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Julius Onah
Julius Onah (born February 10, 1983) is a Nigerian-American filmmaker and occasional actor. Early life Onah was born in , in . His father Adoga Onah, was a Nigerian diplomat. He was raised in the Philippines, Nigeria, Togo and the United Kingdom before moving to |
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the college was the first institution of higher education to be named after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. It is now a secular institution. The college accepted female applicants from 1872 to 1909, but did not become fully co-educational until 1970. Before full co-education, Wesleyan alumni and other supporters of women's education established Connecticut College for women in 1912. Wesleyan, along with Amherst College, Amherst and Williams College, Williams colleges, is part of "The Little Three", also traditionally referred to as the Little Ivies. Its teams compete athletically as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference, NESCAC. Wesleyan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Price (2017 Film)
''The Price'' is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Anthony Onah. The film stars Aml Ameen, Lucy Griffiths, Peter Vack, Michael Hyatt, Souléymane Sy Savané, Craig muMs Grant, and Bill Sage. ''The Price'' premiered in the ''Narrative Feature Competition'' at the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival. Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films released the film theatrically on November 10, 2017. Cast *Aml Ameen as Seyi Ogunde * Lucy Griffiths as Liz Sloane *Peter Vack as Alex Mueller *Michael Hyatt as Ife Ogunde *Hope Olaide Wilson as Funmi Ogunde * Souléymane Sy Savané as Akin Ogunde * Craig muMs Grant as Iji Upla * Bill Sage as John Kocher Release The film premiered on March 13, 2017 at the South by Southwest Film Festival, where it competed for the Grand Jury Award. Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films subsequently acquired theatrical distribution rights to the film, and they released it on November 10, 2017. Reception ''The Price'' was released to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Watts
Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is a British actress. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama '' For Love Alone'' (1986) and then appeared in three television series, '' Hey Dad..!'' (1990), ''Brides of Christ'' (1991), and '' Home and Away'' (1991), and the film ''Flirting'' (1991). After moving to the United States, Watts initially struggled as an actress, taking roles in small-scale films until she starred in David Lynch's psychological thriller ''Mulholland Drive'' in 2001 as an aspiring actress. This role started her rise to international prominence. Watts then played a tormented journalist in the horror remake '' The Ring'' (2002). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as a grief-stricken mother in Alejandro González Iñárritu's film '' 21 Grams'' (2003). Her profile continued to grow with starring roles in ''I Heart Huckabees'' (2004), ''King Kong'' (2005), ''Eastern Promises'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luce (film)
''Luce'' is a 2019 American social thriller drama film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Julius Onah. It stars Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Tim Roth. The film was based on the play of the same name by J.C. Lee, and tells the story of a couple (Watts & Roth) forced to reconsider their marriage and their family after an extremely disturbing essay written by their adopted son (Harrison Jr.) is brought to their attention by his teacher (Spencer). Principal photography took place in New York and Los Angeles, California and the film was shot on 35mm film. ''Luce'' had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2019 and was released in cinemas on August 2, 2019 by NEON. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast's performances, Onah's direction, the writing, and the film's themes. The film made over $2.3 million worldwide. The film received multiple nominations from the various award organizations including th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cloverfield Paradox
''The Cloverfield Paradox'' is a 2018 American science fiction horror film directed by Julius Onah and written by Oren Uziel, from a story by Uziel and Doug Jung, and produced by J. J. Abramss Bad Robot Productions. It is the third film in the ''Cloverfield'' franchise, following ''Cloverfield'' (2008) and '' 10 Cloverfield Lane'' (2016). It stars Daniel Brühl, Elizabeth Debicki, Aksel Hennie, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Chris O'Dowd, John Ortiz, David Oyelowo, and Zhang Ziyi. It follows an international group of astronauts aboard a space station who, after using a particle accelerator to try to solve Earth's energy crisis, must find a way home when the planet seemingly vanishes. The film is based on ''God Particle'', a spec script from Oren Uziel, which had the main plot of the space-station crew but was unconnected to ''Cloverfield''. The script was acquired by Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot in 2012. It was planned as part of Paramount's low-budget InSurge distribution label but, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noomi Rapace
Noomi Rapace (; ; born 28 December 1979) is a Swedish actress.Karen Olsson, ''The New York Times Magazine'', 27 May 2012, p. 26. She achieved international fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the ''Millennium'' series (2009): ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'', ''The Girl Who Played with Fire'', and '' The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest''. She has gone on to become an acknowledged actress in American movies. For her performance in the ''Millennium'' series, Rapace won amongst others two Nymphe d'Ors, a Swedish Guldbagge Award and a Satellite Award as Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award, an International Emmy Award and a European Film Award. She has also starred as Anna in ''Daisy Diamond'' (2007), Leena in ''Beyond'' (2010), Anna in '' The Monitor'' (2011), Madame Simza Heron in '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' (2011), Elizabeth Shaw in ''Prometheus'' (2012), Beatrice in ''Dead Man Down'' (2013), Nadia in '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Smith
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his Will Smith filmography, acting career starring as Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' (1990–1996). Smith has received List of awards and nominations received by Will Smith, multiple accolades, including an Academy Award and four Grammy Awards. As of , his films have grossed over $9.3 billion globally, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Smith first gained recognition as part of a hip hop music, hip hop DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums and the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 20 singles "Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince song), Summertime", "Ring My Bell (DJ Jazzy Jeff & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Koepp
David Koepp (; born June 9, 1963) is an American filmmaker. Koepp is the ninth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts with a total gross of over $2.3 billion. Koepp has achieved both critical and commercial success in a wide variety of genres: thriller, science fiction, comedy, action, drama, crime, superhero, horror, adventure, and fantasy. Some of the best-known films he has written include the sci-fi adventure films '' Jurassic Park'' (1993), '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997), and ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' (2008); the crime film ''Carlito's Way'' (1993); the action spy films '' Mission: Impossible'' (1996) and '' Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'' (2014); the superhero film '' Spider-Man'' (2002); the sci-fi disaster film ''War of the Worlds'' (2005) and the mystery thriller ''Angels & Demons'' (2009). Koepp has directed seven feature films over the course of his career: ''The Trigger Effect'' (1996), '' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legendary Pictures
Legendary Pictures Productions, LLC (doing business as Legendary Entertainment or simply Legendary) is an American film production and mass media company based in Burbank, California, founded by Thomas Tull in 2000. The company has collaborated with the likes of Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures and Netflix. Since 2016, Legendary has been a subsidiary of the multinational Wanda Group and Apollo. History Thomas Tull founded Legendary Entertainment after raising $500 million from private equity firms. It was one of the first companies of its kind to pair major motion picture production with major Wall Street private equity and hedge fund investors, including ABRY Partners, AIG Direct Investments, Bank of America Capital Investors, Columbia Capital, Falcon Investment Advisors, and M/C Venture Partners. Legendary Pictures, Inc. was incorporated in California in 2000 and in 2005 it signed an agreement with Warner Bros. to co-produce and co-finan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Spencer
Jesse Gordon Spencer (born 12 February 1979) is an Australian actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Billy Kennedy on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' (1994–2000, 2005, 2022), Robert Chase on the American medical drama ''House'' (2004–2012) and Captain Matthew Casey on the American drama '' Chicago Fire'' (2012–2021). Early life Spencer was born in Melbourne on 12 February 1979 to Rodney Spencer, a radiologist, and Robyn Spencer, who were founders of the Australians Against Further Immigration political party, and would both later contest the 1998 federal election for One Nation. He is one of four siblings. Spencer has two older brothers: Tarney Spencer, an oculoplastic surgeon, and Luke Spencer, an orthopaedic surgeon. His younger sister, Polly Spencer, is an anaesthetist. Growing up, he attended Canterbury Primary School, Malvern Central School, and the private Scotch College. While there, he auditioned for the long-running soap opera ''Neighbou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus Short
Columbus Keith Short Jr. (born September 19, 1982) is an American actor and choreographer. He choreographed Britney Spears's Onyx Hotel Tour and worked with Brian Friedman (of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' fame). He is best known for his roles in the films ''Stomp the Yard'', ''Cadillac Records'', ''Armored'', and '' The Losers''. He previously starred as a series regular in the ABC drama ''Scandal'', as Harrison Wright. On April 26, 2014, it was announced that Short would leave ''Scandal'' after three seasons with the show. Early life and education Short was born in Kansas City, Missouri to a family he has described as "musical". His mother, Janette, has a talent management company. He has two brothers, John Rancipher and Chris Staples. Short relocated to Los Angeles when he was five years old and immediately began working in a youth theater. He attended Marcos De Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, as well as El Segundo High School and the Orange County School of the Arts, bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmer Valderrama
Wilmer Eduardo Valderrama ( , ; born January 30, 1980) is an American actor, producer, and television personality. He is known for his role as Fez in the sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006), Agustín Madrigal in ''Encanto'', and as Carlos Madrigal in '' From Dusk till Dawn: The Series'' (2014–2016). He was also host of the MTV series ''Yo Momma'' (2006–07), the voice of Manny in the children's show ''Handy Manny'' (2006–2013) and has had recurring roles on ''Grey's Anatomy'' as well as ''The Ranch'' (both in 2016). He is currently part of the main cast of '' NCIS'', portraying Special Agent Nick Torres. Valderrama has further performed in several prominent feature films, including '' Party Monster'' (2003), ''Beauty Shop'' (2005), ''Fast Food Nation'' (2006), ''Unaccompanied Minors'' (2006), ''Larry Crowne'' (2011), and '' The Adderall Diaries'' (2015). He voiced the character of Prince Philippe Charming in the family animated film ''Charming'' (2018). In addition t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
