Tag: Hollywood films

  • Tony Leung on why he averted father roles earlier than Shang-Chi: Maybe it’s due to my childhood

    Hong Kong star Tony Leung, who performs a unfavorable position in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, says he turned down the a part of a failed father previously because it bore resemblance to his personal childhood.
    In the upcoming Marvel film, Leung’s first Hollywood enterprise that comes after an illustrious profession in internationally-acclaimed movies comparable to In The Mood For Love, Happy Together and Chungking Express, the actor performs a villainous father to the titular hero.
    “Someone actually approached me to play the role of a failed father but I rejected it because I don’t want to be reminded of how my dad treated me,” Leung instructed GQ journal for a canopy story.
    The 59-year-old actor stated his solitary childhood led him to hobbies like studying, biking and visiting museums.

    “Maybe it’s because of my childhood background, which made me distance myself from people… Since then, I’ve learned to find something that I really enjoy doing whilst I’m alone. Because you cannot always rely on being with people to feel happy, right?”
    Leung stated although he couldn’t think about somebody with superpowers, he might perceive his character of Wenwu and the way he “is a failure of a father”.
    “Frankly, I couldn’t imagine someone in the real world with superpowers…But I can imagine someone like him who is an underdog, who is a failure of a father… On the one hand, he’s a bad father, but on the other, I just see him as someone who loves his family deeply. I don’t think he knows how to love himself.”
    Chinese-Canadian star Simu Liu performs the lead within the Marvel movie, which releases in India on September 3. In a latest interview with PTI, Marvel chief Kevin Feige stated getting Leung, a legend in worldwide cinema circuits, to play Wenwu was particular because the actor made it a “well-rounded tragic figure”.

    “We at Marvel have been fortunate to have labored with a number of well-known actors, individuals you could possibly name residing legends (however) none of them are as spectacular or hit that time period legend as a lot as Tony. He had by no means been to a Hollywood set earlier than. I dwell in Los Angeles, generally you see different actors round, however Tony was simply this legendary determine solely in these superb motion pictures.
    “Meeting him personally, which I only did briefly before the shutdown, was incredible. Wenwu is a new character. We really wanted him to have villainous overtones but to be this well-rounded tragic figure that you feel for in a deep way. Nobody is better than Tony for this. We had high expectations for what he will be able to bring to this movie and he surpassed them all. It is an extremely special performance,” Feige instructed PTI.
    Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, Shang-Chi additionally stars Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, Ronny Chieng, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu and Benedict Wong.

  • Here are 5 Hollywood journey movies which you can’t wait to observe in 2021 on huge display

    Image Source : PR FETCHED Here are 5 Hollywood journey movies which you can’t wait to observe in 2021 on huge display
    If there’s something that cinema lovers have missed prior to now yr, is the exhilarating really feel of the big-screen larger-than-life journey. Rooting for our protagonist of their lows to madly hooting to see them in all their glory, these movies transport us inside the story and takes you into the experience of its journey. Missing out on all of the journey and explorations prior to now yr with only a blink of an eye fixed, listed below are some sensible journey movies that may take you on its extraordinary journey no less than in essence if not bodily –
      Raya and the Last Dragon

    Releasing on March 5, Raya and The Last Dragon is one other addition within the Disney animation household that may take the viewers into its magical lands. Raya – voiced by the sensible actress Kelly Marie Tran, travels throughout the fantasy lands of Kumundra to seek for the final dragon Sisu (voiced by Awkwafina) that may assist her restore peace in her world. From the makers of Frozen and Moana, this badass warrior is one to look out for forward of International Women’s Day.
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    Tom & Jerry The Movie

    If you didn’t know {that a} film on the long-lasting cat and mouse duo was being made, what rock have you ever been dwelling underneath? The live-action movie of Tom and Jerry The Movie, which is ready within the buzz of New York, is the proper household look ahead to this season. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz within the lead alongside our favourites the movie revives the adventures simply as we bear in mind. Releasing an entire week earlier in India on February 19, Warner Bros has certainly given us Indian viewers a deal with.
    Image Source : PRTom & Jerry The Movie Free man

    This Ryan Reynold starrer epic adventure-comedy movie by twentieth Century Studios, is among the most-awaited movies within the current science fiction tradition. Following the journey of a financial institution teller “Guy” who realizes he’s a background character in an open world online game, the world of our protagonist adjustments perpetually. Hilarious, action-packed and an extremely distinctive story, this film is one we will’t wait to observe on the large screens.
    Image Source : PRFree man No Time To Die

    The last instalment of the Daniel Craig – James Bond movies, No Time To Die has been one movie that has our hearts clenched. Amidst all of the delays in the course of the pandemic, we eagerly look ahead to the twenty fifth movie of this legendary British spy-drama to unfold and take us on a whirlwind last journey. Daniel Craig’s fifth time as 007 shall be a bitter-sweet goodbye that we will watch this October, hopefully.
    Image Source : PRNo Time To Die Dune

    An epic science fiction movie that stars the who’s and who of Hollywood, Dune contains Timothée Chalamet within the lead together with Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Issac, Zendaya, Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa amongst others. The excellent ensemble shall be seen following the journey of a son of a noble household who’s entrusted with the safety of essentially the most priceless asset and most significant aspect within the galaxy. Based on Frank Herbert’s 1965s novel of the identical and is a reboot of the 1984 film, the primary a part of the movie is one that should launch ASAP. 
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  • Priyanka Chopra Jonas wraps up Text For You, shares pics

    Image Source : INSTAGRAM/PRIYANKACHOPRA Priyanka Chopra Jonas wraps up Text For You, shares pics
    Actor Priyanka Chopra lastly introduced the wrap up of her upcoming Hollywood movie Text For You with actor Sam Heughan in London. Priyanka has been in London for the previous few weeks busy capturing for Text for you. The 38-year-old actor took to Instagram and shared an image of herself, sitting in her self-importance and holding the movie’s script. “That’s a wrap! Congratulations and thank you to the entire cast and crew. See you at the movies,” she wrote.

    Priyanka additionally shared the image from her set and thanked her complete staff.

    Image Source : INSTAGRAM/PRIYANKACHOPRAPriyanka Chopra Jonas wraps up Text For You, shares pics

    The Jim Strouse-helmed romantic drama Text For You is impressed by the 2016 German-language field workplace hit SMS Fur Dich, which is predicated on Sofie Cramer’s widespread novel of the identical title. Reportedly, Priyanka’s husband Nick Jonas is alleged to have a cameo within the movie as properly.

    Last month, Chopra Jonas had described that capturing amid the coronavirus pandemic for her and the crew concerned day by day testing in addition to applicable social distancing.

    “Text For You” additionally stars music icon Celine Dion. Priyanka Chopra Jonas is at present gearing up for the discharge of director Ramin Bahrani’s The White Tiger tailored from writer Aravind Adiga’s 2008 novel of the identical title. The movie will premiere on Netflix on January 22. Also, there are three tasks in varied phases of growth with Amazon within the pipeline, Sangeet, a actuality collection based mostly on the pre-wedding ceremony; Citadel, a thriller produced by the Russo brothers and co-starring Richard Madden; and Sheela, a biopic of the controversial aide to Osho, Maa Anand Sheela. She will work with Mindy Kaling for a wedding-based romantic comedy movie for Universal Pictures, directed by Dan Goor. Priyanka additionally has The Matrix 4 with Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss.

    -with PTI inputs