Kingsman sequel confirms Colin Firth's return after many teases

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JOEY NOLFI@JOEYNOLFI
POSTED ON MARCH 30, 2017 AT 9:58AM EDT

It seems reports of secret agent Harry Hart’s death were indeed greatly exaggerated after all.

After months of teasing and speculation, the new poster for Kingsman: The Golden Circle officially confirms Colin Firth will return to the film series he launched three years ago as the presumably ill-fated operative, who was shot near the tail end of the first installment, The Secret Service, in 2014.

Tweeted Thursday by the film’s official Twitter account, The Golden Circle‘s minimalist poster prominently features the names of several new cast members who’ve boarded the sequel, including Halle Berry, Julianne Moore, Elton John, Jeff Bridges, and Channing Tatum. In addition to Firth, the new Kingsman class will appear alongside returning performers Taron Egerton and Mark Strong.

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Insane Stephen Colbert, Hugh Laurie, Brian Cranston, Henry Kissinger, Jeff Bridges,Matt Damon, Charlie Rose, Jimmy Fallon dance video

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Published Wednesday, Aug 7 2013, 6:06am EDT | By Tom Eames



Hugh Laurie and Bryan Cranston have starred in a Daft Punk-themed skit on The Colbert Report.

Stephen Colbert kicked off a five-minute dance video for the electronic duo's international hit 'Get Lucky' on his show earlier this week.

Colbert Dances to Daft Punk's Get Lucky by daftworld


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2011 BAFTA AWARDS (Hey U Guys.co.uk)

December 31, 2011 By Jon Lyus  

 

It has been an excellent year for British film, with the big screen playing host to some intriguing debuts from new directors and writers as well as giving some of the country’s finest new actors a chance to shine.

Just over a year since the disbanding of the UK Film Council it is gratifying that the foundation remains for new talent to find its way to an eager public and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts are a key component in the encouragement, nurturing and celebration of this talent.

Though best known for their awards the range of work BAFTA does encompasses all levels of Film, Television and Video Game production and with these industries growing, and arguably with technological advancements making it easier to get started, the next year looks to be better than ever.
If you’ve not already done so do check out the excellent online resource from BAFTA, the BAFTA Guru site, for some excellent video interviews with directors, screenwriters and actors as well as a huge amount of handy information about the work they do and how you can get involved.

If you find yourself staring at a list of resolutions this time tomorrow and top of the list is to get that screenplay finished, or really, actually, for real this time, get that film project off the ground make the Guru site a port of call.

Here’s a short video of the work BAFTA did in 2011 and, providing the Mayans and Roland Emmerich are wrong, 2012 should be a fine year for British cinema. Happy New Year all.

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Top five movie characters from 2011 (Joe ie.)

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From sweary Gardai to incredibly intelligent apes, 2011 has given us some of the best movie characters that we can recall in many a year. Here are our favourites.
5. Megan (Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids)

Despite being lazily labelled as the 'female Hangover', Bridesmaids was actually a lot funnier than The Hangover's disappointing sequel, mostly down to Melissa McCarthy's show-stealing turn.
Whether she's hitting on what might be an air marshal, saying of a tall partygoer that she would "climb him like a tree' or relieving herself in a sink, Melissa evidently had no problems debasing herself to whatever level the film required.

For that alone, she gets more laughs than the rest of the film's comediennes put together
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4. "Rooster" Cogburn (Jeff Bridges - True Grit)

Not many people can fill the shoes left behind by Western legend John Wayne but Jeff Bridges had no qualms in taking on the role that gave 'The Duke' an Oscar. As "Rooster" Cogburn, Bridges gets to be heroic, drunk and even wear an eye patch - what's not to love?

3. Justin Bieber (Justin Bieber - Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3D)

In a hilarious satire of teenage girls' preoccupation with saccharine-sweet role models and androgynous, hairless boys, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3D casts what appears to be a young Hilary Swank lookalike for its title star.

Much like Swank's role in Boys Don't Cry, the film's fictional pop star is actually a somewhat well-concealed female in disguise. Wait... what? We're being told that Justin Bieber is an actual person?!

2. Caesar (Andy Serkis - Rise of the Planet of the Apes)

There are motion capture performances, and there is Andy Serkis' motion capture performance of Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, with Serkis hotly-tipped for a possible Oscar nomination on the back of it.

With a tragic and ultimately uplifting story arc, it's a spellblinding mix of actor and CGI creation, making you wonder where Serkis ends and Caesar begins. Not to mention that the character has possibly the best first words ever uttered by any species.

1. Sergeant Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson - The Guard)

A lot smarter and braver than he lets on, Brendan Gleeson's titular character from The Guard elevates the entire film, with some classic lines and a worthy reluctance to indulge in broad laughs.

There's a keen intelligence behind the eyes of Sergeant Gerry Boyle and the film leaves plenty of motivations and reactions open to interpretation, so repeat viewings are a must. Though Gleeson could retire tomorrow and leave behind an incredible legacy, we'd wager that it is this role for which he will be best remembered.

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The top five male performances of 2011 (Crikey)

December 22, 2011 – 2:34 pm, by Luke Buckmaster

Let the Cinetology awards ceremony begin! There were plenty of tremendous male performances throughout the year — more than enough to make the task of whittling a list down to five stand-outs (plus five honorable mentions) very difficult indeed. If you feel somebody has been cheated of a gong, be sure to leave a comment below.
So, without further adieu…

Honorable mentions

Jeff Bridges (True Grit), Christopher Plummer (Beginners), Craig Roberts (Submarine), Matthew McConaughey (The Lincoln Lawyer), Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version).

Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)

Writer/director Jeff Nichols’ slow-burn psychological drama about a man who plummets down a rabbit down into mental illness and paranoia, obsessed by the idea that a massive storm is heading towards his family, demands a lot of its star Michael Shannon. Shannon delivers in heart-piercing spades, with a brilliantly unnerving depiction of a haunted man brought to breaking point by strange, elusive, soul-destroying internal forces.

Andy Serkis (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll)

The greatest invisible actor who ever lived — Andy Serkis, aka Gollum, King Kong and Caesar from Rise of the Planet of the Apes — sheds his CGI veneer in director Mat Whitecross’ eclectic warts-n-all biopic of punk icon Ian Duris. As the boozy drug-addled star, Serkis rolls out a stunning amalgamation of mixed emotions, a tender, finely nuanced performance brooding underneath the streak-stained underwear. Sex & Drugs & Roll & Roll was denied a theatrical release (boo!) but arrived on DVD this year.

Nick Nolte (Warrior)

Nick Nolte as a bleary-eyed reformed alcoholic with a chequered past and a fractured family? Yup, it might sound like an obvious casting decision, but there’s no doubting the gravity Nolte brings to the role in writer/director Gavin O’Connor’s conventional but nevertheless rousing sports film. The gruff, craggy-faced vet is heartbreaking as Paddy, father and trainer of an ex-marine (Tom Hardy) who enters a mixed martial arts tournament.

Brendan Gleeson (The Guard)

Never has a racist, horny, drug taking, filthy-mouthed, milkshake-guzzling police officer been more endearing than Brendan Gleeson’s brilliantly dry incarnation of an Irish lawmaker/breaker in John Michael McDonagh’s The Guard. Gleeson delivers hilarious one-liners with an effortlessness akin to breathing and matches an affable comedic presence with a strong sense of pathos.

Daniel Henshall (Snowtown)

With a wide infectious grin and a personable demeanour John Bunting, played by Daniel Henshall, moves into the home and lives of a lower-class South Australian family and pure evil comes with him. Henshall’s is the crucial performance in Justin Kurzel’s terrifying take on Australia’s infamous ‘bodies in the barrels’ case. His ghastly, measuredly maniacal but eerily humane presence reverberates like a familiar nightmare, and will not be soon forgotten.

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