Listen to Taylor Swift's New Song From The Hunger Games Soundtrack!

Taylor Swift Taylor Swift gave her fans (and Katniss die-hards everywhere) an early Christmas gift late Thursday when she tweeted the link to her new song for The Hunger Games soundtrack. "Something I've been VERY excited about for a VERY long time is going to be happening VERY soon," she tweeted shortly before linking to the track on iTunes. "Safe & Sound" is a collaboration between the country-pop singer and alt-folk duo The Civil Wars. VIDEO: Watch the first full-length trailer for The Hunger Games By Friday evening, "Safe & Sound" had already hit No. 1 on the iTunes sales charts. Listen to the song here: The Hunger Games hits theaters on March 23, 2012. What do you think of "Safe & Sound?"

Stellan Skarsgard on 'Dragon Tattoo,' Not Being Satisfied with 'The Avengers' and His 'Good Will Hunting' Scarf

There are certain actors that you meet during interview sessions that aren't concerned with "staying on message." Stellan Skarsgard is one of those actors. For example: Skarsgard openly admits that he's not satisfied with his role in 'The Avengers.' Then there's his relationship with his son, Alexander, of 'True Blood' fame: "I never help my kids and I never encourage them and I never give them any advice." So, yes, that's interesting. Stellan Skarsgard does appear satisfied with his role as Martin Vanger -- the brother of a girl who disappeared in 1966 -- in David Fincher's version of 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.' In this pretty wide-raging discussion, Skarsgard talks openly and freely about his thoughts on Enya's presence during a pivotal scene, the source material for 'Dragon Tattoo,' his unsatisfying role in 'The Avengers,' his early work in 'The Hunt for Red October,' and his scarf in 'Good Will Hunting.' I'm happy that Enya's not playing right now. Yeah! When I interviewed your son, Alexander, for 'Melancholia,' he had Pink Floyd playing in the room. He really likes Pink Floyd... Yeah. And it's better than Enya. Was Enya actually playing while you were filming, or was that added in later? It was an idea from David Fincher, I think, to just turn it on while we were there. And I was like [sarcastically], "Yes! It's fantastic." Because it is. It's brilliant. It does play well for that scene. Yeah, it does, doesn't it? Was that scene as intense to film at it is to watch? I can't imagine there are laughs aplenty gong on. Between the takes you laugh. You switch on and off. None of us are really Method actors, we don't become the characters. So we had a lot of fun doing it. But during the takes, of course, it's extremely intense. What was your opinion of the Swedish version? I thought it was pretty good. Now I think it's muddled -- I can't say what was in this one and what was in that one. I think that this version has qualities that the first one didn't have. Definitely. Like what? It's a David Fincher movie. It's made by one of the best directors in the world and it's written by one of the best writers in the world [Steve Zaillian]. And I also think that the relationship between the two leading characters is better in this one than it was in the first one. But it's also two different takes on the same material, so there's no real point in saying who's winning. As an actor, is there frustration when a movie that you're in is remade? You had it happen to you -- Al Pacino replaced you in 'Insomnia.' No. I like Pacino. Well, I do, too. [Laughs] But you guys see what world you're living in. Why it's remade? People don't want to read subtitles. That's one reason. And if somebody really good does it -- 'Insomnia' was done by a good director [Christopher Nolan] -- then I have nothing against it. They're trying to make another version of something that's good so more people can see it. It's one thing if it's a Bergman film, made by a great auteur in Europe and a Hollywood studio says, "Well, that was a cool film. Let's remake it and take away everything that's offensive and hire a generic director to do it." Then, it just shows the stupidity of the studio because then they're making something totally different. But, in this case, except for the two main characters, it's a pretty generic crime story. But it's now taken up by an auteur director in America -- because Fincher is an auteur. So, everybody's happy about it. Well, I know that the director of the first film is not happy about it. I suppose that's understandable from his perspective. I'm not so protective about what I've done. Which is obvious with what you said about 'Insomnia.' I was proud because they obviously liked what I did. Thanks. Have you read 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'? No, I haven't read the book. I haven't either. My girlfriend has and she's mixed on it. Yeah, my girlfriend is, too. I mean my wife, she's told me everything about it, so ... and I trust her. So here we have a big Hollywood production being filmed in Sweden, which doesn't happen often. Would you have been pissed if you weren't approached? No, because I don't take it as an insult if people don't approach me about things that I love to do. Casting a film, you can have the greatest actors in a film and it doesn't work. It's a combination of all of the elements. Again, there aren't a lot of American productions that take place in Sweden. If you weren't considered, you wouldn't think, come on, how many well-known, respected Swedish actors are there working in the U.S.? I would probably be a little offended if he would have cast a Russian actor who was really bad in the role. It takes a lot to offend me. Why Russian? I don't know. Because he couldn't be Swedish. And if Pacino would have done it, I would have been fine with it. If had come to Sweden, I'd have cooked for him. Well, he has taken roles from you before. I think Pacino should re-do all of my roles. Even 'Good Will Hunting'? [Laughing] 'Good Will Hunting'... I'm going to say, I'm not sure that one works as well. I'm going to disagree with you on that one. OK, maybe not every one of them. Do you watch 'True Blood' on a regular basis? No, no. I watch it now and then. Sporadically. I don't follow it. I don't have time for that. I don't follow it regularly, but I do watch it now and again to see where it's going. It's very well written. And I think Alexander is having a lot of fun doing it. He told me his story about how he came to visit you and he wound up in 'Zoolander.' [Laughs and shakes head] Yeah. I wasn't even involved in it. Because, as I've said, I never help my kids and I never encourage them and I never give them any advice. It's their careers and they have to make it themselves. So he probably met my agent and that's how it happened -- and suddenly he's on fire at a gas station. Your 'Smoke Jumpers' character on 'Entourage': was that really based on Werner Herzog or were there other influences going on there? It was not Herzog at all. That's the perception, though. Yeah, I know, because he was called "Verner." But it's not like Herzog. And what I'm doing there is like years and years of experience of different directors poured into one. But it's for fun. I'm not going to name them. I know Werner Herzog and he's not like that at all. But the obsessive side of it is general -- all directors are control freaks and very obsessive. I get the feeling that directors as kids, they all have had a childhood with not too much contact with other kids. They constructed their own reality and they continue to do it. It's a funny breed, directors. I've never heard it put that way before. At least the good ones. Of course you have generic directors that are just sort of mechanics. You're in 'The Avengers.' Mm-hm. OK, now I feel bad bringing that up. No, no ... of course I am. But not very much. There's a lot of people in 'The Avengers' And I was thinking, How on Earth are you going to get all of those superheroes in a movie and have room for them and still have a story that actually moves forward? And, also you have to satisfy a lot of actors with at least reasonable material. Did you feel satisfied? No. Not really. But I'm not one of the superheroes. But you had a big role in 'Thor.' Yeah, but here it's a small role. I have normal clothes and only show up briefly because people with funny costumes -- that's going to be the core of it. But, Joss Whedon, it's a fantastic; pure mechanical work to build a story with so many heroes that actually works. I think the script worked. What it will be when it comes out, I can't tell. And now both Kenneth Branagh and Patty Jenkins are out as the director of 'Thor 2.' I wonder what's going to happen there? I have no idea. I knew Branagh wouldn't, I didn't think so. I don't think he would do another one. The idea from the beginning was that it was not serial to him. It was one thing. And it was a very specific story where both worlds were introduced. The Shakespearean turf ... but he was great working with and I think the result was very good. If they asked you, what kind of director would you want? I think what Marvel has been very smart with, they've been picking very good directors -- not necessarily experts on visual effects and big movie-making. What they need are directors who are good with characters and actors. It's just like with the first 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film: It's not what Disney wanted. They tried to fire both Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp. Gore Verbinski's take was that he concentrated on the actors and gave them space -- and the audience loves it. What do you remember about your experience on the set of 'The Hunt for Red October'? It was my first big studio production and I was in awe when I drove through the Melrose gate at Paramount for the first time. But, also, I didn't understand it. Because it's such a small role and they're spending so much money flying me first class from Sweden and put me up in a luxury hotel for two weeks for that little role. And then they called me before we started shooting and said, "Hey, we want you to do it in Russian." And I said, "You're kidding? You've got hundreds of good Russian actors in Los Angeles. Hire somebody else." So I didn't have to do it in Russian. Right now there's a Russian actor giving an interview saying, "As long as they didn't cast a Swedish actor for that part, I wouldn't have been offended." Yeah! "Now, look at me, I'm starving still!" I feel that you set a scarf-wearing trend with your character in 'Good Will Hunting.' After that movie, everyone started wearing scarves like that. There were a lot of people that complained about that scarf. Why? I don't know! I thought it was really cool, too. I'm not kidding, I think you started a trend. "Why do you have that silly scarf?" Because professors are not all tweed. It was not my idea, it was the costume designer's idea. But it was totally in line with mine because the first thing I said was, "I'm a college professor -- no tweed." That was a condition because I wanted a rock and roll professor more than a tweed professor. I want a professor that fucks his students. And I got it! But it's true, the scarves have become very popular. I was just wearing it loosely with a jacket, you know. But it's also a little Italian, isn't it? When you filmed that, did you have an idea that it would be the success that it turned out to be? No. No idea. Somebody asked me, "What are you doing, Stellan?" I said, "I'm shooting a small film with some first time writers. It's a small, independent film." And it was. But then everyone saw it. Everyone saw it. But it had some really good ingredients. Not only a very, very good script by Matt and Ben, they had a very, very good director [Gus Van Sant]. And Robin Williams and some really good actors. And Matt was great in it. And Ben, too. That was such a great shoot And shooting with Gus ... he's so timid. So discrete. You start shooting and after the first take, he's like [whispering], "Let's do it again." And you do it again and again. And you feel like you're doing it again not because he wasn't happy with it, but because he liked it so much that he wants to see it again. And then we became bolder and bolder. And of course Robin Williams he just goes off to something crazy and then he goes in another direction and starts improvising things. He gets so much material, so he can create what he wants from the scene. Do you know what else it had? A really great scarf. And a really great scarf! I didn't know that this scarf would turn that into such a huge success. You can contact Mike Ryan directly on Twitter [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Biggest Loser John Rhode: Cast Away Tom Hanks Is Celebrity Doppleganger

First Published: December 21, 2011 5:02 PM EST Credit: Composed by AccessHollywood.com Caption John Rhode & Tom Hanks in Cast AwayLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Since the finale of The Biggest Loser, Access Hollywood has been busy trying to figure out who John Rhodes celebrity doppleganger is but the reality star himself has his mind firmly made up about who he now looks like since dropping an amazing 220 pounds. Billy Bush and Kit Hoover had fun this past week picking out lookalikes on Access Hollywood Live, throwing around Survivor winner Richard Hatch, Kelsey Grammer, Randy Macho Man Savage, Stacy Keach, Bluto from Popeye and actor/comedian David Cross as matches but John thinks he resembles an Oscar winner. If I had a little bit more hair in the front, my vote a 100 percent Tom Hanks in Cast Away, John told AccessHollywood.com on Wednesday. But I dont have a forehead, I have a five-head, but Im still going with the Tom Hanks Cast Away, five-head and all! If a movie were to ever be made about his life, John would also love Tom to star in it. But first we gotta put him in one of those expensive fat suits. I think he could absolutely nail me, lock stock and barrel. Fantastic actor, absolutely hilarious, look at the body of his work, he continued. And who would play his wife in this fantasy biopic? Its Meg Ryan. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan together, thats magic. My wife and I together, thats magic! he said. The difference is that they have Hollywood magic and we have Mesa, Arizona magic. In addition to talking Hollywood projects, John who is working on writing a book and entertaining a number of new offers since winning the NBC reality competition series shared some of his tips for eating successfully during the sometimes-gluttonous holiday season. Portion control: Just because its on your plate, doesnt mean you have to eat it. Dont buy temptation items: If you dont want to eat something, dont buy it and bring it in your house. Count calories we drink: How many calories are in the Christmas drinks we enjoy? Get calorie counter app for phone: That has been a huge help for me. John told Access that hes going to get his wife a new car, pay off some debt, save money for a rainy day and also buy a new house with the shows $250,000 grand prize. [Life since winning has been] an absolute whirlwind, but I wouldnt have it any other way, John added. I now know that I can pretty much do anything. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Super Bowl to stream online

The Super Bowl will be streamed live on digital platforms in the U.S. for the first time, NBC announced Tuesday. The Feb. 5 game would be accessible online for free in high definition via websites for the NFL and NBC, which is televising the event, as well as on wireless devices courtesy of the league's Verizon mobile app. The wild card games on Jan. 7 and Pro Bowl Jan. 29 will also be streamed. The NFL has already put its Sunday night games on NBC online as well, complete with additional features such as extra camera angles, social interactivity and DVR-like controls. Those features will be available for the streamed post-season games, too, but still utilize the same play-by-play team on air. While the online stream will have a separate set of commercials, the heavily hyped ads featured on TV will also be accessible on the digital side. Putting the big game online should help curtail piracy, a problem that has long dogged the NFL. Last year, the domains of multiple websites notorious for carrying illegal feeds of live sporting events were seized by the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement just days before the Super Bowl. Streaming could cut both ways in terms of the sky-high TV ratings for Super Bowl, which reached record levels in February. While putting the Super Bowl online could add eyeballs that otherwise aren't in front of TVs at the time of the game, there's a possibility that some viewers could be lured away from their sets, though that's unlikely given few would opt away from a bigger-screen experience given a choice. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Maintaining with this particular 'Jones' couple

Composer Lewis Flinn looked across the 12 ,. 14 opening-evening party for his Broadway tuner "Lysistrata Manley" and acknowledged it had been -- like the shindig within the Liberty Theater -- all pretty surreal for just about any demonstrate that began its Gotham existence in the little downtown gym. Still, he noted, they attempted to not overload in scaling within the staging for Broadway. "Stars continue being moving locker models, much for his or her dismay," he mentioned. He written the Greek comedy redux along with his partner, book author Douglas Carter Beane. It is not the initial project that the 2 have labored with -- there is also two kids. That child-raising experience seems to own prove helpful for "Lysistrata Manley," too. "Both kids and new musicals require plenty of persistence," Beane mentioned. "Too for all of them, you must have confidence inside them when nobody will." :- Gordon Cox Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

The spanish language TV consolidation to push lower prices

MADRID -- The bold merger of Antena 3 and more compact rival La Sexta, introduced Wednesday, won't decrease the new entity's appetite for product, Antena 3 Boss Silvio Gonzalez told experts Thursday. However, the offer produces an industrial TV duopoly in The country -- with Mediaset Espana and Antena 3-La Sexta going face to face -- using the muscle to ratchet lower product prices. "Antena 3 now is the owner of seven Television channels. Its settling energy is big,Inch stated one analyst. Around the upside, "We're not presuming any decrease in program costs. That might be carrying out suicide," Gonzalez stated. But Antena 3 "will exploit better the expense we've,Inch he added. An example: Gonzalez recommended La Sexta's Warner Bros. library product could now feed Antena 3's male-focusing on Nitro and youth-skewed Neox. "La Sexta provides extensive good foreign fiction," Gonzalez stated, stating "The Walking Dead." Antena 3 will "fortify" La Sexta 3, its foreign fiction funnel, which accesses a Warner Bros. output deal and movie packages from Disney, MGM, Fox and Vital. Restarted late 2010, Sexta 3's first-year 1.3% share of the market is "very effective," Gonzalez was adamant. But Antena 3 won't renew Sexta's Liga Saturday primetime soccer match privileges, which lapse June 2012 unless of course their Pounds 60 million-70 million ($78 million-$91 million) price drops substantially. Unveiling key merger particulars, Gonzalez stated Antena 3 pays $348 million for 100% of Sexta shares. Cost includes as much as $158 million of Sexta debt. $285 million in tax discount rates sweeten the offer. Publish-merger, DeAPlaneta will own 41.7% from the unified entity, RTL 19.2%, and Imagina, including Televisa, 13%. Antena 3-La Sexta has 25% audience share and 42% ad share of the market, just beneath Mediaset Espana's figures. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

The Descendants, Moneyball Among La and Boston Film Experts Individuals who win

Kaira Pitt, Jessica Chastain The Descendants as well as the Artist were among the large individuals who win from the 3 film experts circles, which introduced their options Sunday. The La Film Experts Association named The Descendants the most effective Picture of year and granted The Tree of Life's Terrence Malick the most effective Director. The film's star Kaira Pitt was known as Best Actor with the Boston Society of Film Experts, but also for his performance in Moneyball. That group also selected The Artist in addition to Picture, and Martin Scorsese Best Director for Hugo. Homeland, Breaking Bad and Wager on Thrones top WGA and PGA nods The Descendants, The Tree of Existence, Moneyball and Hugo were also all among the American Film Institute's movies of year. (The crowd doesn't rank them.) The Artist was presented with a distinctive award, as was the Harry Potter series, which wrapped taken. Go to a partial report on the individuals who win below. Follow the link, here but for the entire lists. La Film Experts: Best picture - The Descendants Best director- Terrence Malick, The Tree of Existence Best actor - Michael Fassbender, A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, Shame and X-Males: Top Quality Best actress -Yun Jung-hee, Poetry Best supporting actor - Christopher Plummer, Beginners Best supporting actress - Jessica Chastain, Coriolanus, Your Financial Troubles, The Help, Take Shelter, Texas Killing Fields as well as the Tree of Existence Boston Film Experts: Best picture - The Artist Best director- Martin Scorsese, Hugo - Kaira Pitt, Moneyball Best actress - Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn Best supporting actor - Albert Brooks, Drive Best supporting actress - Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids AFI Bridesmaids The Descendants The Woman while using Dragon Tattoo The Help Hugo J. Edgar Evening amount of time in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Existence War Horse

Sadface Emoticon: Alec Baldwin Leaves Twitter

Alec Baldwin, one of our chirpiest and most opinionated tweeters, has apparently given up Twitter altogether. The 30 Rock star and Oscar nominee fled the site following an incident in which American Airlines booted him off a plane for playing Words With Friends and for being violent, abusive, and aggressive. All that remains of his Twitter is the handle name and the word “Deactivated.” Sad, sad day. Thrust your American flag at the sky and never forget his above-average GOP putdowns. [@AlecBaldwin]

'Lincoln Lawyer' follow up planned

Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Phillippe in "The Lincoln subsequently Lawyer" Lionsgate is focusing on an element follow up to "The Lincoln subsequently Lawyer," four several weeks following the small-major released development with an ABC drama series in line with the film. Lionsgate vice chairman Michael Burns made the disclosure Tuesday throughout a job interview on CNBC," saying, "'The Lincoln subsequently Lawyer' would be a very effective movie for all of us, and we are developing by using ABC. We are likely to perform a follow up on 'Lincoln Lawyer' too.Inch The small-major is co-creating the series with Lakeshore Entertainment, that was also behind the film. "Lawyer" film writer John Romano and Michael Connelly, the novelist who produced the home modified to film, happen to be drawn on to co-write the pilot script and professional produce together with Joel Gotler and Lakeshore's Gary Lucchesi and Tom Rosenberg. "The Lincoln subsequently Lawyer" starred Matthew McConaughey like a criminal attorney who business from the rear of a chauffeured Lincoln subsequently. "Lawyer" was launched in March and introduced in $58 million locally. Protagonist Michael "Mickey" Haller is really a character in five different books by Connelly. Burns recommended Lionsgate's approaching "The Hunger Games," opening March 23 because the to begin four films. He didn't offer particulars about Lionsgate's tries to merge with Summit Entertainment beyond saying, "Consolidation is sensible in the market.Inch Burns also stated the "Saw" franchise -- that has seen seven game titles, the final being 2010's "Saw three dimensional" -- will most likely return. "I am sure at some point you will see 'Saw' in the image,Inch he stated. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Tyra Banks to Larry King: My Top Model Persona Is Not Me

Dinner with the Kings Tyra Banks says her America's Next Top Model persona is far removed from who she really is. Featured on Larry King's CNN special Dinner With the Kings, the supermodel said: "When I'm sitting there and have all this makeup on and I'm like, 'Your picture is not fierce,' that is a character. In real life I'm passive aggressive, I'm anti-confrontational, I'm even in coaching to learn how to be confrontational."Other celebs who joined Banks at the dinner, which aired on CNN Sunday were Conan O'Brien, Seth MacFarlane, Shaquille O'Neal, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Quincy Jones and Russell Brand. Watch a clip of Banks: Larry King Special: A Dinner with Kings will re-air Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8/7c and 10/9c on CNN.

Julia Roberts Finds A Second Act

Producing and starring in a new comedyShe'll be attempting to win by nefarious, magical means in next year's Snow White adaptation Mirror Mirror, but Julia Roberts is looking to knuckle down to some serious work for a future project, attaching herself to star in and produce comedy Second Act.Right now, little is known about the movie's plot, beyond the fact that it'll find Roberts as a woman who has never had to work a full day in her life suddenly becoming confronted with the prospect of taking a job. Topical!It's all a little embryonic right now, merely an idea floating around in the head of the actress and her producing partners, including ex-agent Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Maven Pictures' Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray. But production company New Regency is on board to drum up financing for whenever they track down a writer and director to get things moving.All involved will likely be hoping it fares better than either Larry Crowne, which Roberts appeared in this year, and I Don't Know How She Does It, which was adapted from Allison Pearson's book and took a nasty tumble at the box office in September.Mirror Mirror, meanwhile, will be out some time next year.