Nowadays, "Twilight" fans are certain that no other filmmaker but Catherine Hardwicke could have been trusted with turning their beloved novel into a movie. But as we here at MTV remember, she nearly didn't direct the movie – or any other films ever again, for that matter.
During our interview that makes up this week's "Twilight Tuesday," Hardwicke talks about how she becomes so immersed in moviemaking that she even calls the actors by their character's names. While shooting the underrated "Lords of Dogtown" a few years ago, the director got so deep into thought, in fact, that she suffered a dangerous accident. Read more...
It's one of the most anticipated movies of the year, and now that the trailer for "The Day the Earth Stood Still" has arrived online, fans everywhere are watching the footage with Zapruder-like intensity for clues to the remake's vision. We went right to the source for a talk with director Scott Derrickson. Read our exclusive chat with him below, then watch the trailer for yourself (click here to see it in glorious HD) and let us know what you think of the film in the comments below.
The last shot in the trailer is a hero shot, although strangely not of Keanu Reeve's character Klaatu, but of his trusty robot Gort. The look of the character deliberately recalls his look in the 1951 original. Read more...
