Fans can cast their vote in the new Best Hero category using hashtags on Twitter associated with the nominees — now through the June 3 show. By John Mitchell Daniel Radcliffe in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” Photo: Warner Bros. Fans of onscreen heroics should get their fingertips ready to tear up Twitter because that’s where they’ll be voting for their favorite onscreen do-gooder in the new category of Best Hero for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards . Beginning Tuesday (May 29) and right on through to the live show on June 3, fans can vote and track the nominees for Best Hero, presented by Sprint, via Twitter using hashtags associated with the nominees. Is your favorite hero a contender? Check out the nominees :
That’s right, Mantivities . Star Trek ‘s Chris Pine , along with five of his buddies, wrote the comedy script; he’ll produce and star under director Michael Patrick Jann ( The State , Reno 911! ). Writes Deadline : “The comedy focuses on a group of friends in their early 30s, all in various stages of permanent adolescence. They get together with the aim of helping one of them grow up… ‘I couldn’t be happier to begin the adventure of making Mantivities knowing how much fun we all had writing it,’ Pine said. ‘Somehow I get to laugh with my friends and call it work.’” [ Deadline ]
The Marvel Studios front office may be notoriously loaded with cheapskates who’ve built a multibillion-dollar empire from the ground up in less than five years thanks to thrifty dealmaking, but at least one star has done enough franchise grunt work to get paid for the record-shattering blockbuster that is The Avengers . And when I say “paid,” I mean paid . Let’s hear it for Robert Downey Jr.! Or at least for Robert Downey Jr.’s agents, according to THR : According to multiple knowledgeable sources, Iron Man/Tony Stark is set for a highflying payday of about $50 million once box-office bonuses and backend compensation are factored in. (Two sources claim the number could go higher than $50 million once the ultimate box-office haul of Avengers is known, but another cautions that it could be years before the final number is known.) While on par with the upper echelon of franchise movie stars, that number blows away his superhero co-stars, all of whom will make a small fraction of Downey’s total, even as Avengers has a shot at topping the final Harry Potter film’s $1.32 billion global haul. Why the difference? When Marvel’s Iron Man grossed a surprising $585 million worldwide in 2008, Downey’s reps at CAA and the Hansen Jacobson law firm renegotiated a deal to include what multiple sources say is a slice of Marvel’s revenue from future movies in which he plays Iron Man (one source puts it in the 5 percent to 7 percent range; another source disputes the percentage. Marvel and Downey’s reps declined comment). Of course, profit participation is nothing new — Jack Nicholson probably just earned another $1,000 for Batman in the time it took to write this post — but compared to Marvel’s deals with Jeremy Renner (roughly $2 million-$3 million plus bonuses), Samuel L. Jackson (roughly $6 million plus bonuses) and the rest, Downey is far and away the Avenger with the mostest. Or… however that phrase goes. No wonder Captain America wants to kick Iron Man’s ass. [ THR ]
Today is May 10th. On this date in 1924, J. Edgar Hoover was appointed as acting director of the FBI. He became the official director later that year. Hoover wielded tremendous power during his 48 year tenure, and [redacted] from the [redacted] six chickens [redacted] threw the bottle at the midget [redacted] so everyone just ate the soup. Also on this date, in 1863, Confederate General “Stonewall”… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Red State Discovery Date : 09/05/2012 21:48 Number of articles : 2
This & That: Know This: Argentina has approved a sweeping transgender bill of rights. All seven Harry Potter books will be available from the Kindle store June 19. The Colbert Report welcomes its first-ever engagement. The guys behind Scary Movie plan to parody The Hunger Games with The Starving Games . Read This: The story of how Tupperware almost didn’t happen. A new obesity in America report paints… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 10/05/2012 03:00 Number of articles : 2
Andrew Garfield, Chris Hemsworth will also hand out Golden Popcorn statuettes at June 3 show. By Kevin P. Sullivan Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Mila Kunis Photo: Getty Images What would the be without appearances from some of the summer’s biggest stars? A lot less interesting, probably. Thankfully, Wednesday (May 9) MTV announced that the first lineup of presenters would come from four of the season’s most anticipated blockbusters, ” The Amazing Spider-Man ,” ” Snow White and the Huntsman ,” ” Prometheus ” and ” Ted .” Emma Stone , Andrew Garfield , Kristen Stewart , Chris Hemsworth , Charlize Theron , Michael Fassbender , Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg will all be on hand on Sunday, June 3, to hand out the Golden Popcorn statuettes. For the 21st edition of the show, the awards are undergoing their biggest shakeup in years. With a new nomination system and new categories like Best Cast, Best Gut-Wrenching Performance and Best On-Screen Transformation, the 2012 MTV Movie Awards promise to be a night to remember. But not everything has changed. As usual, fans will be able to choose every winner on the big night. Voting in all 12 categories is open through Saturday, June 2, over at MovieAwards.MTV.com . It’s up to you to decide who goes onstage to collect their Golden Popcorn. The night’s contenders are some of the year’s biggest blockbusters, so competition is sure to be fierce. “The Hunger Games” and “Bridesmaids” lead the field with eight nominations apiece, with “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” and “21 Jump Street” right behind them with six nods. Could this finally be the year that “Harry Potter” takes home Best Movie, or are the odds in favor of “The Hunger Games”? The MTV Movie Awards will air live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, on Sunday, June 3, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Head over to MovieAwards.MTV.com to vote for your favorite flicks now! The 21st annual MTV Movie Awards air live Sunday, June 3, at 9 p.m. ET. Related Photos 2012 Movie Awards Presenters
Leading the pack with eight nominations, the Gary Ross-directed film could replace ‘Twilight’ as the film to beat. By Fallon Prinzivalli Jennifer Lawrence in “The Hunger Games” Photo: Lionsgate As “The Hunger Games” continues to dominate the worldwide box office, the announcement came Monday that the film is nominated for eight MTV Movie Awards . It leads the list with the most nominations alongside Kristen Wiig’s Oscar-nominated comedy, “Bridesmaids.” “The Hunger Games,” the first of three (possibly four) films adapted from Suzanne Collins’ dystopian saga, is on course to break $400 million in earnings domestically . With break-out performances by the cast, it’s no surprise that they’re contenders for an array of categories. Entering their first ever MTV Movie Awards, Jennifer Lawrence and company are up for Movie of the Year, Best Cast, Best Female Performance (Lawrence), Best Male Performance ( Josh Hutcherson ), Breakthrough Performance ( “Liam Hemsworth ), Best On-Screen Transformation ( Elizabeth Banks ), Best Fight (Lawrence and Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig ), and Best Kiss (Lawrence and Hutcherson). The fan-favorite category of Best Kiss has Lawrence and Hutcherson up against their biggest competition: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, and Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. With “Twilight” gracing fewer categories, there’s a good chance Twihards will be out for blood, vigorously voting for their beloved vampires to make sure they take home the golden popcorn for every nomination. Plus, Robsten has been the reigning champion for the past three years, always teasing that kiss the fans are hoping will finally happen this year. And as this is the last chance for Watson and Grint to nab the award, we may see the Potterheads’ determination win out in the end. This award is anyone’s guess, but if we take a look at the figures, “Hunger Games” already has a promising start. As the premiere film in a franchise first made popular by the books, its opening weekend saw bigger numbers than both the first “Twilight” and “Harry Potter” films. We may be on the verge of a new era where fanged teeth and wands are out and bow and arrows are in. Will we see the same numbers when it comes down to the ultimate award: Movie of the Year? Not only is “Hunger Games” battling it out again with “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part 2,” but the category also features two Oscar-nominated films, “The Help” and “Bridesmaids.” Katniss and company are going to need to break out more than a few snares to dominate this one. It’s a good thing they already have a big army of fans on their side. With all the money “Hunger Games” enthusiasts have been pouring into its box-office reign lately, it’s safe to assume their dedication to will bode well for the actors who play our favorite citizens of Panem. It’s anyone’s year, but the odds are definitely in its favor. Do you think “The Hunger Games” will reign at the MTV Movie Awards, or will “Twilight” hold on to the crown? Leave your comment below! Head over to MovieAwards.MTV.com to vote for your favorite flicks now! The 21st annual MTV Movie Awards air live Sunday, June 3, at 9 p.m. ET. Related Videos MTV Movie Awards Madness Starts Now! Related Photos 2012 MTV Movie Award Nominees
The annual pageant of youth, taste and class hardware bacchanal known as the MTV Movie Awards has announced its nominations for 2012, with this year’s most formidable blockbuster to date, The Hunger Games , doing battle against the most formidable blockbusters of last year’s calendar, including Bridesmaids, Breaking Dawn: Part I, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Help , and others. And Drive loyalists rejoice! Your favorite head-shattering action-drama of 2011 has been honored with three nominations as well. Read on for the full list of contenders who will go at it in a fully-product placement-optimized Gibson Amphitheater on June 3. MOVIE OF THE YEAR (voting stays live throughout the 2012 Movie Awards ceremony) Bridesmaids The Hunger Games Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 The Help The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love. Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo BEST MALE PERFORMANCE Channing Tatum – The Vow Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50 Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games Ryan Gosling – Drive BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE** Elle Fanning – Super 8 Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids Liam Hemsworth – The Hunger Games Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Shailene Woodley – The Descendants BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE Jonah Hill – 21 Jump Street Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids Oliver Cooper – Project X Zach Galifianakis – The Hangover Part II BEST CAST* 21 Jump Street – Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Dave Franco, Ellie Kemper, Brie Larson Bridesmaids – Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton The Help – Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain The Hunger Games – Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz BEST ON-SCREEN TRANSFORMATION* Collin Farrell – Horrible Bosses Elizabeth Banks – The Hunger Games Johnny Depp – 21 Jump Street Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo BEST FIGHT Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang – 21 Jump Street Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig – The Hunger Games Tom Cruise vs. Michael Nyqvist – Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton – Warrior BEST KISS Channing Tatum & Rachel McAdams – The Vow Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Rupert Grint & Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love. BEST GUT-WRENCHING PERFORMANCE* 21 Jump Street – Jonah Hill & Rob Riggle (Schmidt shoots Coach Walters in the d#@k) Bridesmaids – Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper (Food poisoning turns the girls’ dress fitting into a disaster) Drive – Ryan Gosling (Elevator beat-down) The Help – Bryce Dallas Howard (Minny gives Hilly a pie she won’t forget) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol – Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt scales to new heights) BEST ON-SCREEN DIRTBAG* Bryce Dallas Howard – The Help Collin Farrell – Horrible Bosses Jennifer Aniston – Horrible Bosses Jon Hamm – Bridesmaids Oliver Cooper – Project X BEST MUSIC* “The Devil is in the Details,” Chemical Brothers – Hanna (Interrogation scene) “Impossible,” Figurine – Like Crazy (Anna texts Jacob from across the pond) “Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO – 21 Jump Street (House dance party) “Pursuit of Happiness,” Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki Remix) – Project X (The party erupts into chaos) “A Real Hero,” College w/Electric Youth – Drive (The Driver takes Irene and her son for a fun ride) *denotes new category **voted on by an Academy of Directors ###
Superhero movie, due Stateside in early May, is already breaking records in foreign markets. By Kevin P. Sullivan Chris Evans as Captain America In “The Avengers” Photo: Walt Disney Studios The Avengers have already started to assemble overseas, and early box-office reports are spelling very good things for Marvel’s tentpole. The superhero movie that brings together Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the Hulk has reportedly made $12.5 million in a handful of foreign markets and is already breaking records, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In Australia, ” The Avengers ” has already banked $7 million, a total that has only been beaten by ” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 ,” which earned $8 million during its Down Under debut. The foreign rollout has proven lucrative elsewhere, too, as France added $3 million to the total. Early tracking estimated that “The Avengers” could make more than $150 million during its early May opening weekend in the U.S. That would put the film in the same class as “Spider-Man 3,” “The Hunger Games,” “The Dark Knight” and “Deathly Hallows, Part 2.” This could potentially mean the biggest debut for a Marvel Studios movie yet. ” Iron Man 2 ” currently holds that honor. The Robert Downey Jr. sequel opened to $128 million back in 2010. That’s followed by the first ” Iron Man ” at $98 million. “The Avengers” has the added advantage of higher ticket prices. The film is playing both in 3-D and in IMAX 3-D, so each individual ticket will add more to the final total. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” saw a large bump in its record-breaking run thanks in part to higher prices attached to 3-D showings. Check out everything we’ve got on “The Avengers.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com . Related Videos Talk Nerdy Assemble Yourself For ‘Avengers’ Sneak Peeks
Weekend box-office sluggishness got you down? Oh. Well, either way, fortune tellers around Hollywood are saying the recent Avengers buzz has further heated up an already scorching prospect: Some tracking reports have Joss Whedon’s Marvel-hero mash-up sailing beyond The Dark Knight ‘s $158 million three-day mark from 2008, though Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ‘s all-time record of $169 million seems safe, 3-D and all. Stay tuned to Movieline for more box-office previews and projections — especially your own — as The Avenegers ‘ May 4 release date draws near. [ THR ]
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