Sentences with phrase «as leading man»

This year Mario reaches an impressive milestone in video gaming: 30 years as a leading man in Nintendo's timeless dedicated website series.

You can't really blame Nintendo for rewriting history, however, because this was one awful debut for Luigi as a leading man.

Taking place midway through FF12, Revenant Wings also has Vaan as the leading man, but with the decidedly less messy goal of being a successful airship captain.

LOS ANGELES --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- This year Mario reaches an impressive milestone in video gaming: 30 years as a leading man in Nintendo's timeless Super Mario Bros. series.

LOS ANGELES, June 16, 2015 — This year Mario reaches an impressive milestone in video gaming: 30 years as a leading man in Nintendo's timeless

The story of alien oppression occurs four years after the murderous conclusion of Resistance 2, and casts Joseph Capelli as the leading man.

Terence Stamp is rediscovered as a leading man once a decade.

The mystery unfolds slowly with Renner showcasing his abilities as a leading man with a stellar subtle performance alongside Olsen, who also does great work here.

Adapted from the story called The Hands of Orlac by Maurice Renard, Mad Love would star Peter Lorre in one of his very best roles as a leading man before eventually being -LSB-...]

It's a good thing first - time director Tom Ford — yes, the fashion designer — cast someone with the chops of Colin Firth as his leading man, because it meant that Firth could be left to carry the movie while Ford got on with what was clearly his primary intention: making the cinematic equivalent of a fashion magazine spread or a perfume commercial.

This time around, Pratt is also a focal point, as the leading man comes face to face with a larger - than - life T - rex.

And as a leading man, he's a model of easy elegance and knowing experience.

If you've had any exposure to this show at all, you'll know by now that Kevin Spacey essentially owned Netflix for a brief period back in February (though Corey Stoll threatens to steal the limelight more than once, but more on that later) in his role as leading man Frank Underwood, the politician passed over for Secretary of State who decides to take his revenge on those who betrayed him — and hell hath no fury like a politician scorned.

I like the guy a lot and I'm impressed that he's managed to have a long career as leading man of cinema.

He was not a romantic lead, but a character actor as leading man, and along that line he had the weird advantage of looking like he was about 50 for four decades, from ages 30 to 70.

While audiences generally dismiss Murphy's output during this period as inconsequential, looking back in hindsight, some of these films represent his strongest work as a leading man, even if they lacked the pizzazz and chutzpah of his work during the early to mid-1980s.

So far Ryan is attached to the project as the leading man, and he is also down to executive produce the film — as he has done with Deadpool's first and forthcoming second outings.

Having played supporting roles in most of his previous films, Domhnall found the chance to show off his potential as a leading man in Richard Curtis» romantic comedy About Time with Rachel McAdams as his love interest.

Chris Pratt proved himself as a leading man with the bad boy with a heart of gold Star Lord, while Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel shine in their respective voice performances.

But Bent is still the Karl Urban Show, a delightful excuse to showcase just how potent the performer is as a leading man.

Cop provided the perfect example of Murphy as leading man.

Will Forte doesn't have a great track record thus far as a leading man in films (anyone see The Solomon Brothers?)

In 2012, Nichols» snaggle - toothed fable Mud sounded the starting gun for the McConaissance, just as he basically introduced the world to Michael Shannon as a leading man in 2011's Take Shelter.

The already much - missed John Hurt bids us a particularly poignant farewell — at least as a leading man — in That Good Night, playing an ageing and irascible screenwriter living in rural Iberian luxury with his much younger second wife (Sofia Helin from TV's The Bridge) and, oh yes, a secret terminal illness.

Having played supporting roles in most of his previous films, Domhnall found the chance to show off his potential as a leading man in Richard Curtis» romantic comedy After Time with Rachel McAdams as his love interest.

Jim Belushi is best known as a leading man in television sitcoms.

For Dan Stevens, who played the mild - mannered heir of Downton for three seasons of the Emmy - winning series, all eyes are on the future, and his finger is on the trigger, as the leading man of The Guest, a new action thriller directed by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett, the team behind You're Next.

Now, while the desire for a huge name as a leading man for a movie that will undoubtedly have to be carried by children is understandable, the Colonel Graff I remember was much younger and most of all, fat.

Although Russell Crowe had some fine work in smaller roles before this, Gladiator really put him on the map for his abilities to star as a leading man.

Christopher Plummer has accumulated more than 150 feature film, television movie and miniseries credits, either as a leading man or distinguished supporting player.

Admiration and respect go out for allowing much of the film to be bi-lingual (yes, with subtitles), and for taking a risk on the crossover appeal of Mr. Derbez as a leading man.

Doubleday is great playing double duty as the two characters, Grondin is charming as the leading man, Lauren Holly is rather brilliant as the evil stepmother, Chris Noth kills the suit and glasses look while Mimi Kuzyk and Carlo Rota (if Stanley Tucci isn't available for your over the top, gay man role, call Rota.

Brutally denied Oscar glory for his turn in the Coen brothers» ode to the drifting talents that populated New York City's Greenwich Village in the early sixties, Isaac's best role still got plenty of attention and firmly established him as a leading man capable of carrying all kinds of material.

The guy still hasn't caught a break as a leading man, and though he'll always find work alongside the likes of Will Ferrell and Judd Apatow, it's a major disservice to one of the more overlooked comic actors of his generation.

Here's the central problem with Dane Cook's two attempts as a leading man: He doesn't have a persona.

The Pacific Rim universe will be reinforced with him as a leading man as it continues to be a multicultural, multi-layered world.

I'm happy to see that McConaughey's career is coming full - circle, having broken out as a leading man playing a defense lawyer in Joel Schumacher «s «A Time to Kill,» where McConaughey exhibited a dramatic promise that frankly, he's failed to live up to.

Chris Hemsworth is absolutely brilliant as the leading man, hilariously funny and convincing as an unlikely hero.

Really, his career as a leading man was dead the moment he debuted his chuckle - worthy blonde tresses in Oliver Stone's Alexander, the 2004 film that has become a byword for glorious miscasting.

Just 21 during filming, Cage had already appeared in a number of films, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, his uncle's Rumble Fish and Cotton Club, and the comedy Valley Girl that cast him as leading man.

Like Langella's last vehicle as leading man, 2012's Robot & Frank, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has brought Youth in Oregon to DVD, but not Blu - ray as merely the home video distributor of a Samuel Goldwyn Films picture.

The Dark Tower from 2017 was intended to launch his career as a leading man in blockbuster films.

Channing Tatum has come a long way since breakdancing his way onto the big screen in 2006 as the leading man in Step Up.

The high - profile buddy - cop comedy pushed Tatum even more into the mainstream, and gave him his third Number One movie as a leading man.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Piggybacking on the success of Public Enemies, released only a few weeks earlier, G.I. Joe was Tatum's first bona fide box - office smash as a leading man.

Although he has been a part of the ensemble cast in «The Expendables» franchise, his turn as a leading man earlier this year in «The Last Stand» didn't go over well.

Matthew McConaughey may have become a star as a leading man in major - studio films like «A Time to Kill» and «The Wedding Planner,» but in the last few years the laid - back Texan has reinvented and revived his career with a string of sparkling performances in low - budget indies: Richard Linklater «s «Bernie,» Steven Soderbergh's «Magic Mike,» William Friedkin «s «Killer Joe,» Jeff Nichols» «Mud» and now Jean - Marc Vallee's «Dallas Buyers Club,» which has made McConaughey a strong favorite to land a Best Actor nomination.

Plus, Forte's track record as a leading man is weirdly strong; maybe this splits the difference between Nebraska and MacGruber.

The story may not wow you with its political trappings, but Raiden's transformation and the gameplay that springs from it are the most alluring reasons to give him another shot as the leading man.

The film also helped establish Clooney as a leading man willing to take on thoughtful, difficult content.