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Val Kilmer: The Origin of Mini-Me

Filed under: Comedy », Casting », RumorMonger »

We know that Val Kilmer is talented, whether it's morphing into icons like John Holmes or Jim Morrison, or voicing KITT, or being Bruce Wayne. But these days, Kilmer is all about the inspiration. There was talk recently of a collaboration with 50 Cent on some music, and now the actor has told MTV that he's the man behind Dr. Evil's Mini-Me -- not quite the news you'd expect to hear.

He explains: "[I was] the genesis of Mini-Me... [On] Island of Dr. Moreau, I told Marlon Brando my plan to save my performance just in case there was a giant hole in the second half. I was going to strap the little man to my chest. And, you know, you can't get around that visual. And then he [Brando] STOLE my little man!" So then he sees Vern Troyer on the big screen as Mini-Me, and "I asked Mike Myers about it myself. He said, 'absolutely.'" (That it came from the movie.)

So there you have it, folks. Val Kilmer is the reason that we now have Vern Troyer.

'The Love Guru' Trailer!

Filed under: Comedy », Fandom », Home Entertainment », Movie Marketing », Trailers and Clips »



Can I just say how nice it is to have Mike Myers back on the big screen in, ya know, human form. The first trailer for The Love Guru has just arrived online over at Moviefone. Here, Myers takes on his first original character since Austin Powers for a comedy about an American who was left at the gates of ashram in India as a child and raised by gurus. He then moves back to the U.S. to seek fame and fortune in the world of self-help and spirituality. There, he's asked to settle a rift between Toronto Maple Leafs star hockey player Darren Roanoke (the excellent Romany Malco) and his estranged wife. That's not all, though, because this one also features Jessica Alba, Vern "Mini Me" Troyer and Justin Timberlake (in an afro!). Check out the trailer above, or head on over to Moviefone to see it in glorious HD.
 
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