Posted 12/5/11 9:04 am EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in DC Comics, News, Video
Now that Warner Bros. has finally confirmed that the opening sequence to the next and final Christopher Nolan Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises," will play in front of select showings of "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," it's time to reflect on what we know about the upcoming preview.
Here is a helpful by-the-numbers break down of everything we know for sure about the prologue to "The Dark Knight Rises."
Posted 12/1/11 1:05 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in interviews, News, Video
After such a long time in development, it still seems like "Akira" is having a difficult time getting off the ground. Things looked up once Garrett Hedlund had signed on. Both Helena Bonham Carter and Gary Oldman were approached for the roles of Lady Miyako and the Colonel, respectively.
Oldman eventually passed on the role, which looks to be going to Ken Watanabe instead, and when Bonham Carter spoke with MTV News at the Britannia Awards, she said she wasn't sure whether the sci-fi film was in her future either.
Posted 12/1/11 11:57 am EST by Matt Clark in DC Comics, News, Video, video games
Live action recreations of videogames can sometimes come off as a little hokey, but that's not to say YouTube isn't full of some real gems. Hell, the live action Skyrim ad that showed up a couple months ago just may be my favorite commercial of the year. But what if someone tried to bring the intense, flowing combat of "Batman: Arkham City" to the real world? Doing justice to the source material would require some real martial arts mastery, and luckily, Thousand Pounds Action Company pulls it off splendidly.
Having already brought "Street Fighter" combat to life, Thousand Pounds set their focus on a video that translated the moves of Catwoman, a la "Arkham City." This could have turned out rather lame, but the fight choreography is absolutely spot-on.
Posted 12/1/11 11:02 am EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in interviews, Marvel, News, Video
If you want to know something about Hawkeye and the part he'll play in "The Avengers," Jeremy Renner is not the man to ask. MTV News caught up with the actor while he was promoting "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," and he plead the fifth when it came to his Marvel Comics alter-ego and "The Avengers."
Hawkeye's an interesting character and a fan favorite from the comics. What does Renner have to add to what fans already know about the character? "A bow and arrow. He's good with it," Renner said. "I can't give you anything on that one."
Posted 11/22/11 3:07 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in interviews, News, Video
Listen Chloe Moretz, we need to talk. The game is up, and we want a straight answer.
For about a month now, you've been dropping hints, winking and teasing about some "Kick-Ass 2" news. At the Scream Awards, you said something big was coming soon. But then nothing.
Now, during the junket for "Hugo," when MTV News' Josh Horowitz asked whether the sequel to the 2010 superhero flick was going to happen, you got real quiet.
Posted 11/22/11 2:06 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in DC Comics, News, Video
Gary Oldman is so afraid of spilling any small detail about "The Dark Knight Rises" that he literally had a staring contest with MTV News' Josh Horowitz to avoid having to answer a question about it.
After an awkward silence and subsequent laughter, Oldman clarified that not only can he not talk about the film and whether it will have an "exclamation point" ending to Christopher Nolan's beloved trilogy, but also that no one should read into his silence. He said that it's the studio's film that they're paying money for, and it's not up to him to spoil the ending.
That being said, it's a Christopher Nolan film, of course it's going to have a good ending. Oldman did go on to share some vague details about the end of the franchise, and also toss a little tidbit our way about the rumors he's joining "Akira."
Posted 11/22/11 1:46 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in interviews, News, Video
The last we heard, Colin Firth had been approached to play Adrian, the villain in Spike Lee's upcoming "Oldboy" adaptation.
When MTV News sat down with the Academy Award-winning actor for his new film, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Firth remained more or less mum about potentially taking part in the revenge thriller.
"I've heard the rumors, as you have," Firth said. "I'm thinking about it, yeah."
Posted 11/18/11 10:41 am EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in interviews, Marvel, News, Video
The last we heard about a sequel to this past summer's well-received "X-Men: First Class," Simon Kinberg had been hired to pen the follow-up. Now, one of the stars of the film, Michael Fassbender, has shared his feelings on a potential sequel with MTV News.
When asked about whether he saw Magneto, nee Erik Lehnsherr, as a true bad guy after the first one's finale, he said he wasn't so sure. "I don't think he's a bad guy. I think he's all right, isn't he?" he said. "Human beings having been doing some bad sh-- to him."
Posted 11/7/11 7:06 pm EST by Kevin P. Sullivan in DC Comics, Video
For all the love that Christopher Nolan's Batman movies get, the one piece that continually receives nitpicking from fans is the beyond-raspy voice Christian Bale uses to mask his own and protect Bruce Wayne's identity. The voice has its moments of working well for the character, but other times it skews into ridiculousness. ("I'M NOT WEARING HOCKEY PADS!!!" comes to mind.)
College Humor has done us all the favor of getting to the bottom of just where Batman got his voice from. It took a number of run-throughs, but once he got it, it stuck.
