Ryan Reynolds talks Safe House

Safe House is currently sitting at the top of the US box office, and it's making its way to the UK soon.If you fancy watching a video interview with charming lead Ryan Reynolds, you've come to the right place.In the video below, Reynolds talks about working with the "living, breathing, walking masterclass in acting" that is Denzel Washington.Swedish director Daniel Espinosa also talks about the film, his first Hollywood feature, sharing the hard-to-argue with opinion, "I always love to watch Denzel play a badass, y'know?" We do.[brightcove]1464592272001[/brightcove]Safe House opens in the UK on 24 February 2012. Read our Safe House review.

Fox scores weekly win in demos

Four several hours of "The The American Idol Show ShowInch moved Fox with a primetime demo victory the other day, nevertheless the franchise's declines -- along with nothing-special results elsewhere round the network's sked -- have brought to substantial year-to-year falloffs. The other day, a significant clean one with no major sports or honours shows, saw Fox fall 17% below its youthful-adult performance inside the same frame this past year, according to Nielsen. ABC and CBS matched up up their shipping of a year ago, while NBC elevated by 17% but nevertheless finished a tick behind the next-place Alphabet. Due to its part, "The The American Idol Show ShowInch remains a huge, but it is seeing its finest challenges since becoming TV's No. 1 series nearly about 10 years ago. In grownups 18-49, it's being assigned mind-to-mind in one of the regular half-several hours (Thursday by CBS' "The Big Bang Theory"), too as with the weekly program rankings, its top evening (Wednesday) is neck-and-neck with NBC's "The Voice" on Monday. (The other day, "Idol" finished slightly ahead since the No. 1 show.) Also, CBS' Tuesday vet "NCIS" remains drawing more total audiences than "Idol." Overall the other day, Fox's 2.9 rating/8 participate grownups 18-49 outshine CBS (2.5/7), with ABC (2./6) and NBC (1.9/5) further back. Twelve several weeks ago, Fox introduced with an entire ratings point over CBS (3.5 to 2.5) and ABC stood a bigger advantage on NBC (2. to a single.6). Also the other day, Fox edged CBS in 25-54 (3.5 to 3.4) while CBS cruised in general audiences (10.9 million to eight.7 million), "The The American Idol Show ShowInch centered its two several hours Wednesday (6.1/16 in 18-49, 18.89 million audiences overall), on componen while using previous 2 days. Even though it shipped on Thursday (5.1/14, 16.71m), it easily won three of the four half-several hours. Round the scripted side, Fox not successful to win any half-several hours, coming nearest Tuesday with "New Girl" (3.1/8, 6.47m) the 500th episode of "The Simpsons" went third Sunday (2.6/7, 5.77m). CBS saw achievement due to its way of leaving its returning reality shows inside the same week: "Survivor" will be a solid second to "Idol" on Wednesday (3.1/9, 10.79m) "Undercover Boss" stood a remarkably strong come from its new Friday leadoff slot (2.4/8, 10.78m), bagging the most effective demo score for nearly any Friday series on any internet this season as well as the 20th edition of "The Astounding Race" (2.8/7, 10.34m) was up 12% from a year ago. Also, "NCIS" (3.9/11, 19.59m) and "The Big Bang Theory" (5.1/15, 15.65m) were the week's No. 1 drama and comedy, correspondingly, in 18-49, 25-54 and total audiences. ABC saw "Modern Family" (4.7/12, 11.23m) and "Grey's Anatomy" (3.2/8, 8.31m) decline opposite atypical competish from "The The American Idol Show Show,Inch but a crossover story with "Grey's" lead-out "Private Practice" produced above-average amounts for the Thursday 10 p.m. show (2.6/7, 7.08m). On Sunday, "Not such a long time ago" introduced its hour in demos (3.1/8, 9.84m) but "Pan Am" stood a soft landing towards the season (1.2/3, 3.77m). For NBC, Monday ongoing to stay in the corner due to "The Voice" (6./15, 16.28m), lower just 10% in the large bow. "Smash" adopted with declines within the second episode (2.8/7, 8.06m) after which it fell further on Monday each week (2.3/6, 6.47m). Still, it's emerged since the finest-indexing broadcast drama among trendy audiences. And also on Sunday, "Celebrity Apprentice" (2.6/6, 7.42m) opened up up just a little under a year ago but introduced its second hour in key demos. CW stood a strong Thursday with "The Vampire Journals" (1.3/4 in 18-49, 3.08m) and "The Important Thing Circle" (.8/2, 1.82m), while using latter up week to week. Nevertheless the internet is constantly struggle overall, which is Wednesday unscripted series "Refurbished" came just 460,000 audiences too as with the mark demo of grownups 18-34, its .2 rating ranked behind six tv producers and various cable nets. Univision was paced by Thursday's "Premio Lo Nuestro" music honours (2.4/6 in 18-49, 5.64m), which lifted the web with a third-place tie with ABC for your evening in 18-49. For your week, the web went second to Fox in grownups 18-34 (1.5/6)., Round the cable side, AMC's "The Walking Dead" supported its record preem perf by having an execllent number despite declines (3.7/9, 6.89m) -- standing as Sunday's No. 1 series in 18-49 and second of primetime dramas for your week in 18-49 (behind "NCIS"). MTV's "Jersey Shoreline" is constantly progressively decline (2.9/8 in 18-49, 5.35m), sinking beneath the 3 demo mark only for the second in time its last 25 regular airings but nevertheless narrowly winning its Thursday 10 p.m. hour in 18-49. The completely new show behind it at 11 p.m., "The Most Effective My Pants Back," elevated its audience with a best-yet 2.04 million. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com

Social TV: The Very Best 30 Celebs to follow along with On Twitter

Beyonce and Chris Brown It has been approximately 3 years since singer Chris Brown assaulted then-girlfriend Beyonce in a pre-Grammy Honours party in '09, however it appears the previous couple has reconciled.The duo worked with on two new tunes which were launched the 2009 week. Beyonce is featured on Brown's "Arrive The Background Music,Inch together with, Brown sings on the remixed version of Rihanna's "Birthday Cake."Chris Brown pleads guilty to assault, will get probationAs due to the Feb 2009 incident, Brown was billed with criminal offence assault and making criminal risks from the Barbados-born singer. He ultimately required a plea deal, which reduced his punishment to community labor and five years' probation. Last year, Rihanna's constraint order against Brown was reduced.Brown, who came back towards the Grammy's on February. 12 the very first time since 2009, carried out two times in the award show, and required home the Grammy for the best R&B album. Pay attention to "Birthday Cake" here, and "Arrive the background musicInch here.Do you consider it's right for Brown and Beyonce to operate back together again?

Watch The Completely New 'Amazing Spider-Man' Trailer!

Spider-Guy does whatever a spider can, which apparently includes spinning amazing trailers furthermore to amazing webs. The second trailer for "The Astounding Spider-Guy" tossed online early Tuesday morning (February 7), getting fans their utmost look yet at Andrew Garfield's undertake Peter Parker. If you ever doubted his capacity to hack wise have fun while busting theif butt, doubt no morebut make no mistake, there's a sense of realism and darkness here that was not included in the Mike Raimi era of "Spider-Guy." Certainly an intriguing trailer, even if Lizard still looks just okay. See the trailer below, and tune into MTV Splash Page with the week for plenty more "Spider-Guy" updates!

House on Trial: How Will Jeffrey Wright Rule?

House, Jeffrey Wright Monday's pivotal episode of House shines a light on perhaps the most crucial question of the series: Do Dr. House's life-preserving ends justify his usually outlandish means?House First Look: Jeffrey Wright puts Dr. House on trial!For nearly eight seasons, Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) has been able to pull almost any stunt he pleased at Princeton-Plainsboro, simply because he's a brilliant diagnostician who saves lives. But in Monday's episode (8/7c, Fox), House's methods end in a catastrophe that threatens one of his team member's future at the hospital.Enter Dr. Walter Cofield (guest star Jeffrey Wright), the head of neurology at a nearby hospital and a former mentor to Dr. Foreman (Omar Epps) - and the man who will determine whether House or his team is to blame for the accident."Jeffrey's character really decides the fate of the series - he puts House's process on trial," director and executive producer Greg Yaitanes tells TVGuide.com. "These are questions we've never really asked of the series before, one of which is: What is the responsibility of everybody in an environment of recklessness?"But why just start questioning House now? "It takes this many episodes of the show to make an episode like this truly relevant," Yaitanes says. "You almost had to get [viewers] to a place where they all were kind of on the same page. You essentially get everybody on board with the way House conducts business and then pull the rug out from them and ... say, 'Have I participated in the events that took place because I've cheered House on?' I think it's so rare to see something in television that really turns the mirror back on yourself."Get more scoop on your favorite shows in our Winter TV previewAnd just what kind of a man is required to take Dr. House to task? Yaitanes says Wright, an Emmy winner for his role on HBO's Angels in America was just the formidable foil he needed. But for Wright, it was a bit of a challenge. "There is a temptation among doctors toward playing the role of the Creator," Wright says. "House is certainly one who revels in that aspect of medicine. So, to have another character who has equal authority and who has an opportunity to play, essentially, judge and jury over that type of ego is interesting and probably requires a similarly out-sized ego."Adds Yaitanes: "Cofield is in the top of his field and is incredibly well-respected. He was brought in here for a very specific reason. ... We filled out the backstory that he was sort of the other side of the coin for House. He's someone that didn't necessarily play it safe, but played it right."Wright is quick to point out that Cofield and House are not polar opposites. "He and House are similar in their approaches and in [questioning] how much one allows the personal to interfere with the professional," Wright says. "There needs to be an objectivity that serves only the interest of the patient ... and I don't think he is one who allows himself to be distracted from the objective."Jeffrey Wright checks in to House However objective he may try to be, Cofield clearly doesn't seem to care much for House. "They may, from a medical standpoint, reach similar conclusions case by case, but I think they probably take very different pathways toward those decisions," Wright says. "I don't think that Cofield allows himself the room to make those types of choices that House tends to make. Therefore, there is probably some degree of curiosity but also resentment."So, can Cofield really be objective when it comes to deciding House's fate? "The question is: Is the decision made relative to the outcome of a case, or, is it made relative to the cumulative results of a number of cases over time?" Wright says. "At the end of the day, I think that from Cofield's perspective, their job as doctors is to heal."House airs Mondays at 8/7c on Fox.

Producers upbeat at Rotterdam's CineMart

ROTTERDAM -- No-one at CineMart states the crisis is finished, however it's difficult to get a glum producer within the Rotterdam Film Festival's co-production market, which wrapped Wednesday with honours to some photos. "Duncharon," Greek helmer Athina Rachel Tsangari's follow-around "Attenberg," won the ten,000 ($13,000) Arte France Cinema prize for top project. The $39,500 Eurimages prize for top co-production getting a European partner visited Serbian debut helmer Nikola Ljuca's "Humidity." "Everybody knows the problem in the market at this time and we've been delighted while using positive reaction we've had," mentioned Christine Alderson of Ipso Facto Films, who's within the mart with debut helmer Andrew Hulme's "Snow in Paradise," of a violent guy who turns to Islam in London's East Finish. Tale's mix-over potential inside an art-house market was one attraction, she mentioned. "People really interact with the project and how we're trying to ensure it is.In . Following CineMart contacts, her goal is always to ink a sales deal and choose co-producers with the finish in the Berlinale. Chelsea Winstanley, of latest Zealand's Defender Films, found Rotterdam trying to find German or Austrian co-producers for Taika Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit," of a 10-year-old boy in war time Vienna who aspires being our planet's best Nazi. The response remains very positive, she mentioned. "We're inside the fortunate position of getting a chance to choose." Frans van Gestel of Topkapi Films, creating Urszula Antoniak's "Nude Area," also provides an entire contacts book. "After CineMart just about everyone has the partners you need to have attached, and several probably a telemarketer.Inch Bigger names inside the mart, for instance Ruben Ostlund and Kelly Reichardt, predictably attracted attention. But most likely probably the most buzzed about projects was Indian helmer Ritesh Batra's debut, "The Lunch Box," which registered Paris-based Cedomir Kolar just like a co-producer. CineMart's first 3d project, Alexei Popogrebsky's "Lost Rooms," also came interest. "It absolutely was a bit of the gamble for people, because lots of people might believe it is not only a CineMart project, nevertheless it actually was popular," mentioned Jacobine van der Vloed, the mart's senior coordinator. Pic joins Ostlund's "Tourist" and "Jojo Rabbit" round the Rotterdam-Berlinale Express, which inspires projects at Berlin's European Film Market. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Mantra for Oscar characters: Know thyself

'War Horse'Numerous characters battle identity crises in films nominated for 2011 Academy Awards, including throroughbred Joey in War Horse and Glenn Close as Albert Nobbs.Awards serve as a time capsule, shining a light on films that reflect the values and concerns of the moment. The contenders for the 84th Academy Awards contain a recurring lament among the characters: "I don't know who I am any more." That's not a new question, but it seemed more pervasive than ever in 2011 -- which is understandable, since the economy and technology are rewriting old rules every day. Many obituaries of Steve Jobs in 2011 quoted his 2005 Stanford commencement address when he said, "Your time is limited so don't waste it living someone else's life." That concept seems to have been on the mind of many filmmakers. In "Albert Nobbs," Janet McTeer tells Glenn Close, "Albert, you don't have to be anything but who you are." But poor old Albert doesn't know exactly who he-she is in the first place. And while Albert is living in a self-made prison, thoroughbred Joey in "War Horse" has his own horsey identity crisis as he submits to humans' expectations of him: plow horse, battle stallion, jumper or war horse. The protagonists in "Bridesmaids" and "Midnight in Paris" are trying in vain to fulfill others' expectations. In "Rango," a chameleon survives by inventing a new persona. The Earl of Oxford and William Shakespeare both pretend to be someone they're not in "Anonymous." In past Oscar films, Scarlett O'Hara, Don Corleone, Forrest Gump and Anton Chigurh faced challenges, but never seemed paralyzed by self-doubts. But in 2011, people had nothing but uncertainty. Terrorism and natural disasters reminded everyone that a kind heart and good planning are no match for cruel fate. The recession proved that longevity at a company is no guarantee of job security, and that bank loans offer no assurance that you will own your home.And when the world isn't what you were led to believe, it's natural to wonder whether you really are the person you'd imagined. Even Margaret Thatcher in "Iron Lady," the personification of a stick-to-your-guns confidence, watches footage of herself on TV and muses, "I don't recognize myself." A distraught George Clooney in "The Descendants" tells his comatose wife, "I'm ready to change." In "Young Adult," Charlize Theron admits, "I need to change, Sandra." He does, she doesn't. His film got nominated, hers didn't.In a variation of the theme, many characters worked hard to make sure nobody got too close to them or discovered their real selves: Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara) in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Ben Kingsley in "Hugo," most of the MI6 operatives in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Ewan McGregor in "Beginners," Ryan Gosling in "Drive," and at least two generations of folks in "The Tree of Life."They all seemed to be embodying the "Contagion" tagline: "Don't talk to anyone. Don't touch anyone," though the no-touch rules were as emotional as they were physical. (That's also true of the leads in two notable 2011 films that were Oscar no-shows this week: "J. Edgar" and "Shame.") Of all the year's characters, Christopher Plummer in "Beginners" seems most at ease with the major turnabout in his life, telling his son, "I loved your mother but now I want to explore this side." Contact Timothy M. Gray at tim.gray@variety.com