So refreshing to read this after all the Miles Teller crap (I cant believe hes 27 years old hes just as annoying as the Beebs). Talented but oh so terrible and unlikeable. New and Upcoming Science Fiction and Fantasy, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. 'She never even liked it! Coronation's 1billion boost for Britain: How Charles' big day will uplift struggling parts of the economy 'How can I fix this?' The innovative yet mysterious Mr. Klaus is played by J.K. Simmons. All Rights Reserved. A London detective (Jim Sturgess) and his new partner (Agyness Deyn) run into trouble when they uncover a secret of apocalyptic proportions. Oz was a favorite of mine and for a few years, every time JK Simmons was on screen, I was Oh, Schillingers in that. But it offers fine performances by Benedict Cumberbatch, Kelly Macdonald and the excellent, unheralded Stephen Campbell Moore (The Last Post). Each stilted action is a process in early episodes, whereas later on, she finds a modest fluidity. Breakthrough role was as Vern Schillinger in HBO's first hour-long drama, the critically-acclaimed prison series. The Front Runner is now playing nationwide. *in tears*. And while most of Fletchers comments are foul-mouthed and out-of-line, JK Simmons thinks his character makes one specific good point. Simmons finds Fletchers idea of the good job culture and the harm the two words can do is particularly accurate. Generally, I like being the supporting guy. "It's been great to watch that happen," the "Whiplash" star told I guess hes used to bratty and douchey young starlets and doesnt pay more attention than necessary to them. Yep, MTs got that kind of face that you just want to slap. In 1994, he sang multiple roles in the Wagner opera satire Das Barbec. Him and Harry Connick Jr. had some great scenes in that movie together. Simmons has had roles in TV series including Law and Order and Oz and is currently lending his voice to Netflixs BoJack Horseman. The actor is well known for starring in Wes Anderson films, including lending his voice to Fantastic Mr. Fox. I know, dont you just want to slap that sanctimonious, self-righteous smirk into next weekplus Ive always been in love with JK he was so great in Juno. After her Parks and Rec fame, Jones went on to lead the TBS comedy Angie Tribeca and is set to star in a new Netflix TV series, Black Excellence. Lets see where this kd Lang looking kid (except kd is much more butch) will be in 20 years my guess is that he wont have a career by then. JK can do everything tv, films, BROADWAY. I have grteat respect for this man ever since OZ and he manages to play across the board characters villiains, good guys and comedy, I hope he gets a nomination. Even on that first film, he had really cut his teeth in short films, and hed made some brilliant short films, over the few years before Thank You For Smoking. Love him to pieces. #gallery-1 { J.K. Simmons, Miles Teller. The retired US Marine has previously trained Zac Efron, The Rock, James Marsden, Sylvester Stallone, and Jamie Foxx. He has already proved himself with decades of work and continues to impress the audiences with his impeccable acting. He just does his thing and goes on, knowing ten years from now, he will still be working while Miles Teller may have disappeared completely. Glad hes got some accolades nowadays. Hes amazingly versatile! UnReal on Lifetime and Strike Back on Cinemax return after long hiatuses. Honestly, becoming famous has made him terrible. He's a long-time loyal employee and still has no idea what the operation is about. J.K I had first misunderstood that JK was the one for Oscar contention. JK Simmons as James Forester Simmons needs no introduction. (Acorn TV, Jan. 15), HIGH MAINTENANCE The comedy that gets the pretensions and anxieties of certain precincts of 21st-century Brooklyn just right opens its second season on HBO with a typically clever episode. The Imitation Game keeps scooping up the big awards at film festivals, while Whiplash keeps getting awards for Audience Favorite and such. Its just too simple and too severe. Did that reaction surprise you? Lol, I laugh every time I think of him saying that. Freaky, nazi, homosexual rapistI mean. Its a beautiful thing, from my perspective. The good neighbor is State Farm, not Farmers. JK really does so well in the supporting roles. The 61-year-old is the new Commissioner James Gordon, the head of the Gotham City police force and a longtime Batman ally. 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Schwartzman was recently in another Netflix movie, Zach GalifianakisBetween Two Ferns, and will also be appearing in Andersons The French Dispatch in 2020. Oz was such a brilliant show and with so much male frontal nudity. We close comments on older posts to fight comment spam. Why do you think that approach is so effective? My friends and I still use Shillinger as our nutbar barometer. Whiplash has become the indie partner to The Imitation Game this year. J.K. Simmons talks politics | The Front Runner Interview Irene and Franklin settle in, gaze out through the floor-to-ceiling window, and enjoy their 856th trip to, well, wherever they are. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actor J.K. Simmons (who plays Gary Harts campaign manager Bill Dixon) talked about working with filmmaker Jason Reitman throughout his career, his evolution from Thank You for Smoking to today, getting involved with Juno, the storytelling approach to The Front Runner, the shift in the way that media covers politics, and whether Gary Hart could have weathered a similar scandal today. WebJ.K. Simmons will be starring in the upcoming Amazon Prime animated series Invincible and is currently filming the movie Ghost Draft. And that was obviously part of the joy of doing Whiplash, because this is just a bigger supporting part than usual. J.K. Simmons On How Commissioner Gordon's Role Will Change But I have no illusions about being a movie star. No explanation for a mother demanding her daughter live in isolation is given, and Stellas reasoning is held back long enough for the mother-daughter duo to have the same fight, over and over. 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She doubled down on that belief by announcing her 6-year-old son as a CEO. Simmons is an American actor. Same for me. Last week, actor J. K. Simmons received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as jazz instructor Terence Fletcher in the film "Whiplash." Bum Budum Bum Bum Bum Bum. Each episode has a theme and a star guest, including New York with Jon Stewart, Hot Peen with Tituss Burgess and Black Nerds with Uzo Aduba. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Love JK Simmons so much that he even makes me like an insurance ad! (AMC, March 26), THE CHILD IN TIME This BBC-Masterpiece film is a CliffsNotes version of the sci-fi-inflected Ian McEwan novel of the same name about loss, regret and the nature of time. In all of his earlier interviews, he came across as genuine and really passionate about acting(although he always sounded a little like a frat boy). J.K. Simmons's knees ended his football career. As a teenager growing up in Ohio, Simmons played football for several years. But his knees became a problem, so he switched high school cliques. I went from being a jock to a hippie, he told The Guardian. It was a very clear-cut decision. I had to be one or the other. Love that guy! I know how Roaccutane can change lives after suffering the mental anguish of bad acne, writes Dr MAX DOMINIC LAWSON: BT took me for a sucker, while Sky treated me as a valued customer. "Justice League" could be taking its inspiration from a recent Batman comics storyline where, NOW WATCH: This is the single worst part of 'Batman v Superman'. But since winning an Oscar, he finally gets to play the lead twice J K Simmons knows there was an irony in winning the Oscar for best supporting actor, which he did three years ago for playing the bullying jazz teacher in Whiplash. Published: 12:20 BST, 9 January 2022 | Updated: 23:12 BST, 9 January 2022. This Miles Teller guys face is just so Punchable. Simmons told Business Insider in 2016 that his role as Vern, the neo-Nazi leader, pushed 3' Teaser. JK Simmons daughter, Olivia Simmons, is the eldest child and is an Actress who has acted in movies like The Floor. The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass. The comedian and actor has had a long career within Hollywood, starting as a writer most notably for Roseanne, where his comedic skills got him cast on Saturday Night Live for five seasons. He is delusional to think he will get offered the kind of roles that Ryan Gosling or Leonorado Dicaprio would get offered. /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */. What have you most enjoyed about the journey youve gotten to take, playing both of those characters? 7,000 troops from 40 countries hold full-scale rehearsal as RAF base is Latin translation of 'long live Queen Camilla, long live King Charles' will greet royal couple as they enter Rare 12th century coin that depicts Malcolm IV of Scotland will go on show in Dunfermline to mark the King's Queen's sweet six words of joy and approval to Prince Philip during Prince William and Kate Middleton's Meghan's first fan! They wanted whoever the pop star of the month was or somebody high profile to play Juno, and nobody had heard of Ellen Page, at that point. Check it out. So, I read the script and fell in love with it, but I didnt know if he wanted me to play one of the little cameo parts, or what. JK Simmons All of his talents were very apparent, even then, in 2005. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what-have-you. The best compliment I ever got from the public or producers or directors is that I just totally blend in and become the character and they don't notice me and that the play happens or the movie happens or the television show happens. The news about the veteran actor was originally broken by The Hollywood Reporter, who noted that several other performers were also being courted for various roles. Like a good neighbor, Kiddo is there! He was so great as the jack-ass foreman guy. The innovative yet mysterious Mr. Klaus is played by J.K. Simmons. J.K. SIMMONS: He was a first-time director on Thank You For Smoking, but that was also pretty early in my film and camera acting career, too. Always remember-able. In a phone call from Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, the filmmaker Michelle Schumacher (Im Not Here), and their two teenagers, Mr. Simmons, 63, talked Anyone can read what you share. Plus we could all snark on Miles a bit more. I mean, I knew Miles was a big guy, but I thought JK was tall too. J.K. Simmons has confessed he decided to hit the gym after being unable to believe his character when watching himself back on HBO's prison drama Oz.. J.K. Simmons - IMDb But what works about the pilot contrasting Irenes need to move forward, whether to explore the strange new world or onto the next life altogether, with Franklins desire to preserve what they have, and safely spend as much time together as they have left falls apart over the seven padded, lightly plotted follow-up hours. Irene is in pain at the start of the story, but gradually improves. Simmons also talked about Jason Reitman's filmmaking career and his own Starz TV series 'Counterpart.'. WebJ.K. "Justice League: Part One" is currently set for aNovember 17, 2017 release date. Their loving rapport extends to what at first appears a simple late-night request from Irene: Tonight, she wants to see the stars. Franklin, while less eager, agrees, and helps Irene get situated in her wheelchair, guides her outside, and leads her inside a small shed? Call for millions to take part in 'Homage of the People' to King Charles at the coronation sparks backlash NANA AKUA: Why I'm thrilled by the invitation to pledge my 'true allegiance' to King Charles III, MICK HUME: An oath of allegiance to the King? Having worked at Collider for over a decade (since 2009), her primary focus is on film and television interviews with talent both in front of and behind the camera. High-profile projects like The Alienist on TNT, Philip K. Dicks Electric Dreams on Amazon, The Looming Tower on Hulu and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story on FX are generating their own buzz. Thats the kind of person thats worth sticking with. -Mac MacGuff. Love, love, love. (Netflix, Feb. 2), THIS CLOSE The deaf actors Josh Feldman and Shoshannah Stern wrote and star in this sharp, charming lo-fi dramedy about a pair of best friends, a blocked gay writer and a professionally stymied publicist. (PBS, April 1), The Forecast: The Americans Ends, J.K. Simmons Multiplies, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/arts/the-forecast-the-americans-ends-jk-simmons-multiplies.html, Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys star as Soviet spies Elizabeth and Philip Jennings in FXs The Americans.. Since then, are you aware of any further movement on that? People who got married for the wrong reasons [Buzzfeed], http://www.indiewire.com/article/jk-simmons-on-his-whiplash-oscar-buzz-and-abusing-miles-teller-20141015. He says some sort of interesting stuff about his friendship with Shailene Woodley (he compared them to Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams) and once again talked about how in-demand he is these days. lol. Each actor gets a handful of emotional monologues. "This is what dedication looks like. JK Simmons Says Elliot Page Is 'Iconic in a New Way' After - Insider Here are some photos of Miles Teller and JK Simmons at the BFI London Film Festival yesterday these are photocall and premiere photos for Whiplash. Too soon for Irenes liking, they venture back home, and the rest of the episode starts filling in backstory: a nosy neighbor, a mysterious stranger, a son who died decades too soon. I watch Legend of Korra so it is nice to know more about the voice-actors. J.K Its really good. Agreed! Sign up for notifications from Insider! I admire JKs class in the face of douchbaggery. J.K. Simmons talks politics | The Front Runner Interview | Extra Butter ABC10 215K subscribers Subscribe 1.4K views 4 years ago J.K. Simmons talks with Mark S. Allen One of my favorite actors for a long time. Simmons Cool. And JK Simmons is awesome in everything he does. IMDB lists him at 511. Mackenzie Crook, left, and Toby Jones in Detectorists. The third and final season starts on Acorn TV on Jan. 15. This Article is related to: Television and tagged Amazon Prime Video, J.K. Simmons, Night Sky, Sissy Spacek, TV Reviews. J.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek in Night Sky. Anyone who makes the same face as Beiber is a bad egg. He also talked about being optimistic that hell get to reprise Commissioner Gordon, at some point in the DC Extended Universe, what hes most enjoyed about making the Starz TV series Counterpart, and what gets him interested in a project. Cusack was nominated for Academy Awards twice for best supporting role for the films Working Girl (1989) and In & Out (1998). Elliot Page, Michael Cera and More. Pablos spoke to Animation Magazine about the films unique look and its use of 2D animation. His co-star, not. I love his work and have been following his career for a few years. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Hes a class act. He is a freshman, with a long face and an impressive blonde mane. JK Simmons is a total class act. The Oscar-winning actor is in negotiations to reprise the role of classic Batman character Commissioner James Gordon in JK Simmons The show may have lost some of the nerve-stretching excitement of its early seasons, but Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys still make Elizabeth and Philip indelibly real. Hes at it again in Hard Sun, a murder-of-the-week cop drama dressed up with an internal affairs investigation, attempted matricide and the end of the world! The show never tries to catch up. On Broadway, Simmons played Benny Southstreet in the 1992 revival of Guys and Dolls. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! How refreshing. He didnt say, I want you to play Mac MacGuff, or anything. He said, Youve gotta read this. Jonesis no stranger to voice acting, most recently voicing Donna Who in the 2018 Grinch. He had joined my poker game, and we were at a poker game at a friends house, and he handed me the hard copy script for Juno. I've got a lot of respect for this man.'. The premise is explored in reasonably plausible ways, but the real incentive to watch is J. K. Simmons, who plays two roles: a gentle paper pusher in one world and a cynical tough guy in the other. He is in Interface at the Office of Interchange exchanging unknowable codes. Spacek does little to draw attention to these developments, letting the script point out the necessary changes, but she lives them all the same. "If you learn to listen, youll find that some ideas clearly lend themselves more to CGI, some to live action, and every now and then you come across an idea that clearly would benefit from the organic quality that only traditional animation can bring, Pablos said. J.K. Simmons - IMDb Well see how well this young man is doing when hes JKs age, right? I love that he is getting recognition for his work! The actress is also appearing in Sofia Coppolas film On the Rocks in 2020. A.I. I noticed the smirk also. Thomas Markle built the sets for Duchess of Sussex's school musicals, new interview DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Oath that underpins our democratic system. Had it been Teller, I wouldve passed on by because Im sick of the guy. Because of the way this story is told, The Front Runner doesnt really ask whether Gary Hart had an affair or not, it just explores the reaction and what it meant for the individuals that it affected, as well as the country. (Netflix, March 8), RISE Or, Friday Night Footlights. Josh Radnor stars as a frustrated teacher who takes over the theater program at a Pennsylvania high school, pushing aside a veteran drama coach played by Rosie Perez, in a series created by the Hamilton producer Jeffery Seller and the Friday Night Lights showrunner Jason Katims. I mean, aside from the modelling, yeah. I would love to see him get an Oscar nomination- its really cool when someone who has been a hard working actor for so long gets that one role that puts them on a new level. Based on a series of shorts shown at last years Sundance Film Festival, its directed by Andrew Ahn (Spa Night) and also features Zach Gilford, Keiko Agena and Cheryl Hines. Recycling royals: How Charles will re-use chairs made for the coronations of his mother in 1953 and Only six days to go! I hear even The International Order of Assholes and Douchebags is trying to distance themselves from him. "Justice League" could be taking its inspiration from a recent Batman comics storyline where Gordon actually was Batman for several months, and was therefore more physical than normal. Whether its somebody we like or dont like, or whether its somebody with a similar background to mine or somebody whos very different, if I can identify with the psychology and the core of who the guy is, thats really the main thing that Im looking for. IndieWire is a part of Penske Media Corporation. And favorites like AMCs The Walking Dead, PBSs Call the Midwife, Showtimes Homeland and IFCs Portlandia (in its final season) promise to bring happiness to their fans. Season 6 jumps ahead to 1987, two years before the fall of the Berlin Wall and four before the end of the Soviet Union. Yes like Cranston toiled in the character actor vineyard for years until Walter White! Harold Perrineau will always be Augustus and Christopher Meloni is always Keller. Each elicits great meaning out of a few looks. If Teller is still around in 10 yrs then Ill talk. This was the case withKlaus.. He played his evil character so well. There are only so many minor details you can appreciate until you need something major to actually happen, and the main couples development languishes in the long hours ahead. Theyre both holding their own umbrellas! In fact he should save us all the trouble and just slap himself, Id pay to see that. WebHoward Silk (J. K. Simmons) is a middling bureaucrat in a secretive UN agency in Berlin. He wanted to leave all of those questions open for debate. There are conversations going on, that Im not going to make public. float: left; Agyness Deyn in Neil Crosss Hard Sun, appearing on Hulu starting on March 7. That Daily Beast story makes me angrier than a sex rash. Revellers pile into boozers as they celebrate the extra day off with a big Sunday night J.K. Simmons Explains How He Looks in His Workout Photos, Batgirl Movie: J. K. Simmons Returns as Commissioner Gordon The Hollywood Reporter, Do not sell or share my personal information. I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. The actor graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and went on to pursue an acting career after moving to Seattle. Typically, Gordon'smore of a strong but wiry character, closer to howGary Oldman played him in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. The comments below have not been moderated. Like when Tom Wilkinson and later Richard Jenkins got their Oscar nods, even though they didnt win (because the Oscar always goes to the histronic, overplayed character and not the actors that portray their characters with underplayed subtlety, which IMO is much harder). 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Simmons, 67, has admitted he was motivated to get completely ripped after watching his 'overweight' self on TV (pictured left in 2016, right in 2008), He told Business Insider: 'After the second and final time that I got hugely fat in my life and when I lost that weight six or seven years ago, I pretty much decided that I was going to stay in decent shape for the rest of my life.'. Classy JK. J.K. Simmons is dedicated to his new, healthy lifestyle! Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! With such an interesting array of characters that youve played, what is it that gets you excited about a project? Simmons has been working out to beef up for the part, and fitness professional Aaron Williamson shared some crazy pictures of his occasional training buddy's astounding new muscles. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. The actor, 67, went viral after photos of his shredded physique were shared to Instagram by his personal trainer. Sounds more like the stuff of a Stalinist people's republic. Send Miles down the chute with Veruca Salt. She is also a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Television Critics Association. Christina Radish is the Senior Entertainment Reporter at Collider. Certainly today, he could probably have weathered it more easily, in light of whats gone on, in the last 30 years, that has failed to totally derail political careers. He was AWESOME in The Closer wit Kyra Sedgwick and AWESOME in Juno. I was never planning on directing other peoples scripts, but this is really good. His counterintelligence wife Emily (Olivia Williams) is in a coma. } Now that Im not confused anymore, I totally support him getting the Oscar! SIMMONS: Its exciting when I read something that I just automatically identify with, that somebody has thought to send me and say, You would be good in this part, and I thoroughly understand and relate to that character. Any time the phone rings and its Jason, Im happy to sign up. J.K But after seven more, your eyes have glazed over, and even these luminous stars cant bring you back to Earth. Ugh, seriously! Meat is crucial for human health, scientists say as they call for end to the 'zealotry' pushing vegetarian STEPHEN POLLARD: It's often the self-proclaimed anti-racists who are the foulest of the lot. After that, he said, But the producers want big names, so we have to convince them. He had to convince them of Ellen Page and I because they were also looking for big names to play Juno. Miles is not good looking at all and there is nothing special about his acting. JK Simmions is getting Oscar buzz for his role in Whiplash and I think the reason why Miles keeps saying he has never heard of him or only saw him in insurance commericals is because he seems jealous of JKs success. Just want to smack it off his face! From Barbie to The Flash, Here Are the Movies That Made the Biggest Impact at CinemaCon. Happy where he is. Run posted a video clip of her son, Sutton Joseph Tennyson Jr., signing a contract to become CEO of a clothing company his And in one of the most quietly suspenseful story lines on TV, will they find their white whale, the Roman hoard theyre convinced is buried in a local field? 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