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Alex Pettyfer (born 10.04.1990)
Alex Pettyfer is an English model and actor.

Childhood: Alex Pettyfer was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. His parents are Lee Ireland, a decorator, and Richard Pettyfer, an actor. He attended junior schools The Mall School in Twickenham and the Lambrook Haileybury school in Berkshire. He then attended boarding schools Millfield School in Somerset and Shiplake College in Oxfordshire, and later the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. He was a fashion model as a child for Gap before going on to do yogurt adverts and was in his first commercial when he was six. He was in several school plays and had leading roles in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'.

Acting career: Alex Pettyfer made his TV debut in 2005 as the eponymous character in the movie 'Tom Brown's Schooldays' which also starred Stephen Fry. In the same year he was cast as a teenage MI6 agent in the film adaptation of Anthony Horowitz's 'Stormbreaker' with Mickey Rourke and Bill Nighy. In 2008 he appeared in 'Wild Child' opposite Emma Roberts and Juno Temple. The following year he played a bully in the slasher comedy 'Tormented' alongside April Pearson. In 2012, he appeared alongside Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey as a stripper in 'Magic Mike'. He was also announced to star in 'The Butler' with Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, Alan Rickman and Forest Whitaker.

Personal life: Alex Pettyfer dated his 'Wild Child' co-star Emma Roberts for a time and even got a tattoo of her initials inside two hearts on his wrist. He has said that they remained friends after their break-up. He has six other tattoos. He dated his 'I Am Number Four' co-star Dianna Agron but they later split in 2011. He was also engaged to his 'Magic Mike' co-star Riley Keough who is the granddaughter of Elvis Presley.



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Elvis & Nixon Review

Good

This movie is based on a real meeting between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon in the White House in December 1970. The only details about this collision of two icons come from a few eyewitness accounts, as well as the photograph they took together. So the screenwriters have some fun with it, weaving in quite a bit of comedy that encourages actors to chomp merrily on the scenery. It's entertaining to watch, but the script misses the chance to add meaning on the situation.

Elvis (Michael Shannon) is the one who initiates this meeting, concerned about the growing protests on the streets of Washington, DC. So he flies to Los Angeles to collect his long-time friend Jerry (Alex Pettyfer) then heads to the capital to meet with his nutty colleague Sonny (Johnny Knoxville) and pitch himself to President Nixon (Kevin Spacey) as an undercover FBI agent who can infiltrate the nation's youth. Since it's obvious that all Elvis wants is a federal ID badge, Nixon brushes the whole idea of a meeting aside until his advisors (Colin Hanks and Evan Peters) convince him that it would be a great PR move. So just before Christmas, the two men finally meet up, and they discover that they have more in common than either expected.

Because of the absurdity of the set-up and the wackiness of the period styles, the movie feels rather a lot like an extended sketch comedy that's largely improvised by an up-for-it cast. These two men are both such big personalities that a meeting like this would be hard to believe if it weren't for the photographic evidence. The conversation between Presley and Nixon is surreal and hilariously random (and largely fictionalised). Shannon and Spacey are having a great time prowling around each other, pouncing with a punchline at every opportunity, so watching them is riveting. Mercifully, they underplay the impersonations, capturing the men with tiny details of movement and vocal inflection rather than relying on lots of make-up. Although Shannon does have that hair and costume.

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Alex Pettyfer - New York Fashion Week Spring 2016 - Gant Presentation at Spring Studios at Spring Studios 50 Varick St, New York Fashion Week - New York, New York, United States - Thursday 10th September 2015

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Amber Heard In, Matthew McConaughey Out Of 'Magic Mike XXL'


Matthew Mcconaughey Amber Heard Matt Bomer Joe Manganiello Channing Tatum Alex Pettyfer Jada Pinkett-Smith Andie MacDowell Will Smith Johnny Depp

Matthew McConaughey will not be reprising his role as strip club owner Dallas in the upcoming sequel to Magic Mike, Magic Mike XXL. The 2015 film may have lost one of its biggest stars but it's certainly making up for it by casting actresses such as Amber Heard, Andie MacDowell and Jada Pinkett Smith

Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Mcconaughey at 4th Annual Critics' Awards in June 2014.

Read More: Joe Manganiello Reveals Magic Mike 2 Will Begin Filming This Autumn.

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'The Lego Movie' Stops Playing Nice, Stomps Competition With Second Block-Busting Weekend


Chris Pratt Kevin Hart George Clooney Alex Pettyfer Gabriella Wilde

The Lego Movie has continued its success streak at the top of the box office upon opening in the UK after having premiered in the USA last week. The fun and colourful animated movie, which is based on the iconic Danish toys, has outperformed rivals by nearly double with $48.8 (£29.1)million over the three-day Presidents Day and Valentine's Day weekend, according to Box Office Mojo.

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The Lego Movie' Saw A Second Impressive Weekend Of Success.

The movie's success can likely be attributed to its glowing reviews across the board, the family-friendly jokes, and the enthusiasm towards the brand amongst older generations as well as children. The film has been praised for its state-of-the-art visuals, stellar cast, and a genuinely engaging storyline with some smart and unexpected twists.

Continue reading: 'The Lego Movie' Stops Playing Nice, Stomps Competition With Second Block-Busting Weekend

Endless Love Review


Bad

This remake strips away everything that made the 1981 Brooke Shields romance so scandalous. Re-designed for 12-year-old girls, this version of Scott Spencer's novel plays like a dreamy Nicholas Sparks-style fantasy. There's no sense of urgency or danger, and not a single whiff of actual love, despite a lot of heaving sighs and longing glances. Everything on-screen feels like a predictable cliche yearning to pull our heartstrings, but these tricks only work on young teens who haven't seen many movies.

The story centres on good-guy David (Pettyfer), raised by his working-class single dad (Patrick). At his high school graduation, David finally gets up the nerve to talk to the class wallflower, beautiful rich girl Jade (Wilde), who is still grieving over the death of her big brother. There's a spark between them, but Jade's harsh dad (Greenwood) dismisses David as unworthy, then sets out to crush their blossoming romance. Jade's mother (Richardson) and brother (Wakefield) are more supportive, but Dad is so determined to get David out of Jade's life that he inadvertently pushes them even closer together. Surely a happy ending is out of the question.

Only of course it isn't, because we can see that this film doesn't have the nerve to get very dark. Filmmaker Feste only toys around with the nasty side of the story. She can't even let Greenwood play a properly conflicted man; he's essentially bipolar, veering wildly from understanding to maniacal in his reaction to the relentlessly lovely David. Pettyfer's one-note performance merely reminds us of Channing Tatum, but at least he registers on-screen, unlike the vaguely beautiful Wilde. The only performers allowed any complexity are Richardson and Patrick.

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The Butler Review


Good

This is an strangely slushy movie from Lee Daniels, whose last two films (Precious and The Paperboy) bristled with unexpected life. By contrast, this star-packed drama uses a true story to trace the Civil Rights struggle from the 1950s to the present day. But it's been so fictionalised that it feels kind of like a variation on Forrest Gump.

Cecil Gaines (Whitaker) grew up on a Georgia cotton plantation, where the cruel master's kindly mother (Redgrave) taught him to be a house servant. Years later, he marries Gloria (Winfrey) and moves to Washington DC, where he gets a job in the White House as a butler to presidents from Eisenhower (Williams) to Reagan (Rickman). His job description is simple: "You hear nothing, you see nothing, you only serve." And yet as the nation grapples with its racist culture, he has a quiet influence on each leader who moves through the house.

Whitaker narrates the film in drawling flashbacks, while the story flickers between Cecil and his eldest son Louis (Oyelowo), an activist who is involved in every key moment in the Civil Rights movement. And their younger son (Kelley) is sent to Vietnam. So it's like a condensed version of late 20th century American history, made notable by the lively cast of cameo players including Marsden (as JFK), Schreiber (LBJ), Ellis (MLK) and Cusack (Nixon), plus Fonda as a lively Nancy Reagan.

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Could 'Endless Love' Be A Good Valentines Day Movie? [Trailer]


Gabriella Wilde Bruce Greenwood Alex Pettyfer

You know the drill; a film is released on Valentines Day – it’s really bad but attracts plenty of couples looking to check out a goofy love story with no real meaning.

Endless LoveDavid and Jade kick off their Endless Love

It’s tradition. But could Endless Love be the film to throw the odds books into the fire? It certainly looks like another sloppy romantic drama, if you watch half of the trailer, but the second half plunges us into some sort of Shakespearian thriller.

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Endless Love Trailer


Jade Butterfield is a wealthy and beautiful young teenager who loves to read and has never experienced an intimate relationship with a boy before. However, that begins to change when she meets David Axelrod; a handsome young man who works at the inn where the Butterfields stay on their summer vacation. Jade's parents notice her suddenly becoming distracted as she embarks on a reckless adventure with her mysterious boy. On meeting David, her parents are unimpressed, with her father attempting to show up any flicker of dishonesty that he might exhibit. Undeterred, he takes Jade on a passion-fuelled adventure of parties, road trips and fervent love-making, but when Mr Butterfield digs into his past he becomes obsessed with trying to unveil the dark truths about him, and becomes desperate to take David out of Jade's life by any means possible.

'Endless Love' is the dramatic romance re-make of the 1981 movie of the same name starring Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt. It has been directed by Shana Feste ('The Greatest', 'Country Strong') who co-wrote the screenplay opposite Joshua Safran ('Gossip Girl'). This harrowing film about an ill-fated youthful romance is set to hit movie theatres in the US on Valentine's Day, February 14th 2014.

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'50 Shades Of Grey' Movie Cast In Turmoil After Charlie Hunnam's Exit


Charlie Hunnam Dakota Johnson Matt Bomer Ian Somerhalder Garrett Hedlund Robert Pattinson Cillian Murphy Henry Cavill Teddy Sears Alex Pettyfer Domhnall Gleeson Stephen Amell

UPDATE: British pop star Rita Ora has been cast as the adopted sister of Christian Grey, who will now be played by Irish actor Jamie Dornan. 

The 50 Shades of Grey movie appears to be in turmoil with just over two weeks before a huge crew descends on Vancouver for the first official day of shooting, with Universal and Focus Feature expecting to release the movie - based on E.L. James' erotic novel - in August, 2014.

More: Watch the Fifty Shades of Grey Trailer

Continue reading: '50 Shades Of Grey' Movie Cast In Turmoil After Charlie Hunnam's Exit

Alexander Skarsgard & Matt Bomer Emerge As Favorites In The Hunt For Christian Grey


Charlie Hunnam Alexander Skarsgard Matt Bomer Jamie Dornan Sam Taylor-Wood Aaron Johnson Alex Pettyfer Ian Somerhalder Dakota Johnson

Charlie Hunnam is out! The actor sensationally left behind his role as Christian Grey in the upcoming FiftyShades of Grey movie adaptation following varied reports stating his schedule was too packed up already and that he had gotten cold feet over the immense pressure of the role. Now the race is one to find another Christian Grey and the shortlist of potential candidates seems to keep on growing.

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Matt Bomer (L) is the bookie's favourite, but Alexander Skarsgard is still heavily rumoured with the role

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Alexander Skarsgard is among the favorites to succeed Hunnam, with his steamy scenes in True Blood and his obvious sex appeal boding well with producers. The same report also states that Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan is also in line to take on the job, however neither of these rumors have been confirmed yet. THR have also reported that Oscar-nominated screenwriter Patrick Marber (Notes on a Scandal) has been brought in to adjust the script to accomodate another actor.

Continue reading: Alexander Skarsgard & Matt Bomer Emerge As Favorites In The Hunt For Christian Grey

The Butler - Clips


Cecil Gaines is a modest and dedicated butler at the White House who manages to make for himself a respectable career despite his underprivileged upbringing and cotton farm roots. Starting out as a regular kitchen worker, Cecil soon proves himself to be extremely proficient and works his way up to be the head butler for eight different US presidents. Some of them prove to be discriminatory, treating Cecil with little respect and holding massively differing views to him, but he always remains polite and does everything within his power to care for his employers while keeping any top secret information that he might hear firmly to himself. Meanwhile, he struggles at home with his son; a Black Panther with aggressive views on racial equality who is less than grateful to have a father working for the people that he believes are causing racial oppression. 

This story of loyalty and unconditional dedication is based on the true story of Eugene Allen; a butler who similarly lived through years of racial inequality before finally seeing, in his retirement, the election of the first black President, Barack Obama. His story was documented in the article 'A Butler Well Served by This Election' written by Wil Haygood. 'The Butler' has been directed by Lee Daniels ('The Paperboy', 'Precious', 'Shadowboxer') and co-written by Danny Strong ('Game Change', 'Recount') and will be released in the US on August 16th 2013.

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Alex Pettyfer Thursday 24th February 2011 Candie's presents the Los Angeles premiere of 'Beastly' at The Grove Theatre - Arrivals Los Angeles, California

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Alex Pettyfer and The Village Wednesday 9th February 2011 Los Angeles Premiere of 'I am Number Four' held at the Village Theatre Los Angeles, California

Alex Pettyfer and The Village

Alex Pettyfer - Monday 7th February 2011 at Planet Hollywood New York City, USA

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Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron - Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron Paramus, New Jersey - 'I Am Number Four' in-store signing at Hot Topic in the Westfield Mall Friday 4th February 2011

Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron
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Alex Pettyfer

Date of birth

10th April, 1990

Occupation

Actor

Sex

Male

Height

1.81


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Elvis & Nixon Movie Review

Elvis & Nixon Movie Review

This movie is based on a real meeting between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon in...

Elvis & Nixon Trailer

Elvis & Nixon Trailer

Who would've thought that Elvis and Richard Nixon would become allies? When Elvis sporadically showed...

Endless Love Movie Review

Endless Love Movie Review

This remake strips away everything that made the 1981 Brooke Shields romance so scandalous. Re-designed...

The Butler Movie Review

The Butler Movie Review

This is an strangely slushy movie from Lee Daniels, whose last two films (Precious and...

Endless Love Trailer

Endless Love Trailer

Jade Butterfield is a wealthy and beautiful young teenager who loves to read and has...

The Butler Trailer

The Butler Trailer

Cecil Gaines is a modest and dedicated butler at the White House who manages to...

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The Butler Trailer

The Butler Trailer

Cecil Gains is a devoted White House butler who grew up on a simple cotton...

Magic Mike Movie Review

Magic Mike Movie Review

A film about male strippers promises Showgirls (or at least Burlesque) levels of camp guilty-pleasure...

Magic Mike Trailer

Magic Mike Trailer

Watch the trailer for Magic Mike Mike likes to think of himself as an entrepreneur...

In Time Trailer

In Time Trailer

In the near future, the world's population lives until the age of 25. After that,...

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