Sentences with phrase «on classic role»

Raised on classic role - playing games, Ray's eternal quest for the next great game has led to him playing everything he can get his hands on.

Exit Video Handsome talented Aaron Tveit is taking on the classic role of Bobby in another production of Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece (one of them, at least) Company.

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It's also the finest classic historical writing I've read in a long time, a penetrating study of character, and a meditation on the unexpected and its role in era - defining events.

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The game is based on the novel of the same name by award - winning author, Christopher Brookmyre, and sees the player take on the role of protagonist Heather Quinn as she negotiates a variety of levels, all of which reference classic games and genres of years gone by.

In this fresh new look at a classic story, Russell Brand reinvents the role of loveable billionaire Arthur Bach, an irresponsible charmer who has always relied on two things to get by: his limitless fortune and the good sense of his lifelong nanny and best friend Hobson (Helen Mirren), to keep him out of trouble.

Also, look for Alan Napier, best known for his role as Alfred on the classic Batman TV series!

Developed by Activision - owned studio Beenox, Spider - Man: Edge of Time challenges the player to take on the roles of both classic Amazing Spider - Man and Spider - Man 2099 to correct a timestream gone awry and prevent a catastrophic future brought on by the early and untimely death of Peter Parker.

Overall, the game has a Resident Evil 5 feel and when they call this game role playing it is in the sense of the classic definition of feeling as if you were one of the characters, not so much that it is based on stat adjustments.

I really dig Huston's work on Boardwalk Empire so I wouldn't mind seeing what he could bring to such a classic role like this one if he got the part.

More Jeepers Creepers 3 cast details have appeared online via the Cinema Runner website, which reveals that Adrienne Barbeau, who is known for her film roles in such classics as (The Fog, Escape From New York, Swamp Thing, Creepshow) is on board for the third film.

shrieks a freaked - out John Lithgow, who, in this anthology film based on the classic series, inherits a role originated by William Shatner, and descends into madness while watching a gremlin attempt to destroy the plane.

With its six stages, a ship & weapon upgrade system and an adrenaline - inducing soundtrack by A Plot Against Me, this modern take on classic space shooters mixes elements from fighting, side - scrolling, shooting and role playing games.

Based on a 1979 film starring Alan Arkin and Peter Falk in the roles of put - upon father - of - the - bride and crazed father - of - the - groom, respectively, the remake doesn't have a single scene as classic as the «serpentine» gag of the first but compensates with the sort of instant familiarity afforded by veteran personalities in comfortable roles.

The movie centers on Max (Taissa Farmiga), a young woman desperate for a deeper connection with her mother (Malin Akerman), a failed actress best known for her role as the «shy girl with guitar and clipboard» in a 1980s slasher classic.

«Cinderella,» a live - action retelling of the classic fairy tale with Lily James in the title role, took in $ 68.9 million at North American theaters over the weekend, a result on par with the initial sum generated by Disney's smash hit «Maleficent» last year.

Last year, it was reported that he'd signed on to play the lead role in The Voyage Of Doctor Dolittle, Universal's attempt to revive the classic character.

Starring Charlie Hunnam in the title role, the film is an iconoclastic take on the classic Excalibur myth, tracing Arthur's journey from the streets to the throne.

Among his best known roles are Beef in «Phantom of the Paradise» (recently released on Blu - ray), the overly superstitious Jeff in the classic comedy «Used Cars» and Franklin on the animated hit «The Critic.»

It's a classic of double - dealing show business people, all caught up in the roles they play onstage and off, with some of the best dialogue and ensemble performances ever put on film.

This is also newly remastered and includes the supplements from the earlier DVD special edition: two commentary tracks (on by film historian Richard Schickel, one by film historian / screenwriter Lem Dobbs and film historian Nick Redman), the featurette «Shadows of Suspense,» an introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, and the 1973 TV - movie remake starring Richard Crenna in the MacMurray role, Samantha Eggar as the seductive Phyllis, and Lee J. Cobb as the insurance boss Keys.

And while characters fail to break the mould of archetypes — Ken Watanabe's Dr. Ishiro Serizawa might be the most irritating of the bunch, and Sally Hawkins needn't even have bothered showing up on set her role is so limited — such is really all we need if we're talking about retelling a classic and not reinventing it.

After years of missing out on some major roles, Australian hunk Luke Bracey finally gets his shot at stardom with the Christmas Day release of «Point Break,» in which he takes on the role of Johnny Utah that was made famous by Keanu Reeves in Kathryn Bigelow «s original 1991 cult classic.

SURVIVORS VS. ZOMBIES — An adversarial multiplayer mode where one player takes over the role of Zombie Master (top - down view) spawns enemies and springs traps with a simple touch on the Wii U new controller; while a second player (first - person view) fights for survival with the Classic Controller!

He played Ziggy, one of the most memorable (and infuriating) characters on the divisive second season of HBO classic «The Wire,» a few small movie roles followed, but Ransone was hooked on heroin in his mid-20s, weighing a mere 115 pounds, and ended up 30 grand in debt, which understandably curtailed his career somewhat.

Based on the near classic Autobiography of Malcolm X, this movie is a dramatized documentary of the complete life of Malcolm X. Directed and co-produced by Spike Lee, with Denzel Washington playing a marvelous lead role, this movie continues Lee's tradition of selecting themes that represent the «real» black America.

Maureen O'Hara who plays Mrs. Walker also took on the role of a mother in the Disney classic The Parent Trap.

Davis, of course, has been a familiar on - screen face since her small but memorable early roles in eventual classics like «Tootsie» and «Fletch,» continuing through star turns in enduring iconic films including «Beetlejuice,» «The Fly,» «A League of Their Own,» «The Long Kiss Goodnight,» «Stuart Little» and career high points like her Oscar - nominated turn in «Thelma & Louise» and her Oscar - winning performance in «The Accidental Tourist.»

Chip «n Dale Rescue Rangers — This classic lets players team up with a friend in co-op play as they assume the roles of the mischievous Chip and Dale as they take on memorable villain Fat Cat and attempt to solve the mystery of a missing kitten.

Inspired by the predecessor of classic Japanese role - playing game Chrono Cross, I Am Setsuna arrives on PlayStation 4 and PC this week.

Suicide Squad and Bright star Jay Hernandez is set to follow in the footsteps of Tom Selleck by taking on the role of Thomas Magnum in CBS» upcoming reboot of the classic 1980s TV drama Magnum, P.I..

After announcing its series pickup earlier in the week, CBS has now released the first trailer for the upcoming reboot of the classic 1980s TV drama Magnum, P.I. which sees Jay Hernandez taking on the role of Thomas Magnum alongside co-stars Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, and Stephen Hill; take a look here... Magnum, P.I. is -LSB-...]

The bonds of nerdery run deep: J.J. Abrams and Simon Pegg have worked together with modern takes on classic sci - fi before, but Pegg's minor role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens may be just one small part of his contributions to the movie.

,» the sequel to his 1987 cult classic «Wings of Desire» that found her in a supporting role as a trenchcoat - wearing angel bearing witness on the denizens of a newly - reunited Berlin — although the crackpot plotting would earn it mixed reviews, the eclectic cast (including the likes of Peter Falk, Willem Dafoe, Lou Reed and Mikhail Gorbachev) and the look of Berlin after the fall definitely make it worth reexamining.

Curtis, who now appears on the Fox series «Scream Queens,» broke out as the original Scream Queen, but really made a name for herself with comedy classics «Trading Places» and «A Fish Called Wanda»; Curtis won a BAFTA Award for her role in the former and a Golden Globe nod for the latter, though neither performance struck gold with Oscar.

And yet the realization dawns inescapable that no matter the acres of flesh, the film is every bit as horrible as that self - serious, neo-camp sexploitation classic Original Sin (another noir based on a lesser - known, period - dependent novel — that one by Cornell Woolrich, this one by John Fante), with only the gender / race roles reversed — that watching naked Angelina Jolie writhe around with Antonio Banderas can be every bit as disturbingly sexless as Hayek and Colin Farrell doing same.

Discover from Kenny Baker the challenge of acting in Star Wars while inside the body of R2D2, and learn how Anthony Daniels was drawn to the role of C - 3PO by concept art modeled closely on the robot from the silent classic Metropolis.

Directed by Pete Sohn, The Good Dinosaur flips the classic boy - and - his - pet tale on its head with an odd role reversal: the towering beast is the talkative one, his human sidekick a non-speaking, mangy, doglike traveling partner.

As Green's camera lingers on the contours of classic Italian structures, and as man and boy share their architectural philosophies, the roles of teacher and student begin to blur.

His appearances in film and television throughout the years were jump - started by his turn as ambitious warehouse manager Daryl Philbin in cult TV classic The Office which in turn resulted in a string of parts in Evan Goldberg comedies including Pineapple Express, This is the End and, most recently, Sausage Party as well as features on other notable comedies as Knocked Up, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Zack and Miri Make a Porno and a starring role in the two Hot Tub Time Machine movies (though we wish we could forget that second one.)

The Scottish actor has entered negotiations to play the role of an elite soldier in the movie - based on the classic...

Actor Robert Downey Jr has been roped in to play the title role in upcoming film «The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle», which is based on the classic character who can talk to animals.

While Disney roles on with their money making live - action remakes of their classic animated features, they are courting talents of all different types for their projects with Skyfall director Sam Mendes in early talks to direct their Pinocchio adaptation.

In a piece positively dripping with subtweet shade, former Slant contributor Calum Marsh took a look at the role full - time Oscar bloggers play in devaluing the entire enterprise — an enterprise, one hastens to add, built on awarding such enduring classics as Cavalcade, Cimarron, and The Great Ziegfeld.

Gulliver's Travels (12/22) Overhaul of the Jonathan Swift classic, set in the present, stars Jack Black in the title role as an aspiring travel writer sent on his first assignment to investigate the Bermuda Triangle who ends up on the mysterious island of Lilliput where he towers over its tiny inhabitants.

On her guest list: Old - time diva actress Carlotta Vance (Marie Dressler); washed - up alcoholic Hollywood actor Larry Renault (John Barrymore, in an astounding piece of self - revelation and a classic of the actor «s art), who's romancing their twentyish daughter Paula (Madge Evans); voracious business shark Dan Packard (Wallace Beery) and his feisty platinum - blonde trophy wife Kitty (Harlow, in one of her best roles); smooth society doctor (and Kitty's lover) Wayne Talbot (Edmund Lowe) and his tolerant wife (Karen Morley); and Paula's hapless society beau (Phillips Holmes).

June 9 at 1:00 pm program: Stage on Screen: Rimas Tuminas reimagines Alexander Pushkin's classic 19th century novel in a production referred to as «exuberant, indelible and arrestingly beautiful» by the New York Times, featuring award - winning actor Sergey Makovetskiy in the title role.

THR contends that while Arndt focused on the children of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia, with original stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher appearing in supporting roles, Abrams wants the Episode VII to serve as a «send - off» for the classic characters; their offspring would then move into starring roles in Episodes VIII and IX.

Actor James McAvoy, who will reprise his role as professor Charles Xavier in «X-Men: Apocalypse,» will be among the stars on hand at Fox's panel Saturday, sharing the stage with former «Harry Potter» star Daniel Radcliffe to tout another of the studio's upcoming releases, «Victor Frankenstein,» which offers a fresh take on Mary Shelley's classic novel.

Based on the classic 1976 horror film The Omen, it stars Bradley James in the title role as the now - adult Antichrist.