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'Harry Potter' Director Tackling 'Doctor Who' Movie

Posted 11/15/11 10:18 am EST by in News, splash page


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The wizarding world of "Harry Potter" and the Whoverse are about to collide. "Deathly Hallows" director David Yates has announced his partnership with BBC to direct a big-screen take on "Doctor Who," the long-running British television series about the sci-fi exploits of the Time Lord. Yates says the movie has no writers as of yet, is two to three years from beginning production, and will have little to nothing to do with the "Who" continuity that's come before. Get all the details here.

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Frank Miller's MTV Video Music Awards Gucci Ad Premieres Online, Hits TV With The September 12 VMAs

Posted 8/23/10 2:41 pm EST by in Video


Late last week a trailer popped up online for a new fragrance from Gucci, Gucci Guilty. The 30-second clip features Chris Evans and Evan Rachel Wood, and was directed by "Sin City" helmer Frank Miller. Today there's another 30-second clip online which Gucci's official YouTube feed touts as the "official TV commercial for Gucci Guilty." The ad is set to premiere on September 12 during the MTV Video Music Awards, though now I'm wondering if we're in for something longer.

The ad has a real "Sin City" feel to it; although it is in color, it's the same sort of hyper-stylized colorization you saw in the comic book adaptation. Only it permeates the whole thing. It's a pretty cool look, and very identifiably Miller's work for those who are familiar with "Sin City" and "300." See for yourself after the jump. Read More...

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'Sin City 2’ Could Begin Filming This Year, Says Rosario Dawson

Posted 3/13/09 4:07 pm EST by in News


Rosario DawsonFROM SPLASH PAGE: Not even a month after “Sin City” star Michael Clarke Duncan told us he hadn’t heard a peep about "Sin City 2", the plot thickens. Now, Rosario Dawson, the straight-talking star who once strapped herself into black leather to play the role of gang gal Gail says that she’s leaving room open on her 2009 calendar for the long-awaited sequel.

“Yeah, I talked to Robert [Rodriguez] and Frank [Miller],” she said of a recent conversation with the director and writer who joined forces with Quentin Tarantino for the hit 2005 film. “They actually just finished the script for ‘Sin City 2’ a few months ago.”

For more on news about a long-in-development "Sin City" sequel, head over to SplashPage.MTV.com.

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Does Scarlett Johansson Have Enough 'Spirit' To Triumph At Box Office?

Posted 12/24/08 6:33 pm EST by in Video


What's certainly one of the most interesting films of the year has finally arrived. Comic book legend Frank Miller's adaptation of "The Spirit" (from the even more legendary Will Eisner) has faced a closely-watched ride to the box office. As soon as the first trailer premiered here on MTV.com, fans were already wondering whether the style Miller applied so perfectly to "Sin City" was the right move for a renowned superhero character from the 1940s.

Audiences (and Kurt Loder) will answer that question, but one thing's for sure: Miller's impressive cast stands behind the film. In our exclusive interview after the jump, stars Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson talk shop about their villainous characters, and then move on to their musical aspirations and whether they'll be gracing the stage of Obama's inauguration (click here for all that). For those who grab a ticket, don't forget to return with your thoughts. Read More...

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Frank Miller Heading Into Space As 'Buck Rogers' Director

Posted 12/19/08 10:45 am EST by in News


'Buck Rogers'The producers behind "The Spirit" obviously have a lot of faith in Frank Miller, because they have just handed him another directing gig. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Miller is in the final negotiations to direct "Buck Rogers" for Oddlot Entertainment and Millennium Films.

"Buck Rogers," for those of you feeling lost, was one of the first major sci-fi stories. In fact, it was the very first sci-fi comic series, kicking off with its first strip in 1929, and it ran until 1967. The series followed an ordinary American and former Air Force pilot who was exposed to a gas that put him in a state of suspended animation for 500 years. He wakes up in the future, where he's eventually recruited to help battle intergalatic menaces to Earth. Read More...

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'Die Hard' Screenwriter Compares His 1987 'The Spirit' TV Pilot To Frank Miller Film

Posted 10/10/08 4:54 pm EST by in Uncategorized


'The Spirit'FROM SPLASH PAGE: Sure, everyone's been talking about Frank Miller's "The Spirit," but this isn't the first time Will Eisner's classic character has taken a turn in the live-action medium.

Way back in 1987, screenwriter Steven de Souza was fresh off a pair of genre-defining hits with "48 Hours" and "Commando." Just before undertaking the project that would become one of his best-known films, "Die Hard," de Souza wrote and produced a television pilot based on "The Spirit" -- the first live-action adaptation of the long-running comic strip. While the series was never picked up, the 74-minute film has lived on as a cult classic of sorts among comic fans.

With Miller's take on "The Spirit" currently suffering the slings and arrows of early fan critique, MTV News thought it might be interesting to reach out to the writer who first brought "The Spirit" into the live-action world for a chat about Miller's spin and the task of bringing the character to screens big and small.

Read more about Steven de Souza's take on "The Spirit" and Frank Miller's film at SplashPage.MTV.com

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Is A Visit To 'Sin City 2' In Angelina Jolie's Future? She's Curious

Posted 6/17/08 4:24 pm EST by in News


No doubt about it, Angelina Jolie is a dame to kill for, but could she literally be "A Dame to Kill For"? For over two years, the principal talent behind "Sin City" have been subtlety (and sometimes not so subtlety) dropping hints that they’d like Jolie for the title role of Ava Lord, the manipulative, conniving, fatally gorgeous force at the center of director Robert Rodriquez and Frank Miller's "Sin City 2."

In an interview two-years ago, actress Rosario Dawson even said that filming was being rescheduled to accommodate Jolie's pregnancy.

So is Angelina going to be in "Sin City 2"? Read More...

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