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- Britney Spears Opens Up On Home Life In MTV Special
- Lady Gaga Teases 'Someone Legendary' Producing 'You And I'
- Britney Spears 'Legitimizes' Pauly D's DJ Career, 'Jersey Shore' Star Says
- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Calls 'Transformers' Gig 'A Roller Coaster'
- 'Breaking Dawn' Leaked Photos Leave Studio 'Heartbroken'
- Blake Lively 'Thrilled' To Be Part Of 'Green Lantern'
- LCD Soundsystem Talk Retirement Way Back In 2007
- Lupe Fiasco Recalls Being Paid In Food, On 'When I Was 17'
- 'Source Code': The Reviews Are In!
- Britney Spears Reveals Studio Rituals In MTV Special
- Russell Brand Reveals His Favorite Katy Perry 'E.T.' Look
- Thia Megia, Naima Adedapo 'Intimidated' By Female 'American Idol' Voters
- Clive Owen Says His Daughters Are 'Aware' Of 'Trust'
- Britney Spears' MTV Special Is 'For The Fans,' Manager Says
- Hanson Cover Slipknot And More Musical April Fools' Pranks
- 'Hangover Part II' Is 'More Epic' Than Original, Director Says
- Jamie Campbell Bower Teases 'Bum Cheeks' In 'Camelot'
- 'Source Code': Five Hidden Pop-Culture Influences
- 'Harry Potter' Epilogue Is About 'The Cycles Of Life,' Producer Says
| Britney Spears Opens Up On Home Life In MTV Special Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:03 AM PDT 'Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale' airs Sunday at 9 p.m. on MTV.
Sure, Britney Spears is a chart-topping pop star, but when she's not oozing sex as a Femme Fatale, she loves to sit around and chat about shoes like any other girl. "I love those," she says about her assistant's studded platform heels in a clip from her MTV special, "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale," airing this Sunday. "Mine don't have that many studs? They do? I love them!"
Spears opens up to MTV News' Sway Calloway about her home life, which includes cooking and being a mom to her two sons, Jayden and Sean. "I help cook dinner sometimes. I'm not that much of a cook, but I help," she shares. "I try a little bit of everything, but I don't have a special dish." Spears gets candid during the show's sit-down interview, in which she talks about her upcoming 30th birthday this December. "I think I hoped I would be [doing this]," she said about still being a performer. "I genuinely love what I do. This is what I love to do." The special is a mixture of behind-the-scenes footage of the singer as she wraps up production on her album, which dropped this week, as well as an inside look at her life and fans. In addition, those who couldn't make Spears' recent nightclub show in Las Vegas will get to see her as she takes the stage in her latest pop incarnation. Don't miss "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale," airing Sunday (April 3) at 9 p.m. ET on MTV. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Lady Gaga Teases 'Someone Legendary' Producing 'You And I' Posted: 31 Mar 2011 11:20 PM PDT RedOne, Fernando Garibay and DJ White Shadow already confirmed for Born This Way.
Lady Gaga might have recently tweeted that she's basically wrapped up production on her May album, Born This Way, but the singer shared that there's still work to do on her piano ballad "You and I," which it seems has made the final cut. "I can't tell you who yet, but someone legendary is producing this next song," Gaga told the crowd at her tour stop in Anaheim, California, on Thursday night, an eyewitness confirms to MTV News. "I'm so excited." The singer added that she "can't wait" for fans to hear the May 23 release. Whoever the person is she hooks up with, they will be joining previously announced producers RedOne, Fernando Garibay and DJ White Shadow, who all have contributed tracks to the highly anticipated release. With the album's first single, "Born This Way," still burning up the charts, fans have been hungry to know more about the album's next single, "Judas." With some lyrics already floating around the Internet, it's only a matter of time before Gaga and her creative director, Laurieann Gibson, get to work on the video for the track. "It's no surprise, I'm sure, to many of you, that Judas is a man of the biblical senses, so expect to see some symbolism in this video," Gaga explained. "You have to look into what is haunting you, and you need to look into forgiving yourself in order to move on. And it's really fun to dance to and sounds like it could be a pop priest record." Tell us your guesses who the "legendary" producer of "You and I" will be in the comments below! Related Photos Related Artists |
| Britney Spears 'Legitimizes' Pauly D's DJ Career, 'Jersey Shore' Star Says Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:58 AM PDT 'Britney Spears is performing her new album at Rain while I'm DJing. I couldn't ask for anything more,' Pauly D says of last Friday's Vegas gig.
Shortly after it was announced that Pauly D would be the resident DJ at Rain nightclub at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the "Jersey Shore" star was bestowed with another honor: He was to DJ Britney Spears' surprise gig in Las Vegas, which was taped for her MTV special "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale," airing Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.
"For me, I love Las Vegas, I love DJing. It's my heart. I locked down this huge residency, which I always wanted, and now I find out Britney Spears is performing her new album at Rain while I'm DJing. I couldn't ask for anything more," Pauly D dished to MTV News last Friday. "I'm at Las Vegas now. What it means to DJ a concert like a Britney Spears concert or something like that, it's an association with monsters like Britney Spears and it just legitimizes your career. And it's just fun like being onstage with Britney Spears performing like she's performing. I love it. I couldn't ask for more." Given that Pauly D plays a mix of popular music and more underground house, he admits that he doesn't have to change his style up too much for a gig with Spears. "I keep up on music. I keep up on current music. I play everything. I'm open format," he explained. "I play geared to the crowd, so I don't prep my set. For this I go out there, I kind of wing it. I look at the crowd, I have an idea. I like to play the new stuff that's hot. I feed off the crowd." Pauly also explained the rules he has for his craft. "A DJ should not play the artist's songs at her concert 'cause she has to perform these songs," he said. "I'm not going to be playing any Britney before she performs; maybe after. I'll let her perform, let her shine 'cause it's her night." The Vegas show is one of many highlights in the "I Am the Femme Fatale" special. Spears gives fans a taste of what it was like making the album, including behind-the-scenes footage of her in the studio with will.i.am and an intimate chat with Sway Calloway in which she opens up about her life and her career. To see what Spears has to say about her new album and watch her as she puts the finishing touches on it, don't miss the "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale" special, airing Sunday, April 3, at 9 p.m. ET on MTV. Related Artists |
| Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Calls 'Transformers' Gig 'A Roller Coaster' Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:49 AM PDT 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' star talks at CinemaCon about working with director Michael Bay.
Now that we've entered the month of April, it seems justifiable to start hyping this summer's potential blockbusters. Not that we haven't been already, but it feels like the big summer movies are just around the corner — one of those being the highly anticipated "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." MTV News caught up with the franchise's new leading lady, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, recently at CinemaCon to discuss her experience on the film and getting caught up in director Michael Bay's workaholic web.
"I've seen the last two movies, so I kind of knew what I was getting into, but obviously not at all as well," Whiteley said of being a bit overwhelmed by the big movie experience. "It was a crazy opportunity that was handed to me, and I spent seven months making the movie with a great cast and a great director, and it's been a roller coaster of a lifetime for sure," she said. "I'm still on it, I don't know if I'm going to get off anytime soon." Regarding Bay, Whiteley described him as a "character" with lots of energy: "I think throughout my whole career, I've never seen anybody work so hard in my whole life," she said. "He's literally done these 'Transformers' movies for six years now. As cast, we do the filming for seven months, then he goes into the edit room and edits it for six months, then he comes out of the edit room and promotes it, and by the time he's finished that, he's prepping the next one," she explained. "It's amazing to see how dedicated he is to these films." Check out everything we've got on "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| 'Breaking Dawn' Leaked Photos Leave Studio 'Heartbroken' Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:39 AM PDT Summit Entertainment addresses the leaks in a statement on Facebook.
When very steamy photos of Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) on their honeymoon hit the Web, they were pretty much immediately scrubbed from the internet. The "Breaking Dawn" production photos, along with ones in which Bella appeared to have been through some sort of vampire transformation (her eyes were amber-colored) had fans drooling for more and left the studio fuming mad. "As some of you may know, pictures and screen grabs of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn' as a work in progress have leaked on the Internet. We are extremely proud of this film and also extremely heartbroken to see it out there at this stage," reads a Facebook message from Summit Entertainment. "The film and these images are not yet ready or in their proper context. They were illegally obtained and their early dissemination is deeply upsetting to the actors, the filmmakers and Summit who are working so hard to bring these movies to fruition to you in November 2011 and November 2012." The letter, signed by author Stephenie Meyer, director Bill Condon, producer Wyck Godfrey and Summit Entertainment, asks that the photos no longer be shared online. "Please, for those who are posting, stop. And please, though the temptation is high, don't view or pass on these images. Wait for the film in its beautiful, finished entirety to thrill you." Summit released a photo of Bella clutching feathers in bed last November, and when a pic of Edward and Bella in bed together hit the Net, fans immediately went bananas. The whole ordeal made Pattinson chuckle. "It's always awkward, in a way, doing it with anybody," he admitted to MTV News about having to shoot sex scenes. "But at the same time ... it really depends on how it's staged and stuff. It's like doing Twister." Check out everything we've got on "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1." For young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com. Related Photos |
| Blake Lively 'Thrilled' To Be Part Of 'Green Lantern' Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:34 AM PDT 'I'm actually a really big comic book movie geek,' she tells MTV News.
Actress Blake Lively is perhaps most recognizable from her role as spoiled rich kid Serena Van Der Woodsen on the CW's steamy teen soap "Gossip Girl." However, in just a couple of months, Lively will be seen by a whole new audience via her leading-lady role as Carol Ferris alongside Ryan Reynolds in "The Green Lantern." When MTV News caught up with Lively during a "Green Lantern" event at CinemaCon, we asked if she considers herself a fangirl or whether she would be lining up to see the highly anticipated comic book movie adaptation if she weren't in it.
"I'm actually a really big comic book movie geek," Lively revealed. "I didn't read comics ever. I'm not a boy; I don't know if you can tell," she joked. "I was saying I never wanted to be an actor, so I would watch these superhero movies and come out and want to crawl up walls or do these karate kicks or fly or whatever it is." Lively went on to say that she never thought she would be in a comic book movie and that when she found out she landed the part, she was as giddy as a schoolgirl and hoped she'd get to do a lot of stunt work. "For me, I was like a kid when I found out I got this [role]. I was like, 'What kind of stunts am I going to do?' I was thrilled to be a part of it," she said. "I've always loved these kinds of movies. I do think, I know everybody says this, but I do think it's different." Check out everything we've got on "Green Lantern." For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com. Related Videos |
| LCD Soundsystem Talk Retirement Way Back In 2007 Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:32 AM PDT On the eve of their last-ever gig, MTV News unearths our last interview with James Murphy, who was already contemplating hanging it up.
In February, James Murphy announced that he'd be retiring his LCD Soundsystem project with a massive three-hour show at New York's Madison Square Garden. Of course, following that announcement — and the subsequent pre-sale debacle, which saw scalpers snatch up tickets to such a degree that fans were left empty-handed — Murphy also decided to play a run of four shows at another venue, Terminal 5 (or, as he put it, "F--- you, scalpers"), in the days leading up to that MSG show. And now, having run through those shows — which, according to anyone who managed to get a ticket, ranged between "revelatory" and "holy sh--, LCD were so good I seriously had an aneurism" — Murphy and his band are gearing up for that MSG gig, their honest-to-goodness last show ever, set for Saturday.
So, with Murphy preparing to wave goodbye, MTV News decided to take a look back at our last interview with him, which took place in June 2007 at his DFA studio just as he was gearing up to release LCD's second album, Sound of Silver. And, as is always the case any time Murphy sat down in front of our cameras, he was candid, charming and — most of all — self-effacing. "I really wanted to make the same record again; legally, though, it had to be different songs," he said of Silver. "So, basically, this new one is nine songs [all the] same thing. There's almost like a parallel to each song on the first record. I don't know if people will like it. I don't care." Of course, people did (they liked the follow-up, 2010's This Is Happening, too), but at the time, Murphy wasn't exactly worried about what people would think of his albums; he was more concerned with trying to balance the load that comes with fame. "I'd like to make a bunch of albums. ... I'm 37, so I'm going to have to tour less to do that. I'm already old. I don't want to be 'old dude,' " he smiled. "I just like being a person. Going to dinner, going to work, having kids, that kind of stuff. I just want to figure out how to be what I am — how to be DFA guy and LCD guy — in a way I find pleasing. I kind of think people don't know what they're doing. Maybe I have to work on my ringtones or something." And somewhat inevitably, the conversation finally turned to the very future of LCD itself. And, somewhat tellingly, nearly four years before he'd officially announce that MSG show, Murphy was already making plans to retire the mantle altogether — though, as for what would replace it, he had no ideas. And he was fine with that. "I think in a lot of ways the band itself, in some ways, it's really simple ... it's just kind of dumb, and it's the same thing over and over to a certain degree, and the guy doesn't sing that well, and ... it seems engaging to me — like, it's something I would like," he said. "I feel like this is a funny thing to do, and it seems kind of missing, so I just kind of keep doing it, until somebody does it better, and then I'll just stop, or I'll just go do something else." Are you sad to see LCD Soundsystem go? Let us know in the comments. Related Artists |
| Lupe Fiasco Recalls Being Paid In Food, On 'When I Was 17' Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:32 AM PDT 'I ate the rest of my salary,' rapper recalls of subsidizing his income with free fast food.
Lupe Fiasco may be a man about the world now — check his past single "Paris, Tokyo" — but back when the Chicago MC was a teenager, he was only a local explorer. "When I was 17, I worked at this restaurant that was behind my house," Lupe says during the latest episode of "When I Was 17," airing at 11 a.m. Saturday on MTV. "It was literally my house, the alley, work. I used to jump over my back fence, and I was in the parking lot of my job. I was the short-order cook. It was fast food. It was really crappy. I would work 40 hours a week, and it was 60 bucks. I remember trying to get my homeys jobs there, and they would be like, 'Are you stupid? I'm not working for 60.' "
"We had better things to do than work at a restaurant," Fiasco's friend Doughboy said. "Especially when we knew how much he got paid and how long he had to be there." The Lasers MC maintained he had a plan that his friends couldn't quit comprehend. He knew he was underpaid, but he decided he would get his due by way of his stomach, if not his wallet. "They didn't see my vision: I didn't have to pay for any food," he said. "I ate the rest of my salary that I thought I deserved." His plan, however, wasn't approved by management, and Lupe wasn't afraid to voice his displeasure. " 'Well, you should pay me some more and I'll stop!' " he recalled telling his boss. "When I Was 17" — this week featuring Jessie J, Tyrese and Lupe Fiasco — airs Saturday at 11 a.m. on MTV. Related Videos Related Artists |
| 'Source Code': The Reviews Are In! Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:02 AM PDT See what critics are saying about the Jake Gyllenhaal-starring sci-fi film.
The beginning of March brought us a well-reviewed sci-fi movie in "The Adjustment Bureau." The first day of April gifts us with a far superior, and deservedly better-reviewed, genre flick called "Source Code." Here's the funny thing (and the enduring, head-scratching nature of the box office): The new movie, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, isn't likely to pull in more bucks over its opening weekend than Matt Damon's "Bureau" ($21.2 million). That's a shame, because more people than are expected to buy tickets — experts are predicting around $15 million in receipts — should check out "Source Code," the second feature from Duncan Jones ("Moon"). But don't just take it from us. Check out what the critics are saying about the film:
The Story The Performances The Direction The Dissenters The Final Word Check out everything we've got on "Source Code." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos |
| Britney Spears Reveals Studio Rituals In MTV Special Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:58 AM PDT 'Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale' airs Sunday at 9 p.m. on MTV.
Like most artists, Britney Spears has certain rituals when she hits the recording studio. And when she was putting down the tracks that made the cut for her latest release, the dance-floor-friendly Femme Fatale, Spears reveals what she needed to get into the mood.
"I love vanilla candles ... and I love my tea," she explains in "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale." "My assistant always has some hot tea, little things like that just to make me feel at ease and comfortable, just girly things." In the special, Spears is filmed getting some of that beloved tea with her assistant, and later she hits the studio with "Big Fat Bass" producer will.i.am, who shows her the final cut of the booming track. "I did some tweaking to the 'Big Fat Bass': The bass is even bigger," he tells her as she dances along to the song, which eventually is featured in her live show at Rain Nightclub at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The special is a mixture of behind-the-scenes footage of the singer as she wraps up production on her album, which dropped this week, as well as an inside look at her life and fans. In addition, those who couldn't make Spears' recent Vegas show will get to see her as she takes the stage in her latest pop incarnation. Don't miss "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale," airing Sunday (April 3) at 9 p.m. ET on MTV. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Russell Brand Reveals His Favorite Katy Perry 'E.T.' Look Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:30 PM PDT 'Arthur' star believes, 'There's bound to be some extraterrestrials.'
In her latest visual creation, Katy Perry takes fans to outer space as an alien looking for her lover in "E.T." The pop princess dons crazy makeup and several artfully designed costumes as she cascades to another planet to meet her fallen love. Her real-life love, Russell Brand, revealed his favorite look to MTV News.
"I like it when she's that weird one in the beginning all made out of plastic," he said at CinemaCon in Las Vegas about Perry's flashy, spacey Floria Sigismondi-directed video, which dropped Thursday. Stylist Carol Beadle explained to MTV News what she had in mind when she was thinking up looks for the trippy clip. "I was looking at jelly fishes and amoebas; those words were constantly used, and we wanted it to look like a flash of an amoeba and then it coming to life," she said. Brand's alien love certainly doesn't begin and end with Perry's video. The "Arthur" star is an avid believer in all things extraterrestrial. "I happen to believe there is such a thing as extraterrestrials, and that needn't necessarily make me a crackpot," he confessed. "There probably are [aliens]. The universe is infinite: There's bound to be some extraterrestrials. Let's not worry about it." In fact, Brand and his lady love aliens so much, they have a romantic trip planned to visit outer space. "I'm so into extraterrestrial stuff," Perry explained. "It's very difficult for me to look up into the sky in the middle of the night and not think that our planet is one of ... a bajillion. It's really, really small. And Russell and I are interested in anything extraterrestrial. I mean, we're going to space!" What is your favorite look in the "E.T." video? Tell us below! |
| Thia Megia, Naima Adedapo 'Intimidated' By Female 'American Idol' Voters Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:29 AM PDT 'When they get a crush ... then we're done,' Adedapo says of three consecutive male 'Idol' champs.
It hasn't escaped the attention of the female contestants on "American Idol" that a woman hasn't won the reality competition in three seasons. And they can't help but notice that so far in season 10, the bottom three has had an excess of estrogen.
But on Friday (April 1), one night after becoming the third and fourth female casualties so far this year, Thia Megia and Naima Adedapo weren't making any excuses. "We sort of figured since there were more females watching this show the votes were going to be more for the guys," Megia, 16, the youngest contestant in "Idol" history, said during a conference call with reporters. And while she made a point to give props to the "incredible" guy singers left on the show, Megia admitted that the ladies of "Idol" had discussed the potential pitfalls of the large female voting bloc and were a bit worried about how that might impact their stay in the leaky "Idol" mansion. "[We were] a bit intimidated by all the girls watching the show and knowing that their votes are going to be going for guys," said Megia, who was done in on Thursday night's elimination show by her tepid rendition of Elton John's "Daniel," which she dedicated to her older brother. Though she echoed that concern, Adedapo said the girls didn't let it get to them because they all had faith in their abilities. "When it comes down to it, the reality is that more than 50 percent of the audience is little teenage girls," said Adedapo, who may have confused some of those tweens with her reggae take of "I'm Still Standing." "When they get a crush ... then we're done." Despite that worry, Adedapo said she never let it knock her off her unique path on the show, during which she incorporated her colorful style and years of dance experience. "Sometimes people just didn't know where to place me," Adedapo admitted when asked if perhaps she was a bit too different on a season with less outrageous personalities and more focused vocalists. "I felt like maybe they didn't understand me sometimes," she said, noting that most of the reaction she got from fans was positive and to the effect of "I don't know about you, but I like you." But between her African dance moves and her reggae accent on Wednesday night's show, Adedapo said maybe it was hard to put her in a neat category that made it easy to cast a vote. Song choice is such a crucial factor that Megia wondered in retrospect if maybe she had made a mistake by not mixing it up and moving away from ballads every week to show another side of herself with an uptempo number. What she didn't regret was sending her rendition of "Daniel" out to her brother and pouring all her emotion into that tune. "I'm glad the last song I did on the show was dedicated to my brother," she said. "[But] I didn't want to come off as just a ballad singer." Like many "Idol" finalists who leave early, Megia copped to being "devastated" on Thursday night when her ride ended but said she didn't cry for more than 15 minutes or so. "I just told myself things happen for a reason and this is not the end of it," she said, promising that the exposure she got on the show will help her launch a career where she can show America that she's much more than just the high school balladeer. One of the big subjects of conversation on Friday was the nearly out-of-control emotions fellow teenager Lauren Alaina displayed during the eliminations, which verged on distracting. Adedapo said part of that was Lauren's sadness at losing out on someone who had been a kind of mother figure to her during the finals run. "She kind of cried it out a little big, but that's a natural thing," Adedapo said, explaining that she's always been there to encourage Alaina to have confidence in herself and tell her that she's beautiful and talented. But losing Megia was a double blow, since the two 16-year-olds had gotten very close during their rehearsals and classes. "It really is like losing a best friend," said Adedapo, who struggled to say goodbye to her pal Jacob Lusk as well. No matter what happens, both said they were proud of what they did on the show and they're looking forward to the next step. "I just wanted to show every piece of me," Adedapo said of her risk-taking performances. "For me, I'm really about staying true to myself. Once I set my brain on something, I do it." Don't miss "Idol Party Live" every Thursday on MTV.com, following the "American Idol" results show, for analysis, celebrity guests and even some karaoke — get in the conversation by tweeting with the hashtag #idolparty! In the meantime, get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Clive Owen Says His Daughters Are 'Aware' Of 'Trust' Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:21 AM PDT David Schwimmer-directed drama made to raise awareness, actor says.
In the new film "Trust," directed and produced by David Schwimmer, Clive Owen stars alongside Catherine Keener and newcomer Liana Liberato as a distraught father trying to deal with rebuilding his family after his daughter is victimized and sexually assaulted by a man she meets online. It is a tense, emotionally charged film that addresses an important issue facing kids and parents today. When MTV News caught up with Owen during the press day for "Trust," we asked him what conversations he's had with his own daughters and how much they know about this film in particular.
"They are aware of the films I do," he said, "and the younger one, she's only 12, so I don't go into too many details, but when she says, 'What do you mean, "Something bad happens"?' I'm like, 'Let's just end it there.' "But the elder one, Hannah, is more aware of the situation and what happens," Owen explained. "I think it's important at a certain age that they are aware that this is possible, and that's kind of why we make the film, really, to try and raise people's awareness." Owen went on to say that anyone can fall victim to an Internet predator if they're not careful. "I think it's a mistake to think it's always going to be the troubled family or the kid that's off the tracks. That's not necessarily the case," he said. "It's about age, it's about youth, it's about naivety. The most mature, smart, sensible kid is still going to be hugely naive at 13, 14. They just [are]; they haven't lived enough yet. So, they are susceptible." Check out everything we've got on "Trust." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos |
| Britney Spears' MTV Special Is 'For The Fans,' Manager Says Posted: 31 Mar 2011 11:51 PM PDT 'I want them to know that Britney is back and better than ever,' Larry Rudolph tells MTV News.
Britney Spears gives fans an inside look at her life and the making of her latest album in the MTV special "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale." MTV News has of course been tracking the release of her record, which finally dropped on Tuesday, but we were also on hand as she performed in Las Vegas at the Palms' Rain nightclub. Fans will get to see the show — and much more — for themselves when the special airs on Sunday, April 3, at 9 p.m. ET on MTV.
When we spoke to Spears' longtime manager, Larry Rudolph, in Vegas, he told us Brit wanted to put on a spectacle for her fans. She wanted to take her first Femme Fatale live performance to Vegas because much like the city, Spears' concerts have lots of sparkle, pyro and razzmatazz, he explained. "We chose this place; we chose the Palms because the Palms is where Britney has so much history," he said. "We performed here with the Britney album, we did a similar thing. We're doing this eight years later now and we're doing it for the fans." Rudolph stressed that Spears has one main goal: to entertain her fans in the Femme Fatale era. "For her, it was really important to do it for the fans the first time she was out there," he explained. "To do it here in Las Vegas, where everything is bigger and everything is more exciting and the fans are here for her, this was the place to do it. "I want them to know — when the fans watch this — I want them to know that Britney is back and better than ever, not that she's ever gone anywhere," he continued. "But she's back and she's better than ever." Don't miss "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale" on Sunday, April 3, at 9 p.m. ET on MTV. Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| Hanson Cover Slipknot And More Musical April Fools' Pranks Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:06 AM PDT Experimental Insane Clown Posse LP also announced on a day brimming with bizarre headlines.
April 1 has always been the date some of the biggest bands on the planet decide to make some of the strangest announcements ever. On this very day last year, Coldplay announced the release of their brand-new fragrance, Angst, a musky, aromatic mixture of "sangre, sudor and lágrimas" that came packaged in a "Brian Eno-designed bottle." And fan sites of "American Idol" fave Adam Lambert took it upon themselves to break the news that not only would Lambert star in the annual "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" but a remake of MGM's "Wizard of Oz," alongside fellow "Idol" alum Carrie Underwood (strangely, none of those things actually ended up happening). Two years ago, Kid Rock chose April 1 as the date to announce he'd acquired the naming rights to his hometown Detroit Tigers' stadium, while Trent Reznor dropped his Strobe Light album, a collaboration with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys. Coldplay and Björk also broke big news, announcing that they were recording an album in zero gravity and touring with the reunited Led Zeppelin, respectively. So, needless to say, this year, we were ready for anything. And like clockwork, the bizarre headlines started pouring in. First up was the news that squeaky-clean Oklahoma trio Hanson had decided to release an album of Slipknot covers, in an apparent attempt to channel their inner rage. "We have always cited classic soul and rock and roll as an inspiration," drummer Zac Hanson told Shockhound.com. "But we have had longtime respect for heavy metal bands like Slipknot who capture true angst." The brothers also released a video of themselves rehearsing a cover of Slipknot's "Wait and Bleed," and though their 'Knot album still has no title or release date, it will apparently also feature re-workings of "Skin Ticket," "The Heretic Anthem," and "People = Sh--." Next came the rather shocking announcement from avant-noise label BLR Records that they had partnered with none other than Insane Clown Posse to release Magnets, Bitches and Tape Loops, a collection of experimental recordings available only as an LP with "a full-color custom-made book-bound sleeve and 29-page booklet of lyrics, photos from the infamous studio sessions and di-- jokes," and in an ultra-limited ebony box, complete with ivory inlay ("no elephant was spared for this release"), a bonus remix album (Magnets, Seriously, How Do They Work?) and a collection of sundry that includes "a coupon for a free bottle of Faygo, a miniature hatchet ... and a signed and numbered certificate in what we think is blood but actually is bar-b-que sauce." And of course, the guys in Coldplay didn't let us down. Visitors to their official site were greeted on April 1 with footage taken from the BBC's long-lost 1957 documentary on "the wonderful spaghetti harvest" being held in the Swiss canton of Ticino. In the gripping film, we watch the time-honored tradition that takes "home grown Swiss Spaghette" from the vine (or tree) to the table, and as you probably remember, the 1957 harvest was especially bountiful, given — as the documentary explains — "the virtual disappearance of the Spaghette Weevil." And after watching it, not only are we hungry, but we're puzzled too. What is it about April 1 anyway? Related Artists |
| 'Hangover Part II' Is 'More Epic' Than Original, Director Says Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:46 PM PDT 'People are going to be really surprised,' Todd Phillips tells MTV News.
Who's afraid of the wolf pack? If the just-released trailer for "The Hangover Part II" is any indication of what moviegoers can expect come May 26, then it's a whole lot of crazy antics. Yes, even crazier than before.
The two-and-a-half-minute clip features the "Hangover" wolf pack — Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Justin Bartha — up to their old tricks (losing someone after a boozy night on the town, finding exotic animals in their bathroom) in a new setting (they've gone from wreaking havoc in Las Vegas to Thailand). So when MTV News caught up with "The Hangover Part II" director Todd Phillips at the 2011 CinemaCon in none other than Vegas, we had to ask if there were any way the sequel could live up to the wildly successful 2009 comedy. Phillips, who was also at the helm of the original (which brought in more than $467 million worldwide), said he believed "The Hangover Part II" is actually better than the first. "Audiences have really responded in the same way," Phillips said of the reaction to the follow-up. "It's just been out of this world. I think people are going to be really surprised." In fact, Phillips himself gave the movie a stamp of approval that could sway even the most hard-core "Hangover" purists: "I think it's a funnier film, and I think it's a more epic film." And while the 40-year-old writer/director said he still loves the original, he believes the sequel "just turned out to be a more satisfying film." As if that weren't enough, it seems the first film, which featured, among other things, drugging a Bengal tiger, a run-in with Mike Tyson and grown men getting tased by children, will be tame compared to the mishaps that occur in the latest. As Phillips explained: "We had less constraints on us — and I don't mean money; just freedom to do whatever we wanted." Do you think "The Hangover Part II" will be better than the original? Let us know in the comments! For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Jamie Campbell Bower Teases 'Bum Cheeks' In 'Camelot' Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:52 AM PDT 'Twilight' actor talks about Starz series, premiering Friday (April 1).
Jamie Campbell Bower has played with wizards and been one evil vampire, but now the British heartthrob is set to play King Arthur. The "Twilight" and "Harry Potter" star is now going to "Camelot," in the Starz series named after the legendary literary location, which premieres Friday (April 1).
Bower stopped by the MTV News offices the day his show premiered to share a big tease that will certainly persuade his admirers to watch: "You are going to see my bum cheeks, which is very nice," he revealed, adding that he hopes no one will complain, "apart from my grandma." "You will meet the characters that you know so well, but you will not see them in the same vein that you've seen them before. You will meet Arthur, who's a young boy living a very comfortable existence and then torn from that and taken to Camelot. You will meet Merlin (played by Joseph Fiennes); he doesn't have a pointy hat or a long white beard or a wand. And you will see the world that the show takes place in." Bower plays the lead role in which so many thespians before him swung Excalibur. But he says the new show is a much more realistic take on the classic tale. "I suppose, being from England, I've grown up around the story most of my life. The Arthur and the Camelot story has been told many times, but I don't think it's been told in the same way," he said. "We're going for a reality and a humanism." The story of Arthur and Camelot has been around for centuries, and it seems that, even in 2011, people don't seem to tire of the classic tale. "I think, underneath it all, there's that love story between Guinevere (played by Tamsin Egerton) and Arthur, and people are always drawn to a good love story, always drawn to that idea of love that cannot be, and that's something that our show definitely has," he explained. "I think people are very happy to be taken away from the mundane existence and thrown into this magical world." Will you be tuning in to see Jamie Campbell Bower play King Arthur? Tell us below! |
| 'Source Code': Five Hidden Pop-Culture Influences Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:10 AM PDT Director Duncan Jones was inspired by everything from 'Grand Theft Auto' to 'Quantum Leap.'
"Moon" wasn't some slick Hollywood production. Director Duncan Jones didn't have a studio's deep pockets to dip into for "Avatar"-level visual effects. Instead, he built a miniature replica of a lunar base on which star Sam Rockwell got up to his strange activities. And it worked. The movie was a sci-fi stunner. So it's no surprise Jones eyed a similar approach for his next feature, the Jake Gyllenhaal-starring "Source Code." "We talked about using model miniatures for 'Source Code,' but the time frame was working against us," Jones said, citing his star's schedule. "So we used a lot of CGI." Thus all those train explosions in the film — and there are a dizzying number — were created in a computer rather than in the real world. That's rather fitting, after all, based on what the film is all about. "Moon," though, is just one of the pop-culture influences on "Source Code" that Jones alerted us to in a recent chat. Read on for four more (and check back Monday for five secrets about the production that were simply too spoiler-filled to reveal before opening weekend). The Michel Gondry Connection "I remember hearing about how Gondry used to do music videos — he did Daft Punk and stuff like that," Jones said. "He used to graph everything out and had these intricate diagrams of how to do things. So I took a shot at it that way and lifted out all of the repetitions that occur in the film, and then created a camera map about how I can revisit this event in a different way each time. That was the technical level. "Then on a narrative level," he added. "I ensured new characters were introduced for each one. You never see the same thing twice." The "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" Connection "He's got that beautiful blend of being a real technical expert and also an artist," Jones said. "We worked out how to make each of the explosions have its own personality and be visceral and scary. In the storyboards, we made sure the camera angles made the explosions feel up close and personal to the scale of the effect. Then in the animatic phase, where the objects are moving, you start to get a sense of textures and how much dirt is thrown in the air. You start to tweak it and get the visceral impact." The "Grand Theft Auto" Connection "It's a tribute to 'Grand Theft Auto,' " Jones explained. "When you're driving around at high speed in that computer game and you open the door and jump out of the car, the camera doesn't cut away; it stays with you as you roll. I wanted to do that shot because I'd never seen it in a movie before. "That was some cutting-edge post-production effects," he continued. "We played a game of chicken with the technology to make sure it was capable of doing that by the time we were ready to do the effect. Fortunately, things meshed at just the right time." The "Quantum Leap" Connection "I don't know if you noticed, but Scott Bakula does a little cameo," he revealed. "He's the voice of Colter's father. He even says, 'Oh boy,' in the middle of their phone conversation, as a little clue!" Check out everything we've got on "Source Code." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos |
| 'Harry Potter' Epilogue Is About 'The Cycles Of Life,' Producer Says Posted: 31 Mar 2011 11:05 PM PDT 'It's about Harry, Ron and Hermione taking their children to King's Cross station to the very place where the story began,' David Heyman reveals.
The end is coming for "Harry Potter" fans on July 15, but that hasn't left them feeling any less excited for, well, the end.
It's the question that keeps coming back again and again every time we talk to the "Potter" stars and crew: What details can you share about the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" epilogue? It is known that the principle actors reprise their roles as older versions of themselves in the scene, and despite reshoots, they still look pretty dapper as adults (though Rupert Grint wishes Ron hadn't gained as much weight as he did). But when MTV News caught up with producers David Barron and David Heyman at CinemaCon on Thursday, we were ready to get them to share the nitty-gritty details, like just how long the scene will actually be. "It's not long. It's about two ... a couple of minutes," Barron said. "It's long enough to tell its story. We like it. We think it works well, and it does leave you feeling a bit [emotional]." Barron went on to say that the epilogue is more than just a look into the future of the main characters of the "Potter" series to show how they all ended up happily ever after. It's also a brief insight into the way a country recovers after a terrible war. "We're expressing it through our three principle characters, who obviously have had a terrible time in many respects. Because they have been fighting Voldemort for longer than we can remember, and came close to death, you'll see the state of the school at the end. It was not an easy battle," he said. "As countries, as nations do, as cultures do, they recover and they renew and life carries on. It is about renewal." That sense of renewal and of the films coming full circle will be shown both on and off the screen. Decisions were made to include loved ones and family members of the cast and crew in the epilogue sequence, like allowing Tom Felton's girlfriend Jade Olivia to play his onscreen wife. "[The epilogue is] about the cycles of life," Heyman explained. "It's about Harry, Ron and Hermione taking their children to King's Cross station to the very place where the story began, to begin the journey that they began many years ago. It's really beautiful and really tender." That cycle cannot be seen more clearly than in the casting of Harry and Ginny's daughter, Lily Luna Potter, in the epilogue sequence. Daniel Radcliffe revealed to MTV last year that the young girl chosen is the daughter of makeup department head Amanda Knight, who just happens to have the red hair and blue eyes that make her a perfect pick. She was born a week before Radcliffe originally got the part of Harry and, at 9 years old, was the "physical embodiment of how long we've been here" making the films. So do Heyman and Barron know what the last scene of the "Harry Potter" franchise is? "Yes, but we're not going to tell you just yet," Heyman said with a laugh. "It's the one where Voldemort comes back!" Barron teased. That sounds like the right time to announce a reboot of the series with Radcliffe starring as Dumbledore. Check out everything we've got on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
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