In case anyone needed more proof of the power of the Twilight franchise (did you?), there’s a survey out today from Fandango that found that Bryce Dallas Howard is the "most anticipated villain" of the summer blockbuster season. She is? Yes, says 31 percent of the vote. The actress (and Ron Howard offspring) plays the revenge-minded vampire Victoria in the upcoming Eclipse, the third movie in The Twilight Saga. What’s most surprising is that Howard edged out Mickey Rourke, who plays the mayhem-minded Whiplash in Iron Man 2. (He has a Whopper named after him—doesn’t that count for something? Just 29 percent, that’s all. Geez, the guy’s an Oscar nominee!) Other villains to look forward to, according to the poll, are Sam Rockwell (also Iron Man 2), Val Kilmer (MacGruber) and Eric Roberts (The Expendables). On the flip side, Robert Downey Jr. leads the pack of "most anticipated summer movie heroes" with 35 percent of the vote, followed by Angelina Jolie in the action thriller Salt, Russell Crowe in Robin Hood and Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid. The "summer" season at the box office launches May 7.
—Posted by T.L. Stanley