One of the most anticipated films of summer 2012 is Ted, the first film directed by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. The movie is about a man named John Bennett whose childhood wish of his teddy bear coming to life has come true while he was an adult.
It’s really hard to meet the right person when you insist on staying with the wrong one. And the same goes for your acting career.
Looks like Steve Carell is steering away from light comedy. The former Office star is starring in the dark comedy Seeking A Friend for the End of the World.
If you have been given a side and very little preparation time, how do you quickly create the behavior of a character?
Rosemarie Dewitt has had her share of playing the more normal sister—with Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married and Toni Collette in The United States of Tara but in the new indie, Your Sister’s Sister, she finally gets the chance to play the screwed up sibling.
Benedict Cumberbatch has gained the attention of worldwide audiences in Oscar-nominated films such as War Horse and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. However, his most defining role, to date, can be argued to be that of “Sherlock Holmes” in the hit BBC series, Sherlock.
Jason Schwartzman is back on the big screen with another of Director Wes Anderson’s films, Moonrise Kingdom. The film has had rave reviews and even though Schwartzman is only in it for about 10 minutes, he does leave his mark on the film.
During the run of the show, he and actress Laurie Metcalf (who is currently starring as Mary Tyrone in O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night on London’s West End) exchanged emails about the pressures of working with O’Neill’s text, food before shows and pre-show preparation.
Shankman has successfully turned a hit musical comedy that was lively and fun into a slow moving slog but…. with Tom Cruise putting in a fantastic performance, you just might like it.
After learning from the best as a young actor – Jack Lemmon, Joseph Papp, Mike Nichols – Kevin Spacey is ready to give back.
