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Bruce Campbell Joins 'Oz: The Great And Powerful'

Posted 8/5/11 5:00 pm EST by in Casting Call


Bruce Campbell"Oz: The Great And Powerful" just got a heck of a lot more exciting now that Bruce Campbell has announced he's been cast in it.

"I. Am. In. Oz. Sam Raimi refuses to tell me what character I will portray. Just know that the role is PIVOTAL," the "Burn Notice" actor tweeted. Considering James Franco has already been cast as the titular wizard-to-be and Campbell likely isn't playing one of the female witches, our guess is he plays some sort of mentor to Oz. Or we could be totally surprised and he'll end up playing a Munchkin or flying monkey. Regardless, we're thrilled by this casting news.

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'Game Of Thrones' Season Two Casting Begins

Posted 6/24/11 1:50 pm EST by in Casting Call


Natalie DormerButton up your overcoats, because winter is coming back already.

Though the first season of "Game of Thrones" just ended, casting on season two has already begun. Entertainment Weekly has the news that "Tudors" actress Natalie Dormer has landed the significant role of Margaery Tyrell in the show's second seasons. Though she initially has a smaller role in the books, Margaery becomes a crucial character in "Storm of Swords" and "Feast For Crows," presumably the basis for seasons three and four.

In the casting news after the jump, find out who replaced Michael Fassbender in Danny Boyle's "Trance," which "Thor" star has been cast as the lead in "Pacific Rim," and what two exciting films Ryan Gosling has lined up.

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Daniel Radcliffe's Director Wish-List Includes Christopher Nolan And The Coen Brothers

Posted 4/20/11 3:12 pm EST by in Commentary, Interviews, Video


Daniel Radcliffe is at a point in his life where, in our opinion, he can do just about anything he wants.

Fortunately, as the "Harry Potter" star already told us when he stopped by to chat about his new musical "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying," he's already pushing himself to try as many new and exciting things as he can without falling into any sort of "child star" trap. We definitely recognize and respect that motivation, and we're sure that's a sentiment echoed by many people in Hollywood.

So when DanRad started listing off his dream group of film directors and actors that he would love to work with, we didn't think those hopes actually coming to life was as unrealistic as he seemed to. After the jump, we go through the people Radcliffe said he'd love to work on a project with and then offer our suggestions as to some potential team-ups.

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Blake Lively Eyed For 'Oz' And 'Savages,' Michael Shannon Talks Zod In Today's Casting Call

Posted 4/12/11 11:58 am EST by in Casting Call


Blake LivelyWith Jennifer Lawrence signed to "The Hunger Games," Blake Lively is ready to get savage.

Lawrence's departure from Oliver Stone's latest, "Savages," has opened the door for hot young Hollywood actresses from Olivia Wilde to Teresa Palmer to land the lead role, but now Variety has the news that Stone wants Lively to play main female character Ophelia. That's all well and good, except The Playlist has the news that she's also looking to join Mila Kunis and James Franco in "Oz: The Great and Powerful," so nothing is set in stone yet.

After the jump, Michael Shannon talks his casting as General Zod in "Superman," a main "American Pie" actress returns for their "Reunion" and Alec Baldwin and Jesse Eisenberg could be headed towards Woody Allen's latest.

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DAILIES: Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield Among Shortlist For 'Akira'

Posted 3/22/11 4:30 pm EST by in Dailies


Robert PattinsonSome of Hollywood's most popular young actors are about to become the stars of the latest anime-to-movie sensation.

The upcoming live-action remake of "Akira" is coming together for its planned August start date, and Splash Page reports on a list of actors who've allegedly received the script: Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield and James McAvoy are just some of the names reportedly in contention for roles. Casting is far from finalized, however, so we'll have to wait and see how this one shakes out.

We have more news past the jump, including who might end up directing "Cleopatra," which horror writer might be penning a "The Walking Dead" episode and what ever happened to Brad Pitt's "World War Z" adaptation.

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Emily Blunt Dishes On Her Day With Fozzie Bear And 'The Muppets'

Posted 1/26/11 4:00 pm EST by in Uncategorized


The last time we checked in on Jason Segel's "Muppets" movie, he saddened us with news that Paul Rudd will NOT be in the film, but teased the fact that we can expect a bunch of other celeb cameos (maybe Lady Gaga, probably Michael Cera. Hooray for ambiguity!).

Anyway, one lady that audiences will indeed see in the film is Segel's "Gulliver's Travels" co-star, Emily Blunt. When MTV News caught up with the charming actress recently, while she was doing press for "Gnomeo and Juliet" with fellow voice talent (and Patrick Stewart impressionist) James McAvoy, we asked about her day on the film. What followed was a hilarious exchange between Blunt and McAvoy — the latter of whom did a fine job of helping prod Blunt for more information.

"I did do a day on 'The Muppets,' yes," Blunt told us.

"Who do you play?" McAvoy cuts in.

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Will Tom Cruise Join 'Mountains'? Guillermo Del Toro Weighs In On Casting Rumors

Posted 9/27/10 5:46 pm EST by in News, Video


I honestly feel a little sorry for Guillermo del Toro whenever he sits down for an interview with MTV News. We're absolutely relentless in our pursuit of casting scoops, and the Mexican-born director is such a freakin' nice guy, it's tough to watch him squirm.

For a while we were pestering del Toro about the actor he wanted to cast as Bilbo Baggins — Martin Freeman? James McAvoy? — in "The Hobbit." He ended up leaving that project in May (perhaps solely so he no longer had to answer our Bilbo questions) and now is deep into pre-production on an adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft tale, "At the Mountains of Madness." And as soon as del Toro walked into the MTV Newsroom last week, he surely knew he was about to subject himself to more casting-news harassment.

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'X-Men: First Class' Star James McAvoy Discusses Relationship Between Xavier And Magneto

Posted 9/27/10 4:08 pm EST by in Video


FROM SPLASH PAGE: James McAvoy has already revealed that he won't attempt to imitate Patrick Stewart when he steps into the role of Professor Charles Xavier for "X-Men: First Class." Indeed, he wants to bury Stewart's performance entirely. But McAvoy's approach begs an important question: how will his Xavier interact with Michael Fassbender's Magneto?

"I think there's a lot of room there for a real connection," McAvoy told us of his hopes for the relationship between the two "First Class" protagonists. "By the end of that relationship, there's still a kind of affection for each other. You see that in the stuff that Patrick and [Sir Ian McKellen] did together. There's a lot of love there, strangely, I think."

Continue reading 'X-Men: First Class' Actor James McAvoy Sees 'A Lot Of Love' Between Xavier And Magneto at SplashPage.MTV.com.

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Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, James McAvoy, Ian McKellen And Natalie Portman Offered Roles In Tom Tykwer 'Cloud Atlas' Adaptation

Posted 6/17/10 4:23 pm EST by in News


Tom Tykwer proved what a great director he is with "Run Lola Run," but we don't see nearly enough of him. That's going to change if this dream team of actors assembles for his adaptation of David Mitchell's novel "Cloud Atlas," which will be produced by the Wachowskis. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, James McAvoy, Ian McKellen and Natalie Portman have all been offered parts, according to Production Weekly (via The Playlist). I've not read the novel, but it features six main characters and "spans thousands of years and several genres." Color me intrigued. I think I know which book I'll be reading next. I have one question though: who will play main character #6?

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EXCLUSIVE: James McAvoy Drops Out Of Untitled Cancer Comedy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Replaces Him

Posted 3/2/10 3:40 pm EST by in Hot Stuff, News


Last August, James McAvoy signed on to star in the formerly titled "I'm With Cancer," a comedy co-starring Seth Rogen about a 25-year-old battling cancer. MTV News has exclusively learned that McAvoy has dropped out of the film after shooting began and that he has been replaced with Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

A source close to the production tells us that McAvoy dropped out this week for personal reasons and that producers have locked Gordon-Levitt to step into the role. Shooting on the film, which began last month in Vancouver, has temporarily ceased and will resume the week of March 8. MTV has reached out to Summit Entertainment, and they've now confirmed the casting move.

Rogen said in a statement: "It’s incredibly unfortunate that circumstances outside of everyone’s control have taken James away from the project, but, with James’s blessing, we were able to have Joseph step in to take on the [lead] role of Adam. We all look forward to working with James in the future."
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