Back in 2010, Colin Firth was the de facto king of the Toronto International Film Festival. He was on hand to premiere The King’s Speech, and Colin’s performance came out of the festival with the best Oscar-buzz of anybody. Colin followed TIFF with a low-key, emotional, and quietly efficient Oscar campaign and he ended up winning the Best Actor Oscar in 2011. In the past five years or so, this story has become more and more familiar – a film opens at TIFF to wildly positive reviews and major Oscar buzz, followed by a few more film festivals and a fall opening, followed by some huge awards. Argo followed a similar path last year too.
So who will this year’s King of TIFF be? Why, Benedict Cumerbatch, of course. TIFF just released the list of films which will be premiering at this year’s festival, and I think it’s safe to say that Cumby needs to just make himself very comfortable in Toronto this year because he will need to be all over the place. Cumby’s turn as Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate will open the festival on September 5th. Then he’ll also have to stick around to promote August: Osage County and 12 Years a Slave, both of which will be in competition. Which also means FASSBENDER will be in Toronto. *throws panties at Toronto*
If you go here, you can see the full list of films which will be premiering or screening at TIFF this year. I’m skimming the list for highlights… Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman will be promoting The Railway Man (a period drama). Emma Thompson should be around promoting The Love Punch. Ralph Fiennes has a movie too! It’s called The Invisible Woman – oh, that’s where he plays Charles Dickens. Got it. Oh, did you know Andre 3000 from Outkast is playing Jimi Hendrix in a bio-pic?! That’s amazing casting right there. Idris Elba will be there for the Nelson Mandela movie, Long Walk to Freedom. Matthew McConaughey’s Oscar-baity turn in The Dallas Buyer’s Club (he plays a man with AIDS in the 1980s) should get a lot of buzz too, along with Cumberbatch. Wow… TIFF is going to be Ground Zero for a lot of Best Actor Oscar campaigns.
Oh, and Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive will be screening at TIFF too. Which means… Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston, y’all. TIFF will be Ground Zero for dragonflies (and Tilda-loonies)!!!
Photos courtesy of PR Photos.
Can Hiddleston and Swinton hold hands again at TIFF? It was adorable at Cannes!
I’d like to see Cumby, Elba and Hiddles holding hands more. If you want to throw Swinton in there too, I’m okay with that.
Elba would eat them alive. Devour. I want Cumberston to go dancing & prancing together.
Good evening T.Fanty!
hmmmm…a hand holding man-sandwhich
(a handmanwhich?). What an experience for ALL the senses 😉
I’m removing Big Driss from that scenario. He’s only allowed to hold hands with ME. And once I’m holding, I ain’t letting go.
I know, right? It would be like papa bear, taking his cubs for a walk. Idris is a man among men.
Christ, there’s a good line-up of films at TIFF!! And it’s open to the public too, I think.
Gah! I want to go to Toronto!
I’d *love* to see Cumby get an Oscar nom for The Fifth Estate (or either of the other two. Has an actor ever been simultaneously nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting?)
Apparently Meryl Streep became quite fond of Benedict during filming of August:OC. Hopefully she’ll be in his corner helping his cause.
agreed. I would love to go at least once.
A few double noms actually: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actors_nominated_for_two_Academy_Awards_in_the_same_year
Interesting stuff, cheers, Anna 🙂
It had better be open to the public– that near enough for me to go! I have no idea about logistics in regards to tickets.
It is – you can buy the tickets online – it’s tonnes of fun!
Here’s the link:
http://tiff.net/gettickets
If you don’t dress as a dragonfly penis, a crumpet or a giant crotchshot, I’m disowning you.
I am already planning to make earrings shaped like a dragonfly’s penis. Forrest might be able to make them in glass. I promise they will be big and flamboyant.
Crumpets: will you be my CB wife? I think I might love you.
This is going to be an insanely strong field. Is Cumby’s Assange strong enough for a nom? I hope so. As for ’12 years’ and ‘Ossage’ – I think in both of these his parts are really very small.
What’s even more interesting is that we have not been hearing much about any female contenders this year – for lead or supporting. At least not nearly as much as about the male field.
By this time last year Hathaway’s and JLawr’s names were being thrown about quite a bit even tho their movies had ways to go till release date. (ETA: Streep doesnt count. She’ll be nominated by default any time she makes a movie.)
RUSH will be there.
Really? And you wanted me to attend Comic Con with you?
Meet you in Canada!!!!!!! I say we make it the first AGM of the Celebitches. Let’s all go!
O_O
OMG!!! *Just breathe, Anna, just breathe*
But what are the chances Chris will be too? Miss Jane, you are such a tease…
Well, the info was on this thing I discovered called “the internet.” This is all I know:
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/07/23/tiff_brad_pitts_12_years_a_slave_to_premiere_at_festival.html
Fingers crossed.
Ok, snaky 😛 Didn’t know Thornfield was so high-tech!
I searched for Hems news updates, nothing came up, and I don’t really bother with anyone else.
Guys! We have to do this! That would be so awesome!
@Anna – my apologies, that second cup o’ bitch this morning may not have been wise.
But I do think I got the information off of Tumblr last night. RUSH will get it’s premiere there which means they are really hoping for some FYC attention and that thrills me to no end.
I hope he goes but at this point, I don’t think Hong Kong is going to give him back.
My girlfriend does Nike placement in films and TIFF is one of her promotional duties. She says of all the festivals she attends, that is the one she looks forward to. Toronto is beautiful, I imagine the festival is a great deal of fun.
Jane! We. Are. Going. To. TIFF. Let’s organize. I’m not kidding. If I have to dress as a dragonfly’s penis to make this happen, I will. (Btw, dragonfly penises are rather majestic and abstract– we should make t-shirts at least.)
Miss Jane –
CHarming was very diligent with me this morning…and well into the afternoon, thus I will be in a forgiving mood 🙂
But apparently not too forgiving, bc OMG WHAT’S WRONG W ME – I am expecting RUSH reviews to all say something like ‘Hemsworth clearly enjoys playing the cocky playboy Hunt, but he cannot hold a candle to Bruhl/is the film’s weakest link/falls short of…’ etc. ME OF LITTLE FAITH
@Anna – let’s not get ahead of ourselves – the movie will get FYC treatment, I make no claims about the acting.
I hope he gets good notes from this. I believe he can do it, but I am probably perceived as biased.
I agree Miss J! Let’s not forget about Tom Hanks! He was widely thought to be a comedy actor, because that’s all he did, but when given the right material(Philidelphia) people started seeing him in a new light. And he didn’t make that til ’93! I think Chris will do great actually, he just needs the right movies.
You see, Marty, this is why I time-share CHemboy with you. Yes, let the others hold up there noses, when we see the “CHemboy can do no wrong” posts, we will know who believed in him.
Plus, going back to the RUSH 3 trailer because Oh My Gawd do I like going back tot eh RUSH 3 trailer – he has redone the voice over, hasn’t he? That accent is far improved.
😀 Honestly, I didn’t pay attention to the voice over, something um… distracted me. But I will say I think the latest trailer is the best, good music and cuts. Is it Semptember yet?!
Sigh. Bunch o’sluts.
*rides off daintily on high horse*
(sorry: I’m really bored)
@Miss Jane –
CHarming can do no wrong IN MY BEDROOM, and as for the rest…but then again, my best friend just told me that I am indeed a modelizer and substance doesn’t matter all that much to me if everything else, ahem, is in order. *goes back to petting her #DumbBunny*
@ Fanty –
Are you riding off with @Trolly Jake? To pristinely hold hands together while wearing chastity belts? I see now 🙂
“*rides off daintily on high horse*”
Is that what you are calling him these days?
Ladies, ladies, look here’s four of him, we can all share today. Right? Right.
http://bradleycoopr.tumblr.com/post/55839423293
@Miss Jane; it beats some of the names he’s being called elsewhere.
*waves hand in the air*
Can I have one? My new CB husband is apparently already cheating on me with some blonde piece, so I’d like to return the favor.
I’m taking one, and not asking for permission. Step back, hussies.
I don’t mind a shanked one. My hedgehogs are quite adept at cleaning shank wounds and now that Eve has retired, they’re a little bored.
@ T.Fanty- what is Chris being called elsewhere?
Note to self – do NOT open Marty’s links at a park. The other moms have informed me that “is not park language”. They are about learn what “isn’t park behavior.”
Wow, Fanty, you jump off with a bang, don’t you?
Okay, you little tramp. I’ll loan you my man (gawd knows you must be yearning for one about now) but you may NOT borrow the blue seersucker bonnet to do so!
@ Miss Jane,
I’m hoping to start off with several bangs. It’s important to establish my rule with a firm hand – a lesson TommyAnne knows well.
Sorry, my reply posted above (bonnet-loaning). I could blame mobile phone issues but I think we all know it has to do with my Asguardian issues.
Firstly Colin Firth spent most of a year publicising the King’s Speech to get his Oscar. Low key it certainly wasnt. He did all Weinstin asked to make sure he got the award. It meant he made no films during that time.
Cumberbatch doesnt have that luxury of time as he has to go straight back to the UK to film the Turing Bio pic. He is fully booked so wont have spare time to campaign for an oscar. I doubt he will even make the short list because of this.
Secondly the Fifth Estate film does not have a large budget for pr unlike Twelve Years a Slave or Osage County so again thats another nail in Cumberbatch’s Oscar chances. All this year will do is raise his profile which I’m sure he;d settle for. Fans need to be realistic.
Helwa: the destroyer of dreams. 😉
The win for Cumby (or Fassy really) would be a nomination. Period. That should be the goal.
Firth is another two film/possible two nomination guy; the Devil’s Knot (based on the West Memphis Three case) is playing TIFF and he’s in that. Could be great, I don’t know. On the one hand, great supporting cast of super character actors like Amy Ryan, Bruce Greenwood, and Elias Koteas…on the other hand Reese DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? Witherspoon.
Chiwetel and Fassy please.
I’d be legit surprised if he wasn’t at least nominated for one of these, tbh.
Chiwetel please, thank you.
Fassbender should get a supporting actor nom for 12 Years (if it is as good as it appears to be). He certainly deserves it, after a string of performances that should have gotten at least a nomination.
As for Cumberbatch, The Fifth Estate is probably better than it appears to be from the trailer–it would almost have to be!
I agree, Fassy is promising in that trailer and he has done some quality performances in the past.
Even though I don’t really care much for the Oscars anymore. JLaw and AnneH were kind of the last final straw for me. They were ok, but nothing more…
BC said he is filming for most of the latter half of this year and might not make it to the Emmys (I’m sure he’ll swing it though, it would be great networking and raising his US profile further after Star Trek. Last time he was there for Emmys and GG he wasn’t that well known to the general public, he’d be a fool not to go to TIFF and anything high level..not to go down Hiddles route and go to opening of a bag of crisps)
The field this year is SO varied and quite fresh to the US awards scene with Idris and Chiwetel. It’s looking to be a good season for the men if the rumours are accurate.
I don’t even understand any best actor discussion that doesn’t include Michael B Jordan in Fruitvale Station.
+100000
if he doesn’t get a nomination it will be a travesty
Will he bring the Fashion Bitch??
(rolls @@ eyes)
Christ I hope not..save that for the after party 😉
It reeks of something a really immature person would put on their Twitter, it’s not even ironic or witty. Even Hiddles has removed the Prancer, Loon thing.
She’s a kid!
Anna, she’s 26 years old (almost 27, actually). Not a kid by any standards.
Oh, she looks barely over 20. Must be feeling old myself >.<
She looks like a kid/teenager to me. And that is bugging me. IF (and imo it’s still an IF) there is something going on.
I’d say there is, but it might not be a “girlfriend” thing. Time will tell.
Aww. 🙁
I didn’t know Hiddles had dropped the “Prancer, Dancer, Loon” thing. I thought it was cute, in an adorkable kind of way. I’m not sure I want him to grow up and be a mature, serious adult actor.
@Lindy79
You’re probably right (that there’s something) . *Sigh* 🙁
I’m with Lucrezia on Prancing Hiddles.
Yep, it just says ACTOR now.
No more prancing
I’m sure he still prances and dances. Just not on twitter anymore.
I do miss his song of the day. I even bought a couple of his recommendations. Until he REALLY got into Sigeur Ros.
It was probably Day 1 of his “how to wean your fangirls off you slowly” twitter course.
Step 1: remove anything non essential on your twitter page
Step 2: stop tweeting constantly
Step 3: only post stuff about Unicef
I used to enjoy his songs, but it started to feel like he was picking certain stuff to *seem* trendy/cool…that’s just the cynic in me.
So long as he doesn’t post pictures of fan-sent birthday presents next year, complete with hashtag #openingbirthdaypresentsslowly – cos there were *that* many of them, you know. You didn’t know? Well Tommy made sure you did.
That was his low, I think. I could get with the songs. I could cringe for only small amounts of times at the cliched homily quotations. But that day, I died a little bit on his behalf.
@ Sixer:
“So long as he doesn’t post pictures of fan-sent birthday presents next year, complete with hashtag #openingbirthdaypresentsslowly…”
He actually did that? I thought that was you joking!…
LOL! TommyannE is a gift that keeps on giving.
Oh, my (inner, cynic) monster needed to be fed — today is not a happy day as I’m officially CB-divorcing Cumberbatch, the man who dates (but doesn’t quite admit dating) a Russian model — keeping the poor thing on the DL — and hangs out with ultra-conservative, fox-hunting assholes like Ivan Massow.
EscapedConvent, T.Fanty…he’s all yours.
Was that about that moustache book he posted a video about?
That whole thing was…very random
@Eve….no more shanking? 🙁
I don’t think I’m quite ready to completely give up on him over the Russian model/actress/muse/famewhorey girl … yet.
I’m hoping he’s just getting some whenever they’re schedules allow it.
*the defense rests your honour*
@Eve –
Pun intended?
Also, what’s with the ”RUSSIAN’ model’ qualifier? SIDE-EYE
AND ALSO – I cant hate on a girl who went to trouble of actually getting a law degree. Yeah, having a law degree doesnt automatically make you smart, but it is still a decent indicator that this person is probably not a vacuous bimbo, and speaks to someone’s commitment to not just riding on her looks/ not relying on getting a sugar daddy/ having a proper career/ devoting resources and time to education when she could have been partying.
ALSO ALSO, while I hate Wagon, I like the fact that Hems went for a girl who actually pursued higher education/journalistic career (before turning into a coattail-riding famewhore)
@ Lindy and Eve – don’t say I don’t do anything for you. I had to look up his birthday and scroll for very lo-o-ong seconds just to make my gorge rise again!
https://twitter.com/twhiddleston/status/303528730754695168
And another for the road:
https://twitter.com/twhiddleston/status/300157511913308161
@ Eve – sympathies. They shouldn’t be allowed to be so douchelike that they ruin a perfectly respectable fantasy.
@ Lindy79:
Actually, I’m excusing the girl’s behaviour almost completely (had a long discussion with T.Fanty about that — too long to be mentioned here).
She may be a famewhore but I don’t think that’s the reason for her behaviour (more like she knows she isn’t allowed to talk about the relationship because he won’t let her and I think that’s very telling about him — and it’s not good).
My point is: that’s a Clooney/DiCraprio M.O. — with the substantial difference that neither the former nor the latter hide the fact they like having a side-piece just for sex/casual hookup (especially while giving interviews in which they make sure everyone knows how much they want to settle down and have babies).
@ Anna:
Chill. I really didn’t use “Russian” as a (negative) qualifier — I just didn’t bother typing her name, that’s all (meaning, would have said “___________ model” whatever her nationality was). But I apologize if it came out that way.
P.S.: As for the pun…I’m scratching my head trying to know what pun I may have made.
Steady on, ladies. If Eve wants to pass the baton (and by baton, I mean collection of lethal shanks) on to me, I think we should accept her wishes.
ETA: @sixer: did someone send him a head in a box? I’d open that slowly, too.
@Eve
You’ve gone off The Batch? Goodness, wanna jump on the Idris train instead?
I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt for the time being (i.e. it’s obviously a FWB thing to me, and he may not be aware of that fb photo), and I’m a fan of his acting, don’t really care who he’s banging. But I agree, I’ve gone off both DiCaprio & Cooper because they both go for 20 yr old models.
@ Roberta et al.:
You guys are getting it wrong — I’m NOT upset he’s dating a model (well, that’s kinda boring and unoriginal but it’s ok).
I’m upset with the hypocrisy. And a little disappointed he may be treating this girl like shit (the “look, let’s meet here and there but you can’t talk about that to anyone!”). I could be wrong but that’s how it looks like to me. For instance, that would explain why she looks somewhat uncomfortable in that FB picture — it’s like she wants to touch him, openly…but she knows she isn’t allowed to (hence the timid fingertips on his thigh).
When/if he finally admits he’s been dating (or hooking up with) her, then I may cut him some slack. Right now, it looks like he wants to have a “girl to f*ck” while waiting for the “girl to marry” — but not being open about/not having the balls to admit that.
@Eve –
re Pun: “TommyannE is a gift that keeps on giving.” – come on! Right after a comment about unwrapping GIFTS??? Brilliant.
re Russia: Sorry if i got a bit defensive. It just seems like ‘Russian’ always comes up as a pejorative qualifier – ‘a guy dating A Russian model’/’the kind of guy who would date a Russian model’ and so forth – whereas you never see anything like ‘the kind of guy that would date A British/ Brazilian/ Israeli/ American model.’ It’s like a certain brand of gold-digging famewhore-dness is implied. Similar (to Russian) treatment is given to Swedish and Asian models, tho with slightly different angles (bimbo/subservience). I’ve just seen it so much in the commentariat, and even the decades of mainstream media coverage on ‘Russia’s greatest export – Natashas’ etc, that, even though I am sure 90% of it is totally subconscious, I have grown a little weary and sensitive to the subject.
*jumps off the soap-box*
@ Anna:
“(…)whereas you never see anything like ‘the kind of guy that would date A British/ Brazilian/ Israeli/ American model.’ It’s like a certain brand of gold-digging famewhore-dness is implied.”
“Brazilian” is also used pejoratively so I understand how you feel and why you got defensive — I was just surprised (and slightly offended) you’d expect that from me.
Anyway, those (above) are my thoughts on the whole thing. Lost my respect for him a little bit — wanna have a casual hookup? Own it. Still love him as an actor though.
I think I am getting confused…how is Cumby being a hypocrite? And how do we know he’s forcing the girl to keep it quiet?
@Eve –
No offense intended. The Russian bit wasn’t directed specifically at you (my bad; just the PUN was) – it’s just it popped up a couple of times on this threat and on yesterday’s too, I believe, so a bit of steam came out. I fully stand by my yesterday’d declaration of love for you (I hope you saw that) 😀
Anthropology Q: what’s the pejorative connotation for ‘Brazilian’? I always associate the adjective with ‘hot/Latin/beach/Victoria’s Secret’
@ Anna:
He says one thing while doing the opposite. I don’t mind the whole playing the field thing as long as the guy doesn’t pretend to be/want something else.
And I don’t know if that’s how he’s treating her — that’s why I said I thought he was doing that because that’s how it looked like to me (I even used italics to emphasize that was my opinion/impression).
The girl looks like she’s dying to tell the whole world about shagging him, she keeps dropping hints all over her Twitter and Facebook accounts but she doesn’t…openly say they are. Given that he’s the more famous one, and older, it looks like (again, to me) he’s calling the shots.
I could be wrong, of course. But right now I’m sticking with my impression.
P.S.: Re: Brazilian pejorative connotation — the same as for Russian girls. You may not notice that, but I have (first hand, by the way).
P.P.S.: I saw the harsh (rather racist) comments on that other thread yesterday — didn’t reply to any because I really didn’t want to open a can of worms.
Eve, thy name should be Sherlock (look at you, finding all those little clues)! I admit I follow Cumby (and everyone)a lot less rabidly than Hemsworth, thus some tidbits fly over my head. But maybe she is all those things he’s stated he wanted? And he’s afraid of the insanity that would our out onto him if he went public with anyone?
I think it’s curious that I always perceive Brazilian models as far more empowered – in every way, incl owning their sexuality – than pretty much all other ones.
Eve, I see your point completely.
@eve and @sixer, yes he sure did! He wants you to know that he is a guru and rock star at all times.
I liked dancer, prancer, loon– that to me was Hiddles just being himself, and it was sweet. I liked his song of the day though I did not feel that his tastes were all that expansive. His tastes in poetry are pretty limited, but very schoolteacherish. I really think that if he had to become an actor he would have been a teacher.
I hate it when he tries so hard to call attention to how famous he is, or posts things that are about schmoozing with people he wants to work with, anything that feels like shilling. The way he buys into the fan girl worship is disturbing. His UNICEF posts feel automatic, not very thought out, and almost never composed by him. Right now all hell is breaking loose in Guinea, and he doesn’t seem to be conscious of it.
@ Anna:
Come on, now…does she strike you as someone who is all those things he mentions (regarding the “future mother of his children”)?
But hey, maybe she is — and that would be one more reason for him to be open about it (I find it very odd that he hasn’t mentioned her as a girlfriend because Cumberbatch has always been open about his girlfriends/relationships — like when he dated Anna Jones).
It is CLEAR (to me) they’ve been seeing each other — but the fact she’s the one dropping hints and he’s been silent about it makes me think he doesn’t take her seriously.
P.S.: My god, people! Let me CB-divorce him. You guys should be happy that I won’t be shanking anyone, anytime soon.
@Eve,
Wow. I’m a bit shell-shocked. You’re CB-divorcing Cumby? Out of the blue, this comes.
(Out of the blue skies of Ibiza?)
Persuasive argument, counselor!
@ EsCon:
Read my comments (expert analysis…LOL!) above and you’ll understand.
It’s OVAH! He’s all yours — or T.Fanty’s…I don’t care.
@ Vesta (below):
LOL!
@Eve
It’s just hard to except. You were THE dream couple even for an occasional lurking reader like me
@ C&C – agree the UNICEF things feel perfunctory and NOT heartfelt (they’re just C&Ps of press releases or RTs).
@ Eve – I understand completely. You’re doodling along, having a perfectly nice and healthy fantasy about some guy on the telly/in the cinema. It’s a fun game. It’s not real or anything but it’s a good game. And then they go and do something that ruins the game (what it is depends on who you are) and you just don’t want to play it any more. Hiddles did that to me with the unpleasant end of his fanbaiting – leading them on very directly, singling some out to be “special ones”. Maybe because I’m a mother, but I found that um… don’t really have the words. But borderline something nasty. Now he’s stopped doing that on Twitter, I’m beginning to be able to fancy him again. But he did spoil it. I think divorce is a good plan. Find a new person to shank us over!
So Eve, whom will you marry next? (You know I did proclaim my love yesterday…very publicly at that…)
It’s definitely bootycall….have they ever been actually seen together together? Not just in the same room, but like his arm around her, or something like that? One of my brother’s friend’s dads (this is how I know him so well), he leaves his house at like three in the morning a few times a week and doesn’t come back until six or seven. Bootycall. I don’t know the chick’s name, have never met her.
Maybe it’s just me, but if I were dating someone, even an actor, I would want people to know that we were dating, not just sleeping with each other. Not that I mean I would fameho it up, but I’d make it clear to him there there’d be none of ^^^^THis!, no indecisiveness of who his girlfriend was….I’d pee on him and mark it (bad joke, that’s what my mom tells me to do with every attractive guy I meet) down QUICK.
Of course, I ain’t after Cumby…so please don’t shank me. I’m after the Hardy dong today….no matter how needy it may be, he ain’t as bad as Hiddleston…just sayin’.
@ Anna:
I’m considering the options (girls included, so CBitches totally stand a chance ;)).
@ Sixer:
Exactly.
@Eve – Oh dear, what’s happening?!It’s the Cumberpocalypse on CB! But I do understand where you’re coming from. It’s hard to look past stuff like this – I do think BC’s an everyman’s friend, he’s too nice for his own good. And a bit naive. But maybe I’m too discriminative. I still liked him after Lydia H. too and she wasn’t my cup of tea either. (He’ll be so relieved to hear that ;-)) I guess he’s just having fun at the moment, but for now it can’t be denied that he’s talking the talk, but not walking the walk dating wise…
But who knows? Maybe a Russian ‘fashion b*tch’ (her words!) is his idea of the perfect baby mamma. He might just want someone pretty and nice to stay at home, have some nanny help and that’s it. He’d have his family. And I’d been wrong about the kind of guy he is in that aspect – it’s very much possible! I don’t know the man, I just (still do) expect more of him due to his interviews, public appearances and brief meetings. It’s probably me that’s naive, I know!
@Crumpets and Crotchshots:
Do you honestly think he gives a thought to what goes on in Guinea? Just curious.
Right now, he’s still basking in all that rapture from CC. He’ll be flying high off THAT for weeks. I know ppl had fun with the whole Loki thing, but he was being *worshipped* there. Did you watch that panel video? Those women sitting there, hanging onto every single word he said, like it was manna from heaven. A grown man pretending to be a velociraptor turned them into mush. Ugh.
I was kinda into him last year for a while. But this behavior is just getting creepy to me. He eggs these stans on, they reciprocate in kind, and he feeds off it. I am sure he was trolling Tumblr all the way home from SD, just to remind himself how utterly beloved he is.
Guinea? Not sure that’s a concern of his, until Luke tells him to retweet something from UNICEF regarding it.
“Fashion Bitch”?
Wow.
That’s what she calls herself on her Twitter handle…just in case you thought that was what she was being called by posters here.
EDIT: Not at all. It’s understandable. I think it was a point made that he’s so anti the name Cumberbitches, yet she calls herself a Fashion Bitch.
Doubt he even looks at her twitter though…unless it’s also a euphemism for something else.
@Lindy
Whoops. Yeah, I thought that was just an unpleasant “nickname” people had given her.
Never mind.
@ Yep
Oh child, you have NOT been paying attention.
Noreen,
No. No I have not, lol.
Some “source” is already saying they were spotted “smooching” at the wedding… Big whoop. Doesn’t mean wedding bells…Frankly, I’d be super surprised if this was anything more than FWB.
I understand that she likes all Facebook comments but she liked one about BC. She’s feeding a line.
I can’t see why benedict is getting a frost because of ‘keeping her quiet’. If there is something going on, then he wants to keep it quiet because he’s so private. He doesn’t want to world knowing hi sbusiness and it’s as simple as that.
Her sledge hammer hints on FB and Twitter speak volumes about her. He’s a good guy who wants to keep his private life out of the prying eyes and that doesn’t sit well with her obvious desire for attention and the limelight.
Maple leaf gas got you feeling like Toronto
-Trey Songz
I can forgive any Oscar nonsensical-ness this year, PROVIDING Chiwetel gets a nomination. There are lots I’d like to see (Idris for our longstanding love affair that he hasn’t quite fully cottoned onto yet, Michael B, even Cumby and Fassy) but I’d drop ’em all for that one nomination for Chiwetel.
From the gossip I’ve read about Idris, I think you just need to become a pregnant stripper for him to hop on board the Sixer train.
2013: the year of the hot British Man. God bless our green and pleasant land.
I’ve liked him for so long – he’s forever dong territory – that I scrupulously avoid all gossip. I can’t have Idris ruined by stuff that y’know, Comes From Real Life. I’ve got Puddletom for that.
Yes. Bloody good year dontchaknow.
He really is forever dong material. I looked at the gossip once, then stopped for exactly that reason. I will say that he does a very good job of keeping his personal life separate from his work. He doesn’t famewhore at all, which is very refreshing.
Exactly. You don’t need to work at giving Idris gossip a wide berth, if you don’t go looking, you won’t see any.
Unlike Puddletom who pisses it all over you even from distances barely credible (presumably it’s that monster crotch) or even Cumby, or or or.
Yeah but is this bc this is the first year that Idris is becoming an actual name? Just 3 years ago he was that black guy in Thor. 2013 for Idris is what 2010 was for Hiddles. Now he’s got Luther, Pacific Rim, Mandela. I think his private life is going to become a lot less private.
@ Sixer and T.Fanty:
I guess you must have heard about how he named his production company:
http://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/24083164361/idris-elba-reveals-the-story-behind-the-name-of
Video here:
http://youtu.be/9gvD9w8mw7s
He’s fairly big in African American culture over here, which is pretty mainstream, I would say. I’ve seen him on the cover of Jet Magazine a whole bunch of times. And Luther has made him high-profile in the UK. I think that the fact that Bond gossip has circulated around him for a year or so marks him out as fairly established. It’s just the old men of the Academy who haven’t yet noticed him.
Just on a note to make us love him more – he also started his career in the National Youth Music Theatre. He sings show tunes!!!!!
ETA: @ Eve: *drops to the floor in a dead faint* See? A man among men.
@ Anna – you might be right, but he has been my fantasy lover for a long time. Hottest man magazine listings right back to the early noughties. Although I might not really see him clearly since he’s been my best totty since Ultraviolet (I’d have to look it up, but I think that was in the last century, certainly before The Wire). I’ve lusted after Idris for longer than a) my kids have been alive and b) I’ve known my husband, even.
@ Eve – I’m shouting for Tommyanne to bring my sal volatile AT ONCE. Oh my word, not one man in the world is as hot as Idris.
Cumberbatch wont get an oscar nomination. I agree that he has no time to campaign for the fifth estate and no money either. The other two films of his are cameo roles. August Osage county – a few scenes. He’s good (he’s always good)and women will fall for him even more so its a great role to secure a bigger fanbase but not award worthy.
Twelve years a Slave – no chance. Its a small unshowy role with huge scenery chewing performances alongside him.
I think Cumby will get an Oscar nod for sure. People are forgetting that The fifth Estate is being backed by Dreamworks….which is owned by Steven Spielberg. He has already worked with Spielberg in War Horse and as far as I know Steven is fond of him.
So Steven in his corner would surely get him noticed more by the Oscar panel. Secondly the movie is controversial just like Zero Dark Thirty. I mean Jessica Chastain got a nod for tht movie too even though it didnt have a big PH backing the movie…just Bieglow.
Also ZDT got quite average response and did get hassles from all the controversies about torture. Yet it got Chastain her nod. I feel if The fifth Estate gets Cumby good reviews and does even descent at box office. He is ready for a nod.
Though I do agree with those who said his role in 12 years a slave and August Osage county might not be nomination worthy…by the trailers you can tell his role is insignificant.
I am sure he did these two movies to be part of such a great cast and get more noticed. But Assange movie is the one which will help his cause for an Oscar nod.
Anyways….he is coming to Toronto…gahhzjsnallxs my prayers have been answered. I am so there to see him 🙂
I like Cumberbatch a lot and he has plenty of chances at a nomination this year but Matthew McConaughey is going to “win” TIFF. He’s already got a lot of critical support from Cannes the last two years, plus everyone likes him. Cumberbatch is still establishing himself with the Academy. TIFF and all his movies this year are a great coming out party, but McConaughey will walk away with the most buzz, with Chiwetel Ejiofor right behind him (12 Years a Slave will be Steve McQueen’s make up for Shame, and also it will make Academy voters feels like they’re making a statement about politics and society to back it).
I don’t mean to say Cumberbatch won’t have any impact at TIFF or on award season, but take the fan glasses off. I like Tom Hiddleston but I don’t think for one second anyone is going to care about Lovers in the wake of movies like 12 Years.
A good and a convincing analysis!
I live in Toronto. I’m not going to lie, I almost burst into tears of excitement hearing that Cumby is coming in September. I reeeeeally hope Idris Elba is coming, too.
I too live in Toronto and was super excited by the news of the films to be released. I am so looking forward to these red carpets!
Idris Elba IS coming!
How does anyone here know whats going on in his personal life? How do we really know BC is dating anyone? People calm your horses. This must be like last year when people went nuts because he was linked to some women last yr. The dude probably has alot of female friends (which it looks like he does). People take a chill pill.
Its kinda like when people think hes dating A.Eve because hes pictured with her alot or the incident last year when all he did was get in a car with a blonde woman that people thought was his gf but turned out to be his niece.
Like I mentioned upthread, some source is claiming he and Elizarova were “smooching” so, of course, that means omg super serious, lol. I’d be hella surprised if this was anything other than FWB. But, really, for all we know, he’s dating A.Eve. Or back with Olivia. Or dating no one at all and having a healthy string of hook ups between movies.
Lots of people need to take a chill pill.
Don’t anyone suggest that BC may have cheated on his ex, even if someone else posted that rumour months ago….
@EVE: divorcing Cumby?! Nooooo, Cumby is not perfect?! He is not super original and sincere? *falls of her chair in shock*
ps: Stay away from Hunnam = the guy you said he has no neck. Thanks! 🙂
pps: Do you want a suggestion for your new CBhusband? Franco!
OOOOH. Now you’re just begging for trouble!
@ Miss M: You just made me laugh out loud (I shan’t write it the common way) in the library.
Anyway, Hunnan does have a neck. It’s just hard to see under the forest of blonde pubic hair.
@T.Fanty: I know he has! My Hunnam, What an on screen presence! I saw Pacific Rim twice already.
@ Miss M:
Just for the unwarranted snark I’ll start paying more attention to your CB-man: Hunnam The Neckless.
And you know I like Franco — so if that suggestion was intended as a jab, you failed. And it’d awesome since I wouldn’t have to share him with anyone (given that most CBitches hate him).
Sadly, I’m not (sexually) attracted to him.
@Anna: 1- Franco like Cumby is not very popular here. He gets very polarizing comments (I love him/I can’t stand him); 2- Franco is cute, but not the standard of male beauty; 3- He is a douche and owns it!; 4- he is artsy!; 5; he’s unapologetically douche and bitchy (Eve likes that); 6- he loves cats; 7- did I say he loves cats?
@T.Fanty: 🙂
@Eve; As a curse I heard once, I will share it with you: I will make sure you will die a f*cking and painfull CBdeath… Ta ta!!! Try me! 🙂
@ Miss M:
You’re so f*cking lucky I’m not into blond guys. So. F*cking. Lucky.
@Eve: Franco is not blond! 🙂
Okay, ladies of CB: your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find a man that appeals to both Eve and Miss M. It’ll be a fight to the death. I’d like to imagine them both wearing Mexican-wrestler style costumes (get knitting, Miss Jane), with capes (donated by EsCon).
*puts thinking cap on*
@ Miss M:
I was talking about your last comment — about me being possibly interested in your noneck man (not happening because I’m not into blond guys).
@ T.Fanty:
Given Miss M’s attraction to certified douchebags, I don’t think we’ll ever be in love with the same man.
@T.Fanty: Nice try. I already found him–> Hunnam. T.Fanty, if this day ever comes, I ‘d rather wear Death’s costume j.eyre suggested to me. Much more appropriate for the occasion!
@Eve: Well, well, well… At least my douches are not undercovered in sheep’s skin… Is Hunnam a douche? Hiddles too? I don’t think so…don’t resist, I know you want to CBmarry Franco… Gerry would be too much for you to handle…
Well…depending on the point of view, Hiddles *IS* a douchebag. A shameless famewhoring, fanbaiting douchebag.
*whispers: She has not said NO to Franco*
Give @Eve some time to heal her heart first.
Besides, she will need a rebound relationship first. With someone very shallow. Like a male model. Maybe David Gandy?
@ Vesta:
Hmmm…I’m not into Gandy :(.
But I agree on the rebound thing: maybe my first CB-husband (Chris Evans) would be a good option.
Okay, Eve. Outline your criteria and let’s all go window shopping.
And, Miss M, “douche” is not a category.
Not a Miss-M-certified douche, that’s for sure (so, not Gerard Butler, Clooney, teenage-chaser Paul Walker).
Can be unconventionally handsome, but please don’t suggest a toad. Being smart helps, too — it’s just sex, but I’d like to be able to have a 5-minute conversation with him (or her — I’m considering Anna’s offer above).
And absolutely, positively cannot have a Twitter account.
@Eve
I only suggested Gandy as a revenge for your devious model-loving ex-husband 🙂
@ Vesta:
That’d probably make my ex-husband feel a bit insecure, but I’m not in a vengeful mood (yet) ;).
Rebound: I vote for Gerry or Fassbender or Colin Farrell!
@ Miss M:
STAHP suggesting your (not so secretly) Scottish husband. Butler is simply f*cking gross.
Fassbender is a *big* boy (and I’m not a size queen) who may or may not have anger management issues (plus, I want to avoid Kaiser’s shanks).
Farrell fits some of the criteria but…I’m not attracted to him either. Well, maybe in Fright Night.
Can I have Zachary Quinto? I know he’s gay but I could be his one heterosexual hook-up :D.
Colin Farell! Good call! Hot, smart, pasty, Anglo(ish), interesting actor and brought back Fright Night! What’s not to love?
Eve – have you seen In Bruges?
@T.Fanty: I personally think Colin Farrell would be a great rebound. I don’t even have a rebound and I want him to be mine, lol.
Unfortunately, I have not seen “In Bruges” yet, but I heard great things. He was good in “Ondine” and he was great in “A Home at the End of the World”.
He is being very smart about his small budget/independent films.
@Eve; don’t be so choosy! You are looking for a rebound that will make your skin glow (if you know what I mean!), not the love of your life. Therefore, Gerry would be great! He is a lawyer, Eve…
@ Miss M:
STAHP. IT!
He makes me dry heave.
WOOHOO! I am still in the running! Take that, CB*tches!
Also, I just remembered that I used to totes crush on Franco in the Spidey movies (such a blast from the past) – tho I am not sure how much that had to do with me finding Tobey M absolutely revolting.
@Eve: George Clooney will do it? I heard he is looking for an escort for the red carpet season 2013/2014. Before you snap every bone of your body, I am not saying you are… but think about your options. It’s a win-win situation!
ps: Just don’t wear Marchesa!
Oh, my little bonneted head is hurting. What am I supposed to do? Find a husband or paramour for Eve to dally with until she moves on?
Husband – Oscar Wilde
Jump Off – Prince Charles
There’s a creepy stalker pic of Eve’s ex CB husband on twitter. Hes getting his roots done, clearly has no idea the picture is being snapped. Why do people think thats ok?
Colin Farrell story: every Christmas day he goes to national childrens hospital amd gives presents to nurses and kids. My friends child was there for his first Christmas and she ssid he was wonderful and kind. I think he’s changed a lot since becoming a dad
@ J.Eyre:
No, just no (to your jump-off suggestion).
Again, NO.
My own suggestions:
a) Eric Bana (dark, handsome and I’ve already had a pretty graphic dream with him — like, REALLY graphic). He’s married and that kinda ruins the fantasy, but for an imaginary jump off…eh, not that bad, right?
b) a threesome featuring me, Anna and Colin Farrell.
@Lindy;
Do you think he knows he’s been CB dumped? I’d like to think that the moment after the picture was taken, he suddenly sat up and gasped, as though receiving a tiny, imaginary shank in the heart.
(Eta: the pic is a bit awesome. Sherlock hair!)
What picture?
@Eve
This one:
http://cumberbunny21.tumblr.com/image/56352053061
Best to go cold turkey, Eve, but here you go:
http://cumberbunny21.tumblr.com/image/56352053061
@Eve: Wait, I am confused. Wasn’t Anna interested in Franco?! Is she interested in Colin too?! D*mn Anna, control yourself! 🙂
@ Roberta and Jen7:
Thank you, guys! And LMAO at the picture!
P.S.: Roberta, I forgot to reply to your suggestion (you know, about jumping on the Idris Elba train) — I have always been on that train, babes. Just not in the main wagon :).
Id like to think hes on his phone CB reading and we can’t see the lone tear as he reads hes been dumped. The pic is funny. Its also a bit creepy because hes obviously unaware. Maybe just the thought of being photographed when I’m getting my hair dyed would horrify me.
It could be perfume for his mum for all we know. How did they even find that out?!
@Eve below: yeah probably to be fair.
@ Miss M:
No, *I* was the one suggesting Farrell (for a threesome with Anna).
I don’t know if she’d agree with that.
@ Lindy79:
I think the perfum is for Elizarova (honestly, no sarcasm).
@Eve – no worries, I’m surprised everybody’s not on the Idris train.
I felt guilty posting that link though, because I wouldn’t take a picture of someone in those circumstances. And he looks uncomfortable in the other pic on that page, don’t blame him.
He looks downright grumpy. Must have heard about Eve …
Miss M, In Bruges is one of my top 10 favorite movies. it’s absolutely wonderful. I think you would like it.
& I’m so glad to hear someone else saw Ondine! I love it’s moody-blueness, & all the lovely music. It has the most wonderful ending scene. LOVE Ondine!
Yay to a threesome, nay to Farrell, other candidate suggestions welcome!
@Miss M – my interest in Franco was conditional on 1)him being Harry Osborne, basically a good guy in really nice suits; and 2)him playing against McGuire GAG GAG GAG. Tho the dude probably gets freaky, and I cant hate on that.
Benedict was out buying perfume today. two girls had a photo taken with him and somehow they found out he was doing that.
Oh man. Is that a unisex term in UK? Maybe for his mummy :p
Well, that’s a bit silly, considering he just flew back from Europe. Hasn’t the man heard of Duty Free?
Haha. Maybe its some ultra posh exclusive one he couldn’t get in ibiza that Airport isnt great for shopping.
Hope he at least bought a giant Toblerone and some Milka. A must for any euro break involving an airport
What? He’s buying perfume & sitting at the hair salon, texting?
I see I’m going to have to ask my lovah if he can butch it up a litte when he’s out in public.
@ Lindy,
At the very least, I hope he got Wanda a big old box of wine.
Or an Owl made of shells and pebbles with I HEART IBIZA written across it in marker
I guess he was buying aftershave for himself … new girlfriend, new scent. At least we know that he’s back home now. Ibiza sun doesn’t go well with the pale Sherlock complexion needed for the filming next week.
BTW am I the only one who liked the very unfashionb*y lady in the navy dress who was with him at the Queen’s garden party back in May?
I don’t care if it’s this Oscar season or the next, I am at peace because I KNOW he will get not only a nom, but an award itself. You cannot be named Benedict Cumberbatch, have dat voice and commanding presence, and NOT get an Oscar for mere existance in the film shot. There’s just no way it’s not going to happen. Next!
also, TFF lineup, splendid, Tilda, Cumby, now we need Cate and watch casting magic happen 😀
*points at comment above* That’s not me.
By the way, that’s fine (having another Eve around), I’m just clarifying we’re not the same person.
We can see that! You just divorced the man. The other Eve wants to marry him, so it seems. 🙂
*humpf*
But I still wanted to clarify that.
I think her mind broke. One is regular Eve and the other is Tyler-Durden-Eve. The only question is which is which?
@Eve
haha glad we agree, sorry for turning up like an imposter, did not realize until later! will think of something to differentiate us 😉
tyler-durden-eve, I like that! (but I’m more into Jack haha, despite of what I’ve heard of Norton around here) 😀
@ Eve (this is kinda surreal):
Hey!, I wasn’t calling you an imposter, just making it clear that I’m Eve, Cumberbatch ex-CB-wife and you’re another one (who probably still wants to get inside his pants) :D.
@Eve,
I’m totally not interested in his pants, but I wouldn’t mind having him on the phone before bedtime! 😀
(here, I’ve managed to come up with visual signature until I discover my alter-alter ego 😉 )
If Cumberbatch actually does give the model girlfriend status a lot of his fandom is going to go bananas.
He really can’t win. She’s a model, how typical,
she’s too young, she’s too blonde, yada, yada, yada. If she is a booty call, they are both consenting adults, so what is the problem?
When he gets married, it’s not going to be pretty.
I’d like to think it’s just a small minority that would lose their sh*t if that happened. May sound hypocritical since we’re on here taking about it but that’s just it, talking. I cringe at the candid pics (like the hair one) and the stalking of location shoots/hotels they’re staying in. I doubt anyone on CB would be spamming twitter and tumblr with “whhhyyyyyyyyy??!” posts and sending her death threats (as has happened with some of the girls Hiddles was linked to).
He’s never hidden GF status before so if they are dating or even just FWB good for them but I hope he’s not telling her to keep it quiet, that would be pretty sh*tty. Other side of the coin, I hope she’s not trying to up her profile by using him.
Either case would mean..
http://cdn.straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/tumblr_m0jxan9Abh1qedt22o1_500-1.gif
Idris Elba is hot. I want to go to Canada. Never thought I’d say that.