Marketing whizzes for a movie called “I Love You, Beth Cooper” figured that a good idea to generate “buzz” would be to pay some valedictorian for a product placement in her high school graduation speech. They were wrong.

They paid Kenya Mejia $1,800 to say “I love you, Jake Minor!” in her actual graduation speech, the idea being that she would say she was inspired to call out her crush by seeing the same thing done in this movie, I Love You, Beth Cooper. Then the video of this would “go viral,” supposedly. But the movie bombed. “Even Ms. Mejia hasn’t seen it.”

The Fox-produced-but-supposedly-just-amateur YouTube video the company posted of the stunt barely has over 2,000 hits. The school district was very upset when they heard what happened, and the “Jake Minor” character that Kenya called out as her crush is not even her boyfriend. Although her boyfriend supposedly “endorsed it,” hopefully for a hefty cut of the check. Furthermore, Jake Minor has a girlfriend of his own. His assessment of Kenya: “She’s pretty quiet.”

“Tron” was a 1982 science fiction film by Disney. It starred Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn (and his program counterpart inside the electronic world, Clu), Bruce Boxleitner as Tron and his User Alan Bradley, Cindy Morgan as Yori and Dr. Lora Baines, and Dan Shor as Ram. David Warner plays all three main antagonists: the program Sark, his User Ed Dillinger, and the voice of the Master Control Program. It was written and directed by Steven Lisberger. Tron had a distinctive visual style, as it was one of the first films from a major studio to use computer graphics extensively.

Now, On July 24, 2009 Disney showed test footage of the Tron sequel to San Diego Comic Con attendees. Joseph Kosinski directed the promo and went on to direct the film. Lost writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz wrote the script. Jeff Bridges will reprise his role as Kevin Flynn, while Garrett Hedlund will portray Sam Flynn. Other cast members include Bruce Boxleitner, Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett, and John Hurt. It was also announced that electronic music duo Daft Punk will compose the score to the film.

During the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, the title of the sequel was revealed to be “Tron Legacy”.

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Who says wedding ceremonies have to be boring? One fun couple from Minnesota chose to have a party and boogied down the aisle. The couple, Jill Peterson andKevin Heinz, both 28, surprised wedding guests when the entire bridal partydanced to Chris Brown’s “Forever” instead of the usual snooze-festprocession.

Heinz posted footage of the dance to YouTube, and the video quickly became viral. It now has more than 1 million views. Peterson and Heinz appeared on the”Today Show” on Friday to talk about their crazy nuptials. Matt Lauerasked the couple who came up with the idea for the unique entrance.

“It was mine,” Jill told Lauer. “Idanced growing up and was a dancer through college, and loved dance asa way to express yourself and share joy. So it was something I always thought about doing.”

The couple told Lauer they were surprised at the video’s popularity. “I put it up because her dad hadbeen really harassing me to get it out to some of his other familymembers, and it exploded,” Heinz said.

THEY EVEN RECREATED IT FOR THE “TODAY” SHOW ON SATURDAY MORNING!

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There had been murmurs that Johnny Depp, one of the stars of Tim Burton’s way weird live-action adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, would drop by Thursday morning’s Disney 3-D panel. And he did.

In fact, Depp stopped by, said five words and then left. After screening a custom-made trailer for his Comic-Con fans, director Burton asked the crowd if they would like to meet the “imaginary friend” that follows him around.

The crowd cheered and Depp, who plays the Mad Hatter, walked onstage in a button-up shirt and fitted black vest. He had long bangs sweeping the side of his face, and wore a thick leather bracelet. After several moments of cheering, Depp whispered into the microphone “Hey. Happy to be here.” And then, he was gone.

Moderator Patton Oswalt told the crowd that Depp could reappear later in the day, so “be nice to every guy you see dressed like Jack Sparrow.” Meanwhile, Burton said he’s still filming the CGI-heavy fantasy flick, due next spring, and that he feels there’s a “white rabbit with a stop watch” timing him.

In terms of plot, he also dished that there was an effort to make Alice (Mia Wasikowska) more active in the story rather than a bunch of “weird scenes” happening to her. Oh, and remember that Depp isn’t the only person in this movie: Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter also star.

Demi Lovato’s purple past became her present Thursday night when she appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Taking a cue from both the 16-year-old starlet’s early beginnings as a regular on Barney & Friends and her affinity for making YouTube clips with bestie (and fellow dinosaur show alum) Selena Gomez, Jimmy asked Demi if they could make a video of them belting out a metal version of the very mellow theme song to that popular kids’ program.

Never have the lyrics “I Love You, You Love Me, We’re a Happy Family” sounded so hard-core rock.

T.R. Knight’s character on Grey’s Anatomy will be killed off to start the season because the actor was leaving the show. Series creator Shonda Rhimes has confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that the young doctor will flatline forever during the season premiere, airing September 24. Last we saw the poor chap was during last season’s finale, when he was at death’s door and unrecognizable after being hit by a bus.

Meanwhile, Knight, reveals to the magazine for the first time why he decided to ditch Seattle Grace. The actor, no surprise, was not happy with his diminishing presence on the show. He never asked Rhimes for an explanation. “My five-year experience proved to me that I could not trust any answer that was given [about George],” Knight told EW.

He claims his relationship with Rhimes was never the same after she apparently discouraged him not to come out after Isaiah Washington’s infamous f-word outbursts. “I think she was concerned about having my statement come out so close to the [initial] event,” Knight said.

Rhimes remembers things quite differently, insisting that she supported the decision and thought his coming out was “awesome.”

Knight realizes not everyone will understand—or appreciate—his decision to walk away from a $14 million paycheck. “There are a lot of people who would like to be in my position,” he acknowledged. “But in the end, I need to be fulfilled in my work—that’s more important than the money. [So] that’s the goal. If I’m lucky to ever work again.”

In September, Knight will star in the Tony-winning Parade in Los Angeles. Then it’s off to New York in February, where he’ll headline the Stanley Tucci-directed Broadway revival of Lend Me a Tenor.

Walter Cronkite, the granddaddy of television news anchors and once the most trusted man in America, got a loving send-off Thursday.

Tom Brokaw, Andy Rooney, Dan Rather, Morley Safer, Connie Chung, Bob Schieffer, Diane Sawyer, Brian Williams, Barbara Walters, Charles Gibson, Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira were among those attending the private funeral services at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in midtown Manhattan.

Cronkite, who died last Friday at the age of 92, is expected to be buried alongside his beloved wife, Betsy, in his home estate of Missouri. A separate public remembrance is in the works for Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall.