Shooting in any city is a challenge, but even more so when you’re looking to send a camera down a narrow alleyway in India. Director Wes Anderson plunged forward though, producing this gem of a behind-the-scenes video to give audiences a sense of what goes into the making of his upcoming quirky comedy, “The Darjeeling Limited.”

Check out our other exclusive from “The Darjeeling Limited” right here.

Castmember Terrence Howard sure seems to think so, describing “Iron Man” as “a modern-day comparison to what took place in 1973 when this Tony Stark character was invented.” The star of “The Hunting Party” also claims that for the sequel, the crew will be “a little more free … non-responsive to anyone,” particularly the Defense Department. Watch him dish out in the video below.

Do you agree with Howard? Is “Iron Man” a political allegory? Speak out in our comments section.

Now that we’ve put up our dissection on the key differences between Carpenter’s “Halloween” and the Rob Zombie remake, I wanted to also mention the alternate ending that Zombie abandoned before he made his final cut.

And don’t worry, we always keep things spoiler-free in these parts.

“The train of thought for the ending is, well, you have plans sometimes,” Zombie explained when we asked why he abandoned what we’ll call the “Dr. Loomis Ending.” “And the weirdest thing about movies is it’s all planned out, but you just don’t know. Sometimes, things that you really think will work work, and sometimes they’re like ‘eh’.” Read more…

If you don’t already know who Brian K. Vaughan is, well…you should. The creator of such acclaimed comics as “Ex Machina” and “Y: The Last Man,” Vaughan is one of comics’ biggest superstars. With “Y” now being adapted as a feature film by “Disturbia” director D.J. Caruso, we thought it’d be a good idea to catch up with the four-color auteur. Get primed on everything BKV in the video below.

The name Peter Fonda brings to mind themes of lawlessness (”Easy Rider”), rebellion (at the end of “Futureworld” he flips the bad guy the bird) and fast-racing joyrides (”Dirty Mary Crazy Larry”). But since it also sums up thoughts of one of Hollywood’s greatest families (Henry, Bridget, Jane, etc.), perhaps it’s no surprise that the 67-year-old antihero’s next flick will be his most family-friendly.

“I’m going to start a film in October called ‘A Handful of Beans,’” Fonda revealed to us recently while promoting his bad-ass new Western “3:10 to Yuma.” “It’s a fairy-tale fable type of a story, a G-rated film. I like the fact that I’ll do a G-film.”

The flick is a modern-day, time warping tale that plays loosely off other fables like “Shrek,” but it will be in live-action. Fonda signed on to the flick earlier this month, but isn’t aware of his co-stars just yet. “I haven’t the foggiest idea,” he laughed. “But I’m in it.” Read more…

Recent gory flicks haven’t found an audience, but director Rob Zombie insists his remake of “Halloween” will be different. For more, watch the video below, and then check out our point-by-point detailing of the film’s in-jokes.

It might be true that Goonies never say die, but a long-rumored follow-up to 80s classic reeks of life support, laughed Corey Feldman, and may in fact have permanently flatlined. At least as a live-action film, teased “The Two Coreys” star.

“Right now they are talking about the idea of doing it as an animated series,” Feldman revealed.

An animated “Goonies” follow-up? Count me in. But, then, you could count me in for just about any type of sequel. And there’s been plenty that have gotten started but never finished, said Feldman (see concept art here).

“There’s been so many,” he sighed. “The one that I heard that worked the best was all of us were now grown up, and have [our own] kids. And those kids get into some trouble and end up stumbling across some link to our past. They discover who we really are and what we went through. And, simultaneously, the Fratelli brothers find out that the kids have found out – so they’re out to get the kids and the kids are out to save their lives and their families.” Read more…

It’s a busy Thursday for Hollywood news, with links today on “The Dark Knight,” “Magneto,” “Avatar,” “Saw IV,” and more.

- David Goyer talks “Magneto,” “Super-Max,” and more. (Wizard)

- Joel David Moore dishes on James Cameron’s “Avatar.” (ComingSoon)

- Frank Herbert’s “Dune” coming again to the big screen? (CHUD)

- Kevin Smith says “Red State” has half the dialogue of his other films. (News Askew)

- “The Dark Knight” blows up the town. (Hollywood Chicago)

- Final poster for “Saw IV” revealed. (IGN)

- Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger and Brandon Routh tapped to star in Bret Easton Ellis adaptation, “The Informers.” (Hollywood Reporter)

Don’t believe the new trailer for Todd Haynes’ “I’m Not There.” Sure it says Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, and Heath Ledger all are Bob Dylan. But at least one of the stars disagrees.

“There is no Dylan in it,” Gere told me a couple days ago. And that reason, for one, is why the icon will like it, Gere believes. “I think he’ll like it because it’s not attempting to be him. It’s a fever dream. I think that’s probably the only way you could tell the story of an artist that extraordinary.”

Gere said he’s seen the film and likes it a lot, calling it “a bizarre script” and “much more expressionistic than people are thinking.”

Count me in. And if you’re doubting Gere’s endorsement, check out the trailer after the jump. Read more…

For a few weeks now, we’ve been running exclusive columns from Michael Davis, the writer/director of the upcoming action romp, “Shoot ‘Em Up,” starring Clive Owen, Monica Belluci and Paul Giamatti. His first piece tackled his beginnings, his second revealed how Giamatti channeled Karl Rove, and now he introduces us to the cast of characters behind the camera who helped make his film possible.

In “Shoot ‘Em Up,’ our hero is the lone man who gets into every gunfight imaginable from a gun battle while he freefalls from an airplane to a shootout while he’s making love.

But, to make a film it takes a real posse to get it done. Here the rogue’s gallery that had my back: Read more…

Well, we were the first ones to report the most recent name for the currently filming, funny-sounding Anna Faris movie, so let’s try this one more time.

The “Scary Movie” actress is hard at work on what is now called “I Know What Boys Like,” formerly known as “House Bunny.” Produced by Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison production team, the film co-stars Katharine McPhee, Emma Stone and Colin Hanks.

Faris stars in the film as Shelley, a Hugh Hefner bunny who gets tossed out of the fabled Playboy mansion and ends up getting a job as a house mother to the lamest sorority on a nearby college campus. Now leading the Zeta Alpha Zeta chicks, Shelley must help the seven socially inept gals from losing their house. In true “Legally Blonde” fashion (the script is written by “Blonde” masterminds Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith), Shelley uses her eternally bubbly attitude to hatch a plan that could save the day while simultaneously teaching each of them about the importance of being true to oneself. Read more…

Everyone has their vice, and mine involves an endless love of dragon movies. “Reign of Fire,” “Dragonheart,” “Dragonslayer,” “Puff the Magic Dragon,” I’ll take ‘em in spades. I’m such a fan that I’ll even watch films like “Python,” “Python II” and “Boa vs. Python,” just because giant snakes kinda look like dragons.

So color me thrilled when I saw the trailer for “Dragon Wars,” which bows September 14, stars the kid from “Roswell,” and carries the distinction of being Korea’s most expensive production ever. Not only are there dragons fighting helicopters, but also some sort of battle hippos. I have no idea what’s going on, but count me in.

To help get you pumped, we’ve been given exclusive images of the beasts in action as well as official descriptions for each type of creature. Check out the fun below, and don’t forget to click on each photo for the full image.

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When you pop “Year of the Dog” into your DVD player (it’s in stores this week), just remember that this sweet sounding yarn about a woman and her sweet pet named Pencil is from the man who wrote and starred in “Chuck and Buck.”

Yes, “Year of the Dog” takes some dark turns as Molly Shannon wrestles with some weighty existential issues amid the bright sunshine of Southern California. It’s never less than interesting.

Nor is White, a sometime actor and prolific screenwriter, best known for “School of Rock.” I caught up with White to discuss his directing debut, the chances of a “School of Rock” sequel, and his secret TV obsession.

MTV: Had you seriously contemplated directing before this film? Read more…

“Watchmen” helmer nabs sci-fi flick, The Rock climbs a mountain, Frank Castle gets a name and more, in the hump day edition of The Dailies.

- Welcome to the “War Zone.” “Punisher 2” officially titled. (IGN)

- Zack Snyder to tackle Ray Bradbury’s classic “The Illustrated Man.” (Variety)

- Ben Affleck “Just Not Into You” either. Thesp in talks to join romantic comedy. (Variety)

- The Rock heading towards “Witch Mountain” remake. (Variety)

When Corey Haim walked into our offices to talk about the sequel to “The Lost Boys” and “The Two Coreys,” he was in a great mood until I brought up one name: Corey Feldman. Clearly he was angry about something at the start of the interview but he wouldn’t cough up the reason until he said “screw it” and let rip on why he’s so upset at that other Corey.

Yes, folks, it all goes back to that infamous scene from “The Two Coreys” where Haim cried over being passed over for “The Lost Boys II.” Honestly I’m not exactly sure what Haim was talking about here, but the important thing is he is mad at Feldman and apparently Feldman doesn’t even know it yet.

YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS. TRUST ME. And check back tomorrow for Haim’s story on dating Posh Spice (I’m absolutely serious).