"is directed by John Landis. He portrayed a covert CIA agent in Roman Polanski's ""The Ghost Writer"". He played another historical character, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., in the 2011 television miniseries ""The Kennedys"", for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. He and his wife portrayed husband and wife Joe and Rose Kennedy. Earlier that year, he appeared in ""The Green Hornet"" and """". In 2014 Wilkinson portrayed the 36th President of the United States 'Lyndon B. Johnson' in the historical drama film ""Selma"". Wilkinson lives in North"
"in 2010 but who did not appear in the 2014 production include Robert De Niro, Hugh Jackman, Cedric the Entertainer, Lenny Kravitz, and Liam Neeson. On March 26, 2014, British actor Tom Wilkinson was added to the cast to play US President Lyndon B. Johnson. On April 7, it was announced that British actress Carmen Ejogo would play Dr. King's wife, Coretta Scott King. On April 15, actor and rapper Lakeith Stanfield had reportedly joined the cast to play civil rights protester Jimmie Lee Jackson, who was shot and killed on a nighttime march and whose death led James Bevel"
"Johnson works to heal a nation and secure his presidency by passing Kennedy's historic Civil Rights Act. The script for ""LBJ"", a political-historical drama written by Joey Hartstone, was one of the winners of the 2014 Black List of unproduced screenplays. On June 16, 2015, Woody Harrelson signed on to play the lead role of 36th President Lyndon B. Johnson, while Rob Reiner signed to direct the film. The film was produced by Acacia Entertainment, Savvy Media Holdings, Castle Rock Entertainment, and Star Thrower Entertainment, and financed by Acacia and Savvy Media. Producers on the film are Matthew George, Reiner,"
"LBJ (film) LBJ is a 2016 American political drama film about the beginning of the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. It was directed by Rob Reiner and written by Joey Hartstone, whose script was on the 2014 Black List. The film stars Woody Harrelson as the titular President, along with Richard Jenkins, Bill Pullman, Kim Allen, Michael Stahl-David, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey Donovan, Doug McKeon, C. Thomas Howell, and Michael Mosley. Principal photography on the film began in New Orleans on September 21, 2015, and it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival"
"(1983), ""Miller's Crossing"" (1990), ""Erin Brockovich"" (2000), ""Big Fish"" (2003), ""The Bourne Ultimatum"" (2007), ""Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"" (2007), ""The Bourne Legacy"" (2012), and the James Bond film ""Skyfall"" (2012). A recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards, Finney has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor four times, for ""Tom Jones"" (1963), ""Murder on the Orient Express"" (1974), ""The Dresser"" (1983), and ""Under the Volcano"" (1984); he was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ""Erin Brockovich"" (2000). Finney was born in the Charlestown"
"Tenzin in ""The Legend of Korra"" (2012–2014), Stanford Pines in ""Gravity Falls"" (2015–2016), Kai in ""Kung Fu Panda 3"" (2016) and Mayor Lionheart in ""Zootopia"" (2016). He reprised his role as Jameson in various Marvel animated series and video games. He has also appeared in a series of commercials for Farmers Insurance and voices the Yellow M&M. Simmons's performance in ""Whiplash"" (2014) received widespread critical acclaim and earned him more than thirty accolades, including the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. Simmons was born on January 9, 1955, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, a suburb"
"before ""The Da Vinci Code"". However, the filmmakers re-tooled it as a sequel. Hanks reprises his role as Langdon in the film, which was released in May 2009 to moderate (but generally better) reviews. Sony Pictures produced a film adaptation of ""Inferno"", the fourth book in the ""Robert Langdon"" series, which was released in October 2016 with Ron Howard as director, David Koepp adapting the screenplay and Tom Hanks reprising his role as Robert Langdon. Filming began on April 27, 2015, in Venice, Italy, and wrapped up on July 21, 2015. On December 2, 2014, Felicity Jones was in early"
"Simmons and Michael Keaton were attached to roles however both left due to scheduling difficulties. On July 23, 2015, Brie Larson was cast in the film to play the female lead. On August 5, 2015, it was announced that Corey Hawkins was cast in the film to play a supporting role. On August 6, 2015, ""Deadline Hollywood"" reported that the studio was in early talks with Samuel L. Jackson to replace the role which Simmons vacated, while John C. Reilly was being eyed for Keaton's role, but not offered it yet. Tom Wilkinson was also offered a role in the"
"Holdings, another finance and production company he formed. He produced and financed the Lyndon B. Johnson biopic ""LBJ"" (2016), directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Richard Jenkins, Bill Pullman, Kim Allen, Michael Stahl-David, Jeffrey Donovan and Michael Mosley, based on the 2014 Black List-winning script by Joey Hartstone. Following ""LBJ"", he produced and financed the American thriller ""Wind River"" (2017) starring Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Gil Birmingham, Jon Bernthal, and written and directed by Taylor Sheridan. In 2016 Matthew re-teamed with Harrelson and Reiner to produce and finance the film ""Shock and Awe"", which stars"
"Bad"" in 2011, he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice. Cranston was also nominated three times for the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in ""Malcolm in the Middle"". His role in ""Breaking Bad"" also earned him five Golden Globe nominations and one win in 2014, nine Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations with four wins, and six Satellite Awards nominations with four wins. In June 2014, he won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Lyndon B. Johnson in the play ""All the Way"" on Broadway (a"
"Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Hanks is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as ""Splash"" (1984), ""Big"" (1988), ""Turner & Hooch"" (1989), ""A League of Their Own"" (1992), ""Sleepless in Seattle"" (1993), ""Apollo 13"" (1995), ""You've Got Mail"" (1998), ""The Green Mile"" (1999), ""Cast Away"" (2000), ""Road to Perdition"" (2002), ""Cloud Atlas"" (2012), ""Captain Phillips"" (2013), ""Saving Mr. Banks"" (2013), and ""Sully"" (2016). He has also starred in the ""Robert Langdon"" film series, and voices Sheriff Woody in the ""Toy Story"" film series. Hanks has collaborated"
"Inferno (2016 film) Inferno is a 2016 American action mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by David Koepp, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Dan Brown. The film is the sequel to ""The Da Vinci Code"" (2006) and ""Angels & Demons"" (2009), and is the third installment in the ""Robert Langdon"" film series. It stars Tom Hanks, reprising his role as Robert Langdon, alongside Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ben Foster, and Irrfan Khan. Together with the previous film, it remains Hanks' only live-action sequel. Filming began on April 27, 2015,"
"critics, reports the film with a score of 57 based on 15 reviews. Killing Lincoln (film) Killing Lincoln is an American television film inspired by the 2011 book of the same name by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. This two-hour political docudrama contains events surrounding the presidency and assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. It was originally broadcast on National Geographic Channel on February 17, 2013. Narrated and hosted by American actor Tom Hanks, the film stars Billy Campbell as President Lincoln and Jesse Johnson as John Wilkes Booth. It was written and executive produced by Erik Jendresen (""Band of"
"starring Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane and Kevin Bacon. In recent years, Johnson produced Nick Cassavetes's drama ""The Notebook"", ""The Wendell Baker Story"", which marked the directorial debuts of brothers Luke and Andrew Wilson, and ""How to Eat Fried Worms"". Johnson has either presented or executive produced Luis Llosa's directorial debut, ""Sniper"", Tim Robbins's directorial debut, ""Bob Roberts"", Steven Soderbergh's ""Kafka"", Robert Redford's Oscar-nominated ""Quiz Show"" and ""Journey of Hope"", winner of the 1999 Foreign Language Academy Award. Recent projects include ""The Hunting Party"", starring Richard Gere, ""Lake City"", starring Sissy Spacek, ""Ballast"", the critically acclaimed debut of director Lance Hammer,"
"won the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. Hiddleston has also appeared in Steven Spielberg's ""War Horse"" (2011), ""The Deep Blue Sea"" (2011), Woody Allen's romantic comedy ""Midnight in Paris"" (2011), the 2012 BBC series ""Henry IV"" and ""Henry V"", and the romantic vampire film ""Only Lovers Left Alive"" (2013). In late 2013 and early 2014, Hiddleston starred as the title character in the Donmar Warehouse production of ""Coriolanus"", winning the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor. In 2015, he starred in Guillermo del Toro's ""Crimson Peak"", Ben Wheatley's ""High"
"taste."" Inferno (2016 film) Inferno is a 2016 American action mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by David Koepp, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Dan Brown. The film is the sequel to ""The Da Vinci Code"" (2006) and ""Angels & Demons"" (2009), and is the third installment in the ""Robert Langdon"" film series. It stars Tom Hanks, reprising his role as Robert Langdon, alongside Felicity Jones, Omar Sy, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ben Foster, and Irrfan Khan. Together with the previous film, it remains Hanks' only live-action sequel. Filming began on April 27,"
"and for the hit drama ""The Guardian"". Johnson's recent slate of motion pictures includes The Alamo and ""The Rookie"", both directed by John Lee Hancock; ""The Banger Sisters"", with Susan Sarandon and Goldie Hawn; Brad Silberling's drama ""Moonlight Mile"", with Sarandon and Dustin Hoffman; Tom Shadyac's supernatural thriller ""Dragonfly"", with Kevin Costner and Kathy Bates; Levinson's Irish satire ""An Everlasting Piece""; Robert Zemeckis's spooky thriller ""What Lies Beneath"", starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer; the hit comedy ""Galaxy Quest"", with Tim Allen, Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver; and ""My Dog Skip"", the acclaimed family drama (co-produced with John Lee Hancock)"
"""Under the Sun of Satan"", Ermanno Olmi's ""The Tree of Wooden Clogs"", Carl Theodor Dreyer's ""Day of Wrath"" and Stanley Kubrick's ""Barry Lyndon"". On 10 December 2013, it was announced that Juliette Binoche, Tim Roth and Robert Pattinson had joined the cast of the film. In August 2014, it was announced that both Binoche and Roth had left the project. Roth dropped due to scheduling conflict while Binoche citing the reason that it was ""too dark"". The same month Binoche and Roth were replaced by Bérénice Bejo and Liam Cunningham. Corbet talking about the casting and characters in the film"
"of a film library. Ultimately, Smith chose to partner with Johnson and Kosove in what became the current finance, development, and production company Alcon Entertainment. Since then, Alcon has established multiple exclusive long-term distribution agreements with Warner Bros. Johnson’s film producing credits include ""Blade Runner 2049"", the sequel to the sci-fi classic starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, and Dave Bautista from Academy Award nominated director Denis Villeneuve; the Academy Award nominated Best Picture ""The Blind Side"", which earned Sandra Bullock an Oscar for Best Actress; ""The Book of Eli"" starring Denzel Washington and"
"London Film Critics Circle Awards 2014 The 35th London Film Critics' Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2014, were announced by the London Film Critics' Circle on 18 January 2015. Boyhood Leviathan Under the Skin Citizenfour Michael Keaton – ""Birdman"" Julianne Moore – ""Still Alice"" J. K. Simmons – ""Whiplash"" Patricia Arquette – ""Boyhood"" Timothy Spall – ""Mr. Turner"" Rosamund Pike – ""Gone Girl"" and ""What We Did on Our Holiday"" Alex Lawther – ""The Imitation Game"" Richard Linklater – ""Boyhood"" Wes Anderson – ""The Grand Budapest Hotel"" Yann Demange – "" '71 "" ""Under the Skin"" –"
"film again. The film was also produced by New Line and Village Roadshow Pictures, along with Flynn Picture Company and Australian limited Village Roadshow. On October 14, 2013, Dwayne Johnson closed a deal to star in the film, playing the role of a helicopter pilot searching for his daughter after an earthquake. On February 4, 2014, Alexandra Daddario joined the cast. On March 12, 2014, Carla Gugino joined the cast, reuniting with Dwayne Johnson, with whom she starred in ""Race to Witch Mountain"" and ""Faster"". On March 14, 2014, ""Game of Thrones"" actor Art Parkinson joined the film's cast. On"
"2004, although the movie became stuck in development hell over the years, with multiple writers penning drafts. In July 2015, Sean Anders was replaced by Seth Gordon as director. On October 2, 2014, Dwayne Johnson was attached to star in the lead role, and Justin Malen was set to rewrite the script. Damian Shannon and Mark Swift wrote the latest draft, and the film would be comedic in style. On August 10, 2015, Zac Efron signed on to star in the film, and Beau Flynn and Ivan Reitman joined to produce with Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions. On November 9, 2015,"
"role as Lyndon Baines Johnson, and premiered in May. Also that year, he co-wrote the war drama film ""Hacksaw Ridge"", directed by Mel Gibson. Schenkkan is the recipient of grants from New York State, the California Arts Council, and the Vogelstein and the Arthur foundations. He is a New Dramatists alumnus and a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre and the National Theatre Conference. He was the 2012 Thornton Wilder Fellow at the MacDowell Colony and a member of the College of Fellows of the American Theater. As an actor, Schenkkan has appeared in numerous roles, including the 1989 film"
"which was not in relationship with the moment it was made. It was too much of an opportunity for me and David to actually say, 'It's 1977 – deal with it, let's make it the center of the story.'"" On November 23, 2015, Guadagnino confirmed that Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson had been cast in the film and that shooting was scheduled to begin in August 2016, with release set for 2017. Johnson was asked to play the part of Susie Bannion while filming Guadagnino's ""A Bigger Splash"" (2015). After watching the original film, Johnson agreed to commit to the"
"Tom Sizemore Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. (born November 29, 1961) is an American film and television actor and producer. He is known for his supporting roles in films such as ""Born on the Fourth of July"" (1989), ""Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man"" (1991), ""Passenger 57"" (1992), ""True Romance"" (1993), ""Natural Born Killers"" (1994), ""Strange Days"" (1995), ""Heat"" (1995), ""Saving Private Ryan"" (1998), ""Red Planet"" (2000), ""Black Hawk Down"" (2001), ""Pearl Harbor"" (2001), and for voicing Sonny Forelli in the video game """", and playing Anthony Sinclair in the revival television series ""Twin Peaks"" (2017). Sizemore was born in Detroit,"
"All the Way (film) All the Way is a 2016 American biographical television drama film based on events of the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson directed by Jay Roach and adapted by Robert Schenkkan from his play with the same title. The film stars Bryan Cranston, who reprises his role as Johnson from the play's 2014 Broadway production, opposite Melissa Leo as First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Anthony Mackie as Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr.; and Frank Langella as US Senator Richard Russell Jr., from Georgia. The film was broadcast on HBO on Saturday, May 21, 2016."
"1981's ""Scanners"" and 1986's ""The Fly"" influenced the look of the film, and that its overall tone would feel like a ""cross between Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton"". In January 2014, Kinberg finished rewriting the script, and casting for the roles of Reed Richards and Sue Storm began. Miles Teller, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, and Jack O'Connell were tested for the role of Reed, before Teller was cast. Meanwhile, Kate Mara, Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, and Emmy Rossum were tested for Sue. In February, it was revealed that Michael B. Jordan would play Johnny Storm / Human Torch, and Mara"
"talks to join the film on June 19, 2014. Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, and Leslie Mann were all cast in the film on January 29, 2015. Damon Wayans, Jr. was added to the cast on March 6, 2015. Jason Mantzoukas and Nicholas Braun were also cast, on April 14, 2015; Braun played the love interest of Johnson's character, while Mantzoukas played the love interest of Brie's. Anders Holm was cast as Tom, and ""Saturday Night Live"" performer Colin Jost was also cast in a supporting role. Principal photography began on April 20, 2015 in New York City, and ended on"
"Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele. QED International and Groundswell Productions would finance and produce the film along with their Bill Block and Michael London, respectively. While Wilkinson and Rivele would also produce the film. On May 30, 2014, George Nolfi was announced to be the director of the film, and Janice Williams was also attached as producer. In June 2015, there was a casting call for the role of Lee, in search for a 20 to 30 years old martial arts expert. Mike Moh was under consideration for the titular role. On November 16, 2015, the film's cast was"
"""Don't Look Down"" and ""Hey Baby Doll"", were long-listed for the 2015 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Danny Collins (film) Danny Collins is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Dan Fogelman in his feature directorial debut. Inspired by the true story of folk singer Steve Tilston, the film stars Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale, and Christopher Plummer. The film was released in theaters on March 20, 2015. For his performance, Pacino was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards."
"Killing Lincoln (film) Killing Lincoln is an American television film inspired by the 2011 book of the same name by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. This two-hour political docudrama contains events surrounding the presidency and assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. It was originally broadcast on National Geographic Channel on February 17, 2013. Narrated and hosted by American actor Tom Hanks, the film stars Billy Campbell as President Lincoln and Jesse Johnson as John Wilkes Booth. It was written and executive produced by Erik Jendresen (""Band of Brothers""), directed by Adrian Moat (""Gettysburg""), produced by Chris Cowen, Mark Herzog, Ridley"
"feel ""self indulgent"" and that he really struggled with it. In 2012, he starred as Lincoln Cole in the television series ""The River"". Anderson co-starred alongside Dwayne Johnson in ""Hercules"" (2014). In December 2014, it was announced that Anderson would be replacing Michael Pitt in the role of Mason Verger in the third season of the TV series ""Hannibal"". Anderson received the Rising Star Award at the ""California Independent Film Festival"" in 2008. He was named Best Actor Drama at ""Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival"" 2008 for his performance in ""The 27 Club"". Anderson appeared in several music related films"
"to pursue Tom and perhaps build a future together with him, or whether or not she was in a different city developing a new identity. In November 2014, it was revealed that Michael Shannon and Rachel Weisz had been cast in the film, with Joshua Marston directing from a screenplay he wrote with Julian Sheppard, with Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy producing under their Parts & Labor banner, also marking Marston's first English-language-film. In February 2015, it was revealed that Kathy Bates and Danny Glover had joined the cast of the film, with Lucas Joaquin joining as a producer."