Affleck will be
playing the lead role in the film with Jon Hamm [also stars in the hit TV show Mad Men] playing the agent in charge of the investigation for Ben Affleck's character.
Jordan
played the lead role in the film, which was based on the real - life story of Oscar Grant, who was fatally shot by a BART police officer in Oakland, California, in 2009.
The pictures document the people, kids and friends he was interacting with during this period, many
playing leading roles in his films.
Not exact matches
It was during this time,
in 1993, that Keiko made animal stardom when he «
played» a
leading role in the hit
film Free Willy, which tells the story of a boy who befriends and eventually releases a captive orca.
Trying hard to
play against expectations, writer - director Michael O'Shea casts a black teenager
in the
lead role of an urban vampire
film.
He went on to
play wisecracking
leading roles in such «B «s as Night of Terror (1933), The Nut Farm (1935) and The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1935); the critics paid no heed to these minor efforts, though they always showered Ford with praise for his supporting
roles in films like John Ford's The Informer (1935) and Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943).
In 1996, Arquette had lead roles in a number of films, most notably David O. Russell's Flirting With Disaster, in which she played Ben Stiller's put - upon wif
In 1996, Arquette had
lead roles in a number of films, most notably David O. Russell's Flirting With Disaster, in which she played Ben Stiller's put - upon wif
in a number of
films, most notably David O. Russell's Flirting With Disaster,
in which she played Ben Stiller's put - upon wif
in which she
played Ben Stiller's put - upon wife.
In the sound era he played leads and then later character and supporting roles in many films; he continued working until the late»70
In the sound era he
played leads and then later character and supporting
roles in many films; he continued working until the late»70
in many
films; he continued working until the late»70s.
This
led to a Warner Bros. contract for D'Andrea; he went on to
play supporting
roles in a number of the studio's
films, the best of which was the sympathetic cabbie
in Dark Passage (1948).
Many real life musicians of the genre
plays roles in this
film, most notably Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society, Jeff Pilson Of Dokken and Ratt and Jason Bonham the son of the late John Bonham, phenomenal drummer of
Led Zeppelin.
As interpreted by Jessie Buckley, who once
played Miranda
in Jeremy Herrin's 2014
film «The Tempest,» she brings fire and fury into her
role as a woman determined to break the chain of her snobbish and repressive mother, willing to take her bond with Pascal wherever it
leads and damn the possibility that she could be one of his victims.
He reportedly auditioned for a small part, and though the show's producers did not deem him right for the characterization, they felt so impressed by Eigenberg's presence that they created the character of Steve Brady especially for him, as an extension of his own personality; the plan, again, was to create a sincere, committed, down - to - earth male paramour to offset Miranda's (Cynthia Nixon) cynicism.Though initially intended as a temporary part, the popularity of the character among viewers (and Eigenberg's onscreen chemistry with Nixon)
led to Eigenberg's permanent inclusion on the show, as well as subsuquent movies.Circa 2002, Eigenberg expanded into
film roles by
playing the business partner of Richard Gere
in Mark Pellington's underrated supernatural thriller The Mothman Prophecies.
As if it's not enough that the characters are kind of unlikable
in certain areas, this narrative that does little outside of simply meditate upon the questionable
leads is pretty thin, and that really undercuts much momentum, to where natural shortcomings
play an instrumental
role in bringing the final product to mediocrity, and yet, I won't go so far as to say that this
film's story concept is completely juiceless, as its portrayal of a nerdy manchild's lifestyle is pretty realistic, if not genuine, and therefore kind of intriguing.
Later that year, Macdonald appeared
in Mike Figgis» The Loss of Sexual Innocence,
playing the young girlfriend of the
film's protagonist; and
in Gregg Araki's Splendor, a romantic comedy
in which she
played the blue - haired best friend of the
film's heroine.After a slew of similar supporting
roles, including a memorable turn as the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Colin Firth
in My Life So Far, MacDonald was given possibly her biggest break since Trainspotting when Robert Altman cast her as a
lead (albeit one of many)
in Gosford Park (2001).
During the»30s he
played high - energy, gregarious
leads in many «B» - movies and second
leads in major
films; later he moved into character
roles.
In 2007, she won her first leading role in the feature film LEFT, in which she played five different character
In 2007, she won her first
leading role in the feature film LEFT, in which she played five different character
in the feature
film LEFT,
in which she played five different character
in which she
played five different characters.
She
plays the
lead role in the indie
film BETTER HALF set to release
in 2015.
Minnelli's second
film suffers from the casting of Lucille Bremer (producer Arthur Freed's mistress)
in the
lead role, and the public was not crazy about seeing Astaire
playing a thief.
The director: Nanni Moretti (Italy) The talent: As
in most of his
films, writer - director - producer Moretti also takes one of the
leading roles, but the
film is principally a showcase for 85 year - old French legend Michel Piccoli,
playing the Pope of the title.
Not only did she
play the
lead role of Tonya Harding
in I, Tonya, her company LuckyChap Entertainment also produced the
film.
After appearing
in a number of short
films, Turner made the move to television by landing the
lead role in the 2012 British miniseries Leaving,
playing a young man caught
in a relationship with a married woman nearly twice his age.
WFFS produces one of Canada's
leading film festivals and
plays a leadership
role in offering professional and project development programs for filmmakers.
Other nominees include Australian actor Margot Robbie, who began her career
playing Donna Freedman
in the long - running soap Neighbours and made her name in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street opposite Leonard DiCaprio, and Shailene Woodley, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in the 2011 film The Descendants, starring George Clooney, and took the lead role in the 2014 film adaptation of The Fault In Our Star
in the long - running soap Neighbours and made her name
in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street opposite Leonard DiCaprio, and Shailene Woodley, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in the 2011 film The Descendants, starring George Clooney, and took the lead role in the 2014 film adaptation of The Fault In Our Star
in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street opposite Leonard DiCaprio, and Shailene Woodley, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her
role in the 2011 film The Descendants, starring George Clooney, and took the lead role in the 2014 film adaptation of The Fault In Our Star
in the 2011
film The Descendants, starring George Clooney, and took the
lead role in the 2014 film adaptation of The Fault In Our Star
in the 2014
film adaptation of The Fault
In Our Star
In Our Stars.
A lithe, playful exercise that at points suggests a Gallic My Dinner with Andre, Cavalier's
film stars the director himself and the redoubtable French
leading man Vincent Lindon as both themselves and, respectively, as the President and Prime Minister of France — a
role -
playing game they slip
in and out of at will, and which fuels a free - flowing discussion of food, globalization, national pride, and neckwear couture.
, who has made a name for himself
playing creepy dudes, got his first big
lead role in the 2012 horror
film
The filmmakers have assembled a stellar cast, including Felicity Jones, nominated for an Academy Award for her
leading role in The Theory of Everything; Diego Luna, who was featured
in 2008's Oscar - winning Milk and 2013's Elysium; Ben Mendelsohn, recently nominated for an Emmy for his
leading role in Bloodline and co-starring
in the upcoming Mississippi Grind; Donnie Yen, Hong Kong action star and martial artist who starred
in Ip Man and Blade II; Jiang Wen, who co-wrote, produced, directed and starred
in the award - winning Let the Bullets Fly and Devils on the Doorstep; Forest Whitaker, recently featured
in the critically - acclaimed Lee Daniels» The Butler and winner of an Academy Award for his
leading role in 2006's The Last King of Scotland; Mads Mikkelsen, who starred
in The Hunt and was the memorable villain from 2006's Casino Royale; Alan Tudyk, who
plays a performance - capture character
in Rogue One, stars
in the soon - to - be-released Con Man series and Trumbo, which releases this November; and Riz Ahmed, who was recently featured
in Nightcrawler and starred
in the BAFTA - winning
film Four Lions.
We also recently learned that Jason Clarke (Winchester) is
in discussions to
play the
film's
lead role of Louis Creed.
Today a new report via THR states that Jason Clarke (Winchester) is
in discussions to
play the
film's
lead role of Louis Creed.
Vicky Boone Casting is conducting a state - wide search for athletic male high school student to
play a
lead role in an upcoming Paramount Pictures
film.
In the lead - up to the film, though, there was heavy speculation that the Soul Stone was actually located in Wakanda, as evidenced by the fictional nation playing a central role in much of the marketing material
In the
lead - up to the
film, though, there was heavy speculation that the Soul Stone was actually located
in Wakanda, as evidenced by the fictional nation playing a central role in much of the marketing material
in Wakanda, as evidenced by the fictional nation
playing a central
role in much of the marketing material
in much of the marketing materials.
Emily Blunt delivers an extraordinary performance
in the
lead role (rather than simply acting drunk, she
plays Rachel as an alcoholic desperately trying to look sober), but it feels like she's
in a different
film — one that isn't marred by soapy plot turns and Taylor's messy direction.
«The testy, shifting power
plays in the relationship,» which is «strange and complex,» are certainly Highsmith-esque according to Oliver's review, but the
film too is strange and complex, with a «bold and lush» score by Gabriel Yared, and a very fine performance from Dolan himself
in the
lead role.
Bruni Tedeschi takes the
lead role as Louise, a retired unmarried actress
in her forties, and sister of the ailing Ludovic (based on her own brother, to whom the
film is dedicated, and
played by Filippo Timi).
When a new director casts himself as the
lead in his own
film, everyone kind of assumes that a fair piece of arrogance and selfishness is at
play, especially when that
lead role happens to have him making out with attractive ladies for most of the running time.
When Anya Taylor - Joy first read the script for Thoroughbreds, she knew she had to
play the
lead role of Lily
in the
film written and directed by Corey Finley.
He was nearly 20 years younger than his
leading lady, and the same age then as Michael Cera is today, but
in a
film where few of the actors were
playing their actual age, he was clearly the man for the
role.
It's also worth noting how infrequently people their age are allowed to
play roles as
leads in a romance; so considering the demographic for this
film, it certainly would have been a smart move as well.
The nationwide search is on for actors to
play the
leading roles in the new sci - fi Steven Spielberg
film about video games and competition.
It's hard to remember another
film in which the five
lead roles were
played by Oscar winners.
The
lead role in the political comedy Our Brand Is Crisis was originally going to be
played by one of the
film's producers, George Clooney.
As the
film heads into awards season following a summer release, talk will presumably build about which of the women
leads the
film, but any such debate should be nipped
in the bud: Moore and Bening are as democratic a partnership as the characters they
play, each performance informing the other to an equal extent as they intricately map out their
roles in the parenting game.
He was Saoirse Ronan's love interest Eddie
in How I Live Now, the 2013
film version of Meg Rosoff's novel, and
played the
lead role in Sadie Jones» television adaptation of her own novel The Outcast.
The Oscar winner, who
plays lead role Katniss Everdeen
in the
film, wore a strapless black leotard that showed off her toned figure under the transparent dress.
Though the more futuristic stuff isn't too distracting considering Hollywood's current obsession with dystopian sci - fi
films like «The Hunger Games,» the decision to cast a 24 - year - old actor
in the
lead role (
playing a 16 - year - old instead of the 12 - year - old that appears
in the book) feels wrong for a number of reasons.
Since then he has
played a mix of
leading roles in small independent
films and supporting
roles in big budget
films such as Peter Jackson's version of King Kong.
He's doing Swiss Army Man with Paul Dano, Victor Frankenstein with James McAvoy, Game CHanger and Deadline just broke the news that he's set to
play the
lead role in the upcoming
film, Imperium.
Academy - award winning director William Friedkin discusses his early career — including making documentaries for David L. Wolper, working for Alfred Hitchcock and what he learned from studying his
films, and directing his first movie Good Times (1967), starring Sonny and Cher; how his career path
led to making The Exorcist, his initial reaction to reading the source material, the story's theme of Good versus Evil, and the
role his own faith
played in his approach to making the movie; the techniques he used to generate suspense and fear
in the audience, his use of subliminal imagery, and his reasons for recently restoring deleted footage to the
film.
Robert Downey Jr. is
in talks to
play the
lead male
role in Alfonso Cuaron's upcoming sci - fi
film Gravity.
Julianne Moore
plays a washed - up actor trying to get the
lead role in a
film about her mother, a star from the bygone age.
Much might be made of Dhont's decision to cast a cisgender male
in the
lead role (
films with Eddie Redmayne and Matt Bomer
playing trans have been met with some backlash) but this might be a unique case.