SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN: Nick Frost Cast as the Final Dwarf

Earlier this month, we brought you news that Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman, starring Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, and Chris Hemsworth, will be the first of a trilogy of films. Producer Joe Roth explained that this re-imagining of the classic fairytale would be similar to how Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland was done.

Now, the cast is being rounded out with the news from Variety that actor Nick Frost (Paul, Hot Fuzz) has been cast as the final dwarf in Snow White and the Huntsman. Frost joins Ian McShane, Toby Jones, Bob Hoskins, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Graham, and Ray Winstone as the seven dwarves.

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‘True Blood’ Star Joe Manganiello Talks Wolves, Nudity

Filming Sunday’s episode was comfortable considering ‘we’re naked with a wild animal,’ actor tells MTV News.

One of the many reasons to love HBO’s racy Southern vampy soap “True Blood” is for the many ways in which the show’s characters find themselves in uncomfortable situations. Naked.

Case in point: the wonderfully entertaining scene from Sunday night’s new episode in which Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) is put in the middle of a confrontation between two naked men, currently confused vampire Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård) and brawny werewolf Alcide Herveaux (Joe Manganiello). MTV News was lucky enough to consult Manganiello for his thoughts on the nuts and bolts (no pun intended) behind the filming of that scene.

“The showdown between Alcide and Eric takes place in the lake. Eric has drunk some fairy blood so he can be in the sunlight. Sookie has to enlist Alcide’s help to go track him down so he has to transform into a wolf and go sniff him out,” he explained. “Basically it’s Alcide and Eric both naked, screaming at each other at the top of their lungs with Sookie in the middle.”

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True Blood Season 4 Episode 4 Recap – ‘I’m Alive and On Fire’ 7/17/11

YAY it’s that time again!  True Blood airs again tonight on HBO stay with us as we update the show as it unfolds.  Tonight’s show is called ‘I’m Alive and On Fire’ before we get started here is a short recap of last week’s show.  On last week’s show If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin’?  Sookie had her hands full when she tries to help an uncharacteristically confused Eric, but she’s in for a bigger surprise on a visit to Shreveport to see Alcide.   Meanwhile, Sam balks at joining Tommy’s moneymaking scheme; Jessica turns to Bill for advice about a moral dilemma; Marnie searches for an elusive spirit; and Pam sets her sights on a meeting with a witch.

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Kwanten home for film

WA director Peter Templeman is currently all smiles about his first directorial feature film. True Blood heart-throb Ryan Kwanten, 34, has just signed on to star in Templeman’s Not Suitable For Children, which will begin shooting in Sydney next month.

The Scarborough filmmaker’s short films have won more than 30 major film festival awards culminating in an Oscar nomination for The Saviour in 2007 for Best Short Film.

Despite lucrative offers in Hollywood, Kwanten, left, told an Eastern States newspaper at the weekend he would never turn his back on the local film industry.

“I had a few offers in the US but I feel there is a real resurgence of good, strong Aussie stories in film,” he said.

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WTF Ian Somerhalder: Fangs on. Clothes off

We woke up this morning and it was cloudy, we were tired, our bran flakes had run out, we were late for the train… before 9am it was official, we were in a grump. We slumped down at our desk with a sigh and then we were sent something from heaven, something to bring us out of the gloom, something to live for, a vision, a dream, a reason… IAN SOMERHALDER IS GETTING NAKED ON VAMPIRE DIARIES.

WOOOOOOO!

Ian Somerhalder is currently in Atlanta filming Season 3 of the Vampire Diaries and last night he tweeted some rather exciting news:

“Night beautiful plastic(y) world.Crashing,need rest!Day 1 ofSeason 3 for me tonorrow-per the script Damon isnt wearing any clothes…Shocker.”

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“X-FILES/30 DAYS OF NIGHT” (Graphic Novel Review)

A truly tremendous, epic effort, X-FILES/30 DAYS OF NIGHT (DC Comics/IDW Publishing) is highly recommended to readers. This is a well-matched combination of two iconic horror franchises that are perfectly suited for each other. The government’s best supernatural investigators from the hit TV series THE X-FILES are pitted against a horde of parasitic vampires from 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. Immensely entertaining for fans of either franchise, this trade paperback collects the harrowing and action-packed six-issue miniseries.

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‘True Blood’ Recap: Naked Men Fight Over Sookie

What’s better than Eric and Alcide fighting over Sookie on True Blood? How about if they’re both completely naked while doing it? Yes, this week, the ridiculous vampire soap opera is all about showing off Alcide’s insanely ripped body when he comes to help Sookie with Amnesia Eric.

FYI, If you have not seen last night’s episode “I’m Alive and On Fire” there are spoilers in this article if you do not want to read it, then don’t go further.

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Headline: UK Priest 3D Blu-Ray/DVD/Blu-Ray release details…

Paul Bettany and Maggie Q Star in the Thrilling 3D Sci-Fi Action Film

The War Between Man and Vampire Reignites on September 5 on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and DVD

An exiled warrior must save humanity from a race of murderous vampires in the thrilling action horror film PRIEST, available on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray Disc™, and DVD this September 5 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This visually stunning action epic stars Paul Bettany (Legion, The Da Vinci Code) as a legendary Warrior Priest who leads a group of rogue fighters, played by Cam Gigandet (Twilight) and Maggie Q (TV’s “Nikita”), to save his niece (Lily Collins, The Blind Side) from a deadly new breed of vampire (Karl Urban, Star Trek) bent on destroying humanity. Directed by special effects maven Scott Stewart (Legion), PRIEST has made believers of movie fans around the globe with its striking mix of hard-hitting action, spellbinding post-apocalyptic imagery and breakthrough visual effects. Also starring Academy Award® nominee Christopher Plummer (Best Supporting Actor, 2009’s The Last Station) and Stephen Moyer (TV’s “True Blood”), PRIEST is a pulse-pounding new take on vampire mythology that action and horror fans won’t want to miss when it sinks its teeth onto Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD this September!

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Vampire Diaries Season 3 Preview: Will Jeremy See More Dead People?

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When Vicki and Anna, both heretofore known as “dead,” appeared to Jeremy in the season finale of The Vampire Diaries, it raised a lot of questions. Can only Jeremy see them? Is it significant that the late former girlfriends were both also vampires? Will he see more dead people? Why have they returned? “They have their own master plan,” executive producer Julie Plec tells TVGuide.com. “The minute you get any supernatural entity dropping into Mystic Falls, somebody is going to be at risk.” Plec, co-executive producer Kevin Williamson, and their team of writers have just returned to the writers’ room in Atlanta, where they’re plugging away on scripts for Season 3, which Plec says will explore the history of the original vampire family. She hints at a flashback to the year 1000, deconstructs the “Delena” kiss and reveals the unique way they’ll set the stage for the show’s return in September. 

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The Lovely Stephen Moyer to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live

‘True Blood’ star Stephen Moyer will appear on the Jimmy Kimmel Live Talk

Show on Thursday, July 21st.

So mark your calendars.