Never heard of them…but then I don’t ‘do’ social media at all, so not a surprise…but what have they got right to make you say “usually reliable”…?…and what have they got wrong..? 🤔
It's not too good news for Paul Mescal fans. Beyond the Trailer Youtube channel movie critic and showbiz news personality Grace Randolph is giving Gladiator II about 7 out of ten, and she tends to be on the kind side to the movie and TV industry.
Worse for Mescal is that Randolph says Mescal is not cutting it as a leading man. When I watched Daniel Craig in Layer Cake just after he was announced as Bond I thought Craig's Layer Cake performance was very strong. Looking at Mescal's IMDB page Gladiator II is really his only movie lead role. I've seen Foe, where he has a co-lead with Saoirse Ronan, and I couldn't get all the way through the film and I think Saoirse Ronan is a great actress. Sadly, it looks like Gladiator II won't be Mescal's route to Bond. Rather like AJT his leading man chops seem to be a bit "mid," as the kids say.
The reviews are now in on Rotten Tomatoes. Very mixed.
Whereas The Guardian that "there is something awe-inspiring in seeing Paul Mescal’s triumphal march into the A-list" and the Telegraph says he impresses. Maybe one person's review isn't the objective truth.
Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson are awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award this weekend. I would imagine there would be some word from them, maybe a glossy Variety or THR feature. Though we may just get a few choice words on a red carpet. In any case, I suspect we hear something. If we get the typical, "We haven't even thought about it yet" comment, then I will spit my dummy out of the pram.
In other news, Jacob Elordi looks fire in the new Chanel advert with Margot Robbie
I’ve read quite a few reviews today…to paraphrase, most say the film is an enjoyable watch but isn’t memorable and Mescal is somewhat lacking as a lead but is ok.
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It's a shame, I was hoping he'd be a clear choice as I have grave doubts about AJT. The actor who gets it in the end maybe a complete unknown. I am a cinephile and go to the movies a lot and enjoyed Elizabeth, Road to Perdition and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (for obvious reasons), which Daniel Craig was in, and when Daniel Craig was announced my reaction was, 'who?' I think it was his performance in Elizabeth that first attracted Babs Broccoli.
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Never heard of them…but then I don’t ‘do’ social media at all, so not a surprise…but what have they got right to make you say “usually reliable”…?…and what have they got wrong..? 🤔
We're now 37 months since the release of NTTD.
DC was named as Bond 35 months after DAD.
The gap between June 1989's License to Kill and November 1995's Goldeneye was 77 months.
The gap between NTTD and Bond26 will surpass that in 3 years four months.
It's not too good news for Paul Mescal fans. Beyond the Trailer Youtube channel movie critic and showbiz news personality Grace Randolph is giving Gladiator II about 7 out of ten, and she tends to be on the kind side to the movie and TV industry.
Worse for Mescal is that Randolph says Mescal is not cutting it as a leading man. When I watched Daniel Craig in Layer Cake just after he was announced as Bond I thought Craig's Layer Cake performance was very strong. Looking at Mescal's IMDB page Gladiator II is really his only movie lead role. I've seen Foe, where he has a co-lead with Saoirse Ronan, and I couldn't get all the way through the film and I think Saoirse Ronan is a great actress. Sadly, it looks like Gladiator II won't be Mescal's route to Bond. Rather like AJT his leading man chops seem to be a bit "mid," as the kids say.
The reviews are now in on Rotten Tomatoes. Very mixed.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gladiator_ii/reviews
Yeah, I've only seen him in Aftersun and Normal People, but I didn't really catch any A-List leading man vibes from him..
Whereas The Guardian that "there is something awe-inspiring in seeing Paul Mescal’s triumphal march into the A-list" and the Telegraph says he impresses. Maybe one person's review isn't the objective truth.
I’ll hold out for seeing him in Gladiator II then… 🤞🏻
Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson are awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award this weekend. I would imagine there would be some word from them, maybe a glossy Variety or THR feature. Though we may just get a few choice words on a red carpet. In any case, I suspect we hear something. If we get the typical, "We haven't even thought about it yet" comment, then I will spit my dummy out of the pram.
In other news, Jacob Elordi looks fire in the new Chanel advert with Margot Robbie
77% 'fresh', at the moment. 66 reviews....
Hopefully we will get a comment or two at the Irving Thalberg thing. Nice spot Lucius.
I’ve read quite a few reviews today…to paraphrase, most say the film is an enjoyable watch but isn’t memorable and Mescal is somewhat lacking as a lead but is ok.
If by ‘fire’ you mean awful, then I would agree. Unless they go down the campy unrealistic comedy route again.
And if by "awful" you mean .... etc.
I think Elordi looks good, but of course my eyes were mainly on Margot. 😃
Exactly.
It's a shame, I was hoping he'd be a clear choice as I have grave doubts about AJT. The actor who gets it in the end maybe a complete unknown. I am a cinephile and go to the movies a lot and enjoyed Elizabeth, Road to Perdition and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (for obvious reasons), which Daniel Craig was in, and when Daniel Craig was announced my reaction was, 'who?' I think it was his performance in Elizabeth that first attracted Babs Broccoli.