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The story of the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy, which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theatre during the Second World War. When US intelligence intercepts messages detailing a Japanese attack on an unnamed location, it becomes a race against time to both figure out where will be hit next and how to prepare for an impending battle. Roland Emmerich's drama, starring Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson and Luke Evans
2019
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General
Historical/Period Drama
Movie/Drama
War
Cast & Crew
Ed Skrein
(Actor)
.. Dick Best
Patrick Wilson
(Actor)
.. Edwin Layton
Woody Harrelson
(Actor)
.. Chester W Nimitz
Luke Evans
(Actor)
.. Wade McClusky
Mandy Moore
(Actor)
.. Ann Best
Luke Kleintank
(Actor)
.. Clarence Dickinson
Roland Emmerich
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Ed Skrein
(Actor)
.. Dick Best
Born:
March 29, 1983
in
Camden, London
Best Known For:
Playing Ajax in Deadpool.
Early-life:
Edward George Skrein was born in Camden, London on March 29, 1983. He was raised in Camden, as well as the other London boroughs, Islington and Haringey. Ed graduated from Central Saint Martins with a Bachelor's degree in fine art painting. Before moving into acting, he was a rapper. His first EP was released in 2004 and his first album, The Eat Up, was released in 2007. He has collaborated with a number of artists, including Plan B, Asian Dub Foundation and Foreign Beggars.
Career:
Skrein's first lead role was in Ill Manors (2012), which was directed by Plan B. He later played Daario Naharis during the third season of Game of Thrones but was replaced by Dutch actor Michel Huisman in the fourth series. Later, Skrein took on the lead role in The Transporter: Refueled (2015), replacing Jason Statham. More recently, he played lead villain Ajax in Deadpool (2016).
Quote:
"I like having my back against the wall and doing things I'm not supposed to be good at."
Trivia:
He has previously worked as a swimming coach.
Patrick Wilson
(Actor)
.. Edwin Layton
Born:
July 03, 1973
in
Norfolk, Virginia
Best Known For:
The Conjuring.
Early-life:
Patrick Joseph Wilson was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 3, 1973, the son of singer Mary Kay Wilson and news anchor John Wilson. His brother, Mark, is also a news anchor. He has another brother, Paul. Patrick grew up in St Petersburg, Florida. He studied drama at Carnegie-Mellon University.
Career:
His first film, My Sister's Wedding (2001), was never released, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in Mike Nichols' 2003 HBO miniseries Angels in America, and his first film proper was The Alamo (2004). Other film credits include The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Hard Candy (2004), Watchman (2009), The A-Team (2010), Insidious (2011), Prometheus (2012) and The Conjuring (2013). On the small screen, he played the lead role in short-lived medical drama A Gifted Man. An accomplished singer, Wilson has performed in a number of musicals, including The Full Monty, Oklahoma, Carousel and Miss Saigon.
Quote:
"I love making movies, but there's nothing like being in front of an audience."
Trivia:
In 2013, Wilson and his brothers Mark and Paul performed a benefit concert in St Petersburg, Florida, to raise money for Southeastern Guide Dogs.
Woody Harrelson
(Actor)
.. Chester W Nimitz
Born:
July 23, 1961
in
Midland, Texas
Best Known For:
His starring role in Cheers and a string of hit movies.
Early-life:
Born Woodrick Tracy Harrelson on July 23, 1961, in Midland, Texas, but grew up in Lebanon, Ohio. His father, Charles, has twice been found guilty of committing murder for money - once in 1968, the second time in 1978. He is also believed to have been one of several so-called hobos escorted from the infamous grassy knoll in Dallas immediately after JFK's assassination in 1963. Harrelson gained a degree in theatre arts and English from Hanover College in Indiana before moving to New York.
Career:
Harrelson was an understudy for Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues on Broadway and appeared in various small productions before gaining the role of dimwitted barman Woody Boyd in Cheers in 1985. His TV commitments made it difficult for him to gain good movie roles, although he did star in the hit White Men Can't Jump in 1992. When the sitcom finished a year later, he concentrated on films, and has since starred in Indecent Proposal, Natural Born Killers, The People vs Larry Flynt, Welcome to Sarajevo, The Thin Red Line, A Scanner Darkly, No Country for Old Men, The Messenger, Zombieland, 2012 and The Hunger Games movies. In 2014, he starred alongside Matthew McConaughey in HBO crime drama True Detective.
Quote:
"I like crying. And I not only wanna cry with other people, I wanna just split myself down the middle and open my guts and just throw everything out!"
Trivia:
Harrelson has had a few brushes with the law.
Luke Evans
(Actor)
.. Wade McClusky
Born:
April 15, 1979
in
Pontypool, Wales
Best Known For:
Playing Gaston in Beauty and the Beast.
Early-life:
Born on April 15, 1979 in Pontypool and raised in Aberbargoed in Wales. Luke left school at 16 and moved to Cardiff at 17, where he was taught by singing coach Louise Ryan. He won a scholarship to The London Studio Centre in 1997 and graduated in 2000.
Career:
Between 2000 and 2008, Evans starred in various West End productions, including Taboo, Rent, La Cava, Avenue Q and Miss Saigon. His first film role was in Clash of the Titans (2010). Since then, he has appeared in such films as Blitz (2011), Dracula Untold (2014), The Girl on the Train (2016) and Beauty and the Beast (2017).
Quote:
"Most men have an insecurity of some sort. But we're brought up to believe that we can't show them."
Trivia:
He almost turned down the role of Gaston in Beauty and the Beast but decided to play it after watching the animated version with his godchildren.
Mandy Moore
(Actor)
.. Ann Best
Born:
April 10, 1984
in
Nashua, New Hampshire
Best Known For:
Being a singer and actress.
Early-life:
Amanda Leigh Moore was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on April 10, 1984 to Stacy and Donald. She has an older brother, Scott, and a younger brother, Kyle. She was only two months old when her family relocated to Orlando, Florida. She become interested in acting and singing at an early age, starring in local productions and performing the national anthem at a number of events. In 1999, she signed with Epic Records, toured with ‘N Sync and released her debut album, So Real.
Career:
In 2001, Mandy made her film debut as the voice of a girl bear cub in Dr Dolittle 2. Later in the same year, she had a supporting role opposite Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries. Her first starring role came in A Walk to Remember (2002). Since then, Mandy has continued to release albums and act. Her film credits include Romance & Cigarettes (2005), American Dreamz (2006) and Tangled (2010). On the small screen, she voices the title character in preschool comedy series Sheriff Callie's Wild West.
Quote:
"A smile is so sexy, yet so warm. When someone genuinely smiles at you, it's the greatest feeling in the world."
Trivia:
She released her own fashion line in 2005.
Luke Kleintank
(Actor)
.. Clarence Dickinson
Roland Emmerich
(Director)
