Person:steve Carell

  • NewsMeriah Doty

    Wrestling Singlets and Fake Noses: Steve Carell Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of 'Foxcatcher'

    Steve Carell takes on the darkest role of his career as the disturbed — and eventually murderous — millionaire heir John du Pont in Foxcatcher. The film is based on du Pont’s involvement with two ’80s-era Olympic champion wrestlers, Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and David Schultz (Mark Ruffalo). The brothers are lured at different times to du Pont’s estate.

  • NewsMeriah Doty

    Oscar Buzz Erupts at Cannes for Steve Carell and 'Foxcatcher'

    The film that was last year’s Oscar race reject took a sharp turn toward awards season glory on Monday night at the Cannes Film Festival  in the south of France. Based on the true story of mentally disturbed millionaire heir—and killer—John E. du Pont, Foxcatcher got a round of jubilant applause and shouts of approval from international press members who screened the film on Monday ahead of the film's gala premiere.  "Steve Carell is an Oscar lock," wrote Variety’s Ramin Setoodeh, who compares t