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The Dailies: May 8, 2008

Posted 5/8/08 3:01 pm EST by in Dailies


- A slew of new pictures from "Indiana Jones" appear online, along with a description of crystal skulls. Not to put too fine a point on it, but we told you so. (/film and MTV)

- Matt Damon sports the world's worst mustache in "The Informant." (The Bad and the Ugly)

- The decider: First look at Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks as Mr. and Mrs. President Bush pop up online. (EW)

- I have a feeling we're being Punk'd. Ashton Kutcher says there are plans to bring prank show to the big-screen. (Ace Showbiz)

- How Divine! Johnny Knoxville and Parker Posey join "Fruitcake," the latest from director John Waters. (The Hollywood Reporter)

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EXCLUSIVE: Rob Corddry Lands Role Of Press Secretary Ari Fleischer In Oliver Stone's 'W'

Posted 4/9/08 5:14 pm EST by in Hot Stuff, News


Rob CorddryHe's reported the "news" on "The Daily Show," and now Rob Corddry will be doing the same from behind a White House podium. MTV News has confirmed exclusively that the actor/comedian has been cast as press secretary Ari Fleischer in Oliver Stone's presidential biopic, "W."

Corddry joins a laundry list of talent already attached to the project, including Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks as the president and first lady Laura Bush, James Cromwell and Ellen Burstyn as George's parents, former President George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara, and Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice. Read More...

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Exclusive Clip: 'Definitely, Maybe'

Posted 2/13/08 6:21 pm EST by in Video


"Definitely, Maybe" has a lot of things going for it...the pretty looks and smart mouth of Ryan Reynolds, the cuteness of little Abigail Breslin, and the pure, unadulterated hotness of Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks and Isla Fisher. Now we've got an exclusive look at the film, which finds Reynolds as an advertising executive chronicling his past relationships to his daughter (Breslin), as his marriage unravels. In the clip below, Summer (Weisz) interrogates Will (Reynolds) over a personal diary that he just returned.

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Stella On Stage? Wain In Talks For 'Wet Hot American Musical'

Posted 2/1/08 10:58 am EST by in News


wet_hot.jpgA deep, soulful love anthem blares on the soundtrack. "I want you inside of me," the singer croons to his unrequited mistress.

Hold on. Say that line again? "I said, 'Oh hey, from before," the singer bellows.

No, we're not going crazy at the MTV Movies Blog - we're just busy thinking what sort of rock ballads the kids will be shouting if "Wet Hot American Summer" director David Wain has his way. Read More...

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The Dailies: June 11, 2007

Posted 6/11/07 4:01 pm EST by in Dailies


Van Sant gets baked, Percy2Fletch, Steve Martin heads to France and more, in today's Dailies. Eat 'em up.

- Bill Murray returns for "City of Ember," a flicked based on young-adult mystery novel, about perpetually dark city illuminated solely by street lights. (Variety)

- Gus Van Sant to adapt Tom Wolfe's classic "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test." (Variety)

- "Dawson's Creek" star Joshua Jackson takes lead in "Fletch" remake? (IESB)

- Steve Martin set for "Pink Panther 2: The Sequel Nobody Asked For But At Least It's Not Another 'Father of the Bride.'" (Hollywood Reporter)

- Elizabeth Banks joins "A Tale of Two Sisters," a remake of a Korean horror film. (Hollywood Reporter)

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