The much-anticipated Daniel Radcliffe ghost-story thriller The Woman in Black opens Feb. 3. This calls for a giveaway! But considering what you stand to win (including an iPod Nano and a signed WIB poster), we’re going to make you work for it. (Sort of.) Welcome to Movieline’s Daniel Radcliffe Mini Fan Fiction Sweepstakes! [ UPDATE 2/2: Contest is now closed — thanks to all who participated! Scroll down for the winning submission. ] First things first: The prize line-up!
It’s the biggest, most important question of the season, people: Whom will Reese Witherspoon choose, between pillow-lipped Brit Tom Hardy and confident playboy Chris Pine , in the spy vs. spy love triangle rom-com This Means War ? While you won’t get any spoilers here for the Valentine’s Day release, let Hardy and director McG tease you with the envelope-pushing alternate ending ideas that didn’t quite make it to the final cut. (And no — McG didn’t learn from Terminator: Salvation , which he admitted he “pussed out on.” Hindsight, my friends.) [To the hardcore spoiler-averse who don’t even want to know what doesn’t happen in the film, a mild warning for what follows…] The McG-helmed romantic action-comedy This Means War , written by X-Men: The Last Stand scribe Simon Kinberg, finds Reese Witherspoon dating Hardy and Pine at the same time, unaware that they are CIA spies and best friends. As both men find themselves falling for her she must decide which beau she truly wants to be with. At a press conference today in Los Angeles, McG revealed one idea that was tossed around early on for ending the film in an unconventional way – by releasing two endings into theaters simultaneously, one in which Witherspoon ends up with Hardy and another where she chooses Pine, with no indication to moviegoers of what they were in for. “We wanted to have flexibility and even talked about two endings and releasing it on 3,000 screens — 1,500 have this [ending] and 1,500 have that one, and just not saying anything,” McG said. “But it felt a little gimmicky in the end.” Releasing two endings into theaters in wide release? Now that would have been interesting, possibly even a worthy financial gamble if moviegoers enjoyed the film enough to see it again, either on home video or in theaters, just to see the alternate ending; the most famous predecessor to do this is probably Jonathan Lynn’s Clue , which was distributed to theaters with three different surprise endings. Clue , of course, was a financial failure (though admittedly deserving of its cult status ), so perhaps following this precedent was ultimately unwise for McG and Co., but let’s put it out there: Hollywood, why not try breaking the mold sometime? That said, there was another idea for concluding the film that would have defied Hollywood convention, story-wise. “There’s even an ending where the two boys end up in each other’s arms,” joked McG. “That should have been the ending,” added Hardy from across the podium. “It would have been a really groundbreaking ending! You should have gone for it, really gone for it.” “I know, I know,” McG answered. “I pussed out on the ending of Terminator 4 … so I should’ve gone for the dark ending of this one.” Stay tuned for more on This Means War to come in my forthcoming junket diary, posting next week… Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Do the stereotypical tough guy friends who are total bros until a blonde gets between them really exist? I’ve never seen that particular personality in the wild, but I imagine that McG has. Maybe he sees that guy every time he looks in the mirror. His new film This Means War, in which Chris Pine and Tom Hardy are best friends until they realize they’re both dating Reese Witherspoon, feels like it might… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : /Film Discovery Date : 13/10/2011 20:13 Number of articles : 2
Warrior is serious . The Oscar-craving movie about mixed martial arts starring Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton and a whole bunch of other fearsome types — like real-life fighter Erik Apple and wrestling vet Kurt Angle — is a full-throttle ride around the ropes. In this new clip, Hardy unseats a champ in just a few quick moves. Harsh as hell, and so good.
Hardy, who teamed with brother Jeff to form one of the most exciting tag teams in WWE history, had been working for TNA Wrestling. Sources say he#39;s been let go following this incident, however, Matt Hardy, a former WWE star known for his high-flying arsenal of moves, has been arrested for making a mistake on the ground. Namely: driving while intoxicated. The wrestler smashed his Corvette into a tree in North Carolina in Saturday and was subsequent taken into custody because authorities beli
‘I just trust him and how he slowly feeds what he’s about to do to the world,’ Bane actor says of Christopher Nolan’s ‘enigmatic’ methods. By Kara Warner Tom Hardy as Bane in “The Dark Knight Rises” Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures The only problem with Christopher Nolan’s hugely anticipated “The Dark Knight Rises” is that no one involved in the project can talk about it, and with such secrecy comes obsessive fanboy quests for spoilers and on-set footage and photos . When MTV News caught up with “Rises” star Tom Hardy as he promoted another of his anticipated films, “Warrior,” we asked what he thinks about the incessant quests for details about his character Bane and the rest of the film. “I think it just shows that people are really into it. It’s great,” Hardy said. “If you love something, why not follow it?” He added that he doesn’t much care for those who seek out spoilers, however, and also hasn’t paid much attention to the photos that have been released , official or not. “There are photos out there; it’s nice to see them,” he said, before changing the direction of the conversation toward more general territory. “Chris Nolan is amazing. How he releases his films, he’s a very enigmatic human being. It’s genius, what he does, and I just trust him and how he slowly feeds what he’s about to do to the world.” Speaking of one of the things Nolan and company have fed to the world, we asked for his reaction to Anne Hathaway’s catsuit . “I’ve seen it, obviously. I’ve seen it up front,” he said, not willing to expand on the subject. “I think everything Chris Nolan and every person at Warner Bros. [does] is amazing,” he continued with a cheeky smile. “As I do Lionsgate as well [the studio releasing ‘Warrior’]. Funny, isn’t it?” he said when his “Warrior” co-star Joel Edgerton burst out laughing at Hardy’s politically correct outpourings of love for everyone. “Mercenary of me,” he joked, proud to be toeing the company line. “Ka-ching!” Check out everything we’ve got on “The Dark Knight Rises.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com . Related Photos On The Set Of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
As you are probably aware, Anne Hathaway was cast as Selina Kyle earlier this week in Christopher Nolan’s new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises . Slightly buried in that news was the announcement that Tom Hardy will be playing the character Bane. Which — for non-hardcore Batman fans — led to a collective, “Tom Hardy? That’s cool, but who the eff is Bane?” So, for those not in the know — and for those who did themselves a great service and never watched 1997’s Batman & Robin — let’s take a look a five things that you probably don’t know about the other new Batman villain, Bane.
Filed under: Tom Hardy , Celebrity Justice TNA wrestling stud Jeff Hardy — who JUST lost his title on Sunday — is expected to finally strike a plea deal over his 2009 steroid bust, but the wrestler tells us … everything’s gonna be alright. As we previously reported , cops found 262 Vicodin… Read more
Filed under: Lindsay Lohan , Tom Hardy Someone is trying to plant an idea in Lindsay Lohan ‘s head — about how to stay sober — and who better to do that than one of the stars of “Inception,” Tom Hardy . TMZ has learned LiLo has a struck a friendship with Hardy recently after the pair were… Read more
Filed under: Lindsay Lohan , Tom Hardy Someone is trying to plant an idea in Lindsay Lohan ‘s head — about how to stay sober — and who better to do that than one of the stars of “Inception,” Tom Hardy . TMZ has learned LiLo has a struck a friendship with Hardy recently after the pair were… Read more
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