Forest Whitaker Archives
‘Streets Kings’ Premiere Fri, 04 April 2008
Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and costar Chris Evans shake hands on the red carpet at the premiere of their new film Street Kings held at Grauman’s Chinese Theater on Thursday in Hollywood.
Also pictured: Director David Ayer and costars Terry Crews, Keanu Reeves, Martha Higareda and Naomie Harris (inset). Also starring in the film but not pictured: Hugh Laurie, Cedric the Entertainer and Amaury Nolasco.
Street Kings opens in theaters nationwide next Friday, April 11. For more information, visit the film’s official website.
65+ pictures inside of the Street Kings premiere… More Here! »
Tom & Katie Double Date with the Whitakers Thu, 06 March 2008
Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes go on another double date at master chef Wolfgang Puck’s steakhouse in Beverly Hills on Wednesday.
This time, Tom, 45, and Katie, 29, dined with Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker, 46, and his wife Keisha, 35.
Just last week, TomKat went on a double date with Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett.
Katie’s handbag by Lanvin.
WHAT DO YOU THINK of Katie’s brown Azzedine Alaia four-strap sandals?
GAP Ads: Classics Refined Fri, 03 August 2007
Here are all of the ads for GAP’s “Classics Redefined” ad campaign. ENJOY!
Pictured (left to right): John Mayer (Musician), Lucy Liu (Actor), Liev Schreiber (Actor), Sarah Silverman (Comedian and Aspiring Supermodel), Forest Whitaker (Storyteller and Actor), Selma Blair (Actor), Ken Watanabe (Actor and Producer), Regina King (Actor), Davis Guggenheim (Director and Producer), Twyla Tharp (Choreographer and Director), Puffy AmiYumi (Rock Stars) and Marcel Wanders (Designer).
Keanu Reeves + Amaury Nolasco = One Mighty Fine Sandwich Thu, 12 July 2007
Keanu Reeves films a funeral scene for a fallen officer on the Los Angeles set of The Night Watchman on Wednesday with two co-stars — Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and Prison Break hottie Amaury Nolasco.
Fave picture: One make-up artist powdering Keanu’s nose and a hair stylist brushing his hair simultaneously.
The Night Watchman, aka Night Watch, was written and will be directed by David Ayer (Harsh Times). The film also stars Chris Evans, Naomie Harris, Hugh Laurie, Common and Jay Mohr.
Expect to see this film open in theaters in 2008!
20+ pictures inside of Keanu working the Night Watch… More Here! »
LA Confidential Celebrate the Stars Fri, 23 February 2007
The LA Confidential Magazine’s annual Oscar Party brought out a lot of big name celebrities including Forest Whitaker, Vanessa Williams, Ben McKenzie, Mary J. Blige, Angie Harmon (with husband Jason Sehorn), and Isaiah Washington.
The festivities were held at the Skybar at Mondrian on Thursday night in Hollywood.
Forest was honored at the party for being an Academy Award nominee. He is also featured on the March Oscar cover of Los Angeles Confidential and opens up to the magazine about keeping grounded through all the glitz and glamour saying, “I’m trying to have a good time and celebrate. [My kids] aren’t really that aware of what’s going on — they know me more as a soccer dad.” You can read more of Forest’s interview with LA Confidential here.
New York Times Portraits Tue, 13 February 2007
Check out these great portraits from the New York Times, their “photographic portfolio of the actors and actresses who defined excellence in the past year.” Celebrities featured include:
- Christian Bale, The Prestige
- Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
- Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
- Ken Watanabe, Letters form Iwo Jima
- Cate Blanchett, Babel & Notes on a Scandal
- Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed & Blood Diamond
- Brad Pitt, Babel
- Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat
- Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
- Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
- Annette Benning, Running with Scissors
- Vin Diesel, Find Me Guilty
- Eddie Murphy, Norbit
- Ivana Baquero, Pan’s Labyrinth
- Maggie Cheung, Clean
- Peter O’Toole, Venus
- Helen Mirren, The Queen
- Abbie Cornish, Somersault
- Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
- Gael Garcia Bernal, The Science of Sleep
- Paul Dano, Little Miss Sunshine
- Penelope Cruz, Volver
You can check out the rest of the New York Times portraits here.
BAFTA Awards 2007 Mon, 12 February 2007
Here are some more pictures from last night’s BAFTA Awards! Pictured (l-r): Daniel Craig with girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell, Penelope Cruz (with director Pedro Almodovar), Forest Whitaker, Thandie Newton, Eva Green, and James McAvoy. Kate Winslet is also pictured below.
Of note: Little Miss Sunshine picked up Best Original Screenplay. Happy Feet picked up Best Animated Feature Film.
Sandra Bullock Does Santa Barbara Sun, 04 February 2007
Sandra Bullock helped award Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) with the American Riviera Award last night at the 22nd Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The festivities were held at the historic Arlington theater in Santa Barbara, Calif. Forest, 45, also received a Best Actor nod for his role in The Last King of Scotland.






