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J.J. Abrams ‘Very Upset’ Over ‘Star Trek 2’ Leaked Photos

‘It’s such a bummer,’ Zoe Saldana tells MTV News about pictures showing her, Benedict Cumberbatch and Zachary Quinto on set. By Terri Schwartz, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Zoe Saldana Photo: MTV News Details have been scarce about the ongoing production of ” Star Trek 2 ,” but all that changed Friday when some juicy set pictures were leaked online. The two images show Zachary Quinto and then Zoe Saldana facing off against Benedict Cumberbatch , the new villain in the film. Though they weren’t particularly spoilers, the pics did give plenty of fodder for fans speculating about Cumberbatch’s role. Needless to say, notoriously secretive director J.J. Abrams was none too pleased about the leak. MTV News caught up with Saldana at the Independent Spirit Awards , where she talked about the director’s reaction. “J.J. was very upset,” she said. “I have to say that. It’s not going to stop people from intruding, but they are, and it’s such a bummer because it only hurts them by stealing away the surprise.” That’s the same sort of sentiment actors on the set of films like “The Avengers” and “The Dark Knight Rises” have echoed as the Internet-savvy fan culture becomes increasingly intrusive. Several questions were raised from the images, such as why Cumberbatch is wearing a variation of the Star Fleet uniform and why Quinto’s Vulcan death grip fails when he uses it on the “Sherlock” star’s character. There’s been a lot of excitement surrounding Cumberbatch’s inclusion in the cast, though little is known about his role. Saldana wouldn’t give away any details about his character, but she did say what she thinks he’s adding to the film: “Another yummy male actor in ‘Star Trek’ — that’s what he’s adding, and I’m enjoying it,” she said with a laugh. “Star Trek 2” also stars Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban, John Cho and Alice Eve. It’s due in theaters May 17, 2013. 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 . Related Photos 2012 Independent Spirit Awards Red Carpet

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Christopher Plummer Stokes Beginners Beef with Uggie: ‘Our Dog Had Soul’

Backstage at the Film Independent Spirit Awards , Christopher Plummer (who vies for the Oscar tomorrow) celebrated his Best Supporting Actor win for Beginners and gleefully stoked the fires of a pup vs. pup beef between his own co-star in the film, Cosmo, and The Artist ‘s award season favorite Uggie . “We had a little private talk,” he explained of scene-stealer Cosmo. “Now that you mention it, I think our Cosmo was much more human than Uggie. Uggie was just a trickster. Our dog had soul .” Fighting words!

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Tune In (and Tweet Along) This Weekend During the Indie Spirit and Academy Awards

It’s almost showtime, folks! Ready your Oscar picks, sharpen your wits, and join Movieline as Hollywood and Indiewood fete the best of the year. Your friendly Movieline editors S.T. VanAirsdale and Jen Yamato will be on hand at @movieline during Saturday’s Independent Spirit Awards and Sunday’s Academy Awards , so synchronize your watches and join us in tossing back a few and Tweeting up a storm on the big day(s). First up is the Film Independent Spirit Awards, held annually on the beach in Santa Monica. The breezy affair celebrates the best of “indie” film — I put that in quotes since the word takes multiple meanings these days, though technically Film Independent considers films made for $20 million and under to qualify — and is hosted this year by Seth Rogen . A special credit this year goes to John Waters, who’ll provide “The voice of God” for the proceedings. Follow Movieline on Twitter for live-tweets from backstage in the winners’ room when the show begins Saturday at 1:30pm PT (the telecast will air on IFC that night at 10pm ET/PT) and check back here at Movieline.com for a wrap up of the night. Sunday, of course, is the big dance; join S.T. VanAirsdale and Jen Yamato for an 84th Academy Awards live-tweetstravaganza here at Movieline starting at 7pm ET/4pm PT with the red carpet, where we’ll watch as filmdom’s finest dazzles on their way into Hollywood’s glitziest shopping mall! Then let the bubbly-fueled snark rip at for the Oscars telecast Sunday at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT , hosted by Billy Crystal . Make sure to leave your Oscar predictions in the comments section before the telecast on Oscar Sunday so we can assign bragging rights to a victor at the end of the night… Catch up on Movieline’s coverage of this year’s Oscar race. Follow Movieline on Twitter .

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Camron Silver Talks Oscar Wardrobe At Smash Box Charity Event

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Camron talks with Hollywood Tv about who he is dressing for the Oscars and Red Carpet Trends. “Like” us on Facebook @ facebook.com

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Camron Silver Talks Oscar Wardrobe At Smash Box Charity Event

Transgendered Star Harmony Santana at Spirit Awards

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Transgendered starlet Harmony Santana speaks at the Spirit Awards.

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Transgendered Star Harmony Santana at Spirit Awards

New York Film Critics Circle Kicks Off Awards Season By Anointing Streep, Pitt, The Artist

The New York Film Critics Circle made waves by moving their awards announcement up to November 29 in an effort to claim “First!” but Oscar-watchers have to admit: Between the NYFCC Twitter roll-out and this morning’s Spirit Awards nominations , there’s a crackle in the air on an otherwise slo-o-o-w news day. So what if the New York critics didn’t get a chance to see everything before voting today? They saw Tree of Life ! (Clearly.) Hit the jump for the list of winners.

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Rihanna Says No To “Bodyguard” Remake

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Rihanna was rumored to play the lead in a remake of Whitney Houston ‘s 1992 film The Bodyguard , but the pop star is putting an end to that rumor once and for all. Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Rosario Dawson & Kerry Washington Attend 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards “Jumping The Broom” Trailer Starring Paula Patton, Mike Epps & Romeo “Absolutely not,” Rihanna told OK! Magazine. “I hate it when singers do singing movies all the time because you can never look at them as anybody else.  I want to play a character, my whole life is playing Rihanna, being a singer won’t be a stretch for me. I like challenges and being an actor is playing a role, being able to step into somebody else’s shoes, that’s the excitement.” Spotted @ Entertainmentwise.com RELATED: Rihanna’s Bodyguard Grabs A Handful Of Her Breast RELATED: Warner Bros. Set To Remake “The Bodyguard”

Rihanna Says No To “Bodyguard” Remake

Darren Aronofsky Calls Spirit Award Winner Black Swan ‘Fun,’ Defines Indie Film

Backstage at the Spirit Awards Saturday afternoon, Darren Aronofsky was in a jaunty mood. And why not? With Black Swan ‘s two biggest Oscar rivals, The Social Network and The King’s Speech , absent from competition at the penultimate awards show of the year ( TSN excluded by budget, TKS relegated to the foreign film category), the night belonged to Aronofsky’s stylish psychological ballet thriller. So after Black Swan took home Best Cinematography (Matthew Libatique), Best Actress (Natalie Portman), Best Director, and Best Feature, Aronofsky took to the winners’ room to have some fun with the press.

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VIDEO: Why Lea Thompson Isn’t In Touch With Charlie Sheen: ‘I’m Not a Hooker’

Reason #1 why we love Lea Thompson, who just landed a new ABC Family pilot, Switched at Birth : She’s the girl we all wanted to be in the ’80s. Reason #2: She’s like the estimable honey badger when it comes to real talk about her old Red Dawn co-star turned Qaddafi of Hollywood , Charlie Sheen.

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David Cross Pessimistic About ‘Arrested Development’ Movie Prospects

‘I’ll believe it when I see it,’ Cross says at the Independent Spirit Awards. By Brian Warmoth, with reporting by Josh Horowitz David Cross Photo: Steve Granitz/ WireImage An “Arrested Development” movie may be a priority in the eyes of former exec producer Ron Howard and creator Mitch Hurwitz, but David Cross doesn’t sound confident that that’s enough to make it happen. Cross thinks the film’s premise sounds “awesome” and knows that many of his former castmates want to get the cameras rolling, but as of Saturday night at the Independent Spirit Awards , he didn’t expect to be playing Tobias F