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MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Battle, Maxim Hot 100 And Star Wars Day In Today's Twitter-Wood

Posted 5/4/11 1:37 pm EST by in Twitter-Wood


Tom FeltonThe 2011 MTV Movie Awards nominations have been announced, and already a battle has broken out in the Best Villain category: Tom Felton, Leighton Meester and "Toy Story 3" director Lee Unkrich are all championing their causes and hoping you'll find their respective villains the most vicious of them all.

"Star Wars" fans worldwide are celebrating May the Fourth, meanwhile, and one Hollywood writer/actor/director made a point to remind his followers about the special occasion. And a lot of attention has been paid to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's status at the top of Maxim's Hot 100 list, but one actress is happy enough hovering at 49.

I'm @roundhoward and this is Twitter-Wood for May 4, 2011.

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Matt Damon Says Cameron Crowe's 'We Bought A Zoo' Script Came With A Soundtrack

Posted 12/27/10 12:21 pm EST by in Interviews, News, Video


When we talked to Matt Damon at the press day for the Coen Bros.' awesome Western "True Grit," he told us that he "really, really, really" wants to star in Neil Blomkamp's sci-fi thriller "Elysium." But while Damon has yet to seal the deal for that flick, he is 100 percent on board for "Jerry Maguire" writer-director Cameron Crowe's next project, the dramedy "We Bought a Zoo."

"I'm really excited," Damon told MTV News of "Zoo," which is based on a memoir by Benjamin Mee and tells the true story of how the author and his family used their life savings to buy and fix up a dilapidated zoo on the verge of destruction in the English countryside. "We're starting next month. Cameron's terrific, and he's just such a terrific writer. He's been sending me drafts of the script, and I feel like I'm in really capable hands." Read More...

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Scarlett Johansson Up For Female Leads In 'Great Gatsby,' 'We Bought A Zoo'

Posted 11/2/10 6:11 pm EST by in Casting Call, News


Scarlett JohanssonIn case you missed the memo (and I'm not saying you did), Scarlett Johansson is one of Hollywood's most in-demand actresses. But for someone who just kicked butt (literally) as the superheroic Black Widow in this summer's biggest hit, "Iron Man 2," she's got a pretty wide-open schedule. In fact, the only gig Johansson has lined up is reprising her Widow role in 2012's "The Avengers." So it's no wonder that with some high-profile projects currently looking to cast their leading ladies, ScarJo's name has popped up numerous times today alone.

This morning, Deadline reported she was one of a gaggle of gorgeous Hollywood A-listers being considered for the pivotal role of Daisy Buchanan in ,a href="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/tag/baz-luhrmann/">Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" adaptation, which reportedly has Leonardo DiCaprio in line for the Jay Gatsby role and Tobey Maguire tentatively on tap to play narrator Nick Carraway. And now, Deadline is saying that Scarlett is also one of four actresses writer-director Cameron Crowe is eying to play Matt Damon's wife in "We Bought a Zoo." Read More...

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'Say Anything...' Anniversary Brings Lloyd Dobler To New York City's Time Square

Posted 11/4/09 1:00 pm EST by in News


by Holly Lunn

It was a bit chilly in New York City yesterday, but that didn’t stop a legion of Lloyd Dobler look-a-likes wearing trench coats and holding boomboxes in the air from running around Times Square. The occasion: the Cameron Crowe-directed, John Cusack-starring '80s classic "Say Anything…" is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new Blu-ray and DVD release this week.

For those of you who are too young to know, "Say Anything..." is a movie about two kids who fall in love unexpectedly after their high school graduation. Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) is an average boy who really doesn’t really have strong ambitions. He asks the valedictorian Diane Court (Ione Skye), one of those sheltered smart girls, out on a date. Read More...

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Pearl Jam Taps Cameron Crowe For Documentary Feature

Posted 4/15/09 5:45 pm EST by in News


Eddie VedderContributed by Jeff Sneider

We’ve seen a lot of bands get the bigscreen treatment over the last few years, including the Rolling Stones, Metallica, U2, CSNY, the Jonas Brothers and most recently, Anvil. Now, it seems Pearl Jam is ready for its close-up, courtesy of director Cameron Crowe.

The “Almost Famous” filmmaker and former boy wonder reporter for Rolling Stone is prepping a documentary that will chronicle Pearl Jam's 20 years as a band in 2011.

Guitarist Mike McCready told Seattle’s “Ron & Don Show” that the group is “trying to do a movie with Cameron Crowe with all of our existing footage.” The plan is for the film to consist of existing concert, backstage and studio footage. Read More...

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The Dailies: October 13, 2008

Posted 10/13/08 4:12 pm EST by in Dailies


Seth Rogen- Is Seth Rogen’s “Observe and Report” in trouble? Is it a new comedy masterpiece? Or is it both? (CHUD)

- Details emerge for new Cameron Crowe pic. Distressingly, these include characters getting haunted by Hawaiian Gods and a “Joe Vs. The Volcano” –esque sequence. (/film)

- Q: Why does Jude Law’s Watson wear suspenders? Elementary: To keep his pants up. (Just Jared)

- Simon Pegg signs three-book deal, will write memoirs early next year. (BBC)

- Adam Sandler files a (very) brief report from the set of Judd Apatow’s “Funny People.” (Official Site)

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The Dailies: June 9, 2008

Posted 6/9/08 7:31 pm EST by in Dailies


Robert Downey Jr.- Tony Stark appears in new ad for "The Incredible Hulk." (/film)

- Speaking of Mr. Stark, "Iron Man 2" to begin filming in March 2009, says Terrence Howard. (Military.com)

- Harrison Ford joins "Crowley," the story of a doctor who fights seemingly incurable diseases. (Variety)

- I just can't quit you. Oscar winning "Brokeback Mountain" to become an opera. (Playbill)

- Golden Gods. Ben Stiller and Reese Witherspoon topline new romantic comedy from Cameron Crowe. (Variety)

- Andrew Stanton cops to writing "John Carter of Mars" for Pixar. (Pixar Blog)

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