Sentences with phrase «titular role»

Davis has played titular roles in some of the most famous movie and television series of our time.

The only bonus feature on Disc 1, and therefore the single - disc edition, is an audio commentary by director Andrew Adamson and the five leading actors: titular role holder Ben Barnes and Pevensie children portrayers Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, and Anna Popplewell.

Last time we checked in with Bryan Singer's long - developing fantasy adventure Jack the Giant Killer, the director was still busy looking for cast members, including the all - important titular role.

The mythical epic starring Charlie Hunnam in the titular role was critically drubbed (it currently has a 27 % on Rotten Tomatoes), but has a relatively high B + CinemaScore.

Nevertheless, we think it holds up thanks to its amazing production design and memorable performances from the principal cast, especially Dustin Hoffman in the titular role.

After getting absolutely shredded for his role in Immortals, Henry Cavill has taken it upon himself to bulk up for the titular role as Superman in 2013's Man of Steel.

When a 31 year blonde bombshell, Jane Fonda, was cast to play the titular role of Barbarella, guys flocked to the theater to see her.

His love for Deadpool is so deep, that he went forth and accepted, but years later with a strong word of mouth of a three - minute test reel on YouTube, gave the execs an immediate green light and even taking a pay cut to play the titular role, his dream finally came true.

He's best known for playing the titular role in a»70s Western also called The Hero and for an equally ancient Western TV series on which he met Jeremy (Nick Offerman), his best friend, with whom he regularly hangs out and smokes weed.

They start at the beginning, recalling Radcliffe getting the titular role and revealing the moderate extent of Rowling's involvement in casting.

Director Craig Gillespie («Lars and the Real Girl») has assembled an impressive cast, headlined by Margot Robbie in the titular role, but the A-list names struggle mightlily to achieve verisimilitude.

In 2011 Dillon took on the titular role of Rachel Corrie in MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE.

Working the titular role again with his dopey charms is Black, who dials down his tics in an effort to make Po vulnerable and confused, though his mighty Blackisms are heartily deployed when the need arises.

Grainger first came to the attention of American audiences in the television series THE BORGIAS, and has appeared in such television productions as BONNIE & CLYDE, playing the titular role of Bonnie and earning nominations from the Critics» Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series and the Satellite Award for Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television; and in LADY CHATTERLEY»S LOVER among others.

Also starring in the titular role of Andrew Largeman, Braff is mirroring his own life story and the reaches of his own depression at the time he wrote the script.

Eddie Redmayne takes the titular role as Lili Elbe, formerly Einar Wegener, a pioneer of the transgender community who had the surgery in 1930, a process that took over two years.

Two days ago, the incredible trailer for Luc Besson's Lucy was released, in which Johansson plays the titular role, a drug mule who turns into a metahuman with extended brain power after ingesting the substance she is carrying.

The five - part series stars Benedict Cumberbatch in its titular role.

Actor Jeremy Renner will play the titular role in boxer Rocky Marciano's biopic titled «Undefeated: The Rocky Marciano Story».

This is the relatively slight premise of «The Ballad of Lefty Brown,» a solid Western with great work from Bill Pullman in the titular role as a man who finds himself untethered but with renewed focus when he loses his best friend.

With a winning, enigmatic turn by Jan Bijvoet in the titular role as a one - step - ahead - of - the - game tramp - cum - puppetmaster, Borgman never becomes predictable.

She also won an Emmy for playing the titular role in the 2010 TV movie «Temple...

David Spade returns to the titular role along with Christopher Walken, Dennis Miller, Brittany Daniel, and Adam Beach who all return from the original film.

Confirmed cast members include Robert De Niro in the titular role — reuniting he and Scorsese for a ninth time but the first since Casino — Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa, marking his first collaboration with the director, Joe Pesci as Russell Bufalino, Harvey Keitel as Angelo Bruno and Bobby Cannavale as «Crazy» Joe Gallo.

Marvel Studios» «Phase 3» plan will also include an Inhumans film scheduled for release on November 2nd, 2018, as well as previously announced movies Ant - Man — starring Paul Rudd and out on July 17th, 2015 — and Doctor Strange, which is now scheduled to see release on November 4th, 2016 (the studio has yet to confirm whether Benedict Cumberbatch will take on the titular role after negotiations with Joaquin Phoenix dissolved).

A noteworthy adaptation was Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones, which featured Dorothy Dandridge's Oscar - nominated performance in the titular role.

Working under the direction of his former stunt doubles, Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, Reeves feels at ease in the titular role, and this helps to make it his most satisfying film in a number of years.

Penelope (PG for mature themes, sexual innuendo and mild epithets) Christina Ricci takes the titular role in this modern - day fairy tale about a woman determined to put an end to a family curse and a lifelong streak of bad luck.

Cumberbatch signed on to both play the titular role and to executive - produce the miniseries.

Actor Thomas Kretschmann plays the titular role, and he is the saving grace of the film, and he makes you keep watching because his performance is intense and disturbing.

Starring Vin Diesel in the titular role, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Bokeem Woodbine, and Karl Urban, this thriller science fiction film had its United States release last September 6, 2013.

This time around, the titular role is filled by Jordin Sparks, the 2007 «American Idol» winner with a platinum record and over 30 Wikipedia paragraphs to her (household?)

The last Competition title to screen for the press was Jeff Nichols» Mud, which I would not have guessed features a titular role.

Director and co-writer Scott Derrickson (who previously wrote the unnecessary sequel Urban Legends: Final Cut) has been lucky enough to work with some gifted actors, especially Jennifer Carpenter (White Chicks) in the titular role.

The film stars Channing Tatum (Jupiter Ascending) in the titular role.

Rebecca Hall takes on the titular role (don't mistake this for the 1983 John Carpenter / Stephen King film), and despite her usual stilted on screen mannerisms, she delivers what is an emotionally raw and nuanced performance that is the best of her career... and one that keeps us glued to a story of which we already know the ending.

His most recent film, «Still Alice,» co-directed with his husband Wash Westmoreland, mushroomed into a global box office success after its lead actress, Julianne Moore was awarded an Oscar for her performance in the titular role in the 2014 Academy Awards.

The film, starring Brie Larson in the titular role, will be the first female - led Marvel film, as well as the first one to feature a female director.

The Hollywood trade also reports that actor Channing Tatum is still attached to star in the titular role, as well as produce.

As she points out in the video below, the main reason she took on the titular role in «Miss Julie» is because she relished the opportunity to work with world cinema icon Liv Ullmann.

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials actress Rosa Salazar has been cast in the titular role of James Cameron's Alita: Battle Angel film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Marvel Studios announced that production has begun on «Black Panther,» starring Chadwick Boseman in the titular role, alongside a star - studded cast including Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong» o, Martin Freeman, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett and Forest...

The English Teacher (Unrated) Julianne Moore handles the titular role as a spinster with a pair of Siamese cats whose life is disrupted by the return to town of a former student (Michael Angarano) after failing as a playwright in the Big Apple.

In the titular role, Gleeson plays Sergeant Gerry Boyle, a police officer in quiet, small - town Ireland.

In the titular role, Dafoe stands a good chance at riding an overdue narrative to a win if the film turns out well.

Swedish filmmaker David Sandberg, who created the short, will be seen in the titular role in the movie adaptation.

Woody Harrelson stars in Defendor just as Johnson tackles the titular role in Kick - Ass.