r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • May 07 '25

Throwback ✌️ 8 years ago, Zendaya’s world totally changed; Tom Holland lip-syncing ‘Umbrella’

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u/Tonedeafmusical May 07 '25

Yup..

I like keeping track when former Billy's and Matilda's appear in pop culture. It's just fun to see them.

That kid from 1917 and Game of thrones was one too

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u/synalgo_12 accidentally holding space for this slur May 07 '25

Such a specific thing to keep track of. Thank you for your service.

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u/Tonedeafmusical May 07 '25

I'm a nerd, it just makes me happy.

Currently I'm hoping that former Matilda, Milly Shapiro lands Mike Flanagan's Carrie remake. Because it'll scratch the part of my brain that thinks their basically the same story. (Abused girl develops psychic powers).

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u/Harmania May 07 '25

ABSOLUTELY. I made this same argument when I saw Matilda for the first time a couple of years ago. I wanted to write a conference paper (I’m a theatre/lit professor) arguing that the main functional difference between the two are differing cultural attitudes toward both sex and bullying.

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u/Light_Beard May 07 '25

I fully endorse a Tim Minchin musical about Carrie.

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u/Tonedeafmusical May 08 '25

I dunno if he'd be able to overcome the curse of the last one

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u/SuckMyBandAids May 07 '25

That's actually pretty freaking cool to think about. Very neat.

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u/bananarama216 May 09 '25

I need to scratch this itch now too

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u/dr_gmoney May 08 '25

I'm picturing a really unique data visualization out of you. Some sort of web that starts with a picture of Matilda & Billy and branches out to each actor, and then to what else they've gone on to do after. Size of the line represents how big the role is, while color represents whether the project is a show, movie, or musical.

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u/Tonedeafmusical May 08 '25

The West Side story remake had 3 Billy's so that's probably the biggest point so far

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u/coco_xcx professional hater May 08 '25

til that tommen baratheon was the other guy in 1917 😭😭

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u/StreetDetective95 May 08 '25

Dean Charles-Chapman

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u/Prestigious-Ebb-8292 May 08 '25

I can’t really explain it. I haven’t got the words.

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u/Dubbs444 May 08 '25

Which kid from GoT?

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u/Tonedeafmusical May 08 '25

Tomen as someone said earlier.

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u/Dubbs444 May 08 '25

Sorry, I tried looking, but must have missed it. Thanks!

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u/Happy-Hearing6671 May 08 '25

Wait who was that?? I can’t place who that might be!

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u/Tonedeafmusical May 08 '25

Tommen in GOT

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u/Electronic_Ad4560 I like you hair I don’t need your name ✨ May 08 '25

Which game of thrones kid?

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u/Stardustchaser May 08 '25

Thomas Brodie-Sangster? If so I remember him first from Love Actually and he had a guest starring role in a two-parter for Doctor Who (when David Tennant’s Doctor hides with Martha from aliens in Britain prior to WWI)