Adam McKay and Will Ferrell When Will Ferrell and Adam McKay team up, it's a pretty safe bet that there'll be a big fat pot of comedy gold at the end of that rainbow. The duo has given movie fans such beloved hits as "Anchorman," "Talladega Nights," "Step Brothers" and this summer's buddy-cop hit "The Other Guys," as well as the game-changing comedy website FunnyOrDie.com, which propelled McKay's young daughter Pearl to stardom with a little viral video sensation called "The Landlord."

With "The Other Guys" DVD and Blu-Ray in stores now, MTV chatted with writer-director McKay about a potential sequel to the film, how he wooed Mark Wahlberg to do a comedy, and why it might be a long time before we see Pearl demand the rent from Will Ferrell. Read More...

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Zack SnyderZack Snyder is in the midst of early pre-production on Warner Bros.' "Superman" reboot, but recently his mind has been occupied not only with the Man of Steel but also with owls with blades of steel, for the 3-D animated flick "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole."

The director's animated birds of prey are serious badasses, strapping on metallic weaponry and engaging in the sort of aerial battles that even Superman would respect. After debuting in theaters last September with some of the most beautiful 3-D imagery to date, the film arrives on DVD on Tuesday (December 14).

Recently, Snyder called up MTV News to talk about how he applied the lesson of "300" and "Watchmen" to "Guardians," his thoughts on 3-D and why he couldn't sneak a decapitation scene into a movie for kids. Read More...

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Sharlto CopleySharlto Copley wasn't an actor when his pal Neill Blomkamp asked him to do a read-through of the script for the sci-fi thriller "District 9." Blomkamp liked Copley's performance so much that he asked him to play the lead in the film, tt went on to be a hit, and Copley immediately shot to stardom.

Copley followed up that film with something notably lighter, a turn as loopy ex-military man "Howling Mad" Murdock in Joe Carnahan's "A-Team" movie. If it seems like he was born to play the role, that makes sense: As Copley told MTV News in an interview to promote the movie's December 14 DVD release, he grew up watching "The A-Team" and even felt a special connection to Murdock. We're not sure what that says about Copley, but he certainly was a lovely fellow to chat with. The South African dished on everything from what he'd like to see happen in an "A-Team" sequel to hilarious DVD extras to the time he tried to mock-seduce co-star Jessica Biel with a mid-take rendition of Justin Timberlake's (a.k.a Biel's boyfriend) "SexyBack." We love it when a mid-shoot seduction comes together.

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You Won't Miss Me In the indie film "You Won't Miss Me" (in select theaters today), Stella Schnabel -- the daughter of acclaimed filmmaker Julian Schnabel ("Basquiat," "Before Night Falls," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly") -- tackles her first true film role, playing 23-year-old New York City misfit Shelly Brown. Fresh out of a psychiatric hospital, Shelly is in search of acceptance in any shape or form she can find it, and is willing to do pretty much anything to achieve that goal. It's a daring role for an untested actress, but Schnabel pulls it off with empathy, charisma and the talented direction of longtime pal Ry-Russo Young.

I had the opportunity to chat with Russo-Young, who was here in New York, and a very under-the-weather Schnabel, who called in to the interview just a wee bit late from Los Angeles, where she's currently filming Oren Moverman's "Rampart." The two old friends talked at length about their very unique collaborative process, why Stella's kissing scenes with her real-life best friend caused some off-screen drama, and how filming the movie's cinéma vérité scenes almost landed Russo-Young and Schnabel in the slammer. Read More...

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Johnny DeppFor almost as long as Johnny Depp and his collaborators have been developing an adaptation of the deeply strange '60s soap opera, "Dark Shadows," they've been talking publicly about what a truly complex task it is.

"It's one thing to adapt a weekly television series into a movie — it's another thing to take a soap opera that's been serialized daily and try to boil it down to two hours," Sam Sarkar, Depp's producing partner, told MTV News in March '09. Read More...

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By Gaby Izarra, winner of MTV's Ultimate "Tourist" Guest Correspondent contest

His shirt was tattered in a fashion-statement kind of way, and his tan was very Jack Sparrow. My encounter with him seemed way too casual for it to be a real live interview with one of the most prominent actors of our era, Johnny Depp. Yet there I was, sitting across from the erstwhile Edward Scissorhands and Mad Hatter, chatting with him at the Paris press junket for his new movie, "The Tourist."

When I mentioned I was from Miami, Johnny told me that he used to live in Miramar, Florida -- a mere 20 miles from my home. And when he smiled, I caught a glimpse of Jack Sparrow's gold teeth. A moment later, the chatting ceased so we could begin the four-minute interview. Read More...

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By Gaby Izarra, winner of MTV's Ultimate "Tourist" Guest Correspondent contest

There I was at the climax of my trip to Paris as MTV's guest correspondent for "The Tourist" press junket... and as with the end of any good movie, I was eager to know what was about to happen. As I waited to interview Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany, I planted myself on a puffy couch in the hospitality suite of Le Meurice Hotel. I had dressed up for the occasion, wearing a chic white blazer, some shiny tights and a pair of funky round-toed gray suede wedges. Everyone there told me not to be nervous, which actually made me a little bit nervous. Journalists were taken in clusters to the interview rooms, and my group finally departed around 3 p.m.

When I walked into the room to interview Angelina, the first thing that struck me is that she's just as dazzling in person as she is on the big screen -- high definition video doesn't lie. I introduced myself and immediately said I was with MTV. It was a solid effort at gaining some credibility. "Of course you are because you look cool!" Angelina said while examining my outfit. Score! Read More...

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Perhaps you've heard that "21 Jump Street," a 1980s TV series about undercover cops who specialize in youth crime, is getting a big-screen adaptation courtesy of Jonah Hill, who co-wrote the script and will star opposite Channing Tatum. You may have also heard that Hill wants Johnny Depp -- whose portrayal of Officer Tom Hanson on the show helped launched him to superstardom -- for a cameo. Well, here's a bit of news that might not have made its way to your ears: Depp is totally game for it.

The man known for playing Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and Captain Jack Sparrow told MTV News exactly that at the Paris press junket for "The Tourist." "I've said I'm into it, but no one's actually approached me," Depp said of a role in "21 Jump."

Meanwhile, Jonah Hill, who specifically scripted a part for Depp in the film, told MTV as recently as last month that he'd love to have the iconic actor in the "21 Jump Street" reboot. In fact, he even made an on-camera pitch to Depp, joking: "Just do it, dude. Don't be an a--hole." Read More...

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It's been a banner year on the big screen for Mark Wahlberg. He proved his comedic chops in both "Date Night" and "The Other Guys" and will finally see his long-gestating passion project "The Fighter" -- for which he and a gaggle of his co-stars are getting strong Oscar buzz -- hit theaters this Friday (December 10). When MTV News caught up with Wahlberg at the "Fighter" junket, the humble actor remarked of his 2010 hot streak: "It's been an amazing journey. If it ended today, I'd be happy."

Luckily, it doesn't look like that will be the case. Wahlberg already has a winner of a raunchy comedy lined up to kick off 2011: "I'm getting to go do a comedy and the beginning of this year with Seth MacFarlane -- his directorial debut," Wahlberg told MTV. "Dude, I'm so excited. It's just off-the-charts funny." The project in question is "Teddy Bear," with "Family Guy" creator MacFarlane writing, directing and providing the voice of the titular plush toy. Read More...

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We wanted to believe the rumors as much as the next fan -- that Paul Rudd would voice Jason Segel's iPhone-obsessed puppet roommate in the new "Muppets" movie that's amassing one heck of a star-studded cast. Sadly, the bromantic reteaming of the "I Love You Man" co-stars is not to be -- at least in this particular flick.

"I wish that I was [in it]. It's all rumor," Rudd told MTV News at the 2010 Gotham Awards. "I wanted to be in it, and I talked to Jason, but I think there was some things that happened and I don't know if I'm gonna get to do it." Read More...

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