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The first was in his Esquire profile, and he just did it again in one of his junket interviews.

I've seen a lot of critics saying his performance in The Odyssey will likely get him an Oscar nod. Tom's team must already be putting whispers in his ear that this could be his year.

Yet, he's still just as humble as ever. Not even considering it or wanting to discuss it too much. It's such a different approach to say, Timmy who also had a lot of Oscar buzz early on and really ruined his chances through his egregious campaigning.

I'm not one to put much stock in Oscars. It certainly isn't a barometer of success or ability.

And there are plenty of Oscar winners whose careers never really takeoff after their win - See Mickey Madison.

But I feel Tom being nominated would put him in a different category since he's already so beloved in the industry and has already been so commercially successful.

Alls to say, I'm really excited for him. I love seeing all the positive press he's getting. And I love even more that Tom isnt letting the buzz get to his head and change how he approaches any of his press.

Sista is TIRED!!

I've said it before, but it bears repeating that press is most actors most hated part of making a movie.

It's repetitive AF, it's exhausting, it's boring as hell. It's having to maintain unrealistic enthusiasm levels for 15 hours straight, multiple days in a row, while being asked the same questions over and over and over again all while sitting in a small hotel room as reporters are flittering in and out.

The reason Z keeps getting asked about her casting is because it was in the production notes that every outlet was sent to prep for their interviews. This is a studio and Chris sanctioned talking point that they wanted to be part of the official movie making narrative.

The reason every reporter has honed in on this factoid is because of the Tomdaya of it all. Outlets know Tomdaya sells. The public has a keen interest in them, and because they are notoriously private about their relationship, any peek behind the Tomdaya curtain those two allow, they latch on to like a dog with a bone.

The only reason we are tired of hearing about it is because we too are like a dog with a bone for any Tomdaya content. I'm sure we all have Tomdayaland ( shout-out) notifs. on as we are all rabid consumers of any morsel of info those two provide which we can dissect, gush over and romanticize on our blogs.

But we are not the average consumer.

Traditionally, before YouTube and social media, you would only see one set of interviews from whatever local or national media outlet that you favor.

You would not watch every interview from every reporter around the world as soon as they get released.

And for the average consumer- the passive fan, they aren't looking for every media interview from every outlet as soon as they get released.

For any other movie or show that comes out I almost never consume any of the press junket interviews. I truly do not care and unless it comes across my social feeds or makes big splash mainstream news, I would be none the wiser what most actors say during their promotion window.

At this point it's a choice we are all making to watch all of these clips when we know it's just going to be a regurgitation of the same story again and again.

The same way Matt and Tom have repetitively been asked about the "perfect" comment, the same way Tom has told the same story about being challenged on his first day on set, or described the mirror technology.

None of what they are being asked or discussing is happenstance. It's all curated by the studios and bevy of publicist.

But again, any sane person that's not part of a fandom would not be consuming these interviews the way Tomdaya Tumblr is.

Got it.

Well hopefully tomorrow they show up and show out because today's event looked below lackluster.

But the bragging nature is what rubbing people the wrong way, especially if someone like law who’s already been getting on people’s nerves. Like sharing info about using a jet for a single dress so that your client can wear it for 30mins for pics even though she was gonna be in Paris tomorrow, and only sharing that information to get praised, I think with the general public sometimes the best PR move is to not remind people that you are a celebrity 😂 cause that sounds ridiculous and attention seeking. Even worse when someone like zendaya’s brand is based on her being private and humble with the general consensus being right now is she’s using law as her mouth piece to the public, so it’s like you wanted him to share that?, for what worship or praise? (Which obviously we don’t know but I get why people would think that right now)

It’s kinda the same reason someone like Tom for example is so private about his salary and net worth zendaya aswell, when they could so easily have their teams update to tabloids for the public to see like other actors, do you see the connection there?

It’s kinda like when people hear Oscar speeches that are way to self serving and dramatic, the immediate response “he’s acting like he cured cancer, celebrities are so cringe”.

I think it’s fair people especially regular working class can get icked by that behaviour

this won’t stick at all she’ll be fine, but for someone as controlling of her image as zendaya I wonder when and if law we’ll be a bit of a burden to her

Look, I'm not one to defend Law. He has definitely done some questionable things as of late.

And I do get the criticism. I just personally don't think this is a big deal.

I mean, Zs wearing a dress worth probably 6 months or more of the average persons mortgage. Nothing about what she wears or buys is within reach for any of us. It's all luxury. It's all extravagant. From the couture fashion show in Paris, to the dress, to the private jet, to the red carpet premiere.

Luxury is the point! Opulance is the point! And none of us should be fooled that Z is a very rich, very privileged woman, no matter how humble she may come across.

Law teasing about taking a private flight to courier this equally expensive, one of one dress is just another extension of the luxury messaging. It's part of the story he and Z want to tell- that Law is the only one capable of getting such a pull, that Z is the only star worthy of such a pull.

At the end of the day, Law is going to be Law and do what he do. He wants to be the main character even when he's not. And Z gives him grace and probably more often than not, cosigns his sheanigans. It is what it is.

The funniest thing about this video is the audio at the beginning of Tom saying "Dance Central, Yo"

I find the whole criticism of private jet for celebrities discourse so stupid and nonsensical.

Most celebrities really can't afford private jets like that. It's just not feasible unless you are a literal billionaire.

And the celebrities that do use private jets or own them, like Taylor Swift, can't really walk around the airport amongst a crowd and not get mobbed to death.

I really believe there is a safety factor to consider.

Sure, having your own jet is beyond luxurious and a status symbol flex and certainly is an egregious display of the Haves and Have Nots.

But I find it completely insincere for people to act as if, if they were offered the chance or had the money, that they too wouldn't fly private instead of dealing with the complete hassle of commercial airline travel.

For TZ, they only fly private when it's offered as either part of a contract perk, like Zs Bulgari contract, or if the studio is paying for it, like for major press tours.

And it is a necessity when they are flying to multiple cities and countries with their large teams and finite schedules to make. They can not be beholden to the whims of commercial travel, not to mention the complete mobbing by fans in airports inbetween 15 hour press days.

It makes sense.

But people who bemoan private airplanes get on my nerves. I don't believe for a second any of those people care that much about the environment. They just want to feed the negativity monster that is the whole of the Internet.

But bet, if you offered any of them a lifetime of private jet travel for free, they'd all jump at the chance without hesitation.