Sharon Knolle

Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen is in talks to play the villain in "Thor 2," which, if it happens, would mean the epic meeting of One-Eye and Odin. (For those who haven't seen "Vahalla Rising," Mikkelsen plays One-Eye, a mute Norse warrior with just, uh...one eye).

Mikkelsen's made something...

An LAPD spokesman has confirmed that Nick Stahl, best known for playing John Connor in 2003's "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," is missing.

The 32-year-old actor was reported missing Monday morning by his wife, Rose Murphy. Foul play is not suspected at this time, LAPD spokesman...

If you think a movie based on the game "Battleship" is silly, you're not alone. The folks at Screen Crush have just re-imagined "Battleship"-- a film about an alien invasion -- as a fight against classic board-game characters. (Enter Rich Uncle Pennybags from Monopoly and the King of...

Tom Wilson, the guy who played bully Biff Tannen in the "Back to the Future" movies, has come up with a nifty way to handle the most-asked fan questions about the beloved trilogy: by writing all the answers down on a postcard.

Although it's been 22 years since...

Plans to make a Jimi Hendrix biopic starring Outkast’s Andre 3000 may have hit a snag: The family of the late rock legend is against it, saying that they won't allow rights to the music.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Experience Hendrix LLC, the family-owned company that manages Hendrix's...

Earlier today, Adam Yauch, founding member of the Beastie Boys, passed away from cancer. He was 47.

Yet Yauch, who was best known as rapper MCA in the multi-platinum-selling trio, also branched out into film. In 2002, he launched Oscilloscope Pictures, which has since put out acclaimed indie...

The speculation is over: Lionsgate has officially announced that Francis Lawrence will direct "Catching Fire," the sure-to-be-epic follow-up to "The Hunger Games."

Lawrence is replacing Gary Ross, who didn't feel he could deliver the sequel in time for the immovable November 22, 2013 release date.

Ross' move didn't...

"Twilight" star Robert Pattinson's next film puts him about as far from the tween demographic as possible. He's just signed on to the thriller "Mission: Blacklist," where he'll play the military interrogator who helped capture Saddam Hussein.

“This movie is a gripping, edge of your seat thriller,” producer...

"The Avengers" villain Loki is menacing and mad, but the actor who plays him, Tom Hiddleston, couldn't be more charming and humble, especially about his growing (and extremely devoted) Internet following. (Did you know there are sites dedicated just to his voice and his laugh?)

While pundits ponder whether "The Avengers" will be bigger than "The Hunger Games," that question hits closer to home for two stars who happen to be brothers: Chris Hemsworth, who reprises his role as "Thor" in the superhero flick, and Liam Hemsworth, who co-starred in "Hunger Games."

Assembling "The Avengers" was clearly a Hulk-sized job and the signs of strain were still apparent when Moviefone sat down with director Joss Whedon three weeks before the film's release. While relative newbies to the blockbuster world Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki) could barely contain their excitement about...

Chris Evans may be playing Captain America in "The Avengers," but even he admits he geeked out the first time he saw Robert Downey, Jr. and Chris Hemsworth in costume.

Recently, Evans spoke with Moviefone -- the first in our weeklong series of discussions with the stars of the...

The first images of Leonardo DiCaprio as an evil plantation owner and Jamie Foxx as a badass slave in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" have arrived thanks to EW -- and they don't disappoint.

Foxx describes his cowboy character as a combination of two of the most iconic...

A director is firing back after "Hunger Games" star Elizabeth Banks called the indie she made with him the worst mistake of her career.

In a recent interview with Slate.com, Banks described her first acting job on the 1998 dark comedy, "Surrender Dorothy," in less than glowing...

After sweeping this year's Razzie Awards with his live-action films, "Hotel Transylvania" might be just the rebound Adam Sandler needs.

In this teaser trailer for the Sony animated film, Sandler (who provides the voice of Dracula), runs a hotel for his monster friends, which boasts some unusual amenities, like...

Sorry, Scrooge McDuck, there's a richer fictional character out there -- and he's got enough gold to fill a Lonely Mountain.

According to Forbes' Fictional 15, Smaug, the "hyperintelligent" dragon from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," is now the richest made-up character on the planet, worth a cool $62...

The detective who played a pivotal role in bringing down a group of Hollywood teens who stole from stars including Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, may have damaged his case by also serving as a technical advisor to an upcoming Sofia Coppola film based on the same...

This week, I received a Groupon email, where, mixed in with deals for half-off reusable dry cleaning bags and gluten-free groceries, was an Earth Day banner featuring Edward Norton.

The serendipitous email came with the realization that Norton's movies have all along been teaching us important lessons on how to...

TIME magazine just released its annual 100 Most Influential People list, which, in addition to bigwig politicos, pop stars and sports sensations, features a fair share of actors.

Among the stars dubbed "Most Influential" were Oscar nominees Viola Davis and Jessica Chastain, Oscar winner Tilda Swinton and "Homeland"...

When Jason Segel said he was moving on from "The Muppets," he meant it.

"No, no cameo," Segel told The Playlist. “It was a very distinct choice on my part. Of course I was asked to do it. I did exactly what I set out to do,...