Posted 2/2/12 5:42 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Dailies
"John Carter" gets a brand new featurette filled to the brim with plenty of new footage for fans to pore over. Meanwhile, Marty McFly could dance his way to Broadway, Jean Dujardin got in some trouble for racy French ads and "Avatar 2" might be filming down under.
It's February 2, and you're here for today's daily news round-up.
Posted 1/12/12 4:32 pm EST by MTV Movies Team in Poll
The MTV Movie Brawl 2012 is officially on! After the initial play-in, wild card and Sweet 16 rounds, only eight movies remain to compete in a series of head-to-head single elimination matches in our March Madness-style bracket. In the end, only one of these flicks can be crowned the can't-miss movie of the year, and the choice is entirely up to YOU. Which movie will win the brawl for it all? Vote at MTV Movies Blog and make your choice known!
After dominating the play-in round, "The Hunger Games" caught fire and left "Prometheus" in its wake. The maybe probably "Alien" prequel couldn't handle the fury of Katniss and Peeta, but who really can? Through the entire tournament so far, "The Hunger Games" has been the movie to beat, but now it faces some stiff competition from the big-budget sci-fi flick, "John Carter."
The power of a shirtless Taylor Kitsch should never be underestimated. It may have been the key factor in the take down of "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" during the Sweet 16. But now comes the real test, as it battles "The Hunger Games" for a spot in the Final 4. Can "John Carter" pull out the upset against the seemingly unstoppable "Hunger Games"? Can anything stop Katniss on her way to the top? It's up to you to decide!
Posted 1/11/12 5:43 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Dailies
Only two days after Tim Burton announced that he would like Robert Downey Jr. to be the puppeteer Geppetto in his upcoming live-action "Pinocchio" film, the "Iron Man" and "The Avengers" star has confirmed that he would be interested in the role. In other parts of the internet, Television Without Pity's annual "Movies Without Pity" awards show is starting up, Rob Marshall has started talking "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" and Daniel Radcliffe's promo reel for this week's "Saturday Night Live" has us cracking up.
It's January 11, and you're here for today's daily news round-up.
Posted 1/10/12 12:15 pm EST by MTV Movies Team in Poll
The MTV Movie Brawl 2012 is officially on! After the initial play-in and wild card rounds, 16 films have been selected to compete in a series of head-to-head single elimination matches in our March Madness-style bracket. In the end, only one of these flicks can be crowned the can't-miss movie of the year, and the choice is entirely up to YOU. Which movie will win the brawl for it all? Vote at MTV Movies Blog and make your choice known!
Two action movies, each equipped with extraordinary history, each brimming with A-list talent. Across the two films, we have star names including Taylor Kitsch, Bruce Willis, Bryan Cranston, Dwayne Johnson... the list goes on. But despite the impressive feats (and a humorous shared connection) between the two, only one of these movies can survive into the next round. Which will it be? Step into the arena and find out!
(4) "John Carter" Vs. (5) "G.I. Joe: Retaliation"
Fans have been waiting for a very long time (like, nearly one hundred years) for a big-screen adaptation of Civil War veteran John Carter's adventures on Barsoom. Taylor Kitsch is the man to bring Carter to life, under the watchful eye of Pixar favorite Andrew Stanton. Fans came out to support "John Carter" very early and very often in the MTV Movie Brawl, but a surprising last-minute surge of votes also poured out on the "G.I. Joe" sequel's behalf. That "Retaliation" trailer was all kinds of awesome, immediately washing away the bad taste of "Rise of Cobra" from many fans' mouths. The battle of "John" versus "Joe" is sure to be an epic showdown, if for no other reason than it represents a battle between "Friday Night Lights" favorites Taylor Kitsch and Adrianne Palicki... though this time, "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose" won't hold up for one of these competitors.
Posted 12/15/11 2:10 pm EST by Jeremy Gordon in News, Posters
The first two "Alien" movies are sci-fi classics, so it's not surprising that we all wanted Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" to be related in some way. Indeed, it is -- there are "strands of DNA" floating around in the film that'll come out next summer, but not much else.
That seems okay; based on the first official poster, there will be enough mysterious sci-fi goings on without accounting for the dense "Alien" world. Check out that poster (as well as a new "John Carter" poster) after the jump!
Posted 12/2/11 3:19 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in News, Photos, Posters
This week has been absolutely brimming with new material from "John Carter," and today's obligatory release has arrived -- and they are both vaguely reminiscent of "Star Wars."
Yesterday, the second trailer premiered, and photos and posters have been sent out at a dizzying pace over the past week. Now, three new banners for the sci-fi epic show off some of the scenes from the just-released trailer.
We see John Carter facing off with not one, but two white apes in the the surprisingly "Attack of the Clones"-esque Colosseum. Taylor Kitsch as the legendary Civil War captain transported to Mars takes out one of the apes during the trailer, but a second ape could be another question.
The latest poster for Disney's "John Carter" won't give you a clear look at Mars or the creatures that live on the planet. That being said, it's definitely the coolest promotional material I've seen thus far for the upcoming sci-fi flick.
Anyone who knows the basic premise of "John Carter" knows that its titular hero, played by Taylor Kitsch, is a stranger in the strange land of Mars. This poster really underlines that by having him tinted in blue, while the rest of Mars and its residents are deep oranges and reds. It's simple, but it works.
Posted 11/28/11 12:28 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in News, Photos
It will be interesting to see how Disney proceeds with marketing "John Carter," formerly "of Mars," Andrew Stanton's big-budget adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs fantasy novels. With an untested star, Taylor Kitsch, and a first trailer that left most people lukewarm about the film's prospects, a boost in profile is certainly called for.
Something along those lines began last week when Entertainment Weekly published photos of the six-armed White Ape, a staple in the novels that's getting a more threatening treatment for the film version. Check it out after the break.
Posted 10/6/11 4:30 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in Video
FROM MTV MOVIES: Not just anyone can be John Carter. Taylor Kitsch found that out the hard way while auditioning for the role, his first big movie as the lead. And even though he had been unfamiliar with the John Carter books before, the role was, according to Kitsch, something he was "willing to do anything for."
In the upcoming adaption of Edgar Rice Burroughs' beloved "A Princess of Mars," Kitsch plays a Civil War veteran who finds himself transported to another planet. The Martians task Carter with saving the planet and rescuing the captive princess, played by Lynn Collins. The production finally came together recently after lingering in development for years and losing Jon Favreau, who was once attached to direct.
The journey began by meeting with the director Andrew Stanton, best known for his work on Pixar films. "I knew of Stanton, of course, and I was a huge fan," Kitsch says. "He was a big fan of Riggins, my 'Friday Night Lights' character, so right away we kind of pushed each other because we were so excited about just meeting one another."
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'Hunger Games,' 'Avengers' Slug It Out At MTV Movie Brawl 2012
Posted 1/5/12 4:59 pm EST by MTV Movies Team in Commentary
Three days in and five new competitors later, MTV Movie Brawl 2012 still rages strong. "Hunger Games" and "Twilight" fans continue slugging it out to give their champion of choice the most steam heading into next week's March Madness-style bracket tournament, but there's fierce competition between many of the other movies as well.
Our preview of the tournament continues today with a look at one of the Brawl's clearest front-runners, a glimpse at Taylor Kitsch and some other hot models, and a salute to Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
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