Michael Fassbender

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I'm another one who thinks someone's PR is responsible for this. He generally flies under the radar but he takes a date to one of the most popular beaches in the world and then gets photographed 2 days in a row. The whole thing is odd.

Recently Katy Perry complained about paps' aggressive behaviour when she was staying there,so it's absolutely plausible that the first pics were taken by professional paps. The lunch pics seem a bit amateurish. It' s possible that someone recognized him and sold the pics. I'm sure this happened when he was papped with MG while filming Slow West.
 
I don't doubt something is going on but if you're announcing your relationship shouldn't you actually look interested in one another. This just looks like one or both of them wanted to get people speculating which I guess worked.
IMO if they REALLY wanted to get people speculating,there would have been at least one pic with some kind of affectionate behaviour. As I've already said,in my opinion they are trying to conceal the thing using as an excuse the fact of being co-stars,etc.. and speaking about the choice of that popular beach,well,it's not like Fassbender is on some Brad Pitt level of fame.. I think he doesn't take for granted that everytime he's in some well-frequented place he'll have some paps following him.People don't even know they are not filming anymore. According to the Daily mail now they should film in Tasmania..
 
Slow West's synopsis sounds boring and unoriginal, so I hope the director has an interesting take on the material.
The synopsis doesn't say much.. Mclean won a bafta for the short Pitch Black Heist with Michael and Liam Cunningham,but I've not seen it so I don't know.. I'm more curious about Trespass Against Us.
 
Thinking about this, IMO its all about publicity. Usually when Michael is on vacation he flies way under the radar and there are very very few pics of him. When was the last time there were pics of him while filming and all of a sudden BAM, pic overload (which I'm glad for wont lie). some will say they were at the spa and it was a date. Well actually they were filming there and the crew was there so it wasn't a date. As for the private dinner well don't some, if not most actors have private dinners? If I'm "casually" dating someone u best believe I would be at least showing some interest, at least smile at each other, be a bit more friendly. In the first pics they're barely engaged, she's not smiling yet in the other pic its all smiles baby. Not to mention all of a sudden Slow West is gonna be at Sundance and that Malick movie FINALLY have a title. Michael may or may not have known about the set up but maybe his people and her people got together and planned this. Michael problably has no choice but to go along with it. Movies gotta sell, they gotta be out there. And what better way to sell movies than to be more public. He may not like it, but he has to go with it.
 
Thinking about this, IMO its all about publicity. Usually when Michael is on vacation he flies way under the radar and there are very very few pics of him. When was the last time there were pics of him while filming and all of a sudden BAM, pic overload (which I'm glad for wont lie). some will say they were at the spa and it was a date. Well actually they were filming there and the crew was there so it wasn't a date. As for the private dinner well don't some, if not most actors have private dinners? If I'm "casually" dating someone u best believe I would be at least showing some interest, at least smile at each other, be a bit more friendly. In the first pics they're barely engaged, she's not smiling yet in the other pic its all smiles baby. Not to mention all of a sudden Slow West is gonna be at Sundance and that Malick movie FINALLY have a title. Michael may or may not have known about the set up but maybe his people and her people got together and planned this. Michael problably has no choice but to go along with it. Movies gotta sell, they gotta be out there. And what better way to sell movies than to be more public. He may not like it, but he has to go with it.

Very good points! Don't forget that at the table for lunch, she's looking at her phone. Even if you are "casually dating" will you even touch your phone while on a date when he is clearly just sitting there? Another point, while walking there were a few smiles in one pic. In the others she's talking and he is looking forward. Neither appeared engaged. Also she has her movie as well.
 
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Recently Katy Perry complained about paps' aggressive behaviour when she was staying there,so it's absolutely plausible that the first pics were taken by professional paps. The lunch pics seem a bit amateurish. It' s possible that someone recognized him and sold the pics. I'm sure this happened when he was papped with MG while filming Slow West.
The pics in NZ looked professional. I doubt there are many paps hanging around small town NZ so someone (most likely her or her people) probably tipped them off.

IMO if they REALLY wanted to get people speculating,there would have been at least one pic with some kind of affectionate behaviour. As I've already said,in my opinion they are trying to conceal the thing using as an excuse the fact of being co-stars,etc.. and speaking about the choice of that popular beach,well,it's not like Fassbender is on some Brad Pitt level of fame.. I think he doesn't take for granted that everytime he's in some well-frequented place he'll have some paps following him.People don't even know they are not filming anymore. According to the Daily mail now they should film in Tasmania..
If they were affectionate what would there be to speculate? And he's said it's getting harder to go unnoticed. He may not be Brad Pitt but unless he's naive and incredibly stupid he has to know he's probably going to be spotted in Sydney.
 
Sundance's Director of Programming talks about Slow West - “It’s a Western for sure, but a really fresh take,” Groth says. “Because the genre has been done so well in the past and everyone knows its patterns, they take that history and create a new way of telling the story by not filling in all the backstory but by filling in the beats. I felt like I was listening to a Western song as I was watching it.”
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/03/sundance-2015-jack-black-kristen-wiig-sarah-silverman/?hootPostID=590f0b179c37e2196cc69733c5401e99
 
The pics in NZ looked professional. I doubt there are many paps hanging around small town NZ so someone (most likely her or her people) probably tipped them off.


If they were affectionate what would there be to speculate? And he's said it's getting harder to go unnoticed. He may not be Brad Pitt but unless he's naive and incredibly stupid he has to know he's probably going to be spotted in Sydney.

I remember they were not so clear,actually MG was unrecognizable.Maybe I'm wrong and this is not the case,but it's increasingly difficult to distinguish between professional and amateurish photos. They were outside a shop,it could be that someone recognized him,followed them and took the pics. Michael was photographed on the Slow West set while he was peeing.. those pics were taken by a person working there,for example. It's VERY probable that she called paps in Milan,she lives there.. But even in that case there's a ( minimum) possibility that someone recognized him,there are always paps who hang around in Milan centre.I want to give her the benefit of doubt..


I wasn't necessarily speaking of some incontrovertible evidence:p,just a more friendly attitude.In the first pics they were not even alone,when they were lunching she was busy looking at her phone.. It's no coincidence that people are still saying "they are filming together,they are just co-stars,I don't see anything between them!". This is just my opinion,but I think that he doesn't live his life thinking continuously of what people may think.. He likes to fly under the radar but IMO he's a person who doesn't give a damn :p if he wants to do something he likes. He likes to surf,he had the opportunity to do what he likes there before leaving (this is not a proper, planned vacation),so he did it. If they will not be seen together again (I doubt it) he's still in the position to say "we are just friends!" :p,if they will continue to be seen together,it means that he has no problem dating her publicly.
 
Sundance's Director of Programming talks about Slow West - “It’s a Western for sure, but a really fresh take,” Groth says. “Because the genre has been done so well in the past and everyone knows its patterns, they take that history and create a new way of telling the story by not filling in all the backstory but by filling in the beats. I felt like I was listening to a Western song as I was watching it.”
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/.../?hootPostID=590f0b179c37e2196cc69733c5401e99


Interesting! Another pic from TLBO set
 

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I remember they were not so clear,actually MG was unrecognizable.Maybe I'm wrong and this is not the case,but it's increasingly difficult to distinguish between professional and amateurish photos. They were outside a shop,it could be that someone recognized him,followed them and took the pics. Michael was photographed on the Slow West set while he was peeing.. those pics were taken by a person working there,for example. It's VERY probable that she called paps in Milan,she lives there.. But even in that case there's a ( minimum) possibility that someone recognized him,there are always paps who hang around in Milan centre.I want to give her the benefit of doubt..


I wasn't necessarily speaking of some incontrovertible evidence:p,just a more friendly attitude.In the first pics they were not even alone,when they were lunching she was busy looking at her phone.. It's no coincidence that people are still saying "they are filming together,they are just co-stars,I don't see anything between them!". This is just my opinion,but I think that he doesn't live his life thinking continuously of what people may think.. He likes to fly under the radar but IMO he's a person who doesn't give a damn :p if he wants to do something he likes. He likes to surf,he had the opportunity to do what he likes there before leaving (this is not a proper, planned vacation),so he did it. If they will not be seen together again (I doubt it) he's still in the position to say "we are just friends!" :p,if they will continue to be seen together,it means that he has no problem dating her publicly.
He has no problem!:phttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...Vikander-romantic-stroll-Sydney-barefoot.html
When the cast was announced,I don't know why but I saw this coming!I don't think it will last but I like them together. She's pretty and a very good actress.
 
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