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Photo: (Beyonce/Facebook) "Is this what happens at the UN every Friday night?" asked Anderson Cooper as he took the stage inside the United Nations General Assembly. For the first time ever, the space usually filled with international diplomats was turned into something not that: a music video set -- for Beyoncé's "I Was Here" clip to serve as the UN's anthem for World Humanitarian Day. Established in 2008, World Humanitarian Day aims to put the spotlight on humanitarian efforts worldwide and acknowledge those who risk their lives for the...

Keira Knightley has won the female lead opposite Chris Pine in the newest Jack Ryan movie, directed by Kenneth Branaugh. Also, go behind the scenes of "Lawless," and see who's going to "World's End" in today's dailies! » Here is some behind-the-scenes footage from "Back to the Future Part II." [io9] » "Hansel and Gretal: Witch Hunters" will be rated R, despite claims of a PG-13 test screening. [IGN] » Saoirse Ronan will be Mary, Queen of Scots. [Collider] » This "Lawless" featurette gives you a look at the making of the upcoming bootlegging...

The world of moviemaking is currently in the middle of a drastic change. As digital production becomes more and more convenient, even the most dedicated celluloid die-hard directors like Martin Scorsese are turning to the newer technology. [ video unavailable on this device ] This transition is at the heart of the new documentary "Side by Side," which features actor—and new director—Keanu Reeves talking with some of the greatest living directors, like Scorsese, James Cameron, David Fincher, and Christopher...

This week, Jeremy Renner is an airhead, Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis face off in an election, and Spike Lee and Mookie return to Brooklyn. Check out all of this week's pairing on Double Feature Friday! "The Bourne Legacy" & "National Lampoon's Senior Trip" What better way to prepare for the latest offerings from Jeremy Renner than to go back to the very first film that he ever made! There is little that I can say that would convince you that this is a film worth watching better than the trailer below. "The Campaign" & "Election"...

Photo: (Getty) The boys of The Wanted are soooo over hot chicks, so in their next music video, they cast sharks as their love interests. Kidding! That make out scene would not be pretty! But the boys did recently go swimming with sharks in Australia. Band member and shark lover Max George Tweeted this sweet pic: Underwater choreography? Max George isn't the only superstar who loves sharks. Check out the awesome work many other celebs are doing to save marine mammals: + Leonardo DiCaprio loves sharks Apparently some soup connoisseurs...

Photos: (Getty) Both Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez are raising money for charity by auctioning off some VIP QT to the highest bidders, so we figured it was finally time for these spicy ladies to go stiletto-to-stiletto in a full-on Act-Off! It totes makes sense to throw these two in the Action arena -- they've got tons of diva ish in common! Both survived career spinouts (one lost her hair, the other her Louboutins) to come back stronger than ever. The ladies cemented their return to the spotlight with high profile gigs on super popular...

By Cory Midgarden If you haven't heard of Cher Lloyd yet, hold on to your seats because she's about to take the U.S. by storm. She got her start on "The X Factor" U.K. and is currently promoting her single "Want U Back" (which is sitting pretty at #13 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart) in the States. "I feel like 'Want U Back' explains me,' she told MTV News when visiting nearly 1,000 fans (or, as she likes to call them, "Bratz") at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, New York. "I feel like it has a lot of attitude but in a good way, it's...

At the very least, the first trailer for the "Red Dawn" remake is a magical trip back to 2009. Thanks to MGM's bankruptcy, the nearly three-year-old retelling of a Chinese North Korean invasion of the United States is finally getting a release. The film hits this Thanksgiving, but today Yahoo! Movies dropped the first trailer for "Red Dawn," starring Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, and Adrianne Palicki. Check it out after the jump! In the remake of the cult classic from 1984, an American city awakens to the surreal sight of foreign...

Photo: (Getty) Sooo, who here is counting down the days until the MTV Video Music Awards on September 6? The date is fast approaching, and we know an awesome way that you can get tixs to see the awards live in LA...and do some good for charity. Yup, it's as good as it sounds. We have an auction going on over at Charitybuzz where the highest bidder will get two tixs. Travel expenses aren't included, but this is one exciting show to go see if you can make it. To make it all the more enticing (as if seeing One Direction and Alicia Keys isn't...

The new trailer for "Deadfall," a crime thriller starring Erica Bana, Olivia Wilde, and Charlie Hunnam, should teach you a very valuable lesson. If you've just robbed a casino, do not drive around in the wintry weather with the cash out on the back seat. The preview for the film, which debuted earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival, went online today over at Hulu. Click past the jump to see the first trailer for "Deadfall." Siblings Addison and Liza are on the run from a casino heist gone wrong. When a car accident leaves their...

Talk about some excellent news, dudes. Not only does it seem like "Bill & Ted 3" is actually happening, but stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are attached to reprise their roles and according to a new Vulture report, Dean Parisot is attached to direct. But that means Parisot won't be able to start filming until after "Red 2" (which starts shooting in the spring) wraps, but there could be worse news. At least this movie is actually happening! "Bill & Ted" creators Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson already wrote a script for the project...

After being a behind-the-scenes voice in Hollywood for nearly half a decade, Justin Theroux is finally going to be making his feature directing debut. The "Tropic Thunder" and "Iron Man 2" scribe is going to be helming and rewriting the upcoming Warner Bros. comedy "Swear to God," Deadline reports. The movie is set to star frequent collaborators Will Ferrell and Steve Carell, with Ferrell reportedly playing a narcissist who believes that God has reached out and spoken to him. "Due Date" screenwriters Alan Cohen and Alan Freedland wrote the...

"The Bourne Legacy," which opens today, plays out parallel to the story of Jason Bourne and the first three films in the series, a unique angle for a sequel. [ video unavailable on this device ] When MTV News spoke with the cast and director Tony Gilroy, they helped clarify exactly how Aaron Cross fits into the world of the series. Rachel Weisz explained that while "Legacy" exists separately from the rest of the series, it reveals some secrets we didn't know about before. "It completely does its own thing,"...

Photos: (Getty) The 2012 London Olympics are really going strong as amazing athletes from all over the world compete. Actress Gabrielle Union is especially psyched to see all the incredible female athletes out there, and she has every reason to be impressed by them. Gabrielle Tweeted this Girl Power shout out: Women rock! RT @hollyrpeete: RT @espnolympics: Epic!!! 83,000 tickets sold for the USA vs Japan Women's soccer ... m.tmi.me/v42mp— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) August 9, 2012 Countless eyes were glued to the TV screen on Thursday...

Darren Aronofsky's epic retelling of Noah and his ark may not be the version you're used to, but the first official still from "Noah" features a bearded Russell Crowe, looking about as biblical as we expected him to look. USA Today has the official first look at Crowe as the legendary ship builder, who must collect two of every animal in order to save all life on Earth from the devastation of an oncoming flood. Check out the full image after the jump! Aronofsky has built an impressive cast for his follow-up to "Black Swan." Aside from Crowe,...

By Ryan Gowland Back in September of 2009, the remake of "Red Dawn" started production in Michigan under the direction of first-time helmer Dan Bradley, who had worked as a stunt coordinator and second unit director on three "Bourne" movies, including the upcoming "Bourne Legacy." The cast was filled with relative unknowns, including Australian actor Chris Hemsworth as the lead, alongside Josh Hutcherson, the most well known of the cast having just appeared in "Journey to the Center of Earth" following performances in "Zathura" and "RV."...