'Hunger Games' Sneak Look: Director's Commentary

"The Hunger Games" VMA sneak look only gave fans from the series a short taste of what's in the future within the film adaptation, but fortunately, MTV News also offers some exclusive commentary about the footage from director Gary Ross to provide everyone more to munch on. Professionals considered in earlier today on why they thought the teaser only demonstrated Katniss, were built with a Gale voice-over and didn't have a lot of Peeta. Ross arrived to create the record straight on the various from the short clip as well as taunted that there's plenty more deliciousness in the future in approaching several weeks. Following the jump we break lower Ross's commentary about why the teaser contained specific things, and the large tease of the items fans have available on their behalf. Gale Is Within Katniss's Mind "I believe as everybody knows, Gale is definitely an enormous a part of Katniss's existence, but he isn't as large part of the very first book because he is from the subsequent books. Therefore i believe that he's very, very present and greatly important, however we ship in to the Capitol after which clearly the arena where Peeta eventually ends up playing a far more prominent role," Ross described. "But he's in her own mind, he's in her own existence, he's something which echoes together with her through the Games every readers from the books knows. He plays an clearly prominent role." Jennifer Lawrence Is Katniss Everdeen "[Reading through 'The Hunger Games'] was this kind of intense first person experience. So my job for making the film is first of all to mirror that. How can we get inside Katniss's mind, how can we feel what she's feeling, how can we become her? The very first factor that enables you to definitely do that's Jennifer Lawrence because she's this kind of unbelievable actor. She's a lot depth and energy and talent and class and sensitivity and subtlty that she's become Katniss Everdeen synonymously for me personally,Inch Ross gushed about his leading lady, saying he hopes she becomes as acknowledged as being Katniss as Daniel Radcliffe was for Harry Potter. "I can not imagine Katniss absent Jennifer Lawrence." Plenty More In The Future "We are dirty shooting yet, but there's lots of items to come which i think will probably be greatly epic and incredibly emotional and extremely effective," Ross taunted. "I believe that we have done wonderful things using the Mutts. I believe that we have done a significant job with getting the Capitol to existence, and i believe that will be really, really exciting for individuals to determine. All of the performances. I am talking about, hold back until the thing is Stanley Tucci do Caesar Flickman." Are you currently excited to determine an extended "The Hunger Games" trailer? Inform us within the comments section below or on Twitter!

Feds back PGA effort to police credits

The Producers Guild of America, inside a proceed to that might help bolster its authority over producer credits, has brought backing from the us government within the latest twist inside a decade-lengthy push through the PGA to police the distribution of producer credits. The Department of Justice introduced Friday that it'll not challenge the PGA's suggested utilization of a voluntary certification system for film producers. "In line with the representations produced by the Guild, the department stated the suggested voluntary certification product is unlikely to lessen competition among producers or film galleries for producer services and may provide clearness towards the film industry and also the public," the department stated. Reacting to concerns from Vital Pictures, the PGA had asked for a "business review letter" in the Dept. of Justice to point that you have a "p minimus" potential antitrust liability if Vital concurs towards the guild's certification process and the roll-out of a brand new "Producers mark" -- a designation symbols of the listed producers happen to be OK'd through the PGA as getting really carried out creating responsibilities (Daily Variety, June 3). "Since several persons are credited as producers for a lot of reasons, some getting little related to the critical functions of the producer, even well-informed customers can view a sequence of creating credits without discerning which persons really carried out a lot of the work," stated David Quinto, attorney for that PGA, within the request. "Using the PGA's certification mark brings much-needed clearness for this area." The Department of Justice's response arrived a company review letter to Quinto from Sharis A. Pozen, Acting Assistant Attorney General responsible for the antitrust division. "The Producers Guild's certification program will benefit the film industry and also the public by supplying a method to discern who carried out the entire selection of producer functions on the film," Pozen stated. "The Guild's certification program could make it simpler to recognize a few of the key professionals in getting a movie to theaters." The feds stated it determined the PGA's proposal isn't likely to harm competition within the provision of producer services. "Participation within the certification program is voluntary for producers and movie galleries, and also the certification program doesn't restrain by any means ale galleries to employ producers without "p.g.a" certification or of producers without certification to operate within the film industry," it added. The PGA had contended in Quinto's request that because it is not a union, it's no collective negotiating energy over galleries and marketers who assign creating credits and asserted that such credits are often bartered for factors for example participation of the major star or financing. It reported the 11 individuals who received some type of producer credit on "The King's Speech" and stated some had "no creative participation whatever within the film." The PGA guaranteed last October the new "producers mark" -- a lesser situation p.g.a. -- would start showing up the coming year. At that time, it had put together the backing of 140 producers including J.J. Abrams, George Clooney, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Clint Eastwood, David Heyman, Ron Howard, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Graham King, Frank Marshall, Neil Moritz, Scott Rudin, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott and Steven Spielberg. The PGA makes proliferation of undeserved producer credits its signature problem because the 1998 Oscar ceremony, by which five producers were credited for "Shakespeare for each other.Inch The org held its first credit arbitrations in 2001, promulgated a Code of Credits in 2004 and acquired traction in 2005 once the Academy of movement Picture Arts & Sciences introduced the PGA's credit determination process will be the one it uses on best picture nominations. Quinto's letter noted the PGA has additionally get to be the go-to org for credit determination for that Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., together with the British Academy of Film and tv Honours. Additionally, it noted that anybody contractually granted a "created by" or "producer" credt can use for that PGA certification, which triggers a procedure of 2 or 3 arbitrators (with a minimum of two "created by" credits) identifying the particular weight towards the producer functions. The PGA, that has 4,500 people, continues to be pressing galleries within the last seven years for official recognition of their PGA's Code of Credits, which spells the qualifications for individuals qualified to get the "created by" credit for features and executive producer credit for TV. The code attaches specific weight towards the producer functions: 35% for development, 20% for pre-production, 20% for production and 25% for publish-production and marketing. The PGA code includes job explanations, recommendations and rules meant to help resolve credit disputes and safeguard the integrity from the "created by" credit in features and professional producer credit in TV. It takes that the person should have had substantial participation in most individuals functions to qualify. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Zoe Saldana Sets Dominion At Vital

News that they will star in and producethe supernatural thriller was confirmed today byParamount. Meanwhile, theactress hits screens countrywide today inTriStar’s Columbiana, by which she stars asa vengeful Latin American hit lady. Robbie Brenner (Machine Gun Preacher) is mounted on produce Dominion with Saldana, froma pitchby authors Dean McCreary and Chester Hastings. Saldanarecently wrapped production on another thriller, What.

'Jersey Shore's' 'The Situation,' Pauly D Fire Back at Abercrombie & Fitch on Twitter

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and his Jersey Shore castmate Paul DelVecchio (aka DJ Pauly D) are firing back at Abercrombie & Fitch after the youth-targeted clothing brand announced it is willing to pay Sorrentino and his castmates to stop wearing its merchandise.our editor recommends'Jersey Shore' Boss: The MTV Hit 'Is the Best and Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Me' (Q&A)'Jersey Shore' Italy: Swearing, Sobbing, No Sleep, New Shockers (Exclusive)'Jersey Shore's' Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Lands Tuxedo Line in Reported Six-Figure DealRelated Topics•Jersey Shore Sorrentino tweeted out a link Wednesday afternoon to a story about Abercrombie's stock dropping 9 percent on the heels of its announcement. PHOTOS: 'Jersey Shore' The Quotable Situation "Looks like Abercrombie got themself into a Situation!" he wrote. DelVecchio also chimed in on Twitter, posting an image of a T-shirt bearing the cast's signature "G.T.L." (Gym, Tan, Laundry) catchphrase and the brand name "Fitch." "Hmmm if They Don't Want Us To Wear Those Clothes Why Make GTL Shirts," he wrote. PHOTOS: The Best and Worst Moments of 'Jersey Shore' Sorrentino and his fellow Jersey Shore castmates often wear Abercrombie clothing on the MTV reality show. On Tuesday, Abercrombie issued a news release that read, in part,"We are deeply concerned that Mr. Sorrentino's association with our brand could cause significant damage to our image. ... We have therefore offered a substantial payment to Michael 'The Situation' Sorrentino and the producers of MTV'sJersey Shore to have the character wear an alternate brand. We have also extended this offer to other members of the cast and are urgently awaiting a response." PHOTOS: The Jersey Shore Hits Italy MTV also responded to Abercrombie in a statement issued Wednesday. "It's a clever PR stunt, and we'd love to work with them on other ways they can leverage Jersey Shore to reach the largest youth audience on television," an MTV spokesperson said in a statement. Jersey Shore's fourth season, set in Italy, debuted Aug. 4 to record ratings. Related Topics MTV Jersey Shore DJ Pauly D

Box Office: 'Apes' out front with 'Help' on the way

'Rise of the Planet of the Apes''The Help'"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is on track to win the weekend's domestic B.O., with early Friday estimates at $24 million-$27 million for the weekend, while "The Help" is hugely overperforming in all demographics, spurring a three-day estimate that would put the film's grosses at $21 million-$23 million.B.O. observers are projecting 20th Century Fox's "Apes" to top Friday's B.O. derby, with grosses in the $7.5 million-$8.5 million range. "The Help," from Disney and Dreamworks, is likely to earn between $6.5 million and $7.5 million today.The breadth of success enjoyed by "The Help" surprised B.O. pundits, who attributed the pic's big numbers to rabid word-of-mouth (particularly among African-American and arthouse crowds) and critical praise. Pic opened Wednesday and took in almost $10 million over two days.The weekend's other wide pics aren't performing nearly as well.Warner Bros.' "Final Destination 5" could top out at $21 million through Sunday -- the most optimistic projection -- vs. pre-weekend tracking that had the film at around $25 million. Estimates on the lower end have "Destination" in the $15 million-$20 million range, given Friday's projected $7.5 million gross.Audience interest in "Destination" saw a dip in tracking early on Friday but, typical of the horror genre, the pic likely will pop during latenight showtimes.Among the other new releases, it's shaping to be a neck-and-neck race between Sony's "30 Minutes or Less" and Fox's "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie," both of which should land just north of $10 million. "Glee" is more of a wildcard, dependent on how its core under-25 fanbase responds later tonight. Some observers are more conservative, projecting $7 - $8 million through the weekend. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

Oren Moverman To Script Terrorist Hunter Drama For Sony Pictures And Scott Rudin

EXCLUSIVE: Oren Moverman, who wrote and directed the critically acclaimed The Messenger and followed it with the upcoming LAPD cop drama Rampart, is signing to adapt The Terrorist Search Engine for Sony Pictures and producer Scott Rudin. The film was set up recently as a potential star vehicle for Rudin's The Social Network star Jesse Eisenberg, based on a New York Magazine profile of a baby-faced counter-terrorism expert witness named Evan Kohlmann. Kohlmann was called "the Doogie Howser of Terrorism" for his penchant for culling through jihadist videos, communiques and web sites to unearth terror threats from all over the globe. By the time he was 23, Kohlmann's convincing testimony led to the conviction of nearly two dozen defendants on terrorist charges. The profile, written by Wesley Yang, made clear that even years later, Kohlmann was a controversial figure because he made his living as a convenient witness for government lawyers looking for convictions. Moverman is writing with an eye toward directing, though the studio says that his deal right now is just to turn in a script. WME reps Moverman.

Harrison Ford Kills Papa Smurf on 'Conan' (VIDEO)

While Harrison Ford was busy fighting an interplanetary battle against extraterrestrials this weekend in 'Cowboys & Aliens,' he found himself also embroiled in an interspecies struggle at the box office. With his flick just barely edging out the surprising 'Smurfs,' Ford was in no mood for jokes. In fact, on 'Conan' last night, when Ford was presented with a representative of the tiny, blue-skinned, peace-loving creatures who just want to avoid being eaten by Gargamel, the Hollywood megastar reacted, well, undiplomatically. It also didn't help that his wife, Calista Flockhart, apparently took their 10-year-old son to see both 'Cowboys & Aliens,' which they saw for free, and 'The Smurfs' ... which they paid for. Grrrr! Indy mad! Here's the clip: