Twilight Coven Philippines

Episode 19 of the Danag podcast will be up this week, where we cover Sam Bradley's Philippine mall tour, the New Moon soundtrack, and a teeny bit of the movie companion (no spoilers, promise!)

Also, thanks to the peeps who claimed their tickets for the blocked screening last Saturday! Our next claiming date will be this Halloween, October 31. :) Wow, it's less than a month 'til New Moon!

---

And yet, the biggest news recently has been Eclipse-related. Summit has unveiled the title logo for the third movie on their official Twilight twitter account.

Now this logo is the most vampiric-looking of 'em all. Very David Slade. What do you think?

Eclipse is also in the process of wrapping up and heading for post-production. Only a few scenes left to shoot, and then it's the huge promotional rollercoaster for New Moon for the cast, starting with the "Twilight Saga: New Moon" (U.S.) City Cast Tour. Added reasons to go besides the "stargazing": performances by some of the artists on the OST, and special access for the few who acquire VIP cred. (We only wish we could experience this.)

On MTV.com: The Vampire's Assistant actor says that Cirque du Freak's vamps are cooler than Twilight's. (Before you go all ballistic, though, click on the link and read the article first!) Also, Robert Pattinson's Edward Cullen was inspired by James Dean.

" 'Rebel Without a Cause' was a big influence on the first ['Twilight' film] — it influenced the hairdo and stuff," Pattinson told USA Today. "In lots of ways, it has a very similar character arc: An everyday girl brings this relatively strange individual out of his slump."

Pattinson said he doesn't understand his appeal to young women, and even as his star continues to shine brighter and brighter each day, he's still not used to all the attention. "I'm not entirely sure what it is," he said. "I'll probably realize afterward how I could have controlled it a little bit more. But I am still like a deer in headlights."

Ah, funny how he described himself. That's exactly how I thought he looked like on the cover of USA Weekend.

tMF discusses Chris Weitz and what he can bring to the Twilight franchise. And if New Moon turns out well, would you consider him to direct Breaking Dawn?

More wolf pack meaty-goodness for you: Vanity Fair has an interview with Chaske Spencer. And if you missed it (like we did), they also have interviews with Alex Meraz and Kiowa Gordon.

Will the New Moon soundtrack be as successful as the Twilight one? Hitfix.com predicts it will be number one by this week on the Billboard charts, but will soon be eclipsed (no pun intended) by MJ.

In the meantime, if you were wondering why and how songs and artists were chosen for the soundtrack, read New Moon Rising: The Billboard Cover Story on Billboard.com. It's a good read and very enlightening (and for those asking, explains why Rob doesn't have a song in it.) Some excerpts:

"Keeping it as a combination of obviously great artists -- but making it interesting for people to discover -- was a very carefully considered view," Katz says.

This love triangle forms the plot of "New Moon," and accordingly the soundtrack is moody and wistful, but with an undercurrent of strum und drang machismo. Each song is exclusive to the soundtrack, as-yet-unreleased, and most were written specifically for the movie, remixed or given new lyrics to fit the film's themes. "I was very inspired by the John Hughes movies of the '80s, which made me listen to indie rock bands that probably weren't meant for 13-year-olds: Yello, the Psychedelic Furs, New Order," says music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas, who also produced the album, as she did for the soundtrack to "Twilight." "Hopefully we can create a similar moment in time for 2009 teenagers."

New Moon Spoiler Alerts! EXTRA has a sneak peek of a cute parking lot moment for Edward and Bella. Thanks to the fans who've uploaded it up on Youtube! :)

A recent TV spot of the movie is up on ETOnline. [Is it me or are their bylines getting more cliche than Twilight's? -minamic]

We end this round-up with a link to the People's Choice Awards. The site is just asking for nominations, and Twilight can be up for five categories, so go and show our fandom some love!

More New Moon posters have been showing up this week, the most interesting (well for me anyway), is this poster of Edward and Bella (minus Jacob).


Check out the other posters in Socialite Life.

Examiner.com gives a rundown of filming for the Eclipse movie as it wraps up its third week.

Kristen Stewart talks about her current projects and what she thinks with her Twilight fame in this interview in Times Online.

Kiowa Gordon shares to MTV more podcast fodder, uh I mean, a way on how to tell the wolves apart.

Watch these videos from Popstar on Boo Boo Stewart where he talks about his role as Seth Clearwater. [I think Boo Boo has the makings of another jailbait, hehehe -mabelletaka]

MTV posts this article on Death Cab for Cutie, especially on band guitarist Chris Walla's opinions about Edward and Jacob (since he's the only one from the band who has read any of the books).

Here's a complete list of Twilight Lexicon regarding the official twitter accounts of those associated with Twilight. Also do not forget to follow us on Twitter.

Fandango recently posted the second part of their New Moon set visit. They were able to view rehearsals for a Volturi scene, where Jane unintentionally (then intentionally) "tortures" Edward, and Bella looks on in horror. The article described the process the actors went through, and a bit of their facial expressions. (It's actually a bit spoilerish... for that one scene anyway.) The writer was even able to meet with Melissa Rosenberg and series author Stephenie Meyer! Here's a peek:

Pattinson stops in his tracks, arches his head back and expresses a look of excruciating pain. He lets out a grunt, the wires pull him back, and then drop him on his back. A camera that's zoomed in on Jane's face shows her red eyes widen and follow him to the spot on the ground where he falls. She hardly blinks. As Bella begs her to stop, Jane keeps staring, and her lips curve into a faint, smug smile.

Along with the set visit was their exclusive interview with Jamie Campbell Bower.

On MTV:
Chris Weitz's brother, fellow director, Paul Weitz, was interviewed about the uncanny timing which has both them working on different vampire movies. Read it here.

Taylor's New Moon wolf pack brother, Kiowa Gordon, shared a special scene in New Moon that they fondly call "the muffin scene", which, apparently, Taylor didn't partake in.

"When they were eating their funny little muffins, I was standing in the back, all pissed off," Lautner said of the scene, which depicts Jacob as not being too thrilled with the whole imprinting/ turning-into-a-wolf drama. "So I just got to watch them eat their muffins."

And something I found really cute: Kelly Clarkson, who has been very open about her love of Twilight, sang to a cardboard cutout of Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen at a concert in Illinois. More on it as well as her thoughts on being a potential artist on the movie soundtrack here.

And thanks to the special people in youtube, you can watch a clip of that part of the concert here. :)

Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner shared that they would like to go on American Idol and sing Taylor Swift's "Love Story". The pair showed off their camaraderie while being interviewed during their Entertainment Weekly cover photoshoot. Kristen was particularly light and carefree, a welcome change to the (sexual) tension that seems to persist whenever RPattz is around... Sorry! I just had to go off on a tabloid tangent there.

Anyway, Taylor and Kristen's video interview can be viewed here on EW.com.

While Summit and the Eclipse staff probably haven't even exactly finalized sets for the third movie yet, except apparently for this one for Jasper's flashback scene, people are already needing reassurance for a fourth movie. This article on EOnline says that YES, there will be a Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

HitFix.com has a treat in the form of audio interviews with some of the New Moon cast--Taylor, Rachelle Lefevre, Michael Sheen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Cameron Bright, Charlie Bewley--as well as staff--screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, producer Wyck Godfrey, and stunt coordinator Cam Waldbauer.

Fandom News
Summit has partnered with Creation Entertainment to organize a host of Twilight fan conventions set for the next three years. The first one is set for August 28, in New Jersey, according to Examiner.com. We also posted the news release from Summit. You can read it here.

Uh oh, someone's fed up with the haters. Twilight Examiner Amanda Bell decided to write about her frustration with the media making fun of the fan community just to get them to visit sites or read their posts. (Truly, that is the nature of media: to "sensationalize" and prod people to get a reaction. Negative publicity is still publicity. Sad but true.)

In the latter parts of her piece, she defends:

Twilight fans are not stupid. They are not a definite sub-class or counterculture. They are a diverse group of people, including highly intellectual men and women, who prefer the series for one reason or another - albeit at times, yes, the beauty of the actors and actresses is a part of it. They don't need to be tormented by the vicious tongues of writers who disagree with their opinions, and they certainly do not need to be categorized as infantile, insatiable, and unreasonable. Instead, perhaps a little respect can be shown by writers by presenting fans with unadulterated information and facts - sans the misbegotten humor ploys.

Bravo, Amanda Bell, for being brave enough to stand up to the closed-minded ones. :) You can read the rest of her article here.

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?)

As the Twilight Tour by Creation Entertainment hits Atlanta on July 10, here’s an interview of the Sunday Paper catching up with Peter Facinelli before the event.

Kiowa Gordon, who plays Embry Call in the upcoming New Moon film, talked about getting the part and his experience with the rest of the wolf pack. Check out his interview with Indian Country Today here.

Twilighter’s Hub has an exclusive interview with Gil Birmingham in Australia where he talks about his role in the Twilight Saga, along with working with the rest of the wolf pack.

Check out this photo of Rachelle Lefevre as she plays in the Vampire Baseball Game for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. No wonder Peter Facinelli wanted her on his team.

Justin Chon shared his thoughts with J-14 on his role as Eric Yorkie, along with being hounded by the paparazzi while in Vancouver.

Christian Serratos now has a Twitter page! Be sure to follow her at her legitimate Twitter account.

Just two items on my round-up today before I go to finish the outline for today's Danag Podcast recording...

More Wolf Sightings! Chaske Spencer, Alex Meraz, and Kiowa Gordon have been hanging out at Vancouver as the principal photography for The Twilight Saga: New Moon continues. Click here for photos at LaineyGossip.com and cue in the wolf whistles.

Rob Pattinson was interviewed by AOL Moviefone for the release of his film, Little Ashes. They happened to ask about the rumours going around about crew members complaining about his smell, as well as his alleged injury on the set of New Moon. The answer? He hasn't even been on set yet! Click here to read the full story.