July 2008 News Archive (Page 11)

In a recent profile of The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Gillian Anderson told MoviesOnline that the return to Dana Scully was not as simple as she'd been assuming it would be.

"On the first day of shooting, I was pretty confident about returning to the role," Anderson said. "I am usually terrified when I start a project, but that wasn't the case with this one."

However, the challenge of slipping back into a character Anderson thought she'd abandoned years ago quickly became immediately apparent.

"I had a really difficult first couple of days [of shooting the film]. I was having a really hard time finding Scully's voice, and I think part of that is because since the show ended, I've been doing everything in my power to take on roles that were very different from Scully.

The work I've been doing [since the show ended] has involved creating new characters from scratch."

The actress, does, of course, find her voice again as Scully. You can see her doing so when The X-Files: I Want to Believe opens on July 25.

Say this about Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers, whose previous movies - Meet Dave and The Love Guru - completely tanked:

They're persisent.

Each recently talked to MTV News about their future projects, each sounding excited to put past failures behind them.

“This picture I’m doing now called A Thousand Words is like nothing I’ve ever done before. It’s not a kids movie, a family movie. It’s a really, funny smart picture. Different,” Murphy said. “I play this literary agent who finds out he only has 1000 words left to say and then he’s going to die.”

Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers teamed up to voice characters in Shrek. The career paths of these actors have been on a downward spiral ever since.

Yes, it’s high concept project from the actor .Forget about the debate over Beverly Hills Cop 4, and whether it will or will not contain profanity; the second half of this movie won’t contain words. At all.

“The whole second half of the picture, my character can’t talk," Murphy said.' This is a guy who’s used his mouth. He’s always fast talking, and all of a sudden he has to shut the f—k up,” Murphy said. “It turns into this like charade.”

Meanwhile, follow this article's jump now to read aboutMyers’ long-in-development film on legendary Who drummer Keith Moon...

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As Star Wars: The Clone Wars gets closer to its August release date, expect many more promotional images from this latest entry in this famous film franchise.

With that in mind, here's a new one-sheet poster for the animated feature:

Roland Kickinger is a former bodybuilder that's inheriting a movie role made famous by another former bodybuilder.

According to The Clinton News-Record, Kickinger will portray the T-800 in Terminator Salvation. The muscle-bound actor talked about his role in the film (warning: slight spoilers ahead!):

"There's a very strong scene in the film where John Connor for the first time meets the Terminator, and he doesn't know if he's a good guy or a bad guy," said Kickinger. "It's Arnold's character in the first Terminator. That's basically my role, but 20 years before, so it establishes how the Terminator [came] about."

See if you can spot Roland Kickinger in the Terminator Salvation trailer.

Don't get too excited, Harry Potter fans.

This incredibly short title teaser for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is playing in IMAX theaters prior to The Dark Knight... but it's nothing more than a quote from Professor Dumbledore.

The sixth installment of the franchise comes out in conventional theaters and IMAX on November 21.

Christian Bale certainly doesn't shy away from iconic roles.

The intense actor is donning the cape of Batman for the second time in this summer's The Dark Knight. Here's a shot of him from the blockbuster:

But Bale isn't finishing stepping into the shoes (or, in the case above, finely crafted suit) of famous movie roles. He'll next take on the part of John Connor in Terminator Salvation. Here's a look at him from that 2009 film:

Watchmen is far from kid-safe comic-book film.

The 2009 thrilled is an R-rated, $100 million adaptation of what many consider to be the smartest, most subversive superhero story ever created.

Published by DC Comics in 1986 and typically hailed by mainstream critics as a literary masterpiece, Watchmen can be described as: a jittery expression of Cold War anxiety, a chilling meditation on human nature and an intricate murder mystery.

If that's not enough to get you excited, listen to what director Zack Snyder said about the movie to Entertainment Weekly:

''In my movie, Superman doesn't care about humanity, Batman can't get it up, and the bad guy wants world peace. Will Watchmen be the end of superhero movies? Probably not. But it sure will kick them in the gut.''

Here are a few photos from the wildly anticipated flick...

"Some of the things this guy does, you can't make excuses for, even as an actor,'' says Jeffrey Dean Morgan of his character, The Comedian. ''Your instinct is to just play the guy as a bastard, but you can't.''

Follow the jump on this article now to see more photos and read another intriguing quote from Snyder...

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Seth Rogen and James Franco may bring the smoke to Pineapple Express.

But Amber Heard brings the heat.

The actress poses for the August issue of Maxim, while also giving insight into her role in the aforementioned comedy. Here are excerpts from her interview:

Tell us about Pineapple Express.
Seth Rogen and James Franco play these potheads trapped in this comedy of errors, and I get thrown into the mix as Seth’s neurotic young girlfriend, Angie, who is horrified that he’s such a drug user. She’s very square. Looking at the two of them as a couple, you’re like, What are these two people doing together?

We’re going to take a guess and say things got crazy on the set from time to time.
Seth Rogen, James Franco, Judd Apatow, and me, working all-night shoots 14 hours on end? Tons of stories... just none I can tell you.

Click on the following shots of Heard in Maxim for enlarged pictures of this beauty...

Our thanks to Entertainment Weekly for the following shots of upcoming movies.

Check out the photos below for an inside look at three diverse, widely anticipated films that hit theaters in the summer and early fall of 2008. Click on each pic for more information about each movie...

John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell are step brothers in the aptly-named Step Brothers. It opens July 25.

Al Pacino and Robert De Niro team up again in Righteous Kill. Look for it on September 12.

Look for fans to line up for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince long beore its November 21 release date.

It's a big week for movie trailers.

Already, we've posted the first-ever previews for Terminator Salvation and Body of Lies.

Now, we hope comic book fans are excited to check out the trailer for Watchmen. It's due in theaters on Mrch 6, 2009 and this commercial is expected to start airing before performances of The Dark Knight