Sentences with phrase «role in the movie adaptation»

«Fences» was revived on Broadway in 2010 and several members of that cast reprise their roles in the movie adaptation, including Denzel Washington (who also directs) and Viola Davis.

Both reprise their roles in the movie adaptation, along with several others from the original cast, and the film is directed by Washington.

Not exact matches

Rodgers and Hammerstein returned to Hollywood in 1955 with their own production company, overseeing the movie adaptations of Oklahoma (1955) and South Pacific (1958); three years earlier, R and H played cameo roles in the New York - filmed Main Street to Broadway, for which they contributed one forgettable number.

Taking a step back from leading roles, the actor then poked fun at the movie industry with a cameo in director Kevin Smith's satire Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back before playing a supporting part opposite Christina Ricci in the big - screen adaptation of Elizabeth Wurtzel's memoir, Prozac Nation.

These represented high points, however, and more often than not, Adams found herself relegated to parts unworthy of her, such as the unevenly received 1985 adaptation of Kevin Wade's play Key Exchange (in which she reprised her stage role) and the histrionic TV movies Lace (1984) and Lace II (1985).

IO Interactive's long - running stealth - shooter series — previously adapted into a nonsensical 2007 movie beloved by Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and almost no one else — gets another big - screen adaptation, this time with Rupert Friend in the role of bald - headed, genetically - engineered assassin Agent 47.

His breakthrough role was the part of Errol Flynn in the 1985 TV - movie adaptation of Flynn's racy autobiography My Wicked Wicked Ways.

The problem is that this adaptation simply doesn't match the high benchmark of the MCU movies that followed, and it wasn't until Mark Ruffalo took over the role from Edward Norton that the Hulk finally smashed his way into the hearts of fans worldwide in The Avengers.

Of all the movies fans expected to see get a nod of approval or affection in the big screen adaptation of Ready Player One, a tribute to Arnold Schwarzenegger's role - within - a-role in Last Action Hero was most certainly NOT one of them.

The three all have supporting roles in Kenneth Branagh's upcoming adaptation of Murder On The Orient Express, but Gad does not give a shit about that movie.

Starring Martin Sheen in his mid-life renaissance (he was going gangbusters in TV movies and short - lived series, and kept trying to break back into films, scoring, at best, supporting roles in a couple Stephen King adaptations (Firestarter and The Dead Zone) before securing the lead in 1987's The Believers.

With off - the - shelf shootout and showdown scenes that differ from any other over-the-top action fare only in their gloomy lighting, «The Punisher» can't begin to measure up to the popcorn vengeance of Mel Gibson's Payback or the moody, provocative, primal reprisal of Steven Soderbergh's The Limey In fact, even the cheap, cheesy 1989 B - movie adaptation of the same Marvel comic book (with dramatically lumbering Dolph Lungren in the title role) was more entertainingly bad than this picturin their gloomy lighting, «The Punisher» can't begin to measure up to the popcorn vengeance of Mel Gibson's Payback or the moody, provocative, primal reprisal of Steven Soderbergh's The Limey In fact, even the cheap, cheesy 1989 B - movie adaptation of the same Marvel comic book (with dramatically lumbering Dolph Lungren in the title role) was more entertainingly bad than this picturIn fact, even the cheap, cheesy 1989 B - movie adaptation of the same Marvel comic book (with dramatically lumbering Dolph Lungren in the title role) was more entertainingly bad than this picturin the title role) was more entertainingly bad than this picture.

Close played the role onstage and played a large part in getting the adaptation to the movie screen.

The original movie adaptation of «True Grit,» which came out in 1969, starred John Wayne in his Oscar - winning role as the besotted, one - eyed Deputy Marshal Rooster Cogburn.

Rumours have been circulating around the movie block that Mark Wahlberg may be up for coveted role of Nathan Drake in the adaptation of...

Michael Caine: His breakthrough role was in 1966 as the ladies» man title character in «Alfie,» and he has delivered iconic performances in everything from period drama («The Man Who Would be King») to literary adaptations (an Oscar - winning performance in «The Cider House Rules») to Alfred in the Batman movies.

She was cast as the lead character in the first film adaptation of Veronica Roth's «Divergent» franchise, and was signed to reprise the role in the second movie, «Insurgent».

Freeman's other notable roles in the past have been in the Emmy - nominated FX series «Fargo», in which he plays the small - town insurance salesman Lester Nygaard as he undergoes a mid-life crisis, and in the 2005 movie adaptation of the cult novel The Hitch - Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

The role of a lifetime comes early for Lupita Nyong» o, who stars in the critically acclaimed movie adaptation of 12 Years a Slave.

Despite a Hollywood movie adaptation being surprisingly far in pre-production, with a certain Merc with a Mouth being cast in the lead role just a few days ago, the Pokémon Company has said surprisingly little about the Detective Pikachu 3DS game heading overseas.

She scored a box office hit opposite Steve Carell in the movie adaptation of Get Smart, and received the best reviews of her career for her role as a recovering addict dealing with grief in Rachel Getting Married.

The movie studio has been considering several actors for the title role in their big screen adaptation of the comic book, about a neurosurgeon who serves as the Sorcerer Supreme, protecting Earth against mystical threats.

In the 2017 movie adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, Kenneth Branagh takes on the iconic role.

And later this year she will appear in an adaptation of an Ian McEwan novel (On Chesil Beach) and an adaptation of a Chekhov play (The Seagull), and she's playing the titular role in a movie about the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, opposite fellow nominee Margot Robbie.

His starring roles include movies such as Spartacus, Topkapi, Death on the Nile and Logan's Run, as well as many TV shows including the role of Hercule Poirot in film adaptations of Agatha Christie's novels.

To get you pumped up for the release, BookPage asked Lasky to answer a few questions about her role in the adaptation and impressions of the movie.

He reprised this role for the three Dragon Quest movie adaptations released in 1991 and 1992 and his arrangements were featured in medleys for the accompanying original scores.

James Franco Won't Be Patrick Bateman for Kanye West — Though Scott Disick will be reprising the role of the financier - turned - serial killer in an upcoming music video for Kanye West, which will adapt the «Huey Lewis» monologue that Christian Bale made famous in the movie adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's novel American Psycho, Mr. West's first choice for the part was actor and artist James Franco, who's current show at Pace London is coincidentally called «Psycho Nacirema.»