Clayton Davis Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light,” a love story and ode to cinema houses, is dividing critics after playing at the Telluride and Toronto film festivals earlier this month. However, Searchlight Pictures remains confident in its awards prospects. “Empire” is among this season’s divisive films, including “Bardo” from Alejandro G. Iñárritu and “The Son” from Florian Zeller. However, one of the agreed-upon highlights of the film is the quality of the actors’ performances — notably Oscar winner Olivia Colman, breakout star Micheal Ward and veteran actor Toby Jones. As categories become upended with the news of Michelle Williams campaigning for lead actress, instead of supporting, Ward’s campaign is cementing its strategy early by seeking supporting actor consideration for this awards season, Variety has confirmed. Playing Stephen, a young ticket-taker that begins a love affair with Hilary (Colman), a middle-aged woman coming out of a mental health episode, Ward holds his own against the three-time nominee and Oscar winner for “The Favourite” (2018).
Michael Clarke Duncan fortune: Vicious feuds haunted actor's estate after death
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$8million (£6. 93million) at the time of his death, a fortune which sparked years of fighting between his nearest and dearest. Duncan showed an interest in the entertainment industry from a young age and his mother Jean, who had similar dreams when she was young, convinced him to move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. Unfortunately, the Daredevil actor struggled to get work and had to return home when his mother became sick to help support her and his sister. For a while Duncan worked as a gas man, with an intense physical role as he dug the holes that gave mechanics access to the service pumps. Regardless of the setbacks the actor maintained his dreams of becoming a star and breaking the cycle of poverty, but was often made fun of by his co-workers as a result. When he returned to Hollywood, Duncan began a career as a bodyguard for the elites he would eventually star alongside. © GETTY Michael Clarke Duncan
© GETTY Michael Clarke Duncan and Omarosa Manigault Newman His first few acting roles were mostly portraying bodyguards as he had been typecast as the 'tough guy' due to his intimidating stature. However, 1998's Armageddon shot Duncan to fame, working with the likes of Bruce Willis. The very next year he received his most iconic role yet in The Green Mile, which also cemented his reputation in Hollywood as a gentle giant. A renowned figure in cinema, he had a fortune to match, but just over a decade after his big break, the star suddenly died. In July 2012, Duncan suffered a heart attack and was immediately rushed to hospital where he remained for 53 days. On September 3, The Green Mile actor died from respiratory failure at the age of 54. Following his death, his then-fiance Omarosa Manigault Newman
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died in 2021 eight months after she was diagnosed with lung cancer. The couple had been together for 38 years and shared one daughter, Olivia Grant, as well as Washington’s son, Tom Washington, from a previous relationship. Washington was a respected voice coach and worked with the likes of Cate Blanchett and Ralph Fiennes in her career, being described by Liv Tyler as ‘just the best, hands down’.
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What King Charles III said in his first public address after death of The Queen
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