Tag: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Actor David McCallum dies aged 90

    Actor David McCallum dies aged 90

    Glasgow-born McCallum moved to America in 1961 and was best known recently for NCIS.David McCallum, the veteran Scottish-born actor best known for TV hits The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and NCIS, has died aged 90.According to a statement from CBS, the broadcast network that airs NCIS in the US, McCallum died of natural causes surrounded by…

  • Alicia Vikander Says Fame Made Her Miserable: ‘I Was Always by Myself’

    Alicia Vikander Says Fame Made Her Miserable: ‘I Was Always by Myself’

    Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girl”) has a career that balances blockbusters like “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” and “Tomb Raider” with art films “The Green Knight” and “Ex Machina” and prestige TV with “Irma Vep.” However, in an interview with The Sunday Times, the actress opened up about the loneliness and isolation that work inspired.“When,…

  • ‘The Ipcress File’ Trailer: Joe Cole Is Harry Palmer In AMC+’s Reboot Of The Classic ’60s Spy Series

    ‘The Ipcress File’ Trailer: Joe Cole Is Harry Palmer In AMC+’s Reboot Of The Classic ’60s Spy Series

    Of all the great, classic spy and espionage films or TV shows— Bond, “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,’ the Jack Ryan films and TV shows, the “Kingsman’ series, “Three Days Of The Condor,” and all the classic spy films from the 1960s and ‘70s, etc.—the one that mainstream audiences probably know the least well is “The…

  • Richard Donner, Director of ‘Superman’ and ‘The Goonies,’ Dies at 91

    Richard Donner, Director of ‘Superman’ and ‘The Goonies,’ Dies at 91

    Richard Donner, director of the original “Superman” film as well as “The Goonies” and all four “Lethal Weapon” films, has died at the age of 91. Deadline reported that his wife, Lauren Schuler Donner and business manager confirmed his passing. No cause of death has been provided.Richard Donner spent nearly two decades working on some…

  • Guy Ritchie Returning To His Gritty Crime Roots With ‘Toff Guys’

    Guy Ritchie Returning To His Gritty Crime Roots With ‘Toff Guys’

    It appears that Guy Ritchie is done toying around with big-budget tentpole filmmaking for the time being.After successfully launching the Robert Downey, Jr.-led “Sherlock Holmes” franchise, the British filmmaker went on to direct “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,” and the upcoming live-action Disney remake “Aladdin.” With the last decade filled…

  • Guy Ritchie Returns to Gritty British Dramas with ‘Toff Guys’, His Next Directorial Effort

    Guy Ritchie Returns to Gritty British Dramas with ‘Toff Guys’, His Next Directorial Effort

    When you hear the name Guy Ritchie, you likely think of one of two types of films: There’s the hyper-kinetic, beat-em-up action films like the Sherlock Holmes franchise, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Then there’s the relatively more subtle, quirky, and focused British underworld dramas like Lock, Stock and…