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'Lockout' Required Guy Pearce To Rediscover His Bodybuilding Roots

Posted 4/11/12 1:09 pm EST by in Interviews, News


Despite appearances to the contrary, breaking into a space prison to rescue the president's daughter is no easy feat. A lot of work goes into becoming a capable ex-special forces badass like Snow, the salty hero of "Lockout," as actor Guy Pearce knows all too well.

Speaking with MTV News during the "Lockout" press junket, Pearce confessed that getting into character as Snow required no small amount of physical training. "[It was about] building up and trying to create a guy who looks like he's as tough as the next guy," said the actor. "But really, he's a bit sort of tired of all of this now. I spent many hours in the gym lifting weights, getting back into some old routines that I'd known from my past."

Old routines from his past, Pearce says? We were curious what that meant, as was Maggie Grace, Pearce's co-star in the film.

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'Prometheus' Shoot Was 'Rigorous' For Guy Pearce

Posted 4/10/12 5:00 pm EST by in Interviews, News


There is not a single film coming out in 2012 that I am looking forward to more than "Prometheus." It's not just Ridley Scott's return to science fiction that has me jazzed, or the fact that we'll once again dive back into the "Alien" universe — the same universe that made me fall in love with movies, for what it's worth — but also the all-star cast that's on board: Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender… and perhaps my favorite of the bunch, Guy Pearce.

Pearce, starring in this weekend's sci-fi thriller "Lockout," appears in "Prometheus" in what sounds like a small but pivotal role. He'll play Sir Peter Weyland, founder of the infamous Weyland-Yutani Company that's played a central role in the "Alien" mythology to date. We've already enjoyed a glimpse of Weyland in a fictional TED Talk, part of the "Prometheus" viral marketing strategy. According to Pearce, however, that might be the last we'll see of Weyland — the actor's take on the character, anyway — until the film hits theaters in June.

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'Lockout' Has A 'Great Sense Of Humor,' Stars Say

Posted 4/10/12 2:22 pm EST by in Interviews, News


Picture this: a maximum security prison gets overrun by the inmates, with correctional officers and other bystanders taken as hostages. One such hostage just so happens to be the President of the United States' daughter — and the only man who can save her is a former special forces operative with an agenda of his own.

Nothing too far outside the realm of blockbuster movie possibility, right? In the case of "Lockout," it gets better: all that aforementioned action? It takes place in space.

In certain hands, the far-out premise of "Lockout" could easily be fumbled — it could take itself too seriously, or it could wink way too hard at the viewer. Thankfully, "Lockout" was very much in the right hands from the very beginning (the hands of Luc Besson and his EuropaCorp studio to be precise), a fact that was very attractive to co-leads Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace in signing on for the film.

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'American Reunion' Star Chris Klein Gives His Best 'White Men Can't Dance' Impression

Posted 4/6/12 1:54 pm EST by in Interviews, News


by Ryan Downey

Chris Klein may have skipped "American Wedding" but he put his entire body on the line for "American Reunion." The fourth theatrically released film in the "American Pie" series finds his character (Oz) a minor celebrity forced to endure the humiliations of a "Dancing with the Stars" type TV show. Chris told MTV News he was very game for the number of comedic dance routines, so much so, he even injured his right knee.

"I've got stunts, I bring the stunts," he said. When the "Harold & Kumar" writer / director team of Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg approached him about all of the dancing in "Reunion," he was quick to show them what he's got. He did the same for MTV in the video below.

"They said, 'listen, do you have moves?' And I said I do have moves," he said. "And then you throw the 'spears.' You've got to throw the spears, man. Then pop. And a little vogue. Pop and lock, vogue, pop and lock, you know? And then my all time favorite: you've got to back it up. Face it, boom!"

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Brooklyn Decker Says 'Battleship' Co-Star Liam Neeson Is 'Very Paternal'

Posted 4/6/12 10:30 am EST by in Interviews


Can you imagine Liam Neeson taking you out for a drink? We would expect to sit down at the bar for not even five minutes before some psychotic villain began gunning the place down. The next thing we know, Neeson is saving our lives in some action sequence that ends with an explosion and involves us standing up from behind the bar when it's over to see debris flying everywhere.

That's how you pictured it, too, right? No? OK... maybe it's a little far fetched. But in the least, being around Neeson would be extremely intimidating, and we aren't the only ones who think so. Brooklyn Decker, Neeson's co-star and daughter in the film "Battleship," agrees.

When our MTV News correspondent mentioned that Neeson is quite scary in the upcoming action movie, Decker replied, "He's supposed to be. You know, it's funny 'cause Liam's incredibly intimidating. He's 6'5", he's huge and he's Liam Neeson. He's been in 'Star Wars.' He's a legend."

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Shannon Elizabeth Talks 'American Reunion,' New Jewelry Line And More

Posted 4/6/12 9:30 am EST by in Interviews


The entire East Great Falls gang is back for another round of high school hijinks this weekend in "American Reunion," even if some alumni are bound to get more screen time than others. You'll see plenty of Oz, Finch, Stifler, Kev and Jim (perhaps too much Jim), but some of the other characters you've come to know and love make only the briefest of appearances.

Case in point: Nadia, the Czechoslovakian exchange student that helped turn Jim into an Internet celebrity way back in 1999. Shannon Elizabeth is indeed back for another round of pie-hurtling hilarity, and while her role is a quick one, we promise you this: it's a hilarious cameo.

MTV News recently spoke with Elizabeth about her brief "American" reunion and her future plans. Get the highlights past the jump!

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'Ender's Game' Is A 'Distilled' Version Of The Book, Says Producer Alex Kurtzman

Posted 4/5/12 12:45 pm EST by in Interviews, News


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We've gotten a few bits of insider info and anecdotes from the "Ender's Game" via its occasionally-updated production blog, but it's been awhile since we've heard anything from the lucky folks on set. As such, when MTV News spoke with producer Alex Kurtzman recently about the trailer debut of his upcoming film "People Like Us," we had to ask for an "Ender's" update straight from the source.

"I’m really proud of the work everybody’s done on 'Ender’s.' Particularly because it’s a very complicated sprawling book that a lot of people have tried for a very long time to figure out how to make," Kurtzman said.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Officially Out Of 'Django Unchained'

Posted 4/5/12 8:00 am EST by in Interviews, News


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For a while, it was beginning to seem that the incredible ensemble cast for Quentin Tarantino's southern take on the spaghetti western was almost too perfect. Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chistoph Waltz, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kurt Russell. It's the ideal hodge podge of actors, the exact kind of mix that Tarantino is known for working with, but due to scheduling conflicts, "Django Unchained" is losing one cast member.

Back in February Deadline reported that Gordon-Levitt was deciding whether he could still appear in "Django Unchained" as his first directorial effort, "Don Jon's Addiction," started to come together. But the actor recently confirmed to MTV News that his busy schedule will keep him out of "Django Unchained."

"No, I'm not going to get to do that," Gordon-Levitt said. "I'd love to, but it just doesn't work."

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'People Like Us' Will Make You Laugh And Cry, Director Alex Kurtzman Says

Posted 4/3/12 4:07 pm EST by in Interviews


If the name Alex Kurtzman doesn't immediately ring a bell, his impressive body of work certainly will. Kurtzman is one half of the dynamic writing/producing team that has helped bring us a variety of action adventures over the years, like the "Star Trek" reboot and its upcoming sequel, the "Transformers" films, and the long awaited "Ender's Game" adaptation.

As if he didn't already have enough on his plate, this summer we'll be getting our first look at Kurtzman's work as a director with the release of "People Like Us," starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks and Michelle Pfeiffer. The film revolves around a man who is tasked with delivering a $150,000 inheritance to a sister he has never met and is based on the real-life experiences of its writing team, Kurtzman, Bob Orci and Jody Lambert.

Despite the lack of explosions and action sequences in the recently-released trailer, the character-centric story is one that Kurtzman has wanted to tell since before he started his illustrious Hollywood career. When MTV News caught up with the busy man recently, he shared a few details about the genesis of the story and why it is a true labor of love for everyone involved.

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Exclusive 'Mission: Impossible' Clip: Brad Bird Decodes His Mission Objective

Posted 4/2/12 9:00 am EST by in DVD, Interviews, Video


After making three beloved animated movies, "The Iron Giant," "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille," Brad Bird made a jump to live-action film in a most unexpected way. He didn't take on a fable populated by wide-eyed children, retired superheroes or talking animals, like his animated features. Instead, Bird directed the fourth film in a wildly popular action-adventure series, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol."

The transition, one that surprised many familiar with his work at Pixar, was anything but surprising to Bird. During the time in Bird's career where he actively developed film projects, more than half of those proposed films were live-action. His most storied project was the repeatedly-stalled "1906," an epic retelling of the San Francisco earthquake of that year and the police corruption responsible for the subsequent chaos.

After "Ratatouille," "1906" had stalled out once more at the story stage after years of struggling with a huge budget, and Bird decided he wasn't going to wait around for his move into live-action. "Suddenly, I had looked up and a couple years had gone by, and there were still significant story challenges on '1906,' and I said, 'I can't keep preparing to make a movie. I've got to make a movie,' " Bird said.

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