Entertainment News

March 30, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

Entertainment News

MTV movie picks

LOS ANGELES

Film fans can choose the nominees for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, which will be presented June 6. The network says viewers can log on to movieawards.mtv.com beginning this week and submit their favorites in 13 categories. Nominee submissions will be accepted until April 9. Any 2009 film or performance is eligible for consideration in categories including best villain, best fight and best kiss. ‘Walking Dead’

NEW YORK

AMC network says it’s bringing the popular “Walking Dead” comic book to TV as a live-action series set to debut in October.

Created by Robert Kirkman, “The Walking Dead” explores the aftermath of a world overrun by zombies. It follows a group of human survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who journey in search of a safe home. AMC announced Monday that the series will begin filming in Atlanta in June. It was initially scheduled for six episodes.

New ‘Dance’ moves

LOS ANGELES

“So You Think You Can Dance” is getting some new moves. The Fox network said Monday that multiple changes are planned for the dance competition’s upcoming seventh season. The series is narrowing the finalist field from 20 dancers to 10 — five women, five men — with one contestant eliminated each week instead of two. Dancers will also be partnered with past contestants instead of each other for the first time. The series will premiere May 27.