Twilight is nominated for five National Movie Awards

The Twilight series of films have picked up five nominations at next month's National Movie Awards.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon will battle it out with 3D films Avatar and Alice In Wonderland in the fantasy category.

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner have best performance nods. The next Twilight film, Eclipse, is up for most anticipated summer film.

The awards, which are voted for by the public, will be shown live on ITV1 in May.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which is up against movies including The A-Team and Toy Story 3, is due out in the UK on 9 July.

Harry Potter actors Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint are also pitted against each other in the best performance category.

Other actors nominated include Leonardo DiCaprio for Shutter Island, Aaron Johnson for Kick-Ass and Sherlock Holmes stars Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law.

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince is nominated in the family film category against movies including Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang, and Up.

Budget horror Paranormal Activity and Michael Caine film Harry Brown are among films nominated for breakthrough movie.

From: BBC NEWS

Iron Man 2 premiere switches from UK to US

Iron Man 2's world premiere has been moved from London to Los Angeles because of uncertainty over air travel between the UK and US.

Posted on: 20-Apr-2010 3:22 AM

Ironman Stars including Robert Downey Jr, Mickey Rourke, Gwyneth Paltrow and Scarlett Johansson were all due to attend the event on 26 April.

But Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment have relocated the promotional push to the the US.

The first Iron Man film took $318m (£208m) when it was released in 2008.

The sequel sees Downey Jr reprise his role as playboy millionaire-turned-superhero Tony Stark.

It is not known whether the star's scheduled appearance on this week's Jonathan Ross show will be affected by the decision to move the film's premiere.

Paltrow, who is normally based in the UK, is also due to take part.

It is hoped that a special screening of Iron Man 2 will still go ahead in London on 26 April.

From: BBC NEWS