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'Arthur' Star Russell Brand Would Be A 'Friendly,' Charitable Billionaire

Posted 4/7/11 12:00 pm EST by in Humor, Interviews, Video


Wealthy though he may be, is Russell Brand as rich as his over-the-top billionaire character in the upcoming comedy remake "Arthur"? Really, who is? In fact, the only other people really capable of being that comically wealthy have to be other fictional characters like Richie Rich or Donald Trump.

But, if Brand were to join that elite group and become a billionaire, he knows exactly what kind of affluent person he'd be. Thankfully, it's the good kind.

During a chat with MTV News, the star assured if he were in that position he'd be, "Friendly and give away the money." As he matter-of-factly put it, "Money can't make you happy, so you don't need to have a billion."

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April Fools' Day: Our Five Favorite Movie Pranks

Posted 4/1/11 11:15 am EST by in Commentary, Humor


Watch yo back, ya’ll – lest you let down your guard and become an April Fool! We’d be remiss not to nab the opportunity to pump you up for today’s worldwide celebration of all things humiliation, which is why we decided to reminisce about some of our favorite movie pranks.

So take a break from that evil scheme you’re cooking up (the Jell-O mold needs time to set, after all), sit back (but check your seat first) and bask in the glory of these five cinematic capers. Who knows – maybe you can even chalk it up to research! Though we don’t endorse going the chili pepper route, and – frankly – fake blood is almost impossible to remove from satin. Not that we’d know anything about that…

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Justin Bieber And Ashton Kutcher Ask 'What Would Kenny Do,' But How About Reinventing These Other Classic Buddy Comedies?

Posted 3/31/11 1:15 pm EST by in Humor, News, Photos


Justin Bieber's already told you to never say never, and he's living up to that motto by following his massively successful documentary with his first scripted big-screen role — opposite Ashton Kutcher, no less!

The Los Angeles Times reports that Bieber and Kutcher are joining forces for "What Would Kenny Do?," a buddy movie that focuses on a teenager (Bieber) who is helped through the ordeals of high school living by a 30-something hologram (Kutcher) claiming to be the adult version of himself. If that doesn't sound like a winning combination to you, we're clearly not on the same page.

In fact, we're so into the idea of Bieber and Kutcher's looming team-up that we couldn't help ourselves from thinking about some other classic buddy movies they would reinvent with stunning success. Click the photo below for our Photoshop madness and read our Bieber-Kutcher buddy movie suggestions past the jump!

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'Monsters, Inc.' Sequel Called 'Monsters University,' And We Guess The Class Schedule

Posted 3/30/11 2:30 pm EST by in Humor, News


Monsters IncSully and Mike are returning for some more "Monsters, Inc." excitement, but this time they're going to college.

Disney revealed at CinemaCon that they're planning a new movie due out in 2012 called "Monsters University," which will tell the origin story of these two best buds back when they were enemies at the University of Fear. It's the first we've heard of a planned "Monsters, Inc." follow-up since 2008, and will make it Disney's second Pixar film out next year opposite "Brave."

But the news got us thinking: what exactly would be taught at a university that trains monsters to scare young children? Probably a more eclectic group of classes than you'd think. After the jump, we guess what a young creature's class schedule at the University of Fear might look like.

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Hailee Steinfeld Brings 'True Grit' To 'Sleeping Beauty'

Posted 3/30/11 11:27 am EST by in Commentary, Humor, News


Hailee SteinfeldThe fairy tale fever sweeping through Hollywood has claimed one more actor in the form of Hailee Steinfeld.

The 14-year-old "True Grit" actress, who rightfully earned an Oscar nomination with her stunning performance as the fearless Mattie Ross, is attached to play the title role in a new take on "Sleeping Beauty," Deadline reports. But don't expect this teenage bad-ass to take the proceedings lying down—in this version of the classic tale, the story is "told from [Steinfeld's] point of view as she enters the dream world and has to find her way out."

We have little doubt that Steinfeld is more than up to the task of fighting through the fierce world of dreams, if her "True Grit" experience is any indication of her capabilities. After the jump, see what we're expecting from the erstwhile Mattie.

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James Franco Teaching Poetry-To-Film Course At NYU, And Here Are Some Poems To Celebrate!

Posted 3/29/11 3:45 pm EST by in Commentary, Humor


James FrancoNYU students: let the advisor-bribing games begin… Professor James Franco is in the house!

Next year, 12 lucky Tisch School of the Arts enrollees will be wizened up by Professor F’s smarts regarding the ways of adapting poetry into short films. Perhaps he’ll center a lesson on selected readings from his… recently-authored book of short stories? Only time (and the feedback of those dozen lucky attendees) will tell, but one thing’s for certain: we’re inspired!

We're so inspired, in fact, that we penned a few Franco film-related poems for your reading pleasure. Our iambic pentameter may be a little off, but our Francophilia’s in full effect!

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EXCLUSIVE: 'Madea's Big Happy Family' Poster Has A Place For... Snooki?!

Posted 3/22/11 3:45 pm EST by in Humor, Posters


Georgia ShoreSome celebrities are so recognizable, so iconic, they only require one name: Oprah. Bono. Madonna. Prince. Cher. Beck. Beyonce. It was only a matter of time before two of today's biggest singularly-named phenomenons joined forces to become one unstoppable force: Madea and Snooki.

MTV has exclusively snagged the new poster for Tyler Perry's latest venture, "Madea's Big Happy Family" which features the actor/writer/director/producer dressed as Georgia Shore, a character that's an obvious nod to "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi.

Check out the full poster past the jump!

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'Limitless' Possibilities: What We Would Do With 100% Of Our Brain Power

Posted 3/18/11 2:30 pm EST by in Humor


"Limitless" arrives in theaters this weekend, and if you thought Bradley Cooper was smart-mouthed before, trust us — you haven't seen anything yet!

Cooper stars in the fast-paced thriller as Eddie Morra, a struggling science fiction writer who hasn't puzzled out a single word of his new novel. But Eddie's writer's block is obliterated as soon as he comes into contact with NZT, a groundbreaking new drug that gives users full access to the entirety of their brainpower. And once he starts using the drug, things go from bad to awesome to extremely bad to much, much worse very quickly.

But even after witnessing his downward spiral, we must admit that we're tempted by the limitless possibilities that having full control over 100% of our brains presents. After the jump, find out some of the things we would do if we got our hands on a (legally-sanctioned) dose of NZT!

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Jake Gyllenhaal And Pee-wee Herman Explain The Plot Of 'Source Code'

Posted 3/15/11 10:27 am EST by in Humor, Video


Duncan Jones likes to keep things complicated. Just check out "Moon," the man's directorial debut that thrust Sam Rockwell and viewers alike into a claustrophobic science fiction scenario filled with wild ideas and paranoia aplenty.

Much is the same with "Source Code," Jones' latest film starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Captain Colter Stevens, a military man tasked with reliving the last eight minutes in the life of a man who died earlier in the day during a terrorist train bombing. It's up to Stevens to use that continuous time loop to uncover the terrorist's identity and prevent an even deadlier attack from going down.

Like we said, complicated stuff. But if you're still not sure how to crack into "Source Code," don't worry — Pee-wee Herman is here to help.

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'Mars Needs Moms,' Plus All These Other Nice Earthly Staples

Posted 3/11/11 10:45 am EST by in Humor


If Mars plans to take our moms, they'll want to start gathering a whole bunch of other Earthly staples as well.

We understand that in the context of the animated flick "Mars Needs Moms" that Mars, well, needs moms, but if they want to keep those maternal forces happy and motherly, they're going to need to surround the imported parents with some things that aren't solely Martian.

To help the Martians in their planning, we've come up with a list of Earthly locations that might help keep Mars' new moms occupied. After all, mothers can be particular sometimes -- just don't tell my mom I said that!

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