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Oscars: Five Great Actors Who Have Never Been Nominated

Posted 1/11/12 1:14 pm EST by in Commentary, Oscars


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For his role in "Tinker Tailor Solider Spy," Gary Oldman is getting a lot of buzz as a potential Oscar nominee. It would be his first, if you can believe it. He’s popped up in so many memorable roles over the years, but he’s never received any adulation from the Academy.

In anticipation of the hopeful good news, we came up with a list of five other actors who’ve never gotten the call either.

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'Django Unchained' Gains 'Lost' Alum

Posted 10/4/11 2:56 pm EST by in Casting Call


Django Unchained

The cast for "Django Unchained" continues to grow under the guidance of director Quentin Tarantino.

The latest actor to join the film is "Lost's" M.C. Gainey. He will play Big John Brittle, an overseer at Carrucan Plantation. The movie follows Jamie Foxx as the titular Django, a freed slave who becomes a bounty hunter and goes to track down his slave wife and liberate her from her evil plantation owner, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. "Django Unchained" also includes Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Gerald McRaney, Kurt Russell and Laura Cayouette in its cast.

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

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'Top Gun 2' Not A Sequel But 'A Re-Thinking,' Tony Scott Says

Posted 10/29/10 9:54 am EST by in Hot Stuff, Interviews, News, Video


All this news about "Top Gun 2" has me seeing flashbacks of my 6-year-old tomboy self -- obsessed with fighter pilots and Kenny Loggins' soundtrack, and not yet understanding all the fuss about that volleyball scene. The mature me can't help but raise a brow at revisiting such a classic tale. However! Because director Tony Scott has been making the publicity rounds for his new film "Unstoppable," we've been able to glean a few key details from him about the project.

First and foremost, Scott recently told MTV Radio's Senior Producer Jeff Cornell that "Top Gun 2" will NOT be a sequel.

"It's not even a reinvention, it's not even a sequel. It's a re-thinking," Scott said. "What inspired me is that the world today is great, it's so different from the world we touched originally. It's really run by guys sitting in Nevada on computers playing war games," he said. Read More...

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Francis Ford Coppola Directing Val Kilmer In 'Twixt Now And Sunrise': Will It Be His Mainstream Comeback?

Posted 10/26/10 10:28 am EST by in News


Francis Ford CoppolaFrancis Ford Coppola has kept something of a low profile lately, having only directed two feature films in the past decade. But "Youth Without Youth" and "Tetro" are about to get some company as Coppola dusts off the camera once more for a new picture called "Twixt Now and Sunrise."

According to Deadline, Coppola has been quietly filming "Sunrise" for some time now. Actor Val Kilmer is starring in the film alongside "Super 8" actress Elle Fanning and the venerable Bruce Dern, who previously starred in the Coppola-scripted "The Great Gatsby." Shooting is taking place on Coppola's property in Napa, California.

Few details are known about "Sunrise," though the film is said to be "a thriller with overtones of horror." Based on a short story written by Coppola, "Sunrise" focuses on Kilmer's character, a horror novelist. The filmmaker allegedly sought out Kilmer specifically for the role. Read More...

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Warwick Davis Wants A 'Willow' Reunion With Val Kilmer On His New Mockumentary Series!

Posted 7/8/10 11:43 am EST by in Interviews, News, Video


Here at MTV, we've long hoped for a sequel to "Willow." Luckily, we're not alone, as actor Warwick Davis has told us multiple times that he would love to follow through on "Willow 2," a sequel to his 1980s fantasy flick from George Lucas. While we're not necessarily closer to a second "Willow," Davis has designs on the next best thing: a reunion between the wand-wielding wizard and Val Kilmer, the erstwhile Madmartigan!

Let's back up a bit: during the grand premiere of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, MTV's Josh Horowitz sat down with Davis and discussed "Life's Too Short," the actor's developing BBC mockumentary from "The Office" co-creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

"I have a much bigger ego in the series," he told MTV of the exaggerated version of himself at the center of the show. "The kind of personal life I have in the series is quite different from my real personal life. I do talk about being in 'Star Wars,' 'Harry Potter' and 'Willow.' [My character is] obsessed with 'Willow' to the point that they're going to have to make 'Willow 2!'" Read More...

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50 Cent? Val Kilmer? The Debut Trailer For 'Gun' Has Arrived!

Posted 6/8/10 1:20 pm EST by in Trailers


You might not know this, but 50 Cent and Val Kilmer are good friends and collaborators. We spoke to them together late last year on the red carpet of the 2009 American Music Awards, and they revealed that they worked on a movie together called "Gun," that 50 wrote himself. "It's about how a weapon goes from manufacturing to its distribution point, to being in a citizen's custody — and how it ends up in the wrong hands," he said. "We watch the actual gun travel through a few different people's hands."

It's actually a pretty clever idea, not unlike the premise of another quirky little indie film, Twenty Bucks" (1993). It seems now that "Gun" is complete or close to that point, as today brings the very first trailer. And I've gotta say, it looks pretty badass. Not something that will shake Hollywood to its core, but with a cast that includes 50, Kilmer and John Larroquette, I can't imagine it being anything less than entertaining. Check out the trailer after the jump. Read More...

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'MacGruber' Star Val Kilmer Visibly Winces At Our 'Willow' Impression

Posted 5/19/10 10:11 am EST by in Humor


A few months ago I did a foolish thing and showed off my creepily spot on Jar Jar Binks impression for Ewan McGregor. I'm pretty sure in that one moment I reminded him why taking the "Star Wars" films is not all ewok dances and Chewbacca hugs.

I'm not exactly ready for a Vegas show but I do have one or two other strange voices in my vocal range. So when I sat down with "MacGruber" star Val Kilmer the other day I knew it was now or never. Exit Josh Horowitz. Enter Willow Ufgood. Would Val strike me? Embrace me? Proclaim that he is still the greatest swordsman who ever lived? Watch and see.

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Val Kilmer On 50 Cent: 'I'm A Criminal... And He's My Friend'

Posted 11/24/09 5:30 pm EST by in Video


FROM MTV.COM: 50 Cent is a busy man — he just released a new album, Before I Self Destruct, and film of the same name, and he's working on several other movies in various stages of development. He's also an unpredictable man — as evidenced by his double-take-inducing appearance at last week's "New Moon" premiere. So, it makes sense that the rapper/actor/mogul would show up at the American Music Awards with Val Kilmer as his "date," eager to tell everyone that he's even busier and more unpredictable than they think.

"It's exciting," he said of the 2009 AMAs, walking down the red carpet alongside a grinning Kilmer, who could best be described as being dressed like Truman Capote's evil twin. "We came out here to enjoy the festivities. Val and I are going to sit and see what's going on. Are you wondering why we're together?"

Continue reading 50 Cent And Val Kilmer Announce New Movie, 'The Gun'

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Val Kilmer Will Steal DJ Nu-Mark's Thunder In The 'MacGruber' Movie

Posted 8/13/09 11:00 am EST by in News, Video


It's a good day to be a Jurassic 5 fan. Former J5 beatsmith DJ Nu-Mark confirmed that he'll be joining the cast of the "MacGruber" movie. On Twitter. Oh yes, the bane of public relations specialists everywhere strikes again with some casting confirmation straight from the horse's... errr... keyboard. The Tweet is actually a bit more revealing, with Nu-Mark mentioning the ordeal his character will go through. In his own words:

@djnumark: Ahh, gonna be in my first movie! Playin a DJ in the new Mac Gruber movie (from SNL)..lol. Val Kilmer is gonna take my mic from me..lol

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Val Kilmer On The 'Willow' Set Dating Scene In Vintage Vids

Posted 7/17/09 2:30 pm EST by in Video, Vintage Vids


I'm not entirely sure that a video interview from July 2008 really counts as "vintage." It works today though because of Warwick Davis's comments on the (admittedly far-fetched) possibility of George Lucas getting the gang back together for a sequel. Still, Davis was more hopeful on the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" red carpet about the "Willow" sequel possibilities than fellow star Val Kilmer was in the below video.

Which isn't to say that MTV's Josh Horowitz shied away from asking Mad Martigan about his "Willow" experiences. Kilmer hems and haws a bit, but he eventually dishes a rather interesting, and apparently documented, detail. In the actor's own words, "more little people got together," wink, wink towards the camera, "in 'Willow' than any time in history." Well... uhhh... wow Val. Neat bit of trivia there. Watch the clip; it's pretty hilarious.

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