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Tobey Maguire Addresses 'Spider-Man 4' Black Cat Rumors

18 hours ago | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

The "Spider-Man 4" rumor mill was in overdrive the last few weeks, with unconfirmed reports flying around the 'Net about which characters would factor into the film and who would play them. Several widely circulated casting rumors focused on potential actresses taking the role of Black Cat, and while we already put it to readers to tell us which rumor was your favorite, we also ran them by another very important person in the "Spider-Man" movie universe: Peter Parker himself, actor Tobey Maguire.

"People tell me about [the rumors], because I'm involved in the project — so yeah, I hear things," Maguire told MTV News during a press event for his upcoming film "Brothers."

"Mostly, it's just kind of interesting," he added. "I don't pay too much mind to it. I'm just glad people are talking about it and excited about it."

So, with Maguire keeping mum about the potential characters and casting for "Spider-Man 4, »

- Rick Marshall

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Movie theme tunes: my heart will go on, even if my ears don't

20 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Jennifer Hudson isn't just starring in a Winnie Mandela biopic, she's singing the title track too. Leona Lewis is doing warbling duties on James Cameron's Avatar. Make sure to leave before the credits roll ...

As the credits rolled on the first Spider-Man movie in an east London cinema sometime in May 2002, it would have taken a disaster of Green Goblinesque proportions to dampen my ebullient mood. As a childhood fan of the comic books and a lover of all things Sam Raimi, the superhero blockbuster was like manna from heaven to my geekboy soul.

And then, suddenly, as if I were being mocked from on high, Chad Kroeger started singing. Yes, the same Chad Kroeger who fronted abominable Nirvana-lite quintet Nickelback, he of the appalling rocker ringlets and grunge-ain't-dead facial hair. In earnest tones, Chad bawled out lyrics about heroes and eagles' wings, worlds full of killin' (and blood spillin' »

- Ben Child

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Natalie Portman Calls Jake Gyllenhaal 'Perfect' But 'Ugly'

25 November 2009 1:56 AM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »

Natalie Portman personally thinks that her co-star in upcoming movie "Brothers", Jake Gyllenhaal, is perfect yet unattractive. The 28-year-old star jested in a recent interview that the boyfriend of actress Reese Witherspoon is flawless, before jokingly adding, "Too bad he's ugly".

"Jake is the kind of guy who can do a spot-on impression of someone you work with that will make you giggle," Natalie pointed on Jake's positive sides. "He knows home remedies for distressed hair. He can build a cabinet from scratch. He plays guitar and has a great voice. Kids and dogs love him. He loves his mom and sister and girlfriend."

While Natalie spoke about what she thinks of Jake, her co-star Jake talked about one of the reasons he agreed playing in the movie, revealing that he wants to prove that he and co-star Tobey Maguire are not identical looking. He recalled, "People have very often »

- celebrity-mania.com

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Natalie Portman Says Jake Gyllenhaal Is “perfect” In All Respect

24 November 2009 8:38 PM, PST | Gossipvita | See recent Gossipvita news »

The actress loved hanging out with the actor – who is dating Reese Witherspoon – while filming their new movie ‘Brothers’ and praised his sense of humour and hair care advice, but insisted she doesn’t find him attractive. She said: “Jake is the kind of guy who can do a spot-on impression of someone you work with that will make you giggle. “He knows home remedies for distressed hair. He can build a cabinet from scratch. He plays guitar and has a great voice. Kids and dogs love him. He loves his mom and sister and girlfriend. He's perfect. Too bad he's ugly." Jake also enjoyed shooting ‘Brothers’, admitting he had wanted to work with Tobey Maguire, who plays his onscreen sibling, for a long time to prove they are not identical looking. He quipped: "People have very often said to me that I look like Tobey. To all those cab drivers in New York, »

- cyan

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Tobey Maguire Says Spider-Man 4 Will Shoot Early 2010

24 November 2009 8:25 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

On top of the already set-in-stone release date of May 6th, 2011 for the highly-anticipated Spider-Man 4, we’ve heard word of a shooting start date of March, 2010. That word came just last month from Spidey director, Sam Raimi, who was quoted as saying, “We’re hoping that it’s the first week in March.” Since then speculation and rumors around Spider-Man 4 have run rampant, particularly regarding who will be the villain(s) of the film, as well as who would play the villain of the Black Cat, if the character is indeed to be included (as rumored) in the next film.

To reiterate what Raimi said about the start date, Spider-Man himself, Tobey Maguire, recently echoed the statement. HitFix reports that while at a press conference for his intense-looking upcoming “brother drama” entitled, well, Brothers, Maguire revealed that Spider-Man 4 will begin filming in February or March 2010, which places »

- Ross Miller

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Spider-Man 4: Tobey Maguire hints at Lizard and Mysterio as villains

24 November 2009 8:06 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Who will be the villain(s) for director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 4? Well, there might be a few clues coming our way...

After the recent flurry of speculation over various actresses allegedly in consideration for the role of Black Cat, the franchise's star Tobey Maguire has given his views.

A poll here on The Geek Files (see right) is so far showing Lizard as the fans' top choice, followed by Black Cat and Mysterio. Bottom of the heap is the vampire-like Morbius, perhaps because we're seeing enough bloodsuckers in film and TV at the moment.

So what does Maguire have to say? He told MTV: "I'm more familiar with Lizard and Mysterio, and I don't know -- I like them as villains. I think they're great, and Lizard obviously has a very personal relationship with Peter Parker, so we often will go towards that kind of stuff."

He added: »

- David Bentley

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Tobey Maguire Discusses Spider-Man 4 Villains

24 November 2009 8:05 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Back in October, director Sam Raimi hinted that one of the next villains to face down Peter Parker in Spider-Man 4 might be Dr. Curt Connors, Aka "The Lizard." In response to an MTV fan poll that picked The Lizard, Raimi said: I love the Lizard. There's a great story there in the Marvel comic books about Dr. Connors.

While Raimi's comments may not be an indication that The Lizard will feature prominently in Spider-Man 4, recent comments Tobey Maguire has made to MTV lend more weight to that possibility.

I'm more familiar with Lizard and Mysterio, and I don't know — I like them as villains. I think they're great, and Lizard obviously has a really personal relationship with Peter Parker, so we often will go towards that kind of stuff.

Production on Spider-Man 4 is slated to begin in March.

Next Showing: Spider-Man 4 opens May 5, 2011

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- BrentJS Sprecher

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Tobey Maguire Wants Lizard, Mysterio for 'Spider-Man 4'

23 November 2009 9:25 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Just how much clout does Tobey Maguire have with the upcoming Spider-Man 4? Whether it’s a little or a lot, at least the star has an opinion about which Spider-Rogues should be in the next film, and he’s not afraid to share it.

During a press conference for his latest movie Brothers, Maguire was asked to name his preference among The Lizard, Mysterio, and Carnage. The trio had topped a recent MTV fan poll for which villain should appear in Spider-Man 4.

According to Ace Showbiz, Maguire was more enthusiastic about The Lizard and Mysterio — a human-reptile hybrid and a special effects master, respectively. "I'm more familiar with Lizard and Mysterio, and I don't know — I like them as villains," Maguire said.

Part of the reason might be Peter Parker/Spider-Man’s relationship with the Lizard’s alter-ego, Dr. Curt Connors, which he noted has great story potential. »

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'Spider-Man 4' to Begin Filming in February, The Lizard Wanted as Villain

23 November 2009 6:54 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

While the complete cast for "Spider-Man 4" have not been announced yet, the film is ready to start its production soon. Being met at a press conference for his latest movie "Brothers", Tobey Maguire has revealed the next installment of the superhero film will kick off its principal photography in February or March 2010 since it is slated for May 6, 2011 release.

In another occasion, the depicter of Peter Parker and his alter ego Spider-Man has talked about his preference for the lead villain in fourth "Spider-Man". "I'm more familiar with Lizard and Mysterio, and I don't know -- I like them as villains," Maguire said when asked to choose among The Lizard, Carnage, and Mysterio, who became the top three in MTV's poll of the next Spider-Man's nemesis.

Though Maguire admitted he knows The Lizard and Mysterio well, he hinted that the alter ego of Dr. Curt Connors has bigger »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Tobey Maguire Likes The Lizard For Lead Villain In 'Spider-Man 4'

23 November 2009 3:41 PM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Tobey Maguire may not know the histories of all the villain picks in Splash Page's recent "Spider-Man 4" poll, but he does know what director Sam Raimi likes. The Lizard came in first during our fan voting, with Carnage taking second and Mysterio landing in third place. Maguire reacted to all three choices, but clearly has an opinion on which picks are most likely.

"I'm more familiar with Lizard and Mysterio, and I don't know -- I like them as villains," Maguire told MTV News. "I think they're great, and Lizard obviously has a very personal relationship with Peter Parker, so we often will go towards that kind of stuff."

Carnage, meanwhile, falls a little off of his radar, but that doesn't mean he hasn't thought about Peter Parker facing off against the symbiotic spawn.

"I'm not that familiar with Carnage," the actor explained. "I'm aware of Carnage, but I »

- Brian Warmoth

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Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal Talk Spider-Man, Mistaken Identities

23 November 2009 3:12 PM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »

Tobey Maguire is still Spider-Man. And that ticks off Jake Gyllenhaal. See, Gyllenhaal almost took over the superhero role in 2003 when Maguire's bum back had him sidelined. Maguire healed. Gyllenhaal still stews. "People have very often said to me that I look like Tobey," Gyllehaal laughingly told us at the weekend press junket for their new film, Brothers, in which they play—yes—brothers. "To all those cab drivers in New York, I'm not Spider-Man!" As for the guy who is Spidey, Maguire insisted there's no ill will between him and Gyllenhaal over the near-replacement in the big-bucks franchise. "I got really excited about the idea of working with these... »

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Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal Talk Spider-Man, Mistaken Identities

23 November 2009 3:12 PM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »

Tobey Maguire is still Spider-Man. And that ticks off Jake Gyllenhaal. See, Gyllenhaal almost took over the superhero role in 2003 when Maguire's bum back had him sidelined. Maguire healed. Gyllenhaal still stews. "People have very often said to me that I look like Tobey," Gyllehaal laughingly told us at the weekend press junket for their new film, Brothers, in which they play—yes—brothers. "To all those cab drivers in New York, I'm not Spider-Man!" As for the guy who is Spidey, Maguire insisted there's no ill will between him and Gyllenhaal over the near-replacement in the big-bucks franchise. "I got really excited about the idea of working with these... »

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Thanksgiving Special: Stan Lee Tells MTV What He's Thankful For This Year

23 November 2009 1:43 PM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Talking with Stan Lee is always a treat, and our recent conversation about his old-school approach to Twitter, his "Thor" cameo and various other topics was no exception. However, near the end of my conversation with the co-creator of some of comics' most popular characters, I had to ask: With Thanksgiving approaching, what was Stan Lee thankful for this year?

Lee's answer offered a much quieter, contemplative side of the man who helped bring Spider-Man, the X-Men, and so many other superheroes to life.

"Oh, golly, so many things," said Lee. "I’m thankful to still be involved in the things I really care about and still be able to be working on them. I’m thankful that the fans still seem to enjoy the things I’m doing."

"I’m thankful that my wife lets me do all these things I’m doing, and she doesn’t say, 'How »

- Rick Marshall

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Uncharted Film Gets Conan Writers to Scribe Drake’s Fortune

23 November 2009 7:43 AM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »

A few months ago before the release of Uncharted 2 on PS3, there was a report that a film version of the popular game series would be made into a movie. Since then not much has been heard until now, our friends at Latino Review are reporting that original writer, Kyle Ward will not be writing Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune for Sony citing Ward’s work on Hitman 2 preventing him from getting Sony a script sooner.

It is looking like the studio is going to hire Conan screenwriters Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer to write the screenplay. While this deal has yet to be finalized, Latino Review is certain that it will be announced in the trades sometime soon.

I have read some of the Conan script and its okay, I think these 2 guys can do fine with the Uncharted source material which will probably combine Indiana Jones and »

- Kevin Coll

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Crazy and Beautiful, That's Kiki

22 November 2009 6:06 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Dave here, popping in to offer thoughts on a sliver of 2001's cinematic offerings as per Nat's request.

As a movie, crazy/beautiful isn't nearly as offbeat as its uncapitalized title and forward-slash want to suggest - the arc of the story is effortlessly predictable and the social divisions between the couple are often drawn in laughably implausible ways. But it marks itself out as a movie worth watching by having Kirsten Dunst burning a hole through the screen throughout. She seems to have been missing from the movies lately, which probably makes a lot of people quite happy... but I don't count myself as one of them. Her performance as Nicole in crazy/beautiful was perhaps the first time her charisma, as seen from her debut in 1994's Interview with a Vampire to 2000's energetic Bring It On, was backed up by blindingly evident acting chops.

She shoots this »

- Dave

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New Moon Does Better than Expected

22 November 2009 5:51 PM, PST | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

 

No surprises here.  Twilight Saga: New Moon destroyed its competition its opening weekend.  According to the IMDb, the film will have pulled in an astounding $141 million dollars in its first three days.  The draw actually exceeded the projected take-in by $16 million, and beat out its next nearest competitor, the Sandra Bullock weepie The Blindside by almost $100 million.

The big surprise is that the opening is not the biggest of all-time.  Though its presales set records by cruising past The Dark Knight, the second film in the Twilight series opened #3 in history, behind the Bruce Wayne effort and Sam Raimi's Spiderman 3.  Of greater interest will be how New Moon fares in the coming weeks.  Dark Knight stayed on top for a long time, and had the benefit of a summer release;  even so, it came up well short of Titanic.  I would not be surprised if New Moon has a huge second weekend, »

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This Week on Stage: 'Ragtime,' 'Equivocation' in L.A., and vibrators!

21 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

It was a busy week on the boards. Sunday saw the opening of a Broadway revival of the musical Ragtime (pictured right), which EW's Melissa Rose Bernardo calls "dazzling" and gives an A. Also on Broadway, Sarah Ruhl's provocatively titled comic play In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play opened to a decidedly lukewarm review from yours truly: "Ruhl's play could have benefited from a broader, farcical touch." Elsewhere on Broadway, the Julia Stiles-Bill Pullman revival of David Mamet's Oleanna announced plans to close on Jan. 3. Off Broadway, we raved about both Alan Ayckbourn's My »

- Thom Geier

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'Iron Man 2,' 'New Moon' And 'Scott Pilgrim' In Today's Twitter Report

20 November 2009 2:26 PM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Apparently Odin's chamber for 'Thor' wasn't the only Marvel movie peek Brian Michael Bendis got this week. He also says he saw "Iron Man 2." That must mean Jon Favreau's overtime editing hours are paying off. The film's director has been so busy during barbershop business hours lately that he's been forced to Flowbee his own haircuts.

In other Twitterverse news, Stan Lee completed a pitch for a new mystery program on Cartoon Network. Check out what he tweeted after the jump along with Kevin Smith's wish for "New Moon" watchers, Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim book update and Bill Willingham's daunting workload for the month. It's all in the Twitter Report for November 20, 2009.

@Brianmbendis Btw saw iron man 2 last night. don't ask me a god damn thing. I am sworn to secrecy! Just like to tell u I saw it. Enjoy 2012

-Brian Michael Bendis, »

- Brian Warmoth

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Anne Hathaway's Rep Responds to 'Spider-Man 4' Rumor

20 November 2009 1:29 AM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »

Anne Hathaway's representative addressed the rumor which linked the "Rachel Getting Married" star to the fourth installment of "Spider-Man" series. The publicist told EW, "There are no negotiations underway" but said nothing on whether the 27-year-old actress has met the movie's producer or not.

Anne is the latest star who has been rumored to star in "Spider-Man 4." Previously, Rachel McAdams, Romola Garai and Julia Stiles have also been connected to the upcoming movie. While Rachel has debunked the issue, there has been no confirmation from both Romola and Julia.

"Spider-Man 4" itself is scheduled to hit theater across United States on May 6, 2011. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Dylan Baker are confirmed to reprise their roles as Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson and Doctor Curt Connors respectively. Sam Raimi, meanwhile, will once again be sitting behind the lens as its director.

Anne Hathaway has starred in such movie as "Brokeback Mountain »

- celebrity-mania.com

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Nicolas Cage: The Hollywood Interview

19 November 2009 11:43 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

Nicolas Cage: Bad To The Bone

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Alex Simon

It’s an inevitable event in every accomplished artist’s life: if you go back on the timeline of their existence and stop in adolescence, almost all of our greatest actors, writers, filmmakers, musicians and painters went through tumultuous, tortured teenage years, often scorned, almost universally ridiculed by their peers and elders alike for the cardinal sin of being “weird.” Most people run from their inner nerd as they grow into adulthood, masking it behind toned muscle, fine clothing and the right haircut, struggling to be that cool guy or gal whom we knew had all the answers and the clearest skin back when such things started to be de rigeur in our lives (and if you live in Southern California, continue to be).

Nicolas Cage is that rare movie star who not only never seemed to care if he was cool, »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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