Posted 11/2/11 2:55 pm EST by Josh Wigler in News, splash page
It ain't easy being Superman. Sure, he's got X-ray vision, and yes, bullets bounce off his chest. But actor Henry Cavill also has to deal with an overwhelming amount of attention from onlookers when it comes to assuming the iconic role for "Man of Steel." Thankfully, the fan support he's received has been equally overwhelming, and Cavill expressed his gratitude in a new interview with MTV News. Check it out below.
Hit past the jump to see more of the latest comic book movie news!
Posted 11/2/11 2:17 pm EST by MTV Movies Team in Video
FROM RAPFIX: In June Kid Cudi previewed the trailer for his horror short “Maniac” and just as promised, Mr. Rager dropped the full-length video in time to close out the Halloween festivities. The chilling 10-minute clip is directed by his actor pal Shia LaBeouf who is also responsible for the vision behind his “Marijuana” video. The mini horror film was inspired by the track “Maniac” on Cudi’s sophomore album Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager and the song’s featured rapper Cage stars alongside him in the new clip.
Posted 11/2/11 2:10 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Interviews, News, Video
Director Alex Proyas is undertaking a pretty gargantuan feat in his attempt to adapt John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost" for the big screen. In fact, it's so gargantuan that even its stars can't wrap their mind about what it's going to look like.
The project has gathered an impressive cast to play some of the most famous Biblical characters of all time. Bradley Cooper will play Lucifer, Camilla Belle and Diego Boneta will play Eve and Adam, and Casey Affleck will play the archangel Gabriel. It will be interesting to see how Proyas manages to bring the classic to the big screen using modern inventions like CGI. We're assuming that the angels in this film will look a bit more impressive than the one's in Kevin Smith's "Dogma," for instance. (No disrespect intended, Matt and Ben!)
So what exactly will "Paradise Lost" look like? When MTV caught up with Casey Affleck while he was promoting "Tower Heist," he admitted that he has no idea.
Posted 11/2/11 11:51 am EST by Josh Wigler in Behind The Scenes, News
If "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" left you cold, its sequel — "Retaliation" — should warm you right up. The Rock is on board as Roadblock, leading an all-star cast that includes Bruce Willis as the original Joe, Ray Stevenson as bad guy Firefly, RZA as the Blind Master and returning "Joe" veterans Channing Tatum as Duke and Ray Park as Snake-Eyes. It's a strong cast and a great assortment of classic "Joe" characters that has at least this fan very, very stoked.
We haven't seen much from the film yet, but a new "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" sneak peek courtesy of Entertainment Tonight is shining some light on the subject. Read what ET found out on the set of the "Joe" sequel beyond the jump.
Posted 11/2/11 10:17 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Video
It's hard to argue that one of the most badass breakout characters in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" is Professor Minerva McGonagall. And author J.K. Rowling fought to keep it that way.
Fans who have seen the movie (and read the book) know that there's a pretty big showdown between McGonagall and Professor Snape about halfway through the story. According to Rowling, an early draft of Steve Kloves' script had Harry Potter facing off against Snape instead of McGonagall. That was not something she was going to allow to happen.
"I don't like the marginalization of women when the fighting breaks out. We get to fight too. I really wanted that," she explained in an exclusive MTV News sneak peek at a featurette from the "Deathly Hallows Part 2" Blu-ray and DVD, in stores on November 11. "In the book, Minerva McGonagall is the one who does it and for me it was very important that she did that."
Posted 11/1/11 7:45 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in Video
We've only just begun to find out your favorite moments from the "Twilight" series so far. Every day this week, we'll reveal your favorite scenes in the order you voted them in, all leading up to your favorite scene and the massive MTV First with a never-before-seen clip introduced by Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, followed by a 30 minute interview on MTV.com.
Yesterday, we found out that your number five favorite moment from the first three films was the infamous tent scene from "Eclipse," and you've decided to follow one shirtless Jacob moment with another. (The odds were in your favor.)
The number four favorite moment as picked by you is...
The reveal of Taylor Lautner's abs!
Posted 11/1/11 5:03 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in Interviews, News, Video
It can get lonely, living in a fantasy world populated by dwarves, dragons and hobbits. Maybe that's why Luke Evans, the actor tapped to play Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson's upcoming "Lord of the Rings" prequels, has been so taken by his "The Hobbit" cast mates down in New Zealand, during the year-long shoot.
MTV News sat down with Evans while he was promoting "Immortals," and he gave an update about his role in the upcoming two-part fantasy epic. "I had a bit of training before we started shooting on 'The Hobbit.' I'm fully into it now, and it's great," Evans said. "I'm having a fantastic time. Living in New Zealand, it's like a different world. It is a different world. It's very, very cool."
Posted 11/1/11 2:09 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Around the Blogosphere, Commentary
Harry, Hermione and Ron survived their fair share of ordeals over the course of the "Harry Potter" franchise, but they almost didn't make it out alive — not all of them, at least.
"Potter" creator J.K. Rowling recently admitted in an interview that she briefly flirted with the idea of killing off Ron Weasley, Harry's red-headed best friend, before the series reached its conclusion. In the end, she couldn't pull the trigger (or cast the killing curse, as it were), gifting the series' core trio with the happy ending fans had hoped for all along.
Killing Ron Weasley would have been a major twist, to say the least, but would it have been a good one? We rounded up some of our favorite "Potter" experts from around the blogosphere to weigh in on how the death of Ron would have changed the game.
Posted 11/1/11 1:41 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Interviews, News, Video
Kevin Smith might have been calling "Hit Somebody" his "hockey movie," but when he chatted with MTV News recently, he was quick to clarify that it's much more than just that.
"Now I understand some people are like, 'Dude, one hockey movie is a tough sell. Two?' I call it a hockey movie in the same way I've been calling 'Red State' a horror movie, and then people see 'Red State' and are like, 'That's not a horror movie.' Well, I don't know what else to call it," he explained. "Trust me though, it ain't a hockey movie. It's about so much more."
It at least had a big enough story that he felt he needed to split what was to be his last movie as a director into his last two movies as a director.
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'Harold & Kumar' And 'New Girl' Actor Jake Johnson Is This Week's Scene Stealer
Posted 11/1/11 4:36 pm EST by Kara Warner in Commentary, Hot Stuff
Welcome to Scene Stealer, a new feature here on Movies Blog where we salute the lesser-known actors who kill it so consistently with each and every scene they're in, they leave you wanting more. These are talented men and women who've already earned your respect, familiar faces you're always happy to see pop up in a movie or TV show -- you just might not know them as marquee names... yet.
Our inaugural Scene Stealer is Jake Johnson, who returns to primetime tonight in all-new episodes of "The New Girl." Johnson can also be seen booting NPH from heaven as Jesus in "A Very Harold And Kumar 3D Christmas," hitting theaters this weekend.
Find out everything you need to know about Jake and his scene-stealing after the jump!
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