Sentences with phrase «sidekick roles for»

Corden himself «auditioned» for various sidekick roles for Reynolds but none of them seemed to stick — not even a vulgar version of Iceman.

Not exact matches

Scrawny and socially awkward, his only friend a fishy sidekick in a robot suit (David Cross), Megamind comes to own his outsider status; Metro Man just as easily slides into the role life laid out for him.

Brandis followed up with starring roles as a ringer for a girls» soccer team in Ladybugs (1992) and a weakling who lives his dream of practicing martial arts with Chuck Norris in Sidekicks (1993).

Same goes for a terrific Miles Teller (Rabbit Hole) in the sidekick role of Willard so memorably originated by the late Chris Penn..

Stiller is reprising his role as clueless male model Derek Zoolander, who in the film has a penchant for selfie sticks, and Wilson returns as his fellow model and sidekick Hansel as they attempt to put an end to a plot to assassinate the world's most beautiful people.

Sherlock Holmes has, of course, been everywhere on big and small screens within the last several years — «The Judge» actor Robert Downey Jr. portrayed the detective, with actor Jude Law as his sidekick Watson, in the 2009 movie «Sherlock Holmes» and the 2011 sequel «Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,» while actor Benedict Cumberbatch took on the role for the BBC TV series, which is still running, with «Fargo» actor Martin Freeman as Watson.

Mark Wahlberg will reprise his role as immature John Bennett, alongside his not - so - cuddly teddy bear sidekick Ted (voiced by Seth), for the eagerly awaited follow - up, reported The Wrap.

Now if only the subtle Grace with his subtler mocking touch, reduced for long to sidekick roles, had been the guy teaching us a thing or two about love.

Truth be told we can think of several more suitable names for the role but Howard has said he's after a French actress, and with Tom Hanks» likely casting as Robert Langdon, Delpy might not be such a curious choice to play his brilliant and (rather fortuitiously) beautiful sidekick.

Can't be Jason Statham in the lead, though, he's actually pretty badass, even though he's doing a poor man's Aragorn... Likewise, John Rhys - Davies is clearly cashing a paycheck by playing a watered down Gimli with a touch of Gandalf, but he's okay... Leelee Sobieski and Claire Forlani suck for sure, but at least they're easy on the eyes... Ron Pearlman is wasted in the nothing role of a sidekick who buys it halfway through, but he does what he can with what little he's got to work with... On paper, the idea of Burt Reynolds as the King is priceless, but he's not hilariously bad, he just looks bored and vaguely annoyed throughout...

Compared to his all - too - frequent sidekick and villain roles, Leigh's film was a prime chance for Spall to show what he could do with deeper material, strong characterization, and a larger stage.

(For those who recall Depp in Jim Jarmusch's 1995 neo-Western Dead Man, this is essentially a role reversal, with him taking on the Gary Farmer part as a deadpan Native American sidekick to a clueless white man.)

He is a very successful voice actor — he provided the squawks for Moana's chicken sidekick and was Duke in «Frozen» and Duke Weaselton in «Zootopia» — but he has also appeared on screen in a variety of roles, from «Firefly» to «A Knight's Tale.»

For those of you who did not, please take note that, despite both McCarthy and Haddish playing raunchy sidekicks, their roles could not be more different.

Hoping for a one - two punch at the box office, Jackie Chan returns in the Rush Hour franchise as Hong Kong Police Detective Lee along with comedic sidekick Chris Tucker reprising his role as Detective Carter from the LAPD.

Justin Bartha gets the usually thankless role of the sidekick but proves to have a knack for comedy and timing without being grating or out of place.

As the straight - arrow Erwin, who's clearly interested in Nadine but has no idea how to snap her out of her various reveries, Szeto is a delight, as well as a refreshing choice for a romantic lead in a genre that usually relegates Asian performers to sidekick roles.

She plays the role of Lorna, sidekick to the series hero, and she's determined to make a name for herself.

Rikuo is the perfect sidekick for an action manga, but he's been cast into the lead role.

Lovable, quirky and spots all over Dalmatians are famous for their roles in 101 Dalmatians and as firefighter sidekicks.

More complex missions, a more important role for the sidekicks, and the ability to use ANY Disney Infinity character in it from the first level to the last.