Christian Bale & Family: Lunch At Katsuya POSTED: FEBRUARY 23, 2013 BY LISA ESTALL (CELEBRITY BABY SCOOP)

Christian Bale and his wife Sibi took their daughter Emmeline to lunch at Katsuya in Brentwood, Calif. last Monday (February 18).

The family were dressed casual. Emmeline, 7, wore a ruffle dress with sneakers and brought her doll for the outing.

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Liam Neeson to present an Oscar on Sunday (JOE)

Ballymena local Liam Neeson will present an Oscar this Sunday at the Academy Awards

By Genna Patterson

Taken star Liam Neeson, 60, will present an award at the prestigious Oscar ceremony on Sunday February 24. Neeson was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for Schindler'st List in 1994, but lost out to Tom Hanks for Forrest Gump.

Neeson has seen his star rise in recent years with lead roles in Unknown, Taken 2 and The Grey amongst supportive roles in Batman Begins, Love Actually, Gangs of New York and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

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Henry Cavill's early life and work led to iconic Superman role HENRY CAVILLJANUARY 21, 2013BY: ZACK MANDELL (EXAMINER)

Henry Cavill has had a lot of success in Hollywood in recent years, but he almost didn't become an actor. He was born May 5, 1983 on the English island of Jersey, the fourth of five sons. Cavill first attended St. Michael's Preparatory School but was later was sent to a Buckinghamshire boarding school. It was there that he took part in school plays and developed a love for acting. However, his first choice of career was to study Egyptology at a university and then join the military.

These plans changed when casting directors came to the school in search of a young man to play the role of Albert Mondego in 2002's "The Count of Monte Cristo." Cavill had been starring in some local plays and was gaining some acclaim. He would later appear in "Hellraiser: Hellworld" (2005), "Tristan & Isolde" (2006), and "Red Riding Hood" (2007). By late 2007, Cavill was tapped to play the part of Charles Brandon in the Emmy Award winning Showtime drama, "The Tudors." This was a tremendous break for the young actor, as he had just recently missed out on several iconic roles which could have made his career.

The list is striking. Cavill lost the role of Bruce Wayne to Christian Bale for "Batman Begins." James Bond went to Daniel Craig for "Casino Royale," and the role of Cedric Diggory in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was given to Robert Pattinson. One of the main issues concerning his loss of the Wayne and Bond roles was Cavill's age. After his "Tudors" success, many entertainment industry publications lauded him as the next big actor to watch. Since he had previously been dubbed one of the unluckiest men in Hollywood, this was a welcome change.

Cavill lost out to Robert Pattinson a second time for the role of Edward Cullen in the film adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight." While Pattison became a global star, Cavill continued working steadily. Cavill had also been considered and even screen tested for the role of Superman in "Superman: Flyby," a project that was scrapped. Luck would have it that Warner Bros. selected the "Batman" reboot team of Christopher Nolan and David Goyer to head another Superman movie project in the hope that it would be more successful than Bryan Singer's 2008 "Superman Returns."

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Liam Neeson had no idea he was shooting Batman film digg By WENN.com | Wednesday, September 26, 2012 (DREDD)

Famously secretive moviemaker Christopher Nolan refused to give the Irish actor any information about the 2005 film he was shooting and Neeson now admits he was more than a little frustrated.

He tells WENN, "He takes secrecy to another extreme. I didn't know I was in Batman Begins. I went and shot a scene for two hours with Christian. It was a set and Christian was tied up.

"I said, 'Chris, what am I doing?' and he said, 'Well, just walk forward and say the lines, walk back and that'll be it really.' I said, 'What the f**k, tell me the story!' He said, 'Well, I'd prefer not to actually.'

"I mean, 'OK, don't mind me, I'm just an actor'."


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Hollywood’s Most Unassuming Bad-Ass: Liam Neeson

by Adalbert

December 8, 2011

When you think of the typical Hollywood bad-ass, you probably think of guys like Arnold, Stallone, Bruce Willis, Clint Eastwood, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
More likely than not, you probably don’t place Liam Neeson in that category.
However, after checking out the recent trailer for his upcoming film The Grey, he definitely belongs in that category.

In case you missed it, that clip ends with Liam Neeson taking on a wolf. Head on.
However, Liam Neeson has been a bad-ass for almost his entire career. Sure, he may be known for serious bio-epic films, but he’s shown time and time again that he can hold his on. Here’s a look at eleven performances from the Irish actor that prove he’s one of Hollywood’s leading tough guys.
Excalibur (1981)

Neeson’s career was launched with a minor role of Gawain in this retelling of King Arthur. Gawain is not only a Knight of the Round Table, but also Arthur’s nephew, who has been described as a formidable but brash warrior.
Krull (1983)

Another early role for Neeson was that of Kegan, a convict who joins the battle against an invader known as “The Beast”.
Next of Kin (1989)

Neeson plays Briar Gates, a Kentucky native, who goes after mobsters in Chicago after they kill his brother.
Darkman (1990)

In one of his first leading roles, Neeson plays the role of scientist Peyton Westlake, who is attacked and left for dead by mobsters. He becomes the superhero Darkman. Director Sam Raimi said that he was looking for “a monster with the soul of a man, and I needed an actor who could do that beneath a lot of makeup,” which would be Neeson, of course.
Rob Roy (1995)

Neeson portrays the 18th Century Scottish folk hero and outlaw Robert Roy MacGregor. While the film may not be 100% accurate, Neeson is one dude that you don’t want to cross paths with.
Michael Collins (1996)

If you’re Irish, then you know that Michael Collins was one of the baddest men ever. So, it took one bad dude to portray him.
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)

Yes. We all know that this was one of the biggest letdowns in all of movie history, but that doesn’t change the fact that Qui-Gon Jinn was not only a Jedi Master, but the dude that mentored Obi-Wan. For arguments sake, let’s just forget about the whole discovering Anakin part.
Batman Begins (2005)

Not only does Liam Neeson’s character mentor Bruce Wayne, he also turns out to be the villain Ra’s Al Ghul, who wants to destroy Gotham City. Bonus bad-ass points for slapping Christian Bale around a bit.
Taken (2008)

Basically, Liam Neeson goes to France, beats up and kills a bunch of people, and rescues his daughter. It doesn’t get anymore bad-ass than that.
The A-Team (2010)

While this movie was probably unnecessary, and not that great, not any actor could portray “Hannibal” Smith. It had to be a serious tough guy.
Unknown (2011)

Again, Liam Neeson uses his particular set of skills to wreck havoc in Europe, this time Germany, to find some answers.

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