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'Haywire' Is 'Slick' And 'Cool,' Says Star Ewan McGregor

Posted 1/19/12 4:00 pm EST by in Interviews, News


Fans of writer-director Steven Soderbergh know him to be one of the most interesting filmmakers in the biz. From his beginnings with independent films, to blockbusters and documentaries, the Oscar-winner is constantly thinking up new ways to tell unique stories with film.

For his latest effort, "Haywire," the idea came to Soderbergh after seeing MMA fighter-turned-first-time actress Gina Carano in action in the cage.

The film puts Carano front and center as a black ops super soldier who seeks the ultimate revenge after she is betrayed by her colleagues. Those colleagues are played by the very capable Ewan McGregor, Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Antonio Banderas and Michael Douglas.

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Ewan McGregor And Eva Green Fall In Love In New 'Perfect Sense' Featurette

Posted 1/19/12 11:00 am EST by in Video


Ewan McGregor and Eva Green charmed audiences in their apocalyptic love story "Perfect Sense" at Sundance a year ago, and IFC Films ended up picking up the rights to the movie soon after. The film is currently available on SundanceNOW and Cable VOD, and it's finally headed into theaters on February 3. Ahead of that, MTV News got our hands on an exclusive featurette of the project in anticipation of its release.

The movie tells the story of two strangers brought together in the middle of a worldwide epidemic. Michael (McGregor) is a chef and Susan (Green) is a scientist who meet at the same time she is discovering that there is a new illness that emphasizes emotions while destroying the senses. Both of them contract the disease at the same time and it brings them closer together. They end up falling in love while they struggle to live with rampaging emotions and their loss of senses.

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'Haywire' Exclusive Clip: The Motive Is Money

Posted 1/9/12 4:57 pm EST by in Video


Here's a video of two guys who have no idea what they're getting into.

The exclusive clip you're about to view is from the upcoming action movie, "Haywire," starring the queen of mix martial arts, Gina Carano, and that should tell you just about everything. As Ewan McGregor's character advises in the clip, "Don't think of her as a woman. That would be a mistake."

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'Jack The Giant Killer' Trailer Goes Up The Beanstalk

Posted 12/16/11 2:31 pm EST by in News, Trailers


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Hollywood loves its remakes, and fairy tales are the easiest money of all. What child or adult in America isn't familiar with the story of Jack and the beanstalk, even if they're not clear on the specifics? Then again, the specifics can be largely invented based on whatever tired parent is telling the story to his kid: there are some beans, a beanstalk, some giants and a guy named Jack who fights them or tries to, at least.

In this regard, "Jack the Giant Killer" looks wholly familiar. The trailer opens with Nicholas Hoult as the titular Jack, palming a fistful of magic beans while a serious man tells him to be careful. Well, you know how it goes: the beans fall in some soil and water, then shoot up up thousands of feet into the sky, carrying Jack's house and the princess of the realm with it.

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Jeremy Renner Unveils Key 'Bourne Legacy' Details

Posted 11/22/11 3:58 pm EST by in Casting Call


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This is a big year coming up for Jeremy Renner. He has a major role in the upcoming "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol," is one of the titular superheroes in "The Avengers" and is also launching a new branch of the Jason Bourne franchise. The latter is arguably his biggest project in the future, and the one we know least about. Fortunately, he dished some pretty big details in a recent interview.

When promoting "Ghost Protocol" with Empire magazine, Renner shared that his character in "The Bourne Legacy" will be named Aaron Cross, at least to start. "He ends up having a bunch of different names. For fans of the franchise, [The Bourne Legacy] has that same ticking clock, but it's a new programme and new characters," he said. "It's that same deal, it's just a new set of agents with a different leash.

Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump!

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'Moulin Rouge' Alternate Opening Scene Features Ewan McGregor Singing Cat Stevens' 'Father & Son'

Posted 5/2/11 5:22 pm EST by in Behind The Scenes, old school, Video


Earlier this afternoon, we celebrated ten years of "Moulin Rouge" alongside some of the musical masterpiece's most prominent players, including director Baz Luhrmann and stars Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman. But the fun doesn't end with our live-stream — we also have a deleted scene from "Moulin Rouge" for your viewing pleasure.

It's a very significant, substantial deleted scene, too: an alternate opening for "Moulin Rouge" that would have featured McGregor as Christian singing a unique rendition of Cat Stevens "Father & Son" — a scene that Luhrmann and his team were forced to abandon when Stevens raised concerns with the use of his song.

"Of all the things ten years ago that was the most difficult in the process of making 'Moulin Rouge' … came when we'd done a lot of work on an alternate opening to the film," the director reveals in this behind-the-scenes footage.

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Celebrate 'Moulin Rouge' 10 Years Later With Ewan McGregor And Nicole Kidman LIVE, Right Now!

Posted 5/2/11 2:38 pm EST by in Video


Ten years have passed since "Moulin Rouge" first arrived into theaters, and we're committed to loving it until our dying day. Thankfully, we don't have to wait that long before we can revisit Baz Luhrmann's musical masterpiece — we can, and we will, do that today, come what may!

We're pleased to bring you "Moulin Rouge at 10: A Spectacular Spectacular MTV News Event" where MTV's Josh Horowitz will look back on the decade since the widely adored musical. He'll be joined by a vast array of guests including Luhrmann himself, stars Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman, as well as co-star John Leguizamo and Oscar-winning costume and art designer Catherine Martin. The fun starts today at 3 PM EST — trust us, you won't want to miss a second of it.

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Celebrate 'Moulin Rouge' 10 Years Later With Ewan McGregor And Nicole Kidman On MTV.com!

Posted 4/27/11 3:30 pm EST by in News, Video


FROM MTV MOVIES: Ten years ago, Baz Luhrmann brought us into the world of the "Moulin Rouge," a sexy, musical take on the subculture of turn-of-the-century Paris based on the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. It starred Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman and featured over-the-top costumes and reinventions of modern songs from "Lady Marmalade" to "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

To commemorate that movie's 10th anniversary, MTV News reunites Luhrmann, Kidman and McGregor to celebrate "Moulin Rouge at 10: A Spectacular Spectacular MTV News Event" on Monday, May 2, at 3 p.m. ET on MTV.com. The director and stars will be joined by co-star John Leguizamo, who played artist Toulouse-Lautrec, and Catherine Martin, who won the Oscar for costume design and art direction. Hosted by MTV News' Josh Horowitz, the live stream will include special appearances and live interviews while looking back at how the film came to be and how its legacy continues to grow.

To get in on the fun, fans can submit questions for the "Moulin Rouge" director and talent via the @MTVNews Twitter handle with the hashtag #AskMoulin.

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EXCLUSIVE: 'Beginners' Photo Is Filled With Surprises, Ewan McGregor And Melanie Laurent

Posted 4/26/11 3:10 pm EST by in News, Photos


When you get to adulthood, there usually aren't too many fast ones your elderly parents can pull on you — at this stage of the game, you've seen and been through enough together to have a steady view of who your folks are and what makes them tick.

So imagine your father coming out of the closet at the age of 75, combined with the news that he's terminally ill — that might come as a bit of a shock. "Beginners" tells such a tale, focusing on Oliver (Ewan McGregor), a man struggling to deal with the double-whammy surprise that his father Hal (Christopher Plummer) is both gay and dying. Powerful material to cover, certainly, and it's made all the more fascinating by a top-notch cast that includes "Inglourious Basterds" actress Melanie Laurent as well as Goran Visnjic, who stars in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" later this year.

As part of MTV's Summer Movie Preview week, we've got an exclusive first look at "Beginners." Check out the photo below, and let us know what you think of it in the comments section and on Twitter.

"Beginners" hits theaters on June 3, 2011.

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New 'Deathly Hallows' Photos Featuring Tom Felton And The 'Cowboys & Aliens' Trailer In Today's Dailies!

Posted 4/15/11 5:15 pm EST by in Dailies


It's a good week for Tom Felton fans. First we saw him in the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" trailer, and today we get our first look at him in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2."

The image comes at us courtesy of Warner Bros. via Coming Soon, and it's got us super excited for the epic Room of Requirements scene we've had teased in the earlier trailer. Also released was an ultra-dramatic shot of Harry, Ron and Hermione, though we're a bit confused as to why Ron looks so bored.

After the jump, you can check out the new "Cowboys & Aliens" trailer, find out what could be the name for Judd Apatow's upcoming "Knocked Up" sequel, and see the newest "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" poster.

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