Is Peter Andre planning to pop the question to Elen Rivas?!

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Is he? Is he? The answer to that question is we don?t know. However friends of Peter Andre have been telling the Daily Star that they suspect the singer will pop the question to his girlfriend at a surprise birthday party he?s planning to throw for her later this week.

So far the details of the bash have been kept a secret, but a source close to Pete revealed:

?Pete thought he would hold a special party to celebrate her birthday.

?It?s all hush-hush at the moment but Pete has got some really big plans. He wants to make the day really memorable and surprise her. It would be really lovely if he asked her to marry him. He has been totally bowled over by her and her with him.

?Maybe the time is right to nail down the second Mrs Andre.?

Well we don?t know about marriage, but their relationship does seem to be moving very, very quickly. Pete also gave Elen another birthday treat on Friday when he surprised her during a meal with her friends (at Cipriani?s where we spotted her) and then whisked her away for a romantic spa weekend.

On Twitter Elen revealed:

?Oh guys had an amazing lunch with a few of my girlfriends. Just left... Mr A came and picked me up and met everyone...?

?He?s so nice and polite to my friends.. We are off to a beautiful hotel/spa till tomorrow night? Happy birthday.?

Wow, Mr A is generous isn?t he?

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Liam Hemsworth Interested In Playing Peeta In 'Hunger Games'

'I read the script. It's a really, really cool story,' actor tells MTV News at Sundance.
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Not since the adaptations of the "Harry Potter" and "Twilight" sagas has there been as much buzz surrounding the casting of a beloved book headed for the big screen as there is right now for "The Hunger Games."

While most of the talk has been around who will play the story's heroine, Katniss (Hailee Steinfeld, Chloe Moretz and Elle Fanning are just a few of the actresses rumored to be vying for the part), many fans are wondering who will be cast as Katniss' Hunger Games partner (and possible love interest) Peeta.

MTV News caught up with Liam Hemsworth at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday (January 22), and it turns out the actor hasn't just had his name thrown in the ring for consideration: He's already read the script.

"I read the script," said the 21-year-old star, who was in Park City to go snowboarding with his older brother, actor Chris Hemsworth. "It's a really, really cool story."

The actor, known to many as Miley Cyrus' ex-boyfriend, expressed interest in the film, adding, "I love action ... gritty kinda stuff like that."

For fans worried that the PG-13 adaptation will tone down the action in the book, Hemsworth said, "It's super-dark. It's all young kids in these Hunger Games, which are crazy, insane things."

Hemsworth, who described the project as "definitely something different," says he could "possibly" see himself taking on the role of Peeta. While he hasn't yet met or auditioned for the film's director, Gary Ross, he told MTV, "I mean, it's pretty early right now. ... But, yeah, I'm sure I'll meet [him] on it soon."

For young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com.

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Jim Sturgess Picks Up Survival Tips Filming 'The Way Back'

'We skinned rabbits, we did all kinds of crazy stuff like that,' he tells MTV News.
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When a film shoots "on location," there is an added air of glitz and glamour. Thoughts of far-off exotic countries and stars getting pampered in fancy trailers come to mind.

That was not the case on the set of "The Way Back," however. Because the film is based on the real-life story of a group of inmates who escape the Siberian Gulag during World War II and must walk more than 4,000 miles to freedom, the actors were put through similar trials and tribulations (or as close as they could get to the real suffering, without endangering themselves) during production.

When MTV News caught up with Jim Sturgess ("21," "Across the Universe"), we asked him if he and his castmates (including Colin Farrell and Ed Harris) managed to pick up any survival tips throughout the process.

"Don't eat yellow snow," he joked. "No, there were loads. We were really lucky. We were able to be put in touch with a guy who had actually done the walk for real. A French expeditionist, a guy called Cyril Delafosse-Guiramand. He was an amazing guy. He basically read the book [on which the film is loosely based] 'The Long Walk,' and after reading that book decided he was going to take the trek from Siberia to India himself. He had his own food — he didn't just survive off the land — but he was just an amazing man to have around."

Before they started filming, Sturgess said the cast got together and learned a few basic survival skills, none of which he mastered.

"It was just building fires and how to find dry moss in snowy conditions and the best way to construct a fire, where to do it," Sturgess recalled. "We skinned rabbits, we did all kinds of crazy stuff like that, we felled trees, and he was teaching me lots of navigational techniques, how to navigate yourself north and south using shadows from sticks, from the sun rising. It was cool. We all enjoyed it."

Check out everything we've got on "The Way Back."

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Lady Gaga Premieres Born This Way Short Film

Film, starring 'Zombie Boy,' features remixed song and footage from Thierry Mugler fashion show.
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The world may at last have a first glimpse of what Gaga has up her sleeve for Born This Way, thanks to a short film made for designer Thierry Mugler. The film, directed by fashion photographer Mariano Vivanco, is set to the remixed song that Gaga debuted at the Mugler menswear show in Paris on Wednesday.

The black-and-white video, which premiered on Stylist.com and Mugler.com on Thursday (January 20), features Canadian model Rick Genest, also known as Zombie Boy, whose body and face are tattooed to look like a skeleton. It opens with voiceover of Gaga saying, "I don't speak German, but I can if you like," as the camera focuses on Zombie Boy, rocking a studded helmet. Footage of Zombie Boy is edited together with models walking the catwalk in Mugler designs.

Zombie Boy mugs for the camera wearing a leather jacket and pearls while Gaga sings in German, "I'm absolutely clear/ As long as I'm a monster/ I wish we all could be blind/ It would be easier out there." She repeats the phrase and the beat plays low under her anthem.

There is very little pop in the dark, subversive club jam, reminiscent of a '90s club track. The vibe of the video is an extension of her equally fashionable clip for "Alejandro," which was styled by Nicola Formichetti, who happens to be the creative director of Thierry Mugler.

Zombie Boy is later seen walking in a city, wearing street clothes, as Gaga sings in English, "I'll take you out tonight/ Say whatever you like," accompanied by a pulsing beat. The video closes with a model walking down the runway as the song fades out.

Gaga remixed the song herself for the show. "I love him, my friend the genius, my collaborator, more more than any piece of clothing or closet I possess," she said of Formichetti in a statement about the show. "But don't tell him I said that, he'll die. He picked them all out."

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'Game Of Thrones' World Is 'Ruled By The Sword,' Peter Dinklage Says

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Any time a beloved book series is adapted from the page to the screen, readers inevitably find themselves hoping the adaptation will be faithful to the source material and anxious that it won't be. With regard to HBO's upcoming "Game of Thrones," which is based on George R.R. Martin's saga "A Song of Ice and Fire," fans have been quick to jump onboard in support of HBO's adaptation, particularly with the casting of Peter Dinklage in the pivotal and deeply complex role of Tyrion Lannister.

In a nutshell, Tyrion, a disfigured dwarf, is the third child of one of the most cold, cruel and calculating families in "Game of Thrones." Because of his appearance, paired with the fact that his mother died giving birth to him, he has been the victim of much cruelty from his family since he was born. MTV News recently had the opportunity to chat with Dinklage about taking on the role and how he came to love Tyrion as much as the fans do.

"He comes from a very complicated family, and it really informs a lot of what he does," Dinklage said. "He's very intelligent, which is always a joy to play. In this sort of land where everything is ruled by the sword, he doesn't take that. He doesn't go through that door; he goes through door number two. He has a great facility with his mind, and he uses his mind to equal other people's swords," he explained.

Given the actor's experience with the fantasy genre, we asked him to explain how "Game of Thrones" is different from something like his work in "The Chronicles of Narnia."

"I wouldn't be quick to even use the word 'fantasy' with this," Dinklage said. "I know that's what's been used and maybe a lot of people would disagree with me, but I sort of don't see it as a fantasy, at least from the stuff I've done that was truly fantasy. You know, where water creatures are coming out of the ground and lions are talking. That, to me, is a bit more fantastical," he added.

When pressed to categorize the show, Dinklage struggled to come up with one specific genre. "This is more of a human drama; human drama, that sounds a bit funny as well," he said. "It's hard to pinpoint what this show is, but that's the strength of it. There are things lurking in the shadows a bit, which lend a fantastical element to it, but it's more about humans, people, laughs, making each other's lives a bit more complex."

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Stars plus the cast of The Only Way is Essex turn out for the British Comedy Awards?

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We?ve no idea how the cast of The Only Way Is Essex managed to muscle themselves an invite to the British Comedy Awards last night, but we?re glad they did because otherwise it would?ve been a fairly dry red, we mean blue, carpet line up.

The ceremony ? where comedienne Miranda Hart managed to scoop three gongs ? also managed to attract the likes of Graham Norton, Ronni Ancona, Ulrika Johnsson, Alan Davies, the cast of Inbetweeners, Noel Fielding, Louie Spence and weirdly, Goldie Hawn.

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Lady Gaga Premieres Born This Way Short Film

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The world may at last have a first glimpse of what Gaga has up her sleeve for Born This Way, thanks to a short film made for designer Thierry Mugler. The film, directed by fashion photographer Mariano Vivanco, is set to the remixed song that Gaga debuted at the Mugler menswear show in Paris on Wednesday.

The black-and-white video, which premiered on Stylist.com and Mugler.com on Thursday (January 20), features Canadian model Rick Genest, also known as Zombie Boy, whose body and face are tattooed to look like a skeleton. It opens with voiceover of Gaga saying, "I don't speak German, but I can if you like," as the camera focuses on Zombie Boy, rocking a studded helmet. Footage of Zombie Boy is edited together with models walking the catwalk in Mugler designs.

Zombie Boy mugs for the camera wearing a leather jacket and pearls while Gaga sings in German, "I'm absolutely clear/ As long as I'm a monster/ I wish we all could be blind/ It would be easier out there." She repeats the phrase and the beat plays low under her anthem.

There is very little pop in the dark, subversive club jam, reminiscent of a '90s club track. The vibe of the video is an extension of her equally fashionable clip for "Alejandro," which was styled by Nicola Formichetti, who happens to be the creative director of Thierry Mugler.

Zombie Boy is later seen walking in a city, wearing street clothes, as Gaga sings in English, "I'll take you out tonight/ Say whatever you like," accompanied by a pulsing beat. The video closes with a model walking down the runway as the song fades out.

Gaga remixed the song herself for the show. "I love him, my friend the genius, my collaborator, more more than any piece of clothing or closet I possess," she said of Formichetti in a statement about the show. "But don't tell him I said that, he'll die. He picked them all out."

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Jenny on marriage: "Never say never!"

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