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Alicia Vikander plans on attending the Oscars next year to support ‘three films’

Mar 18, 2015 Author: | Filed under: Celebrities

Who does Alicia Vikander look like on the April cover of W Magazine? It’s driving me crazy. Some say Lea Michele, but I think it might be more… Natalie Portman? Maybe a little bit of Keira Knightley thrown in there too. The Portman-Knightley comparisons are probably apt – at the tender age of 26, Alicia is going to “arrive” in a big way this year, with six major releases coming out in the next nine months or so. I’m sure she’ll be called “the new Natalie Portman” or something like that. Plus, Alicia is going to get increasing gossip buzz this year because she’s still very much “with” Michael Fassbender. She says as much to W Magazine. You can read the full piece here, and here are some highlights:

Fassbender is her boyfriend: A few months ago, she completed The Light Between Oceans, directed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine), in which she and Michael Fassbender play a couple who tend a lighthouse on a remote island off the Western coast of Australia. During the making of the movie, Vikander and Fassbender began dating, and, although she wouldn’t discuss the relationship when we met, she had just returned from a long weekend in San Francisco, where Fassbender was filming Steve Jobs.

Working with Eddie Redmayne on The Danish Girl (Redmayne plays artist Einar Wegener and Alicia plays his wife: “They were both artists. My studio model doesn’t show up one day, so I ask my husband to put on stockings and high heels to replace her. He says no. But my character persists. And then, they kind of enjoy that reverse-gender game together for a while. But it quickly turns serious. The movie is really about the fear of losing someone you love.”

She thinks she’s going to be at the Oscars next year: “Next year, the Oscars will be interesting. If all goes well, I’m going to have three films in contention. I’ve had many years of working a lot without being in the public eye. And that’s been good. But by this time next year, I think things are going to change. I expect to be busy. I’m ready to be a bit more known.”

[From W Magazine]

You know what this reminds me of? Jessica Chastain’s sudden rise out of nowhere about four years ago. Chastain had that kind of year too, where she had like six major film roles and everyone in Hollywood was blown away by her range as an actress. Anyway, I think Alicia is playing everything pretty well. She seems like a self-contained, discreet young woman. It’s a bit bold to openly say that you’re planning on being at next year’s Oscars to support three of your films, but it’s also pretty refreshing, isn’t it? If she was a man saying that, most people wouldn’t bat an eye.

Photos courtesy of Willy Vanderperre/W Magazine.
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Maggie Q, 35, confirms her engagement to Dylan McDermott, 53: hot or meh?

Mar 18, 2015 Author: | Filed under: Celebrities

Back in the day, I had such a big crush on Dylan McDermott. It was in the ‘90s, in my defense. Everyone loves Dylan McDermott back then. And Dylan still looks remarkably good for his age (or any age): he’s 53 years old! Dylan and Rob Lowe, man. They’re vampires. They still look pretty much the same as they did 20 years ago. Anyway, Dylan met Maggie Q while they were working on CBS’s Stalker. As far as I know, they were both single and ready to mingle, and that’s exactly what happened. They mingled all the way into an engagement! Maggie – who is 35 years old – confirmed the engagement news yesterday.

To be fair, the engagement story has been around for a few months. Apparently, this whole thing was a “whirlwind” romance. They started dating last October and he proposed within a few months. The first engagement reports came out in January and on Monday night, Maggie and Dylan walked the Insurgent carpet while she flashed her ring.

In red carpet interviews and on The View yesterday, Maggie confirmed some other stuff about their romance – she said that her dog has “accepted” Dylan into their lives too. She said she wanted an Art Deco engagement ring and that’s what she got. She told E! that: “I wanted art deco, and I got it. You know, I think we always have to be involved [in ring shopping] in some way—his idea was the marriage and my idea was the style of the ring.” She said they haven’t set a wedding date yet.

So, what do you think? Is this couple a snooze? Or would you like to hear more about them? I guess it’s somewhat notable that he’s 18 years older than her, but it doesn’t seem too crazy considering she’s well into her 30s and she knows what she’s getting into. This coupling reminds me a bit of Tim Daly and Tea Leoni – they’re old enough to know what they’re doing, no one got homewrecked, and everything seems fine and non-scandalous.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.
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Eddie Redmayne covers GQ Style, talks about his trans role as Lili Elbe

Mar 18, 2015 Author: | Filed under: Celebrities

Eddie Redmayne covers the new issue of British GQ Style. This is his first big media appearance since winning the Best Actor Oscar in February. Although… I’m not quite sure if this shoot and interview was conducted post-Oscar. In any case, it’s nice to see him. Eddie’s been pretty quiet since winning the Oscar, which I also enjoy. He’s not in our faces, he just flew back to England quickly and went back to work. He’s currently filming The Danish Girl, which already sounds like yet another potential awards-contender. Eddie is playing Einar Wegener, the artist who became one of the first people in the world to undergo sex assignment surgery. Einar became Lili Elbe. The producers already released a photo of Eddie as Lili (I’m including the pic at the end of the post) and she looks SO much like Jessica Chastain. Here are some highlights from GQ UK:

On noticing a shift in his fame: “In London, the shift was just going on the underground and people pretending to be texting but then taking photos. But it’s never been extreme.”

Telling Lili Elbe’s story: “I was actually offered The Danish Girl before Hawking. People go, ‘Oh, are you doing this transformative thing?’ It’s not a concerted choice. I think it will be a unique experience. If your dream is to tell stories, interesting stories, play interesting people. That’s the bottom line. I have been incredibly lucky to portray Stephen Hawking and Lili. They are both extraordinary people and as an actor it doesn’t get better than that.”

On discussing the role with trans director Lana Wachowski: “There is so much I need to investigate… It’s a very famous story within the trans community. I spoke to Lana early on when I was thinking about doing it.”

[From E! News, GQ UK]

Doesn’t it sound like this could be an awards contender? And it sounds like they’re going to be telling the story seriously, not in a half-assed, drag-comedy way. This is a prestige film already – in addition to newly minted Oscar winner Eddie, the film is being directed by Tom Hooper, who won an Oscar for The King’s Speech. You know who else is in it? Ben Whishaw!!!! He’s my baby, I love him. Alicia Vikander plays Wegener’s wife. And Amber Heard is in it too. Hm.

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Photos courtesy of GQ UK.
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