Tag: The Last King of Scotland
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Kerry Washington Has Tried to Quit Hollywood Many Times: I’ve ‘Spent a Lifetime Trying to Not Be an Actor’
Kerry Washington has tried to part ways with Hollywood for decades.The Emmy-winning actress told W Magazine that she is “always quitting” acting until another great script pulls her back in.“I have spent a lifetime trying to not be an actor,” Washington said. “I am always quitting this business, and then right when I decide that…
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‘A Spy By Nature’: Paul Mescal Stars In Spy Thriller From ‘State Of Play’ & ‘The Last King Of Scotland’ Director Kevin Macdonald
Paul Mescal‘s breakout role may have been in 2020’s “Normal People,” but 2022 is the year the actor showcases his talents on the big screen. With starring roles in “God’s Creatures,” “Aftersun,” and “Carmen” this year, Mescal’s star is no longer just a rising talent but a bonafide star. And now he has yet another…
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Forest Whitaker Joins Tom Hardy in Netflix Crime Film ‘Havoc’
Forest Whitaker has joined Tom Hardy in the upcoming Netflix crime drama film “Havoc,” Variety has learned.The film hails from writer, director, and producer Gareth Evans, the first under a new exclusive multi-year deal to produce and direct films for the streamer.In “Havoc,” after a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his…
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Film-maker Kevin Macdonald: ‘Oprah shaped America, but she’s unexamined’
The Oscar-winning director on his new real-life tale about a Guantánamo Bay detainee, his fears for the future of cinema, and turning the spotlight on OprahKevin Macdonald, a 53-year-old Scot, is a rare director equally at home in factual and feature films. His documentaries have included 2018’s Whitney, the climbing epic Touching the Void and…
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DNA Films, Passion Pictures Team for Doc on Manchester United Manager Alex Ferguson
DNA Films and Passion Pictures are partnering for a feature-length documentary about legendary Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, the two companies announced Tuesday. The British production companies, whose credits include Oscar-winning narrative features “The Last King of Scotland” and “Ex Machina” and Oscar-winning documentaries “One Day in September” and “Searching for Sugarman,” will co-produce the…
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Kevin Macdonald Signs To Helm ‘Guantanamo Diary’
Exclusive: Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald (One Day in September, The Last King of Scotland) is on board to direct the politically-charged Guantanamo Diary for Benedict Cumberbatch, Adam Ackland and their company SunnyMarch and ZeroGravity’s Mark Holder and Christine Holder. Michael Bronner is scripting the project which follows the tribulations of 45 year-old Mohamedou Ould Slahi,…