You don't have to look far to find some serious badasses at the movies this year, but in the end, there's only room for five of these fearsome foes to compete for the Biggest Badass Star at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards — and, of course, only one of them can walk away as the winner.

But who's going to take the prize? Will it be one of the more familiar comic book heroes? The dreamy dream thief? The secret teenage alien? The newest karate kid? Read on for a primer on all of these badass nominees, then cast your vote for Biggest Badass Star today!

Robert Downey Jr., "Iron Man 2"
Tony Stark is pretty much the epitome of badassery: he's a hard-drinking billionaire beloved by women everywhere, and he gets to enjoy his perpetual partying lifestyle while kicking bad guy butt inside the comfort of his technologically superior Iron Man armor. Doesn't get much more badass than that.

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Who expected "Kung Fu Panda" to be as charming as it was? Dreamworks had a shaky history of 3-D films that were big on star power and small on substance, but one barely noticed all the celebrity voices in between the tightly polished jokes and immaculate animation. Especially fun was how the movie paid righteous tribute to kung fu tradition, from the deftly choreographed fight scenes to the standard character types like the wise guru, the hot-headed proteges and of course, poor clueless Po.

Po whipped himself into fighting shape by film's end, and the upcoming sequel will see where he's gone since. But how would he stack up against characters from kung fu lore? Fighting films used to be huge in American pop culture, but faded out as guns and gratuitous violence went en vogue. Here's where we think he'd end up in a battle royale against some of history's greatest kung fu fighters, reality aside (because, um, talking panda bears don't exist).

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Twilight wins big at People's Choice AwardsLike a big heaping bowl of Kraft macaroni and cheese (soon to be hocked by the Homeless Man With the Golden Voice!), the People's Choice Awards are pure comfort food for the entertainment-consuming soul. You can count on them to deliver a fun, star-studded evening where the movies, actors, musicians, etc. that you want to win actually do win -- probably because, you know, it's the fans that vote and determine the victors.

The 2011 PCAs, held Wednesday night in Los Angeles, were no different. Perennial winners "Twilight" and Johnny Depp dominating once again. The "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" nabbed honors for Favorite Movie and Favorite Drama Movie, while the eye-pleasing "Eclipse" trio of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner took home the award for Favorite Onscreen Team. Read More...

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Considering that this year's Jaden Smith-starring return to "The Karate Kid" actually dealt with the martial art of kung fu, today's news about the coming sequel is sort of fitting. Cyrus Voris and Ethan Reiff, the writing duo who penned the fairly excellent 2008 CG-animated flick "Kung Fu Panda," have been hired to pen a "Kid" sequel, The Hollywood Reporter reveals.

The June release went from a $40 million-budgeted perceived longshot into a global hit. "The Karate Kid" has grossed more than $300 million to date; the rapid success resulted in a sequel being put into development almost immediately. Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment, which produced the movie, will take on similar duties for the sequel. Columbia did not reveal anything about the story or the location; today's writers announcement is in fact the first real news to emerge about the sequel since it was confirmed several months ago.

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Karate KidThere's no denying the powerful dynamic between original "Karate Kid" protagonists Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi, but actors Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith proved that their chemistry knows no bounds either in the recent "Karate Kid" remake.

It seems that the pair struck up something of a formidable friendship, too, as our Daily TwitPic clearly evidences. Jaden celebrated his 12th birthday yesterday, you see, and while Mr. Chan may not have been there in person to celebrate alongside his on-screen student, he was right there on Twitter to proudly mark the occasion with a behind-the-scenes photo from the set of "The Karate Kid." Check it out after the jump! Read More...

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Toy Story 31. "Toy Story 3" ($59 million)
2. "Grown Ups" ($41 million)
3. "Knight and Day" ($20.5 million)
4. "The Karate Kid" ($15.4 million)
5. "The A-Team" ($6 million)

Even with two high profile new releases in theaters this weekend, moviegoers haven't abandoned their favorite old toys as "Toy Story 3" once again won first place at the box office for its second weekend in a row, beating out newcomers "Grown Ups" and "Knight and Day." Read More...

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Toy Story 31. "Toy Story 3" ($18 million)
2. "Grown Ups" ($14.5 million)
3. "Knight and Day" ($6.4 million)
4. "The Karate Kid" ($4.7 million)
5. "The A-Team" ($1.8 million)

Are Tom Cruise's days on top of the box office over? That's the question that many are asking after his latest action comedy "Knight and Day" failed to achieve the success it set out to attain on Friday, kicking off a box office weekend where the "Toy Story" threequel and Adam Sandler's "Grown Ups" are set to win big. Read More...

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Toy Story 31. "Toy Story 3" ($109 million)
2. "The Karate Kid" ($29 million)
3. "The A-Team" ($13.8 million)
4. "Get Him to the Greek" ($6.1 million)
5. "Shrek Forever After" ($5.5 million)

Let there be no question about it: the toys are back in town. The return of the "Toy Story" franchise to movie theaters nationwide was greeted with wide open arms from film fans of all ages, resulting in a decisive first place finish for the beloved Pixar property. Read More...

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Toy Story 31. "Toy Story 3" ($42 million)
2. "The Karate Kid" ($8.9 million)
3. "The A-Team" ($4.2 million)
4. "Shrek Forever After" ($2.5 million)
5. "Jonah Hex" ($2 million)

It's been eleven years since the most recent "Toy Story" installment hit theaters — not counting last summer's special 3-D double feature of the first two films — but even after all this time, moviegoers proved that their love for Woody, Buzz and the rest of Andy's toys remains intact by awarding the threequel with a first place victory on Friday. Read More...

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Though the MTV Newsroom remains vuvuzela-less, we have become helpless devotees of the World Cup. Every TV is set to ESPN, and you can hear "ooohs" and "ohhhs" punctuate the tap-tap-tap of keyboards at every blown scoring opportunity and brilliant goal.

And, pop culture obsessives that we are, the talk of this killer soccer tournament inevitably crosses over into fictional territory, as we look for connections between the Cup and our favorite movies. Less than a week into the South African competition, we've selected our favorite big screen soccer stars and suggested cinematic musical instruments to replace the dreaded delightful vuvuzela.

Today, as the first round pushes on and we take in matches between Greece and Nigeria, and France and Mexico, we turn our attention to our favorite sports tournaments in movie history. Read More...

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