Twilight Coven Philippines

It's November! With only weeks away 'til the premiere of New Moon, the cast is now in the middle of promotions... beginning with Taylor and Kristen in Brazil, and Robert and Chris Weitz in Japan. News and pictures on the links below:

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Kristen and Taylor in Brazil:
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Judao MTV Brazil. Translation on Twilight Poison here.
Twilight Poison also has links and translations to other articles covering KStew and Taylor in Brazil here and here. As well as a translation of their interview with OK Mexico here. (And one with RPattz in Cinemania here!)

Rob and Chris Weitz in Japan:
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No interviews have popped up on Rob and CW yet, because their press conference, as I understand it, will be on November 3.

MTV's Halloween special featured the Twilight cast plus a sneak peek of the birthday scene in all its exaggerated papercut glory. Click here for the Ulalume page which includes videos to New Moon cast interviews, the Bella Cullen Project, and a performance by Paramore.

Also on MTV: Nikki Reed says wolves bring warmth to the new film. And New Moon stars answer your questions.

Two features on the LA Times: One discusses Summit's future and its capitalizing on the huge success of Twilight. The other is a short article on Michael Sheen.

Lastly, Robert Pattinson will be on the cover of Vanity Fair's December issue. A preview of the accompanying article on the Vanity Fair website here. Outtakes from the photoshoot here. [Sorry girls, I know we try to cover just mostly Twilight-centric stuff on the blog, but I couldn't resist. I mean... wow. Just... wow. -minamic]

Vanity Fair also has interviews with the rest of the cast here.

There are rumours circulating around the online community that the local release date of New Moon was moved to a date earlier than the 20th. We've yet to get confirmation from our contacts in Pioneer Films, nor have we been informed by Ayala Cinemas (since it will affect our Block Screening schedule). We'll let you know ASAP when things change; consider it a rumour for now.

People Magazine will release a special New Moon edition, check out the preview they have posted. We'll let you know if this will be available locally [because that new shot of Eclipse is giving me good goosebumps - mabelletaka].


(c/o Twilight Lexicon)

NewMoonMovie.org shares a preview of the New Moon scene that ET Online will debut in the US on Monday (so that would be Tuesday or Wednesday 7PM and 11PM Philippine time, in ETC 2nd Avenue). This will feature a scene between Bella and the wolfpack (and a very scary Alex Meraz in particular).

The New Moon soundtrack is officially in stores locally, so here are reviews by Examiner and MTV that you can read after listening to the entire soundtrack. Also post your views on the soundtrack in the comments section!

Check out the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars list compiled by Empire Magazine. Twilight stars who made it into the list are Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Kellan Lutz, and Ashley Greene.

Ashley Greene shares her experience playing Alice in New Moon and Eclipse and how she has been since being part of the Twilight cast in this article c/o Vanity Fair.

Self Magazine has posted a behind-the-scenes glimpse of its photo shoot with Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, and Rachelle Lefevre.

Michael Sheen talks about his Twitter experiences with Fear.net.

Jack Huston talks about how he got cast and shares a bit about his character as Royce King II in Eclipse in this interview with Ace Showbiz. He also has another interview with IESB about his role and other projects.

E! Online reported that Kirsten Prout has been cast as Lucy in Eclipse. Summit Entertainment has not posted any official announcement yet regarding this info.

Sorry for the delay of this news round-up, as the TCP administrators have been busy supporting the performances of the talented Sam Bradley :P Be sure to grab a copy of the Manila Bulletin tomorrow, October 14, since there is a lengthy exclusive on Sam Bradley (with great photos!) in tomorrow's issue.

We also would like to announce that TCP's New Moon blocked screening will be on November 20, 2009, 8PM in Greenbelt 3 Cinema 3. Tickets are at Php200, which includes your pass to the movie, raffle, and related activities (we'll be having a major event in the cinema lobby prior to the screening). There will only be 165 seats so check the blog daily as we will post reservation instructions this week! We hope to see you there and get to share this movie experience with fellow Pinoy Twilight fans!

So on to the latest (at least the major ones) Twilight news...

There is now an official Twitter page for the Twilight movies, which was launched by Summit Entertainment. Follow them and get to read exclusive tweets from the cast and staff and behind-the-scenes goodness.

The running time for The Twilight Saga: New Moon is 2 hours and 10 minutes according to Cineplex.com. Is this is shorter or longer as you expected? Or is just right?

There is now a documentary on Robert Pattinson as reported by ScreenDaily.com entitled Robsessed. Its UK distributor, Revolver Entertainment, is looking for a November release of the dvd.

Taylor Lautner shares more on being Jacob and his other projects c/o Box Office.

Michael Sheen shares more about being Aro (and playing the undead in general) in this article by USA Today.

Entertainment Weekly rates the New Moon soundtrack and comes up with a resounding grade of A. Be sure to check out the soundtrack as it hits local stores here in the Philippines on October 20.

Check out Vanity Fair's exclusive on three acts in the New Moon movie soundtrack: Sea Wolf, St. Vincent, and OK Go.

Get to know Lykke Li's writing process and how she got hooked on New Moon in this interview by MTV. She is the songwriter of Possibility, which is part of the New Moon movie soundtrack.

Matt Bellamy from Muse talks about their latest album, performances, and their song in the New Moon soundtrack in The National Post.

MTV made an analysis of the music video of Death Cab for Cutie's Meet Me on the Equinox. If you haven't watched the video yet, click here.

Online, that is. Seems like the Volturi couldn't keep themselves hidden for long. Hot off the Hollywood gossip sites this morning is a scoop on what looks to be a very authentic, very long-awaited first view of that very elusive royal vampire clan.The "leaked scoop" includes headshots of the majestic trio, Aro, Marcus and Caius, and vamp twins Jane and Alec, over the Volturi crest. Still kind of on-the-fence about JCB's Caius (although we know one person who fully supports him!) I love Dakota Fanning! She is really rocking her role!

Allure Magazine just had a photoshoot with Kristen Stewart. Kristen will be on the cover of Allure's November issue. You can find behind the scenes photos via Everglow here.

E! Online caught up with Peter Facinelli at the premiere of his new show, Nurse Jackie, and they got him talking about New Moon in this video interview.

Meanwhile, Empire Online also spoke to Michael Sheen recently about playing Aro in New Moon. Of his character, Michael says: "It was nice to go in and not be playing the main part, just go in for a few days and play this really really extraordinary character. I remember I was thinking, 'Oh, there's a bit of a Child Catcher here [from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]; bit of the Blue Meanie from The Yellow Submarine; bit of Olivier from Richard III. There was a bit of all kinds of stuff." Read the full article here.

Taylor Lautner was recently seen meeting with director/producer Garry Marshall. MTV speculates about what movies and roles might be in store for Taylor among Marshall's projects in development.

Stephenie Meyer made it to this year's Forbes Celebrity 100 List, coming in at #26. Click here to see who else is on that list.

Lastly, Stephenie also updated her website:

A quick fyi: I am taking down my bloated myspace page. It was a lot of fun while it lasted, and I really miss the early days when I could hang out with people online. Many of you are hilarious and insightful, and I wish it was easier for me to talk to everyone the way I used to.

With the myspace no longer in existence, I can now clearly state that—other than this website—there is no other outlet where I communicate with people online. I do not have a facebook page, and I have never had one. I don't do twitter. So if you're communicating with someone online that you think is me, it's not.

Hope you all are having a great summer so far! If you're looking for some beach reading, you might try Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series if you haven't already. My son finally finished book five yesterday so I could read it today. It was a fantastic end to a fantastic series. I tip my hat to you, Mr. Riordan!

XO
Steph

The Daily Mail is reporting that Michael Sheen has been cast as Aro. Some of his more memorable previous roles include David Frost in Frost/Nixon, and Tony Blair in The Queen.

The 40-year-old Brit actor has a lot of experience in playing a supernatural character as Lucian in Underworld, Underworld: Evolution, and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.