Sentences with phrase «role as an alien»

The legend that is Sigourney Weaver reprised her role as Alien's Ripley on The Colbert Show recently and it was outstanding.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice actress discusses her role as an alien warrior in the new sci - fi thriller, based on the popular book series.

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Not exact matches

The U.S. provides the largest drug consumption market in the western hemisphere while Canada serves two roles — as both a destination and transit country for illicit activities including drug smuggling and global alien smuggling.

However, although their being is rooted in God's apprehension of them, and only through mediation do they enter into our life and thought, Whitehead gives eternal objects a role as final causes somewhat alien to Santayana.

Or in a larger sense, why has Christianity, which played a leading role in Western education until a century ago, now become not only entirely peripheral to higher education but in fact often come to be seen as absolutely alien to the educational enterprise?

«Pro-life people,» she wrote, «believe that one becomes a parent by being a parent; parenthood is for them a «natural» rather than a social role The values implied by the in - vogue term «parenting» (as in parenting classes) are alien to them.»

There he says, one, that the shift from the concept of «the State's role as providers of equal opportunities to every citizen» to that of providing education, health and other social services «to those who can afford to pay» is a U-turn in public policy which «has been made surreptitiously by administrative action without public discussion and legislative sanction»; two, that the total commercialization of social sectors is «alien even to free market societies»; and three, that «the ready acceptance of self - financing concept in social sectors alien even to free - market societies is the end result of gradual disenchantment with the Kerala Model of Development», which has been emphasizing the social dimension rather than the economic, but that it is quite false to present the situation as calling for a choice between social development and economic growth.

Having spent the last few years ticking hot - girl boxes in largely meaningless blockbuster fare it would have been easy to forget what a fine actress she is when the material is right, and here the role of menacing alien succubus presents a character as suited to her as Jake La Motta was to De Niro.

As his first major feature role independent of his siblings, Rory appeared as alongside Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix in M. Night Shyamalan's rural alien invasion thriller SignAs his first major feature role independent of his siblings, Rory appeared as alongside Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix in M. Night Shyamalan's rural alien invasion thriller Signas alongside Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix in M. Night Shyamalan's rural alien invasion thriller Signs.

From there, no role was too small for the respected talent, ranging from the small screen again in Lovejoy and the cult Sharpe series to big screen efforts as diverse as David Fincher's Alien 3 and Aussie comedy Strange Bedfellows.

The first act is painfully slow as it builds to the reveal of the aliens, the effects haven't aged particularly well, and though Roddy Piper is good in the more physical aspects of the role, he leaves a lot to be desired in the acting department.

Prior to Anomaly Defenders, you played as humans on the offensive instead of playing the alien's defensive role.

Beginning his career on stage, the English actor made his film debut in 1992's «Alien 3» before landing roles in such films as «Moulin Rouge,» «Doom,» «Pirate of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides» and «Dredd.»

Monster Trucks stars Lucas Till in Shia LaBeouf's Transformers role as the guy who befriends a car - related alien, and he'll be appearing alongside Jane Levy, Amy Ryan, Thomas Lennon, and Holt McCallany.

District 9 is not only an action thriller, but a thought provoking critique on our own culture that can't be ignored as the Aliens or Prawns (derogetory term given to them by the humans) play a much larger emotional and dynamic role in the film than the trailer or bits of viral marketing let on.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead gives a very good lead performance in a character role akin to Ellen Ripley in «Aliens», and carries the movie well as it progresses.

Jake's father Gary Busey had a leading role in Predator 2 as a government agent tracking the alien's hunting habits in Los Angeles replacing the second role written for Arnold Schwarzenegger.

That particularly is a crushing blow, seeing as how I came to love Newt's role in Ripley's life, and it really makes the victory of Aliens meaningless.

As McBride continues to make the rounds this week promoting his role in Alien: Covenant, he keeps dropping little nuggets of interesting Halloween news, now speaking to the Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Show (via Bloody - Disgusting), revealing that filming will take place this fall and further suggests that Michael Myers will not have a sister in this re-imagining.

Sigourney Weaver had intended for «Aliens» to be her final film as Ellen Ripley, but returned for a cameo appearance in «Alien 3» and a starring role in «Alien: Resurrection.»

Some of his most popular acting roles have been in Cool Hand Luke, The Godfather II, Alien, Repo Man, Escape From New York and, of course, as the dad in Pretty in Pink.

He was seen last year in «Straw Dogs» and «Cowboys & Aliens,» and on the way, he's got a small role in the troubled «G.I. Joe: Retaliation,» as well a more substantial part, as congressman Wells Hutchins, a key ally of the title character, in Steven Spielberg «s «Lincoln» — a job that should let him make a break from the thugs and villains he usually plays.

(Lin plays as big a role as William, if not bigger, at fending off the alien armies.)

Other than Pratt's lead role as Star - Lord, all four characters are visibly non-human to varying degrees — including, of course, a gun - toting, talking raccoon and a friendly tree monster — but they don't feel alien.

I could actually seem him in the role of Weyland - Yutani company man not unlike Paul Reiser «s role as Carter Burke in Aliens.

Aliens star Michael Biehn reportedly auditioned for the role and as an unabashed fan of his, I would have loved to have seen his Dredd, but Urban brings a sweet Clint Eastwood homage to the role that is perfectly fitting for the character.

Sigourney Weaver recently lent her vocal talents to the video game Alien: Isolation, and we would not be surprised if she reprised her role as Ripley on the big screen one last time.

Swinton was a controversial choice, given that she is not exactly Tibetan, but she is, as she is in many of her roles, an enjoyably somewhat alien presence.

The antagonists of that picture will be the alien race called the Skrulls, who have a knack for shapeshifting, so expect that to play an important role in not just Captain Marvel but possibly Avengers 4, as Larson's movie serves as a lead - up to that culmination event.

The movie follows a group of has - been science - fiction actors as they're forced to assume their old roles after they're abducted by aliens, as said aliens, having viewed broadcasts of their cancelled TV show, believe that the performers will be able to help them defeat a feared enemy called Sarris.

Returning stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, and Glenn Close will be joined by three currently announced new cast: Kurt Russell (who has of course been linked to the role of Star - Lord's mysterious father), Pom Klementieff (widely rumored — and now confirmed by Gunn — as playing Mantis, an alien member of the Guardians in the comics), Elizabeth Debicki, and Chris Sullivan.

Despite all the character stupidity laid out above, there's actually a lot to like about Alien: Covenant, and a good chunk of that is Michael Fassbender playing dual roles as androids David (he's the bad one, from Prometheus) and Walter (the new and improved model traveling with the Covenant colonists).

As part of the Alien Day celebration, 20th Century Fox has released «The Crossing», a new, official prologue to Ridley Scott «s Alien: Covenant that not only reveals the fates of Elizabeth Shaw and the android David after the events of Prometheus, but also stars Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender in their former roles.

On film, he's enjoyed fruitful collaborations with Jean - Pierre Jeunet (The City Of Lost Children, Alien: Resurrection) and Guillermo del Toro (Cronos, Blade II, the Hellboy films) and kept company with genre eccentrics like Larry Fessenden (The Last Winter) and Glenn McQuaid (I Sell The Dead), as well as landing the role of Elvis in Don Coscarelli's long - rumored Bubba Nosferatu.

Yesterday we brought you a batch of spy photos from the Dubrovnik set of Star Wars: Episode VIII [take a look here], and now thanks to TMZ we have a few more, which reveal a couple of alien creatures, as well as a landspeeder; check them out here... SEE ALSO: Billie Lourd's role will be -LSB-...]

Small wonder that The Last Samurai reminds of Lawrence of Arabia, since the plot involves a disgraced military officer sent to contact an alien force (that has just raided a railroad) whom he comes to see as noble even as he views himself as their salvation — although Algren ultimately functions not like T.E. Lawrence, but another of Peter O'Toole's roles: Reginald Johnston, tutor to The Last Emperor.

Details about his potential role have yet to emerge, but Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige did reveal over the summer that the film will bring the destructive alien race known as the Skrulls to the big screen.

Per Variety, the «Assassin's Creed» and «Alien Covenant» star will join original star and creator, David Sandberg, who reprises his role as the titular hero.

While mostly showing off sets, props and effects, actor Simon Pegg popped up during the footage, confirming that he will play a role in the film as an alien.

As Tilda, Shannon Beckner takes on the Ripley role, taking the fight to the adaptable killing machine with an alien beastie under its hood.

In the two lead roles are none other that two stars from the WB network: Kerr Smith, known to Dawson's Creek viewers as Jack, one of the world's oldest looking «teenagers»; and Brendan Fehr, co-star of the teen alien drama Roswell.

A G - Class 4 × 4 ² also gets a cameo role along with Aquaman, Cyborg, and The Flash as they race to save the planet from super alien baddies.

Visit here to find out more > bit.ly / annahackettbooks (paste into your browser) In the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on... In a world gone to hell, Elle Milton — once the darling of the Sydney social scene — has carved a role for herself as the communications officer for the toughest commando team fighting for humanity's survival — Hell Squad.

It also plays an integral role in preventing your body parts from being scattered in the freezing void of space, as aliens and humans alike tend to hold a hell of a grudge.

You'll get to take on the role of one Darius Mason as he attempts to clean out the sewers of alien infestation.

Chris was the Lead Designer on Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, moved on to a Senior Design role on Neverwinter Nights 2 and Mask of the Betrayer, worked briefly as the Creative Lead of the Aliens RPG, and then went on to be lead designer on Alpha Protocol, SEGA's espionage RPG.

Borderlands places you in the role of a mercenary on the lawless and desolate planet of Pandora, hell bent on finding a legendary stockpile of powerful alien technology known as The Vault.

You take on the role of the Bug Butcher as he tries to rid a research facility on the outskirts of the galaxy of an alien insect infestation.

A hybrid MMO - Shooter - Tower Defense, Fortnite sees players taking the role of humanity's saviors as they hunt, craft, collect, and build epic forts during the day and defend them against massive waves of alien undead at night.