Sentences with phrase «of being a movie star»

Here were these lo - fi indie efforts (including LOL, Hannah Takes the Stairs, and Baghead), nobly scruffy around the edges, intended as the antitheses of Hollywood — and right in the middle of them was a movie star.

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YouTube stars — those crazy kids with millions of subscribers — are increasingly transitioning from online celebrity to real world fame, from appearing in subway ads, to getting movie deals to designing their own clothing lines.

Of course, complaints about the proliferation of sequels tend to be much louder in the wake of a high - profile flop than they are after the release of financially and critically successful follow - ups (see: Disney's Marvel and Star Wars franchises, or the Despicable Me and Hunger Games movies, to name a few — though, some movies still make a ton of money despite toxic reviewsOf course, complaints about the proliferation of sequels tend to be much louder in the wake of a high - profile flop than they are after the release of financially and critically successful follow - ups (see: Disney's Marvel and Star Wars franchises, or the Despicable Me and Hunger Games movies, to name a few — though, some movies still make a ton of money despite toxic reviewsof sequels tend to be much louder in the wake of a high - profile flop than they are after the release of financially and critically successful follow - ups (see: Disney's Marvel and Star Wars franchises, or the Despicable Me and Hunger Games movies, to name a few — though, some movies still make a ton of money despite toxic reviewsof a high - profile flop than they are after the release of financially and critically successful follow - ups (see: Disney's Marvel and Star Wars franchises, or the Despicable Me and Hunger Games movies, to name a few — though, some movies still make a ton of money despite toxic reviewsof financially and critically successful follow - ups (see: Disney's Marvel and Star Wars franchises, or the Despicable Me and Hunger Games movies, to name a few — though, some movies still make a ton of money despite toxic reviewsof money despite toxic reviews).

Unfortunately, when it comes to looks, the deck is often stacked against the majority of men and women alike — namely the «normals,» or those don't resemble models or movie stars.

This kind of disaster was the premise of the 2013 movie «Gravity» starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.

Corman is also credited with discovering Jack Nicholson, who appeared in many of the filmmaker's productions before becoming one of the biggest movie stars in history.

Late this year, Imax announced two big movie releases in China: Dragon Blade, starring Jackie Chan, promising a «thrilling story of heroism, friendship and betrayal, which has never before been depicted on film,» and John Woo's The Crossing, a two - part historical epic about the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

The memory may have faded, but movie studios can still feel the sharp barb left behind by 2014's release of «The Interview,» the James Franco and Seth Rogen - starring slapstick comedy that saw the duo assassinate Kim Jong - un; hundreds of Sony's e-mails were leaked by hackers in the aftermath, causing their own controversies, while even the brief threat of all - out war seemed to hang strangely in the air.

But they also failed to provide any compelling proof they had a hacked movie — whether it's «Star Wars,» «Pirates of the Caribbean,» or anything else.

«We should not just let it be about «Oh this man behaved like this» and «This is so shocking,» or all of that,» Shah Rukh Khan, another top movie star who's worked in Bollywood for three decades, told Business Insider.

«They found socially relevant former athletes and movie stars — people that were able to masculinize a beer brand that it was a low - calorie beer that had «great taste, less filling,»» said Don Faust Jr., chairman and CEO of beer distributing company Faust Distributing.

Stars: The Best Of, a greatest hits album for the band, is second on the iTunes chart behind only the soundtrack for the new 21st Century Fox movie The Greatest Showman.

The building is a National Historic Landmark and moonlights as a Hollywood set — the movie «Chattahoochee» starring Gary Oldman filmed in one of its abandoned rooms.

All this before Disney releases what is likely to be the biggest movie of the year in «Star Wars: The Force Awakens.»

Since the «Star Wars» prequels, in which George Lucas was heavily criticized for using too much CGI to create the worlds and characters, many big - budget movies have tried to find that happy medium of practical and visual effects to give the action on screen a more grounded feel.

Considered a classic Christmas movie, «It's A Wonderful Life,» stars Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, a man who dreams of being more than he is and believes he has no purpose in life.

It so happens that Dennis Hopper, the director, star, and cowriter of «Easy Rider,» has an idea for a movie he's been trying to make for the last decade called «The Last Movie.&rmovie he's been trying to make for the last decade called «The Last Movie.&rMovie.»

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Not much is known about the new movie though we can confirm it will once again star Mark Wahlberg, who made his debut in the Transformers world in the previous movie, Transformers: Age of Extinction.

While he watched a lot of movies, Westerns were his favorite and one topped Eisenhower's list: «High Noon,» starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly.

It's quite impressive that Netflix's rate is so low, considering it frequently turns out high - quality original series and movies, with big stars attached including «House of Cards,» «Stranger Things,» «Okja,» and «To the Bone.»

Even movie stars — and Netflix is signing up a dizzying bevy of them — won't know how their films do on Netflix.

Rockwell's career has been a roller - coaster ride because of Hollywood's trouble placing him as either a movie star or a character actor over the years.

Still, the inclusion of dramatic actors such as Cruise and Kidman on the overpaid list does lend credence to the fact that paying an actor large amounts of money to star in a movie is pretty risky, if not foolish.

The major flaw with Forbes» process is equally obvious when the types of movies the actors star in are considered.

The movie car is finally the star of the show!

Red - carpet: Sarandos gets face time with (clockwise from top left) comedian and Netflix talk - show host Chelsea Handler, at the ICG publicist awards; Idris Elba, star of Netflix's movie «Beasts of No Nation,» at the Independent Spirit Awards; Jenji Kohan (left) and Taylor Schilling, creator and star, respectively, of Netflix's «Orange Is The New Black»; and «House of Cards» star Kevin Spacey, at a Netflix Emmy's party.Handler: Mathew Imaging — Wireimage / Getty Images; Elba: Randall Michelson — Wireimage / Getty Images; Spacey: Charbonneau — Rex Shutterstock via Zuma Press; Kohan: Jesse Grant — Getty Images

While star Ryan Reynolds has remained somewhat mum on the subject, what is known is that someone leaked test footage of the movie online.

In an announcement unprecedented by the head of a major conglomerate, the chairman of Viacom, Sumner Redstone, publicly ripped into the star, who at the time was one of the most profitable at Viacom's movie studio, Paramount Pictures.

Ulbricht's sentencing has sparked protests from proponents of Internet freedom, Vice notes, including movie star Russell Brand, who argued that Ulbricht was merely achieving the «American Dream.»

Given that Parker is the star and primary creator of the movie, it would be virtually impossible for the studio to promote the film without his involvement.

In 1982, Steven Spielberg was already the star director of such blockbuster fare as «Jaws» and «Raiders of the Lost Ark.» But when «E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial» was unleashed upon the masses that summer, he became a bona fide cultural phenomenon, the rare director who can get mainstream movie fans into theaters simply because his name is on the poster.

12 Years a Slave The misleading poster by Italian film distributor BIM Distribuzione featured the giant head of movie star Brad Pitt, who served only a supporting role in the film, while the movie's lead actor Chiwetel Ejiofor was given a tiny spot at bottom right corner.

Having captivated boys with its «Star Wars» figures, the toy company is turning to Disney Princesses and the launch of its first animated movie to arrest a five - quarter slump in sales of its toys for...

Michael Bay is known for two things: his blockbuster, action - packed movies and allegations of sexist on - set behavior towards female stars.

With Disney pushing the annual release of Star Wars movies, Star Wars toys are likely to remain popular as the franchise has long been a hit with kids as well as fans of the originals.

«I was in «The Book of Henry,» the movie that Colin Trevorrow directed, and we talked about [«Star Wars»] a great deal.

The movie, which is based on Uzodinma Iweala's 2005 novel of the same name, stars Golden Globe - winning actor Idris Elba and was written and directed by Cary Fukunaga, who won an Emmy Award for directing HBO television show True Detective.

That's when their professor asked them to build a copy of the Jedi - training drone (called a remote) from the movie «Star Wars», according to NASA.

The actress was hot off her breakout role in «The Wolf of Wall Street» and searching for movies that could be star vehicles for her when she came across Rogers» script.

What it's about: «Empire» surpassed even the first «Star Wars» movie in fame, with its unforgettable twist at the end and meditative scenes of Luke training with Yoda.

I think few of us will ever be directly involved with a marketing blitz as big as releasing a Star Wars movie and its related merchandise, but we can watch what the professionals in charge of those events do, and learn some valuable lessons.

When you start to hear it from one of the most respected movie stars in Hollywood, however, that's a different story.

She starred in two made - for - TV Disney movies, «Toothless» and «Alley Cats Strike,» and she was one of two leads in Disney Channel original series «Brandy & Mr. Whiskers.»

J.J. Abrams, the director of the new Star Wars films, has shown from the beginning of the project that he himself is a big fan of the franchise and that he values and respects the responsibility that goes with directing the movie.

Whether it's a blockbuster movie or a new product launch, we all can learn from the sense of anticipation and restrained storytelling that Star Wars» producers have employed to promote this film.

It was later revealed that the two went for research purposes, as Gosling was tapped to star in del Toro's movie adaptation of the Disneyland ride The Haunted Mansion, which happens to be Gosling's favorite.

Of course, firstborns also are represented in the entertainment world, but here is an intriguing fact — many firstborn movie stars (including Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and every actor who's played James Bond) chose macho roles.

The two wrote about the experience on their Instagram stories in advance of their movie «Night School,» which they're starring in together in September.

Developers were planning numerous new level packs, including one based on this fall's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie, as well as a new line of 12 - inch figures.