
MTV today announced that Kim Kardashian and Drake will receive a special punking from the master himself, Ashton Kutcher on an all-new episode of "Punk'd" that will air Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT as a part of the "2012 MTV Movie Awards Punk'd Pre-Party." Immediately following the special, MTV will present the "2012 MTV Movie Awards" hosted by comedian, actor and TV personality Russell Brand broadcasting live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA on at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. The premiere of fan-favorite "Teen Wolf" will follow at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT, capping off the night.
As part of MTV's "Punk'd Pre-Party," MTV News' Josh Horowitz, Jim Cantiello, Sway Calloway and Special "Movie Awards" Style Correspondent Kat Graham will take viewers live to the red carpet and for the first time ever backstage and behind-the-scenes with some of Hollywood's hottest talent, including Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Emma Watson, Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Emma Stone and more. In addition, fans will be treated to never-before-seen footage from two highly-anticipated films including the first trailer for Perks of Being a Wallflower and an exclusive clip from Katy Perry: Part of Me, as well as a very special edition of MTV News' After Hours series with a Hunger Games segment starring Elizabeth Banks.
"I'm excited to be collaborating with my friends at MTV for the Movie Awards," said Kat Graham. "I'm looking forward to being a part of bringing the show to the fun level it always arrives at. We're going to be bringing fashion/fierce/pop to a show honoring amazing talent, and showing how we do it the MTV way!"
MTV also announced today a full weekend of marathons leading up to the "2012 MTV Movie Awards" with a special encore of the first season of "Awkward" airing Saturday, June 2 from 12:00 p.m. ET/PT to 6:00 p.m. ET/PT, and season catch-up of "Punk'd" airing Sunday, June 3 from 3:00 p.m. ET/PT, and leading directly into the "2012 MTV Movie Awards Punk'd Pre-Party." Immediately following the "2012 MTV Movie Awards," MTV will premiere the second season of "Teen Wolf" at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT, before it moves to its regular time on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, as of Monday, June 4.
The "2012 MTV Movie Awards" will feature exclusive footage from Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' highly anticipated film THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, with director, writer, producer Christopher Nolan and actors Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Gary Oldman on hand to celebrate the "Dark Knight" trilogy. Emma Stone is confirmed to receive the first ever "MTV Trailblazer Award" during the telecast for carving out a unique and diverse Hollywood path through her varied and rich array of theatrical roles.
In addition, rock duo The Black Keys will perform their hit single "Gold On the Ceiling" off their certified RIAA Gold album "El Camino" and global music producer-performer, deejay and MTV Push artist Martin Solveig will serve as house, creating movie music mash-ups that will literally remix some of film's most iconic theme scores, including "Star Wars," "Jaws" and "Pulp Fiction." Chart-topping indie-pop group fun. and rapper Wiz Khalifa will also perform.
Also confirmed for this year's telecast are previously announced presenters Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Adam Sandler, Emma Watson, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller, Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg.