The 1999 Frank Darabont film "The Green Mile" has its fair share of truly despicable characters, but the grossest of them all has to be Sam Rockwell's "Wild Bill" Wharton, who assaults and abuses both corrections officers and his fellow inmates with abandon. In the film, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, Wild Bill is an inmate who comes to the death row facility where guard Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) works and makes life hell for everyone there, and Rockwell really put his all into it, portraying one of cinema's biggest slimeballs. He uses racist slurs, urinates on a guard's shoes, and spits a whole bunch of Moon Pie chocolate filling all over another guard. He also spits right in Paul's face, and it's nasty.
In a video for GQ where he breaks down his most iconic roles, Rockwell shares the secrets behind what was...
In a video for GQ where he breaks down his most iconic roles, Rockwell shares the secrets behind what was...
- 4/27/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Hollywood loves feel-good, based-on-real-life sports dramas, and isn't shy about drastically altering the facts to mine these tales for maximum stand-up-and-cheer potential. The scrappy high-school basketball underdogs in "Hoosiers" were, despite the school's small enrollment, actually a top team in the state during that supposed Cinderella season (which is why the filmmakers opted to set the film in a fictional town). "Remember the Titans" is riddled with inaccuracies, one of the most egregious being that T.C. Williams High School's climactic game against George C. Marshall High occurred in the middle of the season. And while the title character of "Rudy" did fulfill his dream of suiting up for his beloved Notre Dame Fighting Irish, retired NFL quarterback Joe Montana, who was on the team at the time, says the dramatic uniform-dumping scene is a pure fabrication.
In most cases, no one gets hurt by a filmmaker taking a liberty...
In most cases, no one gets hurt by a filmmaker taking a liberty...
- 8/14/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Hey there, fellow movie enthusiasts and fellow feelers of all things emotional. Get ready to ride a rollercoaster of heartache and tearful moments as we dive into the realm of the top 10 saddest movies ever made.
We all know that sometimes a good cry is just as therapeutic as a hearty laugh, and that’s exactly what we’re in for.
As someone who firmly believes in the power of a poignant story, I’m excited to guide you through these tear-jerking tales that have touched hearts and left a lasting impact on cinema.
From tragic dramas to heartrending romances, let’s dive into a world where emotions run high and the tears flow freely.
1 “Schindler’s List” (1993) – A Heartbreaking Tale of Humanity
“Schindler’s List” doesn’t just deliver a gut-wrenching historical narrative – it rips open wounds that can never truly heal.
Spielberg’s masterful direction and exceptional performances convey the...
We all know that sometimes a good cry is just as therapeutic as a hearty laugh, and that’s exactly what we’re in for.
As someone who firmly believes in the power of a poignant story, I’m excited to guide you through these tear-jerking tales that have touched hearts and left a lasting impact on cinema.
From tragic dramas to heartrending romances, let’s dive into a world where emotions run high and the tears flow freely.
1 “Schindler’s List” (1993) – A Heartbreaking Tale of Humanity
“Schindler’s List” doesn’t just deliver a gut-wrenching historical narrative – it rips open wounds that can never truly heal.
Spielberg’s masterful direction and exceptional performances convey the...
- 8/11/2023
- by Pia Vermaak
- buddytv.com
For crime movie fans, IMDb users have made finding the best of the genre easy. Classics like The Godfather and The Dark Knight are among their highest-rated films. Every film on this list made IMDb’s Top 100 movies, and none ranked lower than forty.
Our best crime movies list offers some unforgettable cinematic experiences – give them a shot if you haven’t already done so.
10 Best Crime Films of All Time, Ranked on IMDb The Departed (2006) – 8.5 The Green Mile (1999) – 8.6 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – 8.6 Se7en (1995) – 8.6 Goodfellas (1990) – 8.7 Pulp Fiction (1994) – 8.9 The Godfather Part II (1974) – 9 12 Angry Men (1957) – 9.0 The Dark Knight (2008) – 9.0 The Godfather (1972) – 9.2 10 ‘The Departed’ (2006)
IMDb: 8.5/10 1.4M | Popularity: 182 | Top 250: #39 | Metascore: 85
Related: 10 Best Matt Damon Movies, Ranked by Viewers
Billy and Colin’s lives are intertwined in The Departed. Set on the streets of Boston, Leonardo DiCaprio plays Billy — an undercover cop infiltrating a crime syndicate. Matt Damon is Colin Sullivan — trying to infiltrate law enforcement from within.
Our best crime movies list offers some unforgettable cinematic experiences – give them a shot if you haven’t already done so.
10 Best Crime Films of All Time, Ranked on IMDb The Departed (2006) – 8.5 The Green Mile (1999) – 8.6 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – 8.6 Se7en (1995) – 8.6 Goodfellas (1990) – 8.7 Pulp Fiction (1994) – 8.9 The Godfather Part II (1974) – 9 12 Angry Men (1957) – 9.0 The Dark Knight (2008) – 9.0 The Godfather (1972) – 9.2 10 ‘The Departed’ (2006)
IMDb: 8.5/10 1.4M | Popularity: 182 | Top 250: #39 | Metascore: 85
Related: 10 Best Matt Damon Movies, Ranked by Viewers
Billy and Colin’s lives are intertwined in The Departed. Set on the streets of Boston, Leonardo DiCaprio plays Billy — an undercover cop infiltrating a crime syndicate. Matt Damon is Colin Sullivan — trying to infiltrate law enforcement from within.
- 4/30/2023
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has given The Green Mile a 4K upgrade and will be releasing it as a 4K Uhd & Blu-ray Combo Pack (along with Digital) that will be available on February 22nd. Here's a look at the official cover art and list of bonus features:
Burbank, Calif., January 5, 2022 – The Green Mile, which received four Oscar® nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Michael Clarke Duncan, Best Sound and Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital on 2/22/22, it was announced today by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
Released in 1999, the critically-acclaimed The Green Mile was directed by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and is based on Stephen King's 1996 novel of the same name.
The film stars Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks, Academy Award® nominee Michael Clarke Duncan (Armageddon), David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter,...
Burbank, Calif., January 5, 2022 – The Green Mile, which received four Oscar® nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Michael Clarke Duncan, Best Sound and Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital on 2/22/22, it was announced today by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
Released in 1999, the critically-acclaimed The Green Mile was directed by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and is based on Stephen King's 1996 novel of the same name.
The film stars Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks, Academy Award® nominee Michael Clarke Duncan (Armageddon), David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter,...
- 1/7/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
“Please boss, don’t put that thing over my face, don’t put me in the dark. I’s afraid of the dark.”
The Green Mile, which received four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Michael Clarke Duncan, Best Sound and Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital on 2/22/22, it was announced today by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
Released in 1999, the critically-acclaimed The Green Mile was directed by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and is based on Stephen King’s 1996 novel of the same name.
The film stars Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, Academy Award® nominee Michael Clarke Duncan (Armageddon), David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter, Graeme Greene, Doug Hutchison, Sam Rockwell, Barry Pepper, Jeffrey DeMunn, Patricia Clarkson, and Harry Dean Stanton.
The film was written and directed by Darabont, based on...
The Green Mile, which received four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Michael Clarke Duncan, Best Sound and Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital on 2/22/22, it was announced today by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
Released in 1999, the critically-acclaimed The Green Mile was directed by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and is based on Stephen King’s 1996 novel of the same name.
The film stars Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, Academy Award® nominee Michael Clarke Duncan (Armageddon), David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter, Graeme Greene, Doug Hutchison, Sam Rockwell, Barry Pepper, Jeffrey DeMunn, Patricia Clarkson, and Harry Dean Stanton.
The film was written and directed by Darabont, based on...
- 1/6/2022
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Photo: ‘The Green Mile'/Warner Bros Pictures There’s no shortage of Christ figures in cinema--Superman, ’Cool Hand Luke’, Neo from ‘The Matrix’. And yet, John Coffey from ‘The Green Mile’, incomparably portrayed by the late Michael Clarke Duncan, stands comfortably among them--gifted with the mystical power of imbuing life at the expense of his own health, he not-so-subtly embodies the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. 'The Green Mile' What differentiates ‘The Green Mile’, however, is that Coffey isn’t the star--his executioners are. The electric chair serves as a Great Depression-era cross, and Tom Hanks’ Paul Edgecomb, a correctional supervisor at Cold Mountain Penitentiary’s death row (“The Green Mile”), is the Roman centurion tasked with overseeing his execution--”Surely this man was the Son of God!” Hell, the electrode headpiece is a crown of thorns--and don’t forget the initials (J. C.). Related article: A Tribute to Tom Hanks,...
- 5/5/2021
- by Daniel Choi
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Welcome to this week’s Aew: Dynamite review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and I’m chit. I’m a chitty person. I smell like chit. I eat chit. I f–k like chit. My wife says doing me is chitty…a chitty chitty bang bang. Dick Van Dyke should have two-thirds of his name censored. What kind of chitty world is it when Dick Van Dyke is allowed to run around without a censor bar around his body? Lionel Jefferies: A flying motor car! Me: Shut up, chit-head! Lionel Jefferies: Aw! Gablime! Me: You talk like chit! You got chit in your mouth?! Lionel Jefferies: A flying motor car! Me: Stop saying that! Lionel Jefferies: A flying motor car! Me: Shut the f–k up! What the… Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! Me: What did you call me?...
- 4/22/2021
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Stephen King is a problematic author. One of the most prolific writers around, King’s tomes have been the source of discussion for everything, from his employment of the magical Negro trope to his repetitious use of women fearing their menstrual cycle. Running alongside that is his usage of the disabled as objects of both fear and pity. CBS All Access’ recent adaptation of “The Stand,” streaming now, should remind us that King — and the directors adapting his work — has an ableism problem. (IndieWire has reached out to CBS All Access and King for comment.)
“The Stand” tells the story of a devastating pandemic and the group of survivors trying to restore society. On one side are the acolytes of Mother Abigail (played by Whoopi Goldberg in the new series), while the venal hedonism of the world is overseen by the “dark man,” Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard).
Where good and...
“The Stand” tells the story of a devastating pandemic and the group of survivors trying to restore society. On one side are the acolytes of Mother Abigail (played by Whoopi Goldberg in the new series), while the venal hedonism of the world is overseen by the “dark man,” Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard).
Where good and...
- 12/30/2020
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Dr. Donald W. Shirley was a piano prodigy of Jamaican descent who had mastered much of the standard concert repertory by age 10. “His virtuosity is worthy of gods,” Igor Stravinsky once said. Yet the idiosyncratic Shirley has been reduced to one of cinema’s long-standing racist stock characters in Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book.”
To be fair, “Green Book” doesn’t set out to be a Don Shirley biopic; however, the movie’s billed as essentially an interracial buddy comedy. Universal, which produced the film, plans to submit the true-life road trip film in the Best Comedy/Musical at the Golden Globes (although its eventual category placement will be determined by the Hollywood Foreign Press). American buddy comedies have generally mandated equal screen time to both characters — except when one of those characters is black, and exists almost entirely to help transform his white companion on a quest toward salvation.
To be fair, “Green Book” doesn’t set out to be a Don Shirley biopic; however, the movie’s billed as essentially an interracial buddy comedy. Universal, which produced the film, plans to submit the true-life road trip film in the Best Comedy/Musical at the Golden Globes (although its eventual category placement will be determined by the Hollywood Foreign Press). American buddy comedies have generally mandated equal screen time to both characters — except when one of those characters is black, and exists almost entirely to help transform his white companion on a quest toward salvation.
- 11/23/2018
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched the first three episodes of “Castle Rock,” which launched on Hulu July 25.
Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason’s “Castle Rock,” based on the universe of Stephen King, comes chock full of visual and character references to the prolific author’s library. But they wanted the series to be able to stand on its own, regardless of whether a viewer has a wealth of knowledge about King.
“We were really careful and thoughtful about roping in references and characters and landmarks and ideas in a way that would feel organic to the story we were telling this season,” Shaw tells Variety. “[We didn’t want to] give the audience the Sunday newspaper word jumble of randomized Stephen King deep cuts.”
Both long-time fans of King, Shaw and Thomason approached “Castle Rock” as a way to interconnect stories the novelist spent decades creating and add detail...
Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason’s “Castle Rock,” based on the universe of Stephen King, comes chock full of visual and character references to the prolific author’s library. But they wanted the series to be able to stand on its own, regardless of whether a viewer has a wealth of knowledge about King.
“We were really careful and thoughtful about roping in references and characters and landmarks and ideas in a way that would feel organic to the story we were telling this season,” Shaw tells Variety. “[We didn’t want to] give the audience the Sunday newspaper word jumble of randomized Stephen King deep cuts.”
Both long-time fans of King, Shaw and Thomason approached “Castle Rock” as a way to interconnect stories the novelist spent decades creating and add detail...
- 7/25/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Stephen King and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions have teased the impending arrival of a secret new Hulu project titled Castle Rock, named after the fictional Maine town that serves as the setting of many of the author's stories.
"Jj Abrams and I want to invite you to take a trip to Castle Rock. Soon. Be afraid," King warned on Twitter after the minute-long teaser was revealed.
The video that accompanied the unveiling lists the names of many of the characters, places and creatures that lurked in and around Castle Rock – Shawshank State Prison,...
"Jj Abrams and I want to invite you to take a trip to Castle Rock. Soon. Be afraid," King warned on Twitter after the minute-long teaser was revealed.
The video that accompanied the unveiling lists the names of many of the characters, places and creatures that lurked in and around Castle Rock – Shawshank State Prison,...
- 2/18/2017
- Rollingstone.com
I think everyone in this country should be aware by now that our race relations are at an all time low. It seems every time we hear the news another black citizen has been shot by the police or police have been shot by someone angry about these shootings. It cannot continue. We as a nation cannot keep going down this road.
I have always sympathized with Black Americans. In fact as a Scot and Irish American I have always sympathized with anyone who ever got pushed around, starting with Native Americans, Asians, Jewish immigrants, women of any ethnic group, Hispanics from any country.
I also sympathize with the people who are tasked with law enforcement. It’s a tough job. I had some training in that area. A couple of years ago I was hired by a Security company and was trained in unarmed, and armed, uniformed security. I...
I have always sympathized with Black Americans. In fact as a Scot and Irish American I have always sympathized with anyone who ever got pushed around, starting with Native Americans, Asians, Jewish immigrants, women of any ethnic group, Hispanics from any country.
I also sympathize with the people who are tasked with law enforcement. It’s a tough job. I had some training in that area. A couple of years ago I was hired by a Security company and was trained in unarmed, and armed, uniformed security. I...
- 8/30/2016
- by Sam Moffitt
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
From Harry Potter to Jason Bourne: our favorite movies from booksFrom Harry Potter to Jason Bourne: our favorite movies from booksScott Goodyer8/8/2016 4:21:00 Pm
Book worms rise up - it’s National Book Lovers day!
What book are you currently reading? A few of us over here right now are enjoying Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, Herman Koch’s Summer House with Swimming Pool and Emma Cline’s The Girls.
In honour of this glorious day, we wanted to celebrate by making a list of some great books that have made the jump over to the big screen.
If you have read these books but haven’t seen the movie, click on the titles to rent/buy them in our store!
1. The Green Mile
The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy crime drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and adapted from the 1996 Stephen King novel of the same name.
Book worms rise up - it’s National Book Lovers day!
What book are you currently reading? A few of us over here right now are enjoying Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, Herman Koch’s Summer House with Swimming Pool and Emma Cline’s The Girls.
In honour of this glorious day, we wanted to celebrate by making a list of some great books that have made the jump over to the big screen.
If you have read these books but haven’t seen the movie, click on the titles to rent/buy them in our store!
1. The Green Mile
The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy crime drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and adapted from the 1996 Stephen King novel of the same name.
- 8/8/2016
- by Scott Goodyer
- Cineplex
A review of tonight's "The Leftovers" coming up just as soon as I go outside to curse... "There is no Patti, Kevin. There is only you." -Laurie Ohmigod, they killed Kevin! But probably not. If not for Michael Murphy appearing in the episode's closing minutes to drag Kevin away — a few scenes after he was left in tears by a conversation with Virgil that in hindsight clearly involved his grandfather telling him his whole suicidal plan for that evening — I might be more concerned that Kevin had just been poisoned with no epinephrine handy, or perhaps annoyed that "The Leftovers" was teasing us with the apparent death of its main character(*) when it likely plans to do no such thing. An episode that ends with Kevin foaming at the mouth on the floor of Virgil's trailer is a taunt; the episode ending with Michael taking Kevin away is a tease,...
- 11/16/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
No one was sure, when "The Green Mile" was released 15 years ago this week (on December 10, 1999), whether lightning could strike twice in the same spot for Frank Darabont. Sure, the writer/director's first Stephen King prison drama, 1994's "The Shawshank Redemption," had gone from commercial failure to beloved classic in five years. But another King prison tale, one that was three hours long and featured some horrific electric-chair executions, bizarre fantasy elements, and a trained mouse?
As it turned out, of course, "Green Mile" became a huge hit, earned four Oscar nominations, put another feather in star Tom Hanks's cap, and made a star of Michael Clarke Duncan, who played miracle-working, self-sacrificing inmate John Coffey. To this day, it remains the most beloved movie adapted from a King tale.
Still, as many times as you've seen it, there's plenty you may not know: how former ditch-digger Clarke got the star-making part,...
As it turned out, of course, "Green Mile" became a huge hit, earned four Oscar nominations, put another feather in star Tom Hanks's cap, and made a star of Michael Clarke Duncan, who played miracle-working, self-sacrificing inmate John Coffey. To this day, it remains the most beloved movie adapted from a King tale.
Still, as many times as you've seen it, there's plenty you may not know: how former ditch-digger Clarke got the star-making part,...
- 12/10/2014
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Warner Bros.
Ahhh, the sublime death scene: the director’s secret weapon and the jobbing actor’s Holy Grail. The perfect death, judged carefully, is a stunningly powerful grace note to some of the greatest, most truly Oscar-baiting scenes in movie history.
Who can forget Nick in The Deer Hunter, Christopher Walken’s brilliantly empty smile as he says, “one shot” at the climax of his final game of Russian Roulette? John Coffey in The Green Mile, simply asking Tom Hanks not to place the hood over his head as they strap him into the electric chair? Atreyu in The Neverending Story, begging his beloved horse Artax not to drown in the Swamps Of Sadness? Oh, god… Artax…
These are not that kind of death scene. Whether it’s deliberate, for a hilariously memorable moment in a comedy; or completely unintentional, a moment of poor judgement in a good movie...
Ahhh, the sublime death scene: the director’s secret weapon and the jobbing actor’s Holy Grail. The perfect death, judged carefully, is a stunningly powerful grace note to some of the greatest, most truly Oscar-baiting scenes in movie history.
Who can forget Nick in The Deer Hunter, Christopher Walken’s brilliantly empty smile as he says, “one shot” at the climax of his final game of Russian Roulette? John Coffey in The Green Mile, simply asking Tom Hanks not to place the hood over his head as they strap him into the electric chair? Atreyu in The Neverending Story, begging his beloved horse Artax not to drown in the Swamps Of Sadness? Oh, god… Artax…
These are not that kind of death scene. Whether it’s deliberate, for a hilariously memorable moment in a comedy; or completely unintentional, a moment of poor judgement in a good movie...
- 8/22/2014
- by Ben Cooke
- Obsessed with Film
Shawshank adapter Frank Darabont weaves his magic on Stephen King's other Depression-era prison yarn. Tom Hanks is the Death Row guard torn between his duties and the growing conviction that giant inmate John Coffey (the Oscar-nominated Michael Clarke Duncan) is not only innocent, but possessed of a supernatural gift. Sam Rockwell makes an early impression as Hanks' sadistic colleague in this engrossing and ultimately uplifting tale.
- 8/11/2014
- Sky Movies
In a canny move surprising few, Amazon have gone and echoed a pattern Netflix began around a year ago and nabbed a series from the Us where they will add an episode each week the day after its Us broadcast. This practice worked well with Breaking Bad and From Dusk Till Dawn in the past year and the publicity it got could well be the reason why you might encounter so many people who are only now making their way through five seasons of Breaking Bad via Netflix. So the show in question which be all exclusive up in here is the new Steven Spielberg/Halle Berry joint called Extant.
I knew nothing about this show going in and that is perhaps the best way to view it. I’m not going to claim this is the new Lost or whatever at this point but the first episode was ‘promising...
I knew nothing about this show going in and that is perhaps the best way to view it. I’m not going to claim this is the new Lost or whatever at this point but the first episode was ‘promising...
- 7/14/2014
- by Chris Holt
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sure, it would be easy to rattle off all sorts of movie titles that feature the name of colors. Go ahead and knock yourself out: The Pink Panther, Red Dawn, Yellow Submarine, Purple Rain, Blue Velvet, Goldfinger, etc. The listing seems rather endless. However, can one come up with color-contained movie titles that also carry some messaging of substance and contemplation? Maybe films such as Fried Green Tomatoes or Steel Magnolias are color-coated entries that carries some relevance in its messaging about feminine empowerment for instance. In Rainbow Coalition: Top 10 Movie Titles with Color and Substance let us look are the leading selections that have both color (in title) and substance (in thematic forethought) attached to its skin. Hey, maybe one can make a case for Pink Flamingos but The Blue Lagoon might be stretching things a bit…don’t you think? The Rainbow Coalition: Top 10 Movie Titles with Color...
- 7/1/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
What if you were guarding a prisoner on death row who was capable of performing miracles? This is the moral dilemma guard Paul Edgecomb faces in Frank Darabont’s The Green Mile, the 1999 film based on the Stephen King serial novel of the same name. At the brink of its 15th anniversary, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced a new Diamond Luxe Anniversary Edition of the film on Blu-ray.
One of five films getting the anniversary treatment from Warner Bros. (the other four are Natural Born Killers, Forrest Gump, Gremlins and Ben-Hur), The Green Mile will be re-released on Blu-ray on September 30th. It’s unknown at this time whether the new release will include a fresh transfer, but it will come with new special features, including a longer version of the behind-the-scenes documentary. The 15th anniversary release of The Green Mile features new eye-grabbing packaging that prominently places the movie’s characters.
One of five films getting the anniversary treatment from Warner Bros. (the other four are Natural Born Killers, Forrest Gump, Gremlins and Ben-Hur), The Green Mile will be re-released on Blu-ray on September 30th. It’s unknown at this time whether the new release will include a fresh transfer, but it will come with new special features, including a longer version of the behind-the-scenes documentary. The 15th anniversary release of The Green Mile features new eye-grabbing packaging that prominently places the movie’s characters.
- 6/23/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Patricia Clarkson won me over the moment she looked into John Coffey's eyes and told him, "I dreamed you were wandering in the dark. And so was I. And we found each other. We found each other in the dark." And then, more than a decade after The Green Mile hit theaters, she won me over again in Easy A when - playing the role of the mother to Emma Stone's Olive - she admitted quite candidly to her daughter that she had a horrible reputation when she was younger and that she slept with a whole bunch of people. "Mostly guys." Clarkson is one of those actors who owns a role, and she can be incredibly charming in the process. That may or may not come in handy for her part in The Maze Runner. The feature adaptation of James Dashner's novel has already begun production,...
- 6/18/2013
- cinemablend.com
Actor made famous in prison drama The Green Mile remembered at 85th Academy Awards ceremony
Oscars 2013 coverage continues on our liveblog
Michael Clarke Duncan, best remembered for his role as the gentle giant in the 1999 prison drama The Green Mile, was honoured in the In Memoriam section of tonight's Oscar ceremony. The Chicago-born actor died from heart failure at the age of 54.
Clarke Duncan picked up Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for his role as John Coffey in The Green Mile. His other films included Daredevil, Bulworth, Planet of the Apes and Armageddon.
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Michael Clarke Duncan, best remembered for his role as the gentle giant in the 1999 prison drama The Green Mile, was honoured in the In Memoriam section of tonight's Oscar ceremony. The Chicago-born actor died from heart failure at the age of 54.
Clarke Duncan picked up Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for his role as John Coffey in The Green Mile. His other films included Daredevil, Bulworth, Planet of the Apes and Armageddon.
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- 2/25/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Some fantastic art was created when Comic Book Resources put out their most recent challenge, which was to blend the world of Stephen King with the world of comic books. The Hulk replaces Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey, taking a stroll on The Green Mile. Shazam's Billy Batson lends Andy Dufresne some help during a pivotal scene from Frank Darabont's Shawshank Redemption. And Deadpool surfs across a pool of blood in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
- 9/24/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
Michael Clarke Duncan, the Oscar-nominated star of The Green Mile, was most commonly described as having a "big heart" during his memorial service at Forest Lawn in Los Angeles on Monday. Bones and The Finder creator Hart Hanson spoke of fans asking for hugs, not autographs, from the 6-ft., 5-in., 300-lb. actor. But Jay Leno was one of the first to get choked up while speaking of Duncan. Related: Michael Clarke Duncan 'Fought Really, Really Hard,' Friend Says"In this cynical world of Hollywood, here was a guy who was happy for every job he got," said Leno. "Just...
- 9/11/2012
- by Jessica Herndon
- PEOPLE.com
What had Et readers buzzing this week?
1. Michael Clarke Duncan Dies
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan has died, Et has learned.
The Green Mile star's fiancee, Reverend Omarosa Manigault, has confirmed that the actor passed away in Los Angeles September 3 at the age of 54.
This news comes after Duncan's hospitalization following a "myocardial infarction" suffered on July 13 from which he never fully recovered.
According to Manigault's rep, "[she] is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of [Duncan's] life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date."
A close friend tells Et that Manigault is "devastated" over the loss.
The Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated actor was born in Chicago and moved to Los Angeles in 1990, supporting himself as a bodyguard while pursuing an acting career.
His first roles closely resembled his day job, playing either guards or bouncers in films such as Back in Business, A Night at the Roxbury, [link...
1. Michael Clarke Duncan Dies
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan has died, Et has learned.
The Green Mile star's fiancee, Reverend Omarosa Manigault, has confirmed that the actor passed away in Los Angeles September 3 at the age of 54.
This news comes after Duncan's hospitalization following a "myocardial infarction" suffered on July 13 from which he never fully recovered.
According to Manigault's rep, "[she] is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of [Duncan's] life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date."
A close friend tells Et that Manigault is "devastated" over the loss.
The Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated actor was born in Chicago and moved to Los Angeles in 1990, supporting himself as a bodyguard while pursuing an acting career.
His first roles closely resembled his day job, playing either guards or bouncers in films such as Back in Business, A Night at the Roxbury, [link...
- 9/8/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
The L.A. County coroner's office reportedly does not see any reason to review Michael Clarke Duncan's death case.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Craig Harvey of the coroner's office revealed that, as a doctor has signed Duncan's death certificate, all the evidence suggests that the Oscar nominee died of natural causes.
Related: Michael Clarke Duncan Has Died
The Green Mile star's fiancee, Reverend Omarosa Manigault told Et that the actor "never fully recovered" from a heart attack suffered on July 13.
Duncan was born in Chicago and moved to Los Angeles in 1990, supporting himself as a bodyguard while pursuing an acting career.
Related: Top 10 Michael Clarke Duncan Roles
His first roles closely resembled his day job, playing either guards or bouncers in films such as Back in Business, A Night at the Roxbury, The Players Club and Bulworth.
Soon he landed more meaty roles, playing Bear in Armageddon and finally portraying John Coffey in his...
According to the Los Angeles Times, Craig Harvey of the coroner's office revealed that, as a doctor has signed Duncan's death certificate, all the evidence suggests that the Oscar nominee died of natural causes.
Related: Michael Clarke Duncan Has Died
The Green Mile star's fiancee, Reverend Omarosa Manigault told Et that the actor "never fully recovered" from a heart attack suffered on July 13.
Duncan was born in Chicago and moved to Los Angeles in 1990, supporting himself as a bodyguard while pursuing an acting career.
Related: Top 10 Michael Clarke Duncan Roles
His first roles closely resembled his day job, playing either guards or bouncers in films such as Back in Business, A Night at the Roxbury, The Players Club and Bulworth.
Soon he landed more meaty roles, playing Bear in Armageddon and finally portraying John Coffey in his...
- 9/5/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
I first saw The Green Mile in 2001, two years after its theatrical release, aged 12. Alongside my father, I sat in awe as the film unfolded, mesmorised by both the onscreen performances and thrilling plot that The Green Mile had to offer. Well paced, lovingly put together and with a truly heartwarming story at its core, it's safe to say I was impressed.
However, it was the introduction of one John Coffey – played exquisitely by Michael Clarke Duncan – that really stole the show. The gentle giant, Duncan's portrayal of the wrongly accused Coffey was magnificent, stealing the show and, dare I admit it, bringing me to tears throughout. While I fought valiantly to keep said tears at bay (what 12 year old boy wants to cry in front of his dad...it's hardly 'manly'), my efforts were futile – the quality of Duncan's performance combined with the film's beautiful score made sure of that.
However, it was the introduction of one John Coffey – played exquisitely by Michael Clarke Duncan – that really stole the show. The gentle giant, Duncan's portrayal of the wrongly accused Coffey was magnificent, stealing the show and, dare I admit it, bringing me to tears throughout. While I fought valiantly to keep said tears at bay (what 12 year old boy wants to cry in front of his dad...it's hardly 'manly'), my efforts were futile – the quality of Duncan's performance combined with the film's beautiful score made sure of that.
- 9/4/2012
- Shadowlocked
American actor best known for his film role as the gentle giant in The Green Mile
Every character actor who has ever been typecast dreams of a role that will transcend the cliches of his image. For Michael Clarke Duncan, who has died aged 54 of complications from a heart attack suffered in July, that breakout role also drew on the hidden truth of his own personality, and the results were spectacular.
Duncan was nominated for an Oscar as best supporting actor in The Green Mile (1999), the film of the Stephen King story in which he plays John Coffey, a gentle giant with extraordinary powers, on death row for raping and killing two young girls. The film's climax, when Coffey, innocent of the crimes but having punished the real killer and an evil guard, goes to the electric chair telling Tom Hanks not to put a hood over his head because...
Every character actor who has ever been typecast dreams of a role that will transcend the cliches of his image. For Michael Clarke Duncan, who has died aged 54 of complications from a heart attack suffered in July, that breakout role also drew on the hidden truth of his own personality, and the results were spectacular.
Duncan was nominated for an Oscar as best supporting actor in The Green Mile (1999), the film of the Stephen King story in which he plays John Coffey, a gentle giant with extraordinary powers, on death row for raping and killing two young girls. The film's climax, when Coffey, innocent of the crimes but having punished the real killer and an evil guard, goes to the electric chair telling Tom Hanks not to put a hood over his head because...
- 9/4/2012
- by Michael Carlson
- The Guardian - Film News
Michael Clarke Duncan, star of the Bones spin-off The Finder, died on Monday following complications from a heart attack. He was 54 years old.
Duncan was an unmistakable presence, standing six feet, five inches tall and weighing more than 300 pounds. After a landing series of film roles that took advantage of his massive size, Duncan exploded into stardom with his turn as John Coffey in Frank Darabont's The Green Mile. It was that... More >>...
Duncan was an unmistakable presence, standing six feet, five inches tall and weighing more than 300 pounds. After a landing series of film roles that took advantage of his massive size, Duncan exploded into stardom with his turn as John Coffey in Frank Darabont's The Green Mile. It was that... More >>...
- 9/4/2012
- by Tim Surette
- TV.com
Michael Clarke Duncan never quite recovered from his July 13 heart attack - but he had his fiancée, Omarosa Manigault, by his side the whole time. The former Apprentice contestant spent the last 50 days keeping vigil at his hospital bedside, a source tells People. "She was literally there every second," the source says. Adds the source: "She is a strong woman who is full of faith, but right now she is heartbroken." According to the source, Duncan, who died at age 54 on Monday in Los Angeles, was already suffering major brain damage. The source also adds that doctors believe a...
- 9/4/2012
- PEOPLE.com
Michael Clarke Duncan was a big actor in every sense of the word, a former bodyguard who got a huge break at the age of 41 with a stunning performance in "The Green Mile," and turned in an eclectic range of memorable roles in action, comedy, and dramas.
After tragically dying of a heart attack yesterday at age 54, we're paying tribute to the man by laying out his five career-best filmic turns.
Do you agree with our picks? Leave your thoughts and share your sadness at this great loss in the comments.
5. 'The Whole Nine Yards' (2000)
Famously, it was tough guy Bruce Willis who gave Duncan his big breakthrough, recommending to director Frank Darabont that he cast the 6-foot-5 behemoth in "The Green Mile," even after Willis himself had been turned down for the Tom Hanks lead. It was this act of generosity that perhaps led Duncan to return...
After tragically dying of a heart attack yesterday at age 54, we're paying tribute to the man by laying out his five career-best filmic turns.
Do you agree with our picks? Leave your thoughts and share your sadness at this great loss in the comments.
5. 'The Whole Nine Yards' (2000)
Famously, it was tough guy Bruce Willis who gave Duncan his big breakthrough, recommending to director Frank Darabont that he cast the 6-foot-5 behemoth in "The Green Mile," even after Willis himself had been turned down for the Tom Hanks lead. It was this act of generosity that perhaps led Duncan to return...
- 9/4/2012
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
In his 17 years in Hollywood, Michael Clarke Duncan appeared in nearly 100 movies and TV shows, but he'll be remembered for just one. And maybe that's enough. The understated yet towering performance he gave in 1999's "The Green Mile" gave him a career, and it was the key to why audiences loved him, even in more forgettable films. Duncan broke into show business as a bodyguard, so it's a miracle that he didn't get stuck in the hulking character parts he played (generic bouncers and tough guys) in his early movies. Credit goes in part to Bruce Willis (Duncan played part of his crew in "Armageddon"), who recognized something more in the six-foot-five, 315-pound actor and recommended him to director Frank Darabont for the key role in "Green Mile." (Willis and Duncan would go on to make three more movies together.) On paper, the "Green Mile" role of framed death-row inmate John Coffey shouldn't have worked.
- 9/4/2012
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
We take a look back at the work of the much loved star of The Green Mile, who died yesterday
Michael Clarke Duncan's move from bodyguard duties into acting was pretty seamless: lots of bit parts in TV shows and films like Back in Business, Bulworth and The Players Club came his way, all of the "bouncer", "body builder" and "security guard" variety. His big break came after he stopped real-life minding, and scored a role in Jerry Bruckheimer's epic space-disaster movie Armageddon. Though only one of the squad guys, he earned instant immortality with his "you the man" utterance in the final climactic sequence. (It's at 4:48.)
And anyone supposing he was the new Ving Rhames was put to rights in the scene where Duncan began frugging in leopardskin underpants - it's even more effective with the Spanish dubbing.
But it was his subsequent casting in The Green Mile,...
Michael Clarke Duncan's move from bodyguard duties into acting was pretty seamless: lots of bit parts in TV shows and films like Back in Business, Bulworth and The Players Club came his way, all of the "bouncer", "body builder" and "security guard" variety. His big break came after he stopped real-life minding, and scored a role in Jerry Bruckheimer's epic space-disaster movie Armageddon. Though only one of the squad guys, he earned instant immortality with his "you the man" utterance in the final climactic sequence. (It's at 4:48.)
And anyone supposing he was the new Ving Rhames was put to rights in the scene where Duncan began frugging in leopardskin underpants - it's even more effective with the Spanish dubbing.
But it was his subsequent casting in The Green Mile,...
- 9/4/2012
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Character actor who was Oscar-nominated for his 1999 breakthrough film fails to recover after heart attack
Michael Clarke Duncan, the prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in The Green Mile, has died aged 54.
Duncan died on Monday at the Cedars-Sinai medical centre in Los Angeles, where he was being treated for a heart attack, according to his fiancee, Omarosa Manigault.
The muscular, 6ft 4in Duncan – a former bodyguard who turned to acting in his 30s – "suffered a myocardial infarction on 13 July and never fully recovered", said a statement issued by a spokesman.
"Manigault is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date."
Earlier this year Duncan had appeared in a video for Peta, the animal rights organisation, in which he spoke...
Michael Clarke Duncan, the prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in The Green Mile, has died aged 54.
Duncan died on Monday at the Cedars-Sinai medical centre in Los Angeles, where he was being treated for a heart attack, according to his fiancee, Omarosa Manigault.
The muscular, 6ft 4in Duncan – a former bodyguard who turned to acting in his 30s – "suffered a myocardial infarction on 13 July and never fully recovered", said a statement issued by a spokesman.
"Manigault is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date."
Earlier this year Duncan had appeared in a video for Peta, the animal rights organisation, in which he spoke...
- 9/4/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
It's been a tragic few weeks for Hollywood. First we lost legendary action director Tony Scott, and yesterday we learned of the tragic death of Oscar nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan. That nomination came from The Green Mile, and if you haven't seen that, go see it. I won't pretend I can give any adequate words for the occasion, but we have one man who can: Frank Darabont, the man who directed Duncan as John Coffey.
- 9/4/2012
- by David Hoffman
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Frank Darabont has paid tribute to the late actor Michael Clarke Duncan. The director worked with the star - who passed away last night at the age of 54 - on 1998's The Green Mile. In a statement, Darabont said that Duncan was "one of the finest people I've ever had the privilege to work with or know. "Michael was the gentlest of souls - an exemplar of decency, integrity and kindness. The sadness I feel is inexpressible." > Michael Clarke Duncan dies, aged 54: Stars mourn Green Mile actor Michael Clarke Duncan's breakout role and perhaps his best known was The Green Mile's John Coffey. Speaking about their filming experience together, Darabont continued: "Our experience making The Green (more)...
- 9/4/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise have led the tributes to their The Green Mile co-star Michael Clarke Duncan following his death on Monday, with Hanks hailing his late pal as a "treasure" and a "magic" talent.
The actor, a former bodyguard, never fully recovered from a cardiac arrest he suffered at his home in Los Angeles in July and he passed away in hospital on Monday morning.
Duncan's famous friends flocked to Twitter.com after hearing the news, with Sinise writing, "Had the pleasure of working on 2 things with Michael Clark Duncan. The Green Mile, & as guest star on CSI: NY. A real gentleman. R.I P my friend."
Michael Clarke Duncan (L) Tom Hanks (C) and producer Tom Jacobson following the world premiere of The Ladykillers in 2004
Several stars shared their personal memories of Duncan, with Olivia Munn telling her fans, "Michael Clarke Duncan always had a smile on...
The actor, a former bodyguard, never fully recovered from a cardiac arrest he suffered at his home in Los Angeles in July and he passed away in hospital on Monday morning.
Duncan's famous friends flocked to Twitter.com after hearing the news, with Sinise writing, "Had the pleasure of working on 2 things with Michael Clark Duncan. The Green Mile, & as guest star on CSI: NY. A real gentleman. R.I P my friend."
Michael Clarke Duncan (L) Tom Hanks (C) and producer Tom Jacobson following the world premiere of The Ladykillers in 2004
Several stars shared their personal memories of Duncan, with Olivia Munn telling her fans, "Michael Clarke Duncan always had a smile on...
- 9/4/2012
- by WENN
- Huffington Post
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan died yesterday morning in a Los Angeles hospital. His death was confirmed by a statement from his fiancee, Omarosa Manigault. He was 54.
Duncan was a beloved actor, who typically portrayed kind-hearted or vulnerable characters despite his massive stature. He is best known for his role as John Coffey in The Green Mile, for which he earned an Oscar nomination. Despite only taking up acting in 1995, Duncan was a prolific actor, with 94 credits to his name. Those credits include Daredevil, The Whole Ten Yards, Sin City, Kung Fu Panda, and Green Lantern.
My favorite role of Duncan’s was his work in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Normally when serious actors like Duncan are in comedies they stick out, but in Talladega Nights he has some of the funniest moments of a very funny movie. As soon as I heard of his death I instantly...
Duncan was a beloved actor, who typically portrayed kind-hearted or vulnerable characters despite his massive stature. He is best known for his role as John Coffey in The Green Mile, for which he earned an Oscar nomination. Despite only taking up acting in 1995, Duncan was a prolific actor, with 94 credits to his name. Those credits include Daredevil, The Whole Ten Yards, Sin City, Kung Fu Panda, and Green Lantern.
My favorite role of Duncan’s was his work in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Normally when serious actors like Duncan are in comedies they stick out, but in Talladega Nights he has some of the funniest moments of a very funny movie. As soon as I heard of his death I instantly...
- 9/4/2012
- by Jeremy Sollie
- Obsessed with Film
London, Sept 4: Michael Clarke Duncan, who rose to stardom playing a death row inmate in the acclaimed film 'The Green Mile' has passed away. He was 54.
The former bodyguard died at a hospital in Los Angeles after failing to recover from a heart attack in July.
It was his character of a convicted murderer John Coffey in the adaptation of Stephen King's novel 'The Green Mile', which won him a nominated for an Oscar in 1999, the.
The former bodyguard died at a hospital in Los Angeles after failing to recover from a heart attack in July.
It was his character of a convicted murderer John Coffey in the adaptation of Stephen King's novel 'The Green Mile', which won him a nominated for an Oscar in 1999, the.
- 9/4/2012
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Oscar-nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan has passed away at the age of 54, according to his fiancée Omarosa Stallworth and news reports on the wire.
Duncan suffered a heart attack on July 13th and, according to his publicist, he never fully recovered from it.
After a number of years doing television and small movie roles, Michael Clarke Duncan first got the attention of moviegoers when he was cast in the role of inmate John Coffey in Frank Darabont's 2000 prison drama The Green Mile, giving a performance opposite Tom Hanks that would earn him an Oscar nomination at the age of 43.
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Duncan suffered a heart attack on July 13th and, according to his publicist, he never fully recovered from it.
After a number of years doing television and small movie roles, Michael Clarke Duncan first got the attention of moviegoers when he was cast in the role of inmate John Coffey in Frank Darabont's 2000 prison drama The Green Mile, giving a performance opposite Tom Hanks that would earn him an Oscar nomination at the age of 43.
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- 9/4/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Michael Clarke Duncan has died following heart attack hospitalization Michael Clarke Duncan, a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nominee for his gentle giant (and death row inmate) in Frank Darabont’s 1999 melodrama The Green Mile, died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Duncan, who was 54, had suffered a serious heart attack in July and never recovered. (Photo: Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile, as the inmate John Coffey.) Based on a Stephen King novel not unlike King’s own The Shawshank Redemption (also directed by Darabont) — nice prison inmates, mean guards (except for Tom Hanks, of course) — The Green [...]...
- 9/4/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan died suddenly on Monday at age 54, after never fully recovering from the myocardial infarction he suffered on July 13. A rep told TMZ that fiancee Omarosa Manigault had briefly left his hospital room, where he’d been staying since he fell ill in July, and when she returned he had died. As news quickly spread of his passing, it became clear that the Oscar nominee will be missed not just by his fans, friends and family, but very deeply by his fellow actors.
“I am devastated,” Apprentice alum Omarosa told Radar of her loss. “He was the love of my life.”
”When something happens, we always say it happens for a reason” ~ Michael Clarke Duncan 12/10/57 – 9/3/12 I’ll miss you my brother,” wrote Dwayne Johnson of his co-star in The Scorpion King.
“Rip Michael Clarke Duncan. Thank you for being so kind to me & for sharing your talent with the world.
“I am devastated,” Apprentice alum Omarosa told Radar of her loss. “He was the love of my life.”
”When something happens, we always say it happens for a reason” ~ Michael Clarke Duncan 12/10/57 – 9/3/12 I’ll miss you my brother,” wrote Dwayne Johnson of his co-star in The Scorpion King.
“Rip Michael Clarke Duncan. Thank you for being so kind to me & for sharing your talent with the world.
- 9/4/2012
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- TheFabLife - Movies
The Green Mile star Michael Clarke Duncan died today at the age of 54, according to his fiancee Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth. The Oscar-nominee had been in a Los Angeles hospital since July 13 after suffering a heart attack and passed away this morning after nearly two months of treatment. Duncan was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his memorable role as the kind-hearted prisoner John Coffey in The Green Mile. In addition, he's starred in Armageddon, Breakfast of Champions, Daredevil, Sin City and The Whole Nine Yards. Duncan was born and raised on Chicago's South Side. The star is said to have been tempted by drugs but avoided them to instead focus on acting. He dug ditches after attending community college and eventually moved to Hollywood to pursuit his acting career. Michael Clarke Duncan will be missed by his family, friends and fans. Our heart goes out to his...
- 9/3/2012
- by mrchadlangen@yahoo.com (Chad Langen)
- Reel Empire
Michael Clarke Duncan, considered one of the sweetest actors in Hollywood who could beat you up with just a look, has died. He was 54. Duncan was a popular face, especially in projects that involved his friend Bruce Willis. He first appeared alongside Willis in the 1998 Michael Bay film "Armageddon," which broke him out of playing bouncers and thugs in various television shows, and helped him get recognize in his own right. He would later win critical acclaim as John Coffey, the mysterious innocent death row inmate in Frank Darabont's "The Green Mile" in 1999. That role would earn Duncan his only Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, losing out that year to Michael Caine in the "Cider House Rules." A spokesman told CNN that Duncan suffered a myocardial infarction ...
- 9/3/2012
- GeekNation.com
Los Angeles -- Michael Clarke Duncan's fiancee says the Oscar nominee for "The Green Mile" has died while being hospitalized following a July heart attack.
Publicist Joy Fehily released a statement from Clarke's fiancée, the Rev. Omarosa Manigault, saying the 54-year-old actor died Monday morning in a Los Angeles hospital after nearly two months of treatment following the July 13 heart attack.
The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Duncan appeared in dozens of films, including such box office hits as "Armageddon," "Planet of the Apes" and "Kung Fu Panda,"
Duncan had a handful of minor roles before "The Green Mile" brought him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor. The 1999 film, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, starred Tom Hanks as a corrections officer at a penitentiary in the 1930s. Duncan played John Coffey, a convicted murderer.
Publicist Joy Fehily released a statement from Clarke's fiancée, the Rev. Omarosa Manigault, saying the 54-year-old actor died Monday morning in a Los Angeles hospital after nearly two months of treatment following the July 13 heart attack.
The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Duncan appeared in dozens of films, including such box office hits as "Armageddon," "Planet of the Apes" and "Kung Fu Panda,"
Duncan had a handful of minor roles before "The Green Mile" brought him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor. The 1999 film, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, starred Tom Hanks as a corrections officer at a penitentiary in the 1930s. Duncan played John Coffey, a convicted murderer.
- 9/3/2012
- by AP / The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
The star of The Green Mile, Us actor Michael Clarke Duncan, has died at the age of 54, reports AP.
The popular actor, who lent his voice to The Green Lantern last year, had been recovering in hospital from a cardiac arrest he suffered two months ago.
WENN reports that his fiancee, reality TV star Omarosa Manigault, was with him when he passed away.
His publicist has spoken on Manigault's behalf, saying, "She is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date."
Michael Clarke Duncan with his fiancee Omarosa Manigault
Duncan went into cardiac arrest on 13 July and was saved then by his fiancee, who performed CPR.
He had recently been moved out of intensive care.
Famous for his height and bulk, Duncan earned an Oscar nomination for his role in The Green Mile,...
The popular actor, who lent his voice to The Green Lantern last year, had been recovering in hospital from a cardiac arrest he suffered two months ago.
WENN reports that his fiancee, reality TV star Omarosa Manigault, was with him when he passed away.
His publicist has spoken on Manigault's behalf, saying, "She is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date."
Michael Clarke Duncan with his fiancee Omarosa Manigault
Duncan went into cardiac arrest on 13 July and was saved then by his fiancee, who performed CPR.
He had recently been moved out of intensive care.
Famous for his height and bulk, Duncan earned an Oscar nomination for his role in The Green Mile,...
- 9/3/2012
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Aol TV.
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