"Epic" marks Seyfried's first work in animated films and a less grueling role than portraying Linda Lovelace. Initially, the actress admits she had a tough time trying to convey so much emotion using only her voice.

In preparation for "Now You See Me," a new movie about a quartet of magicians, the actor learned to manipulate coins and cards with the best of them.

Through the years, Taylor says she's been recognized almost as much for playing Sally Sitwell in "Arrested Development" as for more high-profile roles like Marcia Brady in "The Brady Bunch Movie."

"The Iceman" is far from a message movie but Ryder hopes audiences take away from the mob thriller an unvarnished look at the mafia lifestyle.

In DiCaprio's opinion, "The Great Gatsby" is a cautionary tale about the dangers of living only for status and wealth.

If Paltrow had any trepidation about "Iron Man 3," it involved Shane Black taking over the directorial reins from Jon Favreau.

Of all his recent films, Johnson is arguably the most excited about his role in true-life saga about a trio of Miami bodybuilders who try their hands at kidnapping with disastrous results.

Since DeHaan's character in "Place Beyond The Pines," grows up without knowing his father, the actor went out of his way to never cross paths with his movie dad, Ryan Gosling, during production.

"The Host" is all about aliens who invade both earth and the bodies of human beings. Ronan stars as one of the last human survivors who is eventually co-opted by a good-natured E.T..

"Olympus Has Fallen, which Butler produced, has already been nicknamed "Die Hard in the White House."

As far as Garcia Bernal is concerned, the overwhelmingly positive response to "No," which received a nomination for the Best Foreign Language Film, proves that a good movie can by made by anyone, anywhere for any amount of money.

To hear Willis tell it, family is as important to him as it is to his most famous alter ego, John McClane.

In "Identity Thief," McCarthy turns a scam artist into a sympathetic figure.

The star of the zombie-human love story, "Warm Bodies," derived inspiration from watching "Edward Scissorhands," which also walks a thin line between horror comedy and romance.

One of the reasons that Wahlberg jumped at the chance to produce and star in "Broken City," is because it reminded him of "Chinatown," a film that captivated him as a boy.

For Brolin, a highlight of working on "Gangster Squad" teaming up again with Sean Penn, his co-star in "Milk."

"Zero Dark Thirty," the saga of a C.I.A. agent's ten-year mission to capture Osama Bin Laden, required an almost minimalistic performance from Chastain. "I'm playing a character who's trained to be unemotional and analytically precise," says the actress.

Making "Promised Land" with Gus Van Sant, who also directed "Good Will Hunting," allowed Damon to reflect on the last 15 years of his career.

Seyfried's exposure to "Les Miz" first happened when she was 11-years-old, when her parents took her to see the play in Philadelphia.

In "The Impossible," the British teen delivers a performance of startling maturity. His accomplished turn is all the more remarkable given the challenging nature of the movie, which depicts the 2004 tsunami.