Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
name	WonderCon
status	Active
genre	Multi-genre
venue	originally: Oakland Convention Centernow: Moscone Center
location	San Francisco
country	United States
first	1987
organizer	Comic-Con International
filing	Nonprofit
website	http://www.comic-con.org/wc/ }}

WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and motion picture convention, held in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1987.

The convention was conceived by retailer John Barrett (a founder of the retail chain Comics and Comix) and originally held in the Oakland Convention Center, where it remained until 2003, when it moved to San Francisco's Moscone Center. The show's original name was the Wonderful World of Comics Convention.

Retailer Joe Field (of Flying Colors Comics and Other Cool Stuff) and his partner Mike Friedrich owned and operated the convention for fifteen years. In 2001, they brokered a deal with the management team that runs the San Diego Comic-Con International to make it part of the Comic-Con International convention family. This gave the San Francisco show a wider audience and has made it a venue for previews and early screenings of major motion pictures, in particular ones based on comic books. These have included ''Spider-Man 2'' in 2004, ''Batman Begins'' and ''Fantastic Four'' in 2005, ''Superman Returns'' in 2006, ''300'' in 2007, ''Watchmen'' in 2009, and ''Kick-Ass'' in 2010. All of these events featured the stars of the films fielding questions from the audience. In addition, WonderCon features an event called "Trailer Park," wherein trailers for upcoming films are shown.

While the main attraction of WonderCon has always been various retailers selling back issues of comic books and action figures, the exhibitorship has grown to include retailers of specialty DVDs. There is also an "Artists Alley" featuring mainly comic book artists selling artwork, signing books, and doing sketches; and mainstream celebrities signing autographed pictures. Academicians and comic industry professionals have held the Comics Arts Conference in conjunction with WonderCon.

In addition to the comic and movie previews is the Wondercon masquerade, which usually takes place on Saturday after the convention closes. Awards are given to those with the most creative performances, but anyone can participate.

References

External links

WonderCon Feature on ''Sidewalks Entertainment''

WonderCon Founder's Website

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
name	Ridley Scott
birth date	November 30, 1937
birth place	South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
death date
occupation	Film director, film producer
years active	1965–present
spouse	Felicity Heywood,(m. 1964–1975, divorced)Sandy Watson(m. 1979–1989, divorced)
children	''With Felicity Heywood''Jake (born 1965)Luke (born 1968)''With Sandy Watson''Jordan (born 1978) }}

Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer. His films include ''The Duellists'' (1977), ''Alien'' (1979), ''Blade Runner'' (1982), ''Legend'' (1985), ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991), ''G. I. Jane'' (1997), ''Gladiator'' (2000), ''Black Hawk Down'' (2001), ''Hannibal'' (2001), ''Kingdom of Heaven'' (2005), ''American Gangster'' (2007), ''Body of Lies'' (2008), and ''Robin Hood'' (2010).

Scott has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Directing, as well as Golden Globe and Emmy Awards. He was knighted in the 2003 New Year honours. In 2011, Scott is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is the older brother of film director Tony Scott.

Background

Scott was born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, the son of Elizabeth and Colonel Francis Percy Scott. He was raised in an Army family, meaning that for most of his early life, his father — an officer in the Royal Engineers — was absent. Ridley's older brother, Frank, joined the Merchant Navy when he was still young and the pair had little contact. During this time the family moved around, living in (among other areas) Cumbria, Wales and Germany. He has a younger brother, Tony, also a film director. After the Second World War, the Scott family moved back to their native north-east England, eventually settling in Teesside (whose industrial landscape would later inspire similar scenes in ''Blade Runner''). He enjoyed watching films, and his favourites include ''Lawrence of Arabia'', ''Citizen Kane'' and ''Seven Samurai''. Scott studied in Teesside from 1954 to 1958, at Grangefield Grammar School and later in West Hartlepool College of Art, graduating with a Diploma in Design.

He went on to study at the Royal College of Art, contributing to the college magazine, ''ARK'', and helping to establish its film department. For his final show, he made a black and white short film, ''Boy and Bicycle'', starring his younger brother, Tony Scott, and his father. The film's main visual elements would become features of Scott's later work; it was issued on the 'Extras' section of ''The Duellists'' DVD. After graduation in 1963, he secured a job as a trainee set designer with the BBC, leading to work on the popular television police series ''Z-Cars'' and the science fiction series ''Out of the Unknown''. Scott was an admirer of Stanley Kubrick early in his development as a director.

He was assigned to design the second ''Doctor Who'' serial, ''The Daleks'', which would have entailed realising the famous alien creatures. However, shortly before Scott was due to start work, a schedule conflict meant that he was replaced on the serial by Raymond Cusick.

In 1968, Ridley and Tony Scott founded Ridley Scott Associates (RSA), a film and commercial production company. Five members of the Scott family are directors, all working for RSA. Brother Tony has been a successful film director for more than two decades; sons, Jake and Luke are both acclaimed commercials directors as is his daughter, Jordan Scott. Jake and Jordan both work from Los Angeles and Luke is based in London.

In 1995, Shepperton Studios was purchased by a consortium headed by Ridley and Tony Scott, which extensively renovated the studios while also expanding and improving its grounds.

Early career

Working with Alan Parker, Hugh Hudson, Hugh Johnson at RSA during the 1970s, Scott made television commercials in the UK including most notably the 1974 Hovis advert, "Bike Round" (New World Symphony), which was filmed in Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Early films

''The Duellists''

''The Duellists'' of 1977 was Ridley Scott's first feature film. It was produced in Europe and won a Best Debut Film medal at the Cannes Film Festival but made limited commercial impact in the US. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it featured two French Hussar officers, D'Hubert and Feraud (played by Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel). Their quarrel over an initially minor incident turns into a bitter, long-drawn out feud over the following fifteen years, interwoven with the larger conflict that provides its backdrop. The film is lauded for its historically authentic portrayal of Napoleonic uniforms and military conduct, as well as its accurate early-19th-century fencing techniques recreated by fight choreographer William Hobbs.

''Alien''

Scott's box office disappointment with ''The Duellists'' was compounded by the success received by Alan Parker with American-backed films — Scott admitted he was "ill for a week" with envy. Scott had originally planned to next adapt a version of ''Tristan and Iseult'', but after seeing ''Star Wars'', he became convinced of the potential of large scale, effects-driven films. He therefore accepted the job of directing ''Alien'', the ground-breaking 1979 horror/science-fiction film that would give him international recognition.

While Scott would not direct the three ''Alien'' sequels, the female action hero Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver), introduced in the first film, would become a cinematic icon. Scott was involved in the 2003 restoration and re-release of the film including media interviews for its promotion. At this time Scott indicated that he had been in discussions to make the fifth and final film in the ''Alien'' franchise. However, in a 2006 interview, the director remarked that he had been unhappy about ''Alien: The Director's Cut'', feeling that the original was "pretty flawless" and that the additions were merely a marketing tool.

''Blade Runner''

After a year working on the film adaptation of ''Dune'', and following the sudden death of his brother Frank, Scott signed to direct the film version of Philip K. Dick's novel ''Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?''. Starring Harrison Ford and featuring an acclaimed soundtrack by Vangelis, ''Blade Runner'' was a disappointment in theatres in 1982 and was pulled shortly thereafter. Scott's notes were used by Warner Brothers to create a rushed director's cut in 1991 which removed the voiceovers and modified the ending. Scott personally supervised a digital restoration of ''Blade Runner'' and approved the ''Final Cut''. This version was released in Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto cinemas on 5 October 2007, and as an elaborate DVD release on 18 December 2007. Today ''Blade Runner'' is often ranked by critics as one of the most important science fiction films of the 20th century and is usually discussed along with William Gibson's novel ''Neuromancer'' as initiating the cyberpunk genre. Scott regards ''Blade Runner'' as his "most complete and personal film".

"1984" Apple Macintosh commercial

In 1984 Scott directed the television commercial ''1984'', written by Steve Hayden and Lee Clow, produced by Chiat/Day, and starring Anya Major as the unnamed heroine and David Graham as "Big Brother". It was released for a single airing in the United States on 22 January 1984 during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII. It introduced the Macintosh for the first time and is now considered a "watershed event" and a "masterpiece".

''1984'' used the unnamed heroine to represent the coming of the Macintosh (indicated by her white tank top with a Picasso-style picture of Apple’s Macintosh computer on it) as a means of saving humanity from "conformity" (Big Brother).

These images were an allusion to George Orwell's noted novel, ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', which described a dystopian future ruled by a fictional "Big Brother".

''Legend''

In 1985 Scott directed ''Legend'', a fantasy film produced by Arnon Milchan. Having not tackled the fairy tale genre, Scott decided to create a "once upon a time" film set in a world of fairies, princesses, and goblins. Scott cast Tom Cruise as the film's hero, Jack, Mia Sara as Princess Lily, and Tim Curry as the Satan-Horned Lord of Darkness. A series of problems with both principal photography, including the destruction of the forest set by fire, and post-production (including heavy editing and substitution of Jerry Goldsmith's original score with a score by Tangerine Dream) hampered the film's release. ''Legend'' received scathing reviews.

1987–92

Scott made ''Someone to Watch Over Me'', a romantic police drama starring Tom Berenger, Lorraine Bracco and Mimi Rogers in 1987, and ''Black Rain'', a 1989 cop drama starring Michael Douglas and Andy García, shot partially in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. Both achieved mild success at the box office.

''Thelma & Louise'' (1991) starring Geena Davis as Thelma, and Susan Sarandon as Louise, was successful, and revived Scott's reputation. However, his next project—an independent movie, ''1492: Conquest of Paradise''—was less successful. It is a visually striking film telling the story of Christopher Columbus. However, it was a box office failure, and Scott did not release another film for four years.

Recent career

In 1995, with his brother Tony, Scott formed the film and television production company, Scott Free Productions in Los Angeles. All his subsequent feature films, starting with ''White Squall'' and ''G.I. Jane'', starring Demi Moore and Viggo Mortensen, were produced under the Scott Free banner. Also in 1995 the two brothers purchased controlling interest in Shepperton Studios, which later merged with Pinewood Studios. Scott and his brother have produced the CBS series ''Numb3rs'' (2005–2010), a crime drama about a genius mathematician who helps the FBI solve crimes, and ''The Good Wife'' (2009–), a legal drama concerning an attorney continuing her law practice while coping with her husband, a former state attorney trying to rebuild his political career after a major scandal.

''Gladiator'' 2000–2005

The huge success of Scott's film ''Gladiator'' (2000) has been credited with reviving the nearly defunct "sword and sandal" historical genre. Scott then turned to ''Hannibal'', the sequel to Jonathan Demme's ''The Silence of the Lambs''. In 2001, Scott released the war film, ''Black Hawk Down'', which further established his position as a critically and financially successful film maker. The film won two Oscars.

In 2003 Scott directed ''Matchstick Men'', adapted from the novel by Eric Garcia and starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman. It received mostly positive reviews and performed moderately at the box office. In 2005 he made the modestly successful ''Kingdom of Heaven'', a movie about the Crusades which consciously sought to connect history to current events. The Moroccan government sent the Moroccan cavalry as extras in the epic battle scenes.

Unhappy with the theatrical version of the film (which he blamed on paying too much attention to the opinions of preview audiences), Scott supervised a director's cut of ''Kingdom of Heaven'', which was released on DVD in 2006. In an interview to promote the latter, when asked if he was against previewing in general, Scott stated: "It depends who's in the driving seat. If you've got a lunatic doing my job, then you need to preview. But a good director should be experienced enough to judge what he thinks is the correct version to go out into the cinema."

2006–present

Scott teamed up again with ''Gladiator'' star Russell Crowe, directing the movie ''A Good Year'', based on the best-selling book. The film was released on 10 November 2006, with a score by Marc Streitenfeld. Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp and Subsidiary studio 20th Century Fox (who backed the film) dismissed ''A Good Year'' as "a flop" at a shareholders' meeting only a few days after the film's release.

Scott's next directorial work was on ''American Gangster'', the story of real-life drug kingpin Frank Lucas. He was the third director to attempt the project after Antoine Fuqua and Terry George. Denzel Washington and Benicio del Toro had been cast in the initial Steven Zaillian-scripted project under the working title ''Tru Blu'', both actors having been paid salaries of $20 m and $15 m respectively without doing any production on the film. Following George's departure, Scott took over the project in early 2006. He had Zaillian rewrite the script to focus on the dynamic between Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts. Washington signed back on to the project as Lucas, and Crowe signed on to play Roberts. The film finally premiered in November 2007 to positive reviews and good box office. In late 2008 Scott released the espionage thriller ''Body of Lies'' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Crowe once again which opened to luke-warm ticket-sales and mixed reviews.

Scott directed an adaptation of Robin Hood titled ''Robin Hood'', which starred Russell Crowe as Robin Hood and Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian, and which was released on 13 May 2010 in Australia and 14 May 2010 in America. The film also starred Max von Sydow and Mark Strong.

Scott and his brother Tony produced the film adaptation of the 1980s TV cult classic ''The A-Team'', which was directed by Joe Carnahan and released on 11 June 2010.

Scott's most recent film is ''Prometheus'', and is due for release in July 2012.

Planned projects

In October 2007, it was announced that Scott would be directing ''Blood Meridian'', a movie adaptation of the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy. It was later announced in 2008 that Todd Field had taken over the position.

In April 2008, Scott announced his new project, ''The Kind One'', a period drama set for release in 2012. The film will star recent Academy Award nominee Casey Affleck. It is based on the novel of the same name by screenwriter Tom Epperson.

On 12 October 2008, Scott confirmed that after a 25 year wait for the rights to become available, he is making a return to science fiction with a film adaptation of the book ''The Forever War'' by Joe Haldeman. He was looking for a script writer. In March 2009, Scott confirmed that the film would be in 3D citing James Cameron's ''Avatar'' as an inspiration for doing so. "I'm filming a book by Joe Haldeman called ''Forever War''. I've got a good writer doing it. I've seen some of James Cameron's work, and I've got to go 3D. It's going to be phenomenal."

Another science fiction project to which Scott has been attached is an adaptation of Aldous Huxley's ''Brave New World'', with Leonardo DiCaprio also attached.

On 31 July 2009, news of a two part prequel to ''Alien'' surfaced, with Ridley attached to direct. The film is being developed by 20th Century Fox.. In August 2011, information leaked about production of a new installment by Alcon Entertainment, with Alcon partners Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove.

Scott announced on 15 October 2009 that he will direct a film adaptation of the ''Red Riding'' trilogy.

On 6 July 2010, YouTube announced the launch of ''Life In A Day'', an experimental documentary that will be executive produced by Scott. It will incorporate footage shot on 24 July 2010 that is submitted by YouTube users from around the world.

Personal life

Ridley Scott was married to Felicity Heywood from 1964 to 1975. The couple had two sons, Jake and Luke, both of whom work as directors on Scott's production company Ridley Scott Associates. Scott later married advertising executive Sandy Watson in 1979, with whom he had a daughter, Jordan Scott, and divorced in 1989.

His current partner is the actress Giannina Facio, whom he has cast in all his movies since ''White Squall'' except ''American Gangster''. He divides his time between homes in London, France, and Los Angeles.

Approach and style

Scott was not initially considered an actors' director , but has become more receptive to ideas from his cast as his career has developed. Examples include Susan Sarandon's suggestions that the character of Louise pack shoes in plastic bags in one scene of ''Thelma & Louise'', and another where her character exchanges jewelry for a hat and other items— and Tim Robbins' collaboration with Scott and Susan Sarandon to rework the final scene with a more upbeat ending. Russell Crowe commented, "I like being on Ridley's set because actors can perform [...] and the focus is on the performers." Paul M. Sammon, in his book ''Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner'', commented in an interview with Brmovie.com that Scott's relationship with his actors has improved considerably over the years.

On the other hand, he can be a demanding and difficult director to work for. He was nicknamed "Guvnor" in the ''Blade Runner'' production. Several crew members wore protest t-shirts with slogans such as "Yes Guvnor, my ass" and "Will Rogers never met Ridley Scott" in reference to Will Rogers' most famous quotation, "I never met a man I didn't like". This was mainly in response to the way that Scott directed his first American crew, which some considered too harsh.

His striking visual style, incorporating a detailed approach to production design and innovative, atmospheric lighting, has been influential on a subsequent generation of filmmakers — many of whom have imitated his style. Scott commonly uses slow pacing until the action sequences. Examples include ''Alien'' and ''Blade Runner''; the ''LA Times'' critic Sheila Benson, for example, would call the latter "Blade Crawler" "because it's so damn slow". Another technique he employs is use of sound or music to build tension, as heard in ''Alien'', with hissing steam, beeping computers and the noise of the machinery in the space ship.

Scott has developed a method for filming intricate shots as swiftly as possible:

"I like working, always, with a minimum of three cameras. [...] So those 50 set-ups [a day] might only be 25 set-ups except I'm covering in the set-up. So you're finished. I mean, if you take a little bit more time to prep on three cameras, or if it's a big stunt, eleven cameras, and — whilst it may take 45 minutes to set up — then when you're ready you say 'Action!', and you do three takes, two takes and is everybody happy? You say, 'Yeah, that's it.' So you move on."

Although Scott is often known for his painterly directorial style, other techniques and elements include: Strong female characters.

Some of his movies feature strong conflicts between father and son that usually end with the latter killing the former (''Blade Runner'', ''Gladiator'') or witnessing the event (''Kingdom of Heaven'', ''Robin Hood''). The Lord of Darkness in ''Legend'' also mentions his "father" on a few occasions. As part of the conflict between father and son there are some repetitive scenes: in ''Gladiator'', the son hugs the father seemingly as an expression of love but this embrace turns into the suffocation and death of the father. There is a similar sequence in ''Blade Runner''.

Scott utilises cityscapes as an emphasis to his storytelling (i.e., a futuristic Los Angeles in ''Blade Runner'', Tokyo in ''Black Rain'', Jerusalem in ''Kingdom of Heaven'').

In ''Gladiator'', ''Blade Runner'' and ''Kingdom of Heaven'', a son gets to know his father when he is grown up. Other common elements are that the mother is not seen, and that the son or father is seen performing his last actions. For example, Roy Batty is dying when he saves Deckard, Maximus dies after killing Commodus and Godfrey of Ibelin kills some enemies after he has been mortally wounded by an arrow. In addition, the hero is saved from death before attaining his greatest deeds: Deckard is saved by Rachel, Maximus is saved by a slave and Balian is saved by a Muslim enemy. Similar situations can be seen in Tony Scott's ''Man on Fire''.

Military and officer classes as characters reflecting his father's career, such as in ''G.I. Jane'' and ''Black Hawk Down'' and ''Kingdom of Heaven''.

Storyboarding his films extensively. These illustrations, when made by himself, have been referred to as "Ridleygrams" in DVD releases.

Like Stanley Kubrick, Scott was once known for requesting a great many takes. This was evident on ''Blade Runner'': the crew nicknamed the movie "Blood Runner" because of this.

He often makes use of classical music (the Hovis advertisements, ''Someone to Watch Over Me'').

Extensive use of smoke and other atmospheres (in ''Alien'', ''Blade Runner'' and ''Black Rain''), plus fans and fan-like objects (''Blade Runner'', ''Black Rain'' and the large Boeing jet engines in the ''1984'' TV advertisement). Fans are also used in ''Hannibal'', for symbolic purposes.

Consistency in his choice of composers, using Jerry Goldsmith (''Alien'' and ''Legend''), Vangelis (''Blade Runner'' and ''1492: Conquest of Paradise'') or Hans Zimmer (''Black Rain'', ''Thelma & Louise'', ''Gladiator'', ''Hannibal'', ''Black Hawk Down'' and ''Matchstick Men''). Scott has also twice used songs by Sting during the film credits ("Valparaiso" for ''White Squall'' and "Someone to Watch Over Me" for the movie of the same title).

DVD format and director's cut

Scott is known for his enthusiasm for the DVD format, providing audio commentaries and interviews for all his films where possible. In the July 2006 issue of ''Total Film'' magazine, he stated: "After all the work we go through, to have it run in the cinema and then disappear forever is a great pity. To give the film added life is really cool for both those who missed it and those who really loved it."

Running alongside his enthusiasm for DVD, Scott is sometimes considered the "father" of the director's cut, a description which is somewhat ironic considering that the impetus to produce such versions has sometimes begun with other parties. The positive reaction to the ''Blade Runner'' Director's Cut encouraged Scott to re-cut several movies that were a disappointment at the time of their release (including ''Legend'' and ''Kingdom of Heaven''). Today the practice of alternative cuts is more commonplace, though often as a way to make a film stand out in the DVD marketplace by adding new material.

Awards

Scott has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Directing: for ''Thelma & Louise'', ''Gladiator'' and ''Black Hawk Down'', as well as a Golden Globe, BAFTA and Emmy Award. He has won 3 British Academy Awards for the film ''Blade Runner''. He was knighted in the 2003 New Year honours.

Awards and important nominations

Awards

Cannes

* 1977: ''The Duellists''

Saturn Awards

* 1979: ''Alien''

Important nominations

Academy Awards

* 1991: ''Thelma & Louise''

* 2000: ''Gladiator''

* 2001: ''Black Hawk Down''

Golden Globe

* 2000: ''Gladiator''

* 2006: ''American Gangster''

BAFTA

* 1991: ''Thelma & Louise'' (Best Film)

* 1991: ''Thelma & Louise'' (Best Director)

* 2000: ''Gladiator'' (Best Director)

* 2006: ''American Gangster'' (Best Film)

Box office performance

! Date	! Movie	! Studio	! United States gross	! Worldwide gross	! Theatres	! Opening weekend	! Opening theatres	! Budget
1977	''The Duellists''	Par.						$900,000
1979		Fox	$80,931,801	$104,931,801	757	$3,527,881	91	$11,000,000
1982	''Blade Runner''	WB	$32,768,670	$33,139,618	1,325	$6,150,002	1,295	$28,000,000
1985		Uni.	$15,502,112		1,187	$4,261,154	1,187	$30,000,000
1987		Col.	$10,278,549		894	$2,908,796	892	$17,000,000
1989		Par.	$46,212,055	$134,212,055	1,760	$9,677,102	1,610	$30,000,000
1991	''Thelma & Louise''	MGM	$45,360,915		1,180	$6,101,297	1,179	$16,500,000
1992	''1492: Conquest of Paradise''	Par.	$7,191,399		1,008	$3,002,680	1,008	$47,000,000
1996		BV	$10,292,300		1,524	$3,908,514	1,524	$38,000,000
1997	''G.I. Jane''	BV	$48,169,156		2,043	$11,094,241	1,945	$50,000,000
2000		DW	$187,705,427	$457,640,427	3,188	$34,819,017	2,938	$103,000,000
2001		MGM	$165,092,268	$351,692,268	3,292	$58,003,121	3,230	$87,000,000
2001		Sony	$108,638,745	$172,989,651	3,143	$179,823	4	$92,000,000
2003	''Matchstick Men''	WB	$36,906,460	$65,565,672	2,711	$13,087,307	2,711	N/A
2005		Fox	$47,398,413	$211,652,051	3,219	$19,635,996	3,216	$130,000,000
2006	''A Good Year''	Fox	$7,459,300	$42,056,466	2,067	$3,721,526	2,066	$35,000,000
2007		Uni.	$130,164,645	$265,697,825	3,110	$43,565,115	3,054	$100,000,000
2008		WB	$39,394,666	$115,321,950	2,714	$12,884,416	2,710	$70,000,000
2010		Uni.	$105,269,730	$321,669,730	3,505	$36,063,385	3,503	$155,000,000
2012		Fox

Filmography

''Alien (film) ''Blade Runner'' ''Legend (film) ''Someone to Watch Over Me (film) ''Black Rain (American film) ''Thelma & Louise'' ''1492: Conquest of Paradise'' ''White Squall (film) ''G.I. Jane'' ''Gladiator (2000 film) ''Hannibal (film) style="text-align:center;" ''Matchstick Men (film) ''Kingdom of Heaven (film) ''A Good Year'' ''American Gangster (film) ''Body of Lies (film) ''Robin Hood (2010 film) ''Prometheus (film)

rowspan=2	Year	Film	! colspan=2
Nominations	Wins
1977	''The Duellists''
1979	Alien'' ||	2	1
1982	|	2
1985	Legend'' ||	1
1987	Someone to Watch Over Me'' ||
1989	Black Rain'' ||	2
1991	|	6	1
1992	|
1996	White Squall'' ||
1997	|
2000	Gladiator'' ||	12	5
rowspan="2">2001	Hannibal'' ||
''Black Hawk Down (film)	Black Hawk Down''	4 || style="text-align:center;"|2
2003	Matchstick Men'' ||
2005	Kingdom of Heaven'' ||
2006	|
2007	American Gangster'' ||	2
2008	Body of Lies'' ||
2010	Robin Hood'' ||
2012	Prometheus'' ||

Commercials

''Bike Round'' for Hovis (1973)

''Chanel... Share the fantasy.'' for Chanel (1979)

''1984'' for Apple Computer (1984)

''Deficit Trials'' for W.R. Grace (1986)

''The Choice of a New Generation'' for Pepsi (1986) (Starred Don Johnson and Glenn Frey)

''Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo Super Bowl commercial (1992)

TV shows

''Numb3rs'' (Producer, 2005–2010)

''The Good Wife'' (Executive producer, 2009–present)

''The Pillars of the Earth'' (Executive producer, 2010–present)

References

External links

Ridley Scott at Rotten Tomatoes Celebrity Profile

Ridley Scott Associates (RSA)

They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?

Video interview with STV's Grant Lauchlan, discussing ''Kingdom of Heaven'' and ''Blade Runner''

Times Interview with Ridley Scott 5 October 2006

Total Film: Interview with Ridley Scott, 15 July 2007

RSA Films (Ridley and Tony Scott's advertising production company), 30 November 2007

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
birthname	Emily Jean Stone
birth date	November 06, 1988
birth place	Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
othername	Riley Stone
occupation	Actress, voice actress
yearsactive	2004–present }}

Emily Jean "Emma" Stone (born November 6, 1988) is an American actress. Stone was a cast member of the TV series ''Drive'', and made her feature film debut in the comedy ''Superbad'' (2007). She appeared in ''The House Bunny'' (2008) and ''Ghosts of Girlfriends Past'' (2009). She then starred in the horror-comedy ''Zombieland'' and the indie comedy ''Paper Man'' in 2009. In 2010, Stone voiced the character Mazie in ''Marmaduke'', and starred in the high school comedy ''Easy A'', which earned her a nomination for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.

Early life

Stone was born in Scottsdale Arizona, the daughter of Krista (née Yeager), a homemaker, and Jeff Stone, a contractor. She has a brother who is younger by two years. Stone's paternal grandfather was of Swedish descent, and his family's surname was anglicized to "Stone" when immigrating to the U.S. through Ellis Island; her ancestors also lived in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

She was a member of the Valley Youth Theatre while growing up, a regional theater in Phoenix, Arizona, where she appeared in her first stage production, ''The Wind in the Willows'', at the age of 11. Stone attended Sequoya Elementary School and then Cocopah Middle School for sixth grade. She was home schooled for two years, at which time she appeared in 16 productions at Valley Youth Theatre, including: ''A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail'', ''The Princess and the Pea'', ''Cinderella'', ''The Wiz'', ''Titanic'', ''Honk!'', ''The Little Mermaid'', ''Schoolhouse Rock Live!'', ''Alice in Wonderland'', and ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', and performed with the theater's improv comedy troupe.

Stone attended Xavier College Preparatory, an all-girl Catholic high school, as a freshman for one semester. She gave a PowerPoint presentation to her parents, set to the Madonna song "Hollywood," to convince them to let her move to California for an acting career. She dropped out of high school, and in January 2004, moved with her mother to a Los Angeles apartment, at the age of 15. She was then home schooled, so that she could audition during the day.

Career

2004–present

Stone launched a career in television after winning the role of Laurie Partridge on ''In Search of the New Partridge Family'' (2004), a VH1 talent competition reality show. The resulting show, ''The New Partridge Family'' (2005), only produced a pilot episode. Stone next had appearances in the television series ''Medium'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'' and ''Lucky Louie''. In 2007, she had a regular role on the Fox drama ''Drive'', playing Violet Trimble, until the series was cancelled. She also auditioned for ''Heroes'', and overheard in the casting room "On a scale of 1 to 10, you are an 11" — the casting directors were referring to Hayden Panettiere, who was cast as Claire Bennet instead. Stone called this experience "rock bottom."

Stone made her feature film debut in the 2007 teen comedy ''Superbad'', playing Jules, the love interest of lead character Seth (Jonah Hill). In 2008, she appeared in the comedy ''The Rocker'', with Rainn Wilson. Stone played Amelia, the bass guitarist in a band featuring singer Teddy Geiger. Stone learned to play bass for the role. Also that year, Stone appeared in ''The House Bunny'', starring Anna Faris, alongside Katharine McPhee, Kat Dennings, Rumer Willis, and Colin Hanks. Stone played the president of a sorority and sang on a single from the film, "I Know What Boys Like," a cover version of the 1982 song by The Waitresses.

In 2009, Stone appeared in ''Ghosts of Girlfriends Past'', a romantic comedy directed by Mark Waters, the director of ''Mean Girls'', starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner. Stone played "The Ghost of Girlfriends Past," a takeoff of the Ghost of Christmas Past from Charles Dickens' ''A Christmas Carol''. She starred in the horror/comedy ''Zombieland'', along with Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg. The project began shooting in Atlanta in February 2009. Stone played Wichita, a survivor/con artist from Wichita, Kansas, traveling across the U.S. with her younger sister Little Rock (Abigail Breslin).

Stone starred in ''Paper Man'', alongside Jeff Daniels, Ryan Reynolds and Lisa Kudrow, directed by Kieran and Michele Mulroney. Stone plays Abby, a babysitter that Daniels' character hires after moving to Long Island. Stone began filming the independent comedy on November 11, 2008, in Montauk, New York, using well-known local locations.

Stone had a voice role in ''Marmaduke'' in 2010, a film adaptation of the long-running comic strip about a Great Dane. She voiced Marmaduke's friend, Mazie, a tomboyish Australian Shepherd. Stone landed her first leading role starring as a high school student in ''Easy A'' with Amanda Bynes, a comedy directed by Will Gluck. Her character scandalizes her teachers and more conservative religious classmates after a false rumor circulates that she is sexually promiscuous. The script contrasts the novel ''The Scarlet Letter'' and its heroine, Hester Prynne, to the life of the protagonist in the film. Stone read the script before the project was optioned for production, and kept an eye on it along with her manager until preparations were made. She was attracted to the script because it was "funny and sweet" and her character was "fantastic from the first read" who was "fleshed [..] out so much in the script". When she found out that the film went into production, she met with Gluck to express her enthusiasm about the project. A few months later, the audition process started and Stone met again with Gluck to be one of the first actresses to audition. Stone was nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for her role. Stone appeared at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010, and introduced Linkin Park. She stated in 2008 that she would eventually like to venture into film production, producing her own films, and that her dream was to appear on ''Saturday Night Live''. Stone hosted the late-night sketch comedy show on October 23, 2010. She also appeared in ''Friends With Benefits'', starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis, and directed by Gluck. The sex comedy began filming in July 2010, in New York and was released in July 2011.

Stone starred in ''Crazy, Stupid, Love.'', alongside Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling and Marisa Tomei. The Warner Bros. film, about a husband (Carell) with marital problems and difficulties with his children, began shooting on April 16, 2010, in Los Angeles and was released on July 29, 2011. Stone starred in ''The Help'', an adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel of the same name, a period piece set in Jackson, Mississippi, in the 1960s, which was released in August, 2011. She plays Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, an aspiring writer, and employed a Southern dialect for the role.

Upcoming roles

Stone joined the voice cast of ''The Croods'', a 3D computer animated caveman comedy by DreamWorks Animation. She will voice the role of Eep, the oldest daughter of Grug (Nicolas Cage) and Ugga (Catherine Keener). Ryan Reynolds voices Gy, the love interest to Stone's character. The film is scheduled for release on March 30, 2012.

She stars in the comedic short film, "Veronica," alongside Kieran Culkin, directed by Griffin Dunne. The short is a comedy segment that is part of an anthology film called ''Movie 43'', featuring Kate Winslet, Gerard Butler, Hugh Jackman, Uma Thurman, Halle Berry, and others. The feature-film was produced by the Farrelly brothers and directed by Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill and Steve Carr.

Stone will star as the female lead in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', a reboot by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment of the ''Spider-Man'' film series. She plays Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker's love interest, in the Marc Webb-directed film; a release date of July 3, 2012, has been set. The film went into production in December 2010, and is scheduled to last through April 2011. Stone was considered for the lead in a reboot of ''21 Jump Street'', alongside ''Superbad'' co-star Jonah Hill. She did not take the role however, after signing on to ''Spider-Man''. Stone will again work with writer/director Will Gluck, starring in and executive producing an untitled comedy for Screen Gems.

Stone joined the cast of ''The Gangster Squad'', a film by ''Zombieland'' director Ruben Fleischer. She will again play opposite Ryan Gosling in the ensemble crime drama, which also stars Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi and Michael Peña. Stone plays Jean, a femme fatale caught in a love triangle with Gosling and Penn's character, mobster Mickey Cohen.

Personal life

Stone was living on her own in Los Angeles in 2007, and moved to Greenwich Village, New York City in 2009. Stone has stated that she "was really into HTML and web design" when she was younger.

Although known as a redhead, Stone is naturally a blonde. She landed her first role as a teenager after dyeing her hair dark brown. Film producer Judd Apatow had her change from a brunette to a redhead for her role in ''Superbad''.

In April 2011, Stone ranked 10th on ''People'' magazine's annual 100 Most Beautiful list.

Filmography

! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2007		Jules
2008	''''	Amelia
2008	''''	Natalie
2009	''Ghosts of Girlfriends Past''
2009	''Paper Man''	Abby
2009	''Zombieland''	Wichita (Krista)	Scream Award for Best EnsembleNominated - Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best EnsembleNominated-Scream Award for Best Horror ActressNominated-Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
2010		Mazie	Voice
2010	''Easy A''
2011		Kayla
2011	''Crazy, Stupid, Love.''	Hannah Weaver
2011	''''	(Skeeter)	Lead role
2012	''Movie 43''	Ellen Malloy	Post-production
2012			Post-production
2013	''''	Eep	Voice

+ Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2005	''''		TV movie
2005			1 episode
2006	''''		1 episode (voice) (season 1, episode 24)
2006	''Malcolm in the Middle''	Diane	1 episode (season 7, episode 16)
2006	''Lucky Louie''	Shannon	1 episode (season 1, episode 8)
2007			7 episodes (1 unaired)

Awards

! Year	! Ceremony	! Category	! Nominated work	Result
2008	Young Hollywood Awards	Exciting New Face
2009		Best Ensemble	''Zombieland''
2010	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actress: Comedy	''Zombieland''
2010	Scream Awards	Best Horror Actress	''Zombieland''
2010	Scream Awards	Best Ensemble	''Zombieland''
2011			''Easy A''
2011
2011	The Comedy Awards	Best Comedy Actress – Film	''Easy A''
2011	The Comedy Awards	Breakthrough Performer
2011	NewNowNext Awards	Brick of Fame
2011	MTV Movie Awards		''Easy A''
2011	MTV Movie Awards		''Easy A''
2011	MTV Movie Awards	Best Line from a Movie	''Easy A''
2011	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actress: Romantic Comedy	''Easy A''

Rankings

! Year	! Title	! Rank
2008	''Moviefone's'' 25 hottest actors under 25	No.14
2008		No.1
2009	''AskMen.com's'' Top 99 Women	No.93
2009	''FHM's'' 100 sexiest women in the world (US)	No.93
2009		No.66
2010	AskMen.com's Top 99 Women	No.39
2010	''Maxim's'' Hot List	No.49
2010	''LoveFilm.com's'' Top 20 Actresses Under 30	No.18
2011	AskMen.com's Top 99 Women	No.32
2011	NextMovie.com's 20 Funniest Women in Movies	No.6
2011	People's 100 Most Beautiful	No.10
2011	''Maxim's'' Hot List	No.42
2011	''FHM's'' 100 sexiest women in the world (UK)	No.68
2011	''FHM's'' 100 sexiest women in the world (AUS)	No.38

Discography

Katharine McPhee – "I Know What Boys Like" (2008), RCA – iTunes Store single with Emma Stone and Rumer Willis, a cover version of the 1982 single by The Waitresses

References

External links

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
birthname	Jonah Hill Feldstein
birth date	December 20, 1983
birth place	Los Angeles, California
occupation	Actor, producer, screenwriter, comedian
yearsactive	2004–present
homepage	}}

Jonah Hill (born Jonah Hill Feldstein; December 20, 1983) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and comedian, best known for his roles in ''Superbad'', ''Knocked Up'', ''Funny People'', ''Get Him to the Greek'', and ''Moneyball''. He made his theatrical debut in ''I Heart Huckabees'', alongside Jason Schwartzman and Dustin Hoffman. Hill was first nominated for a Teen Choice Award for his role in ''Accepted'' as Sherman Schrader. He co-created and starred in the animated comedy ''Allen Gregory'' on FOX. His first dramatic role was in the critically acclaimed 2011 sports film ''Moneyball'', for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Early life

Hill was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Sharon Lyn (née Chalkin), a costume designer and fashion stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses. Hill was raised Jewish. His parents were originally from Long Island, New York, and the family vacationed in the Catskills. He attended The Center for Early Education, Brentwood School and then Crossroads School, in Santa Monica. After graduating from high school, Hill left California to attend The New School, where he studied acting.

Career

While in college, Hill began writing his own plays and performing them in the ''Black and White'' bar in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. His plays developed a small following and helped him realize that his true desire was to act in films. Hill was befriended by Dustin Hoffman's children, Rebecca and Jake, who introduced Hill to their father. The elder Hoffman asked him to audition for a role in ''I Heart Huckabees'', in which Hill made his film debut.

Hill then made a brief appearance in Judd Apatow's directorial debut ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', which eventually led to him starring in a larger supporting role in the Apatow-directed ''Knocked Up'', an uncredited role of Dewey Cox's grown-up brother Nate Cox in ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'', and leading roles in the Apatow-produced ''Superbad'' and ''Get Him to the Greek''.

On television, Hill played the "RA Guy" on the first season of the Oxygen Network sitcom ''Campus Ladies''. He also guest-starred in an episode of ''Clark and Michael''.

He was scheduled to host ''Saturday Night Live'' on November 17, 2007, which would have featured musical guest Kid Rock, but the episode was canceled due to the Writers Guild of America strike which lasted from November 5, 2007, to February 12, 2008. Instead, he hosted the March 15, 2008, show, which featured musical guest Mariah Carey (who was a replacement for the originally scheduled musical guest Janet Jackson).

He guest-starred in an episode of ''Reno 911'' which aired on April 1, 2009.

Hill was in negotiations for a part in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' as a sidekick to Shia LaBeouf's character. He next starred in Judd Apatow's third directorial feature, ''Funny People'', which also starred Adam Sandler, Eric Bana and Seth Rogen. He also was an associate producer of the 2009 Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary ''Brüno''.

He guest starred on an episode of ''The Simpsons'' called "Pranks and Greens", portraying an immature man named Andy Hamilton who was hailed the best prankster in Springfield Elementary School history.

In July 2011, Jonah appeared at ESPN's ESPY awards sporting a much slimmer physique. He claimed to have lost 40 pounds. Hill will be appearing in the film ''21 Jump Street'' by 2012.

In November 2011, Hill, along with Sam Worthington and Dwight Howard, starred in commercials for the video game ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3'', making his first appearance with his new look. Hill was scheduled to guest star on the November 21, 2011 edition of WWE Monday Night Raw, but he skipped the event and a reason for Hill's no-show was not made clear.

In August 2011 it was confirmed that Hill would star in Neighborhood Watch. In September 2011 it was announced that Jonah Hill was in talks to star in Quentin Tarantino's new movie ''Django Unchained''. Hill had to decline a role in Quentin Tarantino's ''Django Unchained'', due to his prior commitment to ''Neighborhood Watch'', lamenting that the former was "the perfect next step" in his career.

Hill received a Golden Globe nomination, his first nomination, for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his performance in the 2011 sports film ''Moneyball'', in which he portrayed his first dramatic role as Peter Brandt. In late January 2012, Hill received his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Moneyball.

Writing

Hill has wanted to be a writer since he was young, dreaming of someday joining the writing teams of ''The Simpsons'', ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''The Larry Sanders Show''. At one point, Hill was writing a screenplay with close friend and ''I Heart Huckabees'' co-star Jason Schwartzman. At another, he was writing ''Pure Imagination'', a comedy for Sony about a man who develops an imaginary friend after a traumatic experience. Filming was expected to begin in 2008, but it has been in development since then. Hill co-created, co-writes, executive produces and lends his voice to the new Fox animated comedy Allen Gregory, which will air in between The Simpsons and Family Guy on Sunday nights. The show has been cancelled as of December 1st. Hill directed his first music video for singer Sara Bareilles's "Gonna Get Over You".

Filmography

Film '''' ''Grandma's Boy (2006 film) ''Knocked Up'' ''Strange Wilderness'' '''' ''How to Train Your Dragon (film) "Gonna Get Over You" ''The Apocalypse'' ''How to Train Your Dragon 2''

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2004	''I Heart Huckabees''	Bret
2005	|	eBay store Customer
rowspan="4"	2006	Grandma's Boy'' ||	Barry
''Click (2006 film)	Click''	Ben Newman – at age 17
''Accepted''	Sherman Schrader
''10 Items or Less (film)	10 Items or Less''	Packy
rowspan="5"	2007	|	Jonah
''Evan Almighty''	Eugene Tenanbaum
''Rocket Science (2007 film)	Rocket Science''	Lionel
''Superbad (film)	Superbad''	Seth
''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story''	Nate Cox's Ghost
rowspan="8"	2008	|	Lynn Cooker
''Forgetting Sarah Marshall''	Matthew
''Just Add Water (film)	Just Add Water''	Eddie
''Emerson Park''	Dylan Machado
''Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian''	Brundon
''Funny People''	Leo
''''	Frank
''Brüno''	–
2009	|	Andy Hamilton	Television series, voice role
rowspan="4"	2010	How to Train Your Dragon'' ||	Snotlout	Voice role
''Get Him to the Greek''
''Cyrus (film)	Cyrus''	Cyrus
''Megamind''	Titan/Hal Stewart
rowspan="3"	2011	|	Director	Music video
''Moneyball (film)	Moneyball''	Peter Brand
''''	Noah Jaybird
rowspan="3"	2012	|	Himself	Pre-Production
''21 Jump Street (film)	21 Jump Street''	Schmidt
''Neighborhood Watch (film)	Neighborhood Watch''	Franklin
2014	|	Snotlout	Voice role

Television

''Campus Ladies'' ''Wainy Days'' ''Reno 911!'' ''Allen Gregory''

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2004	''NYPD Blue''	Clerk
2006	|	Guy	7 Episodes
rowspan="2"	2007	|	Neil	(TV series short), Two Episodes
''Clark and Michael''	Derek
''Human Giant''	Weenie King Customer
rowspan="3"	2009	|	Daniel	Episode "Training Day"
''Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!''	Jeffrey Simmons
''The Simpsons''	Andy Hamilton
2011	|	Allen Gregory	Voice, Title Character

References

External links

The ''Superbad'' boys: exclusive video interview with stv.tv/movies

Photo spread of Jonah Hill with Riley Keough in Harper's Bazaar

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
Name	Sean Long
Position	/, /
Birth date	September 24, 1976
Birth place	Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height
Weight
Club1	Wigan
Year1start	1994
Year1end	97
Appearances1	12
Tries1	2
Goals1	2
Fieldgoals1	0
Points1	12
Club2	Widnes
Year2start	1997
Appearances2	9
Club3	St Helens
Year3start	1997
Year3end	09
Appearances3	265
Tries3	124
Goals3	812
Fieldgoals3	20
Points3	2178
Club4	Hull
Year4start	2010
Year4end	present
Appearances4	21
Tries4	6
Goals4	0
Fieldgoals4	0
Points4	24
Teama	England
Yearastart	2000
Appearancesa	6
Triesa	2
Goalsa	5
Fieldgoalsa	0
Pointsa	18
Teamb	Great Britain
Yearbstart	1997
Yearbend	06
Appearancesb	15
Triesb	4
Goalsb	14
Fieldgoalsb	1
Pointsb	45
Updated	12 October 2009
Source	RLP }}

Sean Long (born 24 September 1976 in Wigan) is an English former professional rugby league footballer for Super League side Hull. He has played for Wigan and Widnes but is best known for playing for St Helens. Internationally he has represented England and Great Britain at /. Although primarily a / he has also played many games at /.

Playing career

After signing from local amateur side, Wigan St. Judes, Long started his career at Wigan Warriors. After Wigan Warriors released him from his contract, Long moved to Widnes Vikings, where he attracted the attention of several of the Super League's top clubs. He was signed by St Helens in 1997 to replace the departing Bobbie Goulding. Long twice set the St. Helens record for the number of points scored in a Super League season, gaining 284 points in 1999 and 352 points in 2000.

In the 2002 Tetley's Super League Grand Final, Long kicked a last-gasp field goal which gave St. Helens the Championship.

Long has gained many club honours and has won three Lance Todd Trophies for man-of-the-match performances in the Challenge Cup final after St. Helens won the trophy in the 2001, 2004 and 2006 finals. By 2005, Long had scored 2000 points for St Helens. During the 2005 season, he sustained a broken cheek bone in a challenge by Wigan's Terry Newton.

Long scored his 1000th goal for St. Helens on 22 February 2009 in a game against Huddersfield.

During 2006, St Helens won both the Challenge Cup and Super League. following the season, he travelled to Australia with Great Britain for the 2006 Tri-nations and put in a man-of-the-match performance in the Lions' first win in Australia since 1992.

St. Helens in 2007 took all honours apart from the Super League title when they were beaten by Leeds at Old Trafford in the Grand Final. In 2007 Long played his testimonial match for St. Helens playing against Leigh. Former St. Helens players returned for the game, including Chris Joynt, Tommy Martyn and Paul Newlove. St. Helens won the game 40-10.

Long officially retired from International football on 16 April 2007, wishing to concentrate on his club career. He has stated that it is a "big possibility" that he will play football in the NRL in the future. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Kangaroos coach Ricky Stuart expressed some interest in employing in the Shire in 2008 but the arrangement was cancelled.

He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final defeat to the Leeds Rhinos.

On 1 June 2009 it was announced that Sean had signed a two year contract with Hull for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Also in 2009 an Autobiography, ''Longy: Booze, Brawls, Sex and Scandal'' was published.

Sean Long announced his retirement from playing rugby league on the morning of the 10th of August 2011. Sean Long has confirmed he will be staying in the game of rugby league most likely as a coach but where this will be is unknown to fans at the moment but Long has confirmed he has a job in super league still. Sean Long has a rumoured coaching job move to the Salford City Reds

International career

In 2006, Long was selected for Great Britain in the Tri nations. Long played in the first game between Great Britain and Australia, which resulted in Great Britain's first victory in Sydney in 18 years, with a score of 23-12. However, on 13 November 2006, Long returned home from the Tri-Nations tour, with 'personal reasons' cited as the reason by Great Britain coach Brian Noble.

References

External links

''Sean Long St Helens Career Page on the Saints Heritage Society Website''.

''Sean Long Wigan Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite''.

International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk

Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

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