Pre-Code comedies are always big tickets at TCM Fest (it doesn't help that they always put them in the smallest theatre), and with Ginger Rogers
leading the cast list here, this one will be no different.
Not exact matches
Prior to this, it was medieval China that had
led the world in technology, with a long
list of major technological firsts including
cast iron, the compass, gun powder, paper, and printing.
Laurel
cast her as Fred Scott's
leading lady in Songs and Bullets (1938), on which the veteran comedian is
listed as the executive producer.
The film, from a Black
List - ed script by Aaron Guzikowski (Contraband), features an impressive
cast led by Hugh Jackman, Melissa Leo, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Paul Dano, Maria Bello, and Terrence Howard.
The good news is that some parts of this shopping
list are checked off with style and grace: Tony and Pepper are still, at heart, the
leads in a screwball comedy — and Downey and Paltrow are top form here; the new villain has the comics» Crimson Dynamo's name — Ivan Vanko [Mickey Rourke]-- but instead of wearing the hopelessly out of date crimson armor, wields a pair of plasma whips that can slice and dice even Stark's fancy suit; and finally, there's Justin Hammer [Sam Rockwell — who was a finalist in
casting Stark], a hi - tech weapons manufacturer who got Stark's old Department of Defence contracts even though he's not nearly as talented.
This has been on my must - see
list ever since it was announced, and that excitement has only grown with each new reveal, from the
casting of Chris Pratt in the
lead role, to landing Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper to voice the movie's CGI characters, to the strong buzz emerging from early screenings that have pegged it as one of the studio's best films to date.
Based on a script by Chris Galletta that finished high on the 2009 Black
List, we're expecting an offbeat combination of «Moonrise Kingdom,» «Son Of Rambow» and» Where The Wild Things Are» (we may yet be way off...), and while the film has a trio of newcomers in the
lead roles, there's some ace comic talent in the supporting
cast, including «Community» actress Alison Brie, and «Parks & Rec» duo Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally as some of the boys» parents.
When Disney snatched up the Black
List script «Saving Mr. Banks» back in February, not only was it one of the hottest buys of the year so far, there was added oomph by the fact the studio was already looking to
cast Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep for the
lead roles.
Mike Leigh is an academy favorite and arguably the
leading British filmmaker right now; his «Vera Drake» is much admired, and could win here; he is
listed as the nominee, although he famously «devises» his screenplays with his
cast.
Unknown as the arranged date in Menashe (Possibly not a professional actor, and I haven't seen any
cast list but her justifiably combative but also obnoxiously shaming confrontation with the
lead is a wonderfully tetchy moment in the film; it's impossible to root for either of them, and they really don't like each other!).
EXPECTATIONS: Due to the
lead casting alone, I put this behind The Dark Knight Rises on my «Top 7 Anticipated Summer 2012 Movies»
list.
The suddenly - dependable Matthew McConaughey
leads an eclectic B + -
list cast as Ward, a MIAMI TIMES reporter returned to his hometown of Lately with black partner Yardley (David Oyelowo) in tow.
Billed as a modern spin - off to the George Clooney
led Ocean's Eleven series of heist flicks, the
cast list alone is enough to leave you reeling with anticipation, with Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, and Helena Bonham Carter all involved as part of the ensemble effort.
Tatum, who has been lauded for the past year and a bit as Hollywood's next superstar
leading man (always the «next», never the «now») takes top billing despite Foxx's having won both an Oscar and a Golden Globe, and despite the film's multiple protagonist scope that could just as easily have seen President Sawyer's role
listed first on
cast and credits.
Notes: The data are from The-numbers.com, who helpfully trim minor roles out of their
cast lists, but will also
lead to different numbers than sources based on IMDB.
Be sure to visit our huge
cast list, and come back each day for another one,
leading up to release.
Used condoms, curious infants, lactating mothers in pain and plaster -
cast genitalia
lead the
list, and it's a looooong
list.
This will include a cover page design,
cast list with biographies of the
leading actors, a design for set and costumes and a letter from the director.
The car
cast list of the film was shown off in full at Frankfurt with Aston Martin once again in the
lead role with the DB10 concept and a whole series of Jaguar Land Rover models as supporting actors.
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Not everyone has the good fortune to be able to
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The sellers don't see the team
lead, for the most part — and, if they do, it is only to get the
listing and then
cast it off to a team member.