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After weeks of interviews for the upcoming "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1," the cast of this year's new "Twilight" flick are no doubt fatigued by the endless rounds of questions that they have to answer with, like, complete sentences involving actual words. So when we got the group for a visit, MTV News' Josh Horowitz went easy on them with a series of simple yes or no questions.

Or at least, it was supposed to be easy. A few highlights from the clips:

Do Taylor Lautner's friends still call him "Sharkboy"?
Answer: Yep. (But he's never had a pedicure, so, y'know. There's that.)

Did Peter Facinelli once kill a man?
His co-stars respond with a terrified, "NO!"... which means that not only has Peter killed someone, but he's also threatened to kill anyone who revealed the truth. Obviously.

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Tags After Hours, BooBoo Stewart, Breaking Dawn, Elizabeth Reaser, Julia Jones, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, Robert Pattinson, Twilight, Video

Ahhhh, Comic-Con! It's a place for movie gossip, a place for celebrity sightings and, of course, a place for seeing full-grown adults dressed up in spandex superhero suits without so much as a hint of embarrassment. But, above all, it is a place for GEEKS. Which is why, when MTV News' Josh Horowitz got a few good famous people to sit down with him for our latest After Hours, we put them to the test with a little Game of Geekery. Which "Twilight" star knows his Tolkien Trivia? Which sultry starlets are secret nerds? Can't anyone do a decent impression of Yoda anymore?! Find out, in...."GEEKS! OR! POSERS!"

Things get off to a sad start when Josh asks his assembled guests to begin by naming Elijah Wood's character in "Lord of the Rings." Amanda Seyfried stutters, "It's, uh... y'know. That guy?" before giving up. And Elizabeth Reaser and Nikki Reed look like a pair of deer in the headlights as they each look to each other for help. Bzzzzt! Posers! Deer-lookin' posers!!!

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It's been a busy few days for the MTV News crew covering 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, but fortunately our hours of "hard work" constitute chatting up the sexiest and most buzzworthy stars in the biz (meaning it's not really that hard at all).

With scrumptious scoop flying left and right all weekend, there's a chance something really great may have passed you by, so here's a rundown of our favorite interviews from the Con:

"The Amazing Spider-Man" Star Andrew Garfield
He won our hearts when we asked about the body type required for his scrappy superhero. Turns out he put a lot of effort into convincing director Marc Webb to not have Spider-Man flaunt Captain America-sized muscles.

"I love the idea of a skinny guy beating the crap out of big guys, just as a personal fantasy fulfillment for myself," he said with a laugh. "I think a lot of skinny guys and skinny girls like me are going to hopefully watch a skinny guy in a red and blue suit beating the crap out of big guys and really enjoy that."

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Talk about a wake-up call!

A pack of stars from "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1," including Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Elizabeth Reaser, Booboo Stewart and Julia Jones, greeted San Diego Comic-Con campers with breakfast today, reports Entertainment Weekly.

Delighted fans munched on muffins (how apropos) and fruit, while Ashley and Nikki posed for pics and signed autographs. The gang will reunite with co-stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner inside Hall H for the highly anticipated "Breaking Dawn" panel.

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As you know, MTV News has already dispatched a group of secret spies to San Diego Comic-Con in order to get the skinny on all things supernatural and sci-fi—including, of course, any and all updates on the doings of those fun-loving vampires from Forks. But when we kick off our coverage with a "Breaking Dawn" livestream, we won't be doing it alone: joining us for our in-depth discussion will be a handful of VIPs with unique insight into all things "Twilight": Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner!

Yep, you heard it here first: all three of the Big Three—plus special guests Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Elizabeth Reaser and Julia Jones—will be offering some exclusive insider perspective, as well as answering questions from fans. So if you're hungry for info, make sure to submit your most curious queries via Twitter to @MTVNews using the hashtag #MTVSDCC. And make sure to tune in today at 6 p.m. ET when we kick off our Comic-Con takeover with a bang... or a bite.

What are you hoping to see from the "Twilight" crew at Comic-Con? Tell us in the comments and on Twitter!

Tags Ashley Greene, Breaking Dawn, Comic-Con, Comic-Con 2011, Elizabeth Reaser, Julia Jones, Kellan Lutz, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Twilight, Video

With celebs galore, shiny awards and a promise of an EXCLUSIVE sneak peek at footage from "Breaking Dawn," you probably didn't need yet another reason to tune in to the MTV Movie Awards this Sunday. But just because we love ya, we're giving you one anyway! What is it? NOT SO FAST, GRASSHOPPER. It's a surprise! But we'll give you a hint: We brought in Jackson Rathbone and Elizabeth Reaser for our promo video, just to tease the bejeezus out of you.

The good news is, you won't have to wait long. Jackson Rathbone drops the first hint: "When you tune in to the MTV Movie Awards, you're gonna see something ultra special at the red carpet." Which means, of course, that the big reveal will happen before the glitz and glam of the Awards themselves (so you'll want to tune in for the pre-show at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT).

And another hint: The surprise is "something you've been waiting years for."

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Tags Elizabeth Reaser, Jackson Rathbone, MTV Movie Awards, MTV Movie Awards 2011, Twilight, Video

"The Art of Getting By" is all about New York City kids on the cusp of adulthood. It's centered around slacker high school senior George (played by Freddie Highmore), the object of his affection, Sally (played by Emma Roberts) and her older artist beau, Dustin (played by Michael Angarano).

When the cast sat down with MTV News' Josh Horowitz on Tuesday night at the Pacific Design Center for Sneak Peek Week leading up to the MTV Movie Awards this Sunday, they revealed that they could totally relate to George's lack of interest in all things high school.

"Just terrible! So hard!" Elizabeth Reaser explained of her high school experience. "And so great because there's no real responsibility. I got one credit my freshman year."

Emma recalled a very different kind of high school experience. "I was homeschooled, so I kind of crashed all my friends' school functions like proms and football games and stuff, and that was enough for me," she joked. "I can't imagine having to go everyday. I'm sure I missed lots and lots of torture from people."

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Tags Elizabeth Reaser, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, MTV Movie Awards, MTV Movie Awards 2011, Sneak Peek Week, The Art of Getting By, Video

by Kelly Foley

A certain hotly anticipated wedding may give the royals a run for their money (so to speak). "Twilight" fans have been waiting for this magical day since the first flick hit theaters, and now that a sneak peek of Bella and Edward’s wedding has been released for our enjoyment (or torture, if you want more than 15 seconds), Twilighters may argue that this is the wedding of the century (sorry, Will and Kate).

But creating the eagerly awaited nuptials wasn’t as dreamy and romantic as it looks on screen. In addition to sharing with us what it’s like saying goodbye to "Twilight," Elizabeth Reaser, a.k.a. Esme Cullen (mommy vampire), revealed during our Sneak Peek Week that filming the wedding was as fun, yet difficult, as a real wedding. Wait, you mean it ISN’T real?

"The wedding scene was like a real wedding in that it was very stressful," she said. "It took a lot of planning, a lot of organization, and [choosing] the dresses, that was all stuff we were really dealing with as you would if you were planning a real wedding."

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Tags Breaking Dawn, Elizabeth Reaser, MTV Movie Awards, MTV Movie Awards 2011, Sneak Peek Week, Twilight, Video

You know that saying, "It ain't over until the fat lady sings"? Well, for the "Twilight" cast it's more like, "It ain't over until the vampires leave the dance floor." At least according to Cullen matriarch Esme (a.k.a. actress Elizabeth Reaser). When we chatted with the star at last night's "The Art of Getting By" Sneak Peek Week event alongside cast mates Emma Roberts and Michael Angarano, the "Twilight" star recalled her final days (and then final, final days) on the "Breaking Dawn" set.

"There was a lot of emotion," Elizabeth told our own Josh Horowitz. "It was so crazy. I mean, seven months—we were in Louisiana and Canada, and we had been through so much weather craziness. It was a really hard, long shoot. And we were all sort of in denial of it the whole time because it just wouldn't end. It kept going and going. And then suddenly, we were doing this dance scene on the dance floor at the wedding reception. And then it was just over."

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Memorial Day weekend may mark the unofficial start of summer, but the summer movie season is already under way. We couldn't be more excited about this since there's a slew of flicks coming soon that we're super-excited to see.

We here at MTV wanted to make the wait for some of summer's most anticipated films a little less excruciating. While we count down to the 2011 MTV Movie Awards, we're going to treat movie buffs like you to sneak peeks of this season's hits-to-be, including "The Help," "The Art of Getting By," "Fright Night," "30 Minutes or Less" and "Horrible Bosses."

Better yet, some of the cast and crew from these films will be on hand to present the never-before-seen footage and will sit down for a Q&A sesh with our own Josh Horowitz. Starting on Monday, May 30 until Friday, June 3, a new clip from one of these flicks will debut on MTV. The chats with the stars will stream live on MTV.com immediately afterward, and you can participate by tweeting your questions to @MTVNews using the hashtag #spw. In other words, don't make too many evening plans next week!

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Tags 30 Minutes or Less, Aziz Ansari, Bryce Dallas Howard, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Colin Farrell, Elizabeth Reaser, Emma Roberts, Emma Stone, Fright Night, Gavin Wiesen, Horrible Bosses, Jesse Eisenberg, Michael Angarano, MTV Movie Awards, MTV Movie Awards 2011, The Art of Getting By, The Help