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Ron Perlman
Ronald N. Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire (film), Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose (film), The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in the television series ''Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series), Beauty and the Beast'' (1987–1990), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, One in ''The City of Lost Children'' (1995), Johner in ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997), Koulikov in ''Enemy at the Gates'' (2001), Hellboy in both ''Hellboy (2004 film), Hellboy'' (2004) and its sequel ''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' (2008), Clay Morrow in the television series ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2013), Nino in ''Drive (2011 film), Drive'' (2011) and Benedict Drask in ''Don't Look Up'' (2021). As a frequent collaborator of ''Hellboy'' director Guillermo del Toro, he has had roles in the del Toro films ''Cronos (film), Cronos'' (1993), ''Blade II'' (2002), ''Pacific Rim (film), Pacific Rim'' (2013), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan
Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, largest, and average area per state and territory, smallest county by area in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located almost entirely on Manhattan Island near the southern tip of the state, Manhattan constitutes the center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area. Manhattan serves as New York City's Economy of New York City, economic and Government of New York City, administrative center and has been described as the cultural, financial, Media in New York City, media, and show business, entertainment capital of the world. Present-day Manhattan was originally part of Lenape territory. European settlement began with the establishment of a trading post by Dutch colonization of the Americas, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Morrow
Clarence "Clay" Morrow is a fictional character in the FX television series '' Sons of Anarchy'', portrayed by Ron Perlman. One of the "First 9" members of the titular outlaw motorcycle club, he spends the first four seasons as a primary protagonist, serving as president of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original (SAMCRO), charter based in the fictional town of Charming, California. After a series of antagonistic actions, Clay is eventually stripped of his presidency, excommunicated from the club, and later killed by his stepson, Jax Teller. His character is based on King Claudius; the King of Denmark and Prince Hamlet's uncle and step-father from William Shakespeare's play '' Hamlet''. Character One the "First 9" Sons of Anarchy (SOA) Motorcycle Club members, Clay was the youngest. He joined the US Army as a paratrooper in 1969 and was deployed to Vietnam until 1972. When he returned from service, he remained a member of the SOA and settled in Charming, opening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Animated Universe
The DC Animated Universe (DCAU, also referred to as the Timmverse or Diniverse by fans) is a Shared universe, shared fictional universe based on DC Comics properties and media franchise produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It began with ''Batman: The Animated Series'' in 1992 and ended with ''Justice League vs. the Fatal Five'' in 2019. The associated media franchise includes theatrical and direct-to-video feature films, shorts, comic books, video games, and other multimedia adaptations. The DC Animated Universe has been praised for its storytelling, voice acting, animation, and maturity, with several of its shows listed among the greatest animated television series of all time. It has also influenced the mainstream DC Comics in various ways, such as introducing new characters, revamped backstories, and character designs. List of DC Animated Universe media While there are many animated projects based upon DC Comics characters, the DC Animated Universe consists of TV series a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayface
Clayface is an alias used by several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Most incarnations of the character possess clay-like bodies and shapeshifting abilities, and all of them are List of Batman family enemies, adversaries of the superhero Batman. In 2009, Clayface was ranked as IGN's 73rd-greatest comic book villain of all time. A prominent enemy of Batman, Clayface has appeared in various forms of non-comics media, and has been voiced by Ron Perlman in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU) and Alan Tudyk in both ''Harley Quinn (TV series), Harley Quinn'' and the DC Universe (franchise), DC Universe (DCU) animated series Creature Commandos (TV series), ''Creature Commandos'', among others, with live-action versions of the character appearing on the television series ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'', portrayed by Brian McManamon, and ''Pennyworth (TV series), Pennyworth'', portrayed by Lorraine Burroughs. The character will headline a self-titled film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallout (franchise)
''Fallout'' is a media franchise of post-apocalyptic role-playing video games created by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, at Interplay Entertainment. The series is largely set during the first half of the 3rd millennium, following a devastating Nuclear warfare, nuclear war between China and the United States, with an cyberpunk derivatives#Atompunk, atompunk retrofuturistic setting and artwork influenced by the post-war United States in the 1950s, culture of the 1950s United States, with its combination of hope for the promises of technology and the lurking fear of nuclear annihilation. ''Fallout'' is regarded as a spiritual successor to ''Wasteland (video game), Wasteland'', a 1988 game developed by Interplay Productions. The series' first title, ''Fallout (video game), Fallout'', was developed by Black Isle Studios and released in 1997, and its sequel, ''Fallout 2,'' the following year. With the tactical role-playing game ''Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel'', development wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
''Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio'' is a 2022 stop-motion animated dark fantasy musical film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, from a story by Matthew Robbins and del Toro, and a screenplay by del Toro and Patrick McHale. It is loosely based on Carlo Collodi's 1883 Italian novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'', with the title character's design strongly influenced by illustrator Gris Grimly's work. The story follows Pinocchio, a wooden puppet who comes to life as the son of his carver, Geppetto. Set in Fascist Italy during the interwar period, the film stars the voice of Gregory Mann as Pinocchio and David Bradley as Geppetto, alongside Ewan McGregor, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, and Tilda Swinton. ''Pinocchio'' was the final film credited to Gustafson before his death in 2024. A longtime passion project for del Toro, who considers that no other character ever "had as deep of a pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightmare Alley (2021 Film)
''Nightmare Alley'' is a 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, and based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham. It is the second feature film adaptation of Gresham's novel, following the 1947 film. A co-production between Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment, and Double Dare You Productions, the film stars Bradley Cooper as a charming and ambitious carnival worker with a mysterious past who takes big risks to boost his career. Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn also star. Del Toro announced the film in 2017, and he produced the film alongside J. Miles Dale and Cooper. Frequent collaborator Dan Laustsen was the cinematographer, and Nathan Johnson replaced Alexandre Desplat as its composer. Principal photography began in January 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, but was shut down in March 2020 due to the COVID- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Rim (film)
''Pacific Rim'' is a 2013 American science fiction film, science fiction Monster movie, monster film directed by Guillermo del Toro. The first film in the Pacific Rim (franchise), ''Pacific Rim'' franchise, it stars Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, and Ron Perlman. The screenplay was written by Travis Beacham and del Toro from a story by Beacham. The film is set in the future, when Earth is at war with the Kaiju, colossal sea monsters which have emerged from an interdimensional portal on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. To combat the monsters, humanity unites to create the Jaegers, gigantic humanoid mechas, each controlled by two co-pilots whose minds are joined by a telepathy, mental link. Focusing on the war's later days, the story follows Raleigh Becket, a washed-up Jaeger pilot called out of retirement and teamed with rookie pilot Mako Mori as part of a last-ditch effort to defeat the Kaiju. Principal photography began on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blade II
''Blade II'' is a 2002 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Blade, directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by David S. Goyer. The sequel to ''Blade'' (1998), it is the second installment in the ''Blade'' franchise. The film follows the human-vampire hybrid Blade in his continuing effort to protect humans from vampires. Blade must join forces with an elite group of vampires to fight against mutant vampires who plan a global genocide of both vampire and human races. ''Blade II'' was released in the United States on March 22, 2002, and was a box office success, grossing $155 million. It received mixed reviews from critics, earning praise for its performances, atmosphere, direction, and action sequences, although its script and lack of character development have been criticized. The film was followed by '' Blade: Trinity'' in 2004. Plot In Prague, Blade searches for his mentor Abraham Whistler, who was thought dead after being attacked by Deacon Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cronos (film)
''Cronos'' is a 1992 Mexican independent horror drama film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Federico Luppi and Ron Perlman. ''Cronos'' is del Toro's first feature film, and the first of several films on which he worked with Luppi and Perlman. Critical reviews were overwhelmingly positive, praising the inventive direction and creative storytelling, and over time ''Cronos'' has been regarded as a classic. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. A stand-alone sequel, ''We Are What We Are'', was released in 2010, its only connection to the original being Daniel Giménez Cacho reprising the role of Tito the Coroner. Plot In the year 1536, an alchemist in Veracruz develops a mechanism that can give eternal life. In 1937, an old building collapses and the alchemist, who has marble-white skin, is killed when his heart is pierced by the debris. Investigat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Del Toro
Guillermo del Toro Gómez (; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, Gothic fiction, gothicism and horror fiction, horror often blending the genres, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. Known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholic Church, Catholicism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between Spanish-language films—such as ''Cronos (film), Cronos'' (1993), ''The Devil's Backbone'' (2001), and ''Pan's Labyrinth'' (2006)—and English-language films, including ''Mimic (film), Mimic'' (1997), ''Blade II'' (2002), ''Hellboy (2004 film), Hellboy'' (2004) and its sequel ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Look Up
''Don't Look Up'' is a 2021 American political satire black comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Adam McKay from a story he co-wrote with David Sirota. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, Cate Blanchett, and Meryl Streep. The film tells the story of two astronomers attempting to warn humanity about an approaching comet that will destroy human civilization. The impact event is an allegory for climate change, and the film is a satire of government, political, celebrity, and media indifference to the climate crisis. Produced by McKay's Hyperobject Industries and Bluegrass Films, the film was announced in November 2019. Originally set for a theatrical release by Paramount Pictures, the distribution rights were acquired by Netflix several months later. Lawrence became the first member of the cast to join, with DiCaprio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
