You want to know when the next “Star Trek” will start shooting? Look out for paparazzi shots of co-star Zoe Saldana wearing some sweaty workout gear as she leaves the gym. Why? Because, as the woman who played alien linguistics expert Uhura explained to MTV’s Josh Horowitz at Comic-Con, when “Star Trek” ramps up, she’ll be forced to hit the weights again.
So has she renewed the gym membership yet? Saldana revealed that producers have indeed been in touch, making sure the actress is clearing out space on her 2010 calendar.
Read more...
Our Comic-Con preview continues today with what is surely one of the most anticipated films of the San Diego gathering: Disney's updated take on 1982’s man-in-the-machine mind-frak "Tron." Quite a change from 2008’s "Tron" at Con brain-melting bombshell.
“Last year we had the benefit of surprise,” "Tron" producer Sean Bailey told MTV News. “We had some visual test stuff to show that no one knew we had [prepared], which is really fun to be able to surprise a crowd that is pretty much unsurprise-able.”
That visual test showed off a high-tech clip of a lightcycle race—a take on one of the many iconic scenes from the original film—and the crowd went wild. Cut to 2009: with the “Tron” shoot having wrapped in Vancouver just a week ago, the task for filmmakers is both the same and quite different: everyone is well aware of a new “Tron” and there’s not a ton of complete footage available to show off. Read more...
There are many cool things about my job, but today I saw a rare convergence of three of them: The friends, the exclusives, and the access.
It occurred after weeks of watching the Facebook status updates by many of the wonderful Twilighters who’ve become my buddies over the last year-and-a-half, counting down the days to the March 21st release of the “Twilight” DVD. In the mail was a beta tape with exclusive featurettes - and one of those bonus features brought back great memories from the craziest fan-driven moment I’ve ever witnessed.
Yep, I was there at Comic-Con 2008 to witness “Twilight” taking over pop culture. Read more...
Everyone's got their Christian Bale imitation going right now. But you and I are not Method Man, are we? So when Meth himself broke out a little impromptu Bale riff in the middle of our Greatest Movie Badasses panel at Comic-Con, we let out a hearty laugh. As we say in the clip, nothing is more badass than a meltdown on the set, right?
Whose meltdown do you prefer? Christian's or Meth's?
If you couldn't make it to MTV News' Greatest Movie Badasses of All Time event on Friday night at New York Comic-Con, fear not. We've got the next best thing. By now you probably know that we've spent the last couple months searching for the ultimate badass. On Friday night we revealed the top ten list. We announced it at a hilarious panel featuring Method Man and Judah Friedlander that you can watch in its entirety here. But if you're the kind of badass lover who likes to cut to the chase, check out our surprise reveal of the Greatest Badass below.
We've made our picks but that doesn't mean you missed your shot to weigh in. Tell us what we got right AND wrong! After all, a true badass would never go down without a fight.
Almost as soon as news of a fourth “Terminator” movie began to trickle out years ago, fans and haters alike started wondering if the original T-800 cyborg and current Governor of California would be joining in on the action. This weekend at New York Comic-Con, “Terminator Salvation” director McG gave his most pointed admission yet that Arnold Schwarzenegger will in fact be making an appearance in the film—but who knows what form that appearance may take.
“I don’t want today’s Arnold Schwarzenegger,” the director told a packed hall after screening a sizzle reel from the May 2009 release (McG also responded to the unearthed on-set Christian Bale tirade here). Referencing the original film, he said, “I want the idealized, Griffith Park, Bill Paxton, tire-track-on-the-face archetype and we’ll see what we can do about that.” Read more...
Okay, I'm going to be frank. The talent at New York Comic-Con this year isn't quite on par with last year. Still, we've been having a blast talking to top comic creators, actors, and filmmakers galore. And every so often an awesome familiar face shows up unexpectedly. For instance, this afternoon Stephen Baldwin dropped by our skybox overlooking the convention floor completely unannounced. He dropped off copies of his new comic, "The Remnant," and was gone in a flash.
I wasn't there at the time but when I came by the booth and heard he had just been there I hit the floor to talk to the man himself. Needless to say he was awesome. You'll see plenty of the interview soon enough so just calm down. For now enjoy the below photo.
The votes are in and now it can be announced once and for all. Dirty Harry is indeed the GREATEST MOVIE BADASS OF ALL TIME. MTV News announced our top ten list tonight at Comic-Con (check back here soon for full coverage of the event) and we had a little help from none other than Mr. Eastwood himself. The badass of all badasses (still kicking ass and taking names at 78 in "Gran Torino") taped an awesome acceptance speech that only the legend could deliver. Check it out. The man doesn't need to say much to make his point, does he?
Did we make the right choice? Tell us what you think. Who is the greatest movie badass of all time?
"Twilight" Tuesday may have come and gone but we know some of you probably missed our on-air report we aired yesterday all about the "Twilight" cast and their crazy day at Comic-Con. Check out Robert Pattinson before and after the panedmonium in Hall H and see how his shell-shocked co-stars took all the adulation in. And fear not, it's only six days until your favorite day of the week comes around again.
“Terminator Salvation” star Bryce Dallas Howard felt right at home talking about the movie amid the mania of Comic-Con this week. “I walked the floor today! Oh, it was so much fun,” enthused the actress, who toured several booths at her second Con before duty pulled her away for interviews. “I was actually really disappointed when I was here for ‘Spider-Man [3]’ that we didn’t have time in the schedule to walk the floor. I think Topher [Grace] came several hours earlier with his friends so he could do it. What’s so great about Comic-Con is it’s the fans — it’s people who have spent a significant amount of time invested in admiring the stories, admiring the heroism, the sci-fi aspects of these stories.
“These are the people I’m doing it for,” she said, looking over at the costumed crowd. “Because I’m one of them.”
