Tom Hardy in ONLY that blue shirt!
With such lovely legs, he should really wear very short shorts whenever possible. Or maybe just lose his pants more often. *g*
God, those thighs. I think I drooled in the theater.
I’m just back from seeing This Means War! And if I was a reviewer (free from any particular Tommy-affliction), my mini review would probably say thus: A silly, quite stupid and very shallow film which still manages to be entertaining for most of the time. And I’d give it a 2 popcorns out of 5.
But since I AM afflicted by the Hardy-disease, I will say this: GOD DAMMIT IS HE GORGEOUS IN THIS FILM! It’s really quite devastating. He’s looks so amazingly good and is so wonderfully charming and sweet that I don’t understand how anyone else comes into the picture at all. Tom won’t win any acting accolades for this role (even though he’s still very good), it’s a far too thinly penciled character, but he will win a lot of love for just being him. I mean, DAMN.
Also, I’d love to see the movie Tom seems to have in his head, about a spy having trouble getting dates and having to search out online dating sites. That wasn’t really explored here, but it sounds like a much better movie.
If Tom hadn’t been in this film, I wouldn’t have seen it all, but if I had, I’m quite sure it wouldn’t have been even a fraction as charming as it managed to be in parts, without Tom in it. So yeah, definitely worth it to ogle Tom Hardy.
YES. Got to see it this morning and yes. This is his most gorgeous role yet. Hotter than Handsome Bob even. Hotter than Handsome Bob. Seeing that on the big screen is worth the price of admission alone, but he’s also funny and sweet and how is it any sort of contest??? And all those reviews saying the friendship between FDR and Tuck is more central, engaging, and developed are absolutely right. It’s more a buddy comedy than a rom-com and really just light, enjoyable fluff.
I admit I would have rented it eventually even without Tom because I’ll watch the cheesiest of rom-coms for $1, but no, it wouldn’t have been anywhere near as entertaining as it was without him. Who were the original actors considered? Sam Worthington, Seth Rogen, Bradley Cooper? Ahahaha no. Nowhere near as charming. And if I didn’t know who Tom was before, I’d be enamored now and Googling like mad.
Yet my friends, who went more for Chris Pine and the promise of the Reese Witherspoon rom-com, still preferred Pine in looks at the end. There’s just no hope for them. I despair.
A scene from Candy Chops with Tom Hardy & Charlotte Riley.
Candy Chops was a comedy show, written by Tom & Kelly Marcel (and Charlotte?) of which they made a pilot episode for Rob Brydon’s production company but which was never aired. It was directed by Alex Kavallierou and it was on his showreel I found this clip. Thank you, Alex!
It’s the most adorable thing, truly. I’m so glad this exists, but now I want to know what happens next!
I had no idea she was in it! Explains that photo then.
Why Wettest County was moved
Here’s the official explanation for moving the release of Wettest County; they want Tom Hardy to be a big star first…
Today Harvey Weinstein offered an explanation for the postponement, citing a media strategy that aims to capitalize on the post-“Dark Knight Rises” appeal of Hardy as well as a release template followed by other action-tinged dramas. “We have a star in Tom Hardy who’s completely anonymous right now. If you go to a line at the ArcLight nobody would know who he is,” Weinstein told 24 Frames. But the film executive said that would change with the release of Hardy’s Batman picture (Hardy plays the villain, Bane) in July. “He’s going to be a huge movie star by August,” Weinstein said.
Weinstein, who said he believed performances from Hardy and LaBeouf would attract awards attention, also said that the new date would allow the film to play at at least one major international festival. “The idea is to go to Venice and then hit the domestic market right after,” he said. It was a tack Weinstein said was taken by “The Constant Gardener,” Fenrando Mereilles’ 2005 John le Carre adaptation; the movie, released by Focus Features in late summer, went on to gross $33 million domestically and $48 million internationally.
Labor Day is typically considered a very slow weekend in U.S. moviegoing, but Weinstein noted that “it can be a great bridge between the summer and the fall. And we wanted the holiday weekend for the movie, especially down South, where there’s a big audience for this film.” While a movie’s period setting usually dictates a limited release, Weinstein said he saw “Wettest County” as a wide play and planned on opening it in several thousand theaters.
“We have a star in Tom Hardy who’s completely anonymous right now. If you go to a line at the ArcLight nobody would know who he is.” That is decidedly not true and underestimates American audiences. But otherwise, exactly what we thought.
(Source: Los Angeles Times)
I have the strange urge to post this photo. Huh.
His first, which he got at 15, is a leprechaun: an ode to his Irish heritage on his mother’s side. Not that she was impressed. “She kept saying ‘my beautiful boy, my beautiful boy,’” he recalls, laughing. (x)
There you go. We don’t have any photos of his right arm without that leprechaun. Let me also point out that objects in mirrors are reversed.
Strange urge indeed. What a coincidence that I also feel such an urge… I agree with all of this. And to be clear: that other photo can’t be Tom.
HAHA yes. That’s the bottom line (no pun intended). It’s not like we don’t have shots of Tom’s ass anyway- I think we’ve seen him pretty much head to toe. Just…that particular one is not him.
Also, if you’re trying to say that photo has been reversed in addition to being in a mirror, just try the pose out for yourself. It’s not possible from the left.
