MTV ANNOUNCES STAR-STUDDED FIRST ROUND OF PRESENTERS FOR THE "2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS"
Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Olivia Munn, Gigi Hadid Scheduled to Present
"2016 MTV Movie Awards" Hosted by Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart
Airs Sunday, April 10 at 8:00 PM ET/PT
NEW YORK, NY (March 21, 2016) - MTV today revealed the star-studded, first round of presenters for the "2016 MTV Movie Awards," setting into orbit the 25th anniversary of the ultimate celebration of blockbuster movies and the fans who love them. Adding to the high-wattage celebrity sizzle, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth and Jessica Chastain from The Huntsmen: Winter's War, Seth Rogen and Zac Efron from Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Olivia Munn from X-Men: Apocalypse and supermodel Gigi Hadid are scheduled to present. Additional presenters and performers will be announced at a later date. The "2016 MTV Movie Awards" hosted by Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart airs Sunday, April 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT from outdoors on the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank, Calif.
Nomination highlights for the "2016 MTV Movie Awards" include Avengers: Age of Ultron, Creed, Deadpool, Jurassic World, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Straight Outta Compton scoring nominations for "Movie of the Year," and Star Wars: The Force Awakens garnering the most nominations (11) for a franchise. For a complete list of nominations, go here.
Official sponsors of the "2016 MTV Movie Awards" include M&M'S(R) Brand, Mountain Dew(R) and Taco Bell(R).
Casey Patterson, Garrett English and Jane Mun serve as Executive Producers for the "2016 MTV Movie Awards." Jim Roush serves as Co-Executive producer. Wendy Plaut serves as Co-Executive Producer and Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent. Sandy Alouete is Executive in Charge of Music Talent.
The "2016 MTV Movie Awards" official gift bag is produced by Karen Wood at Backstage Creations.
About MTV:
MTV is a global media brand inspired by the freedom and passion of youth. MTV is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA).
About Casey Patterson Entertainment:
Casey Patterson Entertainment is a full service production company producing premium content, live events, and talent-driven series and specials with offices in New York City and Los Angeles. Patterson is an Emmy(R)-nominated, critically-acclaimed executive producer who has created an array of groundbreaking programming during her 20 year tenure at Viacom. Patterson's current projects include the breakout hit-series "Lip Sync Battle," the highest-rated series in Spike history; "Guys Choice;" Spike's "One Night Only;" "The TV Land Awards;" and "Rock the Troops" with Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions. Patterson's credits include such high-profile events as "The Concert for New York City;" "The Concert of the Century at the White House;" "Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special;" " The Comedy Awards;" "Between Two Ferns- A Fairy Tale of New York;" "The Video Game Awards;" "Scream;" "GQ Men of the Year Awards;" "VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards;" "VH1 Divas Live;" "FOX's "Billboard Music Awards;" and "NBC's "Concert for America."
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