Sentences with phrase «favorite character actors»

Ted Levine, one of my favorite character actors, plays Sonya's protective commanding officer, Annabeth Gish is the widow of a landowner who discovers her husband's underworld activities after his death, Matthew Lillard and Emily Rios are reporters, and Catalina Sandino Moreno is Marco's wife, who plays a more central role in the story as it unfolds.

It's never easy seeing one of your favorite character actors passing away, but with a sad heart, we have to report...

The film also features some of my favorite character actors.

The guys briefly scratch the surface of their favorite character actors and talk over how some of them have transitioned to leading parts.

For starters, and I think I have to give a nod to favorite character actors like Lance Henriksen and Keith David who always make me smile when I see them pop up in something.

Notes of melancholy occasionally bubble to the surface, particularly in scenes featuring his biological parents (played by Matt Walsh in what feels like a long time coming for one of my favorite character actors, with great support from Michaela Watkins).

It's such a middling entry in a well - developed genre that one must cast about for elements that worked well enough to justify making yet another movie about it, and using some of our favorite character actors — Mark Strong, Jamie Bell and Abbie Cornish — as they did.

The supporting cast is equally impressive including actress Lauren Bacall and Anne Heche as a scheming woman whose connection to Anna and Sean remains a well - guarded mystery for most of the film, but favorite character actors like Peter Stormare and Ted Levine are underused.

And there's ever - reliable Sydney Pollack, who has become one of my favorite character actors («Husbands and Wives,» «Eyes Wide Shut,» «The Sopranos»).

Stevens also finds room for several of his favorite character actors, including Grady Sutton, Franklin Pangborn and Willie Best, to do their time - honored specialties.

, a picture book devoted to Hollywood's favorite character actors, Blake is lumped together with such cinematic tarts as Veda Ann Borg and Olga San Juan in a chapter titled «My, Isn't She Cheap?»

Ryan Reynolds has delivered some really good performances lately, although he's capable of so much more, while Ben Mendelsohn is without a doubt my favorite character actor working today.

Actor Nathan Fillion, a fan - favorite character actor known as Captain Malcolm Reynolds in the Firefly universe, launched a grassroots campaign to get him the role of Nathan Drake, but Russell quickly shot down any possibility of that casting choice.

Not exact matches

See a slideshow of our favorite characters and actors from the books and films.

See a slideshow of our favorite characters and voice actors from the films.

Puppets of your child's favorite Disney Junior characters interact with live actors who sing, dance, and solve problems just like on television.

Actor Lauren Cohan's character Maggie Greene is an all - time favorite for good reason: She's Hershel's eldest daughter, mixing talent and tomboyish style.

It was a wall to wall event filled with actors, vendors, panels with enough cosplay costumes to rival a character parade and grisly gore to fill one of Jigsaw's favorite playrooms.

And then perhaps my favorite character, T'Challa's sister and tech expert Shuri (think Q in the James Bond movies), is played by the little - known British actor Letitia Wright, who's probably best known for a Black Mirror episode in the States.

My favorite part was when Peaches punched out a soap opera actor Brad because his character had sex with one of the other characters that she didn't like haha.

In an April 2013 article about television for Wired, Jordan Crucchiola called actor David Costabile «a performer who inhabits his characters so perfectly as to consistently be a fan favorite.»

In case you live under a rock, earlier this week The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood opened it's doors and in classic Hollywood style there was a star - studded event that included a handful of Harry Potter actors who depicted fan favorite characters.

I think all fans will really enjoy seeing how some of their favorite actors relate to some of their favorite characters (this is especially prevalent in the «From Divergent to Insurgent» Featurette and «The Other Cast and Characters» Fecharacters (this is especially prevalent in the «From Divergent to Insurgent» Featurette and «The Other Cast and Characters» FeCharacters» Featurette).

His shared history and complicated relationship with U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) eventually became the lifeblood of the Kentucky - set western, and the many reinventions of Boyd, each one revealing a new layer of the man who would do anything to escape the viselike grip of Harlan, made him a fan - favorite character and Goggins more than just an actor whose face was recognizable but name wasn't.

It exposed me to a number of great British character actors, and Shane was among my favorites.

Some secrets are surprisingly happy ones, like fan favorite directors returning to make sure that their characters remain consistent (we see you, Taika Waititi), while others are decidedly more disturbing, like the time a couple of well - meaning Avengers actors may or may not have accidentally invited a racist family to the premiere of one of the most highly anticipated movies in recent memory.

Harry Dean Stanton, a prolific character actor who brought a soulful, hangdog presence to such varied films as «Alien,» «Paris, Texas,» «Repo Man» and «Pretty in Pink,» becoming a favorite of film fans and directors alike, died on Friday at age 91.

Or as fellow Mary Sue writer Marykate put it «Also M'Baku is based on like THE MOST PROBLEMATIC comics character, but because Coogler fucking trusted the actor and the screenwriter he became this amazing fan favorite.

Kennedy points out a favorite scene teeming with character actors: «Nothing on that screen is dead.

And among its many pleasures is the chance to see some character actor favorites like James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, and newer up - and - comers like Scoot McNairy and Ben Mendelsohn given substantial roles to chew on.

It's worth noting that Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver (twin siblings in the comics and two of my personal favorite characters in all of the Marvel Universe), due to complicated legal situations, can be used by both Marvel Studios and Fox but can not reference the other so we may see a different actor play Quicksilver if Joss Whedon decides to use him.

Jeff Goldblum is coming back to play fan favorite character Ian Malcolm in the action movie sequel Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, but the actor has now confirmed it will only be a small appearance.

Golden Exits, the new film by Alex Ross Perry, a favorite of this festival for years, is an explosion of the director's aesthetic, a symphony of actors delivering alternately astonishing and overwrought dialogue and often framed in epic close - ups by cinematographer Sean Price Williams that appear to glance fleetingly into the chasms of the characters» souls.

No, that's not Martin Sheen as the Soultaker, it's his brother, Joe Estevez, a veteran character actor who has appeared in dozens of direct - to - video genre pics, frequently with Robert Z'dar, another DTV favorite.

«Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.» lead actor Clark Gregg spoke with Comic Book Movie about his return to the fan - favorite role of Agent Coulson, and whether his character's safe from death a second time.

He has filled his cast with some of the best (and in my case, favorite) character actors, including Ed Harris, Bryan Cranston and John Savage.

expecting to see a lot of one favorite actor is bound to be disappointed — with few exceptions, these characters are dispatched as the film progresses.

Lakeith Stanfield has been one of my favorite actors since «Short Term 12» and has been exceptionally impressive in «Crown Heights,» «Introducing Jessica James,» «Atlanta,» and, as the character who speaks the ominous title words, «Get Out.»

The jokes are without any humor value, the script is a shamefully lazy patchwork of derivative ideas, and the character model of Garfield continues to look grotesque, while voiced in a terrible, grating fashion from one of my favorite comedic actors, Bill «Not interested in Ghostbusters 3, but Garfield 2 is OK» Murray.

Crazy People is consistently watchable, primarily because of Moore's ingratiating performance (not to mention the eclectic supporting cast, which includes legendary character actor Walsh and an early David Paymer appearance) and the sporadic fake ads (my favorite: a poster for a horror film that reads, «this movie won't just scare you, it will fuck you up for life»).

Harry Dean Stanton, the shambling, craggy - face character actor with the deadpan voice who became a cult favorite through his memorable turns in «Paris, Texas,» «Repo Man» and many other films and TV shows, died Friday at age 91.

The odious and untalented Johnny Knoxville is one of my least favorite «actors» of the last 20 years, but his unlikable persona is put to effective use as a pivotal character in Honey's past.

When creating a villain or even a hero, the writers, directors, actors and actresses themselves, look deep into their hearts and pull pieces of their favorites to bring their character to life.

Anyway, Michelle Yeoh plays a cop (named Michelle of course, one of my favorite little things about Hong Kong cinema is how often character names are simply the actors» names: it helps establish stars and no one has to waste precious screenwriting minutes coming up with fake names for the characters) who with the help of an air marshal (Michael Wong) and a retiring Japanese cop (Hiroyuki Sanada, who has been in a lot of things, including Lost, Sunshine, Speed Racer and the latest Wolverine movie) foil an airplane hijacking.

And I'd like to single out Moritz Bleibtreu (Run Lola Run), one of my favorite German actors (also very good in The Baader Meinhof Complex) as one of the supporting characters whose role — unlike poor Vikander's — does add to the depth of the story.

All the talk from producers and actors about making more X-Men movie spinoffs for fan - favorite characters from the comics isn't just talk anymore.

In the interview, Pete talks about some of his favorite movies he recommends to friends, the evolution of the project over the years, how he got involved as a director, his vision behind the stark contrast between the beautiful, almost photo realistic backgrounds and the cartoony characters, a scene from the film that I felt was a homage to Jaws, the 1400 kid search for the main star of this film, how directing the voice actors for the English version of Miyazaki's Ponyo helped him in making this film, and find out who directs Peter Sohn when he performs in his own film.

Sean Penn (Milk) upset sentimental favorite Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) in the Lead Actor category, while Kate Winslet (The Reader) won for Lead Actress because she was the only Brit nominated and since she did such a great job of turning a Nazi pedophile into a sexy and sympathetic character.

Actors themselves casually mentioned their interest in playing the iconic character, and fan rallied behind their favorite choices, from Gillian Anderson, to Priyanka Chopra, Damian Lewis, Emilia Clarke, Tom Hiddleston, and, of course, Idris Elba.

Deserves to Win: Danny Boyle Overlooked: Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight), Woody Allen (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Gina Prince - Bythewood (The Secret Life of Bees), Joel and Ethan Coen (Burn after Reading) Best Actor Will Win: Sean Penn (Milk) This is a difficult category to handicap this year, because Mickey Rourke is certainly the sentimental favorite, having revived his career by overcoming a host of personal problems similar to the character he portrayed in The Wrestler.