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Brian Cox

01.06.1946

Birth name: Brian Denis Cox

Brian Cox is an Emmy Award-winning actor, first coming to attention in the early 1970s with performances in numerous television films. His first big break was as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter (1986). The film was not overly successful at the box office, although Cox's career prospects and popularity continued to develop. Throughout the 1990s he appeared in nearly 20 films and television shows, as well as making numerous TV guest appearances.

More recently Cox has had roles in some major films, including _Murder by Numbers (2001)_ , The Corruptor (1999), The Ring (2002) and X2 (2003).

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Filmography

# Milestones (2008) .... Al

# Tell-Tale (2009) .... Van Doren

# The Good Heart (2008) .... Jacques

# Wide Blue Yonder (2008) .... Wally

# Shoot on Sight (2008) .... Daniel Tennant

# Trickr Treat (2008) .... Mr. Kreeg

# Agent Crush (2008) (voice) .... 'Spanners'

# The Escapist (2008) .... Frank Perry

# Red (2008) .... Avery Ludlow

# The Secret of the Nutcracker (2007) (TV)

# The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007) .... Old Angus

# Terra (2007) (voice) .... General Hemmer

# The Martyr's Crown (2007) (voice) .... Narrator

# Zodiac (2007/I) .... Melvin Belli

# The Key Man (2007) .... Irving

# Running with Scissors (2006) .... Dr. Finch

# The Outsiders (2006) (TV) .... Gabriel

# "Deadwood" .... Jack Langrishe (9 episodes, 2006)

- Tell Him Something Pretty (2006) TV episode .... Jack Langrishe

- The Catbird Seat (2006) TV episode .... Jack Langrishe

- A Constant Throb (2006) TV episode .... Jack Langrishe

- Amateur Night (2006) TV episode .... Jack Langrishe

- Leviathan Smiles (2006) TV episode .... Jack Langrishe

(4 more)

# The Flying Scotsman (2006) .... Douglas Baxter

... aka Flying Scotsman - Allein zum Ziel (Germany)

# The Ringer (2005) .... Gary Barker

# Red Eye (2005) .... Joe Reisert

# "Danny Phantom" .... Pariah Dark (1 episode, 2005)

- Reign Storm (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Pariah Dark

# The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle (2005) (TV) .... Dr. Joseph Bell

# Lost: The Journey (2005) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

# Match Point (2005) .... Alec Hewett

# Blue/Orange (2005) (TV) .... Dr. Robert Smith

# A Woman in Winter (2005) .... Dr. Hunt

# "French and Saunders" .... King Lear (1 episode, 2004)

- Episode #6.4 (2004) TV episode .... King Lear

# Killzone (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Scolar Visari

# Get the Picture (2004) .... Harry Sondheim

# The Bourne Supremacy (2004) .... Ward Abbott

... aka Bourne Verschwörung, Die (Germany)

# Troy (2004) .... Agamemnon

# Sin (2003/I) .... Captain Oakes

# Manhunt (2003) (VG) (voice) .... The Director

# The Reckoning (2003/I) .... Tobias

... aka Misterio de Wells, El (Spain)

... aka Morality Play

# X2 (2003) .... William Stryker

... aka X-Men 2 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)

... aka X-2 (USA: poster title)

... aka X-Men 2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)

... aka X2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)

# 25th Hour (2002) .... James Brogan

# Adaptation. (2002) .... Robert McKee

# Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

# The Ring (2002) .... Richard Morgan

# The Biographer (2002) (TV) .... Michael O'Mara

# Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

... aka Secret Futures: Smallpox (UK)

... aka Smallpox (USA)

# The Bourne Identity (2002) .... Ward Abbott

... aka Bourne Identität, Die (Germany)

# "Frasier" .... Harry Moon (2 episodes, 2002)

- Moons Over Seattle (2002) TV episode .... Harry Moon

- The Guilt Trippers (2002) TV episode .... Harry Moon

# The Rookie (2002) .... Jim Morris Sr.

# Bug (2002) .... Cyr

# The Affair of the Necklace (2001) .... Minister Breteuil

# Strictly Sinatra (2001) .... Chisolm

... aka Strictly Sinatra (USA)

# L.I.E. (2001) .... Big John Harrigan

# Super Troopers (2001) .... Capt. John O'Hagen

... aka Broken Lizard's Super Troopers (USA)

# The Legend of Loch Lomond (2001) .... Narrator

... aka Legend of the Loch (UK)

# Saltwater (2000) .... George

# A Shot at Glory (2000) .... Martin Smith

# "Animated Tales of the World" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2000)

- The Green Man of Knowledge: A Story from Scotland (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator

# Nuremberg (2000) (TV) .... Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring

# Mad About Mambo (2000) .... Sidney McLoughlin

# Complicity (2000) .... Inspector McDunn

... aka Retribution (video title)

# The Invention of Dr. Morel (2000) .... Dr. Morel

# Longitude (2000) (TV) .... Lord Morton

# For Love of the Game (1999) .... Gary Wheeler

# The Corruptor (1999) .... Sean Wallace

# The Minus Man (1999) .... Doug Durwin

# Rushmore (1998) .... Dr. Nelson Guggenheim

# Poodle Springs (1998) (TV) .... Clayton Blackstone

# Merchants of Venus (1998) .... Uncle Vladimir

... aka A Dirty Little Business (USA: MIFED title)

# Desperate Measures (1998) .... Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

# The Boxer (1997) .... Joe Hamill

# Food for Ravens (1997) (TV) .... Nye Bevan

# Kiss the Girls (1997) .... Chief Hatfield, Durham P.D.

# "Superman" .... Dr. Earl Garver (1 episode, 1997)

... aka Superman: The Animated Series (USA: informal alternative title)

- Two's a Crowd (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Dr. Earl Garver

# "Red Dwarf" .... The King (1 episode, 1997)

- Stoke Me a Clipper (1997) TV episode .... The King

# The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) .... Dr. Nathan Waldman

# The Glimmer Man (1996) .... Mr. Smith

# Chain Reaction (1996) .... Lyman Earl Collier

# Witness Against Hitler (1996) (TV) .... Judge Freisler

# Braveheart (1995) .... Argyle Wallace

# Rob Roy (1995) .... Killearn

# I Was Catherine the Great's Stable Boy (1994) .... Voice Over

# The Negotiator (1994) (TV) .... Charlie King

# Grushko (1994) (TV) .... Colonel Yevgeni Grushko

# Prince of Jutland (1994) .... Aethelwine

... aka Amled, prinsen af Jylland (Denmark)

... aka Prinsen af Jylland (Denmark: video title)

... aka Royal Deceit (USA)

# Iron Will (1994) .... Angus McTeague

# Sharpe's Eagle (1993) (TV) .... Major Hogan

# Sharpe's Rifles (1993) (TV) .... Major Hogan

# "Inspector Morse" .... Michael Steppings (1 episode, 1993)

- Deadly Slumber (1993) TV episode .... Michael Steppings

# "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales" .... Macbeth (1 episode, 1992)

- Macbeth (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Macbeth

# "The Big Battalions" (1992) (mini) TV mini-series .... Edward Hoyland

# "Van der Valk" .... Stefan Szabo (1 episode, 1992)

- The Ties That Bind (1992) TV episode .... Stefan Szabo

# The Cloning of Joanna May (1992) (TV) .... Carl May

# Six Characters in Search of an Author (1992) (TV) .... The Director

# Deceptions (1992) .... Carlton Heard

# The Lost Language of Cranes (1991) (TV) .... Owen Benjamin

# "Red Fox" (1991) (mini) TV mini-series .... Geoffrey Harrison

# Hidden Agenda (1990) .... Kerrigan

# "Perfect Scoundrels" (1 episode, 1990)

- The Milk of Human Kindness (1990) TV episode

# Secret Weapon (1990) (TV) .... Andrew Neil

# Murder on the Moon (1989) (TV) .... Voronov

... aka Murder by Moonlight (USA)

... aka Murder in Space (USA)

# Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988) (TV) .... Jock Purves

# "Unnatural Causes" .... Vic (1 episode, 1986)

- Home Cooking (1986) TV episode .... Vic

# Shoot for the Sun (1986) (TV) .... Dunny

# Manhunter (1986) .... Dr. Hannibal Lecktor

... aka Red Dragon: The Curse of Hannibal Lecter (USA: TV title)

... aka Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter

# The Fourth Floor (1986) (TV) .... Det. Chief Supt. Haladene

# The Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest (1986) (TV) .... Waldemar Chrostowski

# Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV) .... Dr. McGrigor

# Pope John Paul II (1984) (TV) .... Father Góra

... aka The Pope

# The Cantor of St Thomas's (1984) (TV) .... Johann Sebastian Bach

# "Jemima Shore Investigates" (1 episode, 1983)

- A Chamber of Horrors (1983) TV episode

# King Lear (1983) (TV) .... Burgundy

# "Crown Court" .... Edward McLennan (3 episodes, 1976-1982)

- A Candidate for the Alliance (1982) TV episode .... Edward McLennan

- Ends and Means (1976) TV episode .... Edward McLennan

- Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil (1976) TV episode .... Edward McLennan

# "Minder" .... Frank McFadden (1 episode, 1982)

- In (1982) TV episode .... Frank McFadden

# "Play for Today" .... George Simpson (2 episodes, 1976-1982)

- A Cotswold Death (1982) TV episode

- Clay, Smeddum and Greenden (1976) TV episode .... George Simpson

# The Privilege (1982) .... Young Laird

# "Hammer House of Horror" .... Chuck Spillers (1 episode, 1980)

- The Silent Scream (1980) TV episode .... Chuck Spillers

# "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Dalhousie (1 episode, 1980)

- Dalhousie's Luck (1980) TV episode .... Dalhousie

# "Thérèse Raquin" (1980) (mini) TV mini-series .... Laurent LeClaire

# "Out" (1978) TV series .... McGrath (unknown episodes)

# "The Devil's Crown" .... Henry II (4 episodes, 1978)

... aka Couronne du diable, La (France)

- Bolt from the Blue (1978) TV episode .... Henry II

- Before the Dark (1978) TV episode .... Henry II

- The Hungry Falcons (1978) TV episode .... Henry II

- If All the World Were Mine (1978) TV episode .... Henry II

# "Target" .... Billy Voss (1 episode, 1977)

- Carve Up (1977) TV episode .... Billy Voss

# "Shades of Greene" .... Harry (1 episode, 1975)

- The Blue Film (1975) TV episode .... Harry

# In Celebration (1975) .... Steven Shaw

# The Master of Ballantrae (1975) (TV)

# "Sutherland's Law" .... PC Jock Dougall (1 episode, 1974)

- The Evidence (1974) TV episode .... PC Jock Dougall

# "Play of the Month" .... Alsemero (1 episode, 1974)

- The Changeling (1974) TV episode .... Alsemero

# Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) .... Trotsky

# "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... Josef Stalin (2 episodes, 1969-1971)

- Combing Down His Yellow Hair. (1971) TV episode

- These Men Are Dangerous: Stalin (1969) TV episode .... Josef Stalin

# She Stoops to Conquer (1971) (TV) .... Hastings

... aka Stage 2: She Stoops to Conquer (UK: series title)

# "Doomwatch" .... Owen (1 episode, 1970)

- Hear No Evil (1970) TV episode .... Owen

# When We Dead Awaken (1970) (TV) .... Ulfhejm

# "Z Cars" .... Ted Nuttall (2 episodes, 1969)

- The Shooter: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Ted Nuttall

- The Shooter: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... Ted Nuttall

# "Theatre 625" .... Lasar Opie (1 episode, 1968)

- The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968) TV episode .... Lasar Opie

# "Redcap" .... Private Carr (1 episode, 1966)

- Crime Passionel (1966) TV episode .... Private Carr

# "The Wednesday Play" .... Nelson (1 episode, 1965)

- A Knight in Tarnished Armour (1965) TV episode .... Nelson

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	Wanted \| 2008
Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Crime, Adventure, Action
The film opens with a man called "Mr. X" (David O'Hara) meeting with a ballistics expert, attempting to find out who made a particular bullet for a "competitor". The conversation is interrupted by a sniper shooting the ballistics expert through the head from a nearby building. Mr. X dashes down the corridor and leaps through the window, shooting and killing his opponents in mid-flight. Mr. X then receives a phone call from a man he calls Cross (Thomas Kretschmann). Cross tells the man that the snipers were decoys. Cross then fires a multi-stage bullet through Mr. X's head from the window of a house across town.A young man named Wesley Gibson is introduced. He works at a dead-end job with an over-bearing boss. His live-in girlfriend is sleeping with his best friend, and his voice-over says that he is finding it difficult to care about anything. One night, at the pharmacy, Wesley meets a mysterious woman who tells him that his father was an elite assassin who had been killed the day before. Wesley does not believe this; he tells the woman that his father abandoned him a week after his birth. At that moment, Cross appears, gun in hand. The woman opens fire on Cross. Wesley and the woman escape from the resulting shoot-out and have a wild car chase in the streets of Chicago.Wesley is brought to the headquarters of The Fraternity, a thousand-year-old secret society of assassins. The group's leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman), formally introduces Gibson to Fox (Angelina Jolie) the woman from the night before, and invites him to follow in his father's footsteps as an assassin. Sloan tests Wesley by making him shoot the wings off a fly. When Wesley refuses, a gun is put to his head, triggering a panic attack. Wesley somehow manages to shoot the wings off several flies. Wesley wakes up the next day hoping that everything was a dream, but discovers his father's gun (which he stashes in the toilet tank). He also discovers $3.6 million in his bank account. Wesley tells his boss to "Go fuck yourself!" and quits his job, knocking out his "friend's" (the one who sleeps with Wesley's girlfriend) teeth with his keyboard, with broken keys spelling out 'fuck you', as he leaves. Fox, who has been waiting for him outside, gives him a ride back to the Fraternity headquarters - an unassuming textile mill.With his training completed, Wesley is given orders to kill people from the Loom of Fate, a loom that gives the names of the targets through a binary code hidden in weaving errors of the fabric. While on his first assignment, Wesley seems to refuse to kill his target. He recalls an earlier conversation with Fox in which he opined that it isn't right to kill people without knowing anything about them or why they deserve to die. Fox then told him her life story. Fox's father was a judge who was handling a sensitive case and the defendant had put a hit on him. One day a hired killer held the young girl at knife point as they waited for her father to return home. The killer then lit the father on fire as the young girl watched. He later branded his initials into her neck. Fox explained that the man who killed her father had been targeted by the Fraternity several weeks prior to the events of the story, but their assassin had failed to carry out his duty. Fox then tells Wesley The Fraternity's idea, "Kill one and maybe save thousands". Wesley bends a bullet trajectory to kill the target a moment after this recollection.Wesley and Fox travel to the Fraternity's original base of operations in Europe. The two easily capture Pekwarsky and force him to take them to Cross. The meeting leads to a confrontation between Wesley and Cross on a moving train. Fox steals a car and crashes it into the train, eventually causing the train to derail when it reaches a bridge over a deep ravine. Wesley is about to fall into the ravine before Cross catches his hand, saving his life. Wesley unhesitatingly shoots him. Before Cross dies, he tells Wesley that he is his real father and that the Fraternity had been lying to him. Fox confirms the truth and explains that Wesley was recruited because he was the only person that Cross wouldn't kill. Fox then tells Wesley about the kill order on him and raises her weapon to shoot him. Wesley, however, shoots the glass underneath him and plunges into the river below.Wesley awakes in an apartment across the street from his former apartment. He finds Pekwarsky there. Upon inspecting the apartment, he discovers it belonged to his father, who had been monitoring him his whole life. Pekwarsky hands Wesley a loom weaving and tells him to decode it. Wesley is shocked to discover Sloan's name in the weaving. Pekwarsky explains that Cross went rogue due to this discovery. Since then Sloan has used false kill orders to direct the Fraternity as mere contract killers. Wesley realizes that Cross had never actually tried to kill him in their previous confrontations; he had been assassinating Fraternity members to keep them away from Wesley. Pekwarsky departs after giving Wesley plane tickets, stating that his father wished him a life free of violence. While exploring the apartment further, Wesley discovers a secret room containing all of his father's weapons and maps. He even finds a supply of the Exterminator's mini-bombs, realizing that the Exterminator had been working with his father. Wesley then devises a plan to take out Sloan and the Fraternity. Upon entering Sloan's office, he finds himself surrounded by Fox and her fellow master assassins. Wesley tells them that Sloan is killing for profit by providing his killers with fraudulent kill orders. He then attempts to kill Sloan, but is disarmed by Fox.Fox asks Sloan if this is true. Sloan then reveals that all of their names had come up in the weaving, and that he had merely acted to protect them. He then goes on to explain that if they truly believe in the code then they should take their lives right where they stand. Otherwise, they should kill Wesley. The other assassins decide to kill Wesley, but Fox turns on her fellow assassins. She "curves" a bullet to kill the assassins who had been standing in a circle, then throws her gun to Wesley before stepping back into the bullet. Sloan escapes. Wesley, penniless once more, does not know what to do with himself. While Wesley provides a voice-over, the audience sees a young man sitting in front of a computer in a cubicle much like Wesley did at the beginning of the film. The man types the name "Wesley Gibson" into Google and searches for it but does not have any results, as in the beginning of the film. Sloan appears and points a gun at the man's head. At that moment, the man turns around and is revealed to be a decoy and looks down. Sloan also looks down and realizes he is standing on a marked spot. He then looks up and says, "Oh, fuck", before Wesley, who is actually several miles away, shoots him in the head from the comfort of his own appartment, from the same window his father killed Mr. X from at the beginning of the movie..The movie ends with Wesley breaking the fourth wall, addressing the audience and giving an overview of his last six weeks as an assassin saying, "This is me taking back control of my life. What the fuck have you done lately?"

Wanted | 2008

Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Crime, Adventure, Action

The film opens with a man called "Mr. X" (David O'Hara) meeting with a ballistics expert, attempting to find out who made a particular bullet for a "competitor". The conversation is interrupted by a sniper shooting the ballistics expert through the head from a nearby building. Mr. X dashes down the corridor and leaps through the window, shooting and killing his opponents in mid-flight. Mr. X then receives a phone call from a man he calls Cross (Thomas Kretschmann). Cross tells the man that the snipers were decoys. Cross then fires a multi-stage bullet through Mr. X's head from the window of a house across town.A young man named Wesley Gibson is introduced. He works at a dead-end job with an over-bearing boss. His live-in girlfriend is sleeping with his best friend, and his voice-over says that he is finding it difficult to care about anything. One night, at the pharmacy, Wesley meets a mysterious woman who tells him that his father was an elite assassin who had been killed the day before. Wesley does not believe this; he tells the woman that his father abandoned him a week after his birth. At that moment, Cross appears, gun in hand. The woman opens fire on Cross. Wesley and the woman escape from the resulting shoot-out and have a wild car chase in the streets of Chicago.Wesley is brought to the headquarters of The Fraternity, a thousand-year-old secret society of assassins. The group's leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman), formally introduces Gibson to Fox (Angelina Jolie) the woman from the night before, and invites him to follow in his father's footsteps as an assassin. Sloan tests Wesley by making him shoot the wings off a fly. When Wesley refuses, a gun is put to his head, triggering a panic attack. Wesley somehow manages to shoot the wings off several flies. Wesley wakes up the next day hoping that everything was a dream, but discovers his father's gun (which he stashes in the toilet tank). He also discovers $3.6 million in his bank account. Wesley tells his boss to "Go fuck yourself!" and quits his job, knocking out his "friend's" (the one who sleeps with Wesley's girlfriend) teeth with his keyboard, with broken keys spelling out 'fuck you', as he leaves. Fox, who has been waiting for him outside, gives him a ride back to the Fraternity headquarters - an unassuming textile mill.With his training completed, Wesley is given orders to kill people from the Loom of Fate, a loom that gives the names of the targets through a binary code hidden in weaving errors of the fabric. While on his first assignment, Wesley seems to refuse to kill his target. He recalls an earlier conversation with Fox in which he opined that it isn't right to kill people without knowing anything about them or why they deserve to die. Fox then told him her life story. Fox's father was a judge who was handling a sensitive case and the defendant had put a hit on him. One day a hired killer held the young girl at knife point as they waited for her father to return home. The killer then lit the father on fire as the young girl watched. He later branded his initials into her neck. Fox explained that the man who killed her father had been targeted by the Fraternity several weeks prior to the events of the story, but their assassin had failed to carry out his duty. Fox then tells Wesley The Fraternity's idea, "Kill one and maybe save thousands". Wesley bends a bullet trajectory to kill the target a moment after this recollection.Wesley and Fox travel to the Fraternity's original base of operations in Europe. The two easily capture Pekwarsky and force him to take them to Cross. The meeting leads to a confrontation between Wesley and Cross on a moving train. Fox steals a car and crashes it into the train, eventually causing the train to derail when it reaches a bridge over a deep ravine. Wesley is about to fall into the ravine before Cross catches his hand, saving his life. Wesley unhesitatingly shoots him. Before Cross dies, he tells Wesley that he is his real father and that the Fraternity had been lying to him. Fox confirms the truth and explains that Wesley was recruited because he was the only person that Cross wouldn't kill. Fox then tells Wesley about the kill order on him and raises her weapon to shoot him. Wesley, however, shoots the glass underneath him and plunges into the river below.Wesley awakes in an apartment across the street from his former apartment. He finds Pekwarsky there. Upon inspecting the apartment, he discovers it belonged to his father, who had been monitoring him his whole life. Pekwarsky hands Wesley a loom weaving and tells him to decode it. Wesley is shocked to discover Sloan's name in the weaving. Pekwarsky explains that Cross went rogue due to this discovery. Since then Sloan has used false kill orders to direct the Fraternity as mere contract killers. Wesley realizes that Cross had never actually tried to kill him in their previous confrontations; he had been assassinating Fraternity members to keep them away from Wesley. Pekwarsky departs after giving Wesley plane tickets, stating that his father wished him a life free of violence. While exploring the apartment further, Wesley discovers a secret room containing all of his father's weapons and maps. He even finds a supply of the Exterminator's mini-bombs, realizing that the Exterminator had been working with his father. Wesley then devises a plan to take out Sloan and the Fraternity. Upon entering Sloan's office, he finds himself surrounded by Fox and her fellow master assassins. Wesley tells them that Sloan is killing for profit by providing his killers with fraudulent kill orders. He then attempts to kill Sloan, but is disarmed by Fox.Fox asks Sloan if this is true. Sloan then reveals that all of their names had come up in the weaving, and that he had merely acted to protect them. He then goes on to explain that if they truly believe in the code then they should take their lives right where they stand. Otherwise, they should kill Wesley. The other assassins decide to kill Wesley, but Fox turns on her fellow assassins. She "curves" a bullet to kill the assassins who had been standing in a circle, then throws her gun to Wesley before stepping back into the bullet. Sloan escapes. Wesley, penniless once more, does not know what to do with himself. While Wesley provides a voice-over, the audience sees a young man sitting in front of a computer in a cubicle much like Wesley did at the beginning of the film. The man types the name "Wesley Gibson" into Google and searches for it but does not have any results, as in the beginning of the film. Sloan appears and points a gun at the man's head. At that moment, the man turns around and is revealed to be a decoy and looks down. Sloan also looks down and realizes he is standing on a marked spot. He then looks up and says, "Oh, fuck", before Wesley, who is actually several miles away, shoots him in the head from the comfort of his own appartment, from the same window his father killed Mr. X from at the beginning of the movie..The movie ends with Wesley breaking the fourth wall, addressing the audience and giving an overview of his last six weeks as an assassin saying, "This is me taking back control of my life. What the fuck have you done lately?"

	Iron Man \| 2008
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Family, Comedy, Adventure, Action
Iron Man is a 2008 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film is about Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), a billionaire industrialist and master engineer who is captured by terrorists in Afghanistan. Ordered to build a missile for them, Stark uses his resources instead to build a powered exoskeleton to make his escape. Returning to the United States, Stark improves his armor and becomes the technologically advanced superhero Iron Man. Gwyneth Paltrow plays his personal assistant Pepper Potts, Terrence Howard plays jet pilot James Rhodes, and Jeff Bridges plays Obadiah Stane.The film was in development from 1990 at Universal Studios, 20th Century Fox, and New Line Cinema, before Marvel Studios reacquired the rights in 2006. They put the project in production as their first self-financed film. Favreau signed on as director, aiming for a realistic feel, and he chose to shoot the film primarily in California, rejecting the East Coast setting of the comics to differentiate the film from numerous superhero movies set in New York City-esque environments. During filming, the actors were free to create their own dialogue (an uncommon practice in other big budget films) because pre-production was focused on the story and action. Rubber and metal versions of the armors, created by Stan Winston's company, were mixed with computer-generated imagery to create the title character.Marvel and Paramount Pictures, the distributor, planned a $50 million marketing campaign for the film, which is modeled on Paramount's successful promotion of Transformers (2007); Hasbro and Sega will sell merchandise, and product placement deals were made with Audi, Burger King and 7-Eleven. Reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, particularly praising Downey's performance. The film's stars have signed on for two sequels, and Downey also cameos as Stark in the upcoming The Incredible Hulk.During a business trip to Afghanistan to demonstrate his company's new weapon system, Tony Stark is attacked and kidnapped by a terrorist group called the Ten Rings that order him to build them a version of Stark Industries' "Jericho Missile", an extremely destructive, multi-warhead weapon. While pretending to work on it for three months, he and fellow captive Dr. Yinsen (Shaun Toub) build a crude but strong power armor, powered from a miniature arc reactor, a fictional power source Stark invents. The arc reactor supplies energy to an electromagnet which protects Stark's heart from the embedded shrapnel in his chest. Dr. Yinsen is killed in the ensuing escape attempt when he stalls the guards to buy Stark enough time to charge the suit. Using the built-in weapons and rockets in his suit, Stark kills several terrorists, destroys their stockpile, and launches himself into escape. He is later picked up by the Air Force. Upon returning to the United States, Stark declares that Stark Industries will no longer manufacture weapons, a move which his business partner Obadiah Stane tells him is blocked by the board members shortly after.During his self-imposed sabbatical from public life, Stark tinkers with the design of his power suit, refining its flight capability, and builds a more powerful and reliable arc reactor, both to power his pacemaker and the suit. During his first public appearance since his kidnapping, he is shown pictures of Stark Industries weapons in the hands of terrorist groups, including the system he refused to build for them. He also discovers that Stane has been "dealing under the table" to both sides in the conflict, as well as being the one to shut Stark out of the board while he recovers. Faced with the realization of what his company has done, Stark dons the power suit and flies to Afghanistan, rescuing Yinsen's village from the Ten Rings. In destroying their weapon stockpiles, he accidentally draws the attention of the United States Air Force and his friend Jim Rhodes, who is an Air Force Lt. Colonel handling weapons development.Determined to make amends for his mistakes, Stark sends his assistant Pepper Potts to find the shipping records of Stark Industries, so he can track down the illicit shipments and destroy them. While hacking into the system she discovers that it was Stane who hired the Ten Rings to kill Stark, but they had reneged on the deal when they realized who the target was. She also discovers that Stane has recovered the power suit prototype (Iron Man Mk I), and has reverse engineered his own version. Stane, upon realizing Pepper's discovery, steals Stark's arc reactor from his chest to power his new suit, leaving Stark for dead. Using his first reactor, which was not designed to power the suit, Stark does battle with Stane in Los Angeles, defeating him when the larger arc reactor that powers Stark Industries is deliberately overloaded. Stark barely makes it out alive when his reactor almost fails completely, but reactivates. Afterwards, Stark makes his identity public at a press conference.When Tony Stark is forced to create a life support suit to keep him alive after an accident he decides to use the technology in his suit to fight crime. Actress Hilary Swank will have a cameo in the film. Iron Man co-creator Stan Lee will also cameo, where he appears with three blonde women and is mistaken for Hugh Hefner by Tony Stark. Favreau announced the Mandarin as the film’s villain at Comic-Con International on July 22, 2006. After filming, Favreau compared the Mandarin to Sauron in The Lord of the Rings, in that his role is a presence rather than a physical antagonist. Originally director Jon Favreau had stated his intent to cast a newcomer in the role of Tony Stark. On September 28, 2006, Robert Downey Jr. was cast as Iron Man. Downey was a big fan of the comic book, and described his challenge as portraying "a wealthy, establishmentarian, weapons manufacturing, hard drinking, womanising prick into someone who is likeable and a hero." Downey set up an office next to Favreau, discussing his role and becoming highly involved in pre-production. Terrence Howard prepared for the role by visiting Nellis Air Force Base on March 16, 2007, where he observed HH-60 Pave Hawk rescue helicopters and F-22 Raptors. Gwyneth Paltrow went to the source material, reading many comic books lent by her husband, Chris Martin.

Iron Man | 2008

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Family, Comedy, Adventure, Action

Iron Man is a 2008 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film is about Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), a billionaire industrialist and master engineer who is captured by terrorists in Afghanistan. Ordered to build a missile for them, Stark uses his resources instead to build a powered exoskeleton to make his escape. Returning to the United States, Stark improves his armor and becomes the technologically advanced superhero Iron Man. Gwyneth Paltrow plays his personal assistant Pepper Potts, Terrence Howard plays jet pilot James Rhodes, and Jeff Bridges plays Obadiah Stane.The film was in development from 1990 at Universal Studios, 20th Century Fox, and New Line Cinema, before Marvel Studios reacquired the rights in 2006. They put the project in production as their first self-financed film. Favreau signed on as director, aiming for a realistic feel, and he chose to shoot the film primarily in California, rejecting the East Coast setting of the comics to differentiate the film from numerous superhero movies set in New York City-esque environments. During filming, the actors were free to create their own dialogue (an uncommon practice in other big budget films) because pre-production was focused on the story and action. Rubber and metal versions of the armors, created by Stan Winston's company, were mixed with computer-generated imagery to create the title character.Marvel and Paramount Pictures, the distributor, planned a $50 million marketing campaign for the film, which is modeled on Paramount's successful promotion of Transformers (2007); Hasbro and Sega will sell merchandise, and product placement deals were made with Audi, Burger King and 7-Eleven. Reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, particularly praising Downey's performance. The film's stars have signed on for two sequels, and Downey also cameos as Stark in the upcoming The Incredible Hulk.During a business trip to Afghanistan to demonstrate his company's new weapon system, Tony Stark is attacked and kidnapped by a terrorist group called the Ten Rings that order him to build them a version of Stark Industries' "Jericho Missile", an extremely destructive, multi-warhead weapon. While pretending to work on it for three months, he and fellow captive Dr. Yinsen (Shaun Toub) build a crude but strong power armor, powered from a miniature arc reactor, a fictional power source Stark invents. The arc reactor supplies energy to an electromagnet which protects Stark's heart from the embedded shrapnel in his chest. Dr. Yinsen is killed in the ensuing escape attempt when he stalls the guards to buy Stark enough time to charge the suit. Using the built-in weapons and rockets in his suit, Stark kills several terrorists, destroys their stockpile, and launches himself into escape. He is later picked up by the Air Force. Upon returning to the United States, Stark declares that Stark Industries will no longer manufacture weapons, a move which his business partner Obadiah Stane tells him is blocked by the board members shortly after.During his self-imposed sabbatical from public life, Stark tinkers with the design of his power suit, refining its flight capability, and builds a more powerful and reliable arc reactor, both to power his pacemaker and the suit. During his first public appearance since his kidnapping, he is shown pictures of Stark Industries weapons in the hands of terrorist groups, including the system he refused to build for them. He also discovers that Stane has been "dealing under the table" to both sides in the conflict, as well as being the one to shut Stark out of the board while he recovers. Faced with the realization of what his company has done, Stark dons the power suit and flies to Afghanistan, rescuing Yinsen's village from the Ten Rings. In destroying their weapon stockpiles, he accidentally draws the attention of the United States Air Force and his friend Jim Rhodes, who is an Air Force Lt. Colonel handling weapons development.Determined to make amends for his mistakes, Stark sends his assistant Pepper Potts to find the shipping records of Stark Industries, so he can track down the illicit shipments and destroy them. While hacking into the system she discovers that it was Stane who hired the Ten Rings to kill Stark, but they had reneged on the deal when they realized who the target was. She also discovers that Stane has recovered the power suit prototype (Iron Man Mk I), and has reverse engineered his own version. Stane, upon realizing Pepper's discovery, steals Stark's arc reactor from his chest to power his new suit, leaving Stark for dead. Using his first reactor, which was not designed to power the suit, Stark does battle with Stane in Los Angeles, defeating him when the larger arc reactor that powers Stark Industries is deliberately overloaded. Stark barely makes it out alive when his reactor almost fails completely, but reactivates. Afterwards, Stark makes his identity public at a press conference.When Tony Stark is forced to create a life support suit to keep him alive after an accident he decides to use the technology in his suit to fight crime. Actress Hilary Swank will have a cameo in the film. Iron Man co-creator Stan Lee will also cameo, where he appears with three blonde women and is mistaken for Hugh Hefner by Tony Stark. Favreau announced the Mandarin as the film’s villain at Comic-Con International on July 22, 2006. After filming, Favreau compared the Mandarin to Sauron in The Lord of the Rings, in that his role is a presence rather than a physical antagonist. Originally director Jon Favreau had stated his intent to cast a newcomer in the role of Tony Stark. On September 28, 2006, Robert Downey Jr. was cast as Iron Man. Downey was a big fan of the comic book, and described his challenge as portraying "a wealthy, establishmentarian, weapons manufacturing, hard drinking, womanising prick into someone who is likeable and a hero." Downey set up an office next to Favreau, discussing his role and becoming highly involved in pre-production. Terrence Howard prepared for the role by visiting Nellis Air Force Base on March 16, 2007, where he observed HH-60 Pave Hawk rescue helicopters and F-22 Raptors. Gwyneth Paltrow went to the source material, reading many comic books lent by her husband, Chris Martin.

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