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by Brian Phares

Big news for sci-fi fans: Ridley Scott has finally taken the wraps off his far-too-secretive-for-my-tastes science fiction opus, "Prometheus." And what an opus it is! For far too long we at MTV News, -- not to mention the entire world at large -- have been wondering, just what is "Prometheus" all about, "Alien" DNA aside?

Is it a direct "Alien" prequel? Will it tell us who the masters of the massive downed spacecraft the crew of the Nostromo find in the original “Alien” were? Well, it looks like the answers to both questions remain unanswered, but "Prometheus" could still very well blow our minds with the origins of mankind, and the fate of the universe.

Check out the official synopsis below if you don’t believe me.

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Monday night's two-hour debut of "Terra Nova" sits unwatched in my DVR, a victim of a new puppy who needs far too much attention and then my wife's insistence that if we were going to watch any TV it'd have nothing to do with dinosaurs and everything to do with finally catching up on Leslie Knope's political ambitions in Pawnee.

The day after, the web is abuzz over "Terra Nova," though not necessarily for reasons that make me think my wife and my dog kept me from being an early adopter of a show I'll be itching to check out each week. I plan to watch tonight, but I'll approach the DVR with caution. Anyone under the impression that Fox has served up a "Lost"-like time-travel mystery should now be fully aware the show is trying to attract not just geeks but the four-quadrant demographics so important in Hollywood (and mega-budget TV series).

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All week long, we're celebrating "The New Class," Hollywood's latest group of up-and-coming actors and actresses on the cusp of graduating to greatness. Tune in every day this week for exclusive interviews with these pending graduates and your chance to vote for the student body president - the one you think holds the brightest future in the industry.

Even nice girls have a mean streak. Take Lily Collins, for instance: the young actress, with credits like the heart-warming "The Blind Side" and the pulse-pounding "Abduction" to her name, is just as likely to bring you baked goods on a bad day as she is to kick bad guy butt when the need arises.

That's why we've bestowed Lily with the title of The Ass-Kicking Girl Next Door as part of the New Class, and we think her resume of past and future credits more than speaks to her sweetheart side and her badass streak. Check out her career highlights past the jump!

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All week long, we're celebrating "The New Class," Hollywood's latest group of up-and-coming actors and actresses on the cusp of graduating to greatness. Tune in every day this week for exclusive interviews with these pending graduates and your chance to vote for the student body president - the one you think holds the brightest future in the industry.

Whether he was lamenting his impossibly far (yet dreadfully close) lover on seedy Fleet Street, or making a name for himself as a cunning and ruthless sorcerer in the wizarding world, there's no question about it: Jamie Campbell Bower has been busy.

The actor's about to get a whole lot busier, too. Campbell Bower, dubbed The Next Johnny Depp of the New Class, has already appeared in two of the biggest franchises of recent memory, and he's on the cusp of adding a third in the form of "Mortal Instruments."

But these aren't his only accomplishments, far from it. Check out JCB's greatest hits to date beyond the jump!

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By Ryan. J. Downey

FROM MTV MOVIES: Simba and company partied like it was 1994 at the box office over the weekend as "The Lion King" remained #1 for the second weekend in a row. The 3-D re-release beat back competition from four wide releases while hauling in another $22.1 million, according to studio estimates.

All four of the other movies in the weekend's top five were new releases, but none had the strength to topple the legendary Disney animated film, which has grossed $61.7 million domestically in its 3-D format alone.

Brad Pitt's "Moneyball" and the kid-friendly "Dolphin Tale" were in close competition for the #2 spot, while Taylor Lautner's "Abduction" (which has been savaged by film critics) and the action-centric "Killer Elite" (also not a critical darling) both failed to generate much excitement.

"Moneyball" was still just barely ahead of "Dolphin Tale" at press time. The baseball-centered flick has done well with critics, according to film review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, where it has a 94 percent critical average. The movie took in $20.6 million, just $340,000 more than "Dolphin Tale."

Read the full story at MTV Movies!

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Tarsem Singh's "Immortals" is still weeks away from release, but the fun is just getting started right here at MTV Movies. Prepare yourself for "Immortals" Mondays, where we'll be dishing out exclusive interviews, teasers, photos and more over the next seven weeks before the breathtaking battle between gods and men erupts on the big screen on November 11, 2011.

"Immortals" Mondays kicks off today with an exclusive first look at "Immortals: Gods and Heroes," the graphic novel from Archaia Press that serves as a precursor to the Henry Cavill-starring action epic. An anthology collection of 10 stories, "Gods and Heroes" sees divine tales from comic book creators including Ben Templesmith ("30 Days of Night"), Ron Marz ("Green Lantern") and Ben McCool ("Captain America") to cover the legacy of Perseus, Ares and other mythic figures before their stories are told in full this November.

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Patrick Wilson is one of those actors who could be easy to hate: He's almost too handsome, totally charming and crazy talented. But he's also so darn nice that you can't help but root for him and seek out his work, the latest of which is his new CBS drama, "A Gifted Man."

In the show Wilson plays world-renowned neurosurgeon Michael Holt, whose meticulously organized, privileged life is thrown upside down when he starts seeing and interacting with his recently deceased ex-wife, who for some reason can't move into the afterlife and spends her time trying to teach Michael that life is about more than neurosurgery.

MTV News recently caught up with Wilson to get some insight into what to expect from the show, how he's handling all that medical jargon, and if he's ready for people to treat him like a real-life doctor.
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What do you get when you put The Comedian and Hit-Girl in the same room? Apparently, you get this emotional scene from "The Texas Killing Fields," a new crime thriller directed by Ami Canaan Mann.

Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jessica Chastain and Chloe Moretz star in this drama based loosely on real-life events. Morgan plays Brian Heigh, a New York detective transplanted in Texas who works alongside a local cop (Worthington), the two of them teaming together to investigate a series of unsolved murders where bodies have been appearing in a nearby marsh locals call "The Killing Fields."

In this exclusive clip from the movie, watch as Anne (Moretz), a local girl from a troubled home, goes head-to-head against Detective Heigh, who's clearly concerned for her safety. But based on her talk—and true to Moretz form—it seems like Anne can take care of herself just fine… but looks, as they say, can be deceiving.

"The Texas Killing Fields" will be in select theaters on October 14, 2011.

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Pretty much any time we see Jason Statham in anything, we know he'll be some sort of likable bad-ass and will kick the crap out of some people in doing so. This week's "Killer Elite" is no exception, and even better than Statham lighting up the screen solo, he's joined by serious A-listers Robert De Niro and Clive Owen.

MTV News caught up with the man of action recently to discuss how his Oscar winning and Oscar nominated co-stars raised the bar on set.

"It’s like boxing with Muhammad Ali, it’s like winning a Formula One race," Statham said of working with De Niro. "It’s the top of the mountain, it doesn’t get any better."

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As we could tell from the trailer, Marc Forster's "Machine Gun Preacher" isn't one of those overwrought, melodramatic, "based on a true story," feel good films. According to stars Gerard Butler and Michelle Monaghan, what sets it apart from the pack is the fact that it is about a flawed hero who finds his true calling through a violent, intense, and inspiring journey.

"This isn’t a story you hear every single day," Monaghan told MTV news. "He’s sort of a hero but a flawed hero, and that’s exactly what the title entails. As you read the story you realize the journey this man has been on."

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