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Joel Edgerton on Big Moments, The Thing Prequel, and Avoiding 'The Hollywood Trap'

Joel Edgerton on Big Moments, The Thing Prequel, and Avoiding 'The Hollywood Trap'

Australian actor Joel Edgerton has been in the business for a good 15 years, during which time he's transitioned from Aussie TV to supporting turns in international films (Kinky Boots, King Arthur, and Star Wars: Episode II -- Revenge of the Sith) and wrote and co-starred in the solid Australian thriller The Square with brother Nash (who directed). But in 2011 -- on the heels of his work in the underperforming but critically-loved Warrior, on the eve of his lead turn in Universal's prequel The Thing -- he seems poised, finally, for his moment in the spotlight.

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Great Movie Apes: Ella from Monkey Shines

Great Movie Apes: Ella from Monkey Shines

Rumor has it that this week the apes will rise. So in honor of our primate cousins and their varied achievements on film, Movieline will honor one great movie ape/monkey/chimp each day who embodies an admirable quality found in monkeykind. Today, we look to the fearsome potential in the primate race, as embodied by Ella in George Romero's 1988 horror pic Monkey Shines. Who is at fault when a monkey kills... for her master?

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