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Sometimes you get the feeling talking to an actor that an upcoming movie is going to be good. Maybe it’s the enthusiasm in their voice, or the way they talk about a project with such sudden clarity and detail. If they’re excited about the project, hey, you start to feel a little excited too.

I admit that I’ll never be as excited about anything as Joseph Gordon-Levitt is about “G.I. Joe.” Seriously. Asked a question about the movie, the man who would be Cobra Commander displays a level of excitement about one step below needing Lithium. But don’t take my word for it. Watch the video below.

Apparently, “Joe” is going to be awesome. Word.

What do you think? Has what you’ve heard about this project filled you with the same sense of excitement? Are you literally jumping up and down in anticipation? Or do you think the whole thing’s gonna be silly? Sound off below.

By the way, MTV News got the chance to chat with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel when we visited the set of their newest film, “500 Days of Summer,” so check that out.

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It’s a clash of comedies this weekend! Arguably the two biggest of the summer debut today. Which will come out on top?

Here’s a closer look at each new film…

Get Smart
Stars: Steve Carell, Anne Hathway
Quick synopsis: A reprisal of an old sitcom, focusing on bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart.
Prediction: Movie goers may not get any smarter by attending this film, but they will help propel it to the top spot at the box office.

The Love Guru
Stars: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba
Quick synopsis: A guru of love is called upon to help a hockey player deal with his failed marriage.
Prediction: We’ll give it the second spot at the box office, but foresee a major drop-off for its second week in theaters after abysmal word of mouth.

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On July 25, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly team up again in Step Brothers.

The pair were recently interviewed by Joblo.com, asked about how they came up with the idea for the comedy. Here are excerpts from the conversation:

You guys had this concept back when you made Talladega Nights, so where did this idea come from originally?
John C. Reilly: It wasn’t that far back was it?

Will Ferrell: No, we just had the idea of trying to work together again, but in terms of a specific idea it wasn’t until meeting back in Los Angeles and pitching a bunch of things and then it was really, we had settled on two or three options and I think Adam called us the next day and said “Here’s a totally brand new idea that we hadn’t thought about” and it was this one and we were, “Oh.”

How did the writing work?
Will Ferrell: Actually, I shouldn’t even say this - we farmed it out to China. There are a group of writers who work, they are called the Omega group and they are pretty close to our voice, there were some cultural things that were slightly different.

John C. Reilly: All the script notes came from India. And they would just talk to the writers in China.

Will Ferrell: It was a very belabored process, but we didn’t have to do any of it, which was great.

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On August 1, Brendan Fraser fans are in for a treat:

Both of you can go see The Mummy 3; aka The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Here’s the trailer for that follow-up film now:

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As long-time blog readers know, we’ve been neck-deep in all things “Lost Boys” sequel since the very beginning. We revealed the plot, got sucked into a Corey feud, revealed Haim’s potential movie absense (and Feldman’s response), and most recently, premiered the film’s trailer along with an extensive on-camera interview with Feldman.

So we were obviously excited to drop by the set of the music video for “Cry Little Sister,” the iconic anthem from the classic film which Aiden frontman Wil Francis is remaking for the sequel. Check out the video below for a taste of what’s in store, and then after the jump, read to hear his thoughts on Feldman, where the song plays in the film, and just where people who don’t like the song can stick it (including original singer Gerard McMann).

MTV: Have you always been a fan of “Lost Boys”?

Francis: Oh yeah, for sure. It’s probably one of my favorite movies. I’ve been a fan of Corey Feldman for a long time. ‘Goonies’ and ‘License to Drive’ and all those cheesy 80s movies. I love them.

MTV: So when they called you to cover the song — insta-deal, eh?

Francis: Well, originally, Warner Brothers had contacted our label, Victory, and wanted one of the singers in one of the bands to read for one of the vampires for the movie. The publicist at the label was like, ‘Well, duh. Aiden. He’s perfect.’ And so they sent me the script and I read. And then they kind of pushed the filming and pushed the filming and by the time they were ready to do it, I was on tour. And so they told us, ‘We really want to get you involved still. Why don’t you just do the cover of this song?’ And, I’m a fan, so yeah. Of course we’ll do it. I had no idea that it was going to be in the movie. I thought it was just going to be for like the soundtrack or whatever.

MTV: So no indication of where it would be in the movie?

Francis: Yes, they told me they’re going to use it in the sex scene, which was really exciting, you know. The sex scene of a movie is always…[smiles]! I just thought it would be like in the credits or not even in the movie at all. But when they placed it in the movie, I got so excited. I was beside myself.

MTV: So how different is your version from the original?

Francis: Well, we wanted to kind of speed it up and make it more like a punk version of the song, maybe a bit more metal. And when we originally tried to do it, it didn’t really work. It kind of sucked. So we went back to the drawing board and kind of used the original as just a blueprint for how we wanted to do it. So we dropped the key down and just added a bunch of stuff.

MTV: Did you talk to [the original singer] Gerard McMann or anybody for input?

Francis: No one gave us input on what to do or how to do it or whatever. But I heard later on that Gerard, I guess the guy that originally wrote the song, was pissed. He was upset because they didn’t consult him. They weren’t like, ‘Oh, by the way, we’re going to have this sh-tty band record this song.’ He was kind of upset about the fact that he wasn’t consulted. So, sorry. I don’t care though. I like your song. Sorry if you don’t like my version of it.

MTV: So what’s going on with the video?

Francis: It’s a performance video cut with scenes from the movie so they’re going to have me in different settings in the studio. And I’m supposed to be interacting with the girl. She’s a vampire.

Check back soon for the full music video, but for now don’t miss our in-depth interview with Corey Feldman here.

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While the mere concept of Zack and Miri Make a Porno - a comedy about two platonic friends attempting to raise money by making an adult movie - sounds hilarious enough, star Seth Rogan said he wouldn’t sign on for the film unless the dialogue was “loose.”

In other words, writer/director Kevin Smith - the man behind Dogma and Mallrats - had to agree to let the actors freelance and improvise the lines a bit.

Once Smith agreed, Rogen was on board… and the rest appears to be comedic gold!

Seth Rogen believes in funny, natural dialogue.

As long as the MPAA gives Zack and Miri Make a Porno an R-rating, Rogen told MTV News that audiences will find a new voice from Smith on October 31.

“I’ve seen the movie, and there’s a lot of improvised stuff in it, and it gives it that less-stilted feel. It feels more like a naturalistic movie,” Rogen said. “[In some comedies] you can just see the guy behind the keyboard writing it, you feel as though you see the guys reading it and memorizing it, and I don’t like that all…If it’s a movie that’s supposed to be real and take place in the real world, I need to feel like the characters are actually having these conversations.

“[I felt like that] with Juno. I love that movie, but again it feels really written to me; it’s really clever how one line leads directly to the next one, but life just isn’t like that.”

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Seven years ago this week, I said farewell to a college class that would change my life, a class that taught me theology, philosophy, linguistics, literature, fantasy, geography, and, last but not least, of course, about myself.

It should surprise no one, I hope, when I say that the course was on J.R.R. Tolkien.

That I wound up in the course at all was the result of nothing less than a remarkable series of accidents, as was the fact that only 6 months after it ended out came “Fellowship of the Ring,” the first movie in what would become the most successful and lauded trilogy in film history, meaning that, from the very moment I became interested in Tolkien’s legendarium, the world could do nothing but talk about it.

I had good timing.

Over the last year I’ve done my best to keep the conversation going. As far back as May 2007, I’ve been asking anyone even remotely involved with “LOTR” if they would return for “The Hobbit,” even when “The Hobbit” wasn’t a done deal, even if their character, you know, didn’t actually even appear in the book. Like Orlando, or Viggo, or Cate, or Elijah . And each step of the way you fans have accepted this late bloomer into your fold, commenting like crazy on my wacky ideas.

Now it’s time to return the favor. Next week I’ll be speaking with newly minted “Hobbit” director Guillermo Del Toro, and I want you to give me some good questions that I can bring with me. No fair repeating a question he answered in our last chat or in his recent Q&A – we want news. So fire away, Tolkien fans. If you leave a name, I’ll tell him it came from you, and we’ll post video of his response online.

What are you burning to have him address? Sound off below.

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Megan Fox is really hot.

Oh, and she also recently spoke to MTV News about Transformers 2.

“As big as the first movie was, this is 10 times as big, 10 times as many set pieces, explosions, and acrobatic stunts,” Fox said. “Shia and I make out a little bit; I don’t know if anyone wants to see that.”

Shia LeBeouf wants to see and feel that.

Megan Fox makes viewers drool as Mikaela Banes in Transformers.

As far as romance between characters Sam and Mikaela go, that’s just one of many story lines set for the sequel. According to the Fox, some last-minute scrambling has been taking place to make sure this relationship can hold its own among all those Autobot vs. Decepticon showdowns.

“You know, we’ve been having script meetings, and we’ve been reworking the script, because they wrote it fast because of the writer’s strike,” the beautiful actress said. “And, we’ve just been going through and trying to do some character stuff for Shia and myself in the middle of this crazy world that they’re in.”

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Iron Man crossed the $300 million mark domestically this week, less than two months after it debuted in theaters. It became the first 2008 summer film to do so.

This just in: People like Iron Man!

Among other recent big openers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is clear $300 million candidate, having earned $279.5 million through Tuesday. The movie has grossed $359.5 million internationally for a worldwide total of $638.9 million.

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While Jessica Alba, Mike Myers and Justin Timberlake have received most of the publicity for The Love Guru, let’s not forget about Romany Malco.

The Weeds and 40-Year Old Virgin star enjoys a prominent role in the film, as well. He recently talked to SI.com about the comedy:

SI: What was the biggest highlight of making this movie?

Malco: Playing a hockey star was the biggest highlight. Wait, no, I can’t say that. I think working with Justin Timberlake was the biggest highlight. He was really funny. You expect to say, OK, he’s a singer so we give him a little bit of a grace period because…well, he’s a singer trying to act. But no, he was actually good. He’s actually better than most actors.

Getting to play a hockey player was definitely a highlight because, the minute I found out about the job, I rented every video of hockey I could find and I trained for about six hours a day.

[Another highlight] was hanging out with the hockey players who were in the movie. We showered together, we hung out together, we got into fights together, we pulled pranks together, we did everything together. I really, really feel as though being around that energy gave me a sense of who these hockey players really are.

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