Thread to talk about the actor Tom Hiddleston
https://twitter(.)com/kylebuchanan/status/756951541790093312
TH needed to hand out a TS single to everyone! Come on girl, help your boy out!
>>850 Maybe he's got projects he can't talk about yet. Maybe.
Behind stage, it's all smiles: https://www.instagram.com/p/BIN658thPWf/
>>847 I was going to do a little digging to find out why Kyle harshed my mellow....
https://www.instagram.com/p/BIN9eNYjrm-/ So relieved.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BIN7R1yDQ02
Brie's thinking, 'I better not get caught in your crossfire, fucker.' TS won't like the casual arm on the back of Brie's chair...it's almost like he's touching her!!
>>858 In Tay-land that's basically full-blown cheating.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BIN-0UKgUpL From a manners perspective, a woman should be given a seat in a less crowded space. But JH needed to be next to his man, and TH probs wanted to be next to JH.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BIN-xrKABe9 Haven't watched. Kinda can't watch.
>>860 Side note, those are definitely not new shoes.
The whole talk with Josh: https://vimeo.com/175967069
Michael K broke his weekend moratorium to talk about the Wonder Woman trailer:
I am not a superhero nerd at all, but Lynda Carter as WW was one of my glamour icons as a child, so this trailer made me feel this weird thing called emotion and it warmed the blackened ice orb I call a heart. I had to go and look at a picture of Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston to feel cold and bitter again.
Entertainment Weekly podcast on Soundcloud (no account wall to go through) : https://soundcloud.com/ewradio/kong-skull-island-star-tom-hiddleston-on-what-attracted-him-to-the-king-kong-story
Oh joy he's standing next to and possibly touching another woman: http://royals-of-maliciousness.tumblr.com/post/147866630834/tom-hiddleston-and-brie-larson-during-the
>>857 My research tells me Kyle hates Taylor's songs. Receipt - review cited in the wiki entry for her song "Mean" - http://www.vulture.com/2011/05/taylor_swift_mean_video.html
On the other side, he seems to be okay with Tom but is snarky about all the fan love he gets at cons and festivals. Receipt - http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/crimson-peak-tom-hiddleston-comic-con.html
On to the Nerd HQ special session with Zac Levi - only 25 minutes long, he proves he's still a dork and can't operate a door: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qeu92u3rLTs
Unless something else happens, this will be my last one for the night and I'll look forward to your comments in the morning. Twitter user taylorsnextsong has been having an epic meltdown all day over his presence and warm reception at SDCC. One tweet is really weird though - this autographed picture :
https://twitter
.com/taylorsnextsong/status/757030412522840064
I watched the trailer: unless the critics slash it, I'll be watching only for SLJ.
I watched a few videos of TH, it made me want to punch his face.
The cast of ‘Kong: Skull Island’, stops by the Fandango Studio at #SDCC to talk to hosts Kristian Harloff & Nikki Novak about their upcoming film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8A6fodcR_o
MTV interview with JH, maybe I'm seeing things that are not there, but he seemed to be out of synch with the rest of the guys.
NerdHQ:
At the end of the day I only guessed half of it, she went with him but only as far as LA.
Does she go back with him to Oz or not? I think she does.
>>874 I found it strangely underpowered. Questions were very dull. The first NerdHQ was anarchic and fun - in a good way. This time I felt almost like the audience was as stressed as he was about the prospect of someone screaming "whattabout TayTay?" All very respectful and anxious and with endless "thank you for coming (when we all thought you were going to bail out because really, who wouldn't)" questions.
>>871 I was surprised it was as good as it was (for a trailer). Going for SLJ is a good idea.
>>873 He was quieter than usual - he usually dominates an ensemble interview but not today. Maybe you were sensing tension with JVR over the tweets about TS? Still it wasn't as bad as that weird phone call after the Emmy nom.
>>874 I skipped through it because it did seem boring. Zach threw him a softball, but at least Zach is easy on the eyes. It was the end of a long day for Tom - there were a ton of interviews in between the Hall H panel and the interview with Zach, including the autograph signing right before that. 7 -8 hours straight, though he's used to it. Zach probably threw mercy on him by cutting it in half.
In the end, he was in his element and was happily received all day. Jury's still out on that weird autograph.
Who posted in thread #10 about the psychic on YT? They posted another one - start at 10:55 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1idgTn2XNnM
-he'll stay until he finds out about Bond - either way
-puts on tinfoil hat and covers TS rumors
>>877 Did the psychic comment on whether TS will return to Australia with Tom?!!
I am going to say no, more out of hope than expectation. Maybe now he has seen freedom!
>>876 I think you are right, I read Levi before the panel said no personal questions (I don't know if specifically before TH's panel or in general).
>>877 Yeah, I skipped through as well. Zach is easy on the eye and has a nice sense of humour.
>>877,878 I bet instead he is convinced that since the reception at SDCC was so good, TS is no problem at all and he'll be able to win back the Guardian, Telegraph, Evening Standard NYT and all the rest. We'll know soon enough.
While SDCC was happening, TS went to the gym again
http://tswiftdaily.com/post/147857825031
>>878 No comment specifically about them returning to Australia together - the psychic just said they will 'be together' for up to 4-5 months and he will call it quits when the word comes around about Bond, regardless of whether he gets it or not. She called this 'his sacrifice' - like she was referring to this as a contract while he gains attention in the media, and when doesn't need it anymore he's leaving.
>>881 ALLEGEDLY.
Meanwhile her sidekick thinks TH has fallen for TS a little bit, but she hasn't for him.
Kong full panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26_F09RR8cI
Best part of the panel at the end when they get asked what they watch on Netflix
"the photo-sharing site Instagram has quietly handed the American singer a unique “tool” that enables her to remove only negative or abusive comments made in response to images she has posted."
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/taylor-swift-given-right-to-delete-online-abuse-s02ks7k33
“Tom is on another planet to his girlfriend, to such an extent that she’s having to teach him a whole new slang language, how to text in shorthand and how to be cool. It is hilarious because he has been showing everyone on set what he has learnt.”
http://www.express.co.uk/comment/columnists/adam-helliker/692631/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-cool-lessons
I don't knwo what's the reputation of this website, but this is sadder than the dad dancing and probably an embarrassment to watch. But it explains the use of emojis of a sudden.
>>886 The Exprss is a less successful version of the Mail.
However this has a horrible ring of plausibility: him being obsessed and her being hysterical. Good spot on linking this to the sudden use of emojis.
do not read this while drinking
do read this if you had a drink
"I don't know, it comes down to being authentic," he says. "Everything you do you have to make sure you truly believe in it and as long as you know that, it doesn't matter what anyone else says about it because the nature of being a public figure is that everyone will have an opinion about anything you do, and as long as you know why you’ve done something and you've committed to it with authenticity then you're okay."
http://www.people.com/article/tom-hiddleston-taylor-swift-interview-comic-con
A simple "I love her" would have been shorter and more authentic
>>887 Yes, I thought that was the one thing that looked totally plausible.
>>888 I just rolled my eyes so hard they flipped completely around and popped right out of my head.
http://m.quickmeme.com/img/1c/1cb70bf96aec8ce9cd8ae12d81c2efdda081e71d71256da127b8e85660f927a0.jpg
>>888 I just saw this and was about to post it.
I can't even begin to deal with this. So: as long as you authentically believe that your private life should remain sacred, it's ok to say that in an interview and then later do a pap stroll, provided that the pap stroll is also authentic. It's also OK to authentically decide to release fakely candid photos of yourself using the paparazzi or your friends' instagrams.
Also who the hell says they have committed to [their girlfriend] with authenticity?
>>890 hahahaha
The man is shit at lying and the need to stop letting him talk.
>>888 I don't think this is about TS, necessarily. It would have been nice to hear the actual question that was asked.
This was the lead-in sentence: So how is Hiddleston handling all this new attention in several different areas? Can we then assume the question was 'How are you handling all the extra attention this summer?' If it was something like that - the relationship with TS being hinted at - then isn't this his standard response to questions about fame and attention and gossip?
And another thing: how does that jive with dating one of the most inauthentic women on the planet? Or with her decision to lie about the extent of her knowledge of "Famous"?
Time for the boy to,take a seat.
Maybe the interviewer asked him about something else and he gave that answer, and they tried to make it look like he was talking about TS?
>>896 I should add: it's bullshit, but I think it's his standard bullshit when asked about fame and the like.
Captcha: buttong. Is that a word we can use to insult TH? He's being a real buttong lately.
>>891 Basically. anonsy is right, it's better if he starts using emojis to express himself.
>>897 But remember, we know see that he's got his own problems with inauthenticity. He talks a good game, but he's not walking it.
And that may be the true downfall of this relationship: two manipulative, two-faced people who aren't being honest with themselves or each other. That's a fucking disaster of a relationship.
Or it could be the making...but then they have to keep up those personas FOREVAH. It would be a true test of TH's acting skills.
>>902 Ahh, but those are the words we all loved not so long ago. We swooned over his down-to-earth, authentic nature. I think he's partly being lazy and just trotting out his well-practiced answers but I also think that he's trying to re-butter the toast...after it's been dropped on the dirty, dust-covered floor, and a rodent (faced woman) has gnawed on it. He might as well give it a try because he's not got a lot of options at this moment in time.
March 2016: http://www.timeout.com/london/film/tom-hiddleston-on-inequality-high-rise-and-being-the-night-manager
"I was thinking about this yesterday, about the need to be true in everything. It’s not that I choose to stay in character or reinvent the Method. It’s just what people demand to see. I do too. We’re all moved by authenticity. There are certain magic tricks in creating an illusion. But commitment, risk and authenticity are the most powerful things in all art."
"The fate of Coriolanus dramatizes the conflict in the heart of every public figure: the war between integrity and popularity. It’s a play about soldiers, politicians and the people. It’s a play for our time; for any time."
“I have tried with all of my power for there not to be any inauthenticity,” he says. “There is no version of me presented to you that’s been created or is artificial. The people I’ve always respected have an integrity that is unassailable.”
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/08/tom-hiddleston-interview-crimson-peak
>>908 Awww, he's doesn't respect himself...or his girlfriend.
Ugh. I thought the People article was a retread of an older one from June or so. I've grown sick of the long ramblings. They're no longer charming - now they sound like issue-dodging.
>>910 Based on his one other statement about TS ("together and happy") and the fact that any other time Tom's mentioned "authenticity" it's been about a role, I'm going to say I think that quote was solely about The Work. But of course, People can't write an article about Tom without mentioning TS - they seem to be one of the publications that kisses her ass at every opportunity.
This doesn't change the fact that Tom saying anything about authenticity at this point in his life is tremendously asinine.
>>911 That's the thing. Even if he was asked that in the context of his work, People put it down as an answer to how he's dealing with all the extra attention. If he really is saying that regarding his persona life, it makes him look the complete opposite of authentic. Right now, Taylor is a liar in the eyes of the public and media, and Tom choosing to stand by her side through this shows him as accepting of that kind of lying and manipulation. Together these two are the most inauthentic couple. All his interviews from yday made me roll my eyes and scoff. Unless she's got him blinded to her true nature (highly doubt it they've been living together lately), he's probably exactly like her. It's really disgusting and disturbing.
Someone's been reading the papers. He has a new jacket: http://damageditem.tumblr.com/post/147906647448/ladyoftheteaandblood-thiddlestonfans-tom
>>916 Looking at the pictures, it seems like he's actually leaving the hotel. Like he's getting his things out of his room and putting them in the back of the vehicle. Hopefully going back to Oz, alone.
But, staying or leaving, WHY does he have a hotel room when his supposed girlfriend has multiple properties in the area???
>>917 I think you're right anonsy, he is leaving. Torrilla has just posted photos of him and Luke boarding a commercial flight (!!!) - she says they are leaving from LAX. She is usually pretty accurate.
No sign of the limpet.
>>920 Maybe our prayer circle worked! Alone at SDCC and what looks like alone back to Oz?! It's Christmas in July!
That's curious that he was staying at a hotel, although it would explain the different gyms (I'm guessing she wasn't staying with him or she would have been papped). Even more curious that he is boarding with Luke. Why would Luke need to go with him to Oz?
>>923 To help him get his shit straight. I'm being facetious, but really, Luke's his Cat Herder and Tom's in need of that right now. And I'm not even wearing my tinfoil hat.
>>922 I can go back hoping it was for a documentary video? (it's a false hope I know, it iwll only last until the next papstroll)
>>924 Luke is coming through for us! And his wallet.
Apparently, he's been a jerk to some fans during the filming of ISTL
https://twitter.
com/alicelcarroll0/status/757258362077585408
>>927 Not sure what I make of that. That account says it is a pseudonym and it doesn't seem to have much activity other than to tell this story (I didn't scroll that far back but it was only discussion of this I could see). And "I went without groceries to send him his gift". Hm.
>>927 Saw that on tumblr, and a couple people raised some interesting points questioning its validity.
1) Security is there to protect the actor. They would never tell a random fan they couldn't take something and to give it directly to the actor. If they did, what's the point of security even being there?
2) There were stories, which I also remembered, of fans stalking Tom on set. I know we had discussed it at the time, so I went back and found two of the links posted by anonymous in our Tom Hiddleston 2 thread:
"Tom Hiddleston makes an amazing Hank Williams. It's just a joy when he comes in and makes Hank Williams come alive," she says. "He's such a pro. He's one of the nicest people I've ever worked with. We've had lots of Loki stalkers on this show. We've had to tighten security. There are some Loki freaks out there."
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/dec/12/arkansan-makes-movies-look-good-2014121/
Don't hate me but that's her driver and car. It's the same one in the gym pics from the past few days and the driver you can see if you google any pics of her in LA. I think he was probably staying with her. His luggage came out of her car and then went straight into another one.
Why the switch was made at this hotel? Maybe Luke was staying there.
>>930 If he was stopping at the hotel solely to pick up Luke, I'd think Luke would be in the photos.
Just as long as she wasn't on the plane back to Australia.
>>930 The SUV from the gym the other day is white. All the SUVs I can see in the photos from today are black, unless I'm missing photos.
>>931 Probably waiting in the second car furiously working on getting his boy out of the shit...or drinking, lots of drinking.
>>932 Now I just feel like she may follow. The clinging is real with this one. So real.
>>930 Her pics, not his. I don't know if that white car is also hers but I wouldn't be surprised. She's probably got a whole fleet.
>>932 Yes, this is really all that matters. Luke being around is a good sign as well - at the very least maybe damage control is beginning.
>>934 Ah, I didn't look at the pics of her. I try to avoid looking at her annoying smug face as much as possible. She probably does have a whole fleet of cars, though from all the other pics I've seen it seems like she prefers all black cars.
waves at lurkers
Hi lurkers! I see you over there on the Opinion Dominion! ;)
I'm hoping the shitshow is about to get a curtain. But I don't want to get my hopes up. I think this fish's head has started to go bad, but I'm not sure Mr. and Ms. Most Authentic are ready to throw it out. Have I used enough metaphors?
>>935 Lurkers?! No surprise, we got good shit. Can you link to the lurkers?
>>927 We've all been jerks and as we've seen, he capable of some dodgy stuff. But this may be one of those Loki loons that anonsy's quote mentioned. Because if you're going to drive all that distance to give it to him and then go without groceries to pay for the postage to send your homemade Loki inspired lamp shade, then you're likely a Loki Loon. And I bet security probably had a whole trailer full of crap dropped off for him. They take stuff like that all the time for celebs.
>>934 I have the same feeling. I think she'll follow him at a later date. I don't think they're done. Why get papped arriving into LA together holding hands if you're through? Or why bother getting her car and driver dropping him off to take the other ride to LAX if you're starting the breakup rollout?
Then I remember she was papped kissing Calvin after their holiday together but they left separately, and then a few days we got the breakup news.
I don't think they're over but him going back to Oz with Luke shows someone told Tom to knock off this relationship parading and concentrate on work while he's on Marvel's clock. Otherwise I'm sure we'd be getting the same fanfare departure and arrival.
TH fans leaving:
https://mobile(.)twitter(.)com/TomH_Online/status/757329460752478209
If he thinks SDCC was an indication of his fanbase still adoring him...oops. Will the Swifties will support their idol's bf's work events and work in general if she's not physically there by his side?
What if she joins him a few weeks because 'they just couldn't bear to be apart' or 'he begged her to come to Oz because he was lost without her.'
I wouldn't be able to deal people. I'd need to be talked down off the metaphorical ledge.
>>939 I actually linked to this site, I think. It was a quickly updated place with a good number of pics and articles, and easier to access than Torrilla. But she stopped updating after the Rome 'holiday.' That Roman holiday broke a lot of people.
They'll continue to support him until the break up, then they'll put their fangs into him like they do with every other ex.
>>940 oh god, that's so damn cheesy yet I can totally see People or E! printing that with pics of her arriving in Oz and another date night stroll. Maybe a beach stroll. They love their beach strolls.
I think the TH fans are done with him. It's only the Loki fans left now and they honestly don't care what else Tom works on as long as he does a good Loki. And the Swifties obviously will always support Taylor and everyone else who says otherwise is a sexist and programmed by society to hate on a successful confident woman like her eyeroll
Btw, did anyone see this video clip of Kevin Ehrlich saying Taylor received an advance copy of Famous? https://youtu.be/TIryeQwYVGY I found the link and info from a CB comment. He retracted later but now I wonder if she forced him to retract. She's good at this threatening and screwing ppl over for her benefit business.
>>927 >>928 >>929 I remember that. It went along with 2 other stories of that time: an extra that got kicked out the production after a makeup person noticed she was wearing a loki t-shirt during costume fitting, and another person who wrote a script and tried to move heaven and earth to get it to him during filming.
https://twitter(.)com/ErinSwain_/status/755728164631044096
Look at these two lovebirds. He looks ready to exit via the emergency slide. The caption about sums it up...TS and her new bf. Must have been LAX to SYD or SYD to the Gold Coast
>>943 Ah yes, back two weeks ago when they just couldn't stop being photographed everywhere and totally had to fly commercial. Back before the private rented jet and getting into Los Angeles without being photographed.
>>936 They're pages back now I'm sure, but one was relaying your info about TS's drivers and SUVs, and another my comment about the different colors of the vehicles. I thought maybe it was coincidence but then one of them said something about not being able to answer questions about their info because they were getting the info from another site. And I went "Another site?! That's us! We're tumblr famous now!" The messages were showing up on TOD just a few minutes after we posted the same info here, so the timing as well made me think this board was the source.
>>945 I've been noticing direct crossovers especially on TOD for a while, even mirroring words we've made up. This is the only place I post so I can guarantee I'm not the leaky sieve.
I literally snored through his interviews but I gather he was consistently unremarkable at CC and is now being chaperoned by his wife Luke back to Oz. Things are seemingly back to normal then. For the time being.
As much as I want them to stay oceans apart I think she will follow once she has developed a more convincing plan of authenticity, since authentic is now their new catch word.
Thoughts on Shit Island trailer?
There's some tough competition, it was one of the least exciting trailers I watched from CC but I love John Goodman and if his role is substantial I may just make it to the cinema.
>>946 I haven't watched the trailer yet. I can't be arsed. I won't be making a special effort to see it like ISTL. I'll have an actual human being who is totally dependent on me for his/her needs at that point, so that $17 is going to go on diapers. I'll watch it when it's on Netflix or tv. Or pick it up in the DVD bargain bin at Duane Reade.
Yep. As I said, the clinging is so real - maybe with both - but with her especially, so I fear this separation will not be a long one. I hope for the opposite, of course. If they spin their 'reunion' as I mentioned earlier, all my shit will be lost!
The whole authentic thing is so hollow. Yes, please tell us how authentic you are, you know because really authentic people need to constantly remind people how authentic they are. They can't just let their actions speak for themselves. Well, he can't now, that's for sure.
Seriously speaking, I agree with Anon. and NewAnon, they are not done, at all. And Luke presence doesn't mean much I'm afraid. She will go back to Oz.
This "not be seen together so much" might have to do with TH campaigning for his Emmy. He needs not to be seen as a laughing stock, so the less they are seen together the less mocking. The less mocking the higher chances that voters might not think of TS as soon as they read his name.
>>946 I thought it was very clichè in the distribution of roles, but I appreciated that the trailer focused on SLJ and Goodman. The silhouette of Kong looks a bit ridiculous. But as trailers go, it was good. I doubt the film will though.
>>947 word!
