Perhaps ten or twenty years ago it would’ve been quite a shock for an actor to go from starring in what many consider the greatest American play on Broadway to playing a superhero in a big-budget movie that opens a few weeks later. But when the actor is as talented
EVERYONE knows who Bill Murray is, and most people know that his older brother, Brian Doyle-Murray, is also an actor. But what about Joel Murray, yet another Murray brother who is an actor?
Lawyer Sam Dempster was jogging in London’s Hyde Park when he had a heart attack and collapsed. Academy Award winning actor Dustin Hoffman just happened to walk by and noticed Sam frothing at the mouth and falling on his face.
It’s surprising that it has taken this long Jackie Earle Haley, known for his creepy roles, to work with Tim Burton, but it has finally happened with Dark Shadows.
It’s rare that a Tony-nominated play closes before the Tony Awards since the production will not only won’t be able to reap the publicity that comes from the nominations but also won’t be able to be seen by the awards voters. That didn’t make a difference for Leap of Faith
Benedict Cumberbatch talks about how he began to pursue acting and the influence his parents had on his career choice.
Some voice over actors point out that Hollywood stars’ voices aren’t distinctive enough to warrant the extra expense for the company and the loss of work for them in the voice over business.
As if playing an actress playing Marilyn Monroe on TV’s Smash wasn’t enough, Megan Hilty is now taking her Monroe association a step further
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has added a new character, Middle Eastern dictator Admiral General Aladeen, to his other famous creations, Ali G, Borat, and Bruno. Baron Cohen stars as Aladeen in The Dictator, which tells the story of how the all-powerful dictator fares on the occasion that he visits New
Since the Black Widow is a kick-ass S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Johansson had to learn particular fighting skills — which were easier to learn than to implement on set.
Christian Borle, who stars as the pirate who one day will be Captain Hook in the Peter Pan origin musical Peter and the Starcatcher, says that a lot of his character is swiped from some of the best known villains in history.
Gregg — who wrote, directed, and starred in the 2008 movie Choke — spoke about his ambitions behind the camera — which, of course, includes superheroes.
While Jackson has worked with most of the other Avengers actors separately before, now that they’re in one film he realizes that it’s finally happening and that it’s possible to live up to the ultra-high expectations.
One of the most startling achievements of Once is that its female lead, Cristin Milioti, has been nominated for the Tony for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical… and it’s her first musical she has ever appeared in!
Despite having previously played Loki, the affable Hiddleston admits it’s sometimes difficult to play such a diabolical villain.
Playing a superhero in a movie ought to be fun, right? After all, you get to leap tall buildings in a single bound, wear a flattering costume, and spout lines of dialogue that would just sound ridiculous coming out of your mouth on any other day of the week.
Blair Underwood is stepping into pretty big shoes when he stars as Stanley Kowalski in the current revival of Tennessee Williams’ iconic play.
Part of the reason why the film is so impressive is that Linklater has managed to take a horrific murder and somehow make it into a comedy.
Gregg has managed to make that character a major part of the Marvel movie universe, not only appearing in Iron Man 2 and Thor but also the upcoming superhero team-up movie The Avengers
Corden spoke about what is so challenging about his part in the play and why he looks forward to coming back to Broadway.
