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- 'Taken' Is Better With Meatballs In Dailies!
A hilarious new video imagines what would happen if a normal dad found himself in a "Taken" scenario.
Also, Jason attacks Snow White, and Michael Shannon has a sword in today's Dailies!
» See Disney characters meet up with horror movie killers. [Super Punch]
» See Nicolas Winding Refn direct Blake Lively in a new Gucci ad. [ONTD]
» Apropo of nothing, here's Michael Shannon holding a sword. [Collider]
» With TIFF approaching, Joss Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing" gets some more photos. [The Playlist]
» "Taken" is great with Liam Neeson, but how would your dad reaction to a kidnapping? Slowly, most likely. [Captain Hippo]
Welcome to the Dailies, where the MTV Movies team runs down all the film and television news, odds and ends that are fit to print! From awesome fan art to obscure casting news, this is your place to feast on all the movie leftovers you didn't know you were hungry for.
Переслать - Matthew McConaughey, Serious Actor, Joins Scorsese's 'Wolf Of Wall Street'
Something has changed with Matthew McConaughey. One second, the guy is starring in every other romantic comedy, and now he's taking on challenging roles in mature films like "Killer Joe," "Magic Mike," and "Mud." What happened to Mr. "All right, all right, all right"?
Anyway, Deadline is reporting that McConaughey has signed up for his next serious role in Martin Scorsese's new film with frequent collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street." He'll play Mark Hanna, a boss and mentor for DiCaprio's Jordan Belfort, as he climbs his way to the top of the financial world.
Read more about the casting after the jump!
Scorsese has been busy filling out his eclectic cast for last few months. DiCaprio was attached from the very start, but recently Jean Dujardin, Jonah Hill, Rob Reiner, and Kyle Chandler have joined the fact-based story of a young, hot shot stockbroker, who gets entangled in drugs and corruption before a disastrous fall.
"The Wolf of Wall Street" will hit theaters sometime next year.
Is Matthew McConaughey right for "Wolf of Wall Street"? Let us know what you think in the comments below and on Twitter!
Переслать - Kristen Stewart Tapped For Scott Cooper's 'Lie Down In Darkness'
"The Twilight Saga" might be ending soon, but Kristen Stewart's story is only just beginning. The 22-year-old has just landed a major leading role in "Crazy Heart" director Scott Cooper's upcoming indie "Lie Down In Darkness."
Vulture broke the news, saying that Stewart will play the role of Peyton Loftis. The film is based off William Styron's 1951 novel of the same name that tells the story of the dysfunctional Loftis family set in Virginia in the 1950s.
This isn't the only indie Stewart has starred in that's set in the '50s. She also has Walter Salles' adaptation of "On the Road," which is due out in theaters at some point later this year. Now that her commitment to "The Twilight Saga" is up it's clear that she's reveling in her return to indies.
Though Stewart's character Peyton Loftis is the central character in "Lie Down In Darkness," the story actually takes place during her funeral. The novel is told through a series of flashbacks by other characters, and we're assuming the movie will likely be told in the same fashion. Peyton is the biggest role to be cast, but actors still need to be found for her mother Helen, her crippled sister Maudie, her father Milton, his mistress, Peyton's husband and the Loftis family's black servants.
This is a big grab for Stewart, but it was actually Jennifer Lawrence who was long vying for the role. Lawrence also has spent plenty of time in the indie scene but hit it big when she was cast in the adaptation of young adult sensation "The Hunger Games." In an interview with W back in 2010, she admitted that she was petitioning Cooper for the role of Peyton.
"I am obsessed with that part," she said. "I have this feeling of protectiveness over characters I want to play. I worry about them -- if someone else gets the part, I'm afraid they won't do it right; they'll make the character a victim or they'll make her a villain or they'll just get it wrong somehow."
She continued, "I'm trying to write the director of Lie Down in Darkness a letter to convince him that I should be in his movie. I'll chase him if I have to. I'll sit outside his house. I'm beside myself over that script. When I get like that, anything's possible."
Of course, Lawrence has gone on to have one of the busiest schedules in Hollywood thanks to her commitments to "The Hunger Games" and the "X-Men" movies, so it's no surprise that the role ultimately went to someone else. Up next, Stewart has Nick Cassavetes' "Cali" and she is still attached to "Snow White and the Huntsman 2."
Do you think Stewart will be a good fit for this part? Tell us in the comments section below or on Twitter!
Переслать - 'Fanboys' Director Kyle Newman Helming 'Star Wars' Biopic 'Chewie'
Chewbacca is one of the most recognizable characters in the "Star Wars" universe, but what about the man inside the costume? That's who we'll be meeting in the upcoming movie by "Fanboys" director Kyle Newman.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the director and bonafide "Star Wars" fan has picked up the Black List script "Chewie," which was written by Evan Susser and Van Robichaux. The film details the life of Peter Mayhew, the actor who balanced his life as a hospital worker with his time portraying Chewbacca.
Mayhew will be involved in the project as well, as he confirmed in a tweet.
"Yes, we're working with Kyle Newman and the team on CHEWIE, The Movie and are hopeful it can move forward. Rumors can begin now, Forcecast!" he tweeted.
The seven-foot-three actor played Chewbacca in all four of the "Star Wars" movies the character appeared in, as well as the Disney ride Star Tours, the "Star Wars Holiday Special" and even episodes of "The Muppet Show" and "Glee." THR says the script is set against the backdrop of the creation of "Star Wars" and "tracks Mayhew as he tries to balance a career as a hospital worker while chasing Hollywood dreams by playing a suited alien who would go on to become one of the most iconic screen sidekicks in modern times."
It's unclear if this will be a comedy like "Fanboys" was or if it will be more of a drama. We also don't know where Newman is going to find someone nearly as tall as Mayhew who can also act. But hey, at least Chewbacca is finally getting his own standalone movie. The Wookie deserves it after all this time.
Are you glad "Chewie" is finally being made? Tell us in the comments section below or on Twitter!
Переслать - 'Killing Them Softly' Trailer: When The Man Comes Around
By Ashleigh Schmitz
When we see a film boast a cast that includes Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini and Richard Jenkins, you may not have to show us a trailer to get us in the theater. But when the trailer for "Killing Them Softly" looks like this, it's only an added incentive.
Based on the George V. Higgins 1974 novel "Cogan's Trade," the Andrew Dominik-directed film brings us a mobster movie to hold us over until "Gangster Squad" comes out in January. When two newbies with sawed-off shotguns and women's tights on their heads interrupt a mob-protected poker game, the crime boss hires Pitt to find and kill them. Pitt's style is to "kill 'em softly" according to the trailer, which means bringing in Gandolfini's character to do the dirty work.
The fact that "Killing Them Softly" premiered at the Cannes earlier this year to a bevy of positive reviews only adds fuel to the fire. You don't have to ask us twice if this movie makes our must list this fall.
"Killing Them Softly" hits theaters October 19. Until them, check out our Five Key Scenes.
What do you think of the trailer? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!
Переслать - Bond-a-Thond #8: 'Live And Let Die' (1973)
MTV Movies Blog is currently running what we call the Bond-a-Thond. Every Wednesday we're taking a look back at a single (official) Bond film, giving you the vitals and seeing how it holds up, right up until the release of "Skyfall" on November 9. Feel free to watch along with us and share your thoughts or just kick back and enjoy the Bond.
Live and Let Die (1973)
Plot: Three MI6 agents die while tailing the mysterious dictator of a small Caribbean nation, and Bond is sent in to investigate.
Title Meaning: "Live and Let Die" has no direct connection to the film, other than sharing a name with Paul McCartney's theme.
Bond: Roger Moore, the third Bond, makes his debut.
Villain: Yaphet Kotto pulls double duty playing the dictator Dr. Kananga and Harlem crime boss Mr. Big. Geoffrey Holder plays the minor but memorable role of Voodoo master, Baron Samedi.
Bond Girl: Solitaire, a gifted tarot card reader, played by a very young Jane Seymour.
"Bond, James Bond" Occurrences: 1
Martinis: 0
Card Games: 2
Cigarettes Smoked: 2 cigars
Explosions: 10
Tuxes Worn: 0
Kills By Bond: 5 + 1 snake
Most Creative Kill: During his climactic fight with Kananga, Bond shoves a shark gun capsule into his mouth, which releases pressurized air and sends him floating into the rafters, causing him to explode.
Gadgets: Magnetic watch
Mental State of Miss Moneypenny: Willing Confederate
First Occurrence of Sex: 7 minutes in
Sexual Partners: 3 (Italian agent, Rosie, Solitaire)
Most Unrealistic Moments: Not counting Kananga's explosion, two highly coordinated murders involving funeral processions boggle the mind with their complexity.
Most "Bond" Moments: To escape an alligator enclosure, Bond walks across the backs of several gators.
Sign of the Times: "Get me a make on a white pimpmobile."
Place in Bond History: "Live and Let Die" marked the beginning of Roger Moore's reign as Bond and a very different 007. The shift from Connery to Moore is as clear as day, even in this first film. While Lazenby got by largely on an imitation of what Connery did with the character, Moore always seemed content to go his own way.
Review: Once again, time has caught up with Mr. Bond, and the result is not pretty. For the first time in the series, "Live and Let Die" engages African American culture and does so in a way that must have caused a few incredulous head shakes even in 1973. Almost every African American character is a villain or betrays Bond, and while a lack of subtlety when handling race has always been a forte of the series, the caricatures of "Live and Let Die" hit close to home.
Even if you're able to look past the race issue, "Live and Let Die" underwhelms. The transition to Roger Moore in the lead role makes Connery's absence all the more notable. Things like Bond's trickery when seducing Solitaire comes off as particularly manipulative and creepy when delivered in Moore's softer, more delicate voice.
The color of the Caribbean and Voodoo culture cannot do enough to disguise another boilerplate Bond plot. Once again, a villain attempts to flood a particular market—in this case heroin—in order to gain control of it. The film's most extended action sequence, the overly long boat chase sequence, fails to establish any stakes; we simply have no idea why the chase is taking place or where it's heading, which, oddly enough, sums up the movie.
The Bond-a-Thond will return next week in "The Man with the Golden Gun."
What do you think of "Live and Let Die"? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!
Переслать - 'Jack Ryan' Shortlist Includes Keira Knightley, Evangeline Lilly, Felicity Jones
Chris Pine might soon be getting a wife in Kenneth Branagh's upcoming Jack Ryan film.
Hot off the news that Branagh will play the movie's main villain as well as direct the project, a shortlist of actresses being considered for the female lead has been released. Keira Knightley, Felicity Jones and Evangeline Lilly are all being eyed to star as Ryan's future wife in the new movie, with Kightley being said to be the front-runner. Whichever actress gets the part could potentially be signed up for a trilogy.
Apparently Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel were both in discussions for the role as well, but that has fallen through. Fortunately they both have another little film called "Total Recall" coming out this weekend that could turn into a franchise in its own right.
Deadline broke the news and is saying that this part will be "high profile." Considering the fact that some previous Jack Ryan films have skimped on parts for the ladies, it sounds like whoever gets cast as this movie's female lead will likely have a beefed up role.
Knightley is the biggest of these three stars right now, so it makes sense why she would be the one being considered the frontrunner. Though she already has a big action franchise under her belt ("Pirates of the Caribbean"), Knightley has seemed to steer away from big budget films for the sake of indies and period dramas in recent years. Meanwhile, "Like Crazy" star Jones and "Lost" leading lady Lilly are both on the rise, with Lilly likely to break out later this year to some degree thanks to her role in "The Hobbit" films.
In the past, Anne Archer, Gates McFadden and Bridget Moynahan have played the role of Ryan's wife, Any of these three actresses on the shortlist would be a good replacement, but I personally have a soft spot for Jones. Her performance in "Like Crazy" blew me away, and she could definitely hold her own against a heavy hitter like Pine. She just needs a chance to really prove her stuff.
Which of these actresses do you think will be best for the role? Tell us in the comments section below or on Twitter!
Переслать - Jennifer Lawrence Sings In New 'House At The End Of The Street' Trailer
Jennifer Lawrence is proving to be a star of many talents. We knew she could act. "The Hunger Games" brought her badass archery skills into the equation, and the latest trailer for "The House At the End of the Street" includes a sampling of Lawrence singing.
The new preview for the horror movie gets a quiet start, leading the audience to believe they may be in for nice romance starring Lawrence opposite Max Thieriot, but "The House At the End of the Street" is definitely not that movie.
Check out the new trailer after the jump!
The preview (via Yahoo! Movies) slowly transitions into the right genre, and we see more of Lawrence's fight against a psychotic little girl.
"The House At the End of the Street" opens on September 21.
What did you think of the new trailer for "The House At the End of the Street"? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!
Переслать - New 'Red Dawn' Photos Are Ready To Fight
If Chris Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson look a few years younger in these new stills from the upcoming "Red Dawn" remake, that's because the movie has been "upcoming" for about three years now.
The much delayed film about a foreign invasion on U.S. soil will finally see the light of day in November, and stars younger versions of Hemsworth, Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Check out the photos after the jump!
"Red Dawn" was one of the major victims of MGM's bankruptcy. Another, the well worth it "Cabin in the Woods," came out earlier this year.
In the photos, you can see Hutcherson, Hemsworth, and Josh Peck after the invasion by North Korean forces. The kids are able to escape capture from the invaders and form a resistance militia known as the Wolverines.
"Red Dawn" opens in theaters on November 21.
What do you think of the new images from "Red Dawn"? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!
Переслать - 'Vertigo' Replaces 'Citizen Kane' On All-Time List In Dailies!
The results of Sight & Sound's critics poll of the greatest films of all-time has come back with a surprise victor. Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" topped reigning champion "Citizen Kane" in the list's latest version.
Also, "Back to the Future" needs some tweaks, and Toby Jones dresses up like Hitch in today's Dailies!
» "Beasts of the Southern Wild" star Quvenzhané Wallis has joined Steve McQueen's "Twelve Years A Slave." [/Film]
» Is the "Shining" prequel wholly unnecessary? [The Week]
» Get a look behind the scenes at the bambi burster from "Alien 3." [Vulture]
» Cillian Murphy is going to star in a BBC Two miniseries about a family of gangsters in post-WWI Ireland. [Deadline]
» Watch this awful pitch meeting for "Back to the Future." [Vulture]
» "Take Shelter" director Jeff Nichols will direct a movie about the youngest person to ever achieve nuclear fusion. [The Playlist]
» Toby Jones continues his streak of playing the same historical figure as more famous actors. Sorry, Toby, but we're Team Hopkins. [TVLine]
» In a bit of a shocker, "Vertigo" took "Citizen Kane"'s top spot on the Sight & Sound list. [The Playlist]
Welcome to the Dailies, where the MTV Movies team runs down all the film and television news, odds and ends that are fit to print! From awesome fan art to obscure casting news, this is your place to feast on all the movie leftovers you didn't know you were hungry for.
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