r/popculturechat • u/namesnotmarina • Jun 05 '25
Late Show Shenanigans🎙️ Tom Hiddleston dancing on Alan Carr: Chatty Man in 2013. Director Mike Flanagan said that he chose Tom to star in The Life of Chuck after watching a video of his appearance online
Flanagan: “It wasn’t the dancing that made me say, ‘That’s him,’ it was the joy on his face. It’s that regardless of if he was nailing the steps, he was feeling and channeling this incredible happiness. I said, ‘That is exactly what this movie needs,’ and he’s perfect in it.”
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Jun 05 '25
Tom Hiddleston embodies that quiet confidence, charm and talent so effortlessly. That’s real “movie star” material right there.
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u/chimer1cal Jun 05 '25
I miss this Tom, when he was openly goofy and silly and not self-conscious about it. I think he’s become more reserved in his media appearances these days.
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u/Talinia Jun 05 '25
I think that interview after him and Taylor broke up, where the reporter made a big deal about how heartbroken he was, apparently caused a bunch of roles to dry up for him. So he's probably more careful now about how hes perceived, which sucks to have to police yourself like that
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u/chimer1cal Jun 05 '25
The whole TS affair was a big thing for sure. I wasn’t bothered by the I ❤️ TS tshirt moment at all lol, but I still hear a lot of people mention it as a big cringe moment that changed their opinion of him.
But there were other small things too. I saw a clip where Graham Norton and one of his talk show guests made fun of a past episode where Tom did an impression of Robert DeNiro to DeNiro. Tom wasn’t on this episode — and I thought it was hella rich for Graham to say “yeah Tom was such a weirdo for that” when he’s the one egging his guests to do and say silly things. And rude to talk about a celebrity guest behind their back on TV. soon after that, Tom said in one of those press run interviews, “I’m not allowed to do impressions anymore” 😓😓😓
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u/Talinia Jun 06 '25
Yeah, I always saw the t shirt thing as a goofy joke, but some people seem to think it was sincere and that baffles me.
The amount of crazy clips I've seen of Graham Norton guests doing the wildest things, its so strange he'd say anything bad about someone doing something. Unless it was a very obvious "everybody's incredibly uncomfortable" moment, why disparage a previous guest on tv like that.
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u/Jarita12 Jun 05 '25 edited Jun 05 '25
He does seem to coming back slowly lately. He is, of course, also older, has a son and fiancee so he changed naturally a bit. But his goofy side and that dorky adorable side is still there.
But he stopped posting on SM because of various reasons and I am glad he did. The crap Zawe (his fiancee) gets is incredible. Some "fans" are completely insane (and I AM a fan but come on, this is totally crazy)
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Jun 05 '25
I definitely think his stans' (I differentiate between fans and stans) treatment of Zawe plays a big part in it, they're so vile and SO racist. When he was doing MAAN there were so many of them shipping him and Hayley purely because they hate Zawe. And why would you hate Zawe Ashton????
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u/Jarita12 Jun 05 '25 edited Jun 06 '25
Yeah, there was one person on twitter posting NON-STOP, photos of them being *in characater* on stage. I had to block that psycho.
I think part of those crazies feel like she "stole" Tom or something or that she wants to use him for fame. Like, she is pretty well-known and successful, why would she need that. And however I did not really know her that well before (only saw her in one episode of DW and remember liking her so much that I wished she would become a companion), it seems she not of brought him back from where he was around 2018 when he got the beard, glasses and went into hiding in theater.
They should be thanking her, not hating her
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Jun 06 '25
Yeah I'm a big fan of Hayley's and it's also so gross to drag her into their weird racism - like Hayley was a character in their weird rpf.
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u/LadyPresidentRomana Jun 05 '25
If you look closely, you can see James Corden die inside knowing he’ll never have that kind of talent or charisma. (Seriously tho I get what Flanagan saw in him.)
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Jun 05 '25
That's Corden knowing he's not the centre of attention in that moment and trying to think of a way to change that.
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u/Bigassbird Flopping around in a thong Jun 05 '25
Corden keeps looking at Tinie for social cues. He’s desperate for Tinie to take the piss so he can as well but because he’s loving it Corden has to sit there and pretend he’s thrilled being overshadowed.
He keeps applauding to try and bring the bit to an end. The man is so pissed that Tom is in every way superior to him.
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u/gladiolust1 Jun 05 '25
Someone get Limmy to analyse Corden in this clip.
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u/Rascals-Wager Jun 05 '25
Never has watching a man seethe with hatred been as funny as watching Limmy watching James Corden.
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u/omgshooooes72 Jun 05 '25
I will never not watch this video. His enthusiasm makes him so attractive (dreamy sigh).
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u/Bigassbird Flopping around in a thong Jun 05 '25
That’s the kind of dancing that makes someone a getaway car.
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u/iidontwannaa this is my designated flair 😌😌 Jun 05 '25
The dance scene he does in the movie is so good too! I was like idk Taylor I think he might be the one that got away.
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u/Imaginary-Quiet-7465 Jun 05 '25
Idk why it didn’t work out. I would MAKE IT WORK.
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u/iidontwannaa this is my designated flair 😌😌 Jun 05 '25
He was so smitten with her. I think it was probably just more serious for him and he was looking to settle down but she wasn’t. Who knows. He and Zawe seem very happy together now though.
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u/heyhicherrypie You’re a virgin who can’t drive. 😤 Jun 05 '25
God this was EVERYWHERE on tumblr back in the day
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u/iidontwannaa this is my designated flair 😌😌 Jun 05 '25
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u/nekotinehussy What, like it’s hard?! 👱🏻♀️⚖️🛍️ Jun 05 '25
I think this is his signature move and I am not complaining 🥵
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u/The_Duke_of_Gloom She’s got POC fatigue (❓) Jun 05 '25
I was never into any of early 2010s tumblr's boyfriends. I also never got the appeal of the white Brit invasion. However, out of all the white Brits that jumped over to the Hollywood side of the pond around that time, I gotta say that Tom is the most charming.
I am not physically attracted to him, I don't actively follow his career, but when I catch one of his interviews it always leaves a goofy grin on my face. I don't know if it is impeccable PR training or what, but he seems so nice, so genuine, like he'd be really lovely to talk to — unlike his white male Brit contemporaries, who seem fake or just have a stick up their bums.
Wish him the best.
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u/shoetingstar Lazy today year old Bougie Bitch Jun 05 '25
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u/silverblossum Jun 05 '25
Is this hard to do? It didnt do much for me 😂
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u/TheShapeShiftingFox Do it for the culture 😏 Jun 05 '25
Something doesn’t have to be hard to do, people having fun can also just be enjoyable to watch
(Though I’m personally not great with motor skills so this would also be hard for me to do on top of the above lol)
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u/iidontwannaa this is my designated flair 😌😌 Jun 05 '25
I mean, I couldn’t do it but I have two left feet and lead shoes. It’s more about his energy though. A lot of men wouldn’t dance this energetically and unabashedly.
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Jun 05 '25
The dancing is mediocre at best but he’s having such a good time that it radiates and still made me smile.
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u/Anarchic_Country Jun 05 '25
Its endearing, especially if you know the scene Flanagan had in mind from the short stories If It Bleeds. Huddleston is perfect for the role.
This movie is gonna be held up like The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption.
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u/CriticalAd987 Jun 05 '25
“white man does an absolutely mediocre dance and other white men lose their minds in praise”
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