Guess who got run over by a Lexus is going to be in Robert Zemeckis’ next movie?

Yep, Jean Ralphio of “Parks and Recreation,” whose earth name is Ben Schwartz, has been announced as the latest addition to the cast of Zemeckis’ picture about “Man on Wire” subject Philippe Petit.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt will play the daring tightrope walker at the center of the film, which is being produced by TriStar Pictures. You know who else is going to be in it? Sir Ben Kingsley. Jean Ralphio is going to hang out with an actual knight this summer. Oh, and make a movie.

But, really, we can’t wait to see the shenanigans Schwartz gets up to on-set.

Schwartz is also super-excited about the as-yet-untitled movie, which is kind of nice to see. The actor posted a screenshot of the casting announcement on his tumblr, flying in the face of the usual too-cool, nonchalant publicist statements confirming casting. By contrast, Schwartz is gushing that he is “beyond honored” and “can’t wait to get started!”

Slow clap for Ben Schwartz, everyone.

Kase Wickman

With reporting By Josh Horowitz

One of the most popular running jokes during the run of “Lost” was that the big ending twist would be a rip on “Gilligan’s Island.” And Josh Gad, who is writing a new movie based on the classic comedy (“Gilligan,” not “Lost”), knows that those are expectations audiences will have going into his reboot.

“You would be remiss not to at least touch upon that in the movie,” Gad told MTV News on a possible “Lost” connection. “And I’ll leave it at that.”

While we’re sure there won’t be smoke monsters in the new flick (well, kind of sure), Gad acknowledging the influence “Lost” has had over the simple premise that fueled “Gilligan’s Island” is just one weapon in his arsenal while updating the show.

“It’s approaching the material in a way that, again, subverts expectations,” Gad explained. “I think that if you were to deliver a traditional ‘Gilligan’s Island’ that was an extended episode of the show, people would roll their eyes.”

But how does someone take something so dated and make it new again?

“You have to look at the material from a modern perspective,” Gad said, “and we’ve certainly done that, and certainly created a world that is going to surprise a lot of people in a great way. The tone of it is very unexpected.”

The biggest surprise? They were dead the whole time! Kidding, “Lost” fanatics.

“Lost” jokes aside, Gad certainly has learned well from that show’s creator, J.J. Abrams, and is keeping the secrets of his new ...

Even if we’re used to Jennifer Lawrence‘s bizarro confessions by now, it’s still impressive how many of ‘em she managed to cram into a single three-minute interview with Seth Myers.

On Wednesday night’s “Late Night,” Lawrence seamlessly segued from talking about her adoration for “Harry Potter” and ’90s boy bands to more, er, personal territory: the big, bad brothers whose childhood shenanigans she’s always discussing in interviews.

Apparently, despite J-Law’s tendency to overshare about everything, there may in fact be certain events from her youth that are so scandalous, and so secret, she’s been barred by her bros from talking about them. (Lawrence said that she can neither confirm nor deny, which basically means that there’s definitely something, and it’s definitely really bad.)

But whatever the secret thing might be, it certainly isn’t the fact that she used to marvel at her brothers’ ability to pee standing up, because she told Seth all about it.

“I saw my brother peeing standing up, and was like, ‘Huh. Does it work the same?’ ” Lawrence said, then thanked the audience when they began to applaud.

Lawrence can be seen as Mystique — who probably could pee standing up, if she wanted to, being a shape-shifter and all — in “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” in theaters May 23.

Kat Rosenfield

If you’re the kind of person who likes to jam out to tunes while in transit, imagining that the music issuing from your headphones is your own personal soundtrack, then BOOTS has a new video for you.

The mysterious/elusive/pick-your-word producer, responsible for about 80% of Beyoncé’s surprise, self-titled album as well as his own excellent mixtape, WinterSpringSummerFall, dropped the video (unsurprisingly) sans fanfare this week.

A gentle meander filled with trains, flickering views of Paris and shadowy figures in a movie theater watching what appears to be art installation “The Clock” (although I could be mistaken), “EST” is a strange kind of exploration of time and how we move through it.

Check it out below:

Brenna Ehrlich

Brenna Ehrlich is a reporter for MTV News as well as the senior writer/editor for the O Music Awards. In the past, she served as associate editor at Mashable, penned a netiquette column for CNN and co-authored the blog and book "Stuff Hipsters Hate." She likes trying not to die in moshpits and listening to songs on repeat. Follow her on Twitter @BrennaEhrlich for news on cats and punk bands.

The Internet went crazy yesterday when it was announced that the official title to the “Man of Steel” sequel would be “Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice.” The title inspired some debate, but, because the Internet, also some hilarious parodies.

“@midnight” was quick to jump in on those, creating the hashtag #BetterBatmanSuperman for its #HashtagWars segment. And comedians Matt Jones, Whitney Cummings, and Moshe Kasher were ready to jump all over it.

Kasher started things off with “Tights, Camera, Action,” while Jones followed with “Four Batmans and a Funeral,” though Cummings might have stolen the segment with the brilliant “Tyler Perry Presents: BatMadea Vs. SuperMadea.”

Check out all the other parody titles in the video, and tweet us @MTVNews using #BetterBatmanSuperman with some of your own!

Craig Flaster

Movies like “Wedding Crashers” depict marriage celebrations as booze-fueled excuses to hook up with smokin’ hot bridesmaids or groomsmen, but does the “Animal House” attitude toward nuptials have a place in the real world? Lauren Conrad, who’s prepping for a wedding of her own, doesn’t seem to think so, and her website‘s latest “Ladylike Laws” post urges you to reconsider before drunkenly tackling the maid of honor to get your hands on the bouquet.

Yesterday, LaurenConrad.com contributor Ilana Saul laid down a list of basics to regard while wedding bells are ringing around you, and for starters, she says you better lay off the sauce. “An open bar is not a good excuse to drink more than you usually would,” she writes. “Know your limits, and don’t do anything to make a fool of yourself or make a mess of the bride and groom’s dream day.” But the Chicken Dance is so much easier after a gin gimlet! Ugh, fine.

Moreover, though you might be tempted to flood your Instagram feed with photos of the flower arrangements, the twelve-tier cake or bits of the gown’s beautiful bead-detailing, you are to resist becoming a paparazzo. “Please use common courtesy when you’re playing iPhone photographer,” Saul advises. “That means making sure that you’re still present and in the moment during the ceremony, and that you’re not blocking anyone else’s view when you strain to get the perfect shot.” So put the cellie away, Annie ...

In honor of Memorial Day, Monday night’s Tonight Show featured the most patriotic of activities: a cooler scooter race between “X-Men: Days of Future Past” star Hugh Jackman and host Jimmy Fallon.

“What’s more American than beating an Australian in a cooler scooter race?” Fallon asked.

The answer: Not beating an Australian in a cooler scooter race, apparently, because rather than winning one for the good ol’ U.S.A., Jimmy ended up eating Hugh’s dust. And so he was defeated, and the day was lost, and the beverage that flowed from Jimmy Fallon’s beer helmet tasted like sadness, and kangaroos.

Kat Rosenfield

Pharrell Williams was not enthused when six young Iranians were arrested for uploading a video of themselves dancing around Tehran to his global smash “Happy.”

On Tuesday, he wrote, “It is beyond sad that these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness.”

Then, early Thursday morning (March 22), he challenged Iranian president Hassan Rouhani by reposting the Rouhani’s tweet from June 2013 about the importance of happiness.

When a self-described fan responded that “we all have a right to be happy … but dancing in public its against Islamic norms” — Skateboard P had to respectfully disagree.

He added, “It comes from a pure space; not a perfect place. For those loving life and want to express the gift of the present.” The debate continued with another fan who chimed in about the power of social media.

According to CNN, the six dancers have been freed, but the director of the video is still in custody.

Gil Kaufman

NEW YORK — What better way to unwind after a stressful week than to party with thousands of people that adore you? Seems like a winning formula to forget your worries. And that’s exactly what Macklemore & Ryan Lewis did on Wednesday night.

Following a controversial few days — sparked by Mack’s dressing up for a surprise show over the weekend in a costume that some perceived to be mocking Jewish stereotypes, the Seattle rapper and his partner-in-song, Lewis, hit the stage at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom for the first American Express Membership Experiences Concert Series. Macklemore had earlier addressed the controversy, saying he never meant to offend, and Ryan Lewis told MTV News on Wednesday afternoon that it was a “massive misunderstanding.”

By last night, the fellas seemed ready to party, imploring fans on multiple occasions to “turn the f–k up!” And the Shark Face Gang happily obliged.

Exploding pyrotechnics and a wave of cheers marked the show’s official start, as Macklemore — backed by a band, as always — launched into “10,000 Hours,” off of 2012′s The Heist. From there, he took it back a bit, performing “Crew Cuts,” off of 2009′s The Vs. EP.

It wasn’t just about rapping, though. In between songs, Macklemore often told stories, like the one about the summer he came to the Big Apple when he was 17.

“I would go out, and I would get these really weird costumes,” he said. “I would put on these really weird outfits, like these plaid outfits, a whole ...

We kind of freaked out a couple days ago when we saw the video Jaime Maldonado shot of three guys who busted out into an awesome impromptu jam session outside a grocery store.

At the time, we were like, ‘dude, get these guys into the studio right now to record this off-the-top heat!’ Well, on Wednesday night, Jimmy Kimmel did us one better by inviting the trio (and Maldonado) onto his show to reprise their street hit… with a little help from some friends.

With Jimmy on sax, the trio were joined by Trey Songz, Juicy J and Aloe Blacc. Don’t believe us? Check it out:

And here’s the original, in case you forgot.

Gil Kaufman