who played winston churchhill in the darkest hour
Gary Oldman
title: Douglas Urbanski text: stars Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds, as well as "Hunter Killer", which stars Gerard Butler. Urbanski produced "Darkest Hour" (2017), which stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, and was written by Anthony McCarten and directed by Joe Wright. Oldman won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Churchill and thanked Urbanski during his speech. In 2018, Urbanski, will be an executive producer of Steven Soderbergh's The Laundromat, which stars Gary Oldman and Meryl Streep. Urbanski is married to television producer Diane Wilk ("The Nanny") and they live in Beverly Hills and Palm Springs. He is Catholic. Douglas title: Darkest Hour (film) text: Darkest Hour (film) Darkest Hour is a 2017 war drama film directed by Joe Wright and written by Anthony McCarten. Set in May 1940, it stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill and is an account of his early days as Prime Minister during World War II, while Nazi Germany's "Wehrmacht" swept across Western Europe and threatened to defeat the United Kingdom. The German advance leads to friction at the highest levels of government between those who would make a peace treaty with Adolf Hitler, and Churchill, who refused. The film also stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn, Stephen title: Gary Oldman text: starring Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Ryan Reynolds, Alice Eve, and Gal Gadot. In 2017, Oldman played three film roles: a billionaire entrepreneur in "The Space Between Us", a dictatorial President in "The Hitman's Bodyguard", and former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour"—his portrayal of Churchill garnered critical acclaim. Oldman's transformation into the wartime Prime Minister took 200 hours in the makeup chair, 14 pounds of foam silicon, and $20,000 worth of Cuban cigars, which caused him nicotine poisoning. In 2018, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture title: Darkest Hour (film) text: Dillane, and Ronald Pickup. The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 1 September 2017, and it was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. It began a limited release in the United States on 22 November 2017, followed by general release on 22 December, and was released on 12 January 2018 in the United Kingdom. The film grossed $150 million worldwide and received mainly positive reviews from critics, especially with regard to Oldman's physical transformation and acting, with many considering it to be one of the best performances of his career. The film earned title: Darkest Hour (film) text: On 5 February 2015, it was announced that Working Title Films had acquired "Darkest Hour", a speculative screenplay by "The Theory of Everything" screenwriter Anthony McCarten, about Winston Churchill in the early days of World War II. On 29 March 2016, it was reported that Joe Wright was in talks to direct the film. In April 2016, Gary Oldman was reported to be in talks to play Churchill. On 6 September 2016, it was announced that Focus Features would release the film in the United States on 24 November 2017, while Ben Mendelsohn was set to play King George VI