Stars tease the new season, which starts this Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET on MTV. By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Christina Garibaldi Ashley Rickards as Jenna Hamilton in “Awkward.” Photo: MTV
Benedict Cumberbatch’s character ‘not just a blood-dripping-from-the-fangs bad guy,’ Pine explains to MTV News. By Kevin P. Sullivan, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Chris Pine Photo: When J.J. Abrams got the opportunity to helm one of the most beloved franchises of all time, he took “Star Trek” literally where no man has gone before. The alternate timeline of his reboot laid down the law that this ” Star Trek ” can and will go anywhere its creators want. When MTV News spoke to the captain of the Starship Enterprise, Chris Pine , his carefully measured words praised the work from Abrams and his screenwriters — Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof — on the upcoming sequel. “There is so much happening in their script. I can’t say much of anything,” Pine told MTV News while promoting his next film, Friday’s “People Like Us.” “They come from TV land, all of them: J.J., Bob, Alex and Damon. They’ve worked together in the highest-pressure situation in television for years. That machine is well-oiled.” The creative team’s background in television is what Pine said allows them to change things on the fly and continually improve the film. “What you also get in that circumstance is it’s a constantly evolving beast — the script, the material, how it’s going to look, how J.J.’s going to shoot it,” he said. “There is nothing set in stone, which is tremendously frightening, but also extremely exhilarating, especially when it’s like a finely tuned racecar. They just know how to do it. In this constantly evolution, the script that they had written kept getting better and better.” For anyone familiar with the crew’s previous work, which includes “Lost” and most recently “Prometheus,” it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Pine complimented the mythical qualities of the screenplay. “What they’re so good at is this kind of mythic reinvention. They’re really good at writing myth, and these characters — I think what people will find with everybody — is that these characters go on mythic arcs,” Pine said. “It’s all about growing up. These are young men and young women, and they are not the crew that we know from the series. They’re developing into that. It’s a long way to go there.” Even with mystery surrounding the entire production, fans are most desperate for answers when it comes to just one aspect of the sequel: Benedict Cumberbatch joined the film as a villain, whose identity has yet to be revealed. Pine complimented the actor, but couldn’t say much more than that the villain will bring out new qualities in Kirk. “It is structured so that the antagonist brings out all of the qualities in Kirk that need to happen in order for Kirk to grow,” Pine said. “As you know from Benedict, just watching him, vocally, he’s fascinating. He’s got this deep resonate voice. He’s a fascinating face. He’s a lovely guy and just super smart. You want to see something firing in his brain, so he’s not just a blood-dripping-from-the-fangs bad guy. Benedict brings those kinds of smarts.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Star Trek 2.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
Benedict Cumberbatch’s character ‘not just a blood-dripping-from-the-fangs bad guy,’ Pine explains to MTV News. By Kevin P. Sullivan, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Chris Pine Photo: When J.J. Abrams got the opportunity to helm one of the most beloved franchises of all time, he took “Star Trek” literally where no man has gone before. The alternate timeline of his reboot laid down the law that this ” Star Trek ” can and will go anywhere its creators want. When MTV News spoke to the captain of the Starship Enterprise, Chris Pine , his carefully measured words praised the work from Abrams and his screenwriters — Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof — on the upcoming sequel. “There is so much happening in their script. I can’t say much of anything,” Pine told MTV News while promoting his next film, Friday’s “People Like Us.” “They come from TV land, all of them: J.J., Bob, Alex and Damon. They’ve worked together in the highest-pressure situation in television for years. That machine is well-oiled.” The creative team’s background in television is what Pine said allows them to change things on the fly and continually improve the film. “What you also get in that circumstance is it’s a constantly evolving beast — the script, the material, how it’s going to look, how J.J.’s going to shoot it,” he said. “There is nothing set in stone, which is tremendously frightening, but also extremely exhilarating, especially when it’s like a finely tuned racecar. They just know how to do it. In this constantly evolution, the script that they had written kept getting better and better.” For anyone familiar with the crew’s previous work, which includes “Lost” and most recently “Prometheus,” it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Pine complimented the mythical qualities of the screenplay. “What they’re so good at is this kind of mythic reinvention. They’re really good at writing myth, and these characters — I think what people will find with everybody — is that these characters go on mythic arcs,” Pine said. “It’s all about growing up. These are young men and young women, and they are not the crew that we know from the series. They’re developing into that. It’s a long way to go there.” Even with mystery surrounding the entire production, fans are most desperate for answers when it comes to just one aspect of the sequel: Benedict Cumberbatch joined the film as a villain, whose identity has yet to be revealed. Pine complimented the actor, but couldn’t say much more than that the villain will bring out new qualities in Kirk. “It is structured so that the antagonist brings out all of the qualities in Kirk that need to happen in order for Kirk to grow,” Pine said. “As you know from Benedict, just watching him, vocally, he’s fascinating. He’s got this deep resonate voice. He’s a fascinating face. He’s a lovely guy and just super smart. You want to see something firing in his brain, so he’s not just a blood-dripping-from-the-fangs bad guy. Benedict brings those kinds of smarts.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Star Trek 2.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
‘Everything is still very fresh, very prevalent,’ star Beau Mirchoff tells MTV News about premiere, airing tonight (June 28) on MTV. By Jocelyn Vena “Awkward” castmembers Brett Davern, Molly Tarlov and Beau Mirchoff Photo: If you thought things couldn’t get any more — dare we say it — “Awkward” for Jenna on the hit MTV comedy of the same name, you should brace yourself for what’s to come in season two. After Jenna (played by Ashley Rickards) learned who wrote the infamous letter in season one that led many of her school peers to think she tried to commit suicide, she’s now dealing with the aftermath at home. Oh yeah, she’s also in the middle of a bit of a love triangle between new boy, Jake, and old beau, Matty. And given the fast pace of tonight’s (June 28) season premiere, expect her family and relationship drama to move along at a very rapid speed. “Season two takes place two weeks after the finale of season one, so everything is still very fresh, very prevalent,” Beau Mirchoff, who plays Matty, explained to MTV News. “The love triangle hasn’t been resolved, Sadie is as villainous as ever, all of her colors have shown. Jenna Hamilton has a lot of decisions to be made. I think the fans are going to love it.” Molly Tarlov, who plays aforementioned mean girl Sadie, explained that if you thought you were going to get lulled into Jenna’s life drama this season, think again. “We really start season two in the first episode just full force into it. The story moves along so quickly in the first episode,” she said. “There’s a lot of stuff that I will not just say surprising, I will say absolutely shocking, and is gonna, if you watch the first episode, is going to be really shocking to you.” [Warning: Spoiler ahead!] In addition to having to keep her love life in check, Jenna is also reeling from the news that her mother was the one who wrote the letter that forever changed her life. And that news will only make things harder for her at home as her mom tries to make it up to her, albeit not always in the most productive ways. “There’s a lot of, ‘Anywhere Jenna Hamilton goes, awkwardness is gonna follow,’ and that is very true with the letter as well,” teased Brett Davern, who stars as Jake. “I think it’s gonna cause some problems at home for her and within her family. And so, not only is her drama surrounding her school life, with us, the love triangle and all her friends and stuff, but also her at-home drama, I think, increases in season two as well.” Mirchoff added, “It doesn’t become known to Matty and Jake. [They] possibly find out about it later in the season, but not right away.” Don’t miss the season two premiere of “Awkward,” tonight (June 28) at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT (9:30 Central) on MTV! Related Videos Awkward. (Season 2) | Ep. 1 | Sneak Peek
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