This was even more of an ensemble
cast than my other films.
Not exact matches
The «Batman» television show (1966 - 1968)
cast a long, pop art - infused, camp shadow over the property and, after the big budget failures of a series of superhero
films in the 1980s (some more campy
than others) such as Howard the Duck (1986), WB apparently had cold feet.
Freeman (director Jackson's first choice for the title role) is inspired
casting as Bilbo Baggins, and makes for a more likeable protagonist
than Wood's rather
other - worldly Frodo (who, along with Holm as the older Bilbo, makes an appearance in the
film's opening framing story).
Very Bad Things features a pretty terrific
cast; while it features no real «big time» stars
other than Cameron Diaz - who only achieved that status upon the release of Mary, which happened after this
film was already done - it offers a very solid list of quality actors.
The fight choreography is decent, which always immensely improves Lundgren's
films, and the supporting
cast are better
than a lot of Lundgren's
other direct - to - video co-stars.
LMD: The
cast of this
film is on a whole
other tier of fame
than Teeth.
Claire Foy stars as a young woman who is involuntarily committed to a mental institution;
other than that, the only thing we know about the
film is that Jay Pharoah and Juno Temple are in the
cast.
Even with the strong supporting
cast, there is no mistaking this as anything
other than a
film that belongs to Mr. Redmayne and Ms. Vikander.
He talks about how this
film is a fairytale and how he loves the little girl he
cast and how honest she is in her complete inability to be anything
other than herself (and, damnably, how much he let her ad lib her dialogue and thus alter his
film).
One of the things that has made the series so popular has been its focus on family and being a fully diverse
cast, making it much different
than many of the
other bigger
films coming out of Hollywood.
Far more creative and enjoyable
than the standard retrospective route, this reunion, seemingly born out of DeVito's surprising and abundant passion for the
film, sees the
cast revisit and re-enact their favorite moments, share props and costume design drawings, and bask in each
other's company.
Casting, too, proves patchy, although perhaps less so
than the
film's
other aspects.
If you're a fan of 80s action
films, or just like to watch villains die in fascinating blurs of bravado, you need no
other reason to see this movie
than the
cast list itself.
The fact that Sorrentino's
film was largely in English, with an all - Hollywood A-List
cast, only seemed to emphasise the
film's desultory nature (at one point, Keitel jumps to his death out the window, but the act barely elicits an emotional ripple), although to be fair Sorrentino had much fewer problems with the langue de Shakespeare
than many of the
other foreign -
films - made - in - English that made their bows at Cannes.
But
other characters are complete ciphers, and Cotrona and Palacki are wan substitutes for any of a number of
cast members from the first
film, which offers up more punchy fun
than this sequel.
Benicio Del Toro, the
other big addition to the
cast alongside Dern, gets to play a kooky side role, but his entire subplot feels like it's doing little more
than marking time, making the
film drag every time it returns to him from
other, more exciting prospects.
Although some of these high profile stars are relegated to smaller roles
than others, the ensemble
cast present an excellent on - screen chemistry and banter to rival Stallone's gang in the EXPENDABLES
films.
It sounds like an odd beast, and
casting other than Johansson is being kept under wraps so far, but even so, this has to be one of the
films we're most excited about.
Other than the announcement that the ending would change, the other changes from this stage to celluloid transition was casting; French Bob (played by Inglourious Basterds» Denis Menochet on the theatre stage) became Mexican Bob (Demian Bichir), James Remar «s part was re-cast with a bonafide movie star (who we won't discuss until after posting our spoiler warning), and Amber Tamblyn «s Daisy was recast with Jennifer Jason Leigh (whom, I will say I spotted in the audience of the live - read talking to Harvey Weinstein and I astutely wrote that she should be in a Tarantino film; hey readers, sometimes armchair casting actually happe
Other than the announcement that the ending would change, the
other changes from this stage to celluloid transition was casting; French Bob (played by Inglourious Basterds» Denis Menochet on the theatre stage) became Mexican Bob (Demian Bichir), James Remar «s part was re-cast with a bonafide movie star (who we won't discuss until after posting our spoiler warning), and Amber Tamblyn «s Daisy was recast with Jennifer Jason Leigh (whom, I will say I spotted in the audience of the live - read talking to Harvey Weinstein and I astutely wrote that she should be in a Tarantino film; hey readers, sometimes armchair casting actually happe
other changes from this stage to celluloid transition was
casting; French Bob (played by Inglourious Basterds» Denis Menochet on the theatre stage) became Mexican Bob (Demian Bichir), James Remar «s part was re-cast with a bonafide movie star (who we won't discuss until after posting our spoiler warning), and Amber Tamblyn «s Daisy was recast with Jennifer Jason Leigh (whom, I will say I spotted in the audience of the live - read talking to Harvey Weinstein and I astutely wrote that she should be in a Tarantino
film; hey readers, sometimes armchair
casting actually happens!).
It is a very cool story with a very hilarious Borat - Ozzy type character... this is just a great movie and since it's a comedy but achieves so much more... maybe it should win best
film awards... I feel excited for the
cast but also for the original the room
cast... I hope somethings good comes to them
other than just Greg and Tommy...
He's a crusty old cuss, but he softens a bit when he encounters his best buddy, played by none
other than David Lynch (no relation to «Lucky's» director), who had
cast Stanton in several
films and considered the actor a dear friend.
Others in the
cast (more time as voices
than real people) include Lena Waithe («Master of None»), TJ Miller as a bounty hunter with some of the
film's best one - liners, Simon Pegg as Halliday's former business partner, and Phillip Zhao as Sho.
Silent Movie is a more personal
film than the
others, and — probably not coincidentally — the first in which Brooks has
cast himself in a lead role.
If there is a downside to the
film other than the sensational content, it probably is the
casting of Tori Spelling as Lesly.
Had Personal Shopper
cast any
other actor
than Stewart, this
film would be a completely different result.
«Aloha,» May 29 Cameron Crowe's first major
film in years, «Aloha» has the kind of all - star
cast that guarantees success: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski, and none
other than Bill Murray.
Gunn took to Facebook to reveal the above picture — which doesn't tell us much
other than the already hyper - cute Baby Groot is probably going to get even cuter now that he's up and about on wee little plant legs — as well as the principal
cast of the
film.
Liam Garrigan, who played King Arthur in the television series Once Upon A Time, has been
cast in the
film as none
other than... King Arthur.
With a
cast that boasts, Morris Chestnut, Robert DeNiro, Jeffery Dean Morgan, Dave Bautista, and
others, you have to wonder if this will be more
than what it looks like, even if it's exactly what it looks like we are in for a fun
film.
After all, the
film's big debut at Sundance earlier this year was overshadowed by the director's untimely death, and though the
cast and crew were all there to support the premiere, it's hard to imagine that anyone had anything else on their mind
other than paying tribute to their dear friend.
MOVIE 43 is the newest
film from Peter Farrelly, James Gunn, Brett Ratner, Bob Odenkirk, and many
others, It's a comedy with more talent
than plot, as we see 12 directors leading an all star
cast that includes regular comedy maestros such as Jason Sudeikis and Justin Long, as well as those more serious thespians, Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, and Richard Gere.
Director Joss Whedon deserves a lot of credit for not only balancing the
film's many tones, but the large
cast as well, and although some actors fare better
than others (namely Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo), the ensemble works together so well that you'd think it was part of the plan all along.
Of course, the
film also wouldn't work without proper
casting, and though
other actresses had been approached to play the titular women, it's difficult to imagine any
others displaying a better mix of emotion, vulnerability, and drive to be themselves
than Sarandon and Davis.
The
cast of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise were trained by none
other than the late and great Bob Anderson, an iconic Hollywood fight choreographer who was the sword master on dozens of
films like the original Star Wars
films, The Princess Bride, Highlander, The Lord of the Rings, and more.