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Mikael Persbrandt Takes Lead Role In Lasse Hallström's 'The Hypnotist'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • July 12, 2011 7:22 AM
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Arthouse fans maybe recognize him recently from the excellent “Everlasting Moments” or for his turn in Susanne Bier‘s Oscar winning “In a Better World,” but Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt is poised for global recognition as the shape-shifting Beorn in Peter Jackson's forthcoming "The Hobbit" films. But he won't stray too far from his bread and butter just yet as he's lined up a role in director Lasse Hallström's first Swedish film in 24 years.
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More: Actors, Foreign Films, Mikael Persbrandt, The Hypnotist

Review: Oscar Winner 'In A Better World' Morally Complex, Well Made, But Not Quite Transformative

  • By Kimber Myers
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  • March 30, 2011 4:19 AM
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When you see Susanne Bier’s “In a Better World” and people ask you if you had a good time at the movies, the answer will most certainly be “no.” Like Bier’s other work (notably “Brothers,” “Open Hearts,” “Things We Lost in the Fire” and “After the Wedding”), this 2010 Danish Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film is a serious, emotional drama about how tragedy simultaneously unites and divides us. There’s little enjoyment or entertainment to be had--and there isn’t meant to be--but Bier has crafted another solid film, and it’s easy to see why “In a Better World” won the votes of the mind-numbingly traditional Academy Award voters, particularly against the jaw-dropping Greek oddity “Dogtooth.”
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More: Actors, Foreign Films, Review, Foreign Directors, Mikael Persbrandt, In A Better World, Susanne Bier

Cate Blanchett & Ken Stott Join 'The Hobbit,' Sylvester McCoy & Mikael Persbrandt Confirmed

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 7, 2010 9:05 AM
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More players have joined the growing cast of Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" with two recent names confirmed, one new name we haven't heard had and one famous, familiar face returning.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Genre Films, Mikael Persbrandt, Sylvester McCoy, Ken Stott, Cate Blanchett, The Hobbit

Swedish Actor Mikael Persbrandt Reportedly Cast In 'The Hobbit'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 3, 2010 2:58 AM
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The cast of "The Hobbit" continues to grow as it gears up to start shooting in February and it looks like another smaller name has joined a cast of faces that, for the most part, will be making their grand debut on international cinema screens.
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More: Films, Actors, Genre Films, Mikael Persbrandt, The Hobbit

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