2011 May - Part 5

'Hangover Part II': Ken Jeong Explains The Enigma Of Mr. Chow

Posted 5/25/11 5:19 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Deep Dive, Interviews, News, Video

Ken Jeong, thank you for existing. Not only have you given us countless quips and one-liners over the course of "Knocked Up," "Community" and more, you've given us the most important gift of all — and his name is Mr. Chow.

The MTV Movie Awards winner reprises his most iconic role in this weekend's "The Hangover Part II," and to hear him tell it, he couldn't be more excited. Watch the video above and click past the jump to find out Jeong's thoughts on the psyche of Mr. Chow, the oft-naked gangster standing in the wolf-pack's path time and time again.

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New 'Hellraiser' Movie 'Defies Explanation' And Features 'Elements Of Origin,' Says 'Drive Angry' Duo

Posted 5/25/11 4:37 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Interviews, News

Hellraiser The DVD and Blu-Ray release of "Drive Angry" is right around the corner (May 31), but director/writer team Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer are already looking forward to raising another terrifying creature up from hell: the duo, who previously worked together on "My Bloody Valentine," are currently attached to a new "Hellraiser" film.

When MTV News chatted with them recently about the "Drive Angry" DVD (interview forthcoming!), they shared that they are currently in active development with Dimension Films figuring out a way to bring their vision to the big screen. And judging by their complicated description of what their "Hellraiser" actually is -- it isn't a reboot, it isn't an origin story -- that might be easier said than done.

"[The film] sort of defies explanation," Farmer said with a laugh. "But right now it's a really exciting project that delves into the world Clive [Barker] created and then takes it in sort of a couple different directions, and it has some revisitations of the stuff at the same time it shows you some things you haven't seen before."

Lussier expanded on that a little, saying, "Clive's story has taken place in our world, and we're, uhh, I don't know how to explain it other than there are elements of origin, elements of new mixed together."

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'Hangover Part II': Bradley Cooper Was A 'Superb' Student, Says His 'Actor's Studio' Dean James Lipton

Posted 5/25/11 3:40 pm EST by Jocelyn Vena in Interviews, News, Video

When MTV News was at the premiere of "The Hangover Part II" on Monday night (May 23) in New York City, we were pleasantly surprised to run into "Inside The Actor's Studio" host and the program's dean, James Lipton. We were even more pleasantly surprised when Lipton opened up about the movie's star, Bradley Cooper's, school boy days in the program.

"How about the fact that Bradley was my student?" he told MTV of his reasons for attending the "Hangover" premiere. "I was his Dean at the Actor's Studio Drama School and Bradley graduated from our school in 2000 and is the first of our students to come back and sit in that chair. He was superb. I knew then that he was going to be a star. I said so."

So, what did he study back in the day?

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'Harry Potter': New 'Deathly Hallows' TV Spot And Emma Watson Poster Highlight The Wizarding War

Posted 5/25/11 2:36 pm EST by Josh Wigler in News, Posters

Only seven weeks remain before "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" arrives in theaters, marking the long-awaited grand finale for one of the single most ambitious fantasy franchises of all time.

In the lead up to the "Deathly Hallows" conclusion, plenty of "Harry Potter" news items have been dropping all across the web. No worries — we're here to catch 'em all for you. After the jump, get the latest "Potter" news, including new TV spots, posters and interviews.

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'The Oprah Winfrey Show' Ends, Christopher Meloni Exits 'SVU' And Much More In Today's Twitter-Wood

Posted 5/25/11 2:18 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Twitter-Wood

Today's a day for saying goodbye in the mysterious land of Twitter-Wood. (Not for us, mind you — we're not going anywhere!) The Oprah Winfrey Show comes to an end today after 25 seasons on the air, and while many people across the globe are mourning the show's conclusion, many stars and celebs are marking the occasion with their tongue firmly in cheek.

Meanwhile, longtime "Law & Order: SVU" actor Christopher Meloni is reportedly exiting the show, leaving his fans (and some of his colleagues) in shock. But the saddest and most surprising news of all is the death of CNBC news anchor Mark Haines, who passed away unexpectedly at his home yesterday evening; his loss is marked in today's Twitter-Wood as well.

But there's happier news today, too. Two more people have discovered the awesome power of "Bridesmaids," while the long-awaited "American Reunion" finally enters production, with Stifler's mom firmly in tow.

I'm @roundhoward and this is Twitter-Wood for May 25, 2011.

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Angelina Jolie Says 'Maleficent' Has A 'Great Script,' Unsure About Director Rumors

Posted 5/25/11 1:16 pm EST by Kara Warner in Interviews, News, Video

Those of us who have been excited about Disney's "Maleficent" project have been on a bit of a roller coaster ride of on-again, off-again production news.

The proposed live-action feature, which is, in a nutshell, "Sleeping Beauty" told from the titular sorceress' perspective, lost its original directorial candidate Tim Burton, due to his committments on "Dark Shadows," which, although a bummer, might have opened the door for "Black Swan" helmer Darren Aronofsky, who is reportedly being courted by Disney to step up to the plate.

When I happened upon still-attached star Angelina Jolie at the premiere of "Kung Fu Panda 2" recently, I asked her if she'd heard any news about the project or Aronofsky's involvement.

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Javier Bardem's 'Dark Tower' Commitment Called Into Question In Today's Casting Call

Posted 5/25/11 11:45 am EST by Josh Wigler in Casting Call, News

So… is Javier Bardem not locked in for "The Dark Tower" after all?

In a new interview about the project, director Ron Howard confirms that production has been pushed back due to "budget delays and ongoing story development and logistical interviews," but it's his comments about Bardem that have our eyebrows raised.

"I can't really say who'll be in it yet, but Javier Bardem has shown a great deal of interest," he told Entertainment Weekly. "We'll know by the end of the summer, when our flashing green light goes solid."

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'Deathly Hallows' Star Tom Felton Says Draco Malfoy And Harry Potter Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin

Posted 5/25/11 10:43 am EST by Josh Wigler in Interviews, News

As the world of "Harry Potter" seemingly crashes towards darkness in the forthcoming "Deathly Hallows Part 2," at least one character is moving in the opposite direction towards the light: Draco Malfoy.

Ten years and eight films later, young Draco isn't the arrogant little bully he used to be. Or, at least, he's not just that anymore. As Lord Voldemort rises to prominence, the noose tightens around the collective neck of the Malfoy family, and the platinum blonde wizard-in-the-making begins to realize that everything he's fought for and against in his entire life — his nemesis Harry Potter included — is coming into question.

"It's a really hard writing task: the idea is to spend six years getting the audience to dislike this character, to certainly have no empathy for him whatsoever, and then within two years to show how the bully is treated at home and why he is like that," actor Tom Felton said of his character in an interview with Empire. "You see him get put in a few unfortunate circumstances so I'm hoping by the end of it you really feel quite bad for the kid."

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'Hangover Part II': After Vegas And Thailand, Where Should The Wolf Pack Go Next?

Posted 5/25/11 10:13 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Commentary, Humor

The world is preparing for its second major "Hangover" this Friday, but we at MTV Movies Blog can't stop ourselves from looking into the future towards even more drunken adventures.

If the first "Hangover" flick took the wolf pack to Vegas, and the second one is taking them to Bangkok, we can only imagine where Stu, Alan and Phil (and Doug and Mr. Chow and that monkey) will be headed in a hypothetical third installment. How do you top those two great cities? Well, just in case Todd Phillips needs some ideas, we've got a few suggestions for where to go next. Check 'em out after the jump!

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Relativity Moves Tarsem Singh's 'Snow White' Ahead Of 'Snow White And The Huntsman' In Today's Dailies

Posted 5/24/11 6:54 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Dailies

Snow White Okay, this whole "who's the fairest of them all" competition is starting to get a bit ridiculous.

Universal Pictures recently moved "Snow White and the Huntsman" from its original December 2012 release date to June 1, 2012 in order to hit theaters ahead of Relativity Media's untitled "Snow White," previously scheduled for June 29, 2012. Now, Relativity is moving up their time-table, releasing the Tarsem Singh-directed fairy tale on March 16, 2012,well ahead of "Huntsman" and less than a year from now. And the battle rages on…

There's more movie news past the jump, including some new title changes and a pair of new "Frankenstein" projects.

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