Posted 1/30/12 12:45 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
Rooney Mara has replaced Blake Lively as the troubled lead in Steven Soderbergh's "The Side Effects," marking her first project since "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" hit theaters. Meanwhile, Sarah Jessica Parker has officially replaced Demi Moore in "Lovelace," Tom Hiddleston joined an upcoming vampire flick and Michelle Williams could be taking a break from acting.
It's January 30, and you're tuning in for today's casting call.
Posted 1/10/12 12:41 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
As the third "Riddick" film moves closer to its target production start date, the casting process is starting to pick up steam. A "Battlestar Galactica" alum and "Columbiana" star are both in talks to play major roles in the project. Meanwhile, a new actor heads "Inside Llewyn Davis," "Bruce Almighty" gets a real sequel and Lindsay Lohan begins negotiations to play a major Hollywood actress.
Today is January 10, and you're tuning into today's casting call.
Posted 9/6/11 6:27 pm EST by Josh Wigler 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.
Posted 6/17/11 2:01 pm EST by MTV Movies Team in After Hours
"Green Lantern" hits movie theaters today, bringing the longtime DC Comics superhero to the big screen for the very first time. Ryan Reynolds stars as Hal Jordan, a cocky fighter pilot who reluctantly accepts a powerful ring from a dying alien that transforms him into a member of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic peace-keeping force with the ability to create wildly imaginative constructs and bend matter to their own willpower's greatest extent. "Gossip Girl" and "The Town" actress Blake Lively stars alongside Reynolds as Carol Ferris, a fellow pilot, one of Hal's closest confidants and, of course, his potential love interest.
Needless to say, the very concept of "Green Lantern" raises a lot of questions. Our pals at Splash Page have answered more than their fair share from identifying Hal's greatest foes to pinpointing "Green Lantern" Easter Eggs. But today, we're asking Reynolds and Lively different questions. Like, is Serena van deer Woodsen a stupid name? Does Reynolds have better abs than Ryan Gosling?
The answers to all of those pseudo-pressing questions and more rest in this week's edition of MTV After Hours. Enjoy, and let us know what you think in the comments section and on Twitter!
Posted 4/12/11 11:58 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
With Jennifer Lawrence signed to "The Hunger Games," Blake Lively is ready to get savage.
Lawrence's departure from Oliver Stone's latest, "Savages," has opened the door for hot young Hollywood actresses from Olivia Wilde to Teresa Palmer to land the lead role, but now Variety has the news that Stone wants Lively to play main female character Ophelia. That's all well and good, except The Playlist has the news that she's also looking to join Mila Kunis and James Franco in "Oz: The Great and Powerful," so nothing is set in stone yet.
After the jump, Michael Shannon talks his casting as General Zod in "Superman," a main "American Pie" actress returns for their "Reunion" and Alec Baldwin and Jesse Eisenberg could be headed towards Woody Allen's latest.
Posted 1/3/11 2:32 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Hot Stuff, News
Just in case you missed the news, Mila Kunis is newly single after eight years of dating Macaulay Culkin. Though we're sure many of you movie buffs out there are still mourning the losses of Natalie Portman and Reese Witherspoon to betrothed bliss, Kunis is just the latest of many beloved (and gorgeous) actresses to be back on the market in the past year.
So, since we're just so helpful like that, we've compiled a list of 11 more fan favorite actresses who are starting off 2011 riding solo.
Posted 11/11/10 6:20 pm EST by MTV Movies Team in News
FROM SPLASH PAGE: The last time we heard anything about "The Dark Knight Rises" casting, Christopher Nolan was reportedly taking meetings with a slew of actresses in their late 20s and early 30s for the female lead in his next Batman movie.
Today we have word that the list has been narrowed down to six lucky ladies, and that Nolan is looking to cast two female leads — not just one, as was previously thought. The short list of actresses allegedly in contention are Rachel Weisz (pictured), Naomi Watts, Blake Lively, Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and Keira Knightley.
According to Deadline, Nolan is looking for an actress to play a love interest for Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne, and another to portray a villain. Read more about the actresses up for "The Dark Knight Rises" on Splash Page!
Posted 10/7/10 11:05 am EST by Tom DiChiara in Commentary, News
Last year, Sandra Bullock scored the two biggest box-office hits of her career, "Alfonso Cuarón's 3-D space thriller "Gravity."
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bullock is in negotiations to star opposite Robert Downey Jr. in the film that has already seen a bevy of beautiful A-list actresses come and go.
Originally set up as a star vehicle for Angelina Jolie, Brangelina's poutier-lipped half departed the flick when Warner Bros. reportedly balked at her $20 mil salary. This summer, the studio talked to Marion Cotillard, screen-tested Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively, then shifted their gaze back to Jolie. None of this yielded a leading lady, so WB started talks with Natalie Portman, who's garnering the strongest buzz of her career for the upcoming psychological thriller "Black Swan." Read More...
Posted 8/11/10 2:06 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in News
Back in February we heard about this upcoming sci-fi flick from director Alfonso Cuaron called "Gravity" that was set to star Angelina Jolie. The story follows the star's character as she tries to get home to her daughter after being stranded in outer space.
Then everything changed. Jolie departed. Robert Downey Jr. signed on. A replacement for Jolie was needed; the movie is still pinned to following this female survivor who ends up stranded in space. But how do you replace someone whose star shines as brightly as Jolie's? You take your time. That's what Cuaron has been doing. And now The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the search has been narrowed to two contenders: Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively. Which would you choose? Which is right for the role? I weight the possibilities after the jump. Read More...
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The Top 10 Actors To Keep An Eye On In 2011
Posted 1/7/11 1:15 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Commentary
We've already given you our selections of the top 30 movies to look forward to in 2011, but a film is only as good as the sum of its parts — and thankfully, there are a lot of great parts coming our way this year.
There's no shortage of excellent actors delivering doubtlessly compelling performances in 2011, while others are poised to make major moves that will impact theatergoers some years from now. From starring in superhero blockbusters to making unexpected career choices, here are 10 actors we're keeping our eyes on this year! Read More...
Tags Andrew Garfield, blake lively, chris hemsworth, Hailee Steinfeld, james franco, jennifer lawrence, mila kunis, natalie portman, ryan reynolds, Tom Hardy