Did anyone watch Graham Norton with Olivia Coleman last night?

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I don't mind her - haven't made my mind up whether her daffy "silly me" persona is genuine or all an act, but anyway. Alex Scarsgard is gorgeous, but that film? Often I see films promoted enthusiastically on there and think hmm, not sure I'd bother going to see it, but Wicker? It looks bonkers. OK a sweet love story, but bonkers! Bonkers in a 'not worth my time' way. And then we find out that Olivia and her DH are producing it! The two leads seem so mismatched. Or is it just me?

I just watched rhe trailer, it looks fantastic, very funny, I will definitely go and see that,

i also really rate Olivia as an actress,

I read once that she's really shy and hates giving interviews as herself, so finds it much easier to hide behind a character. I suspect the quirkiness is part of the act.

Exactly, I’ll shag my own tree thanks.

I really like Olivia Colman. This does sound weird but I like the fact she’s different and a bit wacky.

Country folks ain't gonna pay for what they can get for free.

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I wondered that too. I've read that actors have confidence playing other people but not being themselves.
I could never watch Robin Williams in interviews because he would just go into different characters and hardly be himself.
I absolutely loved him as an actor though.

Great actress, unbearable person

I find her a bit irritating but do think she's a good actress. The best thing I've seen her in is Tyrannosaur - not an easy watch but very good. I also liked Landscapers.

I love her and think she’s really funny. Might be a bit of an act but I like it, she’s comes across and sweet and a little self deprecating.
Shes also looking amazing at the moment and seems more confident in her own skin.
I would happily be besties with her and think she’d be loads of fun 😊
She did start out in things like peep show, so she’s used to hanging out with funny people and I guess that’s where her roots are.
Male comic actors are always trying to be funny on telly so I think she’s just doing the same, it’s her job after all

She is also in a new Film with Andrew Scott about Ian Charleston she plays Dr Margaret Johnston who pioneered Aids medicine, so Olivia has range 😀

The showing off, preening and me me me of people on that show have me turning it off pretty damn quickly.

Everything I see her in she’s just Olivia Coleman tbh and I don’t know if that’s because she’s got a distinctive look or that she always puts a bit of herself into the role

AS must have a portrait in his attic

The film looks brilliant imo, definitely going to see it - I like OC on screen, but find her 'I'm mad, me' persona v irritating.

She looked v different on Graham Norton - in addition to the hair, I''m guessing she's had quite a bit of work done.

Can't stand her.. whether its an act or not, she makes me cringe

When it came out I needed to leave work dead on time to see it and my colleague and good friend (male) said to our big boss before a meeting started when I told him I had to leave on time - yes because she’s going to see a film that has fingering in it. It was very saucy!

😂 it definitely wasn't what I expected !

He's made of wicker so I'm sure he won't look like a Viking.

Serious answer... Wicker is (in the UK/Europe) normally woven thin willow branches, the bark is still on. On top of the willow is a really flexible wood and it's unlikely to give you splinters. HOWEVER it looks flat in the photos - willow should be round. The costume was made by Wētā Workshop in New Zealand, so I have a suspicion they used New Zealand flax (Phormium sp.) for the top layer of the 3D printed costume.
https://www.wetaworkshop.com/projects/wicker (sorry I like plant identification)

I'd much rather watch this than Wicked!

It was a filmed she had done a few years prior, not one she had just done.

The trailer for this makes it look amazing

I liked her in Rev. She gets good roles and makes them her own but I don’t follow her career very closely.

Her new look really suits her. She’s a great actress but I thought she was mismatched in The Roses with Benedict Cumberbatch.

The Roses was an awful film I cringed my way through it!

I suspect the reason we feel she is mismatched in films with her leads is because she looks like she has had no facial work done and has a “normal” face and figure of a 52 year old, also is with leads roughly her own age or a bit younger.

In films it’s not unusual for the man to be a lot older than the woman so that’s true. If the woman is older (eg Nicole Kidman in that film whose name I can’t remember) it becomes a plot point

but I didn’t think there was a mismatch with cumberbatch tbh

I think the perceived mismatch with AS is because he looks young! I still can’t believe he’s 50

Did you see IKEA riffing on this?

They labelled their wicker furniture as "husband material".