This just in from Summit
Los Angeles – July 28, 2009 – Summit Entertainment announced today that Bryce Dallas Howard will take over the role of “Victoria” in the studio’s upcoming production of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE. Actress, Rachelle Lefevre, who portrayed the character in TWILIGHT as well as the upcoming release of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, will not continue in the role due to scheduling conflicts with another commitment the actor has made. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE will start filming in Vancouver this coming August.
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, the third film in the studio’s TWILIGHT film franchise based on Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster book series, will be directed by David Slade from a screenplay written by Melissa Rosenberg. The film will be released theatrically in North America on Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
“We are incredibly happy that Bryce has agreed to come into the franchise,” said Erik Feig, Summit’s President of Worldwide Production and Acquisitions. “Rachelle brought “Victoria” to great screen life and Bryce will bring a new dimension to the character. The franchise is lucky to have such a talented actress as Bryce coming in to fill the role.”
Howard most recently starred in TERMINATOR SALVATION as Kate Connor and has been seen in SPIDER-MAN 3, LADY IN THE WATER, and THE VILLAGE. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her leading performance as an actress in the HBO film AS YOU LIKE IT.
In THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.
Don’t believe that lame story of a scheduling conflict. I saw Rachelle interviewed less than a week ago about Eclipse. She was so excited. This a bunch of BS. Ron Howard probably made a phone call to get his little girl the part. I have no doubt. This will ruin Eclipse
That is horrible. I hate when they change actors/actresses in movies. It annoys me and the person they give the part is not the same. I wish this wasn’t true. I loved Rachelle as Victoria. This makes me wonder if David Slade is the right director for Eclipse because this was not a good choice on his part.
Doesn’t it seem stupid to change the actor- especially as in Eclipse victoria actually gets a larger part and has a fight scene?? Rachelle is making a huge mistake in my opinion. Eclipse is my least favourite of the four and i think it might just be my least favourite film
This is outrageous.
Please tell me your joking? This is just weird. But at least there sitll making Eclipse. But still its going to be different i was looking forward to seeing Rachelle as Victoria, but oh well! We will love you Rachelle!
Lee, I got the website that shows the Volturi from IMDB.
I’m mad.
R U KIDDING ME? THEY CANNOT REPLACE HER! BRYCE LOOKS 2 OLD 4 THIS ANYWAYS..I AM PISSED..I WAS LOOKING FORWARD 2 SEEING RACHELLE IN ECLIPSE.
Noooo!! Thats so crap!! I wont be able to see it in the cinema now coz ill be shouting abuse at the screen!! So gutted!! Grrrr!!!!
Bryce is a good actress but it’s horrible when actors change is the middle of a series. This is sad news. And everyone loves Rachelle.
RONI – I agree, why can they change the ones that need to be changed?
cant believe they’re going 2 switch Victorias its not fair at all4 us. I am truly upset but dat doesnt mean I’m not going 2 watch Eclipse a million times I luv Rachelle and I think dat she’s the perfect Victoria but if she cant make time or chooses the other movie I’m not the one 2 stop her. I’ll miss her a lot but dat wont ever stop me from seeing New Moon. At least we still have our Cullens and Blacks. If you r true Twilight fan you will see Eclipse even if Rachelle is not there. I’m not saying that I dont feel upset like you do and of course I’ll try anything to get her back like if any of you start a petition and need a name email me to fanpire1005@yahoo.com and I will gladly help. But the love story in Twilight deserves a chance even if Rachelle is not there. Yes the movie will be different but maybe in a positive way. Please watch Eclipse give The Twilight Saga a chance it deserves it.We should all be proud of seeing our fave book come 2 life .
OMG THATS STUPIED!!!!!!!!!!! WTF R THEY THINKING
That just ruins it all. arg! this sucks >:( I thought Rachelle couldn’t wait for it with the big fight scene and shiz, its the biggest role of the whole movies for her and she blows it?! makes no sense! whats more important than that?
N0 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO THEY ARE GOIN TO RECK THE REST OF THE SERIES IF THEY REPLACE HER IAM NOT GOIN TO WATCH THE THIRD MOVIE THEY R CCCCCCRRRRRRAAAAAAZZZZZZYYYY
This is a sad day in the twilight universe….
seriously wtf summit? are u crazy? this will affect all of the peoples enjoyment of the movie! i was looking forward to victorias farewell preformance, but now not so much! i hope u know u messed up and bad!
What distrubes me about this change is that we really don’t know what the truth is. I can not imagine that Rachelle would take on another job without completing Eclispe first, just doesn’t make sense. She was my vision of Victoria and it will be hard to see someone else in that role.
Kimmie: yes it is. a very sad day :’(
Joann: Yeah I don’t think she would drop out. There has to be a back story here. Both Cam and Elizabeth had scheduling issues that Summit worked around. So why can’t they make it work for Rachelle?
BOOO!! Its like the movie Victoria is most featured in and she has a schedule conflict? I would be moving somethings around if I was Rachelle. Plus whenever I look at Bryce Dallas Howard I think of her dad, and when she was the blind girl in The Village….ick!
She obviously did not choose this – there’s no way that she has a scheduling conflict that would keep her from doing Eclipse. Rachelle has talked in interviews about how excited she was for the third movie, because all her big scenes are in it. She was definitely pushed out. This sucks!
umm so i definitely just cried…
It is a wrong decision, I don´t believe the “scheduling conflicts with another commitment” I think Summit fired Rachelle…. as I said a WRONG WRONG decission. And this lady Bryce looks too old for the character, could be Victoria’s mom.
im sad that rachelle is not coming back. but i really love bryce dallas. shes ron howards daughter and she is soooo good. one of my favorite actors. she was in the village, lady in the water. she is really talented. i think she is a good one to replace her.
NOO! THAT’S LAME >;[
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
she is the best victoria EVERRRR!!. =[[[[[[[
THAT SUCKSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
NO!!!!!! I LOVE RACHELLE!!!!! why do they have to change the actor!?!and Rachelle was excited to do the fight scene in Eclipse! its going to be so diffrent without her in the next movie!
see, im glad i lost my twilight obsession or id be bawling right now. god thats really upsetting though.
How can you have a schedule conflict with the biggest movie in the series… the one movie where your character will have the spotlight ??? That’s kinda odd Rachelle… I would have loved seeing her in Eclipse !
WTF? RACHELLE IS THE BEST VICTORIA EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE IS VICTORIA!! AND THEY DONT EVEN LOOK ALIKE! THIS SUCKS
thanks Kim
Wow..I’ve never seen soo much negative comments before in my life…other than that time where that stupid host for the 2008 MTV something Awards interrupted Rob lol…
Anyways,I know what every fan on here feels like.That Rachel should at least portray Victoria in Eclipse and that because of this move we all feel disappointed and we wish to track her down to make her do Eclipse whether its the last thing we do lol…
But,we have to come to terms people..we have to try look at things on her point of view…maybe it was for the best. Either way,since we’re fans of all things relating to the Twilight saga,we should support her..especially this new Victoria of which I hope will do as good as Rachel.
Thats rediculous. Shes great as Victoria, why change her? Ugh. I hate actor changes, especially when they’re good…
I love Rachelle Lefevre, she was a great person for Victoria.
But, did you not read the things about Bryce? She was in Spiderman and she was in Terminator Salvation, she even was nominated for an award. She will be a great Victoria!!!!! Her acting is great too!!!!!
Is it really BRYCE your mad at!?!?! If it was any other actress you’d be JUST AS MAD? Bryce is great. You don’t know if Rachelle really had schedule conflicts or not.
I do admit, I hate it when they change people for sequels…
Summit is doing the best they can to please us. And we are NOT EASY TO PLEASE!
PS: See my video on youtube!!!
Twilight Saga News: Eclipse Victoria is Bryce Dallas Howard by Twiligh4trinitya =D
I cannot believe this!!! she is the perfect victoria…i mean the only victoria. She’s already laid her mark, it makes no sense for her to stop now. But i guess she’s trying to focus her career not only on twilight but other roles. I mean Bryce is a great actress too, Im just use to Rachelle…sigh
I’m not mad at Bryce, i think she’ll do great. I’m just upset that they keep switching characters. But its not even like Summit wanted to replace her: she’s already got other things.
I’m not mad at Bryce, i think she’ll do great. I’m just upset that they keep switching characters. But its not even like Summit wanted to replace her: she’s already got other things.
PEOPLE!!!!!!!
CHILL!
i mean REALLY.
I wonder if her father, Ron Howard who is a big shot in Hollywood, pulled some strings for her??? Odd choice. Odd also that Rachelle would leave a HUGE movie series phenomenon just for an indie film. I smell conspiracy!!!
WHY??????????????????????????????? THAT IS THE STUPIDEST THING THEY COULD EVER DO. I DON’T CARE HOW PRETTY OR TALENTED SHE IS. RACHELLE IS VICTORIA!!!!
BTW.. THEY SHOULDN’T REPLACE ACTORS UNLESS THE FIRST ACTOR DIES.
I think that is awful! Bryce looks nothing like her! That really sucks. Hey I was wondering why I was banned from the chat room for no reason? I followed the rules and I was banned from the chat room…
WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!!!! THAT SUCKS
((((
IM GONNA MISS YA RACHELLE.
NO!!!!! they are stupid eclipse is gonna suckk butt. rob and kristan wont have chemestry cuz they just broke up and to add to it they’re replacing her!!! whats wrong these days
Rob and Kristen never went out! I am worried about eclipse because David Slade doesn’t really have a lot of movies under his name…
Rachelle was EXACTLY how I pictured Victoria in the books, I just cant picture anyone else!
YOU WORRY WARTS
JUST SUPPORT ECLIPSE LIKE YOU SHOULD
HAVE FAITH
AND IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU PEOPLE SAY
THAT THE NEW ACTRESS ISN’T PRETTY OR SOMETHING STUPID.
BECAUSE SHE WILL BE IN THAT MOVIE
NO MATTER WHAT YOU MAY THINK.
IT DOES NOT MATTER.
YOUR REACTIONS ARE WHAT MAKE PEOPLE STARE AT US TWILIGHT FANS LIKE WE ARE FREAKS.
I DON’T WANT TO BE A FREAK.
OR OBSESSED
OR STALKERISH
I JUST THINK EVERYONE SHOULD TONE IT DOWN…
CALM DONE.
RELAX.
BREATHE.
IT WILL BE FINE.
SERIOUSLY
USUALLY I HAVE TO COMMENT TO REIGN YOU PEOPLE IN.
DON’T WORRY WITH ALL THIS TWILIGT CRAZINESS THEY WILL PROBABLY MAKE A
TWILIGHT REHAB
IF THEY DO
I’LL DEFINITELY CHECK IT OUT.=d
eclipse is my fave of the whole series and i was so looking forward to it coming out and now summit pulls this. i am not happy at all and if rachelle doesn’t play victoria in eclipse i am not only going to be disappointed i am not going to watch it or buy it on dvd when it comes out. Rachelle brought victoria to life, we need to make a petition so that summit can do something about this. i want rachelle to play victoria in eclipse. i want the movie to be just as good as the book, if not better, i want to see the reason why eclipse was my fave come to life on the screen and that is not going to happen if rachelle isn’t playing victoria. i am not happy with this decision at all, rachelle if you are reading this i want you to know that i love you and i want you to come back <3
I like Bryce Dallas Howard, but still i don’t like when actors are changed in the middle of a story line. It is also irritating how she couldn’t stick around for the last film which she is in?!?! Frustrating, i mean didn’t they know the schedual for shooting like months and months ago? HOw can she plan something over that production? Its just irritating and frustrating. But all i can ask is that i hope Bryce is good, it would be dissapointing for her to stink in this film because she really is a good actress.
Okay, so this is a complete surprise to me. I read the books after I watched the first movie, Twilight. I had this picture in my mind of Rachelle as Victoria. You just can’t go and change actresses, it’s a bull. They are always saying, ” Couldn’t do this without the fans”,” It is all for the fans.” Well for once I am freaking agreeing, so what if you got another offer. They are making movies out the ying yang! Please, what the poop.
uhhhhh lol twilightfan1515 u should calm down. we are allowed to have opinions and freaking out about little things is what makes us twilighters and what makes it fun! Since I saw Rachelle I cant imagine Victoria any other way! I think it’ll b kinda wierd but i still will love Eclipse the same as any other movie and book in the twilight saga. and might i add that… Rachelle, u made a huge mistake!
I agree with mrs.lautner, CALM DOWN TWILIGHTFAN1515!!!!!!!!
rachelle . . .PLEASE CUM BACK!!!!
oh, and mrs lautner . . . .
cool name!
. . . even though it should b mine
I think that the new actress will be good but than again I think that it is stupid to change half way through the series. Rachelle is the Victoria we have come to know and love and it is sad to see her go. I hope this new actress can portray Victoria as well as Rachelle has.
Really, though, don’t freak out about it. The director has his own creative license and he’ll pick who he wants to play Victoria. It’s not the end of the world, guys, nor is Twilight the center of the universe. Chill.
no. just plain no. rachelle is the only victoria. i can’t wait till we get the real story behind this.
what that lady is WAYYYY to old to play victoria she has WRINKLES FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!!
this is sad….i really loved rachelle as victoria. hopefully this new actress will do as good a job as rachelle has done
NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! I love Rachelle!!! Eclipse is gonna suck without her!!!
see – what did i tell you. now the truth is starting to come out. check out eonline regarding the twilight drama….
Nooooooooooooooooooooo! :’( Rachelle was amazing as Victoria!!
im okay with it…..i like her in spiderman 3
Alec looks SOOOOOOO hot!!!!!!!!
http://www.thehdroom.com/news/First_Look_Twilight_New_Moon_Volturi_Vampires/5386
I couldn’t stand “LIW” or that Village one, but that might not have been Howard’s fault. I truly wish that Lefevre didn’t have another commitment. That just sucks.
what?are they serious?omg thts so stupid…I LUVED Rachelle as Victoria
and for cryin out loud the lady is a little older to be playin Victoria
Summit…
You are ruining this series! This is a MAJOR disappointment to all of us Twilight fans! Rachelle did an AMAZING job as Victoria. What are you going to do next? Trade Kristen and Rob for older actors as well? This is the WORST move you could have made! Don’t you know that it diminishes a series when you start changing the actors? If you are going to do an entire series (which IS what the FANS want) you should keep ALL the actors the same all the way through! I am VERY nervous to see the outcome of Eclipse now! This is the worst mistake you have made… thanks for nothing!
It makes no sense to me. These movies are the biggest thing in Hollywood right now. Why would she go do another movie? I don’t know. Either she is a complete moron or there’s more to the story than we know.
OH HALE NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is just completley retarded! IN the books Victoria was described as “cat-like” and this new lady thing is definatley not that, where Rachelle is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHH!!!! PLEASE CHANGE UR MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND SUMMIT SHOULD FIRE THE OLD FART LADY!!!!!!!!
LOOK WHAT HAPPENED WHEN RACHEL WEISZ WAS RECAST IN THE MUMMY 3….THE FILM BOMBED. RIP ECLIPSE.
everyone should write to summit complaining. every film in history bar a special few FAIL when they replace actors or actresses…moviegoers arent stupid, they spent most of the movie noticing it isnt the same person rather than enjoying the film itself.
Check this:
Rachelle Lefevre ‘Stunned’ Over ‘Eclipse’ Recasting
http://www.accesshollywood.com/_article_21171
Lets boicot Summit !!!!
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FCKING KIDDING ME!!!
ARGH! THEY CSNT DO THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SERIES!!!!! NONONONONONONONONONONONO!!!!!!
Well I was going to ditto what Vero said: Check this:
http://www.accesshollywood.com/rachelle-lefevre-stunned-over-eclipse-recasting_article_21171
Summit dumped her for a lousy 10 day overlap! Rachelle still wanted to continue with Eclipse! Doesn’t Summit know not to mess with us? I think some twilighters need to start an uproar!!!!!!!
Also, if anyone is interested:
Summit Entertainment
1630 Stewart Street
Suite 120
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Only email I could find: news@twilightthemovie.com
WHAT HOW CAN THIS BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS THE LAST MOVIE VICTORIA IS IN MAN THIS SUCkS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT IS SUMMIT THINKING!!! They already ruined the first movie by using the wrong director and now they’re going to change one of the actors in the movie that she has the biggest part in!! I think they have a death wish for themselves as far as the success of this series. Ugh!! How frustrating.
So she’s having scheduling conflicts? What is she giving up Eclpise for? I mean it looks like she’s passionate about the Twilight series. I would like to know more as to why she’s not gonna be in “Eclipse”. Like a lot of other people, I hate the idea of someone replacing the person who as a character whether it being a tv show or a film.
Fans need to support Rachelle as they did Taylor. Something just does not sound right about this – Summit not being able to work around a 10 day schedule?
Summit is making a HUGE mistake by letting Rachelle go over something as stupid as a 10 day filming overlay conflict. Seriously, Rachelle IS Victoria and Eclipse is going to suck without her. I seriously think the series will take a major hit in lack of fan support because of this.
It won’t be the same without Rachelle. Wtf!
She is UGLY!!!
I found this petition on another site: http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/rachelleinecpliseyes
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IS SUMMET THINKING, REPLACING RACHELLE?????????!!!!!!!!??????? VICTORIA IS A VAMPIRE WHICH FITS RACHELLE, THE OTHER PEICE OF CRAP WOMAN LOOKS LIKE A WITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I ALSO HAVE TO SECOND ^LAURA’S^ IDEA, US TWILIGHTERS NEED TO START AN UPROAR TO KEEP RACHELLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m new to this website and new to everything twilight. I actually got into it when I went to go see the movie in theaters when it came out. I actually thought the movie was awesome and everything about (especially victoria). She was badass and fell in love with her. I don’t really go into websites and leave comments and stuff but I’m pretty pissed off about hearing Rachelle not being in eclipse. I don’t care for the new actress replacing her even if she’s good cuz she’s not rachelle. On monday I had seen a twi-con thing on reelz channel and she was so excited about being in the eclipse movie and she even said she was looking forward to the fight scene, seems weird that all of a sudden she’s not gonna be in it, she’s an essentual part of eclipse and its as if u were to take kristen or rob or taylor out of the 3rd and 4th one. It might sound stupid but I’m boycotting the movies and I’m not gonna be wasting my money going to go see a movie without her in it. It really truly sux and no matter wat I’m gonna be team victoria/rachelle all the way.
This is the dumbest decision summit could’ve made!!!! Rachelle is Victoria and no one else can possibly take her place. Other people commented about this already but if you go to yahoo and type in Rachelle Lafevre you get news results about what happened. She turned down a lot of movie roles because they conflicted with eclipse!!!! That’s dedication. Summit decided to go on without her. They are overreacting about those ten days. There’s no reason they couldn’t have worked something out. Bryce Dallas Howard is no Victoria, end of story!!!!
summit made a big mistake
im with Rachelle summit could of rearage her schedule she has given all her focus and time to to them and for them to do this was wrong. we all should protest to get Rachelle back!!!!!!!!!! ITS NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME WITHOUT HER!!!!!!!!!!!! SUMMIT YOU WILL LOSE ALOT FOR THIS. YOU WERE WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HATE WHEN PEOPLE CHANGE THE PERSON THAT PORTRAYS A CHARACTER IT CHANGES THE WHOLE MOVIE
WE DONT WANT THAT OTHER PERSON WE WANT RACHELLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why go with someone so old looking. Rachelle is young, beautiful and everytime I see her I see Victoria. I don’t want to see Victoria’s mom………….
regarding the role of victoria
http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/07/29/rachelle-lefevre-statement/
i am not a big fan for a casting change mid way through the movies – there will be a loss of authenticity and originality now
I HATE THAT THEY DID THIS!!!!!!!
IF YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY I DO PLZ,PLZ,PLZ,PLZ,PLZ,PLZ SIGN THIS:
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/Rachelle4Eclipse
I think she just lost a huge percentage of her fan base! Eclipse is gonna suck and ruin the book series completely!
If you’re on twitter, there is a trending topic called #BringBackRachelle and right now it’s number 1 on twitter’s trending topics! GO SUPPORT!
WHAT!?!?!?!?!?
This is HORRIBLE!!!!!!! Rachelle is Victoria!!!!!!!!!! Not Bryce!!!
UGHHHH
That SUCKS. Rachelle Lefevre IS Victoria!!!
What!?! That is a very dumb mistake. Bryce is NOT Victoria, Rachelle is the ONLY person good enough for the part.