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What is love? It looks like Thor is about to find out. Marvel fans were treated to an exclusive new clip from Thor: Love & Thunder during the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday (June 5). The tantalizing teaser sees the titular hero (played by Chris Hemsworth) reach for his signature hammer, only for another hero — namely Jane Foster, a.k.a. Mighty Thor (Natalie Portman) — to grab it instead. The preview clip was prefaced by Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi, who co-wrote and developed the film as a more light-hearted, romantic comedy-esque addition to the franchise. “​​Love is in the air,” Waititi told viewers in his pre-recorded introduction. “And potentially the extinction of all gods? What?! I know.” Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage/Getty Images Intended to pick up where 2017’s Thor: Ragna...

Maybe you know him best from School of Rock or the Jumanji films or Nacho Libre or Orange County, or perhaps as or as the voice of a martial artist who is also a panda. Maybe anytime you see him without a guitar in his hands, you think he looks incomplete — because he’s also a rock god. Whatever your preferred role of Jack Black‘s is, one thing is clear: The man is a comedic genius. This fact was recognized, underscored, and shouted at tonight’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, where Black received the Comedic Genius Award. Because he is Jack Black, he walked onstage in a large (kung-fu) panda mask and immediately barrel-rolled his way to the mic, soaking up every last bit of audience glory. The entire moment was soundtracked by some completely correct walk-out music: Twisted S...

By Sam Manzella The recipient of this year’s Generation Award has us getting loud. Jennifer Lopez received the lifetime achievement honor at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday (June 5). Although she is best known for her killer dance moves and hit pop songs, J.Lo is a consummate multi-hyphenate and has acted in a number of iconic films and television shows over the years. Accepting the honor in real time at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, a teary-eyed Lopez thanked her supporters, as well as those who have discredited her over the years. “I want to thank all the people who told me when I wasn’t in the room, or sometimes to my face, that I could never do this,” she said. “I really couldn’t have done this without you.” The 52-year-old icon also shouted out her children, ...

Elvis Presley’s thrusting pelvis really broke a lot of people’s brains in the 1950s. As the history goes, such rampant sexuality felt new and dangerous at the time — a facet largely on display in the exclusive clip from director Baz Luhrmann’s new Elvis biopic shown at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday night (June 5). Elvis, a film that feels like it should have an exclamation point at the end of it given Luhrman’s penchant for the operatic and melodramatic, follows The King from his early rise, and in the clip shown during the show, the pelvis-thrusting was really on full display, as moved to perfection by title star Austin Butler. “There’s a lot of people saying a lot of things,” Butler-as-Presley says into a microphone in a crowded room to...

By Deepa Lakshmin When Jackass Forever star Poopies — aka Sean McInerney — accepted the Best Kiss award on Sunday night (June 5) at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards, it was only fitting he shared Barker Hangar’s stage with the reptile that helped make this moment possible for him: a snake. Fans will remember that in the movie, Poopies participated in a stunt that brings him up close and personal with a Texas rat snake. He leaned in for a kiss that beat out many other smooches: Hunter Schafer and Dominic Fike in Euphoria, Lily Collins and Lucien Laviscount in Emily in Paris, Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman, and Tom Holland and Zendaya in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Revisit the award-winning kiss here: Now, please appreciate Poopies seconds before he reenacted this kiss onstage...

By Sam Manzella Ryan Reynolds is now a free guy and a three-time golden popcorn winner. The veteran actor was awarded Best Comedic Performance at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday (June 5). He won for his lead role in Netflix’s conceptual action-comedy Free Guy, which hit the streaming giant last summer to critical acclaim. In a wacky pre-recorded acceptance speech, Reynolds tapped Steve-O of Jackass fame to extend his thanks. “Free Guy was really personal for Ryan,” a nervous-looking Steve-O said straight to camera, “so it’s super meaningful for him to have his hard work recognized by the MTV Movie & TV Awards.” Free Guy stars Reynolds as a nameless bank teller whose life turns upside down when he learns he is actually a non-player character in Free City, a massive, op...

Last year, a little movie called Spider-Man: No Way Home did something pretty cool: It managed to be a thrilling, satisfying conclusion of star Tom Holland‘s Spidey trilogy that also found multiverses crumbling and villains seemingly resurrected from beyond — oh, and some great teamwork between three (!!!) different Spider-Men (with Zendaya lending a hand as well). So it’s only fitting that at this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, that particular film beat out all the others to take home one of the night’s top honors: Best Movie. Yep, Spider-Man: No Way Home bested Dune, Scream, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, The Adam Project, and The Batman in the category. The big moment was not lost on Holland and Zendaya, who sent in their humble thanks remotely. &#...

Thanks to Jennifer Lopez, we all know that love don’t cost a thing. But what’s the price for awards that celebrate generational talents? If you happen to be J.Lo, your decades of superstar status have got that covered for you. As proof, the global icon will receive the Generation Award at this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards airing June 5. As MTV puts it, the award “celebrates beloved actors whose diverse contributions to both film and television have turned them into household names.” Last year’s recipient was Scarlett Johansson — who got slimed during her acceptance (?) — and past luminaries to receive it include Dwayne Johnson, Will Smith, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Cruise, and more. In Lopez’s case, she boasts a long and storied career across film...

The 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards are getting closer and closer! And the one-night-only takeover of Los Angeles, paired with the second-ever MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED ceremony, will have a wide range of presenters who are as hyped and excited as you are for the party. While Vanessa Hudgens will host the proceedings, some other familiar faces will take the stage as presenters: Awkwafina, Billy Eichner, Chase Sui Wonders, Chris Evans, Eduardo Franco, Glen Powell, Lana Condor, Jamie Campbell Bower, and many others. Jay Ellis, Jenna Ortega, Joe Keery, Joseph Quinn, Maria Bakalova, Pablo Schreiber, Rachel Sennott, Rebel Wilson, Riley Keough, Sarah Shahi, and Sydney Sweeney are also set to present. Following the MTV Movie & TV Awards, the MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED wi...

DJ Snoopadelic is heading back to the soundstage. Just as he did last year, the music maestro, a.k.a. Snoop Dogg, will anchor the MTV Movie & TV Awards celebration, airing live from Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on June 5. It’s a one-night-only takeover of the City of Angels, including the Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED show, which follows. When Snoop’s in the house — “Two in the morning and the party’s still jumping,” you may recall — the festivities simply continue until he says so. Provided Additionally, this year also marks the return of the social category Best Musical Moment, the 16 nominees for which can be found below: Bridgerton: “Wrecking Ball” Cinderella: “Million to One” Cobra Kai: “The Moment of Truth” Emily in Paris: “Dynamite” Encanto: “We...

Question: What do you think of when you hear the term “comedic genius?” Do you envision an actor whose energy level is always at 100 percent, so much that they devour their scenes by becoming a gut-busting tornado? Or do you see a musical performer who intentionally embodies every single rock-star cliché onstage and dials them all up past max volume, thereby transcending cliché altogether and reaching something pure and singularly hilarious? Can you imagine both? You can if you think of Jack Black. The long-standing funnyman will make it official when he is honored with the Comedic Genius Award at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards, airing live from the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on June 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The Comedic Genius designation “honors an actor who has made incomparable contribu...