Game Change
Paulson plays Nicolle Wallace, a senior adviser on John McCain’s presidential campaign, in this drama written for the screen by Danny Strong and directed by Jay Roach. After Sarah Palin is tapped to be the Vice Presidential candidate for the Republican Party, Wallace has much of the responsibility for prepping her public appearances. Her efforts prove futile, however, as the campaign ends in defeat. Co-starring Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Ed Harris.
I’m not a Republican. But my job is to believe what she believed in—to make the case for my candidate, which is what Nicolle did. So, to me, I felt a great deal of responsibility to not screw it up.
Game Change
Harrelson plays Steve Schmidt, a GOP strategist and senior adviser to John McCain’s Presidential campaign, in this drama written for the screen by Danny Strong and directed by Jay Roach. Schmidt taps Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska, as the Vice Presidential candidate for the Republican party. The film follows the campaign from convention to ultimate defeat. Co-starring Julianne Moore, Sarah Paulson, and Ed Harris. Harrelson speaks of the real Steve Schmidt.
I really found myself liking him. He’s a political animal, but I feel like he’s an idealist and not bogged down in all the bullshit.
Game Change
Moore plays Sarah Palin, Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2008 Presidential election, in this drama written for the screen by Danny Strong and directed by Jay Roach. Palin, the Governor of Alaska, is tapped by John McCain’s campaign to join him as his Vice President candidate. Co-starring Woody Harrelson, Sarah Paulson, and Ed Harris.
To play a historical figure is one thing. To play a living historical figure deepens the challenge. But to play a culturally significant, very prominent, living figure, that kind of put it over the top.
Good Deeds
Newton plays Lindsey Wakefield, a down on her luck mother whose life is about to change upon meeting Wesley Deeds in the movie Good Deeds. Lindsey works as a janitor trying to provide for her daughter when she meet Wesley. Wesley, a wealthy man, is known to live a very boring life until he meet Lindsey and all of that changes. Wesley offers to help Lindsey get back on her feet and, though he’s already engaged, romantic sparks begin to fly. Suddenly, Wesley finds himself torn between what is expected of him and what he really wants. Co-stars Tyler Perry and Gabrielle Union.
Lindsey doesn’t see any of this coming, which is why she tries to pretend it is not happening to people around her. She’s still in shock from the fact that her husband is dead when her kid gets taken away. She doesn’t have time to adjust to life before the next thing happens and the next thing. It’s like trying to dig yourself out of an avalanche with a spoon. That’s what she is faced with.
Safe House
Washington plays Tobin Frost in the action film Safe House. Matt Weston, played by Ryan Reynolds, is a bored, rookie CIA agent assigned to a Cape Town safe house, until he gets his first visitor: wanted rogue agent Tobin Frost. Frost is onto something big, and someone wants him dead. On preparing for his role:
Every day I wrote in my script or journal: How am I going to win today, and what am I going to win?
The First Time
In the teen comedy directed by Jon Kasdan, O’Brien’s character Dave Hodgman discovers what it is like to fall in love. Co-starring Britt Robertson, Victoria Justice, Craig Roberts, and Joshua Malina.
It was really funny, you know, because you shoot an entire day of sex scenes … but it ended up being way easier than I thought.
Lay the Favorite
In this comedy drama based on a memoir of the same name by Beth Raymer, Willis plays a professional bookie called Dink Heimowitz. After hiring former Las Vegas cocktail waitress Beth – played by Rebecca Hall – as his assistant, he discovers that his new employee is a natural gambler. When Dink’s enthusiasm over Beth shakes up his marriage, Beth is fired. Directed by Stephen Frears.
I wanted to work with Stephen Frears. I like movies. I like acting. I like trying to do stuff that I’m afraid of. Yes, I still like trying stuff. I love this film. Acting is a peculiar thing. Have you ever seen these films where I shoot guns all the time? Well there’s no shooting of guns in this film. We were kind to everyone, even the hamster.
Underworld: Awakening
Beckinsale plays the role of Selene the werewolf huntress yet again, in the fourth installment of the Underworld franchise. This story is set 12 years after the second film with Selene waking up from a cryogenic sleep. Humans have since discovered the existence of Lycans and vampires, and killed most of them. Selene and a few survivors are all that are left. On the role of Selene:
It was a very life changing role for me personally as well, so I feel very affectionate towards it. And it’s exciting to be able to follow a character for such a long period of time. It’s rare to get that chance.
The Iron Lady
Broadbent plays Denis Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher’s husband, in this biographical drama directed by Phyllida Lloyd. An elderly Margaret Thatcher, struggling with dementia, narrates her life story by sharing memories with the imagined presence of her deceased husband. Thatcher’s life unfold from girlhood to her years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Co-starring Meryl Streep.
I’m nothing like Denis, physically. It’s much easier for Meryl to look like Maggie Thatcher than it is for me to look like Denis! I quite liked getting the hair right and the teeth right. But I still don’t look like Denis! It’s helpful for me to make that journey to get a bit of distance from myself and try to get under his skin a bit.
The Iron Lady
Streep plays Margaret Thatcher, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979-1990, in this biographical drama directed by Phyllida Lloyd. An elderly Thatcher, struggling with dementia, narrates her life story by sharing memories with the imagined presence of her deceased husband. Her life unfolds from girlhood to her years in the political arena. Co-starring Jim Broadbent.
I needed much more breath than I have, after all of my expensive drama school training. I couldn’t keep up with her. … She gave one speech when she was 65 that I couldn’t have done when I was 30 years old, fresh out of drama school. Just the breath. As an actor, you’re looking at it and going, “Just the breath.” It’s fantastic.
Contraband
Beckinsale plays Kate Farraday, opposite Mark Wahlberg in the 2012 crime-drama Contraband. Wahlberg’s character, Chris Farraday has 2 weeks to pay off a debt that his brother-in-law accrued with a ruthless drug smuggler, to keep Kate and his family safe. Repaying the debt before time runs out gives Chris no other option but to try and run contraband across U.S. borders.
Well I’ve been a big fan of Mark Wahlberg for a really long time and I was really excited to work with him. I’ve never played a character quite like that before.
Bag of Bones
Pierce Brosnan stars in the A&E Network special four hour mini series of King’s Bag of Bones. Directed by Mick Garris, the film premieres as two separate episodes of two hours long. 3.37 million viewers tune in to watch Brosnan portray a grieving novelist who secludes himself in a lake house after the death of his wife. Durring filming, Garris made sure that he and King stayed in constant contact because Garris wanted to make sure that he portrayed the writer’s work precisely.
I sent him dailies regularly and we did talk, but he’s pretty much a guy who likes to let you do what you’ll do. He learned, a long time ago, of the frustrations of attaching yourself emotionally to a film made from your book that may not turn out well. He’s been able to successfully maintain a balance between the books staying what they are and the movies being what they are, whether he’s involved or not.
Catch .44
In this indie crime drama, Willis plays crime lord Mel, who sends a team of three strippers to make one of his deals. The girls spend much of the movie driving around town and shooting. They encounter a murderer on the way, played by Forest Whitaker. First time director Aaron Harvey says:
Catch .44 was set up and financed completely outside of the studio system. Even though there were some big actors and a great crew that came from the studio world, the film itself was actually a relatively small independent film that was privately financed by several investors that the producers had brought to the table.
The Ides of March
Gosling plays Stephen Meyers, a presidential campaign press spokesman, in this look at politics behind the scenes, directed by George Clooney. Meyers starts off idealistic, then learns more than he wants to know about dirty politics on the campaign trail. Co-starring George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Evan Rachel Wood.
The Ides of March was an opportunity to work with a lot of actors that are really at the top of their game. I want to direct some day. Watching George is really interesting. He’s sort of possessed by the film while he’s making it.
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The Ides of March
Hoffman plays Paul Zara, campaign manager to Democrat presidential hopeful Governor Mike Morris, in this look at politics behind the scenes, directed by George Clooney. The campaign’s press spokesman, Stephen Meyers, starts off idealistic, then learns more than he wants to know about dirty politics on the campaign trail. Co-starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, and Evan Rachel Wood.
It’s hard not to be disenchanted because every day we read about how nothing can get done and there’s a lot of stonewalling going on. I think this story will strike a chord with people because they will recognize that there’s a truth to it.
Johnny English Reborn
Pike plays MI7 behavioral psychologist Kate Sumner in the spy comedy directed by Oliver Parker. Sumner accesses suppressed memories of a mission that English botched in Mozambique and revives him with a kiss after he is drugged. Co-starring Rowan Atkinson and Gillian Anderson.
I thought, well, I’ve spent eight years dismantling the Bond Girl image, so do I want to go back and tread that sort of territory again? And also if it’s going to be a big piss-take, maybe that’s not a very cool thing to do – I basically owe a whole career to a James Bond film. But I read the script, and it made me laugh, in spite of myself.
50/50
Gordon-Levitt portrays a cancer-stricken radio writer named Adam Lerner in this comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Levine. Based on a true story, the film revolves around his character’s discovery of his illness and how it changes his life and that of his friends and family. He is joined by actor Seth Rogen who plays his best friend Kyle, Anjelica Huston who plays his overbearing mother Diane Lerner, and Anna Kendrick who plays his therapist Katherine McKay. On accepting the role of Adam:
First of all it’s just a good script, which is just rare to come by. You know I read a lot of scripts and most of them are just sort of not so good. You know, the characters don’t feel like human beings. They feel like plot devices, stereotypes. Especially scripts that make me laugh. It’s very, very rare to come by a well-written funny script. And so when I read “50/50,” I was really taken with it off the bat.
Moneyball
Pitt stars in the film adaptation of Michael Lewis’ book, playing the role of Billy Beane, a former pro baseball player who becomes the general manager of the struggling Oakland Athletics. Beane uses Yale Economics graduate Peter Brand’s (Jonah Hill) statistical methods to assemble a team of undervalued players that leads the team to a 20-game winning streak. Also starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Chris Pratt.
The main character is a guy who’s been devalued by the sport and is playing what he called an unfair game. And they go up against conventional wisdom and get called heretics in the process. At the end of the day this guy who’s trying to win games is really trying to find his own values. Come on, man, that’s good stuff.
Set Up
In this crime action film, Willis plays a mob boss named Jack Biggs. When one friend betrays two others in the middle of a diamond heist, Biggs helps the surviving partner Sonny – played by the film’s producer 50 Cent – seek revenge on the traitor. This is the first movie for Willis, and the third for 50 Cent, to go straight from production to DVD without showing in theaters. Director Mike Gunther on Willis:
He is a rock star. He shows up, he just does his thing. Really, to be honest, there ain’t much directing I’m doing. He’s like ‘Kid, don’t worry. I got it handled.’ He is a great guy. I mean a class act, and the opportunity to work with him was, I mean, beyond awesome. …I just said ‘Action’ and ‘Cut.’ So it was entertaining for me just to watch the monitor and watch him…just do his thing and you’re like ‘Holy s###, you’re good,” so it was kinda a dream come true.
I Don’t Know How She Does It
In this comedy, directed by Douglas McGrath, Brosnan plays Jack Abelhammer. Kate Reddy struggles daily to balance the demands of her high-powered career with the needs of her husband and children. When she gets an account that requires frequent trips to New York and her husband gets a new job, Kate finds herself spread even thinner. Complicating Kate’s life even more is new business associate Abelhammer, who throws temptation into the mix. Co-starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Kelsey Grammer.
I do love the notion of the younger woman, as I’m now the older man. You see it in men, that fear that the clock is ticking, the clock is ticking, and women become more and more beautiful, every age group. It just becomes this lustfulness of yearning and want. There are just so many gorgeous women and your attitude to time and the ticking of it, and what could have been.
