The cast of Across the Universe - Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, TV Carpio, Martin Luther McCoy, and Dana Fuchs - joined filmmaker Julie Taymor for a special Los Angeles screening of their trippy movie musical. The film is gradually hitting theaters across the US and as anticipated by all involved, it's splitting audiences into two camps. You're either going to fall madly in love with the crazy celebration of Beatles music or you're going to hate it. There's no middle of the road with Across the Universe. I happen to fall in the camp of those who really enjoyed the experience of watching this talented cast tackle classic Beatles tunes in a whole new way. It's definitely something different from the recycled batch of sequels, prequels, and spin-offs served up to audiences this year.

Exclusively on About.com - Across the Universe Interviews

• Interview with Evan Rachel Wood ('Lucy')


• Interview with Jim Sturgess ('Jude')


• Interview with Joe Anderson ('Max')


• Interview with Director Julie Taymor


• TV Carpio ('Prudence') and Martin Luther McCoy ('Jo-Jo') Interviews

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Sean Penn and Eddie Vedder Talk Into the Wild
Writer/director Sean Penn joined Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) for a press conference in Los Angeles to talk about the dramatic movie Into the Wild. Penn had called upon his friend Vedder to provide the music for Into the Wild and Vedder came through with a soundtrack that helps set the tone for the film, which is based on true events in the life of Christopher McCandless as chronicled in Jon Krakauer's bestselling book. McCandless (played by Emile Hirsch in the film) left all his possessions behind, gave away his money to charity, and set out to live in the wildnerness, eventually coming to the end of his journey in Alaska. Read On...
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