Archive: July 2011 (71-80 of 289)

Jul 25 2011 05:53 PM ET

Comic-Con best and worst: Charlize Theron's naked push-ups, Nicolas Cage peeing fire, and more!

Categories: Comic-Con, Geekery

Comic-Con has by now evolved into an event so infinitely multi-sided that it almost seems wrong to characterize it as “an event.” It’s more like a mini-metropolis that appears every year to briefly conquer a few square blocks in downtown San Diego; a Brigadoon of hucksterism, Burning Man with a PG-13 rating. At this year’s Comic-Con, you might have spent an entire day sitting in Hall H watching panels about all the movies that will thrill or disappoint you next year; you might have sought out autographs from your favorite A-list comic book creators and C-list celebrities; you might have brought in your own artwork or story ideas for one of the convention’s many workshops; or you might have just spent an entire day perusing the back-issue stacks, searching in vain for a mint edition copy of What If? Vol. 1 #14 (which asked the immortal question, “What If Sgt. Fury had Fought World War II in Outer Space?”)

So keep in mind that the following list of best, worst, and most intriguing things we saw at Comic-Con are entirely subjective, and lean towards larger Hollywood-centric productions. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 25 2011 04:30 PM ET

Harrison Ford, a man of many hats, to ride as Wyatt Earp?

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Image Credit: David James

Pulling off a hat is no small feat (especially if you are wearing a giant hat to say, the Kentucky Derby or making a, uh, statement, at the Royal Wedding.) Not only does it have to feel good, but most importantly, it has to look good. Some people, however, just look better in hats than others. For the record, PopWatchers, I do not look good in hats. If you place one atop my big, curly hair, I mostly wind up looking like Krusty the Clown.

Harrison Ford, however, looks awesome in hats. In fact, the guy practically made hats. (Side note: Harrison Ford has never actually made hats, but that would make for one amazing episode of Project Runway, would it not?!) Even Ford himself is aware of the important role hats have played in his movies. During the Q&A for the current EW cover story about his latest, the action adventure flick, Cowboys & Aliens, Ford admitted he was picky about which hats his character would wear. The actor explained to EW, “I would reject them without even putting them on. I said, ‘This guy wouldn’t wear this hat. If I put that hat on, I don’t know who this guy is.’” As his director Jon Favreau put it, “The hat chooses the actor. It’s like in Harry Potter. The hat found him.”

So imagine our delight when he heard that Ford could once again be faced with the prospect of wearing more hats! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ford will star as an aging Wyatt Earp in the upcoming big screen adaptation of Black Hats. Ford’s reps did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

That’s right, a movie with a hat for Ford right there in the title. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 25 2011 03:42 PM ET

'Glee' casting shake-up: Part 2. When is the right time to say goodbye to high school?

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Image Credit: Patrick Ecclesine/Fox (3)

When it was announced earlier this month that stars Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith would be leaving Glee after season 3, not only did it make sense (their characters will be graduating from high school, after all) but it felt as though Ryan Murphy was making some concrete decisions to move the show forward.

Then came the news at this weekend’s Comic-Con from the show’s co-creator and exec producer Brad Falchuk that the trio won’t be leaving after all. “It was never our plan or our intention to let them go,” Falchuk said at the Glee panel, adding, “They are not done with the show after this season.” He also stated, “Graduating doesn’t mean they’re leaving the show. If you have Lea Michele under contract, you don’t say, ‘We’re gonna let you go.’” READ FULL STORY »

Jul 25 2011 03:10 PM ET

PopWatch Confessional: What 'True Blood' scene have you rewound the most?

SPOILER ALERT! In honor of last night’s True Blood, which featured more than one rewindable Sookie and Eric moment (watch them below!), tell us which True Blood scene you’ve watched and rewatched the most over the past four seasons. No judgment. No shame. So feel free to answer Eric and Sookie’s Fangtasia kiss, Eric and Sookie’s dream kiss at Alcide’s, Eric and Sookie’s dream kiss in bed with Bill, or Eric and Sookie’s dream kiss after Godric died. Also acceptable, something not related to sex — such as Eric gets blood in his hair, Eric likes “teacup humans,” Bill and Eric go shopping, Eric pretends to be human, or Eric tricks Sookie into drinking his blood — or (gulp!) an answer that doesn’t involve Eric. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 25 2011 09:14 AM ET

Dominique Strauss-Kahn accuser goes public

The 32-year-old New York City hotel maid who accused French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault is not backing down, even though prosecutors were forced to release the former International Monetary Fund chief after her version of events was called into question. Nafissatou Diallo is now going public, telling her story to Newsweek magazine and ABC’s Good Morning America, and planning to file a civil suit. “I want justice,” she tells GMA‘s Robin Roberts. “I want him to go to jail.”

In an interview that will air tomorrow morning, Diallo, an immigrant from Guinea, west Africa, said she walked in on a naked Strauss-Kahn when she entered to clean his room May 14. “I was like, I’m so sorry. I turned my head. He come to me and grab by breasts. ‘No, you don’t have to be sorry.’ I said, ‘Stop sir, I don’t want to lose my job.’” Watch the clip below. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 24 2011 08:00 PM ET

'Big Brother': Who will be nominated for eviction tonight?

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Image Credit: Sonja Fleming/CBS

Hey there, Big Brother watchers. It’s Sunday, and you know what that means: Two more new players will be put up for nomination tonight. After last week’s shake-up, who do you think is one foot out the door? Do you buy into this “crumbling alliance” theory about the veterans? What are you most  excited to see tonight? Come here to discuss the happenings of tonight’s show, and be sure to return later tonight to EW.com for the full recap. UPDATE: The nominations have been announced! The teammates put up for eviction this week are… READ FULL STORY »

Jul 23 2011 10:38 PM ET

Let the awkwardness begin! Watch Annie and Darren's Comic-Con 2011 Longest Hug Challenge

There are many contests at which I could NOT beat my esteemed colleague Darren Franich. Arcane superhero-sequels trivia, tennis (probably?), knowing anything about comic books whatsoever. But could I possibly whip this overachiever’s skinny ass if the competition was called See Who Can Awkwardly Hug Comic-Con Fans the Longest? Press play below to find out! READ FULL STORY »

Jul 23 2011 03:01 PM ET

Comic-Con 2011: Want to find love on the convention floor? We did!

Categories: Comic-Con, Sexytimes

Dating is hard. And, one would stereotype, even more difficult in the world of Comic-Con. But EW’s Annie Barrett and Darren Franich discovered that geeky love is indeed in the air on the convention floor in San Diego. Click the jump to find out what Comic-Con’s hottest ladies are looking for in a suitor, what Green Man thinks of Annie’s face, and how Annie found herself going exclusive with Nightrunner, an African-American Muslim superhero who lives in France. (Coincidentally, exactly what our PopWatch writer was looking for.) Love is in the air! Or wafting through the humid convention halls, but still! Love! READ FULL STORY »

Jul 23 2011 12:56 PM ET

'Captain America' reaction: Do you want more of Marvel's new movie hero? And about that ending...

Where and when will Captain America fight again now that Marvel Studios has launched the super-soldier as a cinematic superhero franchise? We know that Chris Evans’ shield-baring hero will become a charter member of director Joss Whedon’s The Avengers opening next summer. (What did you think of that teaser-trailer?) But think beyond that. With box office pundits currently predicting that Captain America: The First Avenger will generate a bigger opening weekend than Marvel’s sequel-bound summertime smash Thor, another dedicated Captain America adventure would seem inevitable. (The writers of the first film, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, are already working on a script.) But where in the world – and where in history – will the masked marvel find himself in his next big-screen outing?

If you’ve seen Captain America: The First Avenger (and MASSIVE SPOILERS loom ahead for anyone who hasn’t), you know that the movie concluded with the World War II hero crashing the Red Skull’s stealth-winged flying fortress in the Arctic, then waking up in present day New York City. The implication: Steve Rogers was frozen alive and then discovered, thawed and revived by agents of SHIELD, the super-secret espionage outfit run by Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. We might assume that future stories will track the time-tossed patriot’s attempts to adjust to the modern world, plus battle other old WWII foes that somehow, someway also managed to cheat death. (I really want to see Toby Jones’ Arnim Zola make this bizarre, life-extending transformation.)

And yet, the movie never gave us the visual that most Marvel fanboys were expecting: A shot of Captain America trapped in ice. We saw his vibranium shield excavated from the Skull’s snow-filled bomber – but no body. All we got was a long beat of black screen between Cap’s crash in the Arctic and NYC wake-up. (Unless I dozed off and missed it; I saw a midnight screening after a long day at Comic-Con.)

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Jul 23 2011 12:15 PM ET

Andrew Garfield surprises 'Spider-Man' fans at Sony panel -- VIDEO

Categories: Comic-Con, Spider-Man

As Andrew Garfield told EW’s Jess Cagle in EW’s VIP lounge Friday, Spider-Man meant a lot to the actor when he was growing up. So it’s fitting that Garfield showed up to Sony’s panel Friday dressed as a fan — before removing his mask and revealing himself as the star of the upcoming gritty reboot. Appearing in front of the crowd in a low-grade Spidey costume, Garfield told the group of attendees, “This has always been a dream of mine,” and then revealed his true identity. The fun moment was followed by a passionate monologue from the British actor about his fondness for the superhero: “I needed Spidey in my life when I was a kid. And he gave me hope. In every comic I read, he was living out my and every skinny boy’s fantasy of being stronger, of being free of the body I was born into, and that swinging sensation of flight.” Continued Garfield, “He inspired me to be stronger .. he reassured me that by doing the right thing, it’s worth it. It’s worth the trouble, it’s worth the pain.”

He was right to tell the crowd, “Here I am as a fan.” A geek heartthrob is born? READ FULL STORY »

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