News, News, News: The Hunger Games VMAs Footage, More on Hit Somebody

In just a few hours, The MTV Video Music Awards start and other than the musical performances and the big awards given out, the VMAs will also have the very first footage of The Hunger Games, presented by the film's star, Jennifer Lawrence. Throughout this week, MTV has been teasing us with promos only showing one second of footage. You read that right. Only one measly second. Here's one of those promos:

While this footage really means nothing, I'll admit, it does get you a little prepared for what will be shown. I recently read the book this summer and it'll be interesting to see how Gary Ross, the film's director, will bring the source material to life. It'll also be interesting to see how Jennifer Lawrence plays the main character, seeing as she played an almost similar one in Winter's Bone, which garnered her an Oscar nomination. I didn't think that movie was as great as everyone said it was, but I did enjoy her performance, as well as John Hawkes, who was also nominated for an Oscar. He could get nominated again for Martha Marcy May Marlene, judging by its trailer. The Hunger Games hits theatres March 23rd, 2012. The MTV VMAs begins live tonight at 9pm in Canada on MuchMusic and in the United States on where else, MTV.

Kevin Smith went to Twitter on Friday morning and revealed the titles for both parts of his final film, the hockey dramedy, Hit Somebody. The first part will be called Hit Somebody: Home and the second will be called Hit Somebody: Away. The first part will focus on the main character Buddy, played by Nicholas Braun, growing up and the second part will see him playing pro hockey. Smith also tweeted he's aiming for a PG-13 rating for the first part and an R rating for the second part. Smith is done writing the first part and is currently writing the second.