May 2, 2024

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Seth Rogen Reveals Why ‘Preacher’ Won’t Be ‘Green Hornet’

Seth Rogen was at South by Southwest this year to represent his new comedy co-starring Zac Efron. But when we had the chance to sit down with the actor-writer-director, we couldn't help but pick his brain about one of his most anticipated upcoming projects: "Preacher."

Rogen, along with his frequent writing and producing partner Evan Goldberg, is one of the creative minds behind "Preacher," AMC's latest attempt at bringing a beloved comic book series to the small-screen. Like "The Walking Dead," the Garth Ennis-penned and Steve Dillon-illustrated "Preacher" features no shortage of guts and gore. But the adult material extends to super-bad language and copious amounts of nudity, including one memorable sex scene involving a statue made of meat.

Many have tried to adapt "Preacher" before, and all attempts have failed thus far. Does Rogen think the team that he and AMC have assembled can finally bring the raunchy, R-rated "Preacher" to live-action in a way that honors the source material?

"I think we can," he told MTV's Josh Horowitz. "The language, probably, we'll have to be slightly creative with — because we can't say the word 'f---' over and over again on AMC. But the violence and the sexual elements and the overall edgy nature of ['Preacher'], they haven't given us any indication so far that it needs to be toned down."

"We just had our first big meeting with them: Sam Catlin, our show runner, ['Preacher' creator] Garth Ennis and AMC," he continued. "We all just got in a room for the first time last week. It was ...

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See Iron Man Hulk Out In ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’

Loki had an army, but the Avengers had a Hulk. And now, the Avengers also have a veritable one-man army to stop the Hulk, if need be.

Fans caught a first look at during "Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe," the TV special that aired on ABC last night. Along with the special came first looks at concept art for Joss Whedon's "Avengers" sequel, including our first real glimpse at Whedon's Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch vision. (Alas, no Vision, but we'll take what we can get.)

As exciting as those new characters are to see, not enough can be said about an old character's newest trick: Iron Man and his Hulkbuster armor. After several movies worth of anticipation, Whedon and Marvel are breaking out the big gun, in the form of Tony Stark's latest Iron Man suit:


The Hulkbuster suit has been a staple of Iron Man's armory for years and years in the comics. In "Iron Man 3," we saw an armor that looked very much Hulkbuster inspired: Mark XXXVIII, the silver and blue "Igor" armor that rampaged against Aldrich Killian and his Extremis-powered enforcers.

But that was just an amuse-bouche, a taste of the Hulk-sized Iron action to come. Based on the "Age of Ultron" concept art, it's clear that Iron Man's Hulkbuster will come into play, likely to rein the Jade Giant in once his giant green rage monster schtick gets too far out of control.

Hopefully, we'll also get to see Hulk and Hulkbuster Iron Man fight together side-by-side, Science Bros style. But frankly, ...

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MTV’s Musical March Madness: Thirty Seconds To Mars, Imagine Dragons Battle Out West

MTV's fifth-annual Musical March Madness tournament tipped off on Monday (March 17), with 64 bands beginning the quest for total supremacy ... and one very toned trophy.

Who should be clearing out some space on their mantle? Ultimately, it'll be up to you: Vote now for your favorites in all first-round matchups at MMM.MTV.com, and make sure to check back on Monday, March 24 at noon E.T. when the tournament moves on to round two.

Note Now In All #MMM First-Round Matchups!

And with 32 matchups spread across four regions, #MMM 2014 is more unpredictable that ever — no wonder Warren Buffett's offering $1 billion to anyone who fills out a perfect bracket (oh, wait, that's the NCAA tournament). So to help you make the most informed picks, we're breaking down the action, region by region.

We began by taking a look at the Mighty Midwest, where bands like Fall Out Boy and Walk The Moon are battling it out. And today, we turn our attention to the Wild West, home to tournament-tested talent and a kennel-full of underdogs looking to take a bite out of this year's field. Here's our up-to-the-minute analysis.

The #1 seed in the West went to Imagine Dragons, who, thanks to a remarkable 2013, enter this year's tournament brimming with confidence (and looking to prove that last year's opening-round exit was a fluke). So far, it's looking good, as they lead #16 Kesha by a sizeable amount.

But can the Dragons hold on and make a deep run in ...

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‘Game Of Thrones’ Final Trailer: Beware The ‘Devil Inside’

The night is dark and full of terrors, as is the final trailer for season four.

HBO has released one last look at their upcoming season of "Thrones," bowing on April 6. The trailer plays to the tune of "Devil Inside" by Australian punk band INXS, and it's an appropriate theme, given the enormous sense of dread brimming throughout the footage.

At a glance, nearly all of the various plot threads left dangling at the end of season three are touched upon in the new "Thrones" trailer. In King's Landing, Tyrion Lannister remains at odds with his sister Cersei, while their reformed bad boy brother Jaime and new friend Brienne of Tarth wonder about the whereabouts of the missing Arya Stark.

In the far east of Essos, Daenerys Targaryen continues her warpath through Slavers Bay, her eyes set on the great city of Meereen.

In the North, Roose Bolton and his bastard Ramsay Snow contemplate their next move now that Robb Stark is out of the picture. Even further north, Jon Snow and the men of the Night's Watch prepare for Mance Rayder's wildling army's assault on the great wall of Westeros. And even further north than that, broken Bran Stark continues following his green dreams in pursuit of the legendary Three-Eyed Crow.

In short, there's a lot happening just in the new "Thrones" trailer alone, and it's barely more than a minute in length. That should give you an idea of what to expect from season four. As a reader of the novels, I can say with confidence that if the show ...

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‘Glee’ 100th Episode, By The Numbers

This week's episode of "Glee" is all about the numbers: It's the series' 100th episode, a half-dozen cast members and guest stars who aren't gracing the (surprisingly well-kept) plastic chairs of the McKinley High School, and New Directions is in trouble over the number of dollars of school funding (zero) it has left. The episode even takes its name, "100," from the centurial number.

In fact, if one were to that narrow slice of Venn diagram overlap between "hardcore 'Glee' fan" and "someone who needs to teach a small child to count," this episode would be a great tool.

1. New character introduced named Wassup, Chace Crawford.

2. Pairs of over-the-knee socks in the Glee clubroom. (Rachel and Brittany, natch.)

3. Minutes into the episode it took to hear Mr. Schue say "gangsta."

For the sake of brevity, let's jump forward a bit.

2 million. Number of dollars Mr. Schuester has spent on the Glee Club's sets to perform for "literally just you" in recent months, according to Principal Sylvester's painstaking accounting.

In Tuesday (March 18) night's episode, the first part of a nostalgia-filled two-parter in honor of the show's milestone, tears were shed, guest stars resurrected and plotlines stalled in favor of what may be the most meta episode of "Glee" ever.

Mr. Schue, in recognition of the demise of New Directions, calls the troops home to Lima to cry a lot while looking at a plaque of Finn and to "reinvent in some way" old Glee Club songs for their final assignment. (Weirdly, none of the graduated members of the club pull a "you're ...

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‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’: Get Your First Look At Quicksilver And Scarlet Witch

Marvel Studios fed its rabid superhero fanbase a few very meaty appetizers for next year's highly anticipated "Avengers" sequel, Tuesday (March 18).

"Avengers 2" isn't out until next summer, but the anticipation is already reaching a crescendo, especially with the first official member of the Avengers, Captain America, coming to movie screens for his own sequel, on April 4.

Following the "Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe" special on ABC, fans got a one-minute sneak peek of the film, followed by some incredible concept art via Twitter featuring the Incredible Hulk and Black Widow, who were played in the first installment by Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson, respectively.

More importantly, the first official images of new cast members Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and twin sister Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) were shown. In the artwork, Quicksilver, who possesses superhuman speed, is shown in his signature blue costume, running through a throng of bad guys.

Scarlet Witch, who possesses the ability to manipulate reality, has a more youthful appearance than comic book fans are used to and her costume is updated from an all-red ensemble to a more fashionable look of brown pants, white top and red leather jacket.

Production for the Josh Whedon-directed juggernaut began February 11, with the first two weeks of filming taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa.

"The Avengers: Age of Ultron" hits theaters on May 1, 2015.

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