She does talk too much which isn’t the main issue for me. What bugged me was the way she kept talking over him. Wouldn’t allow him to finish his point. Even when they asked him a direct question she’d jump in with her point of view
@@chloeesimone3713 girl bye your comment on her looks was very uncalled for . She is a beautiful woman through and through . And since when is a strong personality a bad thing ? If anything that makes her even more attractive. So have a seat Debby downer and let her shine .
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I just love how classy Gugu is. She's very articulate and passionate about everything she does. In my opinion, she was a perfect cast for the role of Belle and she's now one of my favorite actresses. If you haven't seen her in Beyond the Lights, check it out. As for Sam Reid, he's really grown on me since I first saw him in this. He's handsome, but not in the way you'd usually imagine. He just seems like a genuinely sweet guy and he's also a great actor. I like him in The Astronaut Wives Club. Love them both and adore this movie!
I loooovvveeee them both! Sam is hilarious to me. Every question, he's just sitting back letting Gugu speak. He's so chill and laid back and Gugu is so classy and down-to-earth. I looovvveeee them both!
@@AnnieVesper Sam has done a lot of stuff over the years but if you haven't seen Belle yet then you should definitely watch it. That's my favorite movie with Sam Reid.
After watching the movie, I have to say Sam Reid does 'looking in love' really well.He (his character) looked like he was always 2 seconds away from melting every time he looked at Gugu/Belle.Maybe it's just great acting but 7:11 was a fair question,I would have asked that too.
I agree with you. They are really, really, comfortable with each other. I remember when Brad Pitt and Angie were asked if they were a couple, they both denied it (in the beginning). They just married--so we shall see.
Yes! It was the most shocking love declaration I have ever scene on film. And Sam Reid does an amazing job with that declaration! Not caring who hears if they pass by. Not ashamed at all to love this woman who is looked down by many. It's just so incredible!!
Gugu says something very true at 4:24 and that's what resonated with me in the film, about growing up knowing who you are and then waking up one day to find that it doesn't matter to the world you have to function in.
My attention is always fixed on the talent of Sam Reid, not withstanding the fact it;s a great movie. Sam is wonderful and I look forward to more romantic dramas in his career,
They completely give themselves away with the last question about falling in love. Sams facial expression completely changes (with a hint of a smile). Gugu does not look at Sam once when he answers the question- which is what she had been doing every other time he had talked. Their body language in general changes too. I wanted to believe they just had really great chemistry- professionally but now. Hmmmm... :)
I so love and appreciate Sam's avoidance and non-appreciative with the continued attempts to get these two lovely people to say they are seeing each other romantically. That ladies and gentlemen is the PRESS for you. Yuk!!!
sam reid should be in all the best films by now whats going on casting agencies wake the heck up makes me want to direct a film so i can cast him (and meet him) hes just perfect and whats missing (other than more ethnic diversity) in male representation. By that i mean there is something strong and gentle about him and pure that i dont see often in male actors and it was so refreshing to watch him on screen.
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It is the way he looks at her that has a lot of people commenting that they are a couple. I wish a man looked at me the way Sam looks at GuGu. I have to share my opinions about this interview and what I see. I think the way Sam looks at GUGu to be affectionate. At 6:28 - 6:31 notice that he puts his hand on her, or on the chair. He moved it when he realizes the reporters can see him. At 7:11 they have noticed the way he looks at her and ask if they are a couple. The way he looks at GuGu has made a lot of people comment on how close are they. The reporters noticed it too, so we who see the attraction he shows for her when we view this video are not imagining it.
La Louloune Yes, I think you are right. I thought that I was imagining their "closeness" until these reporters commented about it. They are, extremely, comfortable with each other--and it is the way he looks at her that makes people wonder about their relationship, Other people who are commenting about this interview--see it too. Gugu has stated that she will not comment on her personal life when she is being interviewed. She has a right to her privacy, so I hope the best for them.
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7:23 I love that answer. Part of the magic of cinema is imaging the relationship between the real people, but come on. They are ACTORS. The vast majority of actors do not date their costars. However, it does appear that he is currently dating a former costar-Pippa Northeast. They keep it lowkey, but do appear at some Australian film events together.
Coming from the USA, I'm not aware of what they faced in the class situation. I have never had the experience of having a black friend, but just haven't been in a situation where I would have to make a decision. I'm sure If I met or worked with a black person, I would enjoy them, especially if they were educated. One, then, would never judge them.
Usually it would be the man talking with the woman hardly getting a word in, as you say. Given how often women are more likely to be silent in interviews, this is refreshing.
@@tiny3982 Excellent point! Some people just aren't big talkers. Considering that Gugu has done other interviews with male costars where both have spoken in pretty equal amounts, I'm pretty confident that's what's going on here (Sam simply being the quiet type).
Can someone tell me what the woman is saying at 7:11 ? They laughed and Im curious to know why. For the record, I am French...therefore not a native english speaker :(
This is fabulous, but he didn't ask if she needed anything else too. The movie scenes were great but wonder if she did all the communicating he's going to fall off his chair if she needed to move any closer ...body language is evident 😦
I see this particular behaviour you describe when men are being interviewed a lot. I have seen many interviews were the man will jump in on the conversation, over and above a female co-worker. It's a problem that is not properly seen.
Unfortunately, this usually happens in a lot of interviews. One person gets over-excited and keeps talking not realizing they have talked 70% of the time and their colleague(s) only 30%. I don’t take it necessarily is a bad thing, but perhaps a reflection of one of them being introverted and the other extroverted. I think what’s worse is when you have dead silence because both actors won’t speak at all or neither of them are animated enough. Also keep in mind she is the main character in the film so the questions were also tailored towards her thoughts at the forefront as well.
I see no "GAY" in Sam--He and GuGu are very playful with each other. You might want him to be gay David, but I see no Gay in him. Some people say things like that because he is a white man who is interested (maybe) in a woman of color; or maybe you are interested in him and want him to be????
Mabry not gay but very metro looking. I'm not hating or anything. The movie is awesome. I just noticed something in his posture that seems off. simplejonesl I don't want anyone to be gay I'm a Christian and don't believe in that it was just an observation. He seemed much more macho in his role in the movie as opposed to this interview.
David Jackson David, I want you to observe the looks he gives her. David don't you think that the reporters and so many of the people who watched this are wondering if they are a couple because at 7:11 and the way he places his hand on her or the chair--shows intimacy? There are pictures of them (on other sites that gives away their feelings for each other) that if you saw them, you would realize that they are a couple--off screen. I saw GuGu doing an interview for her new movie, and she said no comment--when asked if she was dating anyone. I read that she broke off an engagement--last year--and never named the actor she was engaged to. Since then the pictures of them together (Sam and GuGu) -are very revealing. I would point them out to you, but GuGu is determined to keep her private life--private This is why Sam seems off, he is trying not to give their relationship--away (in my opinion). He is being interviewed, and is not at ease. Some people are judging GuGu to be dominating this conversation, but she is the star of the picture, and they are asking her the most questions, so he isn't being so macho here, because she is the one who they want to talk to. He is also--private about his private life. So please stop judging. I have seen the photos that would prove to all that they seem to be a couple in their private life, and they deserve their privacy. You were the first person to make a statement like that about him, so I am not judging you--but maybe you find him attractive and see what you want? I'm just saying!
The woman acts if they are an item and he rolls his eyes up toward the sky and flips his hair in a very feminine way .@simplejonesl. There's nothing straight about this guy yes he is a good actor but I don't buy it.
When I see same "race" couples...I get really upset. I think everyone should intermarry. So that babies would be beautiful and we won't fight each other because of the differences . .In my opinion
You get angry when you see same race couples. Are you serious? I'm all for people marrying and loving who they want but your statement about hating same race couples is fucked up. War will always exist the world becoming mixed race won't change anything.
Alana Veira leave me alone with my logic!!! Ahhh you're invading my thoughts. Its an opinion. We fight coz we're different, so if we were mixed, the fuck would we fight for?! Don't answer that, its rhetorical?
leave you alone with your logic. You need to re-read what you wrote because it's stupid. Saying that seeing same race couples together is fucked up its just like people who hate seeing mixed race couples is fucked up. No one is invading your thoughts you're chosing a public forum to express an opinion and if someone disagrees with you then you have to be adult enough to deal with it. If you can't handle someone challenging what you're saying then keep your opinions to yourself. Saying that people won't fight anymore if the world were mixed race is naive and stupid. Human beings will always find something to fight about its sad and fustrating but that is the way it will always be and you need accept that fact.
Ummm ok you clearly didn't understand what I wrote or else you wouldn't be telling me to fuck off. By the way getting angry at a stranger is stupid. You need to grow up. Like I said if you don't like people disagreeing with what you've said then you shouldn't post comments on any form of social media.
Reading my comment below, I hope no one thinks me hopelessly unaware. or snobish. It was not by choice that my experiences with black people was non existent.
sara scott and he doesn't speak with his hands. Seriously, don't you have anything betters to comment on or are you simply jealous to see how beautiful Gugu is and you can't handle for we know the reason.
^oh my god, shut up. Questions were mostly towards her, background or not, he's not awkward or uncomfortable. The interview is for both but questions for her because her character and hello.. Belle. Shuddup☺ besides he looks handsome as hell♡
Forget it ladies!. Today, much to my surprise, I discovered that Sam Reid is gay (and I took the time to verify that with several different sources). Reid is a talented young actor, but the fact that in his personal life he is only interested in male love interests made him a bad choice for a Jane-Austin-type period film, since this type of film would primarily appeal to women and women are not appealing to him. The question is, why were they willing to take a silly risk like that by cast a gay man in the role of Belle's love interest. The film already had a predictable uphill climb since the film is not a Hollywood production and the lead actress and the female director, though quite talented, are not Americans either. The script and the story it is based upon are both compelling, but that was not enough to overcome a very bad casting decision. To no ones surprise, this film has done very poorly at the box office.
Hello. Although I would love to go into the gay/straight politics of the cinematic world, tell you how prejudice your comment was, and give examples of the many gay men who play straight characters, neither one of us has the time for that. Instead, I will tell you exactly why he was cast as John Davinier. In fact, you said it yourself. "Much to my surprise, I discovered that Sam Reid is gay." There it is! You answered your own question. These producers and casting directors don't care who the "heartthrob" is attracted to in real life. They don't care if he'd rather be confessing his love for a man instead of a woman. They don't care! Here's what they care about: is he believable? Does he play the character well, and can audiences believe him? The answer was yes. That's why you were surprised to see that he was gay, and that's why he was cast. This isn't The Bachelor. Women aren't watching these films to get the guy. We're watching these films for the fantasy aspect of romance. The actor needs to PLAY the perfect guy, but not actually BE the perfect guy behind closed doors. Sure, finding out that our heartthrob is gay may skew the fantasy a bit, but women fantasize about straight actors playing straight characters everyday, and what good does that do us? It's not like we're going to end up with these guys. Sam Reid was not only a talented actor who portrayed the character with grace and conviction, he also made us romance-nuts melt, and that's all we needed. And for your information, Belle received an 83% on the ever so hard-to-please Rotten Tomatoes. That doesn't sound like a movie that did poorly at the box office. That sounds like a movie that has been well-received, and respected
Reva Nelson Actually, he is gay. Box office success isn't about being nice. I have no reason to believe that he is not a nice person, and I certainly never said that he isn't. However, there are thousands of talented young actors, and many of them could have played the character John Davinier equally well. What I did say is that Sam Reid was the wrong casting choice for that particular role.
Delilah Smith Since there are many elements upon which my concluding statements are based and those elements each required one or more paragraphs, I have decided to offer my concluding statements first. CONCLUDING STATEMENTS: While it is nice to know that "romance-nuts" like yourself who have seen the film enjoyed it, that is hardly the point. Your statement would be analogous to an advertising agency telling its client, "Well, the viewers who were willing to watch your company's ad really enjoyed it." Ad agencies and marketing departments care about the eyeball count, not about the fan factor. My initial comment addressed this question: If black producers and directors and actors must always operate with a given set of seemingly insurmountable "handicaps" over which they have little or no control, why would a production company deliberately introduce a potential "handicap" that is completely unnecessary? To be sure, success requires a certain amount of risk-taking, but there are smart risks and there are dumb risks and there are also SEEMINGLY dumb risks. So, I had to ask myself this question. What was the REAL point of taking that risk? Was this film portrayal of Dido Elizabeth Belle merely a convenient vehicle to promote the case that a homosexual male actor is just as capable as a heterosexual male actor of being successfully cast in a role where he portrays the love interest of the leading lady without negatively affecting the film's box office earnings? The more cynical question might be, what was the financial investor's REAL intent? Since the film had little chance of being a box-office success anyway, was the financial investor really only interested in helping to promote his agenda, namely the careers of gay actors? I am aware of Rotten Tomatoes review. Perhaps I should point out that while film critics may influence the initial reception of a film, there is no direct correlation between critical reviews and the box-office success or failure of a film -- which brings me to the truly interesting part of this discussion. I took a look at Belle's box-office earnings and the earnings of a few other films released in 2013. Here is what I discovered. Belle's available stats: Total Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $10,726,630 100.0% + Foreign: n/a 0.0% = Worldwide: $10,726,630 12 Years a Slave's available stats: Total Lifetime Grosses Domestic: $56,671,993 30.2% + Foreign: $131,061,209 69.8% = Worldwide: $187,733,202 The top two 2013 releases, Frozen and Iron Man 3, both grossed over $1.2 billion, making them the fifth and sixth highest-grossing films of all time. Incidentally, these were far from low-budget films. Then, I took a look at Belle's and 12 Years a Slave's production budgets. Belle's production budget = N/A 12 Years a Slave's production budget = $20 million (low-budget film) Based upon this data, it appears that while neither Belle nor 12 Years a Slave grossed anywhere near the highest earning films released in 2013, 12 Years a Slave did make a significant profit. So, the question is (a) what was Belle's production budget, and (b) how likely is it that, whatever that budget was, the film would have made any profit at all? -- END -- Hello to you as well. Gay/straight politics? Prejudice? Ummm, for the sake of moving some of your basic assumptions off the table, I should probably point out that films are not produced for the cinematic world and that you do not know what my sexual orientation is nor do you know what my basic values are. Therefore, you would most certainly have been on unstable ground broaching those topics with me. You wrote, "These producers and casting directors don't care who the "heartthrob" is attracted to in real life" since when? Perhaps you mean that you think they should not care, or that you wish they did not care. The reality is -- whether you like it or not -- a man who is known to be a homosexual male is not going to be the heartthrob of heterosexual females. There is no denying that. That fact, in and of itself, makes it impossible for him to be a potential box office draw for any female, based upon his sexual appeal. I said, ". . . much to my surprise . . ." I did not say that the rest of the world is surprised. In point of fact, what led me to go searching for information about Sam Reid were comments about Reid made by different individual. Two of those comments are on these Belle trailers. I don't follow the lives of actors, so those individuals' comments came as news to me, which I could scarcely believe given that the film was already considered by many to be a highly risky venture. A potential audience's suspension of disbelief is not limitless, just as a casting directors job is not without obligations to the producers and investors as well as to the cast as a whole. If it were, casting directors would be free to regularly cast accomplished septegenarian and octogenarian heterosexual male actors as the love interests of young heterosexual female character without risk or responsibility. I was surprised to learn that Reid is gay because such a choice clearly suggested that, in this case, ideology and "gay/straight politics" trumped common sense and the ability to widely disseminate what some of us view as a truly worthwhile, well-made film that is based upon little-known historical events. If, should such a risk have been taken, is a fair question to ask when the risk is casting a black actor, even when that actor is a talented, well-known actor who has an established record of box-office appeal, then why should a little-known white homosexual actor with no established record of box-office appeal be exempt from a similar type of scrutiny? Below is a copy of an email chain between Sony studio execs that suggests a reluctance to cast Danzel Washington in big films because he is black. The email chain was obtained by RadarOnline.com and is dated after the September release of Washington’s latest film, The Equalizer, In it, a producer suggests that Sony should avoid casting black actors if it wants those films to appeal to international audiences.The email was sent from the producer to Sony Chairman, Michael Lynton. “No, I am not saying The Equalizer should not have been made or that African American actors should not have been used (I personally think Denzel is the best actor of his generation),” the producer wrote. “I believe that the international motion picture audience is racist - in general pictures with an African American lead don’t play well overseas. But Sony sometimes seems to disregard that a picture must work well internationally to both maximize returns and reduce risk, especially pics with decent size budgets.” “He’s reliable at the domestic [box office], safe, but has not had a huge success in years. I believe whenever possible the non event pictures, extra ‘bets’ should have a large inherent upside and be made for the right price. Here there isn’t a large inherent upside.” For the record, The Equalizer grossed a domestic total of $101.8 million dollars and a worldwide total of $191 million." In reality, this is typical of the type of conversation that black actors are subjected to throughout their careers. By contrast, the gay community, in particular, is well-funded and highly skilled at manipulating and drowning out that type of conversation, so I am going to press the reset button on that conversation and circumvent those tactics. Danzel Washington was born black. That has never been a factor over which he could exert any control. We could argue all day long about whether or not Sam Reid was born homosexual, but I am not interested in having that manipulative, rhetorical conversation. The fact remains that being gay is a factor over which he has always had the ability to exert control. In other words, there is absolutely no scientific data that suggests that all humans are not wired from birth with the ability to be homosexual. However, there is an enormous amount of empirical data that clearly suggests that all humans are wired with that potential. Some individuals choose to, and, in fact, are encouraged to, activate those wires at an early age. I am most certainly not interested in having a conversation about whether or not those wires should be activated, since answers to questions of that nature would inevitably be based upon personal values. Suffice to say, white privilege has the ability to grant unlimited freedom to group members to do as they wish with little or no adversity. Ultimately, that may be the way to go, but I see no reason to be particularly sympathetic to those individuals at the further expense of far less fortunate individuals.
Heidi733 Hello. I did have a rather lengthy comment, but I decided against it. Instead, I'll cut it short. Number one, I don't think that anyone should be discriminated against in the casting category unless it's absolutely imperative for them to be visually correct (for example, no white man could play MLK). With that being said, I don't understand the huge Denzel Washington explanation. As an African American, I must say, this discussion didn't require that. I get what you're saying, but it was a lack of compartmentalization on your part. Heterosexual women don't find homosexual men attractive? One name: Matt Bomer. Women still think he's sexy, and even wanted him to play Christian Grey AFTER they knew he was gay. Also, if it's such a risk to cast gay men as straight characters, why do casting directors do it so often? Matt Bomer. Neil Patrick Harris. Rupert Everett. Jonathan Bennett. Wentworth Miller. The list is endless, and that's just for homosexual men. So, no. They don't care. If they did, they wouldn't have cast Harris as the lady killer Barney. And lets not forget the straight people that play gay roles. Was it bad that Sean Penn played Harvey Milk, or that Ellen Page played Juno? The film industry is all smoke and mirrors.
@@simplejonesl8754 I see nothing, he looks at her like if she is just a friend, you go and see another interviews of him he is always acting like this shy and not much of a talker and if he talks he looks so nervous and shy also and very smiley.. it doesn't mean that he is not gay or he is straight either but his acts are weird a little bit like the way he flips his hair is a very feminine way like you can feel a little bit he might be gay.. for now I think he is gay and I'm heart broken I really loved him I'm a girl and you know how it feels if he's gay .. he is so fucking handsome. I really wanna know what his sexuality is for sure, but he is very private about his love life clearly to this day in 2019.
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I love the tone of his voice.
I know it's sexy :)
peenkkitten That's what i was thinking.
@@shinshin1000 black men voice
@@ivantellez9217 wtf
Lol people complaining about how she talks too much when I'm thinking how refreshing it is to see a man let a woman take precedence in an interview.
what is your point? He has also every right to speak. This woman talk too much
@@juanestpasseparla5654 And if the roles were reversed, would you still be saying that?!
@@SuperSimmerGal Yes.
He looks in love kinda mesmerized 😍😍😍
She does talk too much which isn’t the main issue for me. What bugged me was the way she kept talking over him. Wouldn’t allow him to finish his point. Even when they asked him a direct question she’d jump in with her point of view
She is so the British Kerry Washington so many similarities beyond looks. Sweet, positive, articulate and chatty.
I was thinking the same thing.
IMO, Kerry Washington is much prettier and more lady like. She seems to have a strong personality!
@@chloeesimone3713 girl bye your comment on her looks was very uncalled for . She is a beautiful woman through and through . And since when is a strong personality a bad thing ? If anything that makes her even more attractive. So have a seat Debby downer and let her shine .
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Sam's voice...... :)
Dang, he is stunning with dark hair
I know...
I just love how classy Gugu is. She's very articulate and passionate about everything she does. In my opinion, she was a perfect cast for the role of Belle and she's now one of my favorite actresses. If you haven't seen her in Beyond the Lights, check it out. As for Sam Reid, he's really grown on me since I first saw him in this. He's handsome, but not in the way you'd usually imagine. He just seems like a genuinely sweet guy and he's also a great actor. I like him in The Astronaut Wives Club. Love them both and adore this movie!
I loooovvveeee them both! Sam is hilarious to me. Every question, he's just sitting back letting Gugu speak. He's so chill and laid back and Gugu is so classy and down-to-earth. I looovvveeee them both!
Anybody given this little gem by the TH-cam gods bc you’ve been watching AMC’s Interview with the Vampire?
No, I saw this years ago but I'm annoyed that most people only just found out who Sam is from Interview with the Vampire you are all late lol 😂
@@Firespawnable but this is a good thing :) Sam is very talented and deserves to be recognized, isn't he?)
@@AnnieVesper Of course, I'm happy that the show has made Sam Reid more famous I was just teasing the new fans lol 😂
@@Firespawnable and what movies could you recommend? I've watched Lambs of god (strange, but i think l like it) and i'm going to watch The newsreader
@@AnnieVesper Sam has done a lot of stuff over the years but if you haven't seen Belle yet then you should definitely watch it. That's my favorite movie with Sam Reid.
After watching the movie, I have to say Sam Reid does 'looking in love' really well.He (his character) looked like he was always 2 seconds away from melting every time he looked at Gugu/Belle.Maybe it's just great acting but 7:11 was a fair question,I would have asked that too.
I agree with you. They are really, really, comfortable with each other. I remember when Brad Pitt and Angie were asked if they were a couple, they both denied it (in the beginning). They just married--so we shall see.
That's exactly what I thought in the movie, I haven't ever seen such an acting full of emotion
+afireinside0 especially when he shouts that he loves her in the carriage. MY FAVORITE SCENE!!!!!
singingal17 how I cried in that scene!!!
Yes! It was the most shocking love declaration I have ever scene on film. And Sam Reid does an amazing job with that declaration! Not caring who hears if they pass by. Not ashamed at all to love this woman who is looked down by many. It's just so incredible!!
Love these two together in the movie and in real life.
Sam is holding on to her every word and his eyes are searching everywhere on her 😩💕
I ship them.
Basically, it means they'd make a cute couple.
i guess im old, i find "shipping" people kinda corny
I'm not surprised someone asked if they were together, they do seem comfortable together :)
Gugu says something very true at 4:24 and that's what resonated with me in the film, about growing up knowing who you are and then waking up one day to find that it doesn't matter to the world you have to function in.
I absolutely adore Gugu and Sam! 💕 TOGETHER! 😊 "BELLE" is one of my all-time favorite films! My blu-ray DVD is well-worn.
Gugu is f*cking gorgeous omg
Absolutely!!
the way he looks at her 💕
gugu is one attractive woman
Gugu you are an exquisite beauty!
His voice ! Deep! Plz Sam don't stop talking!
Sam is very intelligent. Just love him.
This was a great film and their on screen chemistry was amazing. They would be perfect together in real life!!
omgosh I agree!
How? he seems to be gay
Everyone in this movie acted VERY VERY WELL. EXCELLENT!
lol at how she turns and stares straight at him until he finishes speaking, he seems so nervous
this was such a beautiful movie, loved it!
She has got an amazing smile!!! Thank you for posting this!! I have been looking for an interview between them!!
Excellent movie! Every element comes together so wonderfully. Sam Reid is going to be the next Daniel day lewis!
It's an amazing movie!
Love, Love this film. Well written, acted, and directed. I've seen it at least 4-5 times already. Love these two actors.
Gugu is such a great actor
I love both of them! Great actors, perfect casting for the movie. I just wish he was a little more outspoken. He's very laid back but so so cute!
He is shy. Johnny Depp despite being a great star, he is so shy when it comes to interviews. He doesn't speak that much, either.😊
They look so cute together! 😍😍😍😍
He is so shy
Am I the only one who saw that at 13:07, Sam looked at Gugu like "they know" then try to play it off with a laugh?
i loved this movie. its a MUST watch
My attention is always fixed on the talent of Sam Reid, not withstanding the fact it;s a great movie. Sam is wonderful and I look forward to more romantic dramas in his career,
They completely give themselves away with the last question about falling in love. Sams facial expression completely changes (with a hint of a smile). Gugu does not look at Sam once when he answers the question- which is what she had been doing every other time he had talked. Their body language in general changes too. I wanted to believe they just had really great chemistry- professionally but now. Hmmmm... :)
I think they were really attracted to each other. 😊
I so love and appreciate Sam's avoidance and non-appreciative with the continued attempts to get these two lovely people to say they are seeing each other romantically. That ladies and gentlemen is the PRESS for you. Yuk!!!
Sam needs his coffee. Shirt just one button closed. 😂
sam reid should be in all the best films by now whats going on casting agencies wake the heck up makes me want to direct a film so i can cast him (and meet him) hes just perfect and whats missing (other than more ethnic diversity) in male representation. By that i mean there is something strong and gentle about him and pure that i dont see often in male actors and it was so refreshing to watch him on screen.
Completely agree, strong, gentle and pure are just the right words to describe how he comes across.
I love me some Sam Reid, cant wait this be available on DVD ;)
Sam and Gugu havea great point to make and do it so well.
Check out my interview with Gugu and Sam from the marvelous movie Belle!
He looks at her eyes and her mouth
Yeah. He was clearly into her.
Sam reid is an introvert. Sto complaining
I love this movie dido belle!!!
Both were great!!❤
Se ven increibles trabajando juntos, deberian trabajar juntos en otra pelicula" pronto hey directores" pongan a esta hermosa pareja a trabajar juntas, en otro proyecto pronto" su actuacion es impecable, se ve el compañerismo entre ellos" y la buena vibra en el set entre ellos, es contagiosa, ademas que se ven lindos juntos.
Love the movie
Jordan Simmons,I Totally AGREE!!!😀😀😀
❤️❤️😃😃 *snaps jazz fingers*
Tambien las entrevistas de esta pelicula belle, queremos escucharlas y verlas en español" gracias.
It is the way he looks at her that has a lot of people commenting that they are a couple. I wish a man looked at me the way Sam looks at GuGu. I have to share my opinions about this interview and what I see. I think the way Sam looks at GUGu to be affectionate. At 6:28 - 6:31 notice that he puts his hand on her, or on the chair. He moved it when he realizes the reporters can see him. At 7:11 they have noticed the way he looks at her and ask if they are a couple. The way he looks at GuGu has made a lot of people comment on how close are they. The reporters noticed it too, so we who see the attraction he shows for her when we view this video are not imagining it.
La Louloune Yes, I think you are right. I thought that I was imagining their "closeness" until these reporters commented about it. They are, extremely, comfortable with each other--and it is the way he looks at her that makes people wonder about their relationship, Other people who are commenting about this interview--see it too. Gugu has stated that she will not comment on her personal life when she is being interviewed. She has a right to her privacy, so I hope the best for them.
Why does he say "if we told you it would ruin the idea of the movie" after they were asked the question of being an item.
Reva Nelson I know right! Like do you have a relationship to hide or??
Sam sounds just like Heath Ledger
I also love the way she speaks,her WORDS are so COMPELLED,as to SAM Also,☺️☺️☺️
Sam is so fucking beautiful here🥲💖
she has that south african blood in her. that's why she's so pretty. lol. whoop!
yeppppppp
i ship them but how about a shot game every time she says "you know"
Sam just needs his coffee. Probably 1st cup of the day or he just needs to keep them coming.
Sam is a wonderful actor. Who knows who he will fall in love with. I'm sure he's riding on his success, which I believe is very wise.
He is Lestat in AMC's interview with the vampire and he's amazing in it
So, they're not a couple? Well, they are comfortable together, anyway. That Girl At the Party - do you have any of your own impressions to share?
They were electric together at that table. So if Sam is gay, he is definitely bi!
I don't care if he's gay, straight or bi...he's adorable and he and gugu made such a cute couple in the movie!
Just realised Sam reminds me of Heath Ledger
The voice! Yes!😍
He barely spoke.. she cut him off while he was speaking several times.🤔
se ve increible la pelicula, pero no entiendo" pueden poner el audio en español, de los videos clic" y de la pelicula" hay miles de personas que quien verla, y escuchar en español porfi" gracias.
She didnt let him finish his words
Sam Reid sure likes acting in romantic roles with biracial black folk in period films/shows lmao, interesting 🤔
Most white actors only do romantic movies with white actresses 🙄 so I think it's good that Sam likes acting with different types of people.
I would love for them to be an item but i don't see either one of them being interested 0_0. He seems kinda in his own world and she is just upbeat
He is just more introverted 🤔
7:00 cute
7:23 I love that answer. Part of the magic of cinema is imaging the relationship between the real people, but come on. They are ACTORS. The vast majority of actors do not date their costars. However, it does appear that he is currently dating a former costar-Pippa Northeast. They keep it lowkey, but do appear at some Australian film events together.
Lestat!!!
Coming from the USA, I'm not aware of what they faced in the class situation. I have never had the experience of having a black friend, but just haven't been in a situation where I would have to make a decision. I'm sure If I met or worked with a black person, I would enjoy them, especially if they were educated. One, then, would never judge them.
agreeable ESTJ with developed Ne and Fi
Let Sam speak already
theon greyjoy is that you?
Gosh Gugu can talk, felt sorry for Sam, hardly got a word in
Usually it would be the man talking with the woman hardly getting a word in, as you say. Given how often women are more likely to be silent in interviews, this is refreshing.
I feel like he’s comfortable that way. He seems naturally quiet and ok with letting her do the talking
@@tiny3982 Excellent point! Some people just aren't big talkers. Considering that Gugu has done other interviews with male costars where both have spoken in pretty equal amounts, I'm pretty confident that's what's going on here (Sam simply being the quiet type).
Can someone tell me what the woman is saying at 7:11 ? They laughed and Im curious to know why.
For the record, I am French...therefore not a native english speaker :(
LonerCheerleader She asks if the two of them are "an item" or if they are a couple.
rockingbrowneyedgirl thank you :))
Does the guy in the interview room get a chance to speak??
He did speak when they asked him a question but they asked her more questions then him so he let her speak.
Sam Reid🫦
This is fabulous, but he didn't ask if she needed anything else too.
The movie scenes were great
but wonder if she
did all the communicating he's going to fall
off his chair
if she needed to move
any closer ...body language is evident 😦
I tot she was Kerry Washington o
seriously, i adore her. BUT she doesnt even let him speak. when a question is asked she jumps on it.... annoying at times
I noticed that and he seemed slightly annoyed by it (given his facial expressions when she does it)
I see this particular behaviour you describe when men are being interviewed a lot. I have seen many interviews were the man will jump in on the conversation, over and above a female co-worker. It's a problem that is not properly seen.
Unfortunately, this usually happens in a lot of interviews. One person gets over-excited and keeps talking not realizing they have talked 70% of the time and their colleague(s) only 30%. I don’t take it necessarily is a bad thing, but perhaps a reflection of one of them being introverted and the other extroverted. I think what’s worse is when you have dead silence because both actors won’t speak at all or neither of them are animated enough. Also keep in mind she is the main character in the film so the questions were also tailored towards her thoughts at the forefront as well.
Lets count the number of times she says "yanno"
How many times did she say "you know" anyone?
Having watched many interviews of hers (what can I say- I adore that woman!), she seems to default to that when she gets nervous.
Gugu should not interrupt Sam Reid. The interview is for both of them.. Sam Reid is a great actor
Can nobody see that he is gay?
hahaahahaha kinda yeah XD
I see no "GAY" in Sam--He and GuGu are very playful with each other. You might want him to be gay David, but I see no Gay in him. Some people say things like that because he is a white man who is interested (maybe) in a woman of color; or maybe you are interested in him and want him to be????
Mabry not gay but very metro looking. I'm not hating or anything. The movie is awesome. I just noticed something in his posture that seems off. simplejonesl I don't want anyone to be gay I'm a Christian and don't believe in that it was just an observation. He seemed much more macho in his role in the movie as opposed to this interview.
David Jackson David, I want you to observe the looks he gives her. David don't you think that the reporters and so many of the people who watched this are wondering if they are a couple because at 7:11 and the way he places his hand on her or the chair--shows intimacy? There are pictures of them (on other sites that gives away their feelings for each other) that if you saw them, you would realize that they are a couple--off screen. I saw GuGu doing an interview for her new movie, and she said no comment--when asked if she was dating anyone. I read that she broke off an engagement--last year--and never named the actor she was engaged to. Since then the pictures of them together (Sam and GuGu) -are very revealing. I would point them out to you, but GuGu is determined to keep her private life--private
This is why Sam seems off, he is trying not to give their relationship--away (in my opinion). He is being interviewed, and is not at ease. Some people are judging GuGu to be dominating this conversation, but she is the star of the picture, and they are asking her the most questions, so he isn't being so macho here, because she is the one who they want to talk to. He is also--private about his private life. So please stop judging. I have seen the photos that would prove to all that they seem to be a couple in their private life, and they deserve their privacy. You were the first person to make a statement like that about him, so I am not judging you--but maybe you find him attractive and see what you want? I'm just saying!
The woman acts if they are an item and he rolls his eyes up toward the sky and flips his hair in a very feminine way .@simplejonesl. There's nothing straight about this guy yes he is a good actor but I don't buy it.
When I see same "race" couples...I get really upset. I think everyone should intermarry. So that babies would be beautiful and we won't fight each other because of the differences . .In my opinion
You get angry when you see same race couples. Are you serious? I'm all for people marrying and loving who they want but your statement about hating same race couples is fucked up. War will always exist the world becoming mixed race won't change anything.
Alana Veira leave me alone with my logic!!! Ahhh you're invading my thoughts. Its an opinion. We fight coz we're different, so if we were mixed, the fuck would we fight for?! Don't answer that, its rhetorical?
leave you alone with your logic. You need to re-read what you wrote because it's stupid. Saying that seeing same race couples together is fucked up its just like people who hate seeing mixed race couples is fucked up. No one is invading your thoughts you're chosing a public forum to express an opinion and if someone disagrees with you then you have to be adult enough to deal with it. If you can't handle someone challenging what you're saying then keep your opinions to yourself. Saying that people won't fight anymore if the world were mixed race is naive and stupid. Human beings will always find something to fight about its sad and fustrating but that is the way it will always be and you need accept that fact.
Fuck off. Potatoes patatoes.
Ummm ok you clearly didn't understand what I wrote or else you wouldn't be telling me to fuck off. By the way getting angry at a stranger is stupid. You need to grow up. Like I said if you don't like people disagreeing with what you've said then you shouldn't post comments on any form of social media.
Why didn't she just use her authentic accent during the movie?? It would have been much more believable in this story.
It’s really bad manners to talk over people. She should work on that. She’s trying to control the flow instead of letting it be
Reading my comment below, I hope no one thinks me hopelessly unaware. or snobish. It was not by choice that my experiences with black people was non existent.
God she talks too much and use her hand and body alot,she doesn't give him a chance to talk calm down already,God.
tended to be that way. I think it was nervous energy..
sara scott and he doesn't speak with his hands. Seriously, don't you have anything betters to comment on or are you simply jealous to see how beautiful Gugu is and you can't handle for we know the reason.
***** why you mentioning me you bugger!
yeah, but he seems like he wants her to especially toward the end.
^oh my god, shut up. Questions were mostly towards her, background or not, he's not awkward or uncomfortable. The interview is for both but questions for her because her character and hello.. Belle. Shuddup☺ besides he looks handsome as hell♡
Forget it ladies!. Today, much to my surprise, I discovered that Sam Reid is gay (and I took the time to verify that with several different sources). Reid is a talented young actor, but the fact that in his personal life he is only interested in male love interests made him a bad choice for a Jane-Austin-type period film, since this type of film would primarily appeal to women and women are not appealing to him.
The question is, why were they willing to take a silly risk like that by cast a gay man in the role of Belle's love interest. The film already had a predictable uphill climb since the film is not a Hollywood production and the lead actress and the female director, though quite talented, are not Americans either.
The script and the story it is based upon are both compelling, but that was not enough to overcome a very bad casting decision. To no ones surprise, this film has done very poorly at the box office.
Hello. Although I would love to go into the gay/straight politics of the cinematic world, tell you how prejudice your comment was, and give examples of the many gay men who play straight characters, neither one of us has the time for that. Instead, I will tell you exactly why he was cast as John Davinier. In fact, you said it yourself. "Much to my surprise, I discovered that Sam Reid is gay." There it is! You answered your own question. These producers and casting directors don't care who the "heartthrob" is attracted to in real life. They don't care if he'd rather be confessing his love for a man instead of a woman. They don't care! Here's what they care about: is he believable? Does he play the character well, and can audiences believe him? The answer was yes. That's why you were surprised to see that he was gay, and that's why he was cast. This isn't The Bachelor. Women aren't watching these films to get the guy. We're watching these films for the fantasy aspect of romance. The actor needs to PLAY the perfect guy, but not actually BE the perfect guy behind closed doors. Sure, finding out that our heartthrob is gay may skew the fantasy a bit, but women fantasize about straight actors playing straight characters everyday, and what good does that do us? It's not like we're going to end up with these guys. Sam Reid was not only a talented actor who portrayed the character with grace and conviction, he also made us romance-nuts melt, and that's all we needed. And for your information, Belle received an 83% on the ever so hard-to-please Rotten Tomatoes. That doesn't sound like a movie that did poorly at the box office. That sounds like a movie that has been well-received, and respected
He may be gay but he is so nice to his female fans at premieres and I hope he stays like that.
Reva Nelson Actually, he is gay. Box office success isn't about being nice. I have no reason to believe that he is not a nice person, and I certainly never said that he isn't. However, there are thousands of talented young actors, and many of them could have played the character John Davinier equally well. What I did say is that Sam Reid was the wrong casting choice for that particular role.
Delilah Smith Since there are many elements upon which my concluding statements are based and those elements each required one or more paragraphs, I have decided to offer my concluding statements first.
CONCLUDING STATEMENTS:
While it is nice to know that "romance-nuts" like yourself who have seen the film enjoyed it, that is hardly the point. Your statement would be analogous to an advertising agency telling its client, "Well, the viewers who were willing to watch your company's ad really enjoyed it." Ad agencies and marketing departments care about the eyeball count, not about the fan factor.
My initial comment addressed this question: If black producers and directors and actors must always operate with a given set of seemingly insurmountable "handicaps" over which they have little or no control, why would a production company deliberately introduce a potential "handicap" that is completely unnecessary? To be sure, success requires a certain amount of risk-taking, but there are smart risks and there are dumb risks and there are also SEEMINGLY dumb risks. So, I had to ask myself this question. What was the REAL point of taking that risk? Was this film portrayal of Dido Elizabeth Belle merely a convenient vehicle to promote the case that a homosexual male actor is just as capable as a heterosexual male actor of being successfully cast in a role where he portrays the love interest of the leading lady without negatively affecting the film's box office earnings? The more cynical question might be, what was the financial investor's REAL intent? Since the film had little chance of being a box-office success anyway, was the financial investor really only interested in helping to promote his agenda, namely the careers of gay actors?
I am aware of Rotten Tomatoes review. Perhaps I should point out that while film critics may influence the initial reception of a film, there is no direct correlation between critical reviews and the box-office success or failure of a film -- which brings me to the truly interesting part of this discussion.
I took a look at Belle's box-office earnings and the earnings of a few other films released in 2013. Here is what I discovered.
Belle's available stats:
Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic:
$10,726,630
100.0%
+ Foreign:
n/a
0.0%
= Worldwide:
$10,726,630
12 Years a Slave's available stats:
Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic:
$56,671,993
30.2%
+ Foreign:
$131,061,209
69.8%
= Worldwide:
$187,733,202
The top two 2013 releases, Frozen and Iron Man 3, both grossed over $1.2 billion, making them the fifth and sixth highest-grossing films of all time. Incidentally, these were far from low-budget films.
Then, I took a look at Belle's and 12 Years a Slave's production budgets.
Belle's production budget = N/A
12 Years a Slave's production budget = $20 million (low-budget film)
Based upon this data, it appears that while neither Belle nor 12 Years a Slave grossed anywhere near the highest earning films released in 2013, 12 Years a Slave did make a significant profit. So, the question is (a) what was Belle's production budget, and (b) how likely is it that, whatever that budget was, the film would have made any profit at all?
-- END --
Hello to you as well.
Gay/straight politics? Prejudice? Ummm, for the sake of moving some of your basic assumptions off the table, I should probably point out that films are not produced for the cinematic world and that you do not know what my sexual orientation is nor do you know what my basic values are. Therefore, you would most certainly have been on unstable ground broaching those topics with me.
You wrote, "These producers and casting directors don't care who the "heartthrob" is attracted to in real life" since when? Perhaps you mean that you think they should not care, or that you wish they did not care. The reality is -- whether you like it or not -- a man who is known to be a homosexual male is not going to be the heartthrob of heterosexual females. There is no denying that. That fact, in and of itself, makes it impossible for him to be a potential box office draw for any female, based upon his sexual appeal.
I said, ". . . much to my surprise . . ." I did not say that the rest of the world is surprised. In point of fact, what led me to go searching for information about Sam Reid were comments about Reid made by different individual. Two of those comments are on these Belle trailers. I don't follow the lives of actors, so those individuals' comments came as news to me, which I could scarcely believe given that the film was already considered by many to be a highly risky venture.
A potential audience's suspension of disbelief is not limitless, just as a casting directors job is not without obligations to the producers and investors as well as to the cast as a whole. If it were, casting directors would be free to regularly cast accomplished septegenarian and octogenarian heterosexual male actors as the love interests of young heterosexual female character without risk or responsibility. I was surprised to learn that Reid is gay because such a choice clearly suggested that, in this case, ideology and "gay/straight politics" trumped common sense and the ability to widely disseminate what some of us view as a truly worthwhile, well-made film that is based upon little-known historical events.
If, should such a risk have been taken, is a fair question to ask when the risk is casting a black actor, even when that actor is a talented, well-known actor who has an established record of box-office appeal, then why should a little-known white homosexual actor with no established record of box-office appeal be exempt from a similar type of scrutiny?
Below is a copy of an email chain between Sony studio execs that suggests a reluctance to cast Danzel Washington in big films because he is black.
The email chain was obtained by RadarOnline.com and is dated after the September release of Washington’s latest film, The Equalizer,
In it, a producer suggests that Sony should avoid casting black actors if it wants those films to appeal to international audiences.The email was sent from the producer to Sony Chairman, Michael Lynton.
“No, I am not saying The Equalizer should not have been made or that African American actors should not have been used (I personally think Denzel is the best actor of his generation),” the producer wrote.
“I believe that the international motion picture audience is racist - in general pictures with an African American lead don’t play well overseas. But Sony sometimes seems to disregard that a picture must work well internationally to both maximize returns and reduce risk, especially pics with decent size budgets.”
“He’s reliable at the domestic [box office], safe, but has not had a huge success in years. I believe whenever possible the non event pictures, extra ‘bets’ should have a large inherent upside and be made for the right price. Here there isn’t a large inherent upside.”
For the record, The Equalizer grossed a domestic total of $101.8 million dollars and a worldwide total of $191 million."
In reality, this is typical of the type of conversation that black actors are subjected to throughout their careers. By contrast, the gay community, in particular, is well-funded and highly skilled at manipulating and drowning out that type of conversation, so I am going to press the reset button on that conversation and circumvent those tactics.
Danzel Washington was born black. That has never been a factor over which he could exert any control. We could argue all day long about whether or not Sam Reid was born homosexual, but I am not interested in having that manipulative, rhetorical conversation. The fact remains that being gay is a factor over which he has always had the ability to exert control. In other words, there is absolutely no scientific data that suggests that all humans are not wired from birth with the ability to be homosexual. However, there is an enormous amount of empirical data that clearly suggests that all humans are wired with that potential. Some individuals choose to, and, in fact, are encouraged to, activate those wires at an early age. I am most certainly not interested in having a conversation about whether or not those wires should be activated, since answers to questions of that nature would inevitably be based upon personal values. Suffice to say, white privilege has the ability to grant unlimited freedom to group members to do as they wish with little or no adversity. Ultimately, that may be the way to go, but I see no reason to be particularly sympathetic to those individuals at the further expense of far less fortunate individuals.
Heidi733 Hello. I did have a rather lengthy comment, but I decided against it. Instead, I'll cut it short. Number one, I don't think that anyone should be discriminated against in the casting category unless it's absolutely imperative for them to be visually correct (for example, no white man could play MLK). With that being said, I don't understand the huge Denzel Washington explanation. As an African American, I must say, this discussion didn't require that. I get what you're saying, but it was a lack of compartmentalization on your part. Heterosexual women don't find homosexual men attractive? One name: Matt Bomer. Women still think he's sexy, and even wanted him to play Christian Grey AFTER they knew he was gay. Also, if it's such a risk to cast gay men as straight characters, why do casting directors do it so often? Matt Bomer. Neil Patrick Harris. Rupert Everett. Jonathan Bennett. Wentworth Miller. The list is endless, and that's just for homosexual men. So, no. They don't care. If they did, they wouldn't have cast Harris as the lady killer Barney. And lets not forget the straight people that play gay roles. Was it bad that Sean Penn played Harvey Milk, or that Ellen Page played Juno? The film industry is all smoke and mirrors.
Can nobody see that he is gay?
David, you need glasses. Look at the way Sam looks at her. He has the look of love. David could it be that you want him to be????? Ha Ha.
@@simplejonesl8754 I see nothing, he looks at her like if she is just a friend, you go and see another interviews of him he is always acting like this shy and not much of a talker and if he talks he looks so nervous and shy also and very smiley.. it doesn't mean that he is not gay or he is straight either but his acts are weird a little bit like the way he flips his hair is a very feminine way like you can feel a little bit he might be gay.. for now I think he is gay and I'm heart broken I really loved him I'm a girl and you know how it feels if he's gay .. he is so fucking handsome. I really wanna know what his sexuality is for sure, but he is very private about his love life clearly to this day in 2019.