News Round-Up: 9 June 2009
With the release of the first of his own vampire series, "The Strain", co-written with Chuck Hogan, Hellboy and The Hobbit director Guillermo del Toro was asked about Twilight. Although it's not his thing, del Toro admits that the series is "perfectly legitimate". Click here to view the full interview via MTV Rough Cut.
Hitfix asks: Who is Comic-Con's Most Wanted? Who will pack the halls to the brim: Megan Fox, Brad Pitt, or Rob Pattinson? Click here to read the full article.
After seeing Cam Gigandet win Best Fight with Rob at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, we here at TCP are really starting to miss seeing Cam on the big screen. But it looks like he's going back to his blood-sucking ways in an upcoming movie adaptation of the comic book entitled Priest, which is "set in a world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires and follows a warrior priest who turns against the church to track down a murderous band of vampires who have kidnapped his niece." Cam will be playing one of the murderous band of vampires going up against Paul Bettany as the Priest. Will he be channeling a bit of James? We'll see. Click here to read the full article via MTV Splash Page.
The National Ledger is reporting that 007 himself, Pierce Brosnan, will be joining Rob Pattinson in Summit's Remember Me. Click here to read the full story. Thanks to MeBella Granger for the link.
The Wall Street Journal has a great essay on why many of the recent young adult fiction are exploring darker themes. The essay mentions Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, which Stephenie Meyer recently recommended, as well as Gayle Forman's If I Stay, which was optioned for adaptation by Catherine Hardwicke. Click here to read the essay. Thanks to Ronald for the link.
Speaking of Catherine Hardwicke, the Twilight director has several projects in development, and she is looking to ask some of the Twilight cast to be in them. Click here to read the full story.
Peter Facinelli's new TV series, Nurse Jackie, already aired its pilot episode on Showtime. You can watch the entire Pilot on YouTube here. Nurse Jackie stars Emmy winner Edie Falco, while Peter plays a not-at-all-like-Carlisle physician, Dr. Fitch Cooper.
If you're on Twitter, Billy Burke has just joined the Wonderful World of Twitter! Follow his Tweets here (@billy_burke). While you're at it, why don't you follow us too (@twilightcovenph)? :)
Hitfix asks: Who is Comic-Con's Most Wanted? Who will pack the halls to the brim: Megan Fox, Brad Pitt, or Rob Pattinson? Click here to read the full article.
After seeing Cam Gigandet win Best Fight with Rob at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, we here at TCP are really starting to miss seeing Cam on the big screen. But it looks like he's going back to his blood-sucking ways in an upcoming movie adaptation of the comic book entitled Priest, which is "set in a world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires and follows a warrior priest who turns against the church to track down a murderous band of vampires who have kidnapped his niece." Cam will be playing one of the murderous band of vampires going up against Paul Bettany as the Priest. Will he be channeling a bit of James? We'll see. Click here to read the full article via MTV Splash Page.
The National Ledger is reporting that 007 himself, Pierce Brosnan, will be joining Rob Pattinson in Summit's Remember Me. Click here to read the full story. Thanks to MeBella Granger for the link.
The Wall Street Journal has a great essay on why many of the recent young adult fiction are exploring darker themes. The essay mentions Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, which Stephenie Meyer recently recommended, as well as Gayle Forman's If I Stay, which was optioned for adaptation by Catherine Hardwicke. Click here to read the essay. Thanks to Ronald for the link.
Speaking of Catherine Hardwicke, the Twilight director has several projects in development, and she is looking to ask some of the Twilight cast to be in them. Click here to read the full story.
Peter Facinelli's new TV series, Nurse Jackie, already aired its pilot episode on Showtime. You can watch the entire Pilot on YouTube here. Nurse Jackie stars Emmy winner Edie Falco, while Peter plays a not-at-all-like-Carlisle physician, Dr. Fitch Cooper.
If you're on Twitter, Billy Burke has just joined the Wonderful World of Twitter! Follow his Tweets here (@billy_burke). While you're at it, why don't you follow us too (@twilightcovenph)? :)
I just saw this on Perez Hilton:
http://www.ok.co.uk/celebnews/view/11088/Emma-Rob-is-dating-Kristin-/
OMG.
Realllllyyyyyyy?