Russell Brand to host 2012 MTV Movie Awards

by Dimitris Ioannou

Russel Brand is going to host the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on June 3 at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles, and he is more than excited. The English comedian in an official statement said: “This MTV Movie Awards will be more impressive than The Avengers, and you won't have to wait an hour for someone to Hulk out”.

Although Brand work again for the network at the MTV Music Video Awards in 2008 and 2009, this will the first time for him to host the MTV Movie Awards.

“Bridesmaids”, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”, “The Help”, “Breaking Dawn: Part 1” and “The Hunger Games” are some of the big nominees, while Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, are expected to attend the event.

Gary Ross is officially out of “Hunger Games” sequel

by Dimitris Ioannou

We finally have an official answer. Gary Ross announced himself his unwillingness to direct the “Hunger Games” sequel, titled “Catching Fire” and expected to begin filming this autumn in order to come out on 22 November 2013. Although he did a great job for the first part of the hit blockbuster trilogy, he refused to continue working with Lionsgate, giving an end to the last days speculations.

"Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct Catching Fire," said Ross. "As a writer and a director, I simply don’t have the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted to make because of the fixed and tight production schedule."

"Lionsgate was supportive of me in a manner that few directors ever experience in a franchise," he continued. "They empowered me to make the film I wanted to make and backed the movie in a way that requires no explanation beyond the remarkable results. And contrary to what has been reported, negotiations with Lionsgate have not been problematic. They have also been very understanding of me through this difficult decision." 

Now we only have to wait to see who will take his place.

Jennifer Lawrence rocks on the new Rolling Stone cover

by Dimitris Ioannou

“The Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence covers the April's issue of Rolling Stone magazine, wearing a see-through white T-shirt and jeans, and having the look of the girl who is ready to conquer the world. Not only with her appearance, but also with her acting skills and the attitude of an artist who knows where she stands.

She is only 21-years-old, but the young actress is already known from the Oscar-nominated film “Winter's Bones”, the blockbuster “X-Men: First Class”, alongside Michael Fassbender, and now “The Hunger Games” trilogy, where she plays the sweet but tough Katniss Everdeen. The books have already sell more than 24 million copies and now the movies are expected to exceed even the “Twilight's” success.

Some of her co-stars and friends explain at the magazine their first meeting with the actress. Woody Harrelson from “The Hunger Games” remembers: “I was on my bus,” he says, "and on my bus I have a yoga swing. Jennifer comes on, and she goes, 'Hi, Woody, I'm J— is that a sex swing?' Her first sentence to me.”.

Josh Hutcherson, also from “The Hunger Games”: “When I got cast, she called me up for one of those five-minute 'Excited to work with you, blah, blah, blah' things. The conversation started with her saying, 'Think about a catheter going in – ouch!' and then turns into a 45-minute rant about zombies and the apocalypse.”.

And Zoë Kravitz, who met Lawrence at “X-Men: First Class” and are best friends since then: “I'd met her a few times, and she was like, 'You should come over and we'll hang out.' So I go over to her apartment, and she opens the door in a towel. She's like, 'Come in, sorry, you're early, I was about to shower.' And she drops her towel and gets in the shower, and starts shaving her legs, totally naked. She was like, 'Are we here yet? Is this OK?' And I was like, 'I guess we're there!'”.

She sure knows how to make a good first impression.

First official teaser trailer for “Breaking Dawn: Part 2”

by Dimitris Ioannou

Only 241 days before the last part of “The Twilight Saga” franchise hits the theaters and the first official teaser trailer released online. Although in the 15 seconds video we do not see at all how Kristen Stewart's character, Bella Swan, is as a vampire, we get a glimpse from both Edward Cullen and werewolf Jacob Black and their first reaction to her.

The very brief teaser begins with the classic shot of Washington state's snow capped mountains and then we see Bella running through the woods at high speed. Later, Taylor Lautner, welcomes the brand new and very powerful Bella, in a skintight shirt, looking very buff and Robert Pattinson touches her -now- pale hand with the wedding ring telling her “We're the same temperature now”.

For all “Twilight” fans who want to see a bigger, much fuller trailer, they can wait only until this Friday. At the same day with the release of the new franchise “The Hunger Games” in theaters, the entire “Breaking Dawn: Part 2” trailer will be released too.

Until Friday, check the video below...