Christopher Walken wants everyone to know that he understands why people might think he’s a tad creepy—it probably doesn’t help matters that his new film is called Seven Psychopaths.
Ian McKellan is back reprising his role as Gandalf in the highly-anticipated release of The Hobbit.
Ian McKellan Talks Gandalf, Retiring and Why Coming Out Helped His Acting Read More »
Actress Amanda Seyfried probably never envisioned herself as one of the stars of the film adaptation of the beloved musical Les Misérables when she was appearing in small roles on soap operas as a teenager
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Dominic West is quick to admit that he struggled early on in his career, in movies like 28 Days and Mona Lisa Smile. Despite his high-wattage costars, Sandra Bullock and Julia Roberts, West felt out of place.
Dominic West on His Early Film Roles: “I was a disaster” Read More »
Instead of taking it easy on his breaks from appearing on CBS’ hit drama, The Good Wife, Cumming uses his time to take on demanding projects, like the new film, Any Day Now.
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Despite being well-known for his absolute love of musicals, Hugh Jackman has never appeared in a film version of a musical until this month’s Les Misérables, one of the most successful stage musicals of all time. Jackman explains to Movieline why doing a musical is harder than an X-Men movie… and it’s not because Jean Valjean, who he plays in Les Misérables, lacks retractable claws.
One of the things I’m looking forward to most in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is seeing the undisputed master of motion capture, Andy Serkis, once again stepping into the digital role of Gollum, the character that put motion capture on the map. In an interview with CBS News, Serkis talks about how he went from just performing Gollum’s voice in the Lord of the Rings trilogy to performing the character via motion capture and what he feels about motion capture becoming an Oscar category.
Even though Jessica Chastain is portraying a real person in the new film, Zero Dark Thirty, she didn’t have the opportunity to meet her.
Jessica Chastain on Preparing for ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Read More »
If any of the approximately seventy-nine hundred film societies gave out an annual award for “Most Risky Actor,” Matthew McConaughey would easily take the top prize.
Despite playing a few good guys (in The Fantastic Four and No Ordinary Family), Michael Chiklis is best known for playing really, really bad guys. He won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the ultimate baddie, Vic Mackey, on The Shield, and his new role has him playing a mob boss on CBS’ Vegas. But don’t let his amazing acting skills fool you—he’s still a nice guy.
Michael Chiklis on ‘Vegas’, Playing Bad Guys and Why Directing is in His Future Read More »
His new film, Silver Linings Playbook, is quickly gaining attention as a standout in part because of Cooper’s humorous portrayal of a man dealing with being bipolar. But Cooper isn’t getting on his high horse yet.
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Langella talks about how he feels about still getting great roles at his age and how he managed to act against the “robot.”
Though 83 year-old Christopher Plummer has seen a career uptick in film in recent years by appearing in popular favorites like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and winning an Oscar for Beginnings, he’s remained committed to smaller projects like Barrymore, a film adaptation of a play about the final months in the life of actor John Barrymore (grandfather of Drew Barrymore).
Ewan McGregor stars in the upcoming film, The Impossible and he’s making the interview rounds promoting the tsunami flick.
Ewan McGregor talks ‘The Impossible’, His Career and How He Got Started (video) Read More »
It’s becoming increasingly common for actors on long-running television shows to step behind the camera and direct episodes of the series. After directing two episodes in season of four of Mad Men and a third in season five, John Slattery — who stars on the show as Roger Sterling — is directing two more for the upcoming sixth season
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It’s not like Bill Murray always imagined himself playing Franklin Roosevelt.
When he was originally offered the role in Hyde Park on the Hudson, he thought, “Can this guy be serious?”
Bill Murray talks ‘Hyde Park’, Improvising and Advice He Was Given as a Young Actor Read More »
Dead Accounts, the new Broadway play by Theresa Rebeck, isn’t getting the best reviews but there is one thing most of the critics have agreed on: Judy Greer is pretty great as Jenny, Norbert Leo Butz’s ex-wife who comes on the scene with a huge secret.
Jessica Biel, currently starring in Hitchcock, talks about her career and how she got started acting; “I remember seeing Annie on Broadway,” she says, and that’s when the bug started.
Jessica Biel on How She Got Her Start, Her Career and ‘Hitchcock’ (video) Read More »
Yvonne Strahovski is used to playing some odd characters—including an ass-kicking spy on Chuck and a serial killer’s girlfriend on Dexter but it’s her new role on Broadway, in the revival of Clifford Odets’ Golden Boy, that has the actress a little nervous.
Dexter’s Yvonne Strahovski on Her Broadway Debut in ‘Golden Boy’ Read More »
John Michael Higgins has appeared on dozens of televisions shows, from Frasier to Ally McBeal to Arrested Development, but now, he’s finally in a series of his own, TV Land’s Happily Divorced.
