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‘Lemonade Mouth’ Has ‘Real People Going Through Real Stuff,’ Stars Say

Five new Disney Channel stars say the movie, premiering Friday night, is all about the music. By Jocelyn Vena Bridget Mendler Photo: MTV News It’s Friday, and that means that the highly anticipated new Disney flick “Lemonade Mouth” premieres in a living room near you. The story follows a group of teens who start a band to deal with their high school angst and the stars, who stopped by the MTV News offices earlier this week, said there’s a lot of heart in the story, based on the book by Mark Peter Hughes. That heart, it seems, is reflected in the songs. “I want them to see the music in the movie, because I think that completely changes it,” Bridget Mendler said. “I think that the music alone is really fun.” “Every song has a meaning throughout our story line of Lemonade Mouth,” Adam Hicks added. “We write songs [in the movie] to what we’re going through, and you see us rehearse and you see the band grow.” Naomi Scott wants fans to see that growth over the course of the flick. “I really want people to be able to really know our characters, and I think by the end of the film, they do; they know who Lemonade Mouth are,” she said. But those who aren’t big fans of musicals shouldn’t fret. The cast wants viewers to know: This not a musical. It’s a movie about a band. “It’s not just like a movie where we get up and start singing through the hallways,” Blake Michael said. “It’s real people going through real stuff.” So what should fans be most excited for? “The music, the performances!” the cast said in unison. Check out everything we’ve got on “Lemonade Mouth.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com .

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Jamie Foxx And will.i.am Get ‘Smooth’ In ‘Rio’

‘The first key to being smooth is, you don’t necessarily always have to be smooth,’ will says of their characters. By Kara Warner will.i.am and Jamie Foxx Photo: MTV News The new animated movie “Rio” has plenty of intriguing things going for it, including the wholesome love story of two parrots, bright colors, beautiful scenery and soothing samba music from composer Sergio Mendes. Even beyond that are the comedic stylings of the film’s supporting characters, namely smooth operators/ ladies’ birds Pedro and Nico, voiced by real-life ladies’ men will.i.am and Jamie Foxx . When MTV caught up with the jokesters recently at the junket for “Rio,” we asked what lengths they would go to in order to impress a woman. “I would do anything to impress women, because that’s why we do whatever we do,” Foxx said. “You actually think that we do this for money? That’s nothing. If tomorrow they said that women love tomatoes, best bet, I would have 40 acres of a tomato farm, letting girls do tours, you know what I’m saying? So whatever a woman likes is what I like.” And regarding their key strategies to being smooth, will.i.am had some very creative advice that may or may not involve a loofah. “The first key to being smooth is, you don’t necessarily always have to be smooth,” he said. “You feel what I’m saying? Girls know it. You need to be exfoliated. You can exfoliate with smoothness. You got to rub them rough edges, smooth ’em out. It takes roughness to make it smooth.” “Man, he said it,” Foxx said when asked if his smooth operations were similar to will’s. “Exfoliating was the word,” he said with a chuckle. “I didn’t see that one coming.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Rio.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Artists Jamie Foxx Will.I.Am

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