The second issue with the production has to do with Batman and Superman's (Henry Cavill) being
cast as adversaries for the bulk of the film.
Not exact matches
Labeling oneself
as «pro-life» is a form of self - aggrandizement, in part because it
casts aspersions on one's
adversaries, implying that these opponents are «anti-life.»
SPECIAL FEATURES The commentary track, which features director John Milius and Schwarzenegger, is a hoot: They spend most of it alternating between a sort of masturbatory reverie -LRB-» That's a great shot»), play - by - play commentary -LRB-» Here's the scene with the giant snake»), and filmmaking insight (in
casting Conan's
adversaries, Milius made sure that they were all bigger than Arnold, so that viewers wouldn't see his victory
as a foregone conclusion).
We have cops and gangsters, worthy charming
adversaries, a cat and mouse game and
as always — a great ensemble
cast padding up a watertight script.
Yet, hidden beneath Penn's naturalistic performance and Gus Van Sant's tender direction is a
cast of actors playing the figures that made Milk the man he was, including True Grit «s Josh Brolin
as his
adversary, Speed Racer «s Emile Hirsch
as his protégé, and Franco
as his encouraging lover.
Deadline reports that he has now been
cast as the X-Men
adversary.
Poorly Developed
Adversary Tributes The film is long enough
as it is, and certainly the
cast is already populous, but the cursory speed with which the «bad» tributes are glancingly introduced and then dispatched is a bit of a shame.
Rob Reiner's LBJ film
cast Woody Harrelson
as the 36th president early on, then quickly added Richard Jenkins
as his
adversary and former fictional president Bill Pullman
as a liberal Democrat senator.
Ineffectual
casting doesn't aid any further in the film's efforts, with Farrell charming but ill - suited to his pairing with Findlay, and Crowe unintentionally comical
as his one - note
adversary.
Directed by Sergei Bodrov («Mongol «-RRB-, the film stars Jeff Bridges
as a grizzled witch - hunter who recruits a seventh son of a seventh son (Ben Barnes) to battle a particularly evil
adversary (Julianne Moore), with rising Swedish star Alicia Vikander also in the
cast.
There are also a few new extras
as well, like the «Worthy
Adversaries» trivia game, where you complete lines from the movie while it's playing; a picture - in - picture video commentary with
cast and crew interviews and behind - the - scenes footage; and a feature called «Mark It, Dude» that tracks all the profanities and Dude - isms that appear throughout the film.
Although districts and charter schools are more often
cast more
as adversaries than collaborators, there are a few outposts challenging that dynamic.