Sentences with phrase «for iconic roles»

Kurt Russell is known for his iconic roles in countless movies, whether he played a badass (The Thing, Tombstone, Escape From N.Y.) or a goofball (Big Trouble in Little China, Overboard, etc.) He's one of the very rare stars who can be cool and funny simultaneously — and Russell thinks Chris Pratt is like that too,...

He also starred in several other TV roles such as Ronan Rex in «Stargate Atlantis», but it seems he will be most remembered for his iconic role as the Dothraki horse lord Khal Drogo in the acclaimed «Game of Thrones» TV series.

In The Hero, Lee Hayden (Sam Elliott) was once a Western movie star, known for his iconic role in a movie called The Hero, but now doing radio ads for barbecue sauce.

As well, Harrison Ford is known for his iconic role as Hans Solo in the Star Wars franchise.

Casting the right kid for an iconic role like this is no easy task because it's really important that her character is believable.

Nunn is probably best known for his iconic role as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's 1991 classic «Do The Right Thing.»

McDormand, a five - time Oscar nominee, last won the prize in 1997 for her iconic role as police chief Marge Gunderson in «Fargo.»

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Demme talks about the influence of Hitchcock's techniques on Lambs, as well as actress Jodie Foster's passion for the iconic role of Clarice Starling.

Frank Sivero, who is most remembered for his iconic role as a frozen corpse in Goodfellas, is suing the creators of the Simpsons.

Best known for her iconic role for six seasons on NBC's Law & Order SVU, March most recently starred on Adult Swim's Neon Joe.

Not exact matches

There, the comedian tells stories about his early years on stage, drag racing on Woodward Avenue, and his brief stint in prison for drug violations, before landing his iconic role on the ABC sitcom «Home Improvement.»

Filling the shoes of an iconic leader presents challenges for both the board of directors selecting the replacement and for the person assuming the role.

McKellen says he's an avowed fan of Gambon's performance, who he says played Dumbledore «gloriously» and anyway, that would have made Sir Ian both Gandalf and Magneto and Dumbledore and Sherlock Holmes AND Cogsworth, and that's just a few too many iconic roles for one man.

(April 4, 2018)-- Longtime winemaker at Girard Napa Valley, Glenn Hugo, takes on an added role as winemaker for Sonoma Valley's iconic B.R. Cohn Winery.

Even though nothing is official, the bookmakers are working hard to determine the odds for who should take over the iconic spy role.

Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández in particular are now iconic role models at Barcelona and in world football and it is expected that young players try to emulate their styles of play for them to fit fluidly into the Barcelona first team.

Champagne is notable for its iconic cork popping, but the bubble acoustics also play a key role in determining how expensive that bottle should be.

Oscar - nominated for her intense, stoic performance in Winter's Bone, she shot to fame via The Hunger Games franchise, bagged an iconic role for Marvel in the X-Men universe, won the Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook and scored two more nominations for Joy and American Hustle.

Certainly, Lewis seems capable of discerning the perfect roles for his chameleon talents, and his masterful portrayal of one of America's greatest historical figures should not only earn him great laurels but also an iconic status.

LeBlanc is best known for his role as the beloved Joey Tribbiani on the iconic series FRIENDS.

Ehrenreich, who is reportedly in the final stages of hammering out his deal to play the young rogue made iconic by Harrison Ford, won the role over the likes of Jack Reynor, Ansel Elgort and thousands of unknowns who tried out for it.

The stunning redhead who just can't stop working, Jessica Chastain, is being lined up for the role of Jane in frequent HARRY POTTER director, David Yates» upcoming adaptation of «Tarzan Of The Apes», the first in the series of novels from Edgar Rice Burroughs to feature the iconic vine - swinging hero.

Urban has the right look for the role, and he effectively conveys the manly brute force and the intimidating brutality of the iconic officer.

The time for rumors (these ones, at least) has now come to an end as Deadline reports that newcomer Gal Gadot has been cast in the iconic role.

Johnny Depp returns to his iconic, Academy Award ® - nominated role of Captain Jack Sparrow, one of the most beloved characters in motion picture history, newly joined by Oscar ® winner Javier Bardem («No Country for Old Men,» «Skyfall»), rising young stars Kaya Scodelario («The Maze Runner,» British television's «Skins») and Brenton Thwaites («Maleficent,» «The Giver») and Golshifteh Farahani («The Patience Stone,» «Exodus: Gods and Kings»).

In his role as on - set visual effects supervisor for Game of Thrones, Raisani has helped craft much of the show's most iconic imagery; when not in Westeros, he also found time to direct his first feature, out this Friday from IFC.

We were all pleasantly shocked yesterday with the news that The Shape in the original Halloween, Nick Castle will resume the iconic role of Michael Myers again in the new Halloween movie, executive produced by John Carpenter and arriving in theaters in 2018, and Tyler Mane, man who most recently wore the mask, expressed his own excitement and thanked Castle for lending him «the suit» for a while.

Not only does longtime supporting actor John Goodman finally get an iconic and meaty role, but the synergy of two genres working both for and against each other make this a compelling thriller.

Though he probably could have found someone better than Jamie Foxx for the title role (especially with rumors of Idris Elba and Michael K. Williams circling the part), the actor does a solid job playing Django, even if he fails to make him as memorable as Tarantino's more iconic protagonists.

As the iconic run - down ghost we have Michael Keaton in one of his best roles (some would say it's The Founder but I beg to differ), For the dry - witted smart little girl we have the fabulous and a then a Burton regular Winona Ryder.

Perhaps for the entirety of his career, Aaron Paul will be tied to the iconic role of Breaking Bad «s burnout - turned - meth - hero Jesse Pinkman.

As Michael Atkinson has written for Criterion, «Without its iconic precedent, there would have been no Humphrey Bogart, no John Garfield, no Robert Mitchum, no Randolph Scott, no Jean - Paul Belmondo (or Breathless or Pierrot le fou), no Jean - Pierre Melville or Alain Delon, no Steve McQueen...» Soon after Pépé, Renoir's antiwar masterpiece Grand Illusion hit, and it was an even bigger smash, cementing Gabin's superstar status; in this and all of his most successful roles (La bête humaine, Le jour se lève), Gabin played some form of working - class social outcast, and he always provided audiences with a strong point of identification.

It appears Josh Brolin will don prosthetics for his soon to be iconic role as Cable in the DEADPOOL sequel.

The True Blood star is rumored to be up against Brendan Routh and Tom Welling for the iconic lead role in Zack Snyder's reboot.

Thankfully, that's good news for fans of both Star Wars and Howard's most iconic TV role (aside from his other two TV roles that are more...

After success with The Office, Extras and Derek, actor - comedian Ricky Gervais is returning to his most iconic role of David Brent for the feature film Life On the Road, which has now secured financing.

Jared Leto, in a small, mostly tangential role playing The Joker, is a push at best; he won't make anyone forget Heath Ledger's iconic turn any time soon — or Jack Nicholson's and Cesar Romero's for that matter.

Comedy Series, Comedy Veep (1st win in this category) Lead Actress, Comedy Julia Louis - Dreyfus, Veep (6th win, 4th consecutive from this series, from 20 nominations from 3 series) which means that two iconic characters Lisa Kudrow's «Valerie Cherish» and Amy Poehler's «Leslie Knope» were never rewarded for their genius Lead Actor, Comedy Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (1st win for this role, 7 total nominations from 3 series) Supporting Actress, Comedy Alison Janney, Mom (6th win, 2nd consecutive for this role, 10 total nominations from 3 series) Supporting Actor, Comedy Tony Hale, Veep (2nd win for this role from 3 nominations) Writing, Comedy Veep (1st writing win for this series from 2 nominations) Director, Comedy Jil Soloway, Transparent (1st directing win for this series)

When: September 7th Why: Despite a starring role in last year's underwhelming Greek epic «Immortals,» British actor Henry Cavill has failed to demonstrate why he was chosen to don the iconic red and blue suit for Zack Snyder's upcoming «Man of Steel.»

The popularity of Pirates even proved captivating enough to lure iconic rocker Keith Richards onto the screen for a minor role as Sparrow's swashbuckling father.

As for the titular princess and her prince, Lily James and Richard Madden bring those iconic roles to life.

So Leia has a large role in Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi (you can see her in the trailer), but now we know for sure that film will be the last time we see the late actress in her iconic role.

As for McGregor, he's headed back to our screens for one of his most iconic roles, the return of Renton in T2 Trainspotting, out in the UK on Friday.

Not all is lost however, because although the young Isabelle Fuhrman is a little known actress, this could be her opportunity to make a name for herself in the horror universe who no doubt has a lot riding on her shoulders as she attempts to tackle the iconic role of Suzy.

Audrey Hepburn in her first major role sparkles against Gregory Peck, it was a calling card that won her an Oscar and set her on course for an iconic career.

The 56 - year - old actor is wanted for a role in Sony Picture's new superhero movie based on the iconic «Spider - Man» villain as a «henchman of sorts» but other details of his role are not known.

And of course, iconic roles for Sylvester Stallone in the «Rocky» films and Robert De Niro in «Raging Bull.»

I thought it was a very iconic western film and role for Wayne but no one has seen it.

Depp's role as Tonto in The Lone Ranger unfortunately left fans of the iconic Western feeling underwhelmed and unfortunately it did the same for the studio.