Sentences with phrase «starring in a major role»

1997 was the last time we saw him starring in a major role in the much - loved puzzle platformer, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee.

Not exact matches

We can talk all we want about star ratings and reputations, but experience still has a major role to play in success.

Estevez recently worked on his independent film The Public which he wrote, directed and starred in — but outside that hasn't had a major role since 2012.

Davies also played a starring role in Hull's FA Cup run, which saw them reach their first ever major final.

Grzegorz Krychowiak would provide a certain amount of insurance in the role and Arsenal have thus far only made one high - profile signing this summer, the capture of keeper Petr Cech, and the addition of the no - nonsense Sevilla star would aid the North London side's push for major honours.

Therefore, Crystal Palace fans were certainly very happy to see Benteke join their club and it has now been revealed that Chelsea star Eden Hazard also had a major role to play in the Belgian international arriving at Selhurst Park.

They were somewhat vindicated within a few days, when Koscielny unfortunately had a starring role in gifting Birmingham City a goal late - on in the Carling Cup Final, a match which dealt a major dent in Arsenal's season and created a downhill slope from which they were never able to recover.

So influential are these stars that, when news spread recently a major Nollywood star had been cast in a small role in a Hollywood film, Marvel's «Avengers: Infinity War», Nigerians went wild.

She also posed for a well - publicized layout in Playboy which, coinciding with the film's release, certainly didn't hurt her growing popularity.While Basinger's career took off after Never Say Never Again, and she appeared in several major hits (including The Natural, 9 1/2 Weeks, and Batman, the latter of which led to a brief romance with pop star Prince), quality roles tended to elude her.

Across the 1960s, he remained busy and had a chance to do especially good work on the series Bonanza, which gave him major guest - starring roles in seven episodes between 1960 and 1972.

That same year, he wrote, directed, starred, and performed the music in Bob Roberts, a mock - documentary brutally parodying right - wing politics.Upon appearing in Altman's 1993 ensemble piece Short Cuts, Robbins enjoyed starring roles in four major 1994 releases: The Hudsucker Proxy, I.Q., Ready to Wear (Prêt - à - Porter), and the Oscar - nominated The Shawshank Redemption.

Her performance is not that of an actress in a star's role, but that of an actress creating a character that happens to be major within the film.

In 1987, she won the leading role in the fact - based comedy Personal Services, as well as a major supporting role in the Joe Orton biopic Prick up Your Ears, and the following year she starred opposite pop star Phil Collins in another comedy - drama drawn from real life, BusteIn 1987, she won the leading role in the fact - based comedy Personal Services, as well as a major supporting role in the Joe Orton biopic Prick up Your Ears, and the following year she starred opposite pop star Phil Collins in another comedy - drama drawn from real life, Bustein the fact - based comedy Personal Services, as well as a major supporting role in the Joe Orton biopic Prick up Your Ears, and the following year she starred opposite pop star Phil Collins in another comedy - drama drawn from real life, Bustein the Joe Orton biopic Prick up Your Ears, and the following year she starred opposite pop star Phil Collins in another comedy - drama drawn from real life, Bustein another comedy - drama drawn from real life, Buster.

However, unlike silent star Marsh, Parker's characters usually enjoy a satisfying «worm has turned» moment — one of her first major film roles was as the abused wife in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) A more self - reliant Parker was seen in the 1990 AIDS - related TV movie Longtime Companion, as the supportive «earth mother» to a group of urban homosexual men.

After a scant few supporting turns, Purcell's first major starring role arrived with his lead portrayal in the series John Doe (2002), a kind of cross between Coronet Blue and The Bourne Identity about a supremely intelligent fellow with knowledge about everything in the world except for his own identity.

While I've never liked Leonardo DiCaprio, he really proved himself in this role and if he chooses his roles carefully, he could become a major star.

Most fans were introduced to the Conan during this loose 1982 production, directed by John Milius and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in his first major role.

At the same time, Uchida is responsible for some of the most remarkable swordplay films of the 1950s and»60s; his five - film Musashi Miyamoto epic (not screened at MOMA), starring Kinnosuke Nakamura in the title role and Ken Takakura as his arch-nemesis Kojiro, surpasses the better - known Inagaki Samurai Trilogy starring Toshiro Mifune in terms of both drama and swordplay, yet remains little - known in the West (despite its availability on DVD in the U.S.) After the BAM retrospective (and others) in 2008, most of Uchida's films remained unscreened and undistributed in America, so with MOMA's bigger series recently ending, it's time again to encourage distributors like the Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, and Arrow Video to bring out more of the director's masterpieces, both for critical reconsideration and for those whom the veteran filmmaker will be a major new discovery.

Contemporary viewers will find the story to unfold unusually slowly, as young lovers Gail Berke (Bisset) and David Sanders (a shaggy, moustachioed Nick Nolte, in his first major starring role), vacationing in Bermuda, stumble across the wreckage of the Goliath, a World War II - era munitions freighter laden with vials of medicinal morphine and a variety of more traditional booty.

While Kate Mara does a lovely job and the addition of some pretty heavy hitting stars in each supporting role was a treat, the single major action sequence left me wanting more.

Tushingham was to become one of the major stars of British cinema in the sixties, with hits in both The Knack... and How to Get It and Doctor Zhivago, but the spiky, vulnerable Jo is undoubtedly her most memorable role.

We're still a bit in the dark as to what direction J.J. Abrams is planning to take Star Wars: Episode VII but according to Variety, four actors are being looked at for what appears to be a major Jedi role.

Stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ellen Page and Peter Dinklage open up about their experiences working on set and explain the themes of time - travel and how it plays a major role in the film.

Although he became a star with three music - oriented films in quick succession — in addition to «Saturday Night Fever,» there were «Grease» and «Urban Cowboy» — Travolta was also quick to credit director Brian De Palma, who cast him in his first major film role in the Stephen King shocker «Carrie.»

Brolin is currently filming Marvel Studios» Avengers: Infinity War as Thanos, and if this Cable casting comes through would attain a rare comic book movie trifecta with major roles in a Marvel Studios film, a 20th Century Fox X-Men film, and a DC Film - remember, he starred in 2010's Jonah Hex.

In the summer of 2012, Aubrey Plaza earned her first starring role in a major film, alongside Mark Duplass, in the comedy, Safety Not GuaranteeIn the summer of 2012, Aubrey Plaza earned her first starring role in a major film, alongside Mark Duplass, in the comedy, Safety Not Guaranteein a major film, alongside Mark Duplass, in the comedy, Safety Not Guaranteein the comedy, Safety Not Guaranteed.

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: A while back, we heard rumors that «Girl With the Dragon Tattoo» star Noomi Rapace was circling a role in a major Hollywood blockbuster, and pundits predicted it might be Brad Bird's «Mission: Impossible IV,» with Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Paula Patton and Jeremy Renner.

The 1975 production is set in the 1920s and stars Warren Beatty as a con man trying to get his hands on the fortune of a madcap heiress (a bubbly Stockard Channing in her first major film role) and Jack Nicholson as his dim - witted stooge who slowly figures out he's really a partner in crime.

He also discusses his working relationship with actor Jack Nicholson, casting the future movie star in many of his early roles, making his first major studio film for Columbia Pictures Getting Straight starring Elliott Gould and Candice Bergen.

But leading roles were slow to come, and it was only with Capote, in 2005, that Hoffman finally became a major, film - carrying star.

The Game of Thrones and Star Wars: The Force Awakens actress is set for a «major» role in the drama, and a bunch of new plot details have just been revealed to go along with that casting announcement.

The film also stars Renée Zellweger in one of her other major roles (aside from Bridget Jones's Baby) after her hiatus, along with Jon Voight, Olivia Holt, Ty Parker and others.

Karen became a household name after starring in three series of Doctor Who as companion Amy Pond and has since broken into Hollywood with major roles in the likes of Guardians of the Galaxy alongside Chris Pratt.

In addition to casting actors with Down syndrome in key parts in recent hit TV shows like American Horror Story (Jamie Brewer) and Glee (Lauren Potter), 2015's Where Hope Grows made history as the first major US theatrical release to star an actor with Down syndrome in a leading role (David DeSanctisIn addition to casting actors with Down syndrome in key parts in recent hit TV shows like American Horror Story (Jamie Brewer) and Glee (Lauren Potter), 2015's Where Hope Grows made history as the first major US theatrical release to star an actor with Down syndrome in a leading role (David DeSanctisin key parts in recent hit TV shows like American Horror Story (Jamie Brewer) and Glee (Lauren Potter), 2015's Where Hope Grows made history as the first major US theatrical release to star an actor with Down syndrome in a leading role (David DeSanctisin recent hit TV shows like American Horror Story (Jamie Brewer) and Glee (Lauren Potter), 2015's Where Hope Grows made history as the first major US theatrical release to star an actor with Down syndrome in a leading role (David DeSanctisin a leading role (David DeSanctis).

She starred in several major films throughout the mid 1960s to early 1980s such as The Sand Pebbles, Carnal Knowledge, The Wind and the Lion, and Gandhi and received an Academy Award nomination for her role in Starting Over.

It's the new film from John Turturro, which stars Woody Allen in a major role.

In the past, both actors have proven to not only be great comedic actors, as Scott has starred in Step Brothers and Party Down and Robinson has had major roles in Pineapple Express and This is the End, but also talented dramatic actorIn the past, both actors have proven to not only be great comedic actors, as Scott has starred in Step Brothers and Party Down and Robinson has had major roles in Pineapple Express and This is the End, but also talented dramatic actorin Step Brothers and Party Down and Robinson has had major roles in Pineapple Express and This is the End, but also talented dramatic actorin Pineapple Express and This is the End, but also talented dramatic actors.

With one major role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, there is nobody on the planet who doesn't know his face nor would refuse an opportunity to see «Kylo Ren» before Episode VIII releases.

Daniela Vega stars in Sony Pictures Classics» «A Fantastic Woman,» nominated for Best Foreign Film; Yance Ford is a trans man director who embodies a major onscreen role in Netflix's «Strong Island,» up for Best Documentary.

Nicholas Barber sees Fright Night, with David Tennant in his long - awaited first major film role, starring alongside Colin Farrell

Chris Pratt is one of Hollywood's busiest actors these days with starring roles in three major franchises: as Peter Quill in Marvel's «Guardians of the Galaxy,» the voice of Emmet Brickowski in «The LEGO Movie,» and most recently, Owen in «Jurassic World,» the fourth film in the Jurassic Park series.

The Bad Batch, starring Jason Momoa and Keanu Reeves alongside model Suki Waterhouse, in her first major role, looks to pick up exactly where Amipour left off.

Chris Pratt is one of Hollywood's busiest actors these days with starring roles in three major franchises: as Peter Quill in Marvel's «Guardians of the Galaxy,» the voice of Emmet Brickowski in «The LEGO Movie,» and...

This is her second major comic book - related role after starring in The Wachowski Brothers's adaptation of V For Vendetta back in 2005, although it will be her first true «superhero» experience.

«It's Always Sunny» has opened doors for its stars / writers / producers, especially designated wild card Charlie Day, who has landed roles in major movies like the hit 2011 comedy Horrible Bosses and this summer's Pacific Rim and Monsters University.

Enter the remaining cast of characters, both major and minor: the janitorial staff of the classified underground wing of the compound, Zelda Fuller (Octavia Spencer in a role written for her by del Toro) and the mute Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins, radiant in a star - making role); the attending government scientist Dr. Robert Hoffstetler (Michael Stuhlbarg), also a Russian double - agent; and, of course, Elisa's next door neighbor, Giles (Richard Jenkins, deserving of a Supporting Actor nomination), who frets about growing older and his hair loss, pines for love with a local pie shop employee and shares his passion for musicals with the equally besotted Elisa (they sit side - by - side on the sofa performing a quick soft shoe).

He hasn't done all that much, but most notably he had a major role in Layer Cake from 2004, portrayed Charles Bronson in Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn's Bronson from 2008 and had the role of Praetor Shinzon in Star Trek: Nemesis back in 2002.

Universal Extras Casting, the extras casting director behind the upcoming Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi, is now casting extras and walk - on roles for a major feature film starting this March 2017 in Edinburgh and...

The «firsts» here include: John Ford's first movie with John Wayne, the first movie filmed in Monument Valley, Ford's first talkie - western, and the first starring role in a major motion picture for John Wayne

Deadline is reporting that actor Jonathan Majors (Hostiles) has signed on for a lead role in Lovecraft Country, the upcoming HBO series from Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions and J.J. Abrams» Bad Robot, where he will star opposite Jurnee Smollett - Bell (Underground).