Sentences with phrase «given small roles»

The inhabitants of Ganon's dark world, a mirror reflection of Hyrule that changes the shape of people based on the truest form of their hearts, are also given small roles that help raise the stakes of Link's battle.

Supporting males characters such as two student athletes played by Emory Cohen (Place Beyond the Pines) and newcomer Anthony Kelley - or an enforcer played by The Wire's Dominick Lombardozzi - feel even more like devices than characters, though given their small roles in the story, that's a bit more understandable.

At least one actor, Clea Duvall (The Faculty, The Astronaut's Wife) is given a small role in which she shows some promise, Kaysen's pathologically lying roommate who is obsessed with the books of L. Frank Baum.

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In a pair of follow - up tweets Musk further explained that «Mary Beth was an amazing assistant for over 10 yrs, but as company complexity grew, the role required several specialists vs one generalist,» and «MB was given 52 weeks of salary & stock in appreciation for her great contribution & left to join a small firm, once again as a generalist,»

But if given half a chance, the MBA oath might just turn out to play a small but not insignificant role in keeping the discussion alive.

This seems unsurprising given Hunt spent many years in a policy role with the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF), a body whose reputation for attacking small - scale farmers is increasing.

«We're disappointed that NSW Health has taken this position given the relatively small role soft drinks play in the average person's diet,» said the Council's CEO, Mr Geoff Parker.

Sanchez is too small to play the ST role and should be given a free role.

Lord Sugar appears to have let his TV personality from «The Apprentice» take over and the language he has used to describe this country's small business owners is hardly appropriate given his current role.

Now that the MoD seems to have lost the battle with the Treasury over who will pay the # 20bn bill for replacing Trident, many in the military are asking serious questions about whether we actually need it or not - given that every pound spent on Trident, will be a pound not spent on the basic equipment that will be needed to fight the sort of smaller - scale global operations senior officers foresee as the likely role of the military in the next few decades.

Many sources do not agree that the Obama campaign was funded by small donations, and have criticised the lack of transparency which masked the hugely important role of the massive donations from big corporations (eg the financial sector gave more to Obama than to his opponents).

he's given a small Party much more power than it actually deserves; he's given every one of his MPs Ministerial responsibilty of some sort to prepare them for any future role in any future Govts, so that they know the inside workings of Govt.

The lab was small, O'Connell says, and he was given an important role.

Given those numbers, this aspect of climate change likely played a relatively small role in the Colorado disaster.

We are pleased to announce that URS Nuclear, a unit of URS Corporation's (URS) Energy & Construction Division, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Holtec International that gives URS an important role in the development of Holtec's small modular reactor, the SMR - 160.

«A small body of research» shows thoughts and behaviors play a role in SAD, Rohan said, and cognitive behavioral therapy puts «the person in the driver's seat» in facing depression and gives patients a sense of agency and control.

Even if they're playing a smaller role, he gives their character an arc and a point of view.

By the time the nigh endless climax rolls around, Fright Night has certainly established itself as just another in a long line of needless horror remakes - with the movie's failure especially disappointing given the strength of Farrell's engaging performance (and it's also worth noting that David Tennant does manage to inject some life into the proceedings with his small role as a Vegas vampire hunter).

And a cast to dream of down to the smallest roles, most of the actors giving the performance of their lifetime: J.Lo is hardly recognizable as the irrelevant pop singer of recent years, doing a great job as a female cop tempted by the attracting opposites of bank robber George Clooney, who was never better than here.

The three actors excel in their roles, and director Matthew Saville gives additional insight into the men through small yet informative details.

One could go on to discuss the committed and rather spectacular performance that Miles Teller gives in the role Pazienza, or the cool aesthetic that matches the time period in small, effective ways, but despite the casts best efforts and writer / director Ben Younger's endeavor to paint more a portrait of a man determined to overcome the odds rather than going through the motions of another redemptive sports tale, Bleed for This unfortunately ends up reducing itself to just that.

We recently learned that Matt Damon would be reteaming with Gilliam for a small role in the pic, and these first set photos give us a look at Damon's fantastically flamboyant character.

The performances of big and small characters are so intense, that by simply saying big name Brad Pitt gives the weakest performance will give a clear idea of how incredible each actor is in their role; Pauls Dano and Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Taran Killam, Alfre Woodard and more all contributing to their unique and unforgettable stories.

After smaller roles in Paul Thomas Anderson's earlier films, he became a dramatic lead and then a skilled comedian, giving us all great difficulty when trying to define exactly what he is.

Since that time, he'd been given a number of roles both big and small that seemed to elude even so much a nomination and quickly gave him the stigma as a character actor.

Small - time crook Robert Downey Jr hits Hollywood in this witty crime comedy featuring a memorable turn from Val Kilmer as a private investigator hired to give the wannabe actor background for a role.

Nichols elects to bring back the lead from his previous thriller (Take Shelter) Michael Shannon, but gives him a much smaller role in this film.

Save for a few scenes that take place on a battlefield, much of this work could easily be accomplished on stage, yet instead of making the film feel small or inadequate, this restrained setting instead gives weight to the micro expressions and gentle asides that Day - Lewis uses to bring life to his role.

Indeed, in any given scene Jack changes his mind about the $ 200,000 heist, preferring to enjoy the moment, whether he's having a beer, surfing, laying naked in bed with the gorgeous Nancy or playing dominoes with Walter and his friends (Harry Dean Stanton and Willie Nelson in wonderful small roles).

Leaning into acting, she scored a small role in «Neighbors 2,» but landing a coveted spot in the all - female «Ocean's 8» lineup in a cast led by Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway gave her Hollywood career a next - level bump.

Waititi isn't giving up Neill's role yet but speaking to The AV Club recently the director mentioned he'll have a small role which will be fun to look out for.

James Rhodes / War Machine (Don Cheadle) has a smaller, but meaningful role to play in the proceedings here by comparison, while Clint Barton / Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Scott Lang / Ant - Man (Paul Rudd) are the established MCU players who get the least onscreen development - but Civil War makes up for that by giving these characters some of the best action scenes in the movie.

The supporting cast is lined up with name actors who do very fine work in small roles, highlights coming in the form of Viggo Mortensen as the William S. Burroughs surrogate, Kirsten Dunst as one of Moriarty's scorned lovers, and Amy Adams, giving a performance very far removed from her usual routine.

Doctor Strange should only have a small role to play in the film, and given the intergalactic nature of the storyline, it should be one that wraps up fairly early on.

Jesse Plemons, Kevin Bacon, Corey Stoll, and Peter Saarsgard shine in smaller and more limited roles; their female counterparts — Dakota Johnson, Julianne Nicholson, and Juno Temple, are given less to do but still wring a lot out of their scenes.

When Scott Cooper also suggested Bingham for a small role in the film as a back - up band member for Blake at a bowling alley gig, Burnett finally threw his hands up and decided to give the youngster a listen.

He looks old here, made up with a gray beard and wizard robes, aside from his introductory scenes, he doesn't really get time or space to develop his Taoist Gandalf character, nor does he have much opportunity to show off his fighting skills, given the supernatural nature of the action (Lam Ching - ying gets such a chance in a too - small cameo role as «The Purple Taoist»).

Walken garnered some attention for smaller roles throughout the early 70s, but it was his breakout role in Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter that put him on the map (and gave him an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor).

He was in Atlanta doing another movie, and he gave so much of his time for this small role, including coming in during his off time to rehearse the fight scene at Wally World.

A solid supporting cast lends credibility and enough distinction to give their relatively small roles some memorability, which is especially important given the amount of Vanger family that viewers will have to keep track of (the novel had a genealogical table to supply readers a ready reference), as well as their interests and loyalties.

Eva Mendes hasn't been this good in a long time and Ray Liotta is impressive in his small role, but the real standout is Bradley Cooper, who gives the best performance of his career in a difficult role that pays off with nuance and subtlety.

In small roles are Bar Paly and Rebel Wilson, two women who are polar opposites in looks but who give comparable and strong readings in small roles.

To that end, Becker took particular care casting the many smaller roles, choosing «New York actors who would give authenticity and richness to the scene.»

The Franco brothers» show - business friendships come in handy in the supporting cast, with cameos from Sharon Stone, Judd Apatow, and Bob Odenkirk as Hollywood movers and shakers and fine actors like Jacki Weaver and Alison Brie giving substance even to small roles.

Amid all those third act problems, Ruth Kobart gives the phenomenal performance in a small role.

The actor, who's found a new franchise in «John Wick» and small roles in provocative festival - circuit fare like Nicolas Winding Refn «s «The Neon Demon» and Ana Lily Amirpour «s «The Bad Batch,» has always had more range than he's given credit for — not that this role, a cynical lawyer in Louisiana who knows the system and how to work it, affords him much opportunity to display that range in an overt way.

«Star Trek» (2009) For this reboot of the fabled sci - fi franchise, Ryder was given the small but key role of Amanda Grayson, Spock's mother.

Not to be outdone, the supporting cast is perfection itself — from Ron Perlman's disturbingly brutal Nino to Bryan Cranston's pitiful Shannon, each actor, no matter how small the role, gives everything to their performance.

Michael Gambon (Professor Dumbledor himself) gives it a touch of mocking class as the narrator and Lord of the Rings co-star John Rhys - Davies has a small role as a wizard.

She's younger, and doesn't have the career Blanchett has had (though give it time, as she'll presumably get a second career nomination this year after her lead nomination for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which is arguably a smaller role than her one in Carol).