Have roles dried up for him? Why is he modeling underwear? Don't get me wrong—I love to see him in underwear. But intimate scenes with another woman in underwear are something his wife may get jealous of.
Theo james
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I don't understand the argument being made that Hollywood is uncomfortable with male objectification. People have been lusting after male movie stars for decades. They are literal pin ups. And saying that male bodies are only on display within some kind of narrative context - yes, isn't that how movies work?! Hollywood isn't making porn films, or releasing film versions of racy calendars. And if there's more female bodies on display than men in Hollywood films, I don't think that automatically means Hollywood has a "problem" with male objectification. (Go watch Top Gun and try and advance this argument)
ScreamasaurusRex
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What’s to understand?
My point is that established actors rarely let themselves be blatantly objectified after they achieve a certain level of success. Rank objectification is for actors cutting their teeth in the industry. That’s why the poster just upthread expressed surprise James had agreed to do this.
Chris Evans was notorious for being hired to remove his clothing onscreen. He did Captain America which objectified him through the “respectable” prism of the superhero film, and after that he never removed his shirt in a Marvel movie again. Henry Cavill went to war with The Witcher producers and refused to remove his shirt in season 2. Joe Manganiello covered himself in tattoos so he wouldn’t be offered “body” roles.
Then these actors turn 50 and 60 and want to be validated again so you have things like Hugh Jackman in Deadpool and Wolverine or Brad Pitt in OAATIH or Daniel Craig in Queer.
theo is so fine i bet hes gonna be the hottest 60 year old uhhggg
Dude, I felt the same way only I actually saw the whole thing and I thought the ‘humor’ was at times super-cringe and unfunny - and I love dark comedies! But this wasn’t it, not by a long shot..
it's the armpits for me
Interesting that the BTS pics showed VPL but the ad itself does not.
He still has work most recently the Netflix show, but we have to remember he is what you call a working actor. He’s not getting paid millions to star in a TV show or movie. He’s not at that level. And as the actor strike revealed the residuals are not very good unless you are at the very Top and can negotiate a good deal. So for extra income they sign up for projects like this one or do these conventions/autograph sessions.
Also being an actor can be very expensive in order to keep up appearances. They also have to pay for lawyers, PR team, union fees, accountants, agent. It all adds up in costs.
He needs to tap into his heritage and play a Greek nobleman in Ancient Athens who's courting a young twink as his eromenos.
lavacoffee
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ScreamasaurusRex
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Well yikes, but they can just do one with an adult in his early 20s.
We saw more consistent “male objectification” in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. With social media becoming so prevalent, it means any nudity or eroticism is going to be posted everywhere and will be brought up forever. That makes a lot of guys become insecure about nudity, sex scenes and erotic photo shoots. While a lot of actors who want to be taken seriously are scared to lean into a “sex symbol” type of image. And sometimes studios don’t want their films and TV shows to have too much of a “gay appeal”. So, they don’t give us much male objectification or they attempt to make a joke out of it.
However, because there are so many shows and movies and working actors and money making opportunities nowadays, we still get a good amount of nudity and eroticism. It just mostly comes from C-listers or below actors and “models”.
Have you not ever seen actors in an ad campaign?
Lucky Blue Smith
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