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‘Spider-Man’ Andrew Garfield Talks ‘Huge Responsibility’ Of His Role

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The lifelong Spidey fan admits that ‘no actor could ever live up to’ the role of Peter Parker. By Kevin P. Sullivan, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Andrew Garfield Photo: MTV News The adage “with great power, comes great responsibility” always kept Spider-Man in check, but you may not have known that the same applies for the actor playing the web-slinger in “The Amazing Spider-Man.” Before a recent preview event in New York City , Andrew Garfield shared his excitement and anxieties about playing the iconic superhero with MTV News’ Josh Horowitz. Though he later told the crowd of fans that he took the role because he’s “not an idiot,” Garfield admitted to a constant state of nervousness. “It’s always the same. It’s always at a 10 inside,” he said. “It’s just a question of whether you acknowledge it, or try to ignore it, or try to suppress it, or pretend that it’s not there, or act like you don’t care.” The pressure doesn’t simply come from fans or the history of the character, but also the people who have worked to bring Spidey to life. “It’s a huge responsibility for me to be in that suit and to take on the mantle from a fantastic actor previously and from fantastic artists and writers and ultimately Stan Lee,” Garfield said. “That’s where it came from.” At the same time, everything that Spider-Man means to Garfield and all the other fans has made playing the character both easier and more difficult. “I feel lucky and also unlucky that I’m a fan first. I’m a Spider-Man fan, that’s who I am at my core,” Garfield explained. “I feel lucky in the sense that I feel I know him. I know Peter Parker because I grew up with him, but I feel unlucky in the sense that I know how disappointed I am that I’m playing him.” That disappointment doesn’t stem from self-deprecation, the actor clarified. But there is a sense of inevitable failure built into taking a role like Spider-Man. “No actor could ever live up to the character for me,” he said. “And that’s weird for me to say that because I’m the actor playing him in this particular incarnation. I can’t wait for another actor to take it over, so that I can judge.” Can Andrew Garfield tackle the role of Spider-Man? Let us know what you think in the comments section! Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: Andrew Garfield Related Photos The Amazing Spider-Man

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Johnny Depp Draws New Attention To West Memphis Three

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Actor will appear on ’48 Hours Mystery,’ urging authorities to re-examine the trio’s murder convictions. By Ryan J. Downey Johnny Depp Photo: Soul Brother/FilmMagic Johnny Depp added his name to the long list of celebrities and activists calling for authorities to re-examine the convictions of the West Memphis Three, a trio of young men convicted nearly two decades ago of murdering three children in West Memphis, Arkansas. The often press-shy actor will appear in a pre-taped interview on CBS’ “48 Hours Mystery” on Saturday. “I firmly believe Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley are totally innocent,” Depp said, according to a New York Post report. “It was a need for swift justice to placate the community. Damien Echols is on death row to be killed by lethal injection.” The “48 Hours” episode will discuss new DNA evidence and alleged juror misconduct that could potentially clear the West Memphis Three, according to the report. After the gruesome beating deaths of three 8-year-old boys shocked the small Southern town, many activists believe authorities rushed to convict the West Memphis Three based more on the trio’s dark clothing and love of heavy metal than facts. The sensational trial, conviction and aftermath — which has divided the community and the world at large for more than 16 years — were documented in a pair of acclaimed films by directors Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky: “Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills” and “Paradise Lost 2: Revelations.” The pair went on to make “Metallica: Some Kind of Monster” after the band provided music to their West Memphis Three documentaries. Depp and Metallica are joined in their support for the West Memphis Three by Eddie Vedder, Winona Ryder, Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks and Henry Rollins, who organized a benefit album for the trio a few years ago, to name a few. Last month, Demi Lovato offered her support via Twitter , writing: “Can everyone just take a second to read this please www.wm3.org a truly worthy cause. Show your support!!” followed by , “FREE THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE!!! :(.” Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley were teenagers at the time of their convictions. The verdicts have continuously been challenged through legal channels, but they all remain in prison, with Echols on death row. Many believe that circumstantial evidence seemed to point to other potential suspects. Some members of the victims’ families have publicly expressed their desire to see all of the facts in the case re-examined. Related Photos The Evolution Of: Johnny Depp

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Soulja Boy Tell’em Drops ‘2 Milli’ Teaser Video

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Futuristic clip features a 30-second snippet of the DeAndre Way song. By Hillary Crosley Soulja Boy Tell’em Photo: ExclusiveAccess.Net After shooting a video for Roscoe Dash’s “All the Way Turnt Up” remix recently in Atlanta, Soulja Boy Tell’em has leaked a teaser clip for his track “2 Milli,” from the forthcoming album The DeAndre Way. “My album is complete, but I record every day just to do it,” Soulja said. “I been had my single; I just leaked a lot of songs that people liked just as much as [a single. This] time, I’m going to do it right, so this time, when I drop the song, there’s going to be a visual and it’s going to be money.” The 30-second “2 Milli” clip opens with a shot of a space ship-like elevator, and the screen widens and trails down a long metallic hallway while sparks fall from the ceiling. “I always knew one day I would become the best rapper,” Soulja Boy boasts in the clip. “I just want to thank all my fans. I dedicate this to you. I call it ‘2 Milli.’ ” As Soulja Boy begins rhyming, the elevator takes him up the side of a computer-generated skyscraper and into a futuristic cave, where he plays with the floating windows of a touch-screen computer before the clip fades out. “I did what I wanted/ N—as did what they could/ A lion wouldn’t cheat, but a Tiger would,” he raps. “I only keep real n—as in my stable/ A million-dollar chain, I’m feeling like Gucci’s label/ So icy, I really don’t care/ Haters green as a pool table, and they’re twice as square/ Had to cut a couple bi—es/ Them n—as need stitches.” The DeAndre Way is slated for later this year. The young MC recently inked a record deal for his Stacks on Deck Entertainment with Universal Motown Records, home to Lil Wayne, and label head Sylvia Rhone. “Sylvia Rhone really believes in my imprint,” Soulja Boy told MTV News. “Anybody that I truthfully believe in and work on, I believe that they could be bigger than me and definitely be a superstar.” Related Artists Soulja Boy Tell’em

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Lauren Conrad Says L.A. Candy Is ‘Three Books, One Movie’

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘It’s one story being told over the three [books], so I think it’s one overall story,’ she says of plans to make a single movie out of the book trilogy. By Jocelyn Vena Lauren Conrad Photo: MTV News Lauren Conrad and her team — including the same producers behind the blockbuster “Twilight” franchise — are hard at work trying to make sure they get the film adaptation of her “L.A. Candy” book trilogy just right. However, Conrad said that each book will not get its own accompanying film. “Actually, the movie is meant to be based on the story that’s told over the three books that I’m writing — three books, one movie,” she told MTV News while promoting her latest tome, “Sweet Little Lies.” “It’s a trilogy. It’s one story being told over the three, so I think it’s one overall story.” Conrad is still focused on the big-screen story line of fictional reality star Jane Roberts and admits that she has yet to attach any A-list actors to the role. “No, we’re still working with writers,” she said about casting decisions. “And in the early stages.” Late last year, Conrad joked to MTV News that she’d like to see her former “Hills” castmember Lo Bosworth tackle the role of Jane , based on some of Conrad’s own real-life experiences as a reality-TV star. “I have to do research. We’ll see,” she said. “I would like Lo Bosworth. Lo has taken a couple of acting classes in her life. “No [I don’t know who should be in it],” Conrad added. “[That’s] the question I do not have an answer for. I have no idea! I feel like I’m going to shoot for someone crazy amazing and then they’re going to be like, ‘Ugh, yeah, I’ll do your movie.’ ” Who would you like to see star in “L.A. Candy”? Tell us in the comments below!

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