Actor: NICOLAS CAGE

2) NICOLAS CAGE, he was born 7 January 1964 in Long Beach, California, U.S. He is an American director, actor and producer having appeared in over 60 Films.
In February 2011, Cage claimed to have created a new method of acting he calls "Nouveau Shamanic". He claims to have used the acting style throughout his career and one day plans to write a book about the method.

This will be his next up-coming Thriller under the direction of the G-Unit Rapper 50-Cent. The Frozen Ground is based on the true story of Alaskan detective Glenn Flothe (called Sgt. Jack Halcombe in the movie). Halcombe (Nicolas Cage) sets out to end the murderous rampage of Robert Hansen (John Cusack), a serial killer who has silently stalked the streets of Anchorage for more than 13 years. As the bodies of Anchorage women start to add up, Sgt. Halcombe goes on a personal manhunt to find the killer. When 17-year-old Cindy Paulson (Vanessa Hudgens) escapes Hansen's unspeakable violence, she believes the law will take him down. Instead she finds herself, once again, fighting for her life. With her only ally, Sgt. Halcombe, Paulson is determined to bring a serial killer to justice.  (Wikipedia)

Actor: BRUCE WILLIS

3) WALTER BRUCE WILLIS born March 19, 1955), known professionally as Bruce Willis, is a German-born American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles.

One of his most famous crime thriller and it invloves also the sub-genre neo-noir, was "Sin-City" 2005. This film is based on three if Frank Miller's works, who is the director as well. Sin-City is a story from the "The Hard Goodbye", "The bif fat kill" and finally "Yellow Bastard".

Trailer from Sin-City:

Michael Jackson

Still one of the most common Thriller all over the World!

----> Micheal Jackson's Thriller song.

Thriller sub-genre

Sub-Genres of Thriller: http://www.thescriptlab.com/screenplay/genre/thriller

(for detailed description) 

 

1) Action Thriller: Physical Action is used to create tension.
Example: Kill Bill

2) Crime Thriller: This sub-genre's plot usually centers on a serial killer, murderer, robbery, or manhunt.
Example: Jagged Edge 

3) Spy Thriller: This usually with a spy from the government or the from a country, involves action loaded scenes and violent action.
Example: Unknown

4) Psychological Thriller: It contains elements of drama and mystery film. The actors in these kind of Thrillers must rely on their mental resources to solve situations.
Example: Taxi Driver 

5) Science Fiction Thriller:  incorporates with science-based themes into the plot of the film.
Example: District 9 

6) Religious Thriller: involves religious questions, ceremonies and objects.
Example: The Da Vinci Code

Director: ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Another important point is, Who are some of the most famous Directors?

The god-father of Thriller genre is for sure Alfred Hitchcock. He is an English film director and a producer as well. He actually invented the sub-genre of psychological thriller. (http://florianberberichasmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/what-is-thriller.html) 

He really often used the effect of suspense to arrest the audience with tension. He was born in Leytonstone, London in 1899 and died 1980 in Bel Air California. In Hollywood, the suspense and the gallows humor that had become Hitchcock's trademark in film continued to appear in his productions. His most famous film was "Psycho", you can watch this post in my previous blog about 

Charasteristics of a thriller.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/10/15/top-25-thrillers-of-all-time?page=5 If you take a closer look on these Top 25 Thriller list, you will recognize that it is mainly dominated by Hitchcock.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock#Filmography for detailed information's.

 Part's of Psycho.  This is the most famous scene in the shower.

 

Director: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

Thirtly, a important Director for the Thriller Genre is Christopher Nolan.

Born 30 July 1970 is a British Film directos, he is well know for is film Inception and the The Dark Knight triology. He is loacted in Highgate London and Los Angles, California. He is really successful with his films, in total his films crossed US$3,5bn worldwide. he was nominated for 21 Academy Awards. 

His recent awesome film was "Inception" with Leonardo CiCaprio. It involves the sub-genre´s science fiction action thriller. 

Director: QUENTIN TARATINO

The second famous director is Quentin Tarantino. He was born 27th March 1963 in United States. he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter and the anesthetization of violence that often results in the exhibition of neo-noir characteristics.

He was involved in the production of "Kill-Bill Vol.2", which is an classic Action Thriller. 

This is the Trailer from Kill-Bill Volume 2. The Bride (Uma_Thurman) continues in Kill Bill Vol. 2 on her deadly pursuit of her former partners in the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, who, in a furious assault, attempted to murder her and her unborn child on her wedding day.