Tag: Troy
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‘Game of Thrones’ Starbucks Cup Is Just One Small Part of a Bigger Problem
It’s a testament to Game of Thrones’ downfall that of all the twists and turns written in the final season of the show, it was a wayward Starbucks coffee cup on the Stark dining table that made the most noise. Though embarrassing, such errors are easily forgiven by the fans provided that the piece of…
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Diane Kruger to Be Honored With Golden Eye Award at Zurich Film Festival
Diane Kruger is set to receive the Golden Eye Award at this year’s edition of Zurich Film Festival.Throughout the course of her career, Kruger has worked with high-profile directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Wolfgang Peterson and Robert Zemeckis. She is best known for her roles as Helen of Sparta in “Troy” (2004), Abigail Chase in…
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Community Created Web-Only Episodes That Even Fans Might Have Missed
If you’re a fan of “Community,” you might often find yourself disheartened by how there are only 110 episodes of the show. That might sound like a lot, but 13 of those episodes were part of the Gas Leak Season (otherwise known as season 4), and the final 20 episodes or so don’t include Troy.…
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Brad Pitt Isn’t Exactly Proud Of His Performance In Troy
Wolfgang Petersen’s 2004 peplum flick “Troy” is a large, clunky, gorgeous hunk of oiled-up idiocy that, while financially successful, failed to gain traction in the critical consciousness. Petersen’s version of “The Iliad” was a Hollywood-ready battle movie with Orlando Bloom as Paris, Brian Cox as Agamemnon, Eric Bana as Hector, Sean Bean as Odysseus, and…
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Diane Kruger Details ‘Inappropriate’ ‘Troy’ Screen Test with Studio Executive: ‘I Felt Like Meat’
Diane Kruger has revealed how her turn as Helen of Troy in Wolfgang Petersen’s 2004 historical epic film came to be amid an uncomfortable circumstance.Speaking to Variety during the ongoing SXSW Festival, Kruger opened up about an audition process for “Troy” that left her feeling degraded.“I remember testing for ‘Troy’ and having to go to…
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Brian Cox Says ‘I’m Straight,’ but Watching Brad Pitt on ‘Troy’ Set Was Jaw-Dropping: ‘So Beautiful’
Brian Cox recently walked Vanity Fair through several of his most high profile roles, including his turn as Agamemnon in Wolfgang Peterson’s 2004 historical war film “Troy.” The swords-and-sandals epic cast Cox opposite Brad Pitt as Achilles. According to Cox, the role of Agamemnon in “Troy” was “the only part I’ve ever pursued” in his…
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Saffron Burrows: ‘I was raised to feel like I could love who I wanted’
The actor and activist, who stars in Netflix hit You, on her teenage years as an anti-racist campaigner, modelling in Paris, #MeToo and the ‘sexist’ films she turned downWhen Saffron Burrows became an actor, there were scripts she had to throw straight out. Her prospective characters “were always running for their life in high heels”,…