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Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
Robert William HoskinsBirth Date :
October 26, 1942Birth Place :
Bury St Edmunds, SuffolkSpouse :
Jane Livesey (1967 - 1978), Linda Banwell (teacher, since 1982)Claim to fame :
As Eddie Valiant in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988)
"Doomsday" Falls Upon Bob Hoskins
January 30, 2007 12:01:19
Well, he should become one great addition to the lineup indeed. Rogue Pictures, through co-presidents Andrew Karpen and Andrew Rona, has confirmed yesterday, January 29 that Academy Award-nominated actor Bob Hoskins is positive to play opposite Rhona Mitra in its action-thriller project "Doomsday."
The next directorial project of British filmmaker Neil Marshall after "The Descent", the picture will see Mitra portray Eden Sinclair, a member of an elite group of specialists assigned to go to a country infected with virus known as the Reaper. Meanwhile, Hoskins will appear as Bill Nelson, a career policeman who nominates Eden for the mission and monitors its progress.
Three to Tell "Go Go Tales"
November 28, 2006 03:11:46
Coming together on one screen, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Modine, and Bob Hoskins have all given their agreement to take part in "Go Go Tales", a screwball comedy coming from writer-director Abel Ferrara.
Here Dafoe will become the co-owner of a New York go-go dancing club while Modine is billed as his brother also his financial backer who threatens to pull the plug on his business and Hoskins as the owner plus his accountant.
The 26th Annual Razzie Awards Nominees
February 01, 2006 10:02:06
In time when "Brokeback Mountain" and other films are competing for Oscar, some films up for the 26th Annual Razzie Awards. Leading this year nominations is "Son of the Mask" which picks up eight nominations all at once, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor for Jamie Kennedy, Worst Supporting Actor for Alan Cumming and Bob Hoskins, Worst Director for Lawrence Guterman, Worst Screenplay, Worst Sequel or Remake, and Worst Screen Couple.
Following close behind is "The Dukes of Hazzard," with Jessica Simpson ups for Worst Supporting Actress and Worst Screen Couple for her 'Daisy Dukes' hotpants. Other nominated films include "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," "House of Wax," "Dirty Love," and "The Dukes of Hazzard."
