Tag: Robert Carlyle
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Samuel L. Jackson’s Funniest Role Was in This Underrated Crime Comedy
Samuel L. Jackson is such a great ensemble player, but his comedic talents are often utilized for the sake of expositional chunks in major blockbusters. There are certain filmmakers like Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino who really know how to utilize Jackson’s comedic range. However, recent films like Robocop, The Legend of Tarzan, and a…
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‘The Full Monty’ Character Posters: Robert Carlyle & Company Are Back
The gang’s all back in a new set of character posters for The Full Monty as FX prepares to air the sequel series later this week. After bearing all in the original 1997 film, Robert Carlyle and the cast of the comedy classic are coming back for a new story all about the mischief they’ve…
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‘I won’t be getting my kit off again’: The Full Monty’s Robert Carlyle on the role of a lifetime
Robert Carlyle’s life has been defined by two remarkable characters: the explosively violent Begbie, and Gaz in The Full Monty. Here, he talks about his Glasgow childhood, Britpop hedonism – and playing the Pm…It was 1997, and Robert Carlyle was in his mid-30s, when he first played the stripping Sheffield steelworker Gaz in The Full…