The week ends, but the news rolls on. Today, headlines from "The Spirit," "Dark Knight," "Harry Potter," "Avatar" and more.
- What made Hermione cry? Emma Watson gives her thoughts on "Deathly Hallows." (Emma Watson)
- The "Spirit" is willing. Gabriel Macht to lead Frank Miller's comic adaptation as the masked avenger himself. (Variety)
- The Batpod in action! (Latino Review)
- Len Wiseman to helm "Escape from New York" and "Gears of War"? (AICN)
- Under new "Management." Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn to headline romantic comedy about traveling saleswoman. (Variety)
- Michelle Rodriguez joins Cameron's "Avatar." (Variety)
- Gervais NOT set for "Early Retirement." (CanMag)
Tags avatar, early retirement, emma watson, escape from new york, frank miller, gabriel macht, gears of war, harry potter, jennifer aniston, len wiseman, michelle rodriguez, ricky gervais, steve zahn
While talking to Steve Zahn about his role as a tortured P.O.W. in the harrowing "Rescue Dawn," the last thing we expected was a good laugh, but we couldn't help ourselves when the veteran supporting actor told us how he got his job on the comedy "Strange Wilderness," a movie he described as "fun and dumb and as wrong as 'Saving Silverman.'"
"I was in Vietnam [for 'Rescue Dawn'], and I went on this kayaking thing for 'Men's Journal.' I got back to Hanoi and got this message [asking if I would do the movie], and they wanted to know in a few hours if I could do it," Zahn reported, nearly giggling himself to death as he remembered the bizarre circumstances. "So I'm in Hanoi just out of a shower in my underwear reading this script, laughing my ass off, trying to figure out if it was funny because I was in Hanoi in my underwear or if it's really funny." Read more...
It takes a special kind of actor to emerge from films like "Sahara" and "Saving Silverman" unscathed. Steve Zahn is that man. I recently got a chance to sit down with the always affable character actor on a quick publicity swing through New York (he makes his home on a farm in Kentucky).
In between liberal use of profanity and a rigorous self-examination of his career, we talked a bit about his reasons for co-starring with Christian Bale in "Rescue Dawn," a film earning Zahn some of the best reviews of his career.
MTV: Do you enjoy doing these publicity tours?
Steve Zahn: Yeah, I like doing this stuff. I think it's because I live on a farm. You wake up in the morning and feed the goats and horses and then all of a sudden you're in New York or L.A. talking to somebody. It's just f**king weird. Tomorrow I'm back to the farm. Back to not being important. Back to not being recognized. Read more...
