2011 August - Part 17

'Game Of Thrones' Casts And Renames Asha Greyjoy

Posted 8/2/11 1:30 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Casting Call, News, TV

Good and obnoxious news, "Game of Thrones" fans: Theon Greyjoy's cunning and cutthroat sister Asha has been cast... but her name isn't Asha anymore!

Gemma Whelan, who's starred in "The Wolfman" and "Gulliver's Travels," will play the fierce ironborn warrior woman in season two, Entertainment Weekly reports. But she won't be known as Asha in the series: instead, her character has been renamed Yara.

The news confirms previous rumors that Asha was on the cusp of a name change, with producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss recently confirming that they were considering the option due to similarities between Asha and Osha, the Starks' wildling captive introduced towards the end of the first season of "Thrones."

Tags Game of Thrones, Gemma Whelan

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Bradley Cooper And Robert De Niro Reuniting For David O. Russell

Posted 8/2/11 12:46 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call

Bradley Cooper should be looking at his silver linings as he and his "Limitless" costar Robert De Niro are in talks to team up with director David O Russell for "The Silver Linings Playbook."

Deadline has the news that Cooper and De Niro are in negotiations for the flick. Cooper would be replacing Mark Wahlberg, who departed due to other obligations. Jennifer Lawrence is still committed as the movie's leading lady.

Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump!

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'Friday Night Lights' Movie Based On TV Show Is Being Written, Says Peter Berg

Posted 8/2/11 11:03 am EST by Josh Wigler in News, TV

"Friday Night Lights" fans, stop your weeping — the show ain't over yet.

Well, the show is over, but the story is looking likely to continue. "Battleship" director Peter Berg, who helmed the "Friday Night Lights" movie some years ago and helped shepherd the critically adored and recently concluded small-screen version, announced during the current TCA press tour that he's working on bringing the televised "FNL" back to movie theaters.

"We're writing a script," he said of the project, according to TV Line. “We’ve been meeting with [fellow 'FNL' EP] Jason Katims for the last couple of weeks. We have a real good script idea. We want to do it. We’re very serious about doing it. We intend to do it.”

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Ryan Gosling's 'Drive' Poster Is Pretty In Pink

Posted 8/2/11 10:02 am EST by Josh Wigler in News, Posters

"Drive," from director Nicolas Winding Refn and leading man Ryan Gosling, is easily one of my most anticipated movies coming out in the next few months. A thriller about a Hollywood stunt driver by day, getaway wheelman by night, featuring an all-star cast with guys like Bryan Cranston and Ron Perlman? Yeah, I'm on board.

But the new official poster for "Drive" sells something that's… well, a bit prettier than what I'd been led to believe about the movie. For a fierce, hard R-rated flick, this "Drive" poster is a little bit… ah… pink, I guess.

Check it out for yourself past the jump and see what you think.

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'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2' DVD Is The 'Mega Edition,' Says Tom Felton

Posted 8/1/11 5:48 pm EST by Kara Warner in DVD

FROM MTV MOVIES: Although this year's big blockbuster box-office record-breaker, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" is still reeling in the dough at theaters — we're only in week three of its release, after all — it's never too early to start thinking about what might be on the DVD and Blu-Ray versions of the film when it's released in November.

MTV News caught up with "Potter" actor Tom Felton on Thursday at the premiere of his other film being released this year, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," to find out what more of Draco Malfoy we might see on the DVD.

Read the full story at MTV Movies!

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'Die Hard 5' Heads To Russia With New Directors In Pursuit

Posted 8/1/11 4:45 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in News

Some good news and some bad news for "Die Hard 5," starting with the bad.

Director Noam Murro has left the movie, leaving the production without a director at the moment. Twitch Film broke the news, saying that Murro's commitment to the upcoming "300" sequel has led him to depart the project.

But Murro's departure comes equipped with a new short list of possible "Die Hard" directors. Deadline has learned that "Attack the Block" director Joe Cornish, "Fast Five's" Justin Lin, "Drive's" Nicolas Winding Refn and "Max Payne's" John Moore are all up for John McClane's latest adventure -- but if the folks at Twitch are to be believed, the job is supposedly Moore's to take or leave.

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'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2' Becomes Highest Grossing 'Potter' Flick

Posted 8/1/11 2:54 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in News

It all ended with "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," but at least it ended on top.

The last installment of the "Harry Potter" franchise was the most well-received of the eight-film-long series, but this weekend it became the highest grossing as well. After cresting the $1 billion mark over the weekend -- the first movie in the series to do so! -- it also hit a domestic gross of $318 million, making it the biggest "Potter" flick of all time.

Fittingly, the movie it bested for that title was the first flick in the series, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."

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Olivia Wilde Flirts With Porn Star Linda Lovelace Biopic

Posted 8/1/11 2:17 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Casting Call

Olivia Wilde as porn star Linda Lovelace? If that doesn't set off some alarms in your head, you might not have a pulse!

"It would be a tremendous honor," Wilde told E! Online of the possibility that she might star in a biopic from Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman about the "Deep Throat" star. "It's such a cool role. She was a fascinating woman—with where she came from to 'Deep Throat' to then working with Gloria Steinem and Nora Ephron. It's really fascinating."

Nothing's confirmed yet, but if Wilde takes on the role, she'll be the second Hollywood star taking a big-screen shot at Lovelace; "Watchmen" actress Malin Akerman is starring in a separate biopic about the topic.

Check out the rest of today's biggest casting news after the jump!

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'Expendables 2' Targets Chuck Norris, John Travolta And Jean-Claude Van Damme?

Posted 8/1/11 1:27 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in News

John Travolta It should be said that the rumored action stars lining up for "The Expendables 2" are anything but expendable.

The original cast already had one hell of a line-up, including Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li, but now some new names are potentially joining the team. David Varod, the CEO of Bulgarian film company Nu Boyana, reportedly told Novinite in an interview that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis are both coming back for the sequel, and added several other names to the mix as well.

Like who, exactly? Do the names John Travolta, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris get your excitement level up to 11? Those are the guys coming aboard the "Expendables" sequel, according to the interview, though there's been no official announcement confirming their involvement yet.

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Daniel Craig Is 'More Excited' About 'Bond 23' Than 'Casino Royale'

Posted 8/1/11 11:49 am EST by Terri Schwartz in News

There are many rumors swirling around the upcoming "Bond 23" production, but if Daniel Craig is certain about one thing, it's that Sam Mendes is the right person to direct the movie.

Recently the "Bond" leading man sat down with his "Cowboys & Aliens" director, Jon Favreau, for an interview, and conversation steered towards the next untitled installment in the "007" franchise.

Each of the "Bond" films Craig has been a part of have had different directors -- Martin Campbell for "Casino Royale" and Marc Forster for "Quantum of Solace" -- so Favreau asked the actor what he thought of Mendes "classing up the franchise."

In a nutshell? "I think it's kind of a great choice," Craig said.

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