Sentences with phrase «first lead in a movie»

Although she began acting in 1957, she didn't get her first lead in a movie until «Mrs. Brown» in 1997, when she was 63 years old.

As «Tricia Mara», she had guest roles on television and won her first lead in the movie Tanner Hall (2009), which was shot in the fall of 2007.

Not exact matches

Brie Larson's Captain Marvel could make a brief appearance or cameo in «Infinity War» to get us even more excited about 2019's «Captain Marvel,» the first female - led movie in the MCU.

While Black Panther rode a huge wave of critical acclaim and fan excitement to the biggest opening weekend ever for the month of February (and the fifth - largest of all - time), raking in more than $ 426 million worldwide, a small number of Internet trolls still did what they could to dampen the good vibes surrounding the trailblazing film, which features Marvel's first African - American director (Ryan Coogler) and a cast led by black actors such as Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong» o. Starting last week, in the first few days of Black Panther «s highly - anticipated theatrical release, some Twitter accounts started trying to spread false accounts of attacks at screenings of the movie.

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In 1964, Edwards introduced the bumbling Inspector Clouseau to an unsuspecting world in The Pink Panther, leading to a string of money - spinning Clouseau films starring Peter Sellers; actually, The Pink Panther was Edwards» second Clouseau movie, since A Shot in the Dark, although released after Panther, was filmed firsIn 1964, Edwards introduced the bumbling Inspector Clouseau to an unsuspecting world in The Pink Panther, leading to a string of money - spinning Clouseau films starring Peter Sellers; actually, The Pink Panther was Edwards» second Clouseau movie, since A Shot in the Dark, although released after Panther, was filmed firsin The Pink Panther, leading to a string of money - spinning Clouseau films starring Peter Sellers; actually, The Pink Panther was Edwards» second Clouseau movie, since A Shot in the Dark, although released after Panther, was filmed firsin the Dark, although released after Panther, was filmed first.

When I first saw the trailer for this movie I thought it was good to be another awful horror film, but the twist led by the characters played by Bradley Whitford and Richard Jenkins makes this one of the most inventive horror films I've seen in a while.

Satrapi's first European experience (she lives in Paris today) was a mixed blessing at best and leads the movie down progressively darker narrative corridors.

On the first day of production on Hank Moody's latest movie «Santa Monica Cop,» Stu has brought back his «F — king and Punching» director in hopes of creating a cinematic masterpiece, but Hank's rendezvous with the film's leading lady puts his relationship with Sam in jeopardy.

After one last stage stint in A Tailor Made Man, Baxter became a full - time movie leading man, though full stardom would not be his until his first talkie, In Old Arizona (1929in A Tailor Made Man, Baxter became a full - time movie leading man, though full stardom would not be his until his first talkie, In Old Arizona (1929In Old Arizona (1929).

Her first big movie break was as a lead in Paul Verhoeven's thriller Basic Instinct Jeanne has also starred along side Tom Cruise's as his wife in the box - office hit The Firm.

Fanning, who was last seen as Aurora in Disney's MALEFICENT alongside Angelina Jolie, will lead a young female cast in the movie, Refn's first dip into the genre following some absolutely belting action / crime movies which have always have heaps of style, depth and substance.

It looks like Sony is aiming high for the lead role in Bloodshot, the first offering from the studio's shared Valiant movie universe, with The Wrap reportedly revealing a wishlist of actors to play the title character.

Instead, the Disney - produced and vaguely Disney - inspired Tomorrowland wastes Bird's talent, a scrappy female lead, and Clooney gravitas on what amounts to a feature - length prologue; this movie about a retro - futuristic utopia in an alternate dimension accessed by the world's best and brightest takes approximately forever to get going, marking the first time Bird's whiz - bang set pieces haven't set his movie's pace.

So far in 2017, Woody Harrelson has taken - on the villain role in «War for the Planet of the Apes», the lead in the quirky indie comedy «Wilson», and he made history by writing, directing and starring in the first - ever «live» movie, «Lost in London».

TCM Movie Database, < http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82394/Magnificent-Obsession/articles.html > The website also notes that, before up - and - coming new star Robert Taylor was borrowed from MGM for his first big leading role, unsuccessful overtures had been made to Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., to play Bobby Merrick.Coincidentally, Taylor's first feature role was as a supporting player in Too Late for Love, aka There's Always Tomorrow (1934), based on an unpublished novel by Ursula Parrott, directed by Edward Sloman, and remade by Douglas Sirk in 1956.

The victim is the kindly old mail carrier, Wits (Dern), but as we find out in the movie's first few minutes, he's not really dead; instead he is a willing participant in Dwayne's scheme to collect a $ 100,000 reward from the U.S. Postal Service for information leading to an arrest in the harming or killing of one of its employees.

Diana Prince has officially arrived in the world of men, both literally and figuratively, as DC and Warner Bros. dropped the very first trailer to the very first female led super hero movie....

A movie that looks to be engrossing due to the dynamic of the relationship between Will and Tom, and their commitment to each other, the trailer sets up a number of questions for the potential viewer to be thinking about ahead of seeing Leave No Trace — not the least of which is why are they in the forest in the first place — and it promises excellent performances from its two leads.

The first half of the movie is not that great, filled with way too much bad acting, including that of the lead actors, but once things get going in the end of the second and into the third acts, the film turns into a pretty decent revenge flick.

Fox has unveiled the first photo of Michael Fassbender playing the lead character in an Assassin's Creed movie.

Their first movie, «Training Day» was a major hit in the box office and led to both men receiving Oscar nominations, with Denzel Washington winning an Academy Award for best actor.

On the set, she was surrounded by heavy hitters in cinema including lead actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard and director, Steve McQueen, but delivered an Oscar - worthy performance of her own in her very first movie role.

And we're still more than a year from Captain Marvel, which will be Marvel's first female superhero - led movie in the more than 20 made over the last 10 years.

The First Avenger was not a movie that had a lot of room for a fully - fledged female lead, but it made the time anyway (granted, this should not be an exemplary quality in a movie, but we live in the world we live in).

Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow and Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch are already on the roster, but this will be the first time a female superhero — Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel — leads her own movie in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

For those keeping score, Marvel will be first to release a P.O.C. - led movie, with D.C.'s Cyborg (starring Ray Fisher) arriving three years later, in 2020.

After scoring several lead roles in forgettable movies («Annapolis,» «Tristan + Isolde»), Franco took a supporting role in «Milk» and delivered the first star turn of his career, stealing the movie from Sean Penn in the process.

Variety reports Creed's Tessa Thompson, X-Men First Class» Zoe Kravitz, and Power Rangers» Naomi Scott are currently testing for the female lead in the 2018 Han Solo Star Wars movie.

Rolling Stone recently spoke with Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, portraying T'Challa (Black Panther), as he covers the publication's March 2018 issue, as well as director Ryan Coogler — as both detail more about the highly - acclaimed film and its impact, with it being the first Marvel Studios movie to put a person of color in the lead role and to feature a mostly black cast.

As it stands, the King of the hype machine is Marvel, who continue from a record - breaking 2017 with three major releases: in February they have their first person - of - color led movie Black Panther, then in May is the start of the epic, two - part culmination Avengers: Infinity War, and finally in July Ant - Man and the Wasp will offer some more classical, family - focused heroics.

Who knows, though, since Captain Marvel is the focus of a lot of MCU - related speculation at the moment; not only will it be the franchise's first female - led superhero movie, but it also got a massive Hail Mary pass from last month's blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War, which asked fans to sit through, roughly, 7,000,000 minutes of end credits in order to get the merest peek at her logo.

Nostalgia sequels are Hollywood's next favorite thing, and «Anchorman 2» and «Dumb And Dumber To» have proven in the last couple of years that even if your movie wasn't a giant hit at first (as «Zoolander» wasn't), being a small - screen favorite will lead to a big boost next time around.

Langdon can't remember what has transcended over the past 48 hours, but Sienna is by his side to assume the leading lady duties held by Audrey Tautou in the first movie.

The first one (released in 2012) was a solid haunted house movie and a perfect vehicle for its leading man, Daniel Radcliffe.

LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Kirsten Dunst, Fargo Felicity Huffman, American Crime Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emersons Bar and Grill Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Lili Taylor, American Crime Kerry Washington, Confirmation Who will win: Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story The MVP of O.J., Paulson brought depth and humanity to the cruelly vilified Marcia Clark, and ought to finally win her first Emmy.

SCOOPERHERO NEWS — who is in talks to play Captain Marvel in the MCU's first female - led superhero movie?

Within a very few years, artists like John Carpenter, John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, Rob Bottin, Rick Baker, Sam Raimi, Brian DePalma, Bob Clark, Dan O'Bannon, Sean S. Cunningham, Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper, Stan Winston, Larry Cohen, and on and on and so on, were working in and reinvigorating the horror genre — many under the tutelage of Roger Corman, still others the initial products of formal film school training, almost all the consequence of a particular movie geekism that would lead inevitably to the first rumblings of jokiness and self - referentiality - as - homage that reached its simultaneous pinnacle and nadir with Craven's Scream.

Yes, the lead actress in this movie is named Annabelle, God love her) and her husband / doctor - in - training John (Ward Horton) are expecting their first child.

After an acclaimed career in theatre, Judi Dench took her first leading movie role playing Queen Victoria in 1997's Mrs Brown, earning an Oscar...

It's also accurate to say that the movie revels in having a straight - up B - movie plot that, in the hands of this first - time feature director and his lead, becomes a pitch - perfect example of how to get more out of less.

The story of any «Zoolander» movie shouldn't matter as much as the goofy inanity of its leads, and the constant irreverence that surrounds them, but nearly everything that worked in that regard the first time around registers as a retread; inspired lunacy is in short supply.

Two Days, One Night stars Marion Cotillard — the first movie star the Dardennes have ever cast in a leading role — as Sandra, an employee at a small firm that makes solar panels.

It's the emotional throughlines that carry the movie — the love triangle between Thomas, Teresa, and Brenda (Rosa Salazar), for instance, or Thomas» commitment to keeping all of his friends safe, which is what leads him back to WKCD in the first place instead of just up and escaping.

The character almost died already in the first Avengers movie, and his connection with Thanos could lead him to once again put it all on the line.

Academy - award winning director William Friedkin discusses his early career — including making documentaries for David L. Wolper, working for Alfred Hitchcock and what he learned from studying his films, and directing his first movie Good Times (1967), starring Sonny and Cher; how his career path led to making The Exorcist, his initial reaction to reading the source material, the story's theme of Good versus Evil, and the role his own faith played in his approach to making the movie; the techniques he used to generate suspense and fear in the audience, his use of subliminal imagery, and his reasons for recently restoring deleted footage to the film.

2, as many of the Ravagers believe Yondu to be too soft to lead them after he let the Guardians go in the first movie.

That's certainly the case for the protagonist in the upcoming action film, «Bound By Debt,» which marks the first leading movie role of champion martial artist, Paul Mormando.

Fortunately, while the studio is still apparently searching for that perfect leading lady (who many believe to be Sharon Carter, the niece of Peggy, Steve Roger's love interest from the first Captain America movie) Deadline is «hearing that Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow will be in the mix on this film.»

But first, we discuss how she broke into the business despite having no encouragement from her parents at the time; why she loves to go on auditions even if the prospect of getting work is hopeless; her time in The Groundlings and how it led to having the part of Rita in the movie smash Bridesmaids (written for her by fellow Groundlings Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo); as well as taking on a real - life dramatic role in the upcoming Felt, the story of infamous Watergate «Deep Throat» Mark Felt — played, she says sensationally, by Liam Neeson.