Owen Wilson sits out 'Drillbit Taylor' promotion - Los Angeles Times

Owen Wilson Doesn’t Want To Talk
SpoutBlog — There’s an LA Times story this morning about how Paramount has promoted Apatow-com Drillbit Taylor around the fact that star Owen Wilson has done no interviews, in fear of having to answer questions about last summer’s suicide attempt. Instead of talking to reporters, Wilson taped “Drillbit -themed introductions to Fox’s Sunday-night prime-time lineup.” If there are three steps to managing a celebrity scandal––denial, confirmation, confession––the Wilson camp has chosen to remain mired in Step 1 for going on seven months, a stunning and curious feat in the era ...

Owen Wilson won’t do interviews or talkshows for new movie
Cele|bitchy — ... of whom aren’t setting their TiVos for “Late Show With David Letterman” and are not reading this or other newspapers. The interviews Wilson didn’t give, in other words, weren’t really missed. But that hasn’t always been the case with Wilson or other actors who for personal reasons either weren’t able to publicize their films or faced uncomfortable inquiries when they fielded journalists’ questions. [From The LA Times via The Huffington Post] The article goes on to note that Owen’s ...

Fess-Up Time
Hollywood Elsewhere — Fess-Up Time L.A. Times reporter John Horn has considered the Owen Wilson hideaway situation -- i.e., his not giving interviews for fear of being asked to discuss his alleged suicide attempt last summer. This posture has now resulted in two of his films -- last fall's The Darjeeling Limited and now ...

Owen Wilson's Absence Makes Studio Hearts Grow Impatient [Promotional Consideration]
Gawker: defamer — ... The second Owen Wilson film to hit theaters since his suicide attempt last August, the new comedy Drillbit Taylor, is likewise the second consecutive -- and for his employers, hopefully the last -- film for which Wilson has skipped doing publicity and promotion. To wit, while John Horn and Gina Piccalo acknowledge in today's LA Times that the teen bully-bodyguard film will probably find its adolescent boy market without Wilson doing the print rounds or baring his soul to the likes of Barbara Walters, their Great Moments in Publicity Awkwardness timeline ...

Owen Wilson’s story trumps his new movie debut
Hot Momma Celebrity Gossip Blog — ... the Hill,” “Family Guy” and “Unhitched.” On the record Paramount said Wilson has done all that the studio has asked of him, and his publicist said the actor’s availability was affected by “Marley & Me,” an upcoming movie Wilson is currently shooting in Florida with Jennifer Aniston. One wonders how and when Owen will be able to do the interviews again for his upcoming movies without the same concerns. Source Owen Wilson ...

Owen Wilson sits out ‘Drillbit Taylor’ promotion
Celebrity Mound — ... Divine Brown. Rather than hide, Grant tackled the incident head-on. The next morning, he issued a statement admitting he’d done something “completely insane.” Two weeks later, the night before the film’s premiere, he took to the talk show circuit as planned, hitting Jay Leno, Larry King, Letterman, “Today” and even “Live With Regis and Kathie Lee.” It must have worked: “Nine Months” grossed nearly $70 million. (source)

WEEKEND PREVIEW SPECTACULAR
FilmDrunk.com — ... ), this looks… really lame. Makes me wonder if Owen Wilson faked his suicide attempt to get out of promoting it. Sounds extreme, I know, but If you're ...