Posted 2/8/12 1:08 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
"Game of Thrones" leading man Kit Harington seems to finally be landing his big screen breakout role. Meanwhile, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson reunite in an upcoming comedy, Amy Adams is set to star in the big screen adaptation of one of Steve Martin's novels and Philip Seymour Hoffman is in negotiations for "A Most Wanted Man."
It's February 8, and you're tuning in for today's casting news.
Posted 10/14/11 11:27 am EST by Josh Wigler in Interviews
"The Big Year," opening in theaters nationwide today (October 14), tells the story of three men on individual quests that all happen to exist on the same path. For Stu Preissler (Steve Martin), the high-powered New York City business man is looking to retire for good and pursue his true lifelong passion before it's too late. Brad Harris (Jack Black), unsatisfied with his uneventful life, is looking for purpose. And Kenny Bostick (Owen Wilson) wants nothing more than to maintain his precious record, a singular glorious achievement that defines him fully, whether he wants to admit it or not.
So, how do these three men set out to achieve their goals? By watching birds. Lots and lots and lots of them.
On the surface, a film about bird-watching seems… strange, to say the least. But "The Big Year," packed with countless beautiful birds and endless scenic landscapes, finds its heart in the hilarious and endearing core trio of Wilson, Martin and Black. All three comedians are at the top of their game in the film, but surprisingly, they're rarely all on screen together at the same time.
Posted 10/3/11 4:29 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Video
Hansel, not so hot right now? Sadly, it looks like one of the most really, really, really ridiculously good looking models in the world isn't quite as up to snuff as he was ten years ago — if Owen Wilson is to be believed, that is.
MTV News caught up with Wilson during the press junket for "The Big Year," the actor's upcoming comedy with Jack Black and Steve Martin about a trio of ordinary men competing with one another to become North America's best bird-watcher of the year. In another universe, a different Wilson character — Hansel of "Zoolander" fame — is also competing to be the best in his field, but according to the actor, the sequel will see a very different Hansel… a man who is less male model, and more damaged goods.
"Hansel, he's fallen on hard times," he teased, before dropping a bombshell: "There's been a disfiguring injury."
Posted 3/28/11 5:15 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Dailies
"The Hunger Games" may have found its Katniss Everdeen in the form of Jennifer Lawrence, but the hunt is still on for her two leading men.
A list of actors tapped to read for the role of Peeta Mellark has hit the web, and Hollywood Crush has the rundown on the fan favorites who made the cut (most notably Hunter Parrish) and those who didn't (goodbye, Alex Pettyfer). There were also a few actors noted who were expected to try out for the other lead, Gale, including "Hunger Games" fan Liam Hemsworth.
After the jump, find out which "Twilight Saga" actor is in talks for "Dark Shadows," who has joined the "Three Stooges" as Curly and whether Saoirse Ronan is in or out of "The Hobbit."
Posted 12/26/10 12:06 pm EST by Kara Warner in Humor, Interviews, Video
In the spirit of the underlying wackiness that characterizes each and every "Fockers" film -- "Meet the Parents," "Meet the Fockers" and now "Little Fockers" -- we thought we'd have a little fun with the cast when we caught up with them at the recent "Fockers" press day. Our version of said fun was asking everyone (Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman and Owen Wilson, and Jessica Alba) a few multiple choice "would you rather" questions based on events that happen in the films. Note: Hoffman's impression of a musical condom is not to be missed.
Posted 12/16/10 2:58 pm EST by Tom DiChiara in Casting Call, Interviews, News
"Zoolander," Ben Stiller's cinematic parody of/love letter to the modeling and fashion worlds, has been screaming for a sequel since day one of its release back in 2001. Nine years later, Stiller's Derek Zoolander and Owen Wilson's Hansel are finally getting ready to make love to the camera once again in "Zoolander 2."
Stiller has co-written the script with Justin Theroux, who plans to direct. Back in October, Theroux told MTV News that the male supermodels will likely be sashaying their way into theaters sometime in 2012... and now Owen Wilson is hinting that they could have some company in the form of one Lady Gaga.
When MTV News caught up with Wilson at the press junket for "How Do You Know," we asked him if their might be a "Zoolander 2" role in the cards for the meat-dress-wearing pop diva. Read More...
Posted 11/5/10 11:32 am EST by Brian Warmoth in News, Trailers
The Farelly brothers' gigantic cast for "Hall Pass" didn't stop anyone from cutting the new comedy down into a traditional trailer. That trailer is now ready to walk out into public and see if the guys who made "There's Something About Mary," "Kingpin" and "Dumb & Dumber" can return to form with a movie that fundamentally feels like they set out to make a version of "The Hangover" where everyone's already married.
Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis handle the two lead roles in this tale about husbands whose wives give them a temporary "hall pass" to do whatever they want (i.e. bed as many women as possible) before resuming their regularly scheduled married lives. Jenna Fischer, Richard Jenkins, Christina Applegate and Alyssa Milano join them on screen, and the new trailer doesn't spotlight many success stories. Check out the trailer after the jump. Read More...
Posted 11/4/10 2:35 pm EST by Tom DiChiara in Hot Stuff, Interviews, News, Video
"Zoolander 2" is one of those projects that we here at MTV News have been dying to see for, oh, the past nine years. And, lately, there have been an orange-mocha-frappucino-ful of reasons to believe that the wait for a sequel to the 2001 male-supermodel hit might soon be over.
In early October, Justin Theroux told MTV that he and Ben Stiller were putting the finishing touches on the "Zoolander 2" script. Just this week, Jonah Hill confirmed that he's talked to Stiller about playing a villain in the film. And now, we've got some good news from Mr. Blue Steel himself.
"We're working on it, we're working on it," Stiller told MTV News of "Zoolander 2" at last night's "Megamind" red carpet premiere. "Hopefully next year we're going to be making it. But we've been full steam ahead on it." Read More...
Posted 10/21/10 12:22 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in News
Don't say we didn't call it. Barely a week after MTV's Josh Wigler suggested that a "Zoolander" cartoon series follow one being made about "Napoleon Dynamite," The New York Times reports that's exactly what's happening. Ben Stiller and his Red Hour Films production company are bringing the egocentric male supermodel from the 2001 comedy hit out of retirement for a series of animated digital shorts for the Web.
"It's just a way to say, 'Hey, let's go do a couple of little five-minute episodes as opposed to saying, 'Hey, let's pitch it to the studio and then let's have a fight over the budget for six months,'" Stiller told The New York Times. Read More...
Posted 10/10/10 11:41 am EST by Tom DiChiara in Interviews, News, Video
It's hard to believe it's been nine years since Derek Zoolander unleashed "Blue Steel" upon the world, but at long last the brain-cell-challenged supermodel is primed for a comeback: A script for "Zoolander 2" is almost complete, and Ben Stiller and co. could be beautifying the big-screen again sometime in 2012.
Justin Theroux, who is co-writing the script with Stiller and plans to direct, told MTV News as much while at New York Comic Con promoting the raunchy medieval comedy "Your Highness." The script is in good shape right now," he said. "I'm feeling very optimistic about it. We're doing a few little tweaks before we submit it, but I'm very hopeful that I'm going to be working on that soon."
Theroux and Stiller aren't the only ones who'll (potentially) be working on it. Owen Wilson is set to reprise his role as Zoolander's rival-turned-pal Hansel. And Theroux -- who you may remember as the evil DJ who break-dance-fought Hansel in the first film -- says the screenplay paves the way for the return of Will Ferrell's Mugatu and the introduction of a new character played by Jonah Hill. Read More...
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