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Twilight in Comic Con

The June 30 release of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was a little early for last weekend's celebration of Comic Con, but the franchise was still felt during the event, even if it was to a lesser degree than usual. Here are some of the Twilight-related happenings in San Diego:

FearNet caught up with Michael Sheen who mentions Breaking Dawn.

Cool Toy Review has a peek at the Eclipse NECA action figures of Edward, Jacob and Victoria.

Hallmark previewed Twilight-themed greeting cards, as well as a sneak peek at an unfinished 2011 ornament of the main trio. Pictures are here.

Twilight Examiner mentions Anna Kendrick, there to promote Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, and Kellan Lutz attending post-Comic Con parties. More pictures of Anna at the Scott Pilgrim panel on Eclipsemovie.org.

Finally, here's a really good article on Pajiba.com covering the one Twilight panel that did take place during this year's con, which hosted popular fanfic authors of the series. Read it. It shows how we're not just a bunch of silly fangirls. :)
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The Fansites and Steph

The mods of several popular fansites were recently invited to pick the brain of author Stephenie Meyer. Transcripts and audio of the interviews can be found on the following links:

Twilight Series Theories.
Letters to Twilight.
Twilight Source's photos with Stephenie Meyer.
Twifans: Twifans Stephenie Interview Teaser :: Twifans meet Steph :: Steph re: Midnight Sun :: Steph, Fanfiction, and "Breaking Down" (her own Breaking Dawn fanfic).

Highlights:
Stephenie's favorite Eclipse flashback scene, how she feels about Fred and Bree, which fans she worries about, and if we'll ever see her do Midnight Sun anytime soon.

ECLIPSE NEWS... the Good...

A clip from the movie was released recently. It shows the Volturi --- Jane, Alec, Demetri, and Felix --- observing the newborns wreaking havoc in Seattle. You can find it and download an iPod version here on Apple trailers.



BoxOfficeMojo reports that the Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Ratings Administration have rated Eclipse as PG-13. (Hm, last year, our local classification of New Moon was GP.)

On the Red Carpet has an interview with Charlie Bewley, who plays Demetri in Eclipse. He says that the movie will be action-packed, and shares an anecdote about the shoot.

"We were shooting in this forest in Vancouver and the green room was this gun club and it was so small and all the directors chairs, with the names on the back of them, were lined up like sardines," he said. "So we all went in there, all soaking wet like drowned rats. It was so funny just to see the biggest young Hollywood (stars) like drowned rats, side by side."

The band Metric's lead singer, Emily Haines, reveals her thoughts on having a song on the Eclipse OST in their Myspace blog. She also has an interview with MTV regarding their involvement on Eclipse, and their song, which was in collaboration with famed composer, Howard Shore.

"[He] calls me and says, 'I want to write with you ... I want you to write with me, for the song at the end of the movie, the penultimate moment, where the whole score culminates in this incredible scene.' And I was like, 'OK.' "

..."I had to ... really try to embody the voice of Bella, which I've never done. I've always been interested in that — writing for film — and it was really cool to feel the emotions of someone else, and then try to express it in a way that's consistent with Stephenie [Meyer]'s books," she said. "It was so interesting for me. And [Shore] had also written the [chord] progressions, and we had to work within his melodic ideas, but still make it us. ... He really wanted it to be Metric. So it's, like, Metric and Howard Shore, writing this moment. And when you see the movie, you'll hear that the melodies from the song we wrote are part of the score. ... I can't believe my luck, and it was really cool to work with him."

To round-up the recent good news, it's time for the MTV Movie Awards once again! Due to the zealousness of our fellow Twilighters, our trio have snagged noms for Best Female and Best Male Performances as well as the Global Superstar award. Their costar, Anna Kendrick, is nominated for Best Breakout Star, while New Moon is also in the running for Best Movie.

Of course, what I, and some crazy people like me out there, deem most interesting in this event is the category, Best Kiss, where all three of them are up against each other! Like the last time, I am lobbying for the Robsten pairing. Mabs and CdL will be voting for Kristen-Dakota (via The Runaways). :D Please vote to support!

Now for the bad news...

As you probably know by now, there've been some salary disputes going on and, due to this, we might see Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz getting the boot. They are two of the more loved Cullen actors, at least, they are in our part of the world, so we'd be really sad and disappointed if we don't see them in the last installment. Let's hope they iron things out before then.

UPDATE 2 (Feb 24): Pioneer finally sent us the special features list for the New Moon DVD but we have been asked to wait for their official press release before posting. However, we can tell you that we are very happy about what's included, and we feel that this local release is a very good buy if you can't afford a Region 1. We hope that those who got "burned" by the Twilight DVD fiasco will reconsider buying NM locally, since this is a different manufacturer/distributor. [CdL]

UPDATE: It's also been confirmed that Kristen and Taylor will be presenters at the Oscars, so be sure to catch the local telecast. We'll post schedules for that soon. [CdL]
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Before anything else, let's discuss local Twi-news.

We asked Pioneer and they informed us that the DVD of New Moon is going to be released on March 20. The DVD will have bonus features but we have no specific details as of yet or if there are going to be promos attached to the release. Don't worry. We'll post them up once we do get them!

Now, as for the Eclipse trailer being attached to Remember Me (which, by the way, will be out March 12! Saw a poster of it up on Rockwell), it might not be possible since the distributors don't have the material yet. We're sure to get a glimpse of it online when it's out in the U.S. though, so no biggie? (And I'm sure the trailer will only be a bonus. After all, you'll be there to watch the gorgeousness that is RPattz, right? Hehe.)

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Congratulations to Kristen Stewart for winning both the Orange Rising Star Award at the BAFTAs and Elle's Woman of the Year!

Twilight co-stars who attended the BAFTAs included Jamie Campbell-Bower, Anna Kendrick, and Robert Pattinson. Anna was nominated for supporting actress for Up in the Air. RPattz presented the BAFTA for Original Screenplay. Videos can be seen on the Twilight Examiner.

Back in the U.S., fellow Twilight cast Taylor Lautner is nominated for a Young Artist award.
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We're not sure if this is the norm for all NM DVD releases but Robert Pattinson Life has screencaps of the Portuguese menus. If you're curious, you can check them out here and here.

By the way, Sam Bradley's The Manila Diaries is out. You'll need to purchase it here for $10 to view. :)

Belated Happy Chinese New Year everyone! (And, ok, for those of you who celebrate, belated happy hearts day, too!)

If you haven't been on Twitter, you missed the excitement that was "Eclipse stills" popping up last weekend. (Robsten! Meadow scene! Hot kiss! LEG HITCH!!!) Unfortunately, we suspect they have been leaks--one minute they were up on the sites and then they were pulled down, plus David Slade just made some blank tweets, which may or may not be connected to that but who knows? *gulps*--which is why we won't be sharing them here. The powers-that-be have determined that it is too early for the Twilighters to rejoice. After all, those scenes might not even make the cut! (Noooo! LEG HITCH $%#@&!!!) But I'm sure scraps of the stills are floating, somewhere, out there, on the internet. So, next time, mind our Twitter board down there for the random squeeing. Hehe.

Anyhoooooo... news.

While we're waiting for details on the local New Moon DVD and for those of you who want one of the versions they make State-side, TwilighterzAnonymous has compiled a list of the others that will be coming out in the US and UK. They've got all kinds of nifty things packaged, too. Borders has the wolf pack and Cullen crests on a medallion. Barnes and Noble will have a free bag clip. Best Buy will have a cellphone skin. Target's has a 3rd disk of special features and a film cell. Walmart's Ultimate Fan Edition will be the only one in the US that will have a 7-minute sneak peek at Eclipse. Amazon's is just... well, normal. Oh, decisions, decisions. Clickie to see their New Moon DVD Guide.

Of course, if you have relatives in the UK, it's just been reported that their DVDs will have the same Twilight Saga: Eclipse sneak peek as Walmart's, so that might be another option. Content info is listed here.

What else have we missed?

Kristen Stewart and Anna Kendrick looking very pretty and showing the world that girls rock on Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue.

And Robert Pattinson's somewhat controversial feature and photoshoot with Details magazine. Pictures you find may not be NSFW or folks-under-18, but otherwise, the interview is cool. We see Rob being candid, or at least, more candid than usual without crossing boundaries. A summary of it can be found here, although that article is more a chastisement of John Mayer than anything.

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. :)

Personally, I love reading a Chris Weitz interview because (to me) he places much thought in his answers and you gain a lot of insight on the process of being a director. In his latest interview with Boxoffice.com, he shares more on New Moon, his frustrations with Golden Compass, and how he wouldn't be here if it weren't for vampires. Also, he explains the amount of shirtless-ness in the movie:

It's there in the script, and that's one for the ladies, really. Women have been objectified plenty in Hollywood films. And there's still sort of a chasteness to the objectification in Twilight and New Moon. One approaches it hopefully with a bit of tact—not just an exercise in beefcake peddling. You hope when you're shooting any kind of above-the-waist nudity that it suits the demand of the moment, it isn't just in there for the hell of it. That being said, I think we did come to Comic-Con with a lot of muscles and it was really fun to see the reaction to it. I've tried to make films that take into account the female members of the audience. Even American Pie, which comes from a genre that is notoriously misogynist.

Don't you just love him now? Read more here.

From director CW, to screenwriter MR... that would be Melissa Rosenberg, who chastises in an interview with Marc Malkin over on E!:

"They were beautifully cast for those roles and their chemistry is amazing. I think people often confuse chemistry onscreen with chemistry offscreen. I think people should just enjoy what's onscreen and leave their privates lives wherever they are... I don't actually know what they are."

This is regarding Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. But let's not go there. Read the article for the tidbits she gives on New Moon, Riley's character beef-up in Eclipse and the undecided fate of a Breaking Dawn movie!

Anna Kendrick also talks New Moon over on MTV.com. They played around with their human characters, apparently, but as long as the vamps aren't touched that's alright, right? (That's what she hopes.)

Barnes and Noble already has the 2010 New Moon calendar up for sale. Doubt it'll make the rounds locally, so if you have any relatives or close personal friends in the U.S., maybe you can ask it for a Christmas gift. :P

Something interesting from the Twilight Examiner: New Moon premiere (Nov. 16) will occur on a new moon!

Over on the Eclipse end, a fan has some shots of the Twilight vehicles (that are almost as popular as the actors that drive them) parked near "Jacob's house". See them here. [Oh hello Edward's DARK-GREY/SILVER-THAT-ALMOST-LOOKS-BLACK Volvo SUV! - minamic]

If you want to be updated on what's shooting in Eclipse, why not get the info straight from the involved? One reason to love director David Slade, you don't need to stalk the set to know what's happening, and it's still spoiler-free!

Yesterday Taylor had to carry Kristen for several hours, he held it together - hope he can lift his arms today. Rain dumped on us all day. 1:38 AM Sep 18th from web

Worked w/entire Cullen family today. @peterfacinelli borrowed my camera, took my picture being strangled by Jackson, will upload later... 1:30 PM Sep 15th from web

Forrest again today, tomorrow we do wolf shots, saw some great wolf tests today, early stages developed from New Moon wolves.1:27 PM Sep 15th from web

Yes we were shooting Bella and Jacob's kiss on the mountain, its really a grueling emotional thing to have to shoot over and over.9:37 AM Sep 13th from web

Others of the cast on Twitter: Peter Facinelli, Jodelle Ferland, Gil Birmingham, and Billy Burke. (Also, follow Sam Bradley!)

Let's end this round-up with a tweet from "Daddy Carlisle" (Peter Facinelli) that threw the internet into twilighter chaos this week:

Thanks a million. Here's Rob... Hi, it's Rob... My first and last tweet. My dad made me do it.3:35 AM Sep 19th from Tweetie

Rob or not, it's still sweet of Peter to think of us. :)

The Guinness World Records 2010 has just cited the Twilight film as the "Highest-Grossing Movie By A Female Director". So congrats to Catherine Hardwicke and rest of the Twilight actors and staff!

So the VMAs has come and gone and we've gotten interesting New Moon stuff out of it, with the debut of the newest New Moon trailer and Death Cab for Cutie's "Meet Me on the Equinox". Here are more photos, videos, and interviews from the VMAs:

- MTV posted backstage photos from the event
- MTV also caught up with Taylor Lautner where he talks about shirtless Rob [aha, more podcast fodder! - mabelletaka]
- Ashley Greene interviews Taylor Lautner in this video from Radar Online
- Taylor Lautner talks with Access Holywood about the New Moon trailer here

On the New Moon soundtrack front, The Used has announced the title track for the soundtrack: "For You I Would" [this reminds me of ANOTHER song LOL - mabelletaka]. In other soundtrack news, MTV is reporting that Muse is in talks with Chris Weitz about getting another track from the band to be used in the soundtrack.

Ashley Greene elaborates more on the action scenes in the Eclipse film, making it more guy-friendly, in this article in MTV.

Here are some interviews with Anna Kendrick as she promotes her film Up in the Air. Check out these interviews with MTV, one talking about how she's not envious of Robert Pattinson's fame, and another on the New Moon trailer, and lastly with HitFix on transitioning working on Twilight to working with George Clooney.

Jodelle Ferland shares on the Twilight hype and her role in Eclipse in Examiner.com.

A woman from St. Louis, Missouri, found the script for New Moon and another film entitled Memoirs in the trash bin outside a hotel. The report says that several actors that are part of the George Clooney film, Up In The Air, are staying at the hotel, including New Moon cast member, Anna Kendrick. Anna's manager denies that the script was hers, and that she would dispose of a script in such a manner.

The woman returned the scripts to Summit Entertainment via her lawyer, and was promptly invited to the premieres of the two movies. Summit, however, did not confirm if the scripts were authentic. It seems that they primarily wanted to reward the woman for her honesty and set an example.

Read the rest of the story here.

So what would YOU have done if you found the New Moon script in a trash bin? Send us your comments!

The humans have arrived! LaineyGossip have photos of Anna Kendrick, Christian Serratos, Justin Chon, and Mike Welch, arriving in Vancouver here.

MTV's Larry Carroll looks into Drew Barrymore's new film Whip It, and if she has what it takes to direct Eclipse. No, Drew hasn't been hired yet, this is just an editorial.

Breaking Dawn beat out J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard and Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox, among others, to take the Children's Book of the Year Award at the Galaxy British Book Awards. Congrats, Steph!

There's a lot of Twilight Saga news today, so let's round them up and let's try to forget yesterday's depressing news for a while....

CrepusculoMeyer.com has posted more new photos from the Twilight film. Seen here is Angela Weber and Eric Yorkie. HGE has collected them here in their gallery.

Media Blvd has an interview with two of the coolest guys in Twilight who don't get as much love as the Cullen boys do: Edi Gathegi and Taylor Lautner. They discussed their respective roles in Twilight and talked about filming and working with Catherine Hardwicke and the other actors. Taylor talks action figures and asks "Who's Edward?" (LOL), and Edi talks about his inner vampire and admits to being a Twi-hard. Read the full interview here.

Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News writes "In Defense of Twilight... and the Oh-So-Dreamy Edward" in response to the reactions of the hardcore male geeks and horror fans to the increasing popularity of the series. Read the article here.

About.com has an interview with Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene from the Sex Drive premiere. View the clip here.

If you're thinking about buying the Twilight Saga Collection (Hardbound Box Set), check out BAE's gallery for some photos of the product here. The Box Set may now be pre-ordered from all major bookstores. Approximate retail price is PhP3500.

Premiere.com has an interview with the always fascinating Peter Facinelli. He talked about how he auditioned and got the part of Dr. Carlisle Cullen, what he thinks of vampire movies, graduating from cop roles to doctor roles, and how his family has reacted to the Twilight series so far. Read the interview here.

Anna Kendrick is featured in this week's Twilight Tuesday at MTV. Although the real Jessica Stanley loved to gossip, Anna says she tries her best to steer clear of them. She also revealed that most of the Twilight cast have become good friends, and mentioned seeing Rob Pattinson play one night. What happens when you go googly-eyed over Rob? find out by reading the Movies Blog post here, the main article here, and viewing the accompanying video interview here.

When it rains, it pours! The Official German Twilight Movie site has posted a lot of new movie stills and behind the scenes photos. You can find them in our Multiply photo album here. AOL Moviefone also has 2 new images which you can find in our album here.

Reelz Channel has a nice new interview with Peter Facinelli. Oh, yeah, and Peter says: "Just go see it -- I'm Peter Facinelli and my favorite movie is Twilight because I'm in it." :p

In this week's MTV Twilight Tuesday, the cast answers more questions from the fans, Larry Carroll talks about the new banner, and MTV promises every day will be like Twilight Tuesday.