February 7, 20241 yr 5 hours ago, Jade Bahr said: Esquire about Austins try to be the first movie star since Leo - the last movie star so far. Just posting because it's always nice to see that Leo is still... well... the goal every young actor is reaching for. Reveal hidden contents They Don't Make Them Like Austin Butler Anymore After Elvis and the Oscar-nomination, the 32-year-old actor is back with two buzzy projects: Masters of the Air and Dune: Part Two. He's got a burning ambition and old-school Hollywood charm—and steely-eyed focus on just one thing. He will take this world in inches. And then, as a man, through sheer force of desire and artistic abandon, he’ll try to become the first movie star since Leonardo DiCaprio became the last movie star. Doubt him if you will. But don’t underestimate his chances. (...) The thing is, Butler wants to be a particular kind of star. Not just a celebrity. Not just an actor. And he doesn’t want to mess it up. Certainly not by sharing too much. Who he is, to some degree, is at odds with what he wants. That desire to probe and share is diametrically opposed, he says, “with the type of career that I want to have, which is to be able to step into all these different types of people. I think of the days of Paul Newman—we didn’t know a ton about his personal life.” It’s like that with a lot of the stars he admires. Leonardo DiCaprio. Christian Bale. Daniel Day-Lewis. “Did we talk about the Lew Wasserman quote?” he asks me the second time we meet. We’re back at Margaux. Different booth. Different lunch order. Avocado toast with poached eggs on Monday; a grilled-chicken sandwich on Wednesday. Butler’s outfit is a perfect inversion of what he wore two days ago: a dark Henley beneath a white T-shirt. Anyway, back to the quote. “Near the end of Wasserman’s life,” Butler begins, referring to the onetime Tinseltown titan, “when speaking about a young actor, Wasserman said, ‘Only let them see him in a dark room.’ ” (Funny enough, that quote once ran in these very pages, in Tom Junod’s 2013 profile of DiCaprio. During one passage, DiCaprio’s manager, Rick Yorn, recalls a run-in with Wasserman. “ ‘Lew was old and near the end by this time,’ Yorn says. ‘He died a year or two later. But he knew I was Leo’s manager, and he wanted to give me some advice. He said, “Only let them see him in a dark room.” It took me a minute to figure it out. But what he meant was only let people see him in the movie theater. That’s the dark room.’ ”) (...) The next Brad Pitt. The next Leonardo DiCaprio. How many young breakouts have been taunted by such titles just to dissolve into the background? Become that guy in that thing. The one who almost was. The reality of right now is that whether there will ever be another Brad or Leo is not a question of talent but of the studio system itself. How many of the movies between those two men would even be released in theaters if they were made today? The Beach, The Basketball Diaries, Thelma & Louise—they’d be critically acclaimed streaming releases at best in 2024. Some would become TV shows. (...) It’s impossible to forecast the future of Hollywood. Will grown-up movies make a comeback? Will Movie Stars continue to exist? But I’ll tell you what I do know: From the second that Austin Butler appears as the young-adult Elvis, moments before the first musical performance of the film, bristling with an intoxicating swirl of nerves, excitement, and untapped confidence; from the minute he, as Buck Cleven, leans in, desire written all over his face, a smile flirting with the corners of his mouth, and whispers, “A girl worth writing to is hard to find”—well, there’s no taking your eyes off him. Source Can't believe my eyes after reading this, he is easy on the eye, ok...but... sorry. They tried with Timothee, this Austin guy now, that Jacob Elordi, is Paul Mescal next in line maybe? I am not saying these guys are bad actors at all, Paul Mescal is a very good actor for example, but Leo was just 23 when he became a massive star all over the world. He took the world by storm. Me after reading. I wear specs too.
February 7, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, Jade Bahr said: Esquire about Austins try to be the first movie star since Leo - the last movie star so far. Just posting because it's always nice to see that Leo is still... well... the goal every young actor is reaching for. Reveal hidden contents They Don't Make Them Like Austin Butler Anymore After Elvis and the Oscar-nomination, the 32-year-old actor is back with two buzzy projects: Masters of the Air and Dune: Part Two. He's got a burning ambition and old-school Hollywood charm—and steely-eyed focus on just one thing. He will take this world in inches. And then, as a man, through sheer force of desire and artistic abandon, he’ll try to become the first movie star since Leonardo DiCaprio became the last movie star. Doubt him if you will. But don’t underestimate his chances. (...) The thing is, Butler wants to be a particular kind of star. Not just a celebrity. Not just an actor. And he doesn’t want to mess it up. Certainly not by sharing too much. Who he is, to some degree, is at odds with what he wants. That desire to probe and share is diametrically opposed, he says, “with the type of career that I want to have, which is to be able to step into all these different types of people. I think of the days of Paul Newman—we didn’t know a ton about his personal life.” It’s like that with a lot of the stars he admires. Leonardo DiCaprio. Christian Bale. Daniel Day-Lewis. “Did we talk about the Lew Wasserman quote?” he asks me the second time we meet. We’re back at Margaux. Different booth. Different lunch order. Avocado toast with poached eggs on Monday; a grilled-chicken sandwich on Wednesday. Butler’s outfit is a perfect inversion of what he wore two days ago: a dark Henley beneath a white T-shirt. Anyway, back to the quote. “Near the end of Wasserman’s life,” Butler begins, referring to the onetime Tinseltown titan, “when speaking about a young actor, Wasserman said, ‘Only let them see him in a dark room.’ ” (Funny enough, that quote once ran in these very pages, in Tom Junod’s 2013 profile of DiCaprio. During one passage, DiCaprio’s manager, Rick Yorn, recalls a run-in with Wasserman. “ ‘Lew was old and near the end by this time,’ Yorn says. ‘He died a year or two later. But he knew I was Leo’s manager, and he wanted to give me some advice. He said, “Only let them see him in a dark room.” It took me a minute to figure it out. But what he meant was only let people see him in the movie theater. That’s the dark room.’ ”) (...) The next Brad Pitt. The next Leonardo DiCaprio. How many young breakouts have been taunted by such titles just to dissolve into the background? Become that guy in that thing. The one who almost was. The reality of right now is that whether there will ever be another Brad or Leo is not a question of talent but of the studio system itself. How many of the movies between those two men would even be released in theaters if they were made today? The Beach, The Basketball Diaries, Thelma & Louise—they’d be critically acclaimed streaming releases at best in 2024. Some would become TV shows. (...) It’s impossible to forecast the future of Hollywood. Will grown-up movies make a comeback? Will Movie Stars continue to exist? But I’ll tell you what I do know: From the second that Austin Butler appears as the young-adult Elvis, moments before the first musical performance of the film, bristling with an intoxicating swirl of nerves, excitement, and untapped confidence; from the minute he, as Buck Cleven, leans in, desire written all over his face, a smile flirting with the corners of his mouth, and whispers, “A girl worth writing to is hard to find”—well, there’s no taking your eyes off him. Source They really need to stop trying to make Austin happen. It’s not going to.
February 7, 20241 yr 28 minutes ago, Sugarwater said: They really need to stop trying to make Austin happen. It’s not going to. Yes and I say the same about Timothy Chalomete or whatever his name is.
February 7, 20241 yr No one wants to replace Leo. They want a similiar successful long living varied career like him. Leo sets the golden standard every young actor is reaching for like no other actor in Hollywood after him. It's a fuckin compliment.
February 8, 20241 yr 8 hours ago, Jade Bahr said: No one wants to replace Leo. They want a similiar successful long living varied career like him. Leo sets the golden standard every young actor is reaching for like no other actor in Hollywood after him. It's a fuckin compliment.
February 8, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Jade Bahr said: I would love that. Finally a happy ending 😍 Yes! But no rom com. I'd rather see a thriller or family drama with these two. And of course with a happy ending.🥰
February 8, 20241 yr 14 minutes ago, Jade Bahr said: So no wig after all or a new form of method acting? lol via The Wrap Extensions? lol
February 8, 20241 yr 32 minutes ago, Sugarwater said: Extensions? lol Always thought it suited him very well in TMITIM so maybe not the worst idea.
February 9, 20241 yr Still can't believe PTA wrote most of the script LOL Before Paul Thomas Anderson’s Rewrites, Lily Gladstone Just Had Three Scenes in ‘Killers of The Flower Moon’ We already know that there was a total script overhaul for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio decided that, instead of depicting the point of view of the FBI, they were going to focus on the story of the Osage nation. Lily Gladstone had stated that ‘Killers’ was a different movie than the one [Scorsese] walked in to make, almost entirely because of what the Osage community had to say about how it was being made and what was being portrayed. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Gladstone admitted that, despite signing on to the film, in the original draft of ‘Killers,’ she only had three scenes in the entire movie … When the “Killers of the Flower Moon” casting directors first contacted her for the film in 2019, Mollie had just three scenes in the screenplay. It was a Martin Scorsese movie, so it wasn’t as if she was going to pass. Gladstone, whose father is Blackfeet and Nez Perce, figured she’d try to land the role and then do what Native American actors too often have to do — try to influence and reshape the role to make it authentic and meaningful. In the rewrites, she has an hour of screentime — she’s now an Oscar nominee for Lead Actress. Gladstone might even win — it’s either her or Emma Stone. Eric Roth, who wrote the original ‘Killers’ screenplay, took a crack at the rewrites. However, at some point in the process, Paul Thomas Anderson was hired by Scorsese to take part in rewriting a good portion of the script. I’m actually surprised that this has not been reported yet by any of the trades.
February 10, 20241 yr Now I really want Leo in this movie. I mean Leo, Pitt AND Cruise together? In a Tarantino movie? That would be kinda legendary. Tom Cruise Circling A Role in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’ None other than Tom Cruise is in talks to appear in Quentin Tarantino’s “The Movie Critic.” This will come down to Cruise’s busy schedule, but the Hollywood star is said to be rearranging his schedule to accommodate a supporting role in the movie. Cruise was one of the first actors Tarantino thought of for the role of Cliff Booth in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”. The character was eventually played by Brad Pitt, who won an Oscar for his performance. Last week, it was reported that Pitt had joined the cast of “The Movie Critic.” Although no other official casting has been announced, the “ensemble” film has been rumoured to include all kinds of talent, including the likes of Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Walter Hauser and John Travolta. Cruise, 61, and one of the last remaining old school movie stars, along with Pitt, has been hooked into making only franchise-based action the last decade. He’s burying his talents as a dramatic actor. I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again, many tend to forget just how great of an actor Cruise can be. You can’t watch a film like “Magnolia” or “Collateral” without noticing his acting chops. It’s not surprising that Cruise wants to be a part of Tarantino’s final film — he’s never worked with him and “The Movie Critic” is going to be a major movie event, whenever it gets released (2026?)
February 12, 20241 yr Poor guy he's still so uncomfortable with this kind of attention. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3PiNiRsi3T/
February 12, 20241 yr via JJ - can't believe they manage to get a clear side profile from everyone but Leo and his man bun 😭 This is all I want: Also nice - the artsy one 😍 (not that I have high hope Leo would ever celebrate his hair like this lol)
February 12, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, Jade Bahr said: Nolan: the world: I am with the "world" ❤️. Cillian is good, but not the best of his generation, at least in my opinion. I personally feel like everything about this movie is too hyped up right now.
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