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Jon Chu talks G.I. Joe Retaliation

Ahead of its June release, director Jon Chu has been chatting about G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Here's what he's been saying... I think I enjoyed G.I. Joe more than most, but fully acknowledge that its far from a great film and had all kinds of problems. And I remain excited about its sequel, G.I. Joe Retaliation , which is set for release at the end of June this year. The follow-up is directed by Jon Chu ( Justin Bieber: Never Say Never and two of the Step Up films), so hes swapping singing and dancing for guns and action if his following comments are anything to go by. For he's been explaing the differences between his film and Stephen Sommers' predessessor: Were different filmmakers and have different views on what G.I. Joe is", he said. I love the reality of our Joes. They have relationships with each other, aspirations they care about the people of the world. Wer (Read More)

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Katy Perry To Join Ranks Of Pop Stars Turned Big-Screen Stars

Before 'Part Of Me' is released, MTV News takes a look back at recent concert flicks from fellow pop stars like Justin Bieber. By Jocelyn Vena Katy Perry Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images This summer, Katy Perry will be taking fans on a candy-coated, 3-D adventure when she drops her first-ever 3-D concert flick , "Part Of Me." After rumors hit the Web earlier this year that the pop singer was in talks to bring her brand of cotton-candy eye candy to a theater near you, on Wednesday, MTV News confirmed that the flick, named after her current Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection single, will be the latest spectacle to hit the cineplex. Over the last few years, it has become quite popular for pop stars to film their concerts and bring them to theaters in 3-D. Perry now joins the ranks of "Glee," Miley Cyrus (and her alter-ego Hannah Montana) (Read More)

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Music: Newswire: Katy Perry will star in her own 3-D concert movie, and there are three ways we can talk about this

Here are three different options for reading this Newswire. Choose your own path. Option A, in which we report only the most salient information: According to The Hollywood Reporter , Paramount has hired Project Runway and Top Chef producers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz—who also previously wrangled manufactured reality as the producers of Justin Bieber: Never Say Never —to direct a 3-D concert movie starring Katy Perry . The quick-turnaround film will combine concert performances with intimate backstage footage, providing a well-rounded, three-dimensional look at the pop singer at the height of her fame. Option B, in which we indulge our ...

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