As "American Idol" continues its latest search on Thursday evening for the next big thing in pop culture, both contestants and the show's producers might want to take time out to peep the new trailer for "Soul Surfer." Why? Well, aside from showcasing a bit of shark-vs-human-arm action that's reason enough to warrant a viewing, the flick co-stars fourth-season "Idol" winner Carrie Underwood in her feature film debut.
Open your eyes, "Idol" wannabes: this is what a true superstar looks like. But Underwood is easing into Hollywood, taking a backseat in "Soul Surfer" to AnnaSophia Robb, who stars as Bethany Hamilton, the real-life wave-rider who lost her left arm in a vicious shark attack. Debuting over at EW.com, the trailer doesn't shy away from spotlighting Hamilton's attack (though we doubt the film will be as unsparing in its focus as was "127 Hours," which fixated on James Franco's self-amputation for what seemed like, oh, forever). The shark chomp-in-question features screaming, shaky camerawork, and a lot of foamy water; alas, there's no blood. Underwood plays a church youth leader who doles out inspirational lines like, "I don't know why terrible things happen to us sometimes, but I have to believe something good is going to come out of this." Read More...
They've got Icarus-inspired high-tops and T-shirts that warn, "Oscar Host-in-Training." What they don't seem to have, unfortunately, is a clue. Welcome to the lives of James Franco and Anne Hathaway in the run up to their joint hosting gig of the 
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San Diego's most delightful news team is getting back together, but instead of reporting on pregnant pandas while wearing butterfly collars, the guys will be slinging paper in good ol' Scranton, Pennsylvania. Yep, word broke yesterday that Will Ferrell and Steve Carell — co-stars of 2004's "Anchorman" — will be 
MTV Movies' pop culture radar rarely crosses into the realm of American politics. When it comes to the passing of laws, the jostling for influence, the occasional plunge into corruption, our coverage usually stays strictly in matters of fiction: "Frost/Nixon," "W," the vastly underrated but actually enlightening Eddie Murphy vehicle, "The Distinguished Gentleman."
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Can 'The Hobbit' Catch A Break? Or Is It Hollywood's Latest Doomed Project?
Posted 1/27/11 5:00 pm EST by Gil Kaufman in Commentary
There’s a long tradition of major pictures falling prey to an endless succession of bad luck, bizarre accidents and a seeming black cloud hanging over them. Peter Jackson’s two-part prequel to his billion-dollar “Lord of the Rings” franchise appears to be the latest entry in the club you never want to join. Production on the first film in the prequel pair was delayed this week when Jackson required emergency surgery for a perforated ulcer.
Thankfully, he’s resting now and is expected to make a full, fast recovery. But following the departure last year of director Guillermo del Toro and the myriad other issues that have hit the project, we wondered where “The Hobbit” fits in the pantheon of spooked flicks?
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The path to the multiplex for Seth Rogen’s superhero movie was twistier than the plot of “Inception.” In addition to a parade of stars and directors who came and went beginning in the late 1990s, Rogen and writing partner Evan Goldberg finally got it revved up again in 2007, but then faced immediate backlash from fans who were worried about Rogen’s casting. Then there were multiple push backs on the release date, Nicholas Cage dropping out as the main villain over his insistence on using a Jamaican accent, and a last minute conversion to 3-D that forced the release date back again. Read More...
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