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Connecting Adrien Brody and Martin Sheen
Adrien Brody
American actor
After appearing in ''Bullet'' in 1996 with Tupac Shakur and Mickey Rourke, Brody hovered on the brink of stardom, receiving an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his role in the 1998 film '' Restaurant'', and later praise for his roles in Spike Lee's ''Summer of Sam'' and Terrence Malick's ''The Thin Red Line''.
Terrence Malick
Malick's first feature-length work as a director was '' Badlands'', an independent film starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek as a young couple on a crime spree in the 1950s Midwest.
Marilyn Monroe
Monroe continued her relationship with DiMaggio despite the ongoing divorce process; she also dated actor Marlon Brando and playwright Arthur Miller.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|pp=319–332|2a1=Churchwell|2y=2004|2p=253, for Miller|3a1=Banner|3y=2012|3p=285, for Brando}} She had first been introduced to Miller by Elia Kazan in the early 1950s.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|pp=319–332|2a1=Churchwell|2y=2004|2p=253, for Miller|3a1=Banner|3y=2012|3p=285, for Brando}} The affair between Monroe and Miller became increasingly serious after October 1955, when her divorce was finalized and he separated from his wife.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1p=337|2a1=Meyers|2y=2010|2p=98}} The studio urged her to end it, as Miller was being investigated by the FBI for allegations of communism and had been subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee, but Monroe refused.{{sfnm|1a1=Summers|1y=1985|1p=157|2a1=Spoto|2y=2001|2pp=318–320|3a1=Churchwell|3y=2004|3pp=253–254}} The relationship led to FBI opening a file on her.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1p=337|2a1=Meyers|2y=2010|2p=98}}
Marlon Brando
The film drew attention for its lengthy and troubled production, as Eleanor Coppola's documentary ''Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse'' documents: Brando showed up on the set overweight, Martin Sheen suffered a heart attack, and severe weather destroyed several expensive sets.
In A&E's ''Biography'' episode on Brando, actor and co-star Martin Sheen states, "I'll never forget the night that Reverend King was shot and I turned on the news and Marlon was walking through Harlem with Mayor Lindsay.
Adrien Brody
American actor
He appeared in Woody Allen's 2011 Academy Award-winning comedy, ''Midnight in Paris'' as Salvador Dalí.
Woody Allen
Allen announced that his next film would be titled ''Midnight in Paris'' starring Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Corey Stoll, Allison Pill, Tom Hiddleston, Adrien Brody, Kathy Bates, and Carla Bruni, the First Lady of France at the time of production.
Michael Sheen
On 14 April, when the channel broadcast the second instalment, the continuity announcer introduced him as "Martin Sheen", a different actor.
Adrien Brody
American actor
After appearing in ''Bullet'' in 1996 with Tupac Shakur and Mickey Rourke, Brody hovered on the brink of stardom, receiving an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his role in the 1998 film '' Restaurant'', and later praise for his roles in Spike Lee's ''Summer of Sam'' and Terrence Malick's ''The Thin Red Line''.
Mickey Rourke
American actor and former boxer
Although some of Rourke's work was viewed as controversial in the US, he was well received by European, and especially French, audiences, who loved the "rumpled, slightly dirty, sordid ... rebel persona" that he projected in ''Year of the Dragon'', ''9½ Weeks'', ''Angel Heart'', and ''Desperate Hours''. Director Adrian Lyne said that had Rourke died after the release of ''Angel Heart'', he would have become a bigger phenomenon than James Dean.
