And though she be but little, she is fierce!

Dr Robert Laing + Cake

High-Rise (2015)

Tom Hiddleston overcome with the giggles on the set of High-Rise (2014)

High-Rise (2015)

‘It actually was my idea… We shot it at the end of our first day. We were due to wrap at 6 p.m. and at 5:45 they started doing that scene. These flight attendants were walking down the corridor and I was watching it and I said to Ben, “Do you think that Laing should be a participant in his own dream?” And he said, “Well, yeah, it’d be nice to have the option.” I asked, “What do you think he should be doing? Is he walking in front of them or behind them?” And then he said, “He should be dancing with them.” So we did it, and we did it once. We put on Sister Sledge’s “Lost in Music” and we danced down the corridor. It was great.’

High-Rise (2015)

Dir. Ben Wheatley

Dr Robert Laing + Cake

Favourite Role: Dr Robert Laing in Ben Wheatley’s sublime adaptation of High-Rise (2015)

‘It actually was my idea… We shot it at the end of our first day. We were due to wrap at 6 p.m. and at 5:45 they started doing that scene. These flight attendants were walking down the corridor and I was watching it and I said to Ben, “Do you think that Laing should be a participant in his own dream?” And he said, “Well, yeah, it’d be nice to have the option.” I asked, “What do you think he should be doing? Is he walking in front of them or behind them?” And then he said, “He should be dancing with them.” So we did it, and we did it once. We put on Sister Sledge’s “Lost in Music” and we danced down the corridor. It was great.’

Throwback Tom Tweets: 1st January 2014

‘It actually was my idea… We shot it at the end of our first day. We were due to wrap at 6 p.m. and at 5:45 they started doing that scene. These flight attendants were walking down the corridor and I was watching it and I said to Ben, “Do you think that Laing should be a participant in his own dream?” And he said, “Well, yeah, it’d be nice to have the option.” I asked, “What do you think he should be doing? Is he walking in front of them or behind them?” And then he said, “He should be dancing with them.” So we did it, and we did it once. We put on Sister Sledge’s “Lost in Music” and we danced down the corridor. It was great.’

High-Rise (2015)

Laing giving it that seductive Night School ‘Introduction to French’ Prof vibe: 

“Bonsoir, classe… You should all have your copies of ‘Learn French’. Please turn to page five and let’s begin…”

High-Rise (2015) ~ Dirty Filthy Bearded Laing™ Pt. 2 [1] [3]

Dr Robert Laing, High-Rise (2015) 

Laing Vs Pine: Racquet Sports

‘What have you come as?!’

                                           ‘A dilettante?’