Elliot Page Explains How Juno 'Almost Killed' Him
The actor has said people 'do not understand' what he went through while filming Juno Emily Brown Elliot Page has described how his work on the popular 2007 film Juno 'almost killed' him ahead of his transition in 2020.The 35-year-old Umbrella Academy actor opened up about the struggles he faced with his identity in a new interview in which he described the 'joy' he felt in now being able to recognize himself both inside and out."I know I look different to others, but to me I'm just starting to look like myself," Page explained during his interview with Esquire , adding that the experience was 'indescribable'.The actor revealed his pronouns were he / him in an announcement on social media in December 2020, though he made clear that he previously did not believe he would ever get to a point of feeling comfortable with his body."When I say I couldn't have ever imagined feeling that way, I mean that with every sense of me," he said.During the interview, Page said he could not pinpoint the worst day he had, but drew attention to the time period after Juno was released in December 2007 and the experiences he had while filming the movie."When Juno was blowing up - this sounds strange to people, and I get that people do not understand," he explained.AlamyHe mimicked the reactions of the public, saying: "Oh, f ** k you, you're famous, and you have money, and you had to wear a dress, boo-hoo," but added: "I don ' t not understand that reaction. But that's mixed with: I wish people would understand that that sh * t literally did almost kill me "Reflecting on how he felt at that time, Page continued:" I've had to have plenty of devil's- advocate conversations with cis people, "Well, I'm not trans."I would be myself for it. I was living the life and my dreams were coming true. And yet, for example, when I was shooting Inception, I could pretty much not leave whatever hotel. In."Page also described having struggled with food, as well as' intense depression, anxiety [and] severe panic attacks. '. The actor said he 'couldn't function', barely being able to face just one meeting in a day or make it through reading one paragraph in a script.
Following his transition, Page described the simple acts of making coffee, sitting down with a book and being able to read as 'euphoria', adding: "I know that may sound strange, but I can not stress enough the degree of discomfort and The
The struggle that I was experiencing that got in the way of everything. How could it not? " Open 8 pm - midnight Mondays and is run by trans volunteers Featured Image Credit: Instagram / @ elliotpage
Topics : Netflix and TV , Celebrity , LGBTQ Emily Brown Advert Advert Advert Updated 16:01 16 Apr 2024 GMT + 1Published 16:00 16 Apr 2024 GMT + 1 Elliot Page claims he had sex with his Juno co-star 'all the time' Elliot Page revealed he had chemistry with his Juno co-star Gerrard Kaonga Elliot Page has given a reason as to why. he had such good chemistry with a co-star back when he was filming Juno. Elliot Page became known across the world with a sweet and witty performance as the lead in the 2007 film Juno. The film followed a teenager who gets pregnant and decides to put the baby up for adoption and ultimately helped propel Page to stardom. In his memoir, Pageboy, the actor detailed an off-screen romance with a co-star. (Cindy Ord / Getty Images) In his memoir Pageboy, the actor detailed an off-screen romance with a co-star while filming the hit film, revealing he was 'immediately' attracted to Olivia Thirlby who portrayed Juno's best pal Leah. "I was taken aback the moment I saw Olivia Thirlby. She seemed so much older, capable, and centered," Page, who came out as transgender in 2020, said. “Sexually open, far removed from where I was at the time. But the chemistry was palpable, it pulled me in. " Page went on to recount how they spent loads of time together. During one of their hangouts, Page claimed Thirlby 'looked directly at me and said point-blank' I really attracted to you '. " At that we started sucking face.
The five years between Dumbo's release and Beetlejuice Beetlejuicemarks the longest break Burton's taken from releasing a film. He addressed the gap to Variety saying, "It felt like there was a change around the time of COVID where everything was just in flux."
"And so, rather than get caught up in that, I just worked on my own feelings and things," he added. The director proceeded to share that it was Netflix 's Wednesday that helped him find that creative flair again after Dumbo and the pandemic .
"Wednesday came along. That reconnected me to making things. We went off to Romania and it felt like it was a creative health camp. It went so well," he shared.
The actor has said people 'do not understand' what he went through while filming Juno Emily Brown Elliot Page has described how his work on the popular 2007 film Juno 'almost killed' him ahead of his transition in 2020.The 35-year-old Umbrella Academy actor opened up about the struggles he faced with his identity in a new interview in which he described the 'joy' he felt in now being able to recognize himself both inside and out."I know I look different to others, but to me I'm just starting to look like myself," Page explained during his interview with Esquire , adding that the experience was 'indescribable'.The actor revealed his pronouns were he / him in an announcement on social media in December 2020, though he made clear that he previously did not believe he would ever get to a point of feeling comfortable with his body."When I say I couldn't have ever imagined feeling that way, I mean that with every sense of me," he said.During the interview, Page said he could not pinpoint the worst day he had, but drew attention to the time period after Juno was released in December 2007 and the experiences he had while filming the movie."When Juno was blowing up - this sounds strange to people, and I get that people do not understand," he explained.AlamyHe mimicked the reactions of the public, saying: "Oh, f ** k you, you're famous, and you have money, and you had to wear a dress, boo-hoo," but added: "I don ' t not understand that reaction. But that's mixed with: I wish people would understand that that sh * t literally did almost kill me "Reflecting on how he felt at that time, Page continued:" I've had to have plenty of devil's- advocate conversations with cis people, "Well, I'm not trans."I would be myself for it. I was living the life and my dreams were coming true. And yet, for example, when I was shooting Inception, I could pretty much not leave whatever hotel. In."Page also described having struggled with food, as well as' intense depression, anxiety [and] severe panic attacks. '. The actor said he 'couldn't function', barely being able to face just one meeting in a day or make it through reading one paragraph in a script.
Following his transition, Page described the simple acts of making coffee, sitting down with a book and being able to read as 'euphoria', adding: "I know that may sound strange, but I can not stress enough the degree of discomfort and The
The struggle that I was experiencing that got in the way of everything. How could it not? " Open 8 pm - midnight Mondays and is run by trans volunteers Featured Image Credit: Instagram / @ elliotpage
Topics : Netflix and TV , Celebrity , LGBTQ Emily Brown Advert Advert Advert Updated 16:01 16 Apr 2024 GMT + 1Published 16:00 16 Apr 2024 GMT + 1 Elliot Page claims he had sex with his Juno co-star 'all the time' Elliot Page revealed he had chemistry with his Juno co-star Gerrard Kaonga Elliot Page has given a reason as to why. he had such good chemistry with a co-star back when he was filming Juno. Elliot Page became known across the world with a sweet and witty performance as the lead in the 2007 film Juno. The film followed a teenager who gets pregnant and decides to put the baby up for adoption and ultimately helped propel Page to stardom. In his memoir, Pageboy, the actor detailed an off-screen romance with a co-star. (Cindy Ord / Getty Images) In his memoir Pageboy, the actor detailed an off-screen romance with a co-star while filming the hit film, revealing he was 'immediately' attracted to Olivia Thirlby who portrayed Juno's best pal Leah. "I was taken aback the moment I saw Olivia Thirlby. She seemed so much older, capable, and centered," Page, who came out as transgender in 2020, said. “Sexually open, far removed from where I was at the time. But the chemistry was palpable, it pulled me in. " Page went on to recount how they spent loads of time together. During one of their hangouts, Page claimed Thirlby 'looked directly at me and said point-blank' I really attracted to you '. " At that we started sucking face.
It was on. “I had an all-encompassing desire for her, she made me want in a way that was new, hopeful. It was one of the first times someone would make me c * m, the first time I would open up. " Page claimed they would have sex 'all the time' and managed to find a few sneaky places to do it. " Her hotel room, in our trailers at work, once in a tiny, private room in a restaurant, "he said. “We thought we were being subtle.
Elliot Page became known across the world with a sweet and witty performance as the lead in the 2007 film Juno. (SearchlightPictures)
"Being intimate with Olivia helped my shame dissipate. I did not see a glint of it in her eyes and I wanted that - done feeling wretched about who I am."
Elliot Page became known across the world with a sweet and witty performance as the lead in the 2007 film Juno. (SearchlightPictures)
"Being intimate with Olivia helped my shame dissipate. I did not see a glint of it in her eyes and I wanted that - done feeling wretched about who I am."
UNILAD previously contacted Thirlby's management for comment.
Elsewhere in the memoir, Page opened up about having a relationship with Kate Mara, who was with The Social Network star Max Minghella when Page caught feelings.
"The first person I fell for after my heart was broken was Kate Mara," Page wrote.
"She had a boyfriend at the time, the lovely and talented Max Minghella." Featured Image Credit: Kennedy Pollard / Getty Images for RBC / Searchlight Pictures
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Tim Burton reveals the one movie that almost made him retire
Elsewhere in the memoir, Page opened up about having a relationship with Kate Mara, who was with The Social Network star Max Minghella when Page caught feelings.
"The first person I fell for after my heart was broken was Kate Mara," Page wrote.
"She had a boyfriend at the time, the lovely and talented Max Minghella." Featured Image Credit: Kennedy Pollard / Getty Images for RBC / Searchlight Pictures
Topics: Celebrity , Film and TV , Elliot Page
Tim Burton reveals the one movie that almost made him retire
No, it wasn't Planet of the Apes Yasmeen Hamadeh It's hard to imagine a world without Tim Burton's films, but It seems we were awfully close to getting there . staple gracing our screens, and as the director prepares for the release of his highly anticipated sequel to Beetlejuice (aptly titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ), he had a few words of reflection to share on his past films . was one film in his roster that almost made him consider retiring. Can you guess what it is? Nope it wasn't Planet of the Apes, but rather Disney 's 2019 live-action remake of Dumbo. "Honestly, after Dumbo I really did not know," Burton told Variety. "I thought that could have been it, really. I could have retired, or become… well, I would not have become an animator again, that's over," he said with a laugh. Burton revealed that it was the live-action remake of Dumbo that almost made him retire. (Disney) "Oftentimes, when you get into Hollywood, you try to be responsible to what you're doing with the budget and everything else but sometimes you might lose yourself a little bit," he added. "This reinforced the feeling for me that it's important that I do what I want to do, because then everybody will benefit."
The five years between Dumbo's release and Beetlejuice Beetlejuicemarks the longest break Burton's taken from releasing a film. He addressed the gap to Variety saying, "It felt like there was a change around the time of COVID where everything was just in flux."
The The director shared that Wednesday helped him find his creative flair again. (Amy Sussman / GA / The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
"And so, rather than get caught up in that, I just worked on my own feelings and things," he added. The director proceeded to share that it was Netflix 's Wednesday that helped him find that creative flair again after Dumbo and the pandemic .
"Wednesday came along. That reconnected me to making things. We went off to Romania and it felt like it was a creative health camp. It went so well," he shared.
Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton return in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. (Warner Bros.)
Beetlejuice's long-awaited sequel sees Michael Keaton reprise the iconic titular role, with Winona Ryder and Catherine O'Hara also returning to bring the Deetz's back to our screens.
The original cast is also joined by a new star-studded ensemble including Willem Dafoe, Jenna Ortega , Monica Bellucci, and Justin Theroux.
The sequel is slated to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 28, before hitting theaters on September 6.Featured Image Credit: Julien Hekimian / Getty Images / Amy Sussman / GA / The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images
Topics: Film and TV , Celebrity , Disney
Christopher Reeve revealed seven words his wife told him that saved his life after paralyzing accident
The actor's life-changing accident will be explored in new documentary Super / Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Callum Jones Footage from a new documentary shows Christopher Reeve revealing the seven words his wife Dana told him that saved his life. The Superman actor suffered a life-changing horse riding accident in 1995 that left his paralyzed. When approaching a third jump at an equestrian event in Culpeper, Virginia, the horse Reeve was riding hesitated, leading to the actor taking a nasty tumble. Reeve landed headfirst on the rail and damaged the bones in his neck, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. He died in 2004 at the age of 52. Now, a documentary about the actor is releasing in the form of Super / Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.
Beetlejuice's long-awaited sequel sees Michael Keaton reprise the iconic titular role, with Winona Ryder and Catherine O'Hara also returning to bring the Deetz's back to our screens.
The original cast is also joined by a new star-studded ensemble including Willem Dafoe, Jenna Ortega , Monica Bellucci, and Justin Theroux.
The sequel is slated to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 28, before hitting theaters on September 6.Featured Image Credit: Julien Hekimian / Getty Images / Amy Sussman / GA / The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images
Topics: Film and TV , Celebrity , Disney
Christopher Reeve revealed seven words his wife told him that saved his life after paralyzing accident
The actor's life-changing accident will be explored in new documentary Super / Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Callum Jones Footage from a new documentary shows Christopher Reeve revealing the seven words his wife Dana told him that saved his life. The Superman actor suffered a life-changing horse riding accident in 1995 that left his paralyzed. When approaching a third jump at an equestrian event in Culpeper, Virginia, the horse Reeve was riding hesitated, leading to the actor taking a nasty tumble. Reeve landed headfirst on the rail and damaged the bones in his neck, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. He died in 2004 at the age of 52. Now, a documentary about the actor is releasing in the form of Super / Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.
Christopher Reeve suffered a life-changing accident. (Davidoff Studios Photography / Getty Images)
The DC Studios-made documentary is set to arrive in selected theaters next month, telling the emotional story of how Reeve got the Superman gig and the challenges faces by his paralysis.
Old footage of Reeve speaking saw him recall his mindset during that initial recovery process, with it being his wife that helped him get through it.
"I ruined my life and everybody else's. I won't be able to ski, sail, throw a ball to Will. Won't be able to make love to Dana. Maybe we should let me go," he said.
"And then she said the words that saved my life: 'You're still you. And I love you.'"
After the horrific accident, Reeve spent a lot of time in and out of hospital while also attending speech therapy.
Reflecting on His experience working at the rehab center, Reeve told Oprah Winfrey: "Every day I'd get in my car and drive away and go, 'Thank God that's not me', I have to admit that.
"And then seven months Later, I was in this condition."
The DC Studios-made documentary is set to arrive in selected theaters next month, telling the emotional story of how Reeve got the Superman gig and the challenges faces by his paralysis.
Old footage of Reeve speaking saw him recall his mindset during that initial recovery process, with it being his wife that helped him get through it.
"I ruined my life and everybody else's. I won't be able to ski, sail, throw a ball to Will. Won't be able to make love to Dana. Maybe we should let me go," he said.
"And then she said the words that saved my life: 'You're still you. And I love you.'"
After the horrific accident, Reeve spent a lot of time in and out of hospital while also attending speech therapy.
Reflecting on His experience working at the rehab center, Reeve told Oprah Winfrey: "Every day I'd get in my car and drive away and go, 'Thank God that's not me', I have to admit that.
"And then seven months Later, I was in this condition."
Christopher Reeve and his wife Dana. (Tom Kingston / WireImage)
He added:" And in a way, I remember the smugness of that.
"As if I was privileged in some way, but the point is we're all one great big family and any one of us could get hurt at any moment.
" That taught me a really big lesson. "
After his devastating accident, Reeve Dedicated much of his time to activism of disabilities and those affected by them.
Speaking with Ability Magazine in 1998, he said: "Who knows why an accident happens? The key is what do you do afterwards.
"There is a period of shock and then grieving with confusion and loss. After that, you have two choices. One is to stare out the window and gradually disintegrate.
" And the other is to mobilize and use all your resources, whatever they may. be, to do something positive. That is the road I have taken. "Featured Image Credit: Davidoff Studios Photography / Getty Images / Theo Wargo / WireImage
Topics: Superman , Celebrity , Film and TV
Elliot Page shares life-changing moment in gay bar just before starring in Juno
Page's performance garnered critical acclaim and launched their career Anish Vij Elliot Page has opened up on his first experience at a gay bar just a few months before starring in 2007 comedy-drama Juno. The film follows Juno MacGuff (played by Page ),a teenager who falls pregnant after having sex with friend Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera).
The couple put the unborn child up for adoption, and come across couple Mark and Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner), who are desperate for a kid.
Page would garner critical acclaim for his performance and Juno helped further launch his acting career - however, he says he experienced a life-changing moment three months prior to the film's release.
In the opening chapter of his forthcoming memoir 'Page Boy', the 36-year-old - who uses him / they pronouns after coming out as transgender in 2020 - the actor revealed the struggle he had with his identity.
"Shame had been drilled into my bones since I was my tiniest self, and I struggled to rid my body of that old toxic and erosive marrow," he wrote.
The Umbrella Academy star and his date, Paula, went to a bar called Reflections.
Page explains how the night out at the bar 'was the first time I had been to a gay bar and would be my last for a long time'.
He added:" And in a way, I remember the smugness of that.
"As if I was privileged in some way, but the point is we're all one great big family and any one of us could get hurt at any moment.
" That taught me a really big lesson. "
After his devastating accident, Reeve Dedicated much of his time to activism of disabilities and those affected by them.
Speaking with Ability Magazine in 1998, he said: "Who knows why an accident happens? The key is what do you do afterwards.
"There is a period of shock and then grieving with confusion and loss. After that, you have two choices. One is to stare out the window and gradually disintegrate.
" And the other is to mobilize and use all your resources, whatever they may. be, to do something positive. That is the road I have taken. "Featured Image Credit: Davidoff Studios Photography / Getty Images / Theo Wargo / WireImage
Topics: Superman , Celebrity , Film and TV
Elliot Page shares life-changing moment in gay bar just before starring in Juno
Page's performance garnered critical acclaim and launched their career Anish Vij Elliot Page has opened up on his first experience at a gay bar just a few months before starring in 2007 comedy-drama Juno. The film follows Juno MacGuff (played by Page ),a teenager who falls pregnant after having sex with friend Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera).
The couple put the unborn child up for adoption, and come across couple Mark and Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner), who are desperate for a kid.
Page would garner critical acclaim for his performance and Juno helped further launch his acting career - however, he says he experienced a life-changing moment three months prior to the film's release.
In the opening chapter of his forthcoming memoir 'Page Boy', the 36-year-old - who uses him / they pronouns after coming out as transgender in 2020 - the actor revealed the struggle he had with his identity.
"Shame had been drilled into my bones since I was my tiniest self, and I struggled to rid my body of that old toxic and erosive marrow," he wrote.
The Umbrella Academy star and his date, Paula, went to a bar called Reflections.
Page explains how the night out at the bar 'was the first time I had been to a gay bar and would be my last for a long time'.
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Everything began to change when he was on the dance floor with Paula.
"There was a joy in the room," Page wrote.
"It lifted me, forcing a reaction in the jaw, an uncontrolled, steady smile."
When Page kissed his date, he says that 'maybe for a second, I could allow myself pleasure'.
“Here I was on the precipice. Getting closer to my desires, my dreams, me, without the unbearable weight of the self-disgust I'd carried for so long, ”he explains.
“But a lot can change in a few months.
"And in a few months, 'Juno' would premiere."
In a new social media post, the actor said he felt 'so grateful for what gender affirming care' has allowed him, sharing a topless photo to celebrate the 'joy' he now feels in his body.
Everything began to change when he was on the dance floor with Paula.
"There was a joy in the room," Page wrote.
"It lifted me, forcing a reaction in the jaw, an uncontrolled, steady smile."
When Page kissed his date, he says that 'maybe for a second, I could allow myself pleasure'.
“Here I was on the precipice. Getting closer to my desires, my dreams, me, without the unbearable weight of the self-disgust I'd carried for so long, ”he explains.
“But a lot can change in a few months.
"And in a few months, 'Juno' would premiere."
In a new social media post, the actor said he felt 'so grateful for what gender affirming care' has allowed him, sharing a topless photo to celebrate the 'joy' he now feels in his body.
ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo
"Dysphoria used to be especially rife in the summer," Page wrote in the image caption.
“No layers, just a T-shirt - or layers and oh so sweaty - constantly looking down, readjusting my oversized tee.
“It feels so f'ing good soaking in the sun now, I never thought I could experience this, the joy I feel in my body.
"I am so grateful for what gender affirming care has allowed me and I look forward to sharing more of my journey soon."
'Page Boy' will be released on June 6.Featured Image Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo / Instagram / @elliotpage
Topics: Elliot Page , Celebrity , LGBTQ , Transgender
"Dysphoria used to be especially rife in the summer," Page wrote in the image caption.
“No layers, just a T-shirt - or layers and oh so sweaty - constantly looking down, readjusting my oversized tee.
“It feels so f'ing good soaking in the sun now, I never thought I could experience this, the joy I feel in my body.
"I am so grateful for what gender affirming care has allowed me and I look forward to sharing more of my journey soon."
'Page Boy' will be released on June 6.Featured Image Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo / Instagram / @elliotpage
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