In the course of his nearly 50-year career on the screen, the late Sean Connery portrayed many famous characters, both fictional and non-fictional. Among those were, of course, Ian Fleming’s suave spy James Bond in seven films; Daniel Druvot in 1975’s The Man Who Would Be King; King Arthur in 1995’s First Knight, Robin Hood in 1976’s Robin and Marian; Dr. Henry Jones Sr. in 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and many more.
One role Connery never got to play was Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective, Sherlock Holmes. But he did come close, playing a character who was based at least in part on Holmes, in the 1986 movie The Name of the Rose.
Based on the best-selling 1980 novel by Italian historian, philosopher and author Umberto Eco, the book and the film are set in 1327, as a Franciscan monk named William of Baskerville (Connery) and his young...
One role Connery never got to play was Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective, Sherlock Holmes. But he did come close, playing a character who was based at least in part on Holmes, in the 1986 movie The Name of the Rose.
Based on the best-selling 1980 novel by Italian historian, philosopher and author Umberto Eco, the book and the film are set in 1327, as a Franciscan monk named William of Baskerville (Connery) and his young...
- 11/3/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Among Sean Connery’s handful of decidedly un-James Bond performances, playing ancient Greek King Agamemnon in Terry Gilliam’s hit 1981 fantasy comedy Time Bandits has to be up there.
But the actor — who’d long since completed his first run of five 007 films and had moved onto serious roles with the likes of The Man Who Would Be King, Robin and Marian and A Bridge Too Far — was only ever written into the script as a joke.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Gilliam explains that he and co-writer Michael Palin were working on the scene in which Agamemnon defeats a Minotaur in ...
But the actor — who’d long since completed his first run of five 007 films and had moved onto serious roles with the likes of The Man Who Would Be King, Robin and Marian and A Bridge Too Far — was only ever written into the script as a joke.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Gilliam explains that he and co-writer Michael Palin were working on the scene in which Agamemnon defeats a Minotaur in ...
- 11/2/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sean Connery, one of the truly iconic actors of Hollywood, died overnight in the Bahamas at the age of 90. No cause of death was announced.
The Scottish actor’s career spanned five-decades in which he played a wide range of unforgettable characters, many of them iconic on their own. But he will always be known as the first, best and most recognizable actor to play the British Spy with the license to kill, James Bond. He played Agent 007 in seven movies, beginning with the first James Bond movie Dr. No in 1962.
But Connery was no mere espionage agent, and he certainly wasn’t secret. Connery starred opposite Tippi Hedren in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1964 film Marnie. He stood out in a crowded all-star cast in Murder on the Orient Express from 1974. He escaped Alcatraz in The Rock (1996), defected to the United States in The Hunt for Red October, saved the day...
The Scottish actor’s career spanned five-decades in which he played a wide range of unforgettable characters, many of them iconic on their own. But he will always be known as the first, best and most recognizable actor to play the British Spy with the license to kill, James Bond. He played Agent 007 in seven movies, beginning with the first James Bond movie Dr. No in 1962.
But Connery was no mere espionage agent, and he certainly wasn’t secret. Connery starred opposite Tippi Hedren in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1964 film Marnie. He stood out in a crowded all-star cast in Murder on the Orient Express from 1974. He escaped Alcatraz in The Rock (1996), defected to the United States in The Hunt for Red October, saved the day...
- 10/31/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
"Peace is better than ever war," warned Thomas Mallory - but sometimes the latter is necessary to achieve the former, no matter how ill-equipped one may be.
Like Richard Lester's Robin And Marian, Giles Alderson's latest film takes a legendary British hero and imagines him in later life, returning from the Crusades to find much of his work now undone. Unlike that film, it sheers away romantic sentiment and any expectation of a comfortable retirement. This is Arthurian legend from the perspective of the men putting their lives on the line for the sake of their king's dreams, and though it packs in a fair few clichés, it maintains that grittiness throughout.
The year is 463Ad. Arthur (Richard Short) is, in fact, still crusading as the film opens - or at least enjoying the spoils of those activities, drinking heavily and picking fights for fun. During his five year absence his son.
Like Richard Lester's Robin And Marian, Giles Alderson's latest film takes a legendary British hero and imagines him in later life, returning from the Crusades to find much of his work now undone. Unlike that film, it sheers away romantic sentiment and any expectation of a comfortable retirement. This is Arthurian legend from the perspective of the men putting their lives on the line for the sake of their king's dreams, and though it packs in a fair few clichés, it maintains that grittiness throughout.
The year is 463Ad. Arthur (Richard Short) is, in fact, still crusading as the film opens - or at least enjoying the spoils of those activities, drinking heavily and picking fights for fun. During his five year absence his son.
- 7/8/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Take another look at "Birds of Prey" actress Margot Robbie in "Vogue" (Australia) magazine, wearing Chanel, Alexander McQueen and Prada, photographed by Mario Sorrenti:
Robbie has received nominations for an 'Academy Award' and three 'BAFTA Awards'. Robbie studied drama at Somerset College in Australia, then started her career in Australian indie features, before working in the TV soap opera "Neighbours" (2008–2011).
After moving to the Us to find more work, Robbie starred in the ABC drama TV series "Pan Am" (2011–2012). In 2013, she had a supporting role in the romantic comedy "About Time" and made her breakthrough in director Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street", followed by the launch of her own production company LuckyChap Entertainment in 2014.
Robbie's profile continued to grow with leading roles in the romantic drama "Focus" (2015), as 'Jane Porter Clayton' in the action-adventure film "The Legend of Tarzan" (2016) and as 'Harley Quinn' in the superhero...
Robbie has received nominations for an 'Academy Award' and three 'BAFTA Awards'. Robbie studied drama at Somerset College in Australia, then started her career in Australian indie features, before working in the TV soap opera "Neighbours" (2008–2011).
After moving to the Us to find more work, Robbie starred in the ABC drama TV series "Pan Am" (2011–2012). In 2013, she had a supporting role in the romantic comedy "About Time" and made her breakthrough in director Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street", followed by the launch of her own production company LuckyChap Entertainment in 2014.
Robbie's profile continued to grow with leading roles in the romantic drama "Focus" (2015), as 'Jane Porter Clayton' in the action-adventure film "The Legend of Tarzan" (2016) and as 'Harley Quinn' in the superhero...
- 12/3/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sarah Freeman.
Early next year, Victorian producer Sarah Freeman will begin a six-month placement in La working with LuckyChap Entertainment, the production company founded by Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara.
Supported by Film Victoria, the placement will see Freeman work with the LuckyChap team to develop and package films, strategise potential co-production and financing opportunities, write script coverage and draft pitch documents, and gain insights into the general operations of Hollywood.
LuckyChap has followed on from its I, Tonya success with indie Dreamland, which stars Robbie and Travis Fimmel, and is currently in pre-production on Birds of Prey (and The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) with Warner Bros, Kroll & Co. Entertainment and Clubhouse Pictures.
The company has a first look production deal with WB, and has several projects in development including an adaptation of novel Bad Monkeys, written Jessica Knoll and co-produced with Universal/Dylan Clark Productions,...
Early next year, Victorian producer Sarah Freeman will begin a six-month placement in La working with LuckyChap Entertainment, the production company founded by Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara.
Supported by Film Victoria, the placement will see Freeman work with the LuckyChap team to develop and package films, strategise potential co-production and financing opportunities, write script coverage and draft pitch documents, and gain insights into the general operations of Hollywood.
LuckyChap has followed on from its I, Tonya success with indie Dreamland, which stars Robbie and Travis Fimmel, and is currently in pre-production on Birds of Prey (and The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) with Warner Bros, Kroll & Co. Entertainment and Clubhouse Pictures.
The company has a first look production deal with WB, and has several projects in development including an adaptation of novel Bad Monkeys, written Jessica Knoll and co-produced with Universal/Dylan Clark Productions,...
- 12/13/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Actress Margot Robbie's no longer skating on ice, she's down in Costa Rica taking in some surf ... and pretty good at it. The "I, Tonya" star and her hubby, Tom Ackerley, caught a party wave during a late afternoon surfing session. She looked like a pro on her longboard ... then again, she's Australian so surfing is basically in her blood. Afterwards they headed into shore for happy hour and the sunset where Margot blended...
- 7/20/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Saoirse Ronan is the type of casually unassuming young actor who might just bring her mother along to an interview - which is exactly what she did when she stopped by Popsugar's office to talk about her new film Lady Bird. It was a fitting choice given the alternately painful and delightful coming-of-age film's storyline. At the heart of the movie is the fraught but fiercely loving relationship between high-school senior Lady Bird (Saoirse) and her mother, Marian (Laurie Metcalf). Saoirse's own mom - who she noted was jetlagged after flying in from Dublin just the day before - hadn't yet seen the film when we spoke. But Saoirse said she fully intended to watch it with her, joking that it's exactly the kind of movie that makes you want to call your mom, if only to apologize for "being so crap as a teenager." Lady Bird does portray all...
- 11/20/2017
- by Lindsay Miller
- Popsugar.com
The Important News Star Wars: Michael K. Williams joined the Han Solo movie. Disney shareholders saw and described the first footage from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. X-Men: Zazie Beetz was cast as Domino in Deadpool 2. Marvel Cinematic Universe: Taika Waititi shared some Thor: Ragnarok plot details. Disney Remakes: Eva Green may star in the live-action Dumbo. And Danny DeVito also might join Dumbo. Reimaginings: Margot Robbie will star as Maid Marian in a new twist on Robin Hood. Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez will star in a gender-swapped Overboard. Sequels: Vanessa Kirby may co-star in Mission: Impossible 6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day will get a 3D re-release in August. Ridley...
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- 3/11/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
The Important News Star Wars: Michael K. Williams joined the Han Solo movie. Disney shareholders saw and described the first footage from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. X-Men: Zazie Beetz was cast as Domino in Deadpool 2. Marvel Cinematic Universe: Taika Waititi shared some Thor: Ragnarok plot details. Disney Remakes: Eva Green may star in the live-action Dumbo. And Danny DeVito also might join Dumbo. Reimaginings: Margot Robbie will star as Maid Marian in a new twist on Robin Hood. Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez will star in a gender-swapped Overboard. Sequels: Vanessa Kirby may co-star in Mission: Impossible 6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day will get a 3D re-release in August. Ridley...
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- 3/11/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Everyone knows the story of Robin Hood. A guy steals from the rich and gives to the poor, becoming an idol to the disenfranchised and an existential threat to those in power. You can tell that story in different settings, time periods or cultures, but it still usually pans out the same way. So how do you make Robin Hood seem fresh in this day and age? Kill him, of course. That seems to be the setup for Marian, a script from Pete Barry that reportedly sparked a lot of buzz in Hollywood before...
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- 3/7/2017
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
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