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Reese Witherspoon is a busy lady, what with her upcoming romantic comedy "This Means War" to promote and a slew of projects on her plate, but the actress was kind enough to take some time out of her jam-packed schedule to sit down with us for MTV First: This Means War, to debut an exclusive clip and chat about her comely co-stars, dole out her own romance tips and give her blessing to a Justin Bieber-starring "Fear" remake. But as much as we enjoyed our entire conversation with Reese, there were a few moments that we must classify as our favorites, and for your viewing pleasure we've compiled them into one handy two-minute clip.

Now, I don't want to spoil the fun, so I'll leave you to click through and enjoy. But I will point out one personal favorite: the moment when we wheel out vintage footage of our first interview with Reese way back in 1991. The soundbite in question finds Reese reminiscing about her first love at the age of 12 and her present-day reactions is just priceless: "Please don't show that to my daughter! Hold on, I might have to lay down on the floor for a minute."

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If you've noticed a recurring theme in actress Reese Witherspoon's recent film roles, you're not alone. During last night's MTV First: This Means War, featuring a 30-minute interview with the starlet, host Josh Horowitz addressed the important issue—namely that Reese's last three movies ("How Do You Know," "Water for Elephants" and "This Means War") feature the 35-year-old toying with two men's emotions.

What did the actress have to say for herself? "This is my love triangle period," she joked. Okay, okay, we can dig it, but have you ever engaged in tumultuous trio in real life?

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Can we just go ahead and call Anna Kendrick the Master of Acting Versatility? In the past few years, we've seen her play everything from a bored high school student to a blustering businesslady to Scott Pilgrim's baby sister...and now, she's pregnant!

In this movie, I mean.
This movie about pregnant people.
One of whom is Anna Kendrick.

The film is "What to Expect When You're Expecting," which follows the stories of five women dealing with the impending arrival of their respective babies. Anna plays a food truck chef with a bun in her oven, and she's joined by actresses Cameron Diaz (a fitness guru carrying some baby weight), Jennifer Lopez (not actually pregnant, but planning to adopt), Elizabeth Banks (a baby-incubating author), and Brooklyn Decker (a trophy wife carrying the heir to a fortune). And thanks to studio Lionsgate, iVillage has an exclusive look at the character posters—featuring each lady sporting the requisite bump and/or delighted "I'm pregnant!" expression. (Sort of like the character posters released for "The Hunger Games"—only happy, and with belly rubs!)

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Garry Marshall's star-stuffed rom-com "New Year's Eve" (out today) may not mark the first on-screen pairing of Zac Efron and Michelle Pfeiffer, but it certainly boasts the friendliest.

We recently caught up with the 24-year-old at the New York City premiere for the ensemble flick, where he recalled working with (and being awed by) the actress back in 2007. "I remember the first time I met her was on 'Hairspray,' and she's Michelle Pfeiffer—she had that aura, star aura—so I was always very nervous around her. We never really got the chance to connect on that movie," he said.

But that all changed with "New Year's Eve," in which Michelle plays a depressed office worker who hires bike messenger Zac to help her achieve all of her resolutions before the stroke of midnight. And as it turns out, Michelle was instrumental in getting the hunk to sign on to the project.

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Between last year's "Valentine's Day" and this year's "New Year's Eve," it's safe to say that director Garry Marshall is getting kinda-sorta known for his ensemble rom-coms centered on national holidays. But in choosing to do these particular films, has the guy wound up in a genre-specific dead end?

Could be! Because when we asked the cast of "New Year's Eve" which big day should get the Marshall treatment next, even they had a hard time coming up with a good followup film.

"I was just thinking about that," Katherine Heigl said. "It has to be universal, so it can sell domestically and internationally."

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Tags Jake T. Austin, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Heigl, New Year's Eve, Video

Hopefully you romantic comedy-loving masses aren't tired of the ensemble-style film just yet because after ringing in this week's "New Year's Eve," you should circle a May 2012 due date on your calendar for "What to Expect When You're Expecting."

The big story surrounding the film so far is its all-star cast which, thanks to the release of the first official trailer on Yahoo! Movies Thursday, we now know includes the following couples: Elizabeth Banks and Ben Falcone, Dennis Quaid and Brooklyn Decker (the joke about their age gap is in the film, don't worry!) Anna Kendrick and Chace Crawford, Cameron Diaz and Matthew Morrison, and Jennifer Lopez and Rodrigo Santoro. There is also lots of shirtless Joe Manganiello flanked by the "dudes group" of funny men Chris Rock, Thomas Lennon, Rob Heubel and Amir Talai.

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Tags Anna Kendrick, Cameron Diaz, Chace Crawford, Elizabeth Banks, Jennifer Lopez, Joe Manganiello, Matthew Morrison, Trailer, What To Expect When You're Expecting

Anyone who's seen the various trailers or posters for "New Year's Eve" knows that this film is freakin' full of stars. So much so that at one point during the multiple casting announcements, I thought we were all being Punk'd. Not so, as it turns out Garry Marshall is so beloved as a director that he can get anyone he wants to be in his movies, if only for a minute or two.

In the spirit of the film's star studded-ness, MTV News asked a handful of the actors in question to try to name as many of their co-stars as possible, which proved a daunting task for most everyone—even Abigail Breslin—who had already faced this tough test. Check out the video above to see how they did.

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Tags Abigail Breslin, Hilary Swank, Jake T. Austin, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Heigl, Lea Michele, Michelle Pfeiffer, New Year's Eve, Video, Zac Efron

When it was confirmed back in August that bawdy Brit Bridget Jones would grace the silver screen for a third time, little else was known about the long-gestating project, including whether Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant would reprise their starring roles. So when we caught up with Colin recently at the junket for his upcoming "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," we had to ask for an update.

"They are talking to ['Full Monty' director] Peter Cattaneo," Colin said, referring to the director's chair left vacant by "Bridesmaids" helmer Paul Feig, who drafted a version of the script before pulling out of the project.

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I'd wager many a girl wouldn't mind two guys fighting over her. But when the gentlemen in question are CIA agents played by Chris Pine and Tom Hardy, well, that could get a little dangerous. In the new trailer for "This Means War," Captain Kirk and Bane duke it out over Reese Witherspoon's character, who's been dating both of them at the same time. The co-workers decide to play it cool and see who Reese's character ends up choosing, but that wouldn't make a very good movie, would it? Things really start to get interesting when the competition heats up and the agents start sabotaging each other.

Chris and Tom pull out all the stops to make sure the other's dates with Reese go horribly, horribly wrong. You haven't had a bad date until you're thisclose to sealing the deal only to catch a tranquilizer dart in the neck. But then again, you've probably never had your rival hack the sprinkler system to go off at just the wrong moment.

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The second trailer for Garry Marshall's celebrity-saturated romantic comedy, "New Year's Eve," has dropped (just like the ball in Times Square!), and though the clip doesn't ring in a lot of fresh footage, there are a few moments worthy of a closer look. So call Ryan Seacrest and commence the countdown: 5, 4, 3...

Love in an elevator
I'll admit to being rather dumbfounded as to the location of Lea Michele and Ashton Kutcher's celebration when I first watched the teaser trailer back in July. And now it's been spelled out for me: It's an elevator. The roomiest elevator in Manhattan, apparently. Regardless, if a later glimpse of Lea singing in Times Square is any indication, it looks as though the two escape in time for midnight.

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Tags Abigail Breslin, Jessica Biel, New Year's Eve, Sarah Jessica Parker, Seth Meyers, Trailer