Not exact matches
He joined us to
talk about his attraction to James J. Bulger as a
character, his approach to structuring his true crime films, and how the
role of media footage and the performative nature of some of his subjects can affect the «case» presented in his documentaries.
He
talked with us
about playing such a massive
character, his other quality
roles (even Dr. Strange) and Manchester United recent moves.
Although, coming off the heels of the most lauded and
talked about series of 2013, along with the immense popularity of his
character, this
role feels like a downgrade.
Here he
talks about getting the
role, and how the director and he worked on creating the
character once he was cast.
We also
talk about why her desire to also be a producer on the HBO series was non-negotiable; the necessary use of violence and exploitation of women to show the reality of the
character; and another
role in the upcoming Netflix Sundance acquisition The Kindergarten Teacher, which she says is the most important and challenging of her career to date.
As the film heads into awards season following a summer release,
talk will presumably build
about which of the women leads the film, but any such debate should be nipped in the bud: Moore and Bening are as democratic a partnership as the
characters they play, each performance informing the other to an equal extent as they intricately map out their
roles in the parenting game.
James Badge Dale
talk about taking on the
role of Lee Harvey Oswald's brother in «Parkland» and offers some tips on creating memorable
characters.
Voice actor Richard Horvitz, who is known for his
roles in Invader Zim and Mighty Morphin» Power Rangers, was on the stream and
talked about how he got the gig to voice Psychonauts» main
character Raz.
For Variety «s «Actors on Actors,» Hong Chau and Diane Kruger sat down to
talk about inhabiting
characters who've experienced loss, feeling like they're meant for a particular
role, and more.
During this recent interview to promote the show's debut, actor Greg Kinnear
talked about how he was able to relate to this
character, his approach to playing such an edgy
role, how his view of the court system has changed, how similar this version will be to the original Australian series, and how Sam Raimi came to be directing episodes of the show.
And while
characters fail to break the mould of archetypes — Ken Watanabe's Dr. Ishiro Serizawa might be the most irritating of the bunch, and Sally Hawkins needn't even have bothered showing up on set her
role is so limited — such is really all we need if we're
talking about retelling a classic and not reinventing it.
She said: «From the moment the seven year old in me wakes up and you're having lunch in Hollywood with Rian Johnson, an independent filmmaker you really like, and he starts
talking to you
about having written a
role for you in something, and
talks about the complexities of that
character.
«Unlikely Heroes: The
Characters of The Big Short» (11:28) allows the actors to
talk about their
roles and to consider the real people being portrayed or composited.
At the film's recent press day, Carrey and Daniels
talked about reprising their
roles in the sequel, how it was driven by fan demand, what it was like getting back into
character and finding their chemistry again, the love between the
characters, which one is Dumb and which one is Dumber, how the
characters hold a special place in their lives as they do for the fans, the return of the Mutt Cutts van and other callbacks from the original film, working with Kathleen Turner, their favorite scene, and where they see their
characters in another 20 years.
Despite the contemporary setting for the film — it's described in the official festival program as «A Big Chill for our current social media moment» — its depiction of gender
roles are a few further decades behind still, with female
characters assuming domestic
roles as an excuse to steal away and
talk about men and destiny.
At the film's Los Angeles press day, Woodley
talked about how Jennifer Lawrence encouraged her to take the
role, what she shares in common with her
character and how they differ, what inspired her to take a course in urban survival skills, what the experience was like doing many of her own stunts, her most memorable sweaty palm moments, zip - lining over the streets of Chicago and climbing the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel, her challenging fight sequence finale with Theo James, working again with Miles Teller, and what she learned
about herself in the process of making her first large scale studio movie.
In an exclusive interview, the multi-talented RZA
talked about the genesis of the project, what appealed to him
about his
character, how he prepared for the
role, his collaboration with Delamarre on his feature directorial debut, working with Belle and the late Walker and what they brought to the film, his bold line of dialogue, what he learned
about himself while making the movie, how Walker inspired him, his
role in the upcoming martial arts sequel «The Protector 2» with Tony Jaa directed by Prachya Pinkaew, and his new Fox Network TV series, «Gang Related,» that premieres May 22nd.
by Beth Wilson Stars of new Australian film Snowtown, Daniel Henshall and Louise Harris
talk about their first feature film acting
roles and understanding their
characters.
In the ELLE Canada feature, Tessa
talks about her reluctance to take on a
role like Valkyrie, a
character who was blond and blue - eyed in the comic books, because she never dared to dream to play a superhero.
Jenkins
talks about working with everyone from the Coen brothers to the Farrelly brothers, his ability to do comedy, the pressures of carrying a movie, why he reads every script hoping his
character doesn't die on the second page, and of course his current work in The Shape of Water as well as a scene - stealing
role in Rob Reiner's LBJ.
Feige
talks about Doctor Strange's origin story, how the movie will be different from the comics, rooting crazy concepts in real science, does Steven Strange know
about The Avengers, how the film is more respectful to other cultures than the original source material may have been, how this movie was inspired by The Oath, which
characters might connect with the Runaways, Mads Mikkelsen «s
character Kaecilius, multiple dimensions, the trouble with writing magic action, how Mordo is different in the movie, Rachel McAdams «
character Christine Palmer, is the eye of agamotto an infinity stone, the genre of the film, how this film will defy expectations, Steven Strange's
role in the larger MCU, will we see cameos from the other Marvel
characters, and much more.
Miller, best known for
roles in We Need To
Talk About Kevin and The Perks of Being A Wallflower, will join a cast that already includes Oscar - winner Eddie Redmayne as the lead
character of Newt Scamander and Inherent Vice stand - out Katherine Waterston.
Teacher, educationalist and examiner Anthony Kerr - Dineen delivered a much ‑
talked ‑
about presentation on the
role of
character education in young people: how zest, grit, self - control, curiosity, optimism, social intelligence and gratitude (the so ‑ called «super seven»), can be developed in young people through the performing arts.
We're not
talking about name calling or
character assassination; we are
talking about the most fundamental
role of the superintendent — board of education relationship.
The
role female
characters play in games at large is worth
talking about.
When that green lawyer woman
talks about arraigning you and me before the European Court of Justice, she may be mad, or bad, but she's acting in
character, since environmentalists, as newcomers on the scene, have the privilege of defining their own
role in society.