Sentences with phrase «film roles have»

Fast forward to 2018 and the TV and film roles have been slowly, yet surely diversifying for actors of color — specifically for Asian Americans.

Charlie Hunnam recently ended his run on FX's Sons of Anarchy and his film roles have included The Lost City of Z, Crimson Peak, and Pacific Rim.

Scott: Noah, for you, Matt Damon, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, John Hurt, Taylor Schilling, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Tom Hiddleston, Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Hugh Laurie, can you believe in just three years how many television and film roles you have gotten with all these famous people?

Lucasfilm and are proud to present the winners of The Star Wars Fan Film Awards 2016 — a celebration of fandom and a galaxy far, far away «I feel superhuman»: Zoe Saldana says sci - fi film roles have given her the ability to become «colour - blind and gender - blind» By Candice Jackson For Daily

If somebody offered me a film role I'd have to think about it.

Hall's first film role had come in 1999 with a small role in Malcolm D. Lee's drama The Best Man.

But even with that, many of the film roles he has taken on did not require the emotional depth required to portray Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for 19 years for stealing a mouthful of bread.

Not exact matches

A similar case to EuropaCorp's «Kursk,» the true story of a Russian submarine that sank in the Barents Sea in 2000 and killed everyone on board; though Putin had a significant role in the events, appears in the source material of Robert Moore's best - seller «A Time to Die,» and even featured in early versions of the screenplay, he's nowhere to be found in the finished film.

From singing show tunes in Grease to playing a ruthless hitman in Pulp Fiction, Travolta's talent has transcended many decades as he continues to take on A-list roles in blockbuster films.

Why she's awesome: Hayek received an Oscar nomination for her role in the film «Frida» and has starred in numerous blockbusters.

It's called «Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon» and it refers to the fact that pretty much any actor or actress is most likely just a few roles away (or less) from having worked with Bacon, who has starred in more than 80 films and TV shows.

This is the second role Bettany has played in a Marvel film after a recurring role since 2008 as Tony Stark's A.I. J.A.R.V.I.S.

Best known for her role as Princess Leia in «Star Wars» and as Marie in «When Harry Met Sally,» the passport was issued soon after Fisher had finished filming «Return of the Jedi,» and the travels documented were likely for both work and leisure purposes.

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.

Markle is best known for her role in the legal drama «Suits,» but she has also acted in a long list of shows like «CSI: NY» and «Castle,» as well as films including «Get Him To The Greek.»

When Gwyneth Paltrow was 22 years old, she got a role that would take her from actress to star: The film producer Harvey Weinstein hired her for the lead in the Jane Austen adaptation «Emma.»

The story of these marches is told in the film, which is directed by Ava DuVernay with production credits for Oprah Winfrey, who has a supporting acting role, and for Brad Pitt.

Filmmaker Scott Derrickson's adaptation of the Doctor Strange comic book has an interesting combination of elements: a starring role from Benedict Cumberbatch, one of Marvel's creepiest characters and Derrickson's penchant for bringing elements of Christianity into his films.

Any doubts of whether the 34 - year - old was ready to handle directing solo — a role that often comes much later in the film industry — have been silenced by early buzz around the film mixed with Lady Bird's current score of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

The collapse of central planning in the East had its own internal dynamics, but the long reach of advertised and advertising Western music, film, television, fashion - the sacraments of consumerism — played an acknowledged role in making centrally planned economies appear unbearably shoddy and barren.

This is more than just echoing what's gone before, Abrams» has clearly made a conscious decision to give the film a similar role to that A New Hope played in the original trilogy.

But even though Hamilton and her family's faith plays a key role in the film, many audiences would be surprised to learn that the question of how to show their religion in the film caused huge debate on set.

The producers said this is the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church that a Pope has agreed to play a cameo role in a film.

Neither of the roles are locked at this point, but the film already has an interesting pedigree: It's being directed by Tim Burton.

Omitting these female roles would leave us with nothing but males fighting males in an all - male film.

She's starred in horror films (Saw V, The Unborn, Venom), taken on raunchy roles and dressed in a way some have labelled inappropriate.

The pair recently worked together on the Allen film Blue Jasmine (which, awesomely, stars Andrew Dice Clay), in which C.K. also has a small role.

The film awards process has hastened the growth of discrimination by creating a growing community of churchmen involved in critical appraisal and discussion of the role of religion in the arts.

He is neither a historian nor theologian, but the film, «Monumental,» shows him consumed with Christianity - and with rage over what he says has been the systematic removal of religion's role from American history.

Having acted in more than 80 films, he's played roles as diverse as...

When the State Kills is the model for such an approach, with fascinating and accessible chapters on such topics as the never - ending quest for «painless» executions, the role of and pressures on the jury in capital cases, the portrayal of executions in contemporary films, and the increasingly desperate efforts of death - penalty lawyers to ensure that those who are condemned to die have received something approximating fair treatment under the law.

What might have been claimed as an educational role of zoos in the past has been superseded by superb wildlife films such as those produced by Sir David Attenborough for the BBC.

Today, that influence has splintered online, and just because you're not invited to an advance screening doesn't mean you don't have a role to play in promoting quality redemptive film and TV to the people around you.

Sir Andrew has also composed new music for a film version of Evita which, against his better judgment, starred Madonna in the lead role, and has produced his own version of Jesus Christ Superstar on stage and home video that he feels finally, at long last, captures his true vision of the piece.

Speaking about the film recently in Los Angeles, Cera — who in this film, takes some refreshingly bold steps away from his usual one - note nerd persona — and co - writer / director Edgar Wright (who also did the zany cult classics Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) discussed the meaning of the film, the stretching Cera had to go through for the role, and the way in which the film's hyperkinetic action sequences are really just the same as the dance scenes in Grease or a Gene Kelly movie.

Butterfly is probably best known as the maid «Prissy» in the epic film «Gone with the Wind,» but has played many other roles as well.

Eisenberg had such passion for Rollers, a small indie film, that he not only maintained his commitment to the role throughout its two years of fundraising but also helped its producers with casting choices and other key decisions.

American actor Jim Caviezel has revealed a conversation he had with film director Mel Gibson, in which he was told he may never act again if he played the role of Jesus in The Passion of the Christ.

The July / August issue of CanTech International includes a look at how one industry supplier ended up having a starring role in the feature film Dark Shadows.

She appeared in films like Wild and Obvious Child and did a multi-season arc on Girls, but the most prominent role she took in the past few decades has been on Transparent for the past three years.

A prolific film and TV actress, Dern has been nominated for dozens of awards — including winning a Emmy in 2017 for «best supporting actress» for her role in Big Little Lies.

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Estevez recently worked on his independent film The Public which he wrote, directed and starred in — but outside that hasn't had a major role since 2012.

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The actor would be the youngest to take on the role (he's 26 years old), and he has only been in a handful of major films; both points which actually may be an asset rather than a handicap.

There was talk that Shia LaBeouf annoyed his cast mates with how seriously he took his role and didn't shower for the duration of filming, but it may have paid off because this trailer looks awesome.

Growing up in 1950's Palo Alto, Carver was heavily influenced by actress Esther Williams, whose film roles showcased what would become synchronized swimming.

Airdrieonians Football Club goalkeeper John Martin had a small role in the Robert Duvall film, A Shot at Glory.

The award - winning film actor, director and producer had a long association with Chelsea dating back to the 1940s and served as a club director before accepting roles as life vice-president and then life - president.