Monday, August 4, 2008

Hollywood's Director and Actor Team-Up

In Hollywood, directors and producers just love to work with their favorite actors or actresses. It may be because of their compatibility (attitude towards work and pricing) in working together. Here are some of the Hollywood's best Team-up.

Johnny Depp and Director Tim Burton have 6 movies together. They previously made Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005) and Sweeney Todd in 2007. And they are working for an upcoming film out this 2010, Dark Shadows.

Next is Russel Crowe and Director Ridley Scott, started with the Oscar Multi-awards Film (including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russel Crowe) Gladiator in 2000 to A Good Year (2006) and American Gangster (2007). This year they have another film with Leonardo DiCaprio entitled Body of Lies. And another film together in pre-production Nottingham (2009). Russel Crowe also worked with Oscar Best Director Ron Howard for another Oscar Best Picture A Beautiful Mind in 2001, and Cinderella Man in 2005

Ron Howard with Tom Hanks also have 3 films together, Apollo 13 (1995) ,The Davinci Code (2006) and Angels & Demons (2009)

Harrison Ford had 4 films with Director Steven Spielberg; Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) , Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). He has also worked with George Lucas for 3 Star Wars Films Star Wars (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Aside from Harrison, Oscar winner Director Steven Spielberg also worked with two of the familiar Tom of Hollywood, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise. He had 3 films with Tom Hanks (Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), and The Terminal (2004)) and 2 films with Tom Cruise (Minority Report (2002) ,and War of the Worlds (2005))

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese worked together for 3 films Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), and Oscar Best Picture The Departed (2006) and working for another 2 films Shutter Island (2009) and The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (2010).