Friday, 30 May 2008

Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Sarah Jessica Parker Sign On As MTV Movie Awards Presenters




What do comic book superheroes, jungle warriors and Playboy playmates all have in common? This year, they'll be onstage at the MTV Movie Awards.

Well, sort of.

Previously announced Hollywood megastars like Jack Black, Lindsay Lohan and Steve Carell will be joined at this year's ceremony by a newly announced crop of presenters, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Presenter Robert Downey Jr. will be making a cameo appearance as Tony Stark in "The Incredible Hulk," but audiences needn't wait until then to see Iron Man and the Hulk together, as the "smashing" pair of Edward Norton and Liv Tyler have also confirmed that they'll present at the awards show, broadcast live this year on Sunday, June 1, from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.

Also joining the fun are Emma Stone and Katharine McPhee from "The House Bunny."

The new presenters can mingle on the red carpet with stars Mark Wahlberg, Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Jennifer Hudson, Anne Hathaway, James Franco, Rumer Willis, Brendan Fraser and Danny McBride, all of whom will be handing out Golden Popcorns to the lucky winners.

This year, the top nominees include films like "Superbad" (five nominations), "Juno" (four noms), "Transformers," "Enchanted," "Knocked Up" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (three noms each).

The 17th annual MTV Movie Awards will be hosted for the second time by comic Mike Myers, and will include live performances from both Coldplay and the Pussycat Dolls.

Don't' forget to vote for you favorite nominees by visiting MovieAwards.MTV.com by May 23.

The MTV Movie Awards will air live on MTV on Sunday, June 1. All the latest updates on nominees, presenters, performers, voting, contests and much more can be found on MovieAwards.MTV.com. And check out Movies.MTV.com for the latest movie news, trailers, photos and more!

For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more - updated around the clock - visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.






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Friday, 2 May 2008

Eminem recovering from pneumonia

Eminem recovering from pneumonia



Rapper Eminem is recovering good at his Wolverine State home after he was hospitalised during the festive season for heart problems arising from a bout of pneumonia.
The Thin Shady star, real number name George Catlett Marshall Mathers Ternary, has been excruciation from multiple heath problems of late, and reports claim the lead has piled on the pounds as a solvent - he today weighs over 90.7 kilograms.
"O'er the holidays, E. G. Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem, was under doctor's maintenance at a Detroit-area hospital for complications due to pneumonia," the rapper's publicist, Dennis Dennehy, confirmed.
Eminem's malady first was reported by renown Web situation TMZ.com.
Eminem, 35, rose to stardom thanks to a phone number of best-selling CDs, personal lyrics and a starring role in the hit 2002 celluloid '8 Roman mile.