I read this very interesting comment on the CB thread about the testiness: it casts a new light on why he/Luke/studio PR is allowing interviewers to ask about Tayto.

As a former PR practitioner. The studio PR do have the clout to shut this down and I doubt they would object if he requested they enforce a NO list. Its in their interests to ensure that their macho star isnt constantly being reduced to a pop star groupie.

Serious outlets like BBC and Channel 4 will probably not interview you with a NO list. They dont see themselves as promotional outlets, so if you give them a list they simply wont have you on. Thats what happened with RDJ. The interviewer doesnt do puff pieces and doesnt take NO lists. RDJs PR probably assumed a corner had been turned on the drug stories and nobody would bother going there, but this guy did.

Toms solution is easy. Request the studio PR to enforce a NO list. This means s/he must be glued to his side for every interview ready to shut it down should it go south. They MUST get him off the serious publications, the ones less likely to do puff pieces. Why is he promoting King Kong on the Telegraph of all places? Alternatively, get Samuel L or one of the other co-stars to do the prestigous outlets.

Personally, I suspect that these options have been laid out to him but HE insists on continuing on with the prestigous outlets because he isn’t just trying to promote the movie, he wants to promote himself. If I am right, he deserves all the ridicule they are heaping on him.