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  • JOHN LASSETER, director of Pixar’s latest movie CARS 2, talks about Pixar’s 25th anniversary, his personal tribute to actor Paul Newman (Doc Hudson in Cars), and car-ifying London. **CARS 2 is in UK cinemas from 22 JULY MMM: Congratulations on 25 years of Pixar. Did you ever think you would achieve that landmark so seamlessly, so effortlessly and with so much success when you started out? Lasseter: No, at Pixar we always stay focused on...

    John Lasseter – Cars 2

    JOHN LASSETER, director of Pixar’s latest movie CARS 2, talks about Pixar’s 25th anniversary, his personal tribute to actor Paul Newman (Doc Hudson in Cars), and car-ifying London. **CARS 2 is in UK cinemas from 22 JULY MMM: Congratulations on 25 years of Pixar. Did you ever think you would achieve that landmark so seamlessly, so effortlessly and with so much success when you started out? Lasseter: No, at Pixar we always stay focused on...

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  • JOHNNY DEPP, Captain Jack Sparrow himself, talks about working with Judi Dench again, acting with the man who inspired his character, and at the London press conference for his latest film, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES. ***PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES is in cinemas from 18 MAY MMM: You’ve said you love playing this part, so do you think it’s a role you were born to play? Depp: It also gives...

    Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    JOHNNY DEPP, Captain Jack Sparrow himself, talks about working with Judi Dench again, acting with the man who inspired his character, and at the London press conference for his latest film, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES. ***PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES is in cinemas from 18 MAY MMM: You’ve said you love playing this part, so do you think it’s a role you were born to play? Depp: It also gives...

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  • IAN MCSHANE (Deadwood) talks about cornering the market in movie villainy and Blackbeard‘s flaming beard at the London press conference for the fourth movie in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. ***PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES is in cinemas from 18 MAY MMM: How have you managed to corner the market in villainy in recent years? McShane: My early life! [Laughs] If I wasn’t an actor now I’d probably be in jail! MMM:...

    Ian McShane – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    IAN MCSHANE (Deadwood) talks about cornering the market in movie villainy and Blackbeard‘s flaming beard at the London press conference for the fourth movie in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. ***PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES is in cinemas from 18 MAY MMM: How have you managed to corner the market in villainy in recent years? McShane: My early life! [Laughs] If I wasn’t an actor now I’d probably be in jail! MMM:...

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  • SAM CLAFLIN talks about fulfilling a childhood dream to make a pirate movie and his first experience of the Pirates franchise as a 16-year-old wannabe footballer at the London press conference for the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie. ***PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES is in cinemas from 18 MAY MMM: You’re not exactly Errol Flynn in this movie but you do wield a mean sword. So, what exactly was your experience of...

    Sam Claflin – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    SAM CLAFLIN talks about fulfilling a childhood dream to make a pirate movie and his first experience of the Pirates franchise as a 16-year-old wannabe footballer at the London press conference for the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie. ***PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES is in cinemas from 18 MAY MMM: You’re not exactly Errol Flynn in this movie but you do wield a mean sword. So, what exactly was your experience of...

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  • PENELOPE CRUZ (Broken Embraces) chats about filming in exotic locations, taking on an action-packed role, and  finding a good work-life balance at the London press conference for the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean adventure. ***PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES is in cinemas from 18 MAY MMM: Your character is quite feisty. How did you prepare for all the action scenes because you seem to have more action and fighting in this film than you’ve done...

    Penelope Cruz – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    PENELOPE CRUZ (Broken Embraces) chats about filming in exotic locations, taking on an action-packed role, and  finding a good work-life balance at the London press conference for the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean adventure. ***PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES is in cinemas from 18 MAY MMM: Your character is quite feisty. How did you prepare for all the action scenes because you seem to have more action and fighting in this film than you’ve done...

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  • Comedian and broadcaster JOE CORNISH talks about writing and directing his first feature film, ATTACK THE BLOCK, ditching CGI monsters, and the pleasures of shooting at night. **ATTACK THE BLOCK is in UK cinemas from 13 May MMM: This film was inspired by an event that happened to you in 2001… Cornish: Yes, I was mugged. It was quite a pathetic mugging… it was quite young kids, and it made me want to talk to the...

    Joe Cornish – Attack the Block

    Comedian and broadcaster JOE CORNISH talks about writing and directing his first feature film, ATTACK THE BLOCK, ditching CGI monsters, and the pleasures of shooting at night. **ATTACK THE BLOCK is in UK cinemas from 13 May MMM: This film was inspired by an event that happened to you in 2001… Cornish: Yes, I was mugged. It was quite a pathetic mugging… it was quite young kids, and it made me want to talk to the...

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  • Louise Bourgoin as Adele Blanc-Sec Director LUC BESSON (Leon, The Fifth Element) transports us to early 20th-century Paris in his latest big-screen outing, ADELE BLANC-SEC. Adapted by Besson from the comic books of Jacques Tardi, the film follows a young novelist on her fantastic adventures with newly-hatched pterodactyls and recently resurrected mummies. Click on the audio file below to hear Besson chat to film journalist Jan Gilbert about falling in love with Adele Blanc-Sec, why...

    Luc Besson – Adele Blanc-Sec

    Louise Bourgoin as Adele Blanc-Sec Director LUC BESSON (Leon, The Fifth Element) transports us to early 20th-century Paris in his latest big-screen outing, ADELE BLANC-SEC. Adapted by Besson from the comic books of Jacques Tardi, the film follows a young novelist on her fantastic adventures with newly-hatched pterodactyls and recently resurrected mummies. Click on the audio file below to hear Besson chat to film journalist Jan Gilbert about falling in love with Adele Blanc-Sec, why...

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  • CHANNING TATUM, last seen in The Dilemma and Dear John, chats about filming THE EAGLE, an action adventure set in Roman times. Tatum talks about surviving the cold, doing his own stunts, and how he got injured while making the movie. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March MMM: Were there any surprises in terms of the physicality of making The Eagle? Tatum: Yeah. I don’t think even if they’d told me it was going...

    Channing Tatum – The Eagle

    CHANNING TATUM, last seen in The Dilemma and Dear John, chats about filming THE EAGLE, an action adventure set in Roman times. Tatum talks about surviving the cold, doing his own stunts, and how he got injured while making the movie. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March MMM: Were there any surprises in terms of the physicality of making The Eagle? Tatum: Yeah. I don’t think even if they’d told me it was going...

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  • KEVIN MACDONALD, director of The Last King of Scotland and State of Play, talks about his latest film THE EAGLE, an action adventure set in Roman times. Based on Rosemary Sutcliff‘s historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth, the film follows a centurion named Marcus and his slave Esca as they search for a missing army and its Eagle emblem in the Scottish Highlands. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March   MMM: When...

    Kevin Macdonald – The Eagle

    KEVIN MACDONALD, director of The Last King of Scotland and State of Play, talks about his latest film THE EAGLE, an action adventure set in Roman times. Based on Rosemary Sutcliff‘s historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth, the film follows a centurion named Marcus and his slave Esca as they search for a missing army and its Eagle emblem in the Scottish Highlands. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March   MMM: When...

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  • DUNCAN KENWORTHY, producer of Love Actually and Notting Hill, chats about his new film THE EAGLE, an action adventure set in Roman times. Based on Rosemary Sutcliff‘s historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth, the film tells the tale of centurion Marcus and his slave Esca’s search for a Roman missing army and its Eagle emblem. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March MMM: It’s a project that you’ve longed to do for years. But...

    Duncan Kenworthy – The Eagle

    DUNCAN KENWORTHY, producer of Love Actually and Notting Hill, chats about his new film THE EAGLE, an action adventure set in Roman times. Based on Rosemary Sutcliff‘s historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth, the film tells the tale of centurion Marcus and his slave Esca’s search for a Roman missing army and its Eagle emblem. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March MMM: It’s a project that you’ve longed to do for years. But...

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