August 2008 News Archive (Page 4)

Don Cheadle is such a good actor, he had us convinced he was British for awhile after Ocean's Eleven came out. Seriously.

Now, the Oscar nominee is starring in Traitor. He recently spoke to ComingSoon.net about the project:

ComingSoon.net: Was there anything in particular that pulled you into the script as an actor and as a producer?
Don Cheadle: Well, at the time there were things in the news, when this script came across my desk. There were a lot of ideas and stories about security and Guantanamo and The Patriot Act and what rights you would give up in order to be secure and terrorism and radical Islam. All these ideas were floating around when this script came across my desk.

Don Cheadle stars in Traitor.

It was interesting to me because the character that I play in the movie, Samir Horn, seemed to be somebody who encapsulated all those questions within his own journey in this film. "What is my allegiance to my faith, what's my allegiance to my country? I feel like they're both letting me down in some ways. Who do I believe in? Who do I listen to? Ultimately, who takes responsibility for these things?"

In the film, he decides that he's going to take his own responsibility for things, but that was interesting to me as a producer because I thought, "Wow, here's a story that can potentially raise all those questions and may be fun to watch while you're sitting there, this thriller, and having your conscience pricked a little bit."

When Max Payne comes out on October 17, it will be preceeded by a trailer for the live-action Dragonball movie.

Opening on April 10, Dragonball stars Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson.

The movie is adapted from the Japanese anime series.

Fans are excited for Dragonball.

Forget questions over who would play the next Batman villain in the inevitable follow-up to The Dark Knight.

First, the studio needs to make sure that Christopher Nolan returns to the franchise.

In a long article published by The Hollywood Reporter - focusing on the film's marketing and the deaths of both Heath Ledger and Conway Wickliffe - the publication touches on the next Batman movie and the director's role in it.

There will undoubtedly be a follow-up to The Dark Knight, though there will never be a performance like that of Heath Ledger.

All involved say it will be up to Nolan to come to Warner Bros' with a story and a plan.

"There are a lot of us who emotionally would love to do it," said producer Chuck Roven. "But it's really Chris' call. Chris is the kind of filmmaker who just doesn't think about the next movie before he has completely finished the movie he is working on."

For now, Nolan is taking a well-earned vacation.

"When he comes back, we will see how he feels," added Roven.

This summer's The Incredible Hulk comes out on DVD on October 21.

Here are details on what bonus features you can expect with the movie:

• Alternate Opening
• The Making of The Incredible Hulk: An in-depth look at the making of the blockbuster film, featuring interviews with Edward Norton, director Louis Leterrier, and producers Avi Arad, Kevin Feige and Gale Anne Hurd and the entire cast and crew. The documentary covers the film's innovative take on the character, look and storyline, as well as the casting process, production and profile of director Louis Leterrier.
• Becoming The Hulk: This featurette focuses on Edward Norton's approach to the iconic role and the incredible visual effects employed by award®-winning studio Rhythm & Hues to create the character on screen.
• Becoming The Abomination: From the first motion-capture session to the visual effects at Rhythm & Hues, viewers go behind the scenes with actor Tim Roth and watch as he transforms both his mind and body into the super villain known as The Abomination
• Hulking Out in the Bottling Plant – Go inside the first action sequence of the film where both viewers and the army are given a glimpse of the Hulk to come.
• Feature Commentary With Director Louis Leterrier And Cast
• Deleted Scenes

In the following clip from Disaster Movie, Kim Kardashian and Carmen Electra spoof a scene from Wanted. We don't think Angelina Jolie has much to worry about...

The screams of teenagers around the country are getting louder and louder.

As High School Musical 3: Senior Year inches closer to its October 24 release, the popular cast of the Disney movie is making the publicity rounds.

They are also releasing snippets of the film, none more exciting than the following clip of Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) and Ryan Evans (Lucas Grabeel) performing the song "I Want It All." Check out the two parts to it below:

It's one of the most anticipated movies of the fall.

So much so, in fact, that talk of a Twilight sequel is heating up months before the vampire flick hits theaters.

At least it is for Taylor Lautner. The young actor, who plays Jacob Black in Twilight, is aware that his character is featured far more in the following two books of this Stephanie Meyer series.

That's why MTV News asked Lautner if he thinks about the possibilities of sequels in the franchise.

“As much as you try not to, you always do, because you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, that would be so much fun and so cool,’” Taylor said. “But nothing’s confirmed yet, so I try not to get my hopes up too high.”

Lautner's character fights as a wolf most of the time, but that doesn't mean this rising star isn't doing everything in his power to prepare himself for future entanglements. He's bulking up for his hopeful role in more Twilight movies. 

“I’ve been lifting weights five days a week, eating tons of protein,” he said. “I’ve actually put on about eight pounds in just two-and-a-half months.”

The sharp minds that brought up Date Movie and Scary Movie are back with Disaster Movie.

While the movie may lack humor - seriously, check out these Disaster Movie quotes - it does score points for efficiency. The so-called comedy manages to spoof films that were released less than two months ago. That's some turn around!

Click on the following images from the flick now to get an idea of what other films it mocks...

Jessica Walter has now chimed in on the strong possibility of an Arrested Development movie.

The actress, who is starring on The CW's remake of 90210, recently told E! Online:

"I was told it's going to film next year. That's what I hear... and they better include me, or I'll put a bullet in my head!"

Naturally, the man hurdle will be scheduling, Walter said.

"That’s been the problem in the past, to try and get everybody together at the same time. But we are aiming for next year, and I hope it can all be worked out—I miss those people, I miss the writing."

Wanna meet the ping pong player at the center of Ping Pong Playa? Watch the following clip from this comedy: