Sentences with phrase «female lead roles»

There will be two new female lead roles to fill.

«This film provides the rare opportunity for a half - dozen strong female lead roles, and we are thrilled to have assembled an exceptional cast led by Mila Kunis, Christina Applegate and Kristen Bell.

Granted, Hollywood still has a problem of creating substantive female lead roles in films it wants to release in more than nine theaters, but at least this is something of progress.

In the evenings she wants «her time» which involves laying alone in bed watching the newest mini series which involves anything from dragons, time travel, female lead roles or romantic endeavors.

She's got potential franchise coming with «The Host» opening next month, genre offerings «Byzantium» and «How I Live Now» are on the horizon, and she's currently lensing Wes Anderson «s «The Grand Budapest Hotel» taking the female lead role.

«Homeland» star Morena Baccarin has nabbed the female lead role in «Deadpool», an action movie based on the Marvel character.

As for the rest of the cast, another report has stated that Tessa Thompson, Naomi Scott and Zoe Kravitz are testing for the female lead role — a role that could turn out to be Han Solo's «wife» Sana Starros, a character originally introduced in the Marvel comics.

UPDATE: Deadline reports today that Daddario has won the female lead role of Summer, a lifeguard and love interest to Zac Efron's character.

Morena Baccarin has nabbed the female lead role in «Deadpool», an action movie based on the Marvel character.

A whole podcast on the wonderful Raiders of the Lost Ark Empire Rosario Dawson nabs another female lead role.

Rachel McAdams is said to be locking down the female lead role in season two of HBO's «True Detective.»

Marvel Studios enters full production on Captain America: The Winter Soldier in just two months and while several returning stars from the franchise are confirmed to return, the female lead role has remained empty until today.

Take it with a grain of salt at the moment, but Heroic Hollywood is reporting a rumor that Rachel McAdams, who is currently starring on the second season of HBO's «True Detective,» has been offered a female lead role in Marvel's upcoming Doctor Strange.

Variety has reported that there is quite a bit of truth to the rumor that Marvel is eyeing Rachel McAdams to take the female lead role in «Doctor Strange.»

Filming is expected to kick off next summer and several actresses are already circling the female lead role although no names have been revealed.

After a bit of speculation, «True Detective» and «Mean Girls» star Rachel McAdams admitted that she is currently in negotiations with Marvel Studios for the female lead role in their upcoming film, «Doctor Strange.»

What a nice surprise to have the female lead role, Ciera, to be the supernatural creature, the one doing the overseeing and protecting.

Their game was sci - fi in setting and the first game had a female lead role.

Not exact matches

Having been the 20th employee of Google and its first female engineer, Mayer could have assumed a leading role at just about any internet company.

Here are just a few: Jordan Peele became the first African American to win the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Get Out, and Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water won for Best Picture — a film featuring a female actor in the lead role hasn't won the category since Million Dollar Baby in 2004.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

Ms. Jones brings significant experience to the firm with over 40 years in the Canadian investment industry, holding presidential and executive roles at numerous high - profile companies including GBC Asset Management, AGF Private Wealth Management, TAL Private Management, CIBC Trust Company, and First Interstate Bancorp — where she was Canada's first female to lead a Schedule II bank.

Changes in the male / female roles may cause interpersonal conflict leading to sexual problems.

This was borne out by research, such as a 2014 study by Jeremy Galbreath of the Curtin Graduate School of Business in Western Australia that found «the representation of women in both winemaking and viticulture roles has declined since 2007, despite clear evidence to suggest that female enrolments in Australia's leading oenology and viticulture degree programs have been on the rise since the 1980s».

After a report showed a low percentage of women as lead lawyers, Judge Jack Weinstein has urged for more substantive roles for junior female lawyers in his courtroom.

To see whether genetic diversity plays a role in extinction, a team led by population biologists Ilik Saccheri and Ilkka Hanski of the University of Helsinki in 1996 collected adult females from 42 populations and analyzed seven of their enzymes and one genomic DNA section for variants.

Research by Jeffrey Hall has argued that «women often take a leading role in attracting men's attention through non-verbal sexual displays».1 Dating coach Kimberly Seltzer likewise emphasises the importance of female body signals, telling us «women will engage in these alluring motions to subconsciously encourage men», using «unconscious acts like shrugging the shoulders, twirling her hair, flashing the inside of the wrists and massaging her own neck» as an invitation to get closer to her.

The female Horse is very much the eternal rebel — she will not tolerate authority of any sort, and prefers the lead to any subordinate role.

Though her only true experience as a thief resulted in the stealing of an apple from a New York deli when directors DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter encouraged her to engage in a minor bit of thievery in preparation for her role as a shoplifter in the 2001 drama Lift, Washington ultimately proved so convincing and effective in the role that she received a nomination as Best Female Lead at the 2002 Independent Spirit Awards.

i don't like the way they felt the need to change the lead female role from a 6 to 7 on the hotness scale.

She also received Oscar ® and SAG Award ® nominations for her starring role in Frozen River, for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and a Spotlight Award from the National Board of Review, among countless other accolades.

Rarely are female leads given anything of substance to do in action films, so I applaud Besson for writing this role for a woman.

In 2011, she starred in the leading role of Estella in Mike Newell's film adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS followed by one of the female leads in THE RIOT CLUB.

The Tempest (PG - 13 for nudity, scary images and suggestive content) Academy Award - nominee Julie Taymor's iconoclastic interpretation of the Shakespeare play features Oscar - winner Helen Mirren in the lead role of Prospero, thereby transforming the beloved classic into a gender - bending tale of female empowerment revolving around a woman caught up in a volcanic struggle for survival and a quest for vengeance.

Chastain is excellent in her leading role and has clearly made a place for herself as an authoritative, female actor.

The film accolades continued with a 2014 Screen Actor's Guild nomination for Judi Dench for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and 2014 Golden Globe ® nominations for Judi Dench for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope for Best Screenplay — Motion Picture, and Best Motion Picture — Drama.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Cate Blanchett — BLUE JASMINE Sandra Bullock — GRAVITY Meryl Streep — AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Emma Thompson — SAVING MR. BANKS Judi Dench — PHILOMENA

Previously, it was reported that Jane the Virgin «s Gina Rodriguez, Orphan Black «s Tatiana Maslany and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl «s Olivia Cooke were on the shortlist for one of the female leads in Johnson's Star Wars film, but now it appears that Mbatha - Raw is also in contention for this role.

Saoirse said she was shocked recently when a close friend auditioned for a role in a movie where the female character was described as «the leading man's type».

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role DANIEL DAY - LEWIS / Abraham Lincoln — «LINCOLN» Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Tiffany — «SILVER...

Having found a great trio of female leads for novel adaptation The Girl On The Train, director Tate Taylor and the producers are now looking for some male supporting roles.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Cate Blanchett, «Elizabeth: The Golden Age» Julie Christie, «Away From Her» — WINNER Marion Cotillard, «La Vie en Rose» Angelina Jolie, «A Mighty Heart» Ellen Page, «Juno»

The Fighter sees excellent performances by Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, and strong roles from its female leads, rare for a sporting movie.

Casting agents on the film are reportedly currently looking for a female in her twenties for a lead role in the Jon Watts directed film.

The Fighter is also a rare sporting beast in that it offers strong roles for its female leads.

That would include Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (no Male / Female duplicated awards).

The strong performance, combined with the general lack of lead female roles of substance, virtually guarantees she'll compete in Best Actress category at the Oscars, as she is elsewhere.

He joins a cast that also includes Chiwetel Ejiofor as Baron Mordo, Tilda Swinton as a whitewashed Ancient One, Michael Stuhlbarg as Nicodemus West, Rachel McAdams as the female lead, rumored to be Night Nurse and, in undisclosed roles, Amy Landecker and Scott Adkins.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role CATE BLANCHETT / Carol Aird — «CAROL» (The Weinstein Company) BRIE LARSON / Ma — «ROOM» (A24)-- WINNER HELEN MIRREN / Maria Altmann — «WOMAN IN GOLD» (The Weinstein Company) SAOIRSE RONAN / Eilis — «BROOKLYN» (Fox Searchlight Pictures) SARAH SILVERMAN / Laney Brooks — «I SMILE BACK» (Broad Green Pictures)

Rachel is confirmed to play the female lead opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Mads Mikkelsen is reportedly being eyed for the villain role.