FROM MTV.COM: The crew that worked with Michael Jackson while he prepared for his 50-show This Is It concert run in London had no idea about the unfortunate events that were to come; in fact, many of the people involved felt that the final rehearsals were incredible and a sign of what was to come from the King of Pop.
"Michael stood out in front of the stage with me and looked at the rehearsal and said, 'This is the dream. This is the dream, good Kenny. You did it,' " director Kenny Ortega told MTV News. "I think there was this feeling in the room, in the air — we all could feel like you were on the plane, you were packed. We were going. You could see London; you could smell it."
'Michael Jackson's This Is It' Crew On His Last Days
As fans eagerly await the release of "Michael Jackson's This Is It," musicians are sitting down to recall the overwhelming influence that the pop icon had on the music industry. Common spoke to MTV News about Jackson, noting that he can't wait to go to the theater to see the documentary highlighting the last performance footage from the legend.
"I'm very interested in 'This Is It.' I mean, I look at Michael Jackson and see that he was the brightest star to ever exist on this earth," he told MTV News. "Like the greatest star that we ever witnessed and I think that the world will ever witness."
Jessica Biel is gearing up to bring her A-game to "The A-Team." The actress said in a recent interview with MTV News that if fans are expecting it to be anything like the TV show, they are in for a surprise. The movie will be much more serious in tone than the classic 80's action series.
"I think it will be a little bit similar here and there but we really have our own tone going on," she said. "It’s a little bit less campy than the actual show and a little bit more serious action and fighting sequences but still with lots of humor. Lots and lots of humor." Read more...
On Thursday, the world was sort of stumped when it was announced that James Franco would have a recurring cameo role on soap opera, "General Hospital." The general response was: Why is James Franco going to do anything with "General Hospital"?
Well now it seems that answer has been uncovered. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, actor and college student Franco very succinctly explained, “It’s performance art.” Read more...
FROM MTV.COM: If Ashley Greene, Taylor Lautner and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg can spill anything about what fans can expect from "Eclipse," it's that they can expect it to be dark and gory. And for fans of director David Slade, not to mention people who've read "Eclipse," this should be completely unsurprising.
"David has a darker sensibility, so it clicks," Rosenberg told E! Online. "The story has a slightly darker tone. I mean, it goes into a full-out battle, so it is darker in the nature of what it is. David was the perfect director for it."
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Harrison Ford has tackled many, many, many memorable roles over his career. Han Solo in "Star Wars." Jack Trainer in "Working Girl." The United States President in "Air Force One." The fugitive in, well, "The Fugitive." But, let's not forget that at the end of the day he's Indiana Jones. So when MTV News was invited to a Team Earth event where Indy himself was making an appearance, we couldn't say no. After all, it's not every day you get to ask the whip-wielding one what we can expect from a fifth "Indiana Jones" flick.
It seems like Ford doesn't know what to expect from the flick either. Or maybe he just isn't talking. "We're waiting on a script," he said. As for when that script might surface, Ford isn't holding his breath: "Ah, not yet." Read more...
FROM MTV.COM: "Twilight" fever is set to rule MTV again at the 2009 Video Music Awards, airing live on Sunday, September 13, when Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart will present an extended trailer for "New Moon."
Of course, fans might still be recovering from the stars' May appearance at the MTV Movie Awards. Sure, that show had many memorable moments, including Brüno's very comical assault on Eminem, but it was the "Twilight" crew that walked away with five golden popcorns. And who could forget the moment when Pattinson and Stewart teased every Twilighter at home with their almost kiss?
Continue reading 'Twilight' Owned 2009 MTV Movie Awards: A Look Back
Holly Montag has gone from Heidi's sister on "The Hills" to jewelry designer to... our new favorite film buff! It wasn't until Holly stopped by the MTV News offices earlier this week that we learned of her background. The elder Montag sister is a film school grad -- from a program made famous by avant-garde legend Stan Brakhage no less! -- who has a taste for Hitchcockian mystery and Jimmy Stewart.
"Hey, I went to film school," she revealed about her past to MTV's Jim Cantiello. "[My focuses were] critical studies and production. I double majored... well BFA and BA. I went to CU." (That's the University of Colorado, where the Montags are from.)
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FROM HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: With the passing of famed fashion critic Mr. Blackwell, there’s a new style cop in town and his name is Brüno. And, if you thought that Blackwell’s quips about the best and worst of celebrity fashion seemed harsh at times, then you really need to press play above to see what the outlandish character told MTV News about some of Hollywood Crush’s favorite celebrities.
And, brace yourselves, Brüno — the titular star of the comedy out this Friday — who surprised the crowd at the BAM screening last night (an event that was part of the MySpace Black Curtain Screening series), isn’t afraid to say the things that will surely make you cringe and laugh at the same time.
Continue reading Bruno Sizes Up The Fashions Of Robert Pattinson, Miley Cyrus, Sacha Baron Cohen & More!
FROM MTV.COM: Not only has Kristen Stewart embraced the role of Joan Jett by dying her hair black and cutting it into a mullet for her role in the upcoming film "The Runaways," now she's been spotted at a Los Angeles studio with Runaways founding member Joan Jett.
The duo — along with Stewart's "New Moon"/ "Runaways" castmate Dakota Fanning — hit Sunset Sound studios on Monday, where they were recording for the biopic, about the seminal all-teen-female 1970s rock band of the same name. While the Runaways, founded by Jett in 1975, never achieved large-scale commercial success, they were a galvanizing force on the Los Angeles punk scene, not to mention the first widely recognized all-female teen rock group and the spawning ground for the subsequent solo careers of Jett and guitarist Lita Ford.
Continue reading 'Twilight' Star Kristen Stewart Hits The Studio With Joan Jett
