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From Bob Hope to Chris Rock, MTV News looks back on the most memorable Academy Awards emcees.
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Anne Hathaway and James Franco at the 2011 Academy Awards
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Every year, almost as important as the Best Picture winner is the host of the Academy Awards. Both grab headlines the next day, and both are sure to endure their fair share of criticism.
With almost every host having to face the black-and-white judgments of "good host or bad host," who ranks among the best and the worst? Here's our take on the Oscar hosts worth awarding and the one's that should have been snubbed.
Best
Billy Crystal
If someone hosts the show nine times, there's probably a good reason. Crystal carved out a niche for himself as the host of the big show starting in 1990 by keeping it light and throwing in a good song-and-dance routine for good measure.
Johnny Carson
The king of late night hosted the Academy Awards five times, the third most of any host. His overwhelming popularity from "The Tonight Show" carried over into his stints as host and made him one of the most consistently successful hosts. His familiarity with celebrities and experience with off-the-cuff comedy led to one of the Oscar's most memorable lines: "I see a lot of news faces, especially on the old faces."
Bob Hope
If repeat jobs as host are a measure of success, Bob Hope takes the top prize after hosting the ceremony a record 19 times. Famously calling attention to his lack of nominations, Hope's self-deprecating humor made him an Oscar legend and a rightful spot as the show's most frequent host.
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin
As the first paired hosts since Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn and Paul Hogan in 1987, Martin and Baldwin played off each other well enough to earn them the title of "best in recent years." Though Martin had solo hosting duties in 2001 and 2003, it wasn't until he joined forces with Baldwin that he earned his highest praise.
Worst Anne Hathaway and James Franco Chevy Chase Jerry Lewis Who else should make the lists of best and worst Oscar hosts? Leave your comment below! The MTV Movies team has the 2012 Oscars covered! Stick with us for everything you need to know leading up to the awards show, and on Sunday, February 26, tune into MTV.com at 5 p.m. ET for our two-and-a-half-hour red-carpet live stream and updates on the night's big winners. To join the live conversation, tweet @MTVNews with the hashtag #Oscars.
David Letterman
The late-night host's name often leads the pack when recalling the worst hosts in the history of the Oscars. His "Oprah, Uma" gag and the negative reaction it got precedes most talk of how Letterman actually did. Letterman never returned to host after his one appearance in 1995.
The most notorious hosts in recent years, Hathaway and Franco were supposed to welcome a younger audience and make the Oscars cool again. What resulted was an odd and scattered show that was neither very funny nor cool. Many complained the Franco had phoned it in, while others found Hathaway cloying.
Chase hosted the show a total a two times, but only once by himself. The year after his solo gig, no one hosted, which is all you need to know about that.
It may be hard to believe with today's bloated ceremony, but in 1959, the ceremony wrapped up 20 minutes before it was scheduled to. To kill the leftover time, Lewis vamped on stage and forced some of the night's winners to continue singing and dancing on stage. NBC eventually ended the show early, but the dead, ad-libbed airtime remains an infamous part of the Oscar legacy.
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March mall tour including Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson announced as advance tickets for flick go on sale.
By Jocelyn Vena
Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence
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With "The Hunger Games" just four weeks away from hitting theaters, the cast will embark on a mall tour starting next month.
Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson all will make the rounds during the trek, kicking off March 3. The tour will hit eight cities over the course of a week with stops in Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles.
In addition to meet and greets with the big three and other castmembers from the highly anticipated flick, the mall stops will include Q&A sessions and giveaways. The first stop, March 3 at the City of Angels' Westfield Century City, will feature director Gary Ross as well as Lawrence, Hutcherson and Hemsworth.
March 6 at the JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead in Atlanta, Hemsworth will be joined by Leven Rambin, Dayo Okeniyi, Amandla Stenberg and Jack Quaid. There will be two stops March 7: Hemsworth, Rambin, Okeniyi and Quaid will appear at Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, Arizona, while the Westfield Fox Valley in Aurora, Illinois, will host Hutcherson, Isabelle Fuhrman and Jacqueline Emerson.
The following day, March 8, Lawrence, Alexander Ludwig and Stenberg are scheduled for the Westfield Broward Mall in Plantation, Florida, and Hutcherson, Fuhrman and Emerson will be on hand at Galleria Dallas.
Lawrence, Ludwig, Stenberg, Hutcherson, Fuhrman and Emerson will greet fans March 9 at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. The final stop, March 10 at Seattle's University Village, will feature all three of the film's top stars: Lawrence, Hemsworth and Hutcherson.
In addition to the announcement of the mall tour, Wednesday (February 22) marks the first day fans can buy advance tickets to the flick, which opens March 23.
Check out everything we've got on "The Hunger Games."
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With her impressive awards-season run so far, 'The Help' star Octavia Spencer has this category wrapped up.
By Kara Warner
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The nominees in this year's Oscar race for Best Supporting Actress, along with their respective nominated films, might be one of the most diverse groups of women to be recognized in recent years, and yet each and every one of the five ladies nominated has a thing or two in common in the fact that they all delivered scene-stealing and perhaps career-making performances in four very different films.
The only downside to the announcement of this category's winner come Sunday night is the fact that there can be only one. Of the very talented, worthy ladies up for Best Supporting Actress — Bérénice Bejo ("The Artist"), Jessica Chastain ("The Help"), Melissa McCarthy ("Bridesmaids"), Janet McTeer ("Albert Nobbs") and Octavia Spencer ("The Help") — here are our predictions for the category in 2012:
Who Will Win: Octavia Spencer, no question about it. For those who haven't been paying attention to this year's awards season, Spencer has already walked away with several impressive pieces of hardware. Her awards haul so far includes: the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress, Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, an NAACP Image Award and countless other accolades from critics groups.
Who Should Win: Spencer, followed very closely by Melissa McCarthy and her equally memorable performance in "Bridesmaids." The Academy very rarely recognizes comedies, so for our money, we're still pleased as punch that McCarthy received a nomination. Also, in a not-at-all-distant third place, 2011 breakout star Jessica Chastain deserves an award for being so good in so many movies this year. She was in seven, for goodness sake: "The Debt," "Take Shelter," "Coriolanus," "Tree of Life," "The Help," "The Texas Killing Fields" and "Wilde Salome."
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Seeing as the sun is beaming down on London right now you would think there would plenty of celebrities milling about the place.
In fact Primrose Hill is usually a hive of celeb activity, but today? Not so much. How strange. Where are they all hiding?
Unfortunately, the only remotely exciting person we spotted was Sarah Harding.
The former Girls Aloud singer had a big smile on her face as she grabbed a coffee and took her pet pooch, Claude for a walk a short while ago.
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While other after parties for the Brit Awards attracted big names from the world of pop, the one thrown by Warner Brothers had a guest list that was slightly less impressive.
By which of course we mean it was filled to the brim with reality stars including; the Faiers sisters from TOWIE, loads of people from Made In Chelsea, Georgia Salpa, Matt Cardle plus Louie Spence.
There were a couple of proper celebs there though such a Professor Green, award winner Ed Sheeran and? no actually that?s about it really.
Still, it was probably less stuffy and more fun than the other parties ? at least that?s what they told themselves anyway.
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'They make life more exciting,' Chris Pine tells MTV News at premiere.
By Kara Warner
Tom Hardy, Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine in "This Means War"
Photo: 20th Century Fox
Woe is the woman entangled in a complicated, messy love triangle — particularly one that involves easy-on-the-eyes actors Chris Pine ("Star Trek") and Tom Hardy ("Warrior," "Inception"). This is the dilemma Reese Witherspoon faces as lucky lady in love with two very-eligible CIA operatives in "This Means War," released Friday (February 17). Hopefully, you can read our sarcasm, because we don't feel any ounce of sympathy for Witherspoon, as she had the best of both worlds working on the film.
There are, of course, pitfalls to real-life love triangles, so when MTV News hit up the premiere of the new action-filled romantic comedy, we asked the stars to debate the pros and cons of being caught between two eligible romantic interests.
"I guess the pros of a love triangle is that they make life more exciting," Pine offered.
Abigail Spencer, who plays Hardy's character's ex-wife, said, "I think there's only cons," adding "I think the only pro is that you might discover who you actually like by having a distraction but it forces you to make a decision."
"I can't even answer that question," Hardy admitted. "I'm trying to think of too many literal answers."
Chelsea Handler, meanwhile, provided a thoughtful answer to our poll: "You get to have sex with two people simultaneously, but at some point, you have to tell the truth to both people so they're OK with it, and then you have to pick one," she said. "It should only happen for a myopic period of time."
"I wouldn't know from any personal experiences," Witherspoon chimed in. "But from the movie, I think it's very complicated dating best friends."
The film's director, McG, admitted to speaking from personal experience: "That's difficult to ask because I've only been on the losing end of any love triangle I've been a part of because all of my friends are super good-looking."
Check out everything we've got on "This Means War."
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Woody Allen will most likely be rewarded for 'Midnight in Paris,' but we have our hearts set on 'A Separation.'
By Kevin P. Sullivan
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One of the major complaints about this year's Academy Awards race is that most of the winners feel decided already. Sure, "The Artist" is going to win Best Picture. Viola Davis probably already has Best Actress locked up. But the competition for Best Original Screenplay doesn't even feel like a competition at all. The Academy has already spoken, and they're going with an Oscar favorite.
What's really unfortunate here is not that the category is so predictable, but that the Academy didn't venture more into independent film to find their nominees. "A Separation" stands out as one of the more refreshing nominees, but as the obligatory "indie" nominee, "Margin Call" could easily be swapped out for the likes of Jeff Nichols' "Take Shelter" or Sean Durkin's "Martha Marcy May Marlene."
Of all the films nominated for original writing, here are our predictions for the category in 2012:
Who Will Win: Woody Allen for "Midnight in Paris." After 40-plus years of making movies, Allen delivered a film that went on to become his most financially successful ever. An achievement by a writer/director of his caliber will rarely go unrewarded at the Oscars, and deservedly so. "Midnight in Paris" is perfectly all right with being ridiculous, even going as far as to not explain the main character's time-traveling abilities. More importantly, the film was about something, the allure and emptiness of nostalgia, in a year that's been obsessed with traveling back in time emotionally. Even if the plot became repetitive at times, even the most cynical viewers had to find some joy in watching the like of Hemingway and the Fitzgeralds speaking words written by Allen.
Who Should Win: Asghar Farhadi for "A Separation." Anytime the Academy has an opportunity to do something utterly unexpected, that's where my heart will lie. A win for the Iranian film would not only buck old Academy stereotypes, but reward a truly deserving film. "A Separation" follows a married couple as they decided whether to stay in Iran and care for an ailing parent or leave to better the life of their young daughter. Launching from that already provocative starting point, the film goes unexpected places while keeping the audience's attention every step of the way.
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'We really are attached to everybody's journey, and so I'm really excited to see how that all plays out,' actress tells MTV News.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
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It's hard not to love Elizabeth Banks. She's smart, funny, pretty, makes great choices with her roles in film and television and just seems like an all-around great person. And although we've been fans of Banks' work for years, it's her role as Effie Trinkett in "The Hunger Games" that has us almost bouncing off the walls with excitement.
When MTV News caught up with Banks recently, we asked what scenes she's most looking forward to see on the big screen when the film opens March 23.
"I have not seen much of the arena, so I'm excited to see the actual Games. It's very emotional. We really become very attached to the characters, even Cato and Thresh, kind of the bad guys of the book," Banks said. "We really are attached to everybody's journey, and so I'm really excited to see how that all plays out."
Banks said that, for her part, the Reaping was the most challenging and fulfilling sequence to shoot.
"The Reaping is amazing. We get so see a heroine step forward and show herself for the first time and come to life, and it was a really remarkable scene to shoot. It was difficult to shoot under insane conditions, about 105 degrees the couple days we shot it. We had all these young kids there dropping like flies," Banks recalled. "It was madness, and it's also the only time we spend in District 12."
Banks added that the best way to take the edge off the extreme temperatures and conditions during the filming of the Reaping was to lighten the mood between takes.
"I think whenever it's difficult, one of my favorite ways to deal with it is to joke around. We take the work seriously, but we try not to take ourselves too seriously. Woody [Harrelson] is a great partner in crime," she said of her humorous co-star. "He tells really off-color jokes and is fantastically self-deprecating and fun to be around."
Check out everything we've got on "The Hunger Games."
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Denzel Washington's latest ekes out a win over 'Ghost Rider' sequel and 'The Vow.'
By Ryan J. Downey
Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in "Safe House"
Photo: Universal Pictures
Denzel Washington topped the box office over the holiday weekend as a comic book sequel flamed out.
Two holdovers from last week, "Safe House" and "The Vow," were neck and neck for the top spot during the four-day Presidents' Day weekend and helped push box-office receipts to 11 percent over the same period last year. Washington's "Safe House" was #1, with a four-day total of $28.4 million. "The Vow" followed just behind with $26.6 million, according to studio estimates.
"Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" was #3 with $26.4 million thanks to a very strong Monday. "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" opened at #4 with $25.7 million, followed by the debut of the Reese Witherspoon-starring "This Means War" at #5 with $20.4 million.
"Safe House" has made $82.6 million thus far, making it the second-best 10-day run for Washington, just behind "American Gangster." The drama looks likely to pass the $100 million mark, which will make it the fourth movie in the 57-year-old actor's career to do so. "The Vow" has earned $88.5 million thus far, which means it is now the highest-grossing movie ever for the Sony/ Screen Gems brand.
The second "Ghost Rider" film, based on the Marvel Comics antihero, opened with less than half of the 2007 original's $45.4 million debut. Nicolas Cage reprises the role of Johnny Blaze in "Spirit of Vengeance," which, despite featuring a darker take on the supernatural motorcycle rider (courtesy of the directing duo behind "Crank"), suffered even worse reviews than its predecessor. At press time, "Ghost Rider" sat at 27 percent on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer, which averages reviews from critics, while the sequel sat at 15 percent.
The weekend's other new wide release, "The Secret World of Arrietty," was #9 on the box-office chart with $8.1 million. The debut for the animated film, which features English-speaking actors recording new performances in the Japanese film, met with Disney's reported expectations. Similarly, the romance-meets-action of "This Means War" wasn't far off from the debuts of similar fare like "Knight & Day," "The Tourist" or "Killers," all of which had mostly negative reviews and opened between $15 and $20 million.
"Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menance" in 3-D suffered a bigger second-week decline than the similar 3-D re-release of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," but still added enough to the prequel's all-time box-office total to push it past the original "Star Wars" to become the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time. "Phantom Menace" made $10.2 million over the four-day weekend for a domestic theater total of $36 million for the 3-D version.
Two smaller but critically acclaimed pictures continued to benefit from awards season momentum over the weekend. The latest picture from Alexander Payne ("Sideways"), "The Descendants," starring George Clooney, passed the $75 million mark, while silent film "The Artist" passed $25 million. Both movies are up for Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards, among other nominations.
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Tune in to MTV at 7:56 p.m. on Wednesday, February 22, to see the sneak peek, and then the duo answer your questions on MTV.com.
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston in "Wanderlust"
Photo: Universal Studios
Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston are going to leave it all behind for "Wanderlust," but before they do, they're answering your questions.
On Wednesday, February 22, Rudd and Aniston will sit down with MTV News' Josh Horowitz to present a clip from their brand-new movie "Wanderlust" during "MTV First." At 7:56 p.m. ET on MTV, the two will introduce the clip. Immediately afterward, the interview will continue for 30 minutes on MTV.com, where Rudd and Aniston will answer more of your questions.
To get your question answered, all you have to do is send it via Twitter, using @MTVNews and the hashtag #MTVFirst or #AskWanderlust.
"MTV First" will give you a chance to see a never-before-seen clip from "Wanderlust," two days before it hits theaters February 24.
In "Wanderlust," Rudd and Aniston play two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers who look for a new way of life. After first seeking refuge with relatives, the couple stumble across Elysium, a commune of free-spirit people who welcome them with open arms — a little too open.
"Wanderlust" comes from director David Wain and co-writer Ken Marino, two of the guys behind the cult classic "Wet, Hot American Summer," and comedy super-producer Judd Apatow. Justin Theroux and Malin Akerman co-star.
Be sure you get your questions in to MTV.com or via Twitter, using @MTVNews and the hashtag #MTVFirst to get your questions answered by Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston. Then tune in to MTV at 7:56 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 22, to see if your question made the cut.
Check out everything we've got on "Wanderlust."
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Critics aren't buying into the love triangle between Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy.
By Kara Warner
Tom Hardy and Chris Pine in "This Means War"
Photo: 20th Century Fox
"This Means War" has all the makings of a perfect romantic comedy/ action flick, including the very attractive and high-caliber stars Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy, the capable direction of McG, comic relief from Chelsea Handler and a script from the guys whose combined talents have brought us "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "Sherlock Holmes," "Role Models" and "Just Go With It."
The story revolves around two best friends and highly skilled CIA agents who fall in love with the same woman and go to war with each other in an effort to win her heart. We imagine the filmmakers set out to make a fun, if only slightly farfetched, popcorn flick, but the critical masses couldn't seem to suspend their disbelief. The film has a 30 percent Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Read on as we fight through the "This Means War" reviews!
The Story
"Having great-looking stars who have the added bonus of actually being able to act makes the noisy romp 'This Means War' more tolerable that it ought to be. It's essentially a love-triangle version of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," rendered even more bombastic in the hands of "Charlie's Angels" director McG. (Simon Kinberg, who wrote the 2005 film that spawned Brangelina, shares script credit here with Timothy Dowling.) So you've got your sport utility vehicles tumbling in slow motion, your gravity-defying shootouts and your obligatory explosions galore. Naturally, the premise is the most high-concept, contrived confection: Two CIA agents (Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) who happen to be best friends also happen to fall in love with the same woman (Reese Witherspoon), who has no idea these guys know each other. They promise their shared pursuit won't ruin their friendship, but good luck with all that." — Christy Lemire, The Associated Press
The Bromance Factor
"The relationship that truly sizzles — from the sentiment to the satire — is the one between FDR (Pine) and Tuck (Hardy), with Pine and Hardy pulling off one of the better bromances in recent memory. ... Hardy ('Inception') and Pine ('Star Trek') are the heart of the film — proving to be excellent opposing sides of the same coin. Both balance their characters' cynicism with a certain sweetness, their chemistry fairly crackling, electrifying the screen almost any time they're sharing it, whether taking down a bad guy or squabbling about who is more lovable (it's a tossup). With Lauren, on the other hand, they are basically gentlemen, so not electrifying." — Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
The Suspension of Disbelief Factor, or Lack Therof
"And in the film's opening minutes, it feels as if that might be the desired effect: It's loaded with overblown action chestnuts like from-the-hip gunplay, people dangling from the sides of skyscrapers and a gruff commanding officer. (That would be Angela Bassett, who shows up periodically to growl at her charges in a role that might have been hilarious had anyone thought to write anything legitimately funny for her.) But a good parody takes a finesse that isn't in the vocabulary of McG, a bargain-basement Michael Bay more concerned with cool than coherence. Instead we get utter nonsense like a video store with a database that conveniently includes customer photos for the CIA to tap into. (Related: These characters are, in 2012, going to a video store?) In another scene, FDR wrestles on the floor with a small dog that has just attacked him, as Lauren stands 5 feet away, oblivious. The Farrelly brothers should sue the producers not for stealing the scene outright from 'There's Something About Mary,' but for imitating it so badly." — Ian Buckwalter, NPR
The Final Word
"Part spy caper, part buddy picture, part romantic comedy, part raunchy-girl-talk sex farce, This Means War has been assembled with all the haphazardness of an amateur science experiment. The project was directed by the amped-up industry go-getter McG (Charlie's Angels), and it's had a long trial-and-error history. The initial script dates back a century — or at least about a decade — and the string of famous guys who didn't take the dual lead male roles reportedly includes Bradley Cooper, Seth Rogen, Sam Worthington, and, stretching even further back, Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence. All this fiddling and fumbling shows on the screen. And yet, and yet ... I confess I enjoyed everything that's all over the place about the finished product. 'This Means War' may have been hammered together by brute Hollywood force, but there's this going for it: It's game to throw in anything that'll keep the motor running." — Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
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By Kevin P. Sullivan
Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston in "Wanderlust"
Photo: Universal Studios
Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston are going to leave it all behind for "Wanderlust," but before they do, they're answering your questions.
On Wednesday, February 22, Rudd and Aniston will sit down with MTV News' Josh Horowitz to present a clip from their brand-new movie "Wanderlust" during "MTV First." At 7:56 p.m. ET on MTV, the two will introduce the clip. Immediately afterward, the interview will continue for 30 minutes on MTV.com, where Rudd and Aniston will answer more of your questions.
To get your question answered, all you have to do is send it via Twitter, using @MTVNews and the hashtag #MTVFirst or #AskWanderlust.
"MTV First" will give you a chance to see a never-before-seen clip from "Wanderlust," two days before it hits theaters February 24.
In "Wanderlust," Rudd and Aniston play two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers who look for a new way of life. After first seeking refuge with relatives, the couple stumble across Elysium, a commune of free-spirit people who welcome them with open arms — a little too open.
"Wanderlust" comes from director David Wain and co-writer Ken Marino, two of the guys behind the cult classic "Wet, Hot American Summer," and comedy super-producer Judd Apatow. Justin Theroux and Malin Akerman co-star.
Be sure you get your questions in to MTV.com or via Twitter, using @MTVNews and the hashtag #MTVFirst to get your questions answered by Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston. Then tune in to MTV at 7:56 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 22, to see if your question made the cut.
Check out everything we've got on "Wanderlust."
For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.
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Hands up if you didn?t see this one coming? *raises hand*
Nick Jonas and Delta Goodrem always seemed so genuinely happy whenever we spotted them out and about, but alas all good things must come to an end.
Earlier on today Brian McFadden's 27-year-old ex put out a statement via her manager confirming she had split from the 19-year-old Jonas brother.
It reads, ?Nick and Delta have decided mutually to end their relationship. At this point in time, they are both focused on their careers as they go on different paths.
?They remain friends and wish each other the best for the future.?
Oh well, we?re not going to lose any sleep over this one.
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'We're not done with 'Friday Night Lights,' ' executive producer Peter Berg tells MTV News.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Taylor Kitsch on the "Friday Night Lights" TV series
Photo: NBC
The last time we checked in on a potential movie based on the "Friday Night Lights" TV series, star Taylor Kitsch told MTV News that he knew just as much as we did. "I hear hearsay and all this kind of stuff," Kitsch said, adding that executive producer Peter Berg could always make it happen. "If Pete sets his mind to something, he'll usually get it done."
MTV News was lucky enough to catch up with Berg himself at a "Battleship" preview at Toy Fair in New York, and we asked for an update on the movie.
"Jason Katims, who was our super talented show-runner, is about done with the script," Berg said. "You never know. So much of these things become scheduling. Kyle [Chandler] is busy, Adrianne [Palicki] is busy, Taylor is busy, Connie Britton is busy, but if we can get everyone in the same room at the same time, we all want to do it. We're not done with 'Friday Night Lights.' "
Speaking to a potential plotline, Berg said they plan to involve some real-life elements pegged to former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach but that things will revolve around Coach and Tami Taylor from the TV series.
"[Katims] has come up with a really great storyline that parallels what happened to Mike Leach, one of my heroes, a coach at Texas Tech who was unjustly fired and unjustly accused of mistreating a player with a concussion, which was proven to not have been the case. He's now at Washington State getting ready for what I think will be a great redemption story," Berg explained. "It would be critical that we get Kyle and Connie [onboard for the film] — we anchored the show around them — and then bring in Riggins, Tyra, Lyla and all other characters as we could get them. But the idea is to really revolve it around the coach."
Kitsch seemed to have reservations about returning to his beloved character, but he's open to a cameo. "I loved the way I left Riggs," Kitsch said when asked if he'd like to continue on with the character. "You never know. Maybe a little cameo or something. We'll see if he even wants me in it."
For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.
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'We're not done with 'Friday Night Lights,' ' executive producer Peter Berg tells MTV News.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Taylor Kitsch on the "Friday Night Lights" TV series
Photo: NBC
The last time we checked in on a potential movie based on the "Friday Night Lights" TV series, star Taylor Kitsch told MTV News that he knew just as much as we did. "I hear hearsay and all this kind of stuff," Kitsch said, adding that executive producer Peter Berg could always make it happen. "If Pete sets his mind to something, he'll usually get it done."
MTV News was lucky enough to catch up with Berg himself at a "Battleship" preview at Toy Fair in New York, and we asked for an update on the movie.
"Jason Katims, who was our super talented show-runner, is about done with the script," Berg said. "You never know. So much of these things become scheduling. Kyle [Chandler] is busy, Adrianne [Palicki] is busy, Taylor is busy, Connie Britton is busy, but if we can get everyone in the same room at the same time, we all want to do it. We're not done with 'Friday Night Lights.' "
Speaking to a potential plotline, Berg said they plan to involve some real-life elements pegged to former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach but that things will revolve around Coach and Tami Taylor from the TV series.
"[Katims] has come up with a really great storyline that parallels what happened to Mike Leach, one of my heroes, a coach at Texas Tech who was unjustly fired and unjustly accused of mistreating a player with a concussion, which was proven to not have been the case. He's now at Washington State getting ready for what I think will be a great redemption story," Berg explained. "It would be critical that we get Kyle and Connie [onboard for the film] — we anchored the show around them — and then bring in Riggins, Tyra, Lyla and all other characters as we could get them. But the idea is to really revolve it around the coach."
Kitsch seemed to have reservations about returning to his beloved character, but he's open to a cameo. "I loved the way I left Riggs," Kitsch said when asked if he'd like to continue on with the character. "You never know. Maybe a little cameo or something. We'll see if he even wants me in it."
For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.
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