#Marcus Bales

[batgovernor]

Using form: Parody with a message: Marcus Bales, 'The Easy Way Taken'

Two friends diverged in a yelling mood And sorry I could not keep them both And still maintain one attitude, I scrolled down through one’s page, and viewed Some green and gold of writing growth. Then saw the other was just as good, With maybe even a better claim Because so well misunderstood Within the writing neighborhood, Though as for that they’re much the same. And each that morning equally…

[nedison]

look out kid they keep it all hid

[joiedecombat]

When I tell y'all I am gripped with concern for the safety and well-being of this horse. 😭

[rwpohl]

i'm not there, todd haynes 2007

[byneddiedingo]

Marcus Carl Franklin, Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Ben Whishaw, Heath Ledger, and Richard Gere in I'm Not There (Todd Haynes, 2007)

Cast: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Ben Whishaw, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere, Kris Kristofferson (voice), Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bruce Greenwood, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams. Screenplay: Todd Haynes, Oren Moverman. Cinematography: Edward Lachman. Production design: Judy Becker. Film editing: Jay Rabinowitz. Music: Bob Dylan. 

[issela-santina]

Terminator Salvation aka when life turns you into a machine and you decide to be a bisexual bastard screaming your pipes off instead

[selin-n]

Bale dansçısı Lilly wheller

Her sabah uyandığımda kendi kendime şöyle söylemeliyim:

"Bugün de meraklı, hayırsız, kaba,

kıskanç ve bencil insanlarla

karşılaşacağım"

Marcus Aurelius - Kendime Düşünceler

[rainbowmilk]

Don't Forget Me III

Warnings: Violence, Death, Language

Treech x Reader

Word Count: 2.1k

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All you wanted was to get away from the people gawking at you, yet oddly enough, the Capitol boy and the rainbow girl were approaching the crowd. Hand-in-hand, no less. That's something you never thought you'd see: a girl from Twelve and a boy from the Capitol holding hands.

They started talking to a clownish-looking man. You couldn’t hear much, but you did learn their names were Lucy Gray and Coriolanus Snow. You couldn’t imagine a situation where you'd willingly talk to anyone from the Capitol. Lucy Gray, however, seemed to thrive under cameras.

Treech, also watching, said, “Y’know, I think I’d rather take my chances in the arena than have to talk to him.”

“Don’t be an ass! He doesn't look that bad,” you say while trying and failing to suppress your laugh.

He raised an eyebrow, staring at you as if you’ve just said the sky is green. “If you say so,” he teased.

The interview, or whatever you want to call it, was cut short when the metal doors swung open, and a group of Peacekeepers marched in, dragging Coriolanus out.

“Do you think he was even supposed to be in here?” You asked as you watched him get dragged out.

“Course not,” Treech smirked, “he looked ready to piss himself when he realized this was being recorded.” He said, once again making you laugh. For a minute, everything felt normal. If you close your eyes, you could pretend you are back home at the market laughing with your friends.

As the day went on, more and more people started showing up. There must’ve been a crowd of about one hundred people when you spotted the familiar red uniform. At first, you thought it was Coriolanus, but as he got closer, you saw that it was a boy with dark brown hair.

He was carrying a large backpack, which was full of food. The boy pulled a sandwich from the bag and tried to coax Marcus, the boy from Two, to take it. He wasn’t having much luck, though. Marcus wouldn’t even acknowledge him.

You were much more inclined to trust him than Coriolanus. Something about him seemed genuine, kinder even. Maybe if you approached him, he’d give you food. It couldn’t hurt to try.

Treech as if sensing your thoughts grabbed your arm. He shook his head at you, saying, “We can’t trust him. He’s Capitol.”

You wanted to argue but decided it wasn’t worth the headache. Treech could be painfully stubborn when he wanted to be.

Coriolanus came by later in the day and seated himself by the bars. A sting of jealousy hit you when you saw him hand Lucy Gray a sandwich. Why hadn’t your mentor shown up?

You didn’t have to wallow for long because Lucy Gray yelled, “You all should get one. They’re real good! Go on, Jessup!”

Her district partner, Jessup, slowly approached the boy with the sandwiches and took one from his hand. He waited until a plum followed and then walked off without a word.

Emboldened, you sprung up, pulling Treech along with you. Rushing to the fence where the boy gave each of you a sandwich and a plum. Satisfied, you walked back to the rocky patch you’d been sitting at. It’s a good thing you got there early because, within a minute, the backpack was almost depleted by the other tributes.

You had to resist the urge to devour the sandwich, forcing yourself to savor every bite. Who knew when your next meal would be? You had to enjoy it while it lasted.

As the sun set, the crowd thinned, and everyone started to settle in for the night. Most tributes opted to stay in the place they’d claimed the first day. Everybody was getting increasingly ill-tempered, yourself included, the more days you spent trapped in the zoo.

Almost on cue, two boys started fighting over a bale of hay, but Marcus broke them up. His display of strength unsettled you. How could you win against that?

I mean, you could handle an ax. Which already left you better off than most tributes. But you weren’t an expert by any means. If you had to face Marcus in the arena, you’d have no chance. Just thinking of the arena made you uneasy. Seeking comfort, you nestled up next to Treech. Letting his steady heartbeat lull you to sleep

The sun beating down on the enclosure stirred you from your slumber. Your eyes flickered open, but the influx of light has you snapping them shut again.

“Mornin,” Treech whispered, his voice still groggy.

“Mmm..too early,” you grumbled, burrowing your head deeper into his chest.

Running on a limited amount of sleep, you didn’t feel up to do anything besides stay curled up behind the rock. The morning passed by uneventfully, with few visitors stopping by. Until Peacekeepers came and corralled you onto a truck. They offered no explanation as to where you were going.

After a short ride, they unloaded all of you at a large building. You were escorted by Peacekeepers who outnumbered you two to one, which you felt was overkill, considering you had heavy shackles attached to your wrists and ankles. They led you to a table and then chained you with concrete weights, telling you to wait for your mentors.

Without much to do, you tilted your head back and surveyed the hall. It was a beautiful space with marble columns, arched windows, and a vaulted ceiling. You should feel awed, you’d never see anything like this in Seven, but it only made you miss home even more.

You glanced over to Treech, but before you could say anything, the doors opened, and twenty-four teenagers marched out. You wondered which one would be your mentor. You hoped they actually cared, but you doubted it, considering they hadn’t visited.

A tall boy who must be your mentor approached your table, sitting in the chair across from you. He introduced himself as “Pliny Harrington”. He seemed nice enough, if not a bit tactless. Maybe this won’t be that bad you allowed yourself to hope.

It was that bad. You were ready to tear your hair by the end of the session. You misheard one question, and Pliny spent the rest of the time talking to you like a toddler. The most infuriating part was his self-satisfied grin because he was so sure he was being helpful.

When the whistle blew to signal the end of the session, you could’ve cried with relief. Even as the Peacekeepers rounded you back into the truck, you were just glad to be done. You’d had enough interactions with Capitol folks to last you a lifetime.

In the truck, you find yourself sitting next to Lucy Gray while she stares at you with a unreadable expression. You are not sure what to make of her.

“Hi...you’re Lucy Gray, right?” you say, wondering why she’s staring at you.

“The one and only,” she quipped back.

Over her shoulder, you could see Treech watching you, his eyes flitting between you and Lucy Gray, unsure if it was a friendly conversation. You shot him a smile, letting him know you were okay.

Lucy Gray must’ve caught the interaction because she gave you a knowing look. She leaned in and whispered, “So, what’s up with you and your district partner?”

Startled, your eyes scanned the others to make sure no one had heard, “What do you mean?”

She shrugged, “You two seem very close, plus he gets this glint in his eyes when he looks at you.”

You glanced up, and sure enough, Treech was still staring at you. He looked startled to have been caught again and looked away. “He’s just—we’ve just been friends for a while,” you say, though your voice has an annoyingly hopeful twinge to it.

“I wouldn’t be too sure about that…well, you at least like him, don’t you?” She asked.

The expression on your face must answer her question because she gave you a pitying smile. Are you really that obvious? You must be. Because it seems everyone, but Treech knew at this point. Even his brothers would tease you about it.

When you arrived back at the zoo, a crowd waited for you. Morning attendance was scarce, but now visitors were pouring in. Annoyed, you tried to hide yourself behind a rock to escape prying eyes.

“What were you and Twelve talkin’ about?” Treech asked, plopping himself beside you.

“It’s a secret,” you say, winking at him, hoping he doesn’t see right through you. Wanting to change the topic, you ask, “How was your mentor?”

He winced at your question “She was very irritating,” he replied. By the look on his face, he was clearly holding himself back from saying anything meaner. “How was yours?”

“God, don’t get me started,” you groan. “He talked to me like I was a five-year-old the whole time!”

You didn’t even think it was possible, but somehow, more people came as the day progressed. Unsurprisingly, Lucy Gray was by the bars entertaining the crowd. What caught your eye, though, was they seemed to be passing her food. The thought of begging for scraps made you flush with humiliation. But it was slowly becoming evident that if you wanted to eat, you’d need to perform.

Other tributes realized this as well. The girl from District 9 did a back handspring, which was rewarded with applause and a bread roll. You stared longingly at the bread, what you would give for a bite.

“Are you hungry?” Treech asked, his mouth turned into a frown.

“I’m fine,” you say, not wanting to worry him.

Treech stared at you blankly, making it clear he didn’t believe you. He stood up, fetching three walnuts off the floor, and marched up to the crowd. He made a good show of juggling the walnuts and keeping the crowd entertained. He was rewarded with a bread roll and an apple.

Once he’s finished, he tipped his hat at the crowd before rushing back to you. He looked pleased with himself as he offered the food to you.

You immediately protested, “No! Don’t worry about me. I’m not that hungry anyway.” In embarrassingly perfect timing, your stomach lets out a growl.

Treech face broke out into a smile, holding out the food again. Sighing in defeat, you ripped a chunk off the bread. As you sat eating, you heard the crowd laughing. When you turned toward the noise, you saw one of the mentors holding out a sandwich in front of her tribute to the girl from Ten, only to pull it away at the last second, much to the crowd’s amusement.

“That’s awfully cruel,” you mumbled, clutching your food protectively to your chest. You tried to block out the noise. No point in making yourself needlessly upset.

However, shrieks coming from the audience members had you snapping your head back towards the bars. You saw the girl from Ten holding a bloody knife. The Capitol girl's face was drained of color as she dropped the sandwich and clawed at her neck. Blood was pouring from her neck and down her fingers as the District 10 girl released her and gave her a small shove.

The Capitol girl stepped back, turning and reaching out, imploring the audience for help. People were either too stunned or too scared to respond. Many drew away as she fell to her knees and began to bleed out. You held no love for the Capitol, but you couldn’t help but pity the girl. It was a horrible way to die.

Coriolanus rushed towards the Capitol girl. Shouting for a medic. He must know her. Your heart dropped when you saw Peacekeepers shouldering their way toward the enclosure. The gunshots sounded almost immediately after. Bullets were fired into the cage without care of who they hit.

You sit stunned for a second as you watch the bullets pierce the District 10 girl's body. Treech practically throws himself toward you, pushing you behind the rock. The bullets continued firing, flying just past your heads.

Even when the gunshots died down, you and Treech remained on the ground. Both of you clinging tightly to one another. After enough time passed, you peeked out and saw soldiers swarming the place, clearing out the last remnants of the audience. Without warning, they swarmed the enclosure, dragging all of you to the back of the cage and lining you up with your hands on top of your heads.

As you stood there, you wondered if they were going to shoot all of you and get it over with. Maybe it would be easier if you died now. At least it would be quick.

[sejjiplinth]

everytime i think about marcus absolutely hurling two kids across the zoo because they were being annoying over a bale of hay i start giggling to myself

[batgovernor]

Poem on poetry: Sonnet: Marcus Bales, 'White Water'

A poem is so obdurate and small Compared to what you wanted it to say And sometimes isn’t even close at all. For instance, this. I’ve worked on it all day, A metaphor for all of love’s affairs. I failed to ride the energy it gave, My form and balance gone. Nothing prepares You for the wildness of the standing wave. Possessing and possessed and then propelled Abruptly past the point of no control…

[satansapostle6]

Characters I Write For

Please message me with any ideas/requests! I need ideas(short fics or series)

Mostly write for fem!readers. I can write fluff, angst, smut, etc. If I’m not comfortable with something I can let you know

Character/Actor List

Favorite Characters/Actors To Write For

Draco Malfoy, Weasley twins

Jesse Pinkman

Paul Dano characters

Josh Hutcherson characters

Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Castiel

Damon Salvatore, Silas, Klaus Mikaelson, Kol Mikaelson

Rodrick Heffley

Bellamy Blake

Ezra Fitz(should probably make it clear I don’t condone)

Ian Duncan(Community)

Charlie(It’s Always Sunny)

Luke Castellan, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase

Finnick Odair

Tommy Shelby

Killian Hook

Paul Dano

Klitz(The Girl Next Door)

Dwayne Hoover(Little Miss Sunshine)

Edward Nashton(The Batman)

Calvin Weir-Fields(Ruby Sparks)

Brian Wilcox(Fast Food Nation)

Joby Taylor(For Ellen)

Nick Flynn(Being Flynn)

Josh Hutcherson

Peeta Mellark(The Hunger Games)

Mike Schmidt(FNAF)

Josh Futturman(Future Man)

Devon Bostick

Rodrick Heffley(Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

Jasper Jordan(The 100)

Cillian Murphy

Tommy Shelby(Peaky Blinders)

Dr. Jonathan Crane(The Dark Knight)

Neil(Watching the Detectives)

Christian Bale

Patrick Bateman(American Psycho)

Bruce Wayne(The Dark Knight)

Breaking Bad

Jesse Pinkman

Jane Margolis

Saul Goodman

Harry Potter(Golden Trio Era)

Harry Potter

Ron Weasley

Hermione Granger

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Ginny Weasley

Luna Lovegood

Neville Longbottom

Draco Malfoy

Pansy Parkinson

Blaise Zabini

Theodore Nott

Daphne Greengrass

Adrian Pucey

Terence Higgs

Harry Potter(Marauders Era)

James Potter

Remus Lupin

Sirius Black

Lily Potter

Severus Snape

Regulus Black

Lucius Malfoy

Narcissa Malfoy

Bellatrix Lestrange

Arthur Weasley

Harry Potter(Fantastic Beasts Era)

Newt Scamander

Queenie Goldstein

Leta Lestrange

Percy Jackson

Percy Jackson

Annabeth Chase

Luke Castellan

Thalia Grace

Jason Grace

+ Gods

Criminal Minds

Spencer Reid

Aaron Hotchner

Emily Prentiss

Derek Morgan

JJ

Penelope Garcia

David Rossi

Elle Greenaway

Cat Adams

Megan Kane

Supernatural

Dean Winchester

Sam Winchester

John Winchester

Mary Winchester

Castiel

Charlie Bradbury

Rowena McLeod

Adam Milligan

Lucifer

Ruby

Jessica Moore

Gabriel

Benny Lafitte

Bela Talbot

Jo Harvelle

Ellen Harvelle

Superstore

Jonah Simms

Amy Sosa

Marcus White

Garrett McNeill

Dina Fox

Cheyenne Lee

Bo Thompson

Gilmore Girls

Lorelai Gilmore

Christopher Hayden

Luke Danes

Logan Huntzberger

Jess Mariano

The Hunger Games

Peeta Mellark

Katniss Everdeen

Gale Hawthorn

Finnick Odair

Johanna Mason

Haymitch Abernathy

Pretty Little Liars

Aria Montgomery

Spencer Hastings

Emily Fields

Hannah Marin

Mona Vanderwaal

Alison Di Laurentis

Jason Di Laurentis

Ezra Fitz

Toby Cavanaugh

Jenna Marshall

Caleb Rivers

The Vampire Diaries

Damon Salvatore

Stefan Salvatore

Katherine Pierce

Elena Gilbert

Jeremy Gilbert

Bonnie Bennett

Caroline Forbes

The Originals

Klaus Mikaelson

Elijah Mikaelson

Kol Mikaelson

Rebekah Mikaelson

Freya Mikaelson

Hayley Marshall

Marcel Gerard

Davina Claire

Twilight

Edward Cullen

Bella Swan

Alice Cullen

Jasper Hale

Rosalie Hale

Emmett Cullen

Victoria

The 100

Bellamy Blake

Octavia Blake

Jasper Jordan

Shameless

Fiona Gallagher

Lip Gallagher

Carl Gallagher

Frank Gallagher

Mandy Milkovich

Kevin Ball

Veronica Fisher

The Bear

Carmy Berzatto

Sydney Adamu

Richie Jerimovich

Suicide Squad

Harley Quinn

Rick Flag

Blackguard

Once Upon A Time

Emma Swan

Regina Mills

Killian Jones

Rumplestiltskin

Robin Hood

Ruby

Hades

Community

Jeff Winger

Abed Nadir

Annie Edison

Troy Barnes

Ian Duncan

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Charlie Kelly

Dennis Reynolds

Dee Reynolds

Mac

Cricket

House MD

Greg House

Robert Chase

James Wilson

Lisa Cuddy

Parks and Recreation

Ben Wyatt

April Ludgate

Andy Dwyer

MCU, Marvel

Steve Rogers

Tony Stark

Natasha Romanoff

Bruce Banner

Wanda Maximoff

Loki Laufeyson

Peter Parker(Holland, Garfield, Maguire)

Gamora

Peter Quill

Scott Lang

Steven Strange

Jessica Jones

Wade Wilson

DC CW

Oliver Queen

Barry Allen

Felicity Smoak

Laurel Lance

Sara Lance

Malcom Merlyn

John Constantine

Leonard Snart

Ray Palmer

Caitlyn Snow

Julian Albert

Rip Hunter

10 Things I Hate About You

Patrick Verona

Cameron James

New Girl

Jess Day

Nick Miller

Schmidt

Other Characters

Charlie Kelmeckis(Perks Of Being A Wallflower)

Jesse Eisenberg Characters

Dr. Who(10th Doctor)

Will Probably Add More

[beautifulgiants]

“You’re a RockStar, Man”: Michael Shannon, in Conversation With Austin Butler

By Austin Butler

Photographed by Chris Black - Styled by Marcus Allen - January 8, 2025

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Documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer’s first narrative feature, The End, is an outlandish, post-apocalyptic musical that stars Michael Shannon as Father, an energy scion at the helm of an elite family of survivors, still living amongst their treasured possessions (just now in an underground bunker). Grappling with guilt, parenthood, and a stranger poking around outside, Shannon puts his permanent expression of bewilderment to good use, whilst singing to the tune of the world’s end. The role probably couldn’t have been a better fit for the beloved Southern actor, an eccentric who’s spent his life deeply immersed in music, and a permanent state of anxiety about climate change. “I try to pick things that are provocative and make people consider our common trials and tribulations, because I know that I’m not going to be the one that comes up with the molecule that replaces the atmosphere or somehow gets greenhouse gases to disappear,” he told his friend and former co-star Austin Butler on a call just before the new year. “The only thing I can really do is, through my work, try to keep these concerns at the forefront.” In conversation, the two went deep on Shannon’s eternal love of jazz, coming up in Chicago’s “spontaneous theatre” scene, and whether or not he’ll one day host Saturday Night Live.

———

MICHAEL SHANNON: Hey, man.

AUSTIN BUTLER: Hey.

SHANNON: Where are you at?

BUTLER: I’m in Los Angeles. Are you in New York?

SHANNON: Yeah, I’m in New York. I’m just home for the holidays, taking it easy.

BUTLER: That’s nice. How lovely.

SHANNON: Are you working?

BUTLER: I just finished working in New York, actually. I was working on a Darren Aronofsky film, so I just got back to Los Angeles about two weeks ago.

SHANNON: Oh, wow. Cool. What were you doing with him?

BUTLER: We’re doing this movie that’s based on a novel called Caught Stealing. It’s basically a thriller that takes place in the ’90s in New York.

SHANNON: Okay.

BUTLER: Yeah. I think the last time you and I saw each other was in New York when we saw Jodie Comer’s play, Prima Facie.

SHANNON: Oh, right. Was that before or after Godot?

BUTLER: Oh, that must have been before, because the next thing I was going to say is, I don’t know if I got to tell you how brilliant you were in Waiting for Godot.

SHANNON: Oh, thank you. I know you came, but I don’t think we got to visit afterwards.

BUTLER: You and Paul both were just extraordinary. It was a work of creative, comedic, and dramatic genius.

SHANNON: Oh, thank you, Austin. Thank you for coming.

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BUTLER: I thought about it for weeks and weeks after. It really stuck with me as one of my favorite performances I’ve seen in a long time. But I’m bummed I never got to see you in Bug or Killer Joe or these performances that have gone down in history.

SHANNON: Yeah, that was a while ago. Somebody just was talking about Killer Joe last night, but that was back in ’98.

BUTLER: Well, I know you’ve probably been answering the same questions over and over, so I wanted to do this differently today. Maybe you want to talk about music a little bit?

SHANNON: Oh, okay. I’m up for that.

BUTLER: I texted Jeff Nichols and Paul Sparks and I said, “Peel back the layers of Mike Shannon for me a little bit.” I said, “What questions would you have for him?” And one thing Paul Sparks told me is how much you love jazz.

SHANNON: I do. I mean, I love all genres of music, but jazz is probably at the tip-top for me, and I love being here in New York City and getting to go to the Village Vanguard. And I love the fact that every time I try to get tickets there, it’s sold out, which means that people are still going and people still care about that music.

BUTLER: I was just having a conversation with a buddy the other day who’s going to be opening a jazz bar in London, and he was saying that he noticed that in a lot of these jazz places, you can’t have conversations now. It’s very much a performance, and he said, “But jazz is one of those forms of music that is actually the most conversational.” And it started making me think, “Well, if you were having a great conversation, what would be some of the best jazz albums to have on?”

SHANNON: Well, clubs now have these no conversation policies, which I understand because they’re concentrating pretty hard and trying to come up with a miracle, basically. I can’t imagine there was less respect back then, but I guess it wasn’t as sanctified as it seems to be nowadays. But if you listen to a lot of old live records you hear conversations on them. It always cracks me up when I hear these old records that are just legendary masterpiece performances and people are just sitting there shooting the shit. But there’s so many records I could think of. A lot of times when I’m doing acting stuff, I find music to inspire me based on whatever it is I’m doing.

BUTLER: Do you play jazz at all? Because I know you sing.

SHANNON: Yeah, I was in a jazz band when I was in high school. I played the bass, but that was just for a couple of years.

BUTLER: Okay. And then you play guitar as well, right?

SHANNON: Yeah, but I never studied it formally. I feel like every actor plays a damn guitar.

BUTLER: It’s an easy thing to bring around with you. I haven’t been on this side of the interview process, getting to interview somebody else, even though this just feels like having a conversation, but it meant that I got to spend the last week going on a deep dive of Michael Shanon and [Shannon’s band] Corporal–

SHANNON: Oh, boy.

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You toured with him last year, right? Doing R.E.M.?

SHANNON: Yeah. Last year was the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.’s album Murmur, and it was the 40th anniversary of this club in Chicago called Metro, and the first show at Metro was R.E.M., so we put together this performance to commemorate the 40th anniversary of everything and it went over pretty good. And then Jason’s agent was there and he said, “You guys should tour this.” And we did. So now we’re touring this year because it’s the 40th anniversary of Fables of the Reconstruction.

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BUTLER: What time of year are you doing that?

SHANNON: Our first show is on Valentine’s Day of 2025. We’ll be at Pappy and Harriets in Joshua Tree.

BUTLER: Oh, yeah. I just drove by there the other day.

SHANNON: And the next night we’ll be at the Bellwether in L.A., and it goes a month from Valentine’s Day.

BUTLER: Well, I’ve got to come to one of those shows. Maybe I’ll drive out to Joshua Tree and see you guys.

SHANNON: I hear that place is cool. I’ve never been there.

BUTLER: I’m so excited to finally get to see you on stage as a rock star.

SHANNON: I mean, I’m borrowing a lot, but it tickles me because all the members of the band have seen us do the show and a few of them have actually gotten up and played with us. They seem to get a kick out of it, so it’s cool.

BUTLER: Two last things, and then I’ll let you go.

SHANNON: Okay.

BUTLER: Jeff told me that your improv comedy is unparalleled.

SHANNON: Oh, really?

BUTLER: Yeah. He heard a legend that there was an improv duo in New York and that when one would get sick, they could call you and you could fill in for either of them. And he says his films are so precisely scripted that he doesn’t often get to see you improv in that way. His life’s dream is to have you host Saturday Night Live. Would you like to?

SHANNON: They have never asked me, Austin.

BUTLER: They’ve got to.

SHANNON: They’ve never asked me once.

BUTLER: Really? Would you want to do it?

SHANNON: I mean, at this point, I’m like, there’s a statute of limitations, man. If I did do it, I’d have to bitch about how long it took for them to ask me to do it. But yeah, I’d do it. I mean, I know so many people that have been on that show, and I came up acting in Chicago. My theater that I’m a member of is a block away from Second City, and we all used to go to the same bar, all them improv folks.

BUTLER: Man, I would love to go see that.

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decades. When I was a teenager, I was canvassing for this Public Interest Relations Group and I would go door to door asking people, “Don’t you want clean air and clean water and all these things?” Of course, I was asking for money, which is always irritating, but my heart was in the right place, and so many doors just slammed in my face. I was like, “How do people not care about this?” It confounded me. So a lot of the work I’ve done has been like, “Hey everybody, think about this.” I try to pick things that are provocative and make people consider our common trials and tribulations, because I know that I’m not going to be the one that comes up with the molecule that replaces the atmosphere or somehow gets greenhouse gases to disappear. That’s not me. I could go back to school tomorrow and study for 20 years and I’m not going to come up with anything that’s going to help a damn lick. The only thing I can really do is, through my work, try to keep these concerns at the forefront. Have you ever felt that way, or does art just ask more questions? I don’t know.

BUTLER: I don’t know. All I can know is my own experience of it. And I felt it watching your movie, where it tills the soil and it overturns something in my mind and in my heart and makes me think about things a little differently. That makes a difference in my life. And I imagine it makes a difference in the lives of many, many others.

Guido Parka and Alpe di Mera Halfneck Sweater in Green Under Water Loro Piana.

SHANNON: But also, I don’t want to be a giant drag all the time. It’s nice when you excite people, or uplift them. 

BUTLER: Well, you do it all, man. It’s been such a joy this last week to explore these different things that I never had seen, from you performing Iggy Pop to you reading that sorority letter. That thing cracked me up. I laughed so hard. You’re an inspiration to all the actors that I look up to, and you’re an inspiration to me, and you’re really putting good stuff out in the world. So, I appreciate you.

SHANNON: That is the damn sweetest thing I ever heard. Thank you, Austin.

BUTLER: Absolutely. I look forward to getting to talk and hang more.

SHANNON: All right, brother. Happy holidays.

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Grooming: Rheanne White using Layrite at Tracey Mattingly.

Art Director: Oliver Shaw.

Photography Assistant: Chandler Bondurant.

Fashion Assistant: Izaake Zuckerman.

Production Assistant: Jordan Santisteban.

[persephoneprice]

re: our favorite gremlin

thinking about mizzen befriending the other tributes but like,,

accidentally

he’s the opposite of friendly, but he’s very good at endearing himself to the others when he recognizes that they might actually be upset (aka weaponizing puppy eyes)

mizzen probably fights tanner for that hay bale (before marcus tosses them both aside to claim it for himself), then it’s a bitter alliance between the two of them & whoops they’re friends

bobbin and mizzen friendship but mizzen hates him at the start bc “wdym there’s another boy my age here” and 13-year-olds will start beef over literally anything. they probably bond over a cool stick or something.

cue five people later and coral is telling mizzen that he can’t keep “trying to make friends” and mizzen just blinks and her blankly because “those aren’t friends, those are mortal enemies” (that’s a lie, he’s made so many new besties)

oh my gosh i’m obsessed with this because it’s so accurate and i love it 🥺

mizzen accidentally befriends panlo when he was actually trying to insult panlo by making fun of his accent. but panlo thought he was adorable and starting trying to mimic mizzen’s accent like it was a game.

mizzen starts beef with lamina because she asked what was on his pants. he was offended because how could you not know what starfish are. then he explained every fact about starfish that he knew and lamina just loved the way he lit up when he spoke about them.

jsjjsjsjs it’s all just so sweet. mizzen somehow gets adopted by every single other tribute.

[dalekofchaos]

Gunnverse Batman fancast

Fancast for James Gunn’s DCU/Batman!

DCEU recast

Burtonverse Recast

90′s Justice League

Reevesverse Batman

Superman

Wonder Woman

The Flash

Green Lantern

Aquaman

Justice League

Green Arrow

Teen Titans

Suicide Squad

Justice League Dark

Batman Beyond

The Dark Knight Returns

Telltale’s Batman

Injustice

Legion Of Doom

Birds Of Prey

Jensen Ackles as Batman/Bruce Wayne

Peter Capaldi as Alfred Pennyworth

Jon Hamm as Thomas Wayne

Lena Headley as Martha Wayne

Courtney B. Vance as Lucius Fox

Laura Dern as Dr Leslie Thompkins

Bryan Cranston as James Gordon

David Harbour as Harvey Bullock

Stephanie Beatriz as Renee Montoya

Tricia Helfer as Sarah Essen

Gabrielle Union as Detective Josephine "Josie Mac" MacDonald

Charlie Hunam as Marcus Driver

Tyrese Gibson as Michael Akins

Billie Piper as Maggie Sawyer

Garrett Hedlund as Ron Probson

Domhnall Gleeson as Jim Corrigan

Bill Hader as Jack Ryder/The Creeper

Jodie Comer as Vicki Vale

Jesús Castro as Nightwing/Dick Grayson

Kiera Allen as Oracle/Barbara Gordon

Dacre Montgomery as Red Hood/Jason Todd

Lucas Jade Zumann as Red Robin/Tim Drake

Kristen Stewart as Batwoman/Kate Kane

Pom Klementieff as Huntress/Helena Bertinelli

Riley Lai Nelet as Batgirl/Cassandra Cain

Mckenna Grace as Spoiler/Stephanie Brown

Carter Rockwood as Robin/Damian Wayne

John Boyega as Batwing/Luke Fox

Caleb McLaughlin as Duke Thomas/The Signal

Alexander Ludwig as Azrael/Jean Paul Valley

Michael B Jordan as Azrael/Michael Lane

Ana De Armas as Catwoman/Selina Kyle

Brian Cox as Commissioner Gillian Loeb

Sam Witwer as Captain Howard Brandon

Michael Weatherly as Detective Arnold Flass

Liam McIntyre as Max Court/Night-Scourge

Robert De Niro as Carmine Falcone

Gwendoline Christie as Sofia Falcone

David Dastmalchian as Alberto Falcone

James Carpinello as Mario Falcone

Al Pacino as Sal Maroni

Benjamin Byron Davis as Rupert Thorne

Michael Imperioli as Anthony Zucco

David Howard Thornton as The Joker

Mia Goth as Harley Quinn

David Tennant as The Riddler/Edward Nygma

Nick Frost as The Penguin/Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot

Oscar Isaac as Two-Face/Harvey Dent

Tobin Bell as Mr Freeze/Victor Fries

Viggo Mortensen as Black Mask/Roman Sionis

Jane Levy as Andrea Beaumont/The Phantasm

Adam Driver as Scarecrow/Jonathan Crane

Kevin Grevioux as Killer Croc

Marko Zaror as Bane

Kevin Durand as Solomon Grundy

Doug Jones as Man-Bat/Kirk Langstrom

Peter Stormare as Clayface/Basil Karlo

Simon Pegg as Mad Hatter/Jervis Tetch

John Lithgow as The Ventriloquist/Arnold Wesker

Natalie Dormer as The Ventriloquist II/Peyton Riley

Tom Ellis as Hush/Thomas Elliot

Raul Esparza as Hugo Strange

Anya Taylor-Joy as Poison Ivy

Pedro Pascal as Deadshot/Floyd Lawton

Anson Mount as Deathstroke/Slade Wilson

Finn Wittrock as Talon/William Cobb

Karl Urban as Owlman/Thomas Wayne Jr

John Carroll Lynch as Professor Pyg

Stephen Lang as David Cain

Daniel Radcliffe as Anarky

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Cluemaster

Conleth Hill as Calendar Man

Keanu Reeves as Prometheus

Ming-Na Wen as Lady Shiva

Ghassan Massoud as Ra’s Al Ghul

Nadine Njeim as Talia Al Ghul

Yasmine Al Massri as Nyssa Raatko

Michael Fassbender as Dr Simon Hurt

Kat Graham as Jezebel Jet/Black Glove

Christian Bale as The Batman Who Laughs

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