January 01, 2012

Hunger Games Beats Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2 for the Most Anticipated Movie of the Year by MTV's Nextmovie.com

Hunger Games is the new franchise is already making huge noise in the movie industry these days. It hasn't been released yet but fans are more eager to see with lots of fan made videos, graphics, and websites on the rise. As a matter of fact, Hunger Games is the most anticipated movie for 2012 from the poll conducted by MTV's nextmovie.com. Want to find out more? Read this article from Reuters.

(Reuters) - Is "The Twilight Saga" beginning to lose its grip on movie fans?

The latest installment of the vampire romance finished second to "Harry Potter" in a best of the year poll for MTV's Nextmovie.com, and trailed "The Hunger Games" as the most anticipated movie of 2012.
What's more, "Twilight" stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson -- whose characters Bella and Edward finally wed in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 1" -- lost out as best on-screen couple to Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, who played Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2."

According to the poll released on Wednesday, 51 percent of the votes cast for the movie fans are most looking forward to in 2012 went to upcoming "The Hunger Games" -- based on the futuristic young adult thriller novels of the same name.

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" -- the forthcoming final film based on the best-selling novels by Stephenie Meyer -- won 45 percent of votes.

"Deathly Hallows - Part 2" which concluded the Harry Potter movie franchise this summer, won the title for best 2011 movie with 52 percent of votes ahead of "Breaking Dawn- Part 1" with 48 percent.

The "Twilight" and "Harry Potter" films have been two of Hollywood's most lucrative franchises of the past few years.

But "The Hunger Games", starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson as teens fighting to the death in a bleak vision of North America, is creating strong buzz ahead of its release on March 23, 2012.

Nextmovie.com said the poll received more than 982,000 votes. Here is the full results of Nextmovie.com's poll.

Best Movie of 2011

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" – 52%
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 48%
"The Muppets"
"The Help"
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
"Bridesmaids"

Best Movie the Ladies Loved
"Water for Elephants" – 55%
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 38%
"Crazy, Stupid, Love." – 3%
"The Help" – 2%
"Bridesmaids" – 2%

Best Action Movie
"Thor" – 82%
"X-Men: First Class" – 4%
"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" – 4%
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" – 3%
"Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" – 3%
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" – 2%
"Fast Five" – 1%
"Captain America: The First Avenger" – 1%

Best Comedy
Bridesmaids" – 26%
"The Hangover Part II" – 25%
"The Muppets" – 18%
"Horrible Bosses" – 16%
"Bad Teacher" – 15%

Most Anticipated Movie of 2012
"The Hunger Games" – 51%
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2" – 45%
"The Avengers" – 2%
"The Hobbit" – 2%
"The Dark Knight Rises"
"The Amazing Spider-Man"

Best Villain
Tom Hiddleston, "Thor" – 71%
Ralph Fiennes, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" – 22%
Renesmee, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 6%
Hugo Weaving, "Captain America" – 1%
Bryce Dallas Howard, "The Help"
Chris Cooper, "The Muppets"

Best On Screen Couple
Emma Watson & Rupert Grint, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" – 49.8%
Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 49.4%
Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling, "Crazy, Stupid, Love."
Mila Kunis & Justin Timberlake, "Friends With Benefits"
Kristen Wiig & Chris O'Dowd, "Bridesmaids"
Rooney Mara & Daniel Craig, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Worst Movie of 2011
"Jack and Jill" – 27%
"The Green Lantern" – 21%
"Sucker Punch" – 19%
"Zookeeper" – 19%
"I Am Number Four" – 8%
"The Change-Up" – 6%

Best Nude Scene
Kristen Stewart, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 59%
Michael Fassbender, "Shame" – 39%
Mila Kunis, "Friends With Benefits" – 2%
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Ken Jeong, "The Hangover Part II"
Frieda Pinto, "Immortals"

Biggest Breakout Star
Michael Fassbender, "Shame," "X-Men: First Class," "A Dangerous Method" – 44%
Chris Hemsworth, "Thor" – 43%
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" – 4%
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids" – 4%
Jessica Chastain, "The Help," "Tree of Life," "Take Shelter" – 3%
Shailene Woodley, "The Descendents" – 1%
Octavia Spencer, "The Help" – 1%

Hottest Dude of the Year
Robert Pattinson, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 52%
Taylor Lautner, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 43%
Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "The Rum Diary" – 3%
Ryan Gosling, "Drive," "The Ides of March," "Crazy, Stupid, Love." – 1%
Chris Evans, "Captain America: The First Avenger," "What's Your Number" – 1%
Bradley Cooper, "The Hangover Part II," "Limitless" – 0.3%

Hottest Babe of the Year
Mila Kunis, "Friends With Benefits" – 49%
Olivia Wilde, "Cowboys & Aliens," "The Change-Up" – 43%
Miss Piggy, "The Muppets" – 5%
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" – 2%
Paula Patton, "Jumping the Broom," "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" – 1%
Brooklyn Decker, "Just Go With It" – 1%

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