michael sheen, twilight, and kristen stewart were all nominated for the digital spy awards...click here to vote! read more...
Monday, August 3, 2009
digital spy
michael sheen, twilight, and kristen stewart were all nominated for the digital spy awards...click here to vote! read more...
breaking dawn x 3
from acting411:
The Twilight Sage: Breaking Dawn Part I Casting and Auditions Informationmany of us don't even want breaking dawn to be made into a movie and now there might be THREE!??!?! wtf?!?!?! let's hope this isnt true... read more...August 3, 2009
Summit Entertainment has acquired the rights for Stephenie Meyer to film and distribute Breaking Dawn, the forth novel in her series. Breaking Dawn is in the early pre-production stages. There will likely be quite a bit of tweaking to the novel due to the explicit sex and birth scenes to avoid an R rating.
sources say that Breaking Dawn will be filmed and released in a new trilogy - "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I", "Part II" and "Part III". This has not been confirmed officially by Summit, however author Stephenie Meyer has stated "it would have to be made into multiple movies because it's hard to imagine it fitting into ninety minutes".
David Slade is directing Eclipse, but it is unknown if he will also direct any of the Breaking Dawn films. "Breaking Dawn: Part I" should start shotting in early 2010, with a release scheduled for 2011.
Friday, July 31, 2009
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
source: radaronline
valentine's day opens on feb 12, 2009...which btw...is the same day that remember me opens...duh duh duh...which to watch first...? read more...
Thursday, July 30, 2009
red hot
kristen in the red jumpsuit with joan jett on the set of the runaways...more pix at radaronline. read more...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
summits response
We at Summit Entertainment are disappointed by Rachelle Lefevre’s recent comments which attempt to make her career choices the fault of the Studio. Her decision to discuss her version of the scheduling challenges publicly has forced the Studio to set the record straight and correct the facts.
Ms. Lefevre’s representatives were advised as early as April that THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE was expected to start shooting in early August.
If Ms. Lefevre was, as she describes “passionate,” about being part of THE TWILIGHT SAGA, we feel that she and her representatives would have included us in her decision to work on another film that would conflict with the shooting schedule of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE.
It was not until July 20th that Summit was first informed of Ms. Lefevre’s commitment to BARNEY’S VERSION, a commitment we have since been advised she accepted in early June. Summit had acted in good faith that she would be available to fulfill her obligations both in terms of rehearsals and shooting availability for THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE. We feel that her choice to withhold her scheduling conflict information from us can be viewed as a lack of cooperative spirit which affected the entire production.
Furthermore Ms. Lefevre took a role in the other film that places her in Europe during the required rehearsal time, and at least ten days of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE’s principal photography. This period is essential for both rehearsal time with the cast, and for filming at key locations that are only available during the initial part of production.
Contrary to Ms. Lefevre’s statement, it is simply untrue that the Studio dismissed her over a ten day overlap. It is not about a ten day overlap, but instead about the fact that THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE is an ensemble production that has to accommodate the schedules of numerous actors while respecting the established creative vision of the filmmaker and most importantly the story.
The fact remains that Ms. Lefevre’s commitment to the other project – which she chose to withhold from Summit until the last possible moment – makes her unfortunately unavailable to perform the role of Victoria in THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE.
so unprofessional...
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#BringBackRachelle
Rachelle Lefevre ‘Stunned’ Over ‘Eclipse’ Recasting
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Summit Entertainment announced the replacement of “Twilight Saga” star Rachelle Lefevre in the series’ third film, “Eclipse,” on Tuesday night – and fans weren’t the only ones surprised by the news — Rachelle was shocked as well!
“I was stunned by Summit’s decision to recast the role of Victoria for ‘Eclipse,’” Rachelle said in a statement to Access Hollywood.
On Tuesday, Summit announced that Bryce Dallas Howard would be taking on the role in “Eclipse,” due in May 2010.
“I was fully committed to the ‘Twilight’ saga, and to the portrayal of Victoria,” Rachelle continued, explaining the turn of events that led to the casting change. “I turned down several other film opportunities and, in accordance with my contractual rights, accepted only roles that would involve very short shooting schedules. My commitment to ‘Barney’s Version’ is only ten days. Summit picked up my option for ‘Eclipse.’ Although the production schedule for ‘Eclipse’ is over three months long, Summit said they had a conflict during those ten days and would not accommodate me. Given the length of filming for ‘Eclipse,’ never did I fathom I would lose the role over a 10 day overlap. I was happy with my contract with Summit and was fully prepared to continue to honor it. Summit chose simply to recast the part.”
The star concluded her statement with a regretful tone.
“I am greatly saddened that I will not get to complete my portrayal of Victoria for the ‘Twilight’ audience. This is a story, a theatrical journey and a character that I truly love and about which I am very passionate. I will be forever grateful to the fan support and loyalty I’ve received since being cast for this role, and I am hurt deeply by Summit’s surprising decision to move on without me. I wish the cast and crew of ‘Eclipse’ only the very best,” she said.
Rachelle will appear in the series’ next film, “New Moon,” due Nov. 20.
picture source: EW
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
bryce dallas howard
Victoria to be played by Bryce Dallas Howard in 'Eclipse' instead of Rachelle Lefevre
Summit Entertainment has just announced that The Twilight Saga: New Moon star Rachelle Lefevre will be replaced in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse by actress Bryce Dallas Howard due to scheduling conflicts.
Lefevre, we noted before, has a busy filming schedule with her newest role in Barney's Vision, a film that starts production on the same date as Eclipse.
According to the press release,
“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.
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i heart cw
i really like CW a lot...heres another interivew with TIME:
Chris Weitz: It was this crazy thing, which everybody was kind of warning us about. 7,000 Twilight fans in a room screaming for Rob.
Me: It's an uncanny sound. I think only teenage girls can make that sound.
That high, keening noise.
It's like Beatlemania.
That's the only thing I can think of, the Beatles. You see old footage of that type of thing. It happened in Montepulciano, when we were shooting there. It was like The Birds, but with young girls. You'd turn a corner and there would be one or two or three. And the next time you looked there would be 10, 20, 50, 100.
Then before you know it gas stations are exploding.
Exactly. I think basically the panel today would have worked perfectly for the fans if it had just been us sitting there, and they could just look at Rob and Taylor. Maybe Rob and Taylor would move a little.
Taylor seems the most comfortable with this level of scrutiny. He doesn't squirm as much.
It's funny. In a way he's the least prepared for the intense scrutiny, but he's very balanced about it. Whereas I think Rob and Kristen are very sheepish about it. Not that they don't appreciate it. But they're thrown a bit by it.
They just seem very human about it. I mean, who would not be freaked out by that?
If you enjoyed it too much it would be weird. It would mean you were addicted to that kind of adulation. The thing is, there's so much love coming towards you, but you can't really tell whether it's towards the characters or the actors themselves, or towards an image in the media. and that's strange.
I guess I should ask you about the actual movie. How done is it?
It's pretty done. It has to be done. It has to come out on November 20. Which means we sort of have to hand it over October 30. Which means the picture has to lock August 30. And so in a few weeks it'll be locked, the visual effects are in good shape, all the R&D on the more complicated, more ephemeral effects is being completed.
How weird was it, stepping into somebody else's franchise?
It was a bit odd at first. But then again it's pretty amazing to have a huge fan base just dropped into your lap. And it was a pleasure to be able to deliver faithfully on a book. With Golden Compass I felt that by being faithful to the book I was working at odds with the studio. But Summit understands that it's Stephenie Meyer's world, and really it's about recreating the experience the reader has, in some kind of faithful manner. Creating a picture that doesn't violate too badly the picture they have in their minds.
Was there technical stuff that you learned on Golden Compass that was useful here?
There was, yeah. It was really CGI boot camp. That was over 2000 special effects, and each one went through 200 or more iterations of, you know, what the talking ferret was doing at that point. Now to do werewolves and so forth is frankly no biggie. I mean, you still have to get things right, and take care of the process, but the bizarre things that you do -- like, now we're going to go check the DPX files, and oh, we're going to have a CineSync with Tippett, cause they just uploaded the files to the FTP server -- that kind of stuff is now, yeah, OK, we're going to do that. Whereas the first time around I was like, what? We're doing what? What are you talking about?
The effects really did look good in Golden Compass.
That is the most successful element of it, I think. The effects were beautiful and elegant. I'm really keen on settling down the special effects into the world around them, rather than trying to blow anyone away. That's something I'm a stickler about.
How closely did you follow the look-and-feel of the first movie in New Moon? Did you want to make it your own? Or do a seemless transition?
I think there's a balance possible. I do want to make it my own, and I'm not really interesting in tweaking the world in the digital intermediate so that it gets this kind of blue gloss which the first movie had. I'm much more interested in having a fuller palate, and a richer palate. And we're able to shoot some scenes in sunlight, eventually, which is really kind of nice. And to shoot interior scenes that have a kind of rounded glow to them, like the Volturi ... bad-guy headquarters, for want of a better term.
The footage today looked great, and there wasn't even any FX in it.
Not that you would notice. There's little stuff like, everytime you see Edward as an apparition he's been shot against a green screen and then taken out of the picture, and then treated and put back in. So you do a lot of work just to make it seem like he's sort of there. And then there's a lot of wire removal and stuff that you don't notice.
I hope there's sparkling in this one.
There will be lots of sparkling.
Is it weird to be a guy directing Twilight? Since it's a franchise that's considered more for … the ladies?
I think at first it was odd for the fans when I came on board. There was a question of whether I was going to kind of try to bring some amped up macho mentality … I wouldn't even know how to do that. I think I'm pretty fem. I have a lot of estrogen.
At first Stephenie was a bit surprised that I had been brought out as a first choice. But we met and chatted and it all worked really well.
Is she going to have a cameo in this movie?
She's not. But now I feel bad about it -- as though I intended not to. But I had kind of forgotten that she had a cameo in the first one, and she never asked, she's very quiet and gracious about it. I don't know if she wanted to or not. I probably should have.
I liked the vibe between Bella and Jacob. It felt real, but also different from the way she interacts with Edward.
Taylor's very much like the character, tremendously sunny and upbeat. And Kristen is very protective of Taylor, actually. He's 17 now, and Kristen's been working since Panic Room if not before that. She wanted to make sure Taylor was protected from the world, and that works perfectly with the dynamic of the book.
I have to say, his torso in the clip you showed today was unlike any human torso I have ever seen.
It's pretty astonishing. He did work very very hard.
Was that CGI?
I swear to God, it was all his hard work.
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12 Minutes 49 Seconds with Chris Weitz, Director of New Moon
Posted by LEV GROSSMAN
I grabbed a quick interview with Chris Weitz on Thursday afternoon at Comic-Con. It almost didn't happen, because I had a signing right before it, which ran over (and which mostly consisted of me watching Jacqueline Carey and Patrick Rothfuss signing books for fangirls anyway. But you know, dedication to the craft and all). Then Weitz was staying at the Hard Rock, where the elevators require that you have a guest pass, which I didn't have ... so yeah, I was late.
But he was very mellow about it. We talked about Twilight fandom and the lessons of Golden Compass and Weitz's natural estrogen levels. But we will begin in medias res with a chat about the Twilight panel from that morning...
Chris Weitz: It was this crazy thing, which everybody was kind of warning us about. 7,000 Twilight fans in a room screaming for Rob.
Me: It's an uncanny sound. I think only teenage girls can make that sound.
That high, keening noise.
It's like Beatlemania.
That's the only thing I can think of, the Beatles. You see old footage of that type of thing. It happened in Montepulciano, when we were shooting there. It was like The Birds, but with young girls. You'd turn a corner and there would be one or two or three. And the next time you looked there would be 10, 20, 50, 100.
Then before you know it gas stations are exploding.
Exactly. I think basically the panel today would have worked perfectly for the fans if it had just been us sitting there, and they could just look at Rob and Taylor. Maybe Rob and Taylor would move a little.
Taylor seems the most comfortable with this level of scrutiny. He doesn't squirm as much.
It's funny. In a way he's the least prepared for the intense scrutiny, but he's very balanced about it. Whereas I think Rob and Kristen are very sheepish about it. Not that they don't appreciate it. But they're thrown a bit by it.
They just seem very human about it. I mean, who would not be freaked out by that?
If you enjoyed it too much it would be weird. It would mean you were addicted to that kind of adulation. The thing is, there's so much love coming towards you, but you can't really tell whether it's towards the characters or the actors themselves, or towards an image in the media. and that's strange.
I guess I should ask you about the actual movie. How done is it?
It's pretty done. It has to be done. It has to come out on November 20. Which means we sort of have to hand it over October 30. Which means the picture has to lock August 30. And so in a few weeks it'll be locked, the visual effects are in good shape, all the R&D on the more complicated, more ephemeral effects is being completed.
How weird was it, stepping into somebody else's franchise?
It was a bit odd at first. But then again it's pretty amazing to have a huge fan base just dropped into your lap. And it was a pleasure to be able to deliver faithfully on a book. With Golden Compass I felt that by being faithful to the book I was working at odds with the studio. But Summit understands that it's Stephenie Meyer's world, and really it's about recreating the experience the reader has, in some kind of faithful manner. Creating a picture that doesn't violate too badly the picture they have in their minds.
Was there technical stuff that you learned on Golden Compass that was useful here?
There was, yeah. It was really CGI boot camp. That was over 2000 special effects, and each one went through 200 or more iterations of, you know, what the talking ferret was doing at that point. Now to do werewolves and so forth is frankly no biggie. I mean, you still have to get things right, and take care of the process, but the bizarre things that you do -- like, now we're going to go check the DPX files, and oh, we're going to have a CineSync with Tippett, cause they just uploaded the files to the FTP server -- that kind of stuff is now, yeah, OK, we're going to do that. Whereas the first time around I was like, what? We're doing what? What are you talking about?
The effects really did look good in Golden Compass.
That is the most successful element of it, I think. The effects were beautiful and elegant. I'm really keen on settling down the special effects into the world around them, rather than trying to blow anyone away. That's something I'm a stickler about.
How closely did you follow the look-and-feel of the first movie in New Moon? Did you want to make it your own? Or do a seemless transition?
I think there's a balance possible. I do want to make it my own, and I'm not really interesting in tweaking the world in the digital intermediate so that it gets this kind of blue gloss which the first movie had. I'm much more interested in having a fuller palate, and a richer palate. And we're able to shoot some scenes in sunlight, eventually, which is really kind of nice. And to shoot interior scenes that have a kind of rounded glow to them, like the Volturi ... bad-guy headquarters, for want of a better term.
The footage today looked great, and there wasn't even any FX in it.
Not that you would notice. There's little stuff like, everytime you see Edward as an apparition he's been shot against a green screen and then taken out of the picture, and then treated and put back in. So you do a lot of work just to make it seem like he's sort of there. And then there's a lot of wire removal and stuff that you don't notice.
I hope there's sparkling in this one.
There will be lots of sparkling.
Is it weird to be a guy directing Twilight? Since it's a franchise that's considered more for … the ladies?
I think at first it was odd for the fans when I came on board. There was a question of whether I was going to kind of try to bring some amped up macho mentality … I wouldn't even know how to do that. I think I'm pretty fem. I have a lot of estrogen.
At first Stephenie was a bit surprised that I had been brought out as a first choice. But we met and chatted and it all worked really well.
Is she going to have a cameo in this movie?
She's not. But now I feel bad about it -- as though I intended not to. But I had kind of forgotten that she had a cameo in the first one, and she never asked, she's very quiet and gracious about it. I don't know if she wanted to or not. I probably should have.
I liked the vibe between Bella and Jacob. It felt real, but also different from the way she interacts with Edward.
Taylor's very much like the character, tremendously sunny and upbeat. And Kristen is very protective of Taylor, actually. He's 17 now, and Kristen's been working since Panic Room if not before that. She wanted to make sure Taylor was protected from the world, and that works perfectly with the dynamic of the book.
I have to say, his torso in the clip you showed today was unlike any human torso I have ever seen.
It's pretty astonishing. He did work very very hard.
Was that CGI?
I swear to God, it was all his hard work.
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braveheart & control
cute little article from movieline:
Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart Play 'My Favorite Scene' with Movieline
WRITTEN BY KYLE BUCHANAN
Now that the Taylor Lautner-related squealing has subsided at Comic-Con (sorry, Robert Pattinson — your artfully mussed hair is in danger of being eclipsed by a 17-year-old’s ten-pack), I think it’s safe for me to present you with “My Favorite Scene: Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart Edition!” What movie moments did the two Twilight stars tell Movieline they loved?
Lautner noted that his favorite film is Braveheart, but blushed when he had to relate his favorite clip from it: “It’s like the worst scene, but it’s at the very beginning, when he sees his love die.”
“When he sees his love die!” mocked Stewart.
“That sets up the whole adventure where he’s going to fight for her,” Lautner said. “Just, like, the fire in his eyes when he sees that, and now he’s going on this mission for her…it’s the best.”
Stewart was hard-pressed to pick a favorite scene — mostly because she had too many contenders from the same film.
“My favorite movie right now, because I’ve been watching a lot of band movies, is Control,” she said. “Sam Riley…like, any scene that he’s in, any scene in that movie, he’s incredible. Especially if you’re a fan of Joy Division or know anything about them, he’s astounding.”
Of course, Stewart is currently making her own band movie, The Runaways (and with her Joan Jett haircut and Minor Threat tee, she brought a dose of that rock spirit to Comic-Con). When she watches Riley play Ian Curtis in Control, does she glean anything from it that she can bring to her Runaways biopic?
“Yeah,” she admitted. “It makes me think we’d better do just as well, because they deserve it.” ♦
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soundtrack
We are happy to announce that the New Moon soundtrack will be in stores on October 13th! That will give you all plenty of time to get to know the music before the movie is in theaters on November 20th. As Chris Weitz has mentioned, artists such as Thom Yorke, Bon Iver, Muse, and Band of Skulls are being discussed for the soundtrack but nothing is confirmed so far. Stay tuned to www.newmoonthesoundtrack.com for exciting information about the official soundtrack pre-order, which will get you tons of extras and exclusives before the album arrives!the used also had a tweet saying that they are working on a song for the soundtrack! here is the video for their new song, blood on my hands... read more...
more interviews
check out the end of this EW interview
melissa rosenberg
CW...i <3 him even more now...
taylor & kristen... "good way to get assassinated"
jamie campbell bower
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