TWILIGHT NEWS – LA TIMES ARTICLE: WHEN ‘TWILIGHT’ FANDOM BECOMES ADDICTION
Here’s some food for thought.
For the latest illustration of “Twilight” mania, look no further than the hundreds of fans who pitched tents and slept outside for days in front of the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles in hopes of catching a glimpse of one of the stars at Thursday’s red-carpet premiere for “Eclipse,” the latest installment of the franchise, which opens nationwide June 30. “This is the first time I’ve been this passionate about anything,” says Kelli Chavez, a 39-year-old mom who drove in from Sylmar. “I’ve read each of the books at least eight or nine times and I’ve watched each of the movies over 300 times apiece.”
Chavez doesn’t hesitate when asked whether anyone in her life resents her passion for “Twilight.” “My 6-year-old son,” she says soberly. “I definitely need to go to Twilighters Anonymous about it.”
There is a Twilighters Anonymous, but it’s not a 12-step group. Rather, it’s a website for fans who want to feed their habit, not kick it. But an increasing number of confessionals have been popping up on community forums from women concerned about their tendency to neglect important aspects of their daily lives to dip into the fantasy that is Stephenie Meyer’s operatic saga about Bella (Stewart, in the films), a small-town everygirl whose je ne sais quoi mojo attracts the warring affections of a pair of metaphysical hunks: a vampire, Edward (Pattinson), and a werewolf, Jacob ( Taylor Lautner).
… Though it may be characteristically melodramatic of “Twilight” junkies to connect late-night reading jags to a future stint in the Betty Ford Clinic, there’s no doubt that the franchise does not lend itself to casual interest. To know “Twilight” is to love it or to loathe it, with not much room in between. No series of book-to-film adaptations, with the notable exceptions of “The Lord of the Rings” and ” Harry Potter” franchises, has captured the popular imagination with such enduring intensity. Worldwide, “The Twilight Saga” has sold around 100 million books, and the first two movies alone have grossed more than $1.1 billion.
… “If you take away ‘Twilight’ and put in a football team, this doesn’t look so much different from what guys have been doing for decades,” says Baym. “They stay up late at night looking at statistics and playing fantasy football. You could just as easily say they’ve lost touch with reality or that they’re addicted. ‘Twilight’ is just a story women are engaging with passionately, so people say it’s dysfunctional. On the other hand, maybe men’s relationship with football is dysfunctional as well.”
Eclipse News – New ‘Eclipse’ still of the Cullen boys
LA Times has a new picture from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse! Its attached to a story also by LA Times that we posted about the Cullens last week. Thanks to Thinking of Rob!
Eclipse News
Check out the new Eclipse still that just came out in LA Times! HOT!
‘Eclipse’ bites into L.A. Film Festival
The annual event, which announced its lineup on Tuesday, will feature the world-premiere screening of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” the long-awaited third installment in the popular vampire franchise. It’s not exactly typical film festival fare, but organizers are hoping it will serve a larger purpose.
“If we program a movie like ‘Twilight’ that draws audiences that might not otherwise attend film festivals, hopefully we’ll expose them to other cinematic experiences that we think are inspiring,” said festival director Rebecca Yeldham.
The bedroom scene…. OOO~~~
Eclipse News
His Golden Eyes did a great job in compiling the latest The Twilight Saga: Eclipse promotional photos and made a slide show! Thanks a heap!!
Woot!! Eclipse’s gonna be premiering at a film festival?! No gala premiere?? Anyways, its reported in LA times there will be a Bonus by Invitation Only Screening of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse during the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Next month, the Los Angeles Film Festival will probably welcome a new contingent: throngs of screaming girls.
The annual event announced its lineup Tuesday morning, which will feature an invitation-only screening of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” the long-awaited next installment in the popular vampire franchise.
And here’s the latest Twilight Tidbit from Reelzchannel.com featuring Xavier Samuel, Boo Boo Stewart & Kellan Lutz. Thank you!
Eclipse News – LA Times ‘Twilight’s’ Wolf Pack
Wooot!! The Twilight Saga: Eclipse movie promotion is slowly gaining momentum!! Yesterday we had LA Times feature our beloved family of ‘vegetarian’ vampires The Cullens and today they’ve done a great write up about ‘Twilight’s’ Wolf Pack!
Although the “Twilight” franchise may have helped spur the vampire craze with the Cullen brood, the saga’s gang of shape-shifters is bringing sexy back to werewolves. And in “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” which hits theaters June 30, that’s no different.
“The Cullens are very reserved,” said Alex Meraz, who plays Wolf Pack member Paul. “They’re vampires, but they’re not out killing people. They’re not what they’re meant to be. Whereas the Wolf Pack, we’re through and through animals. We’re frisky. We’re fun. There’s something sexy about that.”
In the third installment of the franchise, the band of brotherly (and sisterly, as we’ll see) hirsute creatures joins forces with its rivals, the Cullens, after Seattle is plagued by a series of killings caused by an army of newborn vampires.
Alex Meraz as Paul, Kiowa Gordon as Embry Call and Chaske Spencer as Sam Uley in the movie "New Moon." (Kimberly French / Summit Entertainment)
Alex Meraz (Paul)
“The fans are going to love this film,” he said. “I didn’t get my chance to touch anybody in ‘New Moon.’ This time I go at it with Emmett [ Kellan Lutz]. I give him a nice bitch slap. But I’m in wolf form, so maybe it’s a big paw slap?
“Oh, and there’s a lot more action. It’s more Paul wolf. You’re going to see my wolf form doing a lot of stuff. You’ll just see me running around shirtless once and a while.”
So what of all those topless scenes?
“I have a newfound respect for women. I have to keep my figure. Girls are telling me to take my shirt off. It’s like, ‘Hello! I’m a person, too!’ “
Julia Jones (Leah Clearwater)
Bryce Dallas Howard isn’t the only new face to join the burgeoning ensemble cast. Jones will make her debut to the franchise as Leah Clearwater, the scorned and bitter sole female member of the Wolf Pack.
“She’s really a tough character,” said Jones, 29. “She’s pretty angry about a lot of things that she has every right to be angry about. She’s miserable and lost and trying to cope internally without a lot of help. And she lashes out quite a bit.”
Chaske Spencer (Sam Uley)
With the media blitz already in full effect for “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” Spencer said working on something completely different is a way to escape. But there’s no escaping the constant pleas for spoilers from the new flick. And like his character’s quiet, shadow-like wolf form, he only gives a whisper of details.
“This time around, Sam has to put his ego aside to take on this new breed of vampires,” Spencer said. “There’s a lot of new relationships being formed.”
Read the complete article at LA Times – The Actors: ‘Twilight’s’ Wolf Pack!
Eclipse News – LA Times: The Cullens
WOW! LA Times is featuring The Twilight Saga yet again today! With the headline ” ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ is a Bloodbath for the Cullens”
“The whole family is in a vulnerable position because of the love we have for Bella,” said Elizabeth Reaser, who plays matriarch Esme Cullen. “If she’s not OK, we’re not OK.”
KILLING TIME: Elizabeth Reaser, left, Peter Facinelli and Nikki Reed have a fight on their hands in the latest installment of the "Twilight" franchise. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
In the past, we’ve seen the clan hit baseballs so hard that they can play only in a thunder storm, to block out the sound. And we’ve watched the buttoned-up human imposters welcome Bella into their home as the human girlfriend of one of their own — the handsome Edward.
“This time around, you get to see their true vampire-ness,” said Peter Facinelli, who plays head vampire Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the series based on the bestselling books by Stephenie Meyer.
What can we expect from the pale-faced Cullen family (which includes the Hale siblings) this go around? Here’s what the actors say audiences can expect from the story and their characters:
Facinelli: “For me, as Carlisle, it’s an exciting portion of the series. Carlisle is very compassionate and he has a lot of killing to do in this movie. I joke, after he kills the bad guys, he says he’s sorry in his head. And, you know, he’s calm and level-headed. He’s the rock of the family. He usually has a lot of information to draw from because Alice can see into the future and Edward can read minds. In this third movie, he’s not getting that information. Neither one of his sources are working, so he’s kind of flying blind.”
Reaser: “Esme is still a vampire. She still wants to kill people all day long. It was interesting to get in touch with the vampire side of her in ways that haven’t really been explored. Her family is in danger and that brings out the mama bear in her.
Nikki Reed (as Rosalie Hale): “You see a reason for her attitude. I think fans will feel for her. There was a bit of that in ‘New Moon.’ Fans got to see a bit of her sensitive side. Her sane side. Her logical side. And her desire to help her family. This time around, she is much more of a participant. She’s a survivor. This is her family. So if protecting Bella means protecting her family, she’s going to do it.”
Kellan Lutz (as Emmett Cullen): “You’re going to see a smile on Emmett’s face from start to finish. He just loves to fight. And there’s a lot of fighting. He sort of plays bigger in this one than the others.”
Checkout LA Times to read MORE from the Twilight Saga: Eclipse cast!
Boo Boo Stewart was recently interviewed by OnTheRedCarpet.com and he’s said,
“Now there’s going to be action so now the ‘Twilight’ fans – they all have their boyfriends and stuff, so now they’re going to really like it even more.”
Lastly, checkout this video that the 2010 American Idols Finalists did for FORD cars.
Thanks to Twifans for the video!
Cast Related News
Here’s Rob in a new photoshoot by Timothy White for his upcoming film, ‘Remember Me’:
Source: Mr.Pattinson.com
Check out Taylor Lautner in Valentine’s Day:
A great read for K-Stew fans. For Kristen Stewart, this is her dawn by LA Times:
Call it a casting fluke, call it kismet. In both of her movies premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Kristen Stewart portrays a 16-year-old runaway.
For the gritty family drama “Welcome to the Rileys,” the “Twilight Saga” star inhabits a role quite unlike Bella Swan, the long-suffering vampire-lover character that made Stewart an international icon. She plays Mallory, a stripper-hooker with a porn star’s wardrobe and a mascara-tarred visage whose sexual frankness could make a trucker blush.
In the high-octane coming-of-age drama “The Runaways,” meanwhile, Stewart portrays real-life proto-punk Joan Jett, who co-founded the all-girl teenage rock band called — you guessed it — the Runaways at age 16. In the film, Stewart’s character snorts cocaine, makes out with costar Dakota Fanning and drunkenly urinates on an electric guitar.
In this next article from MTV, Kristen compares her role in ‘Welcome to the Rileys’ and ‘Twilight’:
In an earlier interview with MTV News, the actress argued that even though the film presents her in a far different light than the “Twilight” films, fans of the vampire franchise will find much to connect with in “Rileys.”
“Most ‘Twilight’ fans are young girls, and this is a really, really good story for them,” she said. “It just sort of opens your eyes. You just don’t have any options.”
Dakota & Kristen is featured in EW for being the Stars of Sundance. Thank you ___thatshott via lion_lamb.
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Breaking Dawn News
LA Times has an article about Breaking Dawn that includes comments by Twilight’s producer, Wyck Godfrey.
‘Breaking Dawn’ could begin shooting this fall.
Wyck Godfrey, the producer of all the films in the “Twilight” saga, admits that the creative team still doesn’t know how they’ll handle the character in the “Breaking Dawn” movie, but said that the plan is absolutely for the production to go forward — as either one or two installments — with an eye toward beginning to shoot in Vancouver this fall. All three stars are signed for “Breaking Dawn,” he said, meaning that Stewart and Pattinson will be dealing with the joys and woes of interspecies parenting and newly minted heartthrob Taylor Lautner will return as often-shirtless shape-shifter Jacob Black.
At the moment, screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, who’s penned all the “Twilight” movies, is working on the “Breaking Dawn” script(s). “It’s a work in process,” Godfrey said in an interview Friday. “The issue [of whether there will be one or two movies] is not going to be resolved until we get the full treatment and see whether it’s organic. If it’s not organic, I don’t think it will be done, and if it is, it will be. It really has to do with how much level of detail from the books there is, with all of these new vampires that appear in ‘Breaking Dawn,’ the whole section about Jacob… It’s a very long single movie if it does become a single movie.”
Although there’s been a great deal of online chatter about whether Chris Weitz, director of the second and most recent movie, “New Moon,” would return to helm “Breaking Dawn,” Godfrey downplayed that possibility, saying, “I think everyone would be happy and excited if he came back, but I don’t think it’s going to happen.”
He and the other principals are formulating a list of potential directors, “but right now,” Godfrey said, “we’re just focused on the treatment and getting that right. At that point, we’re going to see who’s available and who’s appropriate. It’s such a complicated book because you have the emotions and the intensity of the love story — so you need somebody who’s just a wonderful director of actors — and yet it’s really complicated from an action and visual effects standpoint. They’ve got to have both tools in their kit.”
New Moon News
MTV Movies Blog had an interview with Taylor Lautner at the VMA’s about his workout and Rob. Taylor Lautner: Robert Patinson Doesn’t Need Workout Advice
But Lautner isn’t the only one Twilighters got an eyeful of in the trailer — Robert Pattinson also appears sans shirt. And Lautner insists that if the two were to compete in some kind of shirt-off, the competition would be stiff. “I don’t know [who would win]. Rob, he’s getting some muscle,” he explained. “There’s some good competition.”
MTV also did another article with Anna Kendrick about her level of fame. ‘Twilight’ Actress Anna Kendrick Is Fine Without RPattz-Level Fame
“The thing about playing one of the human characters, the non-supernatural characters in the ‘Twilight’ series, is we have a lot more liberty to make it our own and change things, because people don’t have that attachment that they do to the myth, the world that Stephenie Meyer created in terms of the supernatural aspect,” the actress explained.
Here’s another interview with Anna by HitFix. Q&A: Anna Kendrick talks ‘New Moon’, ‘Scott Pilgrim’ and her breakthrough in ‘Up in the Air’
Q: Do you know if you’ll be back for ‘Breaking Dawn’ if and when those movies happen?
It does feel like to us — when I say ‘us’ I assume people know I’m referring to the human characters — it feels like it’s probably coming to a close. We appear in a dream sequence or one sequence in the book of of ‘Breaking Dawn’ so I don’t know if we’ll be back for it and we’re only signed up for three, because the three books were only out when we made the first film. So, I don’t know that we will be involved in ‘Breaking Dawn,’ but it’s a really fun thing to go back to. Particularly when I go back for this short period of time it feels like I’m going back to summer camp and I’m seeing my friends from summer camp.
Radar Online had a meeting with Edi Gathegi where he actually tried to scare the author, Stephenie Meyer! EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Twilight Actor Edi Gathegi Scared Stephenie Meyer
Radar: How scary is your scene?
Gathegi: Let’s just put it this way. I told Stephenie Meyer that my goal would be to scare every 14 year-old girl, and she looked at me and said “Edi, you’re so sweet and you have such a little baby face, no one is going to be scared of you at all.” Then she saw the movie and the dailies said, “OK Edi, you scared me!” And I said “That means a lot coming from you,” especially since she told me I wasn’t even going to be able to BE scary!
The Twilight Examiner has had an interview with ‘How To Be’ director, Oliver Irving. Exclusive Interview – How to Be Director gives insight into Robert Pattinson and his character
Were you familiar with Rob, or had you heard of him before he was cast?
No – he told me he was in a Harry Potter movie but made it seem like a small part. After the first audition I was sure he could be good, so checked him out online and realized he had a huge fan base already. Another call back or two to doubly make sure we had our man, and we were set.
The LA Times has behind the scenes photos of ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’! Here’s just a few of them…
Check out MORE of the behind the scenes photos from The LA Times: David Strick’s Hollywood Blacklot.
New Moon News
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Rachelle LeFevre spoke to People magazine about how Twilight opened doors for her and said very nice things about Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart. 
“If you can weather the fire and come out on the other side and you’re still recognizable to everybody who knew you before, I think that’s indicative of a larger grace,”
Its a whole 2 months before The Twilight Saga: New Moon opens across USA but ticket sales have been doing very, VERY WELL it seems! The LA Times has this report:
Online ticket sellers MovieTickets and Fandango report that the follow-up to last year’s hit from Summit Entertainment, which sold $191.5 million worth of tickets in the U.S. and Canada, is selling out screenings earlier than any other movie to date.
“New Moon” has sold out 50 showtimes of nearly 22,000 offered on Fandango and 13 showtimes of 2,912 offered on MovieTickets. Most of the sold-out shows are at or around midnight Nov. 20, when the movie debuts.
More news on the New Moon Soundtrack on MTV and how its shaping up. So Death Cab For Cutie, The Used, Bon Iver and Thom Yorke (Radiohead) are in.
“There is a lot of love lost, so the artists that are going to make up the soundtrack reflect that longing — a lot of acoustic instruments, a lot of a cappella singing.”
I’m so glad there is a snap shot of my absolute favorite shot from the entire trailer, the one of Bella’s vision of Edward after her cliff jump. She reaches out to him as he floats in the water next to her, and as she is pulled away from him by Jacob, she touches his face, distorting the image. It is so sad and so beautiful, and shows the leaps and bounds “New Moon” has come from “Twilight.”
Awww… I love this particular scene too! Thank you Chris Weitz!
Two New Moon extras share their experience with MTV.com about filming on set together with Robert & Kristen in Italy.
“One morning we’re sitting by the piazza. We’re having coffee at 6:30 in the morning and the casting director comes over and he says, ‘Hey! Do you guys want to be in the movie?’” recalled Vanessa. “That was it. We went [and] we put our red capes on and we worked until 8pm.”….
“All the action is happening behind us with Edward and Bella running and everybody is supposed to be looking toward the church and we have our hoods and we’re all like this [looks backward] trying to sneak a peek at Edward and look at his abs” she said. “And the Italian director is screaming at us … and he’s screaming ‘Guardare la chiesa!’ — ‘Look at the church! Look at the church!’”…
“They also filmed two scenes with the Porsche: one with the Porsche driving up the street and coming to a screeching halt basically in front of us… and then one of the last scenes we did was with the Porsche… on one of those trucks with the cameras in front of it.”
The ladies were privy to one of the tricks of the trade when they witnessed the compact car on a fast-moving flatbed truck to give the appearance that the Porsche was speeding down the cobble stone street. In actuality, it was the truck, not the car, that was the real safety hazard.
Read more here.
New Moon News [edited]
Today, The Sun Sentinel.com has a great Behind The Scene – The Twilight Saga : New Moon article. We get an insight of how the Edwards’s apparition is shot and Chris Weitz vision for New Moon.
Robert Pattinson is having an Obi-Wan Kenobi moment. Inside a soundstage where “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” is shooting, the lanky English heartthrob stands in front of a tall, wide green screen murmuring a tender admonition, “You promised me nothing reckless.” Motion capture cameras hurtle toward him across a length of track affixed to the stage floor, while a team of technicians studies his stance and the tilt of his head.
The plan is to digitally insert Pattinson, who plays swoony good guy vampire Edward Cullen, into a scene that was filmed much earlier—one in which he appears as an apparition to his costar, Kristen Stewart, cautioning her headstrong character Bella Swan against hanging out with some unsavory-looking biker types. For the effect to work, Pattinson’s image will need to be dropped in at exactly the right position, so despite the cast and crew nearing the end of a very long early May day, perfectionism is still the standard. …
…..During post-production on (Golden) “Compass,” concerns over the story’s take on organized religion and its grim ending caused studio New Line to take control of the $180 million movie.
The film earned only $70 million domestically, though it fared better overseas, and Weitz still despairs that he was unable to faithfully execute Pullman’s vision. (New Line declined to comment for this story.)
“It’s one of the great sadnesses of my life that it didn’t turn out the way I intended it,” he says.
“New Moon,” a story about surviving the ultimate heartbreak and loss, is Weitz’s chance to heal his wounds and find a new creative path. It’s a path that winds through the gloomy forests of the Pacific Northwest and the Italian village of Multipulciano. The last three days of the shoot will happen there, but before then, Weitz needs to complete the complicated camera maneuvers that will enable him to transform Pattinson’s Edward into a spectral vision. …
..Godfrey points out that “Eclipse” is darker in tone than the stories that precede it and more action-packed, making Slade the right choice.
A bigger question mark hangs over what is the most adult entry in Meyer’s series, “Breaking Dawn.” Godfrey was mum as to specifics, saying only that everyone involved fully intends to make what would be the fourth movie. (The Web site imdb.com lists “Breaking Dawn” as in development with a tentative 2011 release date.)
“We’re shooting ‘New Moon,’ prepping ‘Eclipse,’ doing all the marketing—it’s a little overwhelming to really think in a detailed manner of how we’re going to crack this, but we have every intention to,” he said of “Dawn.”
It’s now July, and in only a few days, Weitz will face 6,000-plus screaming fans as he unveils some never-before-seen footage from “New Moon” at Comic-Con International in San Diego. At last year’s convention, months before “Twilight” was released,” the delighted squeals were nearly deafening….
Read the complete article here.
Remember Twilight Tuesdays on MTV.. apparently we’ll be getting New Moon Mondays now. Well its not actually called New Moon Mondays and neither its on MTV. It’ll be called Twilight Weekly: Spotlight on Reelzchannel.com. Full story here.
REELZCHANNEL announced today the launch of a new weekly series, “Twilight Weekly: Spotlight,” as a cornerstone of the network’s extensive on-air and online coverage of the hugely popular Twilight movie saga. Hosted by REELZCHANNEL’s resident Twilight expert and correspondent Naibe Reynoso, the new series is sure to galvanize the legions of diehard movie fans by giving TV viewers and web users the inside track on all of the latest news and info leading up to the highly anticipated fall movie sequel, New Moon. “Twilight Weekly: Spotlight” premieres in its Monday primetime slot beginning August 10, 2009 at 10:00 pm ET.
Wow!! Its a shame that Larry Carroll of MTV won’t be doing it anymore. He did a great job with Twilight and knew what the fans wanted to know! Nonetheless, I can’t wait to see Naibe Reynoso do her coverage and exclusives as well!
Apparently a Twilight fan have taken to cliff diving in order to emulate what the Wolf Pack and Bella did in the book/movie New Moon. The Twilight Examiner’s Amanda Bell has a story on it.
A recent press release from the Quileute Nation has highlighted a very disturbing set of recent events. According to them, one Twilight fan took anticipation for The Twilight Saga: New Moon a little too far. Says the release, “A Twilight fan visiting Quileute from Georgia was rescued from an island they surmised could be the location where the main character Bella Swan goes cliff diving in the 2nd book of the Twilight saga New Moon.”
Read it here.
UPDATE: It’s Aishah here, and i bet you guys are dying for more New Moon stills. Here’s one from LA Times!
On the Set: ‘New Moon’ on the rise
“I don’t know if you can get used to it,” the baby-faced Lautner says of the ardor the series inspires. “We have seen the passion and dedication in the fans. We wouldn’t be here without them, but they’re everywhere.
New Moon News
Twilight Widower has created a few motivational posters to encourage men whose wives and girlfriends are not paying them much attention.
You can check out the full gallery here.
As we all might know, it was confirmed by Robert that there will be a Breaking Dawn movie.The LA Times have listed down the directors whom they think will be great to direct the movie. You can check out their list of directors here.
Twilight Guy has finished reading Breaking Dawn Chapter 12: Some People Just Don’t Grasp The Concept Of “Unwelcome”.
Twilight News
‘Breaking Dawn’: Summit, Step up your game – LA Times threw some names after knowing that Breaking Dawn will be made into a movie (according to RPattz). Who will direct ‘Breaking Dawn’?
Cam Gigandet’s Funny Or Die Spoof video debuts. Watch Cam Gigandet Vs Twilight Fans (PG-13).
Robert Pattinson up for bid? It’s true. From ET:
Watch video here.
The vampy leading man was auctioned off today in Cannes for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS 2009 Cocktail Party. The bidding got so high that Pattinson was split between two bidders, who each paid $20,000 for the chance to meet, greet and win a kiss on the cheek from the ‘Twilight’ idol. Watch the video to see Harvey Weinstein introduce a blushing Rob. Movie mogul Harvey explains that all three of his young daughters want to marry the actor!
Radar Online with the same report.
Twilight News (Rob-Centric again!)
AskMen.com has Robert Pattinson in their celebrity profiles. Check it out here!
LA Times with Does Rob Pattinson thirst for Oscar and Grammy glory?
Rob Pattinson: Is That Really You? reminds us that Rob is NOT Edward. Rob should be known and recognized for his other works too. Speaking of which, here’s a new trailer for The Summer House:
Yuko, a photographer, has a photo of Rob in Japan! She took this picture for a magazine called ChouChou. (see below)
I just realized that this post is purely Rob-centric again! Heh 
New Moon News
So now EVERYONE has heard of the GREAT news. If not, let’s quote from Stephenie’s website, shall we?
***January 7, 2009***
Good news about New Moon from director Chris Weitz:
I’m very happy to announce that Taylor Lautner will be playing Jacob Black in New Moon and that he’s doing so with the enthusiastic support of Summit Entertainment, the producers, and Stephenie Meyer.
The characters in Stephenie’s books go through extraordinary changes of circumstance and also appearance; so it is not surprising that there has been speculation about whether the same actor would portray a character who changes in so many surprising ways throughout the series. But it was my first instinct that Taylor was, is, and should be Jacob, and that the books would be best served by the actor who is emotionally right for the part. I think that fans of Twilight the book and the movie will be surprised by the Jacob Black that Taylor will bring to the screen in New Moon; and I’m looking forward to working with him and the rest of the cast in realizing the film.
very best
Chris Weitz
I’d just like to add that I was very much a part of this decision. My first priority was always what was best for New Moon—what was going to give us the best possible movie. I’m truly thrilled that Taylor was the one who proved to the director, to Summit, and to me that he is the best possible Jacob we could have. And I’m very much looking forward to seeing what he’s going to bring to Jacob’s character this year.
- Steph
PLUS, here’s an OFFICIAL press release from Summit Entertainment: TAYLOR LAUTNER TO REPRISE HIS ROLE AS JACOB IN NEW MOON
Check out the other websites who celebrated the news!
- MTV Movies Blog: ‘Twilight’ Author Stephenie Meyer Confirms Taylor Lautner Will Be In ‘New Moon’
- Reelz Channel: Taylor Lautner to Howl at the New Moon!
- People Magazine: Confirmed! Taylor Lautner Will Be Back in Twilight Sequel
- LA Times: Mickey Rourke for ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Twilight’ and The Force all in Everyday Hero headlines
- Buzz Sugar: Twilight Fans: Are You Glad Taylor Lautner Will Play Jacob Again?
E! ONLINE has came up with all the cast that will be considered for the next sequel: Rob Pattinson and a Bevy of Beautiful Vampires
Film Gecko has also confirmed the shooting locations for New Moon. Chris Weitz: “New Moon” to begin shooting in March 2009
The MTV Movies Team are figuring out Who Should Play Leah Clearwater In ‘New Moon’? An MTV Staffer Weighs In. Apparently, Vanessa Hudgens and Brenda Song have been considered (AGAIN).
New Moon is announced to be YAHOO!’s Most Anticiapted Movies of 2009 and MTV’s The Biggest Movie of 2009! YAY!!!
Twilight News: Chris Weitz & New Moon
Check out more Twilight News regarding Chris Weitz potential to direct ‘New Moon’
- MTV Movies Blog: Who Is ‘New Moon’ Director Chris Weitz?
- LA Times: Chris Weitz on getting the ‘Twilight’ gig: The secret translation
- YAHOO! Movies: “American Pie” producer to direct “Twilight” sequel
- the Movie-Fanatic: ‘Twilight’ sequel ‘New Moon’ gets a director
- io9: Twilight Sequel Gets New Director, Plunges Towards Failure
VARIETY has come up with a possible date for the release of ‘New Moon’ by Summit Entertainment: Summit schedules ‘New Moon’ date
Telegraph.co.uk had a video interview with ‘Twilight’ director, Catherine Hardwicke: Twilight director talks to the Telegraph
Jacksonville.com has published an article on their young star, Ashley Greene, about her journey arriving to Hollywood: From Jacksonville to Hollywood and a hit movie
CLICK MUSIC had a conversation with the ‘Twilight’ stars and director of what do they think of their soundtrack music for their movie: Twilight Star Talks Soundtrack
Twilight News
Here’s your weekend Twilight news everybody!
Regarding your new director for New Moon, it is now OFFICIALLY confirmed that it will be Chris Weitz. Stephenie Meyer updated her website informing us about the new director. She is excited about working together with Chris as she thinks that Chris has a lot to bring in to the table.
Now, all they need is the support of the Twilighters and have some faith in Chris. Come on Twilighters, change can happen anytime. For now, let it be for what it is and we’ll see from there. Remember to read the letter from Chris too! You can read the press release from Summit Entertainment announcing the new director for New Moon and OMG Yahoo has a new article about Chris taking over New Moon.
Speaking of which, ‘New Moon’ has a page up already on IMDb.
Next, Twilight is at #2 in IMDb Top 25 2008 Moviemeter. The Dark Knight is listed #1.
The success of Twilight has put other vampire flick such as ‘Near Dark’ on hold. MTV has the report.
And LA Times tells us why Twilight Isn’t For Everybody. You can check out the comments given by kids regarding the movie too. *Contains spoilers for Breaking Dawn*
Lastly, Shaw.sg has a Twilight Soundtrack poll. They wants to know which song from the soundtrack is your favourite. ‘Decode’ is currently in the lead.
[UPDATED]
More articles on Chris Weitz directing ‘New Moon’:
- Chris Weitz will direct ‘New Moon’ by LA Times
- Chris Weitz to Direct Summit Entertainment’s New Moon by Market Watch
- Chris Weitz Named ‘New Moon’ director, While Taylor Lautner Comes Up Short by MTV Movies Blog
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The Twilight Guy has just updated on a new chapter. Chapter 11: Legends
The Telegraph.co uk explains in an article that The Twilight hysteria is here to stay.
The Atlantic has an interesting article, What A Girl Wants, as they express their view on the ‘Twilight’ series and of course the movies of how it appeals to teenagers.
Canada.com covers an article about Stephenie Meyer coming out with the ideas of Vampires, and it went out on to be a Best-Seller: Twilight author dreams up a vampire empire
Guardian.co.uk has a whole article all about vampires. From Buffy, to True Blood and of course, Twilight. Check out the Vampire Weekend.
MTV Movies Blog has so much more new updates about the cast’s next upcoming projects, ‘Twilight’ Star Kristen Stewart To Play Joan Jett In ‘The Runaways’, ‘Twilight’ Star Jackson Rathbone Relishes His First Leading-Man Role In ‘Dread’ and an interesting article, Will The ‘Twilight’ Series Ever Hit Comic Books?
The BlackBook has an article on Kristen Stewart of the projects she did so far, The New Regime: Kristen Stewart
The LA Times has listed Robert Pattinson as one of the Breakout Stars in 2008. Read what they have written about him here.
Meanwhile, Kristen has been ranked #2 for Best Dressed by Teen Vogue for her outfit that she wire during the Twilight LA Premiere. Check her out here.
ACESHOWBIZ has an entertaining article on Robert Pattinson Talks About Fans, Fame, and Dream Date.
Here’s a cute article on Robert Pattinson Knows How To Deal With Stalkers.
Twilight Teen Magazine has a Twilight Trivia Quiz, and,check out the Twilight cast in Behind the Scenes of the Teen Magazine Shoot here:
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MTV Movies Blog has had an interview with Catherine Hardwicke of how she would like to direct ‘New Moon’. Here’s the video and the article: ‘Twilight’ Director Catherine Hardwicke Aims To Finish ‘New Moon’ By End Of 2009 — If She Gets The Gig
YAHOO! MOVIES has ranked the ‘Twilight’ trailer as one of the Top 10 trailers of 2008! Click here to see the rest of the competition. Also, here’s a video interview of the cast and director, exclusively, for YAHOO!
LA Times has published an article of how the REAL city of Forks gives out tours for the vampiric fans of Twilight: Tourists bite on ‘Twilight’ vampire tours of Forks, Washington
Check out Entertainment Weekly‘s article for their choice of actors to be in the ‘Volturi’ for the ‘New Moon’ movie: Casting ‘The Volturi’ in ‘New Moon,’ the ‘Twilight’ sequel
The Circuit did an interview with the Twilight cast and also their fans of why they think that ‘Twilight’ ia as popular as it is today. Watch the video here:
Peter Facinelli was recently interviewed by CanMag and he describes about his transformation for the role of vampire doctor, Dr. Carlisle Cullen. Read the article here.
Watch Rob’s interview on EXTRA here. Hes so cute.
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LA Times has published on how ‘Twilight’ becomes as successful as it is today. Here’s the article: ‘Twilight’ has a strong Internet connection
CANMAG has done an interview with Kellan Lutz on his role in ‘Twilight’. Click here to read his interview.
EXAMINER.com has made an interesting article on how the Twilight Moms has managed to make ‘Twilight’ a success. They even praised our star-studded talented women, like Catherine Hardwicke and Melissa Rosenberg. Click here to read the article.
TIME has also done an article explaining ‘Twilight”s success.
Twilight seems sure to mint a new femme franchise. But to become Hollywood’s holy grail — a movie that studios consider a “four-quadrant” hit, appealing to young and old, male and female — it will need to reel in some Y chromosomes.
Read the full article here.
Remember Rob being on Tyra’s show? Apparently, there is something a little missing in the interview that was not shown on Television. Click here to check out what it is.
Here’s the best one yet. Check out ‘Twilight’s Box office Numbers daily here from Box Office Mojo.
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Reelz Channel has updated posts on their ‘Twilight’ Movie News:
- Box Office Results: Twilight Bleeds Competition shows how did ‘Twilight at the Box office in comparison with the other movie.
- Rachelle Lefevre Aims to Add Depth to Her Vampire Role
- Laurent From Twilight: Leonard Martin interviews Edi Gathegi about Laurent and his role in the next sequel.
And of course, here are more of Twilight’s success stories at the Box Office:
- Chicago Sun Times: Squeezing More Blood
- The LA Times: Big Books, Big Movie
- FEAR.NET: ‘Twilight’s’ Robert Pattinson Nabs 70.6 Million Dollars…and Ladies
There’s a picture gallery of the Twilight Stars: Then and Now on comcast.net. Check them out when they were in their ‘younger’ days.
BLAST Magazine had a video interview of Kellan Lutz and Edi Gathegi. Watch them here - Video: Blast with Kellen Lutz and Edi Gathegi of Twilight.
Edward’s Volvo was featured on Volvocars.com! Check out the theme here!
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MTV Movies Blog has a couple of MTV Rough Cuts from most of the cast and the director:
- Robert Pattinson: 3-Part Interview
- Kristen Stewart: 4-Part Interview
- Taylor Lautner, Rachelle Lefevre, Edi Gathegi: 3-Part Interview
- Catherine Hardwicke: 5-Part Interview
The Twilight Premiere has been updated with more interviews by these websites:
[UPDATE] The LA Times has an article about the movie being nominated for the Oscars. This article would does not sound nice, so just a warning first.
And here are more news about the the Golden numbers for the opening weekend of Twilight. From Entertainment Weekly with 2 articles and also MTV Movies Blog.
Great NEWS: Twilight Singapore has been mentioned on the Twilight Lexicon Blog. Check us out there
Twilight Premiere: Photos & Videos
Here comes the photos from the premiere!
- MTV Movies Blog: The Stars Of ‘Twilight’ Heat Up The Red Carpet! Check Out The Photos Here
- Access Hollwood
- VARIETY
- IF Magazine: Exclusive Photos
- Rotten Tomatoes
- HIS GOLDEN EYES
And lastly, the videos… From interviews to celebrity sightings…
- ET Online: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Premiere ‘TWILIGHT’
- Reelz Channel: Twilight Premiere
- E! Online: Twilight‘s World Premiere Rocks Los Angeles
- LA Times: ‘Twilight’ Premiere Draws Screaming Fans
- MSN Videos
- Access Hollywood: Dish Of Salt: ‘Twilight’ Premiere, Los Angeles
- Access Hollywood: Dish Of Salt: The Appeal Of ‘Twilight’s’ Robert Pattinson
Here’s a youtube video of an interview of Robert by the hollywoodpremiere.com.
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The Twilight Guy has reviewed his latest chapter of Eclipse: Chapter 7: Unhappy Endings.
Many Robert Pattinson interviews are being made!!! Check these out:
There was the Twilight countdown by the LA Times. Their part 3 interview/article with Rob.
E! Online discussed about Rob’s preparation for the role of Edward such as attaining the six-pack. Though it didn’t work as well as he thought. Check out the article here.
ABOUT.com has a long interview with Rob where he was grilled with one of the toughest question I thought.
VIDEO INTERVIEWS:
MTV Movies Blog has just published their interview with Rob Pattinson. This time, Rob is joined again by Laura Culpepper! Random topics were discussed like his music even about toenails and underpants…
Entertainment Weekly has uploaded the Third Part of Rob’s interview. He actually talks about his co-star, Kristen Stewart.
Variety has also posted a 15-minute long video interview and a short article with Rob. (You would need to hear through headphones to hear Rob talking much more better.)
REELZ CHANNEL:
Here’s an article of how our Twilight author, Stephenie Meyer, contributed to the script of the movie.
Good news Twilighters! The cast of Twilight has signed to star in the next few sequels like New Moon and Eclipse, but not for Breaking Dawn yet. Check out the article here.
Also, here’s the movie news the initial fan reaction of the Twilighters when the cast was announced for the movie way before the posters and trailers.
COLLIDER.com:
More interviews were made with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and director, Catherine Hardwicke, about the up-coming Twilight Movie!
Last but not least, here is the 3-minutes Excusive Clip of Twilight the movie, with Robert Pattinson doing the intro, that is sold on iTunes Store:
PS. We are already familiar with the last 2 scenes, but not the first one. 
