Last Oscar season, Idris Elba was almost a shoo-in for the Best Actor race for playing Nelson Mandela in a Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Unfortunately, the British actor was snubbed, but the role resonated with his long after the cameras finished shooting. Elba dug deep to portray Mandela and
Allison Tolman is on a roll as an actress. She earned an Emmy nomination for her role on Fargo and Mindy Kaling recently wrote a role specifically for her on The Mindy Project. However, an Emmy nod and a regular gig doesn’t always make the path in the entertainment industry
Jake Gyllenhaal has an interesting perspective about life in front of and behind the camera. As the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Doner, he has a respect for what goes on behind the camera. He utilized that understanding while acting and producing on his latest film, Nightcrawler.
Reese Witherspoon made her mark in Hollywood as America’s sweetheart, but she’s now trying hard to break that image. In her latest film, Wild, she’s attempting bring an edgier side to the big screen. She explained how film studio executives were the biggest hurdles to making this transition, “I’ve sat
Naomi Grossman is enjoying the success of American Horror Story: Freak Show in her role as the gremlin-like Pepper. However, getting to that point of career satisfaction certainly wasn’t easy. She talked to Salon about her journey to series regular on the Ryan Murphy show. “It was an audition like
Cabaret is bringing in another Hollywood heavy-hitter from the big screen who is going to test her mettle on Broadway. Emma Stone is replacing Michelle Williams in the revival of Cabaret beginning Nov. 11. Stone was fortunate enough to see the 1998 show starring Natasha Richardson. She explained to The
Actor Josh Radnor is starring in the play as a Jewish art dealer who doesn’t keep his opinions to himself.
Eddie Redmayne is making a big splash this Oscar season by taking on the role of Stephen Hawking in the biopic, The Theory of Everything. That’s a heady public persona to tackle, but the Les Misérables actor understood what he was up against. He told The Hollywood Reporter at the
Spoilers Ahead: You’ve been warned! AMC’s The Walking Dead continues to be a monster hit for the cable network. The show has been shaking things up this season by integrating scenes and a character from the comic book series it is based off of. Andrew J. West plays Gareth, the head
The old saying in Hollywood is that you shouldn’t star onscreen with animals or children. Keanu Reeves ignored that advice and spent his time on the set of John Wick with an 8-week-old beagle named Andy. For Kim Krafsky, a trainer with Animal Actors International, she was in charge with
Fury hit the top of the box office last weekend and it’s proven to be a breakout film for actor Logan Lerman. Even though his debut was with Mel Gibson in The Patriot in 2000, this movie has made audiences stand up and take notice. The film was extremely physical
F. Murray Abraham is 74 and still going strong, but he has a lot of thoughts about what it takes to follow up on an Oscar win. The Homeland star spoke to The Guardian about his successful career and getting older in Hollywood. Abraham, who’s currently on Broadway in It’s
Miles Teller is one of hottest young male actors in film today. With the Fantastic Four reboot already in the can, Teller is currently doing press for his latest drama, Whiplash. The film centers around the young actor playing a jazz drummer who is dealing with a manipulative teacher played
For actress Kim Dickens, who plays Detective Rhonda Boney in the film, working with director David Fincher was the real win.
Cristin Milioti wrapped up the final season of How I Met Your Mother and headed over to a new show this season on NBC, A to Z. She explains why she chose to co-star in a series about a couple falling in love after meeting by chance through an internet
Ben Schwartz might be juggling three roles in Hollywood: actor, writer and comedian, but he did come to a fork in the road with his career years ago. The This Is Where I Leave You star revealed to Co.Create how that crossroad changed his path in the entertainment industry. “I got
A recent “Ask Me Anything” chat on Reddit offered up some surprisingly good advice for actors. An anonymous former intern at a talent agency and producer’s office gave some insight on pilot season and how an agency works during that time. A participant in the chat asked, “When you were at the
Richard Gere has had a charmed career as an actor from his breakout role in American Gigolo to Arbitrage. His latest film, Time Out of Mind, really shook the actor to his core. Gere plays a homeless man living in New York City in the film. While shooting the role he
Vulture is posing an interesting question to some of Hollywood’s leading men: “Where are the new Leos, Tobeys and Jakes?” While there seems to be a crop of up-and-coming young female stars, the men seem to be lacking. The publication spoke with Tobey Maguire about this issue and he gave
Even though they are in their sixth season, The Good Wife managed to surprise viewers with another shocking turn of events on its season premiere. This time Cary Agos, played by Matt Czuchry, found himself in jail after being charged with helping a drug lord transport hard drugs. Since the
