‘We’re gonna see Travie perform and a lot of people dancing,’ Dennings tells MTV News about film based on struggling teen. By Jocelyn Vena Kat Dennings Photo: MTV News A story by Jamie Tworkowski about a teen named Renee Yohe who dealt with issues like drugs and depression is now the subject of the movie “Renee,” with Kat Dennings set to play the lead role. Written in 2006, Tworkowski’s story triggered the “To Write Love on Her Arms” campaign, helping to shed light and bring support to other young people struggling with similar issues. In addition to Dennings, Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy makes a cameo in the flick, which also stars Chad Michael Murray, Rupert Friend and Corbin Bleu. When we visited the set of the movie, McCoy told MTV News that his experience on the annual Warped Tour helped him connect to the story at the heart of the film. “Anybody that’s familiar with Warped Tour, they’ve seen the T-shirts that say ‘To Write Love on Her Arms.’ This movie is about Renee … basically, the girl the charity is about,” he explained. “When Renee puts her headphones on, it’s this sense of escapism and she puts herself into this crazy world that music brings her to.” Like McCoy, Dennings told us that the music in the film is a key part of telling the inner-monologue of Renee and her pals. Regarding one particular scene, Dennings explained it revolves around “when [Renee and her friends] get to school and they want to tune out the reality of what school is, ’cause it’s pretty boring and upsetting. To escape it, they all listen to the same song, so we’re gonna see Travie perform and a lot of people dancing, which I’m really excited [about].” McCoy, who provides the song for the scene, explained his role. “My song, ‘A Kid Again,’ is playing in this high school hallway as [Renee’s] listening to her headphones and walking down the hallway,” he said. “And I kind of pop out from the locker as a student and roll down the hallway, but I’m really not supposed to be there. It’s just her imagination.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
Keira Knightley, 25, is best known for playing Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Rupert Friend, 29, played Prince Albert in 2009#39;s The Young Victoria. Keira Knightley and Rupert Friend, whose work together on 2005#39;s Pride Prejudice led to a long off-screen relationship, have split up. A source tells PEOPLE that the couple, who had shared a London home overlooking Hyde Park, quietly broke up a few months ago, shortly after Knightley bought a house in the South of F
Carrie Underwood makes her big screen debut in Soul Surfer . Co-starring Dennis Quaid and opening on April 15, the film is based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton, a young woman who loses her arm in a shark attack and then finds the courage to re-enter the ocean. The former American Idol champion actually has acted before. She guest-starred on an episode of How I Met Your Mother in early 2010. Below, get a look at her in Soul Surfer . Soul Surfer Trailer
On the day Barack Obama delivered a moving address at the Arizona memorial service for the victims of last week’s tragic shooting in Tuscon, new information about Jared Lee Loughner was revealed. According to police records, the 22-year old accused of killing six people and seriously wounding Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was arrested twice as a juvenile, once for marijuana possession and once for possession of alcohol. The first incident occurred in May 2006, when Loughner was admitted to the emergency room after consuming a bottle of vodka he later said he stole from his parents because he became “very upset after his dad yelled” at him. The second arrest took place in September 2007 following a traffic stop that resulted in cops discovering a joint in Loughner’s ashtray and a pipe in his pocket. Loughner was also the victim of bullying on more than one occasion. In September 2004, police were called to Mountain View High School after Loughner was “stuck with a pin – a stolen type needle, in the cafeteria,” according to official reports. Finally, in October 2008, Loughner contacted local police because he believed a former friend had posted a fake, disparaging MySpace profile about him. No action was taken, and none of this is meant as an excuse for Loughner’s alleged, horrific actions. It’s simply a look into the history of a seriously troubled young man.
Keira Knightley no longer has a friend. Rupert Friend, that is. The long-time couple has split, according to the actress’ father. He told The Sun : “They have broken up. They were together for quite a long time and it is always hard breaking up. She’s focused on her work.” Knightley and Friend met in 2005 while filming Pride and Prejudice . She just complete filming on A Dangerous Method , while he will appear in the movie 5 Days of August later this year.
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