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While the studios own the junket footage, rarely would they edit or not give an outlet their full footage. The reporter's generally get their footage almost immediately after the interview is over —especially local news outlets— so they can edit and air the footage that night. There is no one person reviewing hours upon hours of junket footage before distribution. It's just not logistically possible. Additionally, the studios contract out a company to record and distribute the footage. It's not being done in house, therefore, the people on the control room aren't really looking out for anything in particular to know what to cut or edit.

Also, the studio PR people arent always in the room when the interviews are being conducted. They are out in the hallway ushering the journalist and actors through the rooms, keeping time for each interview, keeping the actors schedules, signing journalist into the junket and collecting review quotes for inclusion in marketing campaigns.

It’s insane to me that people think that TZ told Law, go to the SAG awards and walk the red carpet, stop for interviews and when the person asks you about our wedding just confirm it, please.

She had started to wear her wedding ring anyway, so I think she was trying to announce it the same way she announced their engagement.

No they are not. If a publication is doing this, they are not legit and should not be trusted.

It's the reason why there are certain celebrities who refuse to do interviews anymore, because they can't control the narrative once the interview is over.

Beyonce is a perfect example. She almost never does interviews and when she does, she provides a written statement for the publication to print exactly. Miles Teller rectly spoke about not doing print interviews anymore after he was burned by a reporter who he felt editorialized and mischaracterized his actions through the course of the interview.

Once the interview is over, it's done. The only thing that a publicist could do is followup with a reporter to help clarify a point, or the reporter might reach back out to the subject to get clarity on a quote or to follow-up on something.

But they aren't going to send the whole article to the actor and let them edit it to their liking.

That's absolutely nuts and does not happen.

It's also why editors notes exist after original publication when a reporter gets it wrong. So they can issue a correction.

Even Tom, in this exact article discussed this very fact, how scary press can be because your words and intent can be misconstrued whether it's print or TV.

I think this is a HUGE testament to their teams, families and friends that they surround themselves with that this was kept under wraps for so long without a nary of a hint until Law decided to spill.

They have a TIGHT circle that most celebrities of their status would kill for.

The Odyssey tour is expected to be big, too. I think they’ll be able to do it all but if not, then maybe Matt does all the stops and TZ pick and choose. The Odyssey will probably entail actual premieres, which are longer. The Spidey press tour entails a lot of fan events without movie screenings.

Yeah, I think Matt and Chris will take on the brunt of Odyssey press. Tom also has to be careful to not become oversaturated in the media space.

So his team will need to pick and choose where he participates for Odyssey. But Tom sells movies and there's no way he's going to want to be absent for a big chunk of Odyssey press. It's too prestigious of a project.

I'm just surprised by the extent of BND press right off the bat. I knew both tours would be huge. I now wonder if some of the BND press stops also coincide with Odyssey tour press stops. I can't see Tom and Z circling back to some of these countries for both films.