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William Hurt was last seen in Marvel Studio's "The Incredible Hulk." William Hurt stars as the villain General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross opposite Edward Norton and Liv Tyler. The film is directed by Louis Leterrier and was released by Universal on June 13, 2008. William Hurt has committed to his first series for FX's "Damanges." William Hurt appears in the second season and reunites with his "Big Chill" co-star, Glenn Close. William Hurt was recently seen playing the President in "Vantage Point" opposite Dennis Quaid, Sigourney Weaver and Forrest Whitaker. Barry Levy's script tells the story of the attempted assassination of the President from five different perspectives. In 2007, William Hurt was seen in "Into the Wild," directed by Sean Penn and starring Marcia Gay Harden, Catherine Keener and Vince Vaughn. The cast was nominated for Best Ensemble by the Screen Actors Guild. William Hurt has wrapped the remake of Yoji Yamada's 1977 film "Yellow Handkerchief" opposite Maria Bello, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival this year. The film stars William Hurt as an ex-convict recently released from prison for the accidental murder of another man. Udayan Prasad ("My Son the Fanatic") is directing the project. In 2007, William Hurt was seen in "The Good Shepherd" written by Eric Roth and directed by Robert DeNiro. The film starred Matt Damon, Robert DeNiro and Angelina Jolie, and spans the history of over 40 years in the CIA, told through the eyes of Edward Wilson, one of its founding officers. William Hurt also appeared in MGM's "Mr. Brooks," a psychological thriller opposite Kevin Costner which was directed by Bruce Evans. In 2006, William Hurt starred in James Marsh's film "The King" with Gael Garcia Bernal. The film follows a troubled man (Bernal), recently discharged from the Navy, who returns to his childhood home in Texas to reunite with his father (Hurt). "The King" was screened at the Cannes International Film Festival. Also in 2006, William Hurt appeared in "Beautiful Ohio" directed by Chad Lowe and "Noise," an independent comedy opposite Tim Robbins and Bridget Moynahan. "Beautiful Ohio" was screened at the 2006 AFI Film Festival. In 2005, William Hurt was seen in "Syriana," directed by Stephen Gaghan and starring George Clooney, Matt Damon and Amanda Peet. The same year he also completed production on the ensemble independent film "Neverwas" opposite Sir Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming and Aaron Eckhardt. In 2004, William Hurt was seen in M. Night Shyamalan's thriller, "The Village," opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Sigourney Weaver as well the independent film "Blue Butterfly." William Hurt starred in the film as a famous entomologist who takes a terminally ill boy into the rainforest to grant his dying wish. The film was screened at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival and was released in Canada and Japan. In 2002, William Hurt appeared in Disney's "Tuck Everlasting," directed by Jay Russell, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and had a cameo appearance in Paramount's "Changing Lanes," starring Samuel L. Jackson. In 2001, William Hurt starred in the independent film "Rare Birds," which screened at the Toronto Film Festival. He was also seen in a supporting role in Steven Spielberg's "A.I." In 2000, William Hurt delivered a memorable performance in "Sunshine," opposite Ralph Fiennes. Directed by Istvan Szabo, "Sunshine" received three Genie Awards, including one for Best Motion Picture. In 1980, William Hurt appeared in his first film, "Altered States." William Hurt received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for "Broadcast News" and "Children of a Lesser God." For "Kiss of the Spider Woman" he was honored with an Academy Award as well as Best Actor Awards from the British Academy and the Cannes Festival. Among his other film credits are "Body Heat," "The Big Chill," "Eyewitness," "Gorky Park," "Alice I Love You to Death," "The Accidental Tourist," "The Doctor," "The Plague," "The Simian Line," "Trial by Jury," "Second Best," "Smoke," "Confidences a un Inconnu," "Jane Eyre," "Michael," "Dark City," "The Proposition," "The Big Brass Ring" and "One True Thing." In 2006, William Hurt returned to television in the TNT special event series "Nightmares and Dreamscapes," based on the stories of Stephen King. The series was a four week collection of eight tales based on King's anthology, which featured all star casts including William H. Macy, Samantha Mathis, Claire Forlani and Ron Livingston. William Hurt's episode entitled "Battleground" premiered the series. William Hurt's television credits include The Hallmark Channel's miniseries "Frankenstein" opposite Donald Sutherland, The Sci-Fi Channel's "Dune" and "Varian's War" for Showtime. Directed by Lionel Chetwynd and produced by Barbra Streisand's Barwood Films, the film co-starred Alan Arkin, Julia Ormond and Lynn Redgrave, and followed the story of Varian Fry (Hurt) who rescued prominent European artists and more than 2,000 others from Nazi persecution during World War II. William Hurt spent the early years of his career on the stage between drama school, summer stock, regional repertory and Off-Broadway, appearing in more than fifty productions including "Henry V," "5th of July," "Hamlet," "Richard II," "Hurlyburly" (for which he was nominated for a Tony Award), "My Life" (winning an Obie Award for Best Actor), "A Midsummer's Night's Dream" and "Good." For radio, William Hurt read Paul Theroux's "The Great Railway Bazaar," for the BBC Radio Four and "Shipping News" by E. Annie Proulx. William Hurt has recorded "The Polar Express," "The Boy Who Drew Cats" and narrated the documentaries, "Searching for America: The Odyssey of John Dos Passos," "Einstein - How I See the World" and the English narration of Elie Wiesel's "To Speak the Unspeakable," a documentary directed and produced by Pierre Marmiesse. In 1988, William Hurt was awarded the first Spencer Tracy Award from UCLA.
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@jessebdylan Most of it makes sense... but WILLIAM HURT'S HOME? Really? 19 hours ago@SusanKim4 I liked it...but then again I'm a big Holly Hunter and Albert Brooks fan....could care less about William Hurt... 1 day agoRT @davidyarb: "Walken 'til Our Feet Hurt" starring Christopher Walken and William Hurt #tvshowpunnames @rainnwilson 2 days ago"Walken 'til Our Feet Hurt" starring Christopher Walken and William Hurt #tvshowpunnames @rainnwilson 2 days agoWilliam Hurt should never be given higher billing than Lee Marvin. 2 days agoFirst to guess, first time, which two movies featuring William Hurt I watched tonight, I will literally send you $10. Hint: Ageless mobster! 2 days agoIn Berlin with William Hurt in Athur Cohn's Movie - The Yellow Hankerchief www.ShawneFielding.com 3 days agoIs William Hurt nude sexy or what? 3 days agothe yellow handkerchief: 11th month gap between US and German release: wish William Hurt would've stuck to Iron Man (that was Jeff Bridges) 3 days agoI would like to be boyfriends with c. 1988 William Hurt. Yes, the fantasies become more preposterous. (Watching Accidental Tourist) 3 days ago@panache Naturally ;) And William Hurt knocks it out of the park in the scene where he convinces the elders to let her go to the town. 3 days agoEndgame (DVDRip) - starring William Hurt & Mark E. Strong leaked 11/14/09 (US Home Video Release Date: 2/9/10) 4 days agoI love young William Hurt. <3 5 days agoWilliam Hurt - sleepy actor. 5 days agoThe Yellow Handkerchief ~ another love-life story of different generations starring William Hurt, Kristen Stewart, Maria Bello ... 5 days ago15/Nov/2009 às 2:15 no Telecine Premium, "O Incrível Hulk" - Ação. Com William Hurt e Edward Norton 5 days ago |
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