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8 Super-Fun Things You and Your Kids Can Do Now That 'The LEGO Movie' Is on DVD

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At the heart of "The LEGO Movie" is the desire to play -- both in little kids and not-so-little ones. And now that the movie is out on DVD, you can celebrate the sprit of Emmet and his friends by playing right along. Check out our fun pause-and-play guide of family-friendly activities the whole family can enjoy now that "The LEGO Movie" has taken up residence in your home.

Here are 8 awesome family activities to play when you're watching "The LEGO Movie."



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'Doctor Strange' Director Will Take Us to 'The Outer Limits'

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"Doctor Strange" director Scott Derrickson will be taking a break from that blockbuster life to reunite with his "Sinister" collaborator C. Robert Cargill for some spooky sci-fi goodness in "The Outer Limits."

The dynamic duo will be taking a crack at adapting one episode of the creepy '60s TV series, "Demon With a Glass Hand" by Harlan Ellison. On the show, Robert Culp plays a man who wakes up with a crazy computerized hand and no memory of his life, aside from the past 10 days. There are aliens and time travel and all sorts of crazy stuff, and it sounds like Ellison's original vision for the story was much larger than what "The Outer Limits" could afford, so it will be cool to see how the filmmakers play with Ellison's screenplay.

Ellison, a fantastic (and fantastically prolific) author, wrote a ton of scripts for TV, with credits on "Star Trek," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," among others. He's also an irascible character who's accused James Cameron and "In Time" director Andrew Niccol of plagiarizing ideas from his work; he doesn't mince words on anything related to Hollywood, so it will be interesting to see if Ellison will work with the filmmakers or if he's washed his hands of the whole darn industry.

Derrickson isn't giving us a break from the creeps any time soon. His next film, "Deliver Us From Evil," opens July 2. Eric Bana stars as New York police officer Ralph Sarchie, a religious guy who finds himself investigating some pretty nasty crimes happening in the Big Apple. Edgar Ramirez co-stars as a priest who's hellbent on convincing Sarchie that there's something really evil at work, and that they need to break out the holy water for some serious exorcism action.

"Sinister 2," which Cargill and Derrickson co-wrote, starts filming this August. Ciaran Foy ("Citadel") is directing.

There's currently no director attached to "The Outer Limits" movie.

[Via EW]

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Netflix Adds Rosario Dawson to 'Daredevil' Series

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Netflix is on a tear when it comes to original programming, but that doesn't mean some of us weren't a touch skeptical when they announced a "Daredevil" series. Casting Vincent D'Onofrio as a baddie piqued our interest, but now that Rosario Dawson has signed on to play a "critical" character in the series, well, we'll be setting our DVRs for "Daredevil." (Wait, you don't have to DVR Netflix! The magic of technology!)

Right now, Netflix hasn't divulged the name of her character, and the description is rather ambiguous. As per EW, Dawson's character is "a dedicated young woman whose quest to heal the wounds of Hell's Kitchen brings Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) unexpectedly crashing into her life, while her own journey forever alters the course of his battle against the injustices of this broken city." That rules out beloved ninja assassin Elektra (who was played by Jennifer Garner in 2003's "Daredevil" and her own stand-alone movie in 2005), and Murdock's love interest Karen Page.

Marvel's Jeph Loeb said, "Her role in the series is absolutely critical to Matt Murdock's journey to become the hero we know as Daredevil," so it will definitely be a biggie. It will be interesting to see how much "Daredevil" the TV show differs from the source material. Retconning, anyone?

Dawson is also in the upcoming "Sin City" sequel, "A Dame to Kill For." Check out the trailer before it hits theaters on August 22nd.

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Rian Johnson to Write and Direct 'Star Wars: Episode VIII'

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Well, this is both shocking and truly amazing: "Looper" writer-director Rian Johnson, known for his esoteric, often existential low-budget genre movies, has been handed the keys to the biggest franchise in the galaxy. That's right: he's going to write and direct "Star Wars: Episode VIII" and write the treatment for the ninth film as well (early reports, from Deadline, that he would write and direct both, have been debunked by The Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap). While Johnson didn't comment on the news, he did post a clip from "The Right Stuff" that perfectly captures his state of mind.

This is a really great move by Disney and Lucasfilm. Johnson is a ridiculously talented director, having only directed three very small films: the high school-set film noir "Brick," the crime caper comedy "The Brothers Bloom," and the slightly larger time travel thriller "Looper" (starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt), which was Johnson's biggest box office hit to date and had the largest budget. With that film Johnson proved himself to be a filmmaker who could handle complicated visual effects while putting the story front and center. It's a wonderful, dizzyingly clever film and if anyone wants to know why our excitement for the "Star Wars" franchise just spiked, all they need to do is watch it.

With this announcement, Disney is clearing up some dangling question marks for the franchise: namely, would Abrams return to the franchise after completing work on "Star Wars: Episode VII," which is currently filming around the world. The answer: no, no he is not. (We have a feeling that Johnson may still be swayed to direct the ninth film, even if he's not officially attached right now.) Johnson joins the ranks of the recently assembled "Star Wars" dream team, which now includes "Godzilla" filmmaker Gareth Edwards and "Chronicle" director Josh Trank, who have both been contracted to helm one of the stand alone "spin-off" movies that will exist in between canonical installments.

Honestly, this is an absolutely wonderful sign of the franchise heading in the right direction, with clear leadership and a commitment to creative excellence. This is very good news, indeed.

"Star Wars: Episode VII," which features original stars Harrison "I Broke My Leg!" Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill, along with new cast members John Boyega, Lupita Nyong'o, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, and Domhall Gleeson (who we saw at a party the other night and just said: "I'm really excited about 'Star Wars!'"), will be released on December 18th, 2015.

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​This Week in TV: How Will Chelsea Handler's Netflix Deal Change Television?

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Last week, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos was talking up the success of "Orange Is the New Black," noting that it and fellow binge-viewing favorite "House of Cards" have thrived because viewers no longer are willing to sit around and wait for the episodes of same show to be delivered at the same time every week. So how does he justify hiring Chelsea Handler to host what will become Netflix's first talk show?

To be sure, Thursday's announcement of the deal was fuzzy on details; neither Sarandos nor Handler has explained what form the new chat series will take, nor how often it will air. But a talk show, which thrives on topicality, seems to require a new installment daily (or nightly). Weekly hardly seems adequate (see John Oliver's new HBO series, which cheekily acknowledges this problem by calling itself "Last Week Tonight"). And yet, Netflix has trained its users to stream shows at their own convenience, not at the same hour every night or once a week.

Still, you have to give credit to both Netflix and Handler for being willing to experiment. If the smart money says that streaming is the future of TV, then Handler is smart to go there."If I was going to continue working in this industry, I knew I had to do something outside the box to keep myself interested," Handler said in the announcement. "The team at Netflix is the most forward thinking, alert group I've sat down with in ages." Even if the experiment fails, her brand won't suffer. She'll still get credit for being a trailblazer.

And if it works, she's automatically vaulted ahead of the boys' club (the Jimmys, Seth, Conan, Stewart and Colbert) to which the network powers that be have entrusted the late-night talk show, as an institution, for the next generation. The last round of musical desks left the talk show in the hands of men who looked like the same middle-aged white guys who've been hosting them since the 1950s. Some fans may have thought Handler was robbed when CBS failed to give her any serious consideration as a replacement for David Letterman when he retires next year, but her Netflix deal hardly seems like a consolation prize. Indeed, not only does she look smart, but so does Netflix, for going with a fresher, female face.

If the show does turn out to be a daily event, it will give Netflix a toehold on a turf it's so far consciously avoided: the networks' realm of daily programming. It'll be a coup for Netflix if it can successfully challenge the networks on their own territory -- though what will define "success" remains up in the air. Handler may not need to draw as many viewers as the network hosts do, especially since she'll be less beholden to advertisers, but how many new Netflix subscriptions will she have to generate to justify her salary? No doubt Netflix will guard those figures as zealously as it guards viewership numbers and production budget costs for "Orange" and "House of Cards," but at some point, the paychecks do have to clear.

The deal includes a handful of stand-alone comedy specials to be released over the next year or so until the talk show itself debuts in 2016. The specials sound more suited to the Netflix member's typical usage pattern, since each show is a one-shot that's not especially timely, so you can stream and watch it any time. The specials should also serve as a useful introduction to Handler for those not familiar with her E! talk show "Chelsea Lately" (which is ending in August), as well as providing a metric to Netflix on how big an audience of streaming-video users she can actually draw. That advance knowledge would be useful to advertisers -- if, in fact, the show will even be selling commercial time or product placement.

"The Internet has disrupted many of the conventions of traditional television," Sarandos said in the announcement, "and together with Chelsea Handler, Netflix is looking forward to reimagining the late night talk show for the on-demand generation, starting with the late night part...." What will fill that ellipsis? Sarandos and Handler may not even know yet. But shifting the late-night talk show out of late-night could be a risky move. There's certainly no rule that says the late-night talk show has to be viewed late at night, but there may be some good reasons why it airs then and not earlier. For one thing, each episode gets less topical with every passing minute; you may enjoy sharing viral videos of Jimmy Fallon's music parodies the next day or the next week, but I'll bet you aren't passing around his monologue. For another, Handler's material is often risqué, maybe too risqué to watch at work the next day. And you're certainly not going to have time to watch a whole episode at your office.

One change will have less to do with time than with three-dimensional space. The announcement of the deal included the suggestion that the show will stream worldwide "simultaneously." Said Sarandos, "We can't wait to introduce her breathtakingly honest and irreverent voice to our global membership." Given that few talk shows transcend national borders, and that rights issues often keep movies from being released on Netflix at the same time in different countries, a talk show with a simultaneous global reach would certainly be an innovation.

About all that's certain is that the Handler deal is one more sign that the way we watch TV is in flux, evolving into something most of us can't yet imagine. But the snarky E! alumna will be one of those with an early seat aboard the rocket when it launches.

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Kevin Hart Is Your Best Man-For-Hire In 'Wedding Ringer' Trailer (VIDEO)

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This weekend Kevin Hart stars in "Think Like A Man Too," a wedding-themed studio comedy. But that doesn't mean that the star, whose shrill, high-pitched scream is like a soothing lullaby to me, is done with wedding-themed studio comedies. This January he'll star in "The Wedding Ringer" as a best man-for-hire, who works with Josh Gad in assembling a crack team of groomsmen for his upcoming wedding. (Gad, it turns out, is something of a loser.)

The movie has kind of a funny hook, and a few hilarious lines in the frantic trailer (when inspecting the team of groomsmen Hart has assembled, Gad remarks, "It looks like the cast of 'Goonies' grew up to become rapists"). It was co-written and directed by Jeremy Garelick, who wrote the Vince Vaughn/Jennifer Aniston movie "The Break-Up" and has a hand in the upcoming "Police Academy" reboot.

"The Wedding Ringer" (that title!), is out on January 16th, and features a surprisingly stacked supporting cast that includes Kaley Cuoco, Olivia Thirlby, Mimi Rogers and Cloris Leachman. If it succeeds, it could be the rare broad comedy with enough heart to keep viewers emotionally invested while clutching their side.



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Robert Downey Jr. Gets Emotional In 'The Judge' Trailer (VIDEO)

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For the past few years, Robert Downey Jr. has been so entrenched in the world of high concept franchise movies that you almost don't know what he looks like outside of the "Iron Man" armor or "Sherlock Holmes'" deerstalker hat. (No one is counting "Due Date" or his cameo in "Chef," sorry.) So the fact that he has a big movie opening this fall, and that big movie is not a franchise picture but rather a small-scale dramatic thriller, well, it's certainly something to get excited about. And after you see the brand new trailer, you'll be excited to.

The trailer for Downey's new movie "The Judge" was debuted on his twitter account (yes, apparently Iron Man tweets), with Downey explaining, "This is the kind of movie I grew up wanting to make. Only took 49 years. Enjoy." Awww. In the movie Downey plays a successful lawyer who returns to his pastoral home town after his mother dies, but while he is there is forced to defend his father, the town's popular judge (played by Robert Duvall) for murdering his mother. Wow. Talk about daddy issues.

Judging (see what we did there?) by the trailer, the movie seems to be a sunny, possibly melodramatic story of how a father and son can reconnect under the most trying circumstances, and has a nifty legal thriller framing device in order to accomplish that. The supporting cast is unimpeachable, with Vera Farmiga, Vincent D'Onofrio and Billy Bob Thorton lending back-up, and the movie looks gorgeous, thanks to the glittery cinematography of Steven Spielberg regular Janusz Kaminski. (Keep in mind this was directed by "Wedding Crashers" director David Dobkin, so there will undoubtedly be some funny moments too.)

Given the amount of crying that Downey Jr. does in the trailer, people are already whispering about his Oscar chances, although the last time he was uttered in the same breathe as the Academy Awards, the movie turned out to be "The Soloist." So while "The Judge" will probably be super entertaining, it might not go all the way. But hey, at least it's not an "Iron Man" or "Sherlock Holmes" movie.





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'The Rover' Star Guy Pearce on Apocalypse Confusion, His Marvel Future, and 'Prometheus' Rumors

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guy pearce the roverGuy Pearce is one of those actors who disappears so completely into his characters that when he's not on screen, you tend to forget jut how phenomenal he is. Then he'll pop up in something -- say, "Iron Man 3" or the romantic drama "Breathe In" (that made the festival circuit for more than a year) and you think, Wow, Guy Pearce is really amazing.

You'll think that again this weekend if you go see David Michod's moody, gleefully bleak, deeply brilliant thriller "The Rover," in which Pearce plays a desperate man at the end of his rope, traversing a pseudo-post-apocalyptic wasteland (Pearce calls me out on using this term later) with a loser left for dead, played with surprisingly gritty textures by Robert Pattinson.

Pearce co-starred in Michod's critically adored first feature "Animal Kingdom," a sprawling (but intimate) Australian crime epic, and re-teams for a very different type of movie, one in which the brutality of the Australian landscape is only matched by the ruthlessness of the characters that inhabit it. We got to chat with Pearce about what it was like re-teaming with Michod for such a different movie, how their relationship has evolved in the years since, what it was like making such a desolate film, and, of course, manage to squeeze in some questions about "Iron Man 3" and "Prometheus." Blimey!

Moviefone: David said he wrote this script before "Animal Kingdom." When did he start talking to you about it?
Guy Pearce: I don't know when he started talking about it but it was definitely after "Animal Kingdom." He just called me and sent me the script and asked me to take a look. It was probably about a year before we made the film.

And what was your reaction upon reading it?
It was actually difficult to get my head around the character when I first read it because he's so stripped bare at this point, at the start of the movie. So it was hard for me to understand the character, so it was much more the world and this being David, as a filmmaker, was what I was drawn to, which was obviously enough to want to pursue it with him and work with him. I wanted to try and understand who this character used to be. That's when I was able to move forward and say "yes."

Did you have discussions about who this guy was in his previous life and did David disclose to you what this undefined apocalyptic event was that is referenced at the beginning of the film?
Well, it wasn't an apocalyptic event. It's really more about an economic collapse. People like to jump to that word "apocalypse" too readily I think. So it was something more relatable, really, about something that we could almost see, like the financial crisis that occurred in 2008 -- something the West wasn't fully able to recover from. So yeah, absolutely, we spoke about all that. For me, I needed to understand what kind of man my character was before all of that, just to try and understand who he then became. Obviously there's an event I talk about in the middle of the film... That really made my character feel like humanity has given up on itself. But that aside I feel like I had to get into the personality of his man. So we had conversations about all of that stuff.

Just watching the movie it feels like it was a tough shoot. Can you speak to the movie's physical demands?
It looks like a tough world to live in. It's hot and dusty and stuff, but we had make-up people putting dust on us and there were nice hotels that we stayed in that weren't on camera so, you know, like most movies it fools you into thinking what's on camera is the world you're living in. But it's pretty remote where we were, but it was also a bit of a tourist-y spot as well. There are enough motels for everyone to stay in. It was pretty hot and there were a lot of flies. But I've worked in the desert many times, so it wasn't unknown territory for me. I think it was more of an eye-opening experience for Rob.

Recently, you made a really wonderful appearance in "Iron Man 3." Are you under contract with Marvel? Or was it a one-and-done with you?
No, I'm not under contract with them. It was just a great character to play and a really interesting film, I thought. So who knows...

And another movie you were recently in was "Prometheus." What was that experience like, contributing to the "Alien" universe?
I was a big fan of the original film and I'm a big fan of Ridley's, so to ask to come partake in the reboot of that franchise, was really great. Actually I shouldn't call it a franchise -- just to be a part of a film that is connected to that original film was really fascinating and obviously to play a character that was so critical in the whole "Alien" world was an honor. I mean, it was tough, I had five hours of make-up everyday, but I only worked 20 days or something so it wasn't too grueling and it was certainly a very interesting experience and interesting to watch Ridley work, especially in that kind of environment.

There was speculation that you were cast due to an abandoned subplot where Michael Fassbender's character entered the dream world and talked to you as a young man. Did you ever film any of that stuff?
Well, it wasn't that I was brought on for that, I was brought on for the other stuff as well. But it was an idea that was tossed around and, in the end, I think Ridley thought that it'd take you out of the movie to suddenly see the character in this different way, particularly in the middle of a film. It was an idea that was there and they just thought it didn't need to come to fruition. It would have been interesting to do, obviously, but I also think the way they wanted to do it was pretty expensive.

"The Rover" expands to theaters nationwide today (June 20).

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Marlon Wayans's #5WorthWatching: The 'Funniest Wins' Host Shares His Favorite Comedies

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Throughout his career, Marlon Wayans has remained one of the top dogs of the comedy scene. In addition to starring in tons of successful movies and TV shows over the past 20 years, the actor has written over a dozen projects. Next up, he and his brothers (Shawn, Damon, and Keenen Ivory) will embark on a stand-up tour -- the first ever to feature all four family members. You can also catch him as host of "Funniest Wins," a comedy competition series premiering Friday, June 20th on TBS.

We all know this comedian knows funny, so which movies does he consider worth watching? Well, Marlon shared with us his five (ahem, six) favorite comedies.

Find out Marlon Wayans's #5WorthWatching right here.

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'Transformers: Age of Extinction' Preview: Optimus Prime at a Bargain-Basement Price (EXCLUSIVE)

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Good news, "Transformers" fans: All you need to buy your own dilapidated Optimus Prime is $150. At least, that's all Mark Wahlberg's character, Cade Yeager, says he paid for the Autobot -- currently taking the form of a junky old truck -- in this new clip from "Transformers: Age of Extinction," premiering today exclusively on Moviefone.

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Despite that bargain, Cade's daughter, Tessa (played by Nicola Peltz), isn't too pleased with the purchase, complaining that the cash-strapped family can't afford to waste its money on a bucket of bolts. Cade's employee -- or is it business partner? -- Lucas (T.J. Miller) also thinks it's a silly endeavor, though maybe he just comes off as bitter because he's the one who ended up footing the bill.

Check out the clip, and just try not to find Peltz's short-shorts ridiculous. Don't worry -- Wahlberg has something to say about them, too.

"Transformers: Age of Extinction" hits theaters on June 27.



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'Breaking Bad' Spinoff 'Better Call Saul' Already Renewed For a Second Season

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"Breaking Bad" finished its run last year on a high note, bring the whole bloody affair together in a thrilling, emotionally satisfying conclusion that made fans happy (and yet still hungry for more). Thankfully, AMC quickly green lit the first season of "Better Call Saul," a spinoff/prequel series that "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan had been talking about for years (but was finally able to turn into a reality). Yesterday AMC (via Vulture) announced that they had prematurely picked the series up for a second season, even though a single episode had yet to air. But, you must take the good with the bad and AMC also announced that the first season would be pushed back until 2015.

While AMC president Charles Collier, in a written statement, said that the network "could not be more proud of nor more excited about the work to date," a few weeks ago Gilligan was publicly second-guessing his decision to go forward with the series, and noted that they were already desperately behind schedule. So it might not be all daffodils and blue crystal meth in the world of "Better Call Saul," which sees Bob Odenkirk reprising his role as shady lawyer Saul Goodman from the TV series.

Another, equally startling announcement was that Gilligan has signed on as co-showrunner of the series, after initially stating that, after the pilot, he'd take a much more hands off approach, instead leaving the series in the very capable hands of Peter Gould, a producer and writer on "Breaking Bad" who helped create the Saul Goodman character. It's unclear what prompted Gilligan to reinvest in the series, other than a whole bunch of money, but AMC provided a photo of Gould, Gilligan, and Odenkirk on a dusty Albuquerque location, and quite honestly that image alone is enough to quell a whole bunch of fears.



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Robert Pattinson Facts: 23 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the Actor

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Robert Pattinson has been tough to miss ever since breaking out in 2008's "Twilight" as a hunky vampire.

The film catapulted Pattinson to international success seemingly overnight, and after four more "Twilight" films and millions of dollars in the bank, the actor is looking to shake that role. Pattinson has, however, proved his acting chops in indies like "Cosmopolis" and can be seen in the critically-acclaimed thriller "The Rover" opposite Guy Pearce this summer.

From his surprising karaoke partner to his connection with an asteroid, here are 23 things you probably don't know about Robert Pattinson.

1. Pattinson was born May 13, 1986 in London, England to Clare and Richard Pattinson.

2. His father imported vintage cars from the US, while his mother worked for a modeling agency.

3. The actor was raised Roman Catholic.

4. Growing up in the Barnes suburb of London, Pattinson became involved with the Barnes Theatre Company at a young age and appeared in productions of "Guys and Dolls," "Anything Goes," and "Macbeth," to name a few.

5. When he was 12, he began modeling. Pattinson worked steadily at first, saying "I was quite tall and looked like a girl, so I got lots of jobs, because it was during that period where the androgynous look was cool."

6. He actually admits that his modeling jobs quickly decreased as a result of him filling out and looking too much like a man! I don't think "Twilight" fans are complaining.

7. He lent his modeling talents to the advertising campaign for Hackett's fall 2007 collection. (Click here to see a pre-Hollywood Pattinson.)

8. After breaking out in the "Twilight" franchise, Pattinson became the new face of Dior Homme fragrance in 2013.

9. Yes, in case you didn't know, Pattinson's breakthrough came in "Twilight," the 2008 film based on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling novel.

10. The actor was originally hesitant to audition for the lead role of Edward Cullen, afraid that he wouldn't live up to the expectations of the character.

11. Is it possible Pattinson blew all expectations out of the water? Roger Ebert not only confirmed that he was "well-chosen" for the role, but also the film ultimately grossed nearly $400 million worldwide and kickstarted the highly lucrative film series.

12. The subsequent "Twilight" movies went on to each gross nearly $700 million or more worldwide!

13. The actor became an international phenomenon, almost overshadowing the films at times. In 2009, a documentary titled "Robsessed" was made, chronicling Pattinson's life and sudden popularity.

14. Pattinson surely profited from the success, earning $18 million in 2009 alone.

15. In 2009, he was also named the Most Handsome Man in the World by Vanity Fair (opposite Angelina Jolie) and the Sexiest Man Alive by Glamour UK.

16. Even Moviefone named him the Hottest Young Star Under 25 in 2009!

17. Around this time, Pattinson also began dating his "Twilight" co-star and love interest, Kristen Stewart. After a highly publicized relationship, the two actors are no longer an item.

18. The actor is one of three children, and has two older sisters. The middle sister, Lizzy, is an English singer-songwriter and has performed and recorded with Aurora and Milk & Sugar, including on the latter's hit dance song "Let the Sun Shine."

19. She is also connected to Pattinson's "Twilight" franchise. Lizzy provided backing vocals for tracks in the first film and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1."

20. Prior to their respective fame, Katy Perry and Pattinson were friends. (Here they are singing karaoke together at a friend's 2008 birthday party.) They really know how to sing some Boyz II Men!

21. There have been rumors of a budding Perry-Pattinson romance between the two stars, but whether they're actually an item is anyone's guess.

22. His small role in "Vanity Fair" (2004) as Reese Witherspoon's son was cut from the film. Pattinson played Witherspoon's lover in "Water for Elephants" (2011) several years later.

Bonus fact: A Russian astronomer, Timur Kryachko, named an asteroid after him in 2014 -- "246789 Pattinson."

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The Saddest 'True Blood' Moments Ever (VIDEO)

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As we brace for the final season of "True Blood," chances are there'll be some major heartbreak in store for the folks of Bon Temps. Over the last six seasons, we've said goodbye to a number of characters and seen our favorite humans, vampires, shapeshifters and fairies go through some wrenching moments. It was tough, but we've narrowed the list down to the nine saddest scenes. Excuse us while we wipe away these bloody tears.

Season 7 premieres this Sunday, June 22 on HBO. Take a look at the saddest moments from the show (so far) below. Spoilers and NSFW ahead!

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'Alien' Facts: 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Sci-Fi/Horror Classic

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alien facts"In space, no one can hear you scream." So ran the tagline for "Alien," which went into wide release 35 years ago this week (on June 22, 1979). Then again, we've been screaming loudly for the past three and a half decades, through several sequels, prequels, and other spinoffs.

Every movie fan knows that "Alien" launched the careers of director Ridley Scott (it was just his second feature) and star Sigourney Weaver (whose Ripley became the greatest action heroine in film history over the course of the franchise). Most even know that Swiss artist H.R. Giger (who passed away last month at 74) designed the "xenomorph," the alien that picks off Ripley's fellow crew members one by one. But you may not know what the alien's entrails were made of, what scenes were never filmed, or how the notorious "chestburster" sequence was made to look so horrifically realistic. Here are some of the secrets of "Alien," just waiting to emerge, like an embryo from a leathery egg.

1. Before "Alien," screenwriter Dan O'Bannon had written "Dark Star," an essentially comic treatment of the same plot, for director John Carpenter. His idea to rework it as a thriller/horror movie was the genesis of "Alien." He and writing partner Ronald Shusett pitched it to studios as "'Jaws' in space."

2. The cargo ship, the Nostromo, took its name from a Joseph Conrad novel.

3. H.R. Giger's initial designs for the xenomorph were so disturbing that his sketches were held up in customs at the Los Angeles airport. O'Bannon had to go the airport and explain to customs officials that they were designs for a horror movie.

4. Giger made a point of designing the creature without eyes, so that it would look even more chilling and soulless.

5. Veronica Cartwright had read for the part of Ripley but didn't realize she was to play Lambert instead until she arrived in London for costume fittings.

6. As a child, Cartwright had co-starred in another classic creature feature, Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds." One of her co-stars in that movie was comic actor Doodles Weaver, uncle of Cartwright's future "Alien" co-star, Sigourney Weaver.

7. Weaver was all but unknown as a film actress when she auditioned. She was the last of the seven principal stars to be cast.

8. In an early draft of the film was a sex scene between Ripley and Dallas (Tom Skerritt), but it was never filmed.

9. Also never filmed: an ending in which Ripley's final confrontation with the alien ends with the creature biting off her head.

10. Ash, which proved a breakthrough role for Ian Holm after 20 previous films, was not initially supposed to be an android. The idea of making him a robot came from producers Walter Hill and David Giler.

11. For long shots involving the astronaut landing party, Scott and cinematographer Derek Vanlint put their own children in space suits to make the humans appear smaller next to the remains of the Space Jockey, the extraterrestrial pilot whose corpse is found in an empty ship on the planet's surface. The body was already 26 feet tall.

12. The space suits were bulky and poorly ventilated, so much so that the actors tended to pass out from heat exhaustion. A nurse had to be kept on hand to supply them with oxygen. Only after Scott and Vanlint's children found the suits unbearably hot and passed out as well did the filmmakers modify the costumes to make breathing easier.

13. The blue light effects in the egg chamber came from lasers belonging to The Who. The filmmakers borrowed them from the rock icons, who were in a soundstage next door testing out lighting gear for an upcoming tour.

14. The alien's various incarnations came by their slimy, pungent appearance honestly. The "facehugger" creature was made from clams, oysters, and other seafood. The alien that bursts forth from Kane included organ parts from a butcher shop and smelled of formaldehyde.

15. The actors didn't know in advance how the scene of the alien's emergence from John Hurt's abdomen would play; Scott deliberately kept it a secret so that their horrified reactions would be spontaneous and real.

16. "All it said in the script was, 'The thing emerges,'" Weaver recalled later, adding that the crew's garb should have given the actors a clue. "Everyone was wearing raincoats," she said. "We should have been a little suspicious."

17. The fake torso containing the "chestburster" creature was bolted to the dining room table. Hurt was underneath the table with his head sticking up. Camera trickery made it look like his head was attached to the torso.

18. When the alien burst forth, stagehands pumped geysers of fake blood through the cavity. A jet hit Cartwright in the face, and she passed out.

19. To scare "Jonesy" (who was actually played by four different cats), the filmmakers hid a German Shepherd behind a screen, then suddenly removed the screen.

20. Scott meant for the full-grown alien to have a lanky and angular form that no human frame would possess. In fact, there was a man inside the suit, a 22-year-old Nigerian design student named Bolaji Badejo who stood 7' 2". Scott cast him after one of the production crew members met him in a bar.

21. Badejo had to stand on the set all day; his costume wasn't built to allow him to sit. A special sling was constructed to hoist him so that he could rest his feet.

22. The slime dripping from the alien's jaws was made of K-Y jelly.

23. The film's cost has been disputed; differing reports place it anywhere from $8.4 million to $14 million. Nonetheless, it was hugely profitable. It grossed some $81 million in the United States. Its foreign grosses have also been disputed, with the film reportedly earning anywhere from $24 million to $123 million overseas.

24. "Alien" won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for another, for Best Art Direction.

25. In 2003, a longer version dubbed "Alien: The Director's Cut" was released, but Scott dismissed the title as a mere marketing tool, said the additional scenes were superfluous, and claimed the original version of the film was "pretty flawless."

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Jimmy Kimmel's Bad Baby Skills and Jenny Slate's Embarrassing Stoner Story Lead the Late Night Roundup (VIDEO)

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jimmy kimmel baby adviceBecause we know you were sleeping, we stayed up late on June 19, 2014 to gather the best bits from late-night talk shows. Here they are.

Jimmy Kimmel loves kids. And kids love Jimmy Kimmel. This fact was proven on "Jimmy Kimmel Live! when a little girl offers Kimmel advice on raising a newborn baby. Naturally, the conversation turns to poop, touching poop, eating poop, and butts. I believe the words "you're eating the poop" are uttered. It's incredible. Kimmel also lets loose unto the world another hilarious installment of "This Week in Unnecessary Censorship," and it's dirty in all the right ways.
On "Late Night With Seth Meyers," Jenny Slate cops to not understanding the difference between astronomy and astrology thanks mostly to her overwhelming love for marijuana. She is adorable and funny and very brave for revealing this fact given that she went to an ivy league school.
Did you know that Paul Rudd is obsessed with soccer? Too bad he knows nothing about the World Cup, a fact he has no problem admitting to David Letterman. Also, he thinks the players fall too much. So man up, professional athletes.Over on "The Tonight Show," Jimmy Fallon -- who's currently taping his show in good ol' Orlando -- took some time to pen thank you letters to Florida weather, butter beer, a conveniently located roller coaster, plastic poncho people, the British government, Dunkin' Donuts, heat vs. humidity, and toilet wands.
Making rapper-actor Ice Cube crack a smile, let alone laugh, is nearly impossible -- no matter how hard you try. "Ride Along" costar Kevin Hart and Conan O'Brien both attest to this on "Conan," while repeatedly referencing a photo of a stone-faced Cube. A YouTuber put it best: "No one melts the Cube."


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Here Are the 2014 Critics' Choice Television Awards Winners

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4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards - Show
Hollywood's brightest small screen stars stepped out on Thursday night to honor TV's finest at the Critics' Choice Television Awards. The ceremony, an important precursor to the Emmys, awarded trophies to a mix of newcomers on the rise and past winners, and was not without a few surprises (there was even a tie!).

FX was the one to beat -- the network took home five wins. HBO followed by receiving four awards, even though "True Detective" was taken out in the Best Drama Series category by "Breaking Bad." "Orange Is the New Black" won Best Comedy Series, and its cast members Uzo Aduba and Kate Mulgrew both walked away with trophies.

Here is the full list of nominees and winners:

BEST DRAMA SERIES
"Breaking Bad" (AMC) *Winner
'"The Americans" (FX)
"Game of Thrones" (HBO)
"'The Good Wife" (CBS)
"Masters of Sex" (Showtime)
"True Detective" (HBO)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective'"(HBO) *Winner
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" (AMC)
Hugh Dancy, "Hannibal" (NBC)
Freddie Highmore, "Bates Motel" (A&E)
Matthew Rhys, "The Americans" (FX)
Michael Sheen, "Masters of Sex" (Showtime)

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black" (BBC America) *Winner
Lizzy Caplan, "Masters of Sex" (Showtime)
Vera Farmiga, "Bates Motel" (A&E)
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Keri Russell, "The Americans" (FX)
Robin Wright, "House of Cards"' (Netflix)

BEST COMEDY SERIES
"Orange Is the New Black" (Netflix) *Winner
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
"Broad City" (Comedy Central)
"Louie" (FX)
"Silicon Valley" (HBO)
"Veep" (HBO)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" (HBO) *Winner
Ilana Glazer, "Broad City" (Comedy Central)
Wendi McLendon-Covey, "The Goldbergs" (ABC)
Amy Schumer, "Inside Amy Schumer" (Comedy Central)
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
Emmy Rossum, "Shameless" (Showtime)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) *Winner
Louis CK, "Louie" (FX)
Chris Messina, "The Mindy Project" (FOX)
Thomas Middleditch, "Silicon Valley" (HBO)
Adam Scott, "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
Robin Williams, "The Crazy Ones" (CBS)

BEST MOVIE
"The Normal Heart" (HBO) *Winner
"An Adventure in Space and Time" (BBC America)
"Burton and Taylor" (BBC America)
"Killing Kennedy" (National Geographic Channel)
"Sherlock: His Last Vow" (PBS)
"The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime)

BEST MINI-SERIES
"Fargo" (FX) *Winner
"American Horror Story: Coven" (FX)
"Bonnie & Clyde" (A&E/History/Lifetime)
"Dancing on the Edge" (Starz)
"The Hollow Crown" (PBS)
"Luther" (BBC America)

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Coven" (FX) *Winner
Helena Bonham Carter, "Burton and Taylor" (BBC America)
Minnie Driver, "Return to Zero" (Lifetime)
Whoopi Goldberg, "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime)
Holliday Grainger, "Bonnie & Clyde" (A&E/History/Lifetime)
Cicely Tyson, "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime)

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Billy Bob Thornton, "Fargo" (FX) *Winner
David Bradley, "An Adventure in Space and Time" (BBC America)
Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: His Last Vow" (PBS)
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Dancing on the Edge" (Starz)
Martin Freeman, "Fargo" (FX)
Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart" (HBO)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
"Archer" (FX) *Winner
"Bob's Burgers" (FOX)
"The Simpsons" (FOX)
"Family Guy" (FOX)
"Phineas and Ferb" (Disney XD)
"Adventure Time" (Cartoon Network)

BEST REALITY SERIES -- COMPETITION
"Shark Tank" (ABC) *Winner
"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
'Project Runway" (Lifetime)
"Survivor" (CBS)
"Top Chef' (Bravo)
"The Voice" (NBC)

BEST REALITY SERIES
"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" (FOX/National Geographic Channel) *Winner
"Deadliest Catch" (Discovery)
'Duck Dynasty" (A&E)
"Mythbusters" (Discovery)
"Top Gear" (BBC America)
"Undercover Boss" (CBS)

BEST REALITY HOST
Neil deGrasse Tyson, "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" (FOX/National Geographic Channel) *Winner
Tom Bergeron, "Dancing With the Stars" (ABC)
Carson Daly, "The Voice" (NBC)
Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance" (FOX)
Gordon Ramsay, "MasterChef" (FOX)
RuPaul, "RuPaul's Drag Race" (Logo)

BEST TALK SHOW
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC) *Winner
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC)
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (Time Telepictures)
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central)
"The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)
​"Conan" (TBS)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Allison Janney, "Mom" (CBS) / Kate Mulgrew, "Orange Is the New Black" (Netflix) *Tie
Mayim Bialik, 'The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Laverne Cox, "Orange Is the New Black" (Netflix)
Kaley Cuoco, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Merritt Wever, "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX) *Winner
Keith David, "Enlisted" (FOX)
Tony Hale, "Veep" (HBO)
Albert Tsai, "Trophy Wife" (ABC)
Christopher Evan Welch, "Silicon Valley" (HBO)
Jeremy Allen White, "Shameless" (Showtime)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Allison Tolman, "Fargo" (FX) *Winner
Amanda Abbington, "Sherlock: His Last Vow" (PBS)
Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Coven" (FX)
Ellen Burstyn, "Flowers in the Attic" (Lifetime)
Jessica Raine, "An Adventure in Space and Time" (BBC America)
Julia Roberts, "The Normal Heart" (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart (HBO) *Winner
Warren Brown, "Luther" (BBC America)
Martin Freeman, "Sherlock: His Last Vow" (PBS)
Colin Hanks, "Fargo" (FX)
Joe Mantello, "The Normal Heart" (HBO)
Blair Underwood, "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime)

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
Allison Janney, "Masters of Sex" (Showtime) *Winner
Beau Bridges, "Masters of Sex" (Showtime)
Walton Goggins,"Sons of Anarchy" (FX)
Joe Morton, "Scandal" (ABC)
Carrie Preston, "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Diana Rigg, "Game of Thrones" (HBO)

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black" (Netflix) *Winner
Sarah Baker, "Louie" (FX)
James Earl Jones, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Mimi Kennedy, "Mom" (CBS)
Andrew Rannells, "Girls" (HBO)
Lauren Weedman, "Looking" (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad" (AMC) *Winner
Josh Charles, "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Walton Goggins, "Justified" (FX)
Peter Sarsgaard, "The Killing" (AMC)
Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan" (Showtime)
Jeffrey Wright, "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bellamy Young, "Scandal" (ABC) *Winner
Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad" (AMC)
Annet Mahendru, "The Americans" (FX)
Melissa McBride, "The Walking Dead" (AMC)
Maggie Siff, "Sons of Anarchy" (FX)



[Via The Hollywood Reporter]

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