See Westley and Buttercup of "The Princess Bride" now, at 59 and 56
The Rom-Com which was a moment of escape for Cary Elwes and Robin Wright.
An almost perfect adventure film (plus some "kissing parts"), the 1987 fantastic filmThe princess to marry is one of the most loved films of the decade. He is a perennial favorite among children, their parents and anyone looking for a story filled with comedy, drama, revenge, poisoning, murder, magic and, yes, romance. The love between the young princess Buttercup (the 20th most beautiful woman in the world) and the stable goard become-lead-pirate Westley would not have struck so hard if the filmmakers had not thrown the right actors in the roles. New relative arrivalsRobin Wright andCary ElwesIt turned out to be just that - and the success of the film set them up for long careers during the decades that followed. Do you want to know what they have done since the years and see them now, at 56 and 59? As you wish.
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Robin Wright continued to play in another emblematic love story.
Although Buttercup was the role of Wright's breakthrough and remains one of its most emblematic,The princess to marry Is it not the only classic defining the era in which it appeared. In 1994, she played the oldest Jenny in the best image of the winner of an OscarForrest Gump- half of the duo (withTom Hanks) Who went together "like peas and carrots". Performance earned her a Golden Globe appointment for the best support actress.
Wright worked regularly in the cinema throughout the 1990s and in the early 2000s, often appearing alongside her partner and her possible husbandSean Penn. The two appeared for the first time together in the 1990sState of grace; 1995The crossing, which Penn also directed; 1997She is so adorable; and 1998Haurlybourly. She also acted in the Penn thriller in 2001The commitment, withJack Nicholson. The roles in the films were not involved in includingMoll Flanders, oppositeMorgan Freeman;Mr. Night Shyamalan's superhero thrillerUnbreakable, withBruce Willis andSamuel L. Jackson;White oleandR; andA house at the end of the world. Wright also made a motion capture for the 2007 animated version ofBeowulf, re-team withForrest Gump directorRobert Zemeckis.
Elwes played in dozens of films and a huge success in streaming.
Hot of his winning performance as Westley, Elwes continued to act followingThe princess to marrySuccess, then appearing in comedyNever on Tuesday and the drama of the nominated civil war with the 1989 OscarsGlory.
Throughout the 90s, Elwes acted in front of a youngTom Cruise In the 1990sThunder daysand landed roles inDracula by Bram Stoker;Kiss the girls;Tornado;The crowd, co-starAlicia Silverstone; andCradle will switch. He was very busy in the 00 with rolesShadow of the Vampire,,Georgia rule, andA Christmas Carol- not to mention several films in theSeen horror frankness.
For most of the last decade, Elwes has continued to work in a series of independent films on a low -budget, but he found new fans in 2019 with his performance as a amoral mayor of Hawkins, Indiana in the Third season of Netflix MegahitStranger Things, a role written with him in mind.
Elwes broke out In the show - "I was delighted with a day and I am still delighted today," he told Vulture - and I told his desire to come back if he was asked.
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Wright won a main role in one of the first mega-hits of Netflix.
Although she continued to work in films, recently appearing inBlade Runner 2049 And in several films in the extended DC universe as a Wonder Woman antiope aunt, Wright has spent the majority of his time in the last decade acting for the small screen, with six seasons from the start of Netflix streamingHouse house. She played Claire Underwood, the wife of the member of the American Congress Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and an equal partner in his march stained with blood in the White House.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
In fact, whenSpacey was dismissed and struck off Following several allegations of sexual assault (he maintains his innocence), Wright took over as the only lead in the last season, in which Claire went up to the oval office.
"Kevin and I knew between" action "and" cut "and between the configurations where we would laugh," she told NBCToday From the fall of Spacey of Grace. "I did not know the man. I knew the incredible craftsman he is."
We talked about canceling the series, but Wright fought for this. "I said to myself: 'No, no, no. It's not good. It's a job, and we're going to finish it as we had planned," she said at the point of sale.House house Finished in 2018.
Elwes wrote a successful book on the manufacture ofThe princess to marry.
For a whole generation of viewers, Elwes is synonymous with its role inThe princess to marry, so it's just that heLittlely wrote a book above. InAs you wish: inconceivable stories of the manufacture of the princess's bride, published in 2014, he gives his personal perspective on the creation of a classic and sharing stories from his colleagues member of the distribution.
Far from revealing the scandals of the whole, the book shows that the production of the film seemed charmed from the start: the casting met just, everyone agreed fabulously, and the film became a fans transfer to their children. "We had a really fun time working together on the film," wrote Elwes about his relationship on the set with Wright. "With myself as a pirate. And she is a beautiful young girl. Running together in the spirit of love and adventure."
Wright got married three times.
Although it is not exactly a tabloid element, Wright's personal life has made the headlines over the decades. She was married three times, especially with her frequent colleague and screen partner, Penn. The pair met by acting together inState of graceIn 1990 and then marry in 1996, after a few brief ruptures and the birth of their two children, daughterDylan Frances (born in April 1991) and sonHopper jack (Born in August 1993).
During the next and a half decade, Wright and Penn separated, would announce divorce plans, then reconciled several times before officially breaking their union in June 2010.
Previously married to the actorDane Witherspoon From 1986 to 1988, Wright was briefly committed to the actorBen Foster And then married San Laurent Fashion ExecutiveClément Giraudet In 2018. Wright asked for Giraudet's divorce in September this year.
Elwes organized aPrincess Married meeting.
Elwes mainly keeps his personal life silent. He was married to the same woman, photographerLisa Marie Kurbikoff, since 2000, and they have a child, a girl.
Although born in England, the actor was recently active in American policy. In 2020, in the middle of the pandemic locks and the presidential election, itHosted a virtual meeting during which surviving members of the distribution interpreted a reading of the script alongside the guest stars, in particularJosh Gad, who resumed the role of the Giant Fezzik of the endAndre the giant.The event raised More than $ 4 million for the Democratic Party.
Wright made his director's debut.
Although Wright still acts - she recently signed a role in Netflix's fantastic filmLady, of the directorJuan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 weeks later) and withMillie Bobby Brown- She also works behind the camera. In 2021, she published her beginnings as a director,Ground, in which she also plays as a woman who flees her responsibilities to live in the rocky mountains, almost dies and is saved from death (spiritually and literally) by a local hunter. The film was created in Sundance and deservedlargely positive journals.
Wright (photo above with his daughter Dylan) also worked on this title on television, making two episodes of season 4 of the Netflix Crime seriesOzark And, before, several episodes ofHouse house.
The actor / director would like to see othersWomen in Hollywood Follow his steps. "I must? I? Yes, you can. You can do it," she said in an interview in 2021 with CBS News, speaking to other artists who could dream of walking day Behind the camera. "Just engage in your strength and confidence that you can do."
Elwes works again with Tom Cruise.
Perhaps thanks to the career boost ofStranger Things, Elwes will then appear in two Hollywood productions on a big budget. He will find hisThunder days CO-STAR Cruise inNext yearMission: Impossible - Diad has part I Play a non -disclosed role. "The film is extraordinary, its scale is incredible," the actor told Siriusxm Radio. "It was the first time that Tom and I have been working together for 31 years - we did the calculation - and honestly, he had not changed at all. The guy was incredible, the way he worked, the goal. ""
Elwes will also appear in the next film of the comic book directorZack Snyder.Rebellious moon , due from Netflix next year, is a science fiction thriller about a surviving human colony on the edge of space. A suite has already been lit in green.