In The Last King of Scotland, an adequate thriller redeemed by Forest Whitaker’s sensational turn as Idi Amin, freshly qualified Scottish physician Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) arrives in Uganda ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It may end up being the role of a lifetime for Forest Whitaker, and if so, the actor said it took all his age and experience to pull it off. Sign up here. Whitaker has swept ...

Forest Whitaker plays the charismatic African dictator to the hilt. Forest Whitaker portrays Ugandan President Idi Amin in ’The Last King of Scotland.’ Whitaker is among favorites to get best-actor ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Forest Whitaker won the Academy Award as best actor on Sunday for his acclaimed portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland." The triumph came ...

Playing a character who is both loved and feared is a daunting task for any actor. Forest Whitaker embraced just such a challenge in making the film The Last King of Scotland, which opens in theaters ...

Forest Whitaker has spoken about the level of research he put into his portrayal of Idi Amin in The Last King Of Scotland. Forest Whitaker has spoken about the level of research he put into his ...