Will Smith

'Twilight' Star Gets Savage, 'Breaking Bad' Actors Get New Roles

Posted 6/29/11 3:51 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call

Things are going to get savage for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" star Mia Maestro.

The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Maestro, who plays new vamp Carmen in "Breaking Dawn," has joined the cast of Oliver Stone's latest "Savages." She will be playing Benicio Del Toro's wife in the ensemble flick. Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson and Blake Lively also star in the drama.

In the news after the jump, find out who Will Smith is lining up to star in his Katrina drama, which "Breaking Bad" stars have films in the works, and who is attempting to adapt "The Giver."

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Could Nicki Minaj And Will Smith Star In 'Bad Boys III'?

Posted 6/9/11 12:57 pm EST by Eric Ditzian in MTV Movie Awards

You never know what's going to happen at the MTV Movie Awards. If you're me, you might end up interviewing a 7-year-old girl made famous wanting to get s**t-faced on chocolate. You might find yourself talking with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley while standing next to a shriveled "Green Lantern" alien and hear the Victoria's Secret model crack, "That looks like me after I go tanning!" Or you could find yourself thrust into a chat with hip-hop diva Nicki Minaj.

For a guy whose head is firmly stuck in the world of movies, that last interview can pose a particularly perilous challenge. But things ended up working out well. I got a bit of insight into the film career she hopes to have, and then the Young Money starlet ended the conversation by saying, "Thank you, sexy boy."

Yep, it was that kind of evening. And with cinema on everyone's minds, Nicki confessed that she looks forward to a time when music is no longer her primary focus. "That's what I want to do with my life, I want to retire as an actress," she said. "I love acting, I studied acting."

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Quentin Tarantino Wants Will Smith For 'Django Unchained' In Today's Casting Call

Posted 5/9/11 11:07 am EST by Josh Wigler in Casting Call

File this under unexpected and potentially amazing: Quentin Tarantino wants Will Smith to star in his next film, "Django Unchained."

The Hollywood Reporter and Variety both report that Smith has an informal offer to star in Tarantino's upcoming Western as a slave-turned-bounty hunter looking to save his wife from a slavedriver. Nothing's official yet, though Tarantino reportedly wrote the screenplay with Smith in mind. Beyond Smith, it looks like "Inglourious Basterds" star Chrisoph Waltz is indeed closing in on the project as Dr. King Schultz, the film's other lead, while Samuel L. Jackson is also circling the role of Stephen, the man servant of the chief antagonist.

Whether or not Smith signs for "Django," there's plenty of other casting news for us to chew on. After the jump, find out which "X-Men: First Class" star is on board for Danny Boyle's latest, who's joining the cast of "Powers" and more.

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EXCLUSIVE: 'I Am Legend Prequel' Is Dead, Says Francis Lawrence

Posted 5/3/11 11:05 am EST by Josh Wigler in Interviews, News

Will Smith, one of very few human survivors of a vampire viral outbreak that swept the world, struggling to salvage his sanity while working tirelessly to find a cure to bring mankind back from the brink… yeah, he is "Legend," alright. Or was, at least. We've heard for some time now that a prequel to Smith and director Francis Lawrence's "I Am Legend" was in the works, but the trail has gone cold in recent months and years. And there's a reason for that: the project is dead.

At the press junket for "Water for Elephants" last month, we spoke with Lawrence and he confirmed our suspicions that, yes, the "I Am Legend" prequel is off the table, at least as far as his involvement goes: "No, I don't think that's ever going to happen."

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'The Hunger Games' Snags Josh Hutcherson And Liam Hemsworth In Today's Dailies

Posted 4/4/11 5:04 pm EST by Aly Semigran in Dailies

Hunger Games The hunt for Gale and Peeta is over. After weeks of speculation, Lionsgate has announced that Liam Hemsworth ("The Last Song") and Josh Hutcherson ("The Kids Are All Right") are heading for the big screen version of Suzanne Collins' insanely addictive series "The Hunger Games" to play male leads Gale Hawthorne and Peeta Mellark respectively, reports Hollywood Crush.

Hemsworth and Hutcherson join Oscar-nominee Jennifer Lawrence, who was chosen to play "Hunger Games" heroine Katniss Everdeen last month. Both actors expressed interest in the highly anticipated project, which will be directed by Gary Ross. Hutcherson disclosed his feelings on the character, saying: "The character is so much who I am — self deprecating, a people person. And he’d be such a great character to play!"

Meanwhile, back in January, Hemsworth had hinted to MTV that he could very well be taking on the role of the stoic, first true love of Katniss, Gale. While Hemsworth had not met with Ross at the time, he confirmed he did read the script and told us, "[It's] a really, really cool story," adding, "[It's] super dark. It's all young kids in these Hunger Games, which are crazy, insane things."

After the jump, check out the rest of today's news, including Henry Cavill's thoughts on the new "Superman," the sets and scheduled shoot for "Snow White," a new addition to the "G.I. Joe" sequel and more!

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Will 'Glee' Creator Ryan Murphy Direct Willow Smith-Starring 'Annie' Remake?

Posted 2/10/11 1:02 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in News

Ryan Murphy If you've been wondering why more songs from "Annie" haven't been featured over the past two seasons of "Glee," we might have your answer.

You'll remember last month when we reported that Will Smith is rebooting "Annie" as a starring vehicle for his daughter Willow Smith, and now Deadline has a new scoop on the project. According to them, "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy is being courted to helm the film.

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Jay-Z Officially Teams With Will Smith For Willow Smith-Starring 'Annie' Remake

Posted 1/26/11 5:30 pm EST by MTV Movies Team in News

Jay-Z FROM MTV.COM: When Jay-Z sampled "It's a Hard Knock Life" from the classic Broadway show-turned-movie musical "Annie," who would have guessed it was simply a sneak preview of bigger things to come? It's been announced that Jay has teamed up with Overbrook Entertainment, a film production company whose partners include Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz.

One of the first projects on the Jay-Z/Overbook agenda will, in fact, be remaking "Annie." After rumors hit the Net about the possibility of the update, Variety confirmed Wednesday (January 26) that Sony will bring the reimagining of the musical about a spirited orphan to the big screen.

Will and Jada plan to make a family affair out of this latest endeavor as their daughter, 10-year-old Willow Smith (who scored a massive hit this year with the infectious "Whip My Hair"), will play the coveted lead role.

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Will Smith Exploring 'Annie' Redo With Daughter Willow -- Which Other Reboots Should He Do With His Kids?

Posted 1/20/11 3:38 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Commentary, News

Willow Smith Will Smith is creating himself a family dynasty. He's already a well-established blockbuster star, and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith ,has had her share of lead roles -- but now it's time to really get their kids Jaden and Willow involved.

They're already off to a good start. Jaden first starred alongside his dad in "The Pursuit of Happyness," and then scored his breakout role in the remake of the 1980s classic "The Karate Kid" (which was produced by Papa Smith). Will has movie plans for Willow, too, who is best known for whipping her hair as a young rapperess. According to Variety, Smith is in discussions with Sony to produce a remake of the musical movie classic "Annie" starring his 10-year-old daughter and featuring the musical stylings of none other than Jay-Z.

With "The Karate Kid" reboot already a success and "Annie" sounding like a sure box-office win, we got to mulling which other which classics Smith might soon try to reboot as starring vehicles for his kids. Read More...

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M. Night Shyamalan Says 'One Thousand A.E.' Won't Be 3-D, But May Feature The Whole Smith Family!

Posted 1/14/11 5:02 pm EST by Tom DiChiara in Interviews, News, Video

M. Night Shyamalan's movies are always shrouded in the utmost secrecy, so getting him to divulge anything is near impossible. When MTV News caught up with Night on the National Board of Review Awards red carpet, we took a crack at it anyway, asking the director about his upcoming film "One Thousand A.E.," which has Jaden Smith set to star.

When we asked him if he'd be making "One Thousand A.E." his next film, Night replied, "It's starting to look like the Smith family and Shyamalan will be doing a movie together." The Smith family, you say? Of course, we had to ask if that meant that Will, Jada and Willow might also appear in the flick, to which Night laughed: "You never know. Their dog maybe... Any Smith that wants to work in my film can work in my film." Read More...

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Will Smith And Mark Wahlberg Offered $1 Million To Box In Las Vegas: Which Other Actors Could Duke It Out?

Posted 12/20/10 5:28 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Commentary, Humor, News

Mark Wahlberg in The Fighter How much would you pay to see ~~Muhammad Ali~~ Will Smith face off against ~~Micky Ward~~ Mark Wahlberg in the boxing ring? Well, apparently the Hollywood Boxing Federation is willing to pay each $1 million to face off in Las Vegas in three one-minute matches. Of course, Wahlberg has already said he dove face-first into a giant pile of cookies after training for "The Fighter" for four years, and it's been nine years since Smith finished training for "Ali," but these are all minor details.

Damon Feldman, CEO of Hollywood Boxing Federation, explained to RadarOnline that "this will be a great opportunity for both stars to fight in the Superbowl of Hollywood boxing and to donate millions to their favorite charities... Come on, I really think that this would be a huge event and great way for them to donate to their favorite charities." The offer went out today.

While we think the likelihood of this actually happening is pretty slim, we like where the HBF's head is at. If either Smith or Wahlberg (or both) turn the idea down, we have a couple ideas for other celebs-turned-boxers who might be willing to step up.

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