Here are more photos from last Thursday’s Berlinale premiere event for The Night Manager – I covered the first batch of photos on Friday, go here to see. These photos include more shots of Tom with costars Hugh Laurie and Elizabeth Debicki, and Tom with producer Susanne Bier. I still maintain that Tom looks flat-out exhausted in Berlin. I think the filming schedule for Kong: Skull Island must be pretty punishing. Suit ID: Tommy’s wearing Ralph Lauren!
The Night Manager has been receiving widespread acclaim and the reviews are pretty great across the board. Reviewers keep comparing Tom’s character, Pine, to James Bond. So much so that Tom was asked about the comparison during the Berlinale press conference. Some assorted quotes:
His character versus James Bond: “[Both] have a license above and beyond the law, granted by MI6 to do bad things for the greater good.” However, the difference lies in that Le Carré’s “understanding of spies and MI6 and agent running is very sophisticated, very real. That’s not to suggest that Bond isn’t, but Bond has become a cultural phenomenon as a piece of entertainment so he has to deliver on lots of different levels that The Night Manager doesn’t.”
He wants to challenge himself: “[I want to] play different kinds of parts in different genres to find a common thread of humanity in different people. Excavating foreign territory is part of what I find exciting as an actor.”
His future as a TV actor? “I hope so,” he said, and also noted that the collaborative experience of The Night Manager as an executive producer “felt like a more fulfilling commitment.” He and Laurie both felt “like we had more ownership of the work. And the length of it is great. As an actor and a storyteller, you have more time to deal in subtlety and nuance and sophistication that six hours gives you and two hours doesn’t. But I have no prejudice in any direction.”
I’m glad he’s moved into producing, and I do think that will be good for his career too – he’ll start to move to a place where he can start shepherding his own projects to the screen (or to TV). As for Tom’s thoughts on James Bond-versus-Pine… I’ll wait to see the series. I’ll wait to see how much physical action Tom really has to play. I’ll say this though: I will really, really hate it if Tom is the new person to get constant questions about playing Bond. Please, don’t encourage him. Hiddles should not play Bond.
Hiddles also wrote a long-winded piece for the Radio Times about intelligence work, espionage, politics, etc – go here to read.
Bonus Hiddles voice!
.@twhiddleston on why fans will be attracted to his new spy drama "The Night Manager"https://t.co/Uok0WOmJgp
— ET Canada (@ETCanada) February 19, 2016
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
Brunch is served on the mobile veranda. We have plenty of Vietnamese treats because we’re now in Hanoi.
My Tommy would be honored to be asked to be Bond, because … Bond, but The Night Manager is his spy gig. And it is glorious. Can’t wait until Episode 2!
He’s still so hot.
Still? Isn’t he like 35?
*snigger*
I hear ya, Bettyrose. A youngin’ to some of the mature women on this site!
Oh it’s not about his age or mine (I’m 31). I’ve been so tired of him lately, but then I saw the pics 😉
I’m loving Elizabeth’s smug expression in the top picture. I’ll have to listen to the interview when I’m not on my phone but I could use some hiddles voice.
I’d be smug too if I was in a Laurie-Hiddleston sandwich. And had love scenes with both!!
First episode was pretty much as expected -the language was dumbed down but I think the complexity of the characters will shine through as it progresses.Tom is pretty compelling as is Laurie and Coleman. I have seen arguments about how the women are portrayed but this would involve spoilers which i assume are not allowed as yet and the actual scenes follow the book.
I know what you mean regarding the women and all in all I agree with most of the comments. No clue what Jed was doing there…. Sophie was sexy and great though. Loved the fact that she was straight forward but even her story seemed a bit downgrading.
Jed’s scene is straight out of the book and used to support her as a women who has an abundance of a certain kind of sexual self confidence.
@all who watched
Am I a bad person if I say that I laughed when I saw the dog? Sorry… It made me laugh… I simply loved the slow seduction scene. The way how she talked to him and the struggle inside him was epic….
You weren’t the only one who chuckled at seeing the dog. I figured there’d be an entire thread devoted to THE DOG.
There was a lot of concern below the line in the Guardian as to what happened to the dog.
I likey, despite some dialogue fromigityness. Was anyone else distracted by the ORANGE foundation? Why only him?
He looked more rested at the Hanoi press conference than in Berlin. Nice to see him reunited with his guitar.
ETA: I’m gonna miss Dickensian now that it’s over. That was a good series.
Don’t tell me what happens! I haven’t managed to see either yet and lord knows when I will since I’ve another deadline this week AND am peripatetic.
I promise to remain quiet other than to say LEGS and at least one gratuitous nipple shot. And LEGS!
Haha. I thank you. I’m skimming every other part of this comment thread. In fact, if I just went and worked RIGHT NOW, I might have done enough to be able to watch both later on. Have a good day, ladies!
I will say that Coleman and Hollander were particularly enjoyable to watch. Sophie was portrayed as I imagined from the book and the sex wasn’t long enough — harrumph.
Nutballs -more teasing re sex but more to come-so I have the first episode on tape for re watch tonight and it will be interesting to see how it plays again.My daughter and her boyfriend enjoyed it-The are Bond fans and Le Carre but do not do the fan thing so Tom meant nothing to them so it was a good sign that it will have an audience.
icerose, I think we’re going to see flashbacks of that sex scene with Sophie as it looked to be something a little different than the one giffed all over the internet. Also, we didn’t see the spooning scene either. One of the reviewers said there will be another sex scene in episode two, so hope they get better as the series progresses.
I am absolutely convinced that it ain’t foundation, it’s just the way he tans. That’s why it’s uneven.
There were freckles. Lots of little freckles. I agree. That’s probably how he tans.
That’s what I thought. It’s Egypt. He looks pale in Zermatt.
It was definitely less pronounced in Zermatt. Must be how he tans then.
I’ve thought that for a while.
I’ve always thought that too. That it’s a tan. Maybe orange foundation is used sometimes to even it out. Look at how sunburned he is in this interview that was made while they were shooting. You know it’s not foundation because of the shininess and redness, and you can see how red his ears are too – poor little things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjltnORs0VE
me to it grew on you
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Nutballs, there were some pics a week ago of Colin Firth arriving in Berlin and Luke Windsor was with him, carrying a guitar. Some fans were convinced it was Tom’s and that he would be in Berlin.
Becky, I saw that snap and wondered if Luke was bringing it from London so Tom could rehearse prior to March ISTL promo.
I’m curious as to where he’ll be playing. It’d be nice to see him performing on daytime and late night talk shows.
There’s a pic of Tom on the plane serenading some stewardesses.
Colin is also a keen guitar player, so that would have been his own guitar.
I didn’t know that, KTE.
If Tom was serenading ladies on the way to Hanoi, I think it gives weight to the theory that it was his guitar that Luke was carrying.
Is Colin known to travel to events with his guitar as Tom has been since ISTL?
Well, I’ve read the book and realism is of course much higher than with James Bond. Not that that’s saying much as nothing in James Bond is even close to real spies. But Le Carre most certainly knew his stuff.
@Nutballs Yes, I have heard someone (an actor) talking about Colin taking his guitar everywhere, though I’m struggling to remember who/where! I think it was a podcast – one of those chatty long-form interviews where all sorts of random stuff come up.
You could be right that Luke was bringing the guitar from London for Tom, but I’d guess he’s had it with him down in Oz – I’m sure I saw a comment on one of the social media sites from the place that hosted his party saying he could come back and play for them any time. And if he is going to be playing to promote ISTL then he has to keep his hand in. He has definitely taken it to Vietnam with him.
KTE, Tom was playing at a piano bar, in Oz. So i naturally assumed it was not his guitar he was playing. So the mystery remains.
All our detectiving and no solid answers! Ha!
@Nutballs (sorry if this reply ends up in the wrong place – I never seem to have a reply button where I want it) ha! Isn’t it always the way with Tom?! The man’s an enigma.
I’d still put my money on both Tom and Colin needing to be surgically removed from their guitars, though. I know a couple of people like that….
Seeing that pic of Tom on the plane with his guitar actually reminded me of a story about George Harrison, who loved playing the ukulele so much that he always took 2 with him in his hand luggage – one for himself to play, and one in case there was someone else on the plane who wanted to join in.
Watched it… And I loved it although I did think that Hiddleston was blank at the beginning but then I read that Pine is also fracile and kind of blank in the book so Hiddleston was spot on. I was also a bit confused about the love story…
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I thought: wtf? Why did she give him the documents and why did they sleep with each other so fast and why is he protecting her? But it seems that he was head over heels in love with her in the book. So it made sense. And I loved the fact that she was straight forward. What I didn’t like was her sleeping with him after she got beaten up by her boyfriend. Didn’t make sense to me. I also didn’t like Elizabeth aka Jed having a bath while the door was open… Lowering her character. But what I loved was Hiddleston’s performance when he found her body. Poor him.
Yeah the dog was still alive. Hilarious.
I also thought that the scene when Roper talked to Pine while he was smoking outside was wonderful. All in all I am hooked. Great show. They did a fantastic job and yes I can imagine Hiddleston as Bond. A smooth, charming and British Bond.
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Guess she gave him the docs because he could keep them in the safe and he was a brit not connect with any Egyptians because she wouldn’t have known which of them were in her boyfriend’s pocket. But of course then it turned out there was a leak further up in the British SS.
Sophie coming on to him after being beat up set was difficult to digest but not unheard of but I base my conclusions on other people’s experiences not my own.I think he did care for her and at the time she felt he was the only one who would help her and give her comfort.
sorry Sixer i let a spoiler slip with out thinking. Avoid comment above
Just a question Icerose.. Are you the same Icerose who is posting on the Guardian Site?
yes I have lots of tags on related items etc and am a guardian reader.
Tom has written a great article in the radio times filled with filmography and it’s relating to spies and history.
SPOILER – The Pine/Sophie relationship needed just a smidge more of a build-up imo. It fell a little flat, unless you had the book to fill in some of the gaps. And I wish they had made more of Sophie’s humble origins, that may have helped explain why she did what she did and why she had no choice but to go back to Freddie. Still, there is a lot of ground to cover in only 6 episodes, so I suppose you can’t include everything.
Dara I think you are right -I think it also gives you a better understanding of why she slept with Pine after she was beaten
I expect to get jumped on for saying this, but the words are bubbling up and will not be denied: Hiddles would be a great James Bond. He’s suave, clever and would look great jumping in and out of convertibles. He has a certain boyish insouciance that could charm the fish right out of the trees, but can turn sardonic on a dime. He looks the part, and can swagger his way through any scene that might involve a lady in a cocktail dress.
All I am saying is give Tom a chance!
Also, I am half asleep and apologize for any incoherence. 😑
Agree, he would be a great Bond. But he would be an even better Bond villain.
I like naughty Tom (all shades of such) better than nice guy, hero Tom myself. Bad boys are so much more fun to play and watch, dontchathink?
He would be a great Bond going back to the era of Connery,Moore and Bronson but it would put more restrictions on his choosing decent roles and i would prefer him free to go on sampling mutiple genres especially if they had better scripts.
Yes to villain
I agree Tom would look good as Bond. I don’t understand the reluctance to see him doing Bond.
Sure he would need to bulk up but so did Daniel Craig and nobody is complaining about Daniel.
@icerose: This. Bond is too limiting and stereotypical a part for someone of TH’s talent. He’s having a hard enough time crawling out of the Loki label. He’ll be pigeonholed yet again and he can deliver more scope and range than that.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE no Bond.
PS – I KNEW TNM would save all. I’m so thrilled! I just can’t believe we won’t see it here in the US til April. It seems like bad marketing since the Internet is full of spoilers – sort of anticlimactic. Not that it will stop me from watching!
mi6 That has been my opinion all along -my comment re villain was thrown out via Lilacflower’s possible alternative
So well said EscapedConvent. I know he’d be a great Bond, and I admit I would love to see it, but despite how perfect he’d be I hope he doesn’t. At least not until he’s done a lot more films and the offers start to dry up. Maybe when he’s at least 40 or even 45. That’s still pretty young for a Bond.
But yeah, I’m torn. The biscuit wants what the biscuit wants.
Ha, ha…every James Bond movie has a scene where James is helpless and the bad guy COULD kill him, but never does, even though as a child I wondered “Why doesn’t he just shoot Bond now?”! Fun yes, realism, no. I liked Tom’s interview.
I totally agree –
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that bit in Spectre when he is in the middle of the desert bound to a chair. He would just have been shot.
And have you notice that Bond can just switch from country to country at the wave of a magic wand and overnight, never runs out of money or clean clothes. And can also also manage to jump on the love interest two minutes after having 7 bells knocked out of him?
NEW BOND! NEW BOND! NEW BOND!
I’d enjoy Tom as Bond, but ideally I’d like to see him take more challenging acting roles.
I’d prefer to see him back on stage doing something modern and edgy.
Agreed. A modern play would be perfect.
more stage work would be perfect
Agreed.
Agreed. Bond would be the least challenging role to take on. Just hearing Craig bitch about it every chance he gets says enough.
I also think Hiddleston would make a fantastic Bond. I really don’t think he’d be interested though, he seems to prefer more interesting things. I’d be disappointed in him if he did take the role.
I was very pleased with the first episode of TNM and would also sort of love Tom to be Bond (although I think it’s such a stereotypical role that he wouldn’t be challenged by it).
I at first had a problem seeing Jonathan Pine because the casual clothing and the mannerisms are so “Tom” to me. I do love him in the role already, though. And,
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When Pine meets Roper the first time and runs off to vomit I actually watched that like a freak a few times. It’s so uncharacteristic to see TH doing something so, er, bodily and not polite! Lol
Can’t wait for the next episode.
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that vomiting scene took me by surprise because i did not remember it in the book
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Pine does get sick in the book but doubtful they could or would televise it the way the book described it
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thanks Lilacs flowers my memory is not what it use to be
I had the exact opposite reaction and wanted to fast forward through it when I realized what her was about to do. I like Hiddles without chunks spewing out of his gob, thank you.
It destroys my fantasy of his having 24/7 minty fresh breath.
Thank you people for all you spoiler alerts. You’re so kind to us deprived Americans.
BREAK FREE OF YOUR GEOBLOCKING CHAINS AND JOIN THE REBS, CRANNY!
@ Cranberry
Use Google Chrome and download the Hola app so you can watch the BBC iPlayer from a British VPN. Worked for me!
@Nutballs, I’m still trying to set fire to my bras, but my lighter needs more butane.
@Kate, Thanks
You don’t have to burn your bras as long as you stop wearing them. FREE THE TATAS!
I look forward to the end of the trend of vomiting in dramatic movies to signal that is a Serious, Gritty Film (TM). It’s been going on for 10+ years now. Someone needs to put it onto a predictable drama bingo card.
As I said above, this is a variation from what happened in the book, which was a violent gastro-intestinal disturbance of another nature.
Ah. I was a bit slow on the uptake when you pointed this out more delicately upthread, @lilacflowers. They definitely made the right call by changing that. That would probably have been the one TNM scene that never got gifed. Actually, who am I kidding — someone would have gifed it.
I liked Tom’s character here, but he didn’t look Bond-like to me, nor do I see this particular actor playing such a character. And I don’t mean that in a depreciative fashion. Quite the opposite.
I’d like Hiddleston as Bond for the reason that his time would be taken up with the franchise so we wouldnt have to sffer him in much else. So yes please be Bond.
Betsy you would not have to watch it so why worry
Are people forcing you to watch his work?
Anti-Tom people never seem to get that.
How sad, if you are that bothered what are you doing on this thread?
Betsy, while I don’t understand that Hiddle hate — there are some truly atrocious actors and horrible people featured on this site — you’re welcome to your extreme minority opinion, I course. It would be nice however, if you backed it up with some substantial and thoughtful reasons why you “suffer” through his performances. Particularly when you are referring to an award winning, critically acclaimed actor that seems to be very likeable.
How’s this: Because the “award-winning, critically acclaimed actor” has been meh as everything but Loki? I’ve been thinking for a while about what currently hot actor would deserve being tied down in the Bond franchise for a decade, and Hiddleston seems ideal. He would only have to look good, talk posh and not act too hard.
Chelsea, did you see him in The Hollow Crown, or Coriolanus, or OLLA?
Chelsea, while i like Loki (the only interesting character in the Thor movies), I would point you to Tom’s Prince Hal, his Coriolanus and his Adam as Spidey has. His Hank is a noteworthy performance too, even if the script wasn’t great.
You may disagree and that’s fine. But he’s been given awards for the first two roles and he wasn’t widely popular when he got them, so you can’t say it was due to his popularity (as in JLaw’s case). It was for what they saw as real talent.
We all dislike certain actors, but it surprises me that Tom is currently hard to avoid. Aside from his Marvel work, he’s mostly been working in little indie films.
If I’ve learnt anything from reading internet comments, it’s that some people have a very low tolerance for ‘ubiquity’. Being on the telly twice within 2 and a half months – on different channels, in different genres of entertainment – is enough to elicit a ‘oh not her again!’ response.
A lot of people don’t seem able to suspend their disbelief when actors move between roles – even if the other role they know them for was 20 years ago!
Yeah who are these people that act like Tom is saturated throughout the entertainment world? Give me a break.
Usually people are saying the opposite. “He’s only known as Loki” and that outside of Comic Con, Marvel and Tumblr, mainstream audiences don’t know who Tom is and aren’t likely to have seen most of his leading role movies. Or the well used, “He’s only internet famous”. Blah, blah, blah.
Tom is quite easy to avoid if you don’t take an interest in his career. I knew nothing of him until 2 years ago and then only due to his mentions on Cumberbatch comment threads.
If I don’t care about an actor’s career I don’t expose myself to anything about them. It’s quite simple, really. Most days, I skip reading 80% of the CB posts for that reason.
i have also noted that one of the most cliché criticism of a film or TV series is that it moves to slowly-i love slow and certainly would not have described this as slow,
@Betsy
Right. Like you really suffer. Right.
Where exactly did you suffer? Tumblr? Film festivals? Netflix? Oh, I got it, YouTube.
ahahaha. I make myself laugh.
You made me laugh too Cranberry. Oh the torment…maybe there’s a support group? hiddlehaters Anonymous? .
Yes Anne, I cry for them and their pain. Waah
Anne Tommy, I like your group name. Perhaps the angry, butthurt fangirls that post their hate on TOBY could be automatic members.
I get the impression that you only “suffer” a mostly obscure actor when you go looking for them. I don’t suffer the more exposed Cumberbatch because I stopped reading about him. Problem solved.
It’s amazing how little I see of Katy Perry, Bieber, Swifty and Kardashians since I don’t follow them on social media or click on their posts here. They aren’t more than a blip on my radar and they are truly famous — in a league way beyond Tom’s fame.
So the complaint that he’s over-saturated is unsupported by the data that comes from internet media watchers. He doesn’t break the top 500 in Twitter follows nor does he rank in the top 300 among celebrity Facebook pages. This is why we don’t see him regularly outside of fan-driven media like Tumblr blogs, twitter, FB and IG. Mainstream entertainment media writes about him only when he’s got a new project out or in special circumstances when he’s courting it, as with THEO.
This. I understand not liking an actor, but it’s hard for me to understand why a person would go to the trouble of seeking out articles about that actor just to point that out. Listen, if that’s what you enjoy doing, then you do you, but to me it seems like such a negative way to spend one’s time.
@Nut and @ennui, agreed! It’s quite a waste of energy, unless one gets energy from said activities.
This isn’t a fan site so, of course, people are free to not like any actor and say so but I can never understand this desire to limit an actor’s exposure so that even those who like him cannot watch or have limited ability to view. If you don’t like an actor or actress, don’t watch their work. Easy. No suffering.
It was a slow but solid start. I was not impressed by the novel but even then I thought it could make an entertaining drama. It’s neither the most philosophical narrative nor the most innovative spy thriller. Yet there will be ㅡmany people who can enjoy it. Yes, Tom and Debiki look glorious and I want to live in Zermatt and appreciate the glimpse of eternity with Hugh. Some moments are certainly lovely.
I thought David Farr did a fair job adapting a somewhat old fashioned spy thriller and Susanne Bier used natural scenery in interesting ways. Snowy Zermatt is as blank and bleak as Pine and its weather changes as Pine changes his mind.
Well, this is one of the the most popular works that Hiddles has ever done and I hope he can meet audiences who have never seen him except in the Marvel films.
I loved the scenes in Switzerland. The Matterhorn is such a lovely mountain.
As mountain runner however, I want to see it this way:
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/running-near-the-matterhorn-stock-footage/494325410
Nutballs I thought you might enjoy the running -i think we get more of them
He wrote it as his offering to the Bond genre because he felt his work was becoming dated so I was not expecting a TTSP from the book or the tv series but pretty much what we got .
I am about to rewatch it for the scenery
“Well, this is one of the the most popular works that Hiddles has ever done and I hope he can meet audiences who have never seen him except in the Marvel films.”
+1
Haven’t seen it yet, but I like you’re review. It’s what I was hoping for Tom and sounds like this role fits him well.
Elizabeth is absolutely stunning in that pic.
Wow, Elizabeth is tall! Hiddles is 6’2″, is he not, and Laurie not far less – even accounting for high heels, she has to be at least 5’10”-5’11”. Didn’t realize it till I saw these photos.
Really looking forward to seeing this.
She said it was the first time she could look a love interest in the eyes
She is 6’3″.
@Lilacflowers – get out! Well kudos to them for casting her then! I’m 5’9″ myself but these days that’s barely worth comment. She must be wearing flats or low heels with the gown.
Even more looking forward to seeing this then! Do love it when the woman isn’t an adorable bunny looking up into the eyes of Mr Big and Strong!
This is on my radar. I’ll have to dvr it. Can you believe I’ve never seen Hiddleston in anything? 😳 Maybe I’ll finally understand the adoration. 😄
Well…it is, at least if it’s anything like the book. John le Carre spent a small amount of time working in intelligence, and his novels tend to emphasize the role of dull, grey people working in offices and also tend not to resolve in outright victory. That’s not saying they’re hyper realistic, but they’re more so than the fantasies of the Bond franchise.
(And, no, Tom shouldn’t play Bond.)
+1
I hope Tom is NOT the new Bond, cuz James Bond is boring…
These photos are even worse then yesterday. Why does he look so old for his age?
It all depends on your vantage point, my dear. 35 looks older to you when you’re looking at it as a 18 – 25 year old. It also looks different when you’ve been getting solid sleep in the same bed for days. 🙂
Does anyone know anything about the TV Ratings? How many people did watch the first episode? Couldn’t find anything…. Unfortunately…
Over six million I think. Lower than Call the Midwife (?!) but beating its main competitor, the TV ‘tec Vera
6.14m pretty similar to And Then There Were None on Boxing Day.
Yeah, Deadline reported 6.14 mill so it was a rating success. So was War and Peace, but some of us dropped off after a few episodes!
http://deadline.com/2016/02/the-night-manager-ratings-uk-bbc-one-tom-hiddleston-hugh-laurie-1201706771/
I enjoyed And Then There Were None!
I think this is Peak Hiddles right now. I love the big whoosh hair and the hint of the curls coming back, the sleepy, sexy eyes and he’s clearly bulked up- that’s the same suit from the CP red carpet and it’s too tight on him now.
Night Manager Spoiler- I agree with the commenter above– I thought Sophie was wooden, too old (sorry, and I’m old) for Pine and too forward with him. I know it’s 2016 but it’s still Egypt! It was like “hi, nice to meet you, take these papers that could get both of us killed by my crazy psychotic boyfriend and oh yeah, sleep with me” in what felt like a day or two. It felt rushed, maybe it was just a tool to get the story going with Roper but I needed a little more to care about her. But, she did allow for some more “snake hips Hiddles” sex and some very hot non-kissing and morning after pillowtalk Tom. Much enjoyed 🙂
PSA– If you are in the US- I use anonymox.net to trick my IP address to be in the UK- you have to download it as an add-on for Firefox or Chrome (sorry Mac people) but it worked for me and I watched it live yesterday.
I think Sophie is age appropriate. She’s in her 40s in the book. Pine in his early 30s. I thought the casting was spot on.
You mean women have sex past 25? Next you’ll be telling me they still exist after 28 years old… /s
Right? poor women. I hear menopause causes you to lose a vagina. Heat flashing begins at 25 years and 6 months precisely.
Tom was so boring in The Night Manager. I’m sorry, Hiddlestoners. Also do you actually believe that he would make a godd Bond? You people are crazy lol
How did you like the show overall? Are you going to continue watching episode 2 when it airs?
I think so, yes… It wasn’t only Tom’s fault. I think you can never judge a tv series by the first episode, maybe the story will flow after the second episode, we’ll see.
To be fair most of the episode he was playing the eponymous Night Manager which would be a “stick up the ass” part – give it a bit of time.
Do you think Tom would like that I used eponymous?
Tom looks pretty tired in these. The Ha Noi pictures on the other hand…positively rejuvenated!
Ep. 2 trailer is out. Chef Hiddles, heavily beaten Pine is waiting for you.
https://youtu.be/Z8Jm06Tu2Sc
On a real life spy note. I actually knew one when I lived in London. We first met at the UK Embroiderers Guild, I had known her for 10years before I started to twig that she worked for MI6 as a real life Miss Moneypenny , to me she was just in a civil servant job the private secretary of someone of importance.
I was going for a job which required a fairly extensive security clearance because I would be giving recreational classes at a defence forces building in London and was having quite a bit of bother with a pompous arse type , my friend said leave it with me and within 24hours I had a phone call saying I could start the following Monday. I knew then that she was way more important than I ever thought.
There came a point when she retired and was awarded an OBE for her services and another acquaintance/friend from the Guild who had known her most of her life dropped hints over the next decade, a few snippets of her history would come out in conversation. ‘Miss Moneypenny’ had been in the field during the cold war and then became a ‘manager’ at DHQ (handler I presume). Never in your wildest dreams would you have imagined her history, you would just take her as a short, round pleasant, very competent secretary who worked for the civil service, even when she knew I knew vaguely about her past work , nothing was ever said and I knew better than to ask.
That’s very cool!
“He’s an immaculate performer – but he’s on fire on the inside.”
Sounds like Mr. Hiddleston could have been describing himself.