If an award were to be given at Cannes for the audience’s favorite film, it just might go to director Stephen Kijak’s Stones in Exile, which premiered here at Director’s Fortnight. It didn’t hurt that Mick Jagger himself dropped in to revisit those hazy days of nearly 40 years past.
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Megan Fox will not play a role in Transformers 3 . In related news, THG will no longer be seeing Transformers 3 . Following reports that the movie studio and director Michael Bay planned to cast another actress as Shia LaBeouf’s love interest in the film, Fox’s rep quickly released a statement and said departing the franchise was his client’s choice. “Megan Fox will not be starring in Transformers 3 ,” the rep said. “It was her decision not to return. She wishes the franchise the best.” Will you miss Megan Fox in Transformers? Fox and Bay do have a contentious history: the actress compared the director to Hitler last year. Seriously . The third movie in the Transformers franchise is scheduled for a July 2011 release. If Fox wants to be taken seriously as an actress, it’s not a bad idea to focus her career on more serious fare anyway. Or just go the opposite direction and star in soft core porn. We’d advise the latter. The actress will next be seen in Jonah Hex , an action flick that also features Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Will Arnett. The photo above is courtesy of the movie. Call us crazy, but we think it will do well.
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Bieber scores a surprise nod for Best New Artist. By Jayson Rodriguez Jay-Z Photo: Michael Buckner/ Getty Images After performing at the World Series, headlining a 9/11 benefit concert at Madison Square Garden and being named MTV News’ Hottest MC in the Game, it’s no surprise that Jay-Z received the most nominations for the upcoming 2010 BET Awards. The Brooklyn MC scored nods in the Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, Best Collaboration (“Empire State of Mind”), Video of the Year (“Empire State of Mind” and “Run this Town”) and Viewer’s Choice categories to lead the way with five nominations, it was announced Tuesday (May 18). Teen heart throb Justin Bieber picked up a surprise nomination for Best New Artist, his only recognition. “That was not a joke,” BET executive Stephen Hill said, laughing in response to the singer’s nod. Beyonc
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Garry Marshall describes shooting the former couple’s Best Kiss-nominated smooch. By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift in “Valentine’s Day” Photo: Warner Bros. “Valentine’s Day” director Garry Marshall says that Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner showed that they were willing to try anything while shooting the flick, and that eagerness may be what got the onetime couple a Best Kiss nomination at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards . “Taylor [Swift] was quite good in the movie and Taylor Lautner too,” he told MTV News about the kiss in the movie , which is out on DVD and Blu-Ray this Tuesday. “Taylor Swift is quite competitive. I said, ‘You know there’s a prize for best kiss? … So we might as well try for it.’ And Taylor Lautner kind of hid at the craft-service place. He didn’t want to get involved. Anyway, he went along with it. We did one in the movie, which was pretty good, but then we did a whole shot of a best kiss that was pretty good.” As for the Taylors’ romance last year , Marshall noted that on-set hookups are nothing new. “That happens with young people,” he said. “I usually always start with kissing or they worry about it the whole time. We did like five, six takes. And the first take was a little uncomfortable. By the sixth take, they were dating! Life happens like that.” Considering the fact that their parts were added to “Valentine’s Day” at the last minute, the duo’s willingness to dive into their work was a big bonus, the director said. “When they got there, there was nothing really written,” Marshall explained. “They weren’t in the original script, so we did a whole thing with them and worked with them. They did a good job. They’re both brave, they’ll try anything. He did high hurtles [to play a track star], which is not easy, and he insisted on doing his own stunts. I said, ‘If you get hurt, somebody from “Twilight” is gonna call me up, but I’m a gambler. We’ll probably only do this once.’ And he did it good. “They both have good star power,” added Marshall, who is working on the movie’s sequel, “New Year’s Eve,” due out December 9, 2011. “And they did get along for whatever the reason. It came out very well. I was very pleased.” Don’t miss the MTV Movie Awards , airing Sunday, June 6 at 9 p.m. ET on MTV! Check out everything we’ve got on “Valentine’s Day.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Videos ‘Avatar,’ ‘New Moon’ Lead 2010 MTV Movie Awards Nominations Related Photos ‘New Moon,’ ‘Avatar,’ ‘Hangover,’ More Duke It Out As 2010 Movie Awards Nominees
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4/27/2010 John Samples, author of The Struggle to Limit Government ( http://bit.ly/bUWUOP ), is director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Representative Government. The Tea Party movement may endure, but its endurance will be a testament to its ability to understand that cutting government means having a long-term focus. John Samples, author of The Struggle to Limit Government and Director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Representative Government, offers an assessment of what Tea Partiers should do if they want to sustain an effort to cut government. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg. added by: shanklinmike
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Roman Polanski’s already-embattled fortunes just took a turn for the worse. Today in Los Angeles, actress Charlotte Lewis (who starred in Polanski’s Pirates ) accused the director of sexually abusing her when she was 16. Was it illegal? Not necessarily, as the age of consent in Paris is 15. Is it an added headache for Polanski? Most definitely.
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Forget pollution, debt, war and all the other miserable legacies passed from American generation to generation. My children’s children will be blogging about Roman Polanski’s legal team stonewalling the director’s extradition. I’m serious! How else are we supposed to take the latest news reports from L.A. and Switzerland?
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‘I’m curious to see how they handle all that stuff,’ Favreau says of Marvel Studios’ other superhero characters. By Larry Carroll, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Jon Favreau Photo: MTV News Every great franchise deserves to be a trilogy — if not for the fans, then perhaps for the director who might appreciate a few extra hours to fully flesh out his tale. Nowadays, Jon Favreau is getting ready to unleash his second “Iron Man” movie on the world — and he readily admits that the idea of a trilogy appeals to him. “It does. I would like to [do another film],” he explained, before admitting that the biggest obstacle may be one unlike any director before him has ever had to deal with: a backlog of superhero movies from his studio that will be twisting, changing and growing his characters with minimal input from Favreau over the next few years. ” ‘Iron Man 3,’ to pay it off, there’s so much left to understand about what the world is going to be like then,” the filmmaker reasoned. “You’ve got ‘Thor,’ ‘Captain America,’ ‘Avengers’ all happening with different directors before ‘Iron Man 3,’ and that’s all going to affect ‘Iron Man 3.’ ” With each of those Avengers heroes receiving their own films between now and 2012, Tony Stark will be glimpsed as a secondary player, if at all. And it won’t be until after “The Avengers” that Marvel Studios will be willing to revisit the character. “And what’s going to have happened by then?” Favreau asked, not knowing the answer himself. “With ‘Thor,’ you’re going to have all this supernatural stuff happening, and magic. There’s a lot of stuff going on in the world; if it’s going to match the comic book, it’s going to be incredibly complex for a film. I’m curious to see how they handle all that stuff.” Much like Christopher Nolan’s Batman films, Favreau has built a franchise based on heightened reality. Yeah, you and I may not be able to build flying suits, lightning-whip weapons or repulsor-beam weaponry, but it seems more reasonable than superheroic men leaping tall buildings in a single bound. Favreau revealed that he has firm plans about who his desired “Iron Man 3” villain would be — and if the next few Marvel films develop as he hopes they do, perhaps supernatural elements will seem more reasonable in a few years. “You’ve got to do the Mandarin ,” Favreau said of the next “Iron Man” baddie, a martial-arts expert who has superhuman powers that can tear apart Iron Man’s suit with his bare hands. “The problem with the Mandarin is that the way it’s depicted in the comic books, you don’t want to see that. “He has 10 magical rings — that just doesn’t feel right for our [franchise],” the director reasoned. “So it’s either tech-based, or the rings are not really rings. But maybe with Thor and all those others, you’ll introduce magic to that world and it won’t seem so out of place.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Iron Man 2.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: Jon Favreau
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‘I do prefer this one,’ he says of the sequel. By Larry Carroll, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Jon Favreau Photo: MTV News In the minds of some, Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man” is the greatest superhero movie ever made. It might be surprising to learn, then, that the director considers this week’s “Iron Man 2” to be the better film. “I do prefer this one,” he revealed when we interviewed him recently. With a smile, he admitted, “But I think it’s because I just worked on this one. “That’s the nature of being a filmmaker,” he explained. “They’re each your baby. I’m the worst [to answer questions like this]. “Ask somebody if they have a smart kid,” he said, comparing the experience. ” ‘You have a nice kid, a cute kid, but is he smart?’ Well, I’m not really objective, but I have to say yes. So it’s that type of thing.” The sequel amps up the story line by focusing on Tony Stark’s life after he has revealed himself to be Iron Man, and beefs up the cast substantially with newly added franchise stars Mickey Rourke, Don Cheadle and Scarlett Johansson. “I really feel like with this one, I’m really proud of what we have been able to do,” Favreau reasoned. “I like the challenge of how we addressed having a successful first film. The way we added new characters and new castmembers. I like the way that even though we have a lot of characters, the story lines slowly weave into each other so by the end of the film, you have two story lines and then you have one big story line and it all ends that way.” Favreau also admitted that he’s particularly proud of how he was able to juggle all that while simultaneously honoring Marvel’s unprecedented request of the filmmaker to help set up several other films that will be made by other directors and writers. “I like the way it sets up what can happen later with ‘Avengers’ and ‘Thor’ and all that stuff,” he added. “I think it balanced out all that needed to happen, and there’s a sense of fun. It’s fun and exciting.” As for the effects and action in “Iron Man 2,” Favreau said it also tops the original. “The film is much more ambitious in the form of sound and visual effects,” he explained. “I have to say I’m very happy now that everything’s done. I want to leave it alone. I think it’s the best version of the film we could have had.” Will you be seeing “Iron Man 2” on opening day? Let us know in the comments below! Check out everything we’ve got on “Iron Man 2.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: Jon Favreau Related Photos ‘Iron Man 2’ Premieres In Los Angeles
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In days of yore, the myth of Robin Hood was embodied by brave and noble men: Douglas Fairbanks outwitting the king’s thugs by sliding down the length of a slippery medieval brocade curtain; Errol Flynn striding jauntily into a great hall with a dead stag draped around his shoulders like a royal’s stole. But, as Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood suggests, those are heroes from a lost age. Today’s Robin Hood is far more complex, a tortured soul suffering from repressed-memory syndrome, a freedom fighter whose perpetual scowl speaks of a highly attuned sense of justice. Today’s Robin Hood is the spirit of freedom disguised as a grumpy gus in a leather jerkin, and he carries something far heavier than legend — or even Errol Flynn’s stag carcass — on his shoulders: a backstory.
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