Robert Pattinson

It looks like the 2010 MTV Movie Awards are going to be a battle of the faves! The Twilight Saga: New Moon is a frontrunner with 5 nods including Best Movie, Best Kiss, and Best Female Performance for Kristen Stewart. Logan Lerman and Anna Kendrick fight for Best Breakout Star, and Best Male Performance will be a close call between hotties Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Zac Efron, Daniel Radcliffe, and Channing Tatum.

From now until June 5, you can log on to MTV and vote for who you think deserves to take home the golden popcorn.

Read more to check out the complete list of nominees...

We The Kings second album, Smile Kid, just hit stores last week, so J-14 sat down with lead singer Travis Clark, drummer Danny Duncan, and guitarist Hunter Thomsen to chat about the new record, their collab with Demi Lovato, and why Travis isn't afraid to admit that he's a Twi-hard!

J-14: How would you describe the sound of the new record, Smile Kid?
Travis Clark: Smile Kid is a very dynamic, full-sounding record that makes you smile. We want people to laugh, smile, and be happy listening to it and hope that a song makes them think of a moment in time that brings them happiness. Half the record is like "Check Yes, Juliet, "Secret Valentine," and "Skyway Avenue" 2.0 -- songs that were written shortly after the first record [We The Kings' self-titled debut album] was released. Then as we started touring and having new life experiences, we wrote songs like "She Takes Me High," "Promise the Stars," and "Heaven Can Wait," and all these other ones that are still same energy but have different lyrical content or are hookier and a little more dynamic.

J-14: Which is the most personal Smile Kid track for you?
Hunter Thomsen: "Promise the Stars," the second song on the record. I'm a huge Beatles fan, and we tried to give it a Beatles-esque sound. I think we did a pretty good job. I like the guitar lines in it. It's way different than the rest of the record, just unique.
Travis: I really like the "We'll Be a Dream" track with Demi Lovato. It's a song all about growing up and wondering what you're going to be. The imagery for it is two kids sitting on this hill looking at the New York skyline wondering what they're going to be, or which building they're going to work in, or if they're going to be a firefighter or airplane pilot. I always wanted to be play music, so my dream came true. "We'll Be a Dream" is saying live life and never give up because you can be what you want to be. It takes time and effort. That's a really emotional song for me because it all came true.
Danny: Travis cried so much recording that song.
Hunter: That's the truth. We put buckets underneath the mic stand.

J-14: How did the collab with Demi come about?
Travis: I heard her sing the "National Anthem" for one of the Dallas Cowboys games and I was like, 'Oh my God, she's not just a Disney star. She's got pipes.' I called her and was like, 'Hey I have this song and I really want female vocals. Would you be down?' She got really excited so I sent her the demo of the song. She texted me back saying, 'It literally gave me goose bumps. I can't stop smiling. I would love to sing this song with you.' We went in and recorded it for real. When we first got the first mix of it, we were all sitting in the bus listening to it, and it was incredible. It gave us all goose bumps. It's a super epic song and it came out exactly how I really wanted it to sound. She was just as stoked.

J-14: How did you become friends with Demi, Miley Cyrus, and Taylor Swift?
Travis: When we were first starting out, Demi came out to one of our shows because she was a fan and wanted to see us. Disney is a world apart from what we do -- it's big in its own way and our thing is big in its own way - but she really cool and totally down-to-Earth. We exchanged numbers and kept in contact. We met the Cyrus family a long time ago because we used to tour all the time with Metro Station, and Miley would come out on tour and to shows. We met Taylor Swift at this MTV thing, and she was a sweetheart. She walked up to us and was like, 'Are you Travis and Danny from We the Kings? I just want to let you know "Check Yes, Juliet" is one of my favorite songs.' I was like, 'That rules.'

J-14: Travis, we hear you're a Twilight fan - are you Team Edward or Jacob?
Travis: I am. It's my guilty pleasure. People at shows were bringing me Twilight stuff, and I actually really like it. I don't think it's corny or anything. I've gotten Rob Pattinson dolls -- they get that I'm actually a real fan of Twilight. Most of the people who are team Jacob are people who saw him in the second movie and are like, 'He's got a ripped body,' and I like girls so I don't really appeal to the Team Jacob side. Edward is this dude who's stuck in this tragic world but loves this girl, and I find the romantic side to things.

J-14: Who's your celeb crush?
Hunter: Keri Hilson, 100 percent.
Travis: Mine used to be Zooey Deschanel but she just got married to Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie, so I'm going to go with her "twin" and say my celeb crush is Katy Perry. She's a friend, so it's kind of weird.

Many celebs like Robert Pattinson have been caught lighting up. Other celebs like Kristen Stewart have recently said that they're going to quit smoking.

Do you think it's "cool" when celebs smoke?
Do you smoke?
Have you ever tried a cigarette?
Would you ever consider trying a cigarette?
Do any of your friends smoke?

Photo: Startraks

11:00PM: Wow, what an eventful night! Twilight SWEPT the awards! Zac and Vanessa were there cuddling in their seat! Kristen dropped her award! Rob and Kristen ALMOST kissed! Hayden rapped! Miley took home an award! New Moon trailer! So J-14ers, thank you for watching with us - what did you guys think? Sound off below!

10:58PM: Twilight wins again!! Catherine Hardwicke, and the entire cast are up on stage to accept the award! This makes us even more excited for the next movie!

10:57PM: Denzel Washington is giving out the award for Best Movie! Do you guys think Twilight will win this one too? They definitely got the biggest screams!

10:51PM: Some of you guys think Paramore should have won over Miley for Best Song from a flick! What is your favorite tune: Miley's "The Climb" or "Decode" by Paramore?

10:49PM: Jim Carrey wins for Yes, Man! He always cracks us up! Maybe he could give Rob and Kristen some pointers on their comedic timing ;)

10:48PM: If we had to give a Best Comedic Performance award to someone in Twilight, who would get it?

10:47PM: Will Ferrel and Danny McBride are here to present Best Comedic Performance! Are you guys going to see Land of the Lost?

10:42PM: Okay, it's another commercial break so let's dish! What do you guys think of the awards so far? Do you think Twilight has deserved all of the awards they have received? Any actor or movie that you think has gotten looked over tonight?

Fashion rundown: Vanessa's orange flowing silk dress - Kristen's red spiderwoman mini dress with sneakers - Miley's nude-colored wrap dress - Hayden's folded shiny black dress: Who is the best dressed girl?

10:40PM: Kings of Leon perform "Use Somebody" What do you all think of them?

10:37PM: Kristen wins!! Congratulations, Bella! And it seems like she's getting a little less nervous...Whoa! Until she almost drops the golden popcorn! Rob is laughing in the crowd! "I'm just about as awkward as you thought I was going to be!" I don't know, Kristen, love your "whatever" attitude - "awkward" has never looked so cool. What do you guys think of Kristen?

10:35PM: Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin are here to give out the award for Best Female Performance! Will Twilight stay on its winning streak?

10:33PM: Paris Hilton's My New BFF: Will you be tuning in for the second season?

10:30PM: Boring commercials! So let's talk New Moon: Commenter Katlyn pointed something out that we forgot to mention: Taylor Lautner shirtless in the trailer! Looking good Jacob :) What did you guys think?

10:29PM: "Doubt" for Sega Genesis! Have you guys ever even played a Sega Genesis? That's pretty old school! Long before Wii existed!

10:21PM: Zac Efron gets on stage to present Ben Stiller an award. What do you think of his hair tonight?

10:19PM: Love us some Ben Stiller, but...we want more Twilight, please!

10:18PM: WOW!!!! The trailer was amazing! We were on the edge of our seats! What did you guys think? Tell us below, and watch it again here!

10:16PM: Taylor, Rob, and Kristen are on stage to preview the New Moon trailer! Kristen looks so nervous! She's chewing on her fingers and doing the "Rob!" Taylor tells us to get our Tivos ready because we'll want to see this more than once! Don't worry, Taylor!

10:10PM: LOL a very hilarious fake out! We like Andy Samberg's clip from "New Moon." Especially the Teen Wolf reference! We'd watch that...

10:09PM: New Moon clip!!! Get excited Twi-hards!

10:08PM: Woo! Miley gets her award for Best Song! "Dude! Lil Wayne just handed me my award!" So cute. Are you guys happy that Miley got her award?

10:07PM: Leighton and Lil Wayne? LIL WAYNE ON GOSSIP GIRL? Genius - would you guys tune in? PS-he's a little bit shorter than Leighton - cute.

10:04PM: Hayden is rappin'! Somehow it's not so bad when she is getting bleeped? Love her little black dress - Whoo do you guys think is best dressed tonight?

10:01PM: Are you following us on Twitter? If you're watching the MTV Movie Awards, send us a Tweet ;)

10:00PM: LeAnn Rimes = hilarious! The MTV Movie Awards are really letting the comediennes shine tonight! Who is making you laugh the loudest tonight?

Check out updates from our first hour of the MTV Movie Awards below:

Check out the video footage of Rob and Kristen at the Sam Bradley concert! You can spot them at around 30 seconds in: Kristen really gets into it and Rob looks like he's having a blast at his friend's concert! We don't blame them - we can't get enough of Sam's music either... or his cute British accent!

Rob will take a break from playing Edward Cullen to star in Remember Me, a new romantic flick where he plays the leading love interest - a part we all know he's perfect for! No one has been named as his costar yet, but J-14 will keep you updated when we find out who the lucky lady is.

And don't worry that Rob won't have time for Eclipse, the actor will definitely return as our favorite vampire! He'll just have a busy schedule for the rest of the year: New Moon will wrap up in Italy in May, then Rob will come to New York to film Remember Me, and in August he'll be back working on the third Twilight movie!

This weekend, J-14 saw a screening of Rob's indie flick How to Be at the Tribeca Film Festival and loved him as a moody musician. When asked why he cast Rob in the role, director Oliver Irving joked that he was just, "sooo dreamy," and then admitted that Rob was the best who auditioned because of his acting and musical abilities. In May, Rob will also be portraying artist Salvador Dali in Little Ashes, another dramatic role totally different than his character Edward.

Are you guys excited to see Rob in a flick that's not fantasy? Or will he always be Edward (or Cedric!) to you?

Photos, top to bottom: Startraks; Courtesy of How to Be Films

We love getting glimpses of the New Moon set in Vancouver! Do you think New Moon will be better than Twilight?

Comment below!

Photo: Bauer-Griffin

Follow J-14.com's exclusive countdown to the Twilight DVD release on March 21... every day this week, we feature a new scoop on the exclusive DVD features!

Hey J-14er! It's Tierney, the intern, with your fifth and final day of exclusive scoop on the Twilight DVD special features! We're just hours away from the release. Remember, the cast is going to be making surprise visits to some of the midnight DVD release parties TONIGHT so you should definitely attend one near you! The last special feature we are going to dish about is the 7-part documentary all about the making of Twilight, called "The Adventure Begins!"

  I loved this special feature because it really gave you an intimate look at how the cast and crew took Twilight from the pages to the big screen! It also had interviews with the cast and crew who talked about how they filmed certain scenes like the vampire baseball scene where they attached the actors to strings to make them look like they were running faster! Poor Rob complained that it hurt a lot and that he was probably going to have scars! At least the scene looked amazing though, right?

  The first portion of the interview gave the backstory on how Stephenie Meyer thought of the idea to write Twilight. Did you know the novel was based off a dream she had about Bella and Edward?! Her dream was the meadow scene, one of the most pivotal parts in their relationship and my favorite part of the book!  

It was awesome to see some of the behind-the-scenes footage of all the actors! One my favorite parts was when they were filming Rob and Kristen walking into prom and Rob just started whistling out of nowhere! It was so weird but so cute! Another part that was pretty hilarious was Kristen trying to get out of the red truck and the door wouldn't open! Her face was priceless!  

You also get to see Jackson play guitar for a little bit! He is such a cool guy and this documentary actually made me develop a little bit of a crush on him! Don't worry Rob, you're still my favorite! Rob actually falls at least twice in this documentary (uh, is he trying to be Joe Jonas?!)! My favorite fall was when they were doing the slow dance at the prom. He was just standing around with Catherine Hardwicke and fell! Unfortunately, Kristen wasn't around to see it happen!  

In this special feature, you also got to see how they filmed a lot of the action sequences, like the fight between Edward and James at the end of the movie. It was interesting to see because when you are watching a movie, you never realize all the work that goes into it!  You also get to see how they filmed the vampire baseball scene. Did you know Ashley Greene had never thrown a baseball in her life before Twilight?! She looked like such a pro in the film. My favorite part of this scene though was one of Rob's trademark beanies made an appearance! When they were rehearsing the scene, he was wearing a blue one!  

This documentary is perfect for any Twilight fan! You get to see a lot of behind the scenes footage and get to hear from the actors. I didn't want to give too much away but there is a funny part where it took Rob 13 takes to catch the apple in the cafeteria scene! Him and Kristen were having so much fun and laughing like crazy! So cute!  

So I want to hear from YOU. What are you most looking forward to in New Moon?  

I'm most looking forward to seeing the Volturi in Italy! I cannot wait to see Dakota Fanning as Jane! I wonder who they will cast as her brother Alec? Anyone else think HSM cutie Lucas Graabel would be totally perfect?!

<3,
Tierney

Did you miss any of J-14's Twilight DVD Countdown? Catch up now.... Day 1-Comic-Con Featurette, Day 2-Deleted Scenes, Day 3-Music Videos, and Day 4-Extended Scenes.

Photo: Summit Entertainment

As you first read on j-14.com in the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday, Twilight filmmakers and cast members will be making surprise appearances at selected locations on Friday, March 20, from 10 p.m. to midnight to celebrate the March 21 DVD release of Twilight!

Now we've got the locations of the Twilight midnight release parties. The surprise appearances will be at ONE store in each city listed below -- which location and who will be there?! That's all a surprise... so spread out and conquer, and don't forget to share your photos, videos, and stories with J-14!

And in the meantime, make sure you've been keeping up with our exclusive J-14 Twilight DVD Countdown web series featuring deets on the special features every day! If not, catch up now: Day 1-Comic-Con Featurette, Day 2-Deleted Scenes, Day 3-Music Videos, and Day 4-Extended Scenes. And check back tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET for the final installment!

Now, let's get down to business... here are the participating locations for Twilight midnight release parties. Remember, the surprise cast and filmmaker appearances will only be at ONE store in each city, so good luck!!!!

Los Angeles
Borders, 1360 Westwood Blvd.
Borders, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hot Topic, 10800 W. Pico Blvd.
Borders, 14651 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks
Borders, 1501 Vine St.
Hot Topic, 6801 Hollywood Blvd.
Borders, 100 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale
Blockbuster, 17945 Chatsworth St., Granada Hills
Hot Topic, 3228 Glendale Galleria, Glendale

New York
Borders, 10 Columbus Circle
Borders, 461 Park Ave.
Borders, 1260 Old Country Rd., Westbury
Borders, 2 Penn Plaza
Blockbuster, 780 Broadway
Blockbuster, 312 First Ave.
Blockbuster, 189 8th Ave.
Blockbuster, 829 8th Ave
FYE. 3601 Hempsted Turnpike, Levittown
Hot Topic, 630 Old Country Rd., Garden City

Chicago
Borders, 755 W. North Avenue
Borders, 830 N. Michigan
Borders, 1539 E. 53rd St.
Borders, 2210 W. 95th St.
Hot Topic, 551 Chicago Ridge Mall, Chicago Ridge
FYE, 551 Chicago Ridge Mall, Chicago Ridge
Hot Topic, 142 Yorktown, Lombard
Blockbuster, 2025 Lincoln Highway, St. Charles
FYE, 4 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg
Hot Topic, 4 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Dallas
Blockbuster, 6437 Hillcrest
Borders, 965 West Bethany Dr., Allen
Borders, 455 N. Garland Ave., Garland
Borders, 10720 Preston Rd. Suite 1018
Blockbuster, 5826 Broadway Bld., Garland
Blockbuster, 433 E. Highway 303, Grand Prarie
Borders, 5500 Greenville Ave.
Borders, 3600 McKinney Ave.
Hot Topic, 13331 Preston Road

Salt Lake City
Blockbuster, 402 E. 6th Ave., Salt Lake
Blockbuster, 2107 South 700 East #A
Blockbuster, 836, W. North Temple
FYE, 5546 S. Redwood Rd.
Hot Topic, 10450 South State St., Sandy
FYE, 7170 S 1000 E, Midvale
Blockbuster, 1852 E. 9400, South, Sandy
Wal-Mart, 13502 S. Hamilton View Rd., Riverton
Blockbuster, 4918 West 6200, South Kearns
Blockbuster, 4095 South Redwood, West Valley City

Follow J-14.com's exclusive countdown to the Twilight DVD release on March 21... check back every day for more scoop on the exclusive DVD features!

Hey Guys! It's J-14 Intern Tierney here with the exclusive deets on all of the totally awesome special features on the Twilight DVD, out this Saturday! Are any of you guys hitting up a midnight release party? If not, you might want to consider it now that J-14 has confirmed exclusively that some of the cast members, including Rob, Kristen and Taylor, are going to be making surprise appearances at certain parties! OMG! How cool is that?!

  Today is all about the extended scenes. The stuff that almost made the movie but got cut at the last minute. Let me tell you, these scenes are so amazing! There are five extended scenes. Each scene is introduced by director Catherine Hardwicke, who explains why the scene didn't make it into the movie. Here are my two favorite extended scenes:

My first favorite was an extension of the meadow scene, which was so beautiful and romantic. I'm the biggest Twilight fan, but I was a little disappointed with the meadow scene in the movie because it was my favorite part of the book! I was so excited to finally get to see more of my favorite couple ever, Bella and Edward, just being together in the beautiful meadow! It really made me wish Edward Cullen was real! Sigh.

  Another scene I really liked was an extended version of Edward showing Bella his room for the first time. Did anyone else notice all the books next to his couch (no bed since he doesn't sleep!)? Well there are really about a hundred years worth of journals written by Edward! Unfortunately, we don't get to hear what's in them, but it was still really cool to hear about! I loved this scene because it shows how awkward and exciting it is to get to know your crush! We all go through that and it was awesome to see Bella and Edward do the same! Sometimes they really are just like us!

  I didn't want to spoil all the extended scenes so I won't spill on the rest, but here are a few teases. One shows how Charlie feels about the Cullens in general and the other shows the bad vampires acting even more evil than we saw in the movie! It's weird that Cam Gigandet can be so scary yet so gorgeous at the same time!

  Now, I want to hear from YOU! If you read the book, what do you wish the movie would have featured more?

Personally, I wish we got to see the lunchroom talks between Edward and Bella. They were so fun to read and we got to learn a lot about each character, like Edward's favorite animal to eat and Bella's favorite color, which of course was Topaz, the color of Edward's eyes! So cute!

  Check out J-14.com tomorrow for the fifth and final day of exclusive deets about the 7-part documentary called The Adventure Begins. It shows the making of the movie and a lot of behind the scenes footage!

<3,
Tierney

Photo: Summit Entertainment

Follow J-14.com's exclusive countdown to the Twilight DVD release on March 21... check back every day for more scoop on the exclusive DVD features!

Hey J-14ers! It's intern Tierney here with your third day of exclusive scoop about the special features on the Twilight DVD! Today is all about the music videos!

  One of my  favorite things about the movie was the soundtrack so it was really cool to see the music videos for some of the songs from the film. The three music videos featured on the DVD are Muse performing "Supermassive Black Hole" live, Linkin Park's "Leave Out All The Rest" and Paramore's "Decode!" I personally wish we there was a music video for Rob's song, "Never Think," but there's always New Moon!

  My favorite out of the three videos was definitely Paramore's "Decode!" It featured clips from the movie, mostly of Bella and Edward. The video has the band peforming in the forest, similar to the one Bella and Edward walk through! I liked how the video was specifically made for Twilight and totally fits in with the movie. Plus, Haylie is such a cool chick and she really rocks out!  BTW, the hat she wears in some parts of the video totally looks like the one Bella wore when she was walking on the beach with Jacob!

  Muse is my favorite band, so I really liked their music video for Supermassive Black Hole." The video is footage of them performing the song at one of their concerts and they sound amazing! Seriously, I don't think any song could have fit more perfectly with the vampire baseball scene than that one!

  Now I want to hear from YOU, what's your favorite song on the Twilight Soundtrack?

  My favorite song is Iron & Wine's "Flightless Bird, American Mouth," which was the song that played when Bella and Edward shared that amazing dance at the prom!

Make sure to check J-14.com tomorrow for exclusive deets on extended scenes from Twilight!

<3,
Tierney

Photo: Summit Entertainment