Posted 2/8/12 1:26 pm EST by MTV News Team in Marvel, News
What is it like working on a superhero movie? Did you get to ride a motorcycle? Does Nic Cage actually pee fire?
These are all questions you could potentially ask Idris Elba, one of the stars of the upcoming "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance," when he appears in front of fans for an upcoming Apple in-store event.
Posted 1/6/12 10:41 am EST by MTV News Team in News, Talk Nerdy to Me
With the holiday break over and 2012 fully in motion, we're coming back in full force with a brand new episode of Talk Nerdy To Me, your MTV News one-stop shop for all things comics, movies and television. Our newly revamped version of the show features the same nerdy debate as always, plus a few extra props. (Spoiler alert: we've got Hulk hands!)
On this week's episode, we took some time to talk about the perceived "Bane problem" made so evident in "The Dark Knight Rises" prologue -- specifically, does Nolan need to fix Bane's voice? -- as well as the recent casting of Benedict Cumberbatch as the as-yet-unidentified villain in "Star Trek 2." Plus, we're sizing up MTV Movie Brawl 2012, and making our pitch to you guys to get out and vote for your favorite geek-friendly movies. (Seriously, the fact that "Skyfall" isn't going to make this tournament is flat-out ridiculous.)
As always, let us know what you think of the episode in the comments section and on Twitter. We hope you all had a fantastic holiday break, and are ready to rock what's sure to be an unforgettable 2012 with Team Nerdy!
Posted 12/16/11 11:28 am EST by MTV News Team in Marvel, News
The MTV Movies team has been counting down our ten favorite movies of 2011 all week long, and given the amount of comic book movies that were released this year, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that one of those flicks landed on our list.
"X-Men: First Class" is the lucky pick, clocking in at #6 on our list of the year's greatest movies. No disrespect towards the undeniably awesome "Thor" and "Captain America," but "First Class" was the Marvel movie to beat thanks to phenomenal performances from Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, a memorable villain in the form of Kevin Bacon's Sebastian Shaw, an excellent plot, awesome action, and an inventive way of staying true to the previous "X-Men" movies while still creating something that stands totally on its own.
Posted 10/14/11 2:35 pm EST by MTV News Team in Comic-Con
New York Comic-Con is officially underway, and our friends at MTV Geek will be live-streaming from the Javits Center throughout the entire Con! Chris Hardwick and Jonah Ray, of the popular podcast and BBC America TV show The Nerdist, will be interviewing celebrities such as Tom Morello, Chad Michael Murray, the cast of "Terra Nova," Patton Oswalt, Eliza Dushku, and plenty more!
Check out what they're up to below (Friday's guests include Summer Glau and Marvel’s Joe Quesada), and stay tuned to Geek through the weekend for some cool NYCC live streams!
Posted 10/12/11 4:49 pm EST by MTV News Team in DC Comics, News
FROM MTV GEEK: Catwoman fans rejoice: MTV Geek has an exclusive clip from her new animated short on the Batman: Year One DVD & Blu-ray (out October 18th)! The clip is introduced especially for MTV by Eliza Dushku, who is providing the voice for the feline fatale in both Batman: Year One & the short "DC Showcase: Catwoman" -- the latter of which you can watch in its 15-minute entirety as it premieres at New York Comic Con 2011 on 3:00 p.m. Friday in the IGN Theater.
Posted 9/20/11 2:17 pm EST by MTV News Team in News
FROM MTV GEEK: The original 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and Elias Koteas notwithstanding, Casey Jones: The Movie by Polaris Banks is probably the most spot-on film treatment of the hockey-masked avenger you will ever find. With superior acting, cinematography, and direction, it is more than just another fan film -- but rather something more akin to TMNT as done by Martin Scorsese.
Banks describes his rationale for putting so much time and effort into Casey Jones: The Movie as follows: he "felt obligated to make the movie simply because he knew that nobody else would." In addition to wearing many hats on the production, including director, writer, and editor, he also plays ninja turtle Donatello -- yep, that's right, the turtles themselves are also in the film, as well as April O'Neil in her yellow jumpsuit. The look of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael are closer to the original movies than the later ones, but are surprisingly good -- and complete with animatronics to bring their facial expressions to life.
Posted 9/13/11 5:35 pm EST by MTV News Team in Dark Horse, News
by Lauren Zaremba
After a ton of casting news over the past few months and a stop at Fenway Park, it looks like filming for “R.I.P.D” is fully underway in Boston.
New photos were snapped on set yesterday as Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Bacon, two of the film’s stars, stood around an eye-catching Dodge Challenger.
Posted 8/22/11 2:30 pm EST by MTV News Team in Dark Horse, News
FROM MTV MOVIES: Librarians, booksellers and English teachers, rejoice: Moviegoers overwhelmingly chose "The Help," adapted from the best-selling novel, over all of the remakes, sequels and reboots in theaters this past weekend.
"The Help" dropped just 21 percent in its second weekend of release, taking in $20.5 million (for a 12-day $71.8 million total) to become the #1 movie in America, according to studio estimates. The heavily promoted "Fright Night" remake, the "Conan" reboot and the latest "Spy Kids" all flopped.
Last week's #1 movie, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," was in second place this week with $16.3 million. The well-reviewed sci-fi film's $133.8 million total put it past where Tim Burton's critically maligned "Planet of the Apes" remake was during a similar spot in its 2001 theatrical run.
Posted 8/15/11 5:22 pm EST by MTV News Team in DC Comics, News
FROM MTV MULTIPLAYER: At last count, I believe there are about 800 supervillains lined-up for "Batman: Arkham City." OK, maybe there's not that many, but it seems like we're seeing new footage of a different Gotham ne'er-do-well every couple of weeks. Not that I'm complaining; Rocksteady has consistently impressed the hell out of me with each character reveal. Today's trailer is no exception, as Rocksteady shows off a particularly excellent looking Mr. Freeze.
Read the full story and watch the trailer at MTV Multiplayer!
Posted 8/1/11 1:58 pm EST by MTV News Team in News, Platinum Studios
FROM MTV MOVIES: Industry watchers predicted that "Cowboys & Aliens" would easily top the box office over the weekend. But not so fast, partners! It wasn't little green men who fought hardest against Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford's cowboys, but rather little blue woodland creatures.
"The Smurfs" finished neck-and-neck with the Jon Favreau-directed sci-fi Western with an estimated $36.2 million opening per movie at press time, tying the flicks at #1 for their respective debuts. "Captain America: The First Avenger" settled for #3 in its second weekend of release with $24.9 million. Its 10-day $116.8 million total is less than Marvel's "Thor" had earned in the same period but still a better second-week performance than "Green Lantern."