July 2009 News Archive (Page 7)

All was well.

Every Harry Potter fan knows how Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows concludes.

Before J.K. Rowling penned the final three words scrawled above, however, the author closed her book series with an epilogue that picks up nearly two decades in the future.

How will this be handled on the big screen? Will older actors portray grown-up versions of Harry, Ron and Hermione? Not way, director David Yates told MTV.

"There's something extraordinary about the audience's knowledge of them when they were this high and then seeing them where they are 38," he said. "There's something really beautiful about that circle, so it has to be them. I think if after seven or eight movies, we recast them in that last scene — we all thought, 'No way, we can't do that.'"

What can they do in that case? The answer may lie in the same sort of CGI technology employed in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

If that's the direction the film takes, Daniel Radcliffe would be all for it.

"I might get to see what I look like if I was 5-foot-8, which will be a thrill for me!" he joked. 

Brad Pitt isn't the only star in Inglourious Basterds.

While most posters for this Quentin Tarantino-direct movie feature Pitt, a new one centers on a different character from the film.

Sgt. Donny Donowitz is played by Eli Roth in the feature, which comes out on August 21. Check out the actor in this role below:

Typically, when a movie is made into a sequel, it's because those involved with the original were actually proud of their accomplishment.

But that doesn't seem to be the case with Nicolas Cage and the rumored Ghost Rider sequel.

In an interview with MTV, the actor expressed his hopes for Ghost Rider 2, explaining that he hopes it's pretty much a different movie entirely than the first film.

"I would like to reconceive [the movie]," Cage said. "I would like to go in a whole other direction, and I think that's what they're talking about."

Hey, here's a better idea: just don't make the sequel!

Needless to say, we were planning to watch Iron Man 2 no matter what.

But now that we're glimpsed Scarlett Johansson in the role of Natasha Romanoff/the Black Widow? We may have to line up for a ticket to this blockbuster's opening night showing.

Joining Johansson for the sequel, as well as on the Entertainment Weekly cover below, is Mickey Rourke in the role of Whiplash.

Iron Man 2 opens on May 7, 2010.

Not pictured, but returning to the franchise, are: Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts; and Don Cheadle (replacing Terrence Howard) as Col. James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes.

The countdown is on for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

This big screen version of the famous fairly tale is scheduled for a March 5, 2010 release.

In previously-released pictures of the cast, we got our first glimpse as Johnny Depp in the role of The Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska in the role of Alice herself.

Now, we've uncovered a pair of new photos, courtesy of Empire Magazine, of the stars as these iconic characters. Click on each to enlarge...

As Bliss Cavendar in Whip It!, Ellen Page lacks direction in life.

Until, that is, she comes across a roller derby league that piques her interest.

Directed by Drew Barrymore, the movie opens on October 9. Check out its first trailer below:

Willem Dafoe has joined the cast of John Carter of Mars.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the veteran actor will pla Tars Tarkas in the film, which is an adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs book series.

Lynn Collins and Taylor Kitsch have already been signed on the story of a Civil War soldier that gets transported to Mars. It begins shooting early next year.

I Love You, Man was one of 2009 most surprising hits.

The comedy, which stars Paul Rudd as a fiance in search of a best man, arrives on DVD on August 11. Here's what viewers that purchase it can expect to see in the box set:

• The Making of I Love You, Man (HD): An 18-minute feature with cast interviews and a special look behind-the-scenes of the film’s most outrageous moment
• Outtakes (HD): Alternate versions of scenes with Paul Rudd and Jason Segel.
• Extended Scenes (HD)
• Deleted Scenes (HD)
• Gag Reel (HD)
• Commentary by director John Hamburg and Rudd and Segel.
• Red Band Trailer (HD, Blu-ray only)

Get yourself excited for this DVD release by reviewing a few I Love You, Man quotes today!

A couple weeks after releasing the first images from Tim Burton's upcoming Alice in Wonderland, Empire magazine has come through with another image of Anne Hathaway from the movie.

The film is is set for release on March 5, 2010. As you can see below, Hathaway is ideal in the role of The White Queen:

Emily Blunt is a star on the rise.

After a couple of critically-acclaimed roles in The Devil Wears Prada and Charlie Wilson's War, Blunt has landed the female lead opposite Matt Damon in the upcoming sci-fi thriller The Adjustment Bureau.

As first reported by Variety, the actress will portray a mysterious ballerina that throws smooth-talking Damon's character - a sleek Congressman - into turmoil when she walks into his life, sending events spinning out of control.