Mathew Lawrence Shares #MeToo Story

That clicking you hear is 250 DLers simultaneously searching Google to check if Bryan Singer ever won an Oscar.

Taika Waititi?

Who is this person?

George Cukor!

Steven Spielberg?

Robert Zemeckis?

Steven Soderbergh?

My money is on Damian Chazelle or Tom Hooper. I guess the first move would be to determine who won an Oscar and was attached to a Marvel film. The other winners of the past 20 years or so (Lawrence is 33) don’t seem likely.

Interesting thought — while Waititi didn’t win his Oscar for directing; his came from writing. But he is a director so he could be described as an Oscar-winning director.

Polaroids in the era of Marvel films and, you know, cell phones? Sounds a little suspicious.

^^badly written, sorry

R6 43

well, just proves how dumb these lawrence boys really are!

r6 Matthew Lawrence is definitely not 33. You must be thinking of his little brother, Andrew Lawrence, and he's 35.

I understand why he is hesitant to name a name but change doesn’t happen unless you name and shame.

If he put a name to his claim, it might change for the next guy

[quote] Polaroids in the era of Marvel films and, you know, cell phones? Sounds a little suspicious.

True, but Polaroids are popular again now.

James Mangold was nominated twice but never won.

On another note, thanks to this thread, I just learned the brothers apparently have a podcast which is where this clip came from.

Doesn’t Matthew look a bet like a meth head?

Kevin Spacey is an Oscar winning (for acting) director. He directed Albino Alligator in 1996 when Lawrence was 16 and Beyond The Sea in 2004 when Lawrence was 24.

[quote] "True, but Polaroids are popular again now."

They never totally went away. Maybe for a few years in the late 1990s/early 2000s. And there would be no electronic record of a polaroid being taken, and they could be easily traded between the director & whoever else.

Yes it would probably be Spacey. Good thinking r18.

R17, I was going to say, I once thought Matthew was the most attractive of the Lawrence brothers, now he looks a little methy.

Joey looks ill

Did Gus Van Sant win an Oscar?

At the end of the day, how badly to you want the part or the big career?

R23 I searched google

What agency wants to rep a himbo who won’t put out?

How in the Hell could Kevin Spacey get Meth Lawrence a job as “the next Marvel character?”

DL reading comprehension is pathetic.

Chloe Zhao, Oscar-winning director of "Nomadland" and director of Marvel's "The Eternals"?

It’s entirely possible that this might be Kevin Spacey during the casting of Superman Returns and Lawrence is just mixing up DC and Marvel.

I take back my post at R28. I rewatched and Metthew said the director showed up in *his* robe and *he* wanted to take Polaroids of him.

You’re an idiot, r29.

Kenneth Branagh.

I thought of Larry Clark, but he’s not an Oscar winner, just numerous festival awards.

R10, D’oh!

A male actor's body is a very important consideration for casting a superhero movie. Lawrence would have been best suited for an X-Men movie, so I'm assuming that's what it was. Maybe X-Men: Days of Future Past or X-Men: Apocalypse.

Oh, just take your fucking pants off already.

In the director’s defense, why else would you go into the profession if not to take nude Polaroids of actors?

You have prude actors who think they are better than others and refuse to cooperate. With female actors, I can understand the intimidation and why it's bad, but with male actors, it's just transactional. It's an offer on the table, take it or leave it: a movie role in exchange for a blow job.

Joey still thinks he is 16. I bet Joey would have done it. He is thirsty.

Considering his looks, I assume it was for X-men as cyclops. So did sexy James put out to land the role? Is that why he was killed off minutes into X-men 3 when a new director temporarily took over?

My god he was pretty in the sitcom all three brothers did together. What happened as that is a hard mid-thirties…

The posters mistaking him for 30s must be older than him. I think we tend to under-shoot the age of adults when they're younger than us and over-shoot when they're older for some reason.

Interesting that he's dating Chilli from TLC, who is ten years older than him yet looks younger.

R16 great episode to watch after eating an edible.

r43 Wait. What??

[quote] Wait. What??

For R45:

[quote]I guess the first move would be to determine who won an Oscar and was attached to a Marvel film. The other winners of the past 20 years or so (Lawrence is 33) don’t seem likely.

Okay, I realize this is a REAL stretch as explanation but I wonder if he just meant Oscar *nominated* and not winning? I notice a lot of times people will tag someone as a past winner (like for example Sigourney Weaver) even though they never actually won but were just nominated. If he misspoke, then that would expand the possibilities as to whom this could be.

There are Oscar-winning directors who made Marvel films prior to Marvel becoming a juggernaut. That category includes Ang Lee and Guillermo del Toro. But the timelines wouldn't work if the director won prior to the hotel room encounter. Also, he starts to say "producer" at one point and corrects himself. James Schamus ("Hulk") producer would've been my guess for that one but I don't think he's won an Oscar.

Unless he says otherwise in another clip, it could've been a name that was only briefly attached to the development of the project in question.

[quote] "What agency wants to rep a himbo who won’t put out?"

R26 =Henry Willson

R17 I came here to say the same thing. All the loss of baby fat on his face looks like it melted off from a hazy meth run. Even when you gain the weight back, the delicate collagen does not. PNP guys all have molten like faces like crash test dummies after awhile.

[quote] You have prude actors who think they are better than others and refuse to cooperate. With female actors, I can understand the intimidation and why it's bad, but with male actors, it's just transactional.

Right.

R47, which Marvel directors are Oscar nominees then?

I’m surprised my Branagh response has only received one like. The clues seem to point to him.

r46 Odd match. But alrighty, then.

So I guess all the comic book boys did the casting couch thing?

I also think he is conflating DC and Marvel.

There were TONS of rumors about Brandon Routh fucking for the role in Superman Returns. Supposedly he stopped once the camera started rolling and that's why his career flopped.

R53 Is Branagh into men/boys?

You know why he walked out of the hotel?

[quote] "Kenneth Branagh"

I'd have had a hard time refusing him, R32. He isn't well-liked here, and I DO think his Poirot is ridiculous. BUT...I still have a bit of a crush.

[quote]Polaroids in the era of Marvel films and, you know, cell phones? Sounds a little suspicious.

Polaroids leave no digital trace. And yes, you can still buy those cameras, thanks to nostalgia and millennial hipsters.

R7 actually, stupid thought. I don’t get the impression this was recent. Matthew is in his 40s now. This most likely happened when he was young and hot.

Whoa!

*

[quote] And yes, you can still buy those cameras, thanks to nostalgia and millennial hipsters.

There are commercials now for them and famed photographers are using them due to the aesthetic.

Of course there’s the possibility he’s making this up or embellishing. He doesn’t look altogether there.

R60, tons of guys are hot as fuck in their 40s. That’s not old. Matthew just looks like a druggie.

I love the Lawrence Bros' podcast. Matthew is the deep, introspective one, Andy is the grimy/rough trade one who always looks like he just smoked a bowl, and Joey is the eldest, chiseled health-conscious one. They have filthy mouths and, while there's never anything salacious on topic (except for this Me Too revelation), they are fun. They posted this with Chilli a couple of weeks ago and I couldn't stop watching it, lol.

Rather than old-school Polaroid, you can use a personal photo printer and immediately print your nude snapshots of male actors auditioning.

^^Whoops, here's the vid...

This blog's name seems to suggest that these photos posted are fake.

That’s a cute video, R68.

R65 most people aren’t trying to get 40something naked for a role. That’s what you do to the young.

Andrew or Andy looks like a fucking toad in the face.

What’s with all these round table family podcasts. Jada and now this?

Whatever happened to Joey’s ass?

Scrolling after a glass of wine and I thought the title said Martin Lawrence.

Looking at the trailers for Matthew's two 2022 credits, he doesn't look too bad when he's cleaned up and made up.

[quote] Scrolling after a glass of wine and I thought the title said Martin Lawrence.

Mah-tain.

I'm ashamed I didn't abort them all.

[quote]Whatever happened to Joey’s ass?

That's my question. I'd heard that he hated his big ass, so if he had it lipo'd then that would be a crime.

[quote] that would be a crime

True.

R79 he had it thinned out. He was insecure about his butt

What would Jennifer Lawrence do?

[quote] He was insecure about his butt

Why do you think that was?

R83 Couldn’t dilate enough?

How'd he thin it out? Squats would only accentuate it.

Didn’t Kenneth Branaugh make Chris Hemsworth have sex with him for Thor, and that’s why. Chris hates him?

Showing some skin with the brothers.

[quote] Chris hates him?

I don't know whether Chris hates him.

Wouldn’t you?

Liposuction. Fat removal. He had his butt shrunken.

A lot of men with big butts were insecure about that. I think it’s accepted more now but it wasn’t always.

Actors: don’t go to director or producers’ hotel rooms — unless you wear a wire.

“If I didn’t do X, Y & Z…”

Debette Newbry: A director offered me part in his movie if I'd have sex with him.

That's terrible! What did you do?

Debette: I had sex with him and he gave me a part in his movie.

"No, no. I asked him to do 3X2(9YZ)4A. We were casting Johnny Quick."

Could it have been Brian Singer ?

[quote] Could it have been Brian Singer ?

No, but it could have been Bryan Singer if Bryan had won an Oscar.

Matthew seems annoyed by Andy. I wonder if he's not over not being a big star as a childhood actor.

Matthew Lawrence's Tales of "Woah".

Holy Shit that guy way too old to be wearing the sideways baseball cap is Joey Lawrence!?

How is he blonde now? Plastic surgery? He looks very different.

I can see why people think certain celebrities are replaced.

Replaced in what way, R100?

Like a bad body double because he looks nothing like his former self. Not in a bad way just unrecognizable. Like a completely different person.

I agree, R102.

R101 r103

R17 & R21 - i was going say the same thing... he was always my favorite, but seriously meth faces here.... Although he does look good in R68's video... Hmmm

Stop doing that R104.

If you can't see the posts then unblock everyone instead of inflicting your mindless shit on all the rest of us.

If you've got half of DL blocked then what the fuck are you really getting out of being here? Maybe just go back to Facebook.

[quote] most people aren’t trying to get 40something naked for a role. That’s what you do to the young.

That’s not what I was implying. The poster implied that a 40 year old can’t be hot.

Joey does not look different. He’s 20 years older than he was on Blossom and he has a different body type and a totally new hair style. He’s also manscaped all to hell.

Branagh was my immediate thought upon seeing the first post as well, R32.

Kathryn Bigelow-- women can be perverts too!

I could see having a few test shots taken if the role was going to involve full frontal nudity. A director needs to know if there are any flaws that will need to be addressed. It doesn’t sound like this was the case here.

He's right about the general public and entertainment industry being much less willing/interested to hear about male #MeToo incidents like this one.

Agreed R111. And if that needed to be done in order to identify any flaws or issues for the role then it's not done in a hotel room by a director wearing a dressing gown with nobody else there.

This is similar to the crap Harvey Weinstein pulled over and over again.

I didn’t listen to the podcast. Where in the media coverage does it say the director won an Oscar?

You girls are slipping.......No comment from Dusty? He was a big deal for about 5 mins. Until the "whispers" started.

I've heard thar Kenny Kenneth Branagh and Bernardo Bertolucci got a piece of Keanu Reeves' ass in the early '90s. BEFORE he married David Geffen.

R110, he said it was a man

R114 I'm going to need a bit more prompting, as I am aged and not my most sober.

[quote]Steven Soderbergh?

Full Frontal?

Magic Mike?

Behind The Candelabra?

He complains that people aren't interested in men's metoo stories....dude, maybe people would be interested if you actual exposed this predator instead of giving him a pass by refusing to say his name. If women could expose Weinstein, R. Kelly, etc.....what is stopping you from saying this guy's name out loud?

Child, I would left him star in Madea Goes to Ireland without the pics. Just one night of spooning with no evidence left.

r120

The Brandon Routh rumors were completely homophobic, people were surprised by his out of nowhere casting and assumed he had prostituted himself to the gay director. Bryan Singer told the anecdote of his casting, he says he wanted an actor who reminded him of Reeve’s performance, and when he met Routh for dinner Routh accidentally knocked over the table salt when shaking his hand, and became flustered and embarrassed and it made Singer think he could recapture the essence of Reeves’s Clark Kent.

Routh’s subsequent career stalled (he talks about this in the Michael Rosenbaum podcast) because he was expecting to get big offers for starring roles but instead was getting B-movie horror lead offers and he turned them down and then he got nothing and had to rebuild his career from scratch.

Deadline ran this today, I’m surprised

R122 Great story. The 2006 film also underperformed.

He's a cute guy. He should have taken off his clothes, had his pictures taken and be a superstar in the Marvel world today. What's the big deal ?

Gimme a Break!

R125, if he had taken his clothes off, you'd be calling him a whore

Look at all the things DLers say about actresses they think slept with Harvey

Matthew Lawrence knew.

Does he mean the 2002 version of Spider Man as the Marvel movie?

I can't imagine what part they wanted him for in anything in the last decade. Only Ant man maybe or Spiderman when he was younger like Tobey Maguires age.

I call bullshit on this story. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, I'm saying it doesn't happen to this never-was.

Sounds like someone wanted to see how built he was and how much work needed to be done on his body before shooting started and Matthew embellished to save his failing podcast.

It might not have been for the main role, perhaps a sidekick whose penis needs to look delectable to the director.

Yeah they killed off Aaron Taylor Johnson pretty quick.

All we need to do is figure out the time he was let go from management and what films came out the next few years and see what director was the shadiest.

R130, it's a hell of a lot easier to pull this shit with "never was" actors than with established names

R127 No, I wouldn't have. He didn't say a director wanted to have sex with him, and asked him to spend the night - he said the director wanted to take photos of him in the nude. He's suggesting it was for nefarious reasons, when it could very well be for professional reasons.

And it's a hell of a lot easier for never-was actors to embellish this shit because they know it's not going to keep them from getting roles no one wants them for, anyway.

What's next, a homophobic remark and no tip written on one of his shift receipts?

Meth said he was told he would be the next big Marvel character. 2002’s Spider-Man started that wave, so that wouldn’t be “next;” it was first.

He’s implying it’s the wave of films that started in 2008.

The Marvel role sounds sus. Maybe he meant a Marvel type role from back in 2000, something directed by Singer.

Bryan Singer never won an Oscar.

R136 That would be Ironman in 2008. What the hell did they seriously want him cast as? Ironman!? Capitan America?

r136... "Meth"

His new name is Metthew Lawrence

I messed up at r136. X-Men started that wave in 2000.

However, Tobey was already a movie star in 2001 when he got the Spider-Man role. Meth would never even get near the door to get that role.

[quote] Capitan America?

Then it could only be Taika Waititi. What other Marvel directors won Oscars? Ryan Coogler? Chloe Zhao yeah right. Not them.

Meth probably thinks he should have been the Winter Soldier if not for some predatory evil Oscar-winning gay director.

R143, hello!

No way would he be Thor or Loki.

He could have had a little bit part as a scientist.

Who is this person?

Why would an Oscar-winning director bother with this guy when he could just hire a willing rentboy?

Kenneth Branagh, directed "Thor." Won Oscar for Best Screenplay for "Belfast."

Joe Johnston, directed "Captain America." Won Oscar for Best Visual Effects for "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

Taikia Waititi, directed "Thor: Ragnarok." Won Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Jojo Rabbit."

But among these three, only Branagh is whom I would consider "prominent."

Please. If it's any of those three, then Lawrence is absolutely lying. He was well past his freshness date by then. He was in his 30s. You pull this kind of thing on young twinks who don't know any better, not someone who is closing in on middle age and hair plugs.

R151, my bussy has always been and will continue to be minty fresh, thank you very much.

Has anybody considered Joe Johnston?. He Directed Captain America ( the first Avenger), previous to that he won Best Visual effects (1981), for Raiders of the Lost Ark. The casting for Captain America would have been about 2008. They saw A LOT of people for that, too.

R149, why didn't Harvey Weinstein just hire prostitutes?

R153, see R150.

It was probably a setup by his agent and this guy is just repeating the description that was provided "Oscar-winning director, Marvel," etc.

Everything at Marvel starts with a meeting with Kevin Feige.

Matthew Lawrence is unlikely to have a bussy as fresh as yours, R153, because he doesn't stuff canisters of WintOGreen Lifesavers up his ass until his breath is minty, too.

We all appreciate your commitment.

Me, I like my openings to stay natural.

Cheryl, do you consider natural to smell like a rotting animal?

R136 Some people have principles. And also some value authenticity. If you want me to fuck for a role just ask. But don’t have me to take pics so you can cherish and jerk off for a lifetime, you vile likely closeted fuck.

It was all a ploy anyway because once was nude the director would have suggested why not let me jerk you off or blow you. His agency is vile too. They didn’t want it to get out to flyover about their nasty homosexual escapades and they figured since he refused he might be sour grapes.

Who was the director? Don’t let him get away with it.

Is R157 Cheryl Burke?

r159 r160

R161 I hope you choke on that cake, cunt.

Oh FFS he’s obviously implying Bryan Singer in the production of X-Men when Lawrence was 18/19 which is how Bryan Singer likes them. He’s confusing the Oscar angle because The Usual Suspects won the Screenplay Oscar, but that was for Chris Macquarrie, not Singer. But this is how Singer behaved, this was Marvel, and Lawrence at 18 would be the type of young man Singer would predate on.

r163 has no reading comprehension.

Few on here do.

[quote]Why would an Oscar-winning director bother with this guy when he could just hire a willing rentboy?

Duh, it's all about exerting power and dominance.

R106 and R162, R104 and R161 are Poo Shoes, who trolls this site constantly. She probably can't see her comments because they or other comments on the same login (she has dozens going at a time) are being FFed by other users. And when they are, first they disappear (depending on your flames & freaks filter in settings), then if we're fortunate enough, they get red-tagged. She's trying to figure out which comment(s) are getting flamed, or even if they are hers.

In a similar vein, I noticed that she deleted a bunch of login accounts yesterday. About 15% of my many blocked accounts (most of which are D@vida) disappeared overnight. Half or more of the comments in the Detroit neurosurgeon murder thread are hers, speculating wildly between Adderall doses with vodka chasers. She's doing this a lot now - deleting login accounts after only a few posts in order to stay ahead of the FFs and red lines, between Bellagio toilet scours and fenty hits.

R167 Don’t ever accuse me of being Poo bitch. I hope that was a mafuckin typo. Yo stankin a delusional ass but you may be in to something in general though.

[quote] 18/19 which is how Bryan Singer likes them

No. Too old.

I know a guy who was a Bryan Singer boytoy. He was about 21 when he met Bryan. A twink but not a kid

Now R168/PS is cosplaying some ghetto type. Nice pandering to racial stereotypes, Poo Shoes. On Reddit, I've read posts where she pretends to be:

An Irish woman who was sexually abused by nuns; a gay Jewish north African proud of his heritage; a 30something fuckboy; a bisexual fentanyl addict who sucks dick for drugs; a Black college student; etc. Making up characters is part of her mental illness. Pity her - after all, she never had any parts in the legitimate theater/cinema.

What I really despise about it all is that she sometimes steals content from people's TikTok and Instagram accounts in order to amplify her deceptions.

P.S. She is also responsible for the periodic schiessesturme of threads about pooping and farting.

R171 Boy if you that obsessed with Pooh you need to get a better grasp of her handling cuz I ain’t her. I’m 34yrs old black aspiring movie star sometimes actor who attended NYU, and currently a working professional. I hope no one figures out who I am. And I’d fuck you for the right price.

Yeah, I can't tell if Matthew means a marvel type movie.

It's pretty far fetched to think he would be considered for the storing role of an actual Marvel movie. He just isn't the type. Sorry.

And I see your original comment was not a typo which pains me. You are truly sad lying on people on internet net based on mafuckin assumptions. Pathetic.

Gives me Christian Slater Mr. Robot or Joaquin Phoenix vibes. Not superhero energy.

I heard he would have been offered the lead in " Black Panther."

Maybe it was for WB and that's why psychotic Ezra Miller gets to keep his job

[quote]He didn't say a director wanted to have sex with him, and asked him to spend the night - he said the director wanted to take photos of him in the nude. He's suggesting it was for nefarious reasons, when it could very well be for professional reasons.

Professional, R134? I'm going to repeat what R112 said:

[quote]it's not done in a hotel room by a director wearing a dressing gown with nobody else there.

The director in a hotel meeting his actor in a rob. The director was trying to get laid.

Rob Lowe, R179.

Jesus Christ you people have short memories, Marvel did not begin with Disney and Kevin Feige, the first big budget Marvel movie was X-Men in 2000, it was distributed by Fox, and it was directed by Bryan Singer who this is obviously about.

How dense are you people!

Bryan Singer never won an Oscar.

"very prominent Oscar winning director" usually means a director who won an Oscar for directing. Not for a screenplay (Branagh).

R181 Maybe just don't watch shitty comic book movies.

BLADE II (2002) is a Marvel superhero horror film directed by (future Oscar winner) Guillermo del Toro.

HULK (2003) s a Marvel superhero film directed by future Oscar winner Ang Lee (Life Of Pi).

R181 But Bryan Singer never won an Oscar and the casting for the first X-Men would have been in 1999, more than 20 yrs ago. Then again that’s when Matt would have been 18 or 19. I’m not saying it wasn’t Singer because I think it was it’s just that the details that Matt delivers allows it to be speculation of others. He should just come and say it. Chili is one lucky gal.

[quote] BLADE II (2002) is a Marvel superhero horror film directed by (future Oscar winner) Guillermo del Toro.

Del Toro has said that once he discovered masturbation everything else in life went out the window. So perhaps he was the one who wanted those Polaroids.

Well I think Del Toro and Lee are the only actual Oscar winning directors of Marvel-based films that I could find.

Like I said, he may be mistaking Bryan Singer for winning an Oscar because The Usual Suspects won the Screenplay Oscar. The most obvious answer is usually the right one.

he should be so lucky! Kenneth Branagh is HOT! I saw him in person and he's very, very good looking!

Matthew, this is just a cock and of the bull story.

R188 It wasn’t Del Toro. He would not show up in a robe.

If it was Singer, and the film was X-Men, or the sequel, then what role did Matthew Lawrence lose out on, and who played it?

It will be funny if it turns out that the person in question has not won an Oscar, even though so many here took it as gospel.

Maybe Matthew was the aggressive hussy, stripping off for a demure director.

“Matthew, please put that anaconda away!”

R195 Well, he's in the business, and he met the guy, so we tend to assume he might know something about what happened to him.

I think he's messed up on the Oscar part. It's gotta be Singer.

Someone said Jack Johnston who isn’t married. Is he family? I hate to repeat the accusation if it wasn’t him.

Is Matthew the Taylor Hanson of his family?

R200, do you mean in the “he likes fisting” sense?

R201, I just meant secret gay floozy.

R202. I think that would be Joey. He looks like a pass-around bottom

R203 Joey looks so mannequin nowadays like those elder gays gays back in the early aughts who applied too much foundation. It’s not appealing. And he’s not ugly at all just uncanny.

Was Bryan Singer ever known for taking Polaroids? Wasn't Mathew too old for him at the time? It's funny how much it's like ehat women said about Harvey Weinstein, greeting them is his bathrobe, meetings in his hotel room.

*what

R205, shit maybe HW wanted to experiment. Hot ass is hot ass. What did Kinsey say. We are all bisexual.

R207 Well, he wasn't a director afaik.

I'm convinced that a sizable percentage of these young stars, male and female, crashing and burning is the result of sexual assault and exploitation by industry bigwigs. And enabling stage parents, the cunts.

R209 I think so too.

Or the flip side - their careers going nowhere because they didn't play ball with the predators.

It's a DIRECTOR

How did he know he would get the role? My problem wouldn't be fucking them, it would be empty promises and knowing the fucking would pay off. Better have that valid contract ready to sign before we naked, not contingent upon anything.

But yeah if he was a straight teen, I'm sure that would have been shocking and unwanted.

R18 Spacey sounds unlikely. He would have added that the other is notorious already or something if it were Spacey, i guess. Also I think that Spacey wouldn't have bothered taking pictures.

Keep in mind that the majority of Hollywood is full of nothing but sociopathic whores who have very little education and mental illness. They will do and say anything for attention. They’re not normal.

[q uote]My problem wouldn't be fucking them, it would be empty promises and knowing the fucking would pay off. Better have that valid contract ready to sign before we naked, not contingent upon anything.

You're a whore, darlin'.

[quote] Was Bryan Singer ever known for taking Polaroids?

Before the advent of digital, which, again, would make the year 1999 the perfect time for this story to have happened- Polaroids would have been regularly used at the casting stage. A sleazy director would use the excuse to “take Polaroids” to get an actor or model to remove his clothing in front of him. Actors of course would bring their headshot with them but a casting person would want Polaroids to see what the actor looked like without the benefit of professional lighting hair and makeup.

Another thing to consider is that Matthew Lawrence would have been considered small-time famous by 1999, he had appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire as a child actor and several television series as a teenager, so, um… Singer probably would be familiar with him if he, assuredly, would have kept an eye on teenage heartthrobs through the 1990s. So for those of you saying “Oh, 18/19 is too old for Singer”, you have to realize that Singer may have had an eye on him since Matthew appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire at the age of…. Drumroll… twelve.

R215 Having more education would certainly help them be less sociopathic and mentally ill.

R217 spot on. Also Bryan Singer routinely messed with, sought guys in the 18-21 range who still look liked teens. He had a type.

Bryan Singer doesn't seem to be into boys as young as 12. And we may not even be talking about Bryan Singer anyway. But whoever the director was he had probably seen Boy Meets World when Matthew Lawrence was a young adult.

As for Polaroids, I doubt the director would be the one snapping Polaroids at audtions, nor would he be meeting actors in his bathrobe in hotel rooms. None of this would be standard for an Oscar-winning film director auditioning a well known actor like Lawrence.

Don't pull this Feldog move, Matthew. Just name the person. Hate all this pussy footing around. But, I suppose this is generating more Google alerts than he's ever had.

Lawrence mentioned in his clip that this was 20 years ago, so likely not any of the MCU directors. I'm thinking R186 may have pinned the tail on the berobed director, though I suppose it could always have been Singer looking to cast Iceman or Pyro and going older than his usual range out of [italic]Boy Meets World[/italic] nostalgia.

he names the name, the guy denies it and ML feels worse. This way, maybe the guy will sweat.

There is the standard audition process done thru casting and then there are instances where a director has an eye on a known actor for a certain role and will just call to meet with the actor. This is can be a very informal process, I remember Will Smith said he was offered Men in Black by Steven Spielberg after being invited to Spielberg’s home and meeting his family.

It is not out of the line to imagine a somewhat known child actor like Matthew Lawrence would have been summoned to a hotel bungalow at the Marmont or Beverly Hills - where a lot of these meetings actually take place, they rent a bungalow - simply expecting to have dinner or an informal meeting in the suite and discuss the role. This would also be pretty common during the casting process to ensure privacy rather than say being spotted having lunch in Spago and having it reported in the gossip columns.

As for the role, it most likely would have been whatever Shawn Ashmore was eventually cast in, as he is one year older Han Lawrence.

Also, R222 = idiot.

There are no young 18-20 male characters Ang Lee’s Hulk.

[quote] Han Lawrence

The director wanted the Polaroids for Han-d Solo.

R149, because he might have seen him in movies and wanted to fuck the former hunk.

I really do wonder at the stupidly of some Dataloungers. Like, this is basically EXACTLY who it sounds like, everyone knows how BS behaved, and all the clues largely fit, but instead you have some idiots going thru IMDB and saying “Hmmm, I think it might be Ang Lee.”

Neurotypicals should not be allowed to do detective work.

Here is Matthew’s around that X-Men era. Can’t say I blame the director one bit. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

Others were a tad bit more willing to play ball.

R194 is asking the real questions. Based on the clues we need to break down which parts he could have fit in and who ended up in the part since we know they were willing to do X, Y, and Z for the part.

I already did that you freaking dumbass.

Lucas Till?

I love his speaking voice and I’m not talking sexually. He has great diction and articulation like an on screen journalist.

Is this DL’s beloved Mid-Atlantic Accent supremely personified.

R235. are you referring to Matthew's accent?

He looks rough in the Tik Tok vid (almost Munch aka Richard Belzer like in the face) but yes, his speaking voice is pleasant to listen to.

R236 yes. He doesn’t look rough and certainly not like Munch. I think I know what you mean however He looks like he decided to wash his face and say fuck all the makeup, foundation, concealer they make celebs wear. He also looks to not have any moisturizer on despite not being ashy. But that fresh faced look has a certain look after years of using it. One of my stylist friends tells me don’t ever use makeup consistently if you become famous. It will suck the soul out of your face and become dependent.

Well I feel bad for him. It probably fucks with you knowing what you have to do for a good part. Knowing that so many A listers got their parts by trading sexual favors.

Joey had Botox or something. His brown wavy hair really helped his good looks. He's still got the chiseled face.

They don't look related at all.

Andy is the fug one out. Somebody upthread said he looks like a toad and now that's all I can see.

He does kind of have bug eyes but in some ways he vaguely resembles Johnny Depp. Those big pug eyes are still a bit much

I thought of Shawn Ashmore, too.

Imagine that homoerotic scene with Iceman as Matt Lawrence and Wolverine/Logan/Hugh in the kitchen with the ice and the beer.

Singer told a story where he met Brandon in a restaurant on Sunset; he says Brandon was there first and he stood up to meet him and Singer recalls Routh going up, up, and up.

(I suppose other actors went ...the other direction.)

[quote] Routh going up, up, and up.

Did Singer's cock go up, up and up, or is that only reserved for the under 18s?

R229 No, we were lookng for Academy Award winning directors who directed Marvel movies. Because that's what the guy said. And we found some. Did that hurt you?

[quote] Is this DL’s beloved Mid-Atlantic Accent supremely personified.

No. It isn't.

They're from Philly.

They're Philly Whores.

Someone is DESPERATE to pin it on Bryan Singer, who never won an Academy Award.

I thought of Ashmore, as well. It was sort of well-known in gay Hollywood circles back then that Ashmore was Singer's type and had played around to get the job. Who knows?

I am not a whore, darlin'

I guess we can rule out George Cukor.

Was it Peter Bogdonavich?

If you get in the Marvel franchise you're set for life. If I had been in Lawrence's situation my clothes would've been off in two seconds.

Joey’s clothes would’ve been off in two seconds. (Coincidentally Joey can count to two.)

[quote] Having more education would certainly help them be less sociopathic and mentally ill.

No, but it leads to fewer job opportunities.

[quote] Having more education would certainly help them be less sociopathic and mentally ill.

No, but it leads to fewer job opportunities. This leads to desperation for a job in the industry.

R244, I don't think it did. Brandon was young but he's masculine; doesn't that director prefer younger more boyish types?

[quote]Someone is DESPERATE to pin it on Bryan Singer, who never won an Academy Award.

And someone is DESPERATE to believe a washed up actor doing a bizarre podcast may not have simply made a mistake regarding the Academy Awards.

Here’s the thing: not everyone is an awards faggot or living IMDB database. Actors do make mistakes about these things. I remember Benedict Cumberbatch, who is universally regarded as a very intelligent person, was promoting The Penguins of Madagascar on Graham Norton and appeared under the impression that Disney had made it (it was Dreamworks, and there is an intense rivalry between the two animation houses so I doubt that went down well.)

R10 & R12 (and elsewhere) — sorry, looked up IMDB and it was a math failure on my part. He is 43, as you state.

It shows a lack of imagination to suppose Bryan Singer is the only director going after young guys in Hollywood.

And if you're talking errors, maybe Matthew meant DC, not Marvel, and Joel Schumacher (Batman). Once you assume he's wrong you can make all kinds of assumptions.

Hey, you gotta play ball if you want the candy.

WHOA!

I bet there wasn’t any taint touching though, was there?!

R264 Don't worry, nobody wants to touch you now.

He's making the whole thing up - he was just mad that I asked if he could introduce me to Andy.

I first read this as "Martin Lawrence shares #metoo story...."

R266 has won the thread. You may close it now.

Makes me wonder if the "Brotherly Love" director wanted a demonstration.

r266 Is Andrew Lawrence widely regarded as the hotter brother?

R270 He's the youngest, hence Bryan's interest.

Singer hasn't been an Oscar anything, but the original X-Men movie was back in 2000, when Matthew was 20-ish and still fuckable.

[Quote] He complains that people aren't interested in men's metoo stories....dude, maybe people would be interested if you actual exposed this predator instead of giving him a pass by refusing to say his name. If women could expose Weinstein, R. Kelly, etc.....what is stopping you from saying this guy's name out loud?

Are you serious? Do you know how long it took and how many women had to speak out before something was done?

[Quote] I know a guy who was a Bryan Singer boytoy. He was about 21 when he met Bryan. A twink but not a kid

Was it Colto?

[Quote] I thought of Shawn Ashmore, too.

The Ashmore twins lived with Bryan when they were filming X-Men.

There’s an old blind item that stated that actor Judd Herschel allegedly raped one of the Laboryteaux brothers after inviting him into his dressing room. Got him drunk and sodomized him.

I read it few years ago. Allegedly it happened to the one who doesn’t really act anymore. I get them mixed up. I think it’s the one who starred in the Little House on the Prairie show. I also know some folks here think that Entertainment Lawyer is not reliable.

But why would anyone make it up?

R274, they were both on Little House.

One of them worked with Judd on a television show or film project.

Judd HIRSCH, not HERSCHEL…

Apparently Matthew appeared with Judd Hirsch in King of the Gypsies (1978), but we was only 11 years old at the time. I don’t see Judd getting an 11-year-old drunk.

R274, I checked IMDb and it was the KING OF THE GYPSIES. And it was Matthew Layborteaux. He had to be no more than thirteen if this allegation is true. Shit.

R278 Sometimes, it's very important to relax.

Hopefully he's better with money than Joey

Al Hirschfeld sodomized that kid from Little House?

[Quote] There were TONS of rumors about Brandon Routh fucking for the role in Superman Returns. Supposedly he stopped once the camera started rolling and that's why his career flopped.

Or he's just not a great actor. Both Brandon and Henry got screwed over by WB. Although Brandon doesn't seem to be a dick and did get a chance to play Superman again.

[quote][R266] Is Andrew Lawrence widely regarded as the hotter brother?

It's been said Andrew looks like a young Jackie Gleason with them bulging eyes.

Herschel Bernadi sodomized a kid?

Didn’t Hirsch, Danza and Conway all run a train on Merilu Henner?

[quote]Didn’t Hirsch, Danza and Conway all run a train on Merilu Henner?

It was 7:43pm on October 4, 1978. Judd came first, then Tony and then Jeff. After we showered, we all went out to IHOP at 10:45pm. Tony had steak and eggs, Judd had an omlette, and Jeff did coke in the men's room. I had yogurt.

Buck never would have raped the Laboryteaux brothers!

Mmmmmm.

R281 Hey, it coulda happened to anyone!

R287, thanks for the laugh. 😄

R287 Nice - Henner supposedly has total recall.