Sentences with phrase «part of an action star»

Not only does she not look the part of an action star, but her acting simply isn't good enough to carry a movie like this.

Not exact matches

Let the stars show you what they've got in an interactive dance - along that lets you control the action, and relive your favorite parts of the movie with an incredible virtual scrapbook!

The top ten men continue to out - earn their female counterparts by a huge margin — $ 488.5 million compared with just $ 172.5 million — a disparity Forbes attributed in part to the preponderance of superhero movies and action blockbusters that offer few starring roles for women.

The following year, Garofalo appeared in no less than five films, with a supporting part in the ensemble piece 200 Cigarettes, a starring role as an unconventional action heroine called the Bowler in Mystery Men (which also featured Stiller), and prominent turns in Kevin Smith's eagerly awaited Dogma, Hampton Fancher's psychological thriller The Minus Man, and the satirical comedy Can't Stop Dancing, in which she acted alongside fellow comedienne Margaret Cho.In 2001, Garofolo took on the role of Catherine Connolly in The Laramie Project, HBO's docudrama chronicling the aftermath of the death of Matthew Shepard, and filmmaker David Wain's comedy Wet Hot American Summer.

He starred in a brace of TV action series, Biff Baker USA (1953) and Casey Jones (1957), before his he - man image melted into comedy parts.

The live - action version of the Disney favorite will star several A-listers, including Atlanta creator and part - time rapper Donald Glover as Simba and the queen herself, Beyonce, as Nala.

A lot of the action takes place in the bowels of an industrial nightmare — at least until the film's glorious finale, which finds a late - Victorian Death Star destroying the greater part of London in a cloud of frost and smashing stuff up real good.

Various Hollywood stars are taking part in a new viral call to action that is reminiscent of the popular Ice Bucket Challenge.

Part of the announcement was the Indonesia action / thriller Headshot, which stars Iko Uwais (The Raid: Redemption, The Raid 2), and will be getting global distribution after Nikkatsu Corporation announced that they partnered with Vertacal Entertainment and XYZ Films.

Barely eighteen months on, we're getting part two, which promises bigger and more spectacular action, and some new blood in the shape of top - notch character actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jeffrey Wright, as well as rising star Sam Claflin.

It is every bit as if Cage has been transported to some alternate universe, where he isn't an Academy Award winner, the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, and the star of many action blockbusters, but just some novice who's happy to be a big part of an amateur production.

It's self aware and meant primarily for those who've regularly feasted on the action flicks of the 1980s, and part of the fun of an Expendables film comes in hearing these stars spouting familiar catchphrases (Arnie repeatedly refers to being «back», for instance) or performing their signature moves.

The story of Moses has been adapted for the screen many times before, from live - action epics like The Ten Commandments to DreamWorks» animated tale The Prince of Egypt, but Scott's film seems to be part of a recent push for Biblical and / or religious themed epics in Hollywood; another upcoming title is Ben - Hur, which will star Jack Huston in the title role.

She also stars in Claire McCarthy's Hamlet re-imagining, Ophelia, and Lionsgate's adaptation of Chaos Walking, opposite Tom Holland, and is part of the voice cast of Sony's live - action / animated hybrid Peter Rabbit starring James Corden.

We've got much more piss your pants one liners and forth wall breaking tomfoolery from Wade, it's sweet sensitive and extremely emotional in parts (not since the finale of T2 have I sobbed so much), the OTT action and gore makes a hatchet fight in a Butcher shop look clean in comparison with moments to make hardcore Gore - Geeks give a huge hooray, the cringe worthy «oh no he didn't» moments are rife, there's a touching subplot about what it really means to be Family and also we are treated to an array of colorful supporting characters including an excellent turn from Josh Brolin as futuristic super soldier «Cable», a wonderful performance from upcoming young talented star Julian Dennison (hunt for the wilder people), the obligatory Hugh Jackman cameo and a mega hard Super Villain who makes his previous onscreen incarnation seem like Vinny Jones in a giant penis suit... Oh wait!

Missing in action is Randy Quaid, who memorably played white trash relative Cousin Eddie but has spent the better part of the last decade on the run from the «star whackers.»

The 54 - year - old actor, who starred in the Matthew Vaughn - directed action comedy, disclosed he took minimal persuasion to accept the part of Harry Hart, a veteran Kingsman agent, reported Contactmusic.

And it's part of his aim to bring a little gender parity to older action stars.

Escape Plan is at least a couple of decades too late to bring in the once - large fan - bases of Stallone and Schwarzenegger, formerly the biggest action stars of their 1980s and early 1990s, working here together for the first time in a significant way (the miniscule part Arnie played in the Expendables series hardly counts).

Starring Taraji P. Henson (who is terrific in the lead role), the most disappointing part of it is that the film didn't do well enough to get Henson a follow - up, as I really like her as an action hero.

LMD: You have been a part of every important era in modern Hong Kong action cinema since the 1960's, very notably in the 1970's, in your own starring films throughout the 1980's, and recently in movies like SHA PO LANG, IP MAN and THREE KINGDOMS, you're seeing another new age in martial arts filmmaking.

In the world of action movies, there are few stars rising as fast as Sofia Boutella, so it wouldn't be a huge surprise to see her take on the part of Domino in Deadpool 2.

Acting-wise, Bell is part of action thriller The Coup with Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan and stars opposite Simon Pegg in offbeat romantic comedy drama Man Up, due next year.

Favorite Male Action Star Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider - Man 2) Channing Tatum (Jupiter Ascending) Chris Evans (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) Hugh Jackman (X-Men: Days of Future Past) Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1)

Favorite Female Action Star Ellen Page (X-Men: Days of Future Past) Evangeline Lilly (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) Halle Berry (X-Men: Days of Future Past) Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 and X-Men: Days of Future Past) Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) Zoe Saldana (Guardians of the Galaxy)

«The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1» - 3 stars MPAA rating: PG - 13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images and thematic material) Running time: 2:03 Opens: Thursday evening

Part of that is due to the star - studded cast I'm sure, but with the exception of some muddled long - form action sequences, he was able to keep my attention for two hours.

Lily James, who may or may not have the making of a film star, is well cast as the recessive, restless and endlessly curious Juliet, and it's always a pleasure to watch Tom Courtenay in action: he has a way of bringing more to a part than is written down in the script.

Disney's live - action remake of Beauty and the Beast is still the highest grossing movie of the year, but one has to wonder how much money it might have made if it had one of the biggest stars in the world playing a part.

Is it cute enough to sell a product in a commercial, brave enough to be the hero in an action comic book, adventurous enough to star in a movie or TV show, interesting enough to be featured in a book, or enough fun to be part of a new toy or game?

Also part of the 5 star Rip Curl Surf and Music Festival action at Kuta Beach were the Coca - Cola ISC Women's and Master's Division events.

The claim that Toads wear hats is just not well substantiated, especially given that a large part of the argument hinges on the canonical legitimacy of an old TV show that featured live - action guest stars like Magic Johnson and Rowdy Roddy Piper.

Part RPG, part hack»n' slash action game, Hudson's Faxanadu (published in America by Nintendo itself) is an earthy, haunting adventure with echoes of Norse and Germanic myth, and not a roller disco musical starring Olivia Newton - JPart RPG, part hack»n' slash action game, Hudson's Faxanadu (published in America by Nintendo itself) is an earthy, haunting adventure with echoes of Norse and Germanic myth, and not a roller disco musical starring Olivia Newton - Jpart hack»n' slash action game, Hudson's Faxanadu (published in America by Nintendo itself) is an earthy, haunting adventure with echoes of Norse and Germanic myth, and not a roller disco musical starring Olivia Newton - John.

Headed up by former Uncharted designer Amy Hennig, it was to be a solo action game that took in the grubbier parts of the Star Wars universe.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is one of the most monstrously divisive sci - fi films in recent memory, thanks in no small part to the forward - thinking actions of Rian Johnson and crew.