Sentences with phrase «lead female roles in»

Drew McWeeny (formerly HitFix) previously reported early last year that Fox and director Josh Boone were eyeing Anya Taylor - Joy (Split, The Witch) and Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones, Dr.. Who) for two lead female roles in X-Men: The New Mutants (aka Growing Pains).

Today, Deadline announced several actresses who are up for the lead female role in Channing Tatum's Gambit spin - off X-Men movie.The role isn't for Rogue who many knows falls in love with Gambit after his time with the X-Men but actually for Bella Donna Boudreaux daughter of the New Orleans assassins guild.The three names up for...

Kate Winslet has opened up to Harper's Bazaar UK about being a working mother as it was revealed she has landed the lead female role in a new Steve Jobs biopic.

Jennifer Jason Leigh has secured the leading female role in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight.

Cary Elwes joins Untitled Ivan Reitman comedy James McAvoy is Professor X in new X-Men: First Class Tommy Lee Jones confirmed for Captain America: The First Avenger Van Damme and Michelle Yeoh join the cast of Kung Fu Panda sequel Bruce Willis cast in Antoine Fuqua «s The Tomb Emma Roberts joins Scream 4 Model Rosie Huntington - Whiteley offered lead female role in Transformers 3

Radiant redhead: Karen recently took the lead female role in the remake of the classic Jumanji film, joining Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black

in which she plays a therapist who gets mixed up in her client's lives; Kurt Russell & Kate Hudson will star in the TV series Barbary Coast, a period drama about the gold rush in the 19th century; Kate McKinnon may star in the new back - to - school comedy Senior Year; Nicole Beharie, who was so amazing in Shame (2011) and then starred in TV's Sleepy Hollow, will play the lead female role in the remake of 90s thriller Jacob's Ladder; The Golden Globes will take place on January 8th, 2017 this coming awards season.

The British actress - who voices the leading female role in new animation movie «Gnomeo and Juliet», based on the Shakespeare play «Romeo...

Zeta - Jones landed the lead female role in the 2005 sequel of the 1998 film, The Legend of Zorro.

The British actress - who voices the leading female role in new animation movie...

The radiant redhead recently took the lead female role in the remake of the classic Jumanji film, joining Nick Jonas, Kevin Hart and Jack Black.

Cast members that can clearly be seen in the picture include Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Mark Hamill, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Peter Mayhew and newcomer Daisy Ridley, who snagged the lead female role in the film.

Not exact matches

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.

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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».

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 endeavorIn 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 endeavorin bed watching the newest mini series which involves anything from dragons, time travel, female lead roles or romantic endeavors.

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.

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.

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 CLUIn 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 CLUin the leading role of Estella in Mike Newell's film adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS followed by one of the female leads in THE RIOT CLUin Mike Newell's film adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS followed by one of the female leads in THE RIOT CLUin 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...

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»

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.

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.

«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.

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 Picturein 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 PictureIN GOLD» (The Weinstein Company) SAOIRSE RONAN / Eilis — «BROOKLYN» (Fox Searchlight Pictures) SARAH SILVERMAN / Laney Brooks — «I SMILE BACK» (Broad Green Pictures)

Sources are referring to the role in question as the «female lead», although you'd have thought Episode VIII already had that in Daisy Ridley.

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

It was the first time since 1958 films with female actors in lead roles topped North America's box office, according to the Guardian.

While other actresses have been linked for the role of Bella Donna, The Wrap claims that Lea Seydoux (Spectre, Inglorious Basterds, Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol) has now been given an official offer to play the female lead in the X-Men spin - off Gambit, which stars Channing Tatum as the lead hero.

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Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Beasts of No Nation The Big Short Spotlight Straight Outta Compton Trumbo Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Bryan Cranston, Trumbo Johnny Depp, Black Mass Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Cate Blanchett, Carol Brie Larson, Room Helen Mirren, Woman in Gold Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn Sarah Silverman, I Smile Back Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Christian Bale, The Big Short Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies Michael Shannon, 99 Homes Jacob Tremblay, Room Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Rooney Mara, Carol Rachel McAdams, Spotlight Helen Mirren, Trumbo Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture Everest Furious 7 Jurassic World Mad Max: Fury Road Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Jennifer Aniston, Cake Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything Julianne Moore, Still Alice Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Sandra Bullock will play the lead in an upcoming remake of «Ocean's Eleven» with an all - female cast, directed by Gary Ross («the Hunger Games») from a script by Olivia Milch («Little Women»), continuing her streak of stepping into roles originally conceived for men — as she does currently in «Our Brand Is Crisis.»