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FROM MTV MOVIES: What's going to go down at San Diego Comic-Con when the stars of "Breaking Dawn" invade the convention center? What footage will be debuted, what news will break, what will Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have to say to their adoring fans?

Even if you're not in town for the pop-culture festivities, MTV News has you covered. On Thursday (July 21) at 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT, shortly after the "Breaking Dawn - Part 1" panel wraps up, we'll be presenting a live-stream event with special appearances by Stewart, Pattinson and Taylor Lautner.

You'll get to hear from the Big Three about what it's like to bring their film to the SDCC masses. We'll also be welcoming in a slew of live "Twilight" guests — including Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Elizabeth Reaser and Julia Jones — to give you exclusive insight into the "Breaking Dawn" panel and what we can expect in the months leading up to the film's November 18 release date.

By the end of the hour-long live stream, you'll know everything there is to know about the "Twilight" experience at Comic-Con — plus a whole lot more. That's because we're inviting you to take part in the action, submitting the questions you're dying to have answered by sending them via Twitter to @MTVNews using the hashtag #mtvsdcc.

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Horror cameos are all the rage in this week's Horror Bites, where the scare classics "Evil Dead" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" will be seeing some famous faces in their reboots of the terror tales.

You'll probably shed a tear learning that Ron Howard's "Dark Tower" adaptation was slashed by Universal, but news that the long-awaited "Cabin in the Woods" – from "Cloverfield" writer Drew Goddard, who co-wrote the screenplay with "The Avengers" director Joss Whedon – is finally getting a release date should quicken your pulse. Friday the 13th in 2012 is going to be a memorable year for the horror spoof about a group of friends who hit the woods for some R&R, but end up fighting for their lives (snarky style).

Check out this week's best horror news past the break.

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Tags Dream House, evil dead, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D, The Cabin in the Woods, The Dark Tower

Just like winter, "Game of Thrones" season two casting news keeps a-comin'. The role call thus far: we've got Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell, Gwendoline Christie as Brienne, Stephen Dillane as Stannis Baratheon, Carice van Houton as Melisandre and Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth.

While HBO is at it, why not add one more to the clash of kings?

The latest casting news comes from none other than "A Song of Ice and Fire" mastermind and "Thrones" executive producer George R.R. Martin, who announced on his blog (via Spinoff Online) that veteran actor Oliver Ford Davies is joining the HBO series as Maester Cressen.

He's perhaps an unfamiliar name for those of you who haven't read the "Ice and Fire" books, of course, so check out a quick primer after the jump if you feel so inclined. But once again: spoiler alert!

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Good news and bad news, "Hobbit" fans: if you were hoping that going to Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend would bring you one step closer to Middle-Earth, you're in for a disappointment.

Peter Jackson announced on Facebook this week that, sadly, "The Hobbit" won't have a presence at this year's convention because "there's so much more of the films to shoot." That said, he expects the two-part "Lord of the Rings" prequel "will be there in full force next year."

Now for the good news — in lieu of an official Comic-Con presence, Jackson has posted yet another of his highly entertaining video production diaries from the set of "The Hobbit," this time offering an extraordinary amount of insight into the dwarf creation process as well as revealing a surprising amount of the film's greatest reveals.

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FROM MTV SPLASH PAGE: Spider-Man bootleg no more! It's the real deal — the actual "Amazing Spider-Man" trailer has been caught in the web!

A day after the "Spider-Man" trailer leak comes the official version, giving you your first look at Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone in action as the heroic Peter Parker and love interest Gwen Stacy. There's teenage angst, brooding music and abandonment issues aplenty — oh, and a healthy dose of web-slinging, of course!

Read the full story at MTV Splash Page!

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It's that time of year again! Comic-Con International kicks off with Preview Night in just a couple of hours, then begins in earnest on Thursday (July 21). We'll be bringing you an awesome selection of live-stream interviews, but if you're at the show and wondering which panels to attend, we've got you covered with our full list of recommended movie and television panels at SDCC 2011.

Check out Splash Page and Hollywood Crush for their lists as well!

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"The Lone Ranger" just got a whole lot freakier.

Helena Bonham Carter, Dwight Yoakam and Barry Pepper are saddling up for the Johnny Depp-starring Western, according to THR. Carter's set to play the madam of a brothel, Yoakam the leader of a gang that attacks Armie Hammer's Lone Ranger, and Pepper's set to play a military officer. Tom Wilkinson rounds out the cast while "Rango" helmer Gore Verbinski directs.

Get the rest of today's casting news past the jump!

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Tags amanda seyfried, barry pepper, bradley cooper, Django Unchained, Dwight Yoakam, Helena Bonham Carter, In Time, justin timberlake, kevin costner, Paradise Lost, the lone ranger

The Julianne Moore fans out there know that the very talented, award-winning actress can do almost anything she wants. Her dramatic work is aces, to be sure, but that guest stint on "30 Rock" was amazing. Anyway, speaking of characters with pronounced accents, Moore recently wrapped filming "Game Change," the HBO movie based on John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's best-selling book of the same name, in which Moore plays famous former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.

When MTV News caught up with the actress recently, during the press day for "Crazy Stupid Love," we asked her about the challenges associated with portraying such a famous personality.

"It was hard, really, really hard," she admitted. "I had a great director, Jay Roach who was incredible. I adored him, [he was] so supportive, so smart. I did a lot of research, I worked really hard. It's hard to play someone who is very present in people's minds, who's on television, very idiosyncratic, I did my best. We'll see, I hope we pulled it off."

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Good things come in threes! One day after finding out who's playing Melisandre and Stannis in "Game of Thrones" season two comes word that Liam Cunningham has landed the coveted role of Davos Seaworth.

Entertainment Weekly once again broke the news of Cunningham's casting, announcing that the Irish actor will join the HBO series for its currently shooting second season.

In case you haven't read the books that "Game of Thrones" is based on, we've got some background on Davos' character for you after the jump, but fair warning — minor spoilers lie ahead.

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Although it's still summertime and we're in the midst of crazy blockbuster madness, there is a special movie coming down the pike that people should start paying attention to now: "50/50," a dramedy inspired by real life events that features the wonderful acting talents of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Anjelica Huston and Bryce Dallas Howard.

In addition to having the privilege of catching an advanced screening of the film, MTV News was lucky enough to chat with director Jonathan Levine (who you should know from his excellent work on "The Wackness" - queue it up in Netflix stat, if you haven't seen it) about this special story and the film's recently-released one sheet.

"It takes a pair to beat the odds," reads the tagline above Gordon-Levitt shaving his head in front of a mirror, with Rogen wearing a quizzical/uncomfortable expression in the background.

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