Sentences with phrase «starred as action hero»

Liam Neeson would run away from a fist fight.The 65 - year - old actor starred as action hero Bryan Mills in the «Taken» franchise, but in contrast to...

Not exact matches

Action film series starring Danny Glover and Danny Trejo as senior heroes who visit Louisiana for a wedding escape only to encounter violence and mayhem, and once again, must pursue their own form of justice.

O'Connell, also the star of the brutal Irish prison drama «Starred Up,» again illustrates his robust physical presence here as a naturalistic action hero, hinting at the prospects for bigger projects in his future.

After making her film debut in That Night (1992), Heigl balanced movie work with high school, playing a small role in Steven Soderbergh's Depression - era drama King of the Hill (1993), starring as Gérard Depardieu's difficult daughter in My Father the Hero (1994), and Steven Seagal's niece in the action sequel Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995).

At this point in his career, if Tom Cruise is not starring as a dark loner or a sci - fi action hero, there isn't any point to watching his movies, but back in the early 90s he really had that special spark that has garnered him the reputation he has today.

by Walter Chaw The same kind of movie as Doug Liman's Mr. and Mrs. Smith but more so, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang marks the hyphenate debut of star screenwriter Shane Black, and it's the kind of movie his Last Action Hero would have been had they aimed it at adults (and cast actors).

This latest look at Steven Soderbergh's thrilling drama sells MMA star Gina Carano as the action hero of 2012.

Schwarzenegger stars in a dual role, as fictional action hero character Jack Slater, and also as himself.

Okay, so he's still got the Mission: Impossible franchise as a cosy blockbuster safety net, but rather too many of his lone action hero star vehicles have fallen a little flat of late.

Starring Oscar nominee Felicity Jones as the unlikely Rebel hero Jyn Erso, as well as Mads Mikkelsen, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, and Oscar winner Forest Whitaker, the film is sure to satisfy «Star Wars» fans with some of the best action and most dazzling visual effects of the year.

1987's «RoboCop» re-defined the sci - fi / action genre, with Peter Weller starring as the Detroit detective who became a half man / half machine anti-crime hero.

LOST IN SPACE Packed with «Star Wars» - style visual dazzle, this warm but dumbed - down action picture, based on the 1960s TV series, offers the surprising Matt LeBlanc as likable hero Major Don West.

It stars Alan Arkin as the washed - up hero who has lost his powers (pre-dating «The Incredibles» by a good couple of decades) and Christopher Lee as the super-villain who forces him back into action.

Starring Taraji P. Henson (who is terrific in the lead role), the most disappointing part of it is that the film didn't do well enough to get Henson a follow - up, as I really like her as an action hero.

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone plays Serena, a knife - wielding free spirit who falls for Xander; Thai martial artist Tony Jaa is hanging out as a bleached - blonde stunt grunt; and Hong Kong action hero Donnie Yen (recently seen doing a Zatoichi bit in Star Wars: Rogue One) is gang leader Xiang, who can melt hearts with a side - eye and a battle pstar Deepika Padukone plays Serena, a knife - wielding free spirit who falls for Xander; Thai martial artist Tony Jaa is hanging out as a bleached - blonde stunt grunt; and Hong Kong action hero Donnie Yen (recently seen doing a Zatoichi bit in Star Wars: Rogue One) is gang leader Xiang, who can melt hearts with a side - eye and a battle pStar Wars: Rogue One) is gang leader Xiang, who can melt hearts with a side - eye and a battle pose.

After all, rounding up some of the biggest action stars from the 80's, 90's and the WWE had potential, especially since older farts returning as action heroes has become en vogue.

While it isn't a great performance by most traditional measures, it likely would have been an action star - making turn, as Lee not only has the athletic physical attributes to convincingly go through the motions of the fight choreography, there is an innate sense of goodness and sensitivity in his demeanor that makes for a fine romantic hero, even though he looks like the inspiration of Heath Ledger's Joker from The Dark Knight and he's got murder on his mind.

«The Dark Knight Rises», starring Christian Bale, has started its attempt to take over «The Avengers» as the highest grossing action hero film of all...

Takuya Kimura (Hero, Howl's Moving Castle) stars as Manji, an unkillable warrior who's called into action to avenge a young girl's father.

Smith has been attached to the sequel since before the first film, which stars the resurgent action hero and Edgerton as mismatched cops trying to keep a wand out of an elf's hands, debuted December 22 on Netflix.

A talented voice - over duo comprising of Hunter Wayne Pratt voicing Rad Rodgers who has starred in numerous short films and indie films such as No Place in This World and Epiphany, while Dusty is voiced by Jon St. John who is most famous for his portrayal of videogame action hero Duke Nukem.

Rad Rodgers» story is reminiscent in concept to a videogaming equivalent to that of Arnold Schwarzenegger action comedy film Last Action Hero as it revolves around young gamer Rad waking up after a marathon night of gaming to find that his retro console has turned itself on, producing a vortex that places Rad as the star of his own videogame with the retro console providing support in a buddy duo team - up scenario as they attempt to save the inhabitants of a jungle and return the Elder Tree as guardian of theaction comedy film Last Action Hero as it revolves around young gamer Rad waking up after a marathon night of gaming to find that his retro console has turned itself on, producing a vortex that places Rad as the star of his own videogame with the retro console providing support in a buddy duo team - up scenario as they attempt to save the inhabitants of a jungle and return the Elder Tree as guardian of theAction Hero as it revolves around young gamer Rad waking up after a marathon night of gaming to find that his retro console has turned itself on, producing a vortex that places Rad as the star of his own videogame with the retro console providing support in a buddy duo team - up scenario as they attempt to save the inhabitants of a jungle and return the Elder Tree as guardian of the land.

Unfortunately, the trailer doesn't go as far as showing off any new heroes in action, though Star Wars fans may enjoy seeing gameplay of Darth Vader dueling Luke Skywalker and Yoda fighting Darth Maul.

Nathan Drake, the witty Everyman action hero at the game's heart, has every right to his increasing status as a video - gaming star, radiating a breed of cool in which it's a pleasure to bask.

The film stars Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman with IMDb's synopsis for the plot reading: Fearing the actions of a god - like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham...