#elijah jordan wood

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Elijah with with his family visited Vancouver aquarium and got to take photos with the crew.

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I feel like Elijah would really like Vancouver because he said on multiple occasions that he loves rain and it makes him happy and Vancouver is the best place to enjoy rainy weather throughout year . I hope he is enjoying his time with family.

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A Little Fun S17.Ep:45 Sim Spice🔥

Tomorrow we'll visit Violet and Bo.

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Kotnb memes part 8

Cora is the daughter of Nori and Harry btw and belongs to @caityrayeraye

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Chapter 27

Warnings: None. However, future chapters will contain sexual content so readers that are under the age of 18 may have to skip those chapters (Please keep note of the warnings).

Copyright: I do not own any Wizarding World characters that J.K. Rowling wrote. I do however own Elizabeth Kane (main character) and Trang Nyguen (best friend). There should be no use of these two names without my permission. I also do not condone any copying of this.

𝕬𝖓 𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖗𝖊 𝖕𝖑𝖔𝖙 of land had been cleared by the Ministry of Magic (ie Kingsley) for the burial of the Fallen Fifty. Yes, even though I had saved Dad, Tonks, Severus, and Lavenders' lives, it seemed fate found a way to replace those four lives with those of the Slytherins who had fought alongside us. 

The cemetery was beautiful, hidden just outside of the city, where the sunlight barely managed to filter through the dense canopy of trees. It was unlike any other I had ever seen, as if nature had been given free rein to create a masterpiece of her own. The air was heavy with the scent of countless flowers that seemed to bloom in defiance of the season, their vibrant colours painting the landscape in hues of red, green, yellow, and blue.

 The grass was lush and green, dotted with fresh tombstones of marble that would tell the stories of the brave men and women who had fought in battle. Birdsong filled the air, competing with the soft rustling of leaves as they danced in the gentle breeze.

There were wooden chairs that had been set up in front of the podium where the small man who had spoke at Dumbledore's funeral would be speaking. They were filling up as I stood on the small stage that Lee and I had set up beforehand, overlooking the crowd. 

The Weasleys were the ones I laid eyes upon first, their heads of red hair bright in the sun. When George looked up at us, I swept my eyes over the rest of the crowd, unable to look him in the face. 

Severus was in the very back with Dad, Tonks, Trang, and Andromeda. They were sitting with Remus, Minerva, Elijah Kingsley, and Teddy so that if they started to cry, they would be able to run with them so they didn't disturb the funeral. 

More chairs were added as more people showed up. There was, of course, the survivors of the Battle of Hogwarts, but also family members and friends who hadn't been there. My heart clenched when I saw Dennis Creevy sitting with a tall father who resembled Colin greatly. Both of them were crying silently, but proudly. 

I should've saved Colin too. Somehow. 

"Are you ready?" Lee asked me quietly. 

I turned slightly to look at him. We had been practicing this for the past week to make sure it was perfect for today. I had known Lee enjoyed singing and even had some band friends whose names were Luke, Ryan, and Aaron. Together we had formed our own sort of band, at least for now. 

They thought I had created the entire song, which I had taken out of my memories and put in a pensive to see if they could recreate it. They had been very successful and the song was perfect the last couple of days we had practiced. 

It wasn't, of course, my own. Rather a song that I had used to listen to when I had been int he other world. One I had listened to because it was a 'fan' song for the Wizarding World. One to portray how much the death of the characters meant to them, even though they 'weren't real'. Regardless, I would now take this song from Dr. Gates' world, and bring it alive in mine. 

I fidgeted with my dress slightly, tugging it lower slightly so that it was at knee length instead of above. "Yeah, I think so anyways. It's just. . . I think my main problem will be trying not to cry." 

Lee nodded, looking out at the crowd as the funeral director stepped up onto the platform. "That will be hardest part." 

We sat down in our chairs on the stage, but I couldn't listen to a single word the man said. All I could do was look at all the faces, shining and red with tears, and think about all of the ways I could have saved their loved ones. . . if I hadn't been so selfish to save my own. 

I could've told others, could've told everyone. Or I could've passed liquid luck out to everyone. I should have come up with a better plan. 

But I had been so scared to change the future by an inch, so scared it would prevent me from saving my family. 

I wondered if it was worth it. 

Lee gently touched my hand, making me realize that the band was setting up. I got to my feet slowly, approaching the microphone. I would be singing nearly the entire song though Lee would be helping with the chorus and the other three would join in for vocalizing. 

The coffins were brand new with a design that was modern and sleek. Its lines were clean and uncluttered, its curves soft and inviting. It was made from a sustainable blend of oak wood and metal, a testament to the changing times. A small bronze plaque on the coffin's lids bore the name of the deceased, along with the years of their birth and death.

On a nearby table next to the stage, there was a small surprise that I had set up. I just hoped I was able to sing and concentrate on the magic at the same way. 

I took a deep breath and started to sing. 

 "I'm tired and thin Haven't slept since the war I'm a mess of wounded skin Like a wine sack that's been torn

In the sacred space Behind the lids of my eyes Mad-Eye darkly holds my gaze And I can still see Frederick's laughing face." 

At this point, I let my wand point to the table, letting the two lanterns float up into the slowly darkening sky. I had asked to do this near nighttime so that they would show up better. The lanterns lit up, showing the pictures that accompanied them. . . Uncle Moody who was looking at everyone, and Fred who was laughing. 

After that, the lanterns kept coming, even as I continued to sing. Colin and Professor Vector and Professor Burbage and the Fallen Fifty. 

"It's not enough,  To say that time Can mend my wings That one day I'll fly"

Lee sang along with me as the photos continued to float up and coffins were lowered down into the soft ground. If anyone had stopped crying, they were sobbing now, seeing the faces of their loved ones. 

"And it's not enough  This acheless scar Some wounds are still burning Let me live as one earning his life" 

Lee: And we all fall down And we all fall down 

Me: Behind the lids of my eyes I can still see Frederick's laughing face

Lee: Far away

Me: And I can still see Fredericks' laughing face. 

Now I sang the line and Lee sang the echo. 

It's not enough (not enough)  To say that time (say that time)

Something surprising was happening. . . the crowd was joining in with Lee. I felt my heart soar, especially as the lanterns were now portraying different faces: The faces of Dumbledore and Sirius and Cedric and the faces of the people who had died to Voldemort before he had really taken control. 

Can mend my wings (mend my wings) That one day I'll fly (one day I'll fly) It's not enough (not enough) This acheless scar (acheless scar) Some wounds are still burning (wounds are still burning) Let me live as one earning his life (earning his life)

Lee: Darkest nights turn into dawns Golden lights are chords for songs of love Something death cannot erase

The rest of the song was instrumental as the last four photos showed up: Lily and James Potter, and Frank and Alice Longbottom, a tribute to both of our sets of parents for giving up their different sacrifices so that their children could end the Dark Lord they had so valiantly fought against. 

Lee sang the very last part, which was just a very simple: Far away~

The lanterns went out , the pictures dissolving into golden dust. The coffins finished settling into their already made holes, wands waving gently through the air to cover them with freshly dug up dirt. The headstones glowed brightly in the moonlight and slowly the people moved to visit the graves. 

I sighed, turning away from the crowd. Lee was still staring out at the crowd, but he looked down at me now. "Luna is right you know." 

"Oh?" I asked softly. 

Lee nodded, pulling me into a hug, "We're going to see them again someday." 

"Yes." I whispered, thinking of the stone that Harry had dropped in the forest. They were still out there, still existed, and I would see them all in death. "Yes we will." 

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By Your Side - Chapter 4

Chapter 3 | By Your Side Series | Chapter 5 (coming soon)

Summary: You experience what it’s like being on a film production for the very first time, whilst thinking about home. Luckily, your fellow castmates and film crew seem friendly enough... 

Word Count: 2,772 words

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February 18, 1998

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“Alright,” the director clapped his hands together, bringing everyone in the room to his attention. “Now I know we all practically know each other by now, but since everyone’s here, let’s begin by introducing ourselves and our cast roles. I’ll go first, and then we go round clockwise from there.” He nods to the group and takes his seat down at the table.

“So! I’m Robert Rodriguez, and I’ll be your director for this movie.” He motions to the person sitting to the left beside him to continue, to which a young man with  speaks up.

“Hey guys, I’m Josh Hartnett, and I’ll be playing as Zeke Tyler.” He nods shortly. 

“Jordana Brewster, and I’m playing Delilah Profitt. I’m looking forward to be working with you all.” The gorgeous brunette flashed a brilliant smile.

Next was a tomboyish looking blonde, though you had a hunch it may have been stylized that way for her role. “Hi, I’m Clea DuVall, and my role is Stokely Mitchell. Cool.” The group shared a small chuckle.

“Uh, hi, I’m Shawn Hatosy, playing as Stan Rosado.” He quickly runs a hand through his curly hair as he spoke.

“Hello everyone! I’m Laura Harris, and I’ll be playing Marybeth Hutchinson.” Her gentle voice matched her kind looks as she offered a small smile. Beside her, one of the smallest of the group, perked up as he introduced himself right after.

“Hi guys, I’m Elijah Wood. Really excited to be here, and I’ll be playing Casey Connor.” He spoke quite self assuredly despite sharing most of the group’s slightly nervous jitters, having been on multiple film productions in the past.

“...”

“Uh, Y/N? That’s your cue.” Robert whispered across the table, and suddenly you realized it was your turn, but not before you caught Elijah’s eye as he gently prodded you with his elbow.

‘Oh shit.’

 “Oh shhh...oot.” You caught yourself at the last second, not wanting to look bad in front of your peers by cursing. “Yeah! Yeah, it’s my turn.” The table shared a lighthearted laugh, though you weren’t sure if it was meant to be comforting or not. 

“Uh... hi guys!” You introduced yourself, first name and last. “I’ll be playing as... Jordan Fulcher. Nice to meet you all.” A ripple of amusement sounded throughout the table, and you were half tempted to just lay your head down on the surface with embarrassment. 

Instead, you added: “Sorry, first day on the job.” A couple of people you heard responded with “Same here”, good naturedly.

Luckily or not, the person you sat beside - whom you’ve already been introduced to as Usher - took the attention off of you to charismatically introduce himself. 

“Alright, alright! How’s it going y’all? You might’ve heard of me, you might’ve not. But that’s aight if you don’t; You can call me Usher!” He pauses, letting the room quiet down after another round of laughs and playful cheers. “Usher Raymond, and I’ll be playing Stan Rosado, thank you all for comin.”

Half of you felt grateful that the fellow beside you was able to shift the attention off of you so quickly, though the other half admonished yourself for messing up within the first day of production. ‘Great job, dumbass.’ You thought to yourself.

Looking up, you met the eye of another castmate across from you; The kind eye of Robert Patrick gave you a slight nod of reassurance as he silently mouthed: “You’re okay.”

Feeling comforted as the far more experienced actor gave you his approval, you let yourself smile back. 

It’s always nice to know you’ve got THE T-1000 as a cast member to learn from, as well as other friendly-enough faces.

No longer cornered by your awkward first introduction, you gently prodded Elijah back with your elbow to whisper: “Just wanna let you know: You did a great job in Flipper last year.”

His eyes widened in surprise. “Oh, thanks! It was a ton of fun, I’m glad you liked it.”

...

Sighing in frustration, you forced yourself to take a seat once you entered your assigned dressing room’s chairs, after pacing around the room, nothing short of stressed and anxious. Unable to shake the feeling of uneasiness, you leaned down, burying your face into your arms as they lay atop the vanity table, not daring to look at yourself in the mirror right in front of you. 

‘How the hell did they decide to cast someone with a face like mine?’ You thought, running a hand over it.

Did anything go wrong today? No, actually, if any other person would be asked this question, the most agreed answer would be: No, things went quite well for the first day.

You weren’t any other person, unfortunately; Or at least, you concluded that you cannot be any other person even if you wanted. In fact, you still felt the absolute embarrassment of messing your introduction up; Anyone else would have long forgotten by now; you however, couldn’t shake the fear of wondering if people were about to use that slight slip-up against you, or if they wouldn’t let you live it down, or-

Someone called your name as they knocked on your door. “You doing alright in there?” Robert called, and you shot up, any admonishing thoughts upon yourself being flash frozen for the time being. 

“Uh... hang on just a second!” You called back, giving yourself a once-over in the mirror to rid yourself of any evidence of stress upon your face before beelining towards the door. “Ah, hey there sir.” You gave him a welcoming smile, hiding away your inner turmoil. “What’s up?”

From the initial look on his face, you had already guessed there was something else he wanted to ask. Still, he returned the friendly expression as he replied: “Just wanted to check in on you, also wanted to say that you did great today. Don’t sweat it, just take it easy and enjoy yourself, okay?”

Nodding, you gave him a thumbs up. “Noted. Sorry about that. I... just want to make sure I can give you guys the best performance I can, so...”

“Oh, no need to worry at all.” The director laughs a little. “Everyone’s been talking about how quickly you change into your character like this.” He snapped his fingers. “It’s just the table-read, but it already looks like you’ve got your character down just like that.” You slightly bowed your head in thanks.

“I do my best, and my best is what I can only give, even on day one.” You shrugged lightly. While his words did comfort your nerves somewhat, it’ll mean nothing if not applied to the final product. 

Robert gives you a clap on the shoulder. “That’s the spirit! Now, come on, you don’t want to be eating alone on your first lunch break on the job. Everyone’s been waiting for you!”

You sighed, this time with a bemused look. “Alright alright, as long as they don’t start applauding the moment I enter the room, I’ll hang around more often.” Quickly turning to grab your headset and walkman, making sure the cassette inside still held Marshall’s new EP that you’ve been listening to more often than you would’ve liked to admit, you followed your boss to lunch. “I appreciate it, you know.” You added, genuinely grateful.

“Oh, it’s no problem at all. Don’t burn yourself out by pushing yourself too hard. You’re gonna do fine, trust in the process and you.”

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Several weeks later...

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“What’re ye listening to?”

Raising your head to look at whomever interrupted your peaceful quiet time before another set of rehearsals, you gave Usher a deadpan look and replied: “Nothing your ears should be hearing.” 

He raised his hands in surrender. “I mean, if you know my kind of songwriting, pretty sure that means you’re listening to the HARD, hard stuff.” He angled his neck to try and take a peek at the cassette slotted inside to no avail. “You’ve been leaving us at a cliffhanger for like, what, two and a half weeks? I wanna know what’s made this tape so special, honest to god!”

“Now that,” Clea, having heard your response, came up and sat down beside you. “Is something I’m interested in knowing about; Considering you’ve shot down all of our guesses as to who you’re listening to.” 

Sighing, you groaned, facepalming. “Ugh... not you too, Clea.” Though, you couldn’t help but smile along as your two co-stars laughed. “At this point, you’re gonna get the whole gang in on the investigation-”

“Hold up, did I miss something?”

‘... Speak of the devil.’ You thought as Shawn sidles up beside Usher to look alongside him. “Are we finally gonna hear what you’ve been playing on that walkman?” He inquired.

“If I could, I would.” You replied, keeping your face stone cold with fake annoyance. “But like I said, give it time till this guy’s made it big enough for the mainstream, and then y’all won’t look at me and think: ‘Wow, this kid is a nutcase.’“

“Oooooh, so it’s a guy.” Clea leaned in a bit, raising her eyebrows. Meanwhile, the other two boys followed along with teasing “Oooooooh’s”, like a group of gossiping fangirls.

You didn’t say a thing, except look across the room where Kidada Jones was sitting, making eye contact, you gave her a pleading look of ‘help me’. 

Tragically for you, she just shrugged, grinning playfully. “Sorry babe, you know I’m just as obsessed as the rest of ‘em.” 

“Auuuugggghhhh.” Throwing your head back in exasperation, you called out your two other co-stars that weren’t even here. “Jeez, Laura? Josh? Why must you two not be here in this very moment to defend my pride?!” The group cracked up laughing at your dramatic bemoaning. It was all in good fun, you were hardly even offended at their sibling like pestering to reveal your secrets, but god, sometimes you really needed someplace more introverted than this.

Shoving your walkman back into your pocket and got up from the couch. “I’m being held hostage here, so I’m just gonna... make my escape. See ya.” Leaving the break room to find some other place to chill. 

”Only a matter of time!” Usher called as you left. You looked back and gave him a shake of your head with a smirk, determined to win this war.

Unknowingly to them, your muscles were sore from training on another movie production, set to start filming practically right after this one ended. If you could, you’d hole up in your trailer and sleep the rest of the day away. Stretching out your back with a wince, feeling your overworked sinews creak and stretch, you continued walking down the hall to find Elijah and Robert in another room, playing a game on the Super Nintendo.

“Hey guys-” You greeted before realizing what they were playing, your eyes lighting up. “Oh shoot, is that DOOM?”

“Yeah!” Elijah briefly turned to reply to you before focusing back onto the level. “You wanna try after we finish this level?” 

“Hell yeah, say no more.” Taking a seat on one of the chairs to watch the two play out their match, you stifled a pained groan as you bent your legs to sit down. “Man, I’m already feeling like an old person.”

Robert chuckled, his character reloading their shotgun shells. “You’ve got a long way to go before you actually start feeling that way, kid.” The room was comfortably silent as you watched them play, before he piped up again: “So, how was training with Ed and Brad? Tough crowd, huh?” 

You let out a single “Ha!” before responding:

“Honestly, I’d rather have everyone here pester me about my musical choices before having Mr. Norton urge me to keep going after like, twenty reps? Don’t tell him I said that.”

“Lips are sealed.” Elijah said, as his character turned the corner of a hidden path to collect a blue keycard. “Got it.”

You clapped your hands once. “Nice! You’re almost there.” 

Figuring you may as well resume listening to your music as you watched the gory video game, you quickly put your headphones back on to hear the middle of Just Don’t Give A Fuck, muttering along to the lyrics as if on instinct.

But if you see me on the street and duck ‘Cause you gon’ get stuck, stole, and snuffed ‘Cause I just don’t give a fu-

“Hey! Language.” Robert lightly reprimanded you, breaking you out of your trance.

“Oop, sorry.” 

“...Interesting music choice you got there.” 

You gave a grimace-sort of a smile. “Exactly why I’m not showing my cassettes off to anyone. Not for the faint of heart.”

“Pfft.” Elijah waved the warning off. “We’re all adults here, honestly. What’s a couple of swear words and dark topics gonna hurt anyone?”

‘Ohhhh boy, you have no clue, Eli.’ You thought, leaning back in your seat.

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Another few weeks later, March Break, 1998... 

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Your pager bleeped loudly within your pocket, taking you out of your well earned peaceful zone-out of just letting the world go by, watching Quinn play around in the grassy park fields.

Nearly deciding against checking, you reluctantly took your pager out of your pocket, unsurprised to see your agent’s number displayed on the little screen.

Unsurprised yet somehow not having the strength today to feel irritated, you just sighed and dialed him up on your phone. Pretty handy these days, despite being manufactured a few years ago, it was a worthwhile investment if it meant being able to take calls outside the house.

As soon as you heard him pick up, you didn’t let him have a chance to say hello: “I swear to god, you better have a good reas-”

“Pack your bags, we’re going to L.A.”

You blinked. 

“...Why?”

Usually you’d be far too happy to make a beeline for the airport, but Shaun specifically agreed to not contact you during March Break, just so you could spend some time alone with your family. Having him break that protocol, despite not having any written in agreement, well, let’s just say you had a right to ask why.

Luckily, your agent seemed both excited and probably in a slight state of panic as he explained. “You remember the demo tape I told you to give to me before you left for the first table-read, right?” Not waiting for your confirmation, he quickly got to the point. “Well, someone here wants you to get that song out ASAP, if you can, you get to perform live on the 31′st as THE opening act for another artist’s debut!”

Huh.

Running a hand over your face, you shut your notebook and began to pack your things to leave the park, phone pressed between your ear and shoulder. “Which one, exactly?”

“Florentine Garde- oh, no wait, that’s not what you meant - All of them! Well, pretty much all of them. Look, just, you got a song that’s pretty much done in there right? Which one is the quickest to be produced from now before the 29th this month?”

“Alright, alright, calm down. I know which one I’m gonna do. Just let them know I’ll be there hopefully by tomorrow.”

“Already booked your flight.”

“Wow, great. Thanks for doing all this stuff before letting me know beforehand so I can tell my parents and nephew-slash-son know that I’m going back to work whilst on vacation.” You snipped.

“Look, I’m sorry, I really am. It’s just... this is an opportunity you can’t miss if you want to make it big in the music industry. I told you before that I saw your potential in your songs you showed me, and now’s the time to show an audience what you’ve got! C’mon, please, work with me here. I promise, I’ll show you the best places there to get the best ice cream. I know you like ice cream, right?”

You just chuckled, zipping up your bag. “Alright. You don’t have to bribe me like a child, but now that you mentioned it, you better uphold to that promise or so god help me if shit goes south. I’ll see you tomorrow in L.A.”

Quickly bidding him goodbye, you hung up and called Quinn over, beckoning him to come tidy up and leave. He was fairly understanding every time you told him you had to go to work, which meant not always being able to pick him up from school or taking him outside to play like today, which you were grateful for. 

Hopefully, he would forgive you for having to leave so soon, once again.

‘I’ll be back home soon, baby boy. I promise.’

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(End of Chapter 4)

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A/N: GET READY FOR THE REUNION YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR IN CHAPTER 5. MORE MARSHALL CONTENT FROM THERE ON OUT LET’S GOOOOOOO-

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WHO'D YOU RATHER?: 100 MALE ACTORS EDITION

A game I often spring on friends who are as obsessed with pop culture as I am is Who'd You Rather?. The terms are loose and we usually do it as a progression (so your last choice is often pitted against a new one). It's light fun but my diabolical goal is usually to torture someone with a choice of nearly equal weight (like I did to myself with the first two selections).

Sharing this here in case anyone would like to join in 😊 My own picks are in bold. If anyone has a round or two for me, feel free to add it in the comment section.

Daniel Brühl vs Benedict Cumberbatch

Cillian Murphy vs Rami Malek

Gael García Bernal vs Diego Luna

Pedro Pascal vs Oscar Isaac

Riz Ahmed vs Dev Patel

John Cusack vs Ethan Hawke

Hugh Grant vs Jude Law

James McAvoy vs Tom Hiddleston

Michael Fassbender vs Tom Hardy

Matthew Goode vs Dan Stevens

Edward Norton vs Sam Rockwell

Brad Pitt vs Colin Farrell

Keanu Reeves vs David Tennant

Matt Smith vs Hugh Dancy

Adam Driver vs Jake Gyllenhaal

Robert Pattinson vs Jamie Dornan

Regé-Jean Page vs Jonathan Bailey

Michael Cera vs Jesse Eisenberg

Andrew Garfield vs Nicholas Hoult

Matt Bomer vs Andrew Scott

Bill Hader vs Paul Rudd

John Mulaney vs Ramy Yousef

Jason Sudeikis vs John Krasinski

Zachery Levi vs Adam Brody

Paul Dano vs Barry Keoghan

Steven Yeun vs Henry Golding

Domhnall Gleeson vs Ben Whishaw

Elijah Wood vs Daniel Radcliffe

Ryan Gosling vs Ryan Reynolds

Hugh Jackman vs Ewan McGregor

Timothée Chalamet vs Tom Holland

Paul Mescal vs Josh O'Connor

Jeremy Allen White vs Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Shia LaBeouf vs Miles Teller

Mike Faist vs Dane DeHaan

Kingsley Ben-Adir vs Daryl McCormack

Mads Mikkelsen vs James Spader

Robert Downey Jr. vs Tom Cruise

Matt Damon vs Mark Ruffalo

Idris Elba vs Michael B. Jordan

Jeremy Renner vs Bradley Cooper

Henry Cavill vs Chris Hemsworth

Chris Evans vs Sebastian Stan

Alexander Skarsgård vs Bill Skarsgård

Austin Butler vs Jacob Elordi

Mahershala Ali vs Sterling K. Brown

Mark Strong vs Stanley Tucci

Steve Carell vs Bob Odenkirk

Michael Shannon vs Bryan Cranston

Joaquin Phoenix vs Christian Bale

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I'm half an hour into the first This Week in Fandom podcast about Andy and don't envy you trying to fact correct it!

Despite claiming to use Abbey's blog (and very obviously your timeline) as sources, the presenters somehow don't know seem to know really basic things about the story like whether Amy Player was Andy's real name or not!

They say things are true that aren't, like Andy's claim in the Sharpe group that he lives in a place so rural he doesn't have access to a library, which people who grew up in the same area easily debunked.

They say Andy could have been younger than 15 when he made his first messages in the group, despite the fact he WAS 15 which is easily proven as a fact as both his d.o.b and the message dates are public.

They also say the general consensus is that the early members of the Bit of Earth list were made up of Andy's sock puppets which I've never heard claimed anywhere else, is this true? The only suspected Andy sock puppet member from the BoE list I've ever heard of is Chris the marine (who they do mention) and when Andy was pretending to be the Aussie bloke during Andy's injured eye infection (ditto).

They also say that it was Andy who got the his sketch of Sean Astin signed, but I thought that it was actually members of the group who organised it as an incredibly kind get well gesture for Andy. It was the eye infection that was fake, not the organisation of the signing by other people!

They also claim, perhaps most egregiously, that Abbey was 15 when she and Andy first made online contact and 16 when they met irl.

Then they say the Jordan identity is the duplicate soul of Elijah Wood's unborn twin, which isn't what Abbey had claimed at all. Jordan was just supposed to be a duplicate of Elijah Wood's soul, yes? (And also his cousin irl)

At this point I gave up!

Yup, you're right about everything you've noted here. They did make some factual errors in the podcast (more in part one than in part two), but overall, I felt they did a good job. The errors decreased in frequency as they progressed through the story, and those in part two were far less consequential than the ones you've mentioned.

I'm not going to make a big corrections post; I've never done that with a podcast or video about Andy and I don't want to start now. My hope is that hearing the story will get people curious enough to read up on Andy themselves and get the facts from Abbey's blog or the timeline.

[callmebrycelee]

MY MAN CRUSH MONDAY ELIJAH WOOD SPOOKY SEASON EDITION

Elijah Jordan Wood was January 28, 1981 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The 43-year-old actor and producer is best known for his role of Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Elijah also has appeared in and produced several horror films including The Faculty, Maniac, Come to Daddy, Mandy, and Daniel Isn't Real. Other films of note for Elijah include Back to the Future Part II, The Good Son, The Ice Storm, Deep Impact, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sin City, Happy Feet, Happy Feet 2, and Grand Piano. Elijah Wood is 5 feet and 6 inches tall.

[dalekofchaos]

90's Justice League fancast

My dream cast for a hypothetical 90's Justice League fancast

Michael Keaton as Batman/Bruce Wayne

Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth

Elijah Woods as Robin/Dick Grayson(I am aware that Burton chose Marlon Wayans, but Marlon would've been as old as Chris O'Donnell, so not really a "Boy Wonder" Elijah in the 90's would've been a teenager and would've been the better choice)

Winona Ryder as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl

Brendan Fraser as Superman/Clark Kent

Courtney Cox as Lois Lane

Sarah Michelle Gellar as Supergirl/Linda Danvers

Jamie Kennedy as Jimmy Olsen

Lucy Lawless as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince

John Wesley Shipp as The Flash/Barry Allen

Hayden Christensen as Kid Flash/The Flash/Wally West

Dolph Lundgren as Aquaman/Arthur Curry

Pierce Brosnan as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan

Denzel Washington as Green Lantern/John Stewart

Nicole Kidman as Hawkgirl/Shiera Hall

Christopher Judge as Martian Manhunter

Bruce Campbell as Captain Marvel

Brad Pitt as Green Arrow/Oliver Queen

Uma Thurman as Black Canary/Dinah Lance

Nathan Fillion as Booster Gold/Michael Jon Carter

Alan Tudyk as Blue Beetle/Ted Kord

Doug Bradley as Brainiac

James Earl Jones as Darkseid

Jack Nicholson as The Joker

Billy Zane as Lex Luthor

Catherine Zeta-Jones as Cheetah

Michael Champion as Captain Cold

Timothy Dalton as Sinestro

Vincent D'Onofrio as Solomon Grundy

Michael Dorn as Black Manta

[garak]

kojima meeting with guillermo del toro, elijah wood, trent reznor, and jordan peele all within the last like two days… what is he planning

[hellsmouthhq]

MW canons?

from tvd : lizzie saltzman , davina claire , elena gilbert , vicki donovan , vincent griffith , landon kirby , kaleb hawkins , mikael , jed tien , esther , kai parker , jenna sommers , elijah mikaelson , marcel gerard , aya al-rashid , aiden , liz forbes , connor jordan , and john gilbert !! from btvs : angel , buffy summers , fred burkle , lilah morgan , faith lehane , xander harris , rupert giles , drusilla , daniel ' oz ' osbourne , amy madison , harmony kendall , robin wood , darla , joyce summers , cordelia chase , anya jenkins , lorne , willow rosenberg , ethan rayne , and allen francis doyle !! from charmed : henry mitchell , prue halliwell , cole turner , mabel stillman , billie jenkis , andy trudeau , barbas , victor bennett , christy jenkis , darryl morris , patty halliwell , coop , mitzy stillman , sam wilder , gideon , daisy , margo stillman , jd williams , bianca , and penny halliwell !!

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Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To A Very Talented Actor Who Rose To Top Fame Since His Days As A Child Actor as Most Prominent Young Future Stars started out in the Earlier, 70's, 80's,  & 90's Back In The Day.

Then in 1999 He was selected from the Chosen Few to play a Highly Well Regarded Role That Would Change His Career Forever.

In December 2001

Based On The Famous Classic Fantasy Novel written by JR. Tolkein

A World Of Fantastic Medival Adventures Arrived On The Big Screen and Became A 1# Sensational Film 🎥 For Years To Come.

In The Role That Would Put Him Back On The Map

As The Titular Character, Frodo Baggins

In

Peter Jackson's

THE LORD OF THE RINGS 💍  THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING 💍

Please Wish This Esteemed Young Actor 🙏 Who has been doing this Job since Childhood a Very Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

The 1

&

The Only

MR. ELIJAH JORDAN WOOD

 

#ElijahWood #FrodoBaggins #Beck #TheLordOfTheRings #TronUprising

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[thechaosmuses]

Below the cut you'll find a list of my TVDU muses along with their face claims (more info about each oc muse will be up soon but if you have any questions in the meantime don't be afraid to pm me, I have info on Google Docs for all of them.)

Total Muses; 111 Newest Member; Matias Garcia Added; 1/29/24

(Quick note: all families are in order of oldest to youngest; and a few of the Mikaelson's (Cyrus, Willow, and Tobias) are all honorary/adopted Mikaelson's, not children of Mikael and Esther.) Freya Celeste Mikaelson... portrayed by Riley Voelkel Elijah Daniel Mikaelson... portrayed by Daniel Gillies Elizabeth Haven Mikaelson... portrayed by Zoey Deutch Roman Ryker Mikaelson... portrayed by Alex Pettyfer Erik Flynn Mikaelson... portrayed by Joseph Morgan Kareena Dawn Mikaleson... portrayed by Melissa Benoist Niklaus Ryder Mikaelson... portrayed by Joseph Morgan Thyra Selene Mikaleson... portrayed by Selena Gomez Kolton Nathaniel Mikaelson... portrayed by Nathaniel Buzolic Karsyn Devyn Mikaelson... portrayed by Vanessa Hudgens Mateo Maxwell Mikaelson... portrayed by Keegan Allen Serenity Faye Mikaelson... portrayed by Dianna Agron Sawyer Finch Mikaelson... portrayed by Kristen Stewart Henrik Alexander Mikaelson... portrayed by Andrew Garfield Aurelia Nova Mikaelson... portrayed by Madelyn Cline Felix Ares Mikaelson... portrayed by Jamie Campbell Bower Willow Luna Mikaelson... portrayed by Maia Mitchell Tobias Floyd Mikaelson... portrayed by Grant Gustin Hope Andrea Mikaelson... portrayed by Danielle Rose Russell

Malachai Silas Parker... portrayed by Chris Wood Zephyr Raven Parker... portrayed by Froy Gutierrez Zariyah Dove Parker... portrayed by Sabrina Carpenter Kennedy Taylor Parker... portrayed by Taylor Swift Myles Zane Parker... portrayed by Ross Lynch Mariana Joy Parker... portrayed by Noah Cyrus Olivia Mae Parker... portrayed by Penelope Mitchell Paisley Juniper Parker... portrayed by Katherine McNamara

Silas Xavier Salvatore... portrayed by Paul Wesley Braeden Talia Salvatore... portrayed by Florence Pugh Holden Atlas Salvatore... portrayed by Colin O'Donoghue Damon Luca Salvatore... portrayed by Ian Somerhalder Ezra Grant Salvatore... portrayed by Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Stefan Lance Salvatore... portrayed by Paul Wesley Liberty Faye Salvatore... portrayed by Brenna D’Amico

Jensen Graham Gilbert... portrayed by Jamie Dornan Easton Reed Gilbert... portrayed by Matthew Gray Gubler Jesse Jonathan Gilbert... portrayed by Julian Morris Elias Rhodes Gilbert... portrayed by Dylan O'Brien Jeremiah Steven Gilbert... portrayed by Steven R. McQueen Jazmyn Sophia Gilbert... portrayed by Jenna Coleman

Atlas Rowan Petrova... portrayed by Dylan O'Brien Titus Izaiah Petrova... portrayed by Dylan O'Brien Katherine Maria Pierce... portrayed by Nina Dobrev Kamen Maverick Pierce... portrayed by Dylan O'Brien Natalie Adrianna Pierce... portrayed by Lily Collins

Qetsiyah Zione Bennett... portrayed by Janina Gavankar Eleanor Marie Bennett... portrayed by Zendaya Coleman Salem Elijah Bennett... portrayed by Jordan Fisher Gabriel Graham Gustin... portrayed by Chuku Modu Bonnie Sheila Bennett... portrayed by Kat Graham Belladonna Sharie Bennett... portrayed by Vanessa Morgan

Marcel Leon Gerard... portrayed by Charles Michael Davis Hayley Jane Marshall... portrayed by Phoebe Tonkin Seraphina Rose Ward... portrayed by Madelaine Petsch Theodore Joseph Brickenden... portrayed by Timothee Chalamet  Kaia Asherah Halloran... portrayed by Odette Annable Elizabeth Anne Forbes... portrayed by Marguerite MacIntyre Carter William Forbes... portrayed by Charlie Hunnam Josette Olivia Saltzman... portrayed by Kaylee Bryant Ryan Nicholas Clarke... portrayed by Nick Fink Landon Maxwell Kirby... portrayed by Aria Shahghasemi Aurora Violet De Martel... portrayed by Rebecca Breeds Cameron Myles Lawrence... portrayed by Lucas Bravo Aiden Matthew Lawrence... portrayed by Colin Woodell Jameson Tyler Rosza... portrayed by Tyler Posey Tatum Jaxson Lockwood... portrayed by Morgan Evans Tyler James Lockwood... portrayed by Michael Trevino Tatiana Jade Lockwood... portrayed by Adelaide Kane Taylor Jacob Lockwood... portrayed by Taylor Launter Axel Madden Hughes... portrayed by Cody Saintgnue Ashton Malik Hughes... portrayed by Cody Christian Alexia Rae Branson... portrayed by Arielle Kebbel Sebastian Sawyer Sharpe... portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson Niall Nash Novak... portrayed by Ryan Kelley Montgomery Felix Langston... portrayed by Jedidiah Goodacre Sebastian Killian Jones... portrayed by Thomas Doherty Milton Gabriel Greasley... portrayed by Quincy Fouse Ophelia Esme Lovell... portrayed by Gage Golightly Sapphire Lee McGuire... portrayed by Jennifer Love Hewitt Rami Calder McGuire... portrayed by Kit Harington Benjamin James Kenson... portrayed by Zane Phillips Warren Jaxon Kingsley... portrayed by Ricky Whittle Jeremiah Michael Kenner... portrayed by Michael Vlamis Cecilia Jaklyn Labonair... portrayed by Camila Mendes Rosemary Belle Whitlock... portrayed by Sophie Turner Hadley Kamryn Fuller... portrayed by Sofia Carson Kamryn Avery Marshall... portrayed by Katherine Langford Lorenzo James St. John... portrayed by Michael Malarkey Lorella Diane St. John... portrayed by Gal Gadot Andrew Kolton Rogers... portrayed by Louis Tomlinson Vincent Keith Griffith... portrayed by Yusuf Gatewood Sean Kieran O'Connell... portrayed by Matt Kabus Lucien Maverick Castle... portrayed by Andrew Lees Blair Lilith Walsh... portrayed by Kristine Froseth Zachariah Cole Norwood... portrayed by Oliver Stark Matthias Lucien Delacour... portrayed by Jonah Hauer-King Matias Camilo Garcia... portrayed by Danny Ramirez

Crossover/Genderbent Muses

Cyrus Boyd Mikaelson... portrayed by Cody Kearsley (spn to tvdu) Harmony Iris Johnson... portrayed by Shay Mitchell (tw to tvdu) Chandler Matthew Rawlins... portrayed by Charlie Gillespie (tw to tvdu) Mckenna Stella Parker... portrayed by Katherine Langford (genderbent kai parker)

Test Muses

Dorian Lee Williams... portrayed by Demetrius Bridges Sophie Danielle Deveraux... portrayed by Daniella Pineda Monique Marie Deveraux... portrayed by Yasmine Al-Bustami Evangeline Amaya Sinclair... portrayed by Maisie Richardson-Sellers Inadu Tayen Labonair... portrayed by Blu Farias Hunt Rafael Alexander Waithe... portrayed by Peyton Alex Smith Finch Taylor Tarrayo... portrayed by Courtney Bandeko Cleo Ada Sowande... portrayed by Omono Okojie Penelope Eden Park... portrayed by Lulu Antariksa Jade Ivy Young... portrayed by Giorgia Whigham

[lignes2frappe]

CE QUE L'ON VOUS A TOUJOURS CACHÉ SUR LE CÔTÉ OBSCUR DE MOHAMED ALI

Racisme, islam, manipulations...

Dire de Mohamed Ali qu’il est le plus grand sportif du 20ème siècle n’a rien d’exagéré.

Roi de la boxe anglaise à l’époque où le noble art était le sport le plus populaire de la planète, le Greatest fut le premier poids lourd à être couronné trois fois champion du monde, et ce, alors qu’il n’existait qu’une seule et unique ceinture.

Ayant défendu son titre à 19 reprises, il a défié et vaincu absolument tous ses rivaux (Sonny Liston, George Foreman, Joe Frazier…) lors d’affrontements dantesques où les pronostics le donnaient bien souvent largement perdant (le Rumble in the Jungle en 1974, le Thrilla à Manilla en 1975…).

S’il n’est évidemment pas le seul à avoir excellé dans sa discipline, ce qui le distingue de tous les Pelé, Jordan, Bolt, Woods, Brady & Co., c’est de ne s’être jamais cantonné à son seul sujet.

Mohamed Ali, c’était plus que de la boxe. Mohamed Ali, c’était plus que du sport. Mohamed Ali, c’était une personnalité et des engagements qui ont fait trembler le monde.

Immensément populaire tout autour du globe hier comme aujourd’hui, l’admiration légitime qu’il suscite ne doit cependant pas être confondue avec de l’idolâtrie. Ali n’était ni un prophète, ni un sauveur, mais un homme avec ses (immenses) qualités et ses (gros) défauts.

Qu’importe le storytelling en vigueur depuis trente ans qui tend à occulter ses zones d’ombre, revenons sans complaisance sur certains passages de la biographie de celui qui « refusait d’être celui que l’on voulait qu’il soit ».

Mohamed Ali était-il vraiment musulman ?

La question peut paraître saugrenue de prime abord, tant Mohamed Ali a œuvré sa vie entière pour promouvoir l’islam.

En réalité, il existe ici deux Mohamed Ali : celui qui s’est converti au sunnisme à 33 ans, et celui qui auparavant a milité plus de dix ans au sein de la très controversée Nation of Islam (de février 1962, date à laquelle il a rendu son engagement public, à 1975, date de son départ).

Dirigé de 1934 à 1975 par le tout aussi controversé Elijah Muhammad, la N.O.I. n’appliquait absolument pas les préceptes coraniques au pied de la lettre, mais s’autorisait au contraire à les amender très librement.

Ainsi, le fondateur de la Nation of Islam, Wali Fard Muhammad (disparu mystérieusement en 1934 à 41 ans), était à la fois désigné comme le « mahdi » (le dernier des prophètes envoyé par Allah, annonciateur de la fin des temps), mais aussi comme « Dieu en chair et en os sur terre » – pas une incarnation, pas une manifestation de Dieu, mais bel et bien Dieu lui-même (?!).

Considérés comme hérétique aux yeux des musulmans orthodoxes, les Black Muslims comme ils se surnommaient se confondaient aux yeux des autorités avec une secte tant que le culte de la personnalité y était prononcé.

Et encore, on vous passe les délires sur les soucoupes volantes pour expliquer certains passages de la Bible et du Coran ou la création de la Terre et des Cieux… D’ailleurs, si vous cherchez Elijah Muhammad, il ne repose pas au Paradis, mais en rotation autour de notre planète.

Mohamed Ali était-il raciste ?

La question peut de nouveau surprendre, à ceci près que, là encore, les faits sont troublants.

Les Black Muslims prônaient en effet un ségrégationnisme pur et dur au motif que Noirs et Blancs ne pouvaient pas cohabiter sur un même territoire.

Assimilée au plus premier des degrés à « la race des diables », la race blanche serait, selon leurs sources, née des expérimentations menées par le sorcier Yakub 6 600 ans plus tôt et œuvrerait depuis pour asservir l’homme noir originel.

Au sommet de sa gloire, Mohamed Ali embrassait sans ambage ces thèses, clamant notamment « n’avoir aucun ami blanc », que « tous les hommes blancs américains étaient des diables », ou « qu’un homme noir devrait être tué s’il fricotait avec une femme banche. »

Alliant la parole aux actes, tout comme Malcolm X, Ali est allé jusqu’à se rendre à un meeting du Ku Klux Klan pour prononcer le discours suivant : « Les Noirs devraient se marier entre eux. Les merlebleus avec les merlebleus, les pigeons avec les pigeons, les aigles avec les aigles. Dieu ne se trompe jamais. »

Le genre de déclarations qui fait franchement tâche sur le CV d’un champion des droits civiques…

À sa décharge, après avoir pris ses distances avec les Blacks Muslims, Ali reconnaîtra avoir été victime de l’influence néfaste d’Elijah Muhammad et confiera même après sa mort qu’il « aurait souhaité quitter la Nation plus tôt s’il n’avait pas craint de se faire descendre comme Malcolm ».

[Les trois assassins de Malcolm X étaient tous membres de la N.O.I.]

Mohamed Ali, l’homme à femmes

Au sein d’une Nation of Islam qui prônait « la pratique d’une moralité élevée » en matière de relations hommes/femmes (séparation rigoureuse des sexes lors de ses manifestations, interdiction des mariages interraciaux, monogamie stricte, injonction faite aux « sœurs » de porter « des robes qui touchent le sol » par souci de discrétion…), Mohamed Ali vivait sur ce point sa vie comme il l’entendait

Marié à quatre reprises (et absolument pas avec des femmes membres la N.O.I. comme préconisé), père de neuf enfants, il multipliait les liaisons extraconjugales.

En 2017, dans sa biographie Ali: A life, le journaliste américain Jonathan Eig consacre des passages entiers au « phénoménal appétit sexuel » du Greatest.

« Noires, blanches, jeunes, mûres, actrices, femmes de ménage… il ne faisait aucune discrimination. Tout son entourage était au courant. C’était un sujet de plaisanterie récurrent chez ses amis. »

Sa deuxième femme, Khalilah, mère de quatre de ses enfants, reconnaissait d’ailleurs volontiers « son côté sombre et diabolique », elle à qui il arrivait d’arranger des chambres d’hôtels pour les maîtresses de monsieur (!).

Humiliation suprême, quand son mari s’en est allé combattre Joe Frazier aux Philippines en 1975, le président Ferdinand Marcos a cru bon de le complimenter en public sur la beauté de son épouse… alors qu’Ali était ce jour-là accompagné de l’une de ses conquêtes – sa future troisième femme, Veronica Porche, 19 ans.

Ali estimait néanmoins tout à fait normal ses infidélités, comme il s’en était expliqué dans le New York Times.

« J’ai trois ou quatre copines que je loge, et alors ? Si elles étaient blanches, je comprendrais que cela pose problème, mais elles ne le sont pas. Qu’on me critique sur le Vietnam, qu’on me critique sur ma religion, ou tout un tas d’autres trucs, mais pas là-dessus. »

Notez qu’au sein de la Nation of Islam, il n’était pas le seul Tartuffe de la chambre à coucher, « l’honorable » Elijah Muhammad s’étant fait griller pour avoir eu sept enfants hors mariage.

Mohamed Ali frappait parfois en dessous de la ceinture

Roi du trashtalk, à chacun de ses combats, celui qui volait comme le papillon et piquait comme l’abeille s’engageait dans une guerre des mots sans merci, tant par souci d’assurer un maximum de publicité à l’évènement, que par volonté de déstabiliser psychologiquement son adversaire.

Pas adepte pour un sou du fair-play (il moquait énormément le physique), bien qu’Ali fut plus clair de peau et souvent mieux né que ses adversaires (il était un enfant de la classe moyenne, pas du ghetto), il n’hésitait jamais à dégainer la carte de la race en traitant à tire-larigot ces derniers « d’Oncle Tom » ou de « champions des Blancs ».

C’est ce pauvre Floyd Patterson qui avait eu la mauvaise idée de confier que « la Nation of Islam déshonorait les Noirs » et qui s’est fait mettre KO en deux temps, trois mouvements. C’est le malheureux Ernie Terrell qui en conférence de presse avait eu l’outrecuidance de l’appeler Cassius Clay et qui s’est pris une correction douze rounds durant face à un Ali qui à chaque bordée de coups de poing le défiait de répéter son nom. C’est George Foreman qu’il détestait ouvertement pour avoir accepté de porter le drapeau américain lors de la cérémonie d’ouverture des Jeux olympiques de 1968 à Mexico.

C’est aussi et peut-être surtout Joe Frazier qu’il a harcelé jusqu’à plus soif – « C’est cet autre genre de Noir. Je ne suis pas comme lui. Un jour, il se sera peut-être comme moi. Là, il travaille pour l’ennemi. C’est pour ça qu’il est un Oncle Tom. »

Non content de le comparer à longueur d’interviews à un gorille (l’insulte préférée des racistes), Ali a poussé l’affront jusqu’à agiter un singe en plastique devant lui. Smokin’ Joe, qui des années plus tôt lui avait pourtant prêté de l’argent quand il était au plus bas, ne lui a jamais pardonné.

Son engagement plutôt trouble contre la guerre du Vietnam

Très probablement son plus haut fait de gloire en dehors des rings, quand, l’après-midi du 28 avril 1967, sur la base militaire 61 de Houston, il demeure immobile à l’appel de son nom.

Signifiant là son refus de rejoindre les troupes américaines envoyées combattre l’offensive communiste dans le sud Vietnam, Mohamed Ali justifie sa décision au nom de ses convictions religieuses.

Immédiatement privé de sa licence de boxe et dépossédé de ses titres mondiaux, il est ensuite condamné par les tribunaux à 10 000 dollars d’amende et cinq ans de prison ferme.

Un bras de fer judiciaire s’engage alors avec le gouvernement US.

Inflexible, Ali oppose une fin de non-recevoir à tous les compromis qui lui sont proposés (ne pas porter les armes, participer à des combats exhibition pour divertir les troupes…). Et tant pis si, à 25 ans, il met en péril ses meilleures années sur le plan sportif.

Célébré comme un héros de la liberté et de la contre-culture par l’Amérique protestataire, il incarne ainsi aux yeux du monde un David qui ne transige en aucun cas avec ses principes devant Goliath.

Trois ans et demi plus tard, la Cour suprême statue en sa faveur en cassant la décision de justice initiale pour des raisons de formes.

Canonisée depuis, la séquence mérite toutefois d’être nuancée.

Tout sauf un hippie ou un pacifiste, Ali avait en effet fièrement déclaré dans une interview reprise aux quatre coins du pays « qu’en tant que musulman, il ne participait qu’aux seules guerres voulues par Allah » et qu’il n’avait « personnellement aucun problème avec les Vietnamiens ».

[La punchline « Aucun Viêt-Cong ne m’a jamais traité de nègre » est en revanche une invention.]

Partisan de la loi divine contre la loi de la cité dans un pays où l’islam était ultra minoritaire, Ali faisait donc non seulement acte de sédition, mais il balayait d’un revers de main les 46 soldats américains qui perdaient chaque jour la vie en Asie (16 899 tués en 1968).

Très loin de créer l’unanimité, sa position était vivement critiquée par de nombreux afro-américains envoyés au front, l’accusant d’égoïsme et de lâcheté.

Comble de l’ironie pour un représentant de l’individualisme et de la libre pensée, la grande majorité des témoignages concordent aujourd’hui pour affirmer qu’Ali n’a absolument pas agi par droiture morale, mais par soumission à Elijah Muhammad qui interdisait à tous membres la N.O.I. de prendre part à cette « white man’s war ».

[Muhammad avait lui-même fait de la prison lors de la Seconde guerre mondiale pour avoir refusé de servir.]

Sa fin de carrière en pointillés

Lorsqu’en 1975, Mohamed Ali défait contre toute-attente George Foreman, le plus gros puncheur de sa génération, c’est au prix fort.

Auparavant habitué à danser autour de ses adversaires en s’appuyant sur son agilité et sa vitesse d’exécution, il avait ici opté pour une stratégie diamétralement inverse : encaisser les coups de Foreman blotti dans les cordes, attendre qu’il s’épuise, puis lui porter l’estocade.

Convaincu d’avoir trouvé la marginale, à partir de ce combat, Ali embrasse ce nouveau style, ce qui lui vaut de multiplier les coups reçus au visage. Pour ne rien arranger, à l’entraînement, il encourage ses sparring partners à le frapper à la tête autant qu’ils le peuvent afin de « gagner en résistance ».

Très vite, les conséquences se font ressentir sur sa santé

« Ses réflexes étaient moins vifs de 25 à 30%. Il ne s’en apercevait pas, il pensait que son cerveau était vierge de la moindre lésion alors qu’il commençait à bégayer, à se montrer hésitant… » observe son soignant Ferdie Pachecho.

Deux ans plus tard, en 1977, Pachecho lui conseille d’ailleurs fortement de raccrocher les gants avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. Ali fait la sourde oreille. Plutôt que d’avoir à cautionner le drame à venir, Pachecho démissionne.

Cette condition physique déclinante n’empêche pas Ali à trente ans bien sonnés d’enchaîner quatorze combats en sept ans.

Si ses performances se font de moins en moins convaincantes, son statut de légende vivante lui permet de bénéficier d’une mansuétude de plus en plus accrue de la part des juges – face à Jimmy Young et Ken Norton en 1976, la majorité des experts estiment qu’il aurait dû s’incliner aux points.

Par la suite, cette indulgence ne suffit cependant plus. Ali perd trois de ses quatre derniers combats, dont l’avant-dernier, à 38 ans, face à son ancien sparring partner Larry Holmes qui lui colle une telle raclée que son entraîneur Angelo Dundee a dû jeter la serviette à la fin du dixième round.

Souvent mise sous le tapis, cette fin de parcours fait tâche, d’autant plus que si Ali avait su arrêter à temps, peut-être aurait-il été épargné par la maladie de Parkinson.

12 CITATIONS DE MOHAMMED ALI

Publié sur Booska-p.com le 6 janvier 2023.

[mplaylistdiaries]

January 2019

Summary: I had just started my final spring semester of college and I was barely hanging on going to my internship, classes, prepping for my last shows for the semester, going to my job, cutting out a very toxic friend out of my life, grappling with the unraveling of coming out not of my own accord to my parents, and so many other things that I didn’t even want to even start thinking about. 

At the time I felt so small and scared about everything going on around me because I felt so ill prepared for the future. I had no idea what I should be doing and how I was going to even accomplish any of the things I wanted to do. Heck. I didn’t even know if I was going to even be able to achieve any of it. 

It just all seemed so impossible and everyone else seemed to have some kind of plan for the future on what they were going to do next and excited about us all leaving. It felt like no one noticed how upset or sad I was about how our journey was coming to an end and we were all going to have to live out separate lives. Even though, that wasn’t true at all. It was still how I felt at the time and this playlist reflects all of my feelings at the time. 

PLAYLIST LINK

Prologue by Into the Woods Company

The Bells of Notre Dame by David Ogden Stiers, Tony Jay, Paul Kandel, and Chorus

Newsies by Jermey Jordan & Newsies Company

Be Prepared by Jeremey Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings

Ignite by Casey Lee Williams & Lamar Hall

I Just Can’t Wait To be King by Jason Weaver, Rowan Atkinson, and Laura Williams

Last Surprise by Lyn

I’ll Make A Man Out Of You by Donny Osmond & Chorus

Life Will Change by Lyn

Smile by Casey Lee Williams & Jeff Williams

Seasons of Warfare by Buttercup

He Lives In You by Lebo M.

Seasons of Love by RENT Company

Simple & Clean by Hikaru Utada

Evermore by Dan Stevens

It’s My Turn by Jeff Williams ft. Casey Lee Williams 

Watch What Happens by Kara Lindsay

Go The Distance by Roger Bart

Breathe by Mandy & In the Heights Company

Rivers in the Desert by Lyn

Defying Gravity by Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth

This Time by Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams

Through Heaven’s Eyes by Brian Stokes Mitchell

The Heirtors of Arcadia by Silque

We Are One by Cam Clarke, Charity Sanoy, Ladysmith Black Mambazo

This Is My Idea by Swan Princess Cast

Honor to Us All by Lea Salonga, Beth Fowler, Marni Nixon, and Chorus

This Life is Mine by Casey Lee Williams

Good Little Girl/Bad Little Boy by Adventure Time, Donald Glover, Madeline Martin, Roz Ryan

Bad Reputation by Shawn Mendes

At The Beginning by Richard Marx & Donna Lewis

I Need To Know by Melissa Lyons & Alessandro Juliani

I See The Light by Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi

A Million Dreams by Zif Zaifman, Hugh Jackman, and Michelle Williams

What Am I To You by Adventure Time, Jeremy Shada, Olivia Olson, and Hynden Watch

Call It What You Want by Taylor Swift

You Can’t Stop the Beat by Elijah Kelley, John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes

How Does A Moment Last Forever by Celine Dion

Drift Away by Cristina See

Why by Ayaka

Beneath the Mask by Lyn

Reflection by Lea Salonga

The Path to Isolation by Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams 

Never Enough by Loren Allred

Lost in Thoughts All Alone by AmaLee

I Won’t Say I’m in Love by Susan Egan, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Vaneese Thomas, Lillias White

All Gummed Up Inside by Adventure Time, Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio

Like To Be You by Shawn Mendes ft. Julia Micheals

You Will Be Found by Ben Platt, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Roland, Laura Dreyfuss, and Dear Evan Hansen Cast

Show Yourself by Idina Menzel & Evan Rachel Wood

Wake up, Get up, Get out by Lyn

Days in the Sun by Beauty and the Beast Cast

All That Matters by Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams

Slow Dance With You by Babeo Baggins

Tightrope by Michelle Williams

The Triumph by Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams