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Shakespearean Actors Recreate 'Anonymous' Director Roland Emmerich's Films

Posted 10/28/11 12:04 pm EST by in Hot Stuff, Humor, Video


Anyone familiar with director Roland Emmerich's body of work should be able to pick up on a few common threads, namely explosions, disasters, big speeches and general epicness. After directing such large-scale thrillers like "The Day After Tomorrow," "Godzilla" and "2012," Emmerich's decision to direct a film about Shakespeare as he does in "Anonymous" is a surprising choice.

Yes, Bill Pullman's "Our Independence Day" soliloquy before the dog fight against the invading aliens could be described as Shakespearan, but we're still missing the connection between the Bard and the man who froze all of New York City and populated it with ravenous wolves. There must be something we're missing, right?

To make the connection between Roland Emmerich films and William Shakespeare a little clearer, we here at MTV News have combined the two to help the transition to "Anonymous" easier to swallow. With some help from the Prithee Players, we have recreated some of the most memorable moments from Emmerich's film and given them a Shakespearean makeover. Watch scenes from "Universal Soldier," "Stargate," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "ID4" with some thee's and thou's added for extra class and refinement. Maybe now we can see that the Shakespearean influence has been there all along!

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Johnny Depp's 'Rum Diary' Inspired Booze-ography

Posted 10/28/11 10:18 am EST by in Humor


Today, in theaters around the country, you can pay money to see Johnny Depp get drunk. Real drunk. Blacked-out, forget-who-you-are, hallucination-heavy drunk in "The Rum Diary."

What fun! Who couldn't use a little more drunk Johnny Depp in these uncertain times? With that thought it mind, we started wondering what Depp's other films would look like thoroughly soaked in booze: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" if Tim Burton put less of an emphasis on surgery fun and more on bourbon-fueled craziness, "Pirates of the Caribbean" had skulls been used for parties rather than supernatural scares, "Alice in Wonderland" had everyone been high on set (though, honestly, they might have been).

Alas, these movies aren't going to be remade with new, drunken agendas; the next best thing would be to ignore reality, like Depp does so well in "Rum Diary," and imbibe as if they were. For this quest, we turned to The Hurricane Club, an elegant tiki-inspired restaurant in Manhattan. Head bartender Colin Mooney designed five cocktails for us based on Depp's films. The wacky result is Johnny Depp's Booze-ography.

The 161 miniature bottles that Depp drinks in "Rum Diary" may not be complimentary, as he eventually discovers to his dismay, but these cocktails are. Enjoy responsibly!

Click here to see our Johnny Depp inspired cocktails!

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It's 'A Good Day To Die Hard,' But Could It Be...Gooder?

Posted 10/12/11 6:09 pm EST by in Hot Stuff, Humor


On Wednesday (October 12), Fox announced that the fifth entry in the "Die Hard" series, due out on Valentine's Day 2013, will be called "A Good Day To Die Hard."

The blogosphere soon erupted in snickers, but some were too quick to forget that a crazy title that riffs on the phrase "Die Hard" is just par for the course for this acclaimed action franchise. We here at MTV News are pumped for the new flick, and while the title lives up to the wacky tradition, we feel it could be even wackier.

To that end, we've suggested a few titles that take it one step further. Prepare to die really, really hard after the jump.

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'Real Steel' Star Hugh Jackman: A True New Yorker

Posted 10/7/11 5:50 pm EST by in After Hours, Humor, Interviews, Video


You can put the Aussie in the city, but can you put the city in the Aussie? "Real Steel" star Hugh Jackman has lived in New York City for some time now, but can he pass a rigorous test from After Hours host and life-long New Yorker, Josh Horowitz?

Check out the latest episode of After Hours to see Jackman name the girls from "Sex and the City" (who the heck is Caitlin?), identify where Spidey lives and show off his best Woody Allen impersonation.

Let us know how Hugh did in the comment section and on Twitter.

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Batman, 'Twilight' Cast Reimagined As 'South Park' Characters

Posted 10/5/11 9:28 am EST by in Humor


BatmanFROM NEXTMOVIE: Comedy Central's "South Park" returns for its 15th season this week ... with, naturally, an episode making fun of Asperger's Syndrome. (It's entitled "Ass Burgers.")

The show's cutout animation may be simple, but Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny have become some of the most indelible characters in cartoon history.

So, naturally, we've always wondered how "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker would have applied their signature style to some of our favorite movie icons. Our old mate Old Red Jalopy was up to the task.

See the full list at NextMovie!

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'Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)' Trailer: Facing Our Fears

Posted 9/27/11 1:31 pm EST by in Humor, Trailers


A while back Donnie Wahlberg told me he watched the first "Human Centipede" and "faced" his own fears about a psychopath who mutilates humans and makes them into, you guessed it, human centipedes. Witness his words of encouragement for yourself...

Inspired by Donnie's courage (and because Movies Blog editor Josh Wigler forced me to), I decided to "face the fear" and watch the new trailer for "The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)," which premiered online last night. I did this for all of you. Behold my real time reactions past the jump!

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Megan Fox's Candy, Ryan Gosling's Mohawk: 50 Stars, 50 Porn Names

Posted 9/21/11 12:30 pm EST by in Humor


FROM NEXTMOVIE: The "porn star name game" is a time-honored tradition in America.

It's a game pretty much anyone can play, depending on the rules -- we employ the First Name: First Pet, Last Name: Street You Grew Up On method (our apologies to those with allergies, maybe you had a goldfish?). And the results are, without fail, hilarious.

We asked 50 of our favorite movie stars in Hollywood -- including Megan Fox, Ryan Gosling, Anne Hathaway, Gerard Butler, Katie Holmes, Jon Hamm, Emma Stone and Neil Patrick Harris -- for their porn star names. They did not let us down.

Megan Fox
Porn Star Name: Candy Douglas
"Candy was my black cat, and Douglas Avenue I believe was the first street."

Ryan Gosling
Porn Star Name: Tracker Mohawk
"We had a cat named 'Tracker,' and the street we lived on was 'Mohawk.' Tracker Mohawk."

Katie Holmes
Porn Star Name: Rebound Springbrook
"[Rebound was] a beagle. Rebound sounds like bad casting."

Check out the full gallery at NextMovie!

'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' Trailer Gets The 'Muppets' Treatment

Posted 9/15/11 3:20 pm EST by in Humor, Trailers


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Disney has been on a binge with the publicity of the new "Muppets" movie, previously poking fun at "The Hangover 2" with "The Fuzzy Pack" and "Green Lantern" through "Being Green." Now, the haywire marketing extravaganza continues with a new trailer called "The Pig with the Froggy Tattoo," toying around with -- you guessed it -- David Fincher's "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."

This upbeat trailer is oozing with celebrity appearances from the likes of Chris Cooper, Neil Patrick Harris, and Sarah Silverman to name a few. And it’s packed with random scenes and intrepid blinking text that takes jabs not just at the "Dragon Tattoo" trailer, but at their own use of parodies to publicize the movie.

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Mark Wahlberg To Open Wahlburgers Restaurant: 5 More Eponymous Eatery Ideas

Posted 8/25/11 5:13 pm EST by in Humor


Say hi to your mother freakin' quarter pounder for me!

In today's mouth-watering news you can use, actors Mark and Donnie Wahlberg are teaming with chef brother Paul Wahlberg to open the eponymous Wahlburgers restaurant, which will serve—you guessed it!—hot-off-the-grill hamburgers.

The news comes from the Boston Herald, who report that the brothers had to secure naming rights from a Rochester, N.Y.-based restaurant that already sold something called the "Wahlburger." (Who knew?!) The 4,300 square-foot restaurant is set to open "soon," across from the brother's Italian restaurant, Alma Nove, in Hingham, Mass.

We, for one, can't wait to hang tough with a juicy Wahlburger, but why stop there? Plenty of celebrities have food-friendly names that we could see printed on those little paper placemats. Check out our epicurean suggestions after the jump!

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'Spy Kids 4': Five Movies We Wish Were In Aroma Scope

Posted 8/19/11 4:45 pm EST by in Humor


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Even 3D can’t always provide enough stimulants for today’s movie-goer, so “Spy Kids: All the Time in the World,” comes out in 4D. The film stars Jessica Alba who plays a retired spy called back into action and with the help of her stepchildren try to stop the evil Timekeeper from taking over the world... and you'll be able to smell their adventure every step of the way.

The fourth dimension is smell-tastic thanks to the movie's "Aroma-Scope," a technology that'll allow you to pick up on various scents corresponding with specific scenes in the movie. (No dirty diapers, please!) Although smell-o-vision isn't standard practice, here are five movies we wish we could have smelled while they were in theaters. Hey, it might not be too late?

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