Even the most accomplished actors are always dying to get another big fantasy part on their résumés.
Some are still holding on to the hope that their childhood dream will come to fruition, some are eager to challenge themselves like never before, and other performers have long been captivated by the idea of taking on a certain real-world persona.
Whatever the reason, these stars, from blockbuster veterans to TV legends, are still striving to make these stops on their Hollywood journeys:
Chris Pratt: A cop
“I’ve always wanted to play a cop,” the actor told Wsvn’s Chris Van Vliet.
Some are still holding on to the hope that their childhood dream will come to fruition, some are eager to challenge themselves like never before, and other performers have long been captivated by the idea of taking on a certain real-world persona.
Whatever the reason, these stars, from blockbuster veterans to TV legends, are still striving to make these stops on their Hollywood journeys:
Chris Pratt: A cop
“I’ve always wanted to play a cop,” the actor told Wsvn’s Chris Van Vliet.
- 12/8/2016
- by lydprice
- PEOPLE.com
Scarlett Johansson has been wishing upon a star for a chance to play a Disney princess.
The Captain America: Civil War star recently spoke with The New York Times’ Turning Points magazine, and was asked what experiences she hopes to create for her daughter onscreen.
“My daughter is still young,” said the actress. “Right now I think we both share the dream that I will someday be a Disney princess, but it’s probably not going to happen. I’ve been asking for that job for the past 20 years, and nobody has booked me.”
Johansson and her husband, journalist Romain Dauriac,...
The Captain America: Civil War star recently spoke with The New York Times’ Turning Points magazine, and was asked what experiences she hopes to create for her daughter onscreen.
“My daughter is still young,” said the actress. “Right now I think we both share the dream that I will someday be a Disney princess, but it’s probably not going to happen. I’ve been asking for that job for the past 20 years, and nobody has booked me.”
Johansson and her husband, journalist Romain Dauriac,...
- 12/7/2016
- by m34miller
- PEOPLE.com
Scarlett Johansson And Her Daughter Share The Same Dream: That She’ll ‘Someday Be A Disney Princess’
Scarlett Johansson reveals her two-year-old daughter, Rose, has some unusual career goals in mind for her mom. “Right now I think we both share the dream that I will someday be a Disney princess, but it’s probably not going to happen,” she tells The New York Times’ Turning Points magazine. “I’ve been asking for that job for the past 20 […]...
- 12/7/2016
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars Well after Broadway orchestra's begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven- o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including Chasing the Day, Broadsway, Christine Andreas in Love Is Good, Ann Hampton Callaway in Turning Points, A Night Like This Live in Concert, and Seth Sykes Sings Judy Garland.
- 11/16/2014
- by Louisa Brady
- BroadwayWorld.com
If nothing else, the marketing department at Fox is doing a great job with the “viral” ad campaign for X-Men: Days of Future Past. A new Days of Future Past video and slideshow website runs through 25 big moments in modern human history, showing along the way how mutants, and those who are concerned with them, […]
The post ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Video Places Mutants at Historic Turning Points appeared first on /Film.
The post ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Video Places Mutants at Historic Turning Points appeared first on /Film.
- 4/11/2014
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
In this week’s episode of The Walking Dead, Andrea breaks out of Woodbury in hopes of warning Team Jailhouse that the Governor has no more interest in honoring the (insane) deal he offered up than a biter has of dining at a salad bar. But, of course, her plan goes awry in pretty much the worst imaginable way.
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The $64,000 Question | The hour opens with a flashback in which Michonne — arguably the toughest chick on TV (and inarguably one of the Top 5) — almost cries when Andrea asks...
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The $64,000 Question | The hour opens with a flashback in which Michonne — arguably the toughest chick on TV (and inarguably one of the Top 5) — almost cries when Andrea asks...
- 3/18/2013
- by Andy Patrick
- TVLine.com
Hrithik Roshan has expressed his sympathy for Shah Rukh Khan. Khan has been criticised for talking in Outlook Turning Points magazine about the situation of Muslims in India. The Krrish 3 star told the Hindustan Times: "I don't know what's happening, but I feel that people shouldn't make a big deal about it." He added about the profession: "You should stop fighting when you're out of (more)...
- 1/31/2013
- by By Zakia Uddin
- Digital Spy
Shah Rukh Khan has landed on fresh trouble after penning an article for “Outlook Turning Points 2013”. His article reflected the pains of residing in a world as a ‘Khan’ post 9/11. Even last year a series of controversies kept him surrounded. Srk speaking about controversies said, “They all affect me. I am a very educated, sensitive and an extremely private person. So all of them (controversies) extremely sadden, disturb and anger me in the comfort of my house. And what is even more disturbing is that when you go out into the public, you need to behave in a certain way...it is a no win situation.” He also said that though he is...
- 1/31/2013
- Bollywoodmantra.com
That is what Bollywood's badshah Shah Rukh Khan had to say about the recent controversy regarding his article titled “Being a Khan” published by The New York Times, Outlook-Turning Points 2013. He owns up the article and contends that those who are raising hue and cry about it have not read it in its entirety and an ‘unwarranted twist’ has been given to it. In a carefully worded statement he does not respond directly to the provocative statement by Pakistan's Interior Minis Read More...
- 1/30/2013
- Bollywood Trade
Shah Rukh Khan has made a statement on the recent article which he wrote for Outlook Turning Points Magazine, in association with The New York Times. The Bollywood superstar decided to publicly clarify on some issues, after controversies emerged about the article titled ‘Being a Khan.’ One example includes Shah Rukh writing in his article that some political leaders have made him “a symbol of all that they think is wrong and unpatriotic about Muslims in India.” This extract has been heavily misconstrued by a number of people and also resulted in verbal clashes between Indian Home Secretary Rk Singh and Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik regarding Shah Rukh’s security in India. Hence, in order to make things clear and to end all debates surrounding the piece, Shah Rukh decided to make a public statement regarding his recent article and its actual connotations.
Read the full statement below...
Read the full statement below...
- 1/30/2013
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
That is what Bollywood's badshah Shah Rukh Khan had to say about the recent controversy regarding his article titled "Being a Khan" published by The New York Times, Outlook-Turning Points 2013. He owns up the article and contends that those who are raising hue and cry about it have not read it in its entirety and an 'unwarranted twist' has been given to it. In a carefully worded statement he does not respond directly to the provocative statement by Pakistan's Interior Minis...
- 1/30/2013
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Jan 29: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan Tuesday termed the controversy kicked up the Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik on his article as "nonsense" and asserted that nowhere did it imply he feels unsafe or threatened in India.
"To address this whole issue, with regards to my article, that has taken an unwarranted twist. I do not even understand the basis of this controversy. This is what can only be called 'nonsense'. It is Deja Vu all over again," he told reporters at an event here.
Speaking about his article - a first person account for Outlook Turning Points magazine, published in association with The.
"To address this whole issue, with regards to my article, that has taken an unwarranted twist. I do not even understand the basis of this controversy. This is what can only be called 'nonsense'. It is Deja Vu all over again," he told reporters at an event here.
Speaking about his article - a first person account for Outlook Turning Points magazine, published in association with The.
- 1/29/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, Jan 29: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra admits that she doesn't know much about the controversy regarding Shah Rukh Khan's comments on being a Muslim. However, she says people often use celebrities to "advance their propagandas".
"I believe that people often use celebrities to advance their propagandas. Celebrities have become a soft target nowadays," Priyanka said at a press conference to unveil the video of her single "In My City".
In the Outlook Turning Points magazine, published in association with The New York Times newspaper, Shah Rukh gave a first person account on being a Muslim. The writeup led Jamaat-ud Dawa chief.
"I believe that people often use celebrities to advance their propagandas. Celebrities have become a soft target nowadays," Priyanka said at a press conference to unveil the video of her single "In My City".
In the Outlook Turning Points magazine, published in association with The New York Times newspaper, Shah Rukh gave a first person account on being a Muslim. The writeup led Jamaat-ud Dawa chief.
- 1/29/2013
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Shah Rukh Khan has written an article for Outlook Turning Points magazine titled ‘Being a Khan,’ in association with The New York Times. In the article, Shah Rukh, who is one of the most famous faces of India, reveals what it is like to be a Muslim in a post-9/11 context, as well as how he is at times the subject of dirty communal politics by some Indian politicians. “I sometimes become the inadvertent object of political leaders who choose to make me a symbol of all that they think is wrong and unpatriotic about Muslims in India.” “There have been occasions when I have been accused of bearing allegiance to our neighbouring nation rather than my own country – this even though I am an Indian, whose father fought for the freedom of India. Rallies have been held where leaders have exhorted me to leave and return what they refer to my original homeland.
- 1/27/2013
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
After the recent comment of Shahrukh Khan being a Khan and the approach towards the Muslim after 9/11 terror attack, Jamat-ud-Da’wah (JuD) chief and Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Mohammed Saeed extends his support to the superstar and asked him to move to Pakistan if he feels insecure in India. He said that Shahrukh Khan will always be welcome in Pakistan. "Shah Rukh will be welcome here," Haifz Saeed said, speaking to Express Tribune, according to the Tribune.pk report. Hafiz Saeed made this statement after Srk’s recent statements on being a Muslim in India. Speaking to Outlook Turning Points, Shah Rukh Khan said recently, "I somet...
- 1/27/2013
- Bollywoodmantra.com
Shah Rukh Khan recently most unequivocally confessed about his plight of living in a world being a Muslim post 9/11. Shah Rukh Khan, who is popularly called Srk, has announced that countless politicians have asked him to go back to his “native homeland”. A magazine titled ‘Outlook Turning Points’ have provided with a story in the first person, which has been titled “Being a Khan”. This has been put out in association with “The New York Times” magazine. The 47 year old actor has let his distress out on this matter to his readers. The actor tied the knot in the year 1991 to Gauri, who is a Hindu. He has two children who have ...
- 1/25/2013
- Bollywoodmantra.com
Shah Rukh Khan has described what it means to be a Muslim post-9/11. In an emotive first-person article titled 'Being Khan' featured in Outlook Turning Points magazine, the actor said he feels he has been used by political leaders as a "symbol of what is wrong about Muslims in India". "I sometimes become the inadvertent object of political leaders who choose to make me a symbol of all that they think is wrong and unpatriotic about Muslims in India," explained the 47-year-old actor. "There have been occasions when I have been accused of bearing allegiance to our neighbouring nation rather than my own country - this even though I am an Indian, whose father fought for the freedom of India. Rallies have been held where leaders have exhorted me to leave and return to what they refer to as my original homeland." The star said he was prompted (more)...
- 1/23/2013
- by By Priya Joshi
- Digital Spy
In this week’s episode of The Walking Dead, a new couple hits the sack, one of the dearly departed stages a comeback, and yes, we find out the identity of Rick’s mystery caller. Shall we, ahem, pick up where we left off?
Calling Long-distance | Over the course of the hour, Rick receives one frustrating call after another from different members of, to borrow a term from Lost, the Others. Who are they? Where are they? Can Rick and Co. join them? Only after we learn that they know Rick (and vice-versa) is it revealed that the Others are the deceased.
Calling Long-distance | Over the course of the hour, Rick receives one frustrating call after another from different members of, to borrow a term from Lost, the Others. Who are they? Where are they? Can Rick and Co. join them? Only after we learn that they know Rick (and vice-versa) is it revealed that the Others are the deceased.
- 11/19/2012
- by Andy Patrick
- TVLine.com
Chennai, Sep 8: Actor Gautam Kurup describes himself as the 'devil from the god's own country'. And now he says that he would make the Tamil moviegoers love to hate him by this performance in 'Thiruppangal' ('Turning Points'), in which he plays the villain, while Nanda is the protagonist.
'Like the movie title, I am sure 'Thiruppangal' would be a turning point in my acting career. It is an emotional thriller with interesting turning points,' forty-year-old Gautam Kurup told Ians.
'It is a sort of homecoming for me as I was born here. I lived here for two years before my father moved to Bangalore,' Kurup added.
'Thiruppangal',.
'Like the movie title, I am sure 'Thiruppangal' would be a turning point in my acting career. It is an emotional thriller with interesting turning points,' forty-year-old Gautam Kurup told Ians.
'It is a sort of homecoming for me as I was born here. I lived here for two years before my father moved to Bangalore,' Kurup added.
'Thiruppangal',.
- 9/8/2011
- by Arun Pantit
- RealBollywood.com
Spittings and salutations my darling dilophosauruses (dilophosauri?). These bang-a-rang prints combine three of my great loves: dinosaurs, superheroes and portmanteau words. Wolveraptor! Rawr! Snikt! (Superhero Dinosaurs)
Chicago has elected Rahm Emanuel their new mayor! Does that make him the most handsome/rapey-eyed mayor in history? "Rapey-eyed," by the by, is a phrase my friend Tam invented to describe Cillian Murphy. Irish Potato, Rapey-Eyed Potahto. (NPR)
Speaking of superheroes and badass politicians, Georgia Congressman John Lewis is making a graphic novel chronicling his involvement with the Civil Rights Movement. Very cool. (Girl Gone Geek)
In other panelled news. . .rejoice! New Hyperbole and A Half! This one pretty accurately describes sisterly dynamics. In my house, I was the younger, which makes me the "fearless little burrito." (Hyperbole and a Half)
Fearless little burrito, by the way, would be a good nickname for Lady Gaga, if she didn't already have eleventy billion. Lobster hats and meat dresses aside,...
Chicago has elected Rahm Emanuel their new mayor! Does that make him the most handsome/rapey-eyed mayor in history? "Rapey-eyed," by the by, is a phrase my friend Tam invented to describe Cillian Murphy. Irish Potato, Rapey-Eyed Potahto. (NPR)
Speaking of superheroes and badass politicians, Georgia Congressman John Lewis is making a graphic novel chronicling his involvement with the Civil Rights Movement. Very cool. (Girl Gone Geek)
In other panelled news. . .rejoice! New Hyperbole and A Half! This one pretty accurately describes sisterly dynamics. In my house, I was the younger, which makes me the "fearless little burrito." (Hyperbole and a Half)
Fearless little burrito, by the way, would be a good nickname for Lady Gaga, if she didn't already have eleventy billion. Lobster hats and meat dresses aside,...
- 2/23/2011
- by Joanna Robinson
The Australian Writers’ Guild has announced the nominations for the Awgie Awards.
Beneath Hill 60, Lou, Animal Kingdom and the still unreleased Griff the Invisible compete for best original feature screenplay, while Rush dominated the TV series category with three of its episodes going against one of Spirited. Underbelly’s second and third series monopolised the mini-series adaptation category.
The ceremony will take place at Peninsula, Melbourne, on August 20.
The nominees are:
Television: Series
Rush Ep 210 – Armoured Car by David Caesar and Adam Todd Rush Ep 208 – Boy in the Bush by Michelle Offen Spirited – The Man Who Fell To Earth by Jacquelin Perske Rush Ep 222 – Water by Adam Todd
Television: Mini Series Adaptation
Underbelly: The Golden Mile by Peter Gawler, Greg Haddrick, Kris Mrksa and Felicity Packard Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities by Peter Gawler, Greg Haddrick, Kris Mrksa and Felicity Packard
Television: Serial
Home and Away Ep...
Beneath Hill 60, Lou, Animal Kingdom and the still unreleased Griff the Invisible compete for best original feature screenplay, while Rush dominated the TV series category with three of its episodes going against one of Spirited. Underbelly’s second and third series monopolised the mini-series adaptation category.
The ceremony will take place at Peninsula, Melbourne, on August 20.
The nominees are:
Television: Series
Rush Ep 210 – Armoured Car by David Caesar and Adam Todd Rush Ep 208 – Boy in the Bush by Michelle Offen Spirited – The Man Who Fell To Earth by Jacquelin Perske Rush Ep 222 – Water by Adam Todd
Television: Mini Series Adaptation
Underbelly: The Golden Mile by Peter Gawler, Greg Haddrick, Kris Mrksa and Felicity Packard Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities by Peter Gawler, Greg Haddrick, Kris Mrksa and Felicity Packard
Television: Serial
Home and Away Ep...
- 6/22/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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