If you still felt distanced from New Orleans watching Super Bowl XLIV on your TV last night, you need look no further than Kim Kardashian, Jim Carrey and Shannon Elizabeth's Twitter feeds from last night. All three were much closer to the Saints' historic win that were, and one of them got to hang out with Lennox Lewis and Scottie Pippen while they were there.
If you were able to collect yourself after being brought to tears by Google's Super Bowl commercial like one "Twilight" actress was, you may have caught a glimpse of the "Dante's Inferno" advertisement or skipped over to the Puppy Bowl as Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Paul Feig did. You can find out what they thought and see what your office may look like after Spike Jonze uses it to film "Where the Wild Things Are" after the jump. It's all retweeted in Twitter-Wood for February 8, 2010. Read more...
If you're a fan of celebrity culture and you have HBO, chance are you're a fan of "Entourage." The half-hour comedy series follows the exploits of fictional movie star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier, from his formative days as an up-and-comer through his first big break (complete with many amusing James Cameron cameos) and on through his first flirtations with the business side of Hollywood. We learned last year that there are currently plans for an "Entourage" movie to follow the series, so when MTV's Eric Ditzian spoke to Grenier at Sundance in January, he had to ask for some update on what's developing there.
For his part, Grenier doesn't really know much yet. "I'm just waiting for them to tell me when to show up, what's my call time," he explained. "I can't wait." Read more...
Marc Guggenheim was the first showrunner to depart ABC's "FlashForward," but he wasn't the last, as David Goyer — the show's co-creator and most recent showrunner — has also abandoned the post.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Goyer is stepping away from his role as the showrunner of "FlashForward." While he'll still be "involved" with the series, an unidentified talent will take over the hands-on job. Read more...
Late last year, it was revealed that "Twilight" actress Ashley Greene would be starring in an upcoming thriller called "The Apparition." She would play one half of a couple who are responsible for letting loose a supernatural being after a college experiment goes awry. We learned later, at the beginning of January, that "Gossip Girl" star Sebastian Stan would headline alongside Greene.
Now another, equally high-profile name has joined the cast of "Apparition." None other than Tom Felton, a staple of Brian Warmoth's Twitter-Wood columns. You also might know him as Draco Malfoy from a little franchise called "Harry Potter." The news comes exclusively from ShockTillYouDrop, and you can find some more details after the jump. Read more...
There's a wacky bit of circularity in the end of the seven weeks "Avatar" spent at the top of the box office. The blockbuster juggernaut hit theaters in mid-December. Over the weeks that followed, it proceeded to shatter box office record after box office record, including the holy trinity of accomplishments -- top-grossing domestic, international and worldwide release of all-time -- held by James Cameron's previous effort, "Titanic."
The movie that ultimately unseated "Avatar" was "Dear John," a couples-friendly romantic drama that likely drew in a large number of women viewers this weekend while dudes were watching the Super Bowl. Which isn't to say that the two sexes can't find something to enjoy in both the Super Bowl and a modern-day love story; rather, I'm simply speaking to the broad demographics of each one's intended audience. Read more...
UPDATE: Following reports from ROBsessed and GossipCOP that the Daily Record story was a fabrication, we reached out to Pattinson's representation for clarification. The response we got is that he never spoke to them. Consider this "interview" debunked.
FROM MTV.COM: Following the November blockbuster release of "New Moon," Robert Pattinson has maintained a relatively low profile as he geared up to begin filming "Bel Ami" alongside Uma Thurman in Europe. That cloud of welcome anonymity is about to break, though, as the PR machine ramps up for another RPattz film release: the romantic drama "Remember Me."
In an interview with the Scottish Daily Record, Pattinson spoke of his paranoia about relationships, the eventual end of the "Twilight" series and some very intimate on-camera time he'll soon share with Thurman.
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It's a busy weekend at the box office, and not just because it's my birthday. Three big movies are opening, and now that there's no pressure to unseat "Avatar" -- "Dear John" accomplished that over the weekend -- we can just focus on which one will be your favorite.
My own pick for the weekend is "The Wolfman." Universal is reviving their classic creature feature, and all reports I've heard point to a bloody, terrifying good time. Sweeeeet. Benicio Del Toro stars as the titular man-canine, which is a perfect bit of casting. There's also Anthony Hopkins, who appears to be playing the "Wolfman" equivalent of Dr. Abraham Van Helsing. This is funny since Hopkins played just that role in "Bram Stoker's Dracula" back in the '90s. Read more...
FROM SPLASH PAGE: The latest trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender," based on the hit Nickelodeon anime/manga series, arrived online last week ahead of its Super Bowl premiere. Now that it's aired during the big game, everyone's seen it — but have you seen it in high-definition? And what about Appa the Sky Bison?
Click here to see the trailer in high-def, but if you're just looking to do some bison-spotting, read on for how to find the elusive Appa.
Continue reading See M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Last Airbender' Super Bowl Trailer In High-Def... With Appa The Sky Bison!
One of the first bits of news to sneak out of Hollywood at the beginning of 2010 was the word that John Carpenter's horror classic "The Thing" would be remade with "Battlestar Galactica" Syfy reboot showrunner Ron Moore producing and newcomer Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. directing. A couple weeks later, the first casting breakdowns emerged, failing to excite MTV contributing editor Josh Wigler.
Maybe he'll be pleased now that there are some names to pin to two of the roles. The lead roles, in fact. Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton will star in the "Thing" reboot, The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog reveals. Read more...
Quentin Tarantino did not direct his two-part revenge thriller "Kill Bill" as well as he would have liked. And according to a statement made during a "Directors on Directing" panel held in Santa Barbara yesterday, it wasn't until the Oscar-nominated filmmaker saw "Avatar" that he realized, or at least recalled, what was missing.
No, he doesn't wish he'd included giant blue-skinned CG characters or done the movie with a lot of blue-screen work. Nor would he have made "Kill Bill" in 3-D. Rather, after watching fellow Oscar-nominee James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster, Tarantino was reminded of his intended goal. Read more...
