MTV Movie Brawl 2012: Final Four Voting Begins!

Much like that, the MTV Movie Brawl 2012 is gloomier to four. Starting with 32 initial players together with an outrageous card round that introduced another five, the brawl with this all has finally whittled itself lower to merely four remaining rivals: "Cosmopolis," the Rachelle Lefervre thriller that beat "Breaking Beginning" for just about any top place "The Dark Dark evening Increases," Christopher Nolan's third and final Batman movie "The Hunger Games," the arrival youthful adult franchise starring Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence and "The Woman In Black," an unforeseen dark equine after tearing through fan faves "Snow White-colored as well as the Huntsman" and "The Hobbit: An Unforeseen Journey." Voting is open round the Final Four until Thursday (The month of the month of january 19) at 11:59 PM EST. Beginning Friday (The month of the month of january 20), we'll enter in the one-on-the final round, where only one movie will bid farewell to the brawl while using title of can't-miss movie of 2012. Obviously, keep voting making your voice heard!

Discovery, NHK, Bang plan doc on Japan disaster

Tokyo -- Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, pubcaster NHK and TV production house Bang Singapore are partnering on a documentary about Japan's recovery from the March 11 disaster, featuring Ken Watanabe. The lead helmer of the doc will be NHK's Yasushi Koyama, working with a core Japanese production team, while execs from the international partners will co-produce. The doc will bow at the World Economic Forum in Davos, which runs Jan. 25-29, where Watanabe is skedded to speak. Watanabe, who starred in "Inception," "Batman Begins" and "The Last Samurai," has taken an active role in the post-disaster recovery effort, launching the kizuna311 and Unite for Japan websites to raise fund for victims and their communities. In the doc he will serve as moderator and reporter, visiting the areas in the northern Tohoku region devastated by the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor meltdown, and talking to locals about how they are reviving local industries and planning for the future. "I'm excited that we have had the opportunity for this collaboration at such an important time for Japan," Koyama said. "Together with Ken Watanabe, we'll do our utmost to communicate Japan's ongoing recovery to the world." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Auto biz tunes up branding engine

Audi MMIBMW ConnectedDriveToyota EntuneChevrolet MyLinkCadillac CueFord Sync/MyFord TouchBuick IntelliLinkKia UVOWith infotainment systems growing popular, automakers hope branding them will make their cars more attractive the way General Motors promoted OnStar (which faces competish from BMW's BMW Assist, Hyundai's Blue Link, Lexus' Enform and Mercedes' mbrace). Here are a few and what they offer:Audi MMIThe German automaker's Multi Media Interface appears on a 5-inch black and red or 7-inch full-color screen, the latter of which displays all entertainment options, Google Earth navigation (in 3D), Sirius Traffic updates and local points of interest accessible via buttons around a control dial and pad that reads handwriting. T-Mobile provides Audi Connect's high-speed Wi-Fi web service accessible via mobile devices such as Apple's iPad.BMW ConnectedDriveA futuristic version was shown off in "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol," but BMW's infotainment system features all the expected bells and whistles and connects to the Internet through BMW Online, a $99 a year service that features Wiki Local, Wikipedia entries on area destinations and Yelp restaurant reviews read aloud through text-to-speech functionality. Apps are only compatible through Apple's iPhone but will soon expand to Android.Toyota EntuneEntune controls media, navigation and cell phones, as well as apps such as iHeartRadio, Bing, Pandora, OpenTable and MovieTickets.com and info like realtime traffic, weather, sports scores and stock prices. Also offers voice controls. Launched with Prius V.Chevrolet MyLinkSystem connects to phones and offers voice commands to control media and such apps as Pandora and Stitcher.Cadillac CueThe Linux-based Cadillac User Experience sports an 8-inch LCD display to showcase apps, 3D navigation and provides tactile feedback when scrolling, selecting and swiping, and multi-touch gesturing, similar to a smarphone. It supports two Bluetooth connections and 10 devices. Voice controls enable more natural language usage. Internet browsing is available when parked. Bows with new XTS and ATS sedans and SRX crossover.Ford Sync/MyFord TouchThe Touch system, also available in Lincoln's luxury cars, gets a needed update to provide faster response times, better voice recognition, compatibility with more mobile devices, Audible.com's e-books, and clearer phone calls. Fonts are larger and easier to read, while the overall design is simpler and less cluttered. Navigation includes 3D maps, and photorealistic road signs and info on nearby landmarks.Buick IntelliLinkSimilar to Chevy's MyLink infotainment system, IntelliLink is also available on GMC vehicles with the same functionality but with flashier graphics.Mercedes-Benz ComandMercedes is embracing Siri-like voice controls found on Apple's iPhone 4s to power its Comand system, which will utilize natural language dictation for text messaging, emails and web browsing while driving and control apps like Twitter, Facebook, Pandora and Google Street View navigation. Handwriting recognition and gesture controls for interior lighting is also in the works. Kia UVOPowered by Microsoft, the system is short for "Your Voice," and displays on a 4.3-inch screen to connect to a phone and media files. Also offers voice controls. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

New Still From Warm Physiques Arrives

Nicholas Hoult Is RWhile offbeat zombie tale Warm Physiques does not hit here until late August, Summit Entertainment is attempting to make certain all of us remember it's in route. That might explain why the organization has launched a brand new picture of star Nicholas Hoult as central zombie character R. Have a gander below via Collider.Case the most recent look we have had in the groaning, but completely different zomboid featured within the story, because he seemed to be area of the first, disturbingly Twilight-esque image that made an appearance this past year.But we've belief this is a lot more than the usual decaying flesh variation on Edward and Bella's complicated love story. Modified from Isaac Marion's novel by 50/50 director Jonathan Levine, Physiques is occur a global where zombies abound and also the remaining human children are holed up inside a heavily guarded city.R is definitely an unusual zombie: he's still a bit alive inside. So when he spots Julie (Teresa Palmer), he becomes going to save her from both his fellow zombies and also the lethal Boneys, the next phase in undead transformation. Naturally, she's less than so convinced, but R wins her over by promising off flesh and protecting her more often than once. The issue here is, their burgeoning love is within danger from her father (Malkovich), who's set on eliminating the zombie menace...Warm Physiques is going to be on August 24.

Jeremy Renner Thailand Bar Fight? 'Mission: Impossible' Actor Apparently at the end of Evening Scuffle [UPDATE]

It seems Thailand might have Jeremy Renner now. With what seems like a erased scene from 'The Hangover Part II,' the actor was apparently in the center of a bar fight in Phuket, Thailand that ended with one guy in serious condition after being stabbed within the neck by having an axe. Based on TMZ, your dream started at 4:30 a.m. local time when someone in Renner's number of buddies -- apparently a guy named Vorasit Issara, the gm from the Siri Panwa Resort -- "dropped a glass on the ground that began the melee." Within the ensuing scuffle, Issara was stabbed, while Renner experienced minor injuries. Increasing star is onscreen now in 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol,' and may be observed in the approaching features 'Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters' and 'The Bourne Legacy.' UPDATE: Based on Renner's reps, he was in the resort in which the fight started, but wasn't active in the altercation. [via TMZ] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook