Sentences with phrase «role of the action thriller»

In 2011, Ronan starred in the title role of the action thriller film Hanna.

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That same year, Pepper further enhanced his visibility with a role in the action thriller Enemy of the State.

Harris» feature films for 2004 include the live - action remake Thunderbirds and the thriller Trauma, starring Colin Firth.Though her star was steadily rising in Hollywood, it wasn't until 2006 that Harris would really make a splash on stateside screens; and after supporting roles in Brett Ratner's After the Sunset and Michael Winterbottom's A Cock and Bull Story, Harris took to the high seas for her role as Tia Dalma in the eagerly anticipated summer sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

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.

Washington also reeled in large audiences in action roles, with the top box - office draw of such thrillers as The Pelican Brief (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), and The Siege (1998) attesting to his capabilities.

Unlike series co-star Biel, Mitchell remained with the program throughout its run, and through many character changes that found Lucy marrying Kevin Kinkirk, working as an associate pastor, giving birth, and surviving both a miscarriage to twins and clinical depression.Although Mitchell branched out from television into cinematic work as early as 1996, with a turn in the fantasy - action thriller The Crow: City of Angels, and continued intermittent film appearances (such as a supporting role in 2005's slasher movie Saw II), she made no secret of her real passion: performing country music as a guitarist and vocalist.

The Brit has proven elastic with the release of three largely disparate feature films — the sci - fi action thriller Kill Command, the romantic drama Me Before You, and a period drama Genius, in which she takes on the effusive role of Zelda Fitzgerald — and appeared in two theater productions including a turn as Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn and as Elena in Robert Icke's Uncle Vanya in London.

According to Deadline, Vikander will take on the lead role in Freakshift, which they describe as «an all - guns - blazing action thriller about a band of misfits who hunt down and kill nocturnal underground monsters.»

Stone's subsequent effort, the erotic thriller Sliver (1993), was an example of this: the actress attracted notice less for her acting than for her willingness to simulate masturbation Her role in the following year's The Specialist was also fairly limiting; an action flick co-starring Sylvester Stallone, it called for Stone to run around in a tight dress in heels when she wasn't seducing various characters.

Action specialist and co - writer / producer Luc Besson has fashioned another slick thriller - with a twist of sci - fi - to rank alongside this Transporter franchise; while a buff Pearce does his best in a role more suited to Jason Statham.

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.

Late Wednesday afternoon, Sony Pictures» showed clips from their upcoming product slate that included a remake of Total Recall starring Colin Farell; the next James Bond film: Skyfall; Adam Sandler's That's My Boy; Hope Springs, starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carrell; the action sci fi thriller Looper starring Joseph Gorden Levitt and Bruce Willis; Premium Rush also starring Joseph Gordon Levitt; and the remake of the musical Sparkle starring former American Idol winner Jordan Sparks and the late, great Whitney Houston in her last film role.

In 2015, he played the role opposite to Viola Davis in the movie Blackhat of action thriller directed by Michael Mann.

Regardless, Colin Farrell stars in a version of the role made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and he is caught (maybe) between his memory and true past, as well as between Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel, in the sci - fi action thriller.

A terrific story is compromised by the demands of commercial filmmaking, adding action - thriller scenes to what should be an introspective drama while distractingly beefing up side - roles for American stars.

When Pierre Morel's action thriller Taken was first released in cinemas back in 2008, many people were surprised to see the then - 56 year old Liam Neeson taking on the role of anti-hero Bryan Mills.

Besides the upcoming Malick films and the final chapter of «The Hobbit» later this year, she will star in a live - action version of «Cinderella» directed by Kenneth Branagh as the wicked stepmother Lady Tremaine next year; she gets tangled up in a lesbian affair with Rooney Mara («The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo») in Carol, a thriller directed by «I'm Not There»» s Todd Haynes; and she will do a rare TV role as a real - life New Yorker cartoonist who battled cancer in HBO's «Cancer Vixen,» directed by Julie Delpy.

Charlize Theron has confirmed that she plans to reprise the role of MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton for a follow - up to last year's action thriller Atomic Blonde, with the actress revealing at the San Francisco Film Festival this past weekend that «we're working on a sequel».

When: January 13th Why: It's pretty funny that a movie about counterfeiting should turn out to be an imitation itself (the Icelandic film on which its based featured the U.S. version's director, Baltasar Kormákur, in the lead role), but despite the fact that its clichéd plot seems to have been ripped off from a number of generic action thrillers just like it, «Contraband» has one thing that a lot of those films didn't — a killer ensemble cast.

Even up and comers like the incredibly versatile Tom Hardy, who plays rogue MI6 member Ricki Tarr, and the strangely appealing Benedict Cumberbatch, who tackles the role of Smiley's newly appointed sidekick Peter Guillam, get in the action bringing to life this tense political thriller.

Available same day as select theaters nationwide is action thriller Acts of Violence (2018, R) with Bruce Willis, retirement comedy Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game (2017, not rated) with Martin Landau (in his final screen role) and Paul Sorvino, and teen rebel comedy Freak Show (2017, not rated) with Alex Lawther and Abigail Breslin.

Rachel's most recent acting role has been in the TV show «Nashville», while Hayden appeared in action thriller «First Kill» with Bruce Willis this year, recently completed filming on «Numb, at the Edge of the End» and is now shooting comedy romance «Little Italy» with Emma Roberts.

Movie review of «Desierto»: A man takes the role of border patrol into his own hands, killing off a group of illegal immigrants from Mexico, in this taut, action - packed thriller.

After starring in a number of United Kingdom and United States television films and small roles in films, she came to prominence with roles in Hollywood movies such as the 1998 action film The Mask of Zorro and the 1999 crime thriller film Entrapment.

The Ethan Hawke - headlined action thriller 24 Hours to Live arrives on DVD in the UK today, and we've got an exclusive clip from the movie, which features Game of Thrones» Liam Cunningham in his role as the film's villain, ordering his men to track down Hawke's character before he can finish his mission.

Bana performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of low - budget and major studio films, ranging from romantic comedies and drama to science fiction and action thrillers.

The upcoming action thriller sees Sons of Anarchy's Kim Coates starring in the title role alongside Sam Witwer, Lauren Vélez, Alison Lohman, Lindsay Pulsipher, Reno Wilson and Tyler Ross; check them out below... -LSB-...]

In other movie news, Delfin Vigil offers interviews with Clive Owen, about his new action thriller «The International» (Page 20); and with Illeana Douglas, who reminisces about her grandfather Melvyn Douglas» Oscar - winning role in «Being There» on the 30th anniversary of the Peter Sellers classic, which has just been released in a deluxe edition DVD (Page 24).

BEYOND: Two Souls is a psychological action thriller starring Oscar nominee Ellen Page (Inception, Juno) in the lead role of Jodie Holmes and featuring Quantic Dream's unique brand of gameplay.