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Chris Patt Recalls Working With Indian Actor Irrfan Khan

Chris Patt is known for starring in television, as well as in action and animated films. He has had leading roles in movies like Jurassic World and Guardians of the Galaxy. In Jurassic World, he worked with Irrfan Khan and was amazed by his acting ability and elegance. The 2015 Jurassic World movie was a sequel to the original Jurassic Park trilogy. In the movie, Chris played Owen Grady, a Navy veteran and dinosaur handler. Irrfan played the role of Simon Masrani, the CEO of Masrani Corporation and the owner of…

Godzilla Vs. Kong 2 Has Cast Its First Actor, And It’s An Adam Wingard Alum

At the end of March 2021, roughly a year after it was originally supposed to come out, Godzilla vs. Kong finally arrived in both theaters and on HBO Max. A month later, it was reported that Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures were moving forward with a new MonsterVerse movie in response to Godzilla vs. Kong’s critical and commercial success, with Adam Wingard sitting back in the director’s chair. Today now brings word that what’s unofficially being referred to as Godzilla vs. Kong 2 has cast its first actor, and…

Addams Family actor John Astin reveals he auditioned for Gandalf in Lord of The Rings

John Astin, who played Gomez in the original Addams Family television show, has revealed that he auditioned for the part of Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s Lord of The Rings film franchise. Astin, who is now 92, said he “tested a few times for Gandalf” but the role eventually went to British actor Ian McKellen. The films also starred Astin’s adopted son, actor Sean Astin, who played the character of Samwise Gamgee. “The last test I did, they gave me something out of the second book, and I studied it and came up with what I…

William Hurt: a magnetic, mischievous actor who invigorated Hollywood | William Hurt

Hollywood in the 1980s was energised and enhanced by the sly beauty, masculinity and sexuality of William Hurt, who managed three best actor Oscar nominations in a row in the middle of the decade: for Kiss of the Spider Woman in 1986, Children of a Lesser God in 1987 and Broadcast News in 1988. Having morphed from sleek leading man to character actor, he later got a fourth nomination for best supporting actor, for David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence.Hurt won for the first of these, in which he played a gay man…

How a ‘failed’ actor gave an animator the perfect source material

Breadcrumb Trail Links Movies Culture Books Aaron Blabey wrote The Bad Guys for his son. Then Pierre Perifel arrived to direct the cinema adaptation. When pulp met fiction... Zazie Beetz and Sam Rockwell provide two of the voices in The Bad Guys. Photo by UNIVERSAL PICTURES Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Through the mid-’90s and into…

This is Us actor Chris expecting second child

Actor Chris Sullivan and wife Rachel Reichard are set to welcome their second child. The couple, who shares 21-month-old son Bear, broke the pregnancy news on Instagram after Sullivan finished filming for the final season of NBC’s popular series, This is Us. “We have wrapped my final scenes for #thisisus. What an incredible six years these have been. With every end, there is a new beginning,” he wrote on Instagram on Thursday alongside a video of his son Bear revealing the baby news. Sullivan and…

`Friends` actor Mike Hagerty passes away

Mike Hagerty, who featured in `Friends` as one of the character actors, is no more. As per Variety, Mike passed away on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 67. The unfortunate news was shared by Bridget Everett, who played Mike`s on-screen daughter in `Somebody Somewhere`, via her Instagram on Friday. "With great sadness, the family of Michael G. Hagerty announced his death yesterday in Los Angeles. A beloved character actor, his love of his hometown of Chicago and his family were the cornerstones of his life. Mike, a…

Compliant against actor Joju George for ‘illegal’ off-roading in Jeep Wrangler [Video]

Kerala Student Union (KSU), which is the student wing of Congress has lodged a complaint against the actor and producer Joju George over his participation in an off-roading event at Vagamon. The videos from the event where the actor is driving his Jeep Wrangler have become viral on the Internet. KSU Idukki district committee has pointed out that such off-roading events are illegal and Joju Goerge who participated in it should be booked by the police. Tony Thomas, district president of KSU has also lodged a formal…

Actor Balraj Sahni’s Biography by Son to Hit Stands in August

Untold stories from the life and times of renowned film and stage actor Balraj Sahni will now be told in his biography, publishers Penguin Random House announced on Friday. Titled The Non-Conformist: Memories of My Father Balraj Sahni, the book has been written by his actor son Parikshit Sahni, and will hit stands in August. The late actor is considered one of the finest, most natural actors hailing from the golden era of Indian cinema. His performances in Indian classics such as Do Bigha Zamin and Garam Hawa…