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Mystery Surrounds Fatal Paul Walker Crash; Epic Wrecking Ball Parody; Kardashian Christmas Card; Can Brad Bend It Like Beckham?; Hollywood Producer is a Spy?; Ron Burgundy Makes the News
Aired December 02, 2013 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, HLN HOST: Right now on SBT, remembering Paul Walker. The big mystery surrounding the tragic death of the "Fast and Furious" star, including the conflicting reports on drag racing. Plus, will the franchise he helped make famous continue on?
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PAUL WALKER, ACTOR: It`s just amazing. The things that I`ve seen, the things that I`ve done, the people that I`ve met in that short period of time. It`s just -- you know, I don`t want it to end.
HAMMER: SBT brings you the shocking new details about the mysterious crash that took the life of "Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker.
SBT starts right now.
I`m A.J. Hammer. Thank you for watching.
And now that just some of the shock over Paul Walker`s tragic death in a car crash is slowly wearing off, SBT is looking into the biggest mysteries surrounding his death.
It was a cruel and eerie end. The 40-year-old star of the "Fast and Furious" films died when the Porsche he was in, driven by his friend and business partner Roger Rodas, crashed about 30 miles from Hollywood. Rodas was also killed. The Porsche had just been featured at a charity event that Walker was a part of, to raise money for victims of the typhoon in the Philippines.
CNN digital reporter Alan Duke is joining us from Hollywood.
Alan, I want to get to our first mystery. You had learned earlier today that there was a possibility the Porsche was possibly drag racing with another car. I know now there are new developments about that. What have you learned?
RODAS: Yes. It was a theory that was based on a phone call to sheriff`s investigators late Saturday that there might be been a second car and could have been a drag racing situation.
But for the last two days, the investigators have looked at it. They`ve checked it out, and they told me in the last hour that they`ve ruled it out pretty much. They are now just focusing on speed as a factor on that wide office park road called Hercules Street. Apparently, they say the car was just going way too fast.
HAMMER: And what police are now saying about the drag racing seems to support what we heard from a man named Jim Torp. He arrived at the scene shortly after the crash. I want to listen to what he just told CNN.
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JIM TORP, EYEWITNESS TO CRASH AFTERMATH (via phone): The speculations from everybody on Twitter and everything else, they were not drag racing. They had just --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why do you say that?
TORP: Well, they bought two Porsches. And they were taking them for a drive before they parked them into the warehouse. And there were no other cars with them. Because you could see them. When they drove by us there were no other cars by them within split seconds of the car hitting the, you know four trees and a lamp post. So they weren`t drag racing anybody.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What do you make -- what do you make of the sheriff`s department saying that they -- they received a trip -- a tip that drag racing was involved?
TORP: Well, you know, I`d like to see the tip, because we were there. And there was no drag racing involved with this.
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HAMMER: Alan, any sense of where that initial speculation about drag racing came from? Obviously, there were a lot of fast cars on site. There were those burn marks, the tire marks in the pavement. Any idea where that came from?
DUKE: No, I don`t know where that particular call came from. But it was something the sheriff`s department, of course, they had to investigate.
I can tell you, looking and walking the street, which I did the night after the crash, it would be a place that you would go for drag racing. And in fact, the sheriff`s investigator told me this morning that there has been a problem with racing on that stretch of the road, and in fact, they had to crack down on it for a while in order to -- to lower the amount of racing there.
HAMMER: And it`s just stunning. As you`re talking, Alan, we`re looking at these images of what was left of that half-million-dollar Porsche. There`s no doubt how horrific the crash was.
OMG Insider exclusively obtained some footage of the crash that was shot from a surveillance camera of a nearby business. Take a look at this as we roll it out here. You`re going to be able to see smoke coming up from the area of impact. There you see it in the shot. Obviously, so terrible, now knowing what had taken place.
This leads to another mystery concerning the crash. Was it mechanical failure? TMZ reporting possible mechanical failure. There was talk of a steering fluid leak. Alan, what do we know about that?
DUKE: Well, we don`t know anything. All of that is speculation. Could it have caused it?
And Mr. Jim Torp, the guy we heard from a few minutes ago, his theory was a blown tire. Have you ever driven a car at high speed and a tire is blown out? It can be devastating.
But my theory, if I can have one, is this was a very tough car to drive. Top drivers around you tell you that this Porsche Carrera GT is the toughest car to drive. It`s built for the racetrack. Keep it off the street. And they say it was actually scary.
HAMMER: Yes. The man behind the wheel certainly knew what he was doing behind the wheel of any high-powered car like this one. But scary indeed.
And of course, another mystery that`s still unresolved. The fate of the "Fast and the Furious 7" movie. Paul had just posted this photo on his Facebook page. It was right before he left the set in Atlanta just before Thanksgiving to head to L.A. for the charity event.
One of the producers of the movie does tell CNN that the movie is really up in the air right now. Watch.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don`t know what`s going to happen. I don`t know what`s going to happen with film. Because we -- I mean, we`re almost done with the film. We`re not thinking about that. We`re not even thinking. We`re just thinking about him right now, his family. And just, you know, make sure his daughter is going to be OK, his mother.
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HAMMER: It`s just so devastating to think about.
Megan Alexander from "Inside Edition" is with me now.
So "Fast 7" supposed to be out in July. I believe July 11 was the scheduled release date. They`re not talking about whether or not that will change.
MEGAN ALEXANDER, "INSIDE EDITION": Right.
HAMMER: But what the heck do they do now? On so many levels, you have a crew and a cast that are mourning. A real family there.
ALEXANDER: Yes.
HAMMER: And they have to figure out how to pull this movie off.
ALEXANDER: Exactly. And you know, A.J., I heard some people comparing this to Heath Ledger`s death in "The Dark Knight," Brandon Lee`s death when they filmed "The Crow."
I would argue this is a little bit different, because this was the seventh movie in this franchise, A.J. Such a popular franchise. And, you know, a lot of people think the "Fast and the Furious" films, they were about fast cars, good-looking people, special effects, but I`ve seen every single one of the films, A.J. There is so much more to these films. There`s the themes of family, friends, loyalty run very deep in the film. And two of the main characters, Dominic Toretto and Brian O`Conner, Brian played by Paul Walker --
HAMMER: Right.
ALEXANDER: -- one of those characters now gone. That leave a very deep hole in the script.
HAMMER: With the last month of shooting about to get under way. They still had much more to get it done to wrap it all up.
All right. Megan, thank you very much.
Alan Duke, thank you, as well.
There`s obviously no doubt that Paul Walker`s legacy remains with the "Fast and Furious" franchise. CNN senior producer Paul Vercammen joining me now from Hollywood. Paul spoke with Walker back in 2001. It was just before the first "Fast and Furious" movie came out.
Appreciate your being here, Paul.
Hard to believe it`s been more than a dozen years since we first saw Paul Walker in the movie that, you know, essentially made the guy a star. When you spoke with him about it, I have to imagine, as a car guy, he was pinching himself.
PAUL VERCAMMEN, CNN SENIOR PRODUCER: He was absolutely ecstatic, A.J. And in fact, we discussed the fact that before he even shot a frame of the movie, he received a phone call from the producers that just sent him over the moon.
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WALKER: I really don`t see how I could have more fun or making a movie could be more of a thrill than it was making this one.
I mean, even out of the gate, from the very beginning. Before we even started principle photography, they sent us off to a race car driving school. And it was -- I was a joke. I remember getting the phone call. It was like, "Hey, Paul, we realize we`re not filming yet, but would you be comfortable going to Las Vegas for a couple days to go to race car driving school?"
I`m like, "What, are you kidding me?" You know? Like, "This is a joke, right?" It was just -- it was just unreal.
HAMMER: Yes. I have to imagine it was pretty unreal for him, Paul. He just loved cars, didn`t he?
VERCAMMEN: He absolutely loved cars. And another thing that was, you know, I think important in all of this, I also asked him during that sit- down interview if he thought at all that he was worried that the movie might glorify street racing. Here`s what he had to say.
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WALKER: Kids have been drag racing since -- I don`t know, basically as long as there`s been cars. Kids have been drag racing.
I think that -- I think you see the downside to doing it. And I think that is, you know, the cops swarm in. They take your car. You don`t want to mess with it.
Hector, the character Hector in the film, makes a reference to how he`s going legit. You know, "I`m done with this game. I`m going to race for NYRA." It`s actually -- I think it`s the first time my character really has interaction with this whole import car world.
And I really -- I think that`s really the only way to go about it. I mean, there`s nothing to be worse than 120-mile-an-hour blowout on a surface street, you know, with pedestrian lining up and down it. You know, it`s just common sense. It`s just not worth the risk factors.
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HAMMER: It`s just wild to hear him saying that now. So Paul, obviously, here`s a guy who knew the dangers. He was aware of keeping safe. And that clearly makes it all the more difficult to see what now has happened 12 years later.
VERCAMMEN: Absolutely. I mean, I think everybody`s will go up to whether or not the movies were sort of replicating life or vice versa here.
Walker himself, a racer at the time we talked back in 2001, by the way, he said he was racing in the Palmdale, California, area. His grandfather was a racer.
But, you know, he wasn`t just about the "Fast and Furious" movies. Yes they made $2.6 billion in worldwide sales. But he was like a lot of guys. He came up through the ranks in Hollywood. He did commercials and then television shows. And then he was on the movie "Pleasantville" and also "Varsity Blues." And, you know, we also talked about the fact that he was getting paid to act, and he was, you know, rather happy about the fact that he could make a living on screen, A.J.
HAMMER: And by all accounts, 12 years later, he wasn`t a guy who got all caught up in the Hollywood scene, despite his success.
CNN`s Paul Vercammen, thank you for bringing us Paul Walker in his own words. We appreciate it.
Well, as we move on now, is this the most outrageous Kardashian holiday card ever? Look at this. No baby North West. Kim flaunting her post-baby body. Where are the Kardashian men, by the way? We`re unveiling what just may be the wildest Kardashian holiday card yet.
Plus, Miley Cyrus sure did come into this year like a wrecking ball.
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MILEY CYRUS, SINGER (singing): I came in like a wrecking ball. I never hit so hard in love. All I wanted was to --
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HAMMER: Oh, yes. Twerking at the VMAs, lighting up at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Singing a duet with that giant digital cat at the AMAs. Why it might all be paying off for Miley, because she could be named Person of the Year in "TIME" Magazine`s prestigious online poll. Will Miley be No. 1 on our countdown?
This is SBT on HLN.
Right now SBT remembers Paul Walker in his career-defining role as Brian O`Conner in the "Fast and Furious" franchise.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Was that fun?
VIN DIESEL, ACTOR: What are you smiling about?
WALKER: Dude, I almost had you.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SBT`s coverage of the death of "Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker. He died in a car crash over the weekend. And his sudden death has left fans, friends and Hollywood simply stunned. That includes his "Fast and Furious" co-star Tyrese Gibson, who you see here. Tyrese was fighting back tears Sunday as he showed up at a makeshift memorial for Walker at the crash site.
"Entertainment Tonight" correspondent Rocsi Diaz just spent some time with Walker in London, and I spoke with her on SBT`s live special coverage at noon.
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HAMMER: He loved cars, not just in the films but obviously in his personal life. And he spoke with you about that when you guys were together in London just last May for "Fast and Furious 6." I want to watch a bit of that.
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WALKER: I grew up hunting and fishing. And I`ve always been into archery. I`ve always been into cars. In my family, that was just stuff we did. Like, that`s just the way it was. So, you know, car racing, like growing up, all the different car publications around the house. Going to my grandfather`s shop. I think it`s just a part of my DNA.
ROCSI DIAZ, "ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT": It`s part of your DNA.
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HAMMER: You see the excitement in his face right there, Rocsi. And I always got the impression that he was just living out his dream, starring in a hit franchise about fast cars. I assume that`s how you saw it?
DIAZ: That was exactly how I thought. He was totally living out his dream. Paul liked fast cars. Paul was a professional race car driver.
You know, what a lot of people don`t know about Paul is Paul had a passion for pickup trucks, too. And we would talk about how down-to-earth country boy he really was and the fast cars got him, but he loved pickup trucks, too. And it`s -- it`s really ironic.
But yes, "Fast and the Furious" was a dream come true for him. And I know he was so excited about working on "Fast 7," as the rest of the cast were. It`s truly, truly sad. Truly, truly a sad story.
HAMMER: I understand that, Rocsi. As a guy who I mentioned loves fast cars, I have one myself. I also happen to have a pickup truck. So it`s not so strange. You know, I got a little country boy in me, too. He did go on to talk to you about just how much he enjoyed the high-performance cars, though, not just pick-up trucks. Let`s watch a bit more.
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DIAZ: Do you have your dream car, any car in the world, what car would it be? And I know it`s going to be an old-school car.
WALKER: No.
DIAZ: No?
WALKER: No. I like old-school stuff, but I`m more of a performance guy. And it`s like that old-school kind of appeal. Like I like it, but I like modern-day technology. I like -- I like going fast.
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HAMMER: Yes. He loved fast cars. He loved going fast. And granted that any actor probably could go in there and make a fast car movie seem believable. But I have to believe in Paul`s case, one of the reasons "Fast and Furious" fans really connected to him in the franchise was because it was so genuine.
DIAZ: Yes, I agree. I mean, like you said, it was in his bloodline. It is -- it ran in his family. I mean, Paul was an adrenaline junkie. He loved going fast. That`s what he loved. That`s who he was.
HAMMER: Big reaction, obviously, on social media. I want to read a couple of things that we`ve been seeing.
On Twitter, Ludacris: "Whenever you blessed your presence, you always left a mark. We were like brothers. And our birthdays are only one day apart. Now you will forever hold a place in all of our hearts."
From Ryan Philippe, "Paul was a good dude. Conscientious and not caught up in Hollywood. He knew there was more to life and lived it."
Olivia Wilde, "Heavy heart tonight. Paul Walker was a genuinely good, sweet, kind, laid-back, loving person." What about it -- what about him made him so beloved?
DIAZ: He was humble. He knew -- he used his popularity, he used his stardom for good. You know, I mean, he was coming from a charity event that he funded and he started. There`s nothing bad that anybody could say, and as you can see, all of Hollywood, they have the same feeling about Paul, that he was just a loving, humble guy. It wasn`t about being a big blockbuster actor.
HAMMER: Right.
DIAZ: It was just about being a true humanitarian, a father and a great friend. He was just a great, great guy.
HAMMER: So refreshing in Hollywood. Rocsi, I really appreciate you being with us to share your thoughts. Thank you so much.
DIAZ: Thanks for having me.
And as we move on, stay classy, Bismarck. Ron Burgundy co-anchors the news in North Dakota.
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WILL FERRELL, COMEDIAN/ACTOR: Amber, you look lovely tonight.
AMBER SCHATZ, CO-ANCHOR, KX NEWS: Thank you, Ron. You, too.
FERRELL: Are you married?
SCHATZ: No.
BURGUNDY: Well, I am, so don`t get any ideas.
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HAMMER: Will Ferrell, showing up in his "Anchorman" persona, reading the news at a local station. You`ve got to see how this plays out. You know it`s going to be hilarious.
And Who would David Beckham may have leading man good looks, but who would he want to play him in a movie? The soccer legend just revealed his top picks. Can you guess who it is? We`re revealing who Becks wants representing him on the big screen. What`s going to be No. 1?
This is SBT on HLN.
Right now SBT remembers Paul Walker in his break-out role in 1998. The movie was "Pleasantville," where he starred as the squeaky clean boy next door opposite Reese Witherspoon.
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WALKER: I think you`re just about the keenest girl in the whole school.
REESE WITHERSPOON, ACTRESS: Really, Skip? The keenest?
WALKER: Oh, yes.
ELIJAH WOOD, ACTOR: What can I get you two?
WALKER: I don`t know, Bud. Guess I`ll have my usual cheese burger and a cherry Coke.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SBT. We all know Paul Walker for his success in the huge blockbuster franchise "Fast and Furious," of course. What you may not know is that he was also the kind of actor who really cared about making small movies that had a lot of heart. Paul`s new independent movie, "Hours," is still scheduled to open up on December 13. It`s all about a father who struggles to keep his newborn baby alive right after Hurricane Katrina demolished New Orleans.
So here now is your first look at one more piece of Paul Walker`s incredible legacy.
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WALKER: I don`t get it. This wasn`t supposed to happen.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, God. I`m in pain.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Is your wife due soon?
WALKER: Not for another five weeks. You`re going to be OK.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: My baby!
WALKER: How is Abigail doing?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I`m really sorry. She expired at 7 this morning.
WALKER: Not Abby. Tell me she`s fine. Tell me she`s fine! I swear to God you better tell me she`s fine right now!
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Let me take you to see your daughter.
This is a ventilator. Your daughter hasn`t yet learned to breathe on her own. This is going to give her help.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A levee that has broken, a strong Category 4.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Sir, I need you to go upstairs.
The levee`s broke.
WALKER: We`ve got to get her out of here.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The streets are flooded.
WALKER: So we`re stranded here?
Don`t do this to me. Nurse. The battery is old, and it`s only taking a small charge. It`s only good for three minutes.
Everything`s going to be all right, sweetheart. Soon you`re going to be breathing on your own.
I`m in St. Mary`s Hospital. I have a baby on ventilator who needs a rescue team.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hello.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It`s a baby.
WALKER: Hey, right here? Wait. Come back.
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HAMMER: I`m looking forward to seeing that.
We move on now to a very Kardashian Christmas. Kim bearing her famous figure, but this time not in a selfie. It`s the Kardashians` annual holiday Christmas card. Is this the most stunning card the family has ever put out?
Plus, talk about getting a shock. Imagine: Ron Burgundy showing up on your local news.
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FERRELL: Amber, you look lovely tonight.
SCHATZ: Thank you, Ron. You, too.
FERRELL: Are you married?
SCHATZ: No.
BURGUNDY: Well, I am, so don`t get any ideas.
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HAMMER: Will Ferrell stuns the anchors of a North Dakota newscast and shows them a thing or two about how to read the news. You`ve got to stick around to see this. One of the funniest things I`ve seen all year. Will it be No. 1, though?
This is SBT on HLN.
Right now, SBT remembers Paul Walker in the 1999 film "Varsity Blues." Paul gripped fans from his very first scene and never let go.
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WALKER: I love you, brother. I had the most beautiful dream last night.
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HAMMER: Right now the "Top Five Countdown." "Hunger Games" meets "Wrecking Ball." The mash-up that puts "Catching Fire" to the music of Miley Cyrus. Perfect. And we have Matt Sullivan, the man behind that hilarious video right here. He`s going to tell us how it all came together.
Also, the bizarro Kardashian Christmas card. Bruce Jenner trapped in glass? An apocalyptic carnival theme. Does this really say "happy holidays" to you?
SBT continues right now.
Welcome back. Thank you for watching. I`m A.J. Hammer.
Right now we are kicking off our top five countdown of the must-seen, must- share stories of the day with a big number five. It is Miley-mania, including the startling news that Miley Cyrus could actually be in the running -- are you ready for this -- to be named "TIME" magazine`s Person of the Year.
Miley actually has the most votes right now on "TIME`s" online poll. Of course, it`s "TIME`s" editors who make the ultimate decision of who winds up on that cover. But she`s in a pretty tight race on that poll right now with the defense minister of Egypt. Imagine that. Miley on top. It actually could happen and adding to all the Miley-mania right now is Miley`s big hit "Wrecking Ball" turned into the "Hunger Games" parody, "Reaping Ball."
Here`s Matt Sullivan. He`s the man behind this newest viral sensation. He`s with me in New York.
Nice job, Matt. Well done. Let`s share with everybody now a piece of your masterpiece. Roll that out.
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Bravo, Matt. Nicely done.
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MATT SULLIVAN, THE ARENA PARODY BAND: Well, I think -- first, I think the credit goes to Miley and Susan Collins from the "Hunger Games," but thank you for the compliments nonetheless.
HAMMER: Of course. Clearly they were your inspiration. But please tell me wherever you came up with this idea?
SULLIVAN: Well, Tom Harrowing, the singer and musician I collaborated with on that, he and I have done a bunch of parodies and a lot of them went viral. And for the first "Hunger Games" movie we did a parody, "We Found Love in the Hunger Games" set to Rihanna`s "We Found Love" because, you know, Peeta and Katniss, they found love in a hopeless place.
So with the sequel "Catching Fire" we wanted to see if we could, you know, strike again and "Reaping Ball" just seems like the best of both worlds.
HAMMER: Yes.
SULLIVAN: As Miley herself might put it in her Hannah Montana days. You know, because, it`s just, you know, "Wrecking Ball" was viral song and video, you might have heard something about it. And the narrative just matched up well to the emotional ark of Gale`s character, who ironically was played by, you know, Miley`s former fiance. So that added another layer.
HAMMER: Yes, I mean, it was just begging for you to do something with this. I have to say, your "Reaping Ball" video which is, by the way, just fun to say is as addictive as Miley`s "Wrecking Ball." Let`s listen to some more, shall we?
SULLIVAN: Absolutely.
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HAMMER: Wreck me. Kind of reminds me of the FOX video a little bit with that. But are you making fun of Miley there, Matt? Is that what you were going for or you were just having some fun?
SULLIVAN: Absolutely not. No. It`s a work for fans by fans. I mean I think Miley has a pretty good sense of humor. She just sang on, you know, the American Music Awards opposite a lip syncing kitten.
HAMMER: Yes.
SULLIVAN: She was on "Saturday Night Live." I think she has a sense of humor. I`m definitely on board. And she provided the -- you know, the emotional song that, you know, we used as the linchpin for the parody. And I think it served us well. I`m a fan.
HAMMER: But I -- I have to believe you`re also a huge fan of the "Hunger Games" movies because you just nailed it quite frankly. You really got it right.
SULLIVAN: Thanks. You know, the fan reaction has been great. And that`s -- it`s a parody but it`s also musical fan fiction as well. You know where fans -- and so that`s -- and I think that comes through. You know, if you`re not a "Hunger Games" fan some of the lyrics might seem like they`re in another language to you and we`re OK with that. It`s for the fans.
HAMMER: It`s certainly great fun, Matt. Thank you for sharing that with the world. I was glad we could play it here on SBT. Appreciate you being here.
SULLIVAN: Hey, thanks a lot. Appreciate it.
HAMMER: All right.
As we move on a most unusual Kardashian Christmas card takes us to number four in our countdown. Bruce Jenner in a glass tube. Kris Jenner as a modern-day Cleopatra. All in a room filled with dollar bills. And all this was just unveiled right before a "Keeping with the Kardashians" special on E! called "A Very Merry Christmas."
Wait a second, I`m looking at this thing. I didn`t see Kanye, I didn`t see Lamar, I didn`t Scott, I didn`t Rob Kardashian. What could possibly be going on?
I know who knows. Comedian Michelle Buteau from VH1`s "Best Week Ever. She`s with me in New York. Along with Joe Pardavila from WPLJ Radio`s "Scott and Todd in the Morning Show" in New York.
Michelle, great to see you, by the way.
MICHELLE BUTEAU, VH`S "BEST WEEK EVER": Nice to see you, too. Nice blazer.
HAMMER: Thank you so much.
BUTEAU: Looking good.
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HAMMER: Not too Ron Burgundy for you?
BUTEAU: No. Not enough.
HAMMER: OK. More in that later. Let`s talk Kardashians and this Christmas card.
BUTEAU: Yes.
HAMMER: Can we put it up again? Because I`m wondering, is it too over the top? Does it put you in the holiday frame of mind? What`s going through your head right now? Merry thoughts indeed?
BUTEAU: This just makes me nauseous. On the one hand I`m very glad that everyone is wearing clothes because I realize that`s a step for them. But on the other hand I`m like, is it funny? I don`t think they`re making fun of themselves. I think they really think they are these people. They`re just like divas. And it just makes me nauseous. It makes me lose my appetite, and I like to eat, Kardashians.
HAMMER: Yes. That`s right. Don`t take Michelle`s food away from her. I`m sorry. I`m just going with you.
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BUTEAU: (INAUDIBLE). Don`t take food away from me.
JOE PARDAVILA, WPLJ RADIO: Awkward.
HAMMER: That`s right.
BUTEAU: Look at Bruce Jenner. I mean, he looks like the best athlete and now he`s just like the boy in the plastic bubble?
PARDAVILA: Yes.
HAMMER: At the same time to me it says that they recognize who they are and they`re OK with that. And when you take a closer look -- let`s put it up again please. We have -- because, Joe, I want you to look carefully.
PARDAVILA: Yes.
HAMMER: You see the dollar bills. You see the giant dollar sign.
PARDAVILA: Yes.
HAMMER: There`s a lot happening as you study this.
PARDAVILA: Yes.
HAMMER: What the heck is going on here?
PARDAVILA: No idea. And you talk about the missing family members. It`s the biggest Christmas card ever made. I mean, how does that fit in an envelope? It`s gigantic. It`s huge. And they could have fit a couple of extra Kardashians? That could actually fit anyone named Kardashian in the card, they would have been fine.
HAMMER: Yes. Yes. And by the way, it is totally David LaChapelle.
PARDAVILA: Yes.
HAMMER: You know? This is what he does but we did get the chance to watch it all come together on the Kardashian Christmas special on E. So we must see that.
BUTEAU: Yes. I can`t wait.
(LAUGHTER)
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
DAVID LACHAPELLE, PHOTOGRAPHER: Here we go. Beautiful. Right here. Good. Just go for it. A little more light. Long neck. Beautiful. Right there. Don`t move.
KIM KARDASHIAN, "KEEPING IT UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS": When David says that he wants this photo shoot to be an experience, he was not lying.
LACHAPELLE: Toward me, Bruce. Bruce. Yes. Yes, yes, yes, there.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HAMMER: OK. The family, Michelle, clearly --
BUTEAU: You know what?
HAMMER: They`re having a good time. They`re taking in every moment. They do enjoy being on camera, if you haven`t noticed.
BUTEAU: I have to take that back. She took direction so well. When he told her to breathe, she actually breathed.
HAMMER: She`d do it.
BUTEAU: When he said don`t blink?
HAMMER: Yes.
BUTEAU: She tried really hard and she didn`t blink. I`ve got to give it up. They`re actually doing something right. I mean, I want to say that they`re poking fun at themselves. But I don`t think they`re that smart. I think they`re just like yes, more lights, more money. Yes.
HAMMER: So what do you make of the men not being in this thing, though?
PARDAVILA: Yes. And the only guy in was Bruce Jenner in a tube. Like they couldn`t even let him outside.
BUTEAU: He fought to be in -- he fought to be in it.
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: Is actually leaving the family.
BUTEAU: Honestly, Kanye West wants to respect his privacy, whatever that means. The brother, Robert Kardashian --
HAMMER: Rob said he doesn`t like the way he looks. He thinks he got too fat.
BUTEAU: Yes, honey, go to Weight Watchers. Get your Jennifer Hudson on, Rob Kardashian. You could do it.
PARDAVILA: You mean, no, that was airbrush? I see. I didn`t realized that.
BUTEAU: And Scott was probably, I don`t know, drinking somewhere, playing poker with an Ascot. What does he do? What is he doing?
HAMMER: By the way, can I show you something I noticed?
BUTEAU: Show me, Bill.
HAMMER: Let`s put it up one more time.
PARDAVILA: One more time.
HAMMER: Look very closely here and you`re going to see on the left side of the screen it actually says "the end." And on the right side of the screen, it says, "coming soon."
BUTEAU: Oh, god.
HAMMER: Am I reading too much into this to believe --
PARDAVILA: Yes.
BUTEAU: Yes.
(LAUGHTER)
BUTEAU: You are. They`re not even complete sentences.
PARDAVILA: No.
BUTEAU: They should read "make it end."
HAMMER: So it`s not the Kardashian reality monarchy or --
PARDAVILA: No.
BUTEAU: Look, if they want to switch it up make it a Kwanzaa card.
HAMMER: OK. All right.
PARDAVILA: I think it`s like a total loss. Everyone is trying to analyze it. Stop doing it, A.J.
HAMMER: Well, I`m lost. Sorry.
(LAUGHTER)
BUTEAU: I got to eat.
HAMMER: OK. She`s got to eat. From a Kardashian Christmas to a holiday treat for Ron Burgundy fans. This is so great. This was in North Dakota.
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WILL FERRELL, ACTOR, "ANCHORMAN": Amber, you look lovely tonight.
AMBER SCHATZ: Thank you, Ron. You too.
FERRELL: Are you married?
SCHATZ: No.
FERRELL: Well, I am. So don`t get any ideas.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HAMMER: Ron Burgundy showing them how he became a real fake news legend. Ron, not Will Ferrell, actually anchors an entire newscast. It is just brilliant. You got to see it.
Plus, find out which mega-star, the tattooed rich soccer-playing legend David Beckham wants to play him in a movie about his life. Which could it be? David or Ron? Which legend of his generation will be number one?
This is SBT on HLN.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to our top five countdown. Now at number three it is the David Beckham story starring Brad Pitt. Yes, super stud square. It is number three in our countdown.
The world`s most famous soccer star just said yes, I think Brad Pitt would be the obvious choice to play me in a blockbuster movie. Here`s exactly what Beck said on Talk Sports which is a British radio show. He said, "I`d like Brad to be playing me, him or Leonardo DiCarpio or Bradley Cooper. They`re not bad looking guys."
Sure, why not. Did you expect him to make his choice based on anything else?
Comedian Michelle Buteau from VH1`s "Best Week Ever" is back with me now.
All right, we`ve got to talk about Brad Pitt as David Beckham.
BUTEAU: Yes. Man meat. Let`s talk about it.
HAMMER: You feeling all this man meat?
(LAUGHTER)
BUTEAU: Girl, you know I am, A.J. I do. I`m like you, A.J. You`re getting sassy. But I feel like, I mean, really, David Beckham like Brad Pitt, he`s a legitimate actor. You want him to play you. There`s so many other randoms that could play him.
HAMMER: Yes.
BUTEAU: So many other cute white boys look like blue eyes. You know what I mean, like, Alexander Skarsgard, Chris Evan, one of the Hemsworth brothers. I mean, Brad Pitt playing David Beckham? No.
HAMMER: I mean, do you think, as one of our producers suggested, he doesn`t really have the sort of tattooed hard body David Beckham --
BUTEAU: He could. He was in "Snatch."
HAMMER: Well, and think about the "Fight Club" also.
BUTEAU: Yes.
HAMMER: So --
BUTEAU: He could. But Brad can do anything he wanted to, honey.
HAMMER: Let me raise a bigger question as we leave this alone, do we need a David Beckham movie?
BUTEAU: No.
HAMMER: No.
BUTEAU: We don`t. We just need more ads of him in underwear for H&M.
HAMMER: There you go.
BUTEAU: Yes. Do you what I mean?
HAMMER: Make that happen. I got it.
BUTEAU: OK. Make it happen.
HAMMER: All right, Michelle. Stay right there because you definitely do not want to miss what tops our countdown.
But as we move on, the producer of Angelina and Brad Pitt`s hit spy thriller "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" just made this amazing personal revolution that actually could become a hit movie of its own. This is our number two story on the countdown. Real life spy games.
The producer of hundreds of hit films like "12 Years as a Slave," "Pretty Woman" and Brad`s "Fight Club" has just revealed that before he was a big time starmaker, he was a big time bombmaker. So how did he hide his explosive secret for decades?
Here`s CNN "NEW DAY`s" Nischelle Turner for SBT.
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NISCHELLE TURNER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Justin Timberlake, Vince Vaughn, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Just a few of the star`s Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan has rubbed shoulders with. But it`s his story that should be made into a movie.
The Israeli born businessman behind hits like "12 Years a Slave."
RICHARD GEERE, ACTOR: I have a business proposition for you.
TURNER: "Pretty Woman."
BRAD PITT, ACTOR: Come on, hit me before I lose my nerve.
TURNER: And "Fight Club" says he spent years as an Israeli secret agent and arms dealer. In a stunning interview that aired Monday on an Israeli investigative program, Milchan detailed how he was recruited in the 1960s to Israel`s Bureau of Scientific Relations where he helped gather technology to further Israel`s still unacknowledged nuclear program, saying, quote, "I did it for my country, and I`m proud of it."
Milchan moved to Hollywood in the 1970s, but he suggested his efforts on behalf of the Israeli government didn`t end completely. Milchan indicated other big Hollywood players were also involved saying, quote, "When I came to Hollywood I detached myself completely from my physical activities to dedicate myself to what I really wanted, film-making, but sometimes it gets mixed up."
The 68-year-old Milchan owns New Regency Films and has produced more than 120 movies working closely with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Oliver Stone. He forged an especially close relationship with actor Robert De Niro who is also featured in the Israeli television program.
ROBERT DE NIRO, ACTOR: I did ask him once. We spoke about something and he told me that he was an Israeli and that he -- that he of course would do these things for his country.
JOHN GOODMAN, ACTOR, "ARGO": So you want to come to Hollywood and act like a big shot without actually doing anything?
BEN AFFLECK, ACTOR, "ARGO": Yes.
TURNER: In a story that seems reminiscent to last year`s Oscar-winning, true-to-life film "Argo" that depicted the CIA-Hollywood collaboration to rescue U.S. diplomats stuck in Iran, it`s a safe bet Hollywood execs will be fighting to bring this story to the big screen, too.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
HAMMER: You never know what your co-workers have been up to.
Our number one must-see, must-share story on the countdown is way more classy than anything you might have picked up on Cyber Monday. Yes. The big reveal is next.
This is SBT on HLN.
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HAMMER: Well, yes, it is time for the big reveal. And it might actually be better than Scotchy Scotch Scotch. This is number one on our countdown. Ron Burgundy anchoring the news for real in North Dakota.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
FERRELL: Amber, you look lovely tonight.
SCHATZ: Thank you, Ron. You too.
FERRELL: Are you married?
SCHATZ: No.
FERRELL: Well, I am. So don`t get any ideas.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HAMMER: This was live on TV. So that`s Ron. Not Will Ferrell co- anchoring an entire newscast on Central and West North Dakota`s news leader KX News. Ron held his own. The other anchors clearly had a tough time holding it together. Take a look at this.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SCHATZ: Good evening. I`m Amber Schatz.
FERRELL: And I`m Ron Burgundy. Thanks for joining us tonight.
SCHATZ: In other news around the state tonight authorities say a Black Friday shoplifter in Grand Forks abandoned a cart full of stolen items and hit a store employee with her car as she sped away from the parking lot.
FERRELL: And now Jared joins us with a first look at the forecast. Jared, how are you?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Very well, Ron. How about yourself?
FERRELL: I`m doing great. Last time I saw you, you were a lot heavier. I feel like you lost, like, 50 pounds.
(LAUGHTER)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes. I have lost just a little bit weight.
FERRELL: Well, good for you.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.
FERRELL: Amber, you look lovely tonight.
SCHATZ: Thank you, Ron. You too.
FERRELL: Are you married?
SCHATZ: No.
FERRELL: Well, I am. So don`t get any ideas.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HAMMER: Well, Ron did manage to stay classy for the entire show. Comedian Michelle Buteau and Joe Pardavila from WPLJ`s "Scott and Todd in the Morning" show back with me now.
You got to love, Michelle, that Will kept this act on, in character, for the entire broadcast.
BUTEAU: The whole time. Didn`t break it.
HAMMER: Not once.
BUTEAU: Didn`t break it. I mean, I loved it. I think more actors should do this. It`s sort of like how Borat and the diplomat, like Sacha Baron Cohen went out on the red carpet as those characters. I love that. I got like a little lady excitement.
(LAUGHTER)
HAMMER: Is that what it was?
BUTEAU: Yes. I can`t say the word live.
HAMMER: OK.
PARDAVILA: But, A.J., he did too good a job. Because, you know, people might in Bismarck Plaza, this new anchor, he`s pretty good.
HAMMER: Yes. Yes.
(CROSSTALK)
PARDAVILA: I like this guy.
HAMMER: I don`t know what you mean by that, Joe. No, but I have to give a lot of credit to Amber who was essentially his co-anchor there.
PARDAVILA: Yes.
HAMMER: She held it together. Almost better than everybody else. A few giggles as you would expect.
PARDAVILA: Yes.
HAMMER: But I`m thinking, this is her resume tape. Send it out, Amber, right?
PARDAVILA: Absolutely.
BUTEAU: This was better than like the whole last episode of "SNL."
(LAUGHTER)
BUTEAU: This newscast from (INAUDIBLE).
HAMMER: Some would say that`s not difficult. Not me.
(CROSSTALK)
BUTEAU: Snap.
HAMMER: No. There are those who might suggest that.
PARDAVILA: But, you know, Will Ferrell, he really needs to get out and promote this movie. He has just not done enough to get the word out that "Anchorman" is coming out.
BUTEAU: I love it.
HAMMER: He hasn`t done any commercials with cars. He hasn`t appeared on local newscasts.
BUTEAU: I love that.
HAMMER: He hasn`t appeared with horses.
BUTEAU: He`s doing it.
PARDAVILA: Something like that. You better get him on SBT because that movie will not open well without it.
HAMMER: Clearly so. Maybe I`ll talk like this the entire time.
The viewers in North Dakota were loving this. The KAX News Web site was all aflutter. People posting things like best flipping newscast ever.
BUTEAU: Watch your language.
HAMMER: Couldn`t believe what I was seeing. Amber was smiling the whole time, too. Certainly enjoyed this. You are hired.
I thought it was such great fun to see. And it got me wondering who we might want to see Ron Burgundy co-anchoring with next? Any thoughts?
BUTEAU: Nancy Grace. Hands down.
(LAUGHTER)
Are you kidding? She`ll (INAUDIBLE) into shape. He`ll probably leave crying. Get it, Nancy.
PARDAVILA: I would bring Dan Rather back. You get two pompous guys together, who knows? There could be a fist fight on there. That`d be awesome television.
HAMMER: Nobody mentioned Wolf Blitzer.
PARDAVILA: OK.
HAMMER: I mean, imagine the two guys talking together. Ron -- I`d actually like to see Wolf wearing that jacket.
BUTEAU: And that mustache.
HAMMER: Yes.
PARDAVILA: I think he did at one point, didn`t he? Back in the `80s, Wolf?
BUTEAU: I don`t know.
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: I`m sure with the big crest.
BUTEAU: I wasn`t born yet. I don`t know these things.
PARDAVILA: Right.
HAMMER: Well, you guys, stay classy.
(LAUGHTER)
BUTEAU: And sassy.
HAMMER: Michelle and Joe, thank you so much.
It`s certainly `tis the season to be merry. And I figure who better to get us in the holiday spirit than the stars of one of my favorite shows, "Orange is the New Black"?
Get ready for Taystee and Crazy Eyes from the Netflix series "Orange is the New Black" in much different roles than you`re accustomed to seeing them.
This is SBT on HLN.
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HAMMER: Well, now it`s time to `tis the season and deck the halls, hang the stockings and bring you all good things merry and bright. It`s SBT awesomeness, the holiday edition.
"Orange is the New Black" fans are going to love this. Two of the stars of the Netflix series, Danielle Brooks and Uzo Aduba, also known as Taystee and Crazy Eyes, teamed up with a Brooklyn based band Oh Honey and created a holiday medley for all to enjoy. So please check it out.
(MUSIC)
HAMMER: Love it. Danielle and Uzo hardly recognizable in this video compared to their "Orange is the New Black" counterparts. The video made to raise awareness to artists thriving to end poverty, a great cause, wonderful song to start off the holiday season.
Thank you for watching. I`m A.J. Hammer. SBT is live Monday through Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Eastern and 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific.
HLN continues now.
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