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‘Breaking Dawn’ Birthing Scene May Occur Offscreen, Screenwriter Says

‘Twilight’ scribe Melissa Rosenberg says she’ll leave those decisions up to director Bill Condon. By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Josh Horowitz Melissa Rosenberg Photo: MTV News Now that it’s been confirmed that “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” is being split into two flicks , fans want even more details on how screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg will adapt the Stephenie Meyer novel, which includes a lot of sex and an incredibly gory birthing scene, into two PG-13 films. Well, there’s a good chance the graphic images of Bella in labor won’t be shown at all, Rosenberg says. “On the fan site, on Facebook, all the comments are, ‘It has to be R rated! You have to show the childbirth! Gore and guts and sex!’ For me it’s actually more interesting to not see it,” Rosenberg recently told the Los Angeles Times. “You know, you can do childbirth without seeing childbirth. … It doesn’t mean it’s any less evocative of an experience.” When MTV News caught up with Rosenberg to talk about “Eclipse,” she said she was going to leave a lot of those hard decisions, like how to show Bella giving birth to vampire spawn Renesmee, to director Bill Condon. “From a screenwriter standpoint that’s gonna land more squarely in the director’s hands,” she teased. “That’s one of those things [where] I kind of say [and] make a few sort of general suggestions on the page and say, ‘Go! Go, Bill! Do it!’ ” Franchise star Robert Pattinson told MTV News that he’s glad he doesn’t have to be the guy who decides how to bring the birthing scene to life. “I think that’s going to be very funny,” he said. “The only thing I know about it is the famous scene: the kind of cesarean scene … I do not envy Bill Condon to have to think of some way to do that.” Do you think they should show the birthing scene? Tell us in the comments! Check out everything we’ve got on “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com .

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Robert Pattinson Explains Sexiness Of ‘Twilight’ On ‘Nightline’

‘Eclipse’ star admits he took a Valium before auditioning for Catherine Hardwicke. By Gil Kaufman Robert Pattinson on “Nightline” Monday Photo: ABC For “Twilight” fans who felt there wasn’t enough Edward in “New Moon,” Robert Pattinson agrees . The actor said on “Nightline” Monday night, too, was frustrated at the spectral role his undead vampire hero played in the series’ second film, and that he’s excited to have a more robust presence in the upcoming third installment, “Eclipse.” “That was the most frustrating thing about the last one, I was just kind of straight on green screen, and I did it all in about two days at the end,” he said. In an era when the vampires of HBO’s “True Blood” get graphically involved with their human lovers, the chaste nature of the characters in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” books has hooked a teen audience. But Pattinson — whose character insists that Edward and Bella must marry before consummating their love — thinks fans still enjoy the stories’ sexual tension. “If there was a hard and fast decision by both of them saying, ‘We’re going to remain virgins our entire life,’ it’s never going to happen,” he said. “I don’t think it would be a popular series. Anyone who likes the books, they all think they’re really sexy. They just like that moment, the kind of tipping point before it goes over. Everybody likes that. That’s the best part of a relationship.” And because auditions can be nerve-wracking, Pattinson admitted that he stole some Valium from a friend to calm his nerves before he auditioned for the first “Twilight” movie. “I knew it was going to be a long audition because I was doing a screen test and it was at the director’s house,” he said of his tryout for the first film with Catherine Hardwicke. “Twenty minutes before I had to leave, I suddenly started panicking. Luckily, the person I was staying with had enough Valium on their bedside table. I stole it. Probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.” Pattinson, 24, also admitted that the rush of instant success he’s had since “Twilight” became a worldwide phenomenon has made him question his mortality and good fortune. “I guess I just thought if too many good things happen, then you’re going to die at 30,” he said. “I was like, ‘I didn’t want that to happen.’ ” And when interviewer Chris Connelly noted that good things keep happening to him, Pattinson responded, “Yeah, so probably I’m going to die at 30. Actually, it’s God saying, ‘You shouldn’t have asked for too much.’ ” Check out everything we’ve got on “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Photos ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’

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Drake’s Thank Me Later Among Our Top Five Most-Anticipated Rap Debuts

50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill and DMX had a little more buzz coming into the game than Drizzy does. By Shaheem Reid and Jayson Rodriguez Drake Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage Drake fever has reached a fever pitch, but the release of his highly anticipated debut album, Thank Me Later, on Tuesday should quench the thirst of even his most eager fans. The buildup has been steady since his breakout mixtape, So Far Gone. But as Drake appeared on a steady diet of hits, ranging from his own (“Forever”) to others’ (Timbaland’s “Say Something”), Young Money’s White Knight drove up expectations like Khlo

‘The Karate Kid’ Filmmaker Talks Success, Sequel

‘It far exceeded my expectations,’ director Harald Zwart says of Jackie Chan/ Jaden Smith reboot’s box office performance. By Josh Wigler Jaden Smith in “The Karate Kid” Photo: Columbia Pictures Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi are nowhere to be found, but the “Karate Kid” franchise is most certainly back in business. The Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith-starring reboot arrived in theaters over the weekend and kicked its way to a first-place trophy worth $56 million, surpassing the movie’s production budget by more than $15 million. “It far exceeded my expectations,” director Harald Zwart told MTV News of the film’s success. “I’m from Scandinavia and we are in no habit of letting our dreams get the better half of us. We keep our feet on the ground and wait until we see the reality, and this time it just really exceeded what I had hoped for. It was just amazing!” Zwart caught the film in theaters opening weekend, watching it alongside complete strangers. Fortunately, these anonymous moviegoers seemed to love the martial arts adventure. “You get worried when you sit there at the premiere and go, ‘Oh, this is amazing. They love the movie.’ Obviously, they would,” the director said of his industry peers. “Going out to see it completely with an audience that you don’t know and they also cheer in the end, you know you’ve done something right,” he explained. “You live in a bubble as a filmmaker and no one can tell you the real truth, you just try to gauge it with tracking and everything. But until you’re in a random movie theater that’s packed … I tried to go into the 11:00 show and I couldn’t go! They were sold out! I was going to do the whole ‘I’m the director of the movie’ thing, but I figured they wouldn’t believe me.” With “The Karate Kid” having established itself as a box office hit, there’s already talk of a possible sequel. Zwart said that while another installment has been discussed, he and his team have only loosely tossed around the idea up until now — so as to avoid jinxing anything. “Every now and then we discussed it,” he said. “But the truth is, when you see Jackie and Jaden, they’re like a really good film couple. On and off camera, I was watching how they were pulling practical jokes on each other and throwing rocks in the lake, and you just want to keep looking at them because they have a great dynamic and great humor. We have just been playing with a few different ideas, but we haven’t landed on anything at the moment.” Zwart, speaking only for himself he said, would like to see another “Karate Kid” film explore an all-new story rather than follow in the cinematic footsteps of the ’84 flick’s two sequels. “I personally think it’s now so much on its own two feet, given the success, that it would be interesting to see where we could take it without ever thinking about the old ones.” And Zwart said he would love to be the one at the helm of a “Karate Kid” sequel. “If they think I’m appropriate for it,” Zwart added. “I think Sony has been fantastic for me. They’re the best studio to work for. They’re such a filmmaker-friendly studio. And [Will Smith’s production company] Overbrook, in my opinion, is by far the coolest company. So, yes, I would love to work with them again.” For now, the director is happy enough that his flick is resonating with moviegoers. “I’m just really happy that a really good film [was also] a success,” Zwart said. “It’s a movie where we decided to take our time to tell the story; we didn’t compromise. Both the studio and the production company gave me, the filmmaker, the support and freedom to do the movie that I believed was right.” Did you see “The Karate Kid”? Would you be excited for a sequel? Tell us in the comments! Check out everything we’ve got on “The Karate Kid” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Photos Jaden Smith In Will Smith’s Roles

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Marijuana Bombs Dropped on Tel-Aviv and Gaza (in Peace-Making Attempt) : Veterans Today

Global Peacemaking Group Gets Holy Land Fighters High TMZ says Netanyahu and Abbas Caught Stoned at Club Yasir Arafat in Ramallah In a final desperate humanitarian attempt to resolve the modern long term hate and violence that infects the holy land peoples, it has been reported that 2 days ago a flotilla of C-130s were sent from a secret air base in Oaksterdam California loaded up with “Marijuana Bombs” These baggies of “weed” bunched up into missile sized lots were dropped over the holy land peoples in a clandestine night time mission by an organization calling itself “The Peoples Peacemaker Project” Speaking from their underground lair in an undisclosed location where the drops were coordinated, Director of Strategic Peacemaking General Vincent Boombots said “After many failed attempts by the military industrial complex and a global elite force posing as peacemakers, we, the people, have decided to put our own peace force together and take unilateral action for peace”. Boombots goes on to say that “weed was the only solution! Weed! We looked at alcohol but have you ever been to a heavy metal concert where everyone was liquored up? Fights everywhere! Not a solution! We also looked at opium…I mean since the US has so much of it on sale with its increased cultivation and production in Afghanistan, that this drug would be an unending source for mind control. But peace? No way! But weed! Hey have you ever been to reggae concert? Yeah everyone, black, white, green, whatever passes that peacemaker stick around and next thing you know it’s love, peace and harmony for all mankind mon!”. Yesterday reports from Tel-Aviv say that Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, a well known racist hater of arab peoples smoked a doobie with his in-house political rival and fellow hater of Arabs, Tzipi Livni. Observers report hugs, kisses and a little Hava-Na-Gila dancing with a late night phone call made to Domino’s pizza; something about a pepperoni! On the other side, Ismail Haniyeh, the leader and death to Israel hater of Hammas was seen smoking a mad bong and hugging Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the Palestinian authority in the West Bank. Together they this issued this joint statement; Hookah Netanyahu ArafatHammas and Palestinian Authority Joint Statement to the World “Today, we hereby declare that Israeli solidier Gilad Shilat held captive in Gaza for years is to be released immediately to his family in Israel. We sincerely apologize to his family and especially to his mother for our actions. We’ve met with Gilad and smoked a bowl with him. Gilad said it’s all good and that he’s cool with it. In fact, he invited us to his house in Israel to smoke a bowl with his peeps. We are going next Saturday for some potato pancakes and a bagel with lox”. On the streets, as of this morning, the peoples of Israel and Palestine were seen arm in arm smoking massive hookahs filled with Maui Wowie and some Red Hair Skunk screaming together in unison “Death Cab for Cutie! Death Cab for Cutie!” Apparently the crowd was still unable to remove their brainwashed “calls for death” so they merely got too high and called for an indie folk band from Seattle instead. Businesses in the holy lands report that pizza, chicken wings, and hummous sales have skyrocketed as Israeli’s and Palestinians crash the restaurants and cafes looking for scoobie snacks. Together, dancing in the streets Israelis’and Palestinians protested the blatant overt use of bar-b-que sauce on their chicken wings demanding the governments sponsor Tahini as the official chicken wing sauce. On the political scene, last night, Benjamin Netanyahu held a party at his home in Tel-Aviv inviting all the members of the Knesset, Palestinian Authority, Hammas, and Hezbollah for some music, pizza, and frolic. Reporters who crashed the party saw Bibi toking with that Hezbollah guy and they were like “Dood, I am so sorry for throwing those missiles at Haifa” and Bibi was like “Dood, no worries, I mean what was I thinking invading Lebanon and blowing up all that stuff. Holy crap dood, we totally suck!”. As the band played some killer party dance beats, there were chants by a dancing guy calling himself Grand Master B Obama. This dancing hipster crashed the party. He was overheard saying to “Bibi, I am appointing you pledge representative to the social committee” while Bibi said “Gee Grand Master B, thanks! What do I have to do?” to which Grand Master B retorted “It means you have to drive us to the Falafel King” As of late, all the peoples of the holy land, Jews, Christians, and Muslims were seen turning in their guns and suicide detonators and asking that they be melted down and made into totally bitchen water bongs with lots of cool psychedelic colors. Mission Accomplished! * This is satire. The events above did NOT really happen although based on past attempts by peacemakers, it’s probably not a bad idea! added by: Monkey_Films

New ‘Bourne’ Movie Planned As Sequel, Not Prequel

Matt Damon’s participation in the fourth “Bourne” film is unclear. By Eric Ditzian Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in “The Bourne Ultimatum” Photo: Jasin Boland/ Universal Studios Call it the Bourne Determination. Despite the participation of star Matt Damon and two-time franchise director Paul Greengrass being in doubt, Universal is pushing forward with plans for a fourth “Bourne” movie, tentatively called “The Bourne Legacy.” And word is that, in contrast to earlier rumors that the new flick would be a reboot or a prequel, “Legacy” will be a straight sequel. According to reports from Variety and Deadline.com , Universal has hired Tony Gilroy to write the script. Gilroy wrote the first three movies and has also been tapped to write a franchise bible, lending credence to the idea that the fourth film is only the beginning of Universal’s big-screen plans for the “Bourne” universe. “Legacy” — which will not be based on “The Bourne Legacy,” an Eric Lustabader-penned novel in the Robert Ludlum series — is looking at a 2012 release date. The news that the forthcoming “Bourne” film will be a sequel comes as something of a surprise. Earlier this year, Damon said the next installment would likely be a prequel . But whether or not Damon and Greengrass will take part in the fourth film is an open question. Back in February, Damon said he wouldn’t reprise the role without Greengrass, who bowed out of his directing duties last fall. Yet both men left the door open to returning to the franchise down the line. “We see a very clear way that they could go [with the story] that wouldn’t interfere with the series that we have and that might give it a chance to have a life right now and if we come back and did another one, even after that without us,” . That “very clear way” seemingly involved rebooting the franchise with another actor taking Bourne’s identity, or name given to a uniquely positioned government operative. Such a storytelling technique would easily allow Damon and Greengrass to reenter the fold in the future. But with Gilroy back in charge of storytelling duties, there’s always the chance that Damon and Greengrass can be enticed to return. As the director himself , he maintains a good relationship with the studio and he plans to work with Damon again. “I’m going to continue to make movies for Universal,” Greengrass told us in March. “I’m going to continue to make movies with Matt hopefully. They’ll undoubtedly continue to make ‘Bourne’ movies. So it’s all good news.”

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Will Joseph Gordon-Levitt Play the Riddler in Batman 3?

When Marc Webb was announced as the director shepherding the Spider-Man reboot, many fans hoped he would cast his 500 Days of Summer star Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the role of Peter Parker. Alas, the 29-year-old is a little too old for Sony’s high school hero, but according to our sister site Hollywood Life , Gordon-Levitt may get his chance to play a highly anticipated comic book character after all.

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Guillermo Del Toro Says ‘Hobbit’ Departure Was ‘Extremely Painful’

‘I believe these films will happen,’ filmmaker says in message to fans. By Josh Wigler Guillermo Del Toro Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/ WireImage In an open letter thanking his supporters (and even “those that never did convert or believed”), Guillermo Del Toro has issued his final farewell to the world of Middle-Earth and further explained his departure from “The Hobbit.” The director announced his withdrawal from the New Zealand-based two-part “Lord of the Rings” prequel early last week, citing the “ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming” as the main reason for his decision. While Del Toro didn’t clarify the details surrounding these delays, his latest message, posted as a reply to a comment from “Pasi” on the TheOneRing.net forum, gives an overview of the emotions driving his departure from the project. “My commitment to the project demanded enormous sacrifices both in personal and professional terms, the consequences of which will ripple for years. I relocated my entire life and family to New Zealand and first came on board in 2008,” he said. “So, while the cited delays, contractual complexities or obstacles cannot be attributed to a single event or entity, you will simply have to believe that they were of sufficient complexity and severity to lead to the current situation. Trust me on this, Pasi — leaving [New Zealand] and the ‘Hobbit’ crew is extremely painful.” Although Del Toro will no longer direct “The Hobbit,” he remains onboard as one of the film’s many writers. Additionally, several of Del Toro’s designs, story boards and animatics that “accurately [represent] my ideas” will remain in place for the films. Producer Peter Jackson’s manager said last week that though Jackson has no intention of taking the director’s chair, he remains committed to the franchise. “I believe these films will happen,” Del Toro stated. “Perhaps even sooner than we may anticipate we will look at the finished film and then — I will tear up whenever I recognize a set or a creature or a quirk created under my supervision. Everyone on [the One Ring message] boards will get two movies. Me? I will be watching filmic family albums. Photos of my children from far away.” Check out everything we’ve got on “The Hobbit.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .

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The 3 Best Marketing Moments in The New Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Clip

What a seven days for fans of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World . Of course last week the fabulous new trailer was released — along with TV spot — and both seemed to confirm one thing: Fans of the graphic novel series will be head over heels for Edgar Wright’s film. Everyone else, well, that was a different story. But Wright and Universal are determined to change that. On the MTV Movie Awards pre-show, the director premiered an exclusive new clip from Scott Pilgrim and it looks perfectly accessible to geeks of all shapes and sizes. So, everyone! After the jump, the three key marketing moments in the clip.

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Carradine’s Wife Blames Director for His Death

The year-ago death of David Carradine inspired explorations into lady-boys and autoerotic asphyxiation , but the actor’s wife has added another strange chapter to the story. According to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ , she’s alleging that the director of Carradine’s final film is responsible for his death because he snubbed the actor when Carradine was late to a dinner date, which naturally would lead a person to choke himself to death while masturbating. Case closed! [ TMZ ]

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