Ben Kingsley
HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 24: Actors Ben Kingsley (L) and Daniela Lavender attend the U.S. Premiere of Marvel's Iron Man 3 hosted by Audi at the El Capitan Theatre on April 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
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I decided not to play him villainously ... but to try to play him as a man who has a profound belief in his own sense of righteousness ... that is what's terrifying about these people who hack into our airwaves, and broadcast to us ... they're uttering the most vile, destructive things.
In the near future, a hostile alien race called the Formics have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost
Essentially what we're always trying to do is tell a story with primal ingredients, and touch the audience with something genuine, as felt and experienced by the actors ... But as an actor, your work needs to adjust to the style of the particular production. There's a rhythm to the telling, a tone. It's a bit like having a musical ear, being able to hear that, and it's a great thrill for me when I recognize it.More quotes »
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'X-Men: Days of Future Past' casts Evan Peters as Quicksilver
Man 3 (2013) Robert Downey Jr returned to the role of Tony Stark to face off against villains The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) and Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) as an experimental drug called Extremis falls into the wrong hands. Character has already been confirmed 5/23/13 from Digital Spy Read more »
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Film capsules, May 23
HAR, SAV. IRON MAN 3. Marvel Films' first misstep finds Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) on the run from a maniacal terrorist (Ben Kingsley) with a vendetta against him while he tries to deal with post-traumatic stress syndrome stemming from the events in "The from The News-Gazette Read more »
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Pulp Culture: Luke Matheny is a busy man
has also remained busy in the feature film world, co-writing the new indie comedy A Birders Guide to Everything starring Ben Kingsley, which made its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival last month to positive reviews. It is expected to have a wider release from The Delaware News Journal Read more »
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The 'Truther' Element That Sours 'Iron Man 3'
watch in a fictional television series may not have to be realistic, but it does have to be believable. I had high hopes for Ben Kingsley’s portrayal of the Mandarin, and as a result, the “twist” revealed halfway through the movie struck me as a nearly insurmountable from National Review Online Read more »
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Shane Black defends that controversial twist in Iron Man 3
comics. How he is a legitimate arch nemesis in the comic book world is beyond me. It worked great for this franchise, and Ben Kingsley was hilarious. Get over it fanboys. If he was a magical ninja with powers he got from a crashed spacecraft, the movie would from JoBlo.com Read more »
