While I feel the brunt of the Mid-Atlantic Rainpocalypse today and throughout the weekend, many of the Dragonflies will get to enjoy Tom Hiddleston’s first-ever appearance on The Graham Norton Show. The show has been pre-taped and it will air tonight in the UK. BBC America has us on a one-week delay, so American Dragonflies will probably just have to look it up online. Shockingly, I can’t find any advanced clips online from the BBC. They’re keeping a tight lid on the Hiddles. The Hiddles is valuable!
Anyway, we already know the other guests – Tommy got to sit on the couch with his friend/mentor Kenneth Branagh, plus Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway. Hiddles was apparently fan-boying DeNiro about Heat, which to be fair is an excellent movie. DeNiro was game for it too, answering Hiddleston’s questions. Tom was asked (by Graham, I would guess) about dropping trou for Crimson Peak. Tom said: “I was happy to do it. In many of these situations it is the woman who is more naked and we wanted to re-dress the balance.” That goes along with what he’s said previously, that he took off his trousers for equality. Bless.
Update: THERE IS VIDEO NOW.
Also: here’s a look at one of the costumes Tom wears in I Saw the Light. RHINESTONE COWBOY.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, BBC.
And we are happy that you did.
I’m uncontrollably excited, myself. 😉
He’s happy, we’re happy, everyone’s happy!!
So SO happy!
I see what you did there.
Does there really need to be a new post every single time he talks about being naked?
The simple answer is yes
LOL
What we need is a post with pictures of him naked every single time he talks about being naked.
Lilacflowers is right. Words are not enough!
Yes, pretty please! 😛
perfectly reasonable request, LF.
ding-dong 🙂
Hear, hear!
my pulse is rising just sitting down to Graham Norton-but i cannot find a cinema giving the show times for Crimson Peak
Yes, there really does. It’s for science. And feminism. And a little bit of sunshine to end my day.
Well, at this moment I’m tired of my job and just want to kill my boss, so Tommy talking about being naked in a film makes my day brighter u___u
Can”t wait to see GN! What is Brannaugh promoting? Cindy DVD?
Possibly but he’s doing theater, starting this month, with Judi Dench and his own theater troupe in London,
Damn, he did that in a movie I won’t see. Even for Tom, I am not watching a horror movie, no matter how artistic, beautiful and romantic…
With the exception of The Muppets, War Horse, Midnight in Paris, and the Marvel films, he has bared his butt in quite a few films.
I mentioned last night in the previous thread that I just watched Archipelago. His butt makes a brief appearance in that too. In my experience this is par for the course in European movies.
He has a skinny dipping scene in Unrelated.
time Loki got naked… why should Thor have all the topless wet action mmmmm
Point is Tom gets naked in about half his films. (DBS focused a whole scene on his butt) He’s such a feminist.
Watch High-Rise instead 😉
I was already getting ready to ride, but then I saw that rhinestone cowboy… Oh well.
Right?!
Totally killed the momentum of the article/suit pictures. Like pouring a gallon of water over a flickering candle.
This is when his willingness to get nekkid compensates for the rhinestone suit. I’d let him keep his hat and boots on, but that’s it.
I’m going to have the “Like a Rhinestone Cowboy” earworm all day now…
Or as my dad thought it was “limestone cowboy”
Oh my god, when I looked at the first picture I didn’t even see Tom… I just thought “ahhh! why did Jason Bateman grow a beard and dye his hair and age ten years overnight?!”
And my darling husband Tom brings manspreading to the Graham Norton show, as only he can.
We’re ready for the weekend. Veranda guests will be able to step inside to avoid the wet weather. Colin has set up amble stores of beverages and food so just let him know what you want.
Tom will gladly spend the weekend explaining why he’s naked in three movies this fall – for equality. He’s a feminist.
Those down in the meadow, Mark has made arrangements for you to seek shelter in the old barn. The vending machines have been moved and the drones will make deliveries outside the door. Please, no violence.
Can he please be naked while he does his explaining?
TIA!
Of course!
I just love a man in a suit! And Lord Dragonfly does not disappoint!
Or out of a suit as the case may be….
hee. Yes.
When he says he’s getting naked…butt or full frontal? Both?? I need to know for science…
(At comic con Chris Hardwick asked GDT if we’d see “Loki’s pokey stick” and GDT nodded, but was he kidding?? I can’t wait two weeks!)
Those who’ve seen early screenings of CP say we don’t, just the Hiddlebum. He’s really not achieved true balance and equality until he goes Full McGregor.
Graham Norton’s site says we’ll see the video shortly after broadcast, so crossing fingers that Yanks will see it this evening.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06g0rkh
Sadly, when attempting to watch video on that site, a message will appear that it is only available in the UK.
I’ve tried in the past
I’m counting on Torilla or some other tech-savvy fan to post it up on YouTube for all of us.
@Lilacflowers- there are ways around that- I downloaded something or other on my computer that tricks my IP address into thinking it’s in the UK, so I can watch BBCi Player- I did it years ago so I don’t remember the name of the website but it’s worked well for me and my anglophilia!
I’m just looking forward to an interview in which he’s not answering the same old junket questions. This round of promos hasn’t delivered up much in the way of new or interesting Tom tidbits.
Lilacflowers, try Hola Unblocker to view region-restricted videos. I was able to watch the BBC showreel on the BBC website with it, so it should work for this as well. It seems to work best on Chrome for me.
For US viewers, BBC America might post clips ahead of the show airing next week. A few from the Matt Damon episode are already up on their site.
http://www.bbcamerica.com/the-graham-norton-show/videos/
But y’all are right, I expect the full show to be on YouTube or some such place nanoseconds after the credits roll in the UK.
It work using Chrome… watching it now:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unlimited-free-vpn-hola/gkojfkhlekighikafcpjkiklfbnlmeio?hl=en
@et alors Thank you! Yes, that worked and I was able to watch the whole show.
The reports from those who have seen both CP and High-Rise are butt only.
According to fan reports from various film festivals- at least in CP and High Rise- it’s just Hiddlesass, no Conda. High Rise includes a shower scene though, so I imagine we’ll get a full from-behind body shot of wet Tom and that is FINE BY ME! God, I hope that movie get a US distributor soon.
Sorry, Phoebe, I’ve read that it’s only chest-up shots for the shower scenes (plural).
Also, Lilacflowers, I think the report of nudity in ISTL was a mistake on the part of the Vulture reporter that’s been taken as fact, so it’s just two movies, not three. None of the spoilers I’ve read from people who have actually seen ISTL mention nudity, not even by the woman in the fur coat.
You mean it wasn’t a case of fur coat no knickers after all? 🙂
Actually you see her tits, the woman in the fur coat. Hank had on clothes though.
Ah, thanks, jammypants. One of the reviews I read said there wasn’t nudity, but I guess she was just referring to Tom. I guess that accounts for the R rating ISTL received, along with the language. I thought for sure it would get a PG-13 to appeal to a broader audience.
@et alors? really? when I went, at least from what I remember, it was PG-13. It’s currently unrated by the MPAA. They didn’t show any obvious drug usage and there wasn’t even a sex scene, just kissing or fondling.
@jammypants, I saw a post about it this morning on the insanely-smart Tumblr page, but I didn’t check to see if it was sourced.
Perhaps there is confusion due to Crimson Peak getting an R rating? I would expect High Rise to get the same, but NOT I Saw the Light–can’t imagine SPC distributing an R rated film.
@jammy – how much swearing was there in ISTL? It’s a silly rule, but I vaguely remember that the US ratings board has hard limits for certain four-letter words, otherwise it’s straight to R-town, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
The director of the first Bourne film talked about it in the DVD commentary – even with all of the violence, if the hero said “f*ck” more than once they could have kissed their box-office-friendly pg-13 rating goodbye. I think they even had meetings about where/when to use it in the script to best effect.
@jammy @et alors @TB @dara – I think I counted about 4 instances of “f@ck” in ISTL. It was 14A in Ontario for TIFF, but that doesn’t equate to PG-13. As for SPC – OLLA and Whiplash both had R ratings for language. So they have no problem with it.
He can get naked anytime he wihes, though I’d prfer him to get naked in my bedroom, livingroom, kitchen… everywhere…
And I Thomas will be happy to watch.
Meh. It’s only his butt. Wake me when he goes full frontal.
I agree it would be worth the headlines if we were able to get a good look at the Buckingham phallus. His butt is quite a sight though. Round and high and perfect.
“Buckingham phallus” hahahahahahhaa
Oh my stars, look how happy he is in all his fringy, blindingly white, large hatted brilliance. You just know after the director yelled cut, Fiddles hid from the costume folk so he could wear it just a little longer. And I bet he did a little shimmy from time to time just to seed the “fringe dance.”
He loves to shimmy. He should shimmy all the time
He should shimmy naked.
I blame @Nutty’s bad influence (and a few others, you know who you are), but I confess that when I just now conjured up a mental image of the naked Hiddles shimmy it looked something like this… http://thebosonparticle.tumblr.com/post/83232025796
Dara, I take no responsibility for your smutty thoughts.
Oh dear.
I wish I had that much courage to get “nekked” in front of all those people on set only to be seen by millions of people in the theater. The fewer the better for me.
I don’t get why this is a thing still being talked about to promote his movie. Are the reviews bad? Is that why he’s stuck with the nudity angle? Tom’s been naked in a lot of movies. Nothing new here.
If I had to guess, they spent too much money on it (budget+marketing) and are nervous about recouping.
Test screenings weren’t all raves, and since then, they’ve had an endorsement for buzz from Stephen King and a screening at a small niche film fest which was sure to be friendly to it. These are usually the moves you make if you’re worried about box office and don’t think the reviews are going to be enough to buoy it.
Unless I’m mistaken, it’s only Tom’s butt on display, and we’ve already seen quite a few other male stars’ butts, so it’s hardly crossing some sort of Rubicon for Toddles. On the other hand, quite a few actresses have been going full frontal, and breast exposure is at this point nearly a contractual must. But the number of male stars doing full frontal, which is what I call “naked” is still very small: Fassbender (who was only too happy to display his admittedly generous equipment in “Shame”), Mortensen in “Eastern Promises”, one quick flash of Affleck in “Gone Girl” that was gone nearly as soon as the frame came up, and of course there’s Farrell’s notorious sex tape, and there are some photos of Tom Hardy full frontal somewhere. But that’s about it.
Toddles can talk about “going naked” when he goes full frontal the way, e.g., Alicia Vikander and the other androids had to do in “Ex Machina” recently.
Maybe he’s trying to send a message: “I don’t have any problem to appear completely naked in a movie, so scripts that requires my hiddlesconda are welcome” xD
But, who knows? xD
We can only hope . . .:)
From your lips to (the film) god’s ears!
Tom Hardy did full frontal for Stuart a Life Backwards, admittedly he’s running around with a knife on a drug fueled bender. That movie just makes me cry – its so sad.
True – and Mortensen’s turn was that ghastly sauna scene where he fights off the two Chechen thugs – full frontal or no I had to look through my fingers. I do believe in his salad days, Daniel Craig has a full frontal from some film, I’ve seen the screencap but can’t remember the film.
Jeremy Irons in Damage did full frontal. Nothing sexy about the scene though– his character is running down the stairs where his son has fallen to his death.
Harvey Keitel in the Piano. About as anti-erotic as full frontal can get I have to say.
These and Mortensen’s scene in EP are what I would call brief flashes, painstakingly serving the plot, nothing gratuitous– not at all comparable to the female naked scenes in, say, GOT.
Ewan McGregor! at one point he insisted it was in his contract…
Don’t forget the skinny dipping scene with a very young Rupert Graves and Julian Sands in A Room with a View. I’m pretty sure Rupert Graves went full frontal in another movie as well.
James Purefoy in Rome. Apparently, he’s quite impressive.
I remember that scene quite well
Purefoy is a beauty. It’s an oil-bathing scene, I think.
Yes, he’s very naked and all slathered in oil.
@seesittellsit: yep. I get he’s trying to be cute, but the whole me showing my butt is somehow equality/feminism is annoyingly flippant when you consider how differently we treat male and female nudity on screen. It’s actually kind of a serious issue. Joke once, okay, but stop now please.
The last photo of Tom in white suit is adorable.
Of course, if a male appears full frontal would that alter the rating of the film?
So far, so good on the reception HR is getting at LFF. I’ve seen a handful of tweets from journalists who’ve just seen it, and they seem to love it, especially Robbie Collin from Telegraph.
https://twitter.com/robbiereviews/status/649966201460928512
Since Ballard and Wheatley are Brits, that’s what I would expect.
I thought LFF started next Wednesday. Why are there advance screenings?
Neil Young (Jigsaw Lounge) hated it when he saw it at one of the recent European festivals, and he’s a big Ballard *and* TH fan. I don’t expect there to be consensus on the film even with a potentially more receptive European audience.
Not sure about advance screenings, but another journalist mentioned that this was a general screening, with the press screening taking place on Thursday.
As fans have much higher expectations than general audience it could be much more difficult to satisfy them. I have read some reviewers who are angry with HR because the film does not emphasize the aspects they think important.
Bless you Tom!!! Another reason I’m looking forward to that film. 😄
First clip from The Graham Norton Show, with Tom giving his best De Niro face:
https://twitter.com/Loki_Page/status/649984541587730432
Ooh, six minute video posted by TGNS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfT-UZCA6Tg
haha! I cringed a bit but his Walken was pretty good! His accent slips through now and again, but I loved how much Kenneth Branagh cracked up at the impressions.
It’s nicer to see someone enthusiastic as opposed to those who think they should act “cool” all the time.
And more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6ho6t4YjCk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95kyK6_UT8Y
ETA: I’m not getting any work done today.
lol! I’ve never seen him stumble over words so much like this. His inner kid is showing and it’s precious.
Can he sit still for 7 seconds? Dies to have adhd?
@Queen – nerves?
Damn, that was charming. I love to see Tommy so nervous, blushing and completely & utterly excited at the same time.
His impression of Graham Norton was hilariously spot on.
So like him. A bit cringeworthy but mostly charming. I like his impression of GN rather than that of De Niro. It’s good to see him so excited and childlike.
Didn’t Tom already do full frontal in Unrelated? I mean you see his bits even in the grainy cam, night shot.
Just google: “tom hiddleston unrelated pool scene”, click on the fourth picture, then when the tumbnails show up, click on the first image, second row *cough*
He’s a big boy 😉
I wont know how thankful I’ll be until I see the movie. He looks a little slim for my taste – I like sturdier-looking men.
it’s tall slender men for me-but watch him in Coriolanus and sturdiness is not a problem nor his fitness and speed.
And I am happy you are happy for this *great* sacrifice, sir. 🙂 If my husband gets to oogle Cuoco, this will be my equivalent indulgence to drive him crazy. For whatever reason, I’m trying to picture him with what Hemsworth was packing in Vacation. lol
I do look forward to the day the Hiddlestoners is unleashed in full glory (and with greater visibility than in the much ‘rewound’/scene in Unrelated.)
But until then, I am MORE than happy to support Tom’s efforts at equal butt time. Or any portion of his anatomy, really, from abs to eyes. His physical body is just one part of his acting tool kit–and IMO he uses EVERY tool in his kit to great effect!
or did you mean every TOOL? 😉
And I’ve JUST now realized (when it is too late to change) that sneaky, last-minute autocorrect changed HIDDLESCONDA to HIDDLESTONERS. Heee.
and I didn’t even notice that either. 🙂
love it
Graham Norton show was hilarious, Tommy didn’t disappoint although I was cringing slightly at some impressions and he looked amazing as usual BUT as I mentioned on another thread his face looks very different to me, I think he may have had work done. I didn’t want to believe it and I’m not an expert on plastic surgery but maybe botox or fillers or something…..he looked very tight to me. I love his wrinkles and in photos they are still prominent but is make up for television really that good? I don’t know maybe I’m seeing things…… he has some mighty fine legs though omg he is so tall! All in all a nice way to end a Friday night Anne Hathaway sort of faded into the background surrounded by De Niro, Branagh and our boy. I can’t stand her I think she’s quite rude as well cuts people off when they are talking…. ugh I hate her.
I don’t think he had work done. He filled out. It really hit me when I looked at an old D23 pic of him (2013) and saw him now, his face is less bony looking. He just has more meat on him, imo.
He seems to gain weight recently – I mean, within these 2 weeks. Even in some of TIFF pics, his face has that sharpness. I can see that his neck is much thicker than before.
I’ve been wondering for awhile about his face. Definitely a photo facial to smooth out skin but he looks softer under the eyes, no darkness. I dont think it’s all make up and weight gain. Doesn’t really matter since they all do something to maintain looks. Actually all I care about are those spidey legs..,,,
I don´t know, to me he just gained a little weight.
Look this pic that someone took outside BBC 2 yesterday. He looks the same, maybe a little tired:
twitter.com/Loki_Page/status/649816061051731968
And from this, you can see how he changed over the last 10 years:
twitter.com/twhiddleeston/status/649590980425990144
Here’s a practical question – what kind of “work” are we talking about that will get rid of dark circles? I have them and I desperately want to give them away to first passing stranger, but I can’t get rid of them.
Also, what’s a “photo facial”? Are we talking acid peel, micro-derm or something else? I don’t think botox or fillers are for me, I’m still relatively wrinkle free, but I’m not liking how the texture of my skin is changing as I get older. Regular old moisturizers just don’t seem to cut it any more.
Photo ga ials are for hyperpigmentation, aren’t they? If he is getting that to address sundamage, he is making a good choice. I don’t think he has enough wrinkling for both or fillers to make sense.
@Dara wrinkle free is exactly when you should get botox if you plan on getting it, It’s not curative, it’s preventative! I also get dark circles, derm recommended some sort of a calcium based filler mixture for immediate results but for now a combo of Retin-A and Clinique’s orange-y line worked fairly well for me. I’m such a Retin-A fangirl, I go full Tommy whenever someone asks about it.
He should have done an impersonation of Anne H., but that might have been a bit too META for even TommyAnne!
hahahaha
I agree. If you compare to older photos you can see that the shape of his face has gone back to how it was, only he is not so baby-faced now he has aged a bit.
I enjoyed the show, it’s a shame he couldn’t relax a bit but he must have been very keyed up – they didn’t show it but audience reports were that he played and sang some of Hank’s music. That must have had the adrenaline pumping, as well as meeting De Niro.
Oh, he did sing indeed! I was wondering about it. I saw only the you tube clips, but he looked like an overly excited tall happy puppy. His hyper-excitement is understandable though.
Lord. Watching that clip, I kept yelling, “Tom! SHUT UP!”
But he was literally bouncing with eagerness when Norton started talking about impressions: “Pick me! Pick me! I can do it! Pick me!” Actor as Jack Russell Terrier, honestly.
SO obviously a set up! No surprises here, I’m quite sure DeNiro was told exactly what was going down well in advance. Perhaps he made Hiddleston do a bit for him before they even went out there, to ensure he wouldn’t find it so bad it was embarrassing.
I think this is his weakness. It used to annoy me, but I think I understand him a little more these days and just wish him well. He really, really, really, REALLY wants to be an actor, and no matter where his accomplishments are, I think he feels like the noob in any room and can’t help himself. Honestly I think I understand that. When you think about where this might be coming from, how can you not feel some sympathy for him?
Yeah, I think you’re right, Miss J. He’s the excitable, piddling puppy and particularly in the presence of DeNiro (they were all fangirling him, actually), he couldn’t contain his enthusiasm. I thought his babbling over the Hiddlestoner’s question was funny. He’s rarely at a loss for words, but couldn’t get his canned answer to come out smoothly, he was so nervous.
I would have enjoyed seeing the singing segment. That’s the one thing I was hoping we might see while he’s promoting — a few samples of his playing and singing HW songs.
PS, I liked his Pacino better than his DeNiro.
PPS: Thanks for the Hola tip, et alors.
If you watch the entire show, he sits rather quietly through most of Norton’s interview with DeNiro and a long segment with Anne Hathaway and Branagh talking about his theater plans before it is his turn. Norton did tease him a bit about being a fanboy for DeNiro and put him on the spot with the question about the fandom, which he did describe rather accurately. Norton usually asks anyone who can perform impressions to do impressions of whoever is on the couch that night. He has made no secret of his admiration for DeNiro over the years. DeNiro seemed to be enjoying it and reassured him at several points. And Branagh paid him quite a few compliments, including holding him up with DeNiro as being the two most prepared actors he has directed – and that had to feel really good.
That was my take as well. Tom sat politely until called upon. Branagh chattered on as much as Tom, but Ken’s personality comes off differently. I really enjoyed the Frankenstein bit.
The lineup was really perfect with his idol, his mentor and the original AnnE all sharing the sofa with him.
Now I want to see him on Chatty Man again… is that still on?
I really enjoyed all four guests. @Lilacflowers, I loved that little aside from Ken about how Tom and De Niro take their craft so seriously. Anne was cute, and the red chair bit at the end was sweet. De Niro was De Niro, but I thought he seemed the most engaged when he was talking with Tom about the cafe scene. De Niro has said before that he likes giving advice to other actors, and I’m sure he’s used to receiving adulation from them. I loved how Graham Norton was giving Tom a hard time throughout, though.
Tom was very obviously nervous, what with the constant thumb-twiddling, leg-rubbing, tie-fiddling, and pulling of the hair, but I would be, too, if I met one of my idols. I think he even acknowledged that he would be kind of a mess at the beginning of the show when he was shaking De Niro’s hand. I thought he was endearing, Ken was funny with his dirty jokes, Anne was natural and not cloying for the most part, and De Niro wasn’t checked out like in other interviews. I giggled throughout most of the show.
@et alors, I thought Anne’s criticism of her own voice when compared to Tom’s and Branagh’s was really funny.
@Lilacflowers, I replayed that part a couple times because I never realized that she *does* have a somewhat squeaky voice.
It was too embarrassing to watch.
THIS. Sorry, but it WAS embarassing….. It was so embarassing that I had to switch the channel. No hate, really, I like the guy, but he was way too fanboyish.
His face looks bloaty and is he always this over eager? He spoke more than anyone else.
He will play a soldier in that King Kong movie, so he needs to gain weight and muscles for his next role.
I think Tom was nervous. De Niro e that question about his fans was to much to handle it.
He might have been. I’ve never seen him stumble over an answer like that before.
PS, I have a three week old niece who also has the name Allegra.
That question was tough. He couldn’t lie and say all his fans were nice and great, not after all those hard times they gave to him. I really felt bad for him. The bright side is that he finally met one of his idols, De Niro.
P.S: Hope that this name bring so much Joy and happiness to your niece.
I hope she does. Right now, a few people have laughed when I said her name because they wonder if she was named after medicine.
@Madly – you tell those silly people to hush if they laugh! Allegra is a beautiful name – it’s one of my favorites. @Allegra, if that is truly your legal name then I am all kinds of jealous. If you picked it as an alias for CB – well, then you have excellent taste, so you are awesome either way you choose to look at it.
Thanks @Dara, that is really sweet of you to say.
@ madly:
Like Dara said people can be siily and also ignorant. Next time, when someone asks you niece´s name, tell then first the meaning of her name and then the name. I bet they will say that your sister or brother made a good choice.
@ Dara:
Thank you, but It is alias. My real name is hard to pronounce and also to write. Since i was a litlle kid, I had to spell it.
Re: putting on weight in the last couple of weeks/looking ‘bloaty’, I reckon he might be in the bulking phase of building muscle. You bulk, so you have the fat stores you need to build muscle, then you train to build the muscles, then you lean up again to show them off.
Could be, it looks bad tho. His face looks stretched and puffy.
sometimes…I just want him to hush and sit back and ooze his man sex.
He is normally much more relaxed and laid-back during interviews. He usually sells the impressions and his antics because of the confidence he projects while doing them, without that they were a little bit cringey to watch.
He came across as very sweet and well-meaning, though. I think one of the reasons he tends to handle interactions with fans well is that he does understand how they’re feeling when he meets them.
I am on side with everything you said, KTE.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau tweeted the YouTube link of Tom’s impressions, and Devon Sawa tweeted this: Tom Hiddleston’s impressions just had me smiling from ear to ear, for a few solid minutes. Thought that was cute.
@et alors:
Glad to hear that. Good to know that people are not laughing of him or thinks that he is joke.
If Twitter is anything to go by a few people found it cringey/ too much, but most people seem to have enjoyed it.
The nature of these shows is that the filming goes on for a lot longer than we see, and it is then edited down to the ‘best’ bits. So we got quite a concentrated burst of impressions in an hour’s show, which in real life would likely have been filmed across a few hours. He surely spent longer talking about Crimson Peak than we saw, as well as talking about I Saw The Light and playing/singing.
The show producers decided to put the nervous fangirling and impressions in rather than more film talk, presumably because they thought it was the most entertaining, but it slightly skews the audience’s perception of him.
@Allegra, you might like these random tweets. Kevin “Dot Com” Brown of 30 Rock fame said Tom’s impressions were spot on, and as I LOVED Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet, I got a tickle out of seeing Olivia Hussey retweeting one of the news articles and commenting that she enjoyed the video.
@KTE, I agree with you about the pacing of the show. Like Lilacflowers said a couple threads up, Tom was quiet through much of the show until it was his turn. It was obvious that he knew he’d be doing those impressions, although it looked like his nerves got the best of him, but having a 6-minute stretch of him doing impressions made it seem as if he were hogging the limelight. Also, someone who went to the show said Tom sang Elton John in addition to the Hank Williams song, but I guess they wanted to focus on Crimson Peak.
As for those people who tweeted or posted that they could do better impressions than him, my response to most of them is, “Sure, Jan.”
Allegra The haters will always find something to criticise. I’m sure Tom was told to do the impressions on the show.
Looks like someone bump into Tom yesterday and called him a legend actor:
instagram.com/p/8WTEzVFIPd/
Oh my God,I don’t think I’ve ever seen TH at a loss for words before in an interview.. It’s hilarious….
Anastasia Brown (Nashville-based Film/TV music supervisor) is tweeting that Tom will perform on the Grand Ole Opry on Nov. 27th, ISTL’s release date.
https://twitter.com/Anastasiabrown/status/650301223237611520
I hope it’s true — that’s a big deal to play the same radio show that Hank did. For those of you not familiar with the Opry, here’s a little primer for the show that’s synonymous with Country Music:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/10/02/things-know-grand-ole-opry/73244698/
CP is visually stunning but the story is meh. Chastain is definitely the standout, although Tom is good. It’s worth seeing but I wouldn’t expect like all stellar critic reviews.
I’ve read the script when it first leaked and it was such a bad story, I was hoping they would have improved it with all the rewrites.
Just read the comments on the DM website about the GNS and they are pretty universally slagging Tom off I’m afraid.
I did read that too and it kind of make me feel bad for him…thought I agree that he was cringeworthy.
I think the whole show wasn’t that embarassing for Tom it all but Norton edited it out that Tom could look like a complete fool and an upstart.
Lol yeah because homeboy NEEVVVVVAH EVAH overdoes it normally 😀
i agree Graham bordered on rude and patronising-hr really was very patronising about the whole fan following