Friday, 19 December 2008

Happy Birthday Jake!

I love you just the way you were.

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Anonymous said...

2008 GG Best Supporting Actor

Javier Bardem – No Country For Old Men

Anonymous said...

Dear Ted:
Don't you think that Toothy Tile's latest blind item means that Toothy is getting rebellious against the bearding? Are we seeing the old, brave Toothy back?
—Fred

Dear Free Toothy:
God, let's hope so.

Anonymous said...

^^^

Bullshit

Anonymous said...

I wonder if he and Reese will walk the red carpet together?

Anonymous said...

I think they will.


They can't hide any longer. It's ridiculous.

Anonymous said...

It may not be the right time and place to make a statement about themselves - but they will do what they will do.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if he and Reese will walk the red carpet together?

I don't think so. Jake might skip red carpet, he did it before.

Anonymous said...

^^Everyone else should take a back seat to the GG nominees and winners, especially let Heath have his night(s) and knights, IMO.

Anonymous said...

11:58 AM

It wouldn't be a statement, just part of the fauxmance.

Anonymous said...

They can't hide any longer.

Photo op after photo op is HIDING?

ROFLMAO!

Anonymous said...

I meant a statement about a faux or real relationship. Even worse if its faux!(pas)

Anonymous said...

Heath will have been gone a year on Jan. 22. Heath is no longer here - J&R, if they are real, will have a long time together. They've got plenty of time to appear in public. Let Heath have the spotlight for once, if he does win. :) I think Javier would be a great presenter too.

Anonymous said...

12:12 PM

What do you mean by "a statement"? Jake on the red carpet saying: "I'm fucking Reese Witherspoon! I'm so straight!"? LOL

Anonymous said...

Some of you make it sound like Reeke is the most important thing in Hollywood. Newsflash-- no one cares about them except for Jake and Reese's fans and for the rags their PR sells the fauxmance to. Heath will have the spotlight if he wins, no need for Jake and Reese to ALLOW him to have it. lmao

Anonymous said...

No we don't, someone asked if thought they would appear on the red carpet together, and we just responded, just opinions, that's it. No other judgements attached, they are your own.

Anonymous said...

If they do appear walking the red carpet together for the first time, it's a statement. Don't kid yourself.

Anonymous said...

I'll spell it out - the statement they are making is that they are a couple - real or not. Again, no need to panic.

Anonymous said...

12:35 PM

It would be a statement No 67.
Reeke are selling "a romantic couple" since Rome. Rags and media treat Reeke as a romantic couple even longer.

Anonymous said...

Also, don't kid yourself that it won't be plastered all over the rags and gossip blogs ad nauseum. And possibly a red carpet interview, maybe, and comments. That's what I meant about it should be low-key, and all about Heath.

Anonymous said...

I'll spell it out - the statement they are making is that they are a couple - real or not.

And what do you call all this months and months of reeking? Statements about being shopping buddies?

Anonymous said...

But I think the Red Carpet is different, all over the world and country seen, a more formal statement.

But that's just my opinion, which really doesn't mean Jack in the long run. I'm gonna watch and enjoy, whatever happens.

Anonymous said...

Heath will have the spotlight if he wins, no need for Jake and Reese to ALLOW him to have it"

They can have sex on the red carpet and at their table and they will still not steal the spotlight from Heath when he wins (although I imagine they might succeed in causing a few A-listers to lose their appetites).

Anonymous said...

Reese had a lot of chances to talk about her "boyfriend".

Anonymous said...

It really isn't just all about Heath, there are others who will receive honors too - but where Heath passed away, and his incredible performance in TDK, this year's awards have special significance.

I'd hardly call them "hiding" when we see J&R all over the place.

Anonymous said...

You're probably right, Anon. 12:51 - nothing could take the spotlight away from Heath this year. I can't wait to see if he wins! :)

Anonymous said...

I'm in love with 12:28 and 12:51.

12:55 and 12:16 -- you're eating bullshit with a big spoon.

Anonymous said...

It has been "suggested" by many, even by Lainey-who-loves-Reese, that Reese loves to grab the spotlight and uses any and all opportunities to do so. I don't know if that's true; I won't use the term Lainey uses. I don't know if Jake is the same way. I meant is that the GGs is not the time for that, that's all.

Anonymous said...

Why not? Reese Witherspoon is a publicity whore.

Anonymous said...

making a statement, not making a statement, whatever he's up to, the fucker's gonna pull this one off. I'll lay money on it.

Anonymous said...

Pull what off?

Anonymous said...

making a statement, not making a statement, whatever he\'s up to, the fucker\'s gonna pull this one off. I\'ll lay money on it.

More than likely he\'ll be presenting because he has a movie to promote - Brothers. the golden globes aren\'t like the Academy Awards - the presenters at the GGs are presenting because they have something to promote and not because they won in that category the year before.

Anonymous said...

Brothers release dates

UK - 27 February 2009

Anonymous said...

"Jake is not going to present Best Supporting Actor. It'll probably be whoever won last year (if I can only remember who won last year). And if Heath wins, he won't be accepting the GG for him--it will probably be Bale, the director Nolan or another person from TDK."

exactly !
Besides I don't see why some would want him to accept the GG for heath , a member of heath's family is more apropriate.

Anonymous said...

Amazing how many people here cannot accept that Jake and Heath just were not that close. Especially at the time of Heath's death. Seems pretty clear that friendship ended right around the time promoting BBM did.

Anonymous said...

It´s just so obvious that a lot of you are just BBM groupies and not really interested in either one of them as a person. And some are just into slash and have lost contact to reality insofar as they are desperately trying to bring their slash fantasies into real life. Ain´t gonna happen, slashies.

Anonymous said...

I don't care about J&R appearance,false smiles, Jake's usual nonsense speeches, pathetic flirting with presenters and journalists (he wants to be desirable by literally everyone: Reese, fans, press, it's not possible because you're either a hot bachelor desired by women and gay men all over the world,not pimping your relationship all over the rags OR you're a soccer dad to two stepkids and a devoted, "supportive" boyfriend, who is off the market and now only has Reese to entertain himself with).

I care about Heath winning because this is his last chance. Matilda will only have small things like these golden statues on shelves in her house when she is 15 and able to understand how talented her father was.

Anonymous said...

Heath and Jake were on a Brokeback high - not much in common, once that faded.

Anonymous said...

I care about Heath winning because this is his last chance. Matilda will only have small things like these golden statues on shelves in her house when she is 15 and able to understand how talented her father was.

ITA - I honestly don't care who shows up with whom, it's all about Heath for me. Except for Dr. Parnassus, this is his last role, and I hope he wins. :)

Anonymous said...

It´s just so obvious that a lot of you are just BBM groupies and not really interested in either one of them as a person.

Bullshit, same old bullshit.

Anonymous said...

Heath and Jake were on a Brokeback high - not much in common, once that faded.

This is probably true, but then some things make me go "hmm" like when Jake wore, what I think is, Heath's jumper on the cover of "Interview" in winter last year.

Anonymous said...

I'll spell it out - the statement they are making is that they are a couple - real or not.

That statement has already been made.

Anonymous said...

That statement has already been made 100 times.
Is it possible that you didn't read any article or see any entertainment TV clip mentioning Reeke?

Anonymous said...

what is a "statement" anyway - this is a ridiculous view of life and art and the flow of life.

life does not come in black and white.

Anonymous said...

Amazing how many people here cannot accept that Jake and Heath just were not that close.

Amazing how many people think they KNOW something they have no idea about.

Do you think repeating bullshit will make it true?

Anonymous said...

Statements may be ridiculous, but that doesn't stop them from being made, they happen all the time, intentionally or not, to those observing. They are a reality and are part of the flow of life, with feet on the ground. Taking Someone to a formal event, right by your side, like anywhere, means a lot more than a few pics at a coffee shop or on vacation spots. They're telling the world they definitely are a couple. I wonder why he didn't go to her premieres. That would have been the prime time. Here, it just looks like there can't be any connection to Brokeback whatsoever without a woman around to counteract it. I hope I'm wrong.

Anonymous said...

I don't care about J&R appearance,false smiles, Jake's usual nonsense speeches, pathetic flirting with presenters and journalists (he wants to be desirable by literally everyone: Reese, fans, press, it's not possible because you're either a hot bachelor desired by women and gay men all over the world,not pimping your relationship all over the rags OR you're a soccer dad to two stepkids and a devoted, "supportive" boyfriend, who is off the market and now only has Reese to entertain himself with).

ITA, so true. Little Jakey just wants it all.

Anonymous said...

It really isn't just all about Heath, there are others who will receive honors too - but where Heath passed away, and his incredible performance in TDK, this year's awards have special significance.

^^ I may be he only one on this board who feels this way but here it goes. Friends who saw TDK and myself were not impressed with that movie. IMO the movie was more Hype than anything. Now I'm a Heath fan and loved him in his roles since Monsters Ball, so don't start the Heath hate thing. I also went to see Heath in BBM, but became a Jake fan too, or MORE! The same friends and myself discussed the movie after watching it this past summer and we all thought that not only did this batman movie not match up to Batman Begins, but we also thought Heath had done better in other roles. I know Heath was good and out of charactor , I also though Aaron Echart was good too. IMO Heath's best performances were in BBM and Candy. I was very impressed with he and Abbie in this movie. He was very good in Brothers Grimm although the movie was so so.

Anonymous said...

"Statements" are not a reality.

Nor does the above poll have anything to do with anything.

O geeze what is this, a fan mag clusterfuck?

Yuck. Im goin' ice skating.

Anonymous said...

They're telling the world they definitely are a couple.

And what is Reeke telling the world for the last 14 months? "We might be a couple"? LOL

Anonymous said...

Candy was great, but I found the Joker mesmerizing. Can't help it.

And yet you have deleted my poll. I just wanted to have some fun *feels hurt*

Anonymous said...

4:10 PM, not everyone has to like TDK or thinks it's Heath's best performance. Tastes are different. Most of the people I know liked the movie and Heath's performance though.

Anonymous said...

Do you think repeating bullshit will make it true?

You seem to. There ARE a lot of people here who think that Jake and Heath were soul friends or something. It seems very clear they were not, at least based on Jake's behavior. But please, feel free to go ahead and hang on to your fantasies.

Anonymous said...

But please, feel free to go ahead and hang on to your fantasies.

Thanks.

Jackie said...

Sorry 4:16 PM.

Anonymous said...

I'm glad they weren't close. Heath would be bored around Jake in a long run.

Anonymous said...

4:18 PM

One more time - IT IS JUST YOUR OPINION, nothing is clear and definite.

Anonymous said...

And what is Reeke telling the world for the last 14 months? "We might be a couple"? LOL

Yes, absolutely. You know that they haven't said anything directly about being together - she's sort of started to, although the word supportive sounds more like a good friend, and he's said nothing.

Anonymous said...

I can't help it, the Joker mesmerized me as well. He took an iconic, comic book character, a very sinister character, and put his own personal stamp on it. He made him frightening instead of comic. He made him drop-dead sexy instead of silly. When he yells "Look at me!" it's terrifying. I will never, ever be able to see any other actor, before or since, who played the Joker like that. And the way he and Christian Bale interact is incredible. I'm crushed that we won't get to see the two of them interact in other Batman sequels. Heath's Joker is tremendous. He is the Joker for me. When he takes of his mask in the first scenes, he's amazing. :)

Anonymous said...

4:23 PM

Why would that matter? After Rome, media never questioned Reeke "relationship".

Anonymous said...

^^Some in the media did question, and still do, and that's why some of us won't know or believe for sure.

Anonymous said...

I have never seen more people get so worked up about absolutely nothing in my life.

Jake has been asked to present at the Golden Globes. This doesn\'t mean he will be doing the red carpet shuffle.

Nor does it mean he\'ll be doing the red carpet shuffle with Reese.

All the journos on the red carpet only care about the nominees, not the presenters.

The presenters are only there to read the telepromter and present the award and if they\'re lucky, their intro announcer will announce \"...star of the upcoming XYZ...\"

Y\'all need to chill babies.

Anonymous said...

4:36 PM

Mainstream media or gossip columnist/writes?

Anonymous said...

Since I've bought the DVD of TDK, there are so many subtleties to Heath's performance - when one of the mobsters asks him if he's crazy - he says with an unblinking stare "no.I.am.not.crazy." And the scenes with Christian - the things Heath does with his voice I found so interesting "These civilized people, they'll eat each other. They'll cast you out, like a leper." I would have loved to see how Heath would have explored this character in sequels.

Anonymous said...

No, you chill, babe. We're just talkin', nothin' more than that.

Anonymous said...

4:38 PM

Why are you so rational? Do you want to spoil our fun? :)

Anonymous said...

Gossip columnists, Anon. 4:39.

Anonymous said...

One more time - IT IS JUST YOUR OPINION, nothing is clear and definite.

All caps won't change the truth, dear. It would be very clear to you if you just stopped reading so much Jake/Heath RPS.

Anonymous said...

"Do you want to spoil our fun? :)"

Poking about in the garbage bin is fun for some, repulsive for others.

Anonymous said...

^^I'd hardly call discussing who's going to the GGs poking around in the garbage bin, unless you know something we don't? ;)

Anonymous said...

4:47 PM

Keep playing stupid and posting bullshit, you’re good at that .

Anonymous said...

Poking about in the garbage bin is fun for some, repulsive for others.

Hey, it's not our fault that Reeke is so trashy!

Anonymous said...

4:38.. ITA, at the moment I can' imagine that Jake's presence, on or off the red carpet, will be of very much interest to anyone.

Anonymous said...

I'll enjoy seeing him - he's always a knockout in a tux, and I love to hear him speak too. I love his voice, he almost has an accent I think too, and if he presents Best Supporting Actor I'll be thrilled. It's his life, to show up with whomever he pleases, or not. :)

Anonymous said...

Jake's voice is his least positive attribute (unlike Heath's--which was one of his best). Jake's voice is thin, effeminate (he sounds like a WeHo barrista) and his accent is pure spoiled brat LA.

Anonymous said...

They can have sex on the red carpet and at their table and they will still not steal the spotlight from Heath when he wins (although I imagine they might succeed in causing a few A-listers to lose their appetites).

Stop giving Reeke PR new ideas!
THAT might steal some spotlight from the GG nominees and winners. lol

Anonymous said...

^^I like it tho - to me it doesn't have any of the qualities you describe - I find it masculine and sexy in a soothing way. His accent almost sounds a little like a Chicago accent to me. I like when he says Red Sox, or a Sox game. I tend to like voices. I loved Heath's too - and it's so different in TDK.

Anonymous said...

I find it masculine and sexy in a soothing way

Oh, come on! I love Jake's voice but it's everything but masculine.

Anonymous said...

^^To each their own. I love it, and find it sexy.

Anonymous said...

I was just complaining about calling it masculine.

Anonymous said...

DL "Zodiac" gossip:

"I agree OP. Very good film. My boss worked on the film btw and said Jake was a total sweetie!"

Anonymous said...

I call it that because he's a male, a very sexy one, and to me there isn't just one type of masculine voice. I like that soothing quality his voice has.

Anonymous said...

Effeminate woice doesn't mean Jake is less of a man. I'm sure David Beckham would agree :)

Anonymous said...

I find it masculine and sexy in a soothing way

Oh, come on! I love Jake's voice but it's everything but masculine."

LMAO!!!!!!! I need a big laugh until the end of the year. Heath had a deep, husky masculine voice (may he RIP) but Jake...does not. (He sounds like a girl). I think MY voice (and I'm female) is more masculine than Jake's.

Anonymous said...

Jake sounds like a girl, very sweet, but there's nothing wrong with that - I love it!

Masculine voice - Harrison Ford. Oh, boy!

[Looks like I have a thing for Jews]

Anonymous said...

My boss worked on the film btw and said Jake was a total sweetie!

I'm as sweet as sugar and addicting like chocolate.

Anonymous said...

Posted on OMG - Meg said...

Here's the trailer for Austin's lifetime film.

"The topic of gay rights has been heating up in America for years, and now Sigourney Weaver tackles the issue in a heartfelt Lifetime movie airing January."

Prayers for Bobby trailer

Anonymous said...

Page Six

BY THE CLOCK

SAM Mendes says directing wife Kate Winslet as she grappled with Leonardo DiCaprio in the steamier scenes in "Revolutionary Road" was "a profoundly weird experience" - so weird that he couldn't watch it. Instead, he monitored the action on a video screen in the next room. Mendes tells Britain's Observer that he would shout, "Leo, don't bang her head so hard against the kitchen cabinets!" and "Could you not do it for so long this time?" When DiCaprio asked him to be more specific, Mendes replied, "About 45 seconds." Leo impishly responded, "Really? Only 45 seconds?"

Anonymous said...

I very much doubt Jake will be giving the award for best supporting actor. He will be no where to be seen when that awrad is giving out. That thought is based on the way he has behaved in the last year and a half.

Anonymous said...

Heath and Jake both said that they became friends. Heath and Jake have both been very good at living most of their life in private. So, I don't get why the idea that they were friends, even very close friends ( as they would chose to define this) would be such an issue, or even threatening for some people.

These two men proclaimed their friendship. This is not an invented slash fantasy. And I don't think it's the babblers that are threatened by this.

The anger is very odd.

Anonymous said...

Now wait a minute! Heath and Jake both have wonderful, hot voices, but each different! There are lots of actors and singers who have fabulous sexy voices. I like all different types. Have you heard Bale? :)

Anonymous said...

Jake can screw Reese in front of the whole GG audience and it will just be a performance for the benefit of the naive public. They are both actors, acting.

Anonymous said...

5:39, that wasn't what I was saying either. :)

I happened to watch one of those entertainment shows tonight, and they mentioned Jake and Aaron Eckhart presenting at the GGs. So that will be nice. :)

Anonymous said...

"The anger is very odd."

I dont think the anger is odd, at all. Its natural to feel angry when you see fools banging innocent people over the head (and taking up space and time) with their idiotic theories.

Anonymous said...

Oh no, I don't want my Harvey Dent to present with Jake. No, no, no!!

Anonymous said...

8:44, Jake will either be in the bathroom, hiding under Reese's gown or hiding in a closet backstage when Heath gets his BSA GG.

Anonymous said...

^^ :) Wouldn't it be great if Aaron Eckhart, Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Chris Nolan and Maggie and Jake were there?

Anonymous said...

It´s just so obvious that a lot of you are just BBM groupies and not really interested in either one of them as a person. And some are just into slash and have lost contact to reality insofar as they are desperately trying to bring their slash fantasies into real life. Ain´t gonna happen, slashies.

But you getting redtagged on DataLounge as "soap hag who can not take the hint" has happened and not before time, pot kettle.

Anonymous said...

Do you want to spoil our fun? :)"

Poking about in the garbage bin is fun for some, repulsive for others.

^ Well, I Never! LMAO
You are evilllll

Anonymous said...

I think MY voice (and I'm female) is more masculine than Jake's.

^ are you a lesbione? Do they call you butch?

Anonymous said...

Jake should work with a voice coach to lower his register.
Jake did lower his register (he said it himself) for BBM Jack's scenes, when Jack is almost 40y.o.

Jake seems to have a comprehension problem . I'm not saying directly that he's stupid. But he ought to understand that he must work that girlie voice for his mature roles, to be taken seriously.

Anonymous said...

There is nothing "natural" about being angry about someone's theory about the relationship between people that no one really knows.

Why would you be so angry ( and afraid) about someone's theory. No one is forcing anyone to believe anything. It's all speculation.

What are you afraid of? Could you be afraid that Jake's feelings toward Health are somehow a taint on the great Jake and Austin true love, soulmate fairytale? Afterall, plenty of people on these boards like to claim that photos and body language don't lie. And maybe they don't (that goes for Jake and Heath, and Jake and Austin, and Jake and Reese).

Anonymous said...

Whoever mentioned that Reese had an opportunity to talk about Jake during 4xmas promos is right. She could have said he was smart, funny, charming, gorgeous, sexy, lovable. All of these, which we know he is. But all she could come up with is "supportive". Lame. Even if Reeke was real, which I don't beleive it is, she is not in love with him. She is just using him for a while, for PR and to keep her name in the limelight .

Anonymous said...

10.46 you are paranoid and immature and obviously I have really made a valid point, because you are showing your being deranged so openly.
I never post on DL, I only read DL because I do not want to contribute money or time there.
The fact that you are trying to discredit what I said by making assumptions that are completely false are not really flattering for you.
BTW the guy that was red-tagged on DL was a troll who also posted J+R bashing posts, but I guess that is too much for you to comprehend.

Anonymous said...

Heath and Jake have both been very good at living most of their life in private.

You're kidding, right? I mean, about Jake living his life in private? Haven't you seen all the tabloid covers during the last two years? They have been selling their relationship all over the place.

Anonymous said...

I love Heath's voice. Deep, a little scratchy and this Australian accent-OMG! I'm sure women got off on his voice only ;) Nothing of my business, actually.

Jake's voice is much less masculine. It's nice but that's about it.

Anonymous said...

The last two years, 4:36? Jake has been selling himself since he was able to do that. Check IHJ, there were pics nearly every day especially since BBM.
He is a famewhore, that is undeniable.
Heath was completely different.
Not much in common, I would guess.
He was not much pictured in the last few months, because he is not really news anymore and there are lot of new players in town to entertain the teenies and gossip fans like Pattinson, Efron, Crawford and their likes. Just like Orly Bloom, once really beloved, has faded away. It would have happened regardless of his orientation, his selling himself or his looks. He is getting older, he had no big hits, he contradicts himself much too often, there really is and seen truthfully there never was anything really special about him that would make him someone who can pass the test of time.

Anonymous said...

Jake should work with a voice coach to lower his register.

I think George Clooney did that.

Anonymous said...

I dont think the anger is odd, at all. Its natural to feel angry when you see fools banging innocent people over the head (and taking up space and time) with their idiotic theories.

I can see you're angry, but don't have balls to say what's REALLY bothering you. LOL

Anonymous said...

10.46 you are paranoid and immature and obviously I have really made a valid point

Your crap doesn't have a point. *yawn*

Anonymous said...

ITA 6.04

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Ricky Martin!

Anonymous said...

X17online

Maggie and Ramona

Anonymous said...

^^Very cute! :)

Anonymous said...

Chris recommends restaurants in Paris and Rome:

Edible Island

Anonymous said...

Oh my! Chris sounds like such an interesting guy. :)

Anonymous said...

I can already see the Gyllenhaal profile on Ramona's face:)

Anonymous said...

Maggie and Ramona

Isn't it interesting how we never see Jake with anyone else except with Reese and her kids?

Anonymous said...

I've had enough of their pictures together. They always look the same: they shop, drink coffee and holds hands. Where are all other people? Family, friends, co-workers, business associates? They never meet in public? I don't understand.

I want to see Jake with Ramona.

Anonymous said...

I don't understand.

Tell me about it! It's gotten beyond annoying.

Anonymous said...

Jake wants to spend every single moment with Reese! They are inseparable! The wonder woman called Reese is everything Jake needs and wants!

Anonymous said...

The wonder woman called Reese is everything Jake needs and wants!

Ugh!

Anonymous said...

Jake/Heath - Did it ever cross someones mind that they liked/loved each other like brothers? That Jake admired Heath like a little brother would his cool older brother (even though Heath was only one year older)?

Anonymous said...

^^Not everything has to have a sexual connotation.

Anonymous said...

11:21 AM Probably Jake admired Heath but he certainly didn't look at him like one would at a brother, unless one is into incest.

Anonymous said...

11:21 AM Probably Jake admired Heath but he certainly didn't look at him like one would at a brother, unless one is into incest.

LMAO.

Anonymous said...

He is a famewhore, that is undeniable.
Heath was completely different.


Opposites attract.

Anonymous said...

Dear Ted:
Is Toothy Tile Jason Statham? Is he a Brit, Aussie or American?
—The Atlantan

Dear Wrong Accent:
Nope, our Tooth is as American as backward, arch-conservative, intolerant political campaigns. Also, far better hair has Toothy, though, in certain respects, Jason is outwardly more doable.

Anonymous said...

Who the heck is Jason S and what does he do for a living?

Anonymous said...

Jason Michael Statham (born 12 September 1972) is an English actor, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; Revolver; and Snatch. Statham also appeared in supporting roles in several American films, such as The Italian Job, as well as playing the lead role in The Transporter, Crank, The Bank Job, Death Race, and War opposite martial arts star Jet Li. Now he played in a new movie Transporter 3.

Jason Statham

Anonymous said...

"The Transporter": Ex-gay?

One of the most appealing elements of the Transporter series of films — besides the frequent shirtlessness of star Jason Statham — has been the idea (fomented by one of the creators of the first two movies) that the lead character is gay.

The Los Angeles Times' "Hero Complex" blog notes today that the stealth homosexuality of the Frank Martin character played by Statham may have gone out the window with Transporter 3, which gives the character an obnoxious Ukrainian love interest.

When Transporter 2 came out, director Louis Leterrier told the Times that he made the Martin character gay to keep the film from being a "Steven Seagal kind of movie," adding, "If you watch the movie and you know he's gay, it becomes so much more fun. It's so great — the first gay action movie hero! Action fans in general are pretty homophobic. You see these tough guys who say, 'The Transporter, that's such a great movie!’ If they only knew they're really cheering for a new kind of action hero."

Statham himself laughed off the claims but acknowledged that Leterrier told him that Transporter 2 would make him a gay icon. ("Icon" may be overdoing it, but the ripped, scowly Statham definitely has a queer fanbase.) Alas, someone decided that the lone-wolf Transporter was too open to interpretation, so the new movie gives him a love scene with a hostage played by Natalya Rudakova. It begins with her calling all the shots — she's holding his car keys — but he seems to be at least fairly into it by the time it's over.

It's something of a letdown for gay fans, of course, but we'll always have our first two Transporter DVDs ready for study and reflection. And maybe Gore Vidal could be brought in to bring some Ben-Hur–style subtext to the next sequel?

http://www.afterelton.com/blog/alonsoduralde/transporter-ex-gay

Anonymous said...

He is a famewhore, that is undeniable.
Heath was completely different.

Opposites attract.


Exactly.

Remember what Joker said:"Did your balls drop off?" Or something like that.

Heath had balls. He didn't follow the rules. Every time I see Jake trotting with Reesy I want to shout the same thing:"Jake, have you cut off your balls and thrown them into the rubbish bin which Reese smuggled into the neighbours yard at midnight?!"

Anonymous said...

I keep my balls safe - only boys can play with them!

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