Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Jonathan Bailey Seventeen Times


As dismissive of Wicked as I might have been -- and remain! -- there is one reason, one big reason, and one big reason alone I am not going to begrudge it its success and you're looking at that reason's nipples right there. Our Jonny boy is terrific in the movie (to be honest none of the actors are my problem with the movie; they're all fine) and we are rooting for him to be the gay superstar leading man we've forever been waiting for. So whatever it takes. Even me clamping my musical-hating yap shut. These photos come via the website Who What Wear and there's a chat with him at the link as well. But pictures! We want pictures. Hit the jump for all the pictures I could scrounge up... 
















3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hubba hubba

Anonymous said...

I can’t blame you for avoiding Wicked. I think it’s an excellent novel, which I recently reread in anticipation of the movie. I found the movie very loud and overproduced to the point that it rarely calms down for plot and character development. The head jerk choreography is probably the worst I’ve ever seen in a movie musical (and I liked John Chu’s In the Heights a lot). In spite of this, the principal performances are fairly good, especially the two women leads.

In spite of this, though, while I liked the first act of the stage version, I can’t say I liked the movie. Gregory MacGuire created a political history of Oz in his book that’s fascinating. The musical leaves out a principal subplot, which is why Elphaba becomes the “Wicked Witch of the West.” Jonathan Bailey gave a pleasant performance as Fiyero, but you want him to remove his shirt, or at least wear one that reveals more of his hot body. However, he’s much better in Fellow Travelers!

VRCooper said...

Don't get started on Wicked---And I love musicals---I believe Johnny needs to disappear for a while---Yes, he is handsome and makes you want to do good things too, but he needs a break----I am looking out for his longevity---