Narnia Has Questions: Will Jake Gyllenhaal or Won't He for Ambulance, and Liam Payne for Taste The Future

 

We just had a few!  😉 

 

•  What gives Liam Payne the right???

 

Liam Payne and Paul Wesley at Taste the Future 2022

 

• Where did Eiza Gonzalez go after the London premiere of Ambulance??  She made the big splash story with the changing of her hair to platinum blonde and then Pffft!

 

Jake, Yahya, Eiza and Michael Bay at London premiere

She was gone.

I don't know, but the stylist who set that look up for the group...not sure what inspired... That's all I'm going to say about that.

So, Eiza disappeared after talking in interviews about her hair change and then she was gone.  But the men carried on like the troupers they are 😉, playing soccer with the Madrid team and more interviews, a cool television guest appearance, and...we begin to see signs of what may become more steroidal interactions now that the film's marketing team tries to appeal to the American male audience with tried and true bromantic content.

We have the classic intern social media account which provides us the heads up, as her account is fed narrative content, beginning by having an interviewer shoehorn speed-dial meard, Tom Holland,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even the strawberry blond director Bay is used (Narnia apologizes for this one!  LOL - hey, we're just here to provide his latest movie promo! We wipe our hands clean of this.):

What is interesting at first when you look at this particular co-star of Jake's, is that he has an incredibly catapulting, impressive resume.  Abdul-Mateen II outshines anyone Jake has previously co-starred with.  His story is outstanding and can be looked at here in Wikipedia, but here are a few very brief highlights: 

- youngest of six children.  

- plays chess  (here's a potential sparring partner for Jared Padalecki!)

- high school prom king

- attended Univ. of California, Berkeley and member of Alpha Phi Alpha and was a hurdler for the school

- overcame a stuttering challenge by taking theater

- obtained a bachelors degree in architecture and worked as a city planner in San Francisco

- when he was laid off, he attended drama school.  He was accepted by drama divisions of New York University, Harvard and Yale

- obtained his Masters of Fine Arts degree at Yale

- from this point on, his acting career just took off and in 2017, was in Hugh Jackman's "The Greatest Showman"

- Emmy winner for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special 2020

- Critics Choice Award winner for Best Acting Ensemble

- Satellite Award winner for Best Ensemble - Motion Picture

- SAG Award winner for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

 

And as you can see, there are other awards he has won, all by his age of 35 years. 

He is also in the DC Extended Universe of Aquaman.  And like Jake, has his own production company, called House Eleven10.

So, one might find interesting his appearance in Ambulance?  And why is he allowing his image to be used a la Tom Holland?

Because he's a WME/Endeavor client would be a better's best choice.

Abdul-Mateen II is sharp and likeable, and has a totally different air about him than those before him in Jake's land of filmville, so the American tour will be interesting how it pans out.  

Now, just to show another way that borrowing and repetition eventually reared its familiar head, we have a new one.  Here is some Supernatural Dean and Sam Winchester mirroring being used for Ambulance.   Again, thanks to the intern account for bringing this to our attention. 👍

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sam and Dean Winchester - also brothers in the show, Supernatural.  From the famous first episode:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thought I'd seen that before!

It would also appear that Jake's people are gradually warming things up for a likely nuptial pairing of Jake with beard Jeanne Cadieu.

Jake stepped out with one of his beards on the red carpet for the first time in Paris, France, the first premiere of Ambulance.

 And it would appear Management has given Cadieu an Update social media account, so the operator can tell us all of the official scoops!   They wiped Cadieu's Instagram account clean and started over; that was "Heads-Up 101".  Step Two, now she has an Update account.

Things are heating up and a table is being set.  Here they are warning everyone "No place for bullies!"  👀

 

 

Following next, is a fan who would like to follow the Update Instagram account but she's fearful of backlash!  Why would this be?  Because Jake's people have set Cadieu up to be a very unlikable racist person.  This appears to be Cadieu's narrative (I'm sorry, but there's no way to prove the timing of the "proof" videos and so this author is reserving commitment to the validity of this claim) and has provided plenty of material for intern accounts to trash her on Instagram.  This is a noticeable pattern with Jared and Jensen's people as well,  in their treatment of the beards , but that discussion can wait for another day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have several final questions, just tossing out in a pondering fashion...

 

• Will Jake's childhood bud, Chris Fischer, accompany "wife" Amy Schumer on the Oscars red carpet tonight as she arrives for her co-hosting duties?  Judging by the Twitter search, it would seem her social media team is operating on the fumes of 2019 news for the couple.

• When will Austin appear on HBO Max's Minx, which he tweeted to fans that he was proud to be a part of the show?   Hopefully we'll see him on the show soon and for a longer period than Peter Sarsgaard was in The Lost Husband, I mean The Lost Daughter! Oops, sorry about that 😂 😂 😉

 

 

 • How many Tay' Swift jokes and skits will there be on April 9, when Jake hosts Saturday Night Live?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Has the time come for Chiefs' wide receiver Gehrig Dieter to finally graduate to the Big Squad???  How much longer will fans continue to be steered around by his "practice squad" story line??

 

Just a few questions, just a few...

 

Narnia is thankful to be able to see the photos and videos from many of our featured individuals.  

Remember, April Fool's Day is this Friday!

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our playlist:  Instant Replay - Dan Hartman

                     Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton

                     Again - Lenny Kravitz

The Hollywood Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony: Unicorn Sightings Amongst the Stars

This year there will be twelve more celebrities honored with a terrazzo and brass star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, joining more than 2600 other inductees. A homegrown 1950s Hollywood Chamber of Commerce project, the popular tourist destination began as a way to celebrate the entertainment industry's geographic origins as well as encourage the revitalization and redevelopment of Hollywood Boulevard. 

After the initial installation of 1500 stars, there were many years of no one being added and/or very little fanfare being exhibited when someone was. To address this decline of interest, the requirement was added in 1980 that each recipient must attend the induction ceremony to encourage media coverage. And, whatever entity/sponsor nominated the celebrity would also have to pay a substantial fee to fund the Walk of Fame's upkeep. Today that price is set at a whopping $40,000. No small change, even by Hollywood standards. 

These ceremonial enhancements not only drew attention to a once low-profile event, but provided agencies, theater owners, recording labels, studios, managers, and fandoms with an opportunity to promote their professional talent or celebrity fav. Naturally, good PR became one of the high profile benefits of agreeing to participate, along with selling the het narrative of the moment by making sure spouses and children would be photographed in cute poses whenever possible, and even co-stars/colleagues (whether former or not) would appear, alongside famous friends. Today, it is the latter two categories that are of particular interest for Narnia enthusiasts because what better way to hide a closeted OTP in plain site? In other words, why would the public question other colleagues/longtime friends being in attendance when the official ready made explanation would be to simply demonstrate support and to honor the recipient in a very platonic way, of course. Nothing to see here. Not a thing.

Like let's say a Michael Bay induction ceremony. The manly man and director of such blockbuster releases as Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and Transformers. Someone so notoriously known for his explicit homophobia and demeaning sexism, that GLAAD singled him out not only for his filmography in general, but Transformers: Age of Extinction in particular. A movie they recognized as one of the 5 most offensive films of 2014.  Especially because of "the character with the 'limp-wristed handshake' who Mark Wahlberg's character proceeded to 'inexplicably intimidate and bully', calling him 'snakeballs.'"

Michael Bay and his dog, [of course his name is] Rebel

 May 23, 2017

And what close, close friend made a point of being there? Someone who is known for being the exact opposite of Michael Bay. A nice guy and devoted father, then "married" to the sexy, cool singer of the Black-Eyed Peas, Fergie. That's right, Josh Duhamel, aka Colonel William Lennox in the lucrative Transformers franchise. Bay's go-to guy for eleven years.

Interesting how Bay has pretty much escaped the public and industry scrutiny from the #MeToo; Time's Up movement, don't you think? It certainly can't just be his clout in the industry because other behemoths have fallen. Maybe, just maybe it's because some of that very well-known sexiest, homophobic reputation is part of his cover.  Sort of like the widely distributed stories about Duhamel's infidelity with the $10.00 stripper.  Yes, that's right, a ten dollar stripper. Or, for that matter, all the other highs and lows of this very public "relationship." You know, all those well publicized rumors that E News wanted to memorialize for the record after their "divorce" last year. Just in case you missed them. How kind of them to be so considerate.

 The Sweet Highs and Scandalous Lows of Fegie's and Josh Duhamel's 13-Year Relationship

Ryan Reynolds and Nathan Fillian

Ryan Reynolds and Nathan Fillian form our next loooong-time "bromantic" friendship, their professional beginnings dating back to the 1990s and a twenty-something ABC sitcom set in Boston, "Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza". Although Nathan's character, Johnny Donnelly didn't arrive on the scene until the second season, his belated arrival didn't seem to hamper the bond forging between these two inseparables throughout the years. The show ran for only four seasons, from 1998-2001, but both men have subsequently experienced successful careers. Romcoms, superheroes, leading man roles, all images requiring certain female arm candy to be by their side and to ensure the right message was being projected to the public. Whereas Ryan's "conquests" throughout the years have been more intentionally famous and high profile, Sandra Bullock, Jessica Biel, Alanis Morissette and, of course, Blake Lively, Nathan Fillion's liaisons have remained low-key and C-listed. Strategically, starting out his career playing a Casanova character on One Life to Live, his management team has allowed Nathan to avoid tying the knot thus far, but in exchange has made sure to pad the old dating resume just in case any inconvenient rumors start to poke their heads too far into the light of day. After all, art imitates life sometimes as well.

Not convinced yet? Well, grab a beer and open that bag of chips. We are going to be here for awhile. Rollcall please!  

1) Felicia Day 
2) Vanessa Marcil 
3) Perrey Reeves 
4) Stana Katic 
5) Kate Luyben 
6) Christina Ochoa 
7) Mikael Hoover 
8) Krista Allen  

And, articles never forget to remind readers that Krista Allen is a "Baywatch Babe" (not as predictable as a Victoria Secret Vixon), but then a splashy heterocentric headline is all that matters. Who cares if she has angel wings when she actually has official ex-husbands!!! Oh, and did we forget to mention that Krista used to "date" George Clooney? And, that rumor has it that Nathan has been "engaged" three times? Oh, and that Krista has been twice divorced. And we can't forget the obligatory use of social media to imply just how manly Mr. Fillion really is when it comes to the ladies.

dinameyer. @NathanFillion and I make a delicious @KristaAllenXO #selfie sandwich .... Just for you. Want a bite?

 
What a man. A man who just so happens to have a best friend who plays the game as well as anyone in Hollywood. Who makes sure to bring the entire family with him on his special Hollywood Walk of Fame Induction day to capture his blissful domesticity and fatherhood. In fact, there were so many "happy couple" shots taken that day, that no one even questioned the gazillion photos of Ryan Reynolds with a certain gentleman friend. Someone who just a year before used social media to introduce Ryan Reynolds to the Twitterverse. A well-timed act perhaps to get the public use to the idea that he and Ryan were pals even after all these years. 

Hard to believe these two even had time to bromance given the number of women that passed between them through the years. Then again, maybe they sent out a postcard or two in between all that virile canoodling. 

December 15, 2016

Just regular guys being guys taking a gazillion pics to memorialize the day. You know. Just like two buds do when there's no major sports event to enjoy on TV.

Geesh, Ryan. Was this star for you, or for you and...? 

Although recently "divorced," another celebrity pair who figured out a more indirect way to hang out together for years, without nary a word or shadow cast upon their very special friendship, is that of Jason Bateman and Justin Theroux. 

 

That's right. Jason Bateman and Justin Theroux. In this particular case, the third wheeler just might be the more high profile member of the well-known ménage à trois. Someone who made sure to have such a notorious and humiliating breakup early in her career that a never ending fountain of public sympathy was assured, as was a plausible reason for her lack of a dating history over the years. A dramatic technique used by Sandra Bullock quite effectively after the Jesse James "scandal" strategically hit in 2010, just in time for Bullock's Oscar Acceptance speech for The Blind Side. Someone who just happens to like to openly hanging out with her 'gal pals' during holidays and various sundry occasions à la Leonardo DiCaprio and his same sex 'Wolf Pack'. Hiding in plain site, indeed. Someone by the name of Jennifer Joanna Aniston. As you probably can guess by now, Jason did indeed attend Aniston's induction ceremony on July 7, 2011. Even though she was not engaged to Theroux yet, he was there as well. (The engagement would happen the following year, another three years before an actual marriage would be publicized. After all, brokenhearted Jennifer didn't want to rush into anything.) In any event her special friend, Justin Bateman was there for all to see and no doubt to provide Justin Theroux with some much needed male companionship.

Funny how Aniston's bestie, Courtney Cox, was nowhere to be found that day, yet somehow Jason Bateman received an invite. Maybe this was a concession to Justin to get him to show up.  LOLLLLL!   

And, last but not least, let's end this post with one of our favorite OTPs. Adam Levine's special day for his induction ceremony was February 10, 2017. And, where would he be without his guy by his side. 

And, besides being there, Blake also made sure to give a speech. Heartfelt and befitting of an honor for his very special guy. Because despite the machinations, the stunts, deceptions, and lies, celebrities are people too and just like everyone else, having those nearby, who mean the most, at important moments in their lives, is worth the effort.

Imagine my disappointment when I found out this wasn't a roast," Shelton joked in the very beginning of his speech before opening up about his dear friend. 

"If you would have told me that this guy would end up being one of my best friends, I would have called you crazy," he said reminiscing on the very first time they met and getting a little choked up. "But I have seen a lot of ups and downs, and I have never had a more honest and loyal friend than Adam Levine through my personal journey."

"We all know he is a huge star with music and movies and television, but I am happy to see him get this, because he is my friend and nobody is more shocked -- I mean proud -- than I am that he is going to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame forever. Congratulations, brother," he sweetly concluded. "I love you."

Four different sets of friends and buds, four histories of companionship, four chosen invites to attend the Hollywood Star Walk of Fame.  Four sets of mere coincidence or hiding in plain sight?
  
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our playlist:  Sleeping With a Friend - Neon Trees
                     If You Were Here - Cary Brothers
                     I Knew You Were Waiting - Aretha Franklin and
                                                    George Michael