Archive for April, 2010

Breaking Dawn director has written a note to all of us Twilighters

I just want to say hello to all of you and let you know that I’m stoked to be getting underway on the adventure of making BREAKING DAWN. As you’ve probably heard, I’ve been given a very warm welcome by Stephenie and Team Summit – who are super-focused, as you know, on getting these movies right.

I’m pretty busy bringing myself up to speed on what you already know by heart: I’ve read BREAKING DAWN twice, rewatched Catherine’s and Chris’s movies 2-3 times each, have all four CDs playing in my car, and have Catherine’s notebook, Mark Cotta Vaz’s companion books, and even Volume 1 of the graphic novel here on my desk – a corner of my office is starting to look like Hot Topic. I realize that this barely qualifies me for “newborn” status in the universe you’ve been living inside for a few years now, but a guy’s gotta start somewhere.

Read the whole note on The Twilight Saga Facebook!

OnTheRedCarpet caught up with BooBoo Stewart on the red carpet of the A Nightmare on Elm Street remake and talks about Eclipse movie

Vitiamin water is giving you a chance to be in the voice in their next Eclipse TV and radio commercial!

Hey twilighters! We need voices. We’re holding an open casting call for the voice in our next tv and radio commercial for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse! probably helps if you’re into vampires & werewolves and don’t mind telling your friends you’ll rock the airwaves real soon.

All you have to do to audition is call the provided number and read the script. All the details are on Vitamin Water’s Facebook page!

Our friends at the Twilight Lexicon have put together an article pointing out the highlights of Bill Condon’s career for those of us who aren’t aware of who he is/his work:

So now that Bill Condon has been announced as the director of Breaking Dawn, everyone wants to know just who is he? Given the previous three directors here’s where he stacks up just on statistics:

He’s the same age as Catherine Hardwicke, but has directed the same number of films as Catherine, Chris Weitz, and David Slade combined.

Like Chris Weitz, he is both a writer and a director. Also like Chris, he was nominated for an Oscar based on his writing. Bill was nominated an Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay for CHICAGO and he won the Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay for GODS AND MONSTERS.

Read the rest on Twilight Lexicon!

On the villain side of things…I mean, c’mon – is there anyone we despise more than Bryce Dallas Howard’s Victoria in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse?

See the other Villians on Fandango Movies Blog!

Robert Pattinson is on the 2010 TIME 100 Most Influential People list and New Moon director says a couple of words about him in the article:

I have to be careful about what I write here because it will be tweeted the moment TIME hits the stands. And if I say something bad about Rob Pattinson, I’m dead meat. That’s the devotion the Twilight films inspire. It’s certainly not how he planned it. And though I am continually impressed by the aplomb with which he handles the hysteria, I occasionally think he would take it all back if given the chance. Because essentially, Rob, 23, is a reserved, bookish sort of specimen, a guy who’d rather spend the night at the corner table in the pub with friends — a bit of a weirdo, frankly, in the best sense.

See the rest on TIME’s website!

Yay! Kellan Lutz is now officially on Twitter!

This just in from Summit! Breaking Dawn will be directed by Bill Condon! Read the official press release below

Los Angeles, CA April 28, 2010 – Summit Entertainment has confirmed that Academy Award® winner Bill Condon will direct THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN, based on the fourth novel in author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN, is currently being written by Melissa Rosenberg, and will star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt, and Stephenie Meyer will produce the project.

“Bringing Stephenie Meyer’s BREAKING DAWN to the screen requires a graceful and intelligent hand and we believe Bill Condon is exactly the right steward, having shown equal and abundant talents of immense creativity and subtle sensitivity,” said Erik Feig, President of Production and Acquisitions, for Summit Entertainment.

Added author Stephenie Meyer, “I’m so thrilled that Bill wants to work with us. I think he’s going to be a great fit, and I’m excited to see what he does with the material.”

“I’m very excited to get the chance to bring the climax of this saga to life on-screen. As fans of the series know, this is a one-of-a-kind book – and we’re hoping to create an equally unique cinematic experience,” said Bill Condon.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.

Condon is well known for writing and directing DREAMGIRLS, KINSEY, and GODS AND MONSTERS, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1999. He was nominated for a second Oscar for his screenplay for the movie musical CHICAGO in 2003. Most recently the multi-hyphenate directed the pilot episode for the Showtime series “The Big C” and produced the 81st Annual Academy Awards telecast, hosted by Hugh Jackman.

Name Age 24
Country Ireland
Twilighter since? 2009

I am a little reluctant to admit that I am only fairly new to the Twilight scene (since last year) and it made me wonder where I have been and how could I not have found Twilight sooner!!!! But since I have discovered not only the amazing books but also the films and franchise, I can honestly say that I AM HOOKED, Stephenie Meyer’s imagination and her creation of this beautiful series of novels and of course the creation of my favourite fictional character of ALL time, Edward Cullen, has seen me through some pretty dark times recently, including relationship heartbreak. I don’t know where I would be now without the comfort and sanctuary of losing myself in the world of Twilight and its ability for helping me to still go on hoping that there is an ‘Edward Cullen’ out there for me. Thank you Stephenie for giving me Twilight and also to Robert Pattinson who has given Edward Cullen a face and made him even more fantastic!