Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Santoro as Xerxes, the Persian king who claims to be a god in "300." (Warner Bros.) http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2013/01/18/300-rodrigo-santoro-talks-xerxes-return-in-rise-of-an-empire/et-0207-300movie-24/ 1 Link Rodrigo Santoro arrives at the premiere of "The Last Stand" on Jan. 14 in Hollywood. (Joe Klamar / AFP / Getty Images) http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2013/01/18/300-rodrigo-santoro-talks-xerxes-return-in-rise-of-an-empire/us-entertainment-premiere-the-last-stand/ 2 Link...Read Full Story

Deadline bring word that Rodrigo Santoro has joined Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender in Lynne Ramsay’s revenge-driven western, ‘Jane’s Got a Gun.’ The film centers on Portman’s character, a woman whose outlaw husband returns home riddled with bullet wounds and barely alive, betrayed by criminal confederates that are hot on his heels. When her husband’s gang eventually tracks him down to finish the job, she is forced to reach out to an ex-lover (Fassbender) and ask if he will help defend...Read Full Story

Poster for Heleno, in which Rodrigo Santora stars as Brazilian soccer player Heleno de Freitas How did I not know about this movie? Seriously, there’s not only another soccer movie coming out on December 7 but it stars Rodrigo Santoro, he of Love, Actually and 300 fame.  Plus it's in black and white with a cool Latin soundtrack. Have I been living under a rock? This acclaimed film, in which Santoro plays the title role in Heleno,  as Heleno de Freitas, a Brazilian football superstar during...Read Full Story

Tis the season…for watching Love Actually (at least once a week). If you’ve seen Love Actually, then you’re already familiar with the undeniably delectable Rodrigo Santoro. If you haven’t seen Love Actually, well, that’s a lecture that I’ll save for some other post. This 37-year-old half-Italian, half-Brazilian babe magnet cut his teeth in Brazilian telenovelas in the early ’90s before moving on to major roles in Brazilian cinema productions. Some of you might remember seeing him make his...Read Full Story

Speaking to CBR, Rodrigo Santoro shared some info regarding the upcoming follow-up to Zach Snyder’s ’300,’ ‘ 300: Rise of an Empire.’ ”I would say that you get to know a little bit about [Xerxes'] backstory, which I thought is pretty cool. It’s more like you have the new Athenian, Sullivan. You have Eva Green’s character, which is a commander, a naval commander, my naval commander, and you have Xerxes. It gravitates between all three, what’s going on.” Planned for a August 2nd release, ’300...Read Full Story