Sentences with phrase «actors in major roles»

Sure, some of the dialogue still sounds like comic - book balloon captions, but the way the George Lucas universe has changed — the inclusiveness of more female and minority actors in major roles is a portend of good things to come.

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The actor would be the youngest to take on the role (he's 26 years old), and he has only been in a handful of major films; both points which actually may be an asset rather than a handicap.

In addition to being a New York City firefighter who had once earned national attention for a heroic rescue mission, Foley was a model and actor who made it into major publications and earned roles as an extra in shows such as the SopranoIn addition to being a New York City firefighter who had once earned national attention for a heroic rescue mission, Foley was a model and actor who made it into major publications and earned roles as an extra in shows such as the Sopranoin shows such as the Sopranos.

The recent revelations on the 2015 governorship election in Ekiti and the role played by some of the major actors remind me of what happened during the Western Regional Elections in 1965.

Hans Walter Conrad Veidt was a German actor best remembered for his roles in films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Man Who Laughs, and, after being forced to migrate to Britain by the rise of Nazism in Germany, his English - speaking roles in The Thief of Bagdad, and, in Hollywood, Casablanca, in which he appeared as Major Strasser.

Praise has come from those more sensitive to the issue about how Coogler is able to craft his high price - tag tale without the need to put in a white male lead in a major role, with most speaking parts going to actors of different nationalities, but descendants of Africa.

Recently cast in the role of Taylor, a non-binary gender identifying character in Showtime's BILLIONS, Dillon is the first non-binary gender identifying actor to ever be cast in a major television series.

After Lemmon landed a major role in the 1953 Broadway revival of Room Service, a talent scout for Columbia Pictures convinced the actor to try Hollywood instead.

Hammer landed two of his first major roles at polar opposite ends of the dramatic spectrum: one playing the young Christian evangelical minister Billy Graham in actor - turned - director Robby Benson's chronicle of Graham's early life, Billy: The Early Years (2008), and another playing the son of Satan on the small screen fantasy adventure series Reaper.

That movie nudged him toward being considered a Serious Actor, a designation he nurtured with roles in three films shown at major festivals: Lee Daniels» The Paperboy and Todd Nichols» Mud (both at Cannes this year) and the popular indie comedy Bernie (London Film Festival).

Spider - Man: Homecoming: Not an origin story, it seems, but this Marvel - Sony collaboration will be a major test for British actor Tom Holland in the title role.

While he has never been an actor noted for his range (in spite of a filmography that includes several comedic roles and a major part in Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing), he has chosen a number of characters that are tailored to suit his stoic qualities.

That role, coupled with the exposure that Snipes had received for his performance as a talented but undisciplined baseball player in the previous year's Major League, succeeded in giving the actor a tentative plot on the Hollywood map.

Davis» real - life husband Julius Tennon signs on, along with veteran actor Jimmy Smits, whose character plays a major role in the season's overarching mystery.

* The problem wasn't their fine performances, but the fact those were a few of the handful of major roles for actors of color in prestige - ish films this year (and you can argue «Straight Outta» never really found that prestige clout).

We're still a bit in the dark as to what direction J.J. Abrams is planning to take Star Wars: Episode VII but according to Variety, four actors are being looked at for what appears to be a major Jedi role.

Its uplifting story arc may be formulaic but the strength and honesty of the performances give it surprising emotional heft — especially from Damon as a troubled math genius in the role that marked his arrival as a major, serious actor.

Shot on a minimal budget, with a production design that favors ingenuity and creativity and a cast that includes such major European actors as Geraldine Chaplin, Mathieu Amalric, Udo Kier, and recent Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling (some of them in multiple roles), it has a whimsical, absurdist sense of humor.

This Doctor Strange actor is reportedly up for a major role in The Lion King live - action remake.

There's also been much speculation about which actors might be ready to cash their final Marvel checks, largely focused on franchise stalwarts Downey Jr. (now in his eighth major Marvel role) and Evans (now in his sixth).

He also discusses his working relationship with actor Jack Nicholson, casting the future movie star in many of his early roles, making his first major studio film for Columbia Pictures Getting Straight starring Elliott Gould and Candice Bergen.

Freya Drohan Actor Michael Fassbender is reportedly about to sign up for a major role in a new Hollywood blockbuster.

Though I'm still not as convinced that Tatum is genuine leading man material as most people (particularly Soderbergh, who's so sweet on the actor that they're reuniting for a third project together next year), after his hilarious turn in «21 Jump Street,» this could be the role that finally legitimizes him as a major Hollywood player.

German actor August Diehl is playing the lead, which is somewhat ironic given that he's best known for his role as the vindictive Nazi Major in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.

This week we've seen a number of actors rumoured for the role of an «older» Batman / Bruce Wayne, who'll play a major part in Zack...

Giving an untested director such as Chbosky complete creative control was still a pretty big risk on the part of Summit Entertainment, but if the casting (which includes a great group of young actors like Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller and Emma Watson in her first major post - «Harry Potter» role) is anything to go by, fans have nothing to worry about it.

The X-Men universe is massive and the quality has changed over the last fifteen years it needs to move beyond so - so C - level actors like Famke Janssen, Kesley Grammer, Shawn Ashmore and James Marsden in major roles.

Jon Hamm is an amazing actor and I love him in Mad Men and I can't wait to see him in a major role in feature films, even though I doubt this role will allow him to branch out into a whole new character.

Character actor Bryan Probets is particularly memorable in a small role as a major whose brain has been short - circuited by the prison camp.

In addition to casting actors with Down syndrome in key parts in recent hit TV shows like American Horror Story (Jamie Brewer) and Glee (Lauren Potter), 2015's Where Hope Grows made history as the first major US theatrical release to star an actor with Down syndrome in a leading role (David DeSanctisIn addition to casting actors with Down syndrome in key parts in recent hit TV shows like American Horror Story (Jamie Brewer) and Glee (Lauren Potter), 2015's Where Hope Grows made history as the first major US theatrical release to star an actor with Down syndrome in a leading role (David DeSanctisin key parts in recent hit TV shows like American Horror Story (Jamie Brewer) and Glee (Lauren Potter), 2015's Where Hope Grows made history as the first major US theatrical release to star an actor with Down syndrome in a leading role (David DeSanctisin recent hit TV shows like American Horror Story (Jamie Brewer) and Glee (Lauren Potter), 2015's Where Hope Grows made history as the first major US theatrical release to star an actor with Down syndrome in a leading role (David DeSanctisin a leading role (David DeSanctis).

In the past, both actors have proven to not only be great comedic actors, as Scott has starred in Step Brothers and Party Down and Robinson has had major roles in Pineapple Express and This is the End, but also talented dramatic actorIn the past, both actors have proven to not only be great comedic actors, as Scott has starred in Step Brothers and Party Down and Robinson has had major roles in Pineapple Express and This is the End, but also talented dramatic actorin Step Brothers and Party Down and Robinson has had major roles in Pineapple Express and This is the End, but also talented dramatic actorin Pineapple Express and This is the End, but also talented dramatic actors.

AW: I always thought the role of Bella might have been an impossible one for any actor, since she was deliberately lacking in major characteristics.

That's the RIGHT way to do it — the WRONG way is in something like «Robots» which has seemingly dozens of «name» actors cast in roles that range from major ones to glorified cameos.

The film is a major threat for the Cast Ensemble award at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild awards, with supporting players like Mahershala Ali (charming as ever), Jim Parsons (playing an against - type), Kirsten Dunst (feverishly addictive in her mean woman role), and Glen Powell (playing the late John Glenn) all crucial to the film's inevitable success.

Chris Pratt is one of Hollywood's busiest actors these days with starring roles in three major franchises: as Peter Quill in Marvel's «Guardians of the Galaxy,» the voice of Emmet Brickowski in «The LEGO Movie,» and most recently, Owen in «Jurassic World,» the fourth film in the Jurassic Park series.

Chris Pratt is one of Hollywood's busiest actors these days with starring roles in three major franchises: as Peter Quill in Marvel's «Guardians of the Galaxy,» the voice of Emmet Brickowski in «The LEGO Movie,» and...

Enter the remaining cast of characters, both major and minor: the janitorial staff of the classified underground wing of the compound, Zelda Fuller (Octavia Spencer in a role written for her by del Toro) and the mute Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins, radiant in a star - making role); the attending government scientist Dr. Robert Hoffstetler (Michael Stuhlbarg), also a Russian double - agent; and, of course, Elisa's next door neighbor, Giles (Richard Jenkins, deserving of a Supporting Actor nomination), who frets about growing older and his hair loss, pines for love with a local pie shop employee and shares his passion for musicals with the equally besotted Elisa (they sit side - by - side on the sofa performing a quick soft shoe).

Christmas has come early for one of the UK's finest actors, as Malcolm McDowell has landed a major role in Steven C. Miller's remake...

Deadline is reporting that actor Jonathan Majors (Hostiles) has signed on for a lead role in Lovecraft Country, the upcoming HBO series from Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions and J.J. Abrams» Bad Robot, where he will star opposite Jurnee Smollett - Bell (Underground).

This role was a major breakthrough for Norton and since then he's gone on to become one of the most dependable actors in Hollywood.

At 25, English actor, Nicholas Hoult is having one of his best years yet, seeing Mad Max: Fury Road become a major hit while he was filming his role in next year's X-Men: Apocalypse.

Black Panther doesn't quite have an actor who fits that profile (Forest Whitaker comes closest, but his role within the film is probably too minor, while Lupita Nyong» o's role might be too quiet to attract Academy voters), but it does have an up - and - coming movie star, in a major supporting role, who gives the kind of flashy - but - deep performance that actors love.

A major supporting Native American role in a classic Western might even be played by a white actor.

«Yes, audiences are more disposed toward being inclusive in matters of race and sexuality in the 21st century than they were in the 20th — witness the (Oscar) win by A Fantastic Woman, starring a trans actor in the leading role, as Best Foreign Film of the year, and the other major mainstream film of the year, Get Out, Jordan Peele's social critique / horror film, which also dominated at the box office.

Legendary stand - up comedian, actor and rapper Katt Williams has enjoyed an impressive career seeded with thousands of stage shows in sold - out arenas, a laundry list of starring roles on the small screen and memorable performances in major box office hits.

The recording artist - turned - actor (in the first major film role of his career) plays Frankie Ballenbacher, the level - headed right hand man of Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsh).

Dern won the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival, a triumphant return in an up - and - down career that hasn't seen him have a lead role in a major film in three decades.

If there's any major difference in the movie's approach compared to the first one, it's that the actors, who fit into their roles so perfectly the last time around (and still do, in theory), are given even less to do in their respective roles.

The actor who broke out of playing small supporting roles earlier this year by becoming USA Network's «Mr. Robot» just scored his very first major acting nomination in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, alongside awards season veterans Kevin Spacey, Bob Odenkirk, Jon Hamm and Peter Dinkactor who broke out of playing small supporting roles earlier this year by becoming USA Network's «Mr. Robot» just scored his very first major acting nomination in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, alongside awards season veterans Kevin Spacey, Bob Odenkirk, Jon Hamm and Peter DinkActor in a Drama Series, alongside awards season veterans Kevin Spacey, Bob Odenkirk, Jon Hamm and Peter Dinklage.

In fact, A Little Chaos boasts not a single French performer in any major roles, leaving the fast - rising Belgian actor Schoenaerts as the lone thesp to fly a Continental flag and Stanley Tucci, of all people, on hand as the king's queeny brother: a performance that could have been assembled via outtakes from his work in The Devil Wears PradIn fact, A Little Chaos boasts not a single French performer in any major roles, leaving the fast - rising Belgian actor Schoenaerts as the lone thesp to fly a Continental flag and Stanley Tucci, of all people, on hand as the king's queeny brother: a performance that could have been assembled via outtakes from his work in The Devil Wears Pradin any major roles, leaving the fast - rising Belgian actor Schoenaerts as the lone thesp to fly a Continental flag and Stanley Tucci, of all people, on hand as the king's queeny brother: a performance that could have been assembled via outtakes from his work in The Devil Wears Pradin The Devil Wears Prada.