February 2008 News Archive

We know, we know: Office Space isn't exactly a new movie.

But it is a hilarious one! Check out our tribute to this Bill Lumbergh film right now. Yeah. It's great.

When asked the similarities - yes, there are a couple - between his character of Harvey Dent/Two-Face and Batman in The Dark Knight, Aaron Eckhart told MTV:

"Well, they're both crime fighters. They both care about law and order. They both care about Gotham City. Although they come from different backgrounds, they share certain things. Pausing, he added, "[Things that] I cannot tell you about."

Might these two enemies also have something else in common? Namely, District Attorney Rachel Dawes? Eckhart says he'd love to say, but can't utter a word about any The Dark Knight spoilers.

"I can't comment on anything. I'm sorry. You gotta ask, but literally, if I ever want to work in this town again, I cannot say anything to you," he said, smiling. "[Chris Nolan] is a good man, but he's a tough man."

In 2008, Jason Bateman stars Judd Apatow's Forgetting Sarah Marshall and in Will Smith's Hancock.

But we don't care about that.

We just wanna hear more from this actor about the possibility of an Arrested Development movie. What's the latest?

"Well, the ball has started rolling down the hill again," Bateman told MTV. "So hopefully, all the adults can get the business stuff together - because all the creatives are on board."
The hilarious actor was also asked about the movie's tone: would be more structured (like Season 1) or random insanity (like Season 3):

"I don't know," he shrugged. "I learned a long time ago not to try to guess what [series creator] Mitch Hurwitz will come up with. But it'll be good, whatever it is."

That's for certain.

He's destined to join Buzz Lightyear  and Nemo in the pantheon of beloved Pixar character. His name is WALL-E and movie goers will get to know him for real on June 27.

For now, he's a poster of his film:

Michael Kenneth Williams is best known for his role as Omar on HBO's acclaimed series The Wire. But this actor also plays a part in the upcoming Edward Norton vehicle, The Incredible Hulk.

Can he talk about his role in that comic book adaption?

"Not really, but I will say that I go toe-to-toe with the green guy himself. We're definitely face-to-face. I'll leave it at that," Williams said to IGN recently.

The Incredible Hulk stars Norton, who also wrote the film. Williams had the following to say about working with the star

"It was a blast working with Ed Norton. He's from Baltimore, so he really felt passionate about The Wire [which is set in Baltimore] and what we did on there as a whole."

According to Variety, Judd Apatow has signed up to produce Five-Year Engagement for Universal Pictures.

The project reteams the studio with the duo behind the upcoming comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall: writer-director Nick Stoller and writer-star Jason Segel.

The movie, of course, will be a bawdy, couples comedy that charts the five-year engagement of a man (Segel) and his fiancee, following the ups and downs of their relationship.

"It's definitely an extension of our desire to explore the depth of human misery," Stoller said. "If Sarah Marshall (played by Kristen Bell) and Jason's character had stayed together, this might be the sequel."

The next Will Ferrell vehicle, Semi-Pro, opens this weekend.

After that, Ferrell will costar with John C. Reilly in Step Brothers. Here's a preview of that comedy:

Director Victor Salva recently spoke to Moviehole.net about his plans for Jeepers Creeper 3. You know, because the first two weren't nearly enough...

The film, tentatively titled Jeepers Creeper 3: The Creeper Walks Among Us "includes a prologue in the Old West and might bring back several characters from the first two films 20 years later. The script and story will be big on scares and give us plenty more of the traditional Creeper creepiness, with a few more bits thrown in about what it might be and where it came from," said the director.

MGM had "suggested that we go direct to video with the third in the trilogy, but we hope that the exciting entity that the new MGM is becoming realizes that both Jeepers Creepers films set [then-] records for their Labor Day weekend box-office openings, before each went on to make over $100 million apiece on DVD.

I believe a theatrical release is critical to this kind of success on video. I don't think you can have one without the other, and it would be a shame not to be able to see what I have planned for Jeepers 3 up on the big screen."

Are you excited for Jeepers Creeper 3?

Sigourney Weaver stars in the upcoming James Cameron's movie, Avatar.

When this veteran actress was asked by MTV about her role in the film, she said:

"It's a big secret. Jim wrote such a terrific part for me, and it has a lot of different aspects, [but] it reminded me of him, actually â€" very driven and very idealistic. So it was a lot of fun."

See what else Weaver had to say about the project now.

Enough about the latest actor being added to the cast of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. We know what fans wanna see:

Photos of the iconic character himself. Here are a couple shots of Hugh Jackman on the set of the upcoming Wolverine movie...