With Reporting by Josh Horowitz

Based on first looks alone, few people would have picked Quicksilver as the breakout character of “X-Men: Days of Future Past.” But here we are.

Director Bryan Singer‘s return to the “X-Men” franchise includes what is easily the most unique and whimsical action scene in the entire series — a sequence where Quicksilver, the quick-footed and quick-witted speedster played by Evan Peters, races through a Pentagon kitchen and disarms a group of soldiers, all in an effort to save mutant allies Wolverine, Magneto and Xavier.

The slow-motion sequence has received rave reviews for originality and style, and Peters himself is just as impressed as anybody.

“I was completely taken off guard by it,” Peters told MTV News. “By how [Singer] shot that thing… it turned out really well. I’m very happy with it.”

The scene required a lot of work, including motion-capture and repeated takes — “a lot, and a lot, and a lot” of takes, according to Peters. But it was all worth it for the actor, who relished the chance to play one of the surprise hits of the new “X-Men” sequel.

“At first, I was playing it over the top,” Peters said. “Bryan was like, ‘Hey, chill out. Take it easy.’ I was way too excited to be in an ‘X-Men’ movie!”

The excitement doesn’t end with “Days of Future Past.” There’s another “X-Men” movie, “X-Men: Apocalypse,” on the horizon, and it’s expected that Peters will return as Quicksilver. As for what the future holds? ...

It’s taken wayyyy longer than we expected to get our hands on Mariah Carey‘s 14th studio album. And we know we don’t have to tell the Lamb Nation that the wait was worth it, but, trust us: the wait was worth it.

After the misstep of 2009′s Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, Carey clearly took her time crafting this effort featuring assists from Fabolous, Mary J. Blige and R. Kelly among others, and, well, here’s seven reasons why you should be psyched:

1. The Title
Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse might just be the most Mariah-iest title of all time. More than Rainbow, more than Butterfly, even more than E=MC₂.

2. The Back Cover
She might be elusive, but Mariah gives us a rare peek into her private world in the album’s artwork by including a precious sketch on the back cover that she made when she was 3 years old. She’s described it as a self-portrait in which she’s holding a pack of smokes (c’mon, baby Mariah, don’t you know that stuff is terrible for someone with a five-octave vocal range?)

3. ‘Cry’ Me A River
Talk about starting off with a bang. Tear-jerker ballad “Cry” kicks off the album and has a rare quality for a Mariah weeper: restraint. Instead of going for the highest heights right off the bat, Carey lays back a bit in the unadorned piano ballad with a gospel touch before taking it to church.

4. #Beautiful
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Fall Out Boy know how to tell a story: Slowly, with anticipation, and apparently, with the help of close friends like 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Elton John.

That’s exactly what they’ve been doing over the past few months with “The Young Blood Chronicles,” a musical film composed of 11 videos from their fifth studio album, Save Rock and Roll.

They started the story — which follows the band to hell and back — back in February, and finally, after trickling out chapters video by video, it all came to a close this week with the release of the final two chapters, the videos for “Miss Missing You” and “Save Rock and Roll,” featuring Elton John and Tommy Lee.

And it all takes a pretty weird twist, as it turns out Elton John is God and Tommy Lee is the devil.

But what does it all really mean?

When VH1 caught up with Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump, they tried to explain.

“There’s so many bizarre allusions in this video — trouble people helping troubled people,” Wentz said of “Miss Missing You.” “I’m pretty sure there’s a little ‘Hills Have Eyes’ with this random place with these screwed up people.”

As for the 11th and final chapter, “Save Rock and Roll,” Wentz said it was meant to introduce a “darker presence,” as well as a god, played by the one and only Elton John. The guys close out the clip by walking into what Wentz described as a “wall of blood” and spraying said blood all over ...

And they’re off!

Kim and Kanye have left Paris behind and are officially on their way to Florence, Italy for their much anticipated wedding ceremony.

Following a rehearsal dinner at the Palace of Versailles on Friday, which was complete with horse and carriage rides, a fireworks display and a performance by Lana Del Ray, the couple, along with their “small and intimate” guest list, boarded a plane to Florence.

Kim’s BFF Larsa Pippen posted a photo from inside the plane, with the caption, “We are outta Paris! Jet setting w/ crew! #pippensinparis.” And look, there’s Rick Rubin!

Designer, and family friend, Rachel Roy also took a photo from plane with hair stylist Michael Silva, while “Keeping Up With the Kardashian’s” regular Jonathan Cheban snapped a pic with LaLa Anthony and Olivier Rousteing, the creative director of Balmain.

Bruce Jenner’s son, Brandon, must be feeling the love in the air from the wedding weekend as he and his wife Leah, took a selfie of the two sharing an early morning kiss on their way to Italy.

Kim and Kanye are set to tie the knot at the 16th-century Belvedere Fort, which has panoramic views of Florence and the surrounding Tuscan hills, On Saturday (May 24). According to a spokesman from the ...

We never expected the Kimye wedding to be anything short of fabulous, and so far, we’ve been right.

The couple have pulled out all the stops to make their fairytale dreams come true, and on Friday, Kanye gave Kim one more big surprise before walking down the aisle: a performance by Lana Del Rey.

It was reported that the singer would perform at the wedding, but instead she wowed guests during the rehearsal dinner at the famed Palace of Versailles in the iconic Hall Of Mirror.

Valentino Fashion House president Giancarlo Giammetti, who spent the morning with the couple at a pre-wedding brunch at Valentino Garavani’s castle, posted a photo of Lana singing to the crowd in a long, gold-colored, short-sleeved dress. Another photo showed the “Summertime Sadness” singer posing with Kim, her sisters, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie, as well as mom Kris Jenner.

According to E!, Lana performed three songs for the couple, which most likely included “Young & Beautiful,” the song performed by a 50-piece orchestra during Kanye’s proposal to Kim.

But that wasn’t the only entertainment of the evening, E! also reported that a full orchestra played for the crowd as guides dressed in 18th century costumes gave tours of the Palace and horse and carriage rides. The couple ended the night with a bang, lighting up the ...