"as Superman, but it was shelved in 2008 and the film series was rebooted in 2013 with ""Man of Steel"", directed by Zack Snyder with Henry Cavill starring as Superman. Snyder and Cavill worked together again in """" and ""Justice League"". Superman first appeared in cinemas in a series of 17 theatrical animated shorts from between 1941 and 1943. They were released by Paramount Pictures. Of those seventeen, nine were produced by Fleischer Studios and further eight by its successor, Famous Studios. The first appearances of Superman in live-action film were in two serials for Columbia Pictures: ""Superman"" in 1948"
"Ben Kingsley, directed by Paul McGuigan; ""Lord of War"" starring Nicolas Cage and Ethan Hawke, directed by Andrew Niccol; ""The Big White"" starring Robin Williams, Holly Hunter and Woody Harrelson, directed by Mark Mylod; ""Ask the Dust"" starring Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek, written and directed by Robert Towne; ""Edison"" starring Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, Justin Timberlake, and LL Cool J; ""The Jacket"" starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley, directed by John Maybury; ""The Punisher"" starring John Travolta and Thomas Jane, directed by Jonathan Hensleigh; ""Deception"" starring Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, and Michelle Williams, directed by Marcel Langenegger; ""Who's Your"
"and a fictional version of himself in the ""Harold & Kumar"" film series (2004–2011). His other films include ""Starship Troopers"" (1997), ""Beastly"" (2011), ""The Smurfs"" (2011), ""The Smurfs 2"" (2013), ""A Million Ways to Die in the West"" (2014), and ""Gone Girl"" (2014). In 2014, he starred in the title role in ""Hedwig and the Angry Inch"" on Broadway, for which he won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. Harris has hosted the Tony Awards in 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013, for which he won several special class Emmy Awards. He also hosted the Primetime"
"In October 2013, Fimmel was announced to play the lead character. On December 4, 2013, the main cast of the film, consisting of Fimmel, Ben Foster, Paula Patton, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell and Robert Kazinsky, was announced. On December 14, 2013, Universal added Daniel Wu and Clancy Brown to the cast. In early March 2014, newcomer Burkely Duffield joined the cast. Many of the casting announcements were made at a panel presentation during BlizzCon 2014. Principal photography began on January 13, 2014, and lasted for four months, finishing on May 23, 2014. Filming took place primarily in Vancouver, among other"
"main character after Walker's death on 30 November 2013. On 31 January, Zachary Quinto joined the film in a supporting role. On 5 February 2014, Hannah Ware also joined the film to play the female lead. On 6 March 2014, Thomas Kretschmann signed on to play the high-profile villain role in the film, Le Clerq. On 13 March 2014, Dan Bakkedahl joined the cast of the film. On 14 March 2014, Ciarán Hinds signed on to star in the film as a scientist. In 2015, ""Hitman"" film producer Adrian Askarieh stated that he hoped to oversee a film universe with"
"Henry Cavill Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (; born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He began his career with roles in the feature adaptations of ""The Count of Monte Cristo"" (2002) and ""I Capture the Castle"" (2003). He later appeared in supporting roles in several television series, including BBC's ""The Inspector Lynley Mysteries"", ITV's ""Midsomer Murders"", and Showtime's ""The Tudors"". He has since appeared in numerous major Hollywood films, such as ""Tristan & Isolde"" (2006), ""Stardust"" (2007), ""Blood Creek"" (2009), and ""Immortals"" (2011). Cavill gained prominence and international fame for portraying Superman in the DC Extended Universe, starring in"
"19, 2014, it was revealed that Zach Braff was in talks with the studio to direct the film, but he was not officially offered yet. On November 19, 2014, it was announced that Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine were cast in the film to play the lead roles, while Dustin Hoffman was in talks to join them. On April 9, 2015, Alan Arkin joined the cast of the film to complete the lead cast of three. On August 3, 2015, Joey King joined the cast of the film to play Caine's character's granddaughter. On August 10, 2015, Matt Dillon was"
"Godzilla (2014 film) Godzilla is a 2014 American monster film directed by Gareth Edwards. The film is a reboot of Toho's ""Godzilla"" franchise and is the 30th film in the ""Godzilla"" franchise, the first film in Legendary's MonsterVerse, and the second ""Godzilla"" film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, and Bryan Cranston. The project began as an IMAX short film in 2004 but was transferred to Legendary in 2009 to be redeveloped as a feature film. The film was officially announced in March"
"De Barros will serve as exec producer. Henry Cavill, Ben Kingsley and Alexandra Daddario were announced to star on February 10, 2017. Stanley Tucci, Nathan Fillion, and Brendan Fletcher were announced on March 7, 2017 after filming had commenced. Filming began on February 25, 2017 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was completed on April 3, 2017. Nomis (film) Nomis is a 2018 Canadian-American psychological thriller written and directed by David Raymond. The film stars Henry Cavill, Alexandra Daddario, Ben Kingsley, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Fillion and Brendan Fletcher. American law enforcement succeeds in catching a notorious online predator, but soon realizes his"
"aims"", and that the end product was a ""self-indulgent vanity project"". Chef (2014 film) Chef is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Jon Favreau. Favreau plays a chef who, after a public altercation with a food critic, quits his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant to operate a food truck with his young son. It co-stars Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Downey Jr. albeit in a cameo role. Favreau wrote the script after directing several big-budget films, wanting to go ""back to basics"" and to"
"joined the film in a supporting role. On February 5, 2014, Hannah Ware also joined the film to play the female lead. On March 6, 2014, Thomas Kretschmann signed on to play the high-profile villain, Le Clerq. On March 13, 2014 Dan Bakkedahl joined the cast of the film. On March 14, 2014, Ciarán Hinds signed on to star in the film as a scientist. Filming was originally set to take place in Berlin and Singapore in summer 2013, but was later postponed to March 2014. Principal photography began on February 18, 2014; an image from the European set was"
"Martin called ""Interstellar"" ""the most ambitious and challenging science fiction film since Kubrick's ""2001""."" ""Interstellar"" won the Best Visual Effects award at the 87th Academy Awards, with nominations for Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. Interstellar (film) Interstellar is a 2014 science fiction film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Christopher Nolan. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Michael Caine. Set in a dystopian future where humanity is struggling to survive, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole in search of a"
"Divergent (film) Divergent is a 2014 American dystopian science fiction action film directed by Neil Burger, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Veronica Roth. The film is the first installment in ""The Divergent Series"" and was produced by Lucy Fisher, Pouya Shabazian, and Douglas Wick, with a screenplay by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q and Kate Winslet. The story takes place in a dystopian and post-apocalyptic Chicago where people are divided into distinct factions"
"Robinov reflected, """"Superman Returns"" didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to. It didn't position the character the way he needed to be positioned. Had ""Superman"" worked in 2006, we would have had a movie for Christmas of this year or 2009. Now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all."" A reboot of the ""Superman film series"" titled ""Man of Steel"" was ultimately released on June 14, 2013, directed by Zack Snyder and with Henry Cavill starring as Superman. This would become the first"
"Hercules (2014 film) Hercules is a 2014 American 3D action fantasy adventure film directed by Brett Ratner, written by Ryan J. Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Aksel Hennie, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Reece Ritchie, Tobias Santelmann, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan, Rebecca Ferguson, Isaac Andrews, Irina Shayk, and John Hurt. It is based on the graphic novel ""Hercules: The Thracian Wars"". Distributed jointly by Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was released on July 25, 2014. It is one of two Hollywood-studio Hercules films released in 2014, the other one being Lionsgate's ""The Legend of Hercules""."
"Hercules (2014 film) Hercules is a 2014 American 3D action fantasy adventure film directed by Brett Ratner, written by Ryan J. Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Aksel Hennie, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Reece Ritchie, Tobias Santelmann, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan, Rebecca Ferguson, Isaac Andrews, Irina Shayk, and John Hurt. It is based on the graphic novel ""Hercules: The Thracian Wars"". Distributed jointly by Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was released on July 25, 2014. It is one of two Hollywood-studio Hercules films released in 2014, the other one being Lionsgate's ""The Legend of Hercules""."
"seen since the Amblin days"" and a good opportunity to harken back to the 1980s comedies he worked in. Characters from classic arcade games such as ""Space Invaders"", ""Pac-Man"", ""Frogger"", ""Galaga"" and ""Donkey Kong"", among several others, were licensed for use in the film. There were originally plans to include a scene where the Great Wall of China is damaged, but the concept was removed from the script in hopes to improve the film's chances in the Chinese market. On February 26, 2014, it was announced that Adam Sandler would play the lead role in the film, while Kevin James"
"at the San Diego Comic-Con in disguise to surprise the cast of ""Suicide Squad"". In 2018, Cavill co-starred as August Walker in the action spy film """". Also that year, he starred in the psychological thriller ""Nomis"". On 4 September 2018, it was announced that Cavill will be portraying the protagonist Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix adaptation of ""The Witcher"". In December 2013, Cavill was named ""World's Sexiest Man"" by British ""Glamour"" magazine. The same year, ""Empire"" magazine placed him third on their list of ""The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars 2013"". In early 2008, Cavill became the face of"
"decent basic-cable drama."" On Metacritic, the film has a score of 32 out of 100, indicating ""generally unfavorable reviews"", based on 16 reviews from critics. IGN awarded it a score of 4.5 out of 10, saying ""The Forger, starring John Travolta, goes through the motions, but isn't the real deal."" The Forger (2014 film) The Forger is a 2014 American thriller crime drama film directed by Philip Martin and starring John Travolta. It started filming in October 2013. It was released to theaters on April 24, 2015. Raymond Cutter, a second-generation criminal, cuts a deal with an underworld art dealer"
"in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 30th Sundance Film Festival in January 2014, and released in theaters the following year to mixed reviews from critics. Commercially, the film failed to recover its $6 million budget. Hathaway reprised her role as Jewel in the animated film ""Rio 2""—her third film with Jamie Foxx—which was released in 2014. It grossed about five times more than its $103 million budget. Hathaway's only live action film in 2014 was Christopher Nolan's epic science fiction film ""Interstellar"". Set in a dystopian future where humanity is struggling to survive, the film follows a group of"
"while Ansel Elgort plays Augustus. Nat Wolff was cast as Isaac, the friend who introduces them, and Laura Dern stars as Hazel's mother. Sam Trammell was cast as Mr. Lancaster, Hazel's father. On August 29, 2013, John Green announced that Mike Birbiglia would be playing Patrick, and on September 6, 2013, Green announced that Willem Dafoe would portray Peter Van Houten. Principal photography began on August 26, 2013, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which doubled for the novel's setting of Indianapolis, Indiana, with a few days in Amsterdam, before concluding October 16, 2013. The film was released on June 6, 2014, in"
"currently on hold due to Lionsgate's decision to release the final film as a TV movie, mainly because of ""Allegiant"" underperforming. Divergent (film) Divergent is a 2014 American dystopian science fiction action film directed by Neil Burger, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Veronica Roth. The film is the first installment in ""The Divergent Series"" and was produced by Lucy Fisher, Pouya Shabazian, and Douglas Wick, with a screenplay by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn, Ansel Elgort, Maggie"
"reported that Natalie Portman had been offered the lead role. On August 25, Portman told ""Entertainment Weekly"" that she had declined the offer. On October 16, 2013, Blake Lively and Ellen Burstyn were cast in the film to play the lead roles, with Lively starring as the title character. On January 15, 2014 Harrison Ford joined the cast, and the film was set to begin shooting in March of that year. On February 11, 2014 Michiel Huisman joined the cast to star opposite Lively as Adaline's love interest. Filming began on March 10, 2014 in Vancouver and continued through May"
"which is Ti West's movie."" He added about what drew him to the project, ""[West's] approach to filmmaking, I love. He pitched me this idea and I thought it was really cool."" In March 2016, West revealed in an interview he had written the role with Hawke in mind. On March 18, 2014, ""The Hollywood Reporter"" announced that the film would star John Travolta and Ethan Hawke in main roles, with Hawke portraying the film's protagonist Paul, and Travolta portraying the Marshal Clyde Martin, who has a wooden leg. On May 22, 2014, ""Deadline Hollywood"" reported that Taissa Farmiga had"
"of Ignorance)"" (TIE) ""The Grand Budapest Hotel"" (TIE) ""Guardians of the Galaxy"" (TIE) Damien Chazelle – ""Whiplash"" (director, screenplay) Richard Linklater – ""Boyhood"" Citizenfour ""Spotlight George Miller – "" Michael Caine – ""Youth"" as Fred Ballinger ""' Saoirse Ronan – ""Brooklyn"" as Eilis Lacey Liev Schreiber – ""Spotlight"" as Martin Baron Alicia Vikander – ""The Danish Girl"" as Gerda Wegener ""Spotlight Alicia Vikander – ""The Danish Girl"" and ""Ex Machina"" Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer – ""Spotlight ""Amy La La Land Damien Chazelle – ""La La Land"" Casey Affleck – ""Manchester by the Sea"" as Lee Chandler Emma Stone –"
"Chef (2014 film) Chef is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Jon Favreau. Favreau plays a chef who, after a public altercation with a food critic, quits his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant to operate a food truck with his young son. It co-stars Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Downey Jr. albeit in a cameo role. Favreau wrote the script after directing several big-budget films, wanting to go ""back to basics"" and to create a film about cooking. Food truck owner and chef Roy"
"starring as his wife Lorraine, in the horror film ""The Conjuring"". The film was critically acclaimed, becoming one of the highest grossing horror films of all time. Wilson reprised the role in the film's sequel, ""The Conjuring 2"", released on June 10, 2016. In January 2014, Wilson was announced to portray the lead role, Lou Solverson, in the second season of FX's anthology series ""Fargo"". He was nominated for the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his performance. In March 2014, Wilson was cast in an unspecified role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe"
"to me. So in making a sequel, I feel I owe it to those people to really do it right."" In May 2014, the film was announced to be shooting in June, with its cast officially announced to include Devon Sawa, Michael Goorjian, Adam Pascal and James Duval returning as Sean, Heroin Bob, Eddie and John the Mod, respectively, with Ben Schnetzer appearing as Heroin Bob's son, Ross, Machine Gun Kelly as Crash, and Hannah Marks and Sarah Clarke will portray the female leads. Also in May, Matthew Lillard and Jason Segel, who starred in the original film announced through"
"Jovovich were announced to be in advanced negotiations to join the film. In June 2013, Lionsgate announced that the film would be released on August 15, 2014. In July 2013, it was reported that actor Mel Gibson would portray the film's villain and later that month Sylvester Stallone confirmed Mel Gibson's involvement. Also in July, actor Kellan Lutz and professional fighters Victor Ortiz and Ronda Rousey were added to the cast. It was revealed that the film would feature several younger and technology-oriented action heroes who clash with the veteran Expendables. In August 2013, it was confirmed that Harrison Ford,"
"with Bakula), ""Stargate SG-1"", ""JAG"", ""Crash"" with Hopper. He had a semi-regular part on ""Battlestar Galactica"" from 2008 as John Cavil. He was also in another version of ""The Dunwich Horror"" (2009), and ""C.O.G."" (2013), ""Max Rose"" (2013), ""Deep in the Darkness"" (2014), ""Persecuted"" (2014), and ""Rusty Steel"" (2015). He reunited with Bakula on an episode of """". His last appearance to date was in ""Entertainment"" (2015). Along with Jack Lemmon and Marcello Mastroianni, Stockwell won the award for best actor at the Cannes Film Festival twice, for ""Compulsion"" and ""Long Day's Journey Into Night"". He joined the cast of"
"to portray Armando Salazar, who in early scripts was referred to as Captain John Brand. Bardem had liked the working environment of the fourth movie, which he witnessed accompanying his wife, and stated he was also a fan of the franchise and of Depp's performance as Jack Sparrow. Australian actor Brenton Thwaites entered talks for the role of Henry in late November 2014, after Disney chose him over Taron Egerton, George MacKay, Mitchell Hope, Ansel Elgort and Sam Keeley. Kaya Scodelario was chosen as the female lead out of a shortlist that included Gabriella Wilde, Alexandra Dowling, Jenna Thiam, and"
"Stratton (film) Stratton is a 2017 British action thriller film directed by Simon West, based on the novel series of same name by Duncan Falconer. The series' lead character John Stratton is played by Dominic Cooper, while the rest of the cast includes Gemma Chan, Austin Stowell, Tyler Hoechlin, and Tom Felton. Principal photography on the film began on 15 July 2015 in Brindisi, Italy. The film was released in the UK on 1 September 2017. A British Special Boat Service (SBS) soldier tracks down an international terrorist cell. On 3 November 2014, it was announced that Henry Cavill would"
"2014, he played the role of Blazer in the web series ""Storytellers"". In November 2013 he stood beside Victoria Justice in the lead role of Ely for the Independent Film - Comedy ""Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List"". In 2014 he was in the lead role of Trevor in Horror ""Indigenous"", which was published on the Tribeca Film Festival. Also in 2014, he stand for the film ""Kill Game"" and ""Drag Worms"" in front of the camera. That same year, he played the role of Brooks in the Disney Channel series ""Jessie"" take over. In 2015 he took over the"