November 26, 2024

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‘Jupiter Ascending’ Trailer: Watch Mila Kunis And Channing Tatum Go To War

Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum are going to fall in love in but it sure as hell isn't going to be easy.

A brand-new trailer for the Waschowskis' latest sci-fi flick premiered on Wednesday (March 26), and the leads seem to have found themselves in quite a predicament.

Set in a future of interplanetary travel and ruled by gods, the sci-fi flick follows Tatums' Caine, a genetically engineered ex-military hunter who arrives on Earth to track down Kunis' Jupiter Jones, a seemingly normal girl with DNA that puts her next in line for an "extraordinary inheritance."

What ensues is "a war with one of the most powerful dynasties in the universe." There are explosions, there is yelling -- oh, and in the middle of it all, Caine and Jupiter fall in love.

We also get an awesome look at Eddie Redmayne in a metallic turtleneck as a super envious god, saying, "I want her found. And I want her dead."

When MTV News caught up with Tatum to talk about working with the "Matrix" filmmakers, he told us to expect "stuff that's never been done before." "It's crazy -- it's a tough movie," the actor said. "We're trying to do stuff that's never been done before, in three different aspects. We're trying to do stuff that's never been done in CG before, we're doing stuff with cameras that's never been done before, and we're trying to do stuff with stunts -- like, actual, real stuff so we don't have to use ...

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Will Jay Z Actually Show Up On Vh1’s ‘This Is Hot 97’?

Hip-Hop fans have a fairly good idea of what a rapper's life looks like, but what about the journalists and media personalities who give those artists their big breaks?

Vh1's new reality series "This is Hot 97"will pull back the curtain and go behind-the-scenes at the infamous New York City radio station when it premieres on March 31, and a few cast members visited on Wednesday (March 26) to give some further insight on the show.

The full cast includes the legendary Hot 97 duo Funkmaster Flex and Angie Martinez, along with journalist Miss Info, DJ Cipha Sounds, DJ Enuff, Peter Rosenberg, Laura Stylez, Karlie Hustle and program director turned host, Ebro Darden.

The show's first episode features a major cameo from Kanye West (who normally has a strict policy against TV appearances), and now there's plenty of talk about having Jay Z up next, but Ebro isn't so sure it will happen.

"I doubt Hov is gonna make an appearance on this unscripted comedy show," he told Sway on "RapFix Live." "We're in talks, but Hov has a persona that he wants everyone to continue to believe. Hov is the god MC, but we know Hov, and he's a funny dude. When you start talking to him about being on a comedy show...he's like 'naaah.'"

But there's still hope for an appearance on season two, right? "The secret to all Hov appearances or cameos and features, is if you get hot enough he wants to be next to you," Miss Info chimed in, more confident that they might nab him ...

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Follow Emma Watson On The ‘Noah’ Red Carpet — Live

Emma Watson has taken over MTV's Twitter account to bring fans an exclusive behind-the-scenes view of the red carpet. Follow all the glitz and glamour right here, live.

The starlet is just getting warmed up, arriving and sharing her view from a room overlooking New York City's Columbus Circle.

And we have our first sneak peek at Emma's red-carpet look! Loving those shoes.

Emma is glittering in gold tonight.

Finally, the dress is revealed! Emma shows off a stunning black gown with a dramatic v-back.

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New Wu-Tang Clan Album Will Be Sold To Highest Bidder

Few would argue that Wu-Tang Clan's music isn't both classic and iconic, but is it comparable to highbrow fine art? The Staten Island group certainly thinks so.

"We're about to put out a piece of art like nobody else has done in the history of [modern] music before," RZA told Forbes about the group's upcoming Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. "We're making a single-sale collector's item. This is like somebody having the scepter of an Egyptian king."

And, what does that mean, exactly? Well, the plan is not to release the album through normal channels, but instead display it as an exhibit at museums, where fans would pay $30 to $50 to listen. But multiple museums won't be able to carry the exhibit at once: There's only going to be one hard copy of the album, and it will be encased in a container handcrafted by British-Moroccan artist Yahya.

Wu-Tang's aim seems twofold: They're looking to create a listening experience that's memorable and isn't replaced by whatever next week's new releases are, and by pressing a single disc only, they hope to undercut the inevitable leaking of today's music.

Is that even possible? In a current climate where music not only trickles online once it's officially released, but often before it's out, can the Wu set up enough security measures to ensure no breaches? They certainly hope so — but, as Tarik "Cilvaringz" Azzougarh, an associate of the group who helped come up with the idea, acknowledges, "One leak of this thing nullifies the entire concept."

It's about more than just ...

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6 Movies That The Oculus Rift Facebook Deal Could Make A Reality

Disappointing as it's been to reach the year 2014 without a flying car, a personal jetpack, or a robot boyfriend, it looks like the future is officially now when it comes to virtual reality: Oculus VR, maker of the much-talked-about headset called Oculus Rift has been acquired by Facebook, putting immersive virtual reality technology one step closer to widespread adoption.

For those not in the know, the Oculus Rift is mainly an accessory for gamers at the moment — although it has also been proven useful in some pretty creative and boundary-pushing ways, most notably an experiment in which a hack for the headset allowed men and women to virtually swap bodies.

With so many possibilities on the horizon &#8212 and mucho Facebook bucks behind it — we're pretty sure that it will only be a matter of time before pivotal scenes from our favorite sci-fi flicks start happening off-screen.

Everybody will be kung fu fighting
Care to throw a punch or two without breaking a sweat — or anything else? Don your Oculus Rift headset and plug yourself into the Matrix, where you and your best boyfriend Larry Fishburne can spar in a virtual arena to your little hearts' content.

Follow the white Bronco
In "Deja Vu," a high-speed car chase between a cop and a criminal was able to take place on a four-day time delay, thanks to a nifty combination of virtual reality and time travel. Outfit the Oculus Rift with a similar accouterment, and aspiring crime fighters can take a mind-trip back to 1994 and try their own hand at ...

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Gwyneth Paltrow And Chris Martin’s ‘Conscious Uncoupling’: What Does That Even Mean?

Some people split up, or break up, call it quits, go their separate ways, amicably part or any number of other Hollywood euphemisms for throwing in the towel on their marriage/engagement/long-term relationship.

But when Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay singer Chris Martin announced their separation
 after 11 years of marriage on Tuesday most of us were left with one question: what the hell is "consciously uncoupling?"

No one knows what it means, but it's provocative. Well, actually, someone knows what it means.

In addition to launching the mocking hashtag #consciouslyuncouple, Paltrow's Goop site — which briefly crashed after the couple's separation statement went up — served up a definition of the previously obscure term.

"By choosing to handle your uncoupling in a conscious way, regardless of what's happening with your spouse, you'll see that although it looks like everything is coming apart; it's actually all coming back together," reads the rather lengthy explanation of the concept by married couple Dr.'s Habib Sadeghi and Sherry Sami.

The couple argue that the nation's high divorce rate might actually be a signal that we should look relationships in a new way, especially since human life expectancy has skyrocketed over the past 114 years.

"For the vast majority of history, humans lived relatively short lives — and accordingly, they weren't in relationships with the same person for 25 to 50 years," they write. "Modern society adheres to the concept that marriage should be lifelong; but when we're living three lifetimes compared to early humans, perhaps we need to redefine the construct. Social research suggests ...

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Anne Hathaway Laughs In The Face Of Your ‘Interstellar’ Confusion

Everything that we know about the upcoming film "

OK, so that's an exaggeration: We know that Christopher Nolan is directing, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Matthew McConaughey star, time travel and worm holes may or may not be involved, and it hits theaters November 7 of this year. While we assume our questions about the movie will be satisfied opening day (unless Nolan pulls some "Lost" type nonsense and we're still scratching our heads), we're not the patient type. Waiting seven-plus more months for answers doesn't do it for us, and that first trailer, where McConaughey is all "blah blah blah destiny" is so damn confusing.

So, naturally, we turned to Hathaway, whose character doesn't even have a listed name yet and who didn't appear in the brief trailer, for an answer to the most basic "Interstellar" question we could think of: Can you tell us anything?

"I can only tell you that you don't know anything yet," she said, before laughing and walking away like some sort of flesh-and-blood version of Elsa from "Frozen." (The spoilers never bothered her anyway.)

Well, worth a try.

"Interstellar" hits theaters November 7...or does it?

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Robin Thicke Finds Upside To His Split With Paula Patton: ‘Best Writing’ In A Long Time

First the good news: all that nightly begging on stage
 is working. Well, kind of.

Since his split
 with longtime love wife Paula Patton earlier this year, Robin Thicke has been pouring it on during his shows, dedicating love songs to her
 and working every angle to find his way back into her heart.

In one of his only interviews since the couple's separation, Thicke told People magazine on Tuesday that the pair are doing better than ever and that the message has clearly reached its intended audience. "My music is very honest about what I'm going through and my songs are about my life," he said. "And my relationship with her was 21 years of my life, so I just thought it was important to me to let people know how much she means to me."

Patton has been publicly quiet about the break-up and his live love letters, but Thicke swears she digs it. "She loved it," he said. "She thought it was the sweetest thing and very romantic, and I've always been a romantic guy that way."

Thicke didn't really give a status update on a possible reconciliation, but he said both are doing very well and are very happy. As a bonus, after living through the wildest, most successful year of his career, Thicke is definitely planning to put it into song.

"We're both very happy right now — much happier," he said. "Everything about this moment in my life — this amazing year I just had and what I'm going through personally — ...

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