Right now, MTV's Josh Horowitz is living it up at the Toronto International Film Festival. While he's attending a record number of screenings and interviewing all manner of celebrity talent, the rest of the MTV News team is here in New York, madly prepping for Sunday night's Video Music Awards.
Of course, Josh being on the ground in Toronto means we're going to be able to bring you all sorts of really cool news straight from the fest. News like this: we've just learned that "The Incredible Hulk" star Edward Norton will be participating in this year's New York City Marathon, to support the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, a Kenya-based conservation group. Norton will be joined by 3 authentic Maasai warriors; the quartet will lead 30 people along the twisting 26.2 mile long route. Read more...
FROM SPLASH PAGE: Fans of this past summer’s “The Incredible Hulk” had a smile put on their faces recently when producer Gale Anne Hurd revealed to MTV News that a proper sequel for the big green guy was very much in the works. As it turns out, they weren’t the only ones.
“I know Gale Ann was talking to you guys about that recently, and I liked hearing it,” beamed an enthusiastic Tim Blake Nelson when MTV spoke with him recently, telling us that he’s on board with Hurd’s plan to have him play the villainous Leader in the next film.
Read more about Tim Blake Nelson's return as "The Leader" in "The Incredible Hulk 2” over at SplashPage.MTV.com.
They’re two of the most talented and admired artists working today in Hollywood, and both Edward Norton and Tim Blake Nelson have impressed with their ability to write, direct and act while moving effortlessly from big-budget blockbusters to passion projects. Now, mere months after the duo joined forces on “The Incredible Hulk,” they have wrapped production on “Leaves of Grass,” taking their appreciation for duality to a whole new level.
“’Leaves of Grass’ is about an Ivy League classics professor who is lured home to Oklahoma by his eccentric, pot-growing brother to involve him in a scheme to help save the pot-grower’s life,” explained Nelson, who wrote, directed and appears in the film, which recently wrapped principal photography. Read more...
