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Jonny spills his Sleep Secrets with Calm 🥰
Love Letter from an Englishman - a Calm Sleep Story narrated by him is on the app ✨️
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'Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy — she the star of “Barbie,” he of “Oppenheimer” — have shared an experience, one unique in film history. On July 21, 2023, their two movies came out, and instead of cannibalizing one another during a time when box office receipts were sluggish, they actually boosted each other, creating the global phenomenon known as “Barbenheimer.”
On paper, the two movies couldn’t be more different. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” produced by Robbie’s company LuckyChap Entertainment, is the story of the world’s most popular doll, who, after going on a journey to recover from an existential crisis, becomes a woman; Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is a biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who oversaw the invention of the atomic bomb. What they have in common, though, is that their directors made wholly original films, ones guided by their inventiveness, and it was the innovative spirit of “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” that in turn inspired audiences to be creative and participatory in their fandom for both films. The memes, the double-feature TikToks, the costumes people wore to go out to theaters again and again to experience Barbenheimer — after COVID had nearly destroyed in-person moviegoing — “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” proved joy is still to be had (as well as profits, with the box office for “Barbie” at more than $1.4 billion worldwide, and “Oppenheimer” recently crossing $950 million).
In other words, Robbie, sporting a “Barbie”-inspired pink polka-dot shirt with matching heels, and a darkly clad Murphy have a lot to discuss when they meet for Actors on Actors — a rendezvous during which Murphy professes he now knows what a meme is, after famously claiming ignorance about them in a 2017 interview.
CILLIAN MURPHY: Congratulations on your reasonably successful film. You’re a producer on the movie as well. How did you know a “Barbie” movie would connect with audiences in the manner that it did?
MARGOT ROBBIE: Yeah, 90% of me was certain that this would be a big deal and a massive hit, and 10% of me thought, “Oh, this could go so badly wrong.” It was all about Greta Gerwig. And it was like, “If it wasn’t going to be Greta, then, yeah, this could have been an absolute disaster.”
MURPHY: She was always your first choice?
ROBBIE: I just wasn’t going to let her say no. It was about six years ago we got the property. We got it out of Sony, set it up at Warner Bros., got Mattel’s blessing to let us produce, then went after Greta. Obviously, I didn’t know it was going to be the cultural phenomenon that it ended up being.
MURPHY: When did you realize that?
ROBBIE: It was all the way along. The fact that it’s Greta Gerwig, people are like, “Greta Gerwig and a ‘Barbie’ movie, what?” And then the pictures of Ryan Gosling and me Rollerblading on Venice Beach came out and went even wider than I was expecting. I’d been thinking big for it, and it still turned out bigger than I expected.
But what about you? Did you think so many people were going to watch a movie about the making of the atomic bomb?
MURPHY: No. I don’t think any of us did. Christopher Nolan was always determined that it would be released in the summer as a big tentpole movie. That was always his plan. And he has this superstition around that date, the 21st.
ROBBIE: Do all his movies come out on that date?
MURPHY: In and around the 21st of July — they always come out then.
ROBBIE: It’s a good date. We picked that day too!
MURPHY: Yeah, I know.
ROBBIE: One of your producers, Chuck Roven, called me, because we worked together on some other projects. And he was like, “I think you guys should move your date.” And I was like, “We’re not moving our date. If you’re scared to be up against us, then you move your date.” And he’s like, “We’re not moving our date. I just think it’d be better for you to move.” And I was like, “We’re not moving!” I think this is a really great pairing, actually. It’s a perfect double billing, “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie.”
MURPHY: That was a good instinct.
ROBBIE: Clearly the world agreed. Thank God. The fact that people were going and being like, “Oh, watch ‘Oppenheimer’ first, then ‘Barbie.’” I was like, “See? People like everything.” People are weird.
MURPHY: And they don’t like being told what to do. They will decide, and they will generate the interest themselves.
ROBBIE: I think they were also really excited by the filmmakers. People were itching for the next Chris Nolan film and itching for the next Greta Gerwig film. To get them at the same time was exciting. You’ve done five movies with Christopher Nolan now, right?
MURPHY: This is six, actually.
ROBBIE: So you like the guy? A big fan.
MURPHY: It seems to work. This is the first time playing a proper lead role for him. There’d always been supporting parts over the years — it’s 20 years we’re working together. Emma Thomas, his wife, the producer, she called me because Chris doesn’t have a phone. So she put me on to Chris, and he said in his very understated British way, “I’m making this movie of Oppenheimer — I’d like you to play the part.” I had just finished something; I wasn’t doing anything. I did realize then that it was different than the other jobs I’d done with him, because it was the story of Oppenheimer’s life. And then when he eventually gave me the script, it was written in the first person, which I’d never read before, and so I —
ROBBIE: The script was written in the first person? The big print would be like, “I’m going to put the cup down and walk towards the door”?
MURPHY: Exactly, exactly. Which I’d never read before. And so it was very clear that he wanted it to be truly subjective storytelling. And that did add to the feeling of “Oh, fuck, this is a biggie.”
ROBBIE: Why do you love working with him? And why do you think he loves working with you? I know you’re going to have to maybe be really humble and be like, “I don’t know, why does he like me? I can’t understand.” Take a guess.
MURPHY: With Chris, it’s just the work. He’s not interested in anything else other than the work and the filmmaking. And he’s incredibly focused, and it’s incredibly rigorous.
ROBBIE: When he called you and said, “Movie about Oppenheimer,” were you like, “Gotcha”? Or were you like, “Who’s that? I should go read a book.”
MURPHY: I knew the very basic Wikipedia level. I knew about the Trinity tests, and I knew about the Manhattan Project and then obviously what happened in ’45. But I didn’t know what happened afterwards or anything like that.
ROBBIE: So you read a lot to prep. What else did you do?
MURPHY: Walk around my basement talking to myself.
ROBBIE: Really? I prep like a psychopath as well. Did you have a thing that would get you into him?
MURPHY: Physically, there was loads of pictures of him, and he always stood with his hand on his hip. He was such a slight man, but he always stood with this very kind of jaunty angle. So I nicked that pretty early as a physical thing. And then Chris Nolan kept sending me pictures of David Bowie, like in the Thin White Duke era, with the big voluminous trousers.
And how about you? Such a difficult character. It’s this kind of 20th-century icon, but not a real person. How did you figure it out?
ROBBIE: It was so weird prepping Barbie as a character. All my usual tools didn’t apply for this character. I work with an acting coach, and I work with a dialect coach, and I work with a movement coach, and I read everything, and I watch all the things. I rely on animal work a lot. I was maybe 45 minutes into pretending to be a flamingo or whatever, and I was suddenly like, “It’s not working.”
I went to Greta, like, “Help me. I don’t know where to start with this character.” And she’s like, “OK, what are you scared of?” And I was like, “I don’t want her to seem dumb and ditzy, but she’s also not meant to know anything. She’s meant to be completely naive and ignorant.” And Greta found this episode on “This American Life,” where it was a woman who can’t introspect, who doesn’t have the voice in her head that’s constantly narrating life the way we all do. This woman’s got a Ph.D. and is extremely smart, but just doesn’t have that internal monologue.
MURPHY: Is she happy?
ROBBIE: Yeah, totally.
MURPHY: Is she happier, do you think?
ROBBIE: Oh God, I wondered about that. She kind of thinks about exactly what’s in front of her — a spotlight to what exactly is in front of her at the time.
MURPHY: Well, that’s perfect, right? We should talk about the costumes. So you’re clearly still not sick of pink then?
ROBBIE: No, I’m not done with pink yet. Yeah, the costumes were incredible. I mean, you just can’t have a “Barbie” movie without the color pink. And everyone really got on board with that. I’d make a “On Wednesdays, we wear pink” day. Do you know that reference from “Mean Girls”?
MURPHY: I had forgotten that reference.
ROBBIE: On Wednesdays, they wear pink. And so if you didn’t wear pink on set, you got a fine. And then I’d donate it to charity. It’s always the guys, I feel like, that are like, “Oh, finally I have permission to wear pink and get dressed up!” It would get crazier and crazier until Ryan would be like, “I think I need a mink.” It would just get insane.
In my opinion, there are two kinds of people in this world. There are the people who are obsessed with “Peaky Blinders,” and then there’s the people who haven’t seen “Peaky Blinders.” I obviously sit in the first category, so can we please talk about Tommy fucking Shelby for just one minute? I mean, that was years and years of your life.
MURPHY: Yeah, it’s like 10. That was also a 10-year adventure. We started shooting at the end of 2012.
ROBBIE: Is there going to be a spinoff movie?
MURPHY: I mean, I’m open to the idea. I’ve always thought that if there’s more story to tell …
ROBBIE: Please do it. Please! Obviously, I’ve now revealed that I am a big fan of yours, not just “Peaky Blinders.” I also love your sleep story on the Calm app. But because I’m a fan of yours, I have watched a lot of your things on YouTube, and it’s out there on the internet that you are not that aware of memes and things like that. First of all, is that true? And second of all, if that is true, were you even aware of the Barbenheimer phenomenon, or were you just blissfully unaware because you use a dial-up phone or something?
MURPHY: I have two teenage boys. I do know what a meme is. Now I know that there are memes about me not knowing what a meme is.
ROBBIE: It’s a great meme. It’s like the “Inception” of memes. A meme within a meme.
MURPHY: Genuinely at the time I did not know. But people forget that was a long time ago.
ROBBIE: I might not have known back then what a meme is. I’m not that tech-savvy.
MURPHY: Exactly. And I think children started that stuff, right? Now that it’s become this sort of meme that’s eating itself, I am aware. But it’s mostly because of people either sending it to me or showing me and saying, “Look, you gotta look at this.”
ROBBIE: You see any of the Barbenheimer fan art?
MURPHY: I mean, it was impossible to avoid any of that stuff.
ROBBIE: Weren’t there some great ones? People are so clever. People kept asking me, “So is each marketing department talking to each other?” And I was like, “No, this is the world doing this! This is not a part of the marketing campaign.”
MURPHY: And I think it happened because both movies were good. In fact, that summer, there was a huge diversity of stuff in the cinema, and I think it just connected in a way that you or I or the studios or anybody could never have predicted.
ROBBIE: You can’t force that or orchestrate that.
MURPHY: No, and it may never happen again.'
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#Cillian Murphy#Margot Robbie#Barbenheimer#Barbie#Oppenheimer#Christopher Nolan#Inception#Meme#Greta Gerwig#Chuck Roven#Mean Girls#Peaky Blinders#Sleep Story#Calm App#David Bowie#Thin White Duke#Youtube#Emma Thomas
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Tom Hiddleston’s latest role could see fans drop off as he narrates the adventures of Winnie the Pooh for the sleeping aid app Calm.
Listeners will be able to unwind to the Loki actor reciting the app's latest sleep story of Disney's Winnie The Pooh: Tales Of Friendship Treasury.
The story is a collection of adventures with the beloved bear and his best friends, as they discover the value of true friendship.
Tom, 41, said: 'I loved Winnie the Pooh growing up and I'm so grateful to be able to revisit happy childhood memories through this Calm Sleep Story.
'There's a lot of wisdom and calming reassurance in the stories of Winnie the Pooh, which we can all learn from.
'What better way to listen and reflect on the warm-hearted nature of Pooh's character and stories than as we settle in for a good night's sleep.'
Tom joins other famous faces on the app including Harry Styles, David Walliams and Matthew McConaughey.
In support of the launch, Disney has released a selection of new illustrations to go alongside some of Pooh's words of wisdom - such as 'What's wrong with knowing what you know now and not knowing what you don't know now, until later.'
They have also produced sketches of Tom Hiddleston with Pooh to celebrate the partnership.
Sarah Fox, vice president of marketing and communications, Disney consumer products, games & publishing EMEA, said: 'Winnie the Pooh has been comforting adults and children for over 95 years.
'There is no other bear who holds the same place in our hearts. His kind-hearted stories combined with a special selection of cosy products will help families and fans to relax, and drift into a sweet slumber.
'We're excited to see Pooh's wise words of care and friendship come to life with the help of Tom Hiddleston's soothing tones.'
As part of Disney's collaboration with Calm, 1,000 families at Make-A-Wish UK will be also gifted a free subscription for three years to enjoy the new Winnie the Pooh sleep story.
Disney's Winnie The Pooh: Tales Of Friendship Treasury Sleep Story is now available on Calm to all subscribed users, with supporting Winnie the Pooh products available for purchase from leading retailers nationwide.
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#reblog with your answer#if you want#mental health#mental illness#recovery#positivity#self love#self care#calm app
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in all seriousness though, can someone please give this man a Calm app referral code?
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Am I sleepy or horny? Who can tell.
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I just watched a tiny part of the Optimus Prime story time which is in the calm app. My stomach already feels warm and fuzzy goddamnit. HIS VOICE IS SO CRIMINALLY SOFT!! He really is Space Robo-Jesus!!
Also Eren you lucky bastard! The best dad in the entire universe just dropped down right infront of you from the sky...
NO I AM NOT JEALOUS!
I never thought I’d be so happy to be under my parents as a Kaiser member. I get the calm app for free. Lol!
#transformers prime#tfp#tf optimus prime#tf optimus#calm app#Optimus narrates the history of Cybertron
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Tom Hiddleston to narrate first Winnie the Pooh story on sleep app Calm | METRO
(Picture: Daniel Lewis/Disney/Calm/PA Wire)
The soothing tones of Tom Hiddleston’s voice are about to be put to excellent use as he narrates Winnie the Pooh on the Calm app.
Listeners will be able to unwind for the night as the Loki actor recites the latest sleep story on the popular app, , Winnie The Pooh: Tales of Friendship Treasury.
The wholesome tale is about the adventures of the honey-loving bear and his companions as they discover the true meaning of friendship.
Hiddleston admitted that he was thrilled to read the beloved childhood tale for the popular sleeping aid for all the ‘wisdom’ the book shares.
The actor, 41, said: ‘I loved Winnie the Pooh growing up and I’m so grateful to be able to revisit happy childhood memories through this Calm Sleep Story.
‘There’s a lot of wisdom and calming reassurance in the stories of Winnie the Pooh, which we can all learn from.
‘What better way to listen and reflect on the warm-hearted nature of Pooh’s character and stories than as we settle in for a good night’s sleep.’
The Marvel star is the latest celebrity to join the roster of readers of the platform, alongside Harry Styles, David Walliams and Matthew McConaughey.
To celebrate the launch, Disney has released a sweet cartoon of the actor seated opposite the iconic bear as Pooh listens (and seemingly nods off) to his dreamy voice.
A.A. Milne’s Winnie-The-Pooh adventures are filled with words of wisdom for children about mental health, friendship and life such as ‘What’s wrong with knowing what you know now and not knowing what you don’t know now, until later’.
(Picture: Daniel Lewis/Disney/Calm/PA Wire)
Disney’s vice president of marketing and communications, Sarah Fox said: ‘Winnie the Pooh has been comforting adults and children for over 95 years. There is no other bear who holds the same place in our hearts…
‘We’re excited to see Pooh’s wise words of care and friendship come to life with the help of Tom Hiddleston’s soothing tones.’
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The laugh and the smile at the start! 🥰
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I started writing this post at 1:15 into the song, and read this Reset from Calm.
You all deserve happiness, stop and tell yourself that you are gonna make it, that it is ok to feel gloomy, but you are a person of wonder LITERALLY no one but you can have for you!
Protect your peace, there is nothing to be ashamed of if you want to stay where you are most cozy with you.
Don’t let anyone direct your life.
#mental health#support#support the brain#himboodles#if you need and ear#support your happiness#happiness#health#calm app#reset#breathe
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PSA for Dragon age lovers (specifically Dorian fans)
If you've ever wondered what it would be like to have Dorian read you a bedtime story listen to Shakespeare's Sonnets part 1 on the Calm app because it's read by his voice actor
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His other sleep stories on Calm include: An Evening in Hyde Park, The Taurus Express, Monet's Garden and A Rainy Day in Paris. Go forth and daydream friends 😊
#dorian pavus#dragon age#dorian dai#bedtime stories#da: inquisition#dai#dragon age inquisition#calm app
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Getting a good night’s sleep can sometimes feel like an unachievable goal, but part of improving your sleep health is all about finding techniques and rituals that work for you.
While some people rely on good nutrition and regular exercise, other people find it helpful to practise meditation or listen to a bedtime story – the latter of which has become increasingly popular over the last couple of years.
With celebrities ranging from Harry Styles to Regé-Jean Page lending their voices to the relaxing soundtracks, there are already plenty of so-called Sleep Stories to choose from. But the latest addition from the Calm app may just be the most soothing (and adorable) yet.
In an exciting collaboration, Disney has teamed up with award-winning actor Tom Hiddleston to release a new Sleep Story about none other than Winnie the Pooh.
The story, which has been taken from Disney’s Winnie The Pooh: Tales Of Friendship Treasury, was specially selected to help adults and kids alike sleep more soundly – and felt like a particularly good fit for Hiddleston, who grew up listening to the stories.
“The stories of Winnie the Pooh were a huge part of my childhood,” he tells Stylist. “We used to have an audio cassette tape of the stories, narrated by Alan Bennett, which we’d listen to on long car journeys, and everybody in my family loved it. I actually remember falling asleep to those tapes at some time or another.”
“Sleep is definitely one of the most important things to me”
While Hiddleston is no longer falling asleep to his Winnie the Pooh cassette tapes, getting a good night’s rest remains important to the actor – especially when it comes to navigating his busy schedule.
In fact, when we speak, he says he’s been falling asleep at 3am recently due to his filming schedule, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t still prioritising good sleep habits.
“Sleep is definitely one of the most important things to me,” he says. “I care a lot about having as much energy as I can during the day, and I’m aware that if I don’t get quite enough sleep, I won’t have as much energy.”
Of course, as we’ve already mentioned, getting a restorative night’s sleep is all about finding a series of habits and techniques that work for you – and Hiddleston is no different.
So, to mark the release of his new Sleep Story, we asked Hiddleston to share three rules he sticks to when it comes to his sleep – and his answers were refreshingly simple.
Tom Hiddleston’s 3 rules for a good night’s sleep
Stick to a routine
While Hiddleston’s busy career sometimes gets in the way of a regular sleep routine, he does his best to follow a loose schedule.
“My relationship with sleep, for me, is just about keeping a routine,” he says. “It’s been proven – I believe – that having a routine is the best way to restore yourself and have the most energy during the day, and because my life can sometimes be – in the best way – very full and very busy and varied, that’s important.”
Read before bed
For Hiddleston, reading a good book is the key to winding down at the end of a busy day. This way, when he turns out the lights, he’s able to fall asleep really quickly.
“I think apart from the very ordinary things such as brushing my teeth, I like reading a book,” he explains. “I love getting into bed and reading a book for however long I can keep my eyes open, really.”
Reserve space for rest
One of the simplest but most effective things Hiddleston says he does when it comes to his sleep is ensuring his bedroom is a relaxing, restful space.
“I try to stay pretty active during the day so when it’s time for bed it’s not difficult for me to wind down, but I try not to work or have a television in my bedroom, and I don’t bring my computer in either,” he says.
“My bedroom is for sleeping, so I try to keep out anything that would activate my brain. I try to separate those spaces in the home, so if I’m working or writing or reading something that requires a lot of energy, I try not to bring that into the bedroom. In that way, it’s just a place for rest and recovery.”
Disney’s Winnie The Pooh: Tales Of Friendship Treasury Sleep Story is now available on Calm to all subscribed users, with supporting Winnie the Pooh products best suited to help fans relax, unwind and practise mindfulness available for purchase from leading retailers, nationwide. You can download the Calm app on the App Store and Google Play.
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Get outside and notice how it makes you feel.
On the patio surrounded by pines - relaxed, unhurried, content.
At the lake beach - calm, serene, unbothered, spacey (in a good way).
The weather is gloomy (cloudy, smoke) but being by the lake is still producing calm, thoughtfulness and ease.
Running outside - invigorated, alive
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