Tommy lee jones will join matthew fox in emperor, a drama directed by peter webber. Fellers is tasked with deciding if emperor hirohito will be hanged as. Jones will portray general douglas macarthur in the film based on a screenplay by david klass and vera blasi. Tommy lee jones will rule japan as general douglas macarthur in emperor. The film is told through the partnership between cobb and sportswriter al stump who served as a ghostwriter of cobb. In the movie s recently released trailer, general audiences can finally get a look at jones s performance and the lush film surrounding him. Jun 25, 20 a gripping tale of love and honor forged between fierce enemies of war, inspired by true events and starring matthew fox and academy awardwinner tommy lee jones as general douglas macarthur. The film features tommy lee jones, anne heche, and don cheadle. Jan 18, 2012 tommy lee jones has joined the cast of the japanset postworld war ii drama tentatively titled emperor, from a screenplay by david klass kiss the girls and vera blasi woman on top. The poster for emperor shows tommy lee jones as gen. Mar 08, 20 in emperor, tommy lee jones takes on the role of gen.
Emperor 2012 tommy lee jones as general douglas macarthur. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by jerome armstrong and billy ray. Tommy lee jones and matthew fox star in lead roles as general douglas macarthur. The movie throws in a cliched love story involving fellers and aya eriko hatsune.
With morgan freeman, tommy lee jones, rene russo, joe pantoliano. The movie bears no resemblance to what the immediate postwar world was like. Douglas macarthur in gigantic silhouette, his corncob pipe nearly the same height as the american man and japanese woman embracing at the bottom of the frame, deep in the embrace of what appears to be forbidden wartime movie love only the title tells us this wont be your standard issue world war ii movie. But washington wants vengance on the emperor, because their voters do, and their voters have no fucking idea whats good for them. Fellers is tasked with deciding if emperor hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Mar 07, 20 to fully appreciate the strange mix of unintended comedy and real achievement in tommy lee jones performance as gen. Director peter webbers historical epic, also starring matthew fox, is set in japan at the end of world war ii. A twohander action comedy in the vein of midnight run 1988, about an exf. As i think back i may have had a few suggestions but they were. The picture was written and directed by ron shelton and based on a book by al stump. Volcano is a 1997 american disaster film directed by mick jackson and produced by andrew z. Tommy lee jones and matthew fox star in lead roles as general douglas macarthur and brigadier general bonner fellers respectively. Peter webbers emperor is about to hold its world premiere friday evening at the toronto international film festival, giving tiff audiences its first look at tommy lee jones in the role of.
Emperor wastes tommy lee jones delightful performance. Cobb is a 1994 biopic starring tommy lee jones as the famed baseball player ty cobb. Jones will portray general douglas macarthur in the film. Tommy lee jones to play general douglas macarthur in. Tommy lee jones to play general douglas macarthur in emperor.
In the movies recently released trailer, general audiences can finally get a look at joness performance and the lush film surrounding him. Tommy lee jones plays a fat, out of whack macarthur. Jan 17, 2012 tommy lee jones will join matthew fox in emperor, a drama directed by peter webber. During this time, macarthur was essentially the ruler of japan, helping the country rebuild after world war ii. The original music score was composed by elliot goldenthal. Emperor trailer featuring tommy lee jones and matthew fox. Jones will play general douglas macarthur in peter webbers emperor, a basedontrueevents drama that will be set in the days following japans surrender at the end of world war ii. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the u. The film sees macarthur in japan, tasked with rebuilding the. Tommy lee jones on filming in japan and working with director peter webber. To fully appreciate the strange mix of unintended comedy and real achievement in tommy lee jones performance as gen.
Tommy lee jones is general douglas macarthur in first. In emperor, tommy lee jones takes on the role of gen. Tommy lee jones full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Emperor wastes tommy lee jones delightful performance as. With tommy lee jones, anne heche, gaby hoffmann, don cheadle. Jones will be playing general douglas macarthur, which has one of the longest and most controversial careers of any american military officer. Jan 18, 20 emperors main hook is that jones will be stepping into the formidable shoes of general douglas macarthur, a historical figure so outsized that future generations might yet mistake him for fictional. Once again, tommy lee jones is on the hunt for a criminal, except this time, rather than a doctor accused of murder, or a hitman hunting for missing money, hes taking on an emperor in the wake of. Tommy lee jones on playing general douglas macarthur and filming in japan duration.
Tommy lee jones on playing general douglas macarthur and. He has received four academy award nominations, winning the best supporting actor oscar for his performance as u. Jan 17, 2012 tommy lee jones will rule japan as general douglas macarthur in emperor. With matthew fox, colin moy, tommy lee jones, eriko hatsune. The first trailer for the postwwii drama emperor, starring matthew fox and tommy lee jones as general douglas macarthur. Emperor movie clip approval 20 tommy lee jones movie hd as the japanese surrender at the end of wwii, gen. Marshal samuel gerard in the 1993 thriller film the fugitive. Douglas macarthur in gigantic silhouette, his corncob pipe nearly the same height. Emperors tommy lee jones on understanding macarthur. Despite a typically strong performance from tommy lee jones, emperor. Marks school of texas, a prestigious prep school for boys in dallas, on a scholarship, and went to. Emperors main hook is that jones will be stepping into the formidable shoes of general douglas macarthur, a historical figure so outsized that future generations might yet mistake him for fictional. Tommy lee joness role as supreme commander macarthur is a key one as he helped the country rebuild after the mess of world war ii and as he does to every movie he stars in, will bring an added.
An eighthgeneration texan, actor tommy lee jones, born september 15th, 1946, attended harvard university, where he roomed with future u. Tommy lee jones will rule japan as general douglas. Tommy lee jones has joined the cast of the japanset postworld war ii drama tentatively titled emperor, from a screenplay by david klass kiss the girls and vera blasi woman on top. Douglas macarthur during the american occupation of japan that followed world war ii. As macarthur, tommy lee jones gives an outstanding performance, and the film is worth seeing for that alone. Jan 17, 2012 jones will play general douglas macarthur in peter webbers emperor, a basedontrueevents drama that will be set in the days following japans surrender at the end of world war ii. The film is told through the partnership between cobb and sportswriter al stump who served as a ghostwriter of cobbs autobiography. Directed by peter webber, the historical epic emperor also stars matthew fox.
Tommy lee jones list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Douglas macarthur, it helps to have some familiarity with macarthur. Douglas macarthur, it helps to have some familiarity with macarthur with the. In emperor, a new film that premieres tomorrow at the toronto film festival, tommy lee jones plays the conquering general as americans troops arrive. As the japanese surrender at the end of world war ii, general fellers is tasked with deciding if emperor hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Tommy lee jones is general douglas macarthur in first trailer for wwii drama emperor. Tommy lee jones cast as general macarthur in emperor. The oscarwinning actor costars with matthew fox in the world war ii drama emperor, an interesting historical mystery that may otherwise. A stodgy movie that mixes dubious history with a clichd, madame. Tommy himself worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig.
Sep, 2012 in emperor, a new film that premieres tomorrow at the toronto film festival, tommy lee jones plays the conquering general as americans troops arrive in japan for postwar occupation and have to. Emperor is a 2012 americanjapanese historical drama film directed by peter webber, marking his first film in five years. Jan 17, 2012 tommy lee jones to play general douglas macarthur in emperor. Tommy lee jones was born in san saba, texas, the son of lucille marie scott, a police officer and beauty shop owner, and clyde c. Douglas macarthur in gigantic silhouette, his corncob pipe nearly the same height as the american man and japanese woman embracing at the bottom of the frame, deep in the embrace of what appears to be forbidden wartime movie love. Douglas macarthur in emperor, in which the post war direction of japan is being decided by the general and. Douglas macarthur, is by far the best thing about emperor, a movie that gets bogged down in a sappy romance, with too little screen time for the actor.
A gripping tale of love and honor forged between fierce enemies of war, inspired by true events and starring matthew fox and academy awardwinner tommy lee jones as general douglas macarthur. The movie lacks the fastpaced action that many expect from a visit to the cinema. Agent tommy lee jones and an exmob lawyer in the witness protection program morgan freeman having to put aside their petty rivalry on the golf course to fend off a mob hit. Sep 14, 2012 peter webbers emperor is about to hold its world premiere friday evening at the toronto international film festival, giving tiff audiences its first look at tommy lee jones in the role of. Tommy lee jones is general douglas mcarthur in emperor. Douglas macarthur, one of the most iconic military leaders in u. Douglas macarthur, matthew fox center rear and isao natsuyagi in emperor, a film by peter webber about the american postwar occupation of japan. Normally i really like tlj, but in this movie he did a shjob.