Sentences with phrase «speaking roles in the films»

Her research found that women represented 30 percent of speaking roles in the films of 2014.

Not exact matches

And only 32 % of films featured 10 or more female characters in speaking roles (compared to 79 % with 10 or more such male roles).

Actor and writer Bob Odenkirk speaks to CNBC's Carl Quintanilla about his role in the new film «The Post» as the country's current conversation on journalism swirls.

Speaking about the film recently in Los Angeles, Cera — who in this film, takes some refreshingly bold steps away from his usual one - note nerd persona — and co - writer / director Edgar Wright (who also did the zany cult classics Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) discussed the meaning of the film, the stretching Cera had to go through for the role, and the way in which the film's hyperkinetic action sequences are really just the same as the dance scenes in Grease or a Gene Kelly movie.

Collins and the film's director have also spoken out about that decision, and the steps they took to make sure she lost (and regained) weight for the role in a healthy manner.

Hans Walter Conrad Veidt was a German actor best remembered for his roles in films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Man Who Laughs, and, after being forced to migrate to Britain by the rise of Nazism in Germany, his English - speaking roles in The Thief of Bagdad, and, in Hollywood, Casablanca, in which he appeared as Major Strasser.

Its plotting is often a tad too plodding, but with the charismatic Mortensen exuding understated internal crisis (in a French - and Arabic - speaking role), Oelhoffen's film proves a compelling portrait of individuals striving to cope with, and at least somewhat overcome, cultural dislocation.

Last night, Saoirse praised Jennifer Lawrence for writing her «wage gap» essay and for criticising double standards in the film industry, and she spoke of the frustration she feels with regard to the lack of strong female roles.

TV Guide: Speaking of high school, your breakout film role was in Sixteen Candles and then you starred in The Breakfast Club.

The film will mark the Brazilian supermodel's first big screen speaking role, having appeared in a brief cameo in Casino Royale, as well as episodes of Gossip Girl and Entourage.

At her tribute, Cattrall spoke about the role of women in the film industry, the limited roles available for women over 40, and finding empowerment.

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We spoke to Kaluuya, who knew he'd «kill it» in the role as soon as he read the script, about the prejudice depicted in the film, his own experiences of racism, and Samuel L Jackson's recent criticism of black British actors taking African American roles in Hollywood films.

Speaking of his involvement in the Marvel movie as well as in «Star Wars episode VII», the actor told Variety: «I'm playing a role (in both films).

Rolling Stone recently spoke with Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, portraying T'Challa (Black Panther), as he covers the publication's March 2018 issue, as well as director Ryan Coogler — as both detail more about the highly - acclaimed film and its impact, with it being the first Marvel Studios movie to put a person of color in the lead role and to feature a mostly black cast.

Blige, who earned a Globe nomination for her supporting role in «Mudbound,» said the Time's Up campaign and the wear - black protest are important «because there's so many women that don't get a chance to speak in other industries that are not the film industry, the music industry.

«Dredd» star Olivia Thirlby spoke with Dread Central about her role as Judge Anderson in the upcoming film.

Kristen Bell fares just as poorly as the repressed stay - at - home mom who struggles to find her voice in her marriage, trying to drum up laughs in a bra - shaming sequence that is almost identical to the one she was involved in just in the last year in her role in the Melissa McCarthy vehicle, The Boss — that it's Kunis's character, the most fashionable of the three moms (the one with perfect hair, make - up and 5 - inch designer heels) who wears doesn't know her bra isn't sexy only speaks to the film's laboring to force comedy without build - up.

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.

Well, it's being filmed as we speak — and we have our first look at Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in the lead roles.

With «Iron Man» in theatres this week, the talent behind the film has been blitzing the press, and CBR spoke again with star Robert Downey, Jr. about his role in the film and what he thinks about spoilers and stupid questions.

- The Road Warriors — Max and Furious: This clip focuses on Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron speaking about their roles in the film.

Speaking with Inverse, Stefan Kapičić revealed Colossus plays a major role in the film's narrative.

Since embarking on Park Chan - wook and Jim Jarmusch signed films, Wasikowska (who was in Park City with Nicolas Pesce's Piercing) has ben making some radical film role choices and so we got to speak to her and chat with Chris Ohlson on how his partnership has evolved.

The 32 - year - old «Social Network» star hasn't spoken much about the negative reaction to his performance in the Zack Snyder film until this weekend, when he told fans at MCM London Comic Con that he will reprise his role in Snyder's upcoming Justice League movies.

I spoke with Bogdanovich in Beverly Hills as he prepared for the release of «She's Funny That Way,» an acting role in another director's film, and «Wait For Me,» a new directing project for producer Brett Ratner.

In Part 2 of our video interview, Haggis speaks with us about viewing the film as a puzzle, initially thinking Kunis was wrong for the role, why stories (not directors) should have style, whether he found the answers he was looking for in making the film, and morIn Part 2 of our video interview, Haggis speaks with us about viewing the film as a puzzle, initially thinking Kunis was wrong for the role, why stories (not directors) should have style, whether he found the answers he was looking for in making the film, and morin making the film, and more.

... Speaking of Phase Three, The Hobbit star Martin Freeman has teased his mystery role in Captain America: Civil War, while Marvel chief Kevin Feige also offered up a few words on the the film itself: «Civil War is a relatively simple story,» states Feige.

There are also good performances from supporting characters Miranda Richardson (The Bachelor, Merlin), Lisa Marie (Burton's wife, who has a habit of showing up in small roles in his films), Michael Gough (Alfred from the Batman movies), Ian McDiarmid (Restoration), Christopher Walken (Blast From the Past, The Rose Hotel), an unbilled cameo by Martin Landau, Jeffrey Jones (Ravenous, Stuart Little), and a surprising decent Caspar Van Dien (The Omega Code, Starship Troopers), probably because the amount of spoken time allotted to his character was kept at a minimum.

In Ulmer's film, this cheapness — evident in the liberal use of stock footage and dearth of speaking roles — acts like an extension of the protagonist's desperatioIn Ulmer's film, this cheapness — evident in the liberal use of stock footage and dearth of speaking roles — acts like an extension of the protagonist's desperatioin the liberal use of stock footage and dearth of speaking roles — acts like an extension of the protagonist's desperation.

Beyond that, the film's star, Tahar Rahim is himself no stranger to the Croisette, having two films there last year, and here taking on a Chaplin / Sergio Leone - influenced role in which he apparently doesn't speak a word.

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MTV recently got to speak with him in advance of the film's home release and asked him about Lilly's, now headlining, role.

«Total Recall» opens today and actress Kate Beckinsale, who plays Douglas Quaid's wife Lori in the film, spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about her role as a villain.

The director spoke with novelist Steve Erickson about his film Sunset Song and the role of women in his work.

In an interview with Comic Book Movie, Johnathon Schaech spoke about his upcoming role as Jonah Hex and whether or not he'd watched the previous «Jonah Hex» feature film.

While speaking to Vulture Christina mentioned the potential of the role and even talk she might be have been in the mix before when her Firefly director Joss Whedon was developing his own Wonder Woman film, before ultimately having Cobie Smulders attached.

In this film, his role required him to be charming, funny, prideful, sad and angry without the luxury of speaking.

Jaimie Alexander spoke with Variety about her role as Sif in the «Thor» films — but she didn't confirm whether or not we'll see Sif again in «Raganrok.»

In a way, one can make the connection to the film itself, in which Tilda Swinton agreed to play the role of Marianne if her voice is never heard, giving her character a throat surgery recovery angle that effectively makes her play the entire role with body language, save for a few choice moments when she must speak, albeit in a nearly inaudible whispeIn a way, one can make the connection to the film itself, in which Tilda Swinton agreed to play the role of Marianne if her voice is never heard, giving her character a throat surgery recovery angle that effectively makes her play the entire role with body language, save for a few choice moments when she must speak, albeit in a nearly inaudible whispein which Tilda Swinton agreed to play the role of Marianne if her voice is never heard, giving her character a throat surgery recovery angle that effectively makes her play the entire role with body language, save for a few choice moments when she must speak, albeit in a nearly inaudible whispein a nearly inaudible whisper.

«Hey James Franco, now that you have a Golden Globe why don't you give speaking roles that don't require nudity in your upcoming films to the dozens of women who have done full nudity + sex scenes in your indie films and art projects?»

Speaking of, a couple of names from «Creed» — aside from Jordan and Stallone — will be reprising their roles in the new film, among them Ricardo «Padman» McGill and Anthony Kornheiser, back playing themselves.

The emotions and mannerisms she portrays in the film convey more emotions than we see from actors who have a speaking role.

Tim Holt, the soft - faced, soft - spoken actor whose career was made up of B Westerns on the one hand, and on the other, a handful of starring and supporting roles in some of the greatest American films ever made.

Malèna barely speaks a word in the film, but Belucci makes a role that is written as a symbol into a full - blooded person, thus lending her side of the story real pathos.

I spoke with Hooper (Les Misérables, The King's Speech) about his aesthetic choices for the film and how he felt about the pushback he received from some members in the LGBTQ community for casting Redmayne, a cisgender male actor, in the role of Lili.

The cast includes Chiwetel Ejiofor (as the lead character), Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt and Paul Giamatti, who recently spoke about the film and his role in it, while doing press for another upcoming film he has, the horror comedy John Dies at the End (which will be available on VOD on December 27th and in theaters on January 25, 2013).

Best known to audiences as the violent vigilante Rorschach in Zack Snyder's Watchmen film, the actor spoke to Screen Rant at the convention about the role he plays in the adaptation, and how different and surreal the shoot was when compared to a typical production:

I mean I just got so used to his great accent from his role in The Wire which he uses anytime he's cast as an American in films, that now to hear him speak in his natural accent just feel wrong.

The actor spoke on Sunday for the first time about the role since Marvel confirmed the news last week that Cumberbatch will star in the 2016 feature film, Doctor Strange.