Sentences with phrase «take on a leading»
After winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her wild - eyed turn as a mental patient in Girl, Interrupted, she attempted a few other serious acting roles but only seemed to find blockbuster success when she took on the lead role in the feature - film adaptation of the video game Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
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The labor groups — still steaming over the Senate's surprise vote last month to boost the cap on charter schools — are promising candidates as much as $ 200,000 in campaign cash to take on leading charter proponent Sen. Craig Johnson (D - LI), The Post has learned.
He also took on a leading role among Assembly Democrats, running caucus campaign efforts in 2008 when Democrats went from five seats down to successfully retaking the majority for the party for the first time in 14 years.
The President took on leading members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for what he described as deliberate attempts to misinform the citizenry in relation to the Ghana - US military cooperation agreement.
Lieutenant Governor - elect Kathy Hochul and former New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn — who took on a leading surrogate role for Cuomo on women's issues during the campaign — argued there would be support for the proposal, but that difficult conversations might have to take place before lawmakers understand the proposed changes.
Announcing his departure, Mr Khan said it was «an opportunity for others to take on a leading role as we start the fightback for 2020», adding that he would «decide how best I can contribute to the fight over the coming months and years».
CMBN shall take on a leading role in elucidating the role of DNA repair and genome maintenance mechanisms in preventing neurological disease and brain ageing.
The Centre shall take on a leading role in elucidating the role of DNA repair and genome maintenance mechanisms in preventing neurological disease and brain ageing.
Best known for starring in Cronenberg's Cosmopolis alongside Robert Pattinson and for her portrayal of the wife of the Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method, Canadian actress Sarah Gadon is now taking on the lead role of the young Princess Elizabeth in new British comedy film A Royal Night Out.
While Christopher Nolan has enlisted a number of A-list stars for his upcoming World War II epic Dunkirk, 19 - year - old newcomer Fionn Whitehead (Him) is set to take on the lead role in his feature film debut, and Entertainment Weekly has released a new image of his character, the young British soldier Collins; check it out here... -LSB-...]
The actress will appear alongside Kingsman: The Secret Service's Taron Egerton in the «gritty revisionist take» retelling of the Robin Hood legend and said she is «excited» to take on the leading role.
An even bigger star than Viggo Mortensen and Javier Bardem might take on the lead in The Dark Tower.
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.»
USA Today has released a new image from director Christopher Nolan's hotly - anticipated World War II epic Dunkirk, which features newcomer Fionn Whitehead, who is taking on the lead role of a young British private called Tommy.
And while there are admittedly a few nifty twists within the third act - all of which, naturally, were present within the original film - Shutter's place as an absolutely redundant piece of work is undeniable virtually from start to finish (which is a shame, really, given how infrequently Jackson is afforded the opportunity to take on leading man roles within theatrical releases).
Despite her enduring presence on the awards circuit and in our hearts, it's actually been a couple of years since Meryl Streep has taken on a lead role.
Denzel Washington eyed the starring role a few years ago, but now Willis is looking to take on the lead as the project has gained new life.
Taking on the lead role of college - bound Marcus Messner is Logan Lerman... an actor who has been on screen since he was 8 years old, and seems to have the eternal youth DNA so sought after by Ponce de Leon.
Laughs: Margot and Domhnall also took part in a funny sketch with Corden which featured the host in a rabbit costume going a little overboard to take on the lead role of Peter Rabbit
Thirteen - year - old Raymond Ochoa («The Night Shift,» «Rizzoli & Isles») will take on the lead role of an Apatosaurus named Arlo.
Gone Girl actress Rosamund Pike will take on the leading role.
In typical Woody Allen fashion there are no plot details at this time, only that Joaquin Phoenix will be taking on the lead role.
And with General Okoye fast becoming a fan - favorite character in both Black Panther and her brief appearance in Avengers: Infinity War, it would be great to see her take on the lead role in film about the Dora Milaje.
When I heard that Watson (best known for playing the brainy Hermione in the Harry Potter series) had taken on the lead role, I was excited; it seemed like a great fit.
The Oscar winner is set to take on the lead in The Laundromat, a fact - based film alongside Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas
The Irish actress will take on the lead role in the Kevin Macdonald - directed movie adapted from the...
A rapper by trade, Ashley «Bashy» Thomas is, like Plan B (Ben Drew) and Adam Deacon before him, also a rising British actor, and The Man Inside sees him taking on lead duty for the first time following supporting turns in The Veteran and Noel Clarke's 4.3.2.1.
He is taking on the lead role in AMORES PERROS and 21...
Rory Nolan takes on the lead role of fictional southsider Ross O'Carroll - Kelly with «Love / Hate» actor Laurence Kinlan playing the part of his son Ronan.
Action star Bruce Willis is set to take on the lead in a low (comparitively) budget action thriller from Lionsgate titled THE PRINCE, it...
Chris Evans and Scarlet Johansson take on the lead roles in this sequel.
Groundbreaking is the right word, for it is ultimately the first of its kind: a film shot on an iPhone with transgender actors taking on leading roles.
Trevor Jackson takes on the lead role of Youngblood Priest in the new version which also stars Jason Mitchell as Eddie, Lex Scott Davis as Georgia, Andrea Londo as Cynthia, Jacob Ming - Trent as Fat Freddy, and Omar Chapparo as Adalberto.
Lawrence, an Oscar nominee for her performance in Winter's Bone, takes on the lead role with admiration and strength.
In addition to rarely producing, writing, or directing our own stories, transgender people don't often have the opportunity to take on leading roles (see cisgender actor Matt Bomer playing a transgender woman in «Anything,» which debuted at last year's Los Angeles Film Festival).
The 58 - year - old actor is in negotiations to take on the leading role in the indie thriller after Arnold...
Kirsten Dunst takes on lead duties and has said she finds «poetry in the way [von Trier] tortures women.»
Chloe Moretz or Haley Bennett for Carrie: After early rumblings of Megan Fox or Hailee Steinfeld, amongst others, taking on the lead role in the remake of Carrie, the list has been narrowed down to just two options — Chloe Moretz and Haley Bennett.
takes on lead duties and has said she finds «poetry in the way [von Trier] tortures women.»
While Helen Mirren is fine in taking on the lead role (it's a male role in Shakespeare's play), the film still has too many contradictions and falls flat.
The Hollywood A-Listers who will take on lead roles in the forthcoming film are to star...
There were plenty of people looking forward to the planned «Tremors» reboot TV series, set to air on Syfy with Kevin Bacon taking on the lead role of Valentine «Val» McKee once more, but it's now been revealed that the show won't be moving ahead at all.
In 2002 it was confirmed that Tony Leung will take on the lead role.
After his transformed turn as Keira Knightley «s cuckolded husband Karenin in Joe Wright «s sublime «Anna Karenina,» he's now taking on the lead role as a psyschiatrist caught in a mystery in Steven Soderbergh «s «Side Effects,» opening on February 8th.
Channing Tatum takes on the lead action role, though he is working with a safety net... the buddy picture element supplied by Jamie Foxx.
Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin gamely take on leading lady duties whilst Marc Maron gives another solid performance as the slightly sleazy Sam Sylvia.
Robert Downey Jr. is in talks to take on the lead role in «Inherent Vice».
The» 127 Hours» star is reportedly wanted by film bosses to take on the lead role in the...
Word from the site is that Naomi Watts (21 Grams) is attached to star in the film, with Brit Kate Beckinsale (Underworld) also rumoured to be taking on the lead -LSB-...]
Back in 2013 when his plans for a Spawn reboot seemed little more than a pipe dream, creator Todd McFarlane suggested on a number of occasions that he was lining up an Oscar - winner to take on the lead role of Al Simmons, and that Jamie Foxx was aggressively pursuing the part.