Hot on the heels of our extended set visit chat with “Guardians of the Galaxy” star Chris Pratt, and the news that a new trailer will be hitting Monday afternoon comes a new poster for the movie:
Forgoing the cheeky humor of the first poster, this “pay-off” poster instead emphasizes the epic space action in the Marvel movie. We can’t wait.
“Guardians of the Galaxy” hits theaters on August 1.
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Reporting by Eric Ditzian
In a few short months, Marvel takes off for the stars with “Guardians of the Galaxy,” its newest superhero movie about a team of thieves, mercenaries and assassins joining together to save the universe. Did we mention that the lineup includes talking trees and raccoons? Yeah, it’s a little weird.
Leading the weirdness is Chris Pratt as Star-Lord, the roguish hero at the heart of the tale. Best known for his weekly work on “Parks and Recreation,” Pratt leaps from small-screen sitcom to big-screen stardom with “Guardians,” a role that required him to muscle up and work endless hours around the clock. To hear him tell it, the hard work is more than worth his while.
Here’s what Pratt told reporters about playing Star-Lord during our visit to the “Guardians of the Galaxy” set:
Who Is Star-Lord?
Unlike Iron Man and Captain America, the protagonist of “Guardians of the Galaxy” isn’t a well-known quantity — even among some comic book readers. As such, Pratt enters the role with a little more freedom than Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans enjoyed as they approached their iconic superheroes.
“It’s probably helpful that people don’t know who [Star-Lord] is,” said Pratt, “because it would be my intention to make him my own anyways.”
Even in the universe of “Guardians of the Galaxy,” Star-Lord isn’t a household name. In trailers for the film, Pratt’s character is cornered by gunmen and asked to reveal himself. When he ...
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We’re absolutely shivering with anticipation for next season’s premiere of ABC’s fairy tale spin “Once Upon A Time” after the current season closed out with a cliffhanger reveal of none other than Princess Elsa, the ice-cold ruler of Arendelle.
At the ABC upfronts this week, MTV News caught up with “Once Upon A Time” star Jennifer Morrison to get her thoughts on the surprise character introduction. There had been rumors for months that the “OUAT” creative team was obsessed with “Frozen” and wanted to integrate characters, but the appearance of a cape-wearing blonde shooting ice out of her fingers in Rumple’s vault was still a massive surprise.
“I knew that there were conversations going on about it,” Morrison said. “I didn’t know it was going to actually happen.”
The character hasn’t yet been cast, and we haven’t seen her face, but Morrison said she’d love if Idina Menzel or Kristen Bell, who voiced princesses Anna and Elsa in “Frozen,” could make an appearance.
“I don’t know with their schedules that that’s feasible, but I’m a huge fan of both those girls and they would be an incredible addition to the show,” she said.
“Once Upon A Time” will return to ABC next fall.
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Tha Carter V can’t get here soon enough.
Last year, Lil Wayne promised his fans he was going to work harder, and it sure sounds like he’s kept his word.
“Believe Me,” Weezy’s single featuring Drake, set the tone when it dropped earlier this month. But he took things to a whole other level Thursday night, when he released “D’usse.” The track, which takes its name from the Jay Z-endorsed Cognac, finds Tunechi rapping with a renewed vigor and energy over a triumphant beat by Lee Majors.
It felt right to look closer at some of Wayne’s lyrics from the track — the kind of rhymes that evoke thoughts of “the Mixtape Weezy” Hov rapped about on “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune),” and that remind why fans fell in love with the YMCMB star. We’ll drink to these.
“I been did my time, I’m getting better with time/ But real n—-s don’t whine, we’ll burn down your vineyard”
These kind of lines are Free-Association Weezy at his finest, flawlessly bouncing from bar to bar, flexing his homophone expertise.
“I been ballin’ since cornrows, still duckin’ the narcos/ My little n—-s in war mode, you spark it up, we charcoal”
Wayne’s been the official hip-hop “Fireman” since 2005 and Tha Carter II, and he’s intent on continuing to bring that heat — different than your average spark.
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“American Idol” is down to two.
As expected, Jena Irene and Caleb Johnson will compete for the “Idol” crown on next week’s two-night finale. And Alex Preston will have to watch from the sidelines, as the New Hampshire singer/songwriter was voted out of the competition during Thursday night’s results show.
Here’s how Thursday’s results went down.
Hometown Visits
The three contestants’ hometown visits were only hinted at during Wednesday’s performance show, but were shown in much greater detail on Thursday. Jena’s visit to Farmington Hills, Michigan, was the most emotional of the three, with the singer breaking into tears after seeing the support from her hometown. “The fact that I made an impact on the community makes me feel so good,” she told the “Idol” cameras. “And I want to win for them now.”
All three participated in hometown parades and concerts. Preston’s was the most low-key of the hometown visits, as he was shown enjoying time with the members of Undertow, his high school band. Caleb’s visit was punctuated by bouts of roughhousing with his little brother, Houston, who despite being younger than Caleb manages to dwarf him in size.
Finale Teases
Viewers were given brief glimpses of the contestants’ potential winning “Idol” singles. Jena Irene’s has an electronic flare and is called “We Are One” and Johnson’s is a straight-up rocker titled “As Long As You Love Me.” Preston’s “I Love This Feeling,” on the other hand, might only be heard by him and the members of Undertow.
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Sheerios, word of advice: Don’t get on Ed Sheeran‘s bad side.
The pop star stopped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on the episode airing Friday (May 16) to perform his hit single “Sing,” and sat down afterward with the host to talk all about his very personal upcoming album, Multiply.
“This CD is very personal. There’s a lot of personal songs on here written about all the girls you were with, ’cause there’s a lot of them — I’ve heard stories,” Ellen joked.
She then brought up the track “Don’t,” which Ed performed on “Saturday Night Live,” about being scorned by a past love. It includes the lyrics “For me and her, we make money the same way/ Four cities, two planes in the same day.”
Ellen suggested that the track could be about Taylor Swift since he was with her quite a bit opening for her on her Red Tour last year, but Ed was quick to debunk that theory.
“It’s not about Taylor,” Ed said. “With that song … I’m a carefree, happy guy and I feel like everyone goes through things that annoy them and they get angry, and I feel the way I get my anger out is to write songs. And that song was literally, I felt something, I put it down and I felt a lot better afterwards. I wasn’t going to put it on the record and then people kept telling me it was an alright song, ’cause it is a ...
Read More →Before Iggy Azalea got all fancy on the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” stage last night, the late-night host thought it might be useful to break down the Aussie rapper’s lyrics for the older graciously wizened viewers at home. “If you’re an older person,” Jimmy explained, “it might be harder to follow the lyrics.” See? He’s doing a public service!
While most of the “New Lyrics for Old People” translations are pretty #duh, I did have a good laugh when Iggy explained that “giving lessons in physics” is all about how she dreams of one day becoming a teacher. Oh, and Jimmy’s interpretation of “Champagne spilling, you should taste that” as “I’m clumsy, clean up after me” is pretty good, too. Definitely a contender for the title of my memoir.
Once you’re done hyperventilating over the fact that Iggy Azalea was not even alive in 1988 (LITERALLY, HOW OLD AM I), check out her performances of “Fancy” with featured alt-pop vocalist Charli XCX, “Work,” plus a NSFW snippet of “F–k Love” that an audience member uploaded to Instagram.
Any old people need me to translate that New Classic track? OK, when Iggy says “F–k love, gimme diamonds,” what she means to say is, “F–K LOVE, GIMME DIAMONDS.” Any questions?
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It takes some nerve to come on the Tonight Show and lie right to the face of host Jimmy Fallon, but that’s exactly what Jennifer Lawrence did on Thursday — only not very well.
The actress dropped in for a round of “Box of Lies” with Jimmy: a game in which, sitting opposite each other with a windowed panel between them, the two celebs took turns removing items from a collection of mystery boxes, and then did their best to punk each other about what the contents were.
Jennifer started out strong — wisely choosing to tell the truth when she pulled a Rubik’s cube encased in Jell-O out of her first box — but Jimmy came back on a technicality, convincing her that he was holding a Backstreet Boys action figure when it was actually a tiny John Stamos.
“I feel like that, if it’s not the truth? You’re a sociopath,” Lawrence said, before guessing incorrectly.
And when the actress’s Hail Mary attempt at a big lie fell flat — despite her best efforts, her opponent did not believe that she’d pulled a miniature horse on a bed of Flintstones vitamins out of the final box — it was victory for Jimmy! And for truth. Hooray.
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Kimye Say Buongiorno To Florence
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West may not be saying, “I do” to each other in Paris after all. They will reportedly be bound (2) in holy matrimony in Florence, Italy instead.
Jay Z and Solange Worked It Out
Jay Z, Solange and Beyonce broke their silence about the elevator footage seen around the world when they released a statement to the Associate Press saying that everything is okay in the Knowles-Carter camp. “[Solange and Jay Z] both have apologized to each other and we have moved forward as a united family,” the statement said. Now they’re one big happy family again.
‘American Idol’ Top 2
Who will be “American Idol”? The audience voted for Jena Irene and Caleb Johnson to perform next Wednesday and prove who deserves the title. Last night we said goodbye to Alex Preston.
‘Mockingjay’ Movie Stills
Who volunteers to look at the first movie stills from “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1″ featuring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman and co.? Thought so. By the way, the film doesn’t hit theaters until the end of November. So you’ve got some time to kill.
Hangout Fest Kicks Off Today
Throw on your beach gear or turn on your wifi, because Hangout Fest 2014 is here! You couldn’t make it to Gulf Shores, Alabama to see Childish Gambino, Bastille, The Black Keys and the other awesome artists on the bill? No problem. Starting today you can live stream the 3-day music festival starting at 1:30 PM Eastern Time.
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Hangout Festival 2014 is here, you guys! And after going hard at the kickoff party last night (holla, Bleachers!), we’re rehydrating this morning and slathering on sunscreen for Day 2.
Whether you’re here with us in Gulf Shores, Alabama, or, unfortunately, somewhere else in the world, get in on the action. We’re live-streaming the event today (that’s Friday, May 16, for those of you who are still in la-la land from last night). Tune in to our live stream here for the following acts.
We got way too excited and made these posters. Nerd out with us and check ‘em out below:
Friday 5.16
heRobust – 11:45 a.m. at Boom Boom Tent
Hangout Fest 2014: Who Will Have The Most F–ked Up Show?
Black Lips – 12:30 p.m. at Palladia Stage
Balkan Beat Box – 1:30 p.m. at Hangout Stage
Dawes – 3:45 p.m. at Hangout Stage
Wiz Khalifa – 5 p.m. at Chevrolet Stage
STS9 – 9 p.m. at Boom Boom Tent
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