- Magneto gets a new co-star, and he's one heck of a Beast, with news that Hank McCoy joining "X-Men" prequel. (Latino Review)
- If you don't want to know who John Hurt plays in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, don't watch the "Indiana Jones" DVD. (Film Chat)
- From the "I couldn't make this up" files: Nic Cage to remake "Bad Lieutenant," with Werner Herzog directing. (Variety)
- Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit" follow-up finally coming in 2009. Expect it to be not the least bit controversial. (/film)
- Jason Reitman "Up in the Air" over his next film, a corporate satire. (Latino Review)
- Faster than the man himself, Adam Brody talks the "Justice League" movie that never was. (IGN)
This edition of The Dailies, dedicated to Dennis.
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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...