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Almost as soon as news of a fourth “Terminator” movie began to trickle out years ago, fans and haters alike started wondering if the original T-800 cyborg and current Governor of California would be joining in on the action. This weekend at New York Comic-Con, “Terminator Salvation” director McG gave his most pointed admission yet that Arnold Schwarzenegger will in fact be making an appearance in the film—but who knows what form that appearance may take.

“I don’t want today’s Arnold Schwarzenegger,” the director told a packed hall after screening a sizzle reel from the May 2009 release (McG also responded to the unearthed on-set Christian Bale tirade here). Referencing the original film, he said, “I want the idealized, Griffith Park, Bill Paxton, tire-track-on-the-face archetype and we’ll see what we can do about that.” Read more...

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Who watches the “Watchmen”? At New York Comic-Con on Saturday afternoon, it was the lucky crowd packed into the Warner Brothers panel as the studio showed off a never-before-seen thirty-second clip from their forthcoming graphic novel-adapted blockbuster.

The scene -- taken verbatim from the source material -- takes place after Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) is captured and incarcerated in prison. Deprived of his iconic mask, his bruised and bandaged face exposed, Rorschach is waiting on line in the mess hall when a hulking inmate starts giving him a hard time. We see Rorschach’s craggy face tighten just before he completely loses it—not that he ever had “it” to begin with. Rorschach nails the guy in the face with a metal food tray and then douses him in burning hot fryer oil. The inmate falls to his knees, crying like a baby while his skin melts away. Read more...

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When it comes to Pixar films, we assume by now we’ll get eye-popping computer animation, superior storytelling and hilarious supporting characters. At the same time, we’ve also come to expect the unexpected: You liked a rat who loves to cook? Okay, try a robot that doesn’t speak, cleaning up garbage on an abandoned planet. On Friday afternoon at the Disney theater in Manhattan, Pixar showed off 45 minutes of its May 2009 feature “Up,” and delivered on expectations while once again subverting them.

“It’s an action adventure story staring an old man,” said co-director Pete Docter. The old man in question, Carl, is a septuagenarian widow who channels the grief over his deceased wife into a crazy stunt: tying thousands of balloons onto his house and flying it to South America’s Paradise Falls, which the couple had always dreamed of visiting. The hitch—and the makings of an “Odd Couple”-style buddy comedy—is that a feisty 9-year-old named Russell gets swept along for the ride—a ride that includes dangerous adventures and more than a few run-ins with a kooky cast of secondary characters. Read more...

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Okay, I'm going to be frank. The talent at New York Comic-Con this year isn't quite on par with last year. Still, we've been having a blast talking to top comic creators, actors, and filmmakers galore. And every so often an awesome familiar face shows up unexpectedly. For instance, this afternoon Stephen Baldwin dropped by our skybox overlooking the convention floor completely unannounced. He dropped off copies of his new comic, "The Remnant," and was gone in a flash.

I wasn't there at the time but when I came by the booth and heard he had just been there I hit the floor to talk to the man himself. Needless to say he was awesome. You'll see plenty of the interview soon enough so just calm down. For now enjoy the below photo.

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We've announced our Greatest Movie Badasses of All Time and we've blogged about our Comic-Con panel which featured taped acceptance speeches from Clint Eastwood and Sigourney Weaver. Now we want to know what YOU think.

Take a look at the full ranking for our Greatest Movie Badasses list and then give us your reactions in the comments below. Disagree with our list? Upset that your favorite character didn't make the cut? Or maybe you just want to say thank you (hopefully that's the case). In any event, here's the list!

1. Dirty Harry
2. Ellen Ripley
3. John McClane
4. Mad Max
5. Walker
6. Sarah Connor
7. Pike Bishop
8. Khan
9. Boba Fett
10. John J. Rambo

There we have it, so give us your thoughts below!

Who kicks ass without giving a damn? Who looks good while raining down body blows? Who pops off that killer catchphrase before laying on some serious hurt? Those are the heated questions we’ve been asking around the MTV News office and on our blog for the last month. Last night at New York Comic-Con, we settled on an answer, revealing to the assembled crowd our definitive Top 10 list of Greatest Movie Badasses.

On Monday morning we’ll bring you the full report, but for now here are some quick hits from the evening as our panel—Method Man, “30 Rock”’s Judah Friedlander, “Best Week Ever” contributor Chuck Nice, and James Toback, who directed the forthcoming Mike Tyson documentary—argued and joked over whether or not we got the butt-busting list right. Read more...

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The votes are in and now it can be announced once and for all. Dirty Harry is indeed the GREATEST MOVIE BADASS OF ALL TIME. MTV News announced our top ten list tonight at Comic-Con (check back here soon for full coverage of the event) and we had a little help from none other than Mr. Eastwood himself. The badass of all badasses (still kicking ass and taking names at 78 in "Gran Torino") taped an awesome acceptance speech that only the legend could deliver. Check it out. The man doesn't need to say much to make his point, does he?

Did we make the right choice? Tell us what you think. Who is the greatest movie badass of all time?

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Here's a movie plot that might make you squirm in your seat a little bit. According to Variety, Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman have signed on to star in "The Baster" -- and yes, it's all right there in the title.

"The Baster" centers on Bateman, who plays a neurotic and insecure man who finds out his best friend is planning to get pregnant via artificial insemination. He decides to swap the donor's sperm with his own and presto, ends up making a baby with Aniston. She has no idea who the true father is, and he is forced to live with the secret of being a baby-daddy. I suspect it will turn out all right in the end, and true love will be realized, but it just seems like a rather icky way to go about it, doesn't it?

Will Speck and Josh Gordon ("Blades of Glory") will direct the film from a screenplay by Allan Loeb. Believe it or not, the film was actually based on Jeffery Eugenides' short story in the New Yorker. So while it may make "Knocked Up" seem rather Puritan, it has a classy literary origin. The film begins shooting this spring.

MTV readers, is this your kind of romantic comedy? Or does it sound more like a gross out laugh fest? Do you wish Aniston would take a break from "single chick" films? Let's get this discussion started.

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By Sarah Muller

Let's just cut to the chase: This is not a joke. Val Kilmer kinda, sorta wants to move from the Batcave of Hollywood to the New Mexico governor's mansion.

This isn't exactly an open casting call, but the "Batman Forever" and "Top Gun" star insists he might take a shot at the 2010 race when Democrat Bill Richardson's second term ends.

"I'm just looking for ways to be contributive," Kilmer told The Associated Press yesterday. "And if that ends up being where I can make a substantial contribution, then I'll run."

Just in case there was any doubt, he added, "If I run, I'm going to be the next governor." Is that a threat, Iceman?
Read more...

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Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, and...Edward Cullen? That's right, amongst the mutants and supervillains is none other than "Twilight." The vamp franchise finds itself represented at Comic-Con in no less than two different areas on the show floor.

The publishers of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" books is Little, Brown and Company, and the outfit has set up shop here at the convention, showcasing the work of their star author. "Twilight" fever also hit the Tonner booth, where their Edward Cullen and Bella Swan figures were on display.

For those of you who can't make it to the show, click here or on the photo below for our full gallery of "Twilight" at NY Comic-Con.

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