Amazon's LoTR series puts out a casting call for actors "comfortable with nudity":
Ugh. Do not want. (Like Matt said, I have no issues with it in appropriate venues, but it does not belong in Middle Earth.)
Right. Sir. Honey.
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Kalshane - Oct 16, 2020 8:49:58 am PDT #908 of 2196
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
-t - Oct 16, 2020 9:05:44 am PDT #909 of 2196
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Re Middle Earth nudity - I just can't imagine what they are going for with that so I'm reserving judgment in ase it is actually somehow a good idea? But not because, 'yeah I can see why that might be a good idea', more in the way of "why would anyone do that, I don't understand, they must mean something else"
Calli - Oct 16, 2020 2:21:30 pm PDT #910 of 2196
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That's just not what I'm looking for in my Middle Earth media.
Shir - Oct 17, 2020 2:47:09 am PDT #911 of 2196
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I finished The Haunting of Bly Manor yesterday. It broke my heart a bit, in a good way.
Trudy Booth - Oct 18, 2020 8:57:36 am PDT #912 of 2196
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I can see ways the nudity would make sense - say the orcs don't really wear full clothing. You'd need actors comfortable with nudity for that and an intimacy coordinator would be welcome.
Zenkitty - Oct 18, 2020 9:37:43 am PDT #913 of 2196
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
That's what I want to do - be an "intimacy coordinator" for the movies.
"Cut! Tape that dick down before he hurts someone! Ma'am, you're going for orgasmic pleasure, not writhing agony, try to breathe! Okay, everybody back to one!"
Topic!Cindy - Oct 18, 2020 2:25:29 pm PDT #914 of 2196
What is even happening?
Intimacy coordinators are there to protect performers from sexual harassment in the workplace, in the form of being coerced into scenes, blocking etc. that make/s them feel uncomfortable or that violates their contract stipulations. The talent can discuss their needs with the coordinator who looks out for them on the set, so the actors don't have to make their every objection known to the director and their co-stars. Intimacy coordinators also can protect a production from accusations that actors were exploited. They're a good idea, when used correctly. From SAG-AFTRA: [link]
That's just not what I'm looking for in my Middle Earth media.
Yeah. That's where I am.
I can see ways the nudity would make sense - say the orcs don't really wear full clothing. You'd need actors comfortable with nudity for that and an intimacy coordinator would be welcome.
I can see it, and you're right about the coordinator's role. I don't think nudity brings anything to the story of Middle Earth.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 19, 2020 9:27:19 am PDT #915 of 2196
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I hadn't thought about orcs, but that could be an issue. Likewise if any giants, trolls, or other humanoid things that human-sized clothing wouldn't work for appear. Or maybe human/elven/dwarven prisoners of war or slaves who are stripped down. I guess it wouldn't have to be sexually-tinged nudity to need a watchdog on set.
Scrappy - Oct 20, 2020 5:56:51 am PDT #916 of 2196
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Todd Stashwick bought our old house in North Hollywood. Very nice guy and family. I periodically check his insta, so I can see how the backyard is doing. They didn't change much. The green drapes in the living room? I hung those. The tile backsplash in the kitchen? I laid those tiles myself.
Atropa - Oct 20, 2020 11:27:23 am PDT #917 of 2196
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I just saw a post on Twitter, and any interest I had in the new adaptation of Rebecca has just died. The last lines of the adaptation:
"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderlay again. But this morning I woke up in our stuffly little room in Cairo Just another stop in our quest to find the perfect home. When I look in the mirror, I can see the woman I am now. And I know I have made the right decision. To save the one thing worth walking through the flames for. Love."
:: clutches copy of the book, grinds teeth ::