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Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. At 12, he began acting in the Western TV series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company, where he starred as Dexter Riley in films such as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). For his portrayal of rock and roll superstar Elvis Presley in Elvis (1979), he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. According to Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies, Russell became the studio's top star of the 1970s. Russell was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his performance in Mike Nichols's Silkwood (1983). Also in the 1980s, he starred in several films directed by John Carpenter in which he played anti-hero roles: the futuristic action film Escape from New York (1981), its sequel Escape from L.A.(1996), the horror film The Thing (1982), and the kung-fu comedy action film Big Trouble in Little China (1986). Russell starred in various other films, including Used Cars (1980), The Best of Times (1986), Overboard (1987), Tango & Cash (1989), Backdraft (1991), Tombstone (1993), Stargate (1994), Executive Decision (1996), Breakdown (1997), Vanilla Sky (2001), Miracle (2004), Sky High (2005), Death Proof (2007), The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He also appeared in the Fast & Furious franchise as Mr. Nobody (starring in Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and F9 (2021)). He also portrayed Ego in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) instalments Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and What If...?(2021), and played the role of Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020).
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The Crimson Huntress is a 2027 American vigilante action thriller film written and directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and produced by Zack Snyder and Chad Stahelski from a story by Antoine Fuqua. It is the first installment in the Crimson Huntress franchise. The film stars Cara Delevingne alongside Thandiwe Newton, Isabella Sermon, Andrew Lincoln, 50 Cent, Lucas Black, Josh Hartnett, Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, and James Woods. In the film, a former US government espionage assassin embarks on a self-employed mission to save a girl from a human trafficking ring in Kansas City. The Crimson Huntress opened in theaters on November 25th, 2027; the film received generally positive reviews and was a financial success, grossing $883 million worldwide. Delevingne's performance and the action sequences were widely acclaimed, while its graphic violence and portrayal of trafficking received controversy. Audience reception was significantly more positive, particularly for the character development (especially Delevingne) and for its emphasis on storytelling and spreading awareness. A sequel is in development.
