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So. There's this movie not yet out in France, you might've heard about it, seen the trailers, or actually seen it already. It looks like a movie I'm gonna spend two hours groaning and bitching at, but I will spend those two hours of my life in front of it. It's called Firewall. And it stars Paul Bettany as a bad guy.
In the same vein, I've just watched Dodgeball. Which, much as I sorta like Vince Vaughn, I never ever in a million years would have watched if not for Alan Tudyk as the lovely, ever so blasted adorable Steve the Pirate.
Yes, this is going to be another one of those fangirly posts. And then a lot of Alan quotage about the movie. Because I said I would. ...I think I might even picspam, yes. Very much not dial-up-friendly, or people-who-can't-stand-fangirls-friendly. All pictures snagged from alan-tudyk.com, definitely the best Alan resource out there as far as I'm concerned.
So without further ado.
So, you know, fake tattoos. I love that he has fake tattoos. It's a stupid little thing but it's also kinda incredibly cute. And, also, the belt and the cuff. I love that cuff. I want the same one. Badly.And his is totally the best chest. Looove the posture.
I love Angry!Alan. When he's Wat, when he's Steve... Look at that face. (When he's Angry!Wash it hurts. Because Wash should never have cause to be angry.) Point is, don't insult Steve's pirateness.
How do you call those things in front of his shirt? Ruffles? Ruffles sounds like a good name for them, but, anyway. They make me giggle. And, again, the cuff. And the forearms, I adore his forearms, all the time, for no reason I can pinpoint but oh boy do I.
Steve in S'n'M gear! With a close-up on the tat. And for the record, his was really not the worst outfit. I simply wish the leather had been dull instead of shiny, and that, yes, that would've been more than enough for me to perv. I'm a sucker for leather, especially when it comes in the form of long coats.
So I might've slightly wanted to thwap Pete on the back of the head because you do not hurt Steve okay? 'Course he's a pirate. Tch.
At the same time, though, I sort of wanted to be the one slamming him into the wall. Just sayin'. And if you zero in on his left hand? Rings. I spent the whole movie staring at the cuff and the rings and Joey will tell you how much I squeeed over them.
And here is me wanting to cuddle Steve. And talk in pirate linguo with him. Of course he's a pirate.
And again with the urge to cuddle.And steal that cuff. And look at those eyes. I could rant about Steve's backstory that Alan cooked up and he and he only seemed to give a damn about, but that'll be taken care of in the quotage section of this post.
Even Joey squeeed over his adorableness in that last scene. He's just. So. Precious.
Cuuutie. 'Course you're a pirate.
And now, it's Alan quotage time.
...excuse me a minute while I chuckle over the cuteness of Alan in cowboy boots. Chuckle because yes, to this French lady, it's very endearing with a hint of ridiculous. I'm sorry. We just don't wear cowboy boots.
And, also, I very much like what he's saying here. This is again proof of how good he is at what he does. He doesn't need a costume, a costume isn't what makes you act. First year of "serious" drama I did, our show was extracts from different plays. We all had a few different characters, and we were all dressed in jeans and a shirt, with not one button more or less done if this character was more or less strict than that other one we played, for instance. It wasn't about the costume, it was about the acting.
"So I guess I wasn't wrong." Stop being so modest, Alan. Thou rockest. ...ye rock, I suppose, in pirate-talk. (Hey, if pirates can say "this suck" they can say "ye rock".)
Okay, he went to a pirate convention to research the role. He couldn't just, you know, play the pirate. No, he went and did research for a Stiller and Vaughn movie. So, so much love, Alan.
Although I have to admit that as far as "research" goes, drinking rum with a bunch of pirates doesn't sound like too much of a drag. Oh, to be a pirate wench at that con.
First off, he resisted the temptation to constantly mug? Because man, some of the faces he makes... but okay, point, those weren't overdone. They're just. Perfect.
Now - again, let's remember this is a Stiller and Vaughn movie, and Alan plays a guy thinks he's a pirate. And he made up a whole backstory for him. And compares it to a Pirandello play! *fangirls like crazy* It really shows, though, and that's why Steve is so touching when he walks off, and even more so when he shows up not Pirated-up anymore at the end. Because it shows how much it costs him to let go of that pretend, and then when Peter actually offers him the chance to still be a pirate, it's just. Aw. It all shows in his acting, and I don't care that it's a Vaughn and Stiller movie, it does, it shows.
Aaand the story about telling that to the director is just cute and funny.
"The deeper question"? Heh. Of course. And I agree. Steve needed to spend all his time at a gym. If only to get those arms of his.
Why did they not shoot that scene? I want to see that scene. Honestly. And I like that he's so "oh well," about it. Like in Into the West, most of his story got cut. But, "oh well." They offered him a way out when he was cast in Into the West, and they told him most of his stuff from the original script was out, but he still did it.
And again with the praising everybody. I cut it but just before that quote he was praising the hell out of Vince Vaughn, too. And man, how I would've loved to be on that set. Because those must have been some funny, funny moments.
Alan why must you keep on doing movies that hurt you? I mean, physically hurt you? By that I don't mean Serenity, I'm talking of I, Robot and Dodgeball, which he actually did back to back. He had one day off between the two. They killed him with the working out in I, Robot, and then he goes on to play Dodgeball? Crazy, he is absolutely and completely batshit crazy.
Leather boots and scruff? Yes please. That said, I have to say, please Alan, don't. Just don't. If you must be in another sequel than Ice Age 2, let it be A Knight's Tale. (Or, you know, SERENITY. But let's not dream too much.)
...so, yeah, when I said he was batshit crazy? *loves him up*
Why didn't they let him do that? Heh.
And okay, that's it. Remember that it was all your fault for encouraging me after I did the I, Robot quotespam. If my flist wasn't so Alan-friendly this never would've happened. ...now just admit you all just can't wait until I get my hands on Into the West. (Okay, you're going to have to wait a while, I think, unfortunately.)
Now don't forget everybody, tomorrow's Nathan's birthday. ...I might be convinced to picspam. Are you interested in a Nathan picspam?
In the same vein, I've just watched Dodgeball. Which, much as I sorta like Vince Vaughn, I never ever in a million years would have watched if not for Alan Tudyk as the lovely, ever so blasted adorable Steve the Pirate.
Yes, this is going to be another one of those fangirly posts. And then a lot of Alan quotage about the movie. Because I said I would. ...I think I might even picspam, yes. Very much not dial-up-friendly, or people-who-can't-stand-fangirls-friendly. All pictures snagged from alan-tudyk.com, definitely the best Alan resource out there as far as I'm concerned.
So without further ado.
So, you know, fake tattoos. I love that he has fake tattoos. It's a stupid little thing but it's also kinda incredibly cute. And, also, the belt and the cuff. I love that cuff. I want the same one. Badly.
I love Angry!Alan. When he's Wat, when he's Steve... Look at that face. (When he's Angry!Wash it hurts. Because Wash should never have cause to be angry.) Point is, don't insult Steve's pirateness.
How do you call those things in front of his shirt? Ruffles? Ruffles sounds like a good name for them, but, anyway. They make me giggle. And, again, the cuff. And the forearms, I adore his forearms, all the time, for no reason I can pinpoint but oh boy do I.
Steve in S'n'M gear! With a close-up on the tat. And for the record, his was really not the worst outfit. I simply wish the leather had been dull instead of shiny, and that, yes, that would've been more than enough for me to perv. I'm a sucker for leather, especially when it comes in the form of long coats.
So I might've slightly wanted to thwap Pete on the back of the head because you do not hurt Steve okay? 'Course he's a pirate. Tch.
At the same time, though, I sort of wanted to be the one slamming him into the wall. Just sayin'. And if you zero in on his left hand? Rings. I spent the whole movie staring at the cuff and the rings and Joey will tell you how much I squeeed over them.
And here is me wanting to cuddle Steve. And talk in pirate linguo with him. Of course he's a pirate.
And again with the urge to cuddle.
Even Joey squeeed over his adorableness in that last scene. He's just. So. Precious.
Cuuutie. 'Course you're a pirate.
And now, it's Alan quotage time.
Tudyk found himself walking into the audition with a bunch of actors in full costume. "It was very intimidating," he recalls. "We're talking full-on dark eyeliner, earrings.... One guy had a gold tooth. I had a colorful shirt and cowboy boots. I decided that was enough of a suggestion, which is how I was taught to audition -- you suggest something, but nobody wants to see you coming in dressed like that. But everybody was. But I got the role, so I guess I wasn't wrong. It sort of suggests a certain kind of desperation, I think. If you can do the character without all that crazy makeup on, once you put it on, you're in good shape."
...excuse me a minute while I chuckle over the cuteness of Alan in cowboy boots. Chuckle because yes, to this French lady, it's very endearing with a hint of ridiculous. I'm sorry. We just don't wear cowboy boots.
And, also, I very much like what he's saying here. This is again proof of how good he is at what he does. He doesn't need a costume, a costume isn't what makes you act. First year of "serious" drama I did, our show was extracts from different plays. We all had a few different characters, and we were all dressed in jeans and a shirt, with not one button more or less done if this character was more or less strict than that other one we played, for instance. It wasn't about the costume, it was about the acting.
"So I guess I wasn't wrong." Stop being so modest, Alan. Thou rockest. ...ye rock, I suppose, in pirate-talk. (Hey, if pirates can say "this suck" they can say "ye rock".)
For research, he even attended an actual pirate convention in Ojai, complete with dancing girls, parrots, and craftsmen selling knives. "I learned so much from the people there," he says, praising the kindness of the attendees. "They were all great. When you're a pirate, you drink a lot of rum, so everybody was really chill."
Okay, he went to a pirate convention to research the role. He couldn't just, you know, play the pirate. No, he went and did research for a Stiller and Vaughn movie. So, so much love, Alan.
Although I have to admit that as far as "research" goes, drinking rum with a bunch of pirates doesn't sound like too much of a drag. Oh, to be a pirate wench at that con.
Once cast, Tudyk also had to resist the temptation to constantly mug and make faces. "Who doesn't want to do that in a big, broad comedy?" he says. "I wanted to ground him in a reality. My reality was that he had worked the Pirates of the Caribbean ride [at Disneyland] and gotten a head injury. One day the swelling went down or something, but he made a conscious choice not to go back because he enjoyed it too much. He has to come to terms eventually with the fact he's not living his life in an honest way. It's a great theme, like the Pirandello play about the guy who thinks he's Henry IV. Everyone around him says, 'You can't go around pretending to be Henry IV.' But he says, 'It's my reality, I'm happy, I'm not hurting anybody, so why not?'" Asked if he ever shared any of this intricate backstory with writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber, Tudyk just laughs. "I may have mentioned it," he notes. "And he probably said, 'Yeah, that's great, Alan. Let's throw some balls at your face.' He seemed far more interested in doing that."
First off, he resisted the temptation to constantly mug? Because man, some of the faces he makes... but okay, point, those weren't overdone. They're just. Perfect.
Now - again, let's remember this is a Stiller and Vaughn movie, and Alan plays a guy thinks he's a pirate. And he made up a whole backstory for him. And compares it to a Pirandello play! *fangirls like crazy* It really shows, though, and that's why Steve is so touching when he walks off, and even more so when he shows up not Pirated-up anymore at the end. Because it shows how much it costs him to let go of that pretend, and then when Peter actually offers him the chance to still be a pirate, it's just. Aw. It all shows in his acting, and I don't care that it's a Vaughn and Stiller movie, it does, it shows.
Aaand the story about telling that to the director is just cute and funny.
As for the deeper question as to why a guy who thinks he's a pirate spends all his time hanging out at a gym, the actor can only say, "Hey, swashbuckling takes a lot of work!"
"The deeper question"? Heh. Of course. And I agree. Steve needed to spend all his time at a gym. If only to get those arms of his.
In the original script, Steve the Pirate was set to stumble upon the pirate-themed Las Vegas casino Treasure Island and have a big action sequence in which he took over the stage show, complete with ripping sails and swinging on ropes. The chaos causes him to be arrested, which is why the character misses the climactic dodgeball finals. "That was another script cut where they said, 'You got the job! Here's your new script!' And I was, like, 'What happened?'" Still, he enjoyed "garr-ing" his way through the hit film.
Why did they not shoot that scene? I want to see that scene. Honestly. And I like that he's so "oh well," about it. Like in Into the West, most of his story got cut. But, "oh well." They offered him a way out when he was cast in Into the West, and they told him most of his stuff from the original script was out, but he still did it.
"We used to play a game called scene stealer. We had a song, [He begins singing] 'Sceeeene stealer. I believe I can make this close-up a tight twoooo!' Because people would try to get close to Vince to make it into a tight two. It was, like, who stole the scenes that day, because, [with] all those clowns, everybody was so good..."
And again with the praising everybody. I cut it but just before that quote he was praising the hell out of Vince Vaughn, too. And man, how I would've loved to be on that set. Because those must have been some funny, funny moments.
"I threw out my arm playing dodgeball. I am definitely a better player, but I'll avoid it if I can. It's still not right. Everybody. We smelled like Ben Gay, we were all slathered up, ice packs and things between shots."
Alan why must you keep on doing movies that hurt you? I mean, physically hurt you? By that I don't mean Serenity, I'm talking of I, Robot and Dodgeball, which he actually did back to back. He had one day off between the two. They killed him with the working out in I, Robot, and then he goes on to play Dodgeball? Crazy, he is absolutely and completely batshit crazy.
About a Dodgeball 2: "That would be like a Bad News Bears kind of thing. I like the idea of it. It's definitely, as far as a business venture, looks like a good idea. That's usually what makes things happen in Hollywood. Somebody said something to me last night, but it was more of a, 'We may be doing a 2, it's doing so well.' I said, 'Cool, I'll put on my leather boots and grow my scruff back out.'"
Leather boots and scruff? Yes please. That said, I have to say, please Alan, don't. Just don't. If you must be in another sequel than Ice Age 2, let it be A Knight's Tale. (Or, you know, SERENITY. But let's not dream too much.)
What did you base the pirate character on? "This is so sad. I usually do a lot of work on the characters that I play, especially vocally, accents and things. I based the vocal stuff for the pirate, when I first thought I was going to be a pirate, Yeah, poirite, a poirette. Yeah, gar, a poirette. Poirette, poirette, all right. That's good. So every other word we'll use that same amount of inflection on everything. Before I would do my scenes, I'd go, yar, gar, poirette. All right, I'm ready."
...so, yeah, when I said he was batshit crazy? *loves him up*
"I always wanted to have him talking on cell phones, like Gar ar gar Yaaar. Then hang up."
Why didn't they let him do that? Heh.
And okay, that's it. Remember that it was all your fault for encouraging me after I did the I, Robot quotespam. If my flist wasn't so Alan-friendly this never would've happened. ...now just admit you all just can't wait until I get my hands on Into the West. (Okay, you're going to have to wait a while, I think, unfortunately.)
Now don't forget everybody, tomorrow's Nathan's birthday. ...I might be convinced to picspam. Are you interested in a Nathan picspam?
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But yeah... Firewall? Horrid. I just wanted to warn you! ;D
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!
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And yet it can't be worse than the Libertine. At least I'm warned, this time around, and do not expect a good movie.But, it's Paul. I can't help it. Exactly like Dodgeball.As for the DVC, I'm pretty much gonna go in that movie theatre with the same spirit. Just... "think of the actors, Fan', think of the actors!" Because me and that book, we're really not good friends. Me and Tom Hanks, even less so. Me and Audrey Tautou? Not so much either. That movie is gonna be all about Paul, Jean Reno and Ian McKellen.
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Also, I think one of your favorite personality quirks of mine is how you will never, ever get over the fact that Alan made up a back story for Steve.
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Successfully is... well, I don't know how I did it, honestly. Just hung on tight until Alan's next appearance. Which meant it was very hard when Steve went off to unpirate himself because he doesn't come back for the longest time, really.
After much soul-searching, no, I likely never will. Come on! That movie! For that movie! What does it matter! But no, he has to have that much of a work ethics. He loves his job that damn much. *shuts up*
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You can't possibly tell me that you didn't laugh at that movie. I refuse to believe it. "If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball"? Come on. You damn high-brow Europeans.
I'm not asking you to stop! I'm just saying! XD *pets*
Have fun tonight. *mwah*
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*purrs* Good thing you're not asking me to stop, seeing as I started thanks to you. And to think that I'd have passed up on such Alan goodness...
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Pff! Right. I'm pretty sure you would've found your way over anyway. To the Alan love, I mean. Because you were SO far away from being a fan of his in the first place.
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I'm not so sure. I never would've looked up any interviews or anything. I would've remained a fan of his the same way I'm a fan of lots of people. Without, you know. Being this fangirly about him. It's a good thing for you to be responsible of, you know. Be proud! I sure am thankful.
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eeee new icon. hee!Fair point. And I can well and fully blame mine on Jules, at least, because I really really really never would've ever gone to look if she hadn't suggested it. You know? It's like, you spend all this time going "I can't, I can't, I don't know anything about him, I could never!" And then someone else says, "well, go and look and see what you can find." And then you say, "oh," and the whole world goes 'splody.
Anyway. I'm thankful, too. *squish*
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WHOOOHOOOH !!
WHEEE !!
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...granted, he deserves the squeeing. *squees along with you*
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(And I'd like a Nathan picspam)
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(Alrighty! Hopefully I'll have time tomorrow. If not I'll do it in a couple days, but still on the occasion of his birthday.)
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Pst! You should check out my journal because Brandon is a very very good man and still has the scruff. Heh.
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I'll never get over the backstory, either. I tell it to people fondly when we watch Dodgeball. I wish they had filmed all that extra Steve stuff. And that he spent more time with his shirt off in cuffs and rings and big sexy belts. And that his S+M gear was more revealing. Oh well. =) He is so adorable about every little thing. I wonder what kind of research he's doing for his new show.
You know, we got free passes to see Firewall and even for free, with nothing to do that night, I didn't go. Now I want to see it just for Mr. Bettany and it's not playing anywhere.
[I am excited about DVC though. I can't help it.]
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Thank you for being right there with me! The backstory is just. Aw.
Research for his new show. Well. ...talking with lawyers? Boring. Especially compared to "pirate convention ahoy!" They probably have a lawyer consultant on the show anyway, to make sure it's all good, so he can just chat with him/her. I think on this one I'll prefer to think that all the preparation he needs to do for the show is spending time bonding with Joshua Jackson. I'm still convinced those two absolutely have to get on great. This show seriously needs to be picked up.
Exactly, yes! If not for Paul, I'd never ever want to go see it, not in a million years. But, well, Paul's done two movies this year, and they're both movies I'm not exactly dying to see, but I'll go see them both. I'm just hoping DVC won't be as bad. At least I already know from the book what I won't like about it, so I hopefully won't be disappointed.
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Oh, I hope it gets picked up. Suits suits suits. And interchanges between Joshua Jackson and Alan. Plus, the book has this undercurrent of humor. If it translates well it will be brilliant. In response to your other question, I personally think it's worth picking me. [And in response to your other other question I never answered, most of my news I get from
By the by, I've just read through your Top 100. I cannot believe you had the focus to post a whole hundred boys, and then girls. It's a fab idea, though. I might have to do it. I wonder how many we have in common. I didn't realize Mr. Bettany was your #1!
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Nothing but Silas and his mentor and their story, so you can imagine how psyched I was when I learned who they'd cast as Silas. Psyched, and slightly resentful, in a "now I'll have to go see it" way. But mostly psyched.
Right, okay, thanks, I think I'll definitely buy it then.
It's not "focus" so much as "an incredible ability to lust". But yes. And heh, Mr. Bettany is definitely my #1. A friend of mine had told me he would be, and I went "nah, he'll be in the top 5 but not #1" except when it came down to it... yes, he is. I am helpless for that man.
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Characterisation was nonexistent in that book, except for Silas and the priest with the long name. And yeah, it was predictable. I get sucked into these pop-culture thrillers though. And I'm excited to see the movie despite myself, though moreso since seeing Paul all intense in the trailer. The scene where he whips himself on the back made me drop something. I know, it's a terrible thing to get excited over =/
'Helpless for', that is such a good way to describe it. I crush on lots of people and am fiercely devoted to a few [Gary Oldman, Jake Gyllenhall, Ewan McGregor] but Alan Tudyk? I am helpless for him. ::flails::
I am talking up a storm tonight. Sorry! I should be asleep.
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Oh, god, that scene makes me cringe each time. Excited is not a good word for it for me, but I know you're not the only one.
I'm helpless for a few people. Alan and Paul at the top of the list. *grins*
Don't you worry! I like your talking. Go sleep, though, if you should be. Sleep helps once in a while.
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I don't think I come up with 100 women. Maybe 20. We'll see, though. I'm just so full of love.
Ok. Sleep for real now. And maybe lovely dreams, now.
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Sweet dreams, then, darling. Hopefully full of purple ties.
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