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You guys, we've been insensitive. With all our excitement over the "Breaking Dawn" trailer, the epic Taylert smooch and "Eclipse"'s sweep of nearly every MTV Movie Awards category, we never even stopped to think about how all the love for "The Twilight Saga" might be hurting the precious fee-fees of our local Hollywood bro squad! And when we caught up with "Horrible Bosses" stars Jason Bateman and Charlie Day during the broadcast, they weren't afraid to tell us just how deeply wounded they were.

"Nothing but Brits," Jason sniffed. "Lots of Brits on stage."

Charlie looked similarly miffed—and no wonder, 'cause he's keeping careful track of just how slighted they've been by the crowd's general preference for Englishmen. "Fifteen Brits," he complained. "Why do we let them in here? They win all our awards, they get all our acting jobs... you know, I COULD BE A VAMPIRE."

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We think Jason Bateman's a pretty cool dude. In fact, your Hollywood Crush editor may have had her own crush on him as far back as "The Hogan Family" (look it up, kids, it's a real thing). All that being said, as hip and happening as Mr. Bateman is, there seems to be one (very big) blind spot on his pop-culture radar: "The Twilight Saga."

You see, during last night's Sneak Peek Week event with "Horrible Bosses" crew Jason Sudeikis, Jason Bateman and director Seth Gordon, the very cheeky @RobPattzNews sent in this question: "Can the two Jasons top the Bella and Edward kiss from #Eclipse??..you said ANYTHING.. #SPW." To which Jason B responded, "What is that?"

REALLY, JASON?!? REALLY!

Thank goodness our MTV Movie Awards host Jason S was there to set him straight. What follows is one of the most hilarious synopses I've heard of Stephenie Meyer's magnum opus in a while. Trust me: just click play on the clip above.

The MTV Movie Awards air Sunday, June 5 at 9/8 C.

How accurate do you think Jason Sudeikis' explanation is?

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Talk about synergy. MTV's Sneak Peek Week—our five-day film fest leading up to Sunday's MTV Movie Awards—rolls on tonight and features none other than the master of ceremonies himself, Jason Sudeikis, and his comedy, "Horrible Bosses."

The film co-stars Jason Bateman and Charlie Day as a trio of friends who decide to pull a "Strangers on a Train"-type maneuver and murder each others' terrible superiors (played by Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Kevin Spacey). And as you can probably guess, things don't go as planned.

Take, for instance, our EXCLUSIVE clip above, in which one man has a very unfriendly encounter with a garage door. Ouch!

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Tags Charlie Day, Horrible Bosses, Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, MTV Movie Awards, MTV Movie Awards 2011, Sneak Peek Week, Video

Sometimes, the best parts of a movie are the little gems that turn up long after its release—behind-the-scenes gossip, alternate endings, and of course, audition tapes that show the stars getting friendly before filming ever began. (Are you hearing us, Catherine Hardwicke?) And in keeping with that grand tradition, today we've got a fab Hollywood Crush EXCLUSIVE: a charming gag reel of flubs and screw-ups from last year's cute preg-centric rom-com, "The Switch," which hits DVD and Blu-ray on March 15.

The final film was a slickly choreographed comedy, but we're suckers for a good collection of bloopers—and we're loving this off-the-cuff footage of Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson and Juliette Lewis tripping over sound equipment, botching lines and generally screwing around on set (all adorable reminders that making a movie isn't really as easy as it looks.) And this reel also gets bonus points for answering all our burning questions about what went on behind the scenes of "The Switch"—like, how many slap-takes does it take to get a really excellent smackdown? And where do child actors wipe their boogers? And is it possible for Jason Bateman to still be totally sexy while saying the words, "Slicky McButterskin"? (Answer: Yes. Yes it is.)

Do you love seeing these behind-the-scenes goofs?

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Regardless of whether or not you decided you like Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman's chemistry in "The Switch" (out today!), you'd better get used to it, because we're in for a lot more. The two of them are working together again in the ensemble flick "Horrible Bosses," and Jason told MTV News that he had a role destined for Jennifer in the long-awaited "Arrested Development" movies.

But three comedies? Really? We've decided that we think they ought to switch things up a bit and try out some different genres. Here are some other types of films we think they'd totally rock together in.

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Tags Horrible Bosses, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, The Switch

Were you ever extra-curious about why tomorrow's Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman comedy switched its name from "The Baster" to "The Switch"? We really weren't. The first title elicits a certain imagery Hollywood probably didn't want their viewers to be picturing — and then being put off by — when considering weekend movies.

But Jason wasn't afraid of facing up to the basting process the film teases. He willingly explained how a baster ties in to artificial insemination when MTV News caught up with him recently.

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You're welcome for bringing you all a whole slew of "either your movie or something way funnier" posts over the past few weeks. Last week, we asked the cast of "Eat Pray Love" if they preferred Elizabeth Gilbert's mantra over "Jersey Shore's" gym, tanning, laundry." This time, we went a little more serious.

"The Switch," which hits theaters this Friday, is about a man who drunkenly decides to switch the sperm his best friend received from a donor with that of his own. It adds drama for the film, for sure, and hopefully the two main characters end up together, but we decided to ask the cast which bodily fluid donation they thought was sexier in real life: blood or sperm.

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By George Loomis

Jennifer Aniston is about to switch it up. We’ve recently seen her on the run with her ex-husband, managing a neurotic dog, and even stalking Alec Baldwin’s character on “30 Rock.” But this time around in “The Switch,” Jennifer’s dramatic need is simpler and perhaps a tad less urgent. Her character, Kassie Larson, is just looking for good sperm.

“This is what a woman’s fertility looks like after a certain age,” Kassie explains, pointing to a downward slope, in a new clip. “So I would like you to be the first to know, I’m having a baby… and I am in the market for some semen... and I need you to help me find some.”

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Like screenwriter Allan Loeb promised, the Jennifer Aniston/Jason Bateman comedy "The Baster" did indeed have a name change, and today the first trailer for "The Switch" debuted (see it after the jump!). Something must be in the air, because today has been a really good day for debut trailers, and we're loving what "The Switch" has to offer.

Love, you say? Let us count the ways:

1. Jen and Jason do have"When Harry Met Sally" chemistry, though we're thinking Jason's character Wally is a bit more of a sap over Jen's character Kassie than Harry was over Sally. But we love seeing the two of them in action together because it makes the plot of the film seem a lot more grounded.

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We shared with you earlier this week that the title of the Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy "The Baster" is ripe to be changed very soon, but screenwriter Allan Loeb said audiences should still keep track of the movie from here. During his recent interview with MTV News, Allan shared that the chemistry between Jason and Jennifer is something fans of both should look forward to.

"The chemistry between them isn't as much they're going to rip each others' clothes off and you want to see them go to town on each other. It's much more 'Harry Met Sally'," Allan explained. "It's much more fun. It's a lot of good banter, if I do say so myself as I wrote it. But it's a lot of good banter and it's real short-hand between them."

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