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Luke Evans finds it "very weird" being recognised in public.
The 34-year-old actor - who has starred in numerous West End productions - plays Bard the Bowman in 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' and after hitting the big screen opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Evangeline Lilly his fan base is growing.
He told collider.com: "It was very weird because for a long a time no one really recognised me from my films, but 'The Hobbit' has totally changed that and I've had some really special moments, especially with youngsters."
Evans was spotted by some young fans when he was out with his grandparents and recalled their excitement when they met him.
He explained: "I took my grandparents to this mine in South Whales a couple of months ago ... After the tour we went to the cafe and then we left the cafe and the little girls mum came running out. She says, 'Look, I hope you don't mind, but my daughter thinks you're the character from 'The Hobbit' and I know you're not, but would you just pretend that you are for a second, because she's obsessed and she thinks it's you and she followed you into this cafe.' And I was like, 'I am Bard the Bowman,' and she couldn't believe it.
"She went, 'Please come and meet my daughter.' So I went back into this cafe and this little kid, she couldn't quite believe it, but she said, 'I told you it was him! I knew it was him!' Stories like that are really special and really nice."
Luke Evans: Weird being recognised in public
Luke Evans finds it "very weird" being recognised in public.
The 34-year-old actor - who has starred in numerous West End productions - plays Bard the Bowman in 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' and after hitting the big screen opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Evangeline Lilly his fan base is growing.
He told collider.com: "It was very weird because for a long a time no one really recognised me from my films, but 'The Hobbit' has totally changed that and I've had some really special moments, especially with youngsters."
Evans was spotted by some young fans when he was out with his grandparents and recalled their excitement when they met him.
He explained: "I took my grandparents to this mine in South Whales a couple of months ago ... After the tour we went to the cafe and then we left the cafe and the little girls mum came running out. She says, 'Look, I hope you don't mind, but my daughter thinks you're the character from 'The Hobbit' and I know you're not, but would you just pretend that you are for a second, because she's obsessed and she thinks it's you and she followed you into this cafe.' And I was like, 'I am Bard the Bowman,' and she couldn't believe it.
"She went, 'Please come and meet my daughter.' So I went back into this cafe and this little kid, she couldn't quite believe it, but she said, 'I told you it was him! I knew it was him!' Stories like that are really special and really nice."
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Wyatt Russell initially wanted to become a director following a sports injury which made him re-think his career.
The 37-year-old hunk - who is set to star in the forthcoming sequel to '22 Jump Street' - suffered a neck injury when he was younger and began contemplating what other career route he could go down if hockey was no longer an option.
He told collider.com: "I got hurt when I was 19. They thought I broke my neck. I couldn't move my hands or feet, and I had a very bad experience. They had to cut off my gear and it was just a bad time. I remember rolling through the hospital and looking up at the ceiling and just thinking, 'Okay, so I'm not gonna play hockey anymore. I'm not going to be able to do this anymore. What am I going to do? Maybe I'll direct? I'll do something like write?' "
Later, Russell - who is the son of Hollywood A-Listers Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn - severed a nerve in his neck and decided to pursue acting since directing would be an extremely difficult option.
He explained: "I didn't know. Then later, I had almost a severed nerve in my neck, I had a severely pinched nerve in my neck ... The feeling came back and everything came back, but after that, I realised that I'm not going to be able to play hockey forever, and I'm not going to be doing this, maybe if I'm lucky, till I'm 35, and after that I gotta do something.
"So I started watching a lot of movies. I wanted to direct, but then I realised that directing ... getting a movie off the ground is like impossible, so I'll try something else. That was the moment for me that flipped the switch."
Wyatt Russell initially wanted to direct films
Wyatt Russell initially wanted to become a director following a sports injury which made him re-think his career.
The 37-year-old hunk - who is set to star in the forthcoming sequel to '22 Jump Street' - suffered a neck injury when he was younger and began contemplating what other career route he could go down if hockey was no longer an option.
He told collider.com: "I got hurt when I was 19. They thought I broke my neck. I couldn't move my hands or feet, and I had a very bad experience. They had to cut off my gear and it was just a bad time. I remember rolling through the hospital and looking up at the ceiling and just thinking, 'Okay, so I'm not gonna play hockey anymore. I'm not going to be able to do this anymore. What am I going to do? Maybe I'll direct? I'll do something like write?' "
Later, Russell - who is the son of Hollywood A-Listers Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn - severed a nerve in his neck and decided to pursue acting since directing would be an extremely difficult option.
He explained: "I didn't know. Then later, I had almost a severed nerve in my neck, I had a severely pinched nerve in my neck ... The feeling came back and everything came back, but after that, I realised that I'm not going to be able to play hockey forever, and I'm not going to be doing this, maybe if I'm lucky, till I'm 35, and after that I gotta do something.
"So I started watching a lot of movies. I wanted to direct, but then I realised that directing ... getting a movie off the ground is like impossible, so I'll try something else. That was the moment for me that flipped the switch."
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Kevin Costner put his house "at risk" to make movies.
The 'Draft Day' actor claims there has been times where he risked his financial security in order to take on the kinds of roles he wanted to play throughout his career, because it has always been important to him to follow his "instincts" and strive to succeed in life.
The 59-year-old hunk told collider.com: "I've never been afraid of things not working. I think it's an underrated experience in life.
"It's the convention of knowing what you want to do. I have instinctively thought I could do things in my life, and I followed that up by sometimes putting everything I have at risk - my money, my house - to make a movie."
Kevin claims he used instinct to pursue his latest project, 'Black and White' - which documents the issue of discussing racism in America - and thinks it's testament to his determination because studios were initially unwilling to take on the drama.
He added: "I just did it again with 'Black and White' ... [the film is] a rock that I have to push uphill just to make it. Nobody really wanted to make it. It's my hope that you'll all see it. It's my hope that it becomes as important as 'Field of Dreams' or 'Dances with Wolves'."
Kevin Costner risked house to make films
Kevin Costner put his house "at risk" to make movies.
The 'Draft Day' actor claims there has been times where he risked his financial security in order to take on the kinds of roles he wanted to play throughout his career, because it has always been important to him to follow his "instincts" and strive to succeed in life.
The 59-year-old hunk told collider.com: "I've never been afraid of things not working. I think it's an underrated experience in life.
"It's the convention of knowing what you want to do. I have instinctively thought I could do things in my life, and I followed that up by sometimes putting everything I have at risk - my money, my house - to make a movie."
Kevin claims he used instinct to pursue his latest project, 'Black and White' - which documents the issue of discussing racism in America - and thinks it's testament to his determination because studios were initially unwilling to take on the drama.
He added: "I just did it again with 'Black and White' ... [the film is] a rock that I have to push uphill just to make it. Nobody really wanted to make it. It's my hope that you'll all see it. It's my hope that it becomes as important as 'Field of Dreams' or 'Dances with Wolves'."
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Peter Mayhew is set to return as Chewbacca in 'Star Wars: Episode VII'.
The 69-year-old actor portrayed the hairy beast in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy, and 'Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith', as well as other spin-off projects and is now expected to reprise the role in the forthcoming new installment, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
There has yet to be an official announcement about Mayhew's return, but he has cancelled a planned convention appearance in May due to "filming commitments", and though the 'Episode VII' has begun shooting already, it was officially announced as beginning next month and running for a lengthy period.
Studio bosses had also promised the return of "familiar faces" to the franchise.
Director J.J. Abrams has been trying to keep the names of his cast under wraps, but the eagerly-awaited movie is said to be starring 'Girls' actor Adam Driver as the villain, with up-and-coming stars Ed Speleers, John Boyega, Jesse Plemons, Matthew James Thomas and Ray Fisher all being considered for the lead role.
Lupita Nyong'o has also met with Abrams to discuss taking on a female lead in the upcoming sequel after taking Hollywood by storm last year with her impressive performance in Steve McQueen's Oscar-winning '12 Years A Slave'.
'Episode VII', which is set 30 years after 'Return Of The Jedi', will be released on December 18, 2015.
Peter Mayhew returning to Star Wars
Peter Mayhew is set to return as Chewbacca in 'Star Wars: Episode VII'.
The 69-year-old actor portrayed the hairy beast in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy, and 'Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith', as well as other spin-off projects and is now expected to reprise the role in the forthcoming new installment, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
There has yet to be an official announcement about Mayhew's return, but he has cancelled a planned convention appearance in May due to "filming commitments", and though the 'Episode VII' has begun shooting already, it was officially announced as beginning next month and running for a lengthy period.
Studio bosses had also promised the return of "familiar faces" to the franchise.
Director J.J. Abrams has been trying to keep the names of his cast under wraps, but the eagerly-awaited movie is said to be starring 'Girls' actor Adam Driver as the villain, with up-and-coming stars Ed Speleers, John Boyega, Jesse Plemons, Matthew James Thomas and Ray Fisher all being considered for the lead role.
Lupita Nyong'o has also met with Abrams to discuss taking on a female lead in the upcoming sequel after taking Hollywood by storm last year with her impressive performance in Steve McQueen's Oscar-winning '12 Years A Slave'.
'Episode VII', which is set 30 years after 'Return Of The Jedi', will be released on December 18, 2015.
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Anne Hathaway likes doing her own stunts.
The 31-year-old star - who grew up in New Jersey with brothers Michael and Thomas - admits she was an active child who enjoyed to "climb trees and jump off things" and still has a "daredevil side" to her.
She told the UK's HELLO! magazine: "[As a little girl] I was a real tomboy. I grew up with two brothers and I loved to climb trees and jump off things that were way too high for me. I still have a daredevil side - I love doing my own stunts in movies, or anything physical that will give me a thrill, although my mother wishes I didn't."
The actress - who is married to Adam Shulman - won Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2013 for her part in 'Les Miserables' and insists she finds it difficult to come to terms with her own success and couldn't believe she'd won such an honorary award.
Talking about last year's Academy Awards, Hathaway added: "That was a surreal evening. To be honest throughout that awards season I had a difficult time believing that I'd even done something worth respecting like that.
"The moment when the penny really dropped, that it was all happening, was after I'd been given the Oscar, had the pictures taken in the press room afterwards and then been shown back to my seat in the theatre. I looked to either side, and there was my husband to my right and Hugh Jackman to my left, and I'm sitting there holding an Oscar between two men who love me very, very much, and out onto the stage walks Barbara Streisand, who I had met only the day before and we'd had a really cool conversation, and suddenly it was all too much - I burst into tears."
Anne Hathaway enjoys doing her own stunts
Anne Hathaway likes doing her own stunts.
The 31-year-old star - who grew up in New Jersey with brothers Michael and Thomas - admits she was an active child who enjoyed to "climb trees and jump off things" and still has a "daredevil side" to her.
She told the UK's HELLO! magazine: "[As a little girl] I was a real tomboy. I grew up with two brothers and I loved to climb trees and jump off things that were way too high for me. I still have a daredevil side - I love doing my own stunts in movies, or anything physical that will give me a thrill, although my mother wishes I didn't."
The actress - who is married to Adam Shulman - won Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2013 for her part in 'Les Miserables' and insists she finds it difficult to come to terms with her own success and couldn't believe she'd won such an honorary award.
Talking about last year's Academy Awards, Hathaway added: "That was a surreal evening. To be honest throughout that awards season I had a difficult time believing that I'd even done something worth respecting like that.
"The moment when the penny really dropped, that it was all happening, was after I'd been given the Oscar, had the pictures taken in the press room afterwards and then been shown back to my seat in the theatre. I looked to either side, and there was my husband to my right and Hugh Jackman to my left, and I'm sitting there holding an Oscar between two men who love me very, very much, and out onto the stage walks Barbara Streisand, who I had met only the day before and we'd had a really cool conversation, and suddenly it was all too much - I burst into tears."
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Disney have a sequel to 'Wreck-It Ralph' "on the cards".
The original animated adventure was released in 2012 and composer Henry Jackman insists a follow-up is in the early stages of development but remained careful not to reveal too many details about the forthcoming film.
He told collider.com: "I can't tell you more, not because I'm being coy, but I believe that it is officially on the cards.
"I don't know any more other than a story is indeed being written. I'd be very surprised not to. I'm not blowing my own trumpet. Forget about the music. Just the movie itself I thought was a fantastically imaginative and creative piece of work."
'Wreck-It Ralph' was met with critical and commercial success, earning $471 million in worldwide box office.
It was also nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the Golden Globe Awards and was in the line up for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards.
John C. Reilly voiced the titular character while Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch also worked on the film.
Disney work on Wreck-It Ralph sequel?
Disney have a sequel to 'Wreck-It Ralph' "on the cards".
The original animated adventure was released in 2012 and composer Henry Jackman insists a follow-up is in the early stages of development but remained careful not to reveal too many details about the forthcoming film.
He told collider.com: "I can't tell you more, not because I'm being coy, but I believe that it is officially on the cards.
"I don't know any more other than a story is indeed being written. I'd be very surprised not to. I'm not blowing my own trumpet. Forget about the music. Just the movie itself I thought was a fantastically imaginative and creative piece of work."
'Wreck-It Ralph' was met with critical and commercial success, earning $471 million in worldwide box office.
It was also nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the Golden Globe Awards and was in the line up for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards.
John C. Reilly voiced the titular character while Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch also worked on the film.