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 1/30/12 11:30 am EST by Kara Warner in News
When word got out back in October that charming and likable actors Matt Damon and John Krasinski were writing a movie together, we were instantly intrigued. Especially since the film was supposed to be Damon's directorial debut. And while the "We Bought A Zoo" actor's too busy schedule recently changed that plan, the fact that his "Good Will Hunting" director Gus Van Sant is now at the helm of the film only enhances our initial intrigue.
MTV News was lucky enough to catch up with actor/writer Krasinski recently during the press day for "Big Miracle," at which time we pressed him for a few details about the film, which follows a salesman who reevaluates his life after moving to a small town.
"It’s a really cool film, it’s a really special film," Krasinski said. "Having Gus Van Sant come on board to direct it is insane on so many levels. I still haven’t processed it quite yet. Matt unfortunately couldn’t direct because timing and he only has 60,000 projects going that he has to shoot tomorrow, so he couldn’t do it and Gus signed on like eight or ten hours later which was insane. It’s a really fun movie and having him at the helm will really make it perfect I think."
Posted 1/5/12 4:37 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Dailies
Despite much excitement over the opportunity to direct a film, Matt Damon has decided to pass off directing responsibilities for the upcoming untitled flick he co-wrote with John Krasinski. Meanwhile, Bret McKenzie teases his "The Hobbit" cameo, Kevin Smith updates fans on "Hit Somebody" and Emma Stone finds a "Little White Corvette."
Today is January 5, and you're tuning into today's daily news round up.
Posted 12/20/11 12:42 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
One former "True Blood" star is headed to the Wild West in "The Lone Ranger," a new casting announcement for the upcoming Disney flick tells us. Meanwhile, Matt Damon readies his cast for his upcoming directorial debut, two more are courted for Spike Lee's "Oldboy," and the "300" prequel comes closer to finding its Artemisia.
It's December 20, and you're tuning into today's Casting Call!
Posted 11/1/11 1:41 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Interviews, News, Video
Kevin Smith might have been calling "Hit Somebody" his "hockey movie," but when he chatted with MTV News recently, he was quick to clarify that it's much more than just that.
"Now I understand some people are like, 'Dude, one hockey movie is a tough sell. Two?' I call it a hockey movie in the same way I've been calling 'Red State' a horror movie, and then people see 'Red State' and are like, 'That's not a horror movie.' Well, I don't know what else to call it," he explained. "Trust me though, it ain't a hockey movie. It's about so much more."
It at least had a big enough story that he felt he needed to split what was to be his last movie as a director into his last two movies as a director.
Posted 10/20/11 3:06 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
After many rumors and much hoopla, Matt Damon is finally lining up his directorial debut.
Variety has learned that Damon and "The Office" star John Krasinski have co-written a currently untitled script that Damon will now helm. The idea originated between Krasinski and "Away We Go" writer Dave Eggers, and then Damon came on board. The film would follow a salesman who reevaluates his life after moving to a small town, with Damon playing the salesman. The flick is currently set up at Warner Bros, and should start shooting soon on the east coast.
Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump!
Posted 10/13/11 8:45 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Dailies
It's no surprise that Kristen Stewart's Snow White in "Snow White and the Huntsman" is going to be a badass. It's just a bit surprising to hear her tell just how badass the fairest of them all is going to be.
"I'm fighting evil—I'm fighting the most evil motherf--kers-and it's fine that they're being killed. It's anguish. It's literally f--king anguish. She takes absolutely no pleasure in ever hurting anything," Stewart said in an interview with Box Office Magazine. "I'm exhausted right now and I was thinking, 'The fight stuff is coming up, maybe that won't be so bad.' And then I realized that they're probably going to be my most emotional scenes because I'm killing people and I'm Snow White."
See Hollywood Crush for more details on the story, and check out the rest of today's film news after the jump!
Posted 9/8/11 3:23 pm EST by Jocelyn Vena in Interviews
Matt Damon might be trying to fight off some deadly illness in "Contagion," but he won't be fighting off bad guys any longer as the key actor in the "Bourne" franchise.
So that means as Jeremy Renner picks up where Damon left off in "The Bourne Legacy," fans of the blockbusters are assured from the Oscar winner himself that he won't have any part in those films. But other Bourne flicks, well, that's another story.
Posted 8/10/11 5:12 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Dailies
Catwoman's suit in "The Dark Knight Rises" might not look like much on the surface, but apparently it has a violent streak.
The images of Anne Hathaway that hit the web last week showed her riding an all-terrain bike down a set of stairs, and according to reports things went a bit awry during the stunt. When Hathaway's stunt double was performing that scene, the bike ended up running into one of the production's IMAX cameras. Apparently neither the camera nor the cameraman were injured in the crash, but we're hoping that wasn't the extra 90 percent Hathaway was talking about in her recent MTV interview:
Check out the rest of today's film news after the jump!
Posted 6/9/11 11:43 am EST by Josh Wigler in Casting Call
Just as Angelina Jolie prepares to pour "Salt" on a sequel, the Oscar-winning actress looks likely to appear in an Oscar-nominated director's new film.
Just Jared reports that Jolie is meeting with "The Fighter" director David O. Russell this week to discuss collaborating together on "The Silver Linings Playbook," his new comedy adaptation of Matthew Quick's novel about a recently released mental hospital patient looking to reclaim his life. Russell, late of "Uncharted," has already cast Mark Wahlberg in the lead role.
Check out the rest of today's biggest casting news past the jump!
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