On August 1, Brendan Fraser fans are in for a treat:
Both of you can go see The Mummy 3; aka The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Here's the trailer for that follow-up film now:
While the mere concept of Zack and Miri Make a Porno - a comedy about two platonic friends attempting to raise money by making an adult movie - sounds hilarious enough, star Seth Rogan said he wouldn't sign on for the film unless the dialogue was "loose."
In other words, writer/director Kevin Smith - the man behind Dogma and Mallrats - had to agree to let the actors freelance and improvise the lines a bit.
Once Smith agreed, Rogen was on board... and the rest appears to be comedic gold!
Seth Rogen believes in funny, natural dialogue.
As long as the MPAA gives Zack and Miri Make a Porno an R-rating, Rogen told MTV News that audiences will find a new voice from Smith on October 31.
"I've seen the movie, and there's a lot of improvised stuff in it, and it gives it that less-stilted feel. It feels more like a naturalistic movie," Rogen said. "[In some comedies] you can just see the guy behind the keyboard writing it, you feel as though you see the guys reading it and memorizing it, and I don't like that allâ¦If it's a movie that's supposed to be real and take place in the real world, I need to feel like the characters are actually having these conversations.
"[I felt like that] with Juno. I love that movie, but again it feels really written to me; it's really clever how one line leads directly to the next one, but life just isn't like that."
Megan Fox is really hot.
Oh, and she also recently spoke to MTV News about Transformers 2.
"As big as the first movie was, this is 10 times as big, 10 times as many set pieces, explosions, and acrobatic stunts," Fox said. "Shia and I make out a little bit; I don't know if anyone wants to see that."
Shia LeBeouf wants to see and feel that.
Megan Fox makes viewers drool as Mikaela Banes in Transformers.
As far as romance between characters Sam and Mikaela go, that's just one of many story lines set for the sequel. According to the Fox, some last-minute scrambling has been taking place to make sure this relationship can hold its own among all those Autobot vs. Decepticon showdowns.
"You know, we've been having script meetings, and we've been reworking the script, because they wrote it fast because of the writer's strike," the beautiful actress said. "And, we've just been going through and trying to do some character stuff for Shia and myself in the middle of this crazy world that they're in."
Iron Man crossed the $300 million mark domestically this week, less than two months after it debuted in theaters. It became the first 2008 summer film to do so.
This just in: People like Iron Man!
Among other recent big openers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is clear $300 million candidate, having earned $279.5 million through Tuesday. The movie has grossed $359.5 million internationally for a worldwide total of $638.9 million.
While Jessica Alba, Mike Myers and Justin Timberlake have received most of the publicity for The Love Guru, let's not forget about Romany Malco.
The Weeds and 40-Year Old Virgin star enjoys a prominent role in the film, as well. He recently talked to SI.com about the comedy:
SI: What was the biggest highlight of making this movie?
Malco: Playing a hockey star was the biggest highlight. Wait, no, I can't say that. I think working with Justin Timberlake was the biggest highlight. He was really funny. You expect to say, OK, he's a singer so we give him a little bit of a grace period because...well, he's a singer trying to act. But no, he was actually good. He's actually better than most actors.
Getting to play a hockey player was definitely a highlight because, the minute I found out about the job, I rented every video of hockey I could find and I trained for about six hours a day.
[Another highlight] was hanging out with the hockey players who were in the movie. We showered together, we hung out together, we got into fights together, we pulled pranks together, we did everything together. I really, really feel as though being around that energy gave me a sense of who these hockey players really are.
Nicole Kidman may not have had a box office hit in years, but we doubt the former Oscar winner cares too much. How come?
She's expecting a baby next month with husband Keith Urban!
We'd like to wish the actress the best of luck with her birth, while also wishing her a very happy 41st birthday today. Here's a look at just a few films on her long resume:
The Love Guru and Get Smart, both of which open today, aren't just comedies that make us laugh for various scenes and one-liners.
The mismatched pairing of main characters - characters played by Jessica Alba and Mike Myers in the former; Anne Hathaway and Steve Carell in the latter - is also good for a chuckle.
With that in mind, the Reel Movie News staff wondered about the three most unexpected couples in cinematic history. A trio of contenders follows...
American Pie: Jim and Nadia.
There's Something About Mary: Ted and Mary.
Knocked Up: Ben and Alison.
With talk of a Wanted sequel already on the horizon, James McAvoy won't be going anywhere for awhile.
The popular British actor recently spoke to MoviesOnline about the film:
MoviesOnline: Was it a challenge working out for the role?
James McAvoy: It was. I'm glad I did it. I'm glad I did it. There were times where I just wanted to stop and do nothing else. But I had a great trainer called Glen Chapman who was a proper drill sergeant for me. Nice guy but he made me do things that I didn't want to do and he made me sick quite a lot.
James McAvoy is a Wanted man these days.
And it's good though because apart from the physical aesthetic of they wanted their action hero to be a bit more buff and all that, I wouldn't have got through four and a half months had I not be fitter and more healthy and in better shape than I usually am. I think I was capable of doing all the things in the film but not consistently with the high level intensity being sustained over four and a half months.
Because every day was like a 12, 13, maybe 14 hour day and a lot of it was taken up with stunts. That was quite grueling so I needed to be in better shape than I usually am.
MoviesOnline: What was the most grueling stunt?
James McAvoy: There was a lot of wire stuff that ended up getting cut from the film. The whole ending of the film was different. There was a sequence where Morgan and I fall through like four levels of a building that is blowing up as we fall through the levels, fighting each other as we do it. That was four days on wires in a harness having your groin ruptured and that's never fun.
That was probably the most grueling thing, and then to find out that it has been cut out of the film. "Yeah, yeah, it didn't work, wasn't very good. It was really boring." You're like, "What?!" "Yeah, we're reshooting it. We're doing this scene that takes like 20 minutes to film. That will end the film." "What? Is there going to be a harness?" "No." "All right."
A photo posted by Film School Rejects seems to shows Thomas Jane as the title character in Jonah Hex, a feature film based on the DC Comics western-supernatural title.
Take a look at it now:
Thomas Jane is no stranger to the world of comic book characters. He previously portrayed The Punisher.
For those unaware, the comic book adventures of Jonah Hex were infused with supernatural elements. The character is a former Confederate officer whose face was horrifically scarred (as you can see above).
Trying to decide which comedy to see this weekend, Get Smart or The Love Guru? You can check out the movie reviews for the former now.
As for The Love Guru, Mike Myers' return vehicle from a self-imposed exile? Let's just say critics are far, far from in love with it...
- Offensive, revolting and jawdropingly awful from beginning to end, a complete and total piece of Singularly Horrid Infantile Trash (TM)... -- ComingSoon.net
- The Love Guru is so relentlessly juvenile as to merit a new twist on the PG-13 rating - one that strongly cautions not only those under 13 but anyone much above it, too... -- Variety
- Myers wants us all to love him, wants us all to be in on his jokes. But love and laughs are earned, not given just because you mug for the camera behind a wild wig and beard... -- Associated Press
- Not only does the film stumble badly from one skit to another, the skits themselves have too much dead air... -- Hollywood Reporter