It's the end of the world as he knows it, and Woody Harrelson feels just fine, the veteran actor laughed, revealing exclusively to MTV News that he has a starring role in Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic "2012," which he will begin shooting shortly in Vancouver.
"I don't know why they thought of me," Harrelson chuckled. "But I like the idea."
It's an idea that we have thanks to the Mayans, who predicted the world would end on December 21, 2012, taking with it everything we know and love up to and including time itself. That means earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, the end of days. Believe it, said Harrelson - even if in no one else does, confessing that his character is a sort of modern version of the Greek Cassandra, a prophet nobody believes. Read more...
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- Has the "Wall Street Journal" leaked plot details for "Toy Story 3”? Did John Lasseter reveal the same plot several years ago? The answer to both questions is yes. (Empire)
- Watchmen: From comic book to storyboard to the big screen. (/film)
- Did you see that leaked video from "Where the Wild Things Are"? Man, does Spike Jonze wish you hadn't. (Collider)
- Roland Emmerich to destroy the world (again) in "2012." (Cinematical)
I stopped thinking clearly after seeing those pictures of Anna Farris, but for the rest of you, our links of the day, which include news on "Hulk," "Smoking Aces," "Wonder Woman" and more.
- Where's my lasso of truth? Katie Holmes to star as Wonder Woman? (Starpulse)
- Roland Emmerich ready for a "Fantastic Voyage." "ID4" director to helm sci-fi remake. (Variety)
- Did Ed Norton really write "The Incredible Hulk"? "The LA Times" smashes the controversy open. (LA Times via Cinematical)
- Michelle Monaghan drives over to "Trucker." (Variety)
- Joe Carnahan wants you to name his "Smoking Aces" prequel. (Joe Carnahan)
- Speaking of prequels: This one's a prequel to a prequel. Casting underway on "The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian." (Moviehole)
- Pics of Anna Farris as a "Playboy" bunny. My head asplode. (ComingSoon)
Where do you go after you've destroyed the world not once, but three times, most recently with "The Day After Tomorrow"? How about to thousands of days before yesterday? That's where director Roland Emmerich is heading with "10000 B.C.," a prehistoric epic about the travels of a 21-year-old hunter (Steven Strait) that castmember Cliff Curtis told MTV News will be as mammoth as the beasts he hunts.
"It's big," he enthused with a grin. "Huge!" Curtis' role is a familiar one to fans of sprawling epics. "I'm sort of like a Gandolf type, sort of [an] Obi-Wan Kenobi figure. I'm the mentor. But without any sort of magical powers."
Forget magical powers, everyone who's ever seen "Star Wars" or "The Lord of the Rings" knows that mentors aren't judged by the weight of their wands, but by the length of their beards. The star of movies like "Blow" and "Three Kings," Curtis nearly jumped when asked if his will measure up. "I have long hair and a beard," Curtis exclaimed. "And a big stick!"
"10000 B.C." is slated to open on March 7, 2008.
