The red carpet the other night for the Tom Hanks was a glitzy one indeed. No big surprise, right? The man is so likable he makes Nelson Mandela look like an ass. So yes, the list of big name talent walking the carpet was long but for me two names stood out: Charlize Theron and Julia Roberts. I've had some memorable exchanges with both Oscar winners in recent months. You can catch up on the long and unusual history of me and Charlize here.
As for Julia, well if you're not a loyal Movies Blog reader then you'll be excused for forgetting the recent moment when the "Pretty Woman" star kinda sorta flirted with me and suggestively cleaned my glasses. Long story short: it was awesome. And sure enough when I ran into Julia the other night we got back right to our favorite pasttime: eyeglass cleaning!
Spock usually doesn't worry in "Star Trek," because worry is an emotion, and neither does actor Zachary Quinto -- at least when it comes to Swine Flu.
The virus may be causing theater closings in Mexico, possibly affecting opening week for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," but he is unfazed. Quinto, who replaces Leonard Nimoy as Star Trek's original half-Vulcan in this month's reboot by J.J. Abrams, evidently takes his health very seriously, and outlined his standard arsenal of personal precautions that keep him from fretting about the world's newest pandemic.
"No, because every time I get on an airplane I have a routine," Quinto told Vulture. "What I do is, I cover the inside of my nostrils with anti-bacterial ointment." Read more...
Matthew McConaughey has revealed to MTV News that he has spoken with original “Dazed” and Confused” writer/director Richard Linklater about a potential sequel to the film, and explained exactly what he’d like to see happen.
“That's a very precious subject, that movie,” says with a smile, “We made such a gem... I've had loose discussions about what would be the next [in]carnation of a ‘Dazed and Confused’... [Linklater is] not going to do it unless it's done the right way. It's a good idea, but he's gotta pick the right way to do it.” Read more...
Technically we should be done with parodies of the first “Twilight” movie. The sequel is coming out later this year, and comic video-makers should be concentrating on lampooning “New Moon,” regardless of the fact that we haven’t yet seen an official trailer with which to spoof. Something funny could at least be done with that Quileute beefcake spread we saw last week. Of course, I don’t mind if the parody videos keep coming in response to the first installment if they’re as humorous as “Twilight With Cheeseburgers,” a new fake trailer created by sketch comedy group The Midnight Show, of LA’s UCB Theatre.
The reason this late parody gets a pass is because it’s a smart satire inside of a seemingly stupid idea. Sure, it’s quite silly to remake “Twilight” with a cheeseburger substituted in place of Bella Swan. And the members of The Midnight Show certainly don’t seem to treat the concept very seriously. But really it’s the best way to relate Edward Cullen’s romantic dilemma to us mortal humans. He falls in love with a girl who should be his dinner, and she is craved as such by other vampires. To us, the equivalent would be falling in love with a cheeseburger. Right? Read more...
You've got to hand it to 7-11, they know how to market themselves. Whether it's decking their stores out as Quik-E-Marts or making green Slurpees for "Incredible Hulk," they've managed to wiggle their way into one blockbuster after another.
And such is the case with McG's upcoming "Terminator Salvation," where -- to their credit -- they've figured out how to integrate themselves into a post-apocalyptic machine war. In the pic below, you'll see just how they do it as a hideout for resistance forces. This actually isn't the first "Terminator" tie-in; I remember 7-11 rolling out the carpet for T2 back when that film came out.
After the jump, the "Terminator Salvation" Slurpee cups and straws. Read more...
One of the most buzzed about films at Sundance was Tommy Wirkola's Nazi zombie thriller, "Dead Snow," which pits a few medical students against icy and undead members of the Third Reich. It can be pretty hard to follow up that kind of gutsiness, but Wirkola is already hard at work on a new idea titled "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" and he's already attracted the attention of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the story will follow what happened to Hansel and Gretel after they used their wits to escape from that child-eating witch. Fifteen years later, they're bounty hunters who slay anything wearing a pointy black hat. Read more...
Hugh Jackman may be a huge Hollywood star, but don't let that fool you into believing he's not a bonafide comic book fanboy. Thus, it was with great pleasure that he re-entered the role of Wolverine for "X-Men Origins," out this Friday. The standalone film allowed Jackman to delve into the early "X-Men" comics to extract what makes Wolverine, Wolverine.
With that in mind, in the video below, Jackman talks about the specific comic books that influenced the movie and how they were depicted on film. When you're through with that, click here to watch the rest of our "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" interviews.
If you’re like any of us at MTV News, you’re probably wondering what keeps holding up the big screen adaptation of “Arrested Development” from moving forward. Well, now we have our answer: the new Fox show, “Sit Down, Shut Up.”
Mitch Hurwitz’s animated comedy debuted earlier this month, and between writing and producing that series, and developing other television projects, the “Arrested” creator hasn’t had a chance to start writing a script for his Emmy-winning Fox show that was canceled in 2006, says “Arrested” producer/narrator Ron Howard.
“Still waiting on a script,” Howard told MTV News this week. “Mitch’s television company was very successful—good for Mitch—and slowed things up a little bit for ‘Arrested Development’ fans.” Read more...
After his turn as a socially awkward dope dealer in “The Wackness,” Jock Peck is showing his versatility these days by returning to his kid-friendly roots in the summer’s eagerly-anticipated animated flick, “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.”
“Dinosaurs, 3D, everything,” hyped the 22-year-old funnyman, never the sort for understatement. “It’s probably the best movie ever made.”
Peck will bring new life to energetic opossum Eddie, as he rejoins Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott and Ray Romano for the third installment of the ridiculously popular “Ice Age” series. Read more...
It’s another time-travel movie from the man behind the “Back to the Future” trilogy. It’s a chance for Jim Carrey to play a handful of characters at once. And it’s yet another leap forward for a cinematic technology that was scoffed at when it was widely used for the first time in a big budget film.
“A Christmas Carol” utilizes the same motion-capture technology that was panned in 2005’s “The Polar Express” (those dreaded “dead eyes,” which left Tom Hanks looking less than human) and applauded in 2007’s “Beowulf” (Angelina Jolie rising provocatively from a murky lake). Since then, the computer-driven capabilities have only increased, and the special effects wizard working side-by-side with director Robert Zemeckis (“Back to the Future”) on “Christmas Carol” can’t wait for audiences to get a peek at what they were able to pull off.
“I think you should be prepared to be blown away,” Michael Lantieri, the special effects supervisor on the film, told MTV News. “I’ve seen some things that I haven’t seen before.” Read more...
