Sunday, April 14, 2019

Sunday Musings: Third Wheelin' Dealin' and Mysterio Hits the Gym?


Little bit of this, little bit of that...


• Apparently, Justin Bieber's team feels there's nothing like reminiscing about a memory of attending Coachella with a rumored date to.....do what, exactly?  He's freshly "married", should still be in honeymoon mode, but hey, let's post a Throwback like this one on your Instagram:


..."better be this good"?  There's no mistaking the insinuation of that statement.  But his social media team threw in a fond comment by his beard, I mean wife Hailey to help smooth things out and convey to the public that this reminiscing is A-OK with her.  And E! Online reminds us in this remarkable article, that Hailey is "Kenny's" BFF!


Justin Bieber is taking a trip down memory lane right in time for Coachella 2019. 
 
One day before the highly-anticipated music and arts festival kicks off in the Southern California desert, the pop star took to Instagram with an epic throwback from his Coachella experience in 2015. That year the Biebs attended the event with none other than Kendall Jenner, who he at the time was rumored to be romancing!
"Coachella better be this good this year," he captioned the snapshot taken within the festival grounds.
 
Four years later, it's pretty ironic to note that Justin's wife and Kendall's BFF, Hailey Bieber (then a Baldwin), also partied at Coachella with the pair. 
 
She even commented on her beau's post, "this pic gets me every time."
 
As for Kenny, she's yet to miss a Coachella since 2014. - Justin Bieber Gears Up for Coachella 2019 with Must-See Kendall Jenner Throwback on eonline
 
You can't make this stuff up, folks.  While Biebs is supposed to be flying high on the "loved up" cloud of his recent nuptials, E! Online and the singer want the public to believe he's instead looking in his cloud's rear view mirror, if you know what we mean. And that Hailey Bieber is A-OK with this post after partying with "the pair" at the festival is even more amusing. "Kenny" gave a playful Instagram comment of "Haha i'm dead".

 And then E! Online ends their write-up with "Here's hoping Kendall and Justin get an opportunity to recreate their Kodak moment sometime this weekend!"   


Huh?  lol.  But looks like there's no big deal with this and they're all one happy family.  Here's "Kenny" and Hailey together this weekend at Coachella while Biebs is enjoying his 'me' time.  Perhaps he's seeking some pastor support this weekend???


 

 Interesting, isn't it?  How many relationships and marriages in Hollywood remain on such amicable and friendly terms even after a legal ending?  

 Demi Moore and Bruce Willis
Naomi Watts and Liev Schrieber
Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield
Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder
Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
Fergi and Josh Duhamel

Just to name a few.  Is there any kind of pattern there?? ;-)

And remember this very friendly looking, but "accidental" bumping-into that took place after their "break up"?   Austin Nichols and Sophia Bush.


Maybe Austin, Jake, and Sophia could do a Biebs-"Kenny"-Hailey Instagram "we-are-family" post too, with a throwback to when they were all at the beach together in 2006:


and then with Austin carrying Jake's shoes,


 Good times!

 • And Narnia wishes we could play a wholehearted "Ding Dong the you-know-what is dead", but this fauxmance was so devoid of conclusiveness and execution, we can't even muster up one chorus, lol.  Nonetheless, we are glad to see the end of Naomi Campbell's Tick-like attachment to the thriving Liam Payne.  Here's a couple of recent pictures of one of Narnia's faves.  

 Has a VW bus ever looked any better?




 Which then reminded 1D fans of this time:

Leave it to Liam to tug at the heartstrings with that picture.


Thank you, Liam!!

Special bonus - here's Liam's reaction to the VW bus:


http://thedailypayne.tumblr.com/post/184134937421/via-liampayne-insta-story-124
 

 • For some reason, every time I see Kris Allen performing in the southeast (which is pretty much a fixture now), it feels like Kristopher's reaction to crossing west of the Mississippi is like George Costanza's in this episode of Seinfeld:

What's next on Kris's schedule?  An "intimate" performance on May 5 in Blue Ridge, GA at a private cabin.  The performance is listed as a fundraiser for Big Change [social impact accelerator that finds inspired youth with potentially world-changing ideas and helps them bring those ideas to life] and tickets are $68.27 (w/ service fee) and there is a $140 VIP Private Meet and Greet event.  

 Sounds quite lovely anyway, doesn't it?  Mountains and a private cabin.  If you live in Arkansas, Georgia, Nashville TN, or New York, you've got a reasonable chance at seeing Kris perform.  If you live west of the Mississippi?  Wellllllllllll.....different story.

 We have those American Idol memories and You Tube as well.   Interesting, isn't it?  Because this guy is quite talented.  He's a great songwriter and really has evolved as a singer.  But his geographical boundaries are narrowing instead of enlarging, which isn't a bad thing as long as he is happy and loves what he is doing.  When this Blue Ridge private cabin performance in May is the only listed tour date on the internet though, it does leave one kind of scratching their head. With two children to see through school and possibly college, it's kind of an interesting, non-ambitious path....

 • Look at this dandy photo Austin posted on his Instagram this past week.  Love that tie!!


• Meanwhile, Jake's people want us to believe that he is re-shooting scenes from the Far From Home tentpole movie.  When IHeartJake posted the paparazzi photos, they were posted as "At a gym in West Hollywood".  But according to two different Instagram accounts, "ffh cast" and "the_comicb00k_lover", the gym photos were actually reshoots for the movie.  You don't say?  So, sounds like another case of End of Watch and the Subway "filming"?? Here's Jake hidden by a large black bag, along with some of the film crew? Co-stars from Far from Home? Are they shooting a scene? One in sweat pants and hoodie, the other in denim pants.  Working out at the gym?  Re-shooting?  Both???


Then, it was Cartier to the rescue again, holding a launch in Paris, France for Jake to be placed at.  Here he is chatting up a long-haired member of the female population [yes, we know, this is supposed to be Cadieu, but speaking as "concerned", i.e. entertained fans, we feel it is fair to state that we are not persuaded by these hinky, i.e. half-assed photos]






 Heyyyyyy, that's not the elusive Jeanne Cadieu, is it?  Where in the heck has she been, anyway?  Oh, that's right! Jake has been overseas since the closure of his play, thus here comes Caribou from out of the wine cellar to help give him his needed cover. Because otherwise, it feels like a year or so since we were told these two were canoodl-ers.


 
And this is supposedly her and beau Jakers at the Paris airport on Apr 10.   Notice Jake is practicing for his lead role in Phantom of the Opera - half of his face is missing.


So, Jake goes from New York City cross country to Los Angeles to post-produce a re-shoot of a Far From Home gym scene allll the way over to Paris, France for a Cartier launch, then back to New York City to flip himself off.  Here's Jake pointing at his own nose, allegedly today:


Let's hope that Cadieu followed him back to the Big Apple and the couple could have a Met Gala coming out, how about it, kids?

 • Looks like Jared and Jensen are playing their "New York City" narrative, except theirs is the "Austin TX" narrative.  Their social media is frequently sprinkled with pictures which lack solid date stamping.  In other words, they merely list a current ongoing event, but there is not veritable proof that the pictures are current.  And what are the chances of photo layering being used with an added background photo?  

 Here was Jensen allegedly at the WGC Dell Match Play held in Austin, TX, and a stop on the PGA Tour. 

  
The match play ran from March 27 through the 31st.  Jensen's photo was posted on March 30, thus likely, I mean possibly allowing time to snap that background photo and layer his on top.  

 And the "Ivan Shawski Shaw" for J2, aka Steve Carlson, providing the use of his Instagram to place Jensen as possibly working on some music at Arlyn Studios, which is in, of course - Austin, TX:

and then Jensen added his own photo yesterday:

We are to presume the photo was taken recently, because 1) Steve Carlson placed himself in the Austin studio yesterday.  Not necessarily a deal sealer.  But then there's point 2) one might argue, which is because of the heavy scruff; the follicle growth which causes fans to conclude that beard = hiatus so it must be current.  Makes sense.   Could be.  Or could not necessarily be.  Interesting the photo is in black and white.  And believe it or not [this is now truly interesting to know], did you know that facial hair can be created in photos?  I don't expect anyone to watch this whole video, but as I told M&M - know that it exists.  This was fascinating.  And kind of scary.

There are other more current videos because believe it or not, this particular one is from 2014!  So, definitely enough to make me stroke my own chin in contemplation.  LOL!  

 Seriously however, depending on the distance of the subject and the filter, one could see follicle alteration as being a distinct possibility. 

 Guaranteed money shot of absolute placement?  A major, televised award show.  Or a live, televised sporting event.  Here was such an example - Patrick Mahomes with the alleged ruler of his television remote control on his right.


•And if anyone was able to catch this historical moment in America, South Bend, IN Mayor Pete Buttigieg announcing his candidacy for President of the United States, with his husband at his side.  Truly, this was a genuine, historic moment.  Someone who is stepping up due to the dire situation in our country.

I'm glad to be alive to see this day.

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So, a little bit of this, a little bit of that...and Monday's around the corner.  So let's go get 'em.


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                     pinterest, HuffPost Australia
our playlist: A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You - The Monkees
                    The Game of Love - Santana (featuring Michelle
                                                     Branch)
                    Stay (Just a Little Bit Longer) - Maurice Williams and
                                                     the Zodiacs
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Sunday, April 7, 2019

Austin Nichols and the World of False Impressions and Hidden Realities




In one degree or another, we all have experienced the tendency found in human nature to accept what is being spun, rather than challenge or question easy answers and pre-planned narratives. The hard reality is that even when a well-known charlatan tries to persuade others about a topic, entrenched biases and the natural resistance to question authority figures, inevitably favors the con man.  

This careless, almost passive tendency not to question those in power goes a long way toward explaining a certain White House resident's ability to maintain a consistent level of polling success (40-45% approval) even while brazenly gaslighting the American public, and approaching a  mind-boggling 9,500 documented lies.

“Just remember, what you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not  what’s happening,” Donald Trump, 2018




Is it any wonder, that the entertainment industry doesn't need to expend too much effort into selling a story, regardless of the plot errors, the absurdity of the pitch, or the visual "evidence" used to persuade and confuse. Instagram filters and manufactured storytelling, channel mixing and magic wand photographic adjustments, misdating older pics, step and repeat backdrops, well-placed trade magazine articles, the list is truly limitless when the industry is already built on closeting celebrities, and rewarding enablers while punishing truth-tellers.

Now normally, Narnia likes to focus on Jake Gyllenhaal's neverending three-ring circus act, if simply for no other reason than knowing that Jakers is just so darn side-splitting, and also because of the sheer volume of the low hanging fruit available to anyone with half a brain. Today, however, we feel that it's time that Mr. Austin Nichols deserves a little love on this leisurely spring day. After all, sharing a closet with Jake Gyllenhaal means that the Big Texan has much in common with his "What you're seeing is not what is happening" thespian sidekick.

Jake in NY, July 2013 with his one-arm beard/model


For the purposes of this particular post, however, Narnia had to apply a little patience. Mostly, because the subject matter at hand did not truly unveil itself fully until three days ago on April 4, 2019. A twelve-month gestation period before the "birth" of all of Endeavor's coordinating efforts could be revealed. In this instance, we believe the wait was well worth a little delayed gratification on Narnia's part. 

By the way, we are aware that UTA "officially" represents Austin Nichols but, as we also know, when it comes to the closet, there is no way that UTA is not collaborating with Endeavor...for obvious reasons. In fact, this "social" engineering has been taking place since Jake and Austin began secretly dating back in 2002, and includes Austin coincidentally being selected for Jake's then fake girlfriend's (Kirsten Dunst) next movie, Wimbledon. Which, by the way, immediately followed Jake and Austin's co-starring roles in, The Day After Tomorrow.  A few years later, Austin was cast in John From Cincinnati so that he could openly stay in LA while their first child was born in October 2007. To further rollback the gossip chatter about their closeted relationship and surrogacy ambitions, Austin was paired up that summer with Bradley Cooper's former "wife" and fellow UTA client, Jennifer Esposito. Of course, once JFC was cancelled unexpectedly, Esposito was dropped like a hot potato after only one photo op "date" at pap-friendly Madeos Restaurant. Oh, and let's not forget the very coordinated TV role Austin just coincidentally landed on One Tree Hill from 2008-2012. This "opportunity" provided him with an on set beard, Sophia Bush (who also attended USC with him until she landed the role of Brooke Davis on OTH in 2003). Because of this manufactured relationship, Austin was allowed to continue to live in LA (Jake's home base) because the public narrative maintained that Sophia Bush lived there with him.

Now, with that stipulation and background in mind, what we are calling the In the Dark subterfuge actually began on March 12, 2018 with an eye-catching headline from Deadline.com., which included a twitter link to help spread the word to those on social media.

‘In The Dark’: Austin Nichols To Star In the CW Drama Pilot

 The Walking Dead alum Austin Nichols is set for a lead role opposite Perry Mattfeld in the CW pilot In the Dark, from CBS TV Studios and Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films. Brooke Markham and Keston John co-star.

Written by Corinne Kingsbury and directed by The Big Sick helmer Michael Showalter, In the Dark centers on Murphy (Mattfeld), a flawed and irreverent young woman who just happens to be blind and is the only “witness” to the murder of her drug-dealing friend, Tyson. When the police dismiss her story, she sets out with her dog, Pretzel, to find the killer while also managing her colorful dating life and the job she hates at Breaking Blind — the guide-dog school owned by her overprotective parents.

Nichols will play Dean, a salt-of-the-earth cop, he’s called in to investigate when Murphy claims she has discovered Tyson’s dead body in an alley. He’s put on the case because he has a blind daughter, and it’s thought that he may be sensitive to Murphy’s situation. He also initially thinks that Murphy’s claim was the result of a drunken delusion. But as Murphy cleans up her act and presses the police to investigate, Dean begins to lend credence to her claims.

Nichols is known for his roles as Julian Baker on One Tree Hill and Spencer Monroe on The Walking Dead. He recently recurred on Bates Motel and Ray Donovan, among other credits. On the film side, Nichols will next be seen in the Ty Roberts-directed period drama The Iron Orchard. He’s repped by UTA and Silver Lining Entertainment.


Wow! A lead role. With this kind of rollout, one would think that Austin was being given a momentous career opportunity. With a timeline of two full-weeks, and an on location shoot in Toronto, Canada this starring role must have been a once in a lifetime chance. A write up in Deadline is no mean feat either. That is until this surprising headline appeared four months later in Deadline on July 13, 2019.

‘In the Dark’: Rich Sommer To Co-Star On The CW Drama Series In Recasting

Mad Men alum Rich Sommer has been cast in a lead role opposite Perry Mattfeld on the new CW midseason drama series In the Dark, from CBS TV Studios and Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films. He will play Dean, replacing Austin Nichols, who played the role in the pilot.

Really? Now, we here at Narnia naturally wondered why Austin would step away from a lead role in a new CW television series, especially since he had been...well, let's be blunt for a moment, unemployed for awhile. Moreover, there was no reason given for his departure, which any competent agent would at least attempt to provide. Otherwise, people might think it was because of some failing or inadequacy on Austin's part. Not even an obligatory "scheduling conflict."

From the beginning, there were many odd facts and occurrences surrounding his attachment to the In the Dark project that already sparked mounting skepticism from anyone paying attention. First, the show's Wiki page indicated that Austin was cast in the role on March 12 and then started filming on March 13. Huh? Who is hired and then starts filming the very next day? I mean, usually there are contracts, agents, wardrobe, lines to learn, and the need to fly to the location of another country that needs to be arranged before an actor actually walks in front of the camera.


On March 12, 2018, Austin Nichols was cast as the final series regular role as Dean, who is described as a salt-of-the-earth cop who is called in to investigate Murphy's claims because he has a blind daughter.[14]

 

Filming


Filming for the series took place in Toronto, Ontario.[16] Production on the pilot started on March 12, 2018, and wrapped on March 28.[17]

Then there was the flood of photos that placed Austin in Toronto "on the set" or posing with fans as if he were some A-list Hollywood actor. There were so many fan pics, one began to wonder how much Austin was actually working.



 Don't be shy, people


Adding to these proof of life photographs that just kept coming for the entire two weeks, it was odd that Austin was suddenly all over the place after basically not doing much of anything professionally-related for some time.  First, he flew to London to be at the Walker Stalker Convention on March 10, 2018.

 
More pictures here:


Then by March 12, 2018 we were led to believe that Austin flew out to Toronto, without a lot of preparation, and just hit the ground running, camera ready. Not one apparently to let the grass grow under his feet, just five days later, he takes another flight down to Wilmington, North Carolina. This time for an OTH Convention on March 17-18. Afterwards, he supposedly flies back to Toronto until March 28, the last day of filming.  Come to think of it, there was another peculiar piece of information that didn't quite pass the smell test either. Later we found that the pilot was only sixty-minutes. That's right only sixty-minutes.  That's the length of a regular weekly television show. With that kind of time frame, the shoot should have lasted no longer than 6 days, at most 8. Not the extravagant 15 days advertised. Moreover, the show finally aired on April 4, 2019, over one year later, and the pilot was the first episode scheduled. This, of course, means that the role Rich Sommers stepped into to replace Austin, used the same script Austin had allegedly shot in March. Drum roll please. And guess how much camera time Austin would have had for this "leading" role?  A grand total of...

Six-minutes and 18 seconds!!!

Even better, if you look at the episode list on the show's IMDb page, the character Austin was to play, Dean, will only appear in three episodes, one being the pilot. This, of course, means that Dean was not a leading character after all.



In addition, Austin is known for selecting dramatic parts that are quirky with  interesting story lines related to his character. John From Cincinnati, Deadwood, The Walking Dead, Ray Donovan. This role was about as boring and disposable as only a cookie cutter script can create, with the kind of mundane lines one might hear in an eighth grade school production. 

So why was it so important to make the public think that Austin was filming in Toronto for several weeks in March? Well, Jake was advertised as filming Velvet Buzzsaw in March as well.  In fact, true to form, when it comes to the secrecy that surrounds Jake's movie shoots, the filming dates listed on the project's IMDb page is ambiguous as ever.   Evidently, Jake only filmed for one-day, according to this insider's resource. LOL! While when it came to Austin's CW television pilot shoot, we not only knew where, but the precise beginning and ending dates of his work "commitment". 


We here at Narnia suspect that Jake probably finished shooting Velvet Buzzsaw much earlier than March 19, and headed over to England, since he was seen there in late February. We also know that Austin appeared at the Walker Stalker Convention in London on March 10. In other words, where Jake and the family are is where Austin will likely be as well. But publicly, a splashy headline placing Austin in Toronto makes it seem like he is nowhere near Jake. Sandwiching the Toronto story in between his scheduled appearance at the OTH Convention on March 17 means Austin could easily have taken a flight from London to Wilmington and back again.  

Oh, and let's not forget that when Austin was interviewed at the Walker Stalker Con in London, he tried to low-key the current narrative that his life had gotten a bit busier when it came to working. Really? Do tell, Austie? Because it seems like the off camera assistant, who somehow couldn't help but chuckle at his assertion, thought otherwise. Like maybe that busy-ness was less about work, and a little more about something else he was not quite at liberty to divulge.  *wink wink*  It's these kind of inconspicuous, unscripted moments that reveal far more than words can ever say.


Breaking News:  After pointing out the obvious wink wink moment in this YouTube video from the Walker Stalker Convention (2018), looks like Austin and Jake's people just deleted the evidence today that pointed to the tall Texan trying to cover up that he was really not in Toronto filming, "In the Dark".  That video has been up for over a year with no problem. Looks like our speculation that Austin and Jake were in London with the family is spot on. Thanks for the shout out! Evidently,  no one told Management that the coverup is worse than the crime (in this case, the Big Lie).

All in all, just another example of how the closet is full of falsehoods and deceptions, self-inflicted wounds, absurdist narratives, internet scrubbing, and outright gaslighting that, to the casual observer, seem to ring true. Another reason why, upon closer inspection, it is important to never forget that time and time again what you're often hearing,“...what you’re seeing, and what you’re reading" is not what’s really happening at all.


Blindly following the official version of events put out by the powers that be, will never lead to true understanding about really what's going on behind the scenes in any walk of life. Particularly, in today's world where the consolidation of social and corporate media, technology, spin, and a craven disregard for facts overwhelm the public at every turn.



 








 
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our playlist: Nowhere Man – The Beatles
                    Wolves – One Direction 
                    Sounds of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel 
                    Any Major Dude Will Tell You – Steely Dan 

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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Some Things Never Change - and That's The Jam!



Ha ha ha ha, Jason Nesmith from Galaxy Quest is Team Narnia after watching the Jake and Austin show following the last Sea Wall/A Life performance on Sunday, March 30.  [We assume those performances took place and Jake didn't slide out for recess ahead of time.]   ;-)

There were the few obligatory "Jake in the Public Theater Lobby" photos with fans, but on Monday, April 1, we were privy to four (that's right, FOUR!) pics of NYC sidewalk walking complete with air buds, beanie with strategically-facing label, the army green bomber jacket, the workshop blue pants, pristine white sneakers, and the eyes-not-on-path position, face in phone.

We're not sharing the pictures, so if you've not seen them already; just envision the sight in your mind.  We've seen this pose plenty of times, if we just close our eyes, the image should come right to us!

 On Tuesday, April 2, Jake was portrayed to be in L.A., having run into a gentleman named Ken Dawg outside of Crossroads Kitchen, an upscale, vegan restaurant Jake is supposed to have been spotted at before.  Ken Dawg is a courageous burn survivor and motivational speaker, according to his Instagram profile.  His post also happens to mention that Jake has a movie soon to be released, even providing the name of the movie in his Instagram post.  

 Conclusion:  Jake could be anywhere.

 And Austin?  Well, we all know how quiet he's been, but as soon as Jake's play is over, we're privy to a picture of him on his Triumph, sans helmet (????)


and a couple of Instagram "stories" with the narration telling us Austin and his beard Chumley (aka Hassle "Hassie" Harrison) are hanging out with his nieces and nephew.   In Austin, TX.

Conclusion:  Austin could be anywhere.

As opposed to what social media is trying to tell us.

Jake in New York City....then Los Angeles....

Austin in....Austin, TX!!!




How long have we been doing this, folks?  I think it's My Little Pony in Groundhog Day.  ;-)

*sigh* 

UPDATE:  April 6, 2019

And now predictably, since Jake is really incognito, enjoying family time, his social media team has begun Operation Month of April (Austin's birthday month).  Time to feed the Tom Holland fans with some contrived "bromance" appetizers in preparation for the later onslaught.



And some Tumblr contrived drama:


This will be the demographic that Jake's public relations and social media teams will be aiming at and now probably explains this latest photo that Jake posted on his Instagram.  

What 99% of the public doesn't realize is this is likely one of his and Austin's kids' toy cars that they received for their birthday or Christmas.  LOL!

Anyway....some look-over-here while Jake is somewhere else being all domesticated.  (and no one is gladder than Austy! *wink*)

So, there's our Narnia Update on these two.  We hope that they and the fam are enjoying some down time together before Papa grabs his lunch pail and goes off to work again.  




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our playlist:  Bread and Butter - Newbeats
                     Holiday Road - Lindsey Buckingham
                     Morning Train - Sheena Easton

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