Fantasy Archive

  • British actor ALEX PETTYFER kicked off his on-screen career back in 2005 with a TV adaptation of Tom Brown’s Schooldays. He followed that with the lead in Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker. And now he’s about to start a whole new movie franchise with sci-fi thriller I AM NUMBER 4. Pettyfer chats about discovering teamwork, the British film scene, and working with Glee star Dianna Agron. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February...

    Alex Pettyfer – I Am Number 4

    British actor ALEX PETTYFER kicked off his on-screen career back in 2005 with a TV adaptation of Tom Brown’s Schooldays. He followed that with the lead in Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker. And now he’s about to start a whole new movie franchise with sci-fi thriller I AM NUMBER 4. Pettyfer chats about discovering teamwork, the British film scene, and working with Glee star Dianna Agron. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February...

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  • DJ CARUSO (Eagle Eye, Disturbia) directs I AM NUMBER 4, a sci-fi thriller about a young man (Alex Pettyfer) who’s on the run from ruthless enemies out to destroy him. Helping him along the way are his guardian (Timothy Olyphant) and his first love (Dianna Agron). Caruso talks about staging stunts, working from a novel in manuscript form, and why mobile phones are banned at family dinners. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February MMM:...

    DJ Caruso – I Am Number 4

    DJ CARUSO (Eagle Eye, Disturbia) directs I AM NUMBER 4, a sci-fi thriller about a young man (Alex Pettyfer) who’s on the run from ruthless enemies out to destroy him. Helping him along the way are his guardian (Timothy Olyphant) and his first love (Dianna Agron). Caruso talks about staging stunts, working from a novel in manuscript form, and why mobile phones are banned at family dinners. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February MMM:...

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  • After starring opposite Nicolas Cage in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, it’s time for Australian actress TERESA PALMER to kick some serious ass in her new movie, sci-fi thriller I AM NUMBER 4. Palmer chats about the attraction of superheroes, deflowering Harry Potter, and going franchise-tastic with director DJ Caruso and co-star Alex Pettyfer. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February MMM: You’re clearly the action girl of this movie, not only do you get...

    Teresa Palmer – I Am Number 4

    After starring opposite Nicolas Cage in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, it’s time for Australian actress TERESA PALMER to kick some serious ass in her new movie, sci-fi thriller I AM NUMBER 4. Palmer chats about the attraction of superheroes, deflowering Harry Potter, and going franchise-tastic with director DJ Caruso and co-star Alex Pettyfer. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February MMM: You’re clearly the action girl of this movie, not only do you get...

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  • My Movie Mundo meets JACK BLACK, BILLY CONNOLLY, JAMES CORDEN, and EMILY BLUNT, the stars of GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, a modern 3D take on the Jonathan Swift classic. Black is Lemuel Gulliver, a mailroom clerk at a New York newspaper who bluffs his way into writing a travel feature about the Bermuda Triangle. However, on his way to Bermuda, Gulliver’s transported to Lilliput where he finds he’s giant-sized compared to the people who live there, including Emily Blunt...

    Jack Black, Billy Connolly, James Corden, & Emily Blunt – Gulliver’s Travels

    My Movie Mundo meets JACK BLACK, BILLY CONNOLLY, JAMES CORDEN, and EMILY BLUNT, the stars of GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, a modern 3D take on the Jonathan Swift classic. Black is Lemuel Gulliver, a mailroom clerk at a New York newspaper who bluffs his way into writing a travel feature about the Bermuda Triangle. However, on his way to Bermuda, Gulliver’s transported to Lilliput where he finds he’s giant-sized compared to the people who live there, including Emily Blunt...

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  • French director JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET’s films are known for their distinctive style, from Delicatessen (1991) to Amélie (2001) to his latest work, Micmacs (OUT ON DVD NOW). The tale of a video store clerk who sets out to destroy two weapons manufacturers, Micmacs is a visual feast with bucketfuls of humour. Jeunet chats to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the recurring theme of orphans fighting monsters in his films, his visit to a Belgian weapons factory,...

    Jean-Pierre Jeunet (writer-director) – Micmacs

    French director JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET’s films are known for their distinctive style, from Delicatessen (1991) to Amélie (2001) to his latest work, Micmacs (OUT ON DVD NOW). The tale of a video store clerk who sets out to destroy two weapons manufacturers, Micmacs is a visual feast with bucketfuls of humour. Jeunet chats to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the recurring theme of orphans fighting monsters in his films, his visit to a Belgian weapons factory,...

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  • PETER JACKSON talks about ghostly goings-on, working with Brian Eno, and his biggest challenge yet – adapting Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones for the big screen. MMM: You’ve described this film as your biggest challenge yet – can you elaborate on this statement? For someone who did that little trilogy of yours, it’s quite sth to say. Jackson: I don’t think we thought it would be as difficult as it was when we started, but...

    Peter Jackson (writer-director) – The Lovely Bones

    PETER JACKSON talks about ghostly goings-on, working with Brian Eno, and his biggest challenge yet – adapting Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones for the big screen. MMM: You’ve described this film as your biggest challenge yet – can you elaborate on this statement? For someone who did that little trilogy of yours, it’s quite sth to say. Jackson: I don’t think we thought it would be as difficult as it was when we started, but...

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  • SUSAN SARANDON chats about providing comic relief and what she calls her ‘eyelash / wig arc’ in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lovely Bones.     MMM: You’ve said in the past that your character provides the film’s comic relief. But she’s much more than that… she holds things together when the family seems to be falling apart, doesn’t she? Sarandon: But in a drunken kind of way. I’m happy to be the comic relief,...

    Susan Sarandon (actress) – The Lovely Bones

    SUSAN SARANDON chats about providing comic relief and what she calls her ‘eyelash / wig arc’ in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lovely Bones.     MMM: You’ve said in the past that your character provides the film’s comic relief. But she’s much more than that… she holds things together when the family seems to be falling apart, doesn’t she? Sarandon: But in a drunken kind of way. I’m happy to be the comic relief,...

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  • SAOIRSE RONAN (Atonement) chats about the physical and mental challenges of her starring role in Peter Jackson’s latest film adaptation, The Lovely Bones. MMM: At what point did you realise what a big deal this film was going to be for your career? Ronan: I think first of all when I heard who the director was going to be, that was quite big. But I think for me I think it was probably after we...

    Saoirse Ronan (actress) – The Lovely Bones

    SAOIRSE RONAN (Atonement) chats about the physical and mental challenges of her starring role in Peter Jackson’s latest film adaptation, The Lovely Bones. MMM: At what point did you realise what a big deal this film was going to be for your career? Ronan: I think first of all when I heard who the director was going to be, that was quite big. But I think for me I think it was probably after we...

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  • ROBERT PATTINSON chats about topless scenes, being trapped in hotel rooms, and open-mic nights. MMM: Do you feel any pressure from the Twi-Hards? Or do they just love you now?! Pattinson: No, there has never been any pressure from anyone I don’t think, other than right at the very beginning before the first film came out. I think the Twi-Hards like being part of the club, and they mobilize against people who criticise the series....

    Robert Pattinson (actor) – Twilight: New Moon

    ROBERT PATTINSON chats about topless scenes, being trapped in hotel rooms, and open-mic nights. MMM: Do you feel any pressure from the Twi-Hards? Or do they just love you now?! Pattinson: No, there has never been any pressure from anyone I don’t think, other than right at the very beginning before the first film came out. I think the Twi-Hards like being part of the club, and they mobilize against people who criticise the series....

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  • KRISTEN STEWART talks about overprotective brothers, screaming fans, and Twilight Queen Bee, Stephenie Meyer. MMM: How difficult was it to maintain the emotional intensity between yours and Robert’s characters, given that you spend so much time apart in this film? Stewart: Well, it was easier to play Bella in New Moon because I got to go through the experience of Twilight. As for how we maintained intensity… the descriptions in the book are so visceral...

    Kristen Stewart (actress) – Twilight: New Moon

    KRISTEN STEWART talks about overprotective brothers, screaming fans, and Twilight Queen Bee, Stephenie Meyer. MMM: How difficult was it to maintain the emotional intensity between yours and Robert’s characters, given that you spend so much time apart in this film? Stewart: Well, it was easier to play Bella in New Moon because I got to go through the experience of Twilight. As for how we maintained intensity… the descriptions in the book are so visceral...

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