PR disasters thread 31

[BigWillyLittleTodger]

Have the eagles landed yet? Another thread to discuss yet more Sussex shenanigans!

Well said!

😂😂
Good luck with getting them to STFU! 😜

I agree. It isn't funny any more. I am so glad W&C have got the Middletons and I hope KC3/BP find a way to slap down the pressure on W to fotgive and forget.

I don’t think people would pay to see MM
act out of curiosity or “hate watching”. It’s one thing to pay a month’s subscription to Netflix and binge watch, quite another to shell out for a trip to a West End theatre.

But I don’t think it would ever come to that. As I’ve said before, Meghan isn’t an actor, she’s a fame seeker. She responds badly to any kind of criticism however constructive. I think she would find taking theatre direction very difficult.

ETA this thread is galloping away from me as usual so apologies for lagging!

Oh it is.
her ‘acting ‘ is just playing the one role regardless of story line or nuances.
she’s only any good at playing herself, which apparently didn’t go down too well when she recorded a cameo appearance for an as yet unreleased film. but reports are that they cut her part because she couldn’t even convincingly play herself.
But yes, she’s a screen icon that anyone would be lucky to have her name attached to their film or theatre performance.

Ok 🙃

IMHO, @MrsFinkelstein nailed it. H is lazy and so is M.

Take any of the Netflix/Spotify/As Ever projects and compare the publicity tours that HaM did to support their ventures versus other players in the entertainment industry.

Everyone else does the late night/morning show/podcast rounds depending on which audience is being targeted. For a lifestyle brand, it is inexcusable that M did not go on all three morning shows (ABC/CBS/NBC) and also key lifestyle podcasts. That is what everyone else does to push their projects!

While H's titles got HaM access to lucrative deals, execution was still required. Investors expected a return on their investment in HaM's project but instead faced steep losses. So, HaM is back to access the Bank of King Pa.

I think the problem with a west end play is the stamina. And this goes for anyone not just MM. And no retakes - whole thing perfect from the start. Also I think stage acting is different to film / tv acting.

Another of Basilisk's Elizabeth Taylor anecdotes

"Richard Burton was trained on the classical stage and initially found Elizabeth Taylor’s seemingly effortless, low-key approach perplexing. He even complained to director Joseph L. Mankiewicz about her apparent lack of traditional technique . Mankiewicz showed Burton raw dailies and footage of Taylor. Burton realized that her natural stillness, magnetism, and quiet intensity completely dominated the camera frame without needing grand theatrical gestures. Influenced by Taylor, Burton adjusted his craft, unlearning the projection required for live theatre to adopt a more intimate, subtle style suited for cinema."

I'm not saying MM is Elizabeth Taylor , just that film / TV acting is a slightly different skill , and some may be more suited to one than the other.

But surely as a mature, successful, independently wealthy woman she could have paid to upgrade her own ticket. I wonder how she usually flew at this time.

@BasiliskStare oh yes stamina is important for stage and it does require different acting skills/style from screen acting. But there are some parts that won't necessarily have a lot of stage time where it could work.

I know I'm alone in this thread on seeing it as a possibility, and I'm quite at peace with that

They probably intentionally flew separately to avoid being spotted and H was less likely to get away with it in economy!

At the risk of derailing, does
anyone remember the tv series “Masterclass” where famous actors gave a small group of students tuition on stage and film craft? Michael Caine gave an excellent class on how minutely it was necessary to perform when being shown full face on a big screen.

However PR expert Mark Borkowski told Hello that if Meghan did indeed want a theatre role, there would be interest from the West End.
“I know at least three or four West End theatre producers who would have her in a production tomorrow.,” he told the magazine.

You might be alone on the thread @DandyAF but not totally alone. Whether this is Sussex led PR dripping I have absolutely no idea.

As if Meghan would appear as a mere employee in a West End stage show when she was previously gifted the position by HMTQ as Patron of the National Theatre!

Ha, thank you for that! As I said above, I strongly suspected theatre producers would be interested in having her. It's just makes business sense to me.

Stunt casting doesn't need to be at the expense of quality overall. You get in very good actors for other parts and a great, experienced director with at least one good AD and financially account for a generous rehearsal period.

Has Meghan ever done Theatre ? I have always thought she wanted to be rich and famous rather than a serious actor ?

Prepare, I'm about to throw a grenade into the thread, but...

what if Meghan was to appear in a play at The National Theatre 🤯

What’s in it for Meghan?

Is this Meghan's agent? 😂

Apparently Meghan’s being touted as this years entry for Eurovision and that’s the real reason for her return.

Prestige.

Attention.

A metaphorical reclaiming of the NT and so a possible two fingers up to the RF.

mature and successful?! LMAO 😆

lol

Nah that’s too much effort.

I would love to see Meg acting, working, putting the graft in. Problem is, she has proved that she is not a hard worker. Podcasts - no research into her guests. Merely a platform to word salad about herself. WLM, zero promotion, foot work etc .....