Posted 10/7/11 2:44 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in Interviews, News, Video
He may have cut off his hair. He might be in a movie with Rihanna now. And perhaps he'll become the next big action star. But ask anyone who watched "Friday Night Lights" until the very end and they'll tell you Taylor Kitsch will always be #33, big Tim Riggins.
So when he took some time to sit with MTV News, Josh Horowitz just had to ask about Kyle Chandler's incredibly cathartic Emmys win and talk of a big screen adaptation from Peter Berg.
Posted 10/7/11 1:48 pm EST by Amy Wilkinson in Sick Day Stash
Call them "cult classics." "Guilty pleasures." "Comfort movies." We all have a mental rolodex of flicks that may not be terribly popular but, for one reason or another, they resonate in a very special way. Maybe you saw it at the right moment. Maybe you just see gold where everyone else sees feces. Whatever the case, these are the special favorites that you keep stashed away for sick days. These are some of ours.
Ryan Gosling will complete his cinematic hat trick this weekend with the political drama "The Ides of March," playing a hungry press secretary on the campaign trail with George Clooney's earnest presidential candidate, Mike Morris. The film, based on the Beau Willimon play "Farragut North," is getting the kind of approval rating a world leader would kill for, but before you slap down your $10 and load up on the Junior Mints, I suggest you check out another of Gosling's intrigues, 2007's "Fracture."
In fact, I'd call the underrated crime drama a companion piece of sorts to "Ides of March." I mean, after the events of "Fracture," I could totally see Gosling's Willy Beachum eschewing the district attorney's office in favor of a political position supporting a man he believes could change the country. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Posted 10/7/11 12:54 pm EST by Jocelyn Vena in Trailers
It seems that Oscar-winner Charlize Theron's writer character, Mavis, has returned to her small hometown none the wiser in the new trailer for "Young Adult."
Lap dog in tow, Mavis, sporting a Hello Kitty t-shirt, is pretty much the queen of denial. The former "girl you hated in high school" comes home, despite how "gross" it makes her feel, with a big mission. One that seems to perplex everyone, but her. The tagline for "Young Adult" really sums it all up: "Everyone gets older, not everyone grows up."
Posted 10/7/11 11:51 am EST by Tami Katzoff in Interviews, News
Hugh Jackman is, quite possibly, the perfect man. He sings, he dances, he can do comedy and drama and action and romance, he’s easy on the eyes. But most importantly, he’s a nice guy. So what’s this all-around good bloke doing playing bad dad Charlie Kenton in “Real Steel”? Or Drover in “Australia”? Or Wolverine?
Jackman told MTV News that he was brought up “to be polite to people, be nice, kind, respectful.” Because of his natural gentlemanly state, he’s attracted to characters that are considerably less than perfect.
“I think I’m pretty boring,” Jackman said. “I much prefer the rebellious, slightly wilder people.” He pointed out that his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, “was expelled from 12 schools or something.”
Posted 10/6/11 4:30 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in Video
FROM MTV MOVIES: Not just anyone can be John Carter. Taylor Kitsch found that out the hard way while auditioning for the role, his first big movie as the lead. And even though he had been unfamiliar with the John Carter books before, the role was, according to Kitsch, something he was "willing to do anything for."
In the upcoming adaption of Edgar Rice Burroughs' beloved "A Princess of Mars," Kitsch plays a Civil War veteran who finds himself transported to another planet. The Martians task Carter with saving the planet and rescuing the captive princess, played by Lynn Collins. The production finally came together recently after lingering in development for years and losing Jon Favreau, who was once attached to direct.
The journey began by meeting with the director Andrew Stanton, best known for his work on Pixar films. "I knew of Stanton, of course, and I was a huge fan," Kitsch says. "He was a big fan of Riggins, my 'Friday Night Lights' character, so right away we kind of pushed each other because we were so excited about just meeting one another."
Posted 10/6/11 4:22 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
Robert Downey Jr. and Warner Bros. are teaming up again, this time to remake "Perry Mason."
The well-known material started out as a novel, then became a radio show, a TV series, a series of movies and another TV series. Variety broke the news, and says that Downey will star as the titular defense attorney who specializes in trial and criminal work. He was most famously portrayed by Ramond Burr from 1957 to 1966.
Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump!
Posted 10/6/11 4:09 pm EST by Alison Nastasi in Horror Bites
Our friends across the pond will finally be able to revel in Tom Six's gruesome sequel to last year's intestinal favorite, "The Human Centipede."
Part two — which hits US theaters this Friday — was banned in Britain due to "sexual violence" and other atrocities. UK censors have approved the movie's release after making 32 cuts, which amounted to removing 2 minutes 37 seconds of footage. Some of the gory details that were axed include the "graphic sight of a man's teeth being removed with a hammer; graphic sight of lips being stapled to naked buttocks." In a statement, Eureka — the movie's overseas distributor — said they feel " … that the storyline has not been compromised and the level of horror has been sustained." UK horror fans will have to let us know if they agree with that or not.
Click through to read our dissection of the best in this week's horror news.
Posted 10/6/11 12:30 pm EST by MTV Movies Team in Twitter-Wood
Steve Jobs, who died at 56 on Wednesday (October 5), was not just the visionary behind Apple and its groundbreaking technology, but also a leading force at Pixar, the Oscar-winning animation studio responsible for films like "Toy Story," "Finding Nemo," "Up" and more. His contributions to movies, both in terms of story and the way these stories are discovered by viewers, are immeasurable.
Actors and filmmakers from Alec Baldwin to Kevin Smith have reacted to Jobs' death on Twitter. Read their memories, quotes and more after the jump.
Posted 10/6/11 11:16 am EST by Kara Warner in News
There's something about the subject of gangsters that never gets old. Particularly the Hollywood variety, as depicted in films like "The Departed," "Get Shorty," "Snatch," "Donnie Brasco," HBO's "The Sopranos," and of course "The Godfather." They're all so cool, slick, watchable. It's that iconic allure that had us excited for Ruben Fleischer's next flick, "Gangster Squad," the moment it was announced.
The film is based on the L.A. Times' seven-part series, "Tales From The Gangster Squad," by writer Paul Lieberman, which revolved around the LAPD's war on infamous mobster Mickey Cohen. Heavy-hitter Sean Penn will play Cohen, and Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling will play two of the cops who try to bring him down, and always likable Emma Stone is in the mix as a sassy "siren" caught in a love triangle with Gosling's character and one of the gangsters.
FROM MTV NEWS: Apple announced Wednesday (October 5) that co-founder Steve Jobs had died at age 56.
Jobs, who stepped down as Apple's CEO in August, announced to his employees in 2004 that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. While he appeared to have successfully removed the cancerous tumor that same year, his health continued to deteriorate over the years and he took a medical leave of absence in January.
When announcing his resignation, Jobs wrote in a statement to Apple's board of directors, "I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's C.E.O., I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come."
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