The dude from MTV caught up with Aaron Eckhart outside the Golden Globes last night to ask him if Harvey Dent would have a place in The Dark Knight sequel.  Since the film’s still barely at the brainstorming stage, who really gives a shit.  There’s no way the actors would have that kind of information anyway.  Actually, the reason I’m posting this clip is that I’m impressed by MTV’s ability to consistently produce the most socially awkward interviews imaginable.  Starting at the three-second mark, Eckhart chuckles for seven straight seconds.  I know that doesn’t sound like a super long time, but keep in mind no one made a joke or said anything remotely funny.  Yet Eckhart clearly states, “Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.”

Does anyone ever give this guy a straight answer about anything?  That is the fakest laugh I’ve ever heard that didn’t come out of Tom Cruise.  MTV: Where normal human interaction goes to die.

[via MTV]

When it comes to über-awkward celebrity interviews, no one beats MTV movie blog – see also Tom Hanks, Brendan Fraser, Matthew Fox, and the incomparable James Franco.  Most recently, they showed up to an event at Best Buy headlined by Macguyver, the mom from That 70s Show, and Steven Seagal.  First, Seagal threatens to walks out early because the lights are too bright. Rowr, grizzly hate light, put back in cave! Then someone must’ve fed him a live salmon or something, because he agreed to stay long enough to do an interview in which he reveals:

He doesn’t know who Sarah Palin is.
He’s selling an energy drink (perhaps one of the side effects is light sensitivity?)
He’s selling “oils”.  Hopefully not freshly squozen.
Grrr, grizzly hate Van Damme.

All in all, pretty much your basic roused-from-weeks-of-slumber time with Steven Seagal. Additionally, read my favorite Steven Seagal story, after the jump.

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Here’s James Franco’s interview with MTV on the set of Finishing the Game.  I think it pretty much speaks for itself.  Partial transcript:

MTV Guy: Have you read the rest of the script? Are there things that you can’t wait to see?
Franco: …Uhh.. I don’t… read the stuff that’s not my character.

MTV Guy:  How was it to work with Justin Lin after he’s come off two big movies and now doing a little indie – is he entering his Soderbergh period?
Franco: (long sigh)…Yeah …Soderbergh period.

MTV Guy: So that means you get to do some more actiony type stuff?
Franco: (Sheepish grin, nod)

MTV Guy: How does a director call up and say –
Franco: (laughing) We can cut this, this is getting stupid.

Hey, remember those WGA PSAs about actors being speechless without writers?  They should just use this from now on.

UPDATE: Having since seen MTV Movies’ other interviews, I’m gonna have to reverse position and side with Franco on this one. They harsh my mellow too, man.