Sentences with phrase «big action role»

Keanu Reeves leads the film in his first big action role since concluding The Matrix trilogy, and he's surrounded by a Japanese cast including Hiroyuki Sanada, Kou Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano and Rinko Kikuchi.

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This doesn't just fall foul of the technicalities of net neutrality, but of the core principle itself — generally, while operators claim they want to improve their customers» experience, they also want to use their gatekeeper role to demand a slice of the action from the big ad networks.

For decades, Wonder Woman has been one of the comic book world's smartest characters, blending ideas about feminism and gender roles with big action sequences and compelling storylines.

And while Reiss Nelson is an exciting young talent, it could be a big risk bringing the 17 - year - old in for such an early taste of Premier League action, particularly when he has generally played a more attacking midfield role for the club's youth sides.

Arm action plays a big role in the push - off, so it's not practical to discuss acceleration without mentioning the importance of the arm drive.

Every action on your part — big or small, publicly or behind - the - scenes — helps continue to change the face of parenting in our culture, to identify fathers more and more as legitimate parenting partners, because you already have that role in your family and you should be recognized for it in our culture!

«We also know that the tentative agreement makes clear that every step of the way, the action is led by the chancellor, and that's what we thought was important here, at each stage of the decision - making process, the chancellor plays a big and shaping role,» Mr. de Blasio said.

During his film career, Adkins has been cast in mostly direct - to - DVD movies like the two Undisputed sequels, Assassination Games, Ninja, however he finally got to get a bigger role in Stallone's ensemble cast testosterone - packed movie «The Expendables 2» and star along other great action stars like Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, the all - powerful Chuck Norris, Jean - Claude Van Damme and many others.

Adding yet another meaningless B - movie role to his long list of misses, veteran action star, Bruce Willis, returns to the big screen.

He plays the role like a live - action Muppet, with wide eyes and big, flapping physicality.

Post-apocalyptic Chicago doesn't play as big of a role as it did in the first film, but the city's devastation and decay provide an eerie backdrop for the action.

Instead we are presented with an absolute turd of a film with shockingly bad «action» set pieces (despite not actually requiring major action set pieces for the plot), dreadful visuals that might as well be that «Gladiators» TV show complete with glitter and sparkles, a god awful thrash / heavy metal soundtrack just in case you forgot this film was suppose to be tough and your obligatory dire big name cast hot of the heels of other poor major blockbusters (yeah stick him / her in it, big name, can't go wrong, doesn't matter if they actually fit the role or not pfft!).

This role seems like it was made for Martin Henderson to be one of the next big action starts, but unfortunately, the movie itself quells any hopes of that.

Although it's weird to think of Gosling as a big action star, I definitely think he has the charisma and the cache required to pull off this role.

Of all the movies fans expected to see get a nod of approval or affection in the big screen adaptation of Ready Player One, a tribute to Arnold Schwarzenegger's role - within - a-role in Last Action Hero was most certainly NOT one of them.

Nicolas Cage is all set for his latest action role, starring as a big - game hunter in Primal.

There's a terrific introductory sequence featuring River Phoenix as a young Indy, exploring some of the origins of his character; a couple nasty tombs are waiting to be explored; many countries dying for a visit from the 1989 Just - Call - Me - Indy World Tour; Nazis; Sallah (John Rhys - Davies» greatest role outside of Gimli); plot twists and turns; and so many action sequences and trademarked humor that you just couldn't find a fedora big enough to carry it all.

Her biggest hits have been roles within the Marvel cinematic universe, but she also steered action thriller Lucy to success in 2014.

James McAvoy, on the other hand, proves he has the mainstream appeal required to carry a big - budget action movie, and should he continue to mix roles like these with Oscar bait like «Atonement,» the actor will be well on his way to becoming the next Christian Bale.

The big man still commands the screen and dons the action hero role with ease.

Rob Corddry has landed his first starring role, a part in «Project A,» an action comedy from Ben Stiller's production company about a man trained by the U.S. government as a Cold War experiment to become the world's biggest jerk.

While she holds her own in fighting skills, the film misses some opportunities to explore ideas or even comedic scenes that deal with the shifting gender roles in the big action movies these old dogs invented.

Other than the big action climax, the best thing about Snitch is its quality cast, with Johnson delivering yet again in both drama and action in a role that doesn't really rely on his additional charisma and brawn.

Together these two superheroes join the biggest roster of comic book characters ever assembled in a live - action feature film and both have an essential role to play.

Unfortunately, the live - action elements were less successful, especially with wooden Harry Hamlin in the lead role, and despite big stars with little to do, including Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Claire Bloom, Burgess Meredith, etc. (The film was remade in 2010, computer graphics - style.)

But whenever the laughs come, they come big, and the movie never bores, thanks to three stellar performances: Streep, mostly known for her dramatic work, proves to be an adept comedienne; Willis, famous for macho action roles, makes a surprisingly convincing geek; and Hawn continues to prove whe's one of the finest comic actresses in film today.

In recent years, there have been few pleasures more enjoyable than watching Charlize Theron in an action role on a big screen.

The action starts when two thugs break into Dude's house, mistakenly thinking he's a millionaire named Jeff Lebowski (otherwise known as the Big Lebowski, played by David Huddleston from the title role in Santa Claus: The Movie).

The action film, directed by Jeremy Rush, will star Frank Grillo, who has long been in the waiting wings for a lead role on the big screen after his strong central turn in MMA drama Kingdom (exclusively on - demand through Virgin in the UK) and scene - stealing performances in the Captain America franchise.

Geralt of Rivia returns and is bigger, better and badder than ever in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt that is an open - world action role - playing game.

Playing an action heroine was like professional playtime, and she gained five or six kilograms of muscle to play the role: «Due to all the action scenes that [the character] had to be put through, I wanted it to be plausible that a young girl could fight a man who's obviously both stronger and bigger.»

While most of those movies relied on high - octane effects and a multitude of characters led by one or two big name stars, San Andreas amps up the levels of CGI action, though chooses to focus most of its attention on just the one troubled family, led by man - mountain Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson in perhaps his biggest, and indeed most important film role to date.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice marks the first time Wonder Woman will appear in a live action film, and director Zack Snyder has revealed exactly what role she'll play in her big screen debut.

Dastmalchian, 33, a Shawnee Mission South grad who got his big break with a role in «The Dark Knight» in 2008, starred alongside Big Slick host Paul Rudd in 2015's Marvel action flick «Ant - Man» and will return for next year's sequbig break with a role in «The Dark Knight» in 2008, starred alongside Big Slick host Paul Rudd in 2015's Marvel action flick «Ant - Man» and will return for next year's sequBig Slick host Paul Rudd in 2015's Marvel action flick «Ant - Man» and will return for next year's sequel.

This marks Gibson's first role on the big screen since The Expendables 3 (2014) and it looks like he is once again embracing the action genre.

Diesel left the series (his character, Xander Cage, was killed off in a DVD supplement and replaced by Ice Cube for the poorly received sequel xXx: State of The Union) to embark on a string of drama, sci - fi and family - comedy roles; but after a string of disappointments with Chronicles of Riddick, Find Me Guilty and Babylon A.D. he ultimately returned to the Fast series - only to see it reborn as an ensemble action franchise that's now one of the biggest and most beloved movie properties in the world.

News came out this week that Hagens Berman, the same Seattle - based law firm that initiated the class action lawsuits against Apple for its role in the anti-trust violations and price fixing collusion with the now - Big Five publishers, has filed a suit against Google, alleging anti-trust violations that led the search... [Read more...]

EA, 38 Studios, and Big Huge Games unveiled The Legend of Dead Kel ™, the first downloadable content (DLC) pack for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning ™, the critically acclaimed open - world action role - playing game.

BLEED — yes, the capitals are necessary — is an action - packed, 2D action - platformer in which you take on the role of pink - haired protagonist, Wyrn — a girl with a big arsenal and an even bigger dream.

Odin Sphere for the PlayStation 2 is a gorgeous 2D masterpiece of an action role - playing game with a big slowdown problem.

Actions will also play a big role during campaign missions.

Geralt of Rivia returns and is bigger, better and badder than ever in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt that is an open - world action role - playing game.

Big Huge Game's epic new role - playing adventure, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, launches today with an action - packed launch trailer.

Two studios, Crystal Dynamics (Tomb Raider) and Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex) will be working on the project, so we can perhaps expect big, open world action adventures with a smattering of role - playing depth.

Kiefer Sutherland, who voiced the role of Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid V, which was released this year to critical acclaim, accepted the Best Action / Adventure Game award on Kojima's behalf.

A monument of action role - playing games, Diablo II is among Blizzard's biggest successes and one that left its mark in the online gaming industry.

The beginning of the end most likely came in 1997, when the release of An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn gave the alias (played by Eric Idle) his first leading role in a motion picture, as «a rookie filmmaker with the unfortunate name Alan Smithee [who] realizes he's an unwitting studio puppet, being forced to make a big budget action film he knows is horrible.»

As time passes, the increasingly accepted POV is that the film gets the big things right, has played a vital role in bringing the issue of climate change to the fore, and is bringing large numbers of people to the realization that action on climate change is needed asap.

No matter how big or small of a role an individual believes they may have played in bringing about the injuries they have suffered on another party's property, a Bardstown premises liability attorney can evaluate the merits of the claim, and determine whether filing a personal injury premises liability case is the best course of action.

The fingerprint sensor is going to play an even bigger role in your day - to - day phone interaction as it comes with brand new Moto Actions gesture support if you buy the Plus version.