The New York Times may have published Joe Wilson's now famous op-ed "What I Didn't Find in Africa" (aka evidence that Iraq had purchased uranium yellowcake), but now that Wilson's life is set to be a major motion picture, only on MTV News will you learn about "Who You Might Find in The Film."
"I'd love Russell Crowe," director Doug Liman enthused. "If you've met Joe, he's a really strong guy. I've never met an actor stronger than Russell Crowe."
Concluding in his piece that President George W. Bush either lied about or twisted intelligence to exaggerate the Iraqi threat in the weeks and months leading up to war, Wilson soon found himself the target of attack, which crested a week after the original article's publication when "Washington Post" columnist Robert Novak outed Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, as a covert CIA agent. Read more...
- It's official! Sir Ian McKellen on board for "The Hobbit." (Empire)
- Super-rad! Jonah Hill in early negotiations to star opposite Shia LaBeouf in "Transformers 2." (EW)
- This link will self destruct in 5 seconds: Tom Cruise all but certain to return for fourth "Mission: Impossible!" (/film)
- Knowing is half the battle. Producer discusses "G.I. Joe." (Collider)
- Nicole Kidman to play Dusty Springfield in musical biopic? Writer says yes. (New York Magazine)
- The more you know: Brendan Fraser and The Rock reportedly offered cameo roles in "G.I. Joe" as Gung Ho and Shipwreck, respectively. (Latino Review)
- Guillermo del Toro premiers the full trailer for "Hellboy II: The Golden Army." (Yahoo)
- Speaking of del Toro, the Mexican auteur briefly speaks "The Hobbit." (EW)
- Johnny 5 still alive! "Short Circuit" remake apparently in the works with original writers scripting. (Variety)
- Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench join Rob Marshall's "Nine." (Hollywood Reporter)
Nearly a year after Warner Brothers announced their intention to make a biopic of outed CIA agent Valerie Plame, the identity of the actress who will play her has finally been leaked to the media – and you can only find it on MTV News.
"Nicole Kidman," director Doug Liman revealed. "She's perfect if you've ever met Valerie. Nicole was supposed to play Jane Smith in 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith.' We owe a movie together! That’s an unrequited thing between me and an actor where I fell in love with them for a role and never get to consummate it." Read more...
Sit back, relax, and enjoy a hot steaming cup of our links of the day, back again with news on Kate Winslet, Paul Bettany, Brendan Fraser, and more.
- Brendan Fraser journeys to the center of the Earth…in 3D! First poster for summer flick appears online. (Cinematical)
- Dakota's daddy: Paul Bettany joins cast of "The Secret Life of Bees" alongside elder Fanning. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Talk about trading up. Kate Winslet replaces Nicole Kidman in "The Reader." Story centers on a teen who falls for an older woman in post-war Germany. (Variety)
- P.T. Anderson, The Coens, Sean Penn, Tony Gilroy, and Julian Schnabel five nominees for DGA's Best Director Award. (Hollywood-Elsewhere)
- Way to rock that revolutionary garb Mr. Rockwell. First images of "Choke," from author Chuck "Fight Club" Palahniuk surface. (Collider)
One of the best parts of being an entertainment journalist is getting a vote in the annual Golden Raspberry Awards, and this year's nominees once again offer a welcome opportunity to strike back at all the really, really bad movies we had to sit through in the past year.
The 28th annual nominations are led by free-falling film star Lindsay Lohan, whose "I Know Who Killed Me" landed her nominations as both Worst Actress and Worst Screen Couple (since she played twins in the flick). Topping her, however, is Eddie Murphy in "Norbit," nominated for Worst Actor (as his character Norbit), Worst Supporting Actor (as Mr. Wong), Worst Supporting Actress (as Rasputia) and Worst Screen Couple. Could Murphy follow up last year's Oscar nomination with a sweep of acting Razzies? Read more...
One scene in "The Golden Compass" might shock fans of the book -- because Mrs. Coulter does something taboo to her monkey. And no, she's not spanking her monkey, just slapping him. "That's entirely different," director Chris Weitz laughed.
So why would this be shocking? Because her monkey is her daemon, the physical manifestation of her own soul, and it's a tad sadomasochistic, to say the least -- it's unheard of to hurt someone else's daemon, let alone to hurt your own. And when she smacks him, she gets a red mark on her own cheek. Read more...
Too much news today to beat around the bush. Read about Pixar, "EverQuest," Nicole Kidman, and David friggin Hasslehoff below.
- Out of this world. Pixar making a "John Carter of Mars" trilogy. (Slashfilm)
- "300" scribe Michael Gordon writing "EverQuest" adaptation. (IGN)
- Nicole Kidman to team up with Julia Roberts for "Monte Carlo." (Fox)
- A cupcake for the person who tells me how this is gonna work: Jason Statham returning for "Crank 2." (Empire)
- Don't hassle the Hoff! David Hasselhoff to star in "Anaconda 3" and "4." (Moviehole)
- Paz Vega and Jamie King join Frank Miller’s "The Spirit." (Variety)
- Just for fun, a video of a DeLorean hitting a wall at (88) 40 mph. (Jalopnik)
Any day that the Dailies can feature two bits of "Star Trek" news is fine by me. Check it out below along with casting news and ideas for Barbarella and Jenna Jameson?!?
- Is Rose McGowan the new "Barbarella"? (JoBlo)
- 11 injured on set of Tom Cruise film, "Valkyrie." (CNN)
- James McAvoy reportedly signs on for "Star Trek." Our phasers are set on dubious. (The Daily Mirror)
- The two Spocks speak. Watch Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy here. (USA Today)
- Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson go to the dogs for "Marley & Me." (Variety)
- File this under couples we feel like we've seen on screen before but haven't: Nicole Kidman and Ralph Fiennes. (Variety)
- Who should play Jenna Jameson? Five suggestions here. (IGN)
Wednesday can mean a hard day for some, but not for Nicole Kidman and Kevin Smith, who enjoy the easy life in our links of the day.
- "Johnny Quest" set for big-screen adaptation. (Variety)
- She sees dead people: Nicole Kidman to remake Columbian horror film, about a women who begins to see ghosts. (Variety)
- Jigsaw returns! No, not in "Saw," but in "Punisher 2." (IGN)
- Speaking of "Saw," oh yes, there will be cookies! Team joins Red Cross for blood drives. (Red Cross)
- Kevin Smith to direct "Super-Max"? (/Film)
