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Jena Malone on 'Inherent Vice,' 'Batman v Superman,' and Her 'Punk'd' Legacy (EXCLUSIVE)

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jena malone in inherent viceIn Paul Thomas Anderson's dizzying crime comedy "Inherent Vice" (read our review from the New York Film Festival here), characters flit in and out, each one played by a terrific actor, as shaggy dog detective Doc (Joaquin Phoenix) tries to untangle a mystery that involves his old girlfriend (Katherine Waterston), a missing hippie (Owen Wilson), a real estate tycoon (Eric Roberts), and an entity known only as The Golden Fang. One of the characters Doc meets along the way is a young woman named Hope Harlingen, played by Jena Malone, who most know from her role in the blockbuster "Hunger Games" franchise.

Hope is a recovering drug addict in 1970 Los Angeles and as such she looks pretty rough, with a mouth full of crummy veneers and skin like a citrus-deprived pirate. She's only in the movie briefly but makes a big impression. We talked about her chompers, what it was like working with a director with a reputation as mythical as Paul Thomas Anderson's, what's in store for the final "Hunger Games" entry, and whether or not she's in Zack Snyder's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."

Moviefone: My editor dared me to make this entire interview about your bad teeth.

Jena Malone: We could try! There's certainly a lot to talk about. I did do a lot of research on female dental veneers from the seventies.

Okay! What kind of research did you do?

Well, you know, what it looks like -- what the feeling was, what the purpose was, all the different variations of it. Because we were creating a set of teeth for her, from nothing, we had to decide the whiteness, was this too big, was this too small. You know, the bigger the front of the teeth was from an earlier era... It just goes on and on.

Were the teeth something from the novel?

Yes. And the thing with him is he's the master of metaphor. Within his prose he's telling you things about a character and revealing all of the nature of the character within that character's actions. Just the fact that her name is Hope and living in this death of an era, the death of the dream of free love and she's an ex-junkie and she's removing herself from this darkness and approach this parenthesis of light. You know, she has fake teeth and she's trying to clean herself up and become a good mom. All of it worked within the narrative so well.

Since you have relatively little screen time, did you feel any added pressure to really make your scenes pop?

I always feel pressure. Every day on set I feel a mash of butterflies that occupy a small part of my stomach, particularly when you're doing work that you care about and work that is basically the essence of what we do, creating something out of nothing, continually. And to be fair, you have no idea what you're doing, half of the time, because I'm just trying things out. There's always that pressure and also that excitement of finding out what's going to happen. But maybe there was more because of the fact that I was working with, for me, the greatest American filmmaker alive and getting to work with Joaquin, who is such an incredibly talented actor. You're working with these greats, so there's the added pressure of that. But what's amazing about those two... Paul creates an energy on set of such ease and it's so gentle and trying things and he's constantly writing and editing as he's shooting, allowing the scene to become what it wants to become in the moment. It's a really easy and collaborative set to be apart of and the nerves melted away and just kind of became adrenaline and excitement.

Most of the movie is captured in these super-long takes. Was that scary at all?

It's funny, it's like talking about the lines at Six Flags. You don't leave Six Flags talking about the lines, you leave Six Flags talking about the excitement of going down the ride and the thrill of those three seconds. Were there long takes? Yeah. I guess we were. But in the environment of how Paul creates, actors flourish. I didn't find it restrictive at all. I find it all encompassing and welcoming, in a way.

What were your expectations of working with Paul Thomas Anderson, and what was the reality of working with him?

I didn't have many expectations, because I know now that every director I've worked with is so different and so unique. They each have their own fingerprint, that I was just excited to see how he worked. I didn't know what that would be. I guess I was expecting, in a way, that it'd be more restrictive or for him to be leading these very powerful sets with not an iron fist but something like that, because his films are so uniquely his vision. I imagined him to be this giant craftsman but he's really this soft welder. He's constantly re-interpreting his own material, finding things that didn't work and letting those things go. You could ask him, "What does this mean?" And he'd say, "I don't know." He's courageous enough to say that he's not quite sure, he's allowing the moment to figure itself out, which not a lot of directors have the balls to do.

Did you shoot a lot of extra stuff? Even the trailer is full of scenes that aren't in the actual movie.

We shot a lot that day, up and around and all over that scene. But what became was perfect.

What did you think about Joaquin's amazing yelp? Did he try out different screams?

Nothing was ever repeated when it came to Joaquin's performance. It was a constant joy. It was constantly a surprise, it was constantly wanting to see where he was going to go next. That was working with him on every level. He's so generous and giving and also very joyful. It's not this very serious, weighty matter. He's very happy to share whatever's in his pocket and ideas and whatever and allow for things to happen. It was incredible to get to dance with him. I had the best time.

It sounds like this movie spoiled you.

I'm totally spoiled. I'm never going to be able to work with anyone again. He creates such an incredible environment for the actors, we were all wondering, "Why can't this always be like this?"

You showed up very briefly in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1." Is it safe to say you'll be a bigger part of the finale?

There's a lot more to the books. "Part 1" was just part one of the full book. There's a lot more for all of the characters. It's the final chapter, so it's going to be crazy.

Are you sad to see that end?

It is and it isn't. It's nice to see that we've created something so beautiful together but it's more about missing those friendships and being a part of that family.

There have been rumors that you are in talks to join another sizable franchise for a director you've worked with before, as part of Zack Snyder's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." Can you say anything?

Ummmm... no.

Would you say, hypothetically, that you would be excited to contribute a strong female role model to a genre that is somewhat bereft of them?

I don't think that it's bereft. I mean look at "Hunger Games" -- are you kidding me?

Yeah, but "The Hunger Games" isn't a comic book.

It doesn't matter. You're turning something into a film, you're creating a myth. What is a comic book but a written myth? I feel like there's so much negativity, but we create. We're still making things. It's not about having as much as they have, it's about continuing the conversation.

Do those big movies hold the same amount of appeal for you as something like "Inherent Vice"? Would you keep going between those two poles?

I don't see them as poles. In my own audience, there's no bigger film than "Inherent Vice." As an audience, there's no bigger film than "The Hunger Games." As an audience member, for me, that's what I want from a film. I just want to work with great filmmakers and keep pushing myself.

Is there any filmmaker you've worked with that you would want to work with again?

Paul. I'll be texting him all the time now: "So...?" No, he's constantly working on things. I'm just excited as an audience member to what he does next.

What do people come up to you on the street and talk to you about, besides "Hunger Games"?

That I was on "Punk'd."

You were on "Punk'd"?

Yes. And seriously, more people recognize me from that than anything.

Thanks so much for chatting and if you do end up in that sizable film next year, hopefully we'll talk again.

Sizable? What a funny way to say anything.

Isn't it a sizable film?

I don't know. I don't know even what you're talking about.

Oh right. You have no knowledge of this.

[Laughs] Thanks again.

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John Travolta Returning to TV in Ryan Murphy's 'American Crime Story'

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2014 TIFF - Welcome back, Kotter!

John Travolta got his break on the sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter" nearly 40 years ago. From there, he went on to fame and fortune as a movie star. Now, he's returning to the small screen for Ryan Murphy's upcoming "American Crime Story."

FX's true crime anthology series will tell the story of O.J. Simpson's murder trial in its first season. Travolta will play Simpson's defense attorney, Robert Shapiro, opposite Sarah Paulson as prosecutor Marcia Clark. David Schwimmer will stand alongside Travolta as defense lawyer Robert Kardashian (yeah, Kim's dad), and Cuba Gooding Jr. is signed to play O.J. himself.

"American Crime Story" will start shooting soon; no premiere date has been set.

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'Boyhood,' 'Gone Girl' Snag 2014 Writers Guild Award Nominations

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Gone Girl"Boyhood" continues its march toward the Oscars with a nomination from the Writers Guild of America.

The guild announced its nominations for best original screenplay and best adapted screenplay, and predictably, "Boyhood" and "Gone Girl" feature in those categories, respectively.

Joining Richard Linklater in original screenplay competition is Wes Anderson for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and Damien Chazelle for "Whiplash." Interestingly, "Whiplash" is classified as an adapted screenplay by the Academy Awards.

In the adaptation category, Gillian Flynn faces off against Jason Hall for "American Sniper" and Nick Hornby for "Wild."

Some notable snubs include Oscar frontrunners like "Birdman" and "Selma," which were not eligible for Writers Guild honors. Here is the complete list of nominees:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Boyhood," written by Richard Linklater
"Foxcatcher," written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
"The Grand Budapest Hotel," screenplay by Wes Anderson; story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
"Nightcrawler," written by Dan Gilroy
"Whiplash," written by Damien Chazelle

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"American Sniper," written by Jason Hall; based on the book by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
"Gone Girl," screenplay by Gillian Flynn; based on her novel
"Guardians of the Galaxy," written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman; based on the Marvel comic by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning
"The Imitation Game," written by Graham Moore; based on the book "Alan Turing: The Enigma" by Andrew Hodges
"Wild," screenplay by Nick Hornby; based on the book by Cheryl Strayed

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'The Lazarus Effect' Trailer: Olivia Wilde Comes Back From the Dead

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Lazarus EffectLet sleeping dogs lie - and dead people remain dead.

That's the takeaway from the super creepy trailer for "The Lazarus Effect." Olivia Wilde and Mark Duplass play scientists who come up with a serum that can resurrect dead beings. They try it first on a dog, and it works -- but the dog seems very different after coming back.

Then, after an accident in the lab that kills Wilde, they use the serum on her to very grave effects. She comes back to life, but she's not the same woman she was before, as her horrified colleagues soon find out. The movie comes from the same production house as "The Purge" and "Insidious," and looks just as spine-tingling as those films.

"The Lazarus Effect" also stars Donald Glover and Evan Peters, and opens in theaters February 27.



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Netflix News: 'Daredevil' Will Premiere in April, 'Marco Polo' Renewed, and More

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Netflix has released premiere dates for its exclusive shows, including "Marvel's Daredevil" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." Netflix has also renewed "Marco Polo" for another ten episodes, although it's not clear when those will be released.

"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," which stars Ellie Kemper as a former cult member making her way in NYC, premieres on Friday, March 6. It was co-created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, and co-stars Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, and Carol Kane. The first season will run for 13 episodes.

Family drama "Bloodline" will premiere on Friday, March 20, and run for 13 episodes as well. It's got a sweet cast that includes Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini, Sissy Spacek, and Sam Shepard, so we'll definitely be keeping an eye out for that one.

"Marvel's Daredevil" is, dare we say, the one we're anticipating the most, and that premieres on Friday, April 10. Charlie Cox stars as Matt Murdock, who fights crime as his alter ego Daredevil in NYC. It co-stars Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Deborah Ann Woll, and Drew Goddard is one of the exec producers.

Last but not least, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin's show "Grace and Frankie" premieres on Friday, May 8. These two awesome ladies star as women whose husbands dump them for each other, leaving them no choice but to start over together as pals. Their co-stars include Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, and Brooklyn Decker. "Grace and Frankie" was created by "Friends" mastermind Marta Kauffman and "Home Improvement" creator Howard J. Morris.

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'Deadpool' Casting Continues With T.J. Miller and Ed Skrein

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Marvel's movie about the weirdo anti-hero known as Deadpool has been doing the limbo for quite some time. Now that Ryan Reynolds is officially attached (finally!), things are coming together in a most promising way. They've even begun casting!

T.J. Miller and Ed Skrein are in "early talks" for unknown roles in "Deadpool," although it's thought that Skrein is in line for a bad guy role and Miller for something on the lighter side. That makes sense given Miller's previous roles on HBO's "Silicon Valley," and in movies like "Big Hero 6," "How to Train Your Dragon" and its sequel, as well as "She's Out of My League." Skrein is probably most well known for his role as Daario Naharis on "Game of Thrones," a role he left to star in an upcoming "Transporter" movie - a move that frankly boggles the mind, because tons of "GoT" actors manage to juggle movies, plays, and other projects when winter isn't coming, but hey, maybe he's allergic to dragons.

"Deadpool," which will be directed by Tim Miller, will hit theaters February 12, 2016.

[Via The Wrap]

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Duncan Jones Divulges 'Warcraft' Movie Details

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Legendary Pictures Preview And Panel - Comic-Con International 2014

Duncan Jones's big-screen take on the insanely addictive MMORPG "Warcraft" won't be out until 2016, and details so far have been fairly scarce. Maybe that's because the release date is over a year away! In any case, the "Moon" director has shared some information about the movie's plot with the Chinese news site Mtime, and it sounds pretty cool so far. Thanks much to diehard fansite ManMadeMovies for making the translation available!

Jones said, "As you may know, there has been a long history of trying to make a 'Warcraft' film, and for a number of reasons, it never quite happened. I was lucky. When I went to talk to Chris Metzen and the guys at Blizzard, we both saw things the same way. A 'Warcraft' film should not be about a good race of humans battling an evil race of orcs! 'Warcraft' should be about heroes on both sides trying to avoid a conflict, when villains leave them no choice."

He went on to add, "From the moment I first talked to Blizzard, the plan was to start our film with the first time orcs met humans. First contact! I think that for a world with so much newness to explain, this was a wise choice, especially when so many people in our audience may not know anything about 'Warcraft'... it was important that some of our characters would be seeing the world fresh as well, and that the audience could see the situation through their eyes."

Video game movies are notoriously hard to get right, but it probably helps a lot that Jones is himself a gamer. He told Badass Digest in 2010, "I'm a real gamer and I think there are less real gamers involved in directing only because you have to spend so much time making films that there's no time to be a hardcore gamer. I'm just slightly insane and I stay up all night playing games. In the day I'm working and at night I play games."

Jones also added that he was "hugely jealous of Sam Raimi," who was attached to a WoW project at the time. "I really believe 'World of Warcraft' could be the launch of computer games as good films. And from the little I've read of interviews with him the way he's approaching it makes so much sense. It's what I was talking about - it's not worrying about how the game plays, it's about creating the world of the game and investing the audience in that world."

We'll get to find out if "Warcraft" translates to the big screen when it opens on March 11, 2016. In the meantime, we've got some orcs to fight.

[Via Empire]

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Paul Rudd Dons The 'Ant-Man' Suit in This New Trailer (VIDEO)

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Marvel revealed an entire "Ant-Man" teaser during last night's episode of "Agent Carter," which is great news for those of us who hate squinting! You'll remember that yesterday's releases were both "ant-sized" and human-sized, but both of them only gave us a nibble. This one, though - this gives us a good look at Paul Rudd the superhero!

It feels like just yesterday was stealing our hearts in "Clueless" and slapping da bass in "I Love You, Man," and now he's all grown up. He's even a dad, as you can see in this clip. As Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) intones, "It's not about saving our world. It's about saving theirs. Scott, I need you... to be the Ant-Man!" So, check out Rudd donning the cool-looking suit, and then riding some sort of insect - a fly? An ant? Whatever, it looks cool.

"Ant-Man" flies into theaters July 17. Bring it on! Get it? Because Peyton Reed directed "Bring It On." Anyway, check out the trailer.



[Via Vulture]

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Best of Late Night TV: Jimmy Fallon Blew His Shot to Date Nicole Kidman, Allison Janney's Stewardess Dance (VIDEO)

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If you're like us and value your sleep, you probably nodded off into your Ambien dreamland before the party started on post-prime time TV. Don't worry; we've got you covered. Here's the best of what happened last night on late night.

Nicole Kidman was on "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon and it was the first time they'd seen each other since an awkward meeting a long time ago. The best part is that they have completely different recollections of what happened.

Jimmy was invited by a mutual friend to meet Nicole for a potential role, or so he thought. Nicole said she remembers liking him at the time. She had a crush on him and thought it was a potential lead-in to a date. Jimmy - modern-day last night Jimmy - responded with "What are you talking about?" He was so shocked at the idea that he could've dated her. This was complete news to him, since he just thought they were talking about a potential movie role. But he blew it. For the meeting - which was set up last minute by their friend - he had her over to his stunted man-child apartment and put a video game on and didn't even talk to her. It destroyed his shot. "It was bad," Nicole said, as Jimmy fell over in regret. She saw that there was no chemistry and figured he had no interest. She thought he might actually be gay.

Anyway, now both Nicole and Jimmy are married to other people and have kids. Just goes to show, guys, it's never a good idea to put in a video game and ignore a woman, even if you never would've imagined you had a shot. Cue "The One That Got Away"!
Matt LeBlanc was on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Tuesday night, talking about his Christmas (he got an interesting gift), and how he fell asleep on New Year's Eve around 10:30 p.m. Did you know that Matt went to a tech school growing up and planned to be a carpenter, not an actor? Hayley Atwell of the new show "Agent Carter" was on JKL, and the British beauty (half British, half American, actually) said she's accidentally kicked a bunch of stunt guys in the balls. She said she's just clumsy. She played rugby at school, so she's not afraid of aggression. She told the story of going to a sweat lodge with her dad, and her dad apparently felt up Woody Allen. You should also see her do her ventriloquist routine at the end of the second video. Queen Jessica Lange was on "Late Night" with Seth Meyers and he brought up all of her award nominations. She said the award shows have become a bit of a freak show themselves. They're all about fashion, which doesn't interest her at all. She also said it's a mistake to give actors a platform to talk about themselves. She also tries to avoid certain speech cliches that she finds "incredibly pretentious." Agreed. Ethan Hawke was on "Late Show" with David Letterman (not a big fan of his suit) talking about "Boyhood," which was shot over 12 years. Dave joked that it's very popular in prisons. Allison Williams (amazing dress and hair, sorry to keep being shallow about these things) talked about flying in "Peter Pan." She and Dave got really technical about it, including the rescue plan in case she lost consciousness.
Anna Faris and Allison Janney - who are co-hosting the People's Choice Awards tonight (January 7) - were on "Conan," and you have to see Allison's disco stewardess dance. (She likes to do occupational dances.) Allison also joked that she's hot for Justin Bieber and would like him as a romantic interest on "Mom." But Justin is too short. Conan O'Brien is a good height for her.

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