Tom Hiddleston continues to tweet. Come to the dragonflies, my king. Come to them. Bait them with poetry and photos. They will love you forever if you do a Twitter photo every day. PLEASE. Anyway, Tommy tweeted the above photo yesterday, writing: “#HighRise continues its mad, beautiful descent into chaos. @HighRise_movie is where it’s at. Meanwhile: the boss.” That’s Ben Wheatley, the director. Tommy’s new best friend, because Tommy can’t help but suck up to the boss.
Anyway, I don’t have all that much to say. There’s not much Tommy news. I wish paparazzi would stalk the set in Belfast a little bit, but when I checked #HighRise on Twitter, I found that Hiddles was posing for fan photos on the set – go here to see. His hair seems to be staying this gingery shade, which I like. He used to have dirty-blonde Gene Wilder hair. I guess he’s found a way to stay ginger-y and less frizzy. His hair is actually looking really great for this film. Now we just need to convince him to grow some facial hair.
There’s been no news on the Ben-Hur remake, only that producers are interested in him for the lead (Judah Ben-Hur). He hasn’t signed on to anything. I think he’s pretty booked up for the rest of this year – after High Rise, he has to research and then film I Saw the Light. That will be filming from October through December. The Ben-Hur remake has already been given a 2016 release date, so maybe that will be Tommy’s early 2015 project?
Photos courtesy of Tom Hiddleston’s Twitter, PR Photos.
I’m liking Ben Wheatley in the photo. He’s like a chubbier, younger and more entertaining Leo DiCaprio.
I couldn’t figure out why he looked so familiar, LOL. Yes, you are so right.
Not sure about the Leo resemblance, Leo may have put on a bit of chub but it’s still a pretty flattering comparison for Wheatley ! Not sure either how it represents Tom sucking up to the boss, maybe they just like each other. Sorry, nothing interesting to say about Tom, he just looks fab as usual.
He sort of reminds me of an edgier Peter Jackson.
Ben Wheatley looks like James Gandolfini.
OH, a little bit, you’re right, but kind of a mash-up with Leo, too.
Ben Wheatley: the missing link between James Gandolfini and Leonardo DiCaprio?
Ever since he won Top Salesman of 2014 for his Thor-Whoring, he pretty much has totally won me over without reservation. Seriously, I just want to pinch his cheeks.
Haha, did he get an award for that?
me! of course, on a platter.
Tommy’s just doing his suck-in-cheeks-I-could-have-been-a-male-model-you-know pose. Boys get on my nerves when they do that pose (so do girls, for that matter). It’s kinda the precursor to a hair toss, ain’t it?
Ben Wheatley, on the other hand, looks gloriously bonkers, doesn’t he?
Can’t see the suck in the cheeks ref Sixer. Ben Wheatley looks as if he has a sense of humour.
Ben W. looks like a cute bear.
Ben Wheatley and Guillermo del Toro look like cute bears LOL. Probably Tom hugs Wheatley every day
one cute bear after the next!
Good golly Hiddleston looks gorgeous in this photo. In the second one he kind of reminds me of young Ralph Finnes….but better.
Great hair. My crush is hereby renewed for another quarter….
YES, Gloriously bonkers! More Ben Wheatley!
Sixer It is not my favourite look but I really cannot see the cheek sucking or what ever it is that models are suppose to do. I think his face is looking quite thin and long in the photos being take with fans and suspect it is linked to the weight loss required for the part.
yea I think that’s just his face as well
The Cologne pics were scariest from when he was filming OLLA he was really thin then
He’s just got those cheekbones.
“Gloriously bonkers” is the perfect description for Wheatley’s look. I think a hair toss might be a dangerous maneuver for Tom.
I think tweets should be witty, or meaningful, or something. That was really boring. Tweets shouldn’t just be whatever lame thing is running through your mind at the time. Honestly, people are so self-absorbed these days.
Grumpy !! 🙂
lol!
Lol. You got that right. Get off my lawn!!
Well, I’d never tweet a photo with my boss because my boss is not Ben Wheatley LOL.
that was a pretty apt tweet if you know anything about the film. Makes me wonder if it was filmed chronologically and have just got to the mad bad scenes. Mind you Luke Evans has finished filming and his descent into chaos is pretty epic as well.
@icerose, I think they might indeed be shooting chronologically. I saw some of the team tweeting each other and it seems everyone agrees that the past week was particularly mad.
All forms of social media can lead to too much self-absorption and narcissism if one isn’t careful. I give actors a bit of a pass though since quite a few of them use it to promote work and for the most part, I don’t think people mind that.
Yeah, I should stay off the internet after taking cold medication.
Kaiser:
I think the the respect and admiration they feel for each other is mutual.
Look what Ben W said about Tom:
“I am very excited to be working with Hiddleston on this project. He brings an intelligence, vulnerability and humour to his roles, be they art-house or blockbuster that will make Laing come alive. It’s also a great privilege to be working with Ballard’s seminal book.”
And I loved what NI Screen teem said about him too:
“Mktg team on set of future award-winning @HighRise_movie & coruscating, erudite, charismatic, gifted @twhiddleston”.
I never hear the word “coruscating” in my life, after discover the meaning in the dictionary, thought it appropriate to describe Tom along with the word “erudite” because is what he is.
coruscating always makes me think barnacles encrusting a boat or something like that.
Coruscating always makes *me* think of Star Wars and Coruscant 😀 😀
The world of Tom Hiddleston can certainly lead to a more expansive vocabulary!
With all the fan meetings and him making friends on movie sets, Tom must be the most experienced selfie-taker in the business! But in a good- with- other- people way, not the Kardashian way….sorry to mention that name in a Hiddles thread..
I should think so, wash y our mouth out Allegra!!
Yeah, I don’t really think of it as a true selfie if another person or persons are in the photo with you.
And speaking of Kim K, I think she’s going to release a book of her selfies. An. Actual. Book. I believe that’s a sign of the apocalypse.
Well I doubt it would have any text…….
She’s a genius to become a millionaire promoting nothing but pure narcissism.
Must we speak of Kim K?
A book of selfies?? Stop the world, I wanna get off…
Only Madonna’s “book” can rival it for stupidity in subject…
Naaaah, ladies, it’s not JUST a book of selfies. It is a freakin’ COFFEE TABLE BOOK OF SELFIES. Humanity is doomed! Loki, where the hell are you?? Quick, get your ass back to Midgard and conquer us!
Tom is indeed an competent selfie-taker: he can operate all types of phone camera;)
I think my pink lipstick left a stain on Tommy’s cheek. Can you see it in the above photo? Oh, also, I tussled his hair a bit using some liquid matrix gel. Really had to fix him up for you guys. He was looking a bit rough after the night we had; it was mind blowing.
Tom also received this video with a thanks from who ever made it. I think it is linked to the publicity as their were photographers and publicity people ouy there over the last few days.
No Tom or any of the actors in it but I like the simplicity and the feel of it. My only criticism is the length.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uox33zvCNyA
and there was also this lovely tweet fromNI Screen @NIScreen
Mktg team on set of future award-winning @HighRise_movie & coruscating, erudite, charismatic, gifted @twhiddleston
Coruscating is one I had to look up “”Flashing; sparkling: extremely clever and exciting or humorous:”
I like it too, although it reminded me a bit of the opening credits for Mad Men.
And the expectations are up for Tom to carry out the ice bucket challenge as Nathan Fillion has nominated him.I am hoping for something along the lined of Coriolanus with repetitive performances
.I wonder if he will nominate Benny to get back at the polishing their cheek bones quip
Hope Tom sees the challenge as I’m sure he would be up for it. And I hope he nominates Ben for fun and possibly Laurence Fox to get back at him for one or two of the snide comments Fox has made at him over the last year.
@Joe Spider LOL yes Fox-good one.
He could dance in the video as he nominates Fox. Too bad RDJ nominated Hemsworth.
@ M.A.F or just post Lozza his own CV.
Whereas Tom spent a year in La auditioning like mad without success Fox went for a short while and didn’t see why he should have to audition saying work should speak for itself (what work).
Now i’m being snarky.
@joe spider- hehehe
@ M.A.F. but take Lewis out of Fox’s cv and there isn’t much left for saying he is a bit older than Tom
@joe spider, and also considering he has numerous family connections in the business.
Exactly. I believe Tom acted with his cousin(?) in Romeo and Juliet and Cambridge so whether they met then or not I don’t know but I get the distinct impression that he is jealous of Tom.
@Joe — you are a spider after my own heart. Every time Lozza opens his mouth regarding TH, I both snicker and lose just a little of my love for him–which was considerable after I became hooked on Lewis. Wonder if the whole time he was, in fact, just playing himself?
Who?
Oh, right… Mr. Billie Piper.
Oh, Dara!!!
A thousand hugs and kisses for that one!
Had to look him up and the only thing I saw him in was A Room with a View.
Wow, a fellow actor who openly says something negative about Tommy? That’s a first! 😀 What exactly does he say? I love watching other people battling their jealousy. Or indulging in it.
@Innie Outie
Check this intereview (I have picked out the relevant bits);
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/laurence-fox-on-billie-piper-and-his-new-west-end-role-in-strangers-on-a-train-8915734.html
“As for social media, he likes the way he can use it to control what images he sends out of his family, so he can be his own “privacy invader”. He’s less keen on the idea that he has to become some sort of personal brand. “I mean, have you Googled Tom Hiddleston singing Man in the Mirror?” he laughs. “I mean, that’s a 24-hour-a-day job, being Tom Hiddleston. I’m not much interested in being Laurence Fox in that sense.””
(He was at Harrow with Cumberbatch):
I wonder if Fox looks at Cumberbatch and gets a little bit … well, if not annoyed, then a touch envious of his career? He and Piper recently spent a short time in LA, trying to get auditions, but he says he was too lazy to really push himself. Doesn’t he have ambitions in acting? “Yeah! Huge ambitions! It’s just what you need to do for them. I always feel that work should be the thing that gets you more work.” As opposed to sucking up to agents? “Yeah, or sucking them off. JOKE!”
Also he made a comment of saying for a film about his own lilfe he would want hiddleston to play him.
BTW he got VERY mixed reviews for his part in Strangers on a Train – was considered the weak link by quite a few. Just around the time Tom was getting raves for Coriolanus.
I think Laurence Fox is a fan of Hiddles, both he and Billie went to see Coriolanus. And Laurence asked for a Hiddles calendar for Christmas. He has a snidey personality, bit like Martin Freeman. Acting wise, I don’t think he is going to hit the heights of his prestigious family, and he has admitted he is lazy, lacks drive and gets awful stage fright. He loves his kids and devoted to them. I think he would be a happy house-husband if Billie earned more.
@spider- I don’t really know who this fox guy is, but I read that article you posted. While I actually agree with most everything he says, he does come across as a very angry young man. Unfortunately he is not in a business that applauds or rewards honesty and candor.
@ sigh(s) Laurence Fox is part of a huge acting dynasty in Britain – Edward Fox (Day of the jackal) – James Fox (Thoroughly Modern Millie) – Emilia Fox (Silent Witness)
And he has an up and coming younger brother Jack who I think will eclipse him.
And from the stuff I read about him yesterday, he has always been an angry young man and had difficulty getting through Harrow because of it. He didn’t get along with the other boys there and he also didn’t do his school work and couldn’t get into a university.
@joe spider – I didn’t know he was related to Edward Fox, thanks for the info.
It sounded to me like a chip on his shoulder when I read the Standard interview a while ago…being in a family of well-known actors might cast a long shadow.
Kaiser I am hoping MGM can accommodate him in both films. The contrast of Tom in a chariot and Tom in a wheelchair could be quite enlightening acting wise.
Ouch, that rather tempts fate.
What I have read of the proposed Ben Hur rematch it seems they will be concentrating on their early lives so will be interesting to see if they get as far as the chariot race.
I keep mulling over the Ben Hur thing, I did some sniffing around the Director and I can now see what the others have been saying all along. If he does it, then the script must be the winning factor. But, I want to keep an open mind, something tells me that this is going to be a big epic of sfx anyway.
But, I really want to hear he has turned it down, like to see a bit of I’m too good confidence come out.
Anyway, if he has to choose then it has to be Jo-Jo’s film all the way.
Considering Ben and Eddie’s choices are very serious and all for acting cred, I do wonder if Tom takes this, and with Marvel on his CV his chance of ever getting a prestigious acting nod in Hollywood maybe gone.
Excuse my ignorance but are Ben and Ed’s films actually Hollywood or British films?
And to be fair Tom’s films since Thor have all be more serious or indie.
I think all three do a mixture of blockbusters type Hollywood films and more aesthetic roles. Benny did Star Wars which is hardly serious stuff I sometimes think that Benny is chasing awards in his choices whilst Eddie and Tom just roll along choosing the roles that excite tem. Benny definitely goes for roles which could be described as Oscar material i.e. bios where as Tom seems to go for parts that widen his range.
I do not know that much about Redmayne but he is very capable in most of the stuff I have seen him but not particularly exciting.. He does get offered some good parts like My Night with Marilyn.
I think it may take Tom it longer to get in position where he can attract Oscar type roles. Benny has been at it for many years whilst Tom’s climb to fame has been pretty swift, I think the Ben Hur part is a huge gamble but Tom is risk taker so you just never know. My heart says he should go for it if the part appeals to him but my more restrained side says it could be one huge quashed tomato but I felt that about Hank as well.
I think Tom’s difficulty is that he came to prominence through Loki whilst Redmayne gained international prominence through more serious work
@icerose, imo a lot indeed depends on what vehicle makes you famous. I am not acquainted with Redmayne’s work (he’s on my to-watch list though), but Ben’s vehicle is definitely Sherlock – and Sherlock has a bigger potential for getting its star serious roles and more gravitas than Marvel films have for their villain. I also agree that it looks like Ben goes for Oscar-baity roles – and that is something I do not really like. I just hope that maybe when he gets his nom/wins his Oscar, he will exhale and move on to more risky and quirky projects; otherwise I’m afraid he might become too predictable.
So networking and being professional on set and given 100 percent in promotions a brown noser makes. I am the most cynical person there is and I would not describe Dragonfly that way. It is like he cannot win sometimes.
God forbid he actually makes friends at work instead of ass kissing.
Jammypants:
Everytime I read things like that, it made me sad. Then remenber what Tom
said about negativity and haters:
“Haters never win. I just think that’s true about life, because negative energy always costs in the end.”
“And the thing…with negativity is, for my money, they are just, they are like clouds that pass across the sun, and…they will pass. They’re just feelings. And it’s important not to dwell on them, just move past it.”
That’s a bit snarky Jammy!
Perhaps he just doesn’t comment on things/people he doesn’t like. Which seems sensible to me. And he can make a film with someone he likes/dislikes, then never see them again. We know he made friend with BC at work and that friendship has continued because they live near one another.
I really can’t see Tom doing this kind of thing. He’s so down to earth and so beloved that he even need to do this. His charisma and his talent speaks for himself.
In the set of High Rise, he seems to be the most easy to talk with fans, to take a selfie, always smiling and in a good mood. We don’t see many actors doing this. In fact, most of them live on a pedestal and treat people with indifference.
Furthermore, he’s smart and his interviews are great.
@joe spider, I’m the same way. Why waste breath and energy on people you don’t like? that doesn’t benefit one in any way except gives you the air of bitterness or cynicism.
@Allegra, I like that quote.
It doesn’t matter what he does or doesn’t do, someone will always try to put a negative spin on it. I don’t know if people do it because they honestly feel that way or it’s just to try and wind others up. A bit of both perhaps.
And that’s the weird thing about celebs and actors. We comment on and judge their decisions (both personal and professional) in ways that most of us would never do with people we actually know. Maybe it’s the fact that they’re in the public eye that leads to the perception that we get to have a say in what they do.
I’m not sure about the quiff. I’d thought he’d kept his hair naturally curly because that’s more 70’s and late 60’s.
I hope he nominates Fox too. Benny would be too predictable. Maybe Chris Evans too? How many can each person nominate?
They can nominate as many or as few as they want, I believe. It’s kind of fun to see all the vids and it’s raising money and awareness for a terrible disease so it’s all good!
I think he should nominate GDT just for the reactions between the two of them. And either Jessica Chastain or Jeremy Renner.
I just hope (since they are supposedly friends) that Nathan Fillion texted him to let him know about the nomination–be a shame if he missed it because he wasn’t looking at twitter for a few days.
Actually, Nathan seemed to cheat a little. He didn’t pour the water over his head.
To be honest, I would not be surprised if Tom heard of it, decided to forego it for whatever reasons and donated straight to ALS Association – because that’s what it is all about, in the end.
YES to Dom!Tom….now can we discuss the ineffable Mr. Wheatley? How can such a giant koala produce such uniquely violent cinema? (Also, I’ve decided Tom is collecting directors, working off his master list. IStL is a departure from that, no doubt due to the many other potential benefits, but I don’t see him doing that two movies in a row–so hopefully no Ben Hur.)
Sometimes gentle and harmless appearance might lead one to false conclusions.
To be honest , I really worried about the scene involving his character and the dog
because i am a dog´s person.
And i agreed with you, he is being very selective about the scripts and directors he wants to work. He is definitely looking for variety.
This reminds me of that appearance he made on the Nerd HQ event (see moment 45:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En6hZfzeKPU
@TotallyBiased I think Tom just likes big cudley directors who make great films.
You may be on to something here. In which case, who do you think he will work with next (after present commitments are fulfilled) ?
@TotallyBiased not sure how many more big soft cuddly directors there are left but he does seem to like women directors as well.Kathryn Bigelow ???
Peter Jackson is quite rotund, but I’m not sure about cuddliness and even less sure I want to see Hiddles in a PJ film lol.
@Innie Outie If you had said Peter Jackson before the hobbit I might have said yes. At a pinch could we call Kennet Brannagh Cuddly. He is not really on the rotund size but he has an air of warmth about him.
I wouldn’t mind cuddling Kenneth Branagh. 🙂
Tom has made no secret he will probably move to Directing rather than acting at some point in the future, so I guess he likes hanging with the Directors and picking their brains for ideas and techniques. He will be as good at Directing as he is at acting because he can’t help but be thorough…
We owe Kenneth Branagh the world for nurturing and bringing us the Tomster. He deserves dragonfly love!!
If he can stop talking long enough to get the scenes shot!!
Cumbie bomb – he and Eddie Red being tipped for Oscar noms for Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything respectively.
There is a fairly knowledgeable and reliable film site I go on which does up to date lists and BC is sitting about 8th on it and Eddie Redmayne further down. I think TIFF may be the indicator. It was TIFF that killed of the Assange Oscar hopes even after the UK had given it relatively good reviews,
I never really understand how people can predict Oscars without having seen the film or read any reviews.
Mind you I also saw a review which said based on the visuals that were shown at Comic Con CP could be nominated for some kind of visual award.
But CP wouldn’t be nominated until next year – and I agree, no matter how the film itself turns out, the sets and costumes shown so far will likely receive nominations.
I honestly hope Cumby will get his Oscar nom but I wish they stopped with those predictions =/ It’s too early and will make the disappointment worse if it never happens. I think it’s safe to put much higher stakes at IG than FE if only because the reactions to its early screening have all been very positive, but still.
I just rechecked the site that called the Oscars for last year and he is now 28th on the list with Redmayne above him by about 8 places. They have Matthew Goode at 10th for supporting actor which suits me just fine.
@Innser FE????? but in many ways I agree with you about predictions. There are just so many films to be seen, Where have you seen reports about the early screenings???
@icerose, FE – The Fifth Estate, sorry for being unclear! Re: TIG screening: I saw people who run different film-related Twitter accounts tweeting about the screening. It was some time in June and took place in New York IIRC. The reviews were really really good!
i don’t think Tom took these pics, i think they are taken by the photographer, Andy Gotts who tweeted he had done five shoots on set. He does some amazing B&W shots, including an awesome one of Lauren Bacall. Check the guy out.
If Tom did selfies these, then he is a pretty good photographer.
‘P’enny–I’m pretty sure these were taken before Mr. Gotts was onset. Mr. H has *got* to be extremely experienced with the selfie by now! Also, I’m cynical enough (bias aside) to not rule out the old ‘take ten pics, noone will ever see the bad ones’ technique.
Wonder if Tom has learned much from all the great photographers he has worked with? And from his months studying Robert Capa? Might also be a factor. Oh, and thanks for the tip re Andy Gotts and Lauren Bacall. She was the ultimate Dame (ah, 50s American, not OBE UK style!) and I love any opportunity to honour her memory.
Tom also has really long arms so he can hold the camera far enough away to get a good shot. You can also put use a camera with a timer, putting it on a table or tripod and rush into the picture before it snaps.
I also think these are selfies, Tom’s right arm is obviously holding the camera. And I agree with @Lilac, his long arms must be a huge selfie-making asset – as are his super-long spidery fingers. It honestly sometimes looks like he has 4 phalanxes and not three, like the rest of us mortals.
Gotts says he has done five shoots on set, and he specialises in black and white photography.
He might have been giving Mr Whippy a few photography lessons, but they are brilliantly composed for an I-phone. I can’t take pics that good on mine, and I consider myself a good photographer. [if I do boast a say so myself 🙂 ] LOL.
But, proof is in the pudding, when the official shots are released. However, I am intrigued with the black/white angle. It’s more 60’s photograpy to me than 70’s, the 70’s screamed polaroid’s, but choosing Gotts as a photographer, must be for a reason. And I think B/white photos maybe a thing???
Love Tom; he’s the guy next door you can hang out and get drunk with. The new hairstyle’s great. I want to see them cast him in a nerdy-Jack Ryan-action-type role. I’d love to see him mix that nerdiness with brawn, and having seen his Thor audition vid, I’m certain he can pull off the physicality. He’d bring something really interesting to the usual spy movie (they seem to only cast brawny guys like Damon and Jeremy Renner).
Tom needs to get on with the ice bucket challenge. He doesn’t want to be show up by his Marvel and nerd brethren.
Or sistren! Jaimie Alexander tweeted that she accepted the challenge.
I winder if he missed the tweet, Sometimes he is very late at picking up on things.
Has Hemsworth done it yet? He was issued the challenge from RDJ first.
TBH I’m not totally convinced there will be a Thor 3 – you don’t hear much about it from Marvel like you do with the other phase 3 films, it hasn’t got a slot and they messed up pretty big time with Thor 2.
There are now rumors flying about that Loki is in a credit scene in Avengers 2, which would account for: Mark Ruffalo’s “see you soon” tweet in May; the Loki wig being in the Avengers 2 make-up trailer; and Tom’s silence/disappearance from view/no-show at the fashion show thing in late May/early June. Although Marvel usually doesn’t shoot the credits scenes at the same time as the film.
I have heard it is linked to a scene involving an Asgardian war with Earth
oh Joe!
it is well and truly on the books – don’t worry.
That wig photo! hah, I got so excited when that leaked. I thought he filmed his cameo in Los Angeles, but when he went on hols two days later and the whole Ant-man think blew up, I thought no chance had he got time to get into Marvel studios.
I still not sure Loki will be cameod in Avengers 2, I would love it.
But, the internet still love the character, they can’t drop him. Even after GoG he is still coming up trumps as the no1 Marvel villain.
Thank you all for cheering me up.
Any time, joe spider.