Twilight Coven Philippines

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. :)

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.

HitFix has uploaded the second New Moon trailer in its site, entitled "Meet Jacob Black". This is the same trailer (or featurette, but most pertain to it as a trailer) as was shown in the movie Bandslam! (and was also leaked online). Yahoo! also features the trailer and is wondering whether this will cause people to switch camps (LOL). Also, MTV's Larry Carroll lists 5 things that we have yet to see from New Moon based on the footages that we've seen so far.

Stephenie Meyer has just updated her blog, sharing what she did last summer. Click here to view her book, music, and movie recommendations.

Get to know Chris Weitz up close in this Rotten Tomatoes article talking about his directorial accomplishments and how he is in the set of New Moon.

Another spotlight on Taylor Lautner: check out this article in BuddyTV.com highlighting how he is now getting more of the pressure for New Moon unlike in Twilight.

Jodelle Ferland talks about how she cannot reveal which newborn vampire she is in Eclipse, her thoughts on meeting Robert Pattinson, and how she celebrated once she got the part in this interview with E! Online.

Robert Pattinson reveals his constant dilemma --- he cannot stay in the same place for more than 20 minutes because of the "Twitter girls" (okay, now I pity the guy - mabelletaka). He also shares in the interview with Daily Record his public life and how uncomfortable he is watching himself on screen.

Be informed about the charitable efforts of the Twilight cast as MTV gives a rundown of the actors and their respective charities.

Lastly, you can watch all the TwiCon clips from Reelz Channel by clicking 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?)

News from the Twilight Lexicon and Jodelle Ferland's Official fansite confirms the actress' involvement with third movie, Eclipse:

Its official! Jodelle has been cast in the Twilight Saga, The 3rd Film, Eclipse! she will playing The Newborn Vampire! We are really excited for her. How so many of you had petitioned for Jodelle to be cast as Jane, and now she gets to work alongside the cast and Dakota Fanning who was cast as Jane for New Moon.

And if you haven't checked out Jodelle Ferland's Twitter account yet, she excitedly confirmed it herself:

Oh by the way, the secret that I told everybody about yesterday is now all over the web so I may as well say it. I'm going to be in Eclipse!

Congratulations and welcome to the crazy world of Twilight, Jodelle! :)

In other news, Paramore's "Decode" has been nominated for BEST ROCK VIDEO in the MTV Video Music Awards. So, give them some love and vote! They're up against some very tough competition from Coldplay, Fall Out Boy, Green Day and Kings of Leon.

ETOnline has an interview with screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, who's currently working on Eclipse, same as everyone. They couldn't resist asking her opinion about Rachelle's departure:

ET: What do you think of the recasting of Rachelle Lefevre?

Melissa Rosenberg: I love Rachelle, but Bryce Dallas Howard? It was a shame, but I think Rachelle will go on to do brilliant things. I just love her. I am sure Bryce will be great.

Link to the short interview here.

Twilight Tweeters
Was prowling the twitter world this morning. Sharing some cast tweets:

billy_burke: On the set of the indy movie i'm squeezing in before Eclipse. The guy I'm playing could kick a vampire's ass with his mind. (and a lunchbox)

RachelleLefevre: "Funny People" is a great film if you haven't seen it. Really funny and very touching. Highly recommended.

peterfacinelli: Just finished two hours of fight training for Eclipse. Now if anyone messes with me I can pretend to kick their ass really well.

jodellemicah: In all the excitement of finally being allowed to say I'm in Eclipse, I forgot to have breakfast. My stomach is reminding me. ;)

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.