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MUST WATCH VIDEO: Ryan Gosling Touts 'Cranking,' Reveals Himself To Be A Dirty, Dirty Man

Posted 1/28/10 5:12 pm EST by in Sundance 2010, Video


The MTV News Sundance gang is back in the office sifting through upwards of 70 interviews. Some were good. Some were funny. But none were as memorable as this one. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in the heartbreaking drama "Blue Valentine." It's a shattering look at a very intimate relationship between two people who just can't connect.

You might think the conversation with the two thespians would mirror the drama. Oh, but you couldn't be more wrong. Watch below as I open my heart to Ryan Gosling in the opening moments of our chat and he educates me about a very particular kind of self-gratification. Dirty amazing stuff. Ryan Gosling just soared to the upper echelon of my favorite interviewee list.

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J.D. Salinger, 'Star Trek' And 'Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World' In Today's Twitter-Wood

Posted 1/28/10 4:30 pm EST by in Twitter-Wood


Zachary Quinto may have scared a few "Star Trek" fans when he said he would be stepping away from the franchise for a couple of years. He ran some damage control from his Twitter account today, though, to assure everyone that he would be sticking with his Spock role for the films, just not on anything related to public appearances or side projects.

Meanwhile, in trending topic new, the death of J.D. Salinger hit home for a lot of Twitter-Wood posters today, who contributed memories and first encounters with his masterpiece "Catcher in the Rye." That's the heart of the report today, but read on past the jump, and you'll also find Edgar Wright contemplating a release date for "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" and Michael Ian Black's suggestion for a Michael Cera memoir in Twitter-Wood for January 28, 2010. Read More...

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Han Vs. Greedo: 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Supervising Director Dave Filoni Knows Who Shot First

Posted 1/28/10 4:01 pm EST by in News


Like every fanperson-fueled franchise out there, "Star Wars" is rife with small points that beg greater discussion. Why, for example, does Han Solo boast about his ship's speed by saying that it can do the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs when a parsec is in fact a measurement of distance rather than time? Or why didn't Chewbacca receive a medal at the end of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope"?

The big one though, the whopper that gets every "Star Wars" fan's blood boiling is why the crap Han Solo was made to shoot first during his Mos Eisley Cantina showdown with the bounty hunter Greedo in the re-cut special edition version of "A New Hope." Franchise creator George Lucas has said that it was for the children, so they would understand that Han's act of killing was justified. That's never been a good enough explanation for many diehard fans.

Lucas has some very developed reasons for making the change however. He's never shared them publicly, but he has spoken with Dave Filoni, supervising director of the "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" TV series. Read More...

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In Memory Of J.D. Salinger, Here Are Five Films That Evoke The 'Catcher In The Rye' Author

Posted 1/28/10 2:56 pm EST by in Commentary, News


Yesterday, "The Catcher in the Rye" author J.D. Salinger died of natural causes at the age of 91. I'm surely not alone in saying how appreciative I was of the existence of "Rye" when I read the novel for the first time as an awkward high school student. It's a testament to the story's timelessness that almost 60 years later, "Rye" continues to be such a relatable experience for young readers. But Salinger wasn't just an influence for those suffering through teenage angst — his work was felt throughout the filmmaking world, even if he himself didn't have a hand in the creation of such projects.

After the jump, read about five films that either drew inspiration from Salinger or utilized his work as a plot point, and be sure to head to the comments section to share your thoughts and memories of the acclaimed author, and any other movies you can feel his presence in. Read More...

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LOST IN NUMBERS: Sixteen Recurring Characters We Hope To See Again In The Final Season

Posted 1/28/10 2:00 pm EST by in Commentary, TV


While the final season's series regulars are undoubtedly some of the most important characters on "Lost," they aren't the only people that fans have come to know and love. One of the show's greatest attributes is its wealth of worthwhile characters that weave in and out of the Island's bountiful mythology with varying degrees of regularity.

After the jump, we've highlighted the sixteen recurring characters that we're hoping to see in the final season of "Lost" — the ones that are still alive, at least. We'll get to the corpses soon, we promise. Stay tuned to MTV for the rest of this week and into the season premiere, as we'll be running a series of features pegged directly to the show's trademark number sequence: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. Needless to say, spoilers for season five and earlier lie ahead. Read More...

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Jesse Eisenberg On 'The Social Network,' Imagination And Playing Real People

Posted 1/28/10 1:00 pm EST by in News, Sundance 2010


Jesse Eisenberg has a long history of playing variations on real people. From "Roger Dodger" to "The Squid and the Whale" to "Adventureland," the actor has been a go-to for a long line of writer/directors who see in his curly-haired gawkiness and anxiety-ridden demeanor an apt surrogate for their younger selves.

Two 2010 films will have Eisenberg once again taking on approximations of real people, though the two new roles will offer new takes on that recurring career theme. In the Sundance flick "Holy Rollers," he plays a Hasidic youth pulled into a world of international ecstasy dealing, a story based on actual New Yorkers. Later in the year, he'll appear on screen as Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network," which follows the creation and early years of the now ubiquitous site. Read More...

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Ryan Reynolds Has A Very Active, Regular Dialogue With The 'Deadpool' Writers

Posted 1/28/10 12:30 pm EST by in Sundance 2010


FROM SPLASH PAGE: Despite his status as the "Green Lantern" lead, Ryan Reynolds is pulling double duty in the comic book world as Deadpool in the antihero's upcoming solo film. Since the "Deadpool" movie was announced, Reynolds has been very vocal regarding his desire for the film to stick closely to the character's comic book roots, specifically the need to break down the fourth wall.

With "Zombieland" writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick set to tackle the "Deadpool" script, fans can only hope that the screenwriters are adhering to Reynolds' wishes to keep the story close to the merc with a mouth's origins. Luckily, it sounds like the actor's vocal desires aren't falling on deaf ears.

"I talk to them every single day," Reynolds told MTV News during an interview at the Sundance Film Festival. "We're all very sick of each other already. It's actually a really wonderful creative trifecta — we're having a very good time."

Continue reading Ryan Reynolds And 'Deadpool' Screenwriters Collaborate 'Every Single Day'

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Elijah Wood Names James McAvoy As His Pick For Bilbo Baggins In 'The Hobbit'

Posted 1/28/10 12:00 pm EST by in Sundance 2010


The fantastic performance by Elijah Wood in Peter Jackson's adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy has set the bar for hobbit roles everywhere. Well before Frodo there was Bilbo, star of Guillermo del Toro's upcoming adaptation of "The Hobbit." When MTV's Josh Horowitz spoke to Wood at Sundance this week, he asked the "Rings" star who his pick would be for the as-yet-uncast role.

"I honestly love the initial rumor from way back when, which was James McAvoy," he said. Read More...

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Kristen Stewart Addresses Her Nude Scene In 'The Runaways'

Posted 1/28/10 11:30 am EST by in News


FROM MTV.COM: Kristen Stewart has been everywhere at this year's Sundance Film Festival: on red carpets, in extensive sit-down interviews and on the screen in two movies, "Welcome to the Rileys" and "The Runaways." Both films showcase the actress in her most mature roles to date, and in each one she shows more than a bit of skin (beware of spoilers below).

In the last shot of "Runaways," in which she plays real-life rocker Joan Jett, Stewart is seen floating underwater without any clothes on. Was that really her?

Continue reading Kristen Stewart Talks About 'Nude' Scene In 'The Runaways'

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Zac Efron To Star In 'Back To The Future'-Like Project, Plus A Comic Book Adaptation

Posted 1/28/10 11:00 am EST by in News


Zac Efron may be the name you know from "High School Musical," but that's not how things are going to be for much longer if he has his way. He's been pursuing more serious work recently, with "Me and Orson Welles" and the upcoming "The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud," from "17 Again" director Burr Steers. Next up: another pair of projects in which it's safe to guess that he will neither sing nor dance.

Deadline Hollywood has the scoop that Efron is all set up with Warner Bros for both. First up is an adaptation of "Fire," a Brian Michael Bendis-penned "spy graphic novel" published by Image Comics. You can find all of the details on that over at MTV Splash Page. Read More...

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