Shia LaBeouf talks Gaining Weight and Driving 1920’s Vehicles for ‘Lawless’
Shia LaBeouf found his role in Lawless to be a bit challenging.
Rebecca Hall: “There’s no experience that doesn’t make you a better actor”
Rebecca Hall has worked with directors like Woody Allen and Stephen Frears. But she’s quick to admit she’s not ready to walk in their footsteps.
Ron Howard Talks About Returning to Acting in ‘Arrested Development’, Directing His Daughter and Young Actors in the Spotlight
Ron Howard hasn’t appeared in a meaningful acting role since the 1986 TV movie Return to Mayberry, reprising his role of Opie Tyler from The Andy Griffith Show, preferring to sit in the director’s chair. It has worked out well for him, since he won Best Director and Best Picture Oscars for A Beautiful Mind along with directing several other popular films.
Roundabout Theatre Company to Present a One-Night Only Reunion Benefit Performance of ‘Assassins’ with Neil Patrick Harris
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announced that they will have a special Benefit performance of Stephen Sondheim‘s Assassins, with Joe Mantello reprising his Tony Award winning direction. Reuniting for one night only are the stars of the 2004 Tony Award winning production: Becky Ann Baker (Sara Jane Moore),
Dick Van Dyke to Receive the 2012 SAG Life Achievement Award
Dick Van Dyke will receive SAG’s Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, which airs Sunday, Jan. 27.
Who is Chloe Grace Moretz’s Acting Coach?
Chloe Grace Moretz has to give her acting coach credit for her growing popularity, after starring in films like Dark Shadows, Hugo, and Kick-Ass. She doesn’t have to go outside the family to express her gratitude—her brother is the one responsible.
Interview: Sons of Anarchy’s Charlie Hunnam: “To empathize and to want to murder the same person is a complex thing to play”
Charlie talks about the show, Jax and his upcoming projects
Interview: Ron Perlman & Katey Sagal on ‘Sons of Anarchy’, Working Together and the Toughest Scenes They’ve Had To Film (video)
The two also discuss how their person relationship enhances their scenes together
Interview: Kurt Sutter talks ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and Possible Prequels (video)
Kurt also discusses what happens on the upcoming season
Interview: Maggie Siff talks ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and How She’s Surprised That Her Character is a Fan Favorite (video)
Maggie also talks about the most difficult things she’s had to do during her time on the show and her preparation for each episode
Interview: Sons of Anarchy’s Theo Rossi, Ryan Hurst & Kim Coates: “Every script this season reads like a finale” (video)
What’s coming up for the guys in Season 5? Check out this interview!
Alfred Molina: “My only objective as an actor when I started was to stay employed”
Alfred Molina has had a long and varied career of film, television, and stage roles ever since his first major appearance in the opening sequence of Raiders of the Lost Ark. While Molina is currently starring as artist Mark Rothko in a production of Red (a role that he originated
Interview: Sons of Anarchy’s Tommy Flanagan, Mark Boone Junior & Dayton Callie (video)
The guys talk about the upcoming season while doing their best not to make fun of each other
Frank Langella on the First Time He Was on Stage and the Advantage He Has Over Other Actors
Frank Langella has been talking all over the place lately to promote his new film, Robot & Frank, and he had perhaps his most extensive interview with NPR. In the interview he talks about how he got into acting and why he has had such a varied career acting in film, television, and on the stage.
California Senate to Vote on Bill to Protect Child Actors From Abuse
Stories of child actors being abused physically and sexually during their careers are unfortunately too common. Even more shocking is the amount of managers, publicists, production assistants, and other behind-the-scenes individuals who inappropriately interact with children as a direct result of being left with them unsupervised. But a bill making its way though the California legislature will lay out precautions to prevent such crimes from happening again.
Shia LaBeouf Rips Big Budget Movies
LaBeouf starred in the three Transformers movies, but he will not be in the planned fourth film in the franchise. That doesn’t seem to bother him much, as he says, “There’s no room for being a visionary in the studio system. It literally cannot exist.”
Terry Crews on His Acting Success: “I think with me not being from Julliard and that kind of classically trained actor, I had no expectations. There was nothing to lose, so I could try everything”
How exactly did Terry Crews go from being a linebacker in the NFL to being a successful actor? While professional athletes have had a long history of appearing in films — probably even earlier than when Babe Ruth appeared in 1920’s Heading Home — very few have managed to turn acting into a second full-time job. Crews, however, has become a TV star in shows like Everybody Hates Chris, Are We There Yet? and The Newsroom and in movies like The Expendables and its sequel.
Kelsey Grammer on Why He Loves His ‘Boss’ Character and How He Takes Criticism
Sure, we all saw Kelsey Grammer play Dr. Frasier Crane for about a hundred years, but deep down inside we all knew that with that scowl and deep timbre of voice that he would make a fantastic villain. I mean, the minds behind The Simpsons were obviously on to something with Sideshow Bob, right? So Grammer was the perfect fit to play the corrupt Chicago Mayor Tom Kane in Boss, which will soon begin its second season.
The Newsroom’s Dev Patel doesn’t want to be an actor who is a “victim of the system”
Dev Patel has no desire to be typecast.
“Me being who I am, I automatically get pigeonholed into some things,” said the actor who is now starring in Aaron Sorkin’s HBO drama, The Newsroom. “I do try to look for roles I can mold and change, and writers and filmmakers who aren’t close-minded.”