Manxman In Exile Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Did anyone else see the bit in the Sunday papers about Renee Zellweger slagging off the Isle of Man? She said that "you just go to these dumpy spots, like we worked in a cow shed on the Isle of Man". She also said derogatory things about the Lake District. She's the star of the new Beatrix Potter film. It seems to me that the film industry on the Island is a bit of a two edged sword. On the one hand it can be good for the Island, on the other, because these "celebrities" are listened to, it can generate a lot of negative publicity. There have been a few cases now of high profile people slagging off the Island, more than coincidence I think. Can they all be wrong or does the Island indeed need to improve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Did she change her mind or something? Actress Zellweger praises island Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger has been paying tribute to the Isle of Man after filming scenes for her new film about Beatrix Potter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 "you just go to these dumpy spots, like we worked in a cow shed on the Isle of Man" I presume form this comment she was complaining about some location shots. IE a cow shed being not very nice? Duh.... How is that slagging the Island? When I saw her on interview on the news she was saying things like "You work in these beautiful places and wonder why don't I live here" Swings and roundabouts huh?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 There's always lots of slagging off and praising in that game. Usually you find it's all down to governments, councils and PR etc. as one vies with the others to get the next film. Celebrities say what people want to hear "blah blah X is my favourite place in the whole wide world", "I love staying in Britain ... USA ...Transalvania" etc. ...till the next place. Just watch two appearances of the same celebrity on Parkinson and look out for what they say after their 'latest' film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxman In Exile Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 The report is on P3 of the Mail on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannahsmummy1 Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 everything i have read so far about Potter, has Renee Zellweger praising the island, and the lake district, i read a lovely article about her saying that she used to run every morning across the beach! Sometimes things are misconstrued though- cant always believe what you read in the papers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 The report is on P3 of the Mail on Sunday. Well, that's useful - on a Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugger Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I think a guest on yesterday's Parkinson show on Radio 2 said that she had done this slagging off on Jay Leno. I can't wait for it to become known more generally in the Isle of Man - cue page after page of whingeing "boat in the morning" style letters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugger Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Here you go: http://xtramsn.co.nz/entertainment/0,,12254-6807723,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxman In Exile Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 The report is on P3 of the Mail on Sunday. Well, that's useful - on a Monday Oh! I didn't mean next week's MOS, I meant yesterday's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbyl ushtey Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Most of the filming was done in the Foxdale Film Studio which was built as a cattle shed. Whether or not it ever got change of use is debateable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentbob Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 If I was an A list actor and I was asked to shoot in the conditions I saw at foxdale, I would be bitching as well tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Kerr Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Did anyone else see the bit in the Sunday papers about Renee Zellweger slagging off the Isle of Man? She said that "you just go to these dumpy spots, like we worked in a cow shed on the Isle of Man". She also said derogatory things about the Lake District. If I was an A list actor and was asked to go to Foxdale and inhabit a shed that smelt of cow sh*t I might have such fond memory's as well. What do you expect her to say "I love Foxdale and I really loved the smell of cowsh*t" She's not mental, its probably a fair summary of her experience. I'm Manx and I think Foxdale is a total sh*thole (there I said it, where are Vanity Fair when you need them?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Actors suffer for their art, don't you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 She doesn't say the Island is "dumpy", just a cow shed. Cow shed's are "dumpy" - it's kind of the nature of the thing. Are we really so unselfconfident that even criticism of our barns is a cause for national neurosis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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