The trio, who each play Billy, face Ewan McGregor and Douglas Hodge from Guys and Dolls, which has eight nods.

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He said he would not be comparing his performance in Guys and Dolls to that of Marlon Brando, who starred in the big-screen version of the musical.

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Guys and Dolls, set the stage for a vacation that's sure to win rave reviews as you and Your Fair Lady take in more than 3, 000 slot machines and 135 table games, 20 on-site restaurants, 20 shops, 14 nightlife options, and the only IMAX movie theater in town, right in the hotel.

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This tale of two camps scholarly guys and demure dolls meeting in a sylvan setting has been shifted to the nineteen-thirties, where a young king (Alessandro Nivola) goes clubbing with his flannel-suited friends (one of them played by Branagh himself) in order to enjoy a little peace before the onset of war.

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