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One of the most exciting films to be announced for this year's Sundance was Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's short "Fight For Your Right Revisited." It's not just that the film was a follow-up to their classic music video for "Fight For Your Right (To Party)," it was that Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood and Danny McBride were going to be starring as the Beastie Boys themselves in the sequel, with cameos from Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Jack Black.

When MTV caught up with Rogen while he was promoting "Green Hornet," he explained that it didn't take too much to get him on board the project. "I literally got a phone call from MCA one day," he explained. "It was funny because we were in our office, and [writing partner] Evan [Goldberg] was sitting across from me, and I was like, 'Yeah, MCA? Yeah, yeah, OK, whatever you want! OK, sounds perfect.' And he was like, 'What just happened?' I was like, 'I think I'm going to be in a Beastie Boys video.'" Read more...

Tags Adam Yauch, elijah wood, Fight For Your Right Revisited, seth rogen

No shocker here, but good news just the same: Deadline is reporting that at long last Andy Serkis has locked down a deal to reprise his "The Lord of the Rings" role as the bug-eyed, Precious-loving creature Gollum in Peter Jackson's forthcoming two-part "Hobbit" prequel.

Had Serkis not signed on, it would have totally burned us, Precious -- he was amazing in the role in the final two "Lord of the Rings" flicks. But despite the fact that the majority of "The Hobbit" cast has already been announced, there was really little doubt that Serkis would return for the small but pivotal role in (likely) the second of the two films. In addition to appearing in the aforementioned "LOTR" movies for the director, he also had a sizable part in Jackson's "King Kong" and one of the leads in Jackson's upcoming collaboration with Steven Spielberg, "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn." Read more...

Tags andy serkis, christopher lee, elijah wood, Ian McKellen, ian-holm, Martin Freeman, orlando bloom, peter jackson, the lord of the rings, the-hobbit

Director's Guild of America president Taylor Hackford has announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2010... and there really aren't any surprises in the five-man race.

The DGA's list includes a who's-who of men that have already cleaned up this awards season: Darren Aronofsky for "Black Swan," David Fincher for "The Social Network," Tom Hooper for "The King's Speech," Christopher Nolan for "Inception" and David O. Russell for "The Fighter."

"2011 marks the 75th anniversary of the DGA, making the celebration of this year's five nominees especially meaningful," Hackford said in announcing the contenders. "Their inspired films radiate the passion and unique vision of each of these filmmakers, who are about to become part of our Guild's rich history. My sincerest congratulations to all five nominees." Read more...

Tags black swan, christopher nolan, Coen Brothers, darren aronofsky, david fincher, david o russell, inception, the fighter, the king's speech, The Social Network, tom hooper, True Grit

"Black Swan" and Jim Carrey might not sound like the ideal pairing of actor and material, but thanks to the "I Love You Phillip Morris" star's hosting gig on "Saturday Night Live," we now know that it's a match made in comedy heaven. Carrey spoofed Mila Kunis as Lily, aka the titular black swan, in a short, while Bill Hader played ballet instructor Tomas and Nasim Pedrad played Natalie Portman's Nina.

Let's just say that Carrey's Lily convinced us in several different ways that "she" was the best choice for the black swan. Somewhere between the buffalo wing tattoos on Carrey's back, the way he said "bitches" and the way he ate breadcrumbs (you know, like a real swan), we fell in love. Read more...

Tags Bill Hader, black swan, I Love You Phillip Morris, jim carrey, mila kunis, saturday night live, Video

In anticipation of the Critics' Choice Movie Awards this Friday (January 14), the cast of "Jackass" was asked to promote the event by filming parodies of four of the Awards' nominees for Best Picture.

MTV News visited Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Wee-man and co. on the apparently "ice-cold" set of their spoof of "The Social Network," and it looks as though the jackasses have once again lived up to their title. Check out a very revealing (in more ways than one) behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the video below.

In the clip, Johnny Knoxville dons a curly blonde wig to play Mark Zuckerberg, who's facing a tense grilling at the hands of an interrogator (played by Margera) and the Winkelvoss twins (played by the not-so-similar-or-All-American-looking Wee-man and Preston). When normal tactics fail to get Knoxville's attention, Margera resorts to less conventional methods... such as opening another man's shirt and licking his bare armpit, as well as stripping naked and striking a pose on the boardroom table. Read more...

Tags bam margera, critics choice awards, jackass, johnny knoxville, The Social Network, Video

The National Society of Film Critics announced their winners from the past year's crop of films and, as has been the trend with recent awards shows, "The Social Network" took top honors, winning Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay with room to spare. Jesse Eisenberg also won as Best Actor, but was neck-in-neck with Colin Firth of "The King's Speech" for the victory.

There were a few surprise wins, however. Olivia Williams won Best Actress In A Supporting Role for her performance in "The Ghost Writer," beating both Amy Adams and Melissa Leo for their roles in "The Fighter." And the NSFC awarded Giovanna Mezzogiomo Best Actress for her performance in the Italian drama "Vincere," beating out Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right" and Lesley Manville in "Another Year." Read more...

Tags Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Jesse Eisenberg, Olivia Williams, Roger Deakins, the ghost writer, the king's speech, The Social Network, True Grit

When news broke in mid November that Colin Farrell was in negotiations to play the lead in a new version of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi epic "Total Recall," the casting call came as a bit of a surprise. After all, everything about the two actors -- from their line readings to their film choices to the size of their biceps -- is wildly different.

When MTV News sat down with Farrell at the press day for his new WWII drama "The Way Back," we were determined to get some clarification on whether he's officially all-in for the "Total Recall" reboot, as well as intel on just how different it will be from the Schwarzenegger-starring, Paul Verhoeven-directed version.

When asked if he's definitely doing "Recall," Farrell responded: "I hope so. I think so. Yeah, I think so. Maybe in May." That's not exactly a hard "yes," so will assume that he's still tying up a few loose ends on his deal, but is likely to start shooting with director Len Wiseman ("Underworld") in May. Read more...

Tags Arnold Schwarzenegger, Colin-Farrell, len wiseman, paul verhoeven, the way back, total recall, Video

There have been so many David-and-Goliath-styled stories made in Hollywood in recent years, it was only a matter of time before the two Biblical figures got their own feature film. Now The Hollywood Reporter has the news that "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" director Scott Derrickson is preparing a new take on the Biblical tale for Relativity Media.

Called "Goliath," the film is described as "a period action movie made with contemporary sensibilities." So while the story is just about as classic as they come, Derrickson and producers Ryan Kavanaugh, Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen are also trying to give the film a modern vibe like what's seen in "300" and "The Bourne Identity." Get ready for some intense slo-mo CGI action sequences. Read more...

Tags Goliath, Scott Derrickson, Wyck Godfrey

Nothing screams 3-D like a tragic love story set against the backdrop of Long Island in the swingin' '20s. At least that's the way filmmaker Baz Luhrmann sees it.

According to Forbes.com, last week the "Romeo + Juliet" and "Moulin Rouge!" writer-director told the audience at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that he has "workshopped" his upcoming take on "The Great Gatsby" in 3-D. While he has yet to decide whether the film will actually be presented in three dimensions, Luhrmann believes the format doesn't just have to be used for "gags" (think the airborne "man parts" in "Piranha 3D") or for "spectacle and drama" (as in "Avatar") as it has been thus far; he posits that it can be used for "poetic cinema" as well. Read more...

Tags baz luhrmann, Carey Mulligan, leonardo dicaprio, the great gatsby, tobey maguire

The stooges of our generation are shaping up to officially become "The Three Stooges."

Johnny Knoxville, Andy Samberg and Shane Jacobson are on the shortlist to play Moe, Larry and Curly respectively for the Farrelly Brothers' long-developing comedy, and honestly, the casting could not be more spot on.

Originally the "Stooges" were supposed to be played by Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn and Jim Carrey, but the latter two are officially separated from the film. This new casting obviously shows a very different take on the project than the original concept. Peter and Bobby Farrelly, who wrote the script, are directing the film. Read more...

Tags andy samberg, johnny knoxville, Shane Jacobson, the three stooges