MTV: 'Vampire Diaries' at Comic-Con

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MTV: Box Office Report

"The Dark Knight Rises" was #1 at the box office again, but its two-week gross trailed that of its predecessor by $25 million. The final entry in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy grossed an estimated $64.1 million during its second weekend in theaters for a domestic total of $289.1 million, behind 2008's "The Dark Knight." CLICK HERE to read the rest of the report.

MTV: Box Office Preview

"The Dark Knight Rises" is expected to top the box office this weekend, even as a sizable portion of moviegoers remain hesitant to return to theaters in the wake of the recent national tragedy. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

Movie Fanatic Roundtable

This week I participated in another roundtable for Movie Fanatic. The question asked was, "What should Hollywood’s response to the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado be?"

MTV: 'Vampire Diaries' at Comic-Con

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MTV: Vampire Diaries at Comic-Con

In this clip from my "Vampire Diaries" cast interviews at Comic-Con Ian, Nina and Paul discuss the consequences of Elena regaining all of her compelled away memories.

Talking to these three was, of course, the highlight of Comic-Con 2012 for me.

"The Vampire Diaries" Season 4 can't start soon enough! WATCH THE CLIP HERE.

Praying for Colorado Victims & Families

Habakkuk 3:17-19:

When the fig tree does not bud,
and there are no grapes on the vines;
when the olive trees do not produce,
and the fields yield no crops;
when the sheep disappear from the pen,
and there are no cattle in the stalls,

I will rejoice because of the LORD;
I will be happy because of the God who delivers me.
The sovereign LORD is my source of strength.
He gives me the agility of a deer;
he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.

MTV: Box Office Preview

The fact that the latest Batman movie will top the box office is a foregone conclusion, cemented when "The Dark Knight" opened with $158 million four years ago and went on to gross more than half a billion dollars domestically. Simply put, "The Dark Knight Rises" is one of the most anticipated movies of all time. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Who Should Play Ant-Man?

Sneaky Edgar Wright kept tweeting about how rainy it was in London during Comic-Con. Surprise! The English filmmaker was camping out in San Diego all along. The mastermind behind genre love letters "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz" surprised the press and fans with his appearance at Marvel's Hall H panel, where he unleashed some badass "Ant-Man" test footage. Wright joked that he's taken the "Terrence Malick approach" to the long gestating project. CLICK HERE to see my casting ideas.

MTV: Comic-Con's Big Reveals

SAN DIEGO — It wouldn't be San Diego Comic-Con without new footage, new images and all manner of juicy tidbits designed to ramp up the fan community's already ferocious appetite for Hollywood's upcoming slate of would-be blockbusters. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Box Office Report

Prehistoric animals definitely knew something about survival. In the case of the cartoon creatures from the "Ice Age" franchise, they smartly slid into the box office on a weekend right between "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Dark Knight Rises" and were able to land the #1 spot without any major competition. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Don Cheadle Talks 'Iron Man 3'

SAN DIEGO — War Machine will be sporting that cool Iron Patriot-styled armor at some point during "Iron Man 3." At San Diego Comic-Con, Don Cheadle spoke exclusively with MTV News about the evolving dynamic between Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes in the still-in-production sequel. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Marvel, Marvel, Marvel

This, True Believes, is why people stock up on coffee and snacks, pull up lawn chairs and do whatever it takes to endure those horrendously long lines for Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con: Marvel's "Iron Man 3" panel unleashed a torrent of information about several in-production properties including "Guardians of the Galaxy," the sequels to "Thor" and "Captain America" and much more. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: 'Man of Steel' Comic-Con Footage

SAN DIEGO — Zack Snyder told Comic-Con's Hall H that his Superman won't be a Big Blue Boy Scout. He said this Superman won't hold back from beating the crap out of the bad guys. And with that, the filmmaker debuted more "Man of Steel" footage than the teaser trailer attached to "The Dark Knight Rises" will contain, all of it featuring the darker stamp of producer Christopher Nolan. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Talks "Looper"

I can't say enough good things about "Brick" which makes me all the more excited for "Looper," which reunites Joseph Gordon-Levitt with writer/director Rian Johnson. CLICK HERE to see what he and co-star Emily Blunt had to say about the forthcoming film.

MTV: Matt Damon Talks "Elysium"

SAN DIEGO — Matt Damon made his inaugural trip to San Diego Comic-Con, where he gave Hall H attendees the first extensive look at Sony's still-in-production epic "Elysium." On Friday, when MTV News caught up with Damon, he revealed the two biggest reasons he signed on for the dystopian film, his first big sci-fi flick: "District 9" and "Avatar." CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Sony's Comic-Con Panel

SAN DIEGO — Sony hit San Diego Comic-Con's Hall H with guns blazing this year. Literally. We saw Joseph Gordon-Levitt blasting hapless, hooded victims with shotguns and Jessica Biel aiming pistols at futuristic hovercrafts. Then there was Milla Jovovich firing off rounds while spin-kicking enemies and Matt Damon brutally sticking it to the "haves" in a dystopian future.

Blood was spilled and bullets flew, with the future (and the apocalypse) a consistent theme, as stars and filmmakers presented previously unseen footage from the similarly themed sci-fi epics "Resident Evil: Apocalypse," "Total Recall," "Elysium" and "Looper." CLICK HERE to read about 10 things we learned at the Sony panel.

MTV: Rob Corddry Talks "Warm Bodies"

Rob Corddry may singlehandedly kick-start a new movie archetype: The Best Friend ... Who's a Zombie. Zipping around San Diego Comic-Con to promote "Children's Hospital," the onetime "Daily Show" correspondent and "Hot Tub Time Machine" actor told MTV News about his role in "50/50" filmmaker Jonathan Levin's "Warm Bodies." CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Tim Buron at Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO — Tim Burton knows a thing or two about remakes and sequels. As he gears up for the release of "Frankenweenie," his expanded take on a short film he made in 1984, he has some ideas for the "Beetlejuice" sequel even as someone else's take on Batman is set to return. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: New "Dark Knight Rises" Clips

Warner Bros. released two brand new clips from "The Dark Knight Rises" on Wednesday and in one of them, we get a fuller picture of Hathaway's portrayal of Catwoman's alter-ego, Selina Kyle, whose charming menace (or menacing charm?) is on display as she (literally) dances with Bruce Wayne. It's that bit of dialog full of that Occupy Wall Street vibe many detected from previously seen footage. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Box Office Preview

"The Amazing Spider-Man" swung into first place as expected over the July 4th holiday, but what will happen to the latest incarnation of Marvel's wall-crawler during weekend #2? Box-office experts told MTV News that the latest "Ice Age" will likely rule theaters this weekend. So what of Spidey? CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Anthony Bourdain's Graphic Novel

He cooks, he's cool and now he's written a graphic novel. Anthony Bourdain, who cut his teeth in the CBGBs punk world back in the day, was at San Diego Comic-Con promoting Vertigo's "Get Jiro," the celebrity chef's futuristic graphic novel set in a world (of possible fantasy wish fulfillment?) where cooks rule the streets like crime lords. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Comic-Con Cosplay

It's a Comic-Con rite of passage to wander the convention hallways, mouth agape, trying to take in the vast array of characters on display. But we're not talking about those on the printed pages, the heroes configured as plastic poseables or the associated celebs and filmmakers. Those are cool, but we're talking about the fans who take their devotion to its highest level: Cosplay.

CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

Can The Dark Knight Rises Beat The Avengers?

The fine folks over at Film.com were kind enough to ask me this question. Check out their article about the prospect of "The Dark Knight Rises" beating "The Avengers."

CLICK HERE to read.

MTV: 'Wicked' Director News

Stephen Daldry's last big movie included New York City as a central part of its story. Now the "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" director is in talks to direct the big screen version of one of the biggest musicals to rock Broadway in recent memory. According to Deadline, Universal wants the English filmmaker to helm the movie adaptation of "Wicked," the "Wizard of Oz" prequel that began as a book before it exploded as a top-grossing musical. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Henry Cavill To Appear at Comic-Con

It's a bird, it's a plane… It's Henry Cavill at Comic-Con! Superman himself will pay a surprise visit to Hall H alongside his "Man of Steel" director Zack Snyder on Saturday (July 14), according to The Hollywood Reporter. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Best Action Figures at Comic-Con

Superheroes take on many forms at San Diego Comic Con, from the printed page, to the costumed masses, to the actors who've donned capes and cowls on screens big and small. No SDCC would be complete without these heroes plastic counterparts. Our buddies at MTV Geek sifted through the variety of exclusive figures making their multiple-points-of-articulation-fueled debuts this year and came up with a list of the 10 Best. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

AP: Two Minute Warning

A couple more Two Minute Warning videos have made their way to the AltPress site -- namely, Blessthefall and Pierce The Veil. CLICK HERE to watch.

MTV: Box Office Report

The box office turned red, black and blue over the July 4th holiday as "The Amazing Spider-Man" swung into first place with an expectations-defying debut. The franchise reboot collected an estimated $140 million during its first six days in domestic theaters, a figure greater than most industry prognosticators predicted. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

MTV: Box Office Preview

"The Amazing Spider-Man" is expected to dominate the U.S. box office until "The Dark Knight Rises" storms theaters July 20. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my box office preview.

MTV: Lamb Of God Updates

Lamb of God singer D. Randall "Randy" Blythe, 41, appeared in a Czech courtroom on Saturday. The Czech news site Blesk.cz reported that Blythe expects to be released on Monday morning (July 2). CLICK HERE to read more. To check out the words of support Blythe received from many in the metal community, CLICK HERE.

MTV: Box Office Report

Hollywood was reminded over the weekend that a movie doesn't need to be based on a comic book or young adult novel to break a box-office record, as "Ted" exceeded industry expectations to become the #1 movie in America. CLICK HERE to read the rest of my report.

'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Interviews

This movie made a bunch of money on just 4 screens. A Sundance favorite from a first time filmmaker, it's totally gut-wrenching, haunting and expertly crafted storytelling. Check out my interview with the first time actors who star in the lead roles. The guy who plays the dad owned the bakery across the street from the auditions. CLICK HERE to watch the conversation.