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Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American film and television actor, known for portraying Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot series, and for several other prominent roles. Born to a Russian Jewish family in Leningrad, Yelchin relocated to the United States as an infant. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television roles and the Hollywood films Along Came a Spider and Hearts in Atlantis (both 2001). His role as Jacob Clarke in the Steven Spielberg miniseries Taken was significant in furthering his career as a child actor. He later appeared on the television series Huff and appeared in the films Terminator Salvation (2009), Charlie Bartlett (2007), Fright Night (2011), The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012), and Only Lovers Left Alive (2013). Yelchin frequently worked on independent and lower-profile films, headlining the romantic drama Like Crazy (2011), the 2011 remake of Fright Night, the supernatural thriller Odd Thomas (2013), the romance 5 to 7 (2014), the horror comedy Burying the Ex (2014), the neo-noir The Driftless Area (2015), and the thriller Green Room (2015). As a voice actor, he voiced Clumsy Smurf in the live-action Smurfs films (2011–2013) and lead role James 'Jim' Lake Jr. on the Netflix animated series Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016–2018). He maintained an active career until his accidental death in 2016 when he was fatally injured by his SUV. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Yelchin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Anton Yelchin
Robin / Tim Drake
for Robin / Tim Drake in Batman: Under The Red Hood (Live Action 2010)
Suggested by go77e
*rewritten for live action* Years ago, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne’s second Robin, was brutally murdered by the Joker—a loss that shattered Bruce emotionally and fractured Gotham’s fragile peace. Now, the city is descending into chaos. A mysterious and ruthless new vigilante calling himself the Red Hood violently dismantles organized crime’s infrastructure, targeting drug lords, arms dealers, and corrupt officials. His methods are deadly and unrelenting, blurring the line between hero and executioner. Batman (Jon Hamm) returns to a city he barely recognizes, struggling to stop the escalating violence without crossing his own moral line. His new Robin, Tim Drake (Anton Yelchin), is eager but inexperienced, caught in the shadow of the Red Hood’s brutal efficiency. The criminal underworld—led by the ruthless Black Mask—is desperate to maintain control. Black Mask’s top enforcers, Bulk (Amaury Nolasco) and Baton (Jon Bernthal), are tasked with eliminating the Red Hood by any means necessary. They enlist the aid of the enigmatic arms dealer Ms. Li (Daniela Melchior), whose shadowy network supplies weapons and tech. As Batman investigates, he uncovers evidence linking the Red Hood’s arsenal to illegal shipments controlled by Ms. Li and her mysterious associates, including the deadly Fearsome Hand—a covert martial arts syndicate led by a merciless assassin (Byung-hun Lee). Further complicating matters, the sinister scientist Edward Nygma (Paul Bettany) emerges with cryptic clues and riddles that hint at a larger conspiracy. Batman’s investigation leads him to Tyler Bramford (Ben Foster), a brutal mercenary who reveals that Jason Todd survived the Joker’s attack but was left broken and brutalized. With Jason’s life saved through a combination of clandestine medical intervention and dark training—guided by the League of Assassins’ enforcer Ubu (Tamer Hassan)—he has returned as the Red Hood, consumed by vengeance and rejection of Batman’s no-kill code. The stakes escalate when Amazo—a terrifying, near-indestructible android weapon developed in secret by Ms. Li’s contacts—is unleashed on Gotham’s streets. This new threat forces Batman, Red Hood, and Robin into an uneasy alliance. Together, they must stop Amazo’s rampage before the city burns. In a harrowing climax, Batman confronts Jason. The Red Hood demands that Bruce choose between killing the Joker or letting Jason take justice into his own hands. Batman refuses to kill, but Jason’s rage explodes into a brutal fight, pushing them both to their limits. The film ends with Jason disappearing into the shadows, a broken but unyielding antihero, while Batman and Robin prepare for the new, darker Gotham ahead.
