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It's just like Kristen said: "We have the greatest fans ever."

The 2011 MTV Movie Awards was held last Sunday (Monday, locally) and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and its cast ran off with 5 of those cute popcorn buckets!

Best Movie: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Best Male Performance: Robert Pattinson
Best Female Performance: Kristen Stewart
Best Fight: Robert Pattinson, Bryce Dallas Howard, Xavier Samuel
Best Kiss: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart

RPattz was most hilarious throughout the show -- throwing nervous quips left and right and KISSING TAYLOR LAUTNER (yes, people, you read that right) instead of Kristen upon winning Best Kiss -- such that he was inadvertently christened with an unofficial "Movie Awards MVP" title by the MTV Behind-the-Scenes liveblog. Later on, he also went up on stage to help Patrick Dempsey and Chelsea Handler present his recent co-star, Reese Witherspoon, with the Generation Award.

Congratulations to everyone for all their hard work and their intense clicking! I know some people just slaved over their mouses the week before the big day!

After the awards ceremony, actors Peter Facinelli, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz and Gil Birmingham, and Eclipse director David Slade tweeted their thanks to the fans.







If you want to catch up on what you missed at the movie awards, you can go to Rob Pattinson News UK for their very extensive post filled with photos and videos. (It's VERY image heavy, so, don't be surprised if your browser fails.)

Links to the coverage by entertainment news outlets below:

MTV

Videos of the Winners.
MTV Movie Awards: Top Five Moments You Didn't See!.
'Breaking Dawn' Trailer: Best Fan Squeals And Sighs.
Breaking Dawn wedding was "beautiful" but "freezing".
'Breaking Dawn' Last Day 'Wasn't Super Dramatic'.
'Twilight' Rookie Noel Fisher Opens Up About 'Breaking Dawn'.
Photo coverage of Twilight at the Movie Awards.
MTV's Video coverage of the Movie Awards.

E! Online

Best and Worst of the MTV Movie Awards.

ECLIPSE DVD LOCAL UPDATE:

For those of you who haven't been following us on Twitter, we've been told by the distributors that the release date for the local version of the Eclipse DVD is on December 6, 2010. If there are any changes, we'll post it here. For sure, it'll definitely end up on our twitter feed first since it's faster. :) If you don't have twitter accounts, you can go here or just check out this blog and browse our recent tweets on the right side.

Also, Astrovision/Astroplus is offering the Eclipse DVD up for pre-order until November 2010. You will need to give a 200PHP downpayment, and there will be a free desk calendar or poster upon claiming. The stores are also raffling off 20 Eclipse DVDs. You are entitled to one raffle coupon for every 125PHP single receipt purchase in any Astrovision/Astroplus branch. The draw date is on November 12, 2010.

Thanks to @emotionalgeek over on Twitter for the info about the Astrovision promos!

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In connection with the DVD, Wrigley's in the US recently had an Eclipse promotion. Fans who have participated have been wonderful to share the video footage they unlocked. I'm sure these will be in the DVD, but if you can't wait, here's The Cullens and Bella's Choice on EclipseMovie.org.

I'm still kinda lazy about posting a longer feature about the new additions to the Breaking Dawn cast, but until then here are some other news bits that came up over the past weeks:

Kristen Stewart says that BD will change people's minds about Bella Swan on the LATimes. Also, on ETOnline: "I can't wait to see the baby." She talks a bit more during her interview with MTV Rough Cut: BD Updates :: "I haven't met my daughter yet." (And yes, people, she says there's gonna be feathers.)

Jackson Rathbone has expressed his opinion about Breaking Dawn in 3D:

"The 3-D world's more for that kind of action epic kind of quality, and that definitely is in the Twilight series, but I think it's more so about the connections we make in life. And I think that doesn't really...you don't need 3-D to show that. You just need to look into...you know, when Rob and Kristen look at each other as Edward and Bella and that spark happens, you don't need 3-D for that."

I agree. For the whole article (which also includes producer Wyck Godfrey's take on the 3D bit), check out About.com.

Jackson was also at the Scream Awards last week with Kristen Stewart and Nikki Reed to accept the award for Best Fantasy Movie for Eclipse. Kristen received the award for Best Fantasy Actress. Robert Pattinson, though not present, also won Best Fantasy Actor. Xavier Samuel ("Riley") won Breakout Male Performance. (Sources: RobPattzNews. NYDailyNews. HitFix.) Congratulations!

From the Scream Awards, we now move on to People's Choice, which is currently asking for nominations. And we can vote! The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is up for Favorite Movie and Favorite Drama Movie, Rob and Taylor for Favorite Movie Actor, and Kristen for Favorite Movie Actress. The trio are also in the shortlist for Favorite OnScreen Team and Favorite Movie Star Under 25. Go here for the nominations. (By the way, we can vote as guests.)

And since it's almost Halloween and you're probably thinking of something to wear for your office costume parties, here are some Twilight Costume Guides and one for dressing up like Rob and Kristen by Twilight Poison.

This is an update to our previous post regarding films starring actors from The Twilight Saga.

We finally got word from Pioneer Films that they will be releasing Remember Me, starring Robert Pattinson, on March 12th.

So here's the updated list of release dates:

Case 39 - 3 Feb. 2010 - Starring Renee Zellweger, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, with Jodelle Ferland (Bree in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse)

Valentine's Day - 12 Feb. 2010 - Starring Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, and more, with Taylor Lautner (Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga)

Up In The Air - 3 March 2010 - Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, with Anna Kendrick (Jessica in The Twilight Saga)

Remember Me - 12 Mar. 2010 - Starring Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin

The Last Airbender - 21 July 2010 - Starring Dev Patel, Cliff Curtis, with Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Hale in The Twilight Saga)

Other films that have no definite local release dates yet:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - November 2010 - Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, with Jamie Campbell Bower (Caius in The Twilight Saga)

Other films that have no known local distributor yet (at least, as far as I know):

Welcome to the Riley's - January 2010 US Release - Starring Kristen Stewart and James Gandolfini

The Runaways - March 2010 US Release - Starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning (Jane in The Twilight Saga)

Happy New Year, Pinoy Twilighters!

A stream of info has been coming in from my friendly neighborhood sources among local film distributors, so I thought of compiling a list of the Philippine release dates of films that are starring actors from The Twilight Saga:

Case 39 - 3 Feb. 2010 - Starring Renee Zellweger, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, with Jodelle Ferland (Bree in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse)

Valentine's Day - 12 Feb. 2010 - Starring Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, and more, with Taylor Lautner (Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga)

Up In The Air - 3 March 2010 - Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, with Anna Kendrick (Jessica in The Twilight Saga)

The Last Airbender - 21 July 2010 - Starring Dev Patel, Cliff Curtis, with Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Hale in The Twilight Saga)

Other films that have no definite local release dates yet:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 - November 2010 - Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, with Jamie Campbell Bower (Caius in The Twilight Saga)

Other films that have no known local distributor yet (at least, as far as I know):

Welcome to the Riley's - January 2010 US Release - Starring Kristen Stewart and James Gandolfini

Remember Me - March 2010 US Release - Starring Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin

The Runaways - March 2010 US Release - Starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning (Jane in The Twilight Saga)

If I missed a film, do let us know in the comments. :)

Because my Blogger finally works, I'm going to write the round-up for today!

A preview of Death Cab for Cutie's Meet me on Equinox has been posted in the New Moon Soundtrack site. Let us know what you think so far! The band also reveals to MTV what the music video would look like and the inspiration for the song.

Stephenie Meyer's website posted a warning regarding ads offering Midnight Sun as a contest prize, which are definitely not true.

Jamie Campbell Bower shares with MTV his upcoming projects (especially on the seventh installment of Harry Potter), his accent while playing Caius, and his New Moon experiences.

Peter Facinelli reveals his favorite line in the New Moon film in this interview with MTV.

Ashley Greene talks to MTV about filming so far in Eclipse, especially that of the vampire battle.

Get to know more about Jackson Rathbone and his band in this feature in The Vancouver Sun.

Click here to know more about Chaske Spencer's preparation to film Eclipse, along with the training he did (trust me, it's a good read! LOL - mabelletaka) prior and during the New Moon film. (c/o Radar Online)

Reelz Channel features a video tour of the locations used for the Twilight film.

The new New Moon trailer is coming in a few days and you can download this widget from MTV for your trailer countdown!

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will debut not only the first single from the New Moon soundtrack (Death Cab for Cutie's Meet Me on Equinox) but also show an extended trailer of the New Moon film. More details about the program here. The event will be (again) hosted by Russell Brand, infamously known for cutting off Robert Pattinson's introduction of Paramore in last year's event.

Stephenie Meyer ranked No. 82 in Vanity Fair's The New Establishment 2009, where the magazine lists the top 100 influential people in the Information Age.

Jackson Rathbone shares with MTV on Jasper's backstory in Eclipse and more on what Jasper will undergo in both New Moonand Eclipse films.

Get to watch the first trailer of Twilight in Forks: The Saga of the Real Town exclusively on MTV. What do you think of the tone of the trailer?

Teen Vogue posts an excerpt of its article on Taylor Lautner, detailing his life pre-Twilight and including behind-the-scenes photos and video of his cover shoot.

More on the involvement of Death Cab for Cutie in the New Moon soundtrack, along with their preparation to shoot the video for "Meet Me on Equinox" in this MTV interview.

Summit Entertainment has signed a deal with Habbo to further promote New Moon in the latter's virtual worlds. More about the partnership from Ad Week.

Check out MTV's coverage of the Vampire Ball which was held during the Twilight convention.

Test your Eclipse knowledge in this quiz by ReelzChannel.

Don't forget to vote for Twilight in the 2009 Scream Awards!

NEW MOON NEWS
Starting the round-up today with a short interview with a TCP-admin favorite. Edi Gathegi talks to VH1 about being on his last Twilight series film, getting to wear SHOES for once, what cardboard animal replaced the fuzzy wolves he had to face, and his one "sparkling" regret.

Though that scene will be Gathegi's last as vampire Laurent, he said he can't be too upset about not returning to the saga. "Honestly, perspective. I'm happy I'm in 'Twilight.' I'm happy I made it to 'New Moon.' Things could be worse."

Thank you, Edi, for portraying Laurent and for having fun with the role, and just for basically being one of the happier cast! :)

People.com has the Volturi up on its site, where Chris Weitz explains his choice of actors to portray the royal trio:

Although Aro and his brothers Marcus (Christopher Heyerdahl) and Caius (Jamie Campbell Bower) have been "alive" for thousands of years, Weitz says he "deliberately" gave them a younger look in the film – for which he credits author Meyer.

"Stephenie was very keen to steer away from a kind of wizard-y look for the vampires," says Weitz. "They do look quite young, but they convey a formality and self-possession, which comes from age."

So I guess this sheds light on the mystery that is JCB's casting?

MTV has a feature on the wolf pack! Kiowa Gordon, Chaske Spencer and hottie Alex Meraz talked about preparing for their roles, the effect of reading blogs, and how things got out-of-hand on the New Moon set.

"I decided, all right, the Wolf Pack stay up all night looking for who's killing people on the res, so we don't sleep very much. So I thought it would be a great idea if I stayed up for 10 days straight." What should have been a simple scene — a confrontation between Bella (Stewart) and the Wolf Pack — became, in Meraz's mind, his "Brando moment." Wanting to try something different, the actor played the scene overly aggressive: screaming, grabbing Stewart by the throat, hurtling his line at her.

"[Director] Chris Weitz comes off-set like, 'Yeah, I like the energy Alex, but just take it down a little,' " Spencer chimed in: "Meanwhile the producers are freaking out back there."

" 'Cause nobody touches Kristen Stewart," joked Meraz.

Kind of intriguing how most of the sites that link to this article (and the title on the page itself) focus on that part. Anyway, more on the wolf pack here.

Also on MTV, Death Cab for Cutie's single on the New Moon OST, "Meet Me on the Equinox", will premiere on MTV.com, the same time as the VMAs.

ECLIPSE NEWS
Eclipse production is really on the move at the moment up in Vancouver, and updates are actually coming in via twitter-friendly director, David Slade.

DAVID_A_SLADE: Shot with Rob and Kristen today, both gave great performances. Lots of frustrating noisy planes overhead but beautiful scene regardless.

DAVID_A_SLADE: http://twitpic.com/fsbf1 - Mr Taylor Lautner. A photo I took during early camera lighting tests. Not a whisker in sight.

DAVID_A_SLADE: Rehearsals with Kristen, Billy Burke and Rob yesterday. Third week of shooting just hours away. Preparation, preparation preparation.

DAVID_A_SLADE: http://twitpic.com/fxb97 - Taylor Lautner Pic from set, yes that is him mid backflip. He does it from standing still.

A peek at Rob on-set as Edward, Kristen on-set as Bella, and the Graduation scene.

VH1 has a feature on the new guys in Eclipse, Jack Huston, Booboo Stewart and Xavier Samuel.

And speaking of new people, remember the character Vera, Rosalie's human best friend with the curly-haired baby boy that Emmett reminded her of? She's apparently going to be played by a contest winner named Sabrina Frank. Read more here.

Eclipsemovie.org also has a bit of speculation on who would be playing the part of Tanya Denali. See the pic here and tell us what you think? Is she a Tanya or isn't she a Tanya? Come to think of it, is Tanya even in Eclipse?

Edit: This just in: The Twilight Lexicon confirms it. There's no Tanya in Eclipse. Bad, rumor mill.

FANDOM NEWS
Twilight Beauty has officially opened its doors... web-wise, at least. The splash page and products look cool and we now have a clearer view of the Volturi crest. The question is, will it sell? (Maybe we should have a local magazine sample the products...)

Jackson Rathbone and the 100 Monkeys might be touring the U.S. after Eclipse wraps according to this news bit.

MTV's Hollywood Crush asks: Is Twilight the ONE movie you would take to the end of the world? Because poll results have yielded a resounding YES. Like the writer, though, we're not so sure that should be the case. (I personally would choose Jim Henson's Storyteller--it's cheating, I know--or Labyrinth. Puppetry is becoming a lost art, and, well, I grew up with the muppets. -minamic) But there are billions of people and lots of movies, so one can bring Twilight and the other billion will take care of the rest. Would you bring Twilight and if not, what movie would you choose to bring, to the end of the world? It's a fun question, so let us know! :)

New Moon News
Chris Weitz shares in an interview with MTV mostly on how he dealt with the CGI for the Edward sightings and the cliff-diving scene, and also that Vitamin T (aka a dose of Taylor Lautner) can cure the Robert Pattinson deficiencies in the New Moon film.

Check out Jackson Rathbone’s comparisons between playing Jasper in the Twilight saga and his portrayal as Sokka in Avatar: the Last Airbender.

Justine Wachsberger, who is playing Gianna in the New Moon film, talks with Fanbolt.com on her experiences during filming.

Noot Sear talks about her preparation for her role as Heidi in New Moon and her peculiar name in this article with MTV.

See these fascinating photos of Dakota Fanning in the New York Times. She also talks briefly about her character Jane in the film.

Eclipse Film News
Filming for the third movie is fully underway, as was posted by Examiner.com. Click on that link for easy to access set filming updates.

Summit Entertainment has announced the remaining actors to round up the cast list for Eclipse: Booboo Stewart to play Seth Clearwater and Julia Jones for Leah Clearwater. Get to know more about BooBoo’s background via Examiner.com. He surprised all fans when he remarked in his interview with Access Hollywood that he has signed up for three films (instead of the expected two) for the film franchise. Check out the video below where he mentions this (thanks to Rachel of Access Hollywood).



Summit Entertainment in response has sent a statement over to Access Hollywood that BooBoo’s statement on the number of films to be produced “are unfortunately uninformed and not accurate”. Soon afterward, BooBoo Stewart retracted his earlier statement.

Julia Jones talks with SEGN.com about auditioning for the role and on reading the books in the Twilight saga. Get to listen to the interview here.

Other News
One of the TCP admins recently got married (we leave it to you to find out who!) so this is a cute tidbit—In Style asked designers for their respective visions of Bella’s wedding dress. What do you think of the designs given Stephenie Meyer’s own description of the wedding dress?

Here’s a brief article regarding Stephenie Meyer’s choice of music. Also in response to her recent post on the music she enjoyed this summer, MTV reports that the bands she cited like her too :D

Check out these yearbook photos featured in WTForks?! with some of the Twilight cast and Stephenie Meyer herself.

Do not forget to vote Peter Facinelli as the ultimate World Mr. Twitter!

Okay, take a deep breath, let’s go on with the news :)

New Moon Film News
MTV posted its interviews during TwiCon with Peter Facinelli (where he also straightens out the naked Volturi non-scene, and expounds on his scene with the Volturi), and Christian Serratos (where she talks about her Twilight gear and her experience while filming New Moon). Also check out their interview with Kiowa Gordon as he makes a rundown of the members of the wolf pack and also his experience during Comic Con.

Ashley Greene shared her experiences with MTV while doing the Volterra scene which was the sneak peak shown in Comic Con.

E! Online featured a video as Stephenie Meyer explains how the Blue October’s music is related to New Moon’s love story.

Noot Seear shares her thoughts with Style on her move from modeling to acting, as well as experiencing the Twilight fandom in Comic Con.

Eclipse Film News
The Vancouver Sun gave a summary on the initial plans for the film as members of the Eclipse cast are flying in to Vancouver. Also get to know more about Jodelle Ferland’s sudden surge of Twitter followers the moment she got involved in the film and her acting background by clicking here. The 13-year old actress also dishes with Radar Online regarding working again with Kristen Stewart and how she belongs to the Team Edward camp.

MTV gives us an interview with Jackson Rathbone and Kellan Lutz on how they are undergoing intensive training to execute all the fight scenes that we’re sure are excited to watch out for next year.

Other News
Edward and Bella Barbie dolls are going to be released in November in the US (now having a flashback on all the Barbie dolls I owned before – mabelletaka). Examiner also gives a preview of the dolls set in the meadow scene and the designer’s thoughts while making the dolls.

Robert Pattinson was voted the No. 1 spot in the Sexiest Men on the Planet in Glamour, beating Johnny Depp and Hugh Jackman in the process.

Take a look at the female beauties of the Twilight franchise as shown by Glamour magazine featuring Nikki Reed, Rachelle Lefevre, Ashley Greene, and Noot Seear.

Give some love to Peter Facinelli as he makes his bid to be North America Mr. Twitter! You can vote within the next six days until the results come in (he’s leading right now, while Zachary Quinto’s a far second…hmmm CdL, who will you vote for? You can only choose ONE ok?)

MOVIE and CAST NEWS
With New Moon looming on the horizon, Eclipse, apparently, isn't very far behind.

Variety.com reports a new addition to the Eclipse cast: Jodelle Ferland. No details on who she's playing, except that it will be a "vampire who has been turned". Maybe we're seeing our future Bree? What do you think?

In any case, if she's joining the Twilight franchise, maybe you'll be interested in following her twitter account, where she shares this little tidbit. Hmm... curiouser and curiouser. Gotta expect another Summit announcement in the next few days.

As for the rest of the cast, they have landed in Vancouver, everyone! Kellan, Elizabeth, Nikki, Ashley, as well as Twilight newbies, Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel, were caught on cam arriving at the airport. Pictures are here on Twilight Indonesia. No Kristen and Robert sightings yet, however, RobPattzNews on Twitter has spotted him at LAX, so at least he's back from New York!

Rachelle Lefevre is auctioning Twilight items, some signed by the rest of her castmates, for favored charity School on Wheels. She is also donating $100 to Susan G. Komen for The Cure (breast cancer research) for every 10,000 people who follow her on Twitter. More here.

Though we've been deprived of MTV's Twilight Tuesdays this year, they still continue to look for Twilight stuff for us fans. At TwiCon, they caught up with Jackson Rathbone, who described a bit more of New Moon's "intense birthday scene".

Rathbone: Yeah, there's a little bit more violence. It's definitely longer. It's really about the moment where Bella is realizing what kind of world she's into. We spent the entire time with "Twilight" delving into the vampire world, but now in "New Moon," it's like you're in the vampire world, and what happens when you get a paper cut? What happens when everyone you love turns around on you and suddenly could kill you? She's in that world right now, and she's kind of scared by it. She's also getting into the werewolf world, and suddenly she's got these two new worlds on her — and there's love in both. It's an amazing script.

Remember how Chris Weitz said there are no nude Volturi in New Moon. Let's have another go at it: There's No Nudity in New Moon.

My fellow admins are going to absolutely LOVE this, but, in Danag Podcast Episode 16, we touched up on how Taylor must have convinced Chris Weitz to let him play Jacob, and see how close we were:

Weitz: When I first met with him, I took off my shirt and I said, "You've got two months to look this good." And he said, "I'm willing to try that." Finally, he came back, and the results were just about as good as my abs.

MTV: You must have a real six-pack.

He also mentioned Dakota's acting prowess and how they wanted "force-ghost" Edward to turn out... which isn't so "force-ghostey", we hope. Read more here.

He may not be a werewolf, but "Emmett", Kellan Lutz, can definitely hold his own among Jacob and his team, abs-wise (Vampire represent!), and he didn't have to show it to Chris Weitz! His secret to maintaining his physique on MSNBC.com here.

FANDOM NEWS

Curious about the 2010 New Moon calendar? MTV has a peek at all the gorgeousness here.

Recently, Stephenie Meyer has again been accused of plagiarism. Jordan Scott alleged that a lot of scenes from Breaking Dawn matched up to an online piece of fiction she wrote when she was 15 years old, among them, the wedding, the baby, and the fact that both heroes call their heroines "love".

Hachette Book Group said in a statement that Meyer's books "have been a phenomenal sensation" and that "it shouldn't be surprising to hear that other people may seek to ride the coattails of such success."

More on this piece of news here on EOnline and MSNBC.

The teaser trailer for M. Night Sharmalarmalan... errrr, I mean M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender, which stars Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, and of course, Jackson Rathbone, is now online. Watch it below, courtesy of MTV (no Jackson sighting, but it looks interesting):



Toys 'R Us in Canada has a new product in their catalogue: Barbie and Ken as Edward and Bella. Check it out here.

Also, if you haven't seen this funny Buffy the Vampire Slayer vs Edward Cullen video yet, what are you waiting for? :p

The Twilight Lexicon has an interview with Daniel Cudmore (Felix) here.

The New Worlds Alliance has officially welcomed us on their website!

Remember Peter Facinelli's Twitter bet? Well, he won! And if you aren't yet, please follow Rachelle Lefevre, as she donates money to a breast cancer research foundation every time her number of followers increases. :) Other legitimate Twitterers: Twilight Coven Phils., Peter Facinelli, Gil Birmingham, Billy Burke, Michael Sheen, Justin Chon, Charlie Bewley, Jamie Campbell Bower.

Before Google Chrome decides I've opened too many tabs and crash, let's round-up today's Twilight news and relieve Chrome of the stress. :)

Style.com has posted the full article about Rob Pattinson that appears on the latest issue of GQ, entitled "He's Hot, He's Sexy, He's Undead". Click the link to read and to see more photos from his GQ photoshoot. [I've always loved GQ's feature articles. Their write-up on Robert Downey Jr. was fantastic! This one isn't any different. You see a very different side of Rob that other articles don't focus much on. The next person I want on GQ is, of course, Peter Facinelli... oh, what the heck, do a feature on all the men of Twilight! It'll be exciting to find out what a day with Edi Gathegi will be like. -CdL]

Twilight is nominated for Best Fantasy Film in the 35th Saturn Awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films. Twilight is up against pretty stiff competition (with no less than The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in the list), so keep your fingers crossed.

Twilight Italia is asking everyone to sign a petition for Summit to shoot the last part of New Moon in Volterra. They present a very convincing case, showing us in photos in videos the real places that Stephenie Meyer wrote about, including the alleyway where Bella finds Edward, the dead end with the manhole, the subterranean tunnels, the Clock Tower at Piazza del Priori, and more. Click here to learn more about the petition and to see photos and videos. [Normally, we would say that online petitions don't work, but I certainly hope this one does! -CdL]

Variety has also joined the ranks of the sites confirming that Juan Antonio Bayona has been chosen by Summit to direct Eclipse. While Variety is a very reliable source, nothing is really confirmed until Summit posts an official press release.  UPDATE 11:35am - Well, what do you know! I did say it's not confirmed unless Summit says so, right? Well the LA Times spoke to Erik Feig himself, the president of Summit, and he says that they haven't offered the Eclipse job to anyone. He adds that nobody even bothered to ask them if this is true before running the story (we're looking at you, Nikki Finke!) Thanks, Twilight Lex!

Examiner.com looks into the Twilight fandom and answers the question "Does Twilight appeal only to teens?" [Well, we've known for a while now that it appeals to a much wider demographic than that! After all, the TCP Admins are working professionals, we have a bunch of Twilight guys and moms, and we even have a Twilight Gay! -CdL]

Forbes.com has listed the 10 of Hollywood's Most Valuable Young Stars, and The Twilight Saga newcomer Dakota Fanning secured the #3 spot behind Daniel Radcliffe and Miley Cyrus.

InStyle went shopping with Ashley Greene!

BuddyTV lists 10 suggestions to ensure we get an awesome New Moon movie. [I would agree regarding the Volturi, but only the part about the audience feeling the threat they impose. I'd rather not see them looking like they're typical horror film vampires. If Rosenberg and Weitz are any good, they will give us something new but very effective. -CdL]

E! Online features a new video where the "Twilight Villains Talk New Moon".

In Episode 12 of the Danag Podcast, we mentioned Pocket Edward. We also mentioned that everyone seems to be working out, except for Rob. Well, at least Pocket Edward is working out enough for two people - himself and Life-Size Edward. There's even sparkly work-out equipment involved!

Spoiler TV has posted a LOT of photos from the set of New Moon. It looks like the pics were taken during dress rehearsals down in Vancouver. Peter is blonde again [poor Peter, I hope that's a wig. No matter, he still looks fabulous. -CdL], Jackson's hair is looking good [maybe because he's now actually bald and they don't have to deal with his real hair -CdL], Ashley's back in the short wig [uh, I kinda like the Twilight wig better... -CdL], Kellan's hair is dark again, Rob's hair is looking good [Dear make-up people, please don't touch Rob's hair. kthnxbai. -CdL], Taylor has that long wig again [ugh, they didn't change it! When he "cuts" his hair in the story, please don't slick it back, make-up people! We love Taylor's regular hair. -CdL], and the biggest surprise is Nikki's new blonde wig [Okay, I think I like Nikki's real hair dyed blonde than this wig. It looks really fake, and doesn't seem to suit her looks. -CdL]. And since I've said way too much already, just click that link above to view the pics for yourselves. Let us know what you think by posting a comment. :)

I'm really not a Rob Pattinson fangirl. Among the TCP Admins, that title would have to go to Minami. However, I must say, Rob looked absolutely dazzling tonight at the 81st Academy Awards. I've never seen him look this good, not even in the Twilight premiere. Rob presented the Romance Montage feature along with Mamma Mia! star, Amanda Seyfried. You can download a video of his appearance via Everglow, here.

Access Hollywood spoke to Rachelle Lefevre at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards, and she said that she has already started wire work stunt training for New Moon. Thanks to Rachel of Access Hollywood/NBC for the tip.

More websites have picked up the announcement of the release date for Eclipse: Access Hollywood has a brief report and MTV's Larry Carroll voices out the concern of most Twilight fans. Larry further adds that Eclipse's June 2010 release will see it going up against Toy Story 3, Prince of Persia, and the other Jackson Rathbone starrer, The Last Airbender.

I personally am a believer in a good release date. Look at what happened to one of my favorite movies last year, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Disney decided to move it from December 2007 (where it didn't really have any competition) to Summer 2008, where it was sandwiched between mega blockbusters Iron Man and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Families were forced to choose which movies to watch, so less people turned up to see Narnia. We know that Twilighters will troop to theatres in full force to watch Eclipse anyway, but can it dominate the market as much as Twilight did? More importantly, will Summit be able to make a good movie in so short a time, and ensure that even the average moviegoer will pick Eclipse over the other choices in the multiplexes?

So, guys, what do you think? What are your thoughts about Eclipse's release date? Should we be concerned not only about the short production schedule, but also the release date?

JustJaredJr. has photos of Kellan Lutz from the set of his new film, Warrior, where he is co-starring with Ashley Greene. In Warrior, Kellan is a lacrosse player. Sounds familiar? Yeah, well, that's exactly what he is in 90210. :p Click here to see more photos of Kellan on-set. [Photo: JustJaredJr.]

Looks like it's Jackson Rathbone week on MTV. :p They have a new article about him and his upcoming movie, Avatar: The Last Airbender, directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Click here to read the article.

NYMag.com is reporting that Nina Ricci is going to file a legal action against the makers of the Twilight perfume. Why? Click here to read our previous post on this issue.

MTV has more about Jackson Rathbone and his recent concert with his band, 100 Monkeys. Click here.

BellaandEdward.com finally has photos of the Inkworks Twilight Trading Cards Pieceworks set in their gallery.

The Hollywood Reporter has a very revealing interview with Summit Entertainment bigwigs Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger. The duo talked about how Twilight has changed the company, as well as more details about Summit and their projects. They also made clarifications about the Catherine Hardwicke issue. We also finally have confirmation that the budget for New Moon is bigger than Twilight's:

THR: Will "New Moon" stay in the same $38 million budget range?

Friedman: No. The next one will be higher than that. We believe that the film will naturally be more expensive. Sequels become more expensive, and we have more special effects.

Wachsberger: And locations. In the second movie there is a sequence in Italy.

THR: There is talk that because Edward is out of the picture for much of "New Moon," there will be elements of the second and third books combined into the second movie.

Wachsberger: No, but Edward is present for the movie.

The budget is bigger, but don't expect New Moon and the rest of the Twilight Saga to turn into mega-budget blockbusters just yet. Later in the interview, Rob Friedman said:

Friedman: Are we gonna be in the $100 million-plus production business? No.

Oh well....

MTV gave Jackson Rathbone a video camera and told him to chronicle his experiences in one his band's concerts. Click here to watch the video from the 100 Monkeys show!

Access Hollywood sent us links to new Twilight articles on their site. Thank you to Rachel of Access Hollywood/NBC! Ashley Greene reveals that Rob Pattinson got in trouble for his new haircut. She said she still loved his old haircut, but would cut him some slack. ;) Meanwhile, in another twist to the Vanessa Hudgens New Moon Audition Mystery [I feel like I should call in Agent Olivia Dunham to check this out now...] AH is reporting that their sources at Summit Entertainment confirmed that Vanessa actually did audition, and that "she's up for the role".

Whaaat?! Let's do a recap: Ashley Greene said she didn't know that Vanessa Hudgens auditioned for New Moon but said she'd love to work with V. Then MTV reported that Ashley confirmed that Vanessa did audition. Everyone got confused, so JustJaredJr. asked Vanessa's rep, who said they didn't know anything about a New Moon audition. Entertainment Weekly's sources say that no audition happened. And now, Access Hollywood says sources at Summit confirmed that Vanessa did audition.

So what's the real deal? Well, The Twilight Lexicon decided to go straight to scriptwriter Melissa Rosenberg to ask. Melissa's reply?

If Vanessa is auditioning for the role of Leah, she’s written her own pages to read, ’cause I didn’t write ‘em.

That should put the rumours to rest... for now. Leah Clearwater isn't in New Moon (or at least, there are no speaking parts).

Meanwhile, Nokia has updated their Twilight site to include Stephenie Meyer's answers to the fansites' questions (check the Communities section). There are also new movie stills at the Twilight Tribute section, which you can also view here courtesy of the lion_lamb Livejournal community. Click here to access the Nokia Twilight site.

BellaandEdward.com have photos of all the Inkworks Twilight trading cards (except the Pieceworks set) in their gallery here.

ExtraTV caught up with Rachelle Lefevre and Ashley Greene at the 8th Annual Awards Season Diamond Fashion Show Preview. Both said they were very happy to learn that Taylor Lautner would be back to reprise his role as Jacob Black in New Moon. Click here to watch the interview.

MTV has an interview with Jackson Rathbone from a recent concert of 100 Monkeys (Jackson's band). The actor said he's excited to film his scenes for New Moon, specifically, that pivotal scene in the first few chapters where Jasper gets really... ah... involved. ;) Click here to read the full story.

Inspire Magazine has a very cool interview with Solomon Trimble (Sam Uley in Twilight). We learn more about Sam's experiences on the set, his Twilight Fan encounters, and about the celebrity he really enjoyed meeting [Hint: I would have LOVED to meet this celebrity too. :p] Click here to read the full interview.

Times of the Internet has a short piece about Taylor getting the Jacob role in New Moon.

Publisher's Weekly has a report about the books that flew off the US shelves in December 2008. Most of them were children's and young adult books, and of course, the Twilight books were mentioned:

Children’s books proved to be one of the most recession-resistant segments of the book business this holiday season, with the Twilight series and the latest from J.K. Rowling leading the pack. Stephenie Meyer’s vampire books had the added distinction of being the hardest to keep in stock. At BookPeople in Austin, Tex., where getting enough copies of New Moon caused the biggest headache, “Meyer sales alone were actually 5% of our kids’ sales, which is staggering,” noted children’s book buyer Meghan Dietsche Goel in a posting on the ABC listserv.

Yahoo! Movies and The Hollywood Reporter have awarded Twilight this month's Purple Filmstrip Award for being the highest rated movie and the one with the most-viewed trailer on Yahoo this month.

Rob Pattinson reveals to ContactMusic.com exactly what he finds attractive in women. [Nice, Rob. Alice says there will be many psychiatric ward breakouts in the coming months and you will be seriously stalked. Take cover.]

/Film reports that Jackson Rathbone is in talks to take on the role of Sokka in M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender, the live-action adaptation of the hit Nickelodeon animated series, Avatar.

ABC News has something to say about why Catherine Hardwicke was axed from the franchise.

Entertainment Weekly has more details about the New Moon movie, details that present a lot of issues that may not sit well with many Twilighters. Summit is reportedly looking at a tentative release date of November 10 20, 2009. They're looking to get the new, as yet unnamed director, into the pre-production treadmill by December 15th [That's next week! Good luck, new director!]. They reportedly only allocated $50 million for the movie, and they might be looking to replace Taylor Lautner. [Since I've come to expect the unexpected when it comes to the Twilight Saga, there are really just a few things that can render me speechless, and most of them are of the magnitude of Edward Cullen Carlisle Cullen showing up on my doorstep and proposing marriage to me. But this news is just... *mind goes blank*]

If you're looking to express some outrage, why not send a well-written and polite letter to Summit? The Twilight Lexicon posted this suggestion, and I think it's sensible. Don't post an online petition, it doesn't work.

Summit Entertainment, LLC
1630 Stewart Street, Suite 120
Santa Monica, California 90404
Attn: Twilight Saga Concerns