Producer Steve Stark Named Leader TV Production For MGM

Veteran TV producer Steve Stark has grew to become an associate of MGM as Leader, Television Production. He'll oversee every factor of television and content development and production, including the development of new TV projects and projects based on game game titles within the MGM library. He'll account to Roma Khanna, MGMs Leader Television Group and Digital. Steve is certainly an amazing talent getting a significant background and deep associations inside the television industry, mentioned Khanna. Stark spent the ultimate two-and-a-half years spearheading their very own Steve Stark Prods, which was most recently based at Universal Television by getting a general deal he signed within the month of the month of january. Through his company, Stark may serve as an expert producer on USA Network’s Fairly Legal and executive produced NBC’s The Large Event. Stark formerly offered as leader of Kelsey Grammer’s Grammnet Prods for seven years, developing and executive creating such series as Medium and The Sport. Stark’s student project at Northwestern — a variety pilot starring his childhood friends, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus — showed up him an event invitation to Hollywood to collaborate with producer Bob Banner and distribution veteran Al Masini around the new show. That relate increased being Star Search, which Stark labored for four years, making his entrance to the TV business.

Final Parody Trailer for 'The Muppets' Eats Own Tail, Mocks 'Twilight'

.publish-content img Over the past couple of several weeks, the entrepreneurs at Disney have delighted in delivering pitch-perfect 'Muppets' parody trailers to the web. There is the romantic comedy one. The 'The Hangover Part II' one. The 'Green Lantern' one. The 'Girl Using the Dragon Tattoo' one. And today, your kitchen sink one. To wit: the most recent -- and perhaps final -- 'Muppets' Internet trailer mocks not just 'Paranormal Activity 3' and 'Puss in Boots,' but 'Twilight' and 'The Muppets' itself. Pretty good, marketing gurus. Pretty good whatsoever. Starring Jason the Segel, Can Be, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Chris Cooper along with a cavalcade of stars (such as the embarrassed Rashida Johnson within the trailer above), 'The Muppets' hits theaters on November. 23. [Photo: Disney] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Keck's Exclusives: Gilbert Gottfried to Annoy SVU Cast

Gilbert Gottfried Hold on to your ears, Law & Order: SVU fans. Loud-mouthed comedian Gilbert Gottfried - known primarily for naughty Comedy Central roasts, voicing the obnoxious parrot in Disney's Aladdin and getting fired as the Aflac duck - is bringing his 'beloved' voice to the long-running NBC procedural. Executive producer Warren Leight explains to me he was looking for a colorful character to take the snooze factor away from a new under-appreciated technical IT character in the precinct. "Those scenes can be dry, so I thought he'd be interesting," says Warren, who imagines he'll be bringing back Gilbert's character (tentatively named Leo Gerber) "from time to time." Gilbert shares his first scenes with Detectives Rollins (Kelli Giddish), Amaro (Danny Pino) and Tutuola (Ice-T) in this season's ninth episode - titled "Lost Traveler" - scheduled to air on November 30. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

'Fifth' will open AFI-EU fest

Polish-born helmer Pawel Pawlikowski's "The Woman in the Fifth," starring Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas, will open the 24th AFI-EU Film Showcase on Nov 3. at the historic AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Md. The American Film Institute presents the fest in collabration with the EU delegation to the U.S. and EU member states. Other highlights among the more than 40 scheduled pics include seven submissions for the foreign language film Oscar. Swedish director Tomas Alfredson's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and John Hurt, will close the event on Nov. 22. "The European Union Film Showcase provides Americans with an opportunity to see some of the very best European films," said Ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida, head of the EU Delegation to the U.S. For more information about the EU Film Festival, visit www.afi.com/silver. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

'Mountaintop' begins to climb

Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett starrer The Mountaintop performed to 94% of capacity.Broadway play "The Mountaintop" has started a possible ascent hand strikes office levels, climbing continuously inside a frame when the majority of the Primary Stem continued to be flat. The Angela Bassett-Samuel L. Jackson starrer "Mountaintop" ($789,727), which opened up March. 13 to some mixed bag of reviews, rose by about $130,000 and performed to around 94% of capacity. Among plays, that puts "Mountaintop" second simply to "War Equine" ($985,848), the Lincoln subsequently Center Theater hit which has consistently been near cracking the $a million mark because it opened up early in the year. Some of the Rialto's previewing plays also published increases, although the majority of individuals boosts might be credited that individuals plays elevated the amount of performances they performed a week ago towards the standard eight. Still, "Other Desert Metropolitan areas" ($450,599), up 35% in comparison to some prior frame throughout that the show only performed six perfs, is constantly on the impress, specially when it involves attendance, which now arrived at a lot more than 98% of capacity. Meanwhile, one-act trio "Relatively Speaking" ($691,942), which opened up March. 20, walked up just a little despite accommodating press tickets along with a comp-heavy opening evening. Previewing tuner "Godspell" ($321,760) also went from six perfs to eight a week ago, generating it about 20% a lot more than the last frame and bringing in auds at 89% of capacity. "Venus in Fur" ($236,482) knocked up from five previews to eight, while "Chinglish" ($321,469) -- which opens Thursday -- upticked in the third weeks time around the boards. Up within the top ten, "Follies" ($974,421) fell from the millionaires' club but nonetheless published abnormally high tallies for any Sondheim musical, while "It of Mormon" ($1,346,815) ongoing to drag in heavenly amounts at among the Rialto's more compact tuner houses. Nearly all Broadway productions barely budged, with many sales fluctuations unremarkable along with a couple of near to imperceptible. Cume rose a small $200,000 to $21.5 million for 26 shows around the boards. Attendance walked up slightly to 232,997, or 88%, well in front of the 79% drenched throughout exactly the same frame this past year. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Netflix inks U.K. indie deals

LONDON -- Momentum Pictures and Lionsgate U.K. will be among the first U.K. indie distribs to sign up with Netflix, which confirmed Monday that it will expand its services to Blighty and Ireland early next year. Netflix's confirmation of the European expansion comes after Daily Variety reported the news in July (Variety, July 15) that the company was planning a move to Europe following its announcement that it was entering Latin America. Although details of the deals with Momentum and Lionsgate have yet to be unveiled and confirmed by Netflix, the pacts are likely to see the two distribs inked in exclusive long-term deals for the service, whereby titles from the distribs will be available on the service during the pay TV window. The news comes after Netflix confirmed in August that it would be launching in Spain in the first quarter of 2012. Netflix's arrival in Blighty and Ireland next year heralds the fact that the digital landscape in the territory is changing at a fast pace. Rival VOD and subscription VOD service Lovefilm, which is owned by Amazon, has already inked long-term exclusive deals with eOne and Studiocanal, which will see titles from the distribs (such as "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" from eOne and "Source Code" from Studiocanal) available on the service. Lovefilm has been upping its game to challenge BSkyB's monopoly of the U.K. pay TV market, and with Netflix's arrival in the territory next year, these players are opening up doors for the indies. Many indie distribs in Blighty had typically found terms that BSkyB had offered to be unfair as it has traditionally offered indies much smaller deals -- if any -- than it offered to the Hollywood majors. Lovefilm and Netflix's terms are believed to be a much more lucrative option for the indies, and look set to be a welcome relief for them as the DVD market continues to shrink. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

Firing in the crafts

Artists in the fest will demo the way they produced vfx on a number of their photos, including 'Captain America: The Very First Avenger.'Since its launch in 1998, Frankfurt's eDIT the Filmmaker's Festival is becoming one of the main industry occasions concentrating on the craft and technology of filmmaking.Running March. 30-November. 1, the fest invites high-profile gamers in cinematography, animation, visual effects, editing and production to go over their work and be a part of training courses, presentations and tests.The festival was begun through the regional industry within the German condition of Hesse. The region has a strong digital filmmaking and publish-production industry that developed with the the nineteen nineties, turning around commercial production.While local gamers searched for greater recognition within the larger industry, fest director Rolf Kraemer states it rapidly grew to become apparent "that you simply cannot discuss publish-production and visual effects within the digital age without also coping with camera and also the whole workflow of production.""The concept was not just to show exactly what the industry here can perform but additionally to ask filmmakers from all over the world to satisfy and exchange ideas of production -- not restricted to publish-production and visual effects, however with a powerful concentrate on individuals areas."Targeted at filmmakers but additionally available to the general public, the fest provides the chance to speak shop with behind-the-moments talent from around the world.Cameraman Peter Zeitlinger, who lensed Werner Herzog's three dimensional doc "Cave of Forgotten Dreams," will share his experience around the film.Zeitlinger states he first recommended of utilizing three dimensional to capture the curves from the walls from the Chauvet Collapse Southern France, in which the world's earliest cave works of art exist. Herzog initially ignored the concept, thinking the format to become "useless of business cinema," but transformed his mind after going to the cave.Director Onir will discuss his film "I'm.Inch Also attending: ).g.Is Haris Zambarloukos ("Thor") and Hallvard Braein ("The Troll Hunter.")Oscar-winning editor Chris Dickens ("Slumdog Uniform") can also be one of the fest's participants.Fest's partners include Imago, the ecu Federation of Cinemato-graphers ACE, the American Cinema Editors society and Film Seem Editors (MPSE). Event is backed through the Hesse Secretary of state for Greater Education, Research and also the Arts broadcast watchdog LPR Hesse and also the town of Frankfurt.HIGHLIGHTSKey honoreesCinematographer Pawel Edelman, editor Terry Rawlings, composer James HornerSelect tests "Cave of Forgotten Dreams," Werner Herzog "I'm,Inch Onir "Frankfurt Simularities," Enkelejd LlucaSunday, March. 30 The visual results of "Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows: Part 2." David Vickery, Double Negative The visual results of "Transformers: Dark from the Moon." Scott Farrar, Industrial Light & Miracle The development style of Roland Emmerich's "Anonymous." Sebastian Krawinkel Bill Plympton's Realm of Animation. Bill PlymptonMonday, March. 31 The visual results of "Captain America: The Very First Avenger." Gruff Owen, Double Negative Festival honors master class. Terry Rawlings Cinematography of "Thor." Haris Zambarloukos Digital Marriage: Role of d.p.'s within the Digital Intermediate. Philippe Ros Nigel Walters, Imago Randy Roberts, ACE Jan Schutte Florian Rettich Richard Andry Pawel EdelmanTuesday, November. 1 Keynote: Randy Roberts, leader, ACE The visual results of "X-Males: Top Class.Inch Nicolas Aithadi, MPC MPSE seem show: The seem (Editing) of "Abduction." William R. Dean, MPSE The visual results of Lars von Trier's "Melancholia." Christian Vogt, Pixomondo The editing of "Cars 2." Stephen Schaffer, Pixar Animation Galleries three dimensional cinematography of "Cave of Forgotten Dreams." Peter Zeitlinger Terry Rawlings on editing The visual results of "Cowboys & Aliens." Roger Guyett, Industrial Light & Miracle The editing of "I'm.Inch OnirRELATED LINKS: Educating future pros Contact Erectile dysfunction Meza at erectile dysfunction.meza@mannaa.de

Patrick Swayze's Widow Reenacts Familiar 'Dirty Dancing' Scene with His Wax Statue

Patrick Swayze passed away on Sept. 14, 2009, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, but his memory as a Hollywood icon has not been forgotten. Not only are remakes of iconic Swayze films like 'Point Break' and 'Dirty Dancing' in the works (fingers crossed for 'Ghost' as well), but a new wax statue of the star was unveiled this week at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood, immortalizing one of Swayze's most famous onscreen moments: his 'Dirty Dancing' log walk. Swayze's wife Lisa Niemi was on hand to debut the statue Wednesday night, and -- in a somewhat surprising twist -- even struck a pose opposite the wax figure, a la Jennifer Grey in the hit 1987 film. "It became clear to me that someone had put a lot of love into this, for a man I loved so very much," Niemi said of the statue, which she thought captured her late husband's "confident but mischievous look." Niemi especially liked the way Swayze was posed, balancing on the famous 'Dirty Dancing' log. "Come and be fearless with me," she said of what her late husband might be thinking. "Go out there on a limb. Just trust. Don't look down. Take a chance in whatever you do." Kenny Ortega, who is directing the remake of 'Dirty Dancing' was also present at the unveiling. Check out a gallery of stills from the event below. [via People] [Photo: Getty Images] Patrick Swayze Wax Statue Unveiling See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

REVIEW: Not Even Rowan Atkinson's Grand Comic Gifts Can Resuscitate Johnny English Reborn

Among the great mysteries of the spy-movie world — along with the question of how Blofeld keeps his suits from being covered with cat hair — is this: Why aren’t the Johnny English movies better? Johnny English Reborn is the second picture in this mini-franchise, and like the first — the 2003 Johnny English — it stars the extraordinarily gifted, and extraordinarily silly, Rowan Atkinson. Atkinson’s willingness to be completely absurd is his strong suit. I’ve listened to many of my colleagues smile benevolently when I praise a movie like Atkinson’s Mr. Bean’s Holiday — “My kids like Mr. Bean,” they generally say, halfheartedly. But I stand by my view of Mr. Bean’s Holiday, in which Bean, the near-silent and wholly irritating naif, wins a trip to the Cannes Film Festival, as a marvel of modern-day physical humor. Atkinson will make a fool of himself, gladly — using a bicycle to pursue a chicken through the French countryside, as Mr. Bean does in Holiday, certainly qualifies — yet there’s both discipline and joy behind his madness, and a clear sense that he knows how much he owes to Chaplin, Lloyd, Keaton and Tati. But Atkinson’s faux-Bond character, Johnny English, is another story. Like Mr. Bean, English is supremely confident about his role in the universe. Unlike Mr. Bean, he’s almost suave and urbane, a duo of qualities that create lots of opportunities for him to be taken down a peg. And Atkinson’s knack for physical comedy isn’t even a question: There’s a wonderful bit in Reborn in which English chases after, or perhaps dawdles after, an assassin skilled in the art of parkour — at one point the evildoer sneaks behind English and flips over his shoulder, while the hapless agent executes a perfectly timed minuet of obliviousness. But Johnny English Reborn never quite ignites, even though it starts out promisingly enough. The disgraced English — allegedly, he did something really bad in Mozambique a few years back — is lured out of exile by the big boss lady of the (fictional) MI7, a buxom, no-nonsense lass named Pegasus (played by a game Gillian Anderson). It turns out she needs information from an operative who will speak only to English, and from that first encounter, he learns that a gang of international assassins are planning to off the premier of China. In between hunting down baddies, English flirts with a behavioral psychologist, (played, fetchingly, by Rosamund Pike), talks down to his assistant-slash-minder Agent Tucker (Daniel Kaluuya), and sings the praises of a fellow agent, Ambrose (Dominic West), who, we know from the start, is bad news. “But he went to Eton!” English insists, willfully ignoring his colleague’s obvious oiliness. And still, Johnny English Reborn poops out. The director here is Oliver Parker, who also made the jaunty Oscar Wilde adaptation An Ideal Husband and, more recently, the bad-gal comedy St. Trinian’s. (The script is by William Davies and Hamish McColl, based on characters created by Neal Purvisand Robert Wade.) English’s adventures take him from here to there: From MI7 HQ, where the movie’s Q figure (played by Atkinson’s fellow Black Adder alum Tim McInnerny) outfits him with the latest spy gear, including Semtex chewing gum; to a golf course, where he indulges in some silliness with a club; to Buckingham Palace, where he mistakes the queen for — well, never mind. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where and how Johnny English Reborn goes wrong, but I recall having similar problems with the first Johnny English: I have vivid memories of John Malkovich as a mad wanna-be king, but Atkinson’s English left a murkier fingerprint, and even now that he’s been reborn, I still can’t quite get a handle on him. The problem, maybe, is that English is a character modeled on a concept rather than one built from the inside out, like Mr. Bean. Bond movies are practically spoofs of themselves to begin with — it’s hard to make fun of something that knows it’s preposterous from the get-go. For that reason, it’s a marvel that the Austin Powers movies work as well as they do. But Atkinson can’t make Johnny English resonate in the same way. In fact, I much prefer Atkinson’s turn as the fawning Nigel Small-Fawcett in Never Say Never Again. It’s a small comic performance that sticks, while Johnny English Reborn is just Johnny English reheated.

Mel Brooks on His Secret Second Career Just like a Horror Movie Godfather: Part 1

Horror fans certainly are a passionate and loyal fanbase. They do know their movie background that like to champion new voices who breathe existence into the thrilling genre. However, many fans might be surprised to know who stands incorporated within this spotlighting the nastiest and gnarliest works of terror: another with the title of Mel Brooks. Everyone regards Brooks just like a legend of comedy cinema, by divine intention so, but he's also responsible for kick-beginning the careers of two of the extremely unique (and sometimes occasions creepy) voices in filmmaking: David Lynch and David Cronenberg. Along with his BrooksFilm production company, the jokester who gave us 'Blazing Saddles' and 'The Producers' has furthermore uncovered audiences for the Medieval freakshow melodrama 'The Elephant Man' as well as the grisly, gross-out classic 'The Fly,' plus a quantity of sci-fi and horror-designed movies. And several remarkably, he's doing the work without credit. Moviefone spoken with Mel Brooks to talk about your building of 'The Elephant Man' and 'The Fly' -- which just recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. However, if Mel Brooks talks, you just relax and listen he needed us around the hour-extended conversation about his movies, the love of horror as well as the off-beat projects he still needs to produce. [Editor's note: For max enjoyment, ensure to determine Brooks' comments within the unshakable voice.] Mel Brooks: Okay. Just what can you wanna know? Moviefone: We've lots to go over. What motivated you to definitely certainly develop the Brooksfilm production company? Brooksfilms started getting a film referred to as 'Fatso,' that my late wife Anne Bancroft, written and directed. It absolutely was just natural will be able to support it. I saved my title from this to make sure that we wouldn't have that Pavlovian problem of saying "Mel Brooks" and expecting a Mel Brooks crazy comedy. Making this where it started. I obtained this script for 'The Elephant Man' which i loved it. It absolutely was dangerous, but we went ahead plus it was difficult to find somebody. Movie professionals make out the print and mentioned, "You're crazy." Lots of people believe it is tongue-in-mouth area, and it may be a comedy relevant for this new creature. Michael Eisner who was simply running Vital in those days with Jeffrey Katzenberg, referred to as me looking for a celebration and mentioned "You are ready?Inch I mentioned "Yeah, I'm a serious person, you understand.In . So Eisner and Vital emerged having a couple of money, which i acquired a little of foreign money from EMI. [Producer] Stuart Conrnfeld was wonderful in aiding me organize Brooksfilms, especially 'Elephant Man' and 'The Fly.' He needed me for the NuArt, an outrageous movie house on Santa Monica Boulevard. I didn't wanna notice, but 'Pink Flamingos,' we required to realize that 20 occasions. We'd David Lynch's uh... Could it happen to be 'Eraserhead'? Ok 4g iphone, you understand it! We'd his crazy black-and-white-colored, brilliant student film. He really understood the thought of what sort of baby could destroy an individual using a mother and father. I thought it had been brilliant, absolutely brilliant. The thing that was the very first encounter with David Lynch like? Once I met him, I desired to satisfy him at Bob's Large Boy. It absolutely was somewhere inside the Valley which i walk in: "Hi Mel!" -- he made an appearance as though Lindbergh wearing a leather flying jacket. I merely saved thinking "this individual is definitely an very artistic and artistic Charles Lindbergh." He preferred to construct the Elephant Guy face and mind, which he started to, once i mentioned "I'm not gonna allow you to accomplish this. I wish for you to pay attention to writing the script and concentrate in your shots." We labored a really very long time. The subject matter only decided to be absurd, nobody wanted to make it happen and then, they mentioned, "Well who's this individual? David Lynch? Exactly what are you crazy?" [Laughs] "You need us to find yourself in this movie and you also don't really possess a director we could trust in addition to know." So that it was very, very difficult but we managed to get happen and along came 'The Fly' further in the future. What came you to definitely certainly this new interpretation of 'The Fly'? There's a guy referred to as George Langelaan, I'll remember, with two A's. He written a short story of a different concept of 'The Fly,' more based on metamorphosis in comparison to actually funny "Vincent Cost steps into the chamber and half of him becomes a fly." That's what excited Stuart he loved the idea of metamorphosis. He saved talking about "as opposed to the standard compliment of sugar that people would devote, it may be bizarre and strange this character puts 15 sugars within the coffee." I mentioned, "Is always that highlighting on funny?" and Stuart mentioned "No, no, no." We really done a concept but got [film author] Charles Edward Pogue and David Cronenberg themselves. Once I saw 'The Dead Zone,' I mentioned "who the hell is guy?" He was amazing that was my first connection with him which i ongoing to follow along with together with his work. Cronenberg and Lynch are a handful of the most popular filmmakers ever. Plenty of their fans may not realize this, but they are very instrumental within the wealth of both Lynch and Cronenberg's careers. Well if their title is David I hired them. I really like Davids. Cronenberg was greatly like David Lynch because they're very entertaining, and fantastically artistic concurrently. He will be a pleasure to make use of... really the only factor was we required to increase to Toronto. I were living in Toronto for a while shooting on the internet for, and i'm not just a large... they don't have plenty of crazy food up in Toronto, but they're nice. How perhaps you have start assembling the talent associated with 'The Fly'? I possibly could not sell Fox on Rob Goldblum. To start with, they thought it's a leading character, which i mentioned, "Yeah, but he's a great character actor, you wouldn't like a respected guy." I offered it with a handful of people when Fox mentioned "you need to obtain a bit of the star" -- but nobody would take action. When Rob hopped advertising online, he understood immediately it was great stuff. He calculates being the very best one in the world who could play this part because of his insane, crazy nonstop telegraphic reading through through. Nobody could think and talk as rapidly as Rob Goldblum. Geena Davis hadn't done much. She'd done 'Transylvania 65000,' by Rudy P Luca -- he is at many my movies he carried out the stainless mouth guy in 'High Anxiety.' He recommended her once we were putting 'The Fly' together to become really gifted. Inside the dialogue, there's a line where Geena states, "No, hesitate, be very afraid" which i figured, "Precisely what an excellent line." We used that line inside the poster as well as the advertising, "Hesitate, be very afraid." Stuart which i labored without credit to make sure it made sense plus it was eerie and fascinating, but possible. David's much like Hitchcock. He understood what he preferred to shoot, he wasn't getting lucky round the set. He'd a great beginning, middle, and finished within the mind of the best way to shoot it. It had been Cronenberg's best movie. He's a very small bit within it really. He's on camera, he plays a physician. Yeah, he offers the maggot inside the dream sequence. Healthy that you just understood that. Chris Walas did the creature effects. Guy doesn't simply take about this transference chamber and acquire your brain from the fly. Progressively the truth is him, his physical stature is amazing while he moves along until it may be truly horrible. Chris is a superb, brilliant make-up guy. He won an Academy Award. Also bear in mind Howard Shoreline! We aided start his large, large career. David discovered Shoreline he did 'Scanners' and 'Videodrome' and Shoreline was there just trying his wings. He actually was moody and brooding and strange. Dissonant and extremely melodic. Now he's went onto be described as a celebrity. Howard was nominated for just about any Saturn award which i won a Saturn award. While using brainiacs and brainiacs and wackos and sci-fi maniacs, they're a great, great group. We'd 'Young Frankenstein' touring out here and so they offered a Saturn award which i had been very moved. I'd won many honours, however it was good because I realize how crazy and sharp everybody are, adding to everything you be worried about. Return tomorrow for part a few our interview with Mel Brooks, and pay attention to his ideas concerning how to properly kill a spook, getting 'The Fly' in theaters as well as the surprising dream project he still desires to make. A History of BrooksFilms 'Fatso' (1980)'The Elephant Guy' (1980)'History around the world: Part 1' (1981)'My Favorite Year' (1982)'Frances' (1982)'To Be or else being' (1983)'The Physician as well as the Devils' (1985)'The Fly' (1986)'Solarbabies' (1986)ྐ Charing Mix Road' (1987)'Spaceballs' (1987)'The Fly II' (1989)'Life Stinks' (1991)'The Vagrant' (1992)'Robin Hood: Males In Tights' (1993)'Dracula: Dead and Loving It' (1995)'The Producers' (2005) See All Moviefone Galleries » David Lynch recalls showing 'Eraserhead' to Mel Brooks Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Universal Makes First-Look Film Deal With De Passe Jones Entertainment

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, October 17, 2011 Universal Pictures announced today that the studio has forged a significant three-year, first-look production agreement with Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones de Passe Jones Entertainment (depassejones.com). The announcement was made by Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson and Co-Chairman Donna Langley. Suzanne and Madison are trailblazing producers who have great respect in multiple divisions of the entertainment industry, said Fogelson and Langley. We are fortunate to work with such respected partners and look forward to their upcoming projects with the studio. de Passe and Jones merged their entertainment companies several years ago and are currently developing and producing a wide variety of film, television, music and new media projects. One of de Passe Jones priority projects is the definitive film on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., which they are developing with Steven Spielberg at DreamWorks. The company has just published its first graphic novel through its new imprint, REVENGER COMICS, distributed by IDW Publishing. Additionally, Jones and de Passe Executive Produced the critically acclaimed President Obamas 2009 Commander in Chief’s Inaugural Ball. We are excited and honored to have the opportunity to work closely with the immensely talented team of executives at Universal to produce films in a variety of genres, said de Passe and Jones in a joint statement. We believe the next few years will be a wonderful, creative adventure, and we are looking forward to getting started. Suzanne de Passe is widely recognized for successful television and film titles and served as the executive producer of the iconic mini-series Lonesome Dove. She has been recognized with a number of awards and honors including an Academy Award nomination for co-writing Lady Sings the Blues, won two Emmy Awards, 30 Emmy Nominations, a Golden Globe Award, five NAACP Image Awards, three Peabody Awards, The Women in Film Crystal Award and The Revlon Business Woman of the Year Award. She is the subject of two Harvard Business School case studies. Phillip Madison Jones began working in the entertainment industry at HBO in Film Acquisition, Sports, Comedy, Documentary and Family divisions. He was the founder and CEO of IPM, an entertainment, media and IP licensing firm that developed projects with Time Warner under an output deal. His company spearheaded the highly successful global licensing program for the estate of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the areas of media and entertainment, book publishing and IP licensing. He was nominated for an Emmy Award as executive producer of the animated special Our Friend Martin featuring the voices of Oprah Winfrey, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Travolta. In addition to creative endeavors, Jones has negotiated deals with many Fortune 500 companies including Apple, Microsoft, The Coca-Cola Company as well as most of the major television networks and film studios. Senior development executives Suzanne Coston and Brett King will be receiving submissions on behalf of de Passe Jones Entertainment.

'Footloose's Miles Teller: The Next John Cusack?

One of the best things about the new 'Footloose?' That funny guy who plays Willard. Miles Teller ably fills the cowboy boots of the original Willard, Chris Penn, and still manages to make the part his own. He's also drawing comparisons to a young John Cusack and Vince Vaughn and has just wrapped a movie either could have starred in back in the day: '21 and Over.' Not too shabby. Turns out Teller never saw the original 'Footloose' -- "I'm not a big movie buff," he admits -- but he did happen to see some of co-star Andie MacDowell's movies and told her while filming that she was his first crush. You first played Willard in a high school play. Yeah, that was the first play that I ever did. So was it an advantage going into this? Absolutely. I had a whole run with it. I knew the story of 'Footloose,' not through some other actor performing it, but from the text. So I came into it with a strong foundation of what I wanted to do with the character. But now I was more physically right for the character. When I did it in high school, I was like 5' 2" and 115 lbs or something. But you had the attitude? Yeah, I had the big boy attitude. I'm sure you've already heard a million times how much you resemble Chris Penn, the original Willard. Yeah, that's what I've been hearing, which is fantastic. That's a great compliment. I actually haven't seen the original. I've seen some scenes from it, so I kind of know Penn's take on it. But I was just excited to revisit this character because I had so much nostalgia associated with it. So are you the only one in the cast who hadn't seen the original movie? Yeah, I think so. Probably one of the only people in the world. [Laughs.] Honestly, I'm not a big movie buff in general. The only movies I own is probably the Indiana Jones trilogy. What was the most different about making the movie, versus doing it as a stage play? Well, in high school, I was singing, because it's a musical, so that's different. And when I did it in high school, I was the little guy and Ren was my buddy who was, like, way bigger than me. And when I would be like, "Hey man, you want to fight?" I'm sure it was more comedic because I was just this little bulldog with a mouth. But in this one, obviously my understanding of acting was a little more in-depth, so I guess that's what I brought to it, a better brain. What kind of dancer are you in real life? If there's a live band playing, then I'm in my element. And you're a musician as well. Yeah, I've played drums in bands since I was 16. What's your take on the way the songs were revamped... wait, do you even know the original songs? Yeah, because I did the musical. But do you know the songs on the '84 movie soundtrack? I've heard some of the new versions. I've heard the Blake Shelton. I've heard Victoria Justice's 'Almost Paradise,' which I think is great. 'Let's Hear it for the Boy' is fantastic. Best song in the movie. [Grins widely.] Because it's Willard's big moment. That song is always a good time. Honestly, I could hear that song for the rest of my life and I'll always smile. You will always be associated with it from now on. Yeah, I hope so. [Laughs.] This is the first thing I've seen you in and I thought that your accent had to be real. I grew up in a southern town in Florida, so that's legitimate how some of my buddies talk. And the original accent that I did was too southern and they said, "We can't understand a thing you're saying." And then Laray Mayfield, the casting director, she's from Tennessee, and [director] Craig [Brewer] is from Memphis, so they wanted me to make it a little more twangy. Andie MacDowell told me you remind her of John Cusack. Is she here today? Yes, she is. Oh, I haven't seen her. Andie, that's cool. Has she seen the movie yet? Yes, she said she was really impressed with your scenes, so you've got a fan right there. She was my first crush in 'Groundhog Day' and 'Multiplicity.' Does she know? Yeah, I told her. She said if she was much younger, she would have reciprocated. That's interesting that she said that about John Cusack. I get that all the time. And then this last film I worked on, they said I was somewhere between John Cusack and Vince Vaughn. Todd Phillips [whom Teller just worked with on 'Projext X'] actually compared me to a young Vince Vaughn at one point. That's awesome coming from him. What are you doing next? Have you been getting all kinds of offers? Yeah, I am getting some. I just wrapped a movie yesterday called '21 and Over.' That's from the guys who wrote 'The Hangover.' It's their first movie they've directed. It's a comedy about our buddy's 21st birthday party. It's really funny. Who do you play in it? I play one of Justin Chon's buddies. It's his 21st birthday and we go up to surprise him and he says he can't go out because he's got this big medical school interview the next day. And I say, "Well, that's not gonna happen." You're that guy. Right, I tell him, that's bullsh-t, let's have go out for a beer and one beer leads to ... and then it's about us trying to get back. It was a ton of fun. [Photos: Getty, Paramount] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Disney's 'Lion King' together with other 3d Rereleases Won't Enrich Jeffrey Katzenberg

This story first came out inside the March. 21 problem in the Hollywood Reporter.our editor recommendsJeffrey Katzenberg round the 'Heartbreaking' Decline of 3d (Exclusive Q&A)Who'll Replace Robert Iger as Disney's Boss? Carrying out a remarkably effective rerelease in the Lion King in 3d -- $110 million-plus worldwide and counting -- the studio will reissue 3d versions of Monsters, Corporation., Finding Nemo, The Little Mermaid and wonder as well as the Animal through the following couple of years, and anyone who had profit participation inside the originals should see additional dollars. That doesn't mean everyone who done them can get a concept instead of participation, artists are often bonuses each time a movie hits certain defined amounts laminator tl901 office. But this doesn't include reissues because art galleries usually define them as new releases, exempt in the bonus formulas. PHOTOS: The Silver Screen's Evolution of Speaking Animals: From 'Mister Erection dysfunction' to 'Zookeeper' There's another industry large shot who might be under delighted: Jeffrey Katzenberg. Since the studio chief behind such movies as 1989's Mermaid and 1994's Lion King, he re-vitalized Disney animation. Canned by boss Michael Eisner just days after King's opening, Katzenberg punished for his contracted 2 percent afterwards profits carrying out a high-profile legal dispute, he settled the problem for just about any reported $280 million. Due to the brand new rereleases, did Katzenberg finish off departing money available? PHOTOS: 10 Large Babies: Movies That Have Joined the ten Figure Mark The professional's in-perpetuity deal incorporated not only a cut of theatrical box office but furthermore ancillary revenue from selling, Broadway plays together with other tie-inches -- that will get goosed each time a film is trotted out. "He offered out cheap," states one industry veteran. "You're talking about hundreds of vast amounts [in revenue from people films]. two percent of that's a lot of money. Whatever you pay in a certain point with time will most likely be dwarfed with what will come in later." Nevertheless, according to him Katzenberg did additionally to he could. STORY: 'Lion King' Shoots to read of Top Grossing Films of-Time In your area Analyst Harold Vogel verifies that since Katzenberg got everything money simultaneously inside the late ྖs, it ended up getting greater purchasing energy. That $280 million, according to him, would be the just like about $350 million today. Still, due to the creative legacy he bequeathed to have an unappreciative Disney, Katzenberg is definitely entitled with a little griping in regards to the circle of existence. Related Subjects Jeffrey Katzenberg The Lion King

'Judgment at Nuremberg': Maximilian Schell, Stanley Kramer's Widow Reflect on Film's Legacy 50 Years Later

BEVERLY HILLS -- During a 50th anniversary tribute Tuesday night at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to honor producer-director Stanley Kramer's acclaimed 1961 drama Judgment at Nuremberg, actor Maximilian Schell said he never wanted to play the role of the lawyer defending Nazi judges accused of complicity in war crimes for which he won a best actor Oscar.our editor recommendsOSCAR ALUMNI: Maximilian Schell to Appear at Academy Tribute TuesdayCOMMENTARY: Stanley Kramer's 1960 masterpiece 'Inherit the Wind' still relevant "I wanted to do Burt Lancaster's role as the Nazi judge who doesn't say much," Schell said. But Kramer insisted Schell reprise the role that he had already played in a 1956 Playhouse 90 drama on television written by Abby Mann, who also wrote the movie. So Schell, who barely spoke English at the time, joined an all-star cast that included Richard Widmark, Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Montgomery Clift and Spencer Tracy, who Schell beat out for the best actor Oscar half a century ago. "Later," said Schell with obvious pleasure, "I did play that role on Broadway." Now 80, with a head of white hair and a glint in his eye, Schell clearly relished his first trip to the U.S. in five years, his moment in the spotlight and the praise for a movie that helped make his career. In recent years, Schell has remained active directing opera. Schell was interviewed by Larry King, who repeatedly tried to get the actor to answer his questions about the role. But Schell went off on a tangent each time, talking about his life, his work, his friends and finally memories of making the movie. Explaining he was Swiss, Schell first attributed his casting in the movie to his father, who told him to study Greek and English, so he could read Shakespeare in its original language. He credited that advice with getting him a role on Playhouse 90, where he acted in English and was seen by director George Roy Hill, who cast him in the Playhouse 90 version of Judgment at Nuremberg. Kramer saw him in that role on TV and insisted Schell do the movie as well, although he recast some of the other key roles. Schell played a defense attorney at a "justice trial" in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1947 representing Nazi judges who were complicit in war crimes because they had enforced government orders that led to the extermination of 6 million Jews and the death of millions of others. Although fictionalized, the epic drama was based on actual war crimes testimony. Schell was nominated as best actor for the role -- in the same category with Tracy, whom he beat out. Was winning a surprise, asked King? Schell thought about it for a while before squeaking out a qualified "yes," but clearly he wasn't very surprised. "I had already won the Golden Globe and the NY Film Critics Award," he explained. The picture's other Oscar win, from among 11 nominations, went to Mann for his screenplay. "The movie was a trailblazer," declared Rabbi Marvin Hier, the Oscar-winning documentarian, dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. "Until then people thought the Nazi's were all thugs; but this film said to the world these were very intelligent people." Hier added: "It was good people that went along with Hitler that made this possible." Kramer's widow, Karen Sharpe Kramer, said that all of the Hollywood studios resisted the idea of the movie. No one had done a story that really dealt with the Holocaust until then. It was only 14 years after the war and the world had yet to come to grips with the Nazi atrocities. "They asked (Kramer), 'Did you lose someone in the Holocaust?" recalled his widow. "He said, 'No, but I'm Jewish. I guess that is personal enough.'" Kramer, whose credits included Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? and Inherit the Wind, was known as a director and producer of great courage who never shied away from controversial subjects or hot topics even when it would open an old wound. The movie is relevant today, said Karen Kramer, because there are those who don't believe the Holocaust ever happened. Hier agreed, pointing to the President of Iran, who has claimed repeatedly there wasn't a holocaust. The movie was shot in a short three months, said Schell, mostly on location in Los Angeles. Karen Kramer explained her husband wanted to shoot in Germany, but the courtroom he needed was not available to him, so he re-created it in L.A. and shot some exteriors in Germany. Tuesday's program opened with taped tributes to Kramer and the picture from Tom Brokaw, Alec Baldwin and William Shatner, who as a young actor had a minor role in the movie. After the panel, the Academy screened a newly struck 35 mm print of the three-hour, 10-minute picture, struck from the original negative. As the panel discussion ended, Schell insisted that they all come back afterward and talk for at least 15 more minutes about the picture. He still had more to say. Related Topics

Brad Pitt's 'World War Z' SWAT Raid, 'Resident Evil' Set Accident

The zombie apocalypse is in full effect in the worlds of film and television, that is. Three big flesh-eating projects ("World War Z," "Resident Evil: Retribution" and "The Walking Dead," to be exact) are all having very big weeks some for good reasons, others not so much. Get the latest "WWZ," "Resident Evil" and "Walking Dead" updates past the jump! "World War" Prop-lems Make no mistake, surviving a zombie apocalypse requires one to stock up on top-notch weapons from the finest cutlery to the most sophisticated firearms available. But in the case of "World War Z," perhaps things have gone a little too far: it's been reported that Hungarian police raided a Budapest warehouse where 85 guns, to be used in "World War Z," were recovered. The firearms were supposed to be non-functional, but were found to be in full working order. MTV News has more details on the troubling report. Marc Forster explains his "World War Z" approach "Resident" Danger Good news and bad news for the fifth "Resident Evil" outing. In the plus column, Li Bingbing has been cast in the fan favorite role of Ada Wong, reports Milla Jovovich herself. Sadly, good news comes at the expense of tragedy: an accident on the Vancouver set of "Resident Evil" has left 16 cast and crew members injured. Visit THR for more details. Milla Jovovich discusses "Resident Evil" sequel's surprises "The Walking Dead" Returns Finally, here's a friendly reminder that "The Walking Dead" returns to the AMC Network on Sunday (October 16). We'll be recapping the new season over at MTV Splash Page, so be sure to tune in. On a related note, a new "Walking Dead" prose novel "Rise of the Governor" hits book stores today (October 11). For fans of the "Dead" comic books, it's a can't-miss look at the evolution of the series' most notorious villains. Listen to an excerpt from the book below. Tell us what you think in the comments section and on Twitter!

iVillage Launches New Blog Series, CelebVillage, With Denise Richards (Exclusive)

iVillage, the biggest content-driven network for ladies, is growing their brand with a brand new celebrity-centered blog, that will debut by using actress and mother Denise Richards.our editor recommends'Dancing Using the Stars' Season 13 Cast Official PhotosDenise Richards Switches into Baby GirlDenise Richards Returns for Third Season of Spike's 'Blue Mountain State' (Exclusive)Denise Richards' New Memoir: 5 Things Learned From 'The Real Girl Next Door'Alanis Morissette marries rapper boyfriend CelebVillage released on Monday, March. 10 using its initial blog, by which Richards shares particulars of existence with recently adopted daughter Eloise, in addition to older kids Mike and Lola. The actress will host the website for the whole month of October, posting a brand new entry once every week. "Like a person in the iVillage community, I'm thrilled and honored to talk about my existence encounters with an incredible number of women, who much like me face existence's daily challenges of attempting to get it done all," Richards stated inside a statement. "I understand that for women who live a tale to talk about, and that i'm searching toward hooking up and talking with community people around the existence training they've learned on the way.Inch Grammy Top rated singer Alanis Morissette will require the reigns in November, covering nine-month-old boy Ever, and also the delicate balance between motherhood and career. For that month of December, recently engaged mother of two and current Dwts hopeful, Ricki Lake, will inform visitors how she found real love the next time around. "We all know our visitors love talking with celebs by what they're dealing with within their real existence, particularly when it involves raising a child and as being a mother," Angela Matusik, iVillage's Chief Content Executive, told The Hollywood Reporter. "Lately, we'd Jessica Alba writing for all of us -- before she gave birth a couple of days ago -- which came into being pretty automatically. It had been this type of large success, we thought, 'we have to do this more frequently.'" "Celebs the ones within the entertainment industry wish to have the ability to interact with a crowd directly, and that we possess the audience to achieve that,Inch she added. iVillage looks toward ongoing this program into 2012, even though additional guest writers haven't yet been confirmed, Matusik stated that they're presently "homing in on" more stars to become listed on the project. Richards, Morissette and Lake are presently signed onto lead four blogs each, that they will write entirely by themselves. Read Richards' first offering at CelebVillage. Related Subjects Denise Richards

NBC Buys Comedy From Broken Lizard Duo, Changes Australian Format Laid

NBC has boughtKept Males, a multi-camera comedy from authors-stars Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme, people in the Broken Lizard comedy filmmaking group behind such movies as Super Military and Beerfest. Heffernan and Lemme will write the project, which notifies he story of two pals who become according to their unique partners after their business shuts lower. Furthermore they'll executive produce with 3 Arts. APA-repped Heffernan and UTA-repped Lemme just wrapped photography round the Babymakers with Olivia Munn and Paul Schneider. In addition, NBC is developing a U.S. version in the Australian black comedy series Laid, from BermanBraun. Ali Rushfield (Assist Me To Help You) will write the script for your project, which was brought to NBC and BermanBraun by Jeremy Fox and Kary Mchoul of Digital Rights Group. It concentrates on a girl whose ex-males/one-evening stands start dying under suspicious conditions, compelling her to create an analysis along with her roommate and continue to stay away from the murder spree. UTA-repped Rushfield, Lloyd Braun, Gail Berman and Gene Stein are executive creating. The first series, created by Marieke Sturdy and Kirsty Fisher, opened up on ABC1 in February. The format was repped by ICM.

Last Guy Standing: TV Review

It's bad Andy Rooney didn't announce his retirement early enough so he could do voice-over focus on ABC's Last Guy Standing. He'd be perfect, with his whiney diatribes against modernity and just how the earth has made worse because the traditional days.our editor recommendsABC to produce Tuesday Comedy Block with Tim Allen's 'Last Guy Standing'Tim Allen Cut down for ABC's 'Last Guy Standing''Home Improvement' to 'Last Guy Standing': Tim Allen States Males Continue To Be Backed Right into a Corner PHOTOS: Fall TV Dying Pool: Which New Show Is Going To Be Axed? That's precisely the stance -- although much more guy-centric -- of Last Guy Standing, starring Tim Allen inside a go back to television after 12 years. He plays Mike Baxter, macho-guy adventurer for any supply company known as the Outside Guy. Mike's wife, Vanessa (Nancy Travis), will get him. He's old-school. A complainer. He even begins one sentence, "Guess what happens's wrong using the world ..." Mike also offers three kids living in your own home, so he's especially upset about how exactly males aren't males any longer. PHOTOS: Fall TV's 12 Most Anticipated Shows In the center of the pilot, Allen provides this treatise (right into a computer -- he's helping bring the shop into modern times, also it enables the authors to possess Allen spew annoyed dialogues): "What went down to males? We accustomed to build metropolitan areas so we're able to copy lower." So on it is going. Coming at the shop, Mike states to his male co-employees: "Hey men, great to become in the sanctuary. No hair hairdryers. No tears. No citrus body clean. It has the aroma of balls in here." PHOTOS: Fall TV Preview: The Brand New Shows Yep, that's that which you're getting on Last Guy. Allen stays his time shouting about individuals who can't change their tires (including among his spoiled kids), men who visit tanning salons ("That really affects to listen to,Inch he states) along with other such offenses to maleness. When he drops off his earliest daughter's boy at daycare, he's met by, well, stereotypes. One worker invites him in: "Ruby's two fathers are here, plus they're making muffins -- flax and pumpkin." Allen: "Please let me know that's not their names." You need to question if this type of jokes will go out, a smaller amount get funny. But Allen is an ideal fit for any multicamera sitcom, and regardless of the of a routine from the jokes, he sells them well. Badly as Last Guy is, it might be a trillion occasions worse without him. Obviously, the series will probably be popular. Allen is really a pleasant, proven draw. ABC is really a family-inclined network, and also the show is on at 8 p.m., when a myriad of gruel could be shoveled lower the throats of People in america. Maybe this is actually the easy familiarity individuals are searching for within the large tent of network television. ABC Tim Allen Fall TV Preview

Biz stocks tumble among ad fears

Sun and blue skies in Southern Manhattan Friday, the ultimate day's a stormy third quarter on Wall Street, not successful to calm fears of one other recession coming. Major stock indexes rejected as well as the S&P 500 was lower 13% for your quarter -- its worst showing since the peak in the economic crisis in the finish of 2008. The big five showbiz stocks -- Viacom, CBS, Time Warner, News Corp. and Disney -- which have outperformed the overall market through the current recession felt the discomfort as traders socked something which smelled even vaguely of advertising. The punishment came despite aggressive stock buybacks, which traders love, in most cases strong companies. "Clearly the street is anxious of a recession," mentioned Alan Gould, mind of media research at Evercore Partners. He while others cite chaos inside the Euro-zone as well as the perception of political gridlock and slowing down lower growth Stateside -- a double whammy that's convulsed worldwide areas for almost all the summer season and fall, and isn't vanishing. "Advertising has organized up to now. However guess the first time, within the last handful of several days, people happen to be asking me once the ad market holds, and exactly what it way of these businesses,Inch Gould mentioned. "It is a period of time of worry," agreed fund manager Sal Muoio of S. Muoio & Co. -- a variety of it overdone within the opinion, especially regarding media stocks. Market psychology eats itself. "People worry because people are participating,In . he mentioned. Consequently, some media stocks are purchasing and selling like so-referred to as cyclicals, which follow economic pros and cons, after they shouldn't be, he mentioned. "Some are and several aren't. These trade on advertising generally. But in my opinion, fundamental essentials most bulletproof companies you will find.In . Large cable designers like Time Warner and Viacom have multiple revenue streams. Smaller sized players like Discovery Communications saw revenue rise in 2008 and '09 when faced using the huge economic slump. Even CBS Corp., most likely probably the most uncovered in the major congloms to advertising, has varied its business to reduce exposure. It's also most likely probably the most seen broadcast network, which is obtaining a kicker from the fall season. CBS stock overall outperformed peers this past year and into 2010. Muoio sees deals on television space as stocks tumble. The Interest fell 2.8% Friday to seal at $20.38, but is gloomier an impressive 28% within the finish of June. Sister company Viacom dropped 4.9% at that time to $48.36, which is off 15% for your quarter. Disney, which reduced 1.6% to $30.16, fell nearly 23% through the quarter. Time Warner lost 2.8% Friday, closing at $29.97, and fell nearly 17% round the quarter. News Corp. dipped 2.8% throughout your day to $15.60, and fell about 13% for your third quarter. Ironically, News Corp. has organized the most effective from the audience within the last three several days despite a massive phone-tapping scandal inside the U.K. that transfixed the media world for a number of the summer season and contains put chairman-Boss Rupert Murdoch and also the boy James inside an unflattering light. The finest casualty inside the showbiz space unquestionably was Netflix, that have its value chopped by over half from $262 a share close to $113. It closed unchanged Friday at $113.27. Part of the drop was likely a correction towards the high-flying valuation. Then, splitting their business by 50 percent between teleshopping and streaming has triggered Boss Reed Hastings no finish of grief, and also the other slide inside the stock. "Reed Hastings hasn't made lots of mistakes," Gould mentioned. In the foreign exchange market, it is advisable to not make any. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

The Avengers character profiles tease plot details

Entertainment Week has The Avengers on its cover today but it's the stuff inside the magazine TF is most interested in!That's because profiles of each team member offer up some interesting character points and teasing plot details.For instance, Bruce Banner may want to be an Avenger, but the rest of the crew see Hulk as a problem: "He's the only one who can really take down The Hulk with his tranq tip arrows," says Jeremy Renner about his character Hawkeye.So is everyone walking on eggshells around Bruce Banner?"No one wants to set him off except for Iron Man, who just wants to see him pop. It's funny, there's a really cool dynamic between Tony Stark and Banner," says Mark Ruffalo."Banner actually enjoys it, and finds it really refreshing. They're a lot alike in a strange way. They're both these kind of scientists who are mavericks, kind of renegades. Banner, for all his mild-mannered mythology, he's still the dude who was testing some pretty crazy shit on himself, so he has that rebel streak in him."Having a team of superheroes wanting to lay the smackdown on your brother also creates an interesting issue for Chris Hemsworth's Thor."I think [Thor's] motivation is much more of a personal one, in the sense that it's his brother Loki that is stirring things up. Whereas for everyone else, it's some bad guy who they've gotta take down. It's a different approach for me, or for Thor. I've been frustrated with my brothers at times, or family, but I'm the only one who is allowed to be angry at them. There's a bit of that," Hemsworth said.Meanwhile, Hawkeye and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) - the only Avengers not to have their own origin movie - finally get a shared backstory."The only thing I cling to is the relationship of past experiences with Scarlett's character, with them both being human," Renner adds.

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