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The film was not a big success, eventually earning $4million worldwide on a budget of $3million, and was the 24th highest-grossing film of the year in North America. [3] Music producer Mike Higham, who had worked with Sondheim on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, recorded the film's score with the London Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic. They return to Texas where Django collects his first bounty, keeping the handbill as a memento. Radcliffe stated that director David Yates and co-star Imelda Staunton made Order of the Phoenix the "most fun" film to work on in the series. [34] Marshall concurred, but the project was postponed while he focused on directing Memoirs of a Geisha and Nine. [112][113], On the matter of historical accuracy, Christopher Caldwell wrote in the Financial Times: "Of course, we must not mistake a feature film for a public television documentary", pointing out that the film should be treated as entertainment, not as a historical account of the period it is set in. Walking home, Charlie overhears that the millionaire forged the fifth ticket. "[135] However, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times remarked: "Mr. Olyphant has many charms, but annihilating menace is not one of them. [33] Radcliffe took on the lead role[59] of Alan Strang, a stable boy who has an obsession with horses. "[125], Olyphant's first post-Deadwood roles were the action movies Live Free or Die Hard and Hitman (both 2007). [197][198][199] In 2012, he played a character billed as White Sushi Chef in an episode of the FX sitcom The League (2012)[200] and voiced a character in an episode of the FX animated series Archer. "[193] Similarly, Robert Bianco of USA Today commented that his "masterfully complete immersion in the role seems to have masked the talent expended playing it. Over his career, Radcliffe has received various awards and nominations. "[88], Olyphant's most high-profile role of 2003 was in the Vin Diesel-starring action film A Man Apart. WebSee hot celebrity videos, E! "[146] In 2008, he had a supporting role as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Iraq War drama Stop-Loss,[53][147] played a pompous newscaster in the little-seen comedy Meet Bill,[148] voiced the character Cowboy in the video game Turok[149] and made a guest appearance on the first season of the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? The closing sequence, in which the Wonkavator is flying above the factory, is footage of Nrdlingen, Bavaria, and the elevator rising shot showing that it shoots out of the factory was from Beneckerstrae 4, 86720 Nrdlingen, Germany, now the location of a CAP-Mrkte. "[185] Daniel Fienberg of HitFix described him as "a tremendously compelling actor. [33] After the report by Variety, a film adaptation of Into the Woods remained inactive for 15 years. [124] Tarantino and Jamie Foxx have both expressed interest in having Antonio Banderas reprise his role as Zorro from The Mask of Zorro and The Legend of Zorro in the film in addition to Foxx himself reprising his role as Django. /Courtesy Everett Collection, Columbia Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection, Patrick McElhenney / FX Networks / courtesy Everett Collection, Orion Pictures Corp / Courtesy Everett Collection, 20th Century Fox Film Corp. / Courtesy Everett Collection, Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection, Universal Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection, Francois Duhamel/Weinstein Company/Courtesy Everett Collection, 20th Century Fox Film Corp / Courtesy Everett Collection. [104] Stephen Holden of The New York Times lauded the film, writing; "Into the Woods, the splendid Disney screen adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical, infuses new vitality into the tired marketing concept of entertainment for 'children of all ages'". Candie's staunchly loyal and suspicious head house slave Stephen realizes that Broomhilda knows Django, deduces their plan and alerts Candie. "[105], Radcliffe starred off-Broadway at The Public Theater in a documentary theatre piece titled Privacy, playing the role of The Writer. [78] Other cast members included John Larroquette, Rose Hemingway and Mary Faber. [65], In 2007, Warner Home Video released the film on HD DVD with all the bonus features from the 2001 DVD. Despite turning down a lot of roles, Russo still snaps up the good ones when they come along. [59][60] On September 16, 2013, Lilla Crawford was confirmed as playing the character of Little Red Riding Hood, despite previous reports suggesting Brownlee. And that it needs to be funny and dark and twisted, and it needs to speak with all of those voices at the same time. [49][50] This decision drew criticism from the series' fans, but Radcliffe defended the split, stating that it would have been impossible to properly adapt the final novel into a single film. WebHearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Yet he has refused to give an inch in discussing the link between movie violence and real life. [86] It was released theatrically in the United States on December 25, 2014. So I'm writing this whole piece on this, and I'm thinking: 'I don't really know if Sergio was thinking [this] while he was doing this. 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Like other Latina actresses, Salma Hayek first stepped in front of the cameras for a telenovela. [108] Gregory Ellwood of HitFix tapped Streep as an Academy Award contender in the Best Supporting Actress category, and also praised the performance of Chris Pine. [243] In 2022, he reprised the role in the first season of The Mandalorian spinoff series The Book of Boba Fett. So take note, if you want to get Russo to work with you, you'd better have a pretty solid script locked down first. "[12] Writing in The New York Times, critic A. O. Scott compared Django to Tarantino's earlier Inglourious Basterds: "Like Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained is crazily entertaining, brazenly irresponsible and also ethically serious in a way that is entirely consistent with its playfulness." '"[64][152][153] He starred as a morphine addict in the little-seen independent heist comedy High Life,[154][155][156] with Derek Elley of Variety praising his "terrific" performance. M. C. Gainey, Cooper Huckabee and Doc Duhame portray brothers Big John Brittle, Roger "Lil Raj" Brittle and Ellis Brittle respectively, overseers of both Carrucan and Big Daddy's plantations. "[77], Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory remained in obscurity in the subsequent years since its original release. [15], The book was also in the midst of a controversy when the film was announced. [114], 2014 film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film, Best Edited Feature Film Comedy or Musical, Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Washington D.C. 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AMA! She keeps up a regular workout routine, exercising every day, but she doesn't believe in working out "like a maniac." [82][83], The original score and songs were composed by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, and musical direction was by Walter Scharf. [35] Marshall firmly believed that Into the Woods was a fairy tale for the post-9/11 generation". [70][95][96], Olyphant received widespread praise for his 2004 performance as a porn film producer in the comedy The Girl Next Door. [93], Marc Lamont Hill, a professor at Temple University, compared the fugitive exLos Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner to a real-life Django, saying "It's almost like watching 'Django Unchained' in real life. Spacey has received various accolades for his performances on stage and screen including two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, two Laurence Olivier Awards, Russo then went on to work for the Department of Water and Power in L.A., in an effort to revitalize native gardens in the midst of a California drought. [12] Sammy Davis Jr. wanted to play Bill, the candy store owner, but Stuart did not like the idea because he felt that the presence of a big star in the candy store scene would break the reality; though Davis would make Bill's signature song, "The Candy Man", into a big hit. [30] By 1991, Columbia Pictures and Jim Henson Productions were also developing a film adaptation with Craig Zadan as producer and Rob Minkoff as director. [28][53][249] Following the station's demise, he joked: "If you know of anyone looking for sports reports from an actor who is often just going off of what he recalls happened yesterday, or reading it directly from the newspaper, then I'm your guy. In 2017, it was reported Olyphant would portray an FBI agent in the film Driven,[240] though he ultimately did not appear in the film. [88] Other reviewers[89] have defended the usage of the language in the historical context of race and slavery in the United States. He starred in the short film Doppelganger (2001)[82] and appeared in an episode of the Sci-Fi Channel horror series Night Visions (2002). [67], On June 29, 2021, a 4K Blu-ray version was released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to coincide with the film's 50th anniversary. Some television listings indicate the showing was part of The Wonderful World of Disney time slot. [20], All six members of Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) expressed interest in playing Wonka, but at the time they were deemed not big enough names for an international audience. [97][98][99] He was initially reluctant to audition for the part, feeling it was too similar to some of his previous roles but, "as my manager dutifully reminded me, not many people saw those movies. He also has had roles as Slov in G.I. [84][85] Olyphant starred opposite Josh Brolin as an ex-con who returns to his Florida hometown to collect a $200,000 debt. She started her own business:White Cow Dairy,a milk and yogurt producer located in Upstate New York. Obviously I don't think one has to do with the other. She's only appeared on a TV show once, the short lived Sable back in the 1980s, which only aired seven episodes. [79][80], The first official company presentation took place at the 2013 Disney D23 expo. [127]) He had bought a house in the weeks before Deadwood's cancellation[128][129] and he later admitted his job choices during this period were for "purely financial reasons. Wilder's attention to detail also requested, "The hat is terrific, but making it 2 inches shorter would make it more special". When Olyphant is on screen, there's the feeling that things might go anywhere. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Washington, DC. [39] After 130 shooting days, the film wrapped up principal photography in July 2012.[40]. by John Legend, "Ancora Qui" by Ennio Morricone and Elisa, and "Freedom" by Anthony Hamilton and Elayna Boynton. [14] Crawford auditioned for Marshall via Skype, who offered her the role within two hours. Having told Broomhilda of their plan, Schultz offers to buy her as his escort while negotiating the initial deal during dinner. [111] In 2020, Radcliffe starred as Miles in the action comedy film Guns Akimbo directed by Jason Lei Howden and co-starring Samara Weaving and Natasha Liu Bordizzo. [60] On 13 April 2006, a portrait of Radcliffe by Stuart Pearson Wright was unveiled as part of a new exhibition opening at the National Theatre, before being moved to the National Portrait Gallery. WebAnt-Man is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name: Scott Lang and Hank Pym.Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 12th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). [33][68] Equus opened on 27 February 2007 and ran until 9 June 2007. [113] Conversely, Alyssa Rosenberg of The Washington Post disliked the performances by Streep and Depp, while simultaneously calling the film's first two acts a "surprising delight". [40], A year later, Radcliffe starred in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second instalment of the series. 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It was then Stuart and producer David L. Wolper realised that they could stop looking. ", "I have never hated a character so much till I saw him in that movie. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Following the success of Harry Potter, Radcliffe starred in the romantic comedy What If? "[67] Metacritic, which assigns a rating to reviews, gives the film a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". [9] His parents divorced when Olyphant was a teenager; both remarried. I think 10 years is a long time to spend with one character". '"[45] A combination of salt conditioner and some chemicals eventually removed the stink problem but it remained cold, dirty water. The story follows a black slave who trains under a German bounty hunter, with the ultimate goal of reuniting with his long-lost wife. WebThe Red Room is a large aerial facility which acted as the primary base of the program of the same name, led by General Dreykov.It is also the site where Black Widows are brainwashed and trained to become elite assassins. His performance is about potential energy, or potential violence. Zo Bell, Michael Bowen, Robert Carradine, Jake Garber, Ted Neeley, James Parks, and Tom Savini play Candyland trackers. Since 2019, he has starred in the TBS anthology series Miracle Workers. [43] He starred in the world premiere of The SantaLand Diaries (1996) at the Atlantic Theater Company, a one-man play based on David Sedaris' essay about working as a Macy's department store Christmas elf. [80] A sing-along version of the film was released on Disney+ on October 14, 2022. A Baker and his wife wish for a child but suffer under a curse laid upon their family by a Witch. Django's sunglasses were inspired by Charles Bronson's character in The White Buffalo (1977). Development of Django Unchained began in 2007 when Tarantino was writing a book on Corbucci. "[89] Similarly, Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle noted that "the most lively character in "A Man Apart" turns out [to be] a middling drug dealer played to the hilt by Timothy Olyphant. "[105], Olyphant came to the attention of a wider audience when he was cast as Sheriff Seth Bullock in HBO's acclaimed western Deadwood, which aired for three seasons from 2004 to 2006. [8] Wolper persuaded the company, which had no previous experience in the film industry, to buy the rights to the book and finance the picture for the purpose of promoting a new Quaker Oats "Wonka Bar". [32][33] After location scouting in Europe, including the Guinness brewery in Ireland and a real-life chocolate factory in Spain, production designer Harper Goff decided to house the factory sets and the massive Chocolate Room at Bavaria Studios. [85], The film held its world premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on December 8, 2014. [246][247][248] Olyphant phoned the station every weekday, delivering his reports in an unconventional style. "[74] Olyphant played a detective in the successful action film Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) and joked in an interview about the challenges of playing "second fiddle to a car";[48][75] his performance reminded the Washington Post's Stephen Hunter of a young Bill Paxton. [66], On November 1, 2011, a deluxe edition set was released for the film's 40th anniversary. [126] In 2015, he endorsed Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party leadership campaign. "[47], Olyphant made his feature film debut in The First Wives Club (1996) as an eager young director who attempts to cast Elise Elliot (Goldie Hawn) who thinks she will be playing the leading lady in the role of the elderly mother. [70] Charles Spencer of The Telegraph wrote that the actor "displays a dramatic power and an electrifying stage presence that marks a tremendous leap forward." [52], Django Unchained was released on December 25, 2012, in the United States by The Weinstein Company and released on January 18, 2013, by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United Kingdom. ", "There is no Nick Offerman, there is only Ron Swanson and Duke Silver. In the process, Red Riding Hood's mother and grandmother, Jack's mother and the Baker's wife are killed. He voiced the Spirit of the West in the animated film Rango (2011). 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He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles before gaining a leading man status in film and television. During the tour, each child's character flaws have them give in to temptation, resulting in their unusual elimination. And so on.". [3] His parents are Katherine (ne Gideon) and John Vernon Bevan Olyphant, who worked as vice president of production at Gallo Winery. As she told Collider, "If it's a really good script, then it's worth getting up for". The same year, he starred as Harry Potter in the film adaptation of the J.K. Rowling fantasy novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. What makes Hollywood think children want the endings changed for a film, when they accept it in a book? He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in The Monogamist, and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries in 1996. [3][35] He completed a two-year acting program at New York's William Esper Studio and began auditioning for roles. "[170] The Hollywood Reporter's Michael Rechtshaffen found him "convincing"[171] while Claudia Puig of USA Today enjoyed the "smart, stoic and sympathetic" performance. [12] Changes to the story included Wonka's character given more emphasis over Charlie; Slugworth, originally a minor character who was a Wonka industry rival in the book, was reworked into a spy so that the film could have a villain for intrigue; a belching scene was added with Grandpa and Charlie having "fizzy lifting drinks"; and the ending dialogue. )", "McCormack, Olyphant, Futterman and Gant Join Cast of Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays", "L.A. [7] His Jewish mother was born in South Africa, traces her ancestry to Jewish immigrants from Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia,[8][9][10] and was raised in the English town of Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex. [26], When Wilder was cast as Wonka, he accepted the role on one condition:.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}. WebThe Wanted's Nathan Sykes announces sweet engagement on tropical beach The Wanted singer Nathan Sykes has announced that he's engaged to his girlfriend Charlotte Burkes as he took to social media to tell fans about the special moment The Wanted's Nathan Sykes has announced his engagement to his girlfriend, Charlotte Burkes. ", "Quentin Tarantino and Cast Reveal 'Django' Details at Comic-Con", "Q: Is "Django Unchained" historically accurate and does it matter? By April 2011, Tarantino sent his final draft of the script to The Weinstein Company. [53], The film was repeated the following year on November 23, 1975, on NBC. [37] Academy Award-winner Dion Beebe, who previously collaborated with Marshall on Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Nine, served as cinematographer. He called this type of film "a Southern", stating that he wanted: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, to do movies that deal with America's horrible past with slavery and stuff but do them like Spaghetti Westerns, not like big issue movies. Daniel Bernardi, The Persistence of Whiteness: Race and Contemporary - 2013 "For the purposes of breeding chattel, he must also buy a "Mandingo" buck, a male slave. In 2011, Marshall's interest in the project was rekindled when he heard a speech by President Barack Obama on the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks to the families of the victims, which seemed to evoke the same message as the musical's most important song, "No One Is Alone". Additionally, the character of the narrator was cut, and the film is instead narrated by the Baker. If she's Rene Russo, that downtime involves watching a lot of documentaries. "J.K. Simmons is such a good J. Jonah Jameson, hes played the role in three separate universes. Keep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter! On November 13, 2001, due to the lack of a "widescreen" release, fan petitioning eventually led Warner Home Video to issue a letterboxed version. He also starred in the satirical plays Privacy (2016) and The Lifespan of a Fact (2018), respectively off and on Broadway. [32] Joseph Gordon-Levitt said that he "would have loved, loved to have" been in the film but would be unable to appear because of a prior commitment to direct his first film, Don Jon. ", "The Numbers Top-Grossing Movies of 1971", "Willy Wonka Candy Factory 1971 TV commercial", "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) on Warner", "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | VHSCollector.com", "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory AC-3 WS LaserDisc Musical", "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory 25th Anniversary Edition | VHSCollector.com", "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (HD DVD)", "News: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory", "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 4K UHD Blu-ray Review". "[123] Scott Tobias of The A.V. It was commercially successful and received generally positive reviews, receiving praise for its acting performances (particularly Streep's), visual style, production merits, and musical numbers, and criticism for its lighter tone compared to the source material, and the changes made for the film adaptation. Woodley plays a sixteen-year-old cancer patient forced by her parents [1] Seltzer created a recurring theme that had Wonka quote from various literary sources, such as Arthur O'Shaughnessy's Ode, Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The violence against slaves is always appropriately terrifying. [70] To bring in enough real Russian hair strands for the extension, King and his team worked with several distributors from Germany and England. After the crowd sees Willy Wonka is a cripple, they all whisper to themselves and then become deathly quiet. Foster nailed the emotional vulnerability, ambition, and courage of that character in minute but profound ways. [95] Jackson defended heavy use of the word "nigger": "Saying Tarantino said 'nigger' too many times is like complaining they said 'kyke' [sic] too many times in a movie about Nazis. Deathly Hallows Part 2 was critically acclaimed, as was Radcliffe's performance; Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post asked, "Who could have predicted that Radcliffe, Grint and Watson would turn out to be good actors"? The two format editions featured restored sound and better picture quality. [85][86] Django Unchained earned a nomination for Best Theatrical Motion Picture from the Producers Guild of America. Meanwhile, many of the songs in the film have slightly different lyrics than their stage counterparts due to the tweaking of story lines. "[104], In a 2015 interview, Olyphant reflected on the early stages of his film career, and not getting the leading roles that would have possibly led to major fame: "I got great opportunities right off the bat. The growth of a second beanstalk from the last remaining magic bean allows the Giant's widow to climb down and threaten the kingdom if no one delivers Jack in retribution for killing her husband. Another director also would have been less willing to proclaim his film the first in a new genre, the 'Southern'. Now I am in the very fortunate position where I can actually help or do something about it." It's an enormously appealing performance. [34], Stuart had issues with the large size of the Chocolate Room set with difficulties lighting the background. Indeed, Russo tells Buzzfeed that the part of Nina in Nightcrawler was penned specifically for her But unlike a lot of women in the public eye, she isn't shy about how she maintains her youthful look. [53][110][130] Both he and Bruce Willis have said his role was underwritten in the script, and he enjoyed working with Willis to develop the character. Over the next decade, he played the eponymous role in seven sequels, culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011). WebInto the Woods is a 2014 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, and adapted to the screen by James Lapine from his and Stephen Sondheim's 1986 Broadway musical of the same name.Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, it features an ensemble cast that includes Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, [13][11] In 1996, Dahl's second wife, Felicity, commented on her husband's objections toward film adaptations of his works, saying "they always want to change a book's storyline. Olyphant portrayed TV western star James Stacy in the film. Inherently, when it has a jazz feel, it just feels lighter. ", "Absolutely incredible how Waltz could change his entire demeanor with just the most subtle of facial movements. [74] Instead, they spent three days shooting new material that had been cut and readded to the script after Disney screened the movie. Radcliffe received nominations for "Best Male Performance" and "Global Superstar" at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. "[231] He also played Henry, the ex-husband of Sandy (Jennifer Aniston), in the universally panned ensemble romantic comedy Mother's Day (2016)[232] and appeared in Oliver Stone's Snowden, as a CIA agent who befriended Snowden prior to the latter's departure to Russia after his leak of classified documents. Radcliffe portrays a man sent to deal with the legal matters of a mysterious woman who has just died, and soon after he begins to experience strange events and hauntings from the ghost of a woman dressed in black. The media business is in tumult: from the production side to the distribution side, new technologies are upending the industry. As she toldGood Morning America:"What people don't need is to feel bad about themselves because they like to go on medication". Phoenix did such a good job in making you loathe his character. [100] In CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, audiences gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. This is something Russo feels strongly about. [79] The film received five Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Picture, and Best Director and Best Screenplay for Tarantino. ", "Meryl Streep; Oscar Isaac; Sundance festival; National Trust film locations", "One Day Your Prince Will Come (Whining)", "Into the Woods: The journey from stage to screen", "The Story of Rapunzel's Hair From Into the Woods", "Into the Woods: full of effects surprises", "Filming Wraps On INTO THE WOODS Movie! [102] In 2016, Radcliffe portrayed Manny, a talkative corpse, in the indie film Swiss Army Man with Paul Dano. "[76] The soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on December 15, 2014. Cinderella decides to leave her Prince and help the Baker with Jack and Red Riding Hood, as they are now orphans, and will be moving into the bakery. [75] While he had previously been typecast "as a talkative, Jack Nicholsonstyled, funny bad boy," in the words of Vulture's Matt Zoller Seitz,[106][107] Deadwood gave him the opportunity to play a righteous, brooding lawman. [46] In May, Corden, who took part in the reading of the screenplay, was in talks to play the role of the Baker. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in The Monogamist, and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries in 1996. With a budget of just $3million, the film received generally positive reviews and earned $4million by the end of its original run. It's less clever, and it doesn't have enough major characters or enough of Tarantino's trademark structural ingenuity to earn its two-hour-and-45-minute running time. However, each of the characters learn that their endings don't remain happy: the Baker is worried that he is a poor father to his newborn baby; the Baker's wife lets the Prince temporarily seduce her; Cinderella is disenchanted by her cheating Prince; and the Witch learns that she has lost her powers in exchange for her youth and beauty, after being rejected by Rapunzel, who then runs off with her Prince. The offer to buy the Gobstopper was a morality test for the ticket winners, and only Charlie passed. [107][108] Historian Edna Greene Medford notes that there are only undocumented rumors that such fights took place. When they showed him the comics, his first thought was, 'Why am I in a comic book that Ive never heard of? Her solution to this problem was to watch tons of documentaries on world history and other subjects that interested her. [116] He is slated to portray musician "Weird Al" Yankovic in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a biographical film produced for The Roku Channel,[117]. [134] He said in a 2010 interview, "I have always hated anybody who is not tolerant of gay men or lesbians or bisexuals. [96][97] The film's $3.5 million debut in Japan marked the largest opening for a 21st-century live-action musical film. Early attempts to adapt Into the Woods to film occurred in the early 1990s, with a script by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. [98], The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 71% based on 225 reviews, with an average rating of 6.60/10. [146][147], Radcliffe stated of his beliefs in 2012: "There was never [religious] faith in the house. Sarah Jessica Parker later said the episode, "Valley of the Twenty Something Guys", was her favorite of the series. [25], Radcliffe first expressed a desire to act at age five,[28] and made his acting debut at age ten in BBC One's two-part adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield (1999), portraying the title character as a young boy. [25] Stuart stated, "I couldn't face the thought of ending the journey through this fabulous factory in an ordinary-looking office. Finders of the tickets will receive a factory tour and a lifetime supply of chocolate. [201][202] In 2013, he appeared as a love interest on the Fox comedy The Mindy Project. [131], Radcliffe is supportive of the LGBTQ community. Into the Woods is a 2014 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, and adapted to the screen by James Lapine from his and Stephen Sondheim's 1986 Broadway musical of the same name. [57] Also that year, he had supporting roles in the HBO war film When Trumpets Fade[58] and the independent ensemble drama 1999. [95] It earned $31.1 million in its traditional three-day opening ($46.1 million including its Christmas Day gross), debuting at #2 at the box office behind The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and achieving the highest opening weekend for a film based on a Broadway musical (previously held by Mamma Mia!). I didn't really ever take a break. [3] In August, the cast visited Angel Recording Studios to record their parts in Sondheim's presence. ", "Daniel Radcliffe Tells Potter Fans: "Now go conquer the world! When asked [what the river was made of], Michael Bllner, who played Augustus Gloop, answers, 'It vas dirty, stinking vater. [110] Paul Katz of The Huffington Post felt the change in tone between the last two acts was too abrupt, and also criticized the film's faithfulness to the stage musical. The crossover would have seen a younger version of the blacksmith character from RZA's film appear as a slave in an auction. Since the end of Justified, Olyphant has starred in films such as Mother's Day, Snowden (both 2016), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and Amsterdam (2022). They are stopped by Dr. King Schultz, a German dentist-turned-bounty hunter seeking to buy Django for his knowledge of the three outlaw Brittle brothers, overseers at the plantation of Django's previous owner and for whom Schultz has a warrant. [13][14], Olyphant is a descendant of the Vanderbilt family of New York. [139] He has been in a relationship with American actress Erin Darke since 2012, after having met on the set of Kill Your Darlings. "[100], Samuel L. Jackson told Vogue Man that "Django Unchained was a harder and more detailed exploration of what the slavery experience was than 12 Years a Slave, but director Steve McQueen is an artist and since he's respected for making supposedly art films, it's held in higher esteem than Django, because that was basically a blaxploitation movie."[101]. Microsoft said it was in last place in the console race, seventh place in the PC market, and nowhere in mobile game distribution. [55] The premiere of Django Unchained was delayed by one week following the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14, 2012. He and Schultz rack up several bounties before spring, when they travel to Mississippi and learn that Broomhilda's new owner is Calvin J. Candie, the charming but cruel owner of the Candyland plantation, where slaves are forced to wrestle to the death in brutal "Mandingo" fights. WebKatherine Marie Heigl (/ h a l / HY-gl; born November 24, 1978) is an American actress and former fashion model. [59] VHS copies were also available, but only containing the "standard" fullscreen version. [72][73] Radcliffe was nervous about reprising the role on Broadway as he considered American audiences to be more discerning than those in London. As she told BUILD in a 2017 interview, she won't accept a job if she feels it's just another "watered down version" of something she's done before. On The Queen Latifah Show she reached out to viewers directly, telling other people suffering: "You will make it through." Crawford was on a flight to London the next day as a result. Writing in The New Yorker, William Jelani Cobb observed that Tarantino's occasional historical elasticity sometimes worked to the film's advantage. 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