Sentences with phrase «actor as an action star»

I grew up during that period, so the fact that we get to have this ridiculously talented actor as an action star is crazy and completely amazing.

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Before all the action in the Moët Suite, Opening Night of the US Open began with the star - studded USTA Serves Opening Night Gala in the President's Suite, where actor Kevin Spacey — who led an exciting charitable auction during the Gala — as well astennis legend Billie Jean King and US tennis players Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan signed a bottle of Moët & Chandon — crystalized with the US Open logo — for the USTA Serves.

Ethan Hunt is, indeed, Tom Cruise, here in action star - mode, as opposed to his «I'm a serious actor» - mode, in which he says things like «You complete me,» and «Respect the cock.»

by Walter Chaw The same kind of movie as Doug Liman's Mr. and Mrs. Smith but more so, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang marks the hyphenate debut of star screenwriter Shane Black, and it's the kind of movie his Last Action Hero would have been had they aimed it at adults (and cast actors).

Barely eighteen months on, we're getting part two, which promises bigger and more spectacular action, and some new blood in the shape of top - notch character actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jeffrey Wright, as well as rising star Sam Claflin.

Olivia Munn is an actor, author and activist and will next be seen on film, as the lead in the action - thriller Hummingbird and starring in Shane Black's The Predator opposite Keegan - Michael Key and Sterling K. Brown.

Former child star NICHOLAS HOULT is toughening up - he is set to tackle a role in a top secret new action movie.The British actor made his name as a...

Liam Neeson would run away from a fist fight.The 65 - year - old actor starred as action hero Bryan Mills in the «Taken» franchise, but in contrast to...

After Liam Neeson launched himself as an action star at age 56 with «Taken» (2008), middle - aged actors are showing up in cinemas to prove that they can take it too.

2016 brought an eerily similar story when director Alex Proyas» $ 140 million fantasy action film Gods of Egypt - starring Gerard Butler (who barely attempted to alter his Scottish accent), Danish Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj Coster - Waldau, and Australian Brenton Thwaites as the three male leads - opened to a domestic weekend of just $ 14 million.

The 34 - year - old actor stars as Thomas McGregor in the new live action / CGI comedy directed by Will Gluck, but Gleeson has admitted filming the adaptation of the beloved Beatrix Potter character was more painful than he anticipated.

Castile will always be regarded as one of the grandest period epics ever made during the peak power years of the studio system, and every starring and supporting actor shines in this smooth fusion of romance, action, suspense, and stunning pageantry.

Featuring tremendous performances from stars Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan as well as a cast of non-professional actors, Joe is both compassionate towards its characters and non-judgmental towards their actions.

The Casino Royale and Penny Dreadful star joins Will Smith as actor tipped to appear in Disney's live - action remake

The gritty action film stars three - time Golden Globe ® nominee Antonio Banderas (Best Actor, Evita, 1997; Best Actor, The Mask of Zorro, 1999; Best Actor, And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, 2004) as a man who takes a vow of silence while working tirelessly to hunt down the murderers responsible for the deaths of his wife and daughter.

«Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time» (2010) The actor stars as Dastan in this adventure action fantasy film based on the video game, as Gyllenhaal proves he is capable of taking on a macho persona in an action flick

Before now, the most well - known film adaptation of Saint - Exupéry's work was the 1974 live - action movie directed by «Singin» in the Rain» director Stanley Donen, which starred actor Gene Wilder as the Fox, Richard Kiley as the pilot, and Bob Fosse as the Snake.

Amazon's latest pilot season consists of three series: I Love Dick, created by Transparent's Jill Soloway and based on a feminist novel about a couple's marital struggles in the academic community of Texas, starring Kevin Bacon and Kathryn Hahn; Jean - Claude Van Johnson, a new action comedy starring the actor as a fictionalised version of himself, in which he moonlights as a secret hit - man in between Hollywood jobs; and The Tick, an updated adaptation of the offbeat comic book, starring Peter Serafinowicz.

Taiwanese pop sensation Jay Chou, drawing on his years as an actor, director, and recording star, creates a fantasy playground of music, moves, and magic as a backdrop to an action comedy which pays homage to the wondrous musicals of the past, while exploding to life with today's sound and spirit.

And just as Green's previous feature, Joe, could be read as a tender extrapolation of Nicolas Cage's duel image of serious actor and action idol, Manglehorn is a film which says that perhaps Pacino is an veteran star who needs to consider severing ties from his»70s salad days and comprehend that he still has a whole lot to give to the world if he only just knew it.

Lautner's history of martial arts (the one thing that he actually had going for him as an action star in training) is never exploited to its full potential, while veteran actors like Jason Isaacs, Maria Bello and Sigourney Weaver are smart enough to jump ship before the first act is even over.

His breakthrough turn in 2006's Step Up showcased his history as a free - style street dancer, while his standout work in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints — a Sundance coming - of - age drama from earlier that same year — hinted at an actor whose radiant sweetness was ready to be exploited by the violence indicated by his body (the perfect equation for a contemporary action star).

Hemsworth, whom movie viewers have recently seen as the heroic, but ill - fated George Kirk in the new Star Trek movie, is a ruggedly handsome 26 year old actor who is no stranger to action roles in movies.

Dubbed as the most expensive war movie ever made, filming is halted only five days into production due to a skyrocketing budget and a cast of prima donnas that include A-list action star Tugg Speedman (Stiller), Australian method actor Kirk Lazarus (Downey Jr.), drug - addicted comedy star Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black), rapper - turned - actor Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson), and rookie actor Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel).

Starring Jean - Claude Van Damme as the titular Jean - Claude Van Damme (alias Jean - Claude Van Johnson), this action comedy series sees the retired martial artist and actor sucked back into the game after an unexpected encounter with a lost love.

I'm not sure I'd blame Adam Sandler though as Hotel Transylvania 1 and 2 are both good in spite of having him and a couple of his friends in starring roles (maybe he's better as a voice actor than a live action actor for the time being).

Bringing these characters to life is a cast of actors, including Stephen Amell, star of the Nine Network's upcoming new action show, Arrow, who reprises his role as the Green Arrow in the game as an unlockable «Arrow» version of the character, which players can choose to use in - game.

There are passages of quick, wordless action, Davis and the other three actors — Jessica Galucci, Charles Reina, and Carina Goebelbecker — moving about the gallery, pointing heavenward, as if seeking distant stars.

In his role as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, Danish actor Nikolaj Coster - Waldau, best known for starring in HBO's Game of Thrones, is a passionate advocate for climate action and gender equality and the key role they play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Hollywood actor Steven Seagal has become a believer of Bitcoiin2Gen (B2G), the Hollywood action star will be representing the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoiin2Gen, as a brand ambassador.

February 13, 2018, Hong Kong: Hollywood actor Steven Seagal has become a believer of Bitcoiin2Gen, the Hollywood action star will be representing the leading cryptocurrency organization, Bitcoiin2Gen, as brand ambassador.

An accompanying press release notably highlights Seagal's film and martial - arts career, stating: «Hollywood actor Steven Seagal has become a believer of Bitcoiin2Gen, the Hollywood action star will be representing the leading cryptocurrency organization, Bitcoiin2Gen, as brand ambassador.»