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'The Dark Is Rising' Interns Webisode 1

Posted 6/26/07 4:48 pm EST by in Hot Stuff, Video


Last week, we premiered the poster for "The Dark Is Rising," the upcoming (10/5/07) fantasy epic based on the popular book series. Now we have the first in a series of exclusive webisodes that you'll only see on MTV.com. Filmed on set during the making of the movie, the "Real World"-esque segments will follow a group of interns through the course of shooting the picture. We'll be rolling these out bi-weekly (with other cool "Dark Is Rising" stuff going up in the off-weeks), so be sure to check back regularly. In the meantime, watch the first "Dark Is Rising: Interns" webisode right here.

Exclusive Clip: 'Sunshine'

Posted 6/26/07 11:47 am EST by in Hot Stuff, Video


Hotly anticipated, Danny Boyle's upcoming sci-fi thriller "Sunshine" stars Chris Evans, Cillian Murphy and Rose Byrne as crewmembers on a nuke-carrying spaceship tasked to use its massive payload to restart the dying sun. Things soon go awry, and since it's from the director of "28 Days Later" and "Trainspotting," naturally that's when the story really starts getting interesting. In the exclusive clip below, an alarm sounds while two of the crew are on a spacewalk to repair damaged tiles.

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Harry Potter's Rupert Grint Prepares to Snog Potential Lavenders

Posted 6/26/07 11:30 am EST by in Hot Stuff, News


As you may have heard by now, it's about to be your chance to become a part of the "Harry Potter" universe before Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling put a big bow on the franchise. Yes, if you're going to be in London on July 1 and have randy thoughts about Rupert Grint (ie. Ron), there's a casting call with your name on it. Check out our full article about the Harry Potter casting call here.

David Yates, director of the current and forthcoming Harry Potter film installments, seems eager to put poor Rupert through his paces for the casting sessions. As you can see from the interviews below, Yates plans to have Grint "snog" a few potential Lavenders and Grint seems to be dreading the uncomfortable situation like we can't possibly imagine.

Are you excited to see Ron find his Lavender? What kind of girl would you like to see in the role? Sound off below.

Kreacher Comfort: MTV Solves A 'Harry Potter' Mystery

Posted 6/25/07 3:13 pm EST by in Hot Stuff, News


During press conferences in London over the weekend, the cast and filmmakers from "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" answered lots of questions -- do they want to see Harry die in Book Seven? What was it like to film Harry's first kiss? -- but one tantalizing tidbit remained unanswered: Which character were they referring to, when discussing how they were going to cut someone out of the film, until J.K. Rowling advised them to keep the character in instead? "Jo reads each draft," producer David Heyman had said on Saturday, "she reads each screenplay, and she said, 'You know, I wouldn't do that if I were you. Or you can, but if you get to make a seventh film, you'll be tied in knots.'" "Which character was it?" the Boston Herald asked. "I thought you might ask that," Heyman teased. "I'm not going to say." Read More...

Jack White Is All Shook Up Playing Elvis In 'Walk Hard'

Posted 6/22/07 5:10 pm EST by in Hot Stuff, News, Video


As word started to spill out about the upcoming Judd Apatow produced comedy, "Walk Hard," we were mighty intrigued. A comedy riff on the recent spate of big screen music biopics? We're there! John C. Reilly singing in his own voice as the fictional Dewey Cox? Yes! "The Office" star Jenna Fischer as his leading lady? Sold! Judd Apatow wrote all about it in a recent column for MTV.

Anyway, this project just gets cooler and cooler. How cool? How about White Stripes frontman Jack White portraying Elvis Presley? White chatted all about the role with us the other day, laughing as he said "my whole life I've been doing research." Check out more in the video below.

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'Black Sheep' Diaries: The Concept

Posted 6/22/07 5:05 pm EST by in Guest Bloggers, Hot Stuff


Writer/director Jonathan King's new horror-comedy "Black Sheep" (read Kurt Loder's review here) has been generating buzz with its "Shaun of the Dead" take on animal mutation. In a series of guest posts for MTV, King takes us inside the making of the film. In this first entry, he tackles the initial concept of the movie and discusses working with Peter Jackson's world-famous special-effects shop, Weta.

So, I had this idea: a horror movie about sheep. From New Zealand. It was a fun idea that you could make anywhere. But New Zealanders have this, well...special relationship with sheep. I knew that people would enjoy the idea of combining those elements as much as I did: they made me laugh as well as relish the possibilities for splatterific mayhem.

One of the first people we told about the project was Weta Workshop's Richard Taylor. Once he'd got over the reminder of childhood sheep-related traumas, he laughed and said he'd love to help us make the idea a reality. Weta helped answer people's first question: 'Cool idea, but how do you make sheep scary?' Anyone who's ever seen sheep up close knows that it's no big leap: they have sharp hooves, lizardy eyes and hard bony brows. I always knew that if we could capture that on screen, we'd be halfway to making the idea work. Read More...

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On The Set Of 'Inside The Action: Live Free Or Die Hard'

Posted 6/22/07 4:57 pm EST by in Behind The Scenes, Hot Stuff


MTV's "Inside the Action" takes you inside the hottest action flicks by re-creating their most explosive stunts. On deck this week is "Live Free or Die Hard," (the show premieres on MTV Sunday night at 11:30pm) and we brought together co-stars Bruce Willis and Justin Long and director Len Wiseman to witness our fiery carnage first-hand. Watch a segment below -- or see the entire show here -- and then keep reading after the jump for the full behind-the-scenes report from the show's writer.

I've been going on MTV shoots for 8 years now (wow, that freaks me out), but this "Inside the Action" was certainly unusual. I mean, I'd never blown up a car before. Read More...

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Exclusive Videos/Photos: 'Dark Knight' Batpod and 'Speed Racer' Mach 5

Posted 6/21/07 6:40 pm EST by in Hot Stuff, Photos, Video


During our recent travels to NYC's Licensing Show, we managed to capture video of two of Hollywood's hottest new rides...the Batpod from "The Dark Knight" and the Mach 5 from "Speed Racer." Feast your eyes on Christian Bale's sweet bike below, and then -- after the jump -- check out the Racer, as well as photos of both vehicles.

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First Look: 'Where The Wild Things Are'

Posted 6/21/07 3:55 pm EST by in Hot Stuff, Photos


Over the past day or so, an image from Spike Jonze's upcoming (10/3/08) adaptation of the classic children's novel "Where the Wild Things Things Are" has been floating around the 'net. The photo in question was taken at Warner Bros.' booth at the Licensing Show here in NYC. Well, we went the extra mile and dug up the actual high-res image of the young boy flanked by two enormous creatures. Click on the image below to see the coolness in its full glory.

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Zac Efron's Wink May Save The World

Posted 6/20/07 2:13 pm EST by in Commentary, Hot Stuff


Zac Efron, I have underestimated you for the last time. How was I to know what you could do with the mere batting of an eye? A single eye! We're not even talking about both! I'm sorry, but I'm still reeling and apparently, so are all of you.

What am I talking about? Well, a few days ago we posted an exclusive clip from the eagerly anticipated musical, "Hairspray." Maybe it's the prosthetics or the way he says "is that braised?" but the focus of my attention was on John Travolta. It would seem I am in the minority.

Take a gander at the picture in the upper right and you'll see what is responsible for a slew of comments on our blog ranging from "OMG, I love that wink!" all the way to "Zac's wink is AMAZING!!! He is soooooooo cute!"

We take our Zac Efron/wink analysis seriously here, so after the jump check out some screen captures and commentary that you can pore over to your heart's content.

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