The Sam Worthington Handbook - Everything you need to know about Sam Worthington

Dan Bell

Description

Sam Worthington Fan this is your ultimate resource for the talented actor Sam Worthington. Here you'll find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know right away this book covers: Everything about Sam Worthington, his hit films, and all of Sam Worthingtons work; Avatar (2009 film), Terminator Salvation, Perseus, Clash of the Titans (2010 film), Bootmen, Hart's War, Dirty Deeds (2002 film), Getting' Square, Somersault (film), Thunderstruck (film), The Great Raid, Macbeth (2006 film), Rogue (2007 film), Last Night (2010 film), The Debt, The Candidate, Dracula Year Zero

Topic relevant selected content from the highest rated wiki entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combine the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.

Sujets

• Performing Arts
• Biography
• Entertainment
• Autobiography

Informations

• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781486432325
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

Extrait

Sam Worthington

Topic relevant selected content from the highest rated wiki entries, typeset, printed and shipped. Combine the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission: to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally. The content within this book was generated collaboratively by volunteers. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information. Some information in this book maybe misleading or simply wrong. The publisher does not guarantee the validity of the information found here. If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial, or risk management) please seek a professional who is licensed or knowledgeable in that area. Sources, licenses and contributors of the articles and images are listed in the section entitled "References". Parts of the books may be licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. A copy of this license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License" All used third-party trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Contents Articles Sam Worthington Avatar (2009 film) Terminator Salvation Perseus Clash of the Titans (2010 film) Bootmen Hart's War Dirty Deeds (2002 film) Gettin' Square Somersault (film) Thunderstruck (film) The Great Raid Macbeth (2006 film) Rogue (2007 film) Last Night (2010 film) The Debt The Candidate Dracula Year Zero References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors Article Licenses License

1 4 28 44 52 59 63 66 68 70 72 74 78 82 86 88 89 90

93 96

97

Sam Worthington Sam Worthington

Sam Worthington

Born Samuel Shane Worthington 2 August 1976 Perth, WA, Australia Occupation Actor Years active 2000 present –

[1] Samuel Henry J. "Sam" Worthington (born 2 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Jake Sully in the 2009 filmAvatar, Marcus Wright inTerminator Salvation, and most recently as Perseus in the feature film remake ofClash of the Titans.

Early life Worthington was born in Perth, Western Australia, he attended the local school Farncombe Junior School. He then [2] moved to Perth, Western Australia during his childhood. He grew up in Warnbro, a suburb of Rockingham. His [2] father, Ronald, was a power plant employee while his mother, a homemaker, raised him and his sister. He attended John Curtin College of the Arts, dropped out of school at 17, and worked construction and odd jobs, eventually [3] settling in Sydney. He was nineteen and working as a bricklayer when he auditioned for the National Institute of [4] Dramatic Art (NIDA) and was accepted, with scholarship.

Career After graduating from NIDA in 1998, Worthington performed in a production of David Hare's playThe Judas Kiss for Company B at the Belvoir St Theatre. He went on to act in a series of Australian movies and TV series; including a breakthrough role inBootmen(2000) and leading roles inDirty Deeds(2002),Gettin' Square(2003),Somersault (2004) and a modern Australian retelling ofMacbeth(2006). Worthington was nominated in 2000 for Best Lead Actor by the Australian Film Institute (AFI) for his work inBootmenand eventually won the 2004 AFI Award for Best Lead Actor for his role inSomersault. He is well known in Australia for his role as Howard in the acclaimed Australian TV seriesLove My Way, where he played the main love interest of the female lead. Quoted in Time magazine in January 2010, Worthington stated "...the one goal I have in my mind as an actor is to be seen in all genres, on every screen. Oversaturation is commonly an actor's demon. Well call me Satan because I'm doing it so help me God." American television audiences had a glimpse of Worthington with a guest role in the 100th episode of the series JAG. Worthington's international film career began with a series of small roles in Hollywood productions such as Hart's War(2002) andThe Great Raid(2005), which was filmed in Australia. He was one of several actors who was [5] under consideration to take over the role of James Bond from Pierce Brosnan for the 2006 filmCasino Royale. However, with the "indefinite" suspension of Bond 23 in 2010, it is predicted by bookmakers William Hill that

1

Sam Worthington [6] Worthington will be most likely to become James Bond if Daniel Craig doesn't return for a third film. In Terminator Salvation, Worthington plays cyborg Marcus Wright who assists the humans despite their suspicions of him. In the science-fiction filmAvatar(2009), Worthington stars as Jake Sully, a paraplegic U.S. Marine who, assigned to control an alien body called an avatar through a neural link, finds himself at the center of a war between his own species and the indigenous Na'vi people of the moon Pandora. Worthington played Perseus in the 2010 remake of [3] [7] Clash of the Titans. Worthington won the 2009 GQ Australia Actor and countless Man of the Year Awards. [8] In January 2010, he gained the role of Dracula inYear Zerowas also cast in the mystery thriller. He The Fields, [9] which will also star Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Personal life When Worthington was around thirty years of age, he sold most of his possessions and ended up with around $2,000 [10] to his name. He then purchased a car with the money and lived in it for a period of time.. He subsequently got a [11] place to live following his successful audition and signing to theAvatarfilm project. Filmography Actor Film Year Film RoleNotes 2000BootmenMitchell Okden 2002Hart's Wart' GuidryCpl. B.J. 'Depo Dirty DeedsDarcy 2003Gettin' SquareBarry 'Wattsy' Wirth 2004SomersaultJoeAustralian Film Institute Award for Best Actor ThunderstruckRonnie 2005The Great RaidPfc. Lucas Fink!Able 2006A Fairytale of the CityUnknow role MacbethMacbeth ueNeil2007Rog onMarcus Wright2009Terminator Salvati AvatarJake Sully Award for Best ActorNominated Saturn — 2010Last NightMichael Reed Clash of the TitansPerseus The DebtYoung DavidPre-production The CandidatePre-production re-p nThe Texas Killingroductio P Fields 2011Dracula Year ZeroDraculaPre-production

2

Notes Episode: "Boomerang: Part 1" Episode: "Able to Leap Tall Buildings" Episode: "Bloodlines" 10 episodes 8 episodes Episode: "Delivery Man"

Year 2004

Television Role Dunsmore Phillip Champion Shane Donovan Howard Light Dr. Sam Dash Gus Rogers

Film Notes Enzo

[1] According to the England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916 2005. Searchable at http://www.ancestry.com/ or http://www.findmypast.com/ – [2] "Avatar first reviews, Sam Worthington next Hollywood star in the making" (http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/movies/ avatar-first-reviews/story-e6frexli-1225809445878). The Daily Telegraph. 2009-12-11. . Retrieved 2009-12-12. [3] http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/Biography/31197/Sam+Worthington.html?dataSet=1 [4] http://screencrave.com/2009-05-21/sam-worthington-interview-for-terminator/ [5] Sam Worthington (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0941777/) at the Internet Movie Database [6] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8635409.stm [7] http://www.gq.com.au/articles/view/why-sams-the-man-worthington-takes-on-the-world/ [8] Big Time Star Sam Worthington Heads to Transylvania for 'Year Zero' (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18839) [9] Jeffrey Dean Morgan set for 'Fields' (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118015324.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&ref=vertfilm) [10]Star (magazine)(United States: American Media, Inc.): p. 14. 11 January 2010. "BeforeAvatar, the actor admits, he was living in his car."ref> Worthington on Jay Leno (http://www.hulu.com/watch/116108/the-jay-leno-show-sam-worthingtons-avatar-clip-and-car-crash) [11] Worthington talks about living inside a car (http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/25/ i-was-living-in-my-car-before-avatar-sam-worthington-2-73823/) [12] http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/playlist-sam-worthington-of-i-clash-of-the-titans-i/6663523 [13] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0941777/

Year 2004

Year Title 2000JAG Water Rats Blue Heelers 2004-2005Love My Way 2005The Surgeon 2006Two Twisted

Sam Worthington

Film Notes Enzo

3

Director credits

Writer credits

External links [12] • ArtistDirect.com Video Interview -Clash Of the Titans [13] •the Internet Movie DatabaseWorthington at  Sam

References

Avatar (2009 film) Avatar (2009 film)

Avatar

Theatrical poster Directed by James Cameron Produced by James Cameron Jon Landau Written by James Cameron Starring Sam Worthington Zoe Saldana Stephen Lang Sigourney Weaver Michelle Rodriguez Giovanni Ribisi Music by James Horner Cinematography Mauro Fiore Editing by James Cameron John Refoua Stephen E. Rivkin

Studio

Distributed by Release date(s)

Running time

Country Language Budget

Gross revenue

Lightstorm Entertainment Dune Entertainment Ingenious Film Partners 20th Century Fox

December 10, 2009 (London premiere) December 18, 2009 (United States)

[1] 162 minutes United States English

[2] $237 million

[3] [4] $2,718,444,933

[5] [6] Avatarepic science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Samis a 2009 American Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez and Stephen Lang. The film is set in the year 2154, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora, a lush moon of a gas giant in the

4

Avatar (2009 film) [7] [8] [9] Alpha Centauri star system. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi a sentient humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The film's title refers to the genetically — [10] engineered Na'vi-human hybrid bodies used by a team of researchers to interact with the natives of Pandora. [11] Development onAvatarFilming wasbegan in 1994, when Cameron wrote an 80-page scriptment for the film. [12] supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997 filmTitanic, for a planned release in 1999, but [13] according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film. Work on the language for the film's extraterrestrial beings began in summer 2005, and Cameron began developing the [14] [15] screenplay and fictional universe in early 2006. [2] Avatarestimates put the cost between $280 million andwas officially budgeted at $237 million. Other [16] [17] [18] $310 million for production, and at $150 million for promotion. The film was released for traditional two-dimensional projectors, as well as in 3D, using the RealD 3D, Dolby 3D, XpanD 3D and IMAX 3D formats, and [19] [20] also in 4D. The stereoscopic filmmaking was touted as a likely breakthrough in cinematic technology. Avatarpremiered in London on December 10, 2009, and was released overseas on December 16 and in North [21] [22] [23] America on December 18, to critical acclaim and commercial success. The film broke several box office [24] records during its release and became the highest-grossing film of all time in North America and worldwide, [25] surpassingTitanic, which had held the records for the previous 12 years. It also became the first film to gross [26] [27] more than $2 billion. Following the film's success, Cameron stated that there will be a sequel.Avatarwas [28] nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won three, for Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Art Direction. Plot [29] The story takes place in the year 2154 on Pandora, a lush, Earth-like moon of the planet Polyphemus in the Alpha [9] Centauri star system. The RDA corporation is mining a valuable mineral called unobtanium. Administrator Parker Selfridge (Giovanni Ribisi) heads the mining operation of the RDA colony, which has a private security force called [30] Sec-Ops. Pandora's atmosphere is toxic to humans, forcing them to use breathing masks. [31] Pandora is inhabited by the Na'vi, a ten-foot-tall (3 m) blue-skinned species of sapient humanoids, who live in harmony with nature, worshiping a mother goddess called Eywa. To facilitate relations with the Na'vi and research of Pandora's biosphere, scientists grow Na'vi-human hybrid bodies called avatars that are operated via mental link by [32] genetically matching humans. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a paraplegic former Marine, replaces his twin brother, a scientist trained as an avatar operator but murdered in a robbery. Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver), head of the Avatar Program, considers Sully an inadequate replacement for his brother and assigns him as a bodyguard. As Grace, anthropologist Norm Spellman (Joel David Moore) and Jake collect biological samples and data in the forest in their avatar forms, a thanator's attack separates Jake from the group. Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), a female Na'vi, rescues Jake from predators in the forest, and seeing portents from Eywa, brings him to Hometree, where her clan, the Omaticaya, live. Neytiri's mother Mo'at (C. C. H. Pounder), the clan's spiritual leader, shows interest in the "warrior dreamwalker" and instructs her daughter to teach Jake their ways. The head of Sec-Ops, Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), promises Jake restorative treatment for his paraplegia [33] in exchange for intelligence that would enable Quaritch to force the cooperation of the Na'vi. Hometree is on top of massive deposits of unobtainium, and RDA wants the site. As Jake starts delivering information to Quaritch, Grace becomes suspicious and relocates herself, Jake and Norm to a remote outpost with avatar link units. Over three months, Jake grows close to Neytiri and the Omaticaya, eventually rejecting RDA's agenda. After Jake is initiated into the Omaticaya, he and Neytiri choose each other as mates. Jake reveals his change of allegiance when he attempts to disable a bulldozer as it destroys the tribe's Tree of Voices. Quaritch presents Selfridge with Jake's video diary, in which Jake admits that the Omaticaya will never abandon Hometree. Selfridge orders Hometree destroyed.

5

Avatar (2009 film) 6 Despite Grace's argument that the destruction of Hometree could affect the bio-botanical neural network to which Pandoran organisms are connected, Selfridge gives Jake and Grace one hour to convince the Na'vi to leave Hometree. Jake reveals his original mission to the Omaticaya, and Neytiri accuses him of betrayal. Jake and Grace's avatars are taken captive. Quaritch's forces destroy Hometree, killing Neytiri's father, the clan chief Eytucan (Wes Studi), and many others. Jake, Grace and Norm are imprisoned for betraying the RDA. Trudy Chacón (Michelle Rodriguez), a security force pilot disgusted with Quaritch's methods, breaks them out, flies them to the outpost and helps relocate it. During the escape Quaritch shoots Grace, seriously wounding her. To regain the Omaticaya's trust, Jake tames a Toruk, a powerful flying predator that only five Na'vi have ever tamed. Jake finds the Omaticaya at the sacred Tree of Souls and pleads with Mo'at to heal Grace. The clan attempts to transfer Grace from her dying human body into her unconscious avatar with the aid of the Tree, but she succumbs to her injuries before the transfer is complete. Mo'at declares that "she is with Eywa now".

Assisted by Neytiri and the new leader of the Omaticaya Tsu'tey (Laz Alonso), Jake unites thousands of warriors from many Na'vi clans in a bid to repel the humans. Jake prays to Eywa, via neural connection to the Tree of Souls, to intercede on behalf of the Na'vi in the coming battle. Quaritch notes the mobilization of the Na'vi and convinces Selfridge to authorize a preemptive strike on the Tree of Souls, reckoning that the destruction of this hub of Na'vi religion and culture will demoralize them into submission. As the security forces attack, the Na'vi retaliate but suffer heavy casualties, including Tsu'tey and Trudy. The Pandoran wildlife suddenly joins the attack on the corporation's forces, overwhelming them, an event that Neytiri interprets as Eywa answering Jake's prayer. Jake destroys the bomber before it can reach the Tree of Souls. Quaritch finds and attacks the avatar link unit where Jake's human body is located, exposing Jake to Pandora's atmosphere. Neytiri kills Quaritch and locates Jake in time to save him. With the attack repelled, Neytiri and Jake reaffirm their love as she sees his human body for the first time. Selfridge and the remaining corporate personnel are expelled from Pandora, while Jake, Norm, and other scientists are allowed to remain. Jake is seen wearing the insignia of the Omaticaya leader. The clan performs the ritual that permanently transfers Jake from his human body into his Na'vi body.

Cast and characters

Humans • Sam Worthington as Corporal Jake Sully. Sully, the film's protagonist, is a disabled former Marine who becomes part of the Avatar Program. His military background helps the Na'vi warriors relate to him. Cameron cast the Australian actor after a worldwide search for promising young actors, preferring relative unknowns to keep the [34] [35] [36] budget down. Worthington, who was living in his car at the time, auditioned twice early in development, [37] and he has signed on for possible sequels. Cameron felt that because Worthington had not done a major film, he would give the character "a quality that is really real". Cameron said he "has that quality of being a guy you'd [38] want to have a beer with, and he ultimately becomes a leader who transforms the world". •Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch. Quaritch is the head of the mining operation's security detail. Fiercely Stephen loyal to his military code, he has a profound disregard for Pandora's inhabitants and serves as the film's primary antagonist. Lang had unsuccessfully auditioned for a role in Cameron'sAliens(1986), but the director [39] remembered Lang and sought him forAvatarBiehn, who. Michael wasinAliens, read the script and watched [40] some of the 3D footage with Cameron, but was ultimately not cast in the role. •Weaver as Dr. Grace Augustine. Augustine is an exobiologist and head of the Avatar Program. She Sigourney mentors Sully and is an advocate of peaceful relations with the Na'vi, having set up a school to teach them [41] [42] English. •Rodriguez as Trudy Chacón. Chacón is a combat pilot assigned to support the Avatar Program who is Michelle [39] sympathetic to the Na'vi. Cameron had wanted to work with Rodriguez since seeing her inGirlfight.

Avatar (2009 film) 7 • Giovanni Ribisi as Parker Selfridge. Selfridge is the corporate administrator for the RDA mining operation and [43] one of the film's primary antagonists. Despite being the human in charge of the mining project, he only reluctantly authorises the attacks on the Na'vi after being persuaded by Quaritch that it is necessary, and the attacks will be humane. When the attacks are broadcast to the base, Selfridge displays discomfort at the violence. [44] •David Moore as Norm Spellman. Spellman is an anthropologist  Joel who studies plant and nature life as part of the Avatar Program. He arrives on Pandora at the same time as Sully and operates an avatar. Although he is expected to lead the diplomatic contact with the Na'vi, it turns out that Jake has the personality more calculated to win the natives' respect. [45] •Rao as Dr. Max Patel, a scientist who works in the Avatar Program. Dileep Na'vi •Saldana as Neytiri. Neytiri is the film's female Na'vi protagonist, princess of the Omaticaya, the Na'vi clan Zoe [46] central to the story, who is attracted to Jake because of his bravery. The character, like all the Na'vi, was [47] created using performance capture, and its visual aspect is entirely computer generated. Saldana has also [48] signed on for potential sequels. • C. C. H. Pounder as Mo'at. Mo'at is the Omaticaya's spiritual leader, Neytiri's mother, and consort to clan leader [49] Eytucan. •heir to the chieftainship of the tribe, and at the beginning of the film's story, heAlonso as Tsu'tey. Tsu'tey is  Laz is betrothed to Neytiri. • Wes Studi as Eytucan. Eytucan is the Omaticaya's clan leader, Neytiri's father and Mo'at's mate. Production Origins [11] In 1994, director James Cameron wrote an 80-page scriptment forAvatar. In August 1996, he announced that after completingTitanic, he would filmAvatar, which would make use of synthetic, or computer-generated, [13] actors. The project would cost $100 million and involve at least six actors in leading roles "who appear to be real [50] but do not exist in the physical world". Visual effects house Digital Domain, with whom Cameron has a partnership, joined the project, which was supposed to begin production in the summer of 1997 for a 1999 [12] release. However, Cameron felt that the technology had not caught up with the story and vision that he intended to tell. He decided to concentrate on making documentaries and refining the technology for the next few years. In June 2005, Cameron was announced to be working on a project tentatively titledProject 880, concurrently with [51] another project,Battle Angelwas later revealed in a. It Bloomberg BusinessWeekcover story that 20th Century Fox had fronted $10 million to Cameron to film a proof-of-concept clip forAvatar, which he showed to Fox execs in [52] October 2005. By December, he said he planned to filmBattle Angelfirst for a mid 2007 release, and to film [53] Project 880In February 2006, he said he had switched goals for the two film projectsfor a 2009 release. – Project 880was now scheduled for 2007 andBattle Angelfor 2009. He indicated that the release ofProject 880 [54] would possibly be delayed until 2008. Later that February, Cameron revealed thatProject 880was "a retooled version ofAvatar", a film that he had tried to [55] make years earlier, citing the technological advances in the creation of the computer-generated characters [11] Gollum, King Kong and Davy Jones. Cameron had chosenAvataroverBattle Angelafter completing a five-day [56] camera test in the previous year.