Switching Sides ; Kingsley Dons Black Hat Instead of White Robe

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After more than two decades of being every casting agent's first choice for the role of a pure-hearted do-gooder, Ben Kingsley has been reborn as a villain.

It started when he played the Latin American torturer in "Death and the Maiden," continued with his turn as a take-no-prisoners thug in "Sexy Beast," and reaches a pinnacle with his performance as the dastardly Hood in "Thunderbirds," an adaptation of the short-lived 1960s British TV series.

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Switching Sides ; Kingsley Dons Black Hat Instead of White Robe

"It was thoroughly enjoyable for me," says Kingsley, speaking about the new film, which opens Friday. "I embody the elements that the heroes of the story have to come to terms with and then overcome."

Budgeted at $70 million, "Thunderbirds" is based on the cult series about a futuristic family of puppets who travel in rocke...

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