I have always had a thing for Nicholas Hoult. Like when he and Jennifer Lawrence started dating, that made all the sense to me why she, Hollywood’s It Girl at the time, would have been attracted to him. He’s gorgeous, offbeat and quirky, talented, checks all the boxes.
Blonde Nicholas Hoult, though? It’s kinda wrong… but also, like, so wrong that it’s right? I am not OK seeing these new shots of him in brown Prada, with his sleeves rolled up, wearing the sh-t out of those trousers while promoting Superman, in which he plays Lex Luthor. It’s a sh-t disturber press tour outfit. It’s theme dressing, but not so on the nose. This is one of the most highly anticipated movies of the summer, I’ve seen box office projections as high as $180 million for opening weekend. And while Superman aka Clark Kent is obviously the main event, there’s a lot of anticipation for what Nicholas will bring to the table as Lex Luthor, one of the most famous villains in comic book history, even I know that. It’s brilliant casting, and when a villain is effective, he can often steal a movie. Which would be so ironic because of course he auditioned for the hero roles – Batman and Superman – and James Gunn ultimately wanted him for Lex so if he delivers the way people are expecting him to, he’ll be iconic, in a totally different way.
Nicholas is making the talk show rounds right now on the press tour ahead of the world premiere next Monday 7 July. He was on TODAY this morning talking about shaving his head for the role.
Now the hair has grown back, and it’s blonde, and it’s making me crazy in the best way. Just me?
What else happened today…
I mean, I think you know what the biggest headline of the day has been, and it’s sickening. But I don’t want to talk about him. I would rather everybody think and talk about Cassie. And so many other women who are failed by the justice system and in our communities, both in person and online. So let me bring back this piece by Susan Akyeampong about how people react to abuse allegations and how Black survivors are at a “double disadvantage”. (Refinery 29)
Orlando Bloom was at that tacky mess of a wedding last week and that reminded Kayleigh Donaldson about the time he tried to punch Justin Bieber. (Pajiba)
I guess we should stay on this theme because it’s Beef Week over at The Ringer and they’re revisiting some of the pettiest feuds in pop culture. Martha Stewart makes an appearance. Of course, so does Taylor Swift. She makes several, actually. There are sports beefs and celebrity beefs, and also family beefs. As in Vin Diesel and The Rock, which will never not be funny. I’m surprised by the ranking though, because I feel like a lot of people would have expected the #5 beef to be higher than #5? (The Ringer)
Speaking of Drake, people are clowning him again, this time it’s because of his allegedly fake abs. And how not fast he runs which… this I can defend, not only because I’m a slow runner but because just the fact that he was outside running at all in Toronto the last few days. This heatwave has been brutal. As far as I’m concerned, nobody should be going fast in this heat. (Celebitchy)
The headline about Priyanka Chopra’s bangs and dress made me laugh because, well, it’s perfect. Look at the bangs and the dress! (Go Fug Yourself)
