November 27, 2024

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Shailene Woodley Goes Down In This ‘Divergent’ Extended Clip

In the world of "Shailene Woodley), in this exclusive clip from the upcoming YA adaptation.

The scene, which premiered during the mtvU Woodie Awards, takes place on a rooftop in a futuristic version of Chicago. Tris, along with her fellow Dauntless initiates, stands on the edge of the building, overlooking a drop straight into darkness.

But this, like the jumping from the moving El train, is all a test for Tris to join the bravest faction of them all.

At the bottom of the fall, she finds her future instructor, Four (Theo James), waiting for her, and since this is a YA adaptation, you can imagine what happens between the two of them.

When Woodley recently stopped by MTV News with James to help Ellie Goulding debut her first video from the soundtrack, the actresses commented on her on-screen luck and having kissed every major male actor in the cast in various movies.

"I feel like I hit the jackpot, they're all great kissers," Woodley said.

But just because there's a romance set within a dystopian world, that doesn't mean that "Divergent" is any old YA movie. Woodley wanted to make sure that everything — even scenes where James is shirtless — to feel authentic. "He has to take his shirt off in that scene and we didn't want it to feel like, oh, attractive male lead taking his shirt off in a young adult franchise," Woodley said.

"Divergent" opens in theaters on March 21.

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‘Veronica Mars’ Wants Its MTV — And It Got It

Everyone remembers the "I want my MTV" slogan of yesteryear, "Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas included. In the new "Veronica Mars" movie, which hit select theaters Friday (March 14) and is available on demand, the signature movie awards show of a c... ...

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‘The Walking Dead’: Predictions For Tonight’s Episode ‘The Grove’

Only three episodes remain on the fourth season of The first of those three airs tonight, and it's called "The Grove." It's also the one episode of the season you absolutely can't miss.

At least, that's the case according to Robert Kirkman, executive producer and writer on the show, and writer and creator of the "Walking Dead" comic books. In a recent interview, Kirkman said this about Sunday's hour: "If there is one episode of 'The Walking Dead' that you absolutely had to watch this season, it would be this one."

It certainly sounds like "The Grove" will be a bit of a jaw-dropper. What kind of bombshell will drop on tonight's episode? Here are some of our guesses:


1. Tyreese and Carol have it out. Both characters are heavily featured in the previews for tonight's "Walking Dead." Tyreese still doesn't know that Carol killed Karen. Carol still keeps that secret. But that secret is going to come out, and it's very likely that it'll come out tonight. The question is, what happens once the cat is out of the bag? Can Tyreese keep his emotions in check, or will there be blood?

2. Lizzie will be revealed. There have been enough clues that Lizzie is the one who was tormenting rats in the prison. Just look at the way she tried to "pacify" baby Judith; not exactly a model babysitter. Lizzie seems like a true psychopath in the making. If she's revealed to the rest of the group tonight, what happens? Will she kill someone in the ...

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A Complete Guide To Tonight’s 2014 mtvU Woodie Awards Special

The one thing about the Woodie Awards you can always expect is the unexpected. Sure, we plan, we lay things out, but there's always something that happens that throws everyone for a loop. And Sunday night's "2014 mtvU Woodie Awards Special" promises more of the same.

The half-hour mix-down of Thursday night's 2014 mtvU Woodie Awards in Austin, Texas, will air at 8 p.m. ET/PT and we promise it'll be worth your while to tune in. Here's what you can expect:

The Performers
If there's one thing the Woodies are known for it's amazing live sets. And this year's special has plenty on tap, including songs from Breaking Woodie winners the 1975, Did it My Way Woodie nominee Childish Gambino and Best Video nominee Iggy Azalea. Plus, well you never know who else might drop in and take the stage.

What We Know
The other thing we can guarantee is that Lil Wayne will rock the house when he shows up for a surprise performance of "A Milli,"
 that brought the house to their feet. Weezy was on hand to pick up the night's biggest honor for Drake.

The Winners
Aside from the performances, there was, of course, some lumber to be handed out, with Woodies going to big winner Drake (Woodie of the Year), Ed Sheeran (Performing Woodie), Did it My Way Woodie (Beyoncé), Best Collaboration Woodie (A$AP Rocky and Skrillex's "Wild For the Night") and Best Video Woodie (Chance The Rapper, "Everybody's Something").

"I played the Woodies back in 2012 and saw everyone win an award and was quite jealous, ...

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Tyler, The Creator Arrested After SXSW

Something sad happened. That's how a "bummed" Tyler, the Creator characterized the car crash that left two dead and nearly two dozen injured early Thursday morning when an alleged drunk driver plowed through a barricade and a throng of concertgoers ... ...

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How Did James Franco End Up In ‘Veronica Mars’?

Warning: Spoilers for the "Veronica Mars" movie ahead." Hey, is that really James Franco flopping around on a couch trying to put skinny jeans on in the "Veronica Mars" movie? You bet your ultra-fitted denim it is! Rob Thomas, who created the TV ser... ...

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8 Signs ‘Need For Speed’ Is Actually An ’80s Movie

If I didn't know any better, I would have sworn that was made in the '80s. It takes basically every trope from that classic period of action movies and updates them for a modern audience. Let's face it: those movies were the best.

So how exactly does "Need For Speed" go about creating the '80s feel in a modern day actioner? Here are eight ways it emulates the classics (be warned: some spoilers ahead).

1. Good Guy Falls For Brilliant Woman He Misjudged
Also Seen In: "Top Gun," "Road House"
When "Need For Speed" hero Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul) meets Julia, he thinks she's just a pretty face. His friend Little Pete (yes, that's his name) does a bunch of mansplainin' about cars to her, and she plays along before dropping some major car knowledge on Pete and Tobey. From that point on, we know Tobey and she will get together by the end.

'80s movies featured strong, smart women with whom our hero gets off to a bad start, only to fall in love anyway. The classic example is Kelly McGillis in "Top Gun," who was many a kid's first crush. Reminder, Hollywood: we like our women smart.

2. Bad Guy Kills Good Guy's Best Friend, Good Guy Swears Vengeance
Also Seen In: "Beverly Hills Cop," "Rocky III," "Rocky IV," "Kickboxer" (paralysis, not death)
Poor Little Pete. He was so innocent, so full of dreams and wonder ... you know within a few minutes he's not long for the world.

'80s action movies were also at their core vengeance movies: Drago kills Apollo ...

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‘The Walking Dead’: Chad Coleman Teases This Week’s ‘Excruciating’ Episode

It's a plot line that's been teased for more than half a year on "The Walking Dead," and on the March 16 airing episode "The Grove" Tyreese (Chad Coleman) finally finds out just what Carol (Melissa McBride) did to his girlfriend. Which is to say, took her diseased body out into a yard and burned it to a crisp.

Or did she? There are a lot of questions about the episode, and whether Carol is guilty at all. The popular theory is that psycho kid Lizzie may have done the deed, and Carol took the fall for her. Regardless, it all comes out on "The Grove," and to find out more we talked over e-mail with Coleman himself.

"Before this week's episode, Tyreese has no idea that Carol killed Karen," Coleman said. "He trusts her totally."

And he needs to, as post-prison life the whole group has been scattered to the four corners of Georgia. Tyreese ended up taking care of the kids, something we saw as being just a little overwhelming for the hammer-wielding tough guy.

"[It's] a little bizarre because I began to miss everybody I wasn't working with," Coleman noted on the fractured nature of this half-season, "but it heightened the sense of isolation, which helped build the character."

And Coleman also added that being with the kids brings out a different side of the character, something that this whole mix-em-up with the group seems perfectly designed to do.

"He's protective, he values the fact that these kids represent the future," Coleman said. "It also brings out his vulnerability because of the ...

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Vince Staples Didn’t Want Other Rappers On His Mixtape, And For A Good Reason

When considering his scene-stealing verses on Earl Sweatshirt's Doris LP, it's no shocker that Vince Staples' just released mixtape, Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2, is drenched with cleverly worded gangland tales and the street pathos of his native Long Beach.

What's surprising, though, is that the Def Jam signee was able to get famed producer No I.D. to provide the bulk of the beats on the a 10-track feast. The Godfather of Chicago hip-hop doesn't just work with anyone, but for the rap newcomer, it wasn't all that challenging.

"Working with No I.D. is kinda easy," Staples told MTV News backstage at Def Jam's 30th Anniversary showcase at SXSW. "We didn't really go too much into it. He just asked me if I wanted some beats and we got a lot of 'em so we got a lot of songs together. It's a lot more to come as far as that goes.

"It's easy to work with somebody that's been in the game as long as he has," he continued. "They know what they doing, they know how to adjust to certain situations, know how to give you what you need to take that step forward. So it's great working with No I.D."

Today's rap releases have become breeding grounds for guest spots by other big-name rappers, so the fact that Staples opted to eschew the trend and only feature two singers — James Fauntleroy and Jhené Aiko — on his mixtape was yet another welcome break from the norm.

"I picked Jhené and James to be on the mixtape as features simply because I ...

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