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Post-Workaholics, Adam DeVine is taking on a new role — as host of the MTV Movie & TV Awards!

Previously titled the MTV Movie Awards, the annual celebration of movies will now include TV series for the first time in 25 years — and People sat down with DeVine to find out what he has planned for the newly minted show.

“I’m already getting good vibes,” he said onset while shooting promotions for the awards. “I feel like they’re probably going to invite me back every year.”

As both a movie and television actor, the hilarious comic, 33, seems like a perfect fit for the revamped ceremony.

Pitch Perfect snuck up on us as a charming, funny film that took the national interest in all things acapella and grafted it onto the teen Coming of Age story template from Bring it On. With a strong ensemble and winning soundtrack, it wowed at the box office, making a singing star of Anna Kendrick, and ensuring there’d be a sequel.

If the film had any fault it was that some elements were so outsized they seemed incongruous with the rest of the story, such as the force and volume of Anna Camp’s projectile vomiting or Renee Wilson’s super-sized characterization.

Unfortunately, the trend towards bigger and more preposterous elements plagues Pitch Perfect 2, out now on Blu-ray Combo Pack from Universal Home Entertainment. At a performance before President Obama, Fat Amy has a wardrobe malfunction that gets televised but the reaction is far more extreme than...

“Pitch Perfect 2 is a sweet, funny bit of fluff that never hits a sour note!” said Jim Batts in his review for one of the best movies of 2015.

The fabulous Bellas of Barden University are back to compete in the World Championships of A Cappella after a scandal threatens their legacy in Pitch Perfect 2.

The high-spirited sequel to the movie that sparked a worldwide phenomenon is coming to Digital HD on September 1st and Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand September 22 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Pitch Perfect 2 is packed with more original musical arrangements, memorable one-liners and offbeat romance as the original’s most beloved characters fight to regain their former glory on a worldwide stage facing off against the toughest competition on the planet. Hysterical behind-the-scenes bonus features, never-before-seen deleted footage, all-new musical performances and a hilarious gag reel make Pitch Perfect 2 a must own on Blu-ray™ and DVD.

Stars: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Anna Camp, Alexis Knapp, Ben Platt, Skylar Astin, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, Adam Devine, Katey Sagal, Ben Platt, Chrissie Fit, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Flula Borg, John Michael Higgins | Written by Kay Cannon | Directed by Elizabeth Banks

When a film like Pitch Perfect delivers, and becomes a hit, where can the sequel go? The answer is simple push the heroes back to rock bottom so they can drag themselves up to the top again, if that’s what they want. That does raise the question though… Is that enough to keep Pitch Perfect 2 on top?

When the Bellas perform in front of the President an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction by Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) leaves them a national disgrace, resulting in their removed from the Aca-Circuit. To clear their name and regain their status and legacy, they decide to take on the world in International competition,...

The Barden Bellas are back, folks, and this time they've been the reigning U.S. a cappella champions for three years running. But after one big rip in Fat Amy's costume, the winning team turns into an epic a cappella fail. In this sequel to 2012's sleeper hit, Beca (Anna Kendrick), Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson), Chloe (Brittany Snow) and co. return to redeem their Bellas from being the shame of American a cappella by competing in the world a cappella competition against the German international champions. While not considered as fabulous as the original, the sequel is still funny enough to compel even third and fourth graders to see it (in case you're wondering, for the most part, that's a bit young for the humor).

Here are five issues to keep in mind before heading off to see the Bellas return to glory in "Pitch Perfect 2."

1. Did your kid see the original?...

Let’s raise a cheer for the lil’ movie that could. Or better yet, let’s hit a high note. Three years ago a modestly budgeted flick opened with little fanfare that starred a cast of relative unknowns. Ladies, too! Well mostly, there were a few potential beaus hanging about, but the main focus was on this motley group of young women in college. And they comprised an a capella singing group. Not cheerleaders, not a sport team, but singers. The first Pitch Perfect didn’t set any box office records, but it continued to quietly play, for more than just a couple of weeks, at the multiplex. Well, it made its money back, at least. But what happened with the initial Austin Powers flick struck again. Repeated cable TV airings and brisk, very brisk, home video sales (and a hit music single) made the execs at Universal take notice.

"Pitch Perfect 2" gives you the competitive flair and camaraderie of the original with an added dose of the outrageous. Stars Rebel Wilson and Adam DeVine are just as maniacal about singing competitions in their roles as a cappella addicts Fat Amy and Bumper, who seem like natural extensions of the actors' irreverent personalities.  But you might be shocked to learn that both actors have secret yearnings to play darker, stranger roles. We asked Wilson and DeVine what kinds of characters they'd love to start playing.  "A lot of people don't know I have a serious side. I want to law school and stuff," Wilson told us. "You know who I love? Claire Danes in 'Homeland.' To be out there playing a CIA analyst in the war on terror... would be kickass."  Watch our interview to see Wilson and DeVine talk about "Pitch Perfect 2," the songs they wish they'd sung,...

As Fat Amy and Bumper, Rebel Wilson and Adam DeVine have one of the steamiest, most star-crossed, and downright weirdest big-screen romances in recent memory. We sat down with the duo to talk about their chemistry in Pitch Perfect 2, why Amy and Bumper are like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and Rebel's crazy Cirque du Soleil stunt in the film.

Joss Whedon can tell you about how hard it is to make a sequel that matches the creative heights of its predecessor, especially a beloved one. The "Avengers" filmmaker was forced to juggle studio priorities alongside fan expectations with "Avengers: Age of Ultron." Whedon, at least to this critic, wasn't able to match the first film's energy or euphoria, but another summer sequel, "Pitch Perfect 2," manages to come much closer to pulling off that delicate dance. Much of the credit has to go to Elizabeth Banks who makes her directorial debut with the highly anticipated flick and the results will leave you wanting more (well, more singing at least). When we last left the Barton Bellas, the collegiate singing group had gone from underdogs to national champions. Our heroines are now Queens of A Cappella and singing at the Kennedy Center in front of the President of the United States,...

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One of the summer’s most surefire hits is Universal’s Pitch Perfect 2, which will reunite the Barden Bellas as they take their a cappella talents to new heights in hopes of regaining fame and popularity after a humiliating wardrobe malfunction in front of none other than the President of the United States. Back for more pitch-slapping mayhem are stars Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Skylar Astin, Anna Camp and Brittany Snow, and the sequel also adds a new Bella in the form of Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit).

A new batch of images has ended up online today, showcasing most of the principal cast and reminding us that Elizabeth Banks is not only starring in but also directing this follow-up. Will the first-time helmer be able to deliver another chapter that rivals the fist-pumping charms of Jason Moore’s original? The jury’s still out on that one,...

Pitch Perfect 2 valiantly tries to capture what made the first film work. Not successfully, though...

The first Pitch Perfect film got away with a lot of its glaring flaws simply because it was something a little bit different, or at least the same stuff served as part of a slightly different package. It had a primarily female cast, upbeat music and stuck it all in a rude comedy geared towards an audience who’d only rarely been targeted by the genre before.

But 2012 was a very different time, when musicals were still in the zeitgeist both on the big and small screen, and the question of whether an appetite for another Pitch Perfect really exists three years later tentatively hangs over this sequel. Based on the final product, the answer’s probably no, because it feels as if even those involved have fallen out of love with the concept.

Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) – or rather, “Patricia” – is back for another round of intense a capella and synchronized lady dancing in the first trailer for Pitch Perfect 2.

Though the trailer starts off with a slowed-down reprise of Anna Kendrick’s “Cups” (“When I’m Gone”), it picks up halfway through, teasing enough riff offs and music-related puns to get you psyched for another two hours with Kendrick, Brittany Snow – node-free? – and the rest of the Barden Bellas.

In terms of new cast members, Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) joins the Bellas as their new recruit, andDavid Cross(Arrested Development) appears to take over the role of emcee from now-director Elizabeth Banks andChristopher Guest regular John Michael Higgins. Eagle-eyed YouTube aficionados may also notice the welcome addition ofFlula Borg as the Bella’s foreign foe.

Oh, and aca-scuse me! It looks like even though Bumper Allen, the leader of the Treblemakers,...

In case that "Cups" song wasn't enough of an earworm, it's back again in the trailer for Pitch Perfect 2 with the Barden Bellas giving audiences a sweet, a cappella (aca-duh) version. And then the fart noise comes. Yes, EW's cover stars, the Bellas, are back and headed for the World Championships, where they are once again the underdogs. Hailee Steinfeld is on hand as a new addition to the group, but a lot of familiar faces are back, including Benji (Ben Platt), who is still doing magic, and Bumper (Adam DeVine) who is still being obnoxious. In the trailer's...

The Barden Bellas are back, back, back and this time they're taking on the world, as revealed in the new trailer for Pitch Perfect 2. The trouble is that the world doesn't like America, and Beca Mitchell (Anna Kendrick) and the gang are going to have to sing (and dance) like never before if they're going to make it. And, with any luck, not vomit as much as they did in the first one. As well as the returning cast you were hoping for - Rebel Wilson as "Fat Amy", Adam DeVine as the leader of the Treblemakers, Bumper Allen, and many more - there are plenty of new names to look forward to, including Hailee Steinfeld as Bella newcomer Emily. You've also got mud wrestling, some magic involving dry leaves and the concept of "Loser" as a language.The first film came out in 2012, sneakily hauling in $113 million at the box office,...

Fans of 2012′s breakout musical college comedy Pitch Perfect already know to expect more of the same song and dance when the Elizabeth Banks-directed sequel, Pitch Perfect 2, hits theaters next year. The film will find Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Ester Dean, Alexis Knapp, Skyler Astin, Hana Mae Lee and Kelley Jakle reprising their roles, and scribe Kay Cannon is back on script-writing duties. Now, we’ve learned that Adam DeVine, another familiar face, will also be returning for the sequel.

DeVine, who played Bumper Allen, the obnoxious leader of male a capella group the Treblemakers, just signed on to appear as the character in Pitch Perfect 2. Though he only showed up in a few scenes of Pitch Perfect, DeVine left an impact as one of the feel-good comedy’s few truly villainous characters. Given that the first film found Bumper deserting his fellow Treblemakers to...

Aca-amazing!

Fan-favorite Bumper will be back for Pitch Perfect 2, EW has confirmed. Adam DeVine’s (Workaholics) Treblemakers were antagonists to the Barden Bellas in the original, so a return engagement seems to suggest that the rivalry will continue…or his relationship with Fat Amy has heated up and now they’re planning the weirdest wedding ever. So many possibilities!

Pitch Perfect 2, directed by Elizabeth Banks, will star Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson; the film will open May 15, 2015. In the meantime, reminisce about Bumper by watching the riff-off below:...

Stars: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Alexis Knapp, Ben Platt, Skylar Astin, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee | Written by Kay Cannon | Directed by Jason Moore

Sometimes you run into one of those movies that knows what it is and embraces it with full force. Often that is the case for the turn your brain off action thrillers, but those types of films can also be found in other genres. Such is the case for the corky comedy Pitch Perfect. Riding on the coattails of the cultural phenomenon that is Glee,Pitch Perfect tells the story of an all-girls collegiate acapella singing group that is attempting to beat the odds and win Nationals. It comes off as a recipe for disaster; another studio film attempting to jump on the current zeitgeist hoping it will garner an audience. While that may have been the reason for its creation the...

When Glee first arrived on the small screen in the wake of the High School Musical phenomenon, it initially appeared that it would be satirising the genre while exploiting exactly what made it some popular in the first place. Whether that was the intent or not, it ended up only doing the latter and has creatively suffered ever since. Pitch Perfect feels a lot closer to what Glee could have been had it stayed true to that original course reached its full potential.

So here we get a protagonist (Anna Kendrick’s Beca) who prefers to produce and mix her own music and approaches the idea of performing with the a capella groups with a huge degree of cynicism. There’s also characters like the unashamedly blasé Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson), who calls herself that so “twig bitches like you don’t do it behind my back.” The super enthusiastic about a capella characters,...

Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Release Date: Dec. 18, 2012

Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98

Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Anna Kendrick (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) tries her hand at acapella warbler in Pitch Perfect, a come movie that was well received by critics and moviegoers. Call it Glee in college.

The film stars Kendrick as Beca, who’s new in college and discovers she doesn’t fit in any clique. But she finds where she belongs in a strange place — an acoustic singing group alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls.

Beca leads the group out of their traditional arrangements and perfect harmonies with new mashups and they fight to climb their way to the top of college music competitions.

Along with Kendrick, Pitch Perfect stars Anna Camp (TV’s The Good Wife), Brittany Snow (TV’s Nip/Tuck) and Rebel Wilson (Bridesmaids). Written by Kay Cannon (TV’s 30 Rock), based on the novel by Mickey Rapkin,...

Pitch Perfect, the collegiate a cappella comedy with Anna Kendrick, will become available on Blu-ray on Dec. 18, just in time for Christmas. The Oscar-nominated actress (Up in the Air) stars as a rebellious newbie who begrudgingly joins the university’s prim female acoustic singing group and promptly helps them find their true voice. Unapologetically Glee-ful, the movie was a sleeper hit, to the tune of $61 million so far. With the outrageous Rebel Wilson (Bridesmaids), Anna Camp (The Help), and Brittany Snow (Hairspray) providing more than just backup vocals, it’s the kind of film that should enjoy a long shelf life on home video,...

Pitch Perfect

Review by Dan Clark

Stars: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Alexis Knapp, Ben Platt, Skylar Astin, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee | Written by Kay Cannon | Directed by Jason Moore

Sometimes you run into one of those movies that knows what it is and embraces it with full force. Often that is the case for the turn your brain off action thrillers, but those types of films can also be found in other genres. Such is the case for the corky comedy Pitch Perfect. Riding on the coattails of the cultural phenomenon that is Glee, Pitch Perfect tells the story of an all-girls collegiate acapella singing group that is attempting to beat the odds and win Nationals. It comes off as a recipe for disaster; another studio film attempting to jump on the current zeitgeist hoping it will garner an audience. While that may have been...

Adam DeVine, co-creator and co-star of the Comedy Central show Workaholics, is not just a troublemaker, he's a Treblemaker. In the delightful comedy Pitch Perfect, he plays the brash leader of an all-male singing group known as the bad boys of a cappella. His character, Bumper, is rude, crude, and all-around insulting to his female competitors, the Barden Bellas. (He tells them, for example, "You girls are awesome ... ly horrible. I hate you. Kill yourselves. Girl power!") Still, he finds himself strangely attracted to the biggest of the Bellas, Fat Amy (played by scene stealer Rebel Wilson), who thankfully rebuffs him at every turn. A very funny DeVine chatted with Vulture about his love of sequels, wooing women with Disney songs, and his cameo on the resurrected Arrested Development.Thanks for doing this so early in the morning. It's a nightmare. [Laughs.] As soon as I can get my pants...

Brittany Snow, Anna Kendrick, Adam DeVine and Rebel Wilson

Pitch Perfect sets out to prove that tuneful women can bond together, wail Ace of Base's "The Sign," and look like thugs doing it. The cheeky, addictive film begins plainly enough: A surly college freshman named Beca (Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick) sets aside her DJ ambitions and reluctantly joins the Barden Bellas, one of the school's female a cappella groups, and becomes pals with colleagues like bossy ringleader Aubrey (Anna Camp), sane Chloe (Brittany Snow), and a droll blonde who calls herself Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson). They square off in competition against the Treble Makers, a male group driven by cocky leader Bumper (Adam DeVine), but can the ladies coexist peacefully when it's clear that stubborn Aubrey's old-hat routine needs an upgrade? The answer is: Not really, but that won't stop them from singing "Party in the U.S.A." on the bus together.

Though Oscar-nominee Anna Kendrick might be the highest profile star of "Pitch Perfect," it's quirky comedians Adam DeVine ("Workaholics") and Rebel Wilson ("Bridesmaids") who steal the show. As members of competing a cappella singing groups, Bumper (DeVine) and Fat Amy (Wilson) have a love-hate relationship that seems on the verge of blossoming into something steamy -- but we may have to wait for the sequel to get the skinny. "There was a lot more between us," Wilson deadpanned. "I think they decided Anna Kendrick had been nominated for an Oscar, so she should get the main love story, really." "There was...

Pitch Perfect

Directed by Jason Moore

Written by Kay Cannon

USA, 2012

Too many people making romantic comedies and coming-of-age stories are tied down to a criminally punishing three-act structure and conventions defined both by standard-bearers of the genre and by studio mandates. Otherwise entertaining films like For a Good Time, Call… and Bridesmaids shift gears and allow boring, seen-it-before plot machinations to grind their pacing to a halt, simply because we’ve been conditioned to think the leads in these lighthearted movies have to go through the motions of unnecessary conflict. Such is the case with Pitch Perfect, which is most enjoyable and wry when screenwriter Kay Cannon is able to drift away from typical character beats and motivations. The film, boosted by fiercely funny performances from Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson, is smart and exciting until the plot rears its ugly head.

Kendrick, one of the best and most intelligent actresses of her generation,...

Yeah, we’re cheating on our beloved decade of decadence. The Sleeper is not a movie from the 1980′s, but I’ll be damned if it doesn’t have the look, feel, soundtrack, costumes design and dialogue down pat. It even comes as a special edition red VHS tape with big box packaging equipped with all the subtle nuisances of the video store rental experience (more on that later). It Came From 1980 X does not discriminate against films of any generation as long as they embody the spirit of hyper color and slap like a bracelet.

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It’s 1981 and the girls of Alpha Gamma Theta sorority are having a party. Amy, sick of living in the dorms, invites her roommate Ava to attend the party with her in hopes that they’ll both become Thetas. As the girls arrive, so does an uninvited guest watching them in the shadows.

It’s that time of year again, when sites the web-over compile helpful holiday shopping lists to guide you into the deepest, darkest pits of retail with a map that will hopefully get you out alive. Here now, without further ado, is the 2010 Fred Holiday Shopping Guide.

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It’s been over 10 years since cultural icon Stephen Fry released his first memoir, Moab Is My Washpot, which left leaders with only a portion of the story, ending as it did in his teenage years, just released from a prison sentence for credit card fraud, with college - the legendary Cambridge - and fame still before him. Well, he picks it all right back up in the same warm, witty, candid style with The Fry Chronicles (Penguin, £20.00 Srp), a must-read volume that,...