Posted 2/10/12 11:05 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
Henry Cavill is heading from "Man of Steel" to join director Ed Zwick at the "Great Wall." Meanwhile, Morgan Freeman is the latest actor to join "Oblivion," Ralph Fiennes picks his next directorial effort and Haley Joel Osment is set to star in another sci-fi film.
It's February 10, and you're tuning in for today's casting call.
Posted 1/3/12 2:39 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
Demi Moore toplines the new additions to the cast of the Amanda Seyfried-led Linda Lovelace biopic "Lovelace" as female rights activist Gloria Steinem. Meanwhile, Elton John knows which famous pop star he wants to play him in a biopic and a new rumor says Arnold Schwarzenegger might be an angel in his upcoming film.
It's January 3, and you're tuning into today's Casting Call!
Posted 1/3/12 1:43 pm EST by Jeremy Gordon in News
There are only 296-some days until the release of "Skyfall," the newest James Bond movie. That's what you're greeted with upon entering the new 007.com, which just relaunched in anticipation of the Bond franchise's imminent revival. We've had half a century of Bond, in case you forgot -- he's older than The Beatles, older than Michael Jordan. Almost as old as President Obama!
Posted 11/8/11 12:04 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in Casting Call, News
It didn't take long after last week's big press conference announcing the title and start of production of "Skyfall," the new James Bond film starring Daniel Craig, for even more news to start trickling in. Yesterday, the official Twitter feed for the superspy (@007) released the first official picture from the set: a non-earth-shattering snap of a clapperboard.
Now, the production adds two more actresses to the already star-studded cast. Helen McCrory, perhaps better known as the villainous mother Narcissa Malfoy from the "Harry Potter" films, and Ola Repace, a Swedish actress, have joined the cast that includes Craig, Dame Judi Dench, Javier Bardem and Naomie Harris.
Posted 11/3/11 2:11 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in News
Goodbye "Untitled James Bond 23" code title, hello "Skyfall." At long last, the name for Sam Mendes' take on the 007 franchise has been revealed, along with some other key details about the project.
Director Sam Mendes met with 100 journalists at a London press launch for the flick to offer some details about the secretive production. However, according to a report written up by Reuters, Mendes still wasn't ready to give everything away. He confirmed a number of the actors involved in the project -- including Javier Bardem and Ralph Fiennes -- but could "give you very little information about" the characters they're playing. Still, fans looking for some more details to chew on should be happy with the tidbits Mendes let slip today.
Click on after the jump to read the rest of the recently-revealed news.
Posted 3/17/11 10:22 am EST by Josh Wigler in Casting Call, News
Liam Neeson has a particular set of skills. Skills he nearly didn't apply to "Taken 2."
Although a sequel to the Luc Besson-produced "Taken" is now officially on track, Deadline reports that leading man Neeson nearly passed on reprising his role as retired spy Bryan Mills. The actor reportedly wanted to take some time off from acting, which wouldn't have jived with Besson's hopes to shoot the film this year. Those issues have since been resolved, and Neeson will now shoot "Taken 2" either at the end of this year or the beginning of 2012.
But had Neeson passed on "Taken 2," some very interesting names were floated around as his possible replacement. Get the lowdown on these actors past the jump!
Javier Bardem has confirmed that he's in the crosshairs for "James Bond 23," though he hasn't officially accepted or rejected the nemesis role that Sam Mendes wants him to play. But he's admitted that he's intrigued, and we can understand why — according to a new report, some big names are lining up for Agent 007's next adventure.
The Daily Mail reports that Voldemort himself, Oscar-winning actor Ralph Fiennes, has been offered a role in "Bond 23." The actor's representatives are allegedly in discussions with Mendes and producers about locking Fiennes into "a darkly complex role."
Posted 11/16/10 12:12 pm EST by Tom DiChiara in Hot Stuff, Interviews, Video
Last night, MTV streamed live coverage from the red carpet of the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" New York City premiere. We chatted with stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and Ralph Fiennes, incorporating viewer questions and poll data that we received in real time. And, as can sometimes be the case when dealing with the unpredictability of live TV, things got just a tad scandalous... but in a good way. Lucky for you, we've got the videos to prove it. Check 'em out below.
In one of the night's more memorable moments, Watson pulled a decidedly un-Hermione-Granger-like move and offered to take off her dress for our live audience (Scout's honor)... if it would increase her fashion approval rating from 90 percent to 100 percent in an MTV poll. Gotta love the dedication.
Not to be outdone, Radcliffe dropped quite the bombshell on "Potter" fans: Despite ongoing speculation that "Deathly Hallows" might not be J.K. Rowling's final "Harry Potter" novel, the actor said he had it on good authority that the Boy Who Lived will not be living on in the pages of another book. Read More...
Posted 11/15/10 5:43 pm EST by Tom DiChiara in Hot Stuff, Interviews, Live Blog
The time has come, "Potter" fans. The cast of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" has landed on American soil for tonight's red-carpet NYC premiere. And MTV is on hand at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall to bring you a LIVE STREAM of the entire star-studded event.
We're interviewing Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes and other cast members using questions sent in by you, the MTV Movies Blog readers. Our coverage commences in earnest at 6 p.m. ET, and you can watch the whole magical thing in the video player below. So check out the serious "Harry Potter" awesomeness below, and keep tweeting your queries to us at the Tweeter hash tag #askPotter.
Remember to come back to MTV Movies Blog every day this week -- a.k.a. Harry Potter Week -- for all of our spellbinding "Potter" coverage. We've already revealed our list of the top 10 "Harry Potter" villains and the 10 most surprisingly important "Potter" characters, and asked fans to vote for their favorite "HP" baddie. And we're going to keep the goods coming in the days to come with our list of the top 10 all-time best "Harry Potter" moments, recaps of the first six movies, more polls, cast interviews, photo galleries of the stars over the years, and awesomely nostalgic flashback videos featuring Dan, Emma and Rupert from the early days.
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