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Post by mllemass on May 17, 2024 13:42:37 GMT
He seems the same to me. Whenever he does this promotional stuff, he does take it all very seriously. He has these prepared statements about the movie that he repeats when he’s asked questions. I’m sure that the responsibility he feels for making a show/movie a success must get greater the more famous he becomes. It must be a burden, but I’ve never seen him complain about any of it.
I expect to be seeing him on the talk shows soon, so we’ll probably get to see his goofier side again.
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Post by roverpup on May 17, 2024 15:19:19 GMT
Actually wallaby, it isn't all that unusual for BC to miss a LL event.
I figured it out one time and he's actually missed a fair number of them (I don't have my exact stats on hand but it was something around a quarter of them).
Sophie's appearances is harder to calculate (I'm counting both her being in the audience and performing at them) because I do feel there are times when she was "around" and she just wasn't noticed. But she has missed more than BC (especially when she was having babies).
As for missing this time... I was hoping he would show, but when I saw how tight the timeline was (him being in LA the day before the NY event) I didn't expect him to be there at all.
Wallaby said:
"He dropped out of Whodunnit, A Complete Unknown. Furthermore, he didn‘t want to be photographed in Italy and he‘s apparently lost a lot of weight. I also noticed that he was very serious and kind of sad looking in the two promotion appearances for „Eric“ this week. And Sophie went to events in Venice alone."
Let me address your concerns on a point-by-point basis (and of course some of this is just my speculation) -
1. Dropping out of Whodunit... Could it be it conflicted with PR for Eric? Sure it was just one night and it was unrehearsed, but right now he's on another continent, so that is definitely not conducive to performing on stage in England! And before that he's been busy filming A Thing with Feathers.
2. Dropping out of A Complete Unknown... again easily explained by changes in work schedules and conflicts arising. That happens lots in the movie business. Look at when The Power of the Dog was announced. Originally Paul Dano and Elizabeth Moss were tagged to co-star with BC, but due to scheduling conflicts the cast morphed into Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemmons instead. Happens all the time. And it seems what BC will be doing,instead of a supporting role in ACU, is doing a starring role in The Roses! It's scheduled to begin filming in June of this year.
3. Didn't want to be photographed in Italy... because he was on vacation with Sophie (and who knows maybe even the kids were with them - although they weren't mentioned at all in the news account). He's often requested "no pictures" if he's on vacation. Both he and Sophie were reported to be cordial but insistent that no picture be taken. BTW: this was only a day or so after Sophie attended the eco-art forum, so maybe she wasn't "alone" as you thought. Obviously BC was in Italy exactly at the same time as she was and they went on vacation together after the event.
4. Lost weight... BC's weight fluctuates up and down with every role. His clothes that he wore to the first PR event for Eric were very baggy by the looks of it. Hard to say if he's lost a significant amount of weight or not, but all I can say, IMO, is he doesn't look too thin to me. He look slim like I've seen many times before (especially in his non-Marvel roles).
5. "Sad" looking... sad is such a subjective term. I think there were plenty of pix of him smiling and even laughing during the two events. Some pix for sure showed his more serious side but then the movie his talking about is on a very serious topic. Do you really expect him to be goofing around all throughout the event? I think that would be totally inappropriate.
That's the way I see things anyway.
Hopefully perhaps I have addressed some of your concerns?
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Post by queenzod on May 17, 2024 15:35:12 GMT
He was smiling and joking around onstage the other night during the q&a thing. And he’s never been a large man - people describe him as slim or slender, and then when he wears those baggy clothes it makes him look more thin than he already is. Plus, he is getting older and people sort of tend to be less goofy as they age. There may or may not be something “wrong” with him, but it’s also likely we’ll never hear about it. He’s very private with his private life. Remember we didn’t hear about the death of his half sister for months and months. I wouldn’t worry, wallaby. If he was really sick or something we wouldn’t see him at all.
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Post by wallaby on May 17, 2024 23:01:11 GMT
Thanks for your replies and giving your opinions on my post, mllemass and queenzod. And thanks for writing such a detailed response and adressing everything, roverpup!
I knew I could have got a wrong impression. I don‘t know how to put this: I am usually very good and hypersensitive at noticing and feeling things about other people in general. Sometimes I‘m too hypersensitive, which mostly has to do with my own past and story.
Of course, I‘m glad if I’m wrong and everything is ok with him and his dear ones.
BC e.g. has every right to deny a photo request. I really don‘t know how he deals with being that famous and being recognized on the street by everyone. And I didn’t know he hasn‘t attended every LL show. That was new to me.
He also cannot always be goofy and funny.
It has been a mystery to me anyways how he juggles his very busy career and his surely equally busy private life.
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Post by onebluestocking on May 18, 2024 5:35:19 GMT
I agree that he seemed serious in the Eric PR event photos, but I assumed it was more suited to the dark theme of the show. He also looks thin but, is he filming The Thing with Feathers soon? That's two 'grieving character with sanity slipping' roles in a row. I might expect him to look drawn and haggard in preparation for for those parts. He certainly looks happy enough in this photo with Loo and Sophie.
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Post by queenzod on May 18, 2024 7:00:04 GMT
I’ve probably said this before, but I remember seeing a video of him leaving the courthouse after he attended the trial James Rhodes had about his book, to support his friend during a difficult time (isn’t that just like him?) Someone was following BC with a phone camera so you could see what he saw as he moved down the sidewalk, presumably on his way to his car. There were dozens of people walking along as well, going about on their own business, and when they caught a glimpse of BC they stopped dead in their tracks and outright stared at him, their eyes wide and their jaws hanging open. There were at least 2 dozen people openly staring at him as he walked along. He had to be aware of them. My heart went out to him - how awful it must be to have people openly gawping at you like that when you’re just trying to get from here to there. I don’t know how he deals with it either, wallaby. His life in public is so not normal. I also remember him talking about it back then. He doesn’t like to be the observed, he prefers to be the observer, to study human behavior (and one of his great gifts, I think, is his ability to translate his deep understanding of human hearts and motivations into his characterizations), without being seen himself.
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Post by roverpup on May 18, 2024 11:38:07 GMT
OBS,The Thing with Feathers has finished filming I think. He is about to start filming The Roses in June (scheduled to be finished up in mid-August).
He does have a busy schedule, at the moment. Good thing Sophie and BC had some time in Italy together after she was done with the eco-art forum!
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Post by jbc12 on May 20, 2024 9:19:29 GMT
But I have been noticing for some time that he‘s not his usual quirky and goofy self. I'm late to this and everyone has explained it thoroughly, but I agree with you, for what it's worth. He has definitely looked tense in many recent instances. I recall that fan photo with him outside a shop(?) and he looked miserable in it. We're seeing a lot more pics of him during candid interactions where he looks like he's bearing it but not enjoying it. However, we have to bear in mind that he's got literally no privacy. His children's faces did end up being widely publicized after Argentina. I can get them up with a quick search now and have to actively look for censored ones. We know that's not what he wants for his family. Then there's the fact that he recently had that chef try to attack him and the family at his house. That must have shaken him. We also have to remember that he recently lost his half-sister and grief can come in waves. It changes people a fair bit. Those are just examples we know of, but there could easily be more that he's dealing with that we'll never find out. He's always been slim and he's super busy, and he's often talking about serious stuff so he can't be too goofy...but also, he's human and maybe he's tired from his relentless schedule, or he's missing his sister, or he's been badgered all day by autograph hounds, or he's had an argument with Sophie that morning. Like, we can't expect him to be "on" all the time. Sometimes, he's just gonna be a bit more stoic and that's okay. I love that he's being authentic and not putting on a front. I’ve probably said this before, but I remember seeing a video of him leaving the courthouse after he attended the trial James Rhodes had about his book, to support his friend during a difficult time (isn’t that just like him?) Someone was following BC with a phone camera so you could see what he saw as he moved down the sidewalk, presumably on his way to his car. There were dozens of people walking along as well, going about on their own business, and when they caught a glimpse of BC they stopped dead in their tracks and outright stared at him, their eyes wide and their jaws hanging open. There were at least 2 dozen people openly staring at him as he walked along. He had to be aware of them. My heart went out to him - how awful it must be to have people openly gawping at you like that when you’re just trying to get from here to there. I've never heard of this! How awful for him! It's got to make you self-conscious. I know celebrities understand this is part of the deal but, it must get really trying to be recognized all the time when you're as famous as he is, especially when he's trying to protect his kids as much as possible. I expect to be seeing him on the talk shows soon, so we’ll probably get to see his goofier side again. I do, too. He's always more relaxed in those environments. I can't wait for the content!
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