Tuesday, July 3, 2012

'Breaking Bad' Season 5 Clip: Walter Already Knows

Breaking Bad

We are a little less than two weeks away from the return of "Breaking Bad," and AMC has just debuted its first full clip from the fifth season.

While the video doesn't contain any major spoilers for the first episode, there are some glaring references to season four's finale, so if you haven't caught up, go watch that instead.

SPOILERS

The clip takes place in the aftermath of the nursing home explosion that took out Gus Fring and helped solidify Walter White's new status as a straight-up bad guy.

Check out the clip after the jump!

Something "Breaking Bad" has always succeeded at is a pitch-perfect use of dramatic irony. As Sklyar and Walter, Jr. return home from Hank and Marie's, the chemist's son tries to fill him in on everything he did at the end of season four.

Will And Jaden Smith's 'After Earth' Gets Plot Description

After Earth Jaden Smith

A big-budget mystery project involving Will Smith will always generate some curiosity, but when you add in director M. Night "What A Twist!" Shyamalan, we're going to demand a few details.

"After Earth" is the latest effort from the infamous director and stars father-son duo, Will and Jaden Smith. The project and its sci-fi story have remained mostly under wraps, but with San Diego Comic-Con around the corner, an official plot description has surfaced (via /Film) in the programming schedule for the convention.

Read the full description after the jump!

"After Earth" will take on a relatively familiar sci-fi arc, but from the sound of the plot description, Jaden seems to be more front-and-center than dear old dad.

In After Earth, one thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (played by Will Smith) returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai (played by Jaden Smith). When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.

General Cypher Raige, huh? Adding the i certainly adds a layer of subtlety to that one.

What do you think of the plot description from "After Earth"? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!

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'The Hobbit' Premieres New Photos In 'Entertainment Weekly'

Hobbit

In the lead-up to their big San Diego Comic-Con panel, Gandalf, Frodo, and the gang are gracing the pages and cover of the newest issue of Entertainment Weekly.

Warner Bros. is expected to bring "The Hobbit" out to San Diego next week in a very big way, so expect to see a lot more from Peter Jackson and the inhabitants of Middle Earth very, very soon.

You can check out the new photos from "The Hobbit" after the jump!

Of the ten new photos, the shot of Gollum, née Smeagol, stands out. We have yet to get a clear look at one of the saga's most famous characters, but here he is, as grey and slimy as ever.

Monday, July 2, 2012

'Django Unchained' Spot Reveals Old Man Samuel L. Jackson

'Amazing Spider-Man' Stars Sling Dating Advice In After Hours!

In many respects, Spider-Man makes for a great role model. "With great power comes great responsibility" is a mantra to live by in your everyday life. But when it comes to dating advice, the wall-crawler should not be the first person you look to.

In the latest episode of After Hours, MTV News' Josh Horowitz walks through the life lessons learned from "The Amazing Spider-Man" with stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone to see if any of it is applicable to the dating world.

Some takeaways: girls love it when you randomly appear at their windows. Taking secret pictures of them, however, is frowned upon.

And fellas, just remember what Andrew Garfield says. It is your duty to aim your web accurately.

"The Amazing Spider-Man" hits theaters July 3.

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Saturday, June 30, 2012

'The Sessions' Trailer Warms Our Hearts In Dailies

Sessions

If one movie came out of this year's Sundance Film Festival with serious Oscar potential, it was "The Sessions," starring John Hawkes and Helen Hunt. You can watch the first trailer after the jump.

Also, Batman is kind of lame in real life, and how butts saved "Magic Mike" in Dailies!

» You know what? Batman isn't actually as cool when you see him in real life. [Reddit]

Channing Tatum Didn't Want Typical Stripper Outfits For 'Magic Mike'

Male strippers have a bad rap when it comes to their outfits. Everyone just assumes they'll see a cowboy or some dude wearing just a pair of cufflinks. For "Magic Mike," Channing Tatum wanted to buck the stereotypes when to came to stripping regalia.

Tatum told MTV News that the choices in "Magic Mike" reflected what he preferred when he was actually dancing for movie.

"That was sort of my whole thing when I actually did it," Tatum said. "When I danced, I did Boy Scout outfit, and I thought it was the lamest thing ever. Then I did a clown thing."

What Tatum preferred was more representative of the music he was dancing to. "My favorite thing ever was Usher," he said. "I was just like 'No, I'm just going to pick the song I like and dress like the song should be dressed for. That was it. I wanted to be normal. I didn't want to do the iconic stripper things."

Matthew McConaughey, on the other hand, was much more enthusiastic about his next-to-nothing outfits. "It's great wardrobe, isn't it? I loved getting in the wardrobe," he said. "A lot of talk, a lot of work, a lot of hours went into the tassels on Dallas' thong, the length of the tassel, the thickness of the tassel. The thong only weighs half an ounce. I kept all of my stuff."

Tatum agreed, adding "We've got wives now."

Are you seeing "Magic Mike" this weekend? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!

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