MTV Renews Festival in Rio De Janeiro, ‘Real World’ and ‘Teen Wolf,’ Brazil

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014

Jared Leto: ‘My Oscar is a filthy mess’

Jared Leto of (From left) MTV’s “Faking It” Show runner Carter Covington, Rita Volk, Gregg Sulkin, Katie Stevens, Victoria Justice, President Thirty of Programming for MTV Susanne Daniels, Andrew Schulz, Nicole Byer, Charlamagne, Molly Tarlov, and Barret Swatek seen at Seconds To the 2014 MTV Upfront Press Junket at the Beacon Hotel Lower Level on Thursday, April 24, 2014 in New York. — AP Mars per- forms at the annual Rock in Rio music MTV renews festival in Rio de Janeiro, ‘Real World’ and ‘Teen Wolf,’ Brazil. — AP ared Leto says that while his Oscar has led to new opportunities in Hollywood, he isn’t overly concerned slates 3 new series Jwith the trophy itself. The actor-musician took home the gold statuette last month for his supporting role as TV has greenlit the new Alaska-based Guide to Fabulous Living,” and Johnny Damon largely ahead of him. transgender drug addict Rayon in “Dallas Buyers Club.” It’s series “Slednecks,” the extreme dance visited to promote the David Ortiz-produced “Teen Wolf” Season Four - Monday, June 23 sustained a few scrapes since then after circulating Mcompetition “Beyond Dance,” and MLB-inspired series “Off the Bat.” at 10:00 pm ET/PT. Still healing from tragic loss- among friends. “I damaged it. But then I came home and “One Bad Choice,” about the consequences of a Here are the shows on MTV’s slate: Summer es, Scott, Stiles, Lydia and Kira return to a new saw it had another nick on it. So it looks like someone else single bad decision. The network announced premieres: “9 Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran” - semester of school with more human worries had fun with it, too,” Leto said in an interview. “My Oscar the new series Thursday at its upfront presenta- Tuesday, June 10 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. New 60- than supernatural, while also trying to help their is a filthy mess. tion to advertisers in New York. It also minute documentary film that will take fans new friend, Malia, integrate back into society. Everybody was pawing that thing. I kind of was just announced new seasons of “Teen Wolf” (pic- inside the world of British singer-songwriter Ed But Kate Argent’s surprising resurrection brings passing it around at parties. A couple of times I lost sight tured) and Rob Dyrdek’s “Ridiculousness,” and Sheeran, one of the fastest-rising stars in pop a new threat to Beacon Hills along with the of it and I thought, ‘You know, if it goes away, it’s not summer premiere dates for the scripted family music today. With extraordinary, intimate emergence of another mysterious enemy meant to be mine.’ But it always seemed to find its way drama “Finding Carter” and the competition access to Sheeran, this film will be a portrait of a known simply as The Benefactor. back to me.” Leto is now promoting “Artifact,” a docu- series “Snack-Off,” with Eddie Huang and super- young artist at a critical juncture in his life, filled “Finding Carter” - Tuesday, July 8 at 10:00 mentary he directed about the battle that his band, 30 model Chrissy Teigan. with the energy of a career that he hopes is pm ET/PT “Finding Carter” is a family drama Seconds to Mars, had with its record label over its con- The network previewed the new shows at a that centers on Carter, ateenage girl who thinks tract and a $30 million lawsuit. The film, available on presentation at New York City’s Beacon Theater she has the perfect life until one night after a iTunes, airs Saturday on VH1 and Palladia. that was stocked with MTV stars. “Slednecks,” an police bust at a high school party she is told The 42-year-old said his success with “Buyers Club” has Arctic answer to “Jersey Shore,” features Alaksa that the woman who she believes to be her teens snowboarding, shooting, and doing shots biological mother actually abducted her as a renewed his interest in acting - partly because of renewed of caribou blood. Twentysomethings profiled toddler. “Ridiculousness” - Thursday, July 10 at interest in him from top filmmakers. “Yeah, I’m looking at on “One Bad Choice” talked about arrests and 10:00 pm ET/PT “Ridiculousness” hosted by scripts and reading scripts. Which is interesting because I friends dying. And the “Beyond Dance” com- Rob Dyrdek returns for a fifth season with some didn’t read scripts for years before ‘Dallas Buyers Club,’” petitors danced on the side of buildings. of the most insane viral videos in history. he said. “But now ... you have opportunities to work with Advertisers laughed along with trailers for Watch Dyrdek, along with co-hosts Sterling people that you really respect or admire, people whose “Faking It” - about high school girls pretending “Steelo” Brim and Chanel “West Coast,” take on work has been inspiring and influential.” Leto has direct- to be a lesbian couple - and gasped at a twist in all new categories. “Snack-Off” - Thursday, July ed many of his band’s music videos. He directed “Artifact” “Happyland” in which a forbidden love turned 10 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT under the name Bartholomew Cubbins. out to be truly forbidden. (A girl was told her From the mind of Rob Dyrdek comes a And, yes, he’s a prime example of the old actor cliche: crush was also her half-brother.) Taking a page cooking competition show with a comedic What he really wants to do is direct features. “I think that from Miley Cyrus’s MTV VMA performance, the twist that is truly unlike any other, where it would be really great. And when I have the right story to show, set at a theme park, mixed bare skin and takes mundane munchies and elevates them tell I’ll certainly do that,” Leto said. “You know I got into animal costumes. At the upfront, at the Beacon to a fully baked art form. Hosted by Chef, this crazy business because I was interested in being a Theatre, “Real World” and “Girl Code” for new Restaurateur and food personality, Eddie filmmaker and director. I was in ... art school studying to seasons. And MTV2 will debut a second season Huang, “Snack-Off” is a half-hour show where a be a painter. And then I switched my major to filmmaking of “Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out” this sum- group of amateur chefs battle it out in an array and dropped out to pursue acting because I thought it mer. of “snack” inspired challenges vying not only would help me get a job as a director.” The network also plans the new documen- for a cash prize but to have their recipe includ- There’s been a surge of interest in 30 Seconds to Mars. tary series “9 Days and Nights,” which follows an Actress Actress Lupita Nyong’o ed in the “Snack-Off cookbook and the coveted Their last album, “Love, Lust, Faith & Dreams,” was artist at a turning point in his or her life. The first arrives on the red carpet for the 2014 spork necklace. The panel includes supermodel released in May 2013 but jumped to No 25 on the 60-minute installment will premiere in June and MTV Movie Awards at the Nokia Chrissy Teigen, master chef Jason Quinn and Billboard charts after the Oscar ceremony. The band dis- feature British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, Theater in Los Angeles, California. comedian Yassir Lester. counted it briefly and released a new single, “Do or Die.” with appearances by Taylor Swift and Pharrell The 31-year-old star has been named “Slednecks” is a new, half-hour docu-series Leto said he hasn’t been strategically marketing the Williams. The series is a continuation of the doc- “Most Beautiful” by People maga- following a group of ‘outdoor tough’ friends liv- group to capitalize on his Hollywood momentum. But, he umentaries featuring such artists as Lady Gaga, zine. She told People the best compli- ing in the modern-day Wild, Wild West of acknowledges, “I mean it’s hard to separate these things Miley Cyrus, and Drake. ments come “when I have been Alaska. It’s an inside look at their unique in my life. I can’t manage to separate them - whether I’m The presentation was hosted by “Girl Code” called beautiful with not one drop of lifestyle where the world can be tougher and star Nicole Byer and “Guy Code” stars Andrew more dangerous than anywhere else in the low- director or editor or actor or musician or tech entrepre- makeup on. And also before I comb Schulz and Charlamagne. Musical acts Bastille, er 48. Yet these “Sled-necks” make the most of neur, I’m doing all kinds of things all the time,” he said. my hair or put on a pretty dress. Paramore and Zedd performed. Married couple what they have, always making sure they have a “And I would go crazy if I tried to put a wall up in between Happiness is the most important Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos turned up to good time doing it and maintaining the close them all.”— AP promote their new Logo show, “The Secret thing.” — AFP bonds they have forged as friends. —Reuters