As an increasing number of Oscar winners — including Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Redford, and Russell Crowe, just to name a few — turn toward supporting roles in superhero films, it’s important to note that there are younger actors who are also in supporting roles and are hoping that the […]
I don’t think many superhero movie fans will be disappointed when they pack theaters to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier this weekend. Part of that is because the movie features the debut Captain America’s sidekick of sorts, Sam Wilson AKA The Falcon, played by Anthony Mackie. Mackie’s Falcon is
It’s probably an understatement to say that emotions are running high regarding the series finale of How I Met Your Mother. Not only do fans have strong opinions about how the series wrapped up, but so does the cast. In an interview with New York magazine, Josh Radnor spoke about
It’s been three years since Emma Watson hung up her Hogwarts hat and headed to more indie fare in movies like My Week with Marilyn and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. However, she’s returned to her big blockbuster roots on March 28 by playing Ila in Darren Aronofsky‘s Noah.
Kate Winslet is known for her critically acclaimed work in movies like The Reader, Labor Day and Little Children. This year, she is departing from typical Oscar fare to dive into a big budget box office hit — Divergent. She spoke with Hero Complex about why she chose such radically
Scarlett Johansson started out her career in small, independent films, but that hasn’t stopped her from becoming a part of the Marvel franchise. She made her big-budget film debut in 2010’s Iron Man 2 as Natasha Romanoff, aka the Black Widow. Johansson spoke with the The Wall Street Journal about her
After Captain America: The Winter Soldier wrapped, star Chris Evans took the time he had off to make his directorial debut with 1:30 Train, which he shot in New York. The experience was so enjoyable that he has made a bold declaration to Variety: unless he’s playing Captain America, don’t
Martha Plimpton had an unusual child actor career. She didn’t get über-famous and then crash and burn. The actress had a slow, steady rise and maintained a busy schedule. In a new interview with The Guardian, the 43-year-old star talks about her level of fame growing up in the entertainment
Sure, Darren Aronofsky’s Noah uses more CGI H2O than old-fashioned “water pictures” used to, but that doesn’t mean that star Russell Crowe didn’t spend a lot of time during the shoot completely soaked. In fact, reportedly Crowe was soaked for so long during one day of shooting that he suffered
The upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier seems to have even more buzz than usual surrounding it, which says a lot considering few movies generate as much buzz these days as a Marvel movie. While audiences definitely gave Captain America: The First Avenger high marks, it seemed like star Chris
Amanda Seyfried‘s rise to fame began at the age of 15 when she first appeared on the soap opera As the World Turns. Last year, she was a part of the Oscar-nominated ensemble film Les Misérables and life was never the same. On the April cover of W magazine, the 28-year-old
Being that he has grown up on television, it’s difficult to dislike Jason Bateman as an actor. However, that doesn’t mean he isn’t going to exploit that affinity. In his first film as a director, Bad Words, Bateman plays a genius-level scumbag named Guy Tribly who uses his ability as
Los Angeles talks a lot about runaway production and the latest statistics show that the issue is a serious one. Film L.A. released statistics that in 2013 Louisiana became the top state for filming. With 108 major-studio movies released in 2013, 18 were primarily shot in the Southern state. Some
I was a little late to the “Anna Kendrick is talented and adorable” party considering that she first became known starring on Broadway in the musical High Society in 1998 when she was only 12. Music has been a huge part of her career since, particularly in the movie Pitch
When actors make an action film, there are always hazards to the job. Just ask Kit Harington about his time on set during the filming of Pompeii. He has stories to tell. The Game of Thrones star shared, “It was boiling hot in the studio and the ash was so
With the Oscars less than two weeks away, Hollywood is focused on will walk away with that statuette on March 2. In this strong acting year though, there were many snubs on the Oscar nominations list. Jake Gyllenhaal was one of those actors. His work as Detective Loki in Prisoners
As one of the most popular films ever released, 1997’s Titanic still generates plenty of income a year for those who were involved with making the film. However, one of them, a man by the name of Vi Jay, hasn’t seen another penny since his original payment and he feels
Get ready for Joel Kinnaman to become a household name. Even though he’s already familiar to U.S. television audiences with the show The Killing, his current role as Alex Murphy, the Detroit police officer who is rebuilt into a futuristic lawman in Robocop, is sure to change all of that.
Actors find inspiration in a variety of places when they are researching a role. For The Wolf of Wall Street star Leonardo DiCaprio, he found the perfect subject on YouTube. In the film, DiCaprio and Jonah Hill‘s characters have a drug-fueled scene after taking too many Quaaludes. At the Santa
Actors are always faced with different challenges on set and they must adapt to make the scene work. However, Joel Kinnaman might have had the greatest obstacles of all while shooting the Terrence Malick film Knight of Cups. The 34-year-old actor not only had a 17-page monologue, he also had
