- Go with him if you want to live: Christian Bale signed on for three “Terminators.” (BBC)
- “How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!” Keira Knightley joins “King Lear.” (Telegraph)
- And here I thought I was feeling lucky. Clint Eastwood gives a definitive no to any future “Dirty Harry” projects. (Cinematical)
- " 'Avatar' is the single most complex piece of filmmaking ever made." James Cameron discusses his new sci-fi epic. (Search Engine Watch)
- If Indy doesn’t give you your fill, catch even more Shia in this first teaser for “Eagle Eye.” (Yahoo)
- Number 23 on the court, number 1 in our hearts: Spike Lee to direct a Michael Jordon documentary. (/film)
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How can you tell a director has created a good set? When actors not even in the scenes being shot stop by just to say hello. That's what happened when we recently visited the set of "Eagle Eye" and got one thing more than we bargained for…make that The Thing.
A surprise visitor, "Fantastic Four" star Michael Chiklis discussed with MTV News his role in the D.J. Caruso thriller, why it's a cautionary tale, and even let loose on how the film opens.
Read below to see what Chiklis had to say about the film, than check out MTV.com tomorrow for our exclusive report from the set, including interviews with stars Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan.
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Yup, we're back again with more links. Today, news on "The Neuromancer," "Transformers 2," "A-Team," "Eagle Eye," and more.
- I pity the fool who doesn't read Ice Cube's interview about "The A-Team," where he talks about the possibility of playing BA Baracus. (Blackfilm)
- Super-producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura talks Wayans casting on "G.I. Joe," says "Transformers 2" is "hurt" by the strike. (IESB)
- "Noooooooooo!" Hayden Christensen cast in "The Neuromancer." In all fairness, he was awesome in "Shattered Glass." (JoBlo)
- It's clobbering time. Michael Chiklis joins cast of "Eagle Eye" as Secretary of Defense. (Hollywood Reporter)
- On the cutting room floor: 15 big name actors who got left out of a movie. (IFC)
- Michael Cera isn't ticklish in this hilarious fake interview. (Funny or Die)
It's been a full-time job keeping up with all the Rosario Dawson casting news over the past couple weeks. A few days ago, "Eagle Eye" director D.J. Caruso ("Disturbia) told us that Dawson was set for his new flick opposite Shia LaBeouf, and the week before, Kevin Smith told us all about how he wrote the part of Miri in his upcoming flick, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" specifically for the "Clerks 2” star. Smith even confided to us that he'd be "flabbergasted" if she didn't do it.
Well, consider Smith flabbergasted. We talked to Dawson for some 40 minutes yesterday about her new film "Descent," and just about every other project under the sun (stay tuned for more from the interview soon), and so we of course brought up the Kevin Smith film. Read more...
We know Indiana Jones is terrified of snakes. We know his dad never would have made it past those rats. What we didn't know until now was what scared his son.
"Being able to effortlessly merge in," Shia LaBeouf earnestly said when asked what his biggest challenge was as shooting began for "Indiana Jones 4." "You don't want to be a speed bump; you just want it to stay the way it's been going. It's the most beloved franchise [of all time]. You don't want to be the guy that brings the house of cards down. I'm just looking to survive and stay afloat, and not get fired."
It's hard not to root for the kid when he smiles and squeals like he just won the geek lottery. "I've never experienced anything at this level. It's all nuts," LaBeouf exclaimed. "I feel crazy right now. I feel like a crazy man. I'm looking forward to thousands of things."
One thing the 21-year-old star is looking forward to post-Indy, he said, was a re-teaming with "Disturbia" director DJ Caruso, on a recently announced project called "Eagle Eye," about a young man and a single mother who are framed as terrorists and forced to join a group with plans to kill a political figure. Read more...