‘We have to stand by what we’ve done,’ actor says during MTV’s live-stream Q&A.
By Larry Carroll, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

Sam Worthington

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A lot of ink has been spilled discussing the immense pressure James Cameron must have felt after “Titanic” became the all-time box-office champ and then he didn’t release any proper feature films. Now, just a few short weeks before Cameron’s “Avatar” hits theaters, the filmmaker and his stars sat down with MTV for an exclusive live-stream Q&A. As they took questions from the fans, Sam Worthington gave thanks that all that attention on the director took the expectations off people like him.

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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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But he understands there’s a reason Jacob is ‘not wearing clothes all the time.’
By Larry Carroll

Taylor Lautner

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Sure, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart get a lot of press these days. But when it comes to “New Moon,” to quote Jacob Black: “It’s a wolf thing.”

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‘Jacob really needed to leave Bella alone,’ she says of ‘New Moon.’
By Larry Carroll

Stephanie Pratt

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HOLLYWOOD — One interesting thing about the “Twilight” pop-culture explosion has to be the random celebrity fans who have come out of the woodwork over the past few months, professing their love for all things Stephenie Meyer. From Tokio Hotel and Timbaland to 50 Cent and Ryan Reynolds, some unusual people have revealed their love for ab-tastic vampires.

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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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‘Suburban Decay’ didn’t make it onto his album, but Lambert thinks it would fit the ‘Twilight’ sequel.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Jim Cantiello

Adam Lambert

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Adam Lambert’s “Time for Miracles” has already been featured on the soundtrack for “2012.” But the “American Idol” runner-up is already thinking about having a song accompany another potential blockbuster: “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.”

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We compare the ‘Twilight’ sequel’s second-week numbers to other blockbusters.
By Eric Ditzian

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in “New Moon”

Photo: Summit Entertainment

Last Monday, the movie world was abuzz with talk of the “New Moon” box-office haul: $142.8 million domestically, when the final numbers came in — giving the “Twilight” sequel the third-biggest opening weekend ever.

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Concert documentary will feature an hour of extra footage on DVD, even more on Blu-Ray.
By Gil Kaufman

Michael Jackson’s This Is It

Photo: Epic

First, Michael Jackson fans couldn’t wait for the “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” documentary to begin its limited run in theaters around the globe. Then, even before it hit thousands of screens, they began clamoring for a DVD release date of the final artistic statement from the self-proclaimed King of Pop.

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‘I was like, ‘Jeez, now I have to go to the gym!’ ‘ the ‘New Moon’ star recalls.
By Larry Carroll, with reporting by Jeff Cornell

Robert Pattinson

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With “New Moon” still riding high at the box office and poised to become one of the highest-grossing films of the year — if not all time — the world can’t seem to get enough of Robert Pattinson. It’s a good thing, then, that our pals over at MTV Radio recently spoke with the “Twilight” heartthrob.

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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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