critical review was, in my opinion, worse than watching paint dry and I gave up on it very early on.
@Spidey – I never can figure out where reviewer snobbishness is going. I thought Crimson Peak was one of the worst films ever but Guardian raved about it because of the lush production (which was amazing, it was the script that was terrible) and they “like” the director so it gave it five stars – but when I saw it, people were laughing at the ghosts.
I wonder if the snobbishness is about the directors more than the genres. Me, I’m equal opportunity – I’m happy to see dramas like Manchester by the Sea and happy to see adventure films like SI – as long as they’re well-written. It’s the bad writing that always gets me angry, and the assumption that great special effects are a replacement for great narrative.
That’s my primary beef with films these days – I’ll see anything as long as it’s well written and holds up its conceit. After all, the original King Kong was hardly on a level with socially deeper movies of the time, like “Dead End” (I’m a big fan of Depression era films), but it was a great film, nonetheless.
And I am among those who hated La La Land (sorry, all, but I wanted to throw things at the screen) and look at the reviews it got.
I really haven’t a clue how the whole thing works. I figure all the reviewers have the same set of prejudices the rest of us have.
I think Hiddleston looked wooden in the trailers. He’s better at subtle roles, not as an action hero. I hope he sees this as somethig he always wanted to do and is now checked on his bucket list and that’s it. And I surely hope his involvment here doesn’t mean he has to do Godzilla vs. Kong or something.
I’ll probably sit this one out. I’m not interested in monster movies, I haven’t liked one single Kong so far, and I don’t want to sit for 2 hours cringing everytime Hiddleston, whom I normally like, comes on screen.
But I’m glad the movie is (relatively) well-recieved.
Not a fan but I don’t think reviews matter all that much in a movie like this. It’s got a huge (almost too huge) monkey at its center. Tom’s problem is if he’s seen as supporting or star. If it’s put out there as someone else’s movie, then it’s bad for him. It’s going to be hard to outshine a huge (freakishly huge) monkey. I don’t get all the fuss about Who to be honest. It seems like a thankless job.
The “arty” type critics were always going to be sniffy about this type of film. Many of the complaining reviews are criticising the script rather than the actors. The number of bums on seats will be the real teller.
The Monkey Movie Featuring Brie’s Giant Orbs is garnering good reviews.
LOL. I started calling it ‘that monkey movie’ to get a rise out of his fans months ago, now everyone is doing it. Hilarious.
I have been calling it The Monkey Movie since it was announced.
Um…isn’t that exactly the same thing I said? I came up with it months ago, when it was announced. BTW, no true blue fan of the guy called it that, as it’s very condescending. Which is what I was going for when I started calling it that…months ago…when it was announced. LOL.
No, delorb, you are saying I copied you and you are taking credit for something lots of others have been doing all along. You weren’t original and it is a movie about a giant monkey, while you may have been condescending, I was calling it what it is. As for your idea of what “true blue fans” are and what they do, you would be quite incorrect. Calling it The Monkey Movie is no reflection on any of the cast, which includes several Oscar nominees and an Oscar winner.
@delorb… months ago? Wow, you really are ahead of the game aren’t you? Except the phrase “Monkey Movie” goes all the way back to 2015 around these parts. It has been used liberally by some of the true-est, blue-est fans there have ever been.
Here’s the first use of it I could find…Comment 10. here: http://www.celebitchy.com/433388/tom_hiddleston_chats_about_his_villainy_in_a_behind-the-scenes_jaguar_video/
You guys really make me want to go totally Librarian-poo *smdh*.
@jetlagged, and I think we started calling it that before then. I miss P’enny. And the foreshadowing on that thread about both Swift and Trump is scary.
lol
everybody except guardian loved the movie. So I ‘m excited for this. And about feud-can tom play prince charles? I think he could pull it off with blunt an Princess Diana. Plus camelia has a liking on tom. I think she won’t mind it either 😉
I think the RF will be appalled at this. I hope Tom stays a million miles away, it is such a tacky idea.
Totally agree with Spidey here. I also checked other reviews and geez, this is a franchise and a Kong movie. Not a movie which is concerned about character development. Do not worry Hiddles fans. The movie won’t bomb. If people liked Jurassic World and a woman who walks around in heels, they will love Kong.
tom live narrated april, though he called her alice few times.
I agree
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/after-almost-a-century-on-the-big-screen-nothing-can-topple-king-kong-says-actor-tom-hiddleston-20170228-gumy2r.html