Here’s a post for the few stragglers, mostly dudes, who didn’t fit in other posts. Benedict Cumberbatch was there!!!! And I think he came as Tom Ford’s date!! Benedict Cumberbatch. Tails. Tom Ford. Cumbercurls. Met Gala. Heaven!!!
I’m also including pics of Neil Patrick Harris and his husband David Burtka (David looks insane), as well as Hugh Jackman and Eddie Redmayne and their significant others. Oh, and Paul Rudd. Who would you rather? BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
TIETJENS!!!
Sorry for that outburst, I’m calm now.
Yes, that’s exactly what I thought!
I thought the same. That is some serious chanelling of Christopher Tietjens. Hot Damn!
Eddie.
Me too.
Cumby looks great! Love him.
I adore it when we get a genuine smile from him. 😎
No surprises to anyone on here that I’d have enjoyed peeling off those layers with my teeth. His interview with André Leon Talley was nice too. Didn’t realise he’s been on Anna Wintour’s radar since Frankenstein.
There’s one pic not posted here and his posture is just spectacular. I genuinely went “wow”.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/a2660ea5919987a783fb9df03d2285c9/tumblr_n54pospnNs1qdojd4o3_1280.jpg
Hummina.
hot damn that is a good pic
I’d love to send it to his folks with a “Thank You” note and a bottle of wine.
@Lindy,
Reading your post made me think of random female fans giving his parents high-fives! LOL
oh that pic is really, really good!
Hugh Jackman for the win. My god that man can wear a tux. Swoon.
Deborra looks lovely, but those shoes. Always with those shoes.
+1 love Hugh. He just seems like and from what others say a very nice guy not to mention HOT HOT body to boot.
agreed! and its nice to see someone compliment Deborra. I feel like she gets beat up on here because she happens to be older than her delicious husband. Her makeup is gorgeous here. But yes, the shoes….:/
Deborra does look stunning until you see the shoes…
I’m always thrilled to hear Hugh gush over his wife. They seem so in love it’s awesome! Age differences be damned! 💕
I like Debbora she’s stunning. I also like her husband too 😉
What Benny is wearing is ok but I do prefer it when he adds a bit of his quirkiness as it’s part of his personality.
I’m a bit disappointed he was on his best behaviour and didn’t photobomb anyone.
Yep, Mr. Jackman gets my vote too (anyone who can rock a tux like that deserves to be called Mr). The fact that he seems like a really nice guy just adds to the yumminess.
Totally agree!
I loove Hugh Jackman… I can’t get enough of him.
Deborrah looks lovely, really really nice… but the shoes have to go. She owns the worst shoes i have ever seen.
+1,000,000!!!!
I know! I saw Hugh and Deborra, and I got all excited thinking Deborra NAILED IT… then I saw the shoes.
For the love of cute shoes everywhere, someone please take those things and burn them.
I wonder if Deborra has a foot or ankle problem so she can not have her foot at an incline or something? That’s why it’s almost always like a equal platform around the shoe because she does want want some height? I’m baffled otherwise.
Any podiatrists or orthopedics on this thread who can comment?
I think she went under surgery a while ago, hip replacement? That would explain the shoes….
That would explain the shoes…
bagshawe’s dress -love. eddie is looking pretty good himself.
paul rudd go home.
NPH+DB -those coats are ridiculous. and the striped pants?!?!?! wth. just silly
OMG finally! Was about to ask when the Benedict post will be up.
I thought Benedict had won the night, but Eddie is providing a real challenge to the tuxedo + tails hotness. We need an English boy posh off, there will be fencing! And where is Colin Firth?
Must we choose between them? 🙂
No, the hotness was thin on the ground, I think we can gorge ourselves on what there is!
Totally agreeing with @ Mrs Darcy. I expected to swoon over the Batch as always, and I did. But I think it’s the cut of the pants. I would have liked them a bit more fitted, like Eddie Redmayne’s. Or he could have no pants-even better!! But most of the men looked amazing.
Agree the baggy trousers aren’t the best, but a tall guy like Cumby pulls them off- they are more period appropriate for the theme too. Johnny Depp went baggy, though he always does and they make him look dumpy because he’s not swellegantly tall and slim like Benedict.
Someone’s wearing a curtain. And someone else has stitched together their argyle socks to make a jacket. Hum. If there are no DECENT men pics available, I might have to steal Benny the Bounce from you lot for a day.
And today is the first day I’ve felt like myself in about three weeks. So ha. YOU HAVE TO LET ME.
I’ll give you an hour, and that’s only because I like you 😉
It’s a good thing we DO love her as I’m confident we would have borrowed Eve’s shanks or Miss Erye’s knitting needles if it were anyone else. 😉
You can have him straight back as soon as something better turns up. Can’t be long, surely? Mind you, it appears to be a fashion day, so tomorrow at the latest.
*runs off with substitute man*
Nope I wouldn’t hit it even if I was told in order to get to Hugh Jackman you first have to go through Cumby.
I just can’t get past the chinless-ness.
Paul Rudd though? I definitely would.
Paul Rudd and Mr. Jackman can fight to the death for me. That is all.
OMG V4Real, you put me in a quandry! I see myself on the verge of Jackman, with nothing but Cumby in my way…
Um, no, can’t do it. Yikes!
I love Hugh and his wife, but those shoes, she has got to give them up.
If only Cumby had poked Anna in the eyeball…
And why is NPH and David wearing ankle pants?
Yes it’s always the horrible shoes with her. Hugh is something kind of yummy; Deb you’re a lucky woman. I love that she was the one who changed his womanizining ways.
I agree about the shoes but I can’t help but like them as a couple.
I like them as a couple too
One of the best couples in the showbiz IMO
Isn’t she bearding for him?
He was a womanizer? Wasn’t he 25ish, when they got married/together? Unless he was going through women like socks, I don’t get how he could be called a womanizer at that age–that’s like calling my dad a womanizer, before he got with my mom–he was 21, she was 34.
Also NPH’s pants are two inches short, he forgot his socks, and his guyliner is off the charts. Maybe he didn’t want to be overshadowed by his hubby’s ridic. stunt tux?
Hugh looks pretty gorge though I hate the beard. As for his wife…I just feel bad for her at this point. I get that it’s hard to be a non-famous partner but she really can’t dress to save her life.
Did he not have time to take off the guyliner from his Hedwig performance the night before?
I love NPH but I’m not loving this at all. So awful. They could have channeled Cole Porter suave, but went for Cabaret. Such a missed opportunity.
Yeah, Jim Parsons and his hubby looked much more chic and adorable. Love NPH too though he looks super thin. I guess he has no say over his hubby’s wardrobe!
pic here http://www.justjared.com/2014/05/05/jim-parsons-partner-todd-spiewak-hold-hands-on-met-ball-2014-red-carpet/
That picture is so cute. And Jim Parsons looks great in white tie.
awwww Jim and his partner look so effin cute. They were well dressed as well if you ask me
Agree Mrs. Darcy… that is how you do it! Well done Jim Parsons and hubby.
This!
The British contingent bring it. White tie is difficult you say? Cumberbatch graduated from nursery school in white tie! 😉
I hate that picture of Eddie but damn he nailed the outfit.
+1
Yup, the brits clearly know what it means to wear white tie formal.
(and as hot as Hugh Jackman/Paul Rudd are-those are not white tie looks. Still very very hot though)
I was wondering where the Cumby post was, too!
Oh, he cleans up and looks AMAZING, and I love that Anna seems to love him, too. Those curls!!!!! I want Cumby to wear this outfit everywhere at all times. Last night’s ensemble is almost enough for me to forget about the jorts, the maroon trousers, the blue shirt, and that time he held a lamb.
“Last night’s ensemble is almost enough for me to forget about the jorts, the maroon trousers, the blue shirt, and that time he held a lamb.”
LMAO! He held a lamb? I can’t imagine he looked bad holding it unless he was wearing those salmon pants.
PS – Ok… just saw the lamb pic… at least his outfit matched!
Oh, how could I forget the salmon pants?!?
You’ve never seen the lam.. it’s epic.. be right back…
There you go..
http://www.heatworld.com/Celeb-News/2010/09/Who-took-his-little-lamb-to-a-premiere-last-night/
OMG thank you, absolutely epic!
Cumby was hands down the best dressed, he followed the theme and nailed it.
I don’t know if he came as a date of Tom Ford considering he wasn’t even wearing Tom Ford. Don’t actors who represent the designers are paired up?? I thought those pics of him and Tom were just a coincidence as both happened to be on the red carpet around the same time.
Cumby should just wear Ralph Lauren ALL THE TIME from now on 😛
http://instagram.com/p/npFHlXrKZO/
Also this pic of Colin Firth, Cumby, Tom Ford and his partner is awesome!!!!!
LOVE that photo.
So much pretty in that picture!
That is an awesome picture!
Tom Ford knew who was going to win the night for best dressed! And he wanted to pose with him!
And Cumberbatch showed how one properly wears white tie and tails… and why everyone else failed at it.
Indeed, you could say he was the best dressed.
Cumberbatch a.k.a “My Jorts is my Castle” – BEST dressed in a FASHION gala…….
*mind blows* (out of confusion & happiness)
hahahahah THIS comment is everything.
Exactly Vesta, who would have thought he would be the best dressed at a major fashion event???
Who pulls off white tie better than a posh Brit?
OMG just saw this new pic DAMN I need air
http://cumberbum.tumblr.com/post/84927140901/an-edit-a-day-benedict-cumberbatch-284
Sweet Jesus.
His hands…the stance…I honestly can’t.
I now Lindy his stature is perfection
Lindy,
Thank you for the hand p0rn warning. I took a few extra breaths while the pic was loading.
Hand p0rn kills me every time!
😍
Everything is fitted to perfection, right down to the fob attached to his vest.
no Future and Fank Ocean? those boys looked sharp and delicious!
NPH and His hubby Brought the Glam and the Extra!!
Oh My Otter, My Otter looks so lovely! Thud.
Cumberbatch for the win! You don’t need to tweak white tie to look good. It looks good because it doesn’t need tweaking. And he looks great!
PLEASE will someone put Eddie and Cumby in a movie together? Please.
Benedict looked gorgeous in that white tie attire, other actors should take note from him. Also is it just me or he looks quite young in these photos?? Botox or vacation did the work?
I think it’s a combo of vacation, a bit of healthy weight gain, and he’s not wearing a ton of make up like he has for some other red carpet events. And his hair is lighter, too. Dark hair ages him a bit, makes him look severe.
Yes I think the hair color makes a huge difference. He should stick to this color more often, takes a good 5 years off him.
@Duri: He’s naturally a dark auburn shade so I think his coloring is more suited for the lighter tones and not the weird blond from TTSP or the black from Sherlock (at least not without make up to change his skin tone for filming).
MissMary, I agree. I really don’t like that particular shade of black for him for Sherlock. I think it washes him out. Then again, I don’t think it would work if Sherlock had a healthy glow or tan due to spending time outdoors. Can you really picture the character hiking, swimming outdoors, etc.?
He’s had a bit of botox, too. If you watch Sherlock, he had quite a deep crease between his eyebrows and tons more forehead wrinkles, but now–*poof*–that is all magically gone! Of course, I don’t blame him a bit, but he’s definitely on his way to the “Gone Hollywood” look!
I genuinely don’t think its botox. I’d bet chemical peels or some sort of treatment but I think he’s too much of an ac-tor to get botox. That and he knows and has said he’s not exactly known for his looks. Yes he has fans who think hes attractive but hes not a heartthrob in general population.
Looking at pics from TIFF and even Star Trek press the lines are same as above. I think weight is a huge factor.
I have lines on my forehead too, and depending on my expression they can be barely noticeable or a flipping crevasse. So it could just be the lack of intense Sherlockian furrowing that’s making him look less wrinkly.
@Ms.Virago: I agree with Lindy79, there are a lot of things between au naturel and Botox we hardly know about. I recently read about the “Vampire facelift” and while that’s creepy I don’t want to know how many celebs get this. And of course peels, needling, oxygen stuff etc. With all this stuff out there I still don’t know why actors (!) use botox.
@Green Girl: The BBC-Sherlock is probably not one for outdoor activities but the real Sherlock Holmes from the books? Yes, actually I can imagine him in outdoor activities. If it is connected to a case or gives him an advantage for future cases (and hiking/searching for specific plants/pollen might be as well as keeping fit via swimming). The Doyle-Holmes did Bartitsu for example and in “His Last Bow” he retired to a small country cottage in Sussex where he was quite the beekeeper. So I guess for all his cocaine sulking and wall shooting Holmes was not a total stay-at-home.
@Lindy79:
Weight gain doesn’t really affect the skin on your forehead though 😉 It might affect the cheeks, the skin around your mouth, but not the forehead. But i do not think that these possible changes in Cumby’s looks mean he’s resorted to an extremity like botox – there are tons of other, less invasive treatments.
I think it can affect it mildly but yes it’s not going to make a huge difference. To me anyway, the pics above match his forehead at TIFF and ST press so I’m unsure of when he’s supposed to have had something done to them.
I definitely think he’s getting some sort of facial treatments, but I do think the time off and lighter schedule has affected his skin also.
He looks very clean shaven to me. Lickable, actually.
lol now that you mentioned it, YES I would like to lick that 😉
It’s the weight gain, not Botox (although I’m sure here’s some facials here and there).
He drops 10+ pounds for Sherlock but he’s too old for the skin to stretch back quickly, hence more apparent wrinkles. Add it back, wrinkles smooth out.
I think you can tell from this photo that he hasn’t had botox. All the same crinkles are there.
I cannot imagine a serious actor getting botox as their living depends upon emoting and Benedict has a particularly mobile and expressive face.
http://37.media.tumblr.com/675f422ab15ca487d0bbe4f688731cd4/tumblr_n556lkJ9gN1qdojd4o5_500.jpg
I love Cumby’s vest jewelry, I don’t know what you call it. GQ says he won, if that means anything:
http://www.gq.com/style/style/fashion/201405/10-best-dressed-met-ball-2014?mbid=social_fb_fanpage#slide=10
By the by, did he dye his eyebrows or something? Is his hair too light? Are his eyes bluer than usual? He is looking pretty pale and Tietjens-esque. Not complaining, just wondering what’s different about him.
Looks like he lightened his hair. Getting ready to film something, finally?
It’s a watch chain. And I LOVE it. I really think he was dressed impeccable for the occasion and I don’t say that lightly. 😉 Everything looks very British (also the hair etc.) in the best meaning possible. I want to drink tea with him and dance at a ball.
And in this outfit (and in the better pics) I finally have an inkling why so many women fawn over him. I mean, of course I like him very much but never got his attraction as a man (which is ok, more for the Cumberbitches and there are quite a lot of hot guys out there I don’t get).
You bet I would Hidd it…
Hmm, I wonder if he’s filming The Penguins of Madagascar and chose method acting this time.
Paul Rudd forEVAH.
Dangit, Benedict Cumberbatch. Stop making me like you. Seriously. Just stop it. I was perfectly happy just enjoying Sherlock and your movies without fangirling all over you. STOP.
The men really stole the show at this thing, didn’t they? Well, except for Neil Patrick Harris and his fella. I have never, since I saw Doogie Houser, seen a BAD picture of NPH. That is, until today. Just yuck. It reminds me of that How I Met Your Mother episode where they try to get a bad picture of Barney. Ta-Daa!
I feel so silly–didn’t realize that designer Tom Ford is the same Tom Ford who directed the A Single Man until today.
Also congrats Benedict, you and Harper Beckham are the only ones who can make Ana Wintour smile lol
All the wins to you, my friend.
I’ve been waiting for this post all morning and then my mom called and now I’m 50+ comments behind.
Benedict nailed it. It was magnificent. Just breathtaking.
Benedict looks fabulous. Can’t say enough good things about last night’s look. I love him. I would’ve had tons of fun removing the clothes as well! 😉
White tie does not mean white jacket. Hugh Jackman looks like a waiter.
Why no photos of Frank Ocean he looked very dapper too.
Benedict looked very handsome for a dandy outfit. Eddie wearing facial make-up and what the hell is she wearing, William Morris curtains?
Benedict needed a real date/female friend for this, this was not a single persons affair and he would have got a lot more media coverage.
He called me to come with him for the event but sadly my summer school started on Monday so I had to decline the offer. But I’ll make it up to him by going to the Emmys with him this year.
I think this event puts all the “secret girlfriend” rumours to bed. Why would you go stag to an event like this if you had a partner?
If I was his GF, even if I wanted to stay low key, no way would I have missed this.
I’m kind of waiting for the sketchy site to go “SEE? SO SECRET HE COULDN’T BRING HER!” or to claim Wintour is his “secret gf” with the “super important job” or some mess.
If you wanted to be low key, you might attend with him but no way would you pose on the carpet. This event gets worldwide coverage. Taking a partner to this type of event makes a statement that you’re a solid, serious couple. Once that happens, the whole world would be up in your Kool-Aid.
How does that work Joanie? Do they have a ‘Secret Girlfriend” entrance in the back somewhere?
I’m actually serious. I’ve often wondered what ‘non-famous’ people do when they attend events with famous people. Do they just stand around while their partner is being interviewed and photographed? Do they meet them inside?
I don’t know for sure but I think there is a non red carpet entrance. Ive often seen (famous) people at award shows who didn’t walk the carpet.
He was photographed alone inside so I honestly doubt there is one. If he was that smitten, she’d have been inside at least.
Yeah, I think that would be an interesting conversation:
“I really like you, Darling, but I don’t want to be seen with you on the red carpet, so good luck with that and I will see you inside.”
Or worse, the other way around:
“I really like you, Darling, but I am not ready to be seen with you on the red carpet. Why don’t you just go in by the back entrance, and I’ll see you inside after I am admired by the world!”
She could be both secret AND invisible!
😜
@Abby, you can arrive and leave through different areas, in separate cars that just wind up at the same place. And yes, there are different entrances for people who aren’t walking the carpet, or who are being ‘smuggled’ by security.
I actually doubt he brought anyone, but it has been done.
LadySlippers!! LOL!! I have to think of “Harvey” with James Stewart now.
And I think you are spot on – secret and invisible it is! That sneaky broad…
I think this proves no secret GF. If Cumby had a partner, he surely should have been with her for this event.
I was thinking that too, P’enny. He really needs to get himself a George Clooney-style contractual plus-one just for award season.
he does! a real missed opportunity, he could have invited Molly from Sherlock as his plus1 , taken his sister or his Mum.
eww no. Molly from Sherlock has a bf and plus I don’t like them together. He is too good for her.
I think celebs don’t bring their families to events like these because your parents or siblings can easily get bored if they don’t know anyone else. It’s like you are only bound to the person who brought you here, which can be very boring
@abby
boring? it’s biatch fest city, it would be impossible to be bored spending all night taking the mickey out of the awful dresses and drooling over the male totty.
girl I don’t think his mother or sister will discuss that sorta gossip with Cumby if he is the only one they know in that party
Really? I think his mother would be hilarious at an event like this.
NO. Never. Stop asking.
ETA – This man is so ugly. I can’t help but wonder, with his pure blood and all, if he is the product of inbreeding.
Now this post is complete
Yes, yes, yes! A thousand times yes. And NEVER quit asking,
Wow….
You don’t like him fair enough, but that’s just…wow.
Same, Lindy79. That’s just gross…
@ aenflex
Well like they say, “It takes one to know one.”
lol
Sorry Cumby, i really like you and all, but Hugh Jackman (who i do not particularly enjoy as a wolverine… oops, i meant to say – as an actor) beats you fair and square. He’s STUNNING.
But I do have to admit that I’ve never found tail-coats to be particularly sexy 😉
Liberace lives!!! aka David Burtka.
Win lol
Cumberbatch pulled it off with great aplomb but I knew he would. He knows how to clean up.
What the hell happened to the women? I have never seen such a grandiose display of bad couture in my life. It was like heading to Dior’s Salon and getting detoured to Walmart’s women’s department.
This!
I saw one of the pics last time in Financial Times, but damn…. Benedict sure looks dashing with this suit… I can actually forget the disaster at the airport… 🙂
Major swoon for Benny. Perfect white tie. Gorgeous. Would hit it all night. As long as he doesn’t point at me.
And how good would Hiddleston look in white tie?
(Now the thread is complete!)
“As long as he doesn’t point at me” – I know what you mean…
But I like the fact that he fingered Anna Wintour too 😉
And Hiddleston would look smokin’ H-O-T, now that you perfectionist asked it 🙂
Now I’ve got horrid images of Ben/Anna (ha!) together. Shudders…..
Ugh… Vesta, what have you done. The images…
(And yes, can we please call them Benanna together? Like… banana. And here come more images…help.)
http://torrilla.tumblr.com/page/3
i don’t know if this link will work, but Torrilla on tumblr has Hiddles in Victorian white-tie as part of filming Crimson peak.
I need more classic and not so costume-y and with his own hair. But I do like those pics.
@sighs
you might find an old School pic of Hiddles in white tie, poor man had to wear it everyday at Eton College.
UHG. Anna Wintour. BUT even The Wicked Witch Of Manhattan cannot take away from my great joy at seeing Benedict looking like this; total, utter, class.
Nope. I’ll pass on all of them thanks ( they’ll be devastated I’m sure….) . Hugh Jackman is a great looking guy and seems a really nice one too. Can also act a bit- excellent turn in Prisoners last year. But for admiring rather than anything else…
http://londonphile.tumblr.com/post/84940973471/cutie-with-a-top-hat-and-a-rose
Why is he always stealing roses from after parties? Something to tuck behind the ear before he dances? A predilection for rose petal baths?
Do I spy the glasses?
At least we know he more than likely needs them for reading and he’s not a tit who wears glasses for fashion.
(As someone who wore glasses from age 7 and got laser eye surgery in 2007 I will never understand wanting to wear glasses for fashion only)
*roses could be for secret girlfriend who is never allowed to travel or be seen with him despire him being utterly smitten. She’s transported around in a giant trunk he bought in an antiques fair. She’s brought out only to tell him what hes wearing is ridiculous, he knows he’son a winner, shuts it and prances on his merry way.
Yes and they definitely appear to have lenses in them.
Ah, the roses are his secret signal! And his lunch dates with friends, too! “If you see me out with a brunette actress and unnamed blonde, it means I love you. If you see me with Tertius Bune, it means I want to go out to the movies with you later but you need to sneak in through the emergency exit and sit two rows down and four seats over, and only order Fanta. It’s how I know you love me too.”
@ MissMary, you have me rolling at my desk!
@Raven: LOL, yay? For a Tuesday evening, not a bad thing, to laugh at one’s desk.
I can really picture this as a romcom with him as the Hugh Grant type but assier (so more like Hugh Grant IRL), trying to stash his secret love as he plays single guy around H’wood and London. Arranging ever-more-complex signals…
“Right, so I’m going to wear the plum trousers again. This means meet me at six and–”
“I know, I know. The flat cap means wear the Thatcher mask so no one knows we’re together.”
MissMary on a roll.
http://www.justjared.com/2014/05/06/benedict-cumberbatch-lunches-with-dakota-johnson-decorates-his-face-with-napkins-to-make-her-laugh/
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.632378883521957.1073741903.525591397534040&type=1
Benedict had lunch today with Dakota Johnson (Anastasia Steele in the upcoming 50 Shades of Grey movie) and a female friend.
Yep… And Dakota is dating Jordan Masterson, last checked. And “female friend” Looks a lot like Niece Emily.
Her name is Emily, but it’s Emily Ward…frien of Dakota’s, married to Patrick Carney of The Black Keys. At this point, I’m cautiously putting my chips on the existence of a secret boyfriend…
@platospopcorn: I saw that idea being floated again after some pics of him arriving at the after-party with a male friend in tow.
I hope the Scientologists aren’t trying to recruit him… Jordan Masterson is a Scientologist and I’m pretty sure Dakota Johnson joined up after they’d been dating a bit. And he was friends/hung out with Elisabeth Moss, who is a lifetime member… They do tend to like to recruit from the hot celeb lists. Hmmm.
@platospopcorn – maybe he’ll come out just in time to promote Imitation Game!
If he becomes affiliated with scientology, my disappointment will know no bounds. Seriously, I would lose all respect for him.
Me too no joke. He seems set on the Buddhist spirituality though.
i doubt very much he would adopt scientology. he’s very level headed about religion, and is probably atheist/agnostic like most in his social circle. plus he (and his people) knows scientology would be terrible PR.
Re the scientology: I really doubt he’d join up but I do wonder if there’s been any conversion attempts made, esp as he seems to be seen with the pretty ladies who are members off and on, and it’s not a subtle religion when it comes to “reaching out” to the famous and trying to win them over.
Is Juliette Lewis a scientologist? He was very, very close to her during August: Osage County filming. That may be how he got introduced to others.
@ platospopcorn,
yes, Lewis is a scientologist. She is also a little bizarre in general and I was surprised she and Benedict became close on set. But he seems to keep some very odd company, so maybe he’s not always the best judge of character. The troubles of being naive.
Well. Sh*t. *looks down the thread to @LosingMyBCReligion’s post* Now, scientology IS something that would make me completely lose respect towards an actor/actress D= I might continue watching their films but nothing more. I really, sincerely hope BC would never do it. He doesn’t impress me as someone prone to this kind of thing.
I honestly think everyone who joins Scientology is a bit of an idiot. On the other hand there are quite a few actors/artists that are members of the cult and NEVER talk about it or do other crazy stuff in public. I guess I’m kind of okay with that…. (But that doesn’t mean that Cumberbatch should join them lol. Please don’t, I’d rather see him not as an idiot or someone with such severe problems in his life that he needs a sci-fi author to help him cope.)
@Isadora:
*sighs* I’m afraid they aren’t exactly idiots, they might be very clever and interesting actually. However, their mental/psychological state is such that they easily submit to totalitarian views. When a person joins a cult like scientology or Jehova’s Witnesses – frankly, ANY totalitarian sect – it meddles incredibly with their perception of the world, themselves and people around them. I view it almost as drug addiction and i think people like that really need professional psychological help =((
@missmary – where did you see those pix? link?
Not missmary, but I think she’s referring to these pics…
http://cumbertrekky.tumblr.com/post/84939668311/gracada-may-05-actor-benedict-cumberbatch
B’s compadre here is muy caliente, but judging from the casual attire, I’d put money on his being a stylist or wardrobe helper from RL. Or maybe not. I mean those guys would have been on duty BEFORE the big shindig, not the after party, right? Not really feeling this guy as a body guard, so…I have no idea, to be honest.
(Apologies for the clueless free-associative speculation. I’m feeling a bit flustered after seeing this guy’s jawline. Yum!)
Yeah I’m really beginning to think he’s gay too.
THey’re in with the images from last night on Getty. First row has two of them, second row has the third in the set of his arrival at the after party. His friend isn’t in white tie but he’s still in his tux. http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&p=benedict+cumberbatch&lic=rm&assetType=image
The gay thing… IDK… I don’t think he is but maybe bi? I Have no idea and no evidence or reason for thinking that other than a “feeling” which really amounts to no more than “Gee, I think he and this other dude would be a cute couple…wonder if he’d ever date a guy?”
@missmary, Idk either but I think it would upset me if he, having played gay characters whose lives were so damaged b/c of homophobia, remained closeted. Which isn’t reasonable, I know, but it just seems dishonest.
Sometimes I think he’s gay. Or bi. Most of the time I think he’s really immature. I love the guy but he acts like a 10 year old.
Thanks to both of you 🙂
@platospopcorn: Yep, those! LOL I think both our comments were in the mod queue and came up at the same time. 🙂
Dudebro with Benny is looking a little to put together to be a stylist, imho, but I could be wrong. He looks really “done” in that “I’m going for casual but not TOO casual” way (then again, if I was a stylist for a big event like that, I’d want to look awesome for the evening too). BUT yeah they’re usually on before the event, and don’t follow the client/celeb into the afterparty with a hand on the arm. I’m going with non-famous friend, tbh, or maybe a local handler because Niece Emily couldn’t make it from London.
that guy looks like one of those handler/wrangler types. they usually don’t show up in photos but they’re always around celebs when they go to the big events.
Those pics are a tad odd! He is handsome whoever he is!
I’m sure you’re right, @blended. I used to wonder why someone would need a “handler”, but then I cant imagine trying to navigate a crush of photographers, Autograph hounds, and the like. I would need a handler just to push me through and keep me from engaging the riff raff!
@mayhem14:
“I think it would upset me if he, having played gay characters whose lives were so damaged b/c of homophobia, remained closeted.”
If he’s indeed bi (he can’t be pure gay because of his past known relationships with women), i agree with you. But judging by these pics, i think @blended is right and this guy is a handler.
Honestly never got the gay or bi vibe from him (or Hiddles, because it’s sometimes said about him too).
Neither Karon or Emily seemed to be with him so my money is on someone from the PR firm making sure he gets from MET to after party. He’s not exactly interacting with him like you would a friend and he wasn’t pictured with him inside to my knowledge.
As for other lunch thing, they meet at the gala, chat, find out they’re staying in same/nearby hotel, decide to go for brunch the following day.
I’m in a good mood so probably being naive but my photo set-up senses aren’t even tingling with this. Paps are all over NY because of the MET (sites were full of photos of people from the morning after who don’t normally get papped), and they find out where most celebs are staying (especially if there is a few in one hotel) but if they were set up my money’s on her people, she’s even less known than he is and he got all the buzz from the night before.
I agree with you, @Lindy79. If i had to compare though, i’d probably say that Cumby’s vibes sometimes miiiiiight be sliiiightly gay if you scrutinize him very hard. And if you really want to feel those vibes 😀
Hiddles doesn’t come off as gay/bi at all to me. And don’t get me wrong, this is coming from someone who loves Patrick Wolf and Simon Russell Beale and Ben Wishaw so i’m not in denial lol.
He is one homely man. His face is long, his eyes vapid, his teeth are yellow. What is the deal with this guy?
Aaaah… so many questions.
Eddie, why do you look so dead?
Eddie’s girl, doth mother know you weareth her drapes?
Neil, why, oh why the awful make-up? And what happend to your hair? And why are your trousers so short? And why don’t you wear socks?
And why does your man wear a harequin costume? And why does it give him a BONER?
Deborra, why does your dress look like it’s made out of a nun’s habit? The Sister Act costume department wants it back! (And Deloris van Cartier her shoes.)
And finally: Met Gala, why do you always bring the worst out in these fashionably impaired people?
Are we sure Dakota still has a boyfriend? I don’t see anything past Jan this year. Also, I don’t think she turned to Scientology despite the boyfriend/ex boyfriend being a believer.
It’s an odd outing/pairing – she is much younger than Cumby and haven’t seen or heard of them being friends/working together before. Maybe they met at the gala? Saying that – why take a third person if it was a lunch date and also there are more photos than this which show them leaving rest. and Cumby is pointing and goading the paps – I think if it were a date, he would have been annoyed to have his pic taken.
https://twitter.com/ohdakotajohnson/status/452833968241385472/photo/1
She was at her boyfriend’s birthday party last month, for what it’s worth. Whether or not they are still together I don’t know. It’s certainly possible that she and Benedict met at the gala. Perhaps they have a common link through another actor or are going to be working on a project together.
I really doubt it was a date. Dakota and her bf were at a Holy Week event just a few weeks ago and pap’d together in Spain afterwards hanging out w/Dakota’s half-sister Stella. And the other lady with them is married to someone from the Black Keys (thanks to Platospopcorn for pointing that out!). Seems like he just was hanging out before he heads back to London then Poland for that indie film fest thing his movie is at on the 10th.
He sparked so much speculation w/Liv Tyler last year for going on a friend-outing, too… I really think he’s just a guy who has female friends and not-date-dates, like this one. I agree–I really think he’d be a lot more circumspect if this was a “real date” and not just a “let’s go grab some lunch” thing.
It may be sceptical – but I think this might be a bit of a friendly PR outing set up by their people. Dakota needs all the publicity with 50 Shades the Movie coming up, barely anyone knows her yet. BC is super internet popular – perfect demographic too. And Mr. C is already campaigning on the downlow for the Weinstein supported ‘The Imitation Game’, trust me. It’s HW people, he’s part of it now, like it or not. No idea if Johnson has a BF or not, but this is great PR one way or another. It’s kind of lame, but it’s the game. (Oops, corny rhyme…) Not that I would put it past BC to be interested in a younger woman, as so many of his peers are too, I think a younger partner might happen for him anyway, esp. if he still wants kids of his own in the future and continues being single. He should rather get on with that ‘plan’ and try to marry someone as classy as Colin Firth’s wife, a bit closer to his age and intelligence.
Wouldn’t be the first time celebs have been set up on a high-vis outing and I wouldn’t be shocked if this were the case, esp as he’s having crap luck with his movie filming schedule this year (Lost City of Z has been moved, it seems, and the other films have fallen through or also been moved around). Keep his name in the media, get her some good PR esp as she’s about to star in a movie that’s already being mocked thanks to it’s source material, and have a friend along for “modesty” sake in the case Dakota is still dating Jordan Masterson, or even just a “omg, I’m having lunch with Benedict Cumberbatch!” “OMG LET ME COME!” thing.
The 50 Shades screenplay was written by Kelly Marcel, who is friends with Tom Hardy (they work w/a theater company in the UK). Maybe that’s a roundabout way they know each other? Let’s play six degrees of separation!
@Jany/Miss Mary
Yeah, could be a PR outing, but it seems too random…either there’s a connection between the two we’re missing or they’re in talks on the same project–which was the case with Liv Tyler, but the movie never got made because of financing issues.
@Katie: Very true. Well, they did meet at the Met Gala the night before so either…
1.) They like each other and wanted to have lunch and she brought a friend along as a buffer/fun outing.
2.) Shared possible project (esp possible as he’s got Sunny March w/Adam Ackland and maybe he’s scouting her to be in a film?)
3.) She’s friends with the scientologists he knows and they were “urged” to go hang out (even if he never ever ever converts, the faith is known to encourage this sort of outing to “send out feelers,” etc).—least likely, imho
4.) Secretly dating (also unlikely)
Someone posted on another site I frequent that they’ve met Dakota and she is “sweet, but about as intelligent as a wet napkin”. Considering her mother, I don’t doubt this. And it’s the main reason why I don’t think this anything will come of this. Benedict’s girlfriends have all seemed fairly intelligent and he does seem to value that trait in a partner.
@MissMary:
“he’s having crap luck with his movie filming schedule this year (Lost City of Z has been moved, it seems, and the other films have fallen through or also been moved around)”
What about that Oldman’s project, Flying Horse? I thought it was announced ages ago. Isn’t it up for filming yet?
It could be worse, they could be out shopping together at Whole Foods in LA after knowing each other 3 days and taking endless trips out for coffee.
*Kaley and Henry I’m looking in your direction*
or walking around Miami, in his jeans and dress shoes topless, yet carrying his t-shirt.
*Simon Cowell, sit down*
This just looks like people who went out for lunch, got papped, they sat indoors and kind of hidden, and he made a joke about it by putting napkins on his face (he looks right at the camera in one, so he’d obviously spotted them and looks a bit pissed off).
@IntroOutro: Flying Horse never had funding–Oldman was just talking about what he wanted to do with it.
Oh i see, thanks for info! It’s a pity on the one hand because Fiennes, but maybe not that much pity on the other hand because another biopic lol.
Holy Week and Spain pics are 2013… He’s quite attractive in a quirky way.
ooooh, too true! I just googled using “past month” as a limitation and didn’t check the dates.
This is the most recent one I found with this year’s date: http://everythingdakotajohnson.tumblr.com/post/82086190946/dakota-johnson-and-boyfriend-jordan-masterson-new
Thanks!
I love how in the photos with Cumby, he is cut out! She is very quirky – i think she is very pretty.
Does BC know Jamie Dornan? That could explain things. Either way, if he’s dating her, I am not impressed.
Eddie (but he has to stop making that face), Paul, and Hugh in that order.
Hi, folks. New here. Been following BC for about 6 months. As my screen name says, not sure I can do it anymore, Still think he is excellent as an actor, but . . . . Straws in the eyes in the London pub last fall? Photobombing on the red carpet to tickle Helen Rushbrook (who won him on an ice cream carton)? Napkins on the face to impress a couple of women he just met? Gay, bi, straight (with secret girlfriend or with Karon of the low hanging fruit or pining for Olivia)–I’m not sure I care, no matter how hittable he looks in white tie and tails. Does anybody else have the impression we all have to say ‘adorkable’ a trifle too often? I feel myself drawn to the Hiddles contingent. I’m up here in Toronto where the almost-as-lovely TH has been behaving admirably to fans and their children, not like a child himself (see BC). Say something to pull me back in or I think I’m cutting my raft free . . . .
That’s a very dumb reason to be honest.
So what if he does all this goofy stuff to make people around him laugh or be amused?? Who wants to go out and sit there being all serious??
The best part is he is not going to change himself for his fans or other people who think this is an act. He has a child inside him which was established long back if you were following his career throughout. 6 months isn’t much because I have been his fan for good 2 years now and all these dorky things he does dont surprise me.
Plus you are forgetting its a bloody lunch date NOT some damn conference that one has to be on their best behaviour. As for Tom then please go ahead and join his fans, but I will ask you a question about your loyalty the day Hiddleston does something goofy like dancing, being over hyper in his interviews or does some silly trick like he did last year juggling stuff in the car. I am sure you’ll be sick of him as well then.
“As for Tom then please go ahead and join his fans, but I will ask you a question about your loyalty the day Hiddleston does something goofy like dancing, being over hyper in his interviews or does some silly trick like he did last year juggling stuff in the car. I am sure you’ll be sick of him as well then.”
I completely agree with @Duri. This will never end, @LosingMyBCReligion. Try to be more realistic and forgiving 😉
@Duri, the juggling in the car was part of a television show and he was ASKED to juggle. The whole premise of that show “Stars in Cars” is to have celebrities do silly things while in a car – the juggling wasn’t his idea. As for your claim that Cumberbatch doesn’t change himself for his fans, wasn’t the premeditated Oscar photobomb done at the request of a fan?
Oh wow, i didn’t know it was a part of a show! Thanks for info, @Lilacflowers!
Hahaha, dear, you shouldn’t have dragged Hiddles into this because now some certain Cumberbi.. er, Cumberladies will flock around and tell you how shallow and fake and ADORKABLE Hiddles is and how he hasn’t had enough serious films compared to The King of Biopic and what a sellout he is (although considering what Ben’s been doing these past months, that argument is invalid already lol).
Seriously speaking though, why not love both? And why do you need to create a perfect image in order to be able to love an actor? I’m afraid that unless you accept the fact that none of these screen people are perfect and all have flaws of various degrees, you’ll keep on getting disillusioned in each and every one. Now it’s Cumberbatch, then it’ll be Hiddleston, then someone else.
Honestly everyone is a bloody sellout in this business. I was only mentioning Hiddleston’s antics that he has done which she’ll find annoying when he does them in future considering she isn’t too fond of such things.
I honestly don’t care if they are doing all this for PR or what, as long as I don’t see them abusing a women, saying racist stuff, releasing a sex tape, being unprofessional or do something majorly horrendous then all is good. They both have flaws like you mentioned because both are humans and I rather love their flaws or stop caring anout them altogether. I don’t sit here and throw snark at them to look cool in front of some people on Internet .
@Duri: I wasn’t referring to you at all ^_^ Everything you’ve said is objective and correct.
They are both BC and TH so sweet and adorkable.. Actually it’s their dorkiness and silliness that I like the most… They’re kind of refreshing in the middle of all the prima donnas we get in the world of the famous. Maybe they’ll disappoint me someone, maybe not… Hope not… But they’re funny.. definetely… I’m a CumbyStoner?? CumbyFly? Hiddlesbatched??? YEP!!
Let’s create a new group of fans… 🙂 That like the m both… 🙂
I don’t mind his antics with straws and napkins. They are cute and refreshingly unpretentious in a world where so many people take themselves so dreadfully seriously. I think it’s as much about amusing himself as it is about amusing others. He likes to be entertaining and we love to be entertained by him, so it’s all good in my opinion. Let’s not forget that he is capable of incredible thought and depth as evidenced in many interviews.
I don’t blame him for the endless rumors about his love life because it’s the nature of the beast. He does nothing to court them. Hurtful and stupid rumors plague everyone in his position, regardless of A-list status, regardless of what they do with their love life. George Clooney constantly had rumors surrounding him, everything from being gay to being a womanizer to being abusive in bed and even though he’s engaged now, they’ll probably never stop entirely. If he’s not immune, Benedict never will be. He is best just following his heart and living his life without worrying what the press thinks.
Well said @ Raven, Duri and Intro Outro.
When I admire actors there are generally two possible reasons for this: 1) they are great at what they do, very talented and a joy to watch in movies or 2) they are just very, very hot lol. Sometimes I’m lucky and they are both to a certain extent. It helps when I think that an actor is actually intelligent, nice, fun and an overall good person. But I don’t understand why EVERY character trait of an actor has to be wonderful to me or compatible to my own personality. I mean, I’m a huge Hiddleston fan but I honestly doubt that we would be the best of friends in real life because we seem to be pretty different people. Does it matter? No, because I will in all probability never meet him and I will definitely never come into a position where I have to ponder if a friendship between us would work lol.
These people are celebrities. Enjoy their work, enjoy their photos, enjoy their interviews, but it’s not like you have decide to marry the man or not. And as long as neither Cumberbatch nor Hiddleston make something really crazy or unlikeable (drown little kittens, murder someone or turn into Shia LaBouf lol) I think all is okay.
@Isadora:
If Hiddles ever dates Kim Kardashian (thanks @Highland Fashionista if you’re reading this for the mental image lol), i miiiiight recoil XD
There are a number of serious things that might put me off an actor for good. Scientology or any other odious cult, badmouthing their partners/former spouses/colleagues, being a drama queen/taking themselves too seriously, OTT meddling with their face, doing very LQ films/indigestible PR stunts.. And generally losing control over themselves, their image and life. I sincerely hope neither Cumby nor Hiddles will ever do any of that.
Oh my god, Kim Kardashian. That falls under the “really crazy” stuff, wouldn’t it? And the rest… I’ll file under “really unlikeable” I guess. Good wording of clauses is everything in a fan/actor-contract 😀 And it doesn’t seem like either of them are prone to such things anyway, thank god…
Oh yes. Correct wording is our everything 😛
BY THE WAY. Since this thread has already been hiddlesbombed, have you seen the latest CP pics?
http://37.media.tumblr.com/6cb2b41e9053ce8c79c27e550b1daa73/tumblr_n56reyKftC1qeuzrdo6_1280.jpg
with Mia and
http://24.media.tumblr.com/64e14e50f588dfe31cebd73c21395e85/tumblr_n56reyKftC1qeuzrdo4_1280.jpg
with Jessica. I love how GDT plays with colours. And i LOVE how creepy Hiddles is in these spectacles. I want a full-fledged creepy horror character from him. He can pull it off easily, i thought he was intensely menacing bordering on violent in many scenes from Coriolanus and Deep Blue Sea. And unpleasant.
Good God! I do hope that Benedict and Hiddles have the sense to go no where near scientology. Not even for a good role in a Tom Cruise film. Being public school boys they may have propensity to slip into group/be one with the boys behaviour. However, if they did, I’d seriously recruit the crazy fangirls get on a plane and drag both boys by the curlies and put them in my cellar till they come to their senses.
I’m glad that so far no pics of Cumby posing with Kardashian have surfaced on her instagram (yes I looked to make sure.. and I’m not proud of it)
@intro
those pics are amazing, there are tons of them on twitter, too. I absolutely love following this film. And, reading Jim’s latest reviews on Facebook is very interesting.
Really really can’t believe how sexy Hiddles is looking. Channelling gothic evil, but damned horny as well. The sunglasses are amazing. I am wondering if Benedict is kicking himself.
Oh well, and Hiddles has started a right fan worship, over 200 fans turned up yesterday. LOL! and the daft bunny and Jessica went out to greet them. They are stark raving bonkers.
Intro, ooooooh, no I haven’t seen them!! And they are soooo good! *swoon* Damn… those sunglasses.
I’ve seen these though:
http://37.media.tumblr.com/9cfa546335d7e56b72c42bad9eff011c/tumblr_n56f5zQszV1qeuzrdo5_1280.jpg
and http://24.media.tumblr.com/0e263f51f2aa516907f13e400c8ef4af/tumblr_n56f5zQszV1qeuzrdo3_1280.jpg
It seems to be a picnic scene and I simply love the first one. The sunglasses, the parasol and Jesscia’s hat is a face! It’s creepy. And adorable. I want to have picnic with them.
And yes, the fans… wow… we already know that Hiddles is probably one of the fan-friendliest people out there, but I’m really surprised about Jessica. She seems like a very sweet and nice person, I’ve added her to my girlcrush list (which is a bit awkward for a reason).
@’P’enny:
Gotta check out Jim’s impressions! As for Cumby kicking himself – i think it’s been discussed elsewhere but i’ll repeat: imo it’s possible that Cumby wouldn’t/couldn’t convey the level of creepiness GDT probably requests. I usually perceive Cumby as more.. how should i put it.. Controlled? Straightforward? At least in terms of on-screen sexuality. Hiddles (as Wheatley very astutely noticed) has a spark of perversity/wildness underneath his establishment flair. It might be this that ultimately had Cumby pull out and Hiddles take his place.
Re: fan worship: the vids where our deranged bunny is hugging that little girl and dorking around with that boy are so so cute ^_^ Both Jessica and he are doing very good PR for the film already lol.
Oh yes, I love Jim’s diary! It’s a special treat for someone like me who absolutely adores film sets. Oh what would I give… On the other hand, Jim’s a bit of a whiner lol. I mean, yeah, working on a set for long, long hours isn’t exactly a piece of cake, especially with uncomfortable costumes and stuff like that. But I guess it’s even worse for the women with the corsets and shoes. However, I cut him some slack because he is one of the older cast members (and I often ask myself how older actors manage to keep up with the physicality this job demands) and because he gives us something as precious as this set diary.
@Isadora & Intro
He is having problems with his feet, and yesterday he was struggling with the scene and getting it right. I loved the description, where Del Toro says to jim he is being too Agatha Christie. LMAO.
I think Del Toro got a great cast, and the film looks like it is catching a real good buzz already, the costumes and Del toro’s attention to his directing seems to be screaming this film is going to be good. Seriously, making the actors do the same scene with Jim nearly 40 times! in two days. That must be tough.
I kind of agree with the Intro about Benny and his acting abilities. I’ve never seen him pull off perverted, creepy sexy, but that doesn’t mean he can’t.
@Isadora:
Goodness, i never noticed Jessica’s hat was a *face* This is O_O and gorgeous! I love how Jessica and Tom’s chars are all black and velvety and just ooze sex and danger, while Mia and Charlie’s chars are sunny and innocent. Damn, i need to rewatch Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth lol.
@’P’enny:
I think Cumby’s got a beautiful range! Maybe he just hasn’t yet met a director who would pull creepy and perverted out of him in a way that would be natural for both Cumby and the respective film. I think both he and Hiddles need to branch out into more diverse roles – and hopefully they will.
He was creepy in Atonement but not in the way we’re talking about. Still did a bloody good job though.
I’d like to see them both in something with a bit of dark humour.
Said it before and I’ll say it again, Cumby would SLAY in something like Veep.
Can we all agree that those sunglasses are awesome and this film will probably create a demand for round, wire-framed glasses with black lenses?
@Isadora
a dark humour film with both of them, written by Mark Gatiss and Co, would be magnificent. seriously, British film directors are missing a trick here, they need to get both in co-lead roles it would be superb.
@lilacflowers, those glasses are smart. very cool. I wonder if they were planned? sunny days may not have been on the agenda. Never seen Victorians wear sunglasses in films, so this is a real treat.
@Intro: Yes, sex and danger. And in the pic where Hiddles sits under Jessica’s parasol and kind of laughs with her…. ah, it’s such a sibling moment somehow. What a great decision to cast both of them as brother and sister.
I tried to picture Cumby in this role and while I think he does have a range (and I hope he gets more opportunities to show this), I can easily imagine that Hiddles might be the better fit. I’m all for perversity lol.
@lilacflowers: They are already on my shopping list.
Black comedy with Hiddles and Cumby, directed by Ayoade *dreams*
@Isadora:
The chemistry between Hiddles and Jessica is palpable even in pics! I’m not feeling much chemistry between him and Mia yet, maybe that’s due to sparsity of their pics together. I loved their interaction in OLLA though, it sparkled! And Charlie does seem to be the opposite of Hiddles here. All in all, the cast looks amazing indeed and GDT simply MUST make it work on screen.
no doubt about that chemistry between Jessica and Tom, it’s just jumping off the page. But, yes I loved the Mia and Tom scene in OLLA… “no Adam is not going to take you out.” Mia is very girly and little, and her vulnerability is going to be the huge contrast in the film, against Jessica who is a lot older and real acting powerhouse. I think Mia will stand up well to Tom’s flirting, off and on screen 😀
Hammer House of Perviness.
I can’t. Just look at these:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/b75881128e051e83481dbf8c1f454391/tumblr_n57hosCsvq1qeuzrdo7_1280.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/01fd4712760bb00726f5a9bf689d558f/tumblr_n57hosCsvq1qeuzrdo6_r1_1280.jpg
GDT is one of the most visual and stylish directors today.
Damn. I’m totally in love with the Sharpe siblings. And what book is she reading? (I’m a compulsive book title gawker) If the illustration in the book is actually a solar eclipse I might be dying.
Oh and to me it’s really insane how much he is Sir Thomas Sharpe and not Tom Hiddleston even in those few pics. It’s not only the costume (although it helps), his whole demeanor changes when in character, I think
Hahaha, it’s kinda hard to comment on CP pics in TWO threads but I’ll try! I agree with you. He doesn’t look like Tom Hiddleston, nor does he give off either Loki or Adam air. And I definitely like what I see and feel from these pics. He must have been in character when those were taken.
And I think we’re having a nice collective fangirl moment now ^_^
@LosingMyBCReligion hey there, it depends on what you’re looking for in an actor in general, I’d say. However I think your post is very well written and really hits the nail on the head. Especially when it comes to behaving childishly or stupidly for the sake of entertaining other people. I don’t see anyone before me taking up this point but I share your view on Helen Rushbrook & Co.
And if you look further and see who else he surrounds himself with and what douchebags most of them are – for instance the guys he made that short film Little Favour with and co-founded two companies with – I very much doubt his intelligence meanwhile.
I think we all need to remember something – Wanda has the final say and she isn’t letting any 24 year old who has been in and out of rehab and claim to fame is staring in a dirty movie near her little prince so it doesn’t matter if they hooked up or not….
Wanda will be recoiling in her tea cup when she sees this. Hahaha!
I get her being seen with him for PR, but not him with her….?
Seriously, the rehab was 7 years ago, she was 17 years old, holding it against her today is crap.
She’s not Lindsay Lohan and she looks healthy.
I don’t know what kind of relationship they have, I really doubt they’re dating but IF they date there’s no need to drag the girl down.
If a 37 year old man’s mother has “the final say” in his relationships than there is something seriously wrong.
I think Shiv was more joking than being serious about Wanda’s influence.
If she had that much sway, he’d have had about 3 kids by now. All dressed as owls.
Lol
@Lindy79 thanks 🙂 I was joking.
Oh Benedict, my Cumberdarling,
Please don’t be upset-
It’s just I cannot stand to see
A.W. claim you as her pet.
She’s simply using you, my dear,
As her accessory.
Please leave at once, my life’s for naught,
If you aren’t petting ME.