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'The Raid': An Exclusive Red-Band Sneak Peek!

Posted 9/9/11 2:00 pm EST by in Toronto International Film Festival, Video


If you've been paying attention to what's going on at the Toronto International Film Festival, then chances are good that you've already heard about "The Raid," which opened the festival's Midnight Madness last night.

Welsh director Gareth Huw Evans is the mad man responsible for this Indonesian martial arts movie about a SWAT team trapped inside of a deadly tenement with killers and drug addicts lurking about every corner, and reviews already say that it's an absolute can't miss for action movie fans.

Another reason to tune in? Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda will do a new score for the US release. It's the first time he's ever written a score for a film, and our exclusive sneak peek of the movie features a sample of what's to come.

Without further ado, watch an exclusive red-band sneak peek at footage from "The Raid," only here at MTV News. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments section and on Twitter!

Warning: this video contains extreme violence and is not safe for work!

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EXCLUSIVE 'Hick' Clip: Chloe Moretz And Blake Lively On The Run

Posted 9/6/11 6:27 pm EST by in Toronto International Film Festival, Video


Having already demonstrated her ability to "Kick-Ass" as Hit-Girl, Chloe Grace Moretz is out to show a different side of herself in "Hick."

"Hick," directed by Derick Martini, makes its grand debut at the Toronto International Film Festival this coming weekend, offering movie lovers a very different (but no less talented) side of Moretz than you've seen before. If you won't be at Toronto, never fear — we've got an EXCLUSIVE first look at the movie in the video below.

Moretz stars in "Hick" as Luli, a thirteen-year-old Nebraska native living with a particularly shady pair of parents who get drunk and fight like clockwork. The sour dynamic gets particularly rotten when Luli's parents throw down in the middle of her birthday party.

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EXCLUSIVE: TIFF Selection 'Stake Land' Is A Vampire Road Movie

Posted 9/9/10 1:02 pm EST by in Photos, Toronto International Film Festival


MTV Movies managing editor Josh Horowitz left for Canada this morning, where he'll spend the next bunch of days seeing movies and yakking it up with celebrities at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. Among the cooler offerings being screened there is "Mulberry Street" director Jim Mickle's "Stake Land," which falls into the unusual sub-genre of vampire road movie.

The story follows a teen who joins a veteran vampire hunter on a road trip across post-apocalyptic America. In addition to dealing with the expected army of bloodsuckers, the unlikely twosome must also contend with crazed religious fundamentalists who believe that the vampire pandemic is actually the Lord's work. In the below photo exclusive you can see fledgling vampire hunter Martin ("Gossip Girl" actor Connor Paolo) perched above a recent kill. "Stake Land" also stars Danielle Harris, Kelly McGillis and Bonnie Dennison.

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Viggo Mortensen A Bit Behind The Times On Plans For 'The Hobbit'

Posted 9/24/09 5:00 pm EST by in Toronto International Film Festival, Video


For the record, there's nothing wrong with "The Road" star Viggo Mortensen not knowing much about the plans that Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro have in place for their two-part big screen telling of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit." Aragorn, his "Lord of the Rings" character, doesn't actually factor into that story. That doesn't mean he can't be written in, but clearly no one's mentioned anything to Mortensen.

Speaking to the actor last week at the Toronto International Film Festival, MTV's Josh Horowitz got the actor talking about his potential involvement in... the post-"Hobbit" bridge film. Director del Toro exclusively told MTV over the summer that he won't be directing any bridge film. Still, even though there's no new information in the below video, I know plenty of women who would want to see it anyway. For Viggo. So... here you are!

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Lynn Collins Gets 'A Really Great Tan' To Become Alien Princess In 'John Carter Of Mars'

Posted 9/24/09 11:00 am EST by in News, Toronto International Film Festival


From the sound of things, Disney's adaptation of the nearly hundred-year-old sci-fi series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, "John Carter of Mars," is going to start shooting as early as January of next year. The start had previously been pushed back from November. Pre-production continues to move steadily forward nonetheless on the hybrid live action/CGI film.

As co-star Lynn Collins told MTV's Josh Horowitz last week on the New York red carpet for "The Burning Plain," she's already seen workups of fight sequences she'll have to film and, last week, some initial effects work kicked into gear. Read More...

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Geoffrey Rush Says He's Planning To Shoot 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' In The Spring

Posted 9/23/09 12:00 pm EST by in News, Toronto International Film Festival


Before news broke that Johnny Depp is considerably less psyched to step back into Jack Sparrow's boots for a fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" following the exodus of Disney studio chief Dick Cook, MTV News had a chance to chat with franchise co-star Geoffrey Rush about the developing project.

The Australian actor said he's definitely set to reprise his role as nefarious Captain Barbossa, and has been told to keep his schedule open for a possible start to filming next spring. Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE: Luke Wilson And His Brother Andrew To Co-Direct 'Electric Avenue'

Posted 9/22/09 3:00 pm EST by in News, Toronto International Film Festival, Video


Brothers Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson are frequently in the news for one reason or another, but it's a rare day that we reporters get to speak with the other Wilson brother, Andrew. He works in Hollywood, just like his siblings. He's had roles in "Fever Pitch," Mike Judge's "Idiocracy," "The Royal Tenenbaums," "Zoolander" and Drew Barrymore's upcoming directorial debut, "Whip It." He even co-directed 2005's "The Wendell Baker Story" with Luke.

Now, brothers Luke and Andrew are all set to direct together again. Speaking with MTV's Josh Horowitz while promoting "Whip It," Andrew revealed the first details on "Electric Avenue."

Hit the jump for more on this Wilson-driven project. Read More...

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Michael Caine With The EXCLUSIVE Word On 'Batman 3': 'No Johnny Depp'

Posted 9/21/09 8:26 pm EST by in News, Toronto International Film Festival


FROM SPLASH PAGE: Ever since Michael Caine infamously name-checked Johnny Depp and Philip Seymour Hoffman as potential cast members for the next "Batman" movie, he's been on notice. According to Caine, who's currently making the rounds promoting his upcoming film "Harry Brown," he hasn't been on the receiving end of any details regarding Christopher Nolan's next foray in the Bat-universe... but that doesn't mean he isn't interested in where the franchise goes next.

MTV Movies Editor Joshua Horowitz caught up with Caine during the Toronto International Film Festival (where the "news" first got started last year) to pick his brain about the next "Batman" movie and joke about the scoop that rocked the 'Net.

Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Michael Caine On 'Batman 3': 'There Is No Johnny Depp In This Batman'

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EXCLUSIVE: Coen Brothers Want John Turturro To Get Old For 'Barton Fink' Sequel, 'Old Fink'

Posted 9/21/09 3:00 pm EST by in News, Toronto International Film Festival


"Barton Fink" is a difficult movie to classify. It's also one of the best efforts from filmmakers Ethan and Joel Coen, the guys behind bonafide classics like "The Big Lebowski," "Fargo" and "No Country for Old Men." Not to mention "Fink," which is held in high regard by just about everyone who's seen it. The story -- about a playwright, the titular Fink (John Turturro), who tries to beat writer's block while residing in a Hollywood hotel -- sounds fairly innocuous, but it's all in the delivery.

The movie is a touchstone within the Coen's oeuvre, but it doesn't really carry the same cult appeal that the similarly genre-bending "The Big Lebowski" does. As such, I never in a million years would have expected a "Barton Fink" sequel. And yet, that's exactly what the brothers hinted at when they spoke to MTV's Josh Horowitz at the Toronto International Film Festival, where they were promoting "A Serious Man," which hits theaters on October 2. Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE: 'Big Lebowski' Jesus Spin-off 'Could Happen' But Not Yet, Say Ethan And Joel Coen

Posted 9/21/09 2:30 pm EST by in News, Toronto International Film Festival


Who can forget The Jesus? John Turturro's crazed, pedophile bowler in "The Big Lebowski" is an unforgettable character, even with no more than five or 10 minutes of screen time. He's so popular that there's long been a rumor percolating that filmmakers Ethan and Joel Coen would break out a Jesus spin-off movie. Turturro is very insistent about it, as you can see in this video from back in June...

I'm afraid that the actor's excitement just isn't enough to spur the Coen brothers into action. There's always hope of course, but MTV's Josh Horowitz spoke with the siblings last week at the Toronto International Film Festival -- where they were promoting "A Serious Man," which hits theaters on October 2 -- and things are not looking good. Read More...

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