Sentences with phrase «cast in similar roles»

Schumer seems to be actively trying to avoid becoming the latest movie star comedienne who gets cast in similar roles in different films only to burn out until the next big thing hits (i.e. Melissa McCarthy's career).

Further along on his camera - assisted path of reflection, McElwee finds himself cast in a similar role to that played by his own father in past installments: a member of an older generation alarmed and confused by his offspring's apparent lack of direction.

Not exact matches

They publicly proclaimed that West would not be cast in the title role and the casting of Jack Nicholson as Jack Napier / TheJoker, similar to that of Marlon Brando in the first Superman film, was meant to draw both legitimacy and prestige to the title.

Later that year, Macdonald appeared in Mike Figgis» The Loss of Sexual Innocence, playing the young girlfriend of the film's protagonist; and in Gregg Araki's Splendor, a romantic comedy in which she played the blue - haired best friend of the film's heroine.After a slew of similar supporting roles, including a memorable turn as the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Colin Firth in My Life So Far, MacDonald was given possibly her biggest break since Trainspotting when Robert Altman cast her as a lead (albeit one of many) in Gosford Park (2001).

The entire cast, selected because of similar roles in other films, reinforce stereotypes to fulfill del Toro's world.

Reprising the title role, Roberts is the only returning cast member in Call Me Mrs. Miracle, which follows a plotline similar to its predecessor's.

I've held the unpopular opinion for a while now that Leonardo DiCaprio finds himself in similar positions often, where he's a perfectly fine and solid actor, but is often cast across from much better actors in the supporting role and tends to seem underwhelming as the lead of the film.

Blending turn - based strategy with role - playing in a somewhat similar fashion to Heroes of Might and Magic, but with a more fixed progression system and a cast of heroes focues entirely on mages and wizards controlling various «circles» of magic.

Journalists dealing with global warming and similar issues would do well to focus on the points of deep consensus, generate stories containing voices that illuminate instead of confuse, convey the complex without putting readers (or editors) to sleep, and cast science in its role as a signpost pointing toward possible futures, not as a font of crystalline answers.