Michael Tweets Cryptic Happy Birthday Message to Mel

Today is January 12, obviously the birthday of one miss Mel Morley. On twitter Michael recently posted the following: "I wanna wish a happy 21st birthday today to the only girl to ever break me. many have tried. only you succeeded. probably the only successful thing you will ever do. enjoy it"

OUCH!

Alien:Genesis teaser trailer world premiere!

Meyers Interview Quotes from January 2012 Empire Magazine

Everyone is eagerly anticipating the trailer for Ridley Scott's "Alien: Genesis" which of course stars Michael Reese Meyers and the word is the trailer will debut at Apple.com Thursday. As a part of the promotion for the film, the cast was interviewed for the upcoming January 2012 issue of Empire magazine and here are some excerpts from Michael's part:

ON WHAT MADE HIM WANT TO JOIN ALIEN: GENESIS CAST: "It's Ridley Scott. It's Sci-Fi. Horror. Space. Anya Camilla Bella. Charlize Theron. Bradley Cooper. Idrs Elba. 3D. What else needs to be said? The story is great. The twists are great. It's dark. Smart. Scary. It will definitely have people talking. I can't wait for everyone to see it."

ON THE NEXT BOND FILM: "The script is really great. It's almost done. Takes Bond back to the 60's. Style wise. They are looking at a real prestigious director. This next one will really delve into Bond's psychological state now that he has had his heart broken. This is the turning point. When you watch the Bourne films or even some of the Bond films, they show you how lonely secret agents are. They have no family. No friends. Their whole life revolves around getting a mission, getting whatever money, weapons, and other equipment they need, going to some strange city in some foreign country, sitting in a hotel, living off takeout and Vodka and fucking some random hooker, waiting until they get the call to go kill who they need to kill. In Quantum (of Solace) we saw Bond as a young guy who never had parents who was still eager for love and family and now he is starting to see that maybe that is not meant for him. He starts to shut down emotionally. He starts to become a guy who only sees women as good for one thing. In this next one, he meets a woman who truly wants to love him. The Bond in Quantum would have left it all for her. This new Bond has trust issues and doesn't want to let her in. He is conflicted. It's a great place, emotionally, to take Bond, that I don't think we've seen before."

ON HIS DATING LIFE: "I'm like of two minds about it right now. On the one hand I feel like after everything I've been through I have seen and done it all so what's the point. Since Mel I been numb, no one has really excited me, truly excited me. Other than Kathleen Roberts. She was special. But Mel was like this amazing puzzle or rubix cube that I wanted to solve. I think alot of people who fall for a bad boy or bad girl, this is apart of the appeal. But the thing is, only one person in this world has the key. Only one person is meant to solve them. And sometimes, sadly, as much as you want it to be, that person might not be you. And you gotta accept that. I feel like a zombie sleep walking through life, waiting for someone to wake me up and shake me out of my funk. (Someone who) really challenges me, excites me, impresses me. Sometimes women in your life can spoil you and you get stuck wanting someone to match up to them. But another part of me just wants the comfort of having a girlfriend, a wife. Having that special someone to talk to everyday at the end of the day. A true partner that you can rely on. The search can get exhausting. I get really envious of the dynamic I see a husband and wife have. How they make decisions together and the teamwork vibe they have. You truly aren't complete until you find your soulmate. That's how I feel. I was joking with a friend the other day, how I might do The Bachelor, haha. Try something different. We'll see."

ON WHAT MADE HIM STORM OFF THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE SET: "Oliver Stone and I have clashed alot while making this film. He is a hard person to work for. He demands alot but he can also be very indecisive and I prefer a director who sticks to one thing that he wants instead of changing his mind all the time. I play two characters which is hard enough and I respect Stone's body of work and knowledge of film and I hope we can pull it together. That day he was just pissing me off and I threw a temper tantrum and walked off. Almost quit the film. We had to stop shooting for a week so I could cool off. I was ready to knock him out."

Ridley Scott confirms and elaborates on Meyers Injuries

Last night director Ridley Scott (pictured above on the set of Alien: Genesis with star Anya Camilla Bella) celebrated his 74th birthday at Los Angeles' Katsuya restaurant with his girlfriend and at the nearby Grauman's Chinese Theater there was a private screening of the film's new teaser trailer which was exclusively shown to a handful of critics and select fans who won an online contest. Afterwards Ridley held a brief Q & A and while the biggest topic of discussion was the leaked version of the trailer by a 20th Century Fox employee (whom Ridley said was "swiftly dealt with"...aka FIRED), he also touched on Michael's injuries on set.

When asked if there's any truth to the rumor that Michael was hurt on set Scott replied: "Well he had a bad scrape. He was riding the motorbikes some of the crew on the ship ride during a scene and he wiped out. He crashed, tipped over, or whatever. It looked pretty bad. He broke his left shoulder, and badly sprained both feet. But the next week he was back and ready to go. He's a quick healer. He was a trooper. I'm sure he will be fine." He was then asked if Meyers ever complained of pain or any discomfort on set and Ridley said "No. Never. He never told me. He just kept on going. Everyone complained about the bio suits, how hard they were to walk in or what have you, but that was a given and something everyone had to deal with, not just him."

New Pics from Alien: Genesis and Meyers Quotes!

Empire Magazine's December Issue has a story on Ridley Scott's upcoming sci-fi space epic Alien: Genesis and it includes some photos from the film and they include two photos of Michael in character as his "cyborg" character, who is now confirmed to be named Logan 3.0. Michael is once again sporting blonde hair (the only other time he went blonde for a role was in Popular 3) and it is very long, like back in the days of Hostage/The Village long! No word yet on when we can expect a trailer from the film, which also stars Anya Camilla Bella, Bradley Cooper, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, and Guy Pearce, but it will land in theaters next summer on June 8, 2012. The film will be Michael's first 3D movie.

Michael is also quoted in the article a few times. The first time is about acting like a robot: "It was one of the hardest acting experiences of my career because I had to go against all my natural instincts as an actor. Humans are emotional. They show fear, they show concern. I had to hide all that and be very matter of fact, and cold, with my reactions to all this crazy shit going on all around me. It was very strange." He also elaborates on the physical demands for the part, which may elude to the "injuries" he supposedly suffered that caused him to start taking prescription pain killer medicine AGAIN: "My feet, my legs will never be the same because of this movie. I hope it's nothing too serious but these bio suits they had us wear were very very heavy and walking in them was ridiculous and on top of that my robotic prosthetics I had to wear made it even worse. By the end of the shoot I could hardly stand I had to rest a lot. I took a lot of time off after that shoot just to let my body recover. No role ever fucked up my body like that, and I've done fight training for films like The Fighter and Bond. So that was definitely an unexpected challenge. I'm going to need physical therapy for quite some time."

Keira Knightley on working with Michael in IF I HAD YOU

At the Toronto International Film Festival Keira Knightley briefly spoke on how her and Michael have different methods of acting and preparing but still have fun together on set. Enjoy!

Michael Sent to and Released from Hospital

Close call. While filming The Devil's Double today Michael felt his "heart rate increase rapidly" and also had some "shoulder pain" as well as "trouble breathing" and was taken to a nearby hospital close to the movie's Santa Fe, New Mexico set. He was checked out by doctors and released a few hours later. According to hospital reports, "Meyers had been experiencing some severe pain and soreness in his feet and legs dating back to some injuries he sustained while filming a picture in Canada recently and was taking prescription pills for the pain. Apparently these medications had an adverse reaction with all the caffeine he had been consuming on the set of his current picture and today it all caught up with his body. We treated him, consulted him on what went wrong, what to do from here on, and he was released and should be fine". No other reports have been released and Michael has not made any statements.

This is clearly good news that it was nothing more serious but it also raises many questions. Is his pill addiction arising again? Hopefully not. Also, he did mention at San Diego's recent Comic Con that while filming Alien: Genesis (the Canada film they refer to here) that one of the hardest parts of shooting the film was the heavy astronaut suits and prosthetics he had to wear playing a cyborg and how it was hard on his legs and very tiring, but there was no mention of "injuries" to his feet or legs. As we all know, many pill addicts start their addiction due to physical injuries which make them dependent on the drugs. If he is dealing with lingering pain then his addiction to pills, something he seemed to have kicked for a while, could resurface. That would not be good at all. We pray for Michael's health and will keep you all updated on the matter.