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"We're not terrorists!"

So promised Nick Swardson on the set of "30 Minutes or Less," as he and costar Danny McBride attempted to explain what they were doing, just minutes earlier, in a junk yard in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a crossbow in one of their hands and a detonator in another. Take after take, they blew up watermelons with some homebrewed explosives and yelled f-bomb-laden tough talk.

No, terrorists they are not — just misguided fellows with an outlandish idea: kidnap a pizza delivery boy, strap a bomb to his chest and make him rob a bank. And that, in an action-comedy nutshell, is the plot of "30 Minutes," the Ruben Fleischer-directed flick that hits theaters on August 12.

"They're against terrorists. I mean, would you invite these guys over to your house with your family? Probably not," McBride explained. "They just want to be loved. Whether it takes a bomb or bank robbery to get there."

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Ladies and gentlemen, Aziz Ansari's headed to space.

Not literally, of course — that would require one heck of a production budget — but the "30 Minutes or Less" and "Parks & Recreation" comedian is preparing to launch into outer orbit for a new comedy, he revealed to MTV News during Sneak Peek Week.

"[Director Jason Woliner and I] are actually writing this idea about me and another guy playing two disgraced astronauts that have to go back to the moon to clear their names," teased Ansari. Casting for the other role remains unannounced — though I'm casting my vote for Ben Schwartz, aka Jean-Ralphio on "Parks & Rec," to play Ansari's buddy-spaceman — but Ansari says that development is "going really well" so far.

Beyond the space comedy, Ansari's working on another big project called "Olympic-Sized A—hole," co-starring his fellow "30 Minutes of Less" star Danny McBride.

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While Jesse Eisenberg might be the odd comedian out of the "30 Minutes Or Less" cast, his co-stars and director told MTV News during Sneak Peek Week that he definitely wasn't left in the dust during their quick-fire improvisations.

"Jesse, to his credit, is a great improviser," said director Ruben Fleischer. "Both in 'Zombieland' and in this movie, he is responsible for so many funny lines, and he can kind of roll. I don’t think that’s his most comfortable gear, but when it's pushed up, he can give back as good as anybody."

Co-stars Aziz Ansari and Nick Swardson, both well-known for their stand-up routines, were both equally impressed with Eisenberg's ability to roll with the punches.

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When it comes to hosting the MTV Movie Awards, Aziz Ansari knows a thing or two about how to do it right.

Last year's host chatted with MTV News during Friday night's Sneak Peek Week event with his new flick "30 Minutes or Less," and he offered up the most important advice he had for Jason Sudeikis, who is hosting this year's ceremony.

His words of wisdom? Don't look at Jackie Chan during the show. Ever.

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FROM HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: Taylor Lautner is in "30 Minutes or Less." Or at least that's what Aziz Ansari wants you to think.

In truth, the young "Twilight" star is not in the upcoming summer comedy (we can confirm it since we saw the movie last night), but at last night's Sneak Peek Week chat with Aziz, Nick Swardson and director Ruben Fleischer, the cast wanted the audience to think they had seen something they hadn't.

Read the full story at Hollywood Crush.

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By Ryan J. Downey

Aziz Ansari has delivered brilliant one-liners, barbs and tomfoolery in small supporting roles in movies like "Get Him to the Greek" (2010), "Funny People" (2009) and "I Love You, Man" (2009). But "30 Seconds or Less" sticks the 28 year-old South Carolina-born standup comic in multiple scenes, providing a welcome expansion of the "Parks and Recreation" star's movie screen-time.

Speaking with MTV News at a Q&A following a Sneak Peek Week screening of "30 Seconds or Less" (which costars Jesse Eisenburg, Danny McBride and Nick Swardson) at Los Angeles' Pacific Design Center, last year's MTV Movie Awards host told us about the pressures of tackling a leading role.

"I had to shoot a lot more since I was in the movie more," he pointed out. "It was a lot of work."

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Here's a sure sign the MTV Movie Awards are just around the corner: the celebrity seating cards are in place!

That's right, we have the scoop on where everyone from Robert Pattinson to Nicki Minaj is sitting!

The "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" cast is representing the upcoming flick, with Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley sitting front and center next to each other. Costar Patrick Dempsey is rounding out the trio sitting the row behind them for some emotional support. Read more...

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For all the pizza delivery people out there, we know that it isn't exactly the most exciting line of work — but if two criminals strapped a bomb to your chest and forced you to rob a bank, we've got a hunch that you'd be begging for that sense of normalcy.

Such is the case in "30 Minutes or Less," the new comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg and Aziz Ansari. We're closing out Sneak Peek Week with a live chat with Ansari, co-star Nick Swardson and director Ruben Fleischer, but best of all, we have an exclusive clip from the film. Check it out below!

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The MTV Movie Awards kick off on Sunday (June 5), and we've been keeping the movie coverage coming hard and fast with MTV Sneak Peek Week. We brought you inside looks at this summer's vampire horror comedy remake "Fright Night," the romantic dramedy "The Art of Getting By," the filthy and hilarious "Horrible Bosses," the '60s-era drama "The Help," and now we're wrapping up with a first glimpse of "30 Minutes or Less," the upcoming comedy about a bank robbery gone hilariously wrong.

MTV's Josh Horowitz is live in Los Angeles with director Ruben Fleischer and stars Aziz Ansari and Nick Swardson, and you can tune in and catch all the news right here, right now. Best of all, you can ask YOUR questions to the gang by tweeting them to @MTVNews with the hash tag #SPW. Enjoy the show!

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It's the final day of MTV Sneak Peek Week — a weeklong movie extravaganza that brought you first looks at "Fright Night," "The Art of Getting By," "Horrible Bosses" and "The Help" — and we're closing things out with a time-sensitive action comedy that Jack Bauer would surely appreciate: "30 Minutes or Less."

Jesse Eisenberg, currently up for Best Male Performance at the MTV Movie Awards, stars in the comedy as a pizza delivery boy who gets kidnapped by a pair of thugs (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson). When the dim-witted criminals strap a bomb to his chest and order him to rob a bank or else surrender to a horrible fiery demise, Eisenberg turns to his best pal (Aziz Ansari) for help. So what do they do? Well, they rob the bank, of course!

We're bringing you an exclusive first look at "30 Minutes of Less" tonight at 11 p.m. ET, followed by a live Q&A with Aziz, Swardson and director Ruben Fleischer that you can watch right here on MTV.com. As always, if you have questions for the cast, we want to hear 'em; just tweet them along to @MTVNews with the hash tag #spw.

Stay tuned all week long for more from MTV Sneak Peek Week!

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