Lindsay Lohan once recreated a memorable Marilyn Monroe photo shoot back in 2008. And according to her director Paul Schrader, the resemblance goes beyond looks.

In a column for Film Comment, he compares the 27-year-old starlet to the legendary actress. "'Similarities? Tardiness, unpredictability, tantrums, absences, neediness, psychodrama — yes, all that, but something more, that thing that keeps you watching someone on screen, that thing you can't take your eyes off of, that magic, that mystery," he writes.

Lohan and James Deen play lovers in the L.A.-set thriller, written by Bret Easton Ellis. It revolves around the lives of young people trying to make it in Hollywood, by any means possible.

The project has been the subject of many headlines in the past year. In January, the New York Times published a lengthy article about the making of the film, tracking just how difficult it was to work with the Lohan during the shoot. She was cast in the flick in June 2012, the same summer she stirred up controversy and headlines while shooting her Lifetime biopic, where she reportedly suffered from exhaustion.

"Monroe and Lohan exist in the space between actors and celebrities, people whose professional and personal performances are more or less indistinguishable," Schrader continues in his column. "We call them 'troubled,' 'tormented,' 'train wrecks' — but we can't turn away. We can't stop watching. They get under our skin in a way that controlled performers can't."

Prior to landing a home at IFC Films, producer Braxton Pope defended the film after it ...

From the second he strode onto the stage to perform "Black Skinhead," Kanye West served noticed that his Yeezus album was going to be a departure.

And though he worked with a team of producers to shape his new sound, apparently none had the influence that Daft Punk did ... at least that's what the robots are telling Vibe magazine.

In a new interview, Daft's Thomas Bangalter says that West consulted with the dynamic duo just as he was beginning work on Yeezus, and that the ideas they came up with laid the foundation for his arty, aggressive album.

"We were the first people that Kanye came to," Bangalter revealed. "He really responded positively to those ideas we were throwing out to him. And then he ran with it and built the record, working with a lot of other producers and based on maybe some of the initial directions that we had laid out together."

It makes sense, then, that the first three songs on Yeezus — "On Sight," "I Am a God" and "Skinhead" — were all produced by Daft Punk. And, though Kanye has been adamant about pushing hip-hop into the future, it turns out that one of his album's most memorable tracks was actually rescued from the robots' Random Access Memories scrap heap.

"The first track we did was 'Black Skinhead,'" Bangalter explained. "The drums we had recorded earlier during the recording of our album, so we had those. It was a great twist of pushing the envelope."

Speaking of envelope pushing, by now you've ...

Fans of the Veronica Roth-penned dystopian drama will have to wait until Comic-Con to get their first glimpse at official footage from the upcoming film adaptation, but in the meantime, "Entertainment Tonight" has a behind-the-scenes look at the Chicago set with star Shailene Woodley.

"Her decisions are constantly being torn between whether to be brave or whether to be selfless," Woodley explained of her character, Beatrice "Tris" Prior.

These conflicting allegiances are a key component of Tris' journey of self-discovery. "Divergent" takes place in the near future, in a society that is divided into five factions, each reflecting a different core value: Abnegation (selflessness), Erudite (intelligence), Dauntless (bravery), Amity (peacefulness) and Candor (honesty). As a teen, each citizen takes an aptitude test that helps determine which faction they will choose to align with. When Tris, raised in an Abnegation household, earns an inconclusive score, she decides to break from her family and join up with the daring Dauntless (hence the rifle we see Woodley wielding in the "ET" footage).

"Divergent" is one of several YA novels making the leap to the big-screen this year, and according to co-star Zoe Kravitz, who plays fellow Dauntless initiate Christina, this adaptation is one to watch.

"I think we're going to kill it," she enthused.

Of course, a nice promotional push from studio Summit Entertainment, including the aforementioned appearance at Comic-Con, won't hurt. The cast, including Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Maggie Q, Ansel Elgort, Mekhi Phifer, Ben Lamb, Ben Lloyd-Hughes and Christian Madsen, in addition to director Neil Burger and author Roth, ...

Kaiju, jaegers, and interdimensional rifts, oh my! "Pacific Rim" arrives in theaters this week, full of oddball sci-fi jargon, and more action than audiences can shake a battleship at. Director Guillermo del Toro ("Hellboy," "Pan's Labyrinth") tackles his biggest movie to date with this epic story about a horde of monsters ("kaiju) that attack humankind from beneath the sea, and the gigantic robots ("jaegers") that humans build to fight back. Amazingly, it's not really a lot more complicated than that. But will you feel any interest in investigating its world any further?

MTV News assembled a roundup of reviews from various internet critics, who reacted in a variety of ways to del Toro's new movie. Some loved its epic sweep. Others thought its enormity became too complex. And still others admired its ambition, even if they wondered whether its director deserved to be working on more personal projects.

'Pacific Rim': We Already Know How Kanye Feels About It!

How Does Guillermo del Toro Do With This Epic Material?
" 'Pacific Rim' is just the kind of big-ticket sci-fi adventure you'd want del Toro to make — provided you'd want him to make one at all. The fact that a visionary director like del Toro is crafting movies like 'Pacific Rim' means there's hope for blockbusters; it's also depressing as hell. Is this what the multiheaded love-kaiju of Lovecraft, James Whale, Edgar Allan Poe, and Alfred Hitchcock should be making?" — Stephanie Zacharek, The Village Voice

But How Epic Is The Action Once the Monsters And Robots Square Off?
"Buildings topple and bridges ...

Early reviews can make or break a potential blockbuster — especially a non-sequel like "Pacific Rim" — so you can imagine director Guillermo del Toro and the cast's delight when Kanye West decided to share his thoughts about the sci-fi epic with his Twitter followers.

"I saw a pre-screening of Pacific Rim yesterday and it's easily one of my favorite movies of all time," West wrote. "This is not another 'Robot' movie. Guillermo del Toro is a master."

MTV News asked del Toro, the so-called "master," at the red-carpet premiere for "Pacific Rim" what it was like getting such praise from West. "Anytime anyone likes my work, that really, really is very emotional for me because an artist not exactly a socially able person," he said. "We are dysfunctional, socially. We work for what we create. I work for my monsters. I work for my robots. To see people connect with them emotionally is a blessing."

The film's star, Charlie Hunnam of "Sons of Anarchy" fame, was just honored to hear from an artist he respects, especially as his career in movies is just taking off. "It doesn't get much cooler than Kanye West, so I certainly think it gives us a little street cred. It's just exciting. It's always exciting when, as an artist, you really respect and admire someone's work, and that kind of comes back," Hunnam said. "To have someone like Kanye, who I have been listening to for years, give us such a glowing endorsement was really, really exciting."

Some, as Charlie Day pointed out, were quick to ...

In the wake of a proposed ban on "Ender's Game," the upcoming science fiction opus adapted from Orson Scott Card, the author issued a statement Monday in an effort to redirect attention to the film — instead of some of his controversial statements about gay marriage.

In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Card said, "Ender's Game is set more than a century in the future and has nothing to do with political issues that did not exist when the book was written in 1984.

Responding in part to the recent Supreme Court decision to strike down anti-gay marriage legislation, Card declared the issue unsettled. "With the recent Supreme Court ruling, the gay marriage issue becomes moot," Card wrote. "The Full Faith and Credit clause of the Constitution will, sooner or later, give legal force in every state to any marriage contract recognized by any other state.

"Now it will be interesting to see whether the victorious proponents of gay marriage will show tolerance toward those who disagreed with them when the issue was still in dispute," he added.

Card's statement follows the announcement that he will not join "Ender's Game" stars Harrison Ford and Asa Butterfield at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con, where they will unveil an extended look at some of its footage. Card's absence came as a shock to many in the sci-fi and fantasy community because of the strong presence of his work at the convention in past years. But it remains to be seen whether Card's response to those threats will assuage his opponents in the gay ...

Jay-Z has been all about "new rules," but even Hov finds comfort in going back to tried-and-true methods. On Tuesday (July 9), Jigga dropped his Magna Carta ... Holy Grail at retail, hoisted an RIAA-certified platinum plaque and visited his old friend Angie Martinez, touching on a wide range of topics at the New York radio personality's Hot 97.

Hov talked about his new album of, course, but he also addressed Monday's Twitter spree, daughter Blue Ivy and wifey Beyoncé (and her wealth of unreleased material).

"Right now, Bey has 100,000 amazing songs, just playing 'em," Jay revealed of the singer's much-anticipated album. To which an astonished Martinez asked, "And what do you guys do, just listen to it in the speaker [at home] for yourself?" Jay laughed saying, "Yeah, [we] dance to it in our socks!"

While Jay does touch on his fears of fatherhood on MCHG's "Jay Z Blue," he told Martinez that he'd like to have more kids. "Absolutely, God willing," he said, cracking a joke about the number of children he'd like to have and his new role as a sports agent : "Get this little basketball team going. ... It's all part of the elaborate plan."

The rapper and business mogul was charming throughout the interview. He shot down the notion that he and Bey would ever do a Best of Both Worlds-style duet album and praised his pal Kanye West for his work on Yeezus. "I love it," he said of West's experimental LP. "It's polarizing because it's art. That's what ...

"Wild 'N Out" makes its big return to MTV2 on Tuesday (July 9) for a , and though the lineup of guests already includes artists like 2 Chainz and A$AP Rocky, Nick Cannon is putting in one big request for the king himself: Eminem.

In an interview with MTV News, Cannon explained that Joe Budden will appear on the new season, and he was hoping that Em would tag along as well.

"Joe Budden is always out there talking reckless so I think this is the perfect platform for him and I'm hoping he brings his boss Eminem with him. That'd be interesting. We've been looking for him to do the show."

"Interesting" is the key word here, as Cannon famously feuded with Eminem back in 2009 for throwing jabs at his wife Mariah Carey, who Em was rumored to date before she got hitched. It's all love though, as Cannon said that "Wild 'N Out" would be the perfect setting to put any issues to rest once and for all.

"First of all, we all know Eminem's hilarious. We know that," Cannon declared, going on to explain that he'd already asked Paul Rosenberg for a Slim Shady cameo.

"I actually asked his manager. I was in the elevator with his manager and was like, 'yo dude tell Em to come through. He's been talking greasy and this is the perfect platform for us to air it all out,' " Cannon said.

And just to prove that there was no ill will, the "Wild 'N Out" host even admitted that he would be ...