Cate Blanchett has sparked confusion after footage surfaced of the actress seemingly ‘zoning out’ during a junket interview for her new movie Tár.
A viral video shows the Oscar winner, 53, staring at the ground as if completely frozen as her co-star Nina Hoss speaks to a Digital Spy reporter about the film.
Blanchett didn’t blink once as she sat with her arms and legs crossed while listening to Hoss talk for a full 15 seconds.
Cate Blanchett (right, with Nina Hoss) has sparked confusion after footage surfaced of the actress seemingly ‘zoning out’ during a junket interview for her new movie Tár
Social media users have poked fun at her strange behaviour, with some comparing Blanchett to a ‘robot’ that had ‘run out of batteries’.
‘I thought the video was, like, partially frozen. The way she doesn’t even blink,’ one person tweeted.
‘She’s on low battery and had to charge for 15 seconds,’ another joked, while a third added: ‘Even her hands and everything. Next stop is Madame Tussauds.’
A viral video shows the Oscar winner, 53, staring at the ground as if completely frozen as her co-star Nina Hoss speaks to a Digital Spy reporter about the film
Some speculated that Blanchett was daydreaming, while others suggested the Ocean’s Eight star was just ‘very into’ what Hoss was saying.
It comes after Blanchett came under fire for her Golden Globe-winning role in the new film Tár.
She plays Lydia Tár, who rises to become the first-ever female conductor of a German orchestra.
Social media users have poked fun at her strange behaviour, with some comparing Blanchett to a ‘robot’ that had ‘run out of batteries’
Some speculated that Blanchett was daydreaming, while others suggested the Ocean’s Eight star was just ‘very into’ what Hoss was saying
While many have condemned the critically acclaimed film as ‘anti-woman’ – because Blanchett’s character is revealed to be a narcissistic bully – Blanchett came to its defence in an interview with BBC Radio 4.
She described the movie, directed by Todd Field, as ‘very provocative’ and said it was ‘a mediation on power – and power is genderless’.
The backlash to Tár has been spearheaded by the real-life conductor Marin Alsop, who said she was offended by the portrayal of the protagonist.
It comes after Blanchett came under fire for her Golden Globe-winning role in Tár. She plays Lydia Tár, who rises to become the first-ever female conductor of a German orchestra
Marin, 66, who is one of the world’s top female conductors, told The Australian last Friday: ‘To have an opportunity to portray a woman in that role to make her an abuser, for me that’s heartbreaking.’
Blanchett said Alsop was entitled to her opinion but distanced herself from any accusation the film used Alsop – or any other female conductor – as the basis for her character.
Blanchett is tipped to win her second Best Actress Oscar for the role.
The backlash to Tár has been spearheaded by the real-life conductor Marin Alsop (pictured on August 21, 2021, in New York), who said she was offended by the portrayal of the protagonist
Blanchett said Alsop was entitled to her opinion but distanced herself from any accusation the film used Alsop – or any other female conductor – as the basis for her narcissistic character
