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Mortdecai (film)
''Mortdecai'' is a 2015 American action comedy film directed by David Koepp and written by Eric Aronson. The film is adapted from the novel series '' Mortdecai'' (specifically its 1972 first installment ''Don't Point that Thing at Me'') written by Kyril Bonfiglioli. It stars Johnny Depp in the title role and also features Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn, Paul Bettany and Jeff Goldblum. Released by Lionsgate on January 23, 2015, ''Mortdecai'' was a box office bomb, grossing $47 million against its estimated $60 million budget, and was critically panned. Plot Lord Charlie Mortdecai, an 'art dealer' and swindler, is accosted in Hong Kong by one of his victims, a gangster named Fang. Jock, Mortdecai's faithful manservant, extricates his master before they can be killed. Returning to London, Mortdecai and his wife, Johanna, consider ways to pay off their crushing tax debt. At the same time in Oxford, a painting by Francisco Goya becomes the target of an elaborate thef ... [...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), '' St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinitum Nihil
Infinitum Nihil is an American film production company, founded by Johnny Depp. The company is run by Depp's sister Christi Dembrowski. Depp founded the company in 2004 to develop projects where he will serve as actor and/or producer. History '' The Rum Diary'', based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson, was released on October 28, 2011, starring Depp as Paul Kemp in a screenplay adapted and directed by Bruce Robinson. ''Dark Shadows'' was released on May 11, 2012. Depp stars in and produces this gothic film based on the ''Dark Shadows'' TV series; Tim Burton directs. The Walt Disney Company has picked up ''The Night Stalker'' and a biopic of Paul Revere, both as possible starring vehicles for Depp. He will produce both films with Christi Dembrowski. It has been announced that the company and Illumination Entertainment will co-produce a biopic of Dr. Seuss, with Depp slated to produce and possibly star. On February 7, 2012, it was announced that the company will produce a fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Whitehouse
Paul Julian Whitehouse (born 17 May 1958) is a Welsh actor, writer and comedian. He was one of the main stars of the BBC sketch comedy series '' The Fast Show'', and has also starred with Harry Enfield in the shows ''Harry & Paul'' and ''Harry Enfield & Chums''. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was in the top 50 comedy acts voted for by comedians and comedy insiders. Early life Whitehouse was born on 17 May 1958, in Stanleytown, Glamorgan.Comic Paul tells of talent change WalesonSunday.co.uk. 28 October 2007 His father, Harry, worked for the and his mother, Anita ( Jones), was a singer with the |
Alec Utgoff
Alec Utgoff ( rus, Олег Володимирович Утгоф; born 1 March 1986) is a Ukrainian-born British actor. He pursued acting and graduated from the prestigious Drama Centre London. He is known for playing the role of Aleksandr Borovsky in '' Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'' and Dr. Alexei in the third season of '' Stranger Things''. His other notable roles include Alexi in '' San Andreas'' (2015), Dmitri in '' Mortdecai'' (2015) and Yuri/Dimitri in ''The Wrong Mans'' (2015). Early life Utgoff was born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine) to Roza, a musical conductor, and Vladimir, a heart surgeon who is an honored doctor of modern-day Ukraine. In 1996, at the age of 10, he moved to London, England. His brother Alan, an economist, lives in Moscow and his parents still live in Kyiv. Ethnically he is half Russian, half Ossetian with some ethnic German , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrich Thomsen
Ulrich Thomsen (born 6 December 1963) is a Danish actor and filmmaker, known for his role of Kai Proctor in the Cinemax original series ''Banshee'' (2013-2016). Biography Ulrich Thomsen was born in (Næsby) Odense, Denmark and graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1993, after which he performed in several theatres in Copenhagen, such as Dr. Dantes Aveny, Mungo Park and Østre Gasværks Teater. His film debut was in 1994 in '' Nightwatch'', directed by Ole Bornedal. Since then, he has starred in a number of roles including, among others, Thomas Vinterberg's '' The Biggest Heroes'' (1996), Susanne Bier's '' Sekten'' (1997) and Anders Thomas Jensen's ''Flickering Lights'' (2000). The major breakthrough in his career came in the 1998 film ''Festen'' followed by an important role in the James Bond film ''The World Is Not Enough'' (1999) portraying the part of henchman Sasha Davidov. This established Thomsen as an international actor, famou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Culkin
Michael Culkin (born 2 July 1954) is an English theatre, film, and television actor probably best known for his role as Judge Buller in the BBC drama ''Garrow's Law''. He appeared as Rab Butler in the first two seasons of ''The Crown'', in '' The Iron Lady'' with Meryl Streep, opposite Johnny Depp in ''Mortdecai'' and with Hugh Grant in '' A Very English Scandal'' playing the Conservative politician Reginald Maudling. He appeared in two seasons of ''Poldark'' as Horace Treneglos and will return in the fourth season. He has extensive BBC and ITV Television credits as well as work at the National Theatre and in the West End where he starred with Maggie Smith in Alan Bennett Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English actor, author, playwright and screenwriter. Over his distinguished entertainment career he has received numerous awards and honours including two BAFTA Awards, four Laurence Olivier Awards, and two ...'s '' The Lady in the Van''. He is unmarried and lives in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonny Pasvolsky
Jonathan Marc Pasvolsky (born 26 July 1972), also known as Jonny Pasvolsky, is a South African-born Australian actor. Early life and education Pasvolsky was born on July 26, 1972, in Cape Town, South Africa, to a Jewish family. He was raised in Australia.The Australian Jewish News: "TV crime capers" 13 March 2013 He studied acting at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne. Career Pasvolsky is best known for his role (Rob Shelton/Matt Bosnich, 2005–2007) in '' |
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited is a British luxury automobile maker which has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW AG since 2003 – as the exclusive manufacturer of ''Rolls-Royce''-branded motor cars. The company's administrative and production headquarters are located on the Goodwood Estate in Goodwood, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom. From 1906 to 2003, motor cars were manufactured and marketed under the ''Rolls-Royce'' brand by Rolls-Royce Motors. The Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG has no direct relationship to ''Rolls-Royce''-branded vehicles produced before 2003, other than having briefly supplied components and engines. The Bentley Motors Limited subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is the direct successor to Rolls-Royce Motors and various other predecessor entities that produced Rolls-Royce and Bentley branded cars between the foundation of each company and 2003, when the BMW-controlled entity started producing cars under the Rolls-Royce brand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Goya
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 174616 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters. Goya is often referred to as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. Goya was born to a middle-class family in 1746, in Fuendetodos in Aragon. He studied painting from age 14 under José Luzán y Martinez and moved to Madrid to study with Anton Raphael Mengs. He married Josefa Bayeu in 1773. Their life was characterised by a series of pregnancies and miscarriages, and only one child, a son, survived into adulthood. Goya became a court painter to the Spanish Crown in 1786 and this early portion of his career is marked by portraits of the Spanish aristocracy and royalty, and Rococo-style tapestry cartoons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Office Bomb
A box-office bomb, or box-office disaster, is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the production, marketing, and distribution costs combined exceed the revenue after release has technically "bombed", the term is more frequently used for major studio releases that were highly anticipated, extensively marketed and expensive to produce that ultimately failed commercially. Causes Negative word of mouth With the advent of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in the 2000s, word of mouth regarding new films is easily spread and has had a marked effect on box office performance. A film's ability or failure to attract positive or negative commentary can strongly impact its performance at the box office, especially on the opening weekend. External circumstances Occasionally, films may underperform because of issues largely unrelated to the content of the film, such as the timing of the film's re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionsgate
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States. In addition to its flagship Lionsgate Films division, the company contains other divisions such as Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate Interactive. It owns a variety of subsidiaries such as Summit Entertainment, Debmar-Mercury, and Starz Inc. History Early history Lionsgate was formed in 1997 by Frank Giustra with a $16 million investment including another $40 million from other investors which included Keyur Patel and Yorkton Securities' executives such as G. Scott Paterson. Giustra had recently retired as CEO from Yorkton, an investment bank, and Paterson was then president. Giustra then merged Lionsgate with Toronto Stock Exchange listed Beringer Gold Corp. (founded in 1986) to take the comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Comedy Film
Action comedy is a genre that combines aspects of action and comedy. The genre is most prevalent in film with action comedy films, though several TV series fit this genre. Film The action comedy film is a film genre that combines aspects of action film and comedy film. Allmovie describes action comedy films as those with "fast and furious" action yet being "mostly lighthearted", rarely having death or serious injury. The Script Lab wrote, "he genrerelies on the characters to bring out the humor, while the action scenes tend to be less intense than in the traditional action movie." Television List of action-comedy TV series: *''Burn Notice'' (2007-2013) *''The Dukes of Hazzard'' (1979-1985) *''Chuck'' (2007-2012) *''Future Man'' (2017-2020) *''Kidd Video'' (1984-1985) *''Lethal Weapon ''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
