In recent roles in movies like Her and Under the Skin, Scarlett Johansson has made a concentrated effort to not appear as “Scarlett Johansson” (and in the case of Her, she didn’t appear at all). It’s difficult for an actress of her notoriety (and beauty) to disappear into a role
Tina Marjorino, who should have had a bigger role in the Veronica Mars movie (!), was at Comic-Con promoting her upcoming TNT show, Legends. The show stars Sean Bean as Martin Odum, a deep-cover operative who has an uncanny ability to transform himself into a different person for each job. But his
The list of professional wrestlers who have attempted acting careers is long, but the list of those who actually succeeded on the silver screen is very small. Of course, none have yet equaled the resume of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and only a few are even as popular on screen
She’s All That and Scooby-Doo star Freddie Prinze, Jr. does not appear on screen as much as he used to, and while he was at San Diego Comic-Con promoting Star Wars Rebels he has revealed why in a no-holds-barred way that reflects his current work experience with WWE. Prinze didn’t
Ali Larter was at Comic-Con this past weekend promoting her upcoming TNT show, Legends. Legends stars Sean Bean as Martin Odum, a deep-cover agent who has the ability to transform himself into a different person for every job. His true identity though comes into question when a stranger suggests that Odum
Sande Alessi Casting is in a bit of hot water after posting a racially insensitive casting call for the Universal Pictures film, Straight Outta Compton. The biopic will tell the story of the rap group N.W.A. and is set to be released in 2015. Even with the cooperation of founding members
Michael Pitt has had a quirky career jumping from Dawson’s Creek to a successful stint in indie film with directors like Gus Van Sant, Bernardo Bertolucci and Michael Haneke. This summer, he’s headed to more mainstream fare with I Origins. The film portrays the story of a molecular scientist who
San Diego Comic-Con: Daniel Radcliffe has a new film, Horns, coming out this October and to rev up the promotion, he and writer Joe Hill and director Alexandre Aja had a press conference at this weekend’s Comic Con. Horns is about a young man named Ig Perrish (Radcliffe) who becomes
First of a three-part series with excerpts from Stella Adler’s first biography Stella! Mother of Modern Acting (May 2014, Applause Theatre and Cinema Books) Written by Sheana Ochoa While writing Stella Adler’s biography I discovered a strange phenomenon: many American actors are unaware of the history of acting. Some even
Even though True Blood is halfway through its final season, fans are rejoicing that lonely Lafayette finally gets his day of happiness. Actor Nelsan Ellis talked to Vulture about why his final romantic arc is so important to him. He explained, “I’m a very lucky actor, because this is my
