- Whoa! Could Keanu Reeves be heading for the Wachowski Brothers’ Plastic Man? (CHUD)
- Why so serious? Put a smile on that face by committing your friend to Arkam Asylum in new Dark Knight widget. (Verizon)
- Parlez-vous anglais? Brush up on your French to watch director Louis Leterrier talk “Clash of the Titans.” (Ecranlarge)
- “The Flash,” hit by a freezing blast from Captain Cold, still in development, insists producer. (/film)
- First look at Mark Wahlberg in “Max Payne.” (USA Today)
Bryan Singer needs help, Jim Carrey finds a match, mythological creatures rule and more, in today's link-filled round-up.
- "Superman" sequel is looking for a few good writers. (Variety)
- Mark Wahlberg replaces Ryan Gosling in Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones." (Variety)
- Forget Hilary versus Obama. Who wins in a battle between a centaur armed with a crossbow, and a minotaur armed with a trident? George Clooney, Ridley Scott, Neil Gaiman and many others weigh in. (UGO)
- Jim and Zooey, sittin' in a tree. Carrey snags Deschanel for his "Yes Man." (Hollywood Reporter)
- MTV Films and Paramount take a "Bong Hit 4 Jesus." (Variety).
- George Clooney drops out of Joe Carnahan's "White Jazz." (EW)
- "Grudge" franchise turns helm over to "Grudge" webisodes director Toby Wilkins. (Shock Til You Drop)
Posted 10/16/07 3:42 pm EST by Shawn Adler in News
Forget seeing dead people or visiting aliens: try this twist on for size.
He's worked with Jonathan Demme, Paul Thomas Anderson, Tim Burton, and, oh yeah...a guy by the name of Martin Scorsese...but Mark Wahlberg's next director M. Night Shyamalan is in a class to himself, the actor enthused.
"The first scene we shot was a five-page scene in a classroom that any other director I've worked with would have taken three days to shoot, but we shot it by lunch," Wahlberg gushed of his work with Shyamalan on "The Happening." "It's beautiful. I've never walked into a trailer where your sides are there and your storyboards are there for the day. He just knows what he wants."
Set amidst a worldwide catastrophe that literally has the planet fighting back against humanity, infecting people with a neurotoxin which makes them want to kill themselves, Wahlberg nevertheless insisted "The Happening" is more character study than apocalyptic vision. Read More...
Brad Pitt has some fightin' words in our links of the day. That and news on "Avatar," "Resident Evil," Ryan Phillippe and more below.
- Brad Pitt is pulling no punches, will take Matt Damon's place in "The Fighter" alongside Mark Wahlberg. (Hollywood Reporter)
- James Cameron's "Avatar" beams up Giovanni Ribisi. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Now THIS is evil. Ali Larter hints at possible "Resident Evil 4." (Shock Till You Drop)
- Back to the future for Ryan Phillippe and Eva Green as pair join cast of futuristic thriller "Franklyn." (Variety)
- More "Informers." Winona Ryder and Mickey Rourke join cast of Bret Easton Ellis adaptation. (Hollywood Reporter)
Posted 7/9/07 8:00 am EST by Brian Jacks in Hot Stuff, News
It's set to be the hottest corner team in boxing: one Oscar winner, one Oscar nominee, and an eclectic, fan-favorite director. If everything goes according to plan, "The Fighter" will bring together all of those elements, teaming "Departed" co-stars Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg with helmer Darron Aronofsky for a gritty sporting epic.
Recent reports have labeled Aronofsky as being in final talks for the project, but according to Wahlberg, it sounds as if the "Requiem for a Dream" director is officially onboard and ready to move forward. "I talked to him on the phone two days ago," Wahlberg revealed to MTV News. "We're going to sit down with Matt and just figure out when we can start it."
"The Fighter" tells the true story of underdog boxing champ "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his trainer/brother Dick Eklund (Damon), following their lives from the rough-and-tumble streets of Lowell, Massachusetts to an internationally heralded bout at the world championships. Read More...
The movie world keeps a-turnin' as teenage superheroes suit up, a Greek god goes Hollywood, Shyamalan scares up a Deschanel sister and more, in today's issue of The Dailies.
- Robin finally gets his due as Warner Bros. develops "Teen Titans" live-action film. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Hope they didn't toss the "300” props. Hollywood turns its eagle eye towards Hercules, snags "Crow: Wicked Prayer" screenwriter. (Variety)
- Zooey Deschanel unites with Mark Wahlberg for new Shyamalan movie. (Variety)
- The muggles get a log flume. Universal readies "Potter" theme park. (ComingSoon.net)
- Early artists of rock 'n roll to be featured in "Cadillac Records." (Hollywood Reporter)
- "Infested," a currently unpublished novel about a parasite that turns people into crazed serial killers, gets turned into flick. (Hollywood Reporter)
** FOLLOW MTV MOVIES BLOG ON TWITTER! **