‘New Moon’ star was seen sneaking into the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, where Swift was performing.
By Jocelyn Vena

Taylor Swift performs at the Jingle Ball on Saturday

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Taylor Lautner was reportedly spotted hanging out with Taylor Swift at the 102.7 KIIS FM Jingle Ball concert in Los Angeles over the weekend. Lautner was seen quietly entering the Nokia Theatre, where Swift was playing on Saturday night, according to E! News.

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‘New Moon’ star reportedly considering role of extreme-sports-star-turned-superhero based on Mattel toy line.
By Eric Ditzian

Taylor Lautner

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Taylor Lautner has already wrapped production on what will become his first onscreen appearance following his breakout turn as heroic werewolf Jacob Black in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”: a turn opposite rumored real-life girlfriend Taylor Swift in the ensemble romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day.”

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‘It’s definitely an exciting opportunity to get to play a more womanly character,’ she tells MTV News.
By Eric Ditzian

Natalie Portman in “Brothers”

“Brothers” is all about transformation: Tobey Maguire’s from doting father to scarred former prisoner of war; Natalie Portman’s from loving wife to grieving widow and back again; and Jake Gyllenhaal’s from familial black sheep to man on whom everyone begins to rely.

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Jason Reitman found Anna Kendrick through 2007 indie comedy ‘Rocket Science.’
By Eric Ditzian

George Clooney and Jason Reitman on the set of “Up in the Air”

Photo: Paramount Pictures

Everyone’s buzzing about Anna Kendrick, and not just because she’s in box-office juggernaut “New Moon.” Her turn as an up-and-coming corporate downsizer opposite George Clooney in “Up in the Air” has awards-season prognosticators shouting, “Oscar!”

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Pics give first look of ‘New Moon’ star as a stripper in the film premiering at Sundace.
By Eric Ditzian

Kristen Stewart in “Welcome to the Rileys”

Photo: Christopher Soos

Just as the 2010 Sundance Film Festival lineup was announced on Wednesday, brand-new stills from Kristen Stewart’s indie entrant, “Welcome to the Rileys,” hit the Web. The pics give us our first look at the 19-year-old’s next appearance on the big screen following “New Moon.”

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Reitman says the worst part of hanging with the Oscar winner is ‘the guy gets mobbed.’
By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

Jason Reitman

Photo: MTV News

Ryan Bingham has rules — rules about airport security lines, per diem travel expenses and overnight stays in fancy hotels. It’s all part of his meticulously planned quest to amass 10 million frequent-flier miles for no other reason, it seems at first, than that vanishingly few people on Earth have reached that stratospheric plateau and enjoyed the first-class perks along the way.

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‘Twilight,’ Megan Fox, WWE and ‘American Idol’ are among most-searched terms.
By Kyle Anderson

Michael Jackson

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Every year, there are always a few topics that light the Internet on fire and dominate search engines. This year saw a handful of topics taking up plenty of online real estate, including Kanye West’s interruption of Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards, the drama between Jon and Kate Gosselin, and the amazing rise of Susan Boyle. But in a development that should not shock anybody, Yahoo announced today that its top search of the year was Michael Jackson, who passed away suddenly back in June and has since been the subject of tributes, legal disputes and the concert documentary “Michael Jackson’s This Is It.”

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‘I’m so proud of this film,’ ‘Twilight’ star Kendrick says.
By Larry Carroll

George Clooney signs autographs for fans at the “Up in the Air” premiere on Monday

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WESTWOOD, California — Already early favorites to win the major trophies of this awards season, director Jason Reitman and stars George Clooney, Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga walked the red carpet of their star-studded premiere Monday night. And naturally, the evening’s buzz had them floating “Up in the Air.”

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Director tells Entertainment Weekly he’s not surprised reviewers have taken ‘a jaundiced view of the whole thing.’
By Eric Ditzian

Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson on the cover of Entertainment Weekly

Photo: Entertainment Weekly

What do you do after traipsing around the world for two weeks promoting a film, especially one that soared to a $285 million worldwide opening weekend? One might assume that you take a long, long nap. Not “New Moon” director Chris Weitz, who sat down for one more interview to discuss his fears about the release and his reaction to negative reviews.

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Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz and others talk about splitting the book into two movies, who should direct and more.
By Jocelyn Vena

Kellan Lutz

Photo: MTV News

With the box-office success of “New Moon” and fans eagerly anticipating the June release of “Eclipse,” it looks almost certain that “Breaking Dawn,” the final book in the “Twilight Saga,” will hit the big screen. But there are two big questions surrounding the potential film: Who will direct it, and will it be split into two movies?

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