New Moon News (edited)

It seems that the Cullens (ie Alice and Edward), Bella, the Volturis are all set in Montepulciano to start the Volterra shoots. The cast & crew met up yesterday and had a sumptous Italian lunch. Check a whole gallery of pictures at Radaronline and MrPattinson.com.

And it seems that the cast had also gone for a tour of the set as well. Most probably for a final rehearsal and eventually filming this next few days. Radaronline has some behind the scenes photos with Chris Weitz showing Kristen the filming site.

We’ve also found an account by an extra in Montepulciano set on Twilight Italia and through RobPattzNews on Twitter a full translation by The Examiner.

…The tests of the Porsche were seemingly never-ending, they really wanted it to be perfect. They did not overlook even the smallest detail: everything -from the placement of the car to all the car sounds- had to be just right. They even were overly careful with all the red flags placed around Montepulciano. The crew was sweaty and shouting us to get in our places, to which we obliged. Bill (Weitz’s assistant) was always calm and smiling, every once in a while stopping to talk to us on set…. 

…..The most exciting part of the experience was meeting all the other Twilight fans. We all, no matter how small our roles were, wanted to make the sequel the best it could be. And it was all for our love of the saga. I met a bunch of girls who were from some of the poorest parts in Italy, and all came so they could have a chance to be in this movie. To all the Twilighters who traveled from far away to be here, you all deserve a round of applause….

 

[Edit] Twi-Crack Addict has videos of the Yellow Porsche tests mentioned above.

Vale at Twilight Poison has just published a scan and translation of an extensive spanish interview with Rob in Tú Magazine. Check it out the full article here.

..Tell us about the baseball scene. We’re told you were not very good at it.
Who told you that?! I suck at baseball. For some reason, Catherine wanted me to be like a pro, and I thought, Why? Edward is a vampire, why would he have to play baseball perfectly? I never understood it, and I always questioned it. He doesn’t need to want to play, know the rules or need a bat, but Catherine said this scene was more about representing the union of a team, the union of a little community ready to defend and support each other. But yeah, I’m terrible at it. Don’t be surprised if one day you see people dressed as vampires playing baseball (laughs) that would be weird. That what be weird. But for me that was the hardest scene to shoot.

Catherine seems to be one of the most human directors out there.
Definitely. Eventhough I did argue with her over certain scenes, most of the times I agreed with her. There’s even some thing about the way she directs that are so new to me, that I couldn’t disagree with them. For instance, in the script or in the way we would structure a scene. The point is that when you’re an actor you should merge your suggestions with the original ideas, and realizing who your director is, otherwise the job becomes stressful and it’s horrible arguing against everything.

Are you looking forward to New Moon?
Definitely. I filmed Twilight not thinking it would become a trilogy, so if the first movie captured people, the sequel will immortalize the characters and their stories.

The New Moon Ladies ie Ashley, Kristen and Dakota were seen lunching at Montepulciano when not before long they were caught by fans and of course the papz. See the report and pappz pictures over at Celebrity Gossip.

We hope the cast & crew continue to enjoy the beautiful sunny weather and their time in Italy!!