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'Before Watchmen' Will Be An Intriguing Read For Jackie Earle Haley

Posted 5/1/12 1:50 pm EST by in DC Comics, News


Say what you will about DC's plans for the "Watchmen" prequel, "Before Watchmen." Be it a pro or anti-prequel stance, there is undeniable interest in the project, which will supposedly include seven different miniseries starring popular characters from Rorschach to Doctor Manhattan.

MTV News recently caught up with Jackie Earle Haley to see what he thinks about this new spin/perspective on classic characters.

"They're working on a new book right? I don't know that they'd ever make a movie from that. I haven't even really thought about that," Haley said when asked if he'd be game for re-visiting the character during the press day for his latest film, "Dark Shadows." "I just kind of heard about that. I'd certainly love to read that book and see what they did."

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Joss Whedon Explains 'Avengers' Thor And Iron Man Fight Scene

Posted 5/1/12 11:25 am EST by in Marvel, News


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Marvel has released a whole slew of clips from "The Avengers," and one of the coolest showed Thor and Iron Man beating the crap out of each other in the middle of a forest. There's not much context to the scene (though to be fair we don't need much context to enjoy the hell out of it), but director Joss Whedon has decided to step up and give a little backstory to the scene.

In a new clip posted over at Yahoo! Movies (which you can watch after the jump), Whedon explains that there was a lot of thought put into trying to find a way to have his Avengers beat each other up without having it seem forced. As you can see from this clip, he succeeds.

"For me the most important thing was that -- in that fight -- both of them had an agenda that conflicted with the others,'" Whedon said. "That it wasn’t a spell or a case of mistaken identity or something that you're just waiting for them to figure it out. They both really think they need to win and neither of them is totally wrong, and that makes it more than a fight, it makes it a conflict."

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The Final 'Dark Knight Rises' Theatrical Trailer Arrives

Posted 5/1/12 9:35 am EST by in DC Comics, News


If silence is acceptance, we fully accept the new "Dark Knight Rises" trailer. The end result of one of the Batman's infamous viral marketing games, the third and final theatrical trailer for Christopher Nolan's final dance with the Bat is everything you would want it to be and more.

What's so excellent about the new trailer, you ask? Join us after the jump — we'll tell you!

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Mark Ruffalo: Embodying Hulk Was 'Very Daunting'

Posted 5/1/12 8:00 am EST by in interviews, Marvel, News


No other film adaptation of a Marvel character has been as widely criticized as The Hulk. Eric Bana's and Edward Norton's portrayals of the green monster with an uncontrollable temper left the comic fan base less than satisfied. But now a new Hulk is taking over the big screen. Owning the role in "Marvel's The Avengers" is Mark Ruffalo, who told MTV News at the Tribeca Film Festival that stepping into the character is "very daunting."

"I've never had a part so harshly reviewed before I even shot a single frame of film," the actor revealed. "The fanboys had a lot to say about it — granted, they had a great deal of care about this part and a lot of sentimentality about it, as do I, growing up on it. There have been other great performances as Banner."

What gave his rendition of Hulk the added advantage over Bana's and Norton's performances is today's technological advances. "The only real edge that I had was that the technology had changed so much since that last movie that I actually got to play the Hulk."

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Cobie Smulders Hopes To Get 'Physical' In Future 'Avengers' Films

Posted 4/30/12 5:56 pm EST by in interviews, Marvel, News


The cast of "The Avengers" was in high spirits this past weekend as they hit the Tribeca Film Festival to premiere their marvelous movie (too corny?), and we're not surprised. The film has already raked in a whopping $178.4 million overseas. When the film is finally released to U.S. audiences this weekend, we wouldn't be shocked if it broke a few box office records.

When MTV News caught up with Cobie Smulders to discuss future "Avengers" films, she said that a "S.H.I.E.L.D." movie isn't yet set in stone, but she'd love to be involved in any future projects.

"I mean, everything's up in the air right now. I know they're starting 'Iron Man 3' and then 'Thor [2]' and then 'Captain America' again. I don't know about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s involvement with all of them, but I hope to be a part of it."

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'Men In Black 3' Viral Campaign Goes Dumpster Diving

Posted 4/30/12 4:47 pm EST by in News


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The latest clue in the quest to prove the Men In Black suits are real has been uncovered.

Investigative blogger BugEyes126 followed the trail from the Baskin Robbins "Pink Surprise Cake" to Clive's Tattoo Parlor. The shop was closed for business and didn't look like it was likely to be reopened any time soon, so he headed around back to see if he could find out anything else from the dumpster. Sometimes being a good journalist requires taking a dive into someone else's trash.

And the stunt paid off! There, BugEyes126 found a whole bunch of trash from Baskin Robbins as well as a very strange looking device that seemed to have been used to extract the insides from the cakes. That raises the question: What was Clive putting in the cakes?

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'Chronicle 2' Will Move Forward Without Josh Trank, Writer Says

Posted 4/30/12 2:58 pm EST by in News


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"Chronicle 2" is moving forward, but it might be doing so without director Josh Trank.

In an interview with tbreak, screenwriter Max Landis offered some updates about the status of "Chronicle 2." Turns out he's busy writing away, and the folks at Fox are generally supportive of the story he's creating for the sequel to this year's surprise hit. Unfortunately, Landis also said that Trank is likely too busy to work on the movie.

"Probably not," Landis said when asked if Trank would return. "Josh is all over the place with other projects. I’m also all over the place with other projects, but ‘Chronicle’ is really my baby. Josh will probably be involved in some respect but right now I just want to get the script done."

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'Daredevil' Reboot Hires New Writer

Posted 4/30/12 1:40 pm EST by in Marvel, News


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Well, it's not a casting announcement, but it's a start!

Fox's planned "Daredevil" reboot has slowed down a bit in recent months, with director David Slade going so far as to publicly state that "there is no update" on the project just yet. Well, now there is an update: according to Deadline, writer David James Kelly has been hired to take another pass at the "Daredevil" script.

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Thor's 'Unabridged' Descent To Earth In 'Avengers' Explained!

Posted 4/30/12 1:25 pm EST by in Marvel, News


With "Marvel's The Avengers" still a few days away from hitting theaters here in the U.S., there are still plenty of unanswered questions about the plot looming on the horizon. We're not talking about spoiler-heavy territory, so much as general "How" and "Why" quandaries that pertain to specific characters. For example, how the heck does Thor get back to earth? We all saw what happened to the Bifrost at the end of the movie and yet he's clearly back in action on our turf.

When I caught up with cast members Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston recently, I asked the two actors to try and explain Thor's impressive descent in as technical and nerdy terms possible, including one of Loki's lines of dialogue, which Hiddleston had no problem recalling on the spot.

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'Dark Knight Rises' Stars Weigh In On Batman's End

Posted 4/30/12 12:36 pm EST by in DC Comics, News


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The end is nigh for Christopher Nolan's Batman, and the actors and crewmembers involved with the project can feel it hanging over them.

"Back in Gotham, back in Chris Nolan's city," Morgan Freeman said during a set visit The Los Angeles Times attended. "The only drawback is this is the last one we get to work on with him. And a lot of us won't really get that until later. It's not until the curtain goes down that you think, ‘Jesus, that's the last one.'"

This is a summer that is overwhelmed with superhero blockbuster releases. From "The Avengers" to "The Amazing Spider-Man" to "The Dark Knight Rises," all of our favorite masked, caped and suited crusaders are going to be making their way to the big screen. But there's something about "The Dark Knight Rises" that makes it stand out from the rest.

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