At Tribeca Film Festival, actor tells MTV News, ‘I’d like to see him yield, essentially, to his darkest instincts.’ By Kevin P. Sullivan Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth in “Thor” Photo: Zade Rosenthal/Paramount Few actors take on the task of playing a super-villain quite like Tom Hiddleston . The British actor approaches his mischievous character, Loki the Norse god, with the utmost seriousness, going as far as writing an op-ed piece defending superhero movies in the Guardian . Hiddleston has been confirmed to reprise his role as Loki in ” Thor 2 ” for a while now. The sequel, due out next year, is said to explore the other cosmic realms outside of Asgard and Earth, but Hiddleston is much more interested in a more-personal exploration of his troubled character. At the closing-night festivities for the Tribeca Film Festival, the actor once again proved his passion for his character, telling MTV News, “I’d like to take [Loki] to his absolute rock bottom. I’d like to see him yield, essentially, to his darkest instincts. Then, having hit rock bottom, maybe come back up.” Loki’s origins, something that has always interested Hiddleston, cast the god as a more ambivalent one. In “Thor 2,” the actor hopes to perhaps find some redemption for Loki and maybe even join the forces of good. “I think the fascination for me about playing Loki is that, in the history of the mythology and the comic books and the Scandinavian myths, is he’s constantly dancing on this fault line of the dark side and redemption,” he explained. “I don’t know when, but it will be so fun to see him see the light again and be recruited to the good side.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Thor 2.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com . What would you like to see happen to Loki? Share your thoughts in the comments below! Related Videos ‘The Avengers’ Take On Tribeca Film Festival
Up in Canada, documentary festival Hot Docs gave out its prizes over the weekend, while Stateside, the Tribeca Film Festival unveiled plans for a new event in Italy. Madonna remembers Beasties’ Adam Yauch and Morgan Spurlock launches a new production company. Check out more in Monday’s Biz Break. Bloody Disgusting & The Collective Launch Finishing Fund Horror website BloodyDisgusting.com and production outfit The Collective have joined on a new finishing fund initiative. Selected movies will receive up to $100,000 in funds and filmmakers will also be provided the opportunity for distribution through the Bloody Disgusting Selects brand of horror films, which includes cult favorites Rammbock: Berlin Undead , The Woman and Yellowbrickroad . The World Before Her Wins Top Doc North America’s biggest documentary festival Hot Docs handed out its awards over the weekend with Nisha Pahuja’s The World Before Her winning Best Canadian Feature while Malika Zouhali-Worrall and Katherine Fairfax Wright’s Call Me Kuchu took Best International Feature. Go to Hot Docs’ site for more prizes. A Second Round of Aim High Online series Aim High received the green light for a second season. Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, Dolphin Digital Studios, Inc., and Wonderland Sound and Vision are producing. Jackson Rathbone, best known for his role as “Jasper Hale” from the Twilight film series will return as government operative “Nick Green.” Check Out Rooftop If you’re in NYC, this is a summer rite of passage. Rooftop Films has been around for more than a decade and a half, screening films on a roof (or not) near you. This year’s lineup includes 23 features and 183 shorts with New York, U.S. and world premieres. Kicking it off are a group of short films that are “a rebellion against stale cinematic forms and status quo stories.” For the full schedule of Rooftop’s lineup through August, go here . Around the ‘net… Tribeca Heads to Florence Dubbed Tribeca Firenze, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff will head to Florence, Italy with their Tribeca brand June 11 – 18. The European premiere of Tony Bennett doc The Zen of Bennett joins the lineup. Deadline reports . His Turn: Actor Liam Hemsworth Talks Gary Ross’ Exit Liam Hemsworth is opening up about Francis Lawrence replacing Gary Ross as director of The Hunger Games followup, Catching Fire : “I’m really sad to see that Gary’s not going to be part of the second one,” he said. “He did such an amazing job on the first.” E Online reports . Local Biz Mulls French Election Despite the difference in political philosophy, the change in leadership is not likely to severely impact the film and TV biz, one of the country’s most economically vibrant sectors, Variety reports . Actor George ‘Goober Pyle’ Lindsey Dies Lindsey also appeared in several movies, including Cannonball Run II . And he lent his voice to animation films such as Robin Hood , The Rescuers and The Aristocats , BBC reports . Madonna: Adam Yauch Was “One of a Kind” The singer says the seminal hip-hop group was “integral to the musical revolution that was happening at the time.” The Beastie Boys member and founder of NYC-based film distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories died Friday . AP reports . Morgan Spurlock and Keith Calder Launch Warplant Morgan Spurlock’s New York based production company Warrior Poets has teamed with Keith Calder’s Los Angeles based Snoot Entertainment and 16 year commercial production veteran Shannon Lords to create Warpaint, a commercial production company that “will serve as a home for innovative directors who are looking to expand their craft into more diverse and lucrative opportunities.” More at Deadline.
Cinco de Mayo weekend will surely belong to Marvel’s The Avengers , which has already racked up $18.7 million in U.S. grosses courtesy of last night’s midnight screenings. The superhero filled adventure has been pegged as possibly this year’s biggest box office draw — time will tell . But for those who want to check out something else besides superheroes (or want to resuscitate from its aftermath) there are plenty of specialty releases opening this weekend including Fox Searchlight’s India-set The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel , Sundance Selects’ dance doc First Position , ATO’s water doc Last Call at the Oasis , Kathleen Turner starrer The Perfect Family . And, if you need a little more Samuel L. Jackson in your life post- Avengers , check out his other opener Meeting Evil . Marvel’s The Avengers (Opening Wide) Director: Joss Whedon Writers Zak Penn (story), Joss Whedon (story and screenplay), Stan Lee (comic book), Jack Kirby (comic book) Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson Destined to be the big box office draw of 2012 (so far), Marvel’s The Avengers features a “Super Hero team of a lifetime. Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow battle an enemy that threatens global safety. The director of the international peacekeeping agency – S.H.I.E.L.D. – assembles the team to save the world from certain disaster. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Limited Release) Director John Madden Writers: Ol Parker (screenplay), Deborah Moggach (novel) Cast: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith Distributor: Fox Searchlight The feature revolves around a group of British retirees who move to India to “outsource” their retirement in a less expensive but exotic locale. They’re drawn by advertisements to the newly refurbished Marigold Hotel, but arrive to find it less than they envisioned. Less luxurious than they had oped, they’re nevertheless transformed by their shared experience, “discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past.” Marigold shot in October 2010 in India, which producer Graham Broadbent described as an “extraordinary, bewildering place.” They arrived with a small crew from the U.K., which was met by a massive team from India during their 45-day stay. “There were 350 people in the crew,” said Broadbent. “In the U.K. we’d expect maybe 120.” First Position (Limited Release) Director: Bess Kargman Subjects: Aran Bell, Gaya Bommer Yemini, Michaela Deprince Distributor: Sundance Selects Check out Movieline’s exclusive clip from First Position : (http://movieline.com/2012/05/04/first-position-clip-whats-it-take-to-be-a-boy-in-ballet-exclusive/) The doc is an inspirational look at six ballet dancers ages 9 to 19 who sacrifice physically and emotionally on their way to one of the most prestigious youth ballet competitions in the world. First Position takes a year-long look at children around the world who strive to master an art form despite the odds. “We fell in love with these kids who are striving to do their best with the pressures they’re facing,” Sundance Selects exec Ryan Werner said about the film. His company picked up the title at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and since then it has won awards at Doc NYC and at festivals in Portland, Dallas and San Francisco. Also sure to give the doc a push is the fact that one of its characters is on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars . Nightline and Good Morning America are doing stories on the film. First Position is available on demand and will open in theaters in New York and L.A. this weekend. “We’re actively pursuing the dance community as we did for [our other recent dance doc] Pina, but also people who are interested in a ‘great story.'” Last Call At The Oasis Director: Jessica Yu Writer: Jessica Yu Subjects: Erin Brockovich-Ellis, Jay Famiglietti, Peter H. Gleick Distributor: ATO Pictures in partnership with Participant Media This doc is a wakeup call about the worldwide water crisis. Featuring activists Erin Brockovich and others, the film exposes how water will become one of the biggest challenges society will face this century and offers up solutions. Selling a documentary about the world’s looming water crisis may be a tough sell at best. But there are potential solutions to drum up interest at low to no cost and the film’s distributor has been working those avenues. Director Jessica Yu joined a packed house at the Ford Foundation in Manhattan last month for a screening of the film which kicked off the 4th annual “Envision” conference, which focuses on issues relating to a “sustainable future,” co-hosted by the U.N. and the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP). “Part of the publicity is reaching out to NGOs,” said ATO Pictures co-president Jonathan Dorfman. “And [partner] Participant ( An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman ) has a lot of great relationships with those groups…They deliver on the docs.” ATO first saw the film last year in Toronto and were impressed by its quality and the highly regarded people who appear in the feature. “There are serious experts like Erin Brokovich and others who know [a lot] about this,” noted Dorfamn who added that the famed environmental advocate made famous by Julia Roberts portrayal of her back in 2000 will be heading to Los Angeles post-screening Q&As at the Landmark on Friday and has also been doing press to promote the film. Meeting Evil (Limited Release) Director: Chris Fisher Writers: Thomas Berger (novel), Chris Fisher Cast: Luke Wilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Leslie Bibb, Peyton List It’s not just The Avengers actor Samuel L. Jackson has going on this weekend, he’s also starring in this weekend’s crime thriller, Meeting Evil . The film centers on John (Luke Wilson) a depressed suburban family man who is recently unemployed. After he stops to help a stranger with his car, he’s forced into a surreal murder-filled ride that forces him to confront everything about his life. The Perfect Family Director: Anne Renton Writers: Paula Goldberg, Claire V. Riley Cast: Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter Religious mom Eileen Cleary (Kathleen Turner) is nominated for the coveted Catholic Woman of the Year Award at her local parish, but she has one challenge – her non-conformist family. Her gay daughter Shannon (Emily Deschanel) want to marry her partner and her unhappily married son Frank Jr. (Jason Ritter) is hooking up with a local manicurist. Meanwhile, her own marriage to a recovering alcoholic is less than ideal. With a budget of less than $1 million and a script, they turned to actress Kathleen Turner for the main role. “We were trying to put together as good of a cast as we possibly could to maximize attention and press,” producer Cora Olson said. After implementing some script changes Turner requested Olson and her producing partner Jennifer Dubin reached out to Emily Deschanel who they knew socially to join the cast and they also sought out Jason Ritter, who worked on their previous project Good Dick, which they also produced and released. The Perfect Family shot 19 days in Los Angeles, which she said ran pretty smoothly. “Jen and I have done a lot of these types of films and it’s important to get crews who understand this kind of schedule,” she said. The film debuted last year at Tribeca and Present Pictures has partnered with Variance Pictures for the theatrical release. [Comments and other portions of this article were previously published in Brian Brooks’ weekly specialty preview article on Deadline .]
Reviews are glowing for director Joss Whedon’s star-studded superhero epic. By Josh Wigler Scarlett Johansson in “The Avengers” Photo: Marvel Impossibly high expectations, assemble! The moment that Marvel fans far and wide have been waiting years for has arrived at last: “The Avengers,” directed by Joss Whedon and featuring a star-studded cast including Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans, has finally landed in theaters nationwide. Anyone worried that Marvel couldn’t live up to its own hype with “Avengers” need only look at the reviews to see that Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have indeed performed to the best of their ability. Not only is “Avengers” an international box-office success and a soon-to-be domestic hit, the film is also adored by critics, geeks and moviegoers of all other assorted shapes and sizes. Keep reading for a selection of the glowing “Avengers” reviews! The Man Behind The Curtain “As screenwriter, sharer of story credit with Zak Penn and director, Whedon is the key reason why this $220-million behemoth of a movie is smartly thought out and executed with verve and precision. It may be overly long at two hours, 23 minutes, but so much is going on you might not even notice. Whedon’s biggest success, creating TV’s ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ was nowhere near this scale. But he is a third-generation television writer who was nominated for an Oscar for co-writing ‘Toy Story,’ and he’s got an innate gift for bringing stories like this to life with the energy and intelligence that should be popular entertainment’s birthright but rarely is.” — Kenneth Turan, The Los Angeles Times Earth’s Mightiest Heroes “Downey’s Tony Stark remains driven by ego and genius, always on the verge of overreaching, while Hemsworth continues to navigate between two worlds. As a man out of time, unsure of how he fits into the modern world, or if he even wants to, Evans shoulders even more of the drama, becoming the heart of a film that’s filled with heroics, but also, if sometimes too fleetingly, concerned with the meaning of heroism. Fitting right in: Ruffalo’s laidback Banner, a characterization with echoes of the easy-living California dude he played in ‘The Kids Are All Right,’ Johansson’s haunted superspy, and Renner, whose steely intensity alone makes it easy to forget the unlikelihood of an archer, no matter how good, being able to hold his own among superhumans.” — Keith Phipps, The A.V. Club The Laugh Factor ” ‘The Avengers’ may be one of the funniest movies of the year. Whereas ‘Iron Man 2’ was overdose, having other leads to dilute Downey Jr.’s manic mouth helps Tony Stark finally land his punchlines. Evans is another standout, his fish-out-of-water predicament lending itself to comedy that clicks (‘I got that reference,’ Captain Steve Rogers timidly points out). But Hulk takes the cake, Whedon mining the towering green monster for all-out destruction and physical comedy. When Hulk smashes, he smashes big and Whedon’s clever timing is reminiscent of old Warner Bros. cartoons.” — Matt Patches, Hollywood.com The Big Fight “Much of this battle takes place in midtown Manhattan, where the neatest sequences involve Loki’s ginormous slithering, undulating snake-lizard-dragon machine, which seems almost to have a mind of its own and is backed up by countless snakelings. At one point, an Avenger flies into the mouth of this leviathan and penetrates its entire length, emerging at the business end. You won’t see that in ‘The Human Centipede.’ ” — Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun-Times The Final Word “It’s essentially six movies in one, which might account for the nearly 2 1/2 hour length. While it’s slow getting started, ‘The Avengers’ is a splashy superhero mash-up that should please breathless fanboys. It also has a broader appeal for mass audiences with its fast-paced comic banter and exhilarating action sequences under the capable helm of director/co-writer/unabashed fan Joss Whedon. Whedon weaves a story that allows each of the heroes to do what they do best. And while they may not have exactly equal time, audiences get enough of each to feel satisfied, but not sated. Clever work, indeed.” — Claudia Puig, USA Today Are you seeing “The Avengers” this weekend? Let us know in the comments section below or on Twitter ! Check out everything we’ve got on “The Avengers.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com . Related Videos Get Psyched For ‘Avengers’ MTV Rough Cut: ‘The Avengers’ ‘The Avengers’ Take On Tribeca Film Festival
‘Twilight’ actor will play a thief in the Australian outback. By Fallon Prinzivalli Robert Pattinson Photo: Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images Robert Pattinson is on a roll, Twilighters. It was just announced that the beloved actor has joined director David Michod’s “The Rover,” also starring Guy Pearce. While there is little known about the project, Deadline Hollywood reports the film takes place in the near future and follows a man (Pearce) who ruthlessly hunts a group of thieves through the rough Australian outback after they steal his car. Pattinson will play a thief named Reynolds. According to Variety, Michod will pen the script based on an original idea from “Animal Kingdom” star Joel Edgerton and himself. David Linde and Liz Watts are set to produce under Lava Bear Films and Porchlight Films. The news immediately follows the announcement that Pattinson signed on for “Mission: Blacklist,” the movie adaptation of Eric Maddox’s book “Mission: Blacklist #1: The Inside Story of the Search for Saddam Hussein — As Told by the Soldier Who Masterminded His Capture.” The actor will star as the man who led the hunt. Both “Rover” and “Mission” are still in development, but Pattinson has a busy year ahead of him. He travels to the Cannes Film Festival to promote David Cronenberg’s mind-tripping “Cosmopolis” and closes out “The Twilight Saga” as Edward Cullen one last time in “Breaking Dawn – Part 2.” Also available on VOD beginning Friday is the titillating drama “Bel Ami,” which opens in Los Angeles, New York and select cities June 8. For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com .
It’s a great time to be a fan of Carrie Underwood. The season four American Idol champion released her fourth studio album today, while also announcing a number of upcoming tour dates AND looking ridiculously hot in the pages of the latest Glamour . To wit: Yeah. Once you eventually remove your eyes from those pics, and the drool from your keyboard, read on to find out when Carrie will be coming to a city near you, and check out her performance below of “Good Girl” on The Late Show with David Letterman: 5-26 Baton Rouge, LA – Bayou Country Superfest 6-21 London, England – Royal Albert Hall 8-12 Toronto, ON Canada – Boots & Hearts Music Festival 9-14 Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena 9-15 Bridgeport, CT – Webster Bank Arena 9-17 Providence, RI – Dunkin’ Donuts Center 9-19 Worcester, MA – DCU Center 9-20 Reading, PA – Sovereign Center 9-22 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center 9-23 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena 9-26 Green Bay, WI – Resch Center 9-27 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center 9-29 Fargo, ND – FARGODOME Carrie Underwood – “Good Girl” (Live on The Late Show) 10-1 Saskatoon, SK – Canada Credit Union Centre 10-2 Calgary, AB Canada – Scotiabank Saddledome 10-4 Vancouver, BC Canada – Rogers Arena 10-6 Seattle, WA – Key Arena at Seattle Center 10-7 Portland, OR – Rose Garden 10-10 West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center 10-12 Reno, NV – Reno Events Center 10-13 Sacramento, CA – Power Balance Pavilion 10-14 San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion at San Jose 10-16 Los Angeles, CA – STAPLES Center 10-18 Bakersfield, CA – Rabobank Arena 10-20 San Diego, CA – Valley View Casino Center 10-21 Glendale, AZ – jobing.com Arena 10-24 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Arena 10-25 Oklahoma City, OK – Chesapeake Energy Arena 10-27 Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena 10-28 Springfield, MO – JQH Arena 11-3 Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena 11-4 Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum 11-7 Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena 11-9 Atlantic City, NJ – Boardwalk Hall 11-10 Hartford, CT – XL Center 11-13 University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center 11-15 Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena 11-16 Moline, IL – i wireless Center 11-20 St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center 11-21 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center 11-24 Indianapolis, IN – Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11-25 Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills 11-27 Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center 11-28 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center 11-30 Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum 12-1 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center 12-4 Albany, NY – Times Union Center 12-6 London, ON – Canada John Labatt Centre 12-8 Kanata, ON – Canada Scotiabank Place 12-11 Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center 12-12 Chicago, IL – United Center 12-14 Des Moines, IA – Iowa Events Center 12-15 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center 12-18 Memphis, TN – FedExForum 12-19 Duluth, GA – Arena at Gwinnett Center 12-21 Orlando, FL – Amway Center 12-22 Sunrise, FL – BankAtlantic Center
The upcoming Cannes Film Festival added additional titles to its Official Selection Monday, including American title Gimme The Loot which screened last week at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Today’s additions join the 22 other films in the official selection and 16 in the event’s Un Certain Regard section as well as the previously announced Critics Week lineup . Additionally, the fest said the montage film Final Cut – Hölgyeim És Uraim by György Pálfi (Hungary), produced by Béla Tarr, which will close Cannes Classics on Saturday, May 25. Titles added to the Cannes official selection : Trashed by Candida Brady (UK) – Special Screening The Sapphires by Wayne Blair (Australia, 1st film) – Midnight Screening Maniac by Franck Khalfoun (USA/France) – Midnight Screening Djeca by Aida Begic (Bosnia-Herzegovina) – Un Certain Regard Gimme the Loot by Adam Leon (USA) (1st film) – Un Certain Regard Renoir by Gilles Bourdos (France), at the closing ceremony – Un Certain Regard
Welcome back to Movieline’s new industry feature Biz Break. Monday morning’s newsy highlights include a big-time opening for Jack Black’s Bernie , the film talent leading Cannes’ 2012 Master Classes, the end of Sundance’s first London foray, the latest word on the Cuban actors who ditched their Tribeca premiere for U.S. asylum, and more… 1st Sundance London Fest Comes to a Close The first Sundance London film and music festival closed out Sunday night with a performance by Rufus and Martha Wainwright following the world premiere of Sing Me the Songs that Say I Love You – A Concert for Kate McGarrigle , Lian Lunson’s film about the music of their folk singer mother. Making their UK premieres at Sundance London were 14 fiction and documentary features as well as eight short films from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Three Master Classes Added to Cannes American film director Philip Kaufman, composer Alexandre Desplat and actor, producer, director Norman Lloyd will take part in Master Classes at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. Chiefly focusing on directing (previous directors have included Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Wong Kar-wai, etc.), from time to time the Master Classes explore other aspects of filmmaking. Additionally this morning, Cannes added seven more titles to its slate. Saint Aire Productions Nabs Film Rights to NY Times Bestselling Novel The Noticer Saint Aire, which produced The Kids Are All Right as well as the upcoming June release The Love Guide with Parker Posey, plans to go into production immediately on The Noticer with principle photography slated for Winter 2013 in Alabama. The story revolves around a mysterious man named Jones who has been given a gift of noticing things about life that others miss. From around the ‘net… Specialty Box Office: Bernie Bows Hot; Others Not So Much Millennium Entertainment scored one of the highest limited release debuts of 2012 over the weekend with director Richard Linklater‘s latest feature. Starring Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey and Shirley MacLaine, Bernie bowed with a spectacular $30K average from three locations in New York, Los Angeles and Austin in the final weekend of April. Deadline reports . Cuban Actors Who Vanished En Route to Tribeca Seek Asylum in Miami: Reuters Anailin de la Rua and Javier Nuñez, cast members of Una Noche (One Night), appeared on TV Friday night on the Miami-based Spanish language channel America TeVe. De la Rua and Nunez said their real-life experience was not as dramatic as the harrowing story depicted in the movie, Deadline reports . Jimmy Kimmel Plays it Safe with White House Correspondents Dinner Speech (Video) Obama’s re-election chances and New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s weight were among the topics Kimmel took on over the weekend, which received “consistent laughter,” THR reports . Tom Jones: “I was up for James Bond” In an interview with the UK’s Radio Times, Tom Jones revealed he almost landed the role of James Bond until a producer said he was “too famous” and audiences wouldn’t believe it. The Guardian reports . China Plans $1.27 billion Production Hub Chinawood is on the horizon, thanks to Chinese entrepreneur Bruno West and his Harvest Seven Stars Entertainment and the city government of Tianjin. Plans are for 8.6 million square feet, providing a space for co-productions exempt from Chinese import restrictions. Variety reports . Warner Bros Launch Film Scripts as e-books Ben Hur and Casablanca are among the film scripts to be released as e-books for the first time by Warner Bros. Other movies in the Inside the Script series will include An American in Paris and North by Northwest . The e-books include items such as the shooting script, production notes, storyboards and on-set photographs. BBC reports .
‘He’s got a wry sense of humor about himself,’ actor tells MTV News at Tribeca Film Festival. By Kevin P. Sullivan Mark Ruffalo at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of “Avengers” Photo: Andrew H. Walker/ Getty Images Of all the actors coming together to form the Avengers, Mark Ruffalo decidedly had the most to prove. After two previous Hulk films left fans largely unsatisfied, a new actor in the role could either lead to another letdown or, finally, to a version that felt true to the comics. Fortunately for Ruffalo, early reviews of ” The Avengers ” overwhelming point to his version of Bruce Banner as one of the highlights of the film. MTV News caught up with Ruffalo at the closing-night ceremonies for the Tribeca Film Festival to get his take on the Hulk’s positive reception and to find out what was different this time around. Ruffalo felt the pressure that came with the role of the Hulk as soon as he signed on to be the third actor in as many films. “It was very daunting. I’ve never had a part so harshly reviewed before I even shot a single frame of film,” he said. “The fanboys had a lot to say about it — granted, they had a great deal of care about this part and a lot of sentimentality as well, as do I, growing up on it.” The actor said that the latest technology gave him the biggest advantage over the first two iterations of the character. “There have been other great performances as Banner. The only real edge that I had was that the technology had changed so much since that last movie that I actually got to play the Hulk,” Ruffalo said. This latest version of the Hulk takes a different approach to the character, giving him a dry sense of humor about his condition, but Ruffalo gave credit to both Eric Bana and Edward Norton for helping lay the foundation in the first two films. “I just think it’s a natural progression of the other performances. When you find the guy at this point, he’s tired of running. He’s got a wry sense of humor about himself,” Ruffalo said. “He’s ready to turn and face the world. He’s got a charming world-weariness that’s kind of knocked the edges off of him and made him slightly more accessible.” Check out everything we’ve got on “The Avengers.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit . Related Videos ‘The Avengers’ Take On Tribeca Film Festival MTV Rough Cut: ‘The Avengers’ Related Photos ‘Avengers’
The Avengers dominated the world this weekend. On the big screen, that is. In real life, the stars of this blockbuster – which premieres in the U.S. on May 4 – were at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, posing on the red carpet and hyping up a project that really needs no hype. So let’s focus on their fashion instead! Below, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) squares off against Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), as the actors put away their weapons and strike a post on the red carpet. Who wore his suit better? That’s for you to decide:
