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josephquinnswhore · 1 year

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What about a fic where the reader and Pedro are working to together and one of them has an accident while doing a stunt

And that they were dating in secret and they go into panic mode when it happens

Bunch of fluff and angst

Accidents Happen

Pairing: Pedro Pascal x fem! reader

Summary: you insisted on doing your own stunts for the Kingsman movie, you get badly hurt.

Word Count: 2.2k

Content Warning: doing stunts, weapons, knives, whips, head injury, mentions of blood.

Note: they’ll be on the set of “kingsman” cause I feel like agent whiskey does a lot of stunts lol (let’s pretend Pedro can use the lasso ;) Also love this idea thanks for requesting!!

Secretly dating Pedro Pascal wasn’t something that was easy to hide, he was the heartthrob of the internet and he was a very open book. His people pleasing tendencies had him opening up to everyone just to make them comfortable in his presence. It was fairly new, you’d only been together for just over 12 months, your first anniversary was spent at home over dinner and wine; watching your favourite movies, most of them being Disney or Nick Cage movies, cause let’s face it, he was a phenomenal actor.

Being an actor and working with your secret boyfriend was even harder. You were having to put up two acts, one in being your character Agent Brandy, working alongside other well known actors as a team of secret agents, playing the good guys, you’d read your script and to your surprise, Pedro’s character “Jack Whiskey” kills your character after she finds out that Jack was going to destroy the cure, there were a few stunts that production had warned and offered you may need a stunt double for. But you refused; you had done some stunts in other movies before, you knew you could handle a whip and lasso.

You and Pedro were in position, both in costume and in a room full of camera men and producers ready to watch you play the scene out, the scene in which had all the stunts.

“3,2,1, ACTION.”

You stare at Agent Whisky, brows furrowed and huffing, your hand lingering above your knife ready to fight after you learned of jacks betrayal. “How could you, Jack? Lives are at stake here, the world is at stake. It’s not too late for you to redeem yourself, just hand me the cure and we can work this out.”

He scoffs, accent heavy in his mock fury, “over my dead body, Brandy,” you grunt, “so be it.” Your hand is quick to reach for your knife, pressing the button as to extend the blade. He moves swiftly, quicker than you could react, the lasso in his hands within seconds, spinning it and catching your arms around your torso, the rope pulling tight making you drop the prop, pulling your legs together and you fall onto the mat on the floor. He leans over you, “should’ve minded your damn business, we could’ve been somethin special sugar.” He winks before picking up your knife and jams it into the floor next to you, you’re gasping and heaving as he walks out of the building.

“Cut! That was incredible, I want to reshoot the lasso scene, perhaps we can get Brandy tied up a little quicker, just to get more action into the scene.”

You’re untied from the lasso, Pedro offers you a hand in his costume, smile on his lips as you stand, wishing the warmth of his hands didn’t have to leave yours. You stand about 8 feet from him, in your defensive position, hand above knife ready for the scene to begin.

“Ready in, 3, 2, 1, ACTION.”

“How could you do this to us Jack, the world is at stake, millions of lives are at stake here.” You lower your hand away from the knife, going a little off script to make a more emotional scene, “please, just give me the vile and you can come back from this, we can get away from all of this agent nonsense.” You hold your hand out to him, a soft look in your eyes as you waited for him to surrender the cure that would save millions of lives. He scoffs, pulling his lasso out of his back pocket quickly, emotion quickly turned resentful, he swung the lasso quickly and your arms were bound by your torso. “Please jack, don’t do this.” He pulls the lasso tighter, encouraging you to shut up. “It’s a real shame you didn’t join me sugar, could’ve changed the world, you an me.” With a swift yank of his arm you fell, your body spinning off course from the mat you were meant to land on and your head hits the corner of a chair seat.

“Fuck!” You wail in agony, unable to hold the sore spot on your head.

“CUT. Get medical in here now, we’ve got a head injury.”

You feel lightheaded, your own cries of anguish are drowned out by the dozens of voices crowding you, unwrapping the lasso from your torso. Pedro kneels over you, his hands on either side of your face, his eyes full of tears with a fearful look on his face. “Fuck what have I done.” He brushes his hands over your head to get the hair out of your face, when he feels-something. He pulls his hand back to see it’s coated in slick warm blood, your blood. “She’s bleeding, her heads bleeding!” Pedro exclaims desperately, a man from the film crew tosses him a shirt, Pedro holds it to your head and sees how fast the white shirt is staining red. He can’t stop the tears from falling at how unresponsive you are.

“Move out of the way the paramedics are here!” Your producer exclaims. Pedro is hesitating to move, his body frozen in shock at what he’s done to you. The paramedics put a neck brace on you before picking you up onto the stretcher and wheeling you out to the ambulance.

“Pedro, for all our sakes and your own, go with her.”

He doesn’t waste another second following you, explaining to the paramedics, “she’s my fiancé.” He lies, they’re not, but he’s thinking he should after this, after this feeling of dread that he’s going to lose you, he’s never been so afraid in his life.

The wailing of the ambulance siren is drowned out by him being stuck in his head, guilt and self blame for changing the way he was meant to do the stunt on the script. How would you ever forgive him? He held your hand as it rests on your chest, the monitor connected to your finger reads a low, but steady heartbeat and low blood pressure.

He refused to leave the hospital, he sat on an old dinky green chair, the stuffing had started to fall out because the stitching was ripped. No matter how badly his joints ached he refused to move, the nurses bringing him water every so often as he’s dehydrating himself from having cried for hours on end. You were in surgery, they said that your head has actually split open, they weren’t sure how long it would take to operate or how long it would take for you to wake up, but he was feeling the guilt full force.

A doctor comes up to the nurse at reception and she gives Pedro a look. “Okay, thank you. I’ll pass it on.” She thanks the doctor quietly before standing from her desk and walking over to Pedro. “Let’s go for a walk, shall we?” He nods solemnly and stands, his legs wobbling from sitting for so long. His boots squeak on the hospital floors, he gets weird looks from other patients and nurses they pass as he’s still in costume.

“She’s stable, she had to have 50 stitches, she’ll be okay eventually but, it’s possible she may have short term memory loss, she may not-we just thought you should be aware of that possibility.”

Pedro frowns, “memory loss?” The nurse nods sympathetically, “it’s possible.” They come to a stop after what feels like an eternity. He stops outside of a room, the letters 31B on the door in bold letters. The nurse opens the door and Pedro’s heart stops beating in his chest when he sees you.

You’re connected to a few monitors, a drip is inserted into your arm. Your eyes are sunken and your skin is pale. Black half circles are dark underneath your eyes, you look so fragile, so unwell. “She lost a lot of blood. She’s due for another blood transfusion within the next two hours. You may take a seat if you’d like, I’ll bring you something from the canteen.”

“Thanks,” he mumbles, sitting down in the leather chair that was slightly more comfortable than the one in the waiting room. His eyes feel heavy as they droop, exhaustion overcoming him from todays events.

Your head throbs as you come into consciousness. Your eyes blink hard in an attempt to open them. When they open your eyes are squinted, the bright lights pulling a groan from you, wishing the lights were turned off. You look around the room, head still attached to the pillow as your head feels to heavy to lift.

You see Pedro sitting in the chair next to the bed, his face is red and puffy, he has huge bags under his eyes and your heart physically aches while you’re remembering what happened to you. The monitor beside you beeps loudly and constantly, your heart rate becoming abnormally high for its usual base rate. The beeping wakes Pedro up, he shuffles in his sleep before prying his eyes open, looking at you starting right at him which startled him.

“Hey.” His voice was hoarse, vulnerable. “Hi.” You whisper, your throat in desperate need of water to rid your cotton mouth.

The nurse comes walking in, seeing your heart rate, “it’s totally normal waking up from surgery, so don’t panic. We’ll get some more pain meds sent in straight away, how are you feeling?” Your eyes are half shut, looking at the woman in scrubs as you groan, “sore.” She puts your clipboard back onto the end of your bed, moving to your right side to check your temperature. “36.2. Temps good. What’s the last thing you remember?” You frown, not wanting to remember the pain and guilt Pedro had been through at the sake of your pain.

“I remember doing a stunt with Pedro, I think I fell and hit my head and waking up here.”

Pedro shakes his head, knowing that’s not the whole truth. The nurse nods, “okay, get some more rest if you can. I’ll get those pain meds back to you as soon as we can.”

The silence in the room was defeating, the noise ringing in your ears as you internally begged him to speak. He didn’t, so you did.

“I know I didn’t fall, it’s not your fault Pedro, we both messed up.” You turn your head to look at him and he’s still in his costume which makes you smile. “I thought I lost you. They said you might wake up with amnesia and you’d forget me.”

You reach out to him, holding his hand and weakly caressing his knuckles. “How could I ever forget you baby?” He finally looks at you, brown orbs watering at your kindness. “What did I ever do to deserve you?” “You did everything right to deserve me.”

“Are you sure you wanna do this?” Pedro questions, his finger hovering above the play button as it’s paused right before your and his scene, when it happened.

It’s been a couple of months since your incident, unfortunately due to the severity of your head injury you were unable to continue filming, your producers were kind enough to pay you for the entirety of the film. You had given them permission to use the last take they filmed, they said the chemistry and emotion the two of you had brought to the movie was something they wanted to keep, and the lasso scene they had edited to make it look like a full on action movie. Of course during this whole incident, people had found out that you and Pedro were dating. Some weirdo in the hospital snapped pictures of the two of you kissing, you addressed it and admitted that you’d been together for a while now. Thankfully the fans have been nothing but supportive, but they’ve been asking if you’ve seen the new movie, saying you did a phenomenal job, praising you and Pedro for your work. You decided it was finally time to watch it.

“Yeah, I’m sure.” You exhale a shaky breath, Pedro presses the play button and he holds you close to him. His arms drawing circles down your arms to keep you grounded while you both watch the familiar scene unfold before you. “They have great chemistry don’t you think?” Pedro laughs, “yeah they sure do. Maybe they should just get married or something.”

The vulnerability of the scene nearly had you in tears, the music and editing was incredible. You tense as you brace yourself for the scene. You can’t will yourself to even blink let alone look away while it happens. You look to Pedro and sigh, “I’m okay, it’s just.. intense to relive all of that.” He kisses your temple, “I know baby, you’re so strong and I’m so proud of you.” You turn to him, “I’m proud of you too, you know.” He raises an eyebrow at you, “proud of me for what?” You snuggle into him, the warmth spreading between you like a house fire. “For not blaming yourself and for being there for me.”

“Always gonna be here for you baby.” You turn your attention back to the next scene where you were replaced with a stunt double who did the remainder of your scenes, so they decided not to kill your character off.

“Hey she’s pretty hot.” You jest. Pedro shrugs at the unfamiliar body with your face that’s been edited to it, “she doesn’t have an ass like you though.” He gives your ass a quick squeeze and you squeal. “You’re so lucky I love you,” his lips meet yours in a soft kiss, “I know honey, I am lucky.”

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sage-green-matcha · 11 months

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NO TIME TO DIE - JACK CHAMPION 🌬️

Grammy and Brits winner Y/n Y/l/n meets with Jack Champion for a night full of flirting and awards ;)

Content Includes: flirting, singing, awards show, idk you just being famous and successful 💅

A/n: gonna be gone for a day or two so here’s a longer oneshot for y’all!! <33

“You ready?” You shook uncomfortably in your black dress, the material heavy as you dragged it around. “I’m scared, this is the fucking Oscar’s what if I trip over the dress?” You frowned, a blush brush now on your face. “You look great, you’re gonna do fine” You couldn’t shake off the feeling that you were gonna suck. You couldn’t believe that you were here. Sure you’d been to the Grammys and the Brits but the Oscars? Never in a million years did you imagine that you’d be here.

You were nominated for best original song and you also had a small role in handing out awards. That you weren’t nervous for, but performing in front of hundreds of amazing actors, that scared the shit out of you. You were one of the youngest nominees here, besides Jack Champion. Who you might’ve developed a small crush on during the event practice.

“I’m scared, I’m gonna vomit” You felt sick, nervous, all of the above. “Take a deep breath, warm up your voice. You’ll be fine, you always do amazing” You furrowed your eyebrows, singing a random melody as you waited at the side of the stage. The curtain was closed, it was only till the song started that you had to be faced with the hundreds of faces of popular actors, and a balcony full of fans.

“Okay, it’s go time” You looked at the orchestra as you walked across the stage, sitting down on a stool that they had for you. Your team followed, fixing your hair and applying more gloss to your lips to make sure you’d look amazing. Your stomach bubbled with anxiety, fixing your earpiece as someone handed you the mic.

“James Bond films are an indelible part of our cinematic history. Legendary Franchise has produced six Oscar-nominated songs including the title track from our film “No Time to Die” The curtain was drawn open, eyes luckily not on you. It was dark, a small smile coming from your pianists, giving you a sense of security.

“With this exquisite and haunting piece, our next performer has captured the feeling of this film in ways that could only be expressed by music. Please welcome the phenomenal artists and songwriter who co-wrote it, Y/n Y/L/n”

The crowd applauded and you took a deep breath, instructions being given to you through your earpiece. “Okay….and start the music” You felt a shiver run down your spine as the piano started up, blue and white lights surrounding the stage. You kept your eyes closed, taking a breath before you started to sing.

“I should’ve known, I’d leave alone. Just goes to show, that the blood you bleed is just the blood you owe”

You had been instructed to cut to the bridge, eyes still closed in fear of ruining your performance with anxiety.

“Was I stupid to love you? Was I reckless to help? Was it obvious to everybody else? That if fallen for a lie” you took a stable breath, the lyrics falling flawlessly from your lips.

“You were never on my side. Fool me once, fool me twice. Are you death or paradise? Now you’ll never see me cry, there’s just no time to die” the orchestra started behind you, opening your eyes to be met with the crowd.

“I let it burn, you’re no longer my concern”

Your voice was filled with emotion, melodically beautiful. The orchestra fit with your voice so well, lights and screen visuals tying the whole performance in.

“Faces from my past return, another lesson yet, to learn” You stood from the stool, giving yourself space to sing. The room had gone dark, all fear washing away from you. You felt the lyrics in you, this is exactly what you imagined it would look like when you were writing it.

Darkness, piano, lights, violin. It was cool to finally be in the place that inspired you. “That id fallen for a lie, you were never on my side” Your voice was airy, loud, and full of emotion. Your hand was placed on your chest as you continued to sing, your eyes trying to spot out faces in the crowd.

“Now you’ll never see me cry, there’s just no time to die” The music got louder, building up to climax. You brought the microphone higher up, your voice filling in the melody with the orchestra. “No time to die, mhm” You took the deepest breath, vocalizing along with your hand to your chest. Feeling the music in your heart.

You brought the mic to your lips, pulling it away as you hit a note. You cheered in your brain, you actually managed to pull it off. The musicians behind you got louder, your voice did too. After seconds of instruments filling your ears you got to the last line, giving your voice a break from the song.

“There’s just no time to die” You smiled at the audience, applauses filling your ears with cheers coming from all sides of the theater. You gave a thumbs up to your pianists, turning around to clap at the beautiful orchestra that performed along with you.

“We did it, oh my god we did it” you squealed as you exited the stage. You felt yourself fill with pride, trying your best not to get emotional. “Uhm I just performed at the Oscars? And I literally did so well?” You laughed, running over to your manager. “See? I told you, you did so well” You pouted your lips, noticing her wiping away her tears. “Don’t cry, come on this is supposed to be exciting”

You dragged the dress back to your green room, smiling at the other performers who were up next. “God, I’m shaking” you grinned. “I was shaking bro! I swear your voice was just like ugh, so fucking good” You smiled, taking the compliment.

You had a bit of free time before you had to preset awards, your manager taking you to the red carpet. “Hey! Y/n…uhm I really enjoyed your performance, you looked beautiful” Jack Champion, your heart paused as you looked up at him, the tall boy smiling at you. “Oh, thank you!” “Of course, you sound really good…like really good” he scratched the back of his neck, nodding.

“Congratulations on your nomination by the way, good luck” You met his eyes as the line moved forward, almost close to getting on the carpet. “Yea! Yea, thanks, I heard you were nominated too, but that performance just won like all the awards” You smiled at his awkwardness. “I don’t know, the other songs are just so amazing” you laughed.

“If you don’t win, people are gonna riot” you blushed, thanking him once again. “You’re all red Y/n, come on you’re next” You went through the carpet, showing off your custom designer-made dress. It was something you had been envisioning for months. Bunched up black silk with a corset bodice, lace gloves with a diamond necklace.

“So who are we here with today?” You stood in front of the camera with a smile. “I’m Y/n y/l/n, how are you?” “I’m doing so good! I mean I just watched your performance and I think this is the best I’ve ever been in my life” You laughed at the compliment, more blush filling your face.

You answered a couple more questions before getting more pictures taken, the photographers screaming your name. “Y/n! Get one with Jack!” You looked over at him and he smiled, walking over to hug your side. You felt your heart beating in your chest, his hand staying on your waist as you walked down the line.

“So sweet of you to walk me down the carpet” you teased. “Just trying to impress you” You smiled and he let go of your waist. “I’ll see you around” he waved before his team dragged him backstage. “Y/n..focus” your manager smiled. “I am focused!”

You walked around for the rest of the night, getting drinks and saying hello to the other nominees. You sat back in your assigned seat, drink in hand before smiling at your stylist. “You ate with this dress, I really can’t I’ve been getting compliments all night” You rested your head on her shoulder with a smile. “You know I try my best, but seriously it was all you. You do really look beautiful Y/n…and I think Jack thinks so too” She nudged you under the table, your focus now on jacks table. He was with his mom and manager, smiling over at you.

“He’s so cute I might die” you exaggerated. “He’s into you, girl I think you’ll be going home with a new man tonight!” You covered your smile, taking a drink of the non-alcoholic beverage.

A couple more awards passed and it was your turn to give them out. You were accompanied by Zoë Kravitz, one of your lifelong idols.

You got on stage, hugging her before the segment started. “I’m Zoë Kravitz” ��And I'm Y/n Y/l/n, and we are honored to be announcing the award for best actor of the year!” Zoë read out the nominees, the red envelope in your hand waiting to be opened.

“And the Oscar goes to...” You opened the red envelope with a small mischievous smile. “Jack Champion” the camera cut to the smiley boy, hugging his mom before going up on stage. “This is the first Oscar and nomination for the amazing Jack champion” you added, Jack coming up the stairs with a smile. “Congratulations” You pulled him into a hug, his face red as you handed him the award.

“Well uhm, wow. I just wanted to say thank you. To the fans, to my family. This is something really huge!” He laughed, your heart happy for him. “Thank you to James Cameron, Dileep Rao, and Dr . Max Patel. Thank you to all my co-stars, you guys are all so, so amazing” he held up the award proudly, stepping off stage as you handed out the next three awards.

“Hey! Congratulations! I knew you could do it” You came up to his table during the intermission. “Thank you” he got up, hugging you with a smile. “You raised a good kid Mrs. Champion” Your manager came up behind you, complimenting and congratulating him and his mom.

“Yea, thanks, Good luck with your award, I’m sure you’re gonna win” you blushed. Thanking him again before you walked back to your table, cameras rolling once again.

You felt your heart beating faster, the camera on you for your reaction. “Next we have the award for best original song, and our nominees are..” you smiled up at the screen, your competitors on the large tv. You felt your heart race, you knew you’d be fine if you didn’t win. But yet again winning would be really fucking cool.

“And the Oscar goes to..” you swore you felt your heart stop for a second. The sound of the envelope opening making your heart race. Zoë laughed before reading out the name, “Y/n y/l/n” Your heart dropped, face covering your hands as your stylist and manager jumped to hug you.

You walked up the steps, carefully to not step on your dress. “Uhm…oh my god?” You couldn’t hide your smile, award in hand. “Okay uhm…well, I wanna say thank you! To my stylist, my manager. My amazing co-actors and team. I love you guys so much, I’d be a mess without you all. I also Wanna Thank my family who sadly couldn’t be here. But I wanna thank them for their support! Also thank you to Hans Zimmer, Stephan Lipson for helping me produce this amazing track, this award is for you! And lastly thank you to the recording academy for this beautiful opportunity” You smiled once again, waving the award before walking back to the table.

“What the fuck?” “I told you that you’d win!” They hugged you tightly, the award carefully placed on the table. It was so much more than just an award to you. So much time and effort went into the track, and the final product was so satisfying.

“I’m so tired, I might die” You plopped down on the couch of your green room, taking off your tall, black heels. “Ready for the after-party look?” She pulled it out from the rack, it was similar to the dress you had on, just less extravagant. It had the same beautiful bodice, bodice, with the same slit just more toned down. It was more of a lacy material, a shawl made of the same thin black fabric. “I’m wearing my sneakers with this I don’t care” you laughed.

You got changed into the dress, surprisingly the sneakers didn’t look too bad with it. “Looking beautiful as always, now let’s head out before we get stuck in traffic” As you exited the green room everyone was already leaving. You spotted Jack through the crowd, his tall figure standing out against everyone else.

“Hey! You going to the after party?” “I’m not sure yet! Are you?” You nodded, adjusting your shawl. “Yea okay, I’ll be there” you smiled at him. “where are you gonna put yours?” You asked, matching Oscars in hand. “I think I’m gonna build a thrown just for it” “Seriously?” You laughed. “Yea! I’ll put it up on a pedestal, it’ll look great” You just smiled as he took your hand, your friends following behind the two of you.

Photographers lined up along the exit of the theater. You got into your car before you waved at Jack. “I’ll see you later?” He nodded, letting go of your hand. You watched as your two managers exchanged something, yours getting into the car. “He’s got you so whipped you forgot to get his number. Here you go” She handed you the small slip of paper.

“You looked beautiful tonight, congratulations <3 Can’t wait to see you soon!!! Here’s my number - Yours, Jack :)”

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waitmyturtles · 8 months

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Turtles Catches Up With Old GMMTV: 55:15 Never Too Late, and Integrated Queer Storylines in Thai Het Dramas Edition

[What’s going on here? After joining Tumblr and discovering Thai BLs through KinnPorsche in 2022, I began watching GMMTV’s new offerings -- and realized that I had a lot of history to catch up on, to appreciate the more recent works that I was delving into. From tropes to BL frameworks, what we’re watching now hails from somewhere, and I’m learning about Thai BL's history through what I’m calling the Old GMMTV Challenge (OGMMTVC). Starting with recommendations from @absolutebl on their post regarding how GMMTV is correcting for its mistakes with its shows today, I’ve made an expansive list to get me through a condensed history of essential/classic/significant Thai BLs produced by GMMTV and many other BL studios. My watchlist, pasted below, lists what I’ve watched and what’s upcoming, along with the reviews I’ve written so far. Today, I delve into the queer storyline of 55:15 Never Too Late, an ensemble het drama that featured two phenomenal actors in Kob Songsit and Khaotung Thanawat as older and younger versions of the same person.]

55:15 Never Too Late: this is not a show that I think the majority of the Thai BL fandom is aware of, unless they're particular stans of Nanon Korapat (RAISES HAND) and/or Khaotung Thanawat (RAISES OTHER HAND). In part, let me just say upfront that 55:15 Never Too Late features significant het storylines with middle-aged adults, and -- one's assumed BL audience may not be so into that.

However. I picked this show up for the OGMMTVC after discussions with a few dear mutuals (in particular, the wonderful @chickenstrangers -- thank you for engaging me in conversation on this show!) about queer storylines in GMMTV het dramas. I had a thought early on in this project that I should touch upon this, as I was impressed with my earlier-this-year watch of GMMTV's 10 Years Ticket, and that show's inclusion of a wonderful queer storyline was woven with intergenerational trauma, which is a theme that I appreciate seeing in shows when it's done well.

In considering what might have been seminal for GMMTV regarding queer storylines in het dramas before shows like 10 Years Ticket aired: two shows kept cropping up in conversation, 55:15 Never Too Late being one, and The Shipper being the other.

I wanted to think on this because... man, for me, as an old Asian-American, to think about Asian het shows/dramas/primetime dramas that would have integrated queer storylines -- not even just a passing queer character who's used for cringe/comedy -- strikes me as remarkable. I certainly didn't see these kinds of storylines in the romantic or slice-of-life K-dramas and J-doramas of my youth.

Of course, this was territory that had already been crossed in pre-Thai-BL ensemble shows like Love Sick and Kiss/Kiss Me Again (which preceded Dark Blue Kiss). While The Shipper (I think -- I haven't watched it) was more of a coalesced storyline, 55:15 Never Too Late had a little bit of that ensemble feel to it -- but all the characters of this show were affected by the same supernatural phenomenon, which ended up bringing all their individual storylines together as one in the end. And after 55:15 Never Too Late, we have 10 Years Ticket, and hopefully more het dramas will follow suit in including impactful queer storylines as well.

I was encouraged VERY strongly to NOT watch The Shipper for the ways in which it treated issues of transgender identity (big ups to @so-much-yet-to-learn, @bengiyo, @shortpplfedup and more for helping me to avoid that disaster). And 55:15 Never Too Late was described to me as having a BL storyline that featured a cameo with Earth Pirapat and Mix Sahaphap, and that offered critical feedback about the wider BL industry.

All of that is true, and I deeply appreciated the feedback and direction. What I didn't expect was to receive a storyline that also treated elder queerness and coming out at a later age with empathy and tenderness.

Before I get there, let me set up the show and describe all the different storylines, and then I'll focus on Khao's turn, as he played the younger version of our main queer protagonist in Songpol.

55:15 Never Too Late starts off with five middle-aged individuals: San, a washed-up voice actor who is drunkenly robbed by two women; Jaya, a washed-up former teen idol; Amonthep, a washed-up former boxer whose boxing academy is about to default in debt; Jarunee, a despised high school teacher who receives a devastating cancer diagnosis, and Songpol, a restaurant owner who harbors a long-lived love for the pianist in his restaurant, a man named Mathee.

All five of these 55-year-old adults wake up one morning -- after all having visited the same photocopying shop -- as their 15-year-old selves, with their adult minds still in tact. All five of them use their newfound youth to address longstanding issues in their lives, and to hopefully find clarity on the problems they face as adults.

Where our queer storyline lives is with Songpol, and shit if I did not yelp when I saw who was playing the adult Songpol: none other than one of the best and most-seen dads in BL, Kob Songsit -- Kinn's dad! Dean's dad! Kawi's dad! And he's also a dad of a gay son in the movie Love of Siam as well. (Khun Kob is also a legendary Thai actor and singer in his own right -- cc @wen-kexing-apologist for the heads-up!). I squealed because this was the first time that I'd see Khun Kob play a queer man himself. I'm almost positive that he's likely taken on other queer roles, but -- Khun Kob's characters are usually the accepting dads! This time around, we get to see him embody a queer role holistically.

The adult Songpol was closeted his whole life. Upon his mother's approaching passing, he whispers in his mother's ear, as she lays in her hospital bed -- "I'm gay." The line on the monitor goes flat. We can surmise as much, that her household would not have welcomed such an admission in Songpol's earlier years.

Songpol is also a fan of the aging teen idol, Jaya. After his mother's passing, he takes it upon himself to decorate his room fully with all the fan memorabilia he collected over his teen and adult years.

Before his transformation into his teenage self, he meets with his fellow queer friend at a gay club -- likely Songpol's only outlet to be out in private (and his friend is played by the FABULOUS Shaowanasai Michael, who just OWNED the time he had on screen as a fully-out, decked-out older gay man. WE NEED MORE ELDER QUEER UNCLES IN OUR SHOWS!). Songpol's friend encourages Songpol to finally admit his love to Mathee, the pianist. As Songpol finally screws up his courage to make his admission -- Mathee reveals that he's getting married.

And Songpol goes to bed, devastated. And he wakes up as his 15-year-old self, played by Khao.

Of the times that we see the adult Songpol on screen, we see Kob Songsit do the most amazing delicate balance of a kind of presence struggle that older queer men VERY often have to do, by way of tamping down a peeking-out, a shimmering of femme characteristics, that often needs to be traded for a carriage of more masculine characteristics in everyday life (what movie better captured this than The Birdcage?) (cc @wen-kexing-apologist). Throughout the show, when Khun Kob was on screen, he carried himself like... like a het Thai uncle, slightly worn in his years. But when he was able to flourish in recognition of his queerness -- we saw that slight shimmer, the little twist in his shoulders, a little gleam and sly smile in which he knew he was safe to be out and gay.

Dudes, if you're a completist nerd like me, taking a moment to watch Kob Songsit embody a queer role ALONE made this show worthwhile for me to watch.

But! And! What did Songpol learn about himself as his younger version in modern times?

That's where Khao steps in, and of course -- Khao is Khao, right? One of GMMTV's best actors, Khao as the young Songpol (in body, not in mind) takes himself on a journey of recognizing that the world (at least the world that the younger generations live in) has long moved past the prejudices of his mother's generation.

Young Songpol looks on in wonder as two boys hold hands at the high school that he's returned to. He listens in wonder as his niece -- who is now the same age as him, LOL -- tells him about BL series. And he's agape when a school project on BL shows is proposed to him by a fellow classmate.

That classmate (played by Win Pawin Kulkaranyawich) is none other than the son of Mathee -- the pianist that the adult Songpol is in love with. [NOTE: this post was published before domestic violence accusations were levied against Win Pawin in early 2024.]

I was talking with @chickenstrangers a bit about this -- that the one wrinkle (no pun intended, HA) (listen, I get to make that joke because I'm an old mom) that 55:15 Never Too Late faces is that we have actors playing 15-year-olds who are all tackling adult problems... often with the other age-appropriate adults of their past lives. Meaning: age gaps, both externally and internally.

(Very namely, Nanon's character, the young San, interacts with his former high school love interest. Now, Nanon can pull off almost anything, and I'd argue that he was fabulous in this role -- as long as you were comfortable watching a 20-year-old Nanon express a long-lost love for a 55-year-old woman. He did it exquisitely, but the age gap could give some folks the jibbles. This also happened with the young Jarunee, played by the AWESOME AS USUAL View Benyapa, who confirms her love for a 30-year-old man, who was actually in love with the original 55-year-old Jarunee, so we're dealing with TWO age gaps there, okay, confused yet? ANYWAY.)

In this age gap case, Pawin's character, Phiphu, begins crushing on the young Songpol. The young-bodied and old-minded Songpol is like, wut. You're Mathee's son. Phiphu even goes in for an acted kiss as he and Songpol audition (AUDITION! LOL) for a BL series.

It's Khao and Pawin kissing -- but it's an older character that Khao is embodying. Khao did not lean into the kiss, and made it seem plenty awkward, which -- good job, Khao/Songpol. But I'd say the show overall didn't quite address the age gap issues frontally, which I do think was a miss.

(KhaoPawin, btw? Yet another reason why I want to ban branded ships. Pawin's never been better than when he was paired with Khao! Pawin was great! They were great together! Pair more randoms together!)

I think the show did a responsible job at indirectly addressing the age gap issue at least between the old/young Songpol and the only young Phiphu, when Phiphu finally admits his attraction to the young Songpol. And remember! They're living in an age -- an age that the adult Songpol isn't familiar with -- where Phiphu can feel comfortable making a queer admission to another teenager.

The young Songpol knew he was kinda in the shit when Phiphu confessed to him. Between the time that the young Songpol received this confession and the end of the series -- the young Songpol had transitioned back to his present elder self. In that elder self, played by Khun Kob, the young Songpol left a letter for Phiphu to explain his departure -- and to urge Phiphu, a loner, to be hopeful for a more loving future. A kind of future that, prior to his trip to his younger self, that the older Songpol may not have ever imagined for himself.

All while this is happening: the elder Songpol's love interest, Mathee, is getting married. And: Mathee confesses to the adult Songpol that Mathee knows that Songpol was in love with him. Mathee addresses it head-on, and explains how important Songpol is in Mathee's life as an elder uncle, a familial presence. It was empathetic as anything, wonderful to watch.

Again, repeating myself from the top: these topics are extremely adult topics. Not by way of explicitness, but by way of maturity and and growth. The way this show touched me as an adult -- there aren't a lot of BLs that do that, simply because I'm much older than your average BL audience member. This show really gut-punched me, simply because it was a drama (it just so happened to be a het drama) about reckoning with the highs and the disappointments of adult life, ones that, especially as a parent of young children, I am learning far too fast and all too well. To see an adult Songpol's mind -- channeled through Khao's brilliant acting -- coming to terms with a new generation for which queerness is far more accepted, was utterly moving. Even for myself, a het woman who was raised with a culturally embedded sense of bigotry for anyone "different," watching young people just accept queerness, as an everyday part of life -- and watching an elder mind try to process that, and realize that he could live safely and publicly, as he finally did, as an adult, at the end of the show, totally got me.

Most of the storylines of the rest of the characters ended beautifully, with a little tragedy mixed in. If you're a fan of dramas that feature the GMMTV stable outside of our beloved group of BL actors, I would definitely say to give this one a shot. (If you're a BBS girlie like me, keep in mind that this was airing at the same time as BBS, so Nanon had two shows airing at the same time -- and I do be believing that there was a little BBS reference in 55:15 because of that timing.) Sea Tawinan in particular, who I have no familiarity with (I didn't watch Vice Versa) was fantastic as a devoted and thoughtful son to one of the time jumpers. View, Kay, Arm, Piploy, Marc Pahun, and ESPECIALLY PRIGKHING (WHAT A DELIGHT!) were all fantastic.

Some of the latest het dramas out of GMMTV -- UMG, The Jungle, etc. -- seem to me to be post-pandemic leftovers featuring cute dudes in weak storylines that not a lot of folks really got excited about. 55:15 Never Too Late was a pandemic-era drama that was very much rooted not only in nostalgia, but also rooted in addressing regrets -- the exact kind of mental exercise that a lot of folks had time to work on during the pandemic. 55:15 held a queer storyline in its hands with tenderness, it featured two phenomenal actors in Kob Songsit and Khao Thanawat to treat it with compassion, and the result was eye-opening and fulfilling. This was a wonderful show, and it makes me very glad that there are GMMTV shows, outside of the Jojo Tichakorn universe, that consider queerness as inclusionary of storytelling. If this theme can continue at GMMTV, I will be ever more glad about it.

[So! WITH THIS! I'm going to be doing a slow rewatch of Bad Buddy and Our Skyy 2 x Bad Buddy x A Tale of Thousand Stars, along with a robust, if not heavy, slate of currently airing shows, including Absolute Zero and What Did You Eat Yesterday?, all of which will be taking a chunk of time of meta writing away from my generally middling level of sanity.

That being said, I'll be doing plenty of liveblogging of BBS, and I have at least two OGMMTVC posts planned for the show, so stay tuned in the next few weeks, as I sharpen my pencils and take notes on Aof Noppharnach's very best drama.

There is a future after my BBS rewatch, namely Cheewin Thanamin's Secret Crush On You, which I'm really looking forward to watching later this fall.

Here's the latest info drop on the OGMMTVC watchlist. For a more clear picture of what I've watched, please click this link!

1) The Love of Siam (2007) (movie) (review here) 2) My Bromance (2014) (movie) (review here) 3) Love Sick and Love Sick 2 (2014 and 2015) (review here) 4) Gay OK Bangkok Season 1 (2016) (a non-BL queer series directed by Jojo Tichakorn and written by Aof Noppharnach) (review here) 5) Make It Right (2016) (review here) 6) SOTUS (2016-2017) (review here) 7) Gay OK Bangkok Season 2 (2017) (a non-BL queer series directed by Jojo Tichakorn and written by Aof Noppharnach) (review here) 8) Make It Right 2 (2017) (review here) 9) Together With Me (2017) (review here) 10) SOTUS S/Our Skyy x SOTUS (2017-2018) (review here) 11) Love By Chance (2018) (review here) 12) Kiss Me Again: PeteKao cuts (2018) (no review) 13) He’s Coming To Me (2019) (review here) 14) Dark Blue Kiss (2019) and Our Skyy x Kiss Me Again (2018) (review here) 15) TharnType (2019-2020) (review here) 16) Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey (OffGun BL cuts) (2016 and 2017) (no review) 17) Theory of Love (2019) (review here) 18) 3 Will Be Free (2019) (a non-BL and an important harbinger of things to come in 2019 and beyond re: Jojo Tichakorn pushing queer content in non-BLs) (review here) 19) Dew the Movie (2019) (review here) 20) Until We Meet Again (2019-2020) (review here) 21) 2gether (2020) and Still 2gether (2020) (review here) 22) I Told Sunset About You (2020) (review here) 23) YYY (2020, out of chronological order) (review here) 24) Manner of Death (2020-2021) (not a true BL, but a MaxTul queer/gay romance set within a genre-based show that likely influenced Not Me and KinnPorsche) (review here) 25) A Tale of Thousand Stars (2021) (review here) 26) A Tale of Thousand Stars (2021) OGMMTVC Fastest Rewatch Known To Humankind For The Sake Of Rewatching Our Skyy 2 x BBS x ATOTS (re-review here) 27) Lovely Writer (2021) (review here) 28) Last Twilight in Phuket (2021) (the mini-special before IPYTM) (review here) 29) I Promised You the Moon (2021) (review here) 30) Not Me (2021-2022) (review here) 31) Bad Buddy (2021-2022) (thesis here) 32) 55:15 Never Too Late (2021-2022) (not a BL, but a GMMTV drama that features a macro BL storyline about shipper culture and the BL industry) 33) Bad Buddy (2021-2022) and Our Skyy 2 x BBS x ATOTS (2023) OGMMTVC Rewatch (watching) 34) Secret Crush On You (2022) [watching for Cheewin’s trajectory of studying queer joy from Make It Right (high school), to SCOY (college), to Bed Friend (working adults)] 35) KinnPorsche (2022) (tag here) 36) KinnPorsche (2022) OGMMTVC Fastest Rewatch Known To Humankind For the Sake of Re-Analyzing the KP Cultural Zeitgeist 37) The Eclipse (2022) (tag here) 38) The Eclipse OGMMTVC Rewatch For the Sake of Re-Analyzing an Politics-Focused Show After Not Me 39) GAP (2022-2023) (Thailand’s first GL) 40) My School President (2022-2023) and Our Skyy 2 x My School President (2023) 41) Moonlight Chicken (2023) (tag here) 42) Bed Friend (2023) (tag here) (Cheewin’s latest show, depicting a queer joy journey among working adults) 43) Be My Favorite (2023) (tag here) (I’m including this for BMF’s sophisticated commentary on Krist’s career past as a BL icon) 44) Wedding Plan (2023) (Recommended as an important trajectory in the course of MAME’s work and influence from TharnType) 45) Only Friends (2023)]

#55:15 never too late #55:15 never too late the series #55:15 never too late meta #nanon korapat #khaotung thanawat #pawin kulkaranyawich #kob songsit #view benyapa #khaopawin #turtles catches up with old gmmtv #turtles catches up with thai BLs #turtles catches up with the essential BLs #the old gmmtv challenge #ogmmtvc #prigkhing sureeyares

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MILGRAM 1st Anniversary Stream Translation Part 1

Translated by @/JuriTea_ and @/CatDraft0307 29 Pages, 7200 words.

🎴 Host 🔸Takuya Yamanaka (Scenario writer)

🎴 Guest Voice Actors 🔸Amami Yurina (Es) 🔸Horie Shun (Haruka) 🔸Aimi (Kotoko)

🎴 Translation begins 10 minutes in the Stream.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Ever since this has been published, there hasn’t been much on Kotoko.

🔸Horie (Haruka): That’s true, Kotoko is one of the last.

🔸Yamanaka: It’s tough being the 10th.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Exactly!

🔸Horie (Haruka): Even I personally don’t really know much about what kind of person Kotoko is, and not really clear on what she had done, so I’m excited to find out.

🔸Yamanaka: It’s a long spanning game. I’m sure there are people who are increasingly shocked as the Milgram stories are released charater by character. We can only wonder about Kotoko, who is the last.

🔸Everyone: Please look forward to it!

🔸Yamanaka: We’ve received a lot of comments, we have around 2000 viewers already.

🔸Amami (Es): Hello~ I mean, Good evening~

🔸Yamanaka: We’ll be addressing the comments as well

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): There are a lot of fans from overseas

🔸Yamanaka: There are! We have a lot of comments from our overseas fans

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): There are shout outs for Kotoko

🔸Yamanaka: Kotoko, what are the two of you holding?

🎴Jackalope Bunny Plush Talk

🔸Yamanaka (Around 11.59): Let’s go over a recap of what’s been happening on Milgram so far. Please see the first slide.

🔸Yamanaka: The project Milgram started one year ago, on 04/27/2020. Viewer participatory/interactive music project. All songs are produced by DECO*27, world building and scenario by Yamanaka Takuya, and music video by OTOIRO.

🔸Yamanaka: The viewers become prison warden Es, and speculate the sins of the 10 “murderers” to pass judgment whether to forgive/not forgive. The story progresses based on the results of the judgment.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): I’m sure all of you (viewers) were excited when this was announced, but we were also super excited when we received offers to join this project.

🔸Es/Horie (Haruka): We were!

🔸Yamanaka: You probably couldn’t make sense of any of it just from the documents right?

🔸Horie (Haruka): Still, it tickled my otaku-heart, like to forgive or not to forgive, or the fact that everyone has committed some sort of sin.

🔸Amami (Es): The world building is phenomenal

🔸Yamanaka: We listed out everything the characters did in the documents when we sent them to you, so it must be not be easy to voice act while hiding that knowledge.

🔸Everyone: True, you have a point.

🔸Yamanaka: And now we’re faced with the super difficult challenge of being asked all sorts of questions on live, and not allowed to disclose any spoilers.

🔸Amami (Es): We’re pretty limited on what we’re allowed to disclose.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Especially Kotoko-san.

🔸Yamanaka: Kotoko-san is still a complete enigma.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): You guys know nothing about her yet, right?

🔸Yamanaka: Only that she’s cool.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): I know everything though.

🔸Horie (Haruka): What’s wrong with you?

🔸Yamanaka: It’s fun to look at all the speculations when you know everything already.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Yup. Speculations are fun to read

🔸Everyone: Yup.

🔸Yamanaka: There’s a lot of clues scattered throughout the MVs, and I get startled sometimes when I read all the speculations.

🔸Horie (Haruka): There are a lot of them that are on the right track.

🔸Amami (Es): I think to myself “that’s so close!” as I read all the theories in the comments. There’s also a lot of comments in English from overseas fans, but unfortunately I’m bad at English so I don’t understand. I do feel immense passion though, I truly thank everyone for the comments!

🔸Yamanaka: When we designed the characters and their sins, we tried to design them in a way that is open for interpretation depending on how each viewer feels, and encourage differences in opinions. For example, some sins may be legally wrong, or something that you can’t forgive emotionally, and some may be interpreted differently due to cultural differences and different upbringings. So we encourage people from all walks of life to participate, to increase the diversity and depth in the results.

🔸Yamanaka: Next I want to ask… Do you have a prisoner that you’re interested in other than your own character?

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Ohh…

🔸Horie (Haruka): What a difficult question.

🔸Amami (Es): I’d like to know from you two.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Umm.. you know…?

🔸Amami (Es): Yes, I know everything. laughs

🔸Horie (Haruka)/Aimi (Kotoko): contemplates

🔸Amami (Es): It’s alright, Milgram has everything

🔸Yamanaka: That’s right… from emotion to law to ethics to your tastes/preferences/kink (TN: 性癖 Not sexual. A lot more innocent in Japanese).

🔸Amami (Es): An abundance.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Ummm I felt the pressure from Yamanaka-san earlier to like Amane-chan, but I’m kind of scared of Amane-chan… I mean, it’s not limited to Amane-chan, but there are a lot of characters that look like they have a line that I shouldn’t cross. I feel like if I stepped over that line, there’s no going back… and everyone has that line. Honestly it’s hard to find a bias.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Bias, huh. When it comes to finding a bias, I mean, everyone is kind of… weird.

🔸Amami (Es): So who do you like?

🔸Horie (Haruka): Well if we are talking looks, I like Amane-chan.

🔸Amami (Es): Thank you.

🔸Horie (Haruka): But it’s a difficult question.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): I’m actually interested in Haruka a lot. Horie-san’s songs are so good. I get into a lot of things through songs, so when I first heard them, I thought “Wow, what a voice” and it left a strong impression on me.

🔸Amami (Es): It’s very delicate.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Weren’t we so nervous?

🔸Amami (Es): Yes!

🔸Horie (Haruka): You were the first and I was the second - now I’m first - being the first person to create such music content made me so nervous. Plus, Undercover was so well done, so I was extra nervous going after you.

🔸Yamanaka: We gathered voice actors who can sing well from all times and places.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): All times and places laughs

🔸Everyone: Thank you.

🔸Es/Kotoko/Haruka? (TN: everyone is talking at the same time and it’s all jumbled T_T): I want to taste the betrayal/betrayal is part of the fun

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Even if you like their looks, maybe you’ll be like “oh no, I can’t support that anymore!” later on, or the opposite might be true too.

🔸Yamanaka: It happens in real life too, right? Some people turn out completely different from their first impressions.

🔸Horie (Haruka): It happens.

🔸Yamanaka: Just like Horie kun said, first impressions may change, and they might betray you, but if you gather the courage and make them your bias regardless, you can enjoy the impact from the change in character.

🎴 UNDERCOVER by Es

🔸Yamanaka: Next slide please. The first song is from the warden who oversees the prisoners, Es, “Undercover”. How did you feel when you received the documents for Undercover and was asked to sing?

🔸Amami (Es): I love Deco27-san’s songs, and the song was packed with Deco27-san’s worldview, so I was really really happy when I was asked to sing this song. I was looking forward to the recording every single day

🔸Yamanaka: As you know I write the scenarios and Deco-san uploads the music. When I hear the music from Deco-san, I am astounded every time. Especially when I heard the intro for Undercover, I was like, “Ah, this is amazing, this is the beginning”

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Have you sang as a boy before this?

🔸Amami (Es): No, I haven’t. I didn’t have much experience with music contents. To me, Es is my magnum opus. But I’ve always wanted to sing in this kind of voice, so this allowed me to achieve a lot of my dreams, as we speak.

🔸Horie (Haruka): I like Undercover so much, that I just spam the link to actors who aren’t even involved in Milgram.

🔸Amami (Es): Thank you lol

🔸Yamanaka: I’ve had the opportunity to listen to Amami-san’s voice before, so Deco-san and I knew what to expect

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): It’s amazing that you’re able to pick such a perfect fit

🔸Amami (Es): Thank you.

🔸Yamanaka: It’s fun to do a role you’ve never done before right?

🔸Amami (Es): Yes, thank you for the opportunity.

🔸Yamanaka: So Undercover was released on 5/15, then followed by the prisoners’ songs. Next slide please… oh sorry I made a mistake. Here we have an intriguing scene, we have Es, warden, and scattered boxes… this scene feeds everyone’s imagination.

🔸Haruka/Others: The number of the boxes also trigger intrigue.

🔸Yamanaka: Let’s take a look at the next slide… It’s the chorus. In the choruses, we can see the fearful faces of the prisoners come together gradually. Next slide please.

🔸Horie (Haruka): This looks kind of scary when you take a closer look.

🔸Amami (Es): There’s a lot of comments asking about what’s going on in this scene.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): True, it’s hard to tell what’s going on here

🔸Yamanaka: What do you think? It seems like there’s a lot being done to Es.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Everyone speculates about the prisoners and whether to forgive or not, but the speculation already starts here.

🔸Yamanaka: I started this project wanting to enjoy the speculation with the viewers, but the depth and speed that everyone forms their speculations far exceeds my expectation… I’m a little startled. So that’s how Milgram began, and the first song from a prisoner is this. Next slide please.

🎴 Weakness by Haruka

🔸Aimi (Kotoko)/Amami (Es): Ah, here it goes

🔸Yamanaka: What do you think? It’s about you..

🔸Horie (Haruka): Um… What should I do?! Is what I thought. I thought it was very difficult from the documents I received. I’ve had the opportunity to sing a lot of character songs that are catchy and melodious, but it was my first time working on a more serious and full-fledged song made by Deco*27. There’s a lot of falsettos and the key was pretty high.

🔸Amami (Es): It’s very high isn’t it?

🔸Horie (Haruka): I haven’t had much opportunity to sing these kind of songs so I was nervous and excited as I recorded it.

🔸Yamanaka: Haruka was very fun.

🔸Amami (Es): Is that so?

🔸Yamanaka: Even the voice recordings were super fun.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Regardless whether it was voice recordings or the song, Yamanaka-san told me to make it nauseating.

🔸Yamanaka: I don’t care if no one likes Haruka, just make it as nauseating as possible

🔸Horie (Haruka): That’s what he told me! There was a part of me that wanted to make Haruka a popular and likable character, but I was told to expel all impure thoughts and intentions

🔸Yamanaka: It didn’t matter if Haruka couldn’t get a single view – that’s how much I emphasized on just building the character.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Even with that, I saw a lot of comments saying they’ll support Haruka for life.

🔸Yamanaka: There’s the reality in a character that has been finessed.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): The chorus is very memorable… I always end up singing it at home.

🔸Horie (Haruka): People who start by liking him are probably those who like to make life difficult for themselves.

🔸Yamanaka: Are you sure you want to say that? There’s one right beside you.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Oh right lol!

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Umm… I guess you’re right. Oh, and you got to do a cover for Two Breaths Walking, I’m very envious.

🔸Horie (Haruka): I think it was my generation. When I was a student, it’s a song that was played over the speakers at school during lunch. It’s that kind of song. (TN: in Japan, the school would play various music/songs during lunch hour through the school PA system)

🔸Yamanaka: You’re in that generation?

🔸Amami (Es): That was our youth.

🔸Yamanaka: I feel a generation gap. I’m the same age as Deco-san, so those type of songs wouldn’t play during lunch for us. Let’s take a look at the MV. Here we have Haruka, we used a collage-multimedia style MV.

🔸Amami (Es): It looks unsettling.

🔸Yamanaka: It’s a change from the anime-style Undercover.

🔸Amami (Es): Can I ask a question? I’ve been reading the comments and there’s a lot of questions around whether if the Haruka seen here is actually Haruka, or his sibling.

🔸Yamanaka: I can’t answer that. Next please.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Oh no it moved on.

🔸Amami (Es): I really want to know!

🔸Yamanaka: Yes, I understand many of you want to know, but I can’t tell you anything at the current stage, so we’ll just have to speculate.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Only suspicion.

🔸Yamanaka: Next slide please. The last scene.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko?): ah, it’s precious

🔸Horie (Haruka): Which emotion?

🔸Yamanaka: Which emotion does this represent?

🔸Amami (Es): I wonder which?

🔸Yamanaka: I hope everyone can enjoy speculating which is it.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): It’s so heartbreaking.

🎴 Umbilical by Yuno

🔸Yamanaka: Let’s move on to the next song. Yuno’s Umbilical was release on July 17th. The change in musical style after Haruka’s Survival of the Fittest (TN: the Japanese title of Haruka’s song Weakness) must have been a surprise.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko?): It’s very different.

🔸Horie (Haruka): I thought the style would be consistent with Weakness.

🔸Amami (Es): Me too.

🔸Yamanaka: People wonder what would come after Undercover and Weakness, and then we’re hit with this.

🔸Horie (Haruka): It took me by surprise.

🔸Yamanaka: we’re receiving a lot of comments that Yuno is cute.

🔸Amami (Es): Yuno-chan is so popular. When I search Milgram on Twitter, I see how immense Yuno-chan’s popularity is. I want to rest on her lap for 1000 yen too.

🔸Yamanaka: 1000 is cheap.

🔸Amami (Es): For real. Please, I beg you!

🔸Horie (Haruka): Who are you begging?

🔸Yamanaka: She’s begging Yuno-chan.

🔸Yamanaka: Yuno chan is pretty prickly in the dramas… She’s not an easy person to deal with and it’s demonstrated well through the great acting.

🔸Horie (Haruka): That’s true, Aisaka-kun’s way of acting and singing captures Yuno’s essence exquisitely… I can’t get into more details, but really shows Yuno’s vibe.

🔸Yamanaka: Let’s take a look at the MV

🔸Everyone: so cute! I love the colors.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Um this scene… you’ve heard it from Yamanaka-san already right? This scene really traumatized me.

🔸Aimi(?): Trauma?

🔸Horie (Haruka): Yes… traumatic.

🔸Yamanaka: Next please! Here we have デイのシーン? (TN: I couldn’t really catch what scene he’s referring to. He says Day Scene, but idk what a day scene is?)

🔸Amami (Es): this is nice, the karaoke screen at the back is a cover song.

🔸Yamanaka: Yes, there are easter eggs.

🔸Amami (Es): I want her to come Karaoke with me~

🔸Yamanaka: After the project took off, eventually the MVs will come out. But when I first wrote the story and Deco san composed, then I’m like, ah, so this is how (the story) is portrayed. I’ve had a lot of moments like that. I think it will build up to an exciting result one prose at a time. Next slide please. Yuno-chan falling.

🔸Horie (Haruka): She’s falling.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): She’s wearing an undershirt. No peeking at her tummy.

🔸Yamanaka: I like that. Usually people would wear it.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): True, usually people wear an undershirt but in 2D world usually you get to peek at their tummy.

🔸Yamanaka: I’m the type who want to make them wear undershirts.

🔸Horie (Haruka): you prefer realistic portrayals. Old man’s peculiar taste.

🔸Yamanaka: that’s a bit, um…

🔸Amami (Es): Please stop that lol.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Please stop that? LOL.

🎴 Bring it On / Jihen Jotou by Futa

🔸Yamanaka: What we have next is very different once again.

🔸Everyone: AHHHHH Fuuta… wahh….

🔸Amami (Es): Amazing!

🔸Horie (Haruka): Lounsbery-san is a genius, for real.

🔸Yamanaka: He’s really given his all for us.

🔸Amami (Es): His growling is top notch

🔸Horie (Haruka): Like where is that voice coming from?

🔸Yamanaka: We really had him give his all.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): It sounds like it would strain his throat.

🔸Horie (Haruka): What was this throat like after it was done?

🔸Yamanaka: He’s really tough. We told him, “we’re good with this take” but he’ll ask us if he can do another take.

🔸Horie (Haruka): He’s so cool.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko)/Amami (Es): So dependable

🔸Yamanaka: I was amazed by the musical range of Milgram.

🔸Amami (Es): Why is Futa wearing a mask?

🔸Yamanaka: Let’s move on to the next slide!

🔸Horie (Haruka): Even that’s classified?

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): It’s an arcade.

🔸Yamanaka: My only choice is to deny all questions. It’s so sad.

🔸Yamanaka: In this scene we get a peek into Futa’s daily life.

🔸Horie (Haruka): He seems so left out.

🔸Everyone: LOL not fitting in.

🔸Horie (Haruka): They’re together, but…

🔸Yamanaka: Next slide please

🔸Amami (Es): This is so awesome!

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Very awesome!

🔸Amami (Es): It’s so unique to portray an MV like a game.

🔸Yamanaka: This MV is like a peek into his mind/how he sees the world in his mind, it lets us see how he sees his own sin. It really demonstrates Otoiro-san’s techniques and creativity.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Could there be a meaning to the number 1014?

🔸Yamanaka: Let’s move on to the next slide.

🔸Horie (Haruka): I want to know what the 1014 means.

🔸Yamanaka: This scene shows us that Futa has this side to him as well.

🔸Amami (Es): He’s been coming off strong/confident up until now, but this scene suddenly shows uncertainty/anxiety and makes people wonder.

🔸Yamanaka: Futa is usually full of himself, but he has a weaker side, and this shows that people are multifaceted.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): There’s a gap in personality.

🔸Amami (Es): True, everyone is head over heels for this gap.

🔸Yamanaka: True, Futa-kun is loved.

🔸Amami (Es): Cocky characters receive all the love.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Ultimately, they’re adorable.

🔸Horie (Haruka): And yet, he wasn’t forgiven.

🔸Yamanaka: It’s really a test of whether you can still think they’re cute or cool once you find out the truth about them.

🎴 Afterpain by Mu

🔸Yamanaka: We have a problematic person coming up as well… next slide please. Mu-chan.

🔸Everyone: Ahhh…. She’s here.

🔸Amami (Es)/Aimi (Kotoko?): A pretty girl.

🔸Horie (Haruka): So ephemeral. Her voice is really clear.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko?): Her voice is the best.

🔸Amami (Es): She really sounds ephemeral.

🔸Yamanaka: I agree. The clarity of her voice and (the clarity/ephemeralness) of her character really matches well. I can say this for everyone, but Kouri-san’s singing is so good.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): She’s really good! She can sing any kind of songs.

🔸Yamanaka: That’s true. She’s really good at getting the pitches right.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): She’s a genius at giving the right nuances.

🔸Yamanaka: Let’s take a look at the next slide.

🔸Amami (Es): Thumbnail!

🔸Yamanaka: Mu-chan had a lot of specific scenes.

🔸Amami (Es): True, she had scenes that were expressed in direct/literal ways.

🔸Yamanaka: Her character is also pretty different between her MV and her drama, and how you interpret her character really changes depending on how far you pursue this character.

🔸Amami (Es): That’s true… the comments from the people who heard her drama part are mostly confused, like “What should I do with this (information)?”

🔸Yamanaka: Even in the real world, for example a news story about a murder, you’d have very different opinions depending on if you just read the headline, vs when you watch the whole thing, vs when you do more research on the person.

🔸Amami (Es): yes, the information keeps getting updated.

🔸Yamanaka: The interpretation completely changes depending on people’s interest levels

🔸Yamanaka: Next slide please.

🔸Yamanaka: Who is this?

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Who?

🔸Yamanaka: I wonder who?

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): It’s an obviously different face, drawn in a such a clear shot.

🔸Yamanaka: Yes… for the other characters, everyone other than themselves are drawn rather abstractly.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Yeah, even for Haruka, the other characters were rather scribbly.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Yeah we couldn’t see their faces.

🔸Yamanaka: I wonder we’ll find out who she is eventually…?

🔸Amami (Es): Aww, eventually…!

🔸Yamanaka: I like this part.. Next slide please.

🔸Amami (Es): Ahh, it’s here, the scene in question.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Judging by the results we know this scene, but it’s hard to tell which one is which (TN: I’m assuming she means which one is initiating the killing). Only these two know.

🔸Yamanaka: Mu-chan said it herself; it’s true that she committed murder, but you wouldn’t understand unless if you’ve been in her shoes.

🔸Amami (Es): It’s drawn pretty directly here, but she was forgiven. “Not forgive” was the majority until near the end of the vote, but ultimately “forgive” won at the end. I wonder if the wardens have had a change of heart.

🔸Horie (Haruka): “I forgave her, even though I didn’t want to” I’ve been seen these in the comments.

🔸Yamanaka: It feels like real society, where you have people who know the complete story currently available through both the drama and song, trying to convince people who only listened to the song to listen to the entire story before forgiving her.

🎴 Throw Down by Shidou

🔸Yamanaka: Let’s move onto the next song. Shidou-san.

🔸Aimi (or Amami): The one in charge of sexiness.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): He’s so stylish.

🔸Yamanaka: Throw Down, in terms of musical range, is rather unexpected for Shidou.

🔸Amami (Es): It’s so good.

🔸Yamanaka: He’s so cool.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): The way he sings is also sexy.

🔸Yamanaka: This song makes me feel mellow.

🔸Amami (Es): Yes.. but initially, he was singing one octave lower right?

🔸Yamanaka: yes… We practically had him retake it until it fit Shidou’s image. We spent as much time as we could on the vocals.

🔸Horie (Haruka): whose proposal was it to raise an octave?

🔸Yamanaka: Originally we were doing it in this key, because we were focused on Shidou’s image and to make sure it suits Shidou’s appearance, so we were like let's do it in this octave. But ultimately, we said, let’s raise an octave. There were a lot of trial and error.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Shugo-san is amazing for being able to keep up with all of that.

🔸Yamanaka: Yes… it’s a unique case, but we recorded the voice (lines), then the song, and we did retakes of the voice stocks to match results of the song.

🔸Amami (Es): Ehh, really?!

🔸Yamanaka: Yeah.. Shidou’s a complex person so there were a lot of trial and error.

🔸Yamanaka: Let's take a look at a shot from the MV.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): Ah, so good! His gaze.

🔸Horie (Haruka): He’s beautiful.

🔸Amami (Es): His skin is so clear.

🔸Horie (Haruka): He has such fair skin.

🔸Amami (Es): there are no bad people among people who part their hair at the middle.

🔸Yamanaka: I don’t think that’s true.

🔸Horie (Haruka): Really? I think there are plenty lol.

🔸Yamanaka: The two beauty marks under his eyes are sexy.

🔸Amami (Es): It’s too sexy that they are a pair.

🔸Yamanaka: Let’s take a look at the next slide

🔸Yamanaka: We get to learn about what kind of person Shidou is in real life for the most part.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): His profession is clear.

🔸Amami (Es): Like a doctor, most likely.

🔸Yamanaka: It’s a difficult job, so there’s probably a lot going on.

🔸Amami (Es): it’s a job that affects human lives.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): there’s a comment saying they want to listen to the lower octave song.

🔸Amami (Es): I want to listen too.

🔸Yamanaka: sorry… for being the only ones who had heard it.

🔸Yamanaka: Shidou-san’s drama and interrogation also causes confusion on what kind of person he is. He’s that type of person, so I hope you’ll watch over him from now too. Next slide please.

🔸Amami (Es): This place collapses right?

🔸Yamanaka: yes. He’s making human shapes from flower arrangements in the MV, and ultimately it collapses at the end.

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): He was in a white coat just now, but now he’s in a black shirt. The color scheme changed completely.

🔸Yamanaka: Yes.. when I saw the MV from Otoiro-san, I felt that expressions were portrayed in very intricate ways. I hope they are viewed many times.

🔸Amami (Es): it’s very detailed.

🔸Yamanaka: I’m being told that the way I brush past questions with a chuckle is scary.. I’m sorry for that. That’s my only option.

🔸Amami (Es): Ah true, there’s a lot that you can’t disclose.

🔸Yamanaka: I don’t mind telling it all though, just spoil everything.

🔸Amami (Es): Still, we’ll just keep asking you questions regardless.

🔸Yamanaka: Okay. I’ll say “I can’t answer any of that.”

🔸Aimi (Kotoko): We know what to expect now.

#milgram #milgram translation #milgramtranslations #anniversary #1st anniversary #ミルグラム1周年 #ミルグラムファンアート #Youtube

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rebeccalouisaferguson · 1 year

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Rebecca Ferguson: “ On Top with Tom”

Tom Cruise is famous for finding his female leads always himself. How is happened with you?

Exactly like that. Tom and Christopher had watched hundred thousand casting tapes and then asked several actresses for the next round, me among them. And when I met with Tom we lost ourselves in conversation immediately. We talked about everything - the film, our roles and life itself *laughs*. Somewhere Christopher said: “Maybe we can start with audition?” and Tom said, “it’s ok, she got the part!”

Were you a bit intimidated to be filming with the world famous start Tom Cruise?

You know, I live in a small village in Sweden where you learn not to judge people by their image *laughs* I love meeting people and I try to see everyone if possible without prejudice. And with that in mind I met Tom for the first time: the only thing I was afraid of is not getting the role. But as mentioned Tom and I understood each other right away. I really like him a lot, he is unexpected and he is honest.

Can you tell us a little bit about your character?

Ilsa Faust is a top agent, born in Sweden and recruited by the british secret service. When she meets Ethan they both understand that they are each other’s match (they are equals). But neither Ethan nor the audience know till the end who she is working for, she is quite mysterious.

And quite strong - did you have to train a lot before the shoot?

Yes, for months six hours a day six days a week. Everything was perfectly planned and organized: Pilates, weights lifting, fitness and of course martial arts. It was hard but important. For this kind of film you need enormous amount of strength and stamina, But I admire Tom who is almost always in training. He gets through his fitness program and he is also producer, actor, he is taking part in editing...I do 1% a day from what he is doing and fall in bed dead tired! But I also enjoyed training a lot. I like moving. And I could really test my limits and have learned things that I never thought I was capable of doing.

For example?

I've learned to hold my breath [under water] for 4 and a half minutes. I had severe vertigo before this film and had to film a scene where we jump from 35 meters high. I mean before that I haven't even stepped foot in the elevator *laughs* There was my phenomenal stunt double Lucy Cork, but you know, Tom does all his stunts himself - I was really disappointed if I couldn't keep up. And now when I watch the scenes, I think: “Wow, I actually did it!”.

What else did the trainings program give you?

I was feeling super. To build muscle strength we had a to keep a strict diet, we were given instruction what and when to eat. So everyday I had a thought through nutrition program that was tailored to my training with the best scientific nutrition knowledge. And it really worked - never in my life have I been feeling so well physically.

Translated from German by @edwardslovelyelizabeth for @rebeccalouisaferguson. For the scans special thanks to @kiwirazzi on Twitter.

#rebecca ferguson #tom cruise #mission impossible rogue nation #mi5 #interview #mi5 interview #photoshoot #charlie gray shoot

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redsamuraiii · 1 year

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Tsuburaya Eiji, the Father of Tokusatsu

Eiji Tsuburaya made it possible for Godzilla to stomp across the screen and later on, Ultraman. A director, cinematographer, and producer, Tsuburaya is best known for creating the special effects behind Japanese classics like Godzilla and other giant monsters called kaiju.

And his legacy extends beyond those monsters — he built a foundation for film culture in Japan and special effects worldwide.

Before World War II

Tsuburaya grew up in Sukagawa, Iwase, a son of a prominent family of grocery distributors. A prodigy from a young age, as a kid he was interviewed about his model airplanes and credited in local newspapers as a "child craftsman." Shortly thereafter, he was captivated by a new technology called motion pictures — and he combined his two passions by taking pictures of planes.

But it was 1933's King Kong that led to his greatest professional epiphany. King Kong's giant title character and phenomenal special effects opened up a new world of possibilities for Tsuburaya. By studying a copy of the film, Tsuburaya managed to reverse engineer how the effects were made. Then he was ready to begin creating his own legacy.

Being a film revolutionary wasn't easy with his early battles over budget and setup, but when a new company called Toho Motion Picture Company was founded in 1936, Tsuburaya jumped on board to lead the special effects department.

After World War II

After being drafted to work on propaganda films in World War II and experiencing the napalm bombing of Tokyo, he returned to work at Toho after the end of US occupation in 1952, keeping a low profile because the US believed he'd committed espionage.

It was in that climate that producer Tomoyuki Tanaka was artistically inspired by the fallout of a US hydrogen bomb test in the Marshall Islands. The real story of a radiation-poisoned fishing crew inspired him to pitch a monster movie to Tsuburaya and Toho. After some creative wrangling, Godzilla was born.

For Godzilla, Tsuburaya made the bold choice to use miniatures and visual effects instead of stop-motion animation, which was a more obvious alternative. The idea to put an actor in a monster costume was going to be executed as never before, and with it a legendary monster was born.

Though Godzilla was the product of a large team, it came alive because of Tsuburaya's use of models, special photography, and inimitable costumes.

Godzilla was a tough shoot. Actors were stuffed into a costume that was, at its lightest, 220 pounds. They breathed in kerosene from the fumes of a tiny "Tokyo" model burning beneath them, and actor Haruo Nakajima says he lost 20 pounds in the production because the costume was so physically strenuous.

The film was a financial risk, as well — it became the most expensive Japanese movie made up to that time. But Godzilla was a hit, and it kicked off "monster mania." Film by film, these movies created a kaiju iconography that shaped an entire film industry's sensibility — and built a legacy for Tsuburaya.

Tsuburaya's professional and creative successes continued through the 1960s, as he innovated with more intricate models and formed his own company, Tsuburaya Visual Effects Productions, in 1963 where he created what kaiju superfans consider his landmark work, like Ultra Q and Ultraman in 1966.

Today

Though Tsuburaya died in 1970, his creations remain embedded in the culture today. Even to those who aren't fans of Tsuburaya's distinctive style, his aesthetic, effects, and ethos permeate movies today.

There are obvious influences, like the many Godzilla remakes and the kaiju fan letter that is 2013's Pacific Rim. Without Godzilla, there is no Ultraman. And without Ultraman, there is no Super Sentai (Power Rangers) and so on.

Tsuburaya's influence can also be seen in every disaster movie's audacious carnage and ever-more-adventurous willingness to push boundaries using special effects.

That's probably why we still thrill to learn about the man who made all those monster suits really roar. Because even now, more than 50 years later, it's as exciting, outrageous, and thrilling as when Godzilla first hit the screen.

Thank You Tsuburaya Eiji for making our childhood a memorable one and our adulthood an awesome one!

Pics by Ultraman NFT & Vox Full Story : Eiji Tsuburaya made Godzilla and it changed film forever Follow Ultraman NFT & August Ragone if you’re a Tokusatsu fan!

#tsuburaya eiji #eiji tsuburaya #tsuburaya productions #godzilla #king kong #ultraman #ultra q #kaiju #japan #tokusatsu #japanese film #japanese movie #japanese drama #pacific rim #super sentai #power rangers #ultra series

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having seen it now, i think the mixed review for the new york transfer of the 2024 frecknall cabaret make a lot of sense -- it's easy to see both sides. on one hand, it's an incredibly well produced, choreographed show with great aesthetics; the performances, especially the older b-couple are fantastic (i'll talk more specifically about cliff/the emcee and sally in a minute); cabaret itself is phenomenal. so it's a great show with great costumes stages effects and great performances. of course its getting praise!

but on the other hand, there isn't much the revival is doing that's very revolutionary. it's really just doing the sam mendes production but "more". cabaret has a really interesting history -- the original stage show, then the movie (all different songs), then the new stage show in 1987 (combo of songs), then the sam mendes/alan cummings revival which was so impactful that's the song list and book that was used in the frecknall revival. it set the tone for the aesthetic, as well as the themes, and even did its own attempt at making audience members feel like attendees of the kit kat club. however, of course, the frecknell version does more to do that. more to immerse the audience, more frenzy to sally, more demonic energy to the emcee -- though i would say the frecknell emcee is much closer to joel grey then alan cummings -- i.e., sexless, vauderal-ian figure/jester, puppet master/architect, etc, but i won't get too into that. anyway that is to say i understand the frustration or negative reviews because i dont really think the frecknell revival is doing or saying anything different than the mendes one, which was a lot more recent in america than london, though arguably the frecknell version takes things further for better or worse. and some stuff really works -- like i think one of the strongest scenes in the whole show is the brick through the window scene GENUINELY incredibly

the frecknell cabaret did have its flops for me, though. for example, while i liked what they were doing with this version of the emcee -- especially the clown suit! the costuming was great! i didn't really like redmaynes version. it felt like he was working way too hard and trying way too hard -- whereas with joel grey and alan cummings i truly felt that character come alive and it was creepy and compelling and fun and many other adjectives with redmayne it was just like. a version of the emcee that was sexless and also had negative rizz and also was visibly like Trying. i don't know. what they were doing with the emcee really worked for me; redmayne's performance didn't. but that's very like my personal taste. i also didn't really love the performance of 'cabaret' at the end which is unfortunate because that's one of my favorite musical theater moments in like. well. the whole damn thing. i did generally like the portrayal of sally, even dialed up as it was, because it did feel resonate with our time -- i think cabaret revivals really reflect the time they're in.

THAT SAID. speaking of time periods. an aside but. this production felt like the dialogue equivalent of tiktok face. the acting/actors just felt too modern at times. also. while i'm doing minor asides. i didn't really feel like they leaned as into the immersive thing as they could've but that could've been because i was rear mezz. anyway.

#cabaret 2024 #cabaret #idk very loose thoughts would love to discuss more with anyone #really open to changing my mind on any of these points

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Exclusive Interview with “My Adventures With Superman” Animated Series Co-Producer Josephine Campbell

Q: Clark and Lois are described as being in their 20s in “My Adventures With Superman,” how new are they to their jobs at the Daily Planet?

A: Clark, Lois and Jimmy are interns just starting at the Daily Planet – so they are incredibly new! We wanted to play with our characters’ origins, showing them at a stage of life most “Superman” media hasn’t fully explored. Plus, we love the idea of watching these three learn and grow to become the icons we all know.

Q: If you had to compare “My Adventures With Superman” to any previous version of the Superman story, which would you say it’s most like or draws most inspiration from?

A: Our North Star was the 1978 “Superman: The Movie,” especially the interplay between the incredible Margot Kidder and Christopher Reeve. We loved their chemistry; we loved how smart and feisty Lois was, and loved the heart and altruism of Reeve’s Superman/Clark Kent. The movie was clever, fun, and modernized Superman in a way that felt organic to the time period, while also respectful of what came before. It truly is one of our favorite pieces of Superman media.

Outside of the classic ’78 movie, I and Co-EP’s Jake Wyatt and Brendan Clougher are all kids of the ’80s/’90s, so we’re also influenced by John Byrne’s “Man of Steel,” as well as the work of Jurgens, Bogdanove, and Simonson.

Q: What age group is “My Adventures With Superman” targeted at?

A: Much like the original 1978 film, we’re aiming for a wide co-viewing audience, where kids, teens, and adults can all sit down and watch together.

Q: What can you tell us about Jack Quaid’s interpretation of both Superman and Clark Kent?

A: Jack has been absolutely phenomenal to work with! He’s got great comedic timing as Clark, but he is also able to sell the kindness, strength, and dignity of Superman. It’s been a real privilege to work with him – and it’s also very funny to watch “The Boys” after a record. I really can’t look at Clark OR Hughie the same!

Q: Michael Emerson revealed that he’s voicing the role of Brainiac for the upcoming animated series, how much will we see of Brainiac? Will he play a large role in the series?

A: Michael is an incredible actor who we are excited to work with – I can’t say anything more outside of that!

Q: I believe a certain criminal “gang” will play an important role in the first season of “My Adventures With Superman” with a bit of a twist on the villains involved. Did you make a conscious decision to put your own spin on the villains who would show up on the series?

A: I can’t confirm what villains or characters people should expect to see. All I can say is that, overall, we were looking to modernize Superman while keeping true to the core of the characters, and we hope we’ve done that.

Q: With all the turmoil and upheaval at Warner Bros. Discovery in recent months, how concerned were you about “My Adventures With Superman” possibly being canceled?

A: We were very fortunate to learn early on that “Superman” would still be coming out on Cartoon Network and the app as planned. Mergers are always tumultuous, but we’re glad that we still get to bring our love for Superman to fans old and new.

Q: When will the series premiere on Cartoon Network?

A: No date has been announced as of yet, but stay tuned!

Q: What are you most excited for fans to see in “My Adventures With Superman”?

A: There’s a lot I’m excited for fans to see! I can’t wait for fans to see the relationship between Lois, Clark and Jimmy – these three are the heart of our show, and their friendship and adventures together drive the series and the character arcs for both season one and two.

I’m also especially excited for fans to see the romance between Lois and Clark unfold! Alice Lee and Jack Quaid have fantastic chemistry, and they bring so much humor and warmth to their characters. Lois and Clark/Superman are one of our culture’s most iconic and enduring love stories, so it was deeply important to us to give that part of the Superman mythos a lot of love and attention.

I’m excited for you guys to see the incredible action – we have a LOT of fun with Superman, his powers and his rogues gallery, and we went all out, 110% on every single fight in the show.

Lastly, I’m excited for the show to come out because I’m a huge Superman fan too! Working on Superman has been a dream come true, not just for me but for every single member of our crew. People came into work with their favorite Superman comics and movies to share with each other, screened the Fleischer Studios cartoons during lunch, and dug up the audio of the original Superman radio show from the ’40s to listen to as we wrote and drew. I and everyone on the show adore Superman in all his forms, and I can’t wait to share with you our version of the Big Blue Boy Scout.

Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, “My Adventures with Superman” introduces us to twenty-somethings Clark Kent, the bright and driven Lois Lane and their best friend Jimmy Olsen as they begin to discover who they are and everything they can accomplish together as an investigative reporting team at the Daily Planet. Promising a mix of action, comedy and romance, the new series is expected to premiere some time in 2022.

Described as a serialized coming-of-age story, “My Adventures with Superman” will follow Clark as he builds his secret Superman identity and embraces his role as the hero of Metropolis—and perhaps the world. Lois, now growing into a star investigative journalist, takes aspiring photographer Jimmy Olsen under her wing. All the while, Clark and Lois are falling in love, sharing adventures, taking down bad guys, stumbling over secrets and discovering what it means to be Superman and Lois Lane.

Source: Superman Homepage!

#dc comics #dcau #animation #cartoon #superman #clark kent #lois lane #jimmy olsen #news #my adventures with superman #maws #long post

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ladygreene13 · 2 years

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Hey, can I say something real quick? I read a nice post on the topic and wanted to talk about it as well.

Milly was amazing at playing Rhaenyra as a teenager/young adult, and delivered beautifully all of the fire, passion and impetuosity of one, at introducing this character to us and getting people to sympathize with her, just like Emily did for Alicent (that is, I think, why they gave us the younger versions in the first place, to show a lighter side of this characters and what motivated them, so the sides would be more levelled as well). And Emma is a wonderful performer, doing a phenomenal job at portraying who Rhaenyra has become, keeping her essence, but in a much more centered, level headed way, as she navigates this new phase of her life.

A lot of people grew very attached to Milly and the version of Rhaenyra she presented, and went into the second half of the season expecting the exact same Rhaenyra with a different face, thus already setting themselves up to disappointment and closing the door to the new actor, because of course it wouldn't be the same thing. Not because Emma is not good or not 'as good' as Milly, but because the character has inevitably changed, and it's baffling how some fail to realize it.

Obviously Rhaenyra wouldn't be the same person she was 10 years ago, she has grown and matured, suffered and learned. She is an adult now with different priorities and responsabilities, expectations laid on her that do not allow her to act the same way as before and consequences awaiting when she does.

Both of them also delivered different, but very convincing and delightful chemistry with the other characters, Alicent, Viserys, Laenor and, especially, Daemon. All of these relationships have changed too, they are in completely different stages from what we previously saw (Viserys being the only one who remained kind of the same), but again, the expectations for her and Daemon were apparently a continuation of the brothel scene, as if a decade apart wouldn't change them and affect the way they interact.

There are so many amazing things about both phases of their relationship, chemistry, and about older and younger Rhaenyra. Choosing to ignore either of them is losing a great part of this show, especially if you're a fan of the character or ship. Your expectations might have been different, but we are getting so many good moments with them! Daemyra is getting a happier and more romantic storyline than any couple ever in Westeros (the tv shows, idk about the books) and being portrayed by three absolute POWERHOUSES who are delivering so much and have such deep, beautiful understanding of the characters and their relationship.

Since before Emma came into the show there were several people insulting and belitlling them, saying they'd stop watching once Milly was out and that they'd never be as good as her, even saying they're not feminine enough for the role or whatever other bullshit. Which was and still is very disappointing and infuriating to see. But now that Emma is here and this continues, in order to defend them, I see some are starting to diminish Milly's performance. Which is also awful and completely unecessary.

Not liking the direction the show decided to go with the characters is fine, preferring this phase of the character over the last one is fine, not liking how a scene was directed or written is fine. Closing your eyes to the talent of anyone in this cast over bias or pettiness is fine, though it will be your loss. But being disrespectful to the actors is not fine, blaming them for choices made by the producers that you didn't like or for things going different from what you expected is also not cool. And you don't have to throw one of them under the bus to praise the other.

#this blog is a place of worship of emma d'arcy (and matt smith) and i'm always talking about them and ready to jump in their defense #but i would also like to express my love for milly alcock and admiration for her amazing performance #both of them brought great things to the character #and if rhaenyra is as wonderful as she is it is because of them #thank you very much #why can't we just enjoy the show instead of nitpicking #people on this hellsite infuriate me endlessly #stop hating on the actors #lets not #house of the dragon #hotd #emma d'arcy #milly alcock #house of the dragon cast #daemyra #rhaenyra targaryen

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izabesworld · 1 year

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Misrepresentation in Peaky Blinders

I’m making this a whole other post as I didn’t want to give the person who wrote the anonymous ask the time of day... To put it simply. This is just a quick reminder that while I want to help people who genuinely want to learn, learn, I won’t reply to an anonymous ask that is rude to those who want to learn and I won’t publicise abusive language toward them.

Peaky Blinders has both good and bad representation of the Romani community. In the series, they did good by: mentioning Appleby Horse Fair, showing a traditional funeral (Polly), using Romani names (Aberama Gold, Bonny Gold, Esme Shelby, Esmeralda Gold, Polly-Anna Gray), they used Romani religious idols (Black Madonna) and even used traditional vardos.

However, not all was good in Peaky Blinders and I feel it’s right to also highlight that in conversation. Not one Romani actor was used for the Shelby family (while I do believe all of the actors were phenomenal, it would’ve been nice to see Romani actors shown in a Romani show). They used a total of 7 Romani words, the rest being spoken in Romanian rather than Angloromani.

We, as a community, cannot blame fan-fiction writers for getting these things wrong when there’s so little information for Romani culture out there. We cannot blame people for thinking the “traditions” shown in Peaky Blinders are real Romani traditions. You’d think well produced writers like Steven King would take the time to learn these things before making a national programme.

More so, we cannot go on the pages of people wanting to help these writers get it right, telling them that the people trying to learn do not want to learn.

Day in day out I get DM’s from people asking me to: read through their work, tell them about significant cultural practices, tell them names of clothing articles and tell them the names of traditional dishes. People want to learn, and they want to get it right - not only for the Rom who may read their piece but also so what they write can be educated and refreshing.

I will not support the slating of these people on my page.

#izabesworld #izabesworld peakyblinders #Peaky Blinders #malfoyzsxpeakyblinders #peakyblindershelp #malfoyzsx #Ask Izzy 💗

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duchess-ai · 1 year

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Are We Still Acting?!?

Actor!Rapper!Han Jisung x Actor!Dancer!Lee Minho

Au from a world where Homophobia is rare <3

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Han Jisung is an amazing actor, and phenomenal all-rounder rapper. And most importantly. Absolutely adorable.

Under the lighting of the studio set he glows like the moon at midnight. And when Jisung smiles he shines like polaris. He may be the 2nd male lead, and I the 1st, but he captivates me more than the female lead ever could. And when he-

"Minho-sunbaenim!"

ah-

"Jisung-ssi, did you need something?"

"Well, not really. I saw you spacing out in my direction and I was wondering what you were thinkin' about."

"I was thinking about you"

"Eh???"

Did he finally get what I mean? Well, I have been dropping hints. I give him Darjeeling Milk Tea everyday before shooting? I buy him cheesecake and chocolate cake every other week? Please tell me h-

"Oh yeah! Our next scene right? The one when we have an argument over Chae-Eun? The one where you say..."

His voice eventually flows away from my ears as I process the utter shock of what I just heard. Although it's not really the first time this has happened.

*sigh* Maybe next week...

.......... Extra:

Director/Producer Bang: I wonder when they're gonna get together?

Kim Na-Ri: They're not together yet?????

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Hehehe, I might write this into a full story soon on Wat1pad

I wonder who the Director/Producer Bang is?

Kim Na-Ri: Actress for Chae-Eun (Oc extra)

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salmankhanholics · 7 months

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★ Trade experts explain why no Hindi or Pan-Indian film clashes with Salman Khan’s films at the box office: “He’s 100% an ORGANIC star; clashing with him can prove SUICIDAL”!

Nov 7, 2023

Salman Khan’s Diwali release Tiger 3 is nearly a week away and the excitement is tremendous. What’s interesting is that it’ll have a solo release of sorts, as no other Hindi or Pan-India South film is clashing on the same day. In fact, Salman Khan has not faced a clash since 2010. The last time that happened was when his 2009 action super-hit film Wanted was released on the same day as Rani Mukerji-starrer Dil Bole Hadippa.

Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dabangg 2 (2012), Jai Ho (2014), Kick (2014), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), Sultan (2016), Tubelight (2017), Race 3 (2018), Bharat (2019), Dabangg 3 (2019) and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (2023) released with no competition. Antim (2021) faced a collision with Satyameva Jayate 2 (2021) but then it didn’t feature the superstar in the lead.

Other stars haven’t been that fortunate. Shah Rukh Khan’s Dilwale (2015) and Raees (2017) were released alongside Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Kaabil (2017) respectively. SRK is at his best position arguably right now and yet, his next film Dunki will have to share screens with Salaar on Christmas 2023. Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha clashed with Akshay Kumar’s Raksha Bandhan last year. Salman’s last few films have not done well and yet, no one is ready to come on the same Friday as him.

We asked trade experts about this rare phenomenon. Trade veteran Taran Adarsh said, “He has a huge following and is a darling of the masses. The business he has generated over a period of time in mass pockets is phenomenal. Though he has had a rough patch, he's the pied piper of Bollywood.”

Trade analyst Atul Mohan, in agreement, exulted, “Salman is a very big hero of the masses. He has always had such a huge fan following; Shah Rukh Khan ka aisa following ab bana hai. Aamir Khan never had such a mass pull. Salman’s craze is one of a kind. Hence, filmmakers are wary of clashing their films with him. Itna bada hero hai, kaun takkar lega iske saath?”

Girish Johar, producer and film business analyst, remarked, “Salman is the only superstar who people want to see on screen. He has the maximum on-screen superstardom out of all the actors. It’s a very critical factor. He’s also not on our social media every time, going to malls, opening ribbons, dancing, etc.”

He continued, “Unfortunately his films have not worked as he hasn’t paid much attention to the storytelling, packaging, direction, etc. He has that power that if he gets these things right, then there’s no stopping him. That’s why many are wary of clashing with him as they know that at least in the opening weekend, their film will get butchered.”

Raj Bansal, the owner of Entertainment Paradise cinema hall in Jaipur, explained, “Salman Khan is an action hero. When no one was doing action, he was the only action excelling in this genre. Somewhere, his confidence shook and he also did non-action films like Tubelight (2017), Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), etc. Only Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) worked in this regard. But even when his films were gadbad, they still made Rs. 100 crores plus. There was a time when the hit films of Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn did Rs. 100 crores. But Salman’s flop films do Rs. 100 crores even today! And his hit films have done more than Rs. 300 crores. It’s thanks to him that the industry realized the true potential of a Hindi film. Hence, clashing with him can prove suicidal.”

He also said, “He’s 100% an organic star. Even Sunny Deol is.”

Girish Johar added, “If he moulds himself to the sensibilities that cater to his fans and also provides intelligent content, then sky is the limit. I think Tiger 3 will do well. It ticks all the right boxes.”

Taran Adarsh also said along the same lines, “Tiger 3 being a brand and essaying a role that is much-loved, I am sure it’ll have a great run and a huge opener.”

#salman khan #Trade Analyst #Taran Adarsh #Atul Mohan #raj Bansal #tiger 3 #organic hero #salman Khan is organic hero #masses #t3

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llycaons · 7 months

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ep48 (2/3): zhu zanjin oscar NOW

ohh nice shot

it's so weird to see wwx in the background. usually he's never out of focus

he's sooo sexy for this line with his eyebrows going up

really fucking excellent expressions here

wwx: I'm going to psychologically torture this guy with ghosts

lwj notices that su she has the curse mark! this is cool because otherwise he wouldn't have anything to do all episode

another phenomenal expression from zzj

I complain about jc having serious anger issues but when he's mad on your behalf I kind of get it. yes now he's very passionate and unyielding in your defense. it's kind of nice. jc being protective of wwx postcanon actually isn't unbelievable

aax almost in tears going 'why did you ruin my life dude!!!'

and jgy going 'well, SOMEONE had to'

and also that its his OWN fault? dude

AND THEN HE TOLD HIM HE WAS FATED TO DIE YOUNG?? it just hurts when you know wwx subconciously carried that same belief. a bright flame! burned hot then burned out!

the facial journey he went on...

even when supporting wwx, jc only expresses it in violence towards someone else...not a criticism it just makes ya think

jc why would you say that 😭 first of all. classist. disrespectful. second of all you KNOW this guy's a maniac just look at that face!

I lied about last episode. he really starts working jc here. and you know what. he's right. we can't know whether wwx's fate was truly inevitable, but jc's choices directly helped to push him there, and helped create the circumstances around jzx and jyl's deaths as well

oh I never noticed they were all lines up in order of the clans he's talking about. hehe

not wwx CRYING during this scene 🥺 he grieves it too!

seriously. the things that man does with his face is a marvel

I googled it and cql was nominated for three awards (best tv show, director, and producer). xz and wyb were both nominated as new actors, and xz won. nice!

#big chunk of this is just screenshots of jgy's face but can you blame me #cql re-rewatch

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"Free thinkers at seventeen!"

Dead Poets Society - Grant Montoya

Security and conformity, or insecurity and the chance to prove all you're worth?

Within many, there lies an urgency; gnawing desperation to do something great before we can't anymore. If one never comes to this realization, then it'll be years more of tearing across the dotted line.

In the 1989 film Dead Poets Society, we get to see what happens when an unorthodox English teacher Mr. Keating (Robin Williams) helps a class of young students lift the veil off of this very subject, and we the audience must decide: Was this for the better, or for the worse?

I was able to find what hit me the hardest in this movie after my long-awaited rewatch. It was a scene where one of the more reserved students, Todd Anderson, was called up to do an impromptu poetry exercise with Mr. Keating after informing him that he didn't do his poetry homework assignment:

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I thought this was a brilliant display of the director's use of "show don't tell," as such Todd's poetic rambling is raw and believable. Afterward, I felt sympathy with the character because I too feel as though my voice, literally and figuratively, is weaker than my peers. Dead Poets Society boasts a number of these scenes, and this if nothing else is worthy of applause.

It's interesting to see the rating this film received from renowned film critic Roger Ebert, who has a website where he along with many co-writers reviews various movies. Although he found this movie special enough to review himself, the 2/4 score he gave it doesn't give it much merit.

"The society was founded by Keating when he was an undergraduate, but in its reincarnate form it never generates any sense of mystery, rebellion or daring. The society's meetings have been badly written and are dramatically shapeless, featuring a dance line to Lindsay's "The Congo" and various attempts to impress girls with random lines of poetry." - Roger Ebert

I would argue that the tone of Elbert's assessment is more on the level of a snob's wishlist of things or ideas that could have been. Nonetheless, I guess that a more sophisticated person might find the movie to be lacking compared to other works with similar themes.

Beyond the reviews of the critics which are mostly mixed, there lays an abundance of high audience ratings. A user by the name of 'peterwixongb' of IMDb said the following with a 10/10 score:

"Dead Poets Society has got to be one of the best-written films I have ever seen. The way the writers are able to control your emotion is insane."

The themes and underlying message of the movie are pretty clear and universal; something to the tune of "seize the day and live on your own terms." But the unconventional aspects are apparent in how the movie shows this idea. This is most noticeable (spoiler ahead) at the most emotional moments i.e. when Neil commits suicide, Keating's unhappy ending, etc.

Nonetheless, Dead Poets Society did phenomenally well at the box office for a 1/1 lesser-known adaptation, and it also stars the beloved actor/comedian Robin Williams, so we're definitely looking at a mainstream movie.

I feel that the producers of the film did try and appeal to the masses by implementing all of the things that people like to see in cinema. There were bouts of comedy, a love affair, dramatic music, and relaxed cinematography. The story was linear, and despite a few instances of symbolism, there weren't many loose ends or odd artistic choices.

Honestly, as much as I like this movie, I think that there is a lot that could have been left out. Half of the character interactions felt dry of anything progressing the story, and there may have been too many ideas without enough divulgence. Mr. Keating's character was outspoken but at the same time, it would have been nice to see what he truly thought of the rest of the character's actions, especially towards the end.

More than anything, I would love to see how this teacher would respond to a class that has no initial interest in any of his antics or preachings. Maybe this has been done before.

This movie came from a book as previously mentioned, and as such, I doubt that the release date of the movie was planned in alignment with a certain social agenda or contemporary event at the time. There is nothing of which I've found that even slightly contributes to the premise of the movie.

Anyone who is still looking for their identity in a world that demands conformity would highly benefit from watching this.

#Youtube

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Editor’s note: The following interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14, 2023.]

Rebecca Ferguson is ready for a break. She’s finished her A.D.R. (additional dialogue) on “Dune: Part Two,” the promotion chores on “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” (her third in the series), and is on her way home to hang with her 16-year-old son and still-friendly first husband in Sweden.

She was prepared to go back to England’s Hoddesdon Studios to shoot the second season of “Silo,” the most popular series on AppleTV+, returning her to the lead role of Sheriff. Not necessary, as the day after we spoke, July 13, SAG-AFTRA announced they were going on strike. “The percentage of people fortunate enough to have a good life as actors have to fight for the other percentage,” she said on the phone.

The 39-year-old actress, who grew up in Stockholm, attended a bilingual English school, and trained as a dancer, has steadily built herself into a major star. Who else goes toe-to-toe with Tom Cruise and returns to do it again, twice, without simply being a romantic appendage? It makes perfect sense that her best friend on the set of “Dune” was Charlotte Rampling. “She’s absolutely exquisite,” she said. “I look up to and admire her ridiculously.”

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The actress rejects the notion of ever “going up against” Tom Cruise, who wanted her for Ilsa after seeing her in the “War of the Roses” mini-series “The White Queen.” “It’s not a battle,” she said. “You go in with the mission of trying to survive. It is written by the incredible Christopher McQuarrie, and Tom is part of that journey. They want phenomenal characters. It merged beautifully, the character [Ilsa] with me: the time, the place, the relationship with Tom all worked with well. The trajectory of this character is so complex and interesting to work with. I asked for a continuation. The story writes itself.”

The actress does not even try to keep up with Cruise. For one thing, she doesn’t perform all her own stunts. If she has to fall out of a speeding car, she leaves that to her beloved stunt double Lucy Cork.

Ferguson did, however, handle the climactic “Dead Reckoning” fight on the bridge herself, she said. “I tend to be running far behind, but I try. Tom is the movie. He represents ‘Mission,’ everything that’s good, and thankfully nothing bad has come from it. You are offered a palette of knowledge: you learn it and do it and embrace it. You also can choose to say ‘no.’ They will find a solution around it, you’re never forced to do it.”

She gamely tried to master riding a motorcycle, and had to earn a license. “You have to learn quickly,” she said. “I had to be ready to shoot soon. It was a 760 Triumph, a big motorbike. I am very strong, but being on one of these on a road in England going fast — the trainer said I was going too slow. ‘I need to get off; it’s not safe. I don’t trust myself.’ No worries! They had other options: Jennie [Tinmouth], the best motorcycle bike rider in the world.”

This “Mission: Impossible” installment boasts more women than usual including Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Pom Klementieff, and Hayley Atwell. “‘Mission’ is probably the one franchise that knows how to write storylines for women,” said Ferguson, who takes the scripts as they come. “They break things down; there’s not a lot of going into detail about what happened. You do not talk about it. There’s always reasons why arcs go a certain way,” she said. I control my own destiny [as Ilsa], there are reasons why things happen.” (A very compelling notation, given what happens to Ilsa in the latest film.)

“Silo” has turned out to be the happiest experience of Ferguson’s career, partly because she is an executive producer, but mostly, she said, because showrunner-creator Graham Yost (“Speed”) runs a non-hierarchical set. “I don’t like it when people are more important than others,” she said. “A happy set becomes creative and a safe set becomes a safe space.”

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What’s most important with each character for Ferguson, besides building up the right physique, is to “create a silhouette,” she said. “Then you’ve nailed a memorable figure, say, Cruella de Vil, through movement.” Working with movement coach Alexandra Reynolds (“The Theory of Everything”) she expressed the trauma Juliette stores in her body. “She carries a lot of internal grief and internally, and is socially uncomfortable, and is walking away when people touch her. She’s tactile with her own tools and her own world,” Ferguson said. “I often take on powerful characters and portray regal princesses and countesses and concubines, so my agenda was to completely break down and find in myself the capacity to do something else with Juliette.”

At first when the mechanic is named sheriff, she wants to solve the mystery of her lover’s death. “I find Juliette selfish in the beginning, she’s a broken heroine who gradually realizes there are things bigger than herself,” she said. “I love where we are going to in Season 2. She definitely learns new tricks and things get very wet.”

Next up: “Dune: Part Two” (November 3, Warner Bros.) is in the hands of the editors and composer Hans Zimmer. Assuming the strikes are resolved by October, Ferguson will be back on the promo trail.

Returning to Lady Jessica offered a character in transition. “She starts as a powerful, knowledgeable, magical mother and protector on a quest and a journey to make Paul into the leader,” she said. “She’s on a path to see the creation she has made and how is this new Jessica in relation to what her son has become? He’s more forceful, what does she do? She’s a significantly important person to the Fremen.”

#rebecca ferguson #interview #mi5 interview #mi7 interview #silo interview #dune interview #dune part two interview

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