Ron Howard

Olivia Wilde, Russell Crowe 'Rush' To Ron Howard

Posted 10/5/11 12:22 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call

Olivia Wilde Ron Howard is a hot commodity in Hollywood right now after his ambitious approach to both the "Arrested Development" film and television series and the failed "The Dark Tower" adaptation. His next movie is the Formula One racing drama "Rush," and it just landed its latest high caliber talent.

Deadline is reporting that Olivia Wilde is the latest actress to join Howard's newest film. She'll play 1970s supermodel Suzy Miller, who ends up falling in love with and marrying main character James Hunt. "Thor" star Chris Hemsworth plays Hunt, and Deadline has learned that Howard hopes to recruit Russell Crowe to the film as well.

Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump!

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Not Dead Yet: 'The Lone Ranger' And 'The Dark Tower' Still Fighting For Survival

Posted 8/18/11 1:49 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in News

Johnny Depp The diagnosis isn't quite so grim as we might have thought on cancelled film projects "The Lone Ranger" and "The Dark Tower."

Bad news first: The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Gore Verbinski and the folks with "The Lone Ranger" have been trying to resolve the budget crisis that led Disney to pull the plug on the flick, but it might be to no avail. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" director managed to drop the film's planned budget from $244 million to $242 million, but Disney wants it to be closer to $220. That will involve some cutbacks from the cast and crew that THR doesn't think they're willing to make. Still, negotiations are negotiations, and there might be some wiggle room to get this Johnny Depp-starring movie off the ground.

Fortunately, things are looking up for Ron Howard's "The Dark Tower" adaptation.

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'Hunger Games' Revealed: Josh Hutcherson And Liam Hemsworth As Peeta And Gale!

Posted 7/27/11 6:52 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Dailies

Oh my "Hunger Games," it's time for the world to meet your Peeta and Gale.

Hollywood Crush has all the latest on the Entertainment Weekly "Hunger Games"-themed cover. With their newly dyed hair and an intimidating gleam in their eyes, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson certainly look their respective parts. "On first glance [Hemsworth's] such a hunk that it’s easy to just sort of ascribe a hunk-like simplicity to him," director Gary Ross said. "But this is a phenomenally subtle actor."

Check out the rest of today's film news after the jump!

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'Transformers: Dark Of The Moon' Invades Movie Posters Near You

Posted 6/24/11 4:26 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Dailies

Turns out we've been in the dark about all those awesome "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" posters we've been ogling over the past month.

Paramount Pictures announced today that there is a new app for the movie, TF3: Defend The Earth, that allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to scan the posters and convert them into an augmented reality experience. The app allows users to track down their nearest posters and, once they activate the augmented reality, participate in an exciting immersive game. So we'd suggest heading to your nearest IMAX or AMC to find out more!

In the news after the jump, find out which director is planning to reboot "War Games," see the new poster for "Brave" and surprise yourself at what fourth dimension is being implemented for "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World."

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Pottermore: Has The Puzzle Been Solved?

Posted 6/22/11 4:44 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Dailies

After teasing the project late last week, "Harry Potter" mastermind J.K. Rowling is finally set to announce the secrets of Pottermore in a press conference tomorrow morning. But just like "The X-Files," the truth is out there — and it looks like you don't need to dig too deep to find it.

Okay, folks — put your spoiler hats on.

USA Today directs our attention to an article from The Guardian alleging to know what Pottermore exactly is. If you want to know what Rowling's next project is a day early (and remember, none of this is confirmed yet), well, you're just (careful now!) one click away. But the official answers are just one day away. Don't you think you can wait a little bit longer?

As we're waiting to find out what's going on with Pottermore, let's turn our attention elsewhere in the movies blogosphere. After the jump, get updates on the "Avatar" sequels and see the newest "Immortals" posters!

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Javier Bardem's 'Dark Tower' Commitment Called Into Question In Today's Casting Call

Posted 5/25/11 11:45 am EST by Josh Wigler in Casting Call, News

So… is Javier Bardem not locked in for "The Dark Tower" after all?

In a new interview about the project, director Ron Howard confirms that production has been pushed back due to "budget delays and ongoing story development and logistical interviews," but it's his comments about Bardem that have our eyebrows raised.

"I can't really say who'll be in it yet, but Javier Bardem has shown a great deal of interest," he told Entertainment Weekly. "We'll know by the end of the summer, when our flashing green light goes solid."

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Christian Bale And Javier Bardem Reportedly In Contention For 'Dark Tower' Lead

Posted 1/27/11 3:00 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call, News

Christian Bale So much for the actor playing Roland Deschain in "The Dark Tower" adaptation being released last week. When MTV caught up with producer Brian Grazer after the Golden Globes, he said we would hear some casting announcements "within a week." But "within a week" has come and gone, and we still only have rumors.

Today, two different movie news sites announced two different actors being in the lead for the role, and interestingly enough, neither of them is fan-favorite Viggo Mortensen. Deadline got the exclusive that Javier Bardem, who was already rumored for the role, is the front-runner for the Gunslinger, while New York Post says the role is Christian Bale's to lose.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact both of these actors are current Oscar nominees, but it sounds like whichever man is chosen for the role will be a good selection.

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'The Dark Tower' Casting EXCLUSIVE: Roland Will Be Revealed This Week, Says Brian Grazer!

Posted 1/18/11 6:46 pm EST by Tom DiChiara in Golden Globes, Interviews, News, Video

Who will play the part of Roland Deschain in the movie adaptation of "The Dark Tower"? That question has been gnawing at fans of Stephen King's epic book series ever since director Ron Howard and producing partner Brian Grazer decided to tackle the ambitions project, which will take the form of three movies and two TV series that will bridge the gap between the films.

Rumors have suggested that Viggo Mortensen and Javier Bardem are the lead contenders to play Roland, the last living member of a knightly order of "gunslingers," who lives in a world best described as the Wild West with magic and even more chaos. When MTV spoke to Howard a couple weeks back, he said he didn't yet have a script (frequent collaborator Akiva Goldsman is writing one) and was still in the "early stages" of casting the role... though he did admit that things were "moving forward" with a "tremendous amount of momentum."

But when MTV News caught up with Grazer after the Golden Globes on Sunday night, he revealed that things are moving perhaps even more quickly than Howard let on. Read More...

Tags brian grazer, Javier Bardem, ron howard, The Dark Tower, Video, Viggo Mortensen

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'Arrested Development' Movie Is A 'Real Priority,' Says Ron Howard

Posted 1/11/11 12:10 pm EST by Tom DiChiara in Interviews, News, Video

It's no secret that we here at MTV News are dying to see an "Arrested Development" movie climb out of arrested development and onto the big screen. (As proof, we included it on our list of 11 in-development movies we'd love to see made in 2011.) The show's cast, creator Mitch Hurwitz and exec producer Ron Howard have been talking about making the film since the Fox series was canceled in 2006, and we've taken every opportunity since then to mercilessly hound them about it.

So when we sat down with Howard at the press day for his new comedy "The Dilemma," conversation eventually gravitated toward the status of the "AD" movie. And -- thank you, Jeebus! -- it appears that there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

"What happened is that [Hurwitz] became such an important television superstar that he began developing a lot of pilots and he really wanted to follow through with that," Howard said. "So he put in a couple years doing that -- always letting the 'Arrested Development' movie percolate -- and now he's done that. I think this is really now front-and-center in his mind." Read More...

Tags arrested development, Mitch Hurwitz, ron howard, the dilemma

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Ron Howard Eying Viggo Mortensen To Star In 'The Dark Tower' Movies?

Posted 12/21/10 4:32 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in News

Viggo Mortensen The tentative release date for the first "Dark Tower" film is still three years away, but potential director Ron Howard can't get Stephen King's beloved fantasy series out of his head.

"I really can't stop thinking about it," Howard told the Los Angeles Times. "We've been meeting and talking and I've been reading and researching and just kind of living with it... We're finding the shape of it. We're moving quickly now, as quickly as we can, and I feel challenged in the most exciting ways." Read More...

Tags daniel craig, dark tower, hugh jackman, Jon Hamm, ron howard, Stephen King, Viggo Mortensen

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