PW has confirmed that Eclipse will start shooting in August!
I cannot wait for more set pictures!
Wednesday, July 1
Eclipse shooting start day confirmed
PW has confirmed that Eclipse will start shooting in August!
I cannot wait for more set pictures!
Monday, June 29
Win Peter's Chair and ipod!
You can win Peter Facinelli's chair and ipod!
On June 30th, one lucky fan will be chosen to win Peter Facinelli’s Twilight actor’s chair as well as an iPod Touch.
Three runners-up will also win an iPod Touch!
Join 211(me), Peter Facinelli, and Affliction Clothing in L.A. on June 30th to watch the drawing of the winner. Details coming soon.
You don’t need to be in L.A. to win - enter now!
click here to enter!
On June 30th, one lucky fan will be chosen to win Peter Facinelli’s Twilight actor’s chair as well as an iPod Touch.
Three runners-up will also win an iPod Touch!
Join 211(me), Peter Facinelli, and Affliction Clothing in L.A. on June 30th to watch the drawing of the winner. Details coming soon.
You don’t need to be in L.A. to win - enter now!
click here to enter!
Portland Actors speak up
Here's an article from OregonLive with the Portland actors and their experiences with the cast and movie.
Ayanna Berkshire
Age: 32 “Twilight” role: Cora, waitress in the Carver Cafe
Claim-to-fame moment: Serving “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer, who makes a cameo as a cafe customer
How she got the role: “We got the call that they were auditioning. I auditioned first for (Portland casting agent) Lana Veenker. My second audition was with (director) Catherine Hardwicke, who came to Portland for the auditions.
“I was up against a close friend of mine, and we both wanted the role so badly. It came down to two roles — there was Cora, and then a nurse in the hospital where Dr. Cullen (Facinelli) works. We knew the role of Cora was going to be gold. I thought I’d bombed in my audition with Catherine. We improvised and laughed the entire time, but I thought, ‘My friend is gonna go in there and she’s gonna nail it.’
“We had to wait two weeks before we found out who got Cora, and it was just nerve-racking. Then I got a call that I got the role. Immediately after that, I got a call from my friend saying, ‘I don’t know if I’m the first to tell you, but you got Cora, because I got the nurse!’ I totally bawled. Such emotion had built up because after reading the books, I was super-invested.”
The inner life of Cora: “Before my second audition, I walked around my house in North Portland as Cora and thought about the world as Cora. Being from the San Juan Islands originally, I wasn’t that far from Forks (where ‘Twilight’ is set). I was one of less than a handful of minorities in my hometown, and I worked at an A&W. I looked at the photos of Forks that Stephenie Meyer posted on her Web site, and I imagined that as my hometown.
“At one time they were thinking of Cora as a love interest for Charlie Swan (Forks chief of police and father of heroine Bella). That was before the fourth book came out. I was laughing with Stephenie Meyer between takes, and I said to her, ‘If you could just write in the last book that Charlie and Cora live happily ever after, you’d be doing me a big solid.’ She was very sweet. I’m immensely impressed by what she’s done.”
Team Edward or Team Jacob?: Fans have crushes on both vampire heartthrob Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), the Quileute tribe member who can turn into a wolf. “I’ve been asked that many times. My new motto is, I’m Team Berry Cobbler” (the dessert Cora serves Bella). I did get to meet Robert Pattinson a couple of times, and he was fantastic. I actually met his parents before I met him. I have a day job as an optician and they came in, looking to have some glasses repaired.”
The “Twilight” effect: “Somebody started a MySpace page for Cora the waitress. I have a huge following in Turkey. A ‘Twilight’ Web forum there approached me to come online and answer questions. People find my MySpace page, and I get lots of acting-related questions, and then more frivolous ones, like, ‘What does Robert Pattinson smell like?’ Well, he smells like a 21-, 22-year-old guy. He smells like he should smell. I’m sure if anybody smelled him, they’d just be wooed and won immediately.”
Catherine Grimme
Age: 7 “Twilight” role: Young Bella
Claim-to-fame moment: Appearing in ballet costume on video before the climactic battle between Edward and bad vamp James (Cam Gigandet)
How she got the role: “Well, I was kind of scared, because there were a lot of people auditioning, and I really wanted to get the part. I did the scene that I did in the movie, and then I did a few other things. I had to know the lines and stuff, and we had to make up some stuff. (Director Hardwicke) was really nice to me. She was awesome. My mom and dad read the books. I just had to read the sides (her lines) to see what kind of character Bella was.”
On meeting Pattinson: “He was very nice. I was kind of star-struck. Is he cute? That’s what most people say. I’m not so sure about that myself.”
Mother Kim Grimme adds: “Catherine Hardwicke made a point of introducing Robert to Cat (as the family calls her). He got down on his knees so he would be at eye level. And, of course, because he’s got a British accent, everything sounds better. Cat said she liked him in ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ (Pattinson played Cedric Diggory). We took pictures of her with Robert, and with Kristen Stewart (Bella). He was talking and joking with the other cast. Kristen was a little more introverted.”
The ‘Twilight’ effect: Kim Grimme says, “When Cat was cast, we didn’t get the enormity of what ‘Twilight’ would be. People definitely recognize her. When the movie came out, there was a big cast party in Portland, and she got to walk the red carpet. When the DVD came out, there was a party and she did an autograph signing with like 2,500 people. She loves it. She absolutely loves it. There’s a little buzz at school. And of course, it’s huge fodder with the grandparents.”
Solomon Trimble
Age: 25 “Twilight” role: Sam Uley; in the film, identified mainly as Jacob Black’s friend; in later books, a leader of a pack of Native American/wolf shape-shifters
Claim-to-fame moment: Ominously tells Bella that the reason Edward didn’t come to a party at First Beach is because, “The Cullens don’t come here.”
How he got the role: “Catherine Hardwicke let me improvise, which I had cultivated doing poetry events. I remember I said something artsy-fartsy about the cold, and how you can be cold to the root of your soul. Now it sounds lame, but she said, ‘Wow, you can do this.’ I didn’t think they were looking at me for the role of Sam, but then they told me I got the role.
“I don’t reprise my role in ‘New Moon.’ They replaced me with another actor, Chaske Spencer. I know him, he’s really good, I have no problems with him whatsoever. (Sam) ends up being the leader of the wolf pack for the next two books. If I was replaced with a non-Native person, I would be, like, down there at the gates of Summit Entertainment (the company behind the “Twilight” movies) saying, ‘This is injustice.’ ”
The “Twilight” experience: “I spent a month and a half working with members of the Quileute nation to authenticate the film. I worked with wardrobe to make sure anybody Quileute was dressed Quileute. We shot my scene at, ironically, Indian Point beach, near Cannon Beach. It was windy and cold. It was snowing! I was wearing long underwear.”
The “Twilight” effect: “I graduated from Portland State University with a degree in math at the same time I was cast in ‘Twilight.’ I’m spending the summer at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and how I got here is very strange. Someone from the Quileute nation had recommended me to come and help give an award to Goldie Hawn in Washington, D.C., for her work with National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. An old friend of mine from Beaverton Arts & Communication High School saw me, and told me about a summer fellowship program at Morehouse, studying epidemiology and working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I didn’t have any acting projects lined up for the summer, so I applied and was accepted.
“‘Twilight’ definitely opened doors. I have a bunch of modeling projects lined up; I’m working on a poetry book; I’m coming to the PGE Park event; and I’m the guest at La Push in Washington for Quileute Days, July 17-19.
“I’m interested in acting but also in going to law school and working for national urban Indian health care. I want to stop the trend toward diabetes and alcoholism, and the disparity in health between us and other people. I want to have my hands in the change itself.
“I am currently an intern at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention Centers (suicide prevention) in Atlanta, specifically to help close the gap of heath disparity between Native American health and that of all other races in America.”
Ayanna Berkshire
Age: 32 “Twilight” role: Cora, waitress in the Carver Cafe
Claim-to-fame moment: Serving “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer, who makes a cameo as a cafe customer
How she got the role: “We got the call that they were auditioning. I auditioned first for (Portland casting agent) Lana Veenker. My second audition was with (director) Catherine Hardwicke, who came to Portland for the auditions.
“I was up against a close friend of mine, and we both wanted the role so badly. It came down to two roles — there was Cora, and then a nurse in the hospital where Dr. Cullen (Facinelli) works. We knew the role of Cora was going to be gold. I thought I’d bombed in my audition with Catherine. We improvised and laughed the entire time, but I thought, ‘My friend is gonna go in there and she’s gonna nail it.’
“We had to wait two weeks before we found out who got Cora, and it was just nerve-racking. Then I got a call that I got the role. Immediately after that, I got a call from my friend saying, ‘I don’t know if I’m the first to tell you, but you got Cora, because I got the nurse!’ I totally bawled. Such emotion had built up because after reading the books, I was super-invested.”
The inner life of Cora: “Before my second audition, I walked around my house in North Portland as Cora and thought about the world as Cora. Being from the San Juan Islands originally, I wasn’t that far from Forks (where ‘Twilight’ is set). I was one of less than a handful of minorities in my hometown, and I worked at an A&W. I looked at the photos of Forks that Stephenie Meyer posted on her Web site, and I imagined that as my hometown.
“At one time they were thinking of Cora as a love interest for Charlie Swan (Forks chief of police and father of heroine Bella). That was before the fourth book came out. I was laughing with Stephenie Meyer between takes, and I said to her, ‘If you could just write in the last book that Charlie and Cora live happily ever after, you’d be doing me a big solid.’ She was very sweet. I’m immensely impressed by what she’s done.”
Team Edward or Team Jacob?: Fans have crushes on both vampire heartthrob Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), the Quileute tribe member who can turn into a wolf. “I’ve been asked that many times. My new motto is, I’m Team Berry Cobbler” (the dessert Cora serves Bella). I did get to meet Robert Pattinson a couple of times, and he was fantastic. I actually met his parents before I met him. I have a day job as an optician and they came in, looking to have some glasses repaired.”
The “Twilight” effect: “Somebody started a MySpace page for Cora the waitress. I have a huge following in Turkey. A ‘Twilight’ Web forum there approached me to come online and answer questions. People find my MySpace page, and I get lots of acting-related questions, and then more frivolous ones, like, ‘What does Robert Pattinson smell like?’ Well, he smells like a 21-, 22-year-old guy. He smells like he should smell. I’m sure if anybody smelled him, they’d just be wooed and won immediately.”
Catherine Grimme
Age: 7 “Twilight” role: Young Bella
Claim-to-fame moment: Appearing in ballet costume on video before the climactic battle between Edward and bad vamp James (Cam Gigandet)
How she got the role: “Well, I was kind of scared, because there were a lot of people auditioning, and I really wanted to get the part. I did the scene that I did in the movie, and then I did a few other things. I had to know the lines and stuff, and we had to make up some stuff. (Director Hardwicke) was really nice to me. She was awesome. My mom and dad read the books. I just had to read the sides (her lines) to see what kind of character Bella was.”
On meeting Pattinson: “He was very nice. I was kind of star-struck. Is he cute? That’s what most people say. I’m not so sure about that myself.”
Mother Kim Grimme adds: “Catherine Hardwicke made a point of introducing Robert to Cat (as the family calls her). He got down on his knees so he would be at eye level. And, of course, because he’s got a British accent, everything sounds better. Cat said she liked him in ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ (Pattinson played Cedric Diggory). We took pictures of her with Robert, and with Kristen Stewart (Bella). He was talking and joking with the other cast. Kristen was a little more introverted.”
The ‘Twilight’ effect: Kim Grimme says, “When Cat was cast, we didn’t get the enormity of what ‘Twilight’ would be. People definitely recognize her. When the movie came out, there was a big cast party in Portland, and she got to walk the red carpet. When the DVD came out, there was a party and she did an autograph signing with like 2,500 people. She loves it. She absolutely loves it. There’s a little buzz at school. And of course, it’s huge fodder with the grandparents.”
Solomon Trimble
Age: 25 “Twilight” role: Sam Uley; in the film, identified mainly as Jacob Black’s friend; in later books, a leader of a pack of Native American/wolf shape-shifters
Claim-to-fame moment: Ominously tells Bella that the reason Edward didn’t come to a party at First Beach is because, “The Cullens don’t come here.”
How he got the role: “Catherine Hardwicke let me improvise, which I had cultivated doing poetry events. I remember I said something artsy-fartsy about the cold, and how you can be cold to the root of your soul. Now it sounds lame, but she said, ‘Wow, you can do this.’ I didn’t think they were looking at me for the role of Sam, but then they told me I got the role.
“I don’t reprise my role in ‘New Moon.’ They replaced me with another actor, Chaske Spencer. I know him, he’s really good, I have no problems with him whatsoever. (Sam) ends up being the leader of the wolf pack for the next two books. If I was replaced with a non-Native person, I would be, like, down there at the gates of Summit Entertainment (the company behind the “Twilight” movies) saying, ‘This is injustice.’ ”
The “Twilight” experience: “I spent a month and a half working with members of the Quileute nation to authenticate the film. I worked with wardrobe to make sure anybody Quileute was dressed Quileute. We shot my scene at, ironically, Indian Point beach, near Cannon Beach. It was windy and cold. It was snowing! I was wearing long underwear.”
The “Twilight” effect: “I graduated from Portland State University with a degree in math at the same time I was cast in ‘Twilight.’ I’m spending the summer at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and how I got here is very strange. Someone from the Quileute nation had recommended me to come and help give an award to Goldie Hawn in Washington, D.C., for her work with National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. An old friend of mine from Beaverton Arts & Communication High School saw me, and told me about a summer fellowship program at Morehouse, studying epidemiology and working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I didn’t have any acting projects lined up for the summer, so I applied and was accepted.
“‘Twilight’ definitely opened doors. I have a bunch of modeling projects lined up; I’m working on a poetry book; I’m coming to the PGE Park event; and I’m the guest at La Push in Washington for Quileute Days, July 17-19.
“I’m interested in acting but also in going to law school and working for national urban Indian health care. I want to stop the trend toward diabetes and alcoholism, and the disparity in health between us and other people. I want to have my hands in the change itself.
“I am currently an intern at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention Centers (suicide prevention) in Atlanta, specifically to help close the gap of heath disparity between Native American health and that of all other races in America.”
Sorority Girls pick a guy for Kristen
Here are those lovely high pitched girls from clevverTV picking a guy for Kristen!
Thursday, June 25
Twilight USB now available
Here is one more product that you probably should consider getting!
We have a great product to show you from Entertainment Earth. Now you can own a very special flash drive, a Twilight one, with the Cullen Crest.
*Save all your Robert Pattison photos onto this thumb drive!
* Easily portable!
* 2GB storage space!
Standing at 3-inches tall and made of sturdy plastic, this Twilight 2GB flash drive combines a perfect blend of design and practicality into one! Flash drive features the design of the Cullen family crest. Need to store that important file, or clip of a movie? With 2GB of memory, can certainly hold it’s share of pictures, MP3s, or anything else you need to store on the go! This USB flash drive makes a perfect addition to any Twilight fan’s collection!
To pre-order the flash drive, which comes out in October, CLICK HERE
We have a great product to show you from Entertainment Earth. Now you can own a very special flash drive, a Twilight one, with the Cullen Crest.
*Save all your Robert Pattison photos onto this thumb drive!
* Easily portable!
* 2GB storage space!
Standing at 3-inches tall and made of sturdy plastic, this Twilight 2GB flash drive combines a perfect blend of design and practicality into one! Flash drive features the design of the Cullen family crest. Need to store that important file, or clip of a movie? With 2GB of memory, can certainly hold it’s share of pictures, MP3s, or anything else you need to store on the go! This USB flash drive makes a perfect addition to any Twilight fan’s collection!
To pre-order the flash drive, which comes out in October, CLICK HERE
Micheal Welch interview
Michael is talking to Blast about New Moon:
BLAST: If you had to pick a side, would you really be Team Mike, or choose between Edward and Jacob? Or are you contractually obligated like I’m guessing Kristen is to be ambiguous?
MW: I actually… between Edward and Team Jacob, I’m actually Team Jacob. I like Edward, but I… and I think it’s more of a gender thing more than anything else. I think Jacob represents more of a practical relationship, so I’d go Jacob -– but if there is a legitimate Team Mike that emerges, I will be happy to join it.
BLAST: Bella does some crazy stuff in “New Moon.” Did you do anything so daring in high school?
MW: You know, [laughs] one thing that I used to do was go into the local high school with my car with my friend in the passenger seat and do really lame donuts and stuff and every now and then I’d get into little shenanigans like that. The most dangerous thing I did as a kid was, my grandma lived in the senior center, well not a senior center, more of a neighborhood. [Laughs] This is just so lame I can’t believe I’m telling you, anyway, and kids weren’t allowed to walk around unattended so my cousin and I would just walk around and avoid security.
BLAST: That’s pretty bad ass.
MW: Oh now that I think of it –- when I was a kid, I actually grew up in a mobile home and there was actually what I later discovered to be meth lab right across from me. My neighbor and I would play cops and bad guys and we would spy on them and follow them around and stuff because we knew they were bad, but we had no idea.
BLAST: So has that ass shaking dance [from outside of the diner in “Twilight”] always won you the girls?
MW: Oh sure, that thing has followed me around like you wouldn’t believe [laughs]. No, nothing like that ever seemed to work in real life. I was similar to Mike Newton in high school — I hope I wasn’t that annoying — but that was my angle: “I’m the quirky guy, love me please.” But that never quite worked.
BLAST: So you said at some point they almost didn’t include the movie scene in New Moon? What’s that about?
MW: You know it’s a tricky thing when you try and turn a book into a movie because a movie is only two hours and there’s only so much you can fit in, but yeah, what they originally did was they took that moment between Jacob and Bella and put it in a different scene of the movie. Luckily Taylor and Kristen lobbied that scene for me to Chris Weitz saying it absolutely had to be in, and it’s a good scene. They weren’t really lobbying for me, it’s just, how can you not have that scene in there? Yeah, so I was really happy to hear that, and it was great for me because I got to do Mike’s best scene in the book.
Click the link at the top for the rest of the interview!
BLAST: If you had to pick a side, would you really be Team Mike, or choose between Edward and Jacob? Or are you contractually obligated like I’m guessing Kristen is to be ambiguous?
MW: I actually… between Edward and Team Jacob, I’m actually Team Jacob. I like Edward, but I… and I think it’s more of a gender thing more than anything else. I think Jacob represents more of a practical relationship, so I’d go Jacob -– but if there is a legitimate Team Mike that emerges, I will be happy to join it.
BLAST: Bella does some crazy stuff in “New Moon.” Did you do anything so daring in high school?
MW: You know, [laughs] one thing that I used to do was go into the local high school with my car with my friend in the passenger seat and do really lame donuts and stuff and every now and then I’d get into little shenanigans like that. The most dangerous thing I did as a kid was, my grandma lived in the senior center, well not a senior center, more of a neighborhood. [Laughs] This is just so lame I can’t believe I’m telling you, anyway, and kids weren’t allowed to walk around unattended so my cousin and I would just walk around and avoid security.
BLAST: That’s pretty bad ass.
MW: Oh now that I think of it –- when I was a kid, I actually grew up in a mobile home and there was actually what I later discovered to be meth lab right across from me. My neighbor and I would play cops and bad guys and we would spy on them and follow them around and stuff because we knew they were bad, but we had no idea.
BLAST: So has that ass shaking dance [from outside of the diner in “Twilight”] always won you the girls?
MW: Oh sure, that thing has followed me around like you wouldn’t believe [laughs]. No, nothing like that ever seemed to work in real life. I was similar to Mike Newton in high school — I hope I wasn’t that annoying — but that was my angle: “I’m the quirky guy, love me please.” But that never quite worked.
BLAST: So you said at some point they almost didn’t include the movie scene in New Moon? What’s that about?
MW: You know it’s a tricky thing when you try and turn a book into a movie because a movie is only two hours and there’s only so much you can fit in, but yeah, what they originally did was they took that moment between Jacob and Bella and put it in a different scene of the movie. Luckily Taylor and Kristen lobbied that scene for me to Chris Weitz saying it absolutely had to be in, and it’s a good scene. They weren’t really lobbying for me, it’s just, how can you not have that scene in there? Yeah, so I was really happy to hear that, and it was great for me because I got to do Mike’s best scene in the book.
Click the link at the top for the rest of the interview!
Interview with the screenwriter of the Twilight Movies
Here's an interview with Melissa Rosenberg who writes all the scripts for the twilight movies
New Twilight Products
We have a couple new products out there for the Twilight fan.
First, here is some lipgloss created by DuWop:
“Instead of a gloss, Lip Venom V is a shimmering crimson lip stain suspended in a venom-laced liquid lip conditioner with a bite, and contains argan, avocado, olive oils and vitamin E. This product should be shaken before use to represent the blending of the human and vampire worlds …”
The second is some new jewelry from Kristen's favorite designer Jules Smith:
According to Radar Online, Kristen’s favorite jewerly designer Jules Smith, has designed a few new pieces to go along with the New Moon Movie.
Kristen has worn her jewelry in photoshoots and in some of her movies like Adventureland. Now Jules has created special New Moon line that we can see Bella posing with in some of the posters.
click here to go to Jules Smith designs
First, here is some lipgloss created by DuWop:
“Instead of a gloss, Lip Venom V is a shimmering crimson lip stain suspended in a venom-laced liquid lip conditioner with a bite, and contains argan, avocado, olive oils and vitamin E. This product should be shaken before use to represent the blending of the human and vampire worlds …”
The second is some new jewelry from Kristen's favorite designer Jules Smith:
According to Radar Online, Kristen’s favorite jewerly designer Jules Smith, has designed a few new pieces to go along with the New Moon Movie.
Kristen has worn her jewelry in photoshoots and in some of her movies like Adventureland. Now Jules has created special New Moon line that we can see Bella posing with in some of the posters.
click here to go to Jules Smith designs
Which type of Robsessed are you?
Here's a list of the different types of Robert Pattinson fans. Which one do you consider yourself?
- The “Minions”
They put Rob on some pedestal and act like he’s the best at everything in the entire world. All his films deserve to be award winners, he should get more awards, and basically every person needs to bow down to this awesomeness. Anyone that says anything bad about Rob should go to hell. They’re known for their extreme voting abilities, negative thread deletions, and Lainey Gossip write-ins.
- The “Wannabe”
They try to emulate Rob by listening to the same bands he likes, reading the books he reads, and wearing the same clothes as him. They were once very preppy… now they’ve become a hipster. They also deny that Twilight exposed them to Rob because it’s not a cool book or movie… even if they liked it.
- The “Follower”
They show up to as many Rob/Twilight events as possible to feel closer to him, but if they can’t do that, they’ll go after the events of his friends and fellow cast-mates. All they care about is being surrounded by the Rob inner circle.
-The “I’m Not A Stalker”
They believe that if you’ve spent a whole hour/day trying to figure out the places Rob could be at so you could “randomly” bump into him and get an autograph… it’s not stalking. This includes all those fans that went to Vancouver with Twilight book in bag, and waited outside the set/hotel/restaurant for hours and hours, and went bar hoping each night.
- The “Empathizer”
They believe they know Rob’s emotional state, to the point that they know what makes him happy, sad, angry, embarrassed, upset, etc. They try to do/stop things that could incite any of these emotions on Rob. All they care for is Rob’s physical and emotional health… pretending to be more like a mother. Rob is fragile in their eyes.
- The “Nympho”
They only think of one thing: Sex with Rob. Probably doing things to themselves while thinking of him. His fingers, hair, legs, crooked nose, eyes, dandruff, elbows… all of those things turn them on. They have dirty minds and can’t help themselves.
- The “Purists”
They believe Rob is a good person. He only smokes because someone got him addicted, and he’s trying to stop. He doesn’t do drugs or drink. He is a virgin. Of course Little Ashes is a movie not to be talked about or seen… Rob just needed money.
- The “Edwardians”
They believe Rob is Edward and he belongs with Kristen, his Bella. It is hard for them to see Rob the individual. They continuously confuse his behavior for the characters, thinking he can bite them and turn them into a vampire.
- The “Entitled”
They are quick to mention that they liked Rob way before anyone else, and hate the idea that he has so many more fans now. Rob was theirs first and anyone else that comes along doesn’t really know the real Rob and just likes him because they saw him in Twilight… and that’s a bad thing to them.
- The “Shippers”
They think the names Kristen, Nikki, Camilla, Miquita, Nina Ex, are all bad names associated with Rob. All they worry about are his relationships with females. To the point where they can’t stop talking about it or finding evidence of romanticism. They are sometimes similar to the Empathizer fans because these female friends could be harmful. The names Tom, Sam, Bobby, and Marcus are all good names and can do no harm to Rob…even if one might have supplied him with drugs.
- The “Newbies”
They are beginning to understand why Rob has such a large fan base. Most don’t know who Nina is, what How To Be is, or what Robsten is. They also get scared when they encounter one of the other types of Rob fans.
- The “Closeted”
They don’t mention their love of Rob and hide it from their husbands, boyfriends, friends, family, etc. They act as if they don’t know who Rob is, even if someone mentions how hot he is. These closet fans also lurk on boards.
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- The “Minions”
They put Rob on some pedestal and act like he’s the best at everything in the entire world. All his films deserve to be award winners, he should get more awards, and basically every person needs to bow down to this awesomeness. Anyone that says anything bad about Rob should go to hell. They’re known for their extreme voting abilities, negative thread deletions, and Lainey Gossip write-ins.
- The “Wannabe”
They try to emulate Rob by listening to the same bands he likes, reading the books he reads, and wearing the same clothes as him. They were once very preppy… now they’ve become a hipster. They also deny that Twilight exposed them to Rob because it’s not a cool book or movie… even if they liked it.
- The “Follower”
They show up to as many Rob/Twilight events as possible to feel closer to him, but if they can’t do that, they’ll go after the events of his friends and fellow cast-mates. All they care about is being surrounded by the Rob inner circle.
-The “I’m Not A Stalker”
They believe that if you’ve spent a whole hour/day trying to figure out the places Rob could be at so you could “randomly” bump into him and get an autograph… it’s not stalking. This includes all those fans that went to Vancouver with Twilight book in bag, and waited outside the set/hotel/restaurant for hours and hours, and went bar hoping each night.
- The “Empathizer”
They believe they know Rob’s emotional state, to the point that they know what makes him happy, sad, angry, embarrassed, upset, etc. They try to do/stop things that could incite any of these emotions on Rob. All they care for is Rob’s physical and emotional health… pretending to be more like a mother. Rob is fragile in their eyes.
- The “Nympho”
They only think of one thing: Sex with Rob. Probably doing things to themselves while thinking of him. His fingers, hair, legs, crooked nose, eyes, dandruff, elbows… all of those things turn them on. They have dirty minds and can’t help themselves.
- The “Purists”
They believe Rob is a good person. He only smokes because someone got him addicted, and he’s trying to stop. He doesn’t do drugs or drink. He is a virgin. Of course Little Ashes is a movie not to be talked about or seen… Rob just needed money.
- The “Edwardians”
They believe Rob is Edward and he belongs with Kristen, his Bella. It is hard for them to see Rob the individual. They continuously confuse his behavior for the characters, thinking he can bite them and turn them into a vampire.
- The “Entitled”
They are quick to mention that they liked Rob way before anyone else, and hate the idea that he has so many more fans now. Rob was theirs first and anyone else that comes along doesn’t really know the real Rob and just likes him because they saw him in Twilight… and that’s a bad thing to them.
- The “Shippers”
They think the names Kristen, Nikki, Camilla, Miquita, Nina Ex, are all bad names associated with Rob. All they worry about are his relationships with females. To the point where they can’t stop talking about it or finding evidence of romanticism. They are sometimes similar to the Empathizer fans because these female friends could be harmful. The names Tom, Sam, Bobby, and Marcus are all good names and can do no harm to Rob…even if one might have supplied him with drugs.
- The “Newbies”
They are beginning to understand why Rob has such a large fan base. Most don’t know who Nina is, what How To Be is, or what Robsten is. They also get scared when they encounter one of the other types of Rob fans.
- The “Closeted”
They don’t mention their love of Rob and hide it from their husbands, boyfriends, friends, family, etc. They act as if they don’t know who Rob is, even if someone mentions how hot he is. These closet fans also lurk on boards.
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New peter Interview
Here's a new interview from The Examiner with Peter Facinelli.
I asked Facinelli if he was surprised at how much the bet took off after his initial few Twitters. Said he, “Yeah, I mean, Rob came over to my house and he saw the back of my chair and was like ‘Can I have that?’ And I said, ‘No,’ but he knows I like a good bet, so he said, ‘I’ll bet you for it.’ We kind of came up with this bet. It’s not like we sat around and planned some crazy thing, and then all of a sudden we threw it on the internet, and it kind of exploded. I know a lot of people had fun with it, and I was happy that people were. It was a very entertaining week.”
I asked Facinelli if he was surprised at how much the bet took off after his initial few Twitters. Said he, “Yeah, I mean, Rob came over to my house and he saw the back of my chair and was like ‘Can I have that?’ And I said, ‘No,’ but he knows I like a good bet, so he said, ‘I’ll bet you for it.’ We kind of came up with this bet. It’s not like we sat around and planned some crazy thing, and then all of a sudden we threw it on the internet, and it kind of exploded. I know a lot of people had fun with it, and I was happy that people were. It was a very entertaining week.”
Play baseball with the cast
Here's your chance to play baseball with the cast!
Here's the article from Twilight Fan Trips:
We’ve added some exciting add-ons to our Vampire Baseball ticket packages!
Fans now have the opportunity to purchase a *Premium Ticket First in Line
Upgrade* — available as an add-on to our premium package. For only $100
(less than half of the going rate for similiar packages at popular fan
conventions), premium ticket holders can have access to the very best (first
section) seating, and front of line privileges for the autographing session
– virtually guaranteeing you get the autograph of your choice! Only 200
upgrades are available in total, and they are already selling quickly, so
get yours today!
We are also now offering *Autograph Add-ons* for both premium and regular
ticket holders — for only $30, you can get an autograph (or two or three or
as many as you like) from one of the attending actors. This offer only
available until June 29.
If you would like to purchase either of these add-ons, fax a copy of your
original ticket confirmation to 719-471-2599 along with your credit card
details and the number of *First in Line Upgrades* or *Autograph
Add-ons*you are purchasing. These add-ons are to be picked up from
the Fan
Trips.Travel table at PGE Park (will not be mailed ahead of time).
For more information on Vampire Baseball, check out
http://fantrips.travel/twilightfantrips/baseballday1.html. Don’t forget
that you can still purchase our limited premium packages ($135 for all the
day’s vampire baseball games, a chance to play with the cast, a guaranteed
autograph, a ticket to the night game where Rachelle LeFevre will throw out
the first pitch, access to the fantrips.travel bar-b-que dinner, and
post-game fireworks) or our regular admission ticket ($49 for the morning’s
Vampire Baseball games) through Ticketmaster here:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_header_search&q=vampire+baseball&search.x=0&search.y=0
Also, due to technical difficulties we had to postpone last Sunday’s
Blog-A-Thon, but stay tuned for details about rescheduling!
Here's the article from Twilight Fan Trips:
We’ve added some exciting add-ons to our Vampire Baseball ticket packages!
Fans now have the opportunity to purchase a *Premium Ticket First in Line
Upgrade* — available as an add-on to our premium package. For only $100
(less than half of the going rate for similiar packages at popular fan
conventions), premium ticket holders can have access to the very best (first
section) seating, and front of line privileges for the autographing session
– virtually guaranteeing you get the autograph of your choice! Only 200
upgrades are available in total, and they are already selling quickly, so
get yours today!
We are also now offering *Autograph Add-ons* for both premium and regular
ticket holders — for only $30, you can get an autograph (or two or three or
as many as you like) from one of the attending actors. This offer only
available until June 29.
If you would like to purchase either of these add-ons, fax a copy of your
original ticket confirmation to 719-471-2599 along with your credit card
details and the number of *First in Line Upgrades* or *Autograph
Add-ons*you are purchasing. These add-ons are to be picked up from
the Fan
Trips.Travel table at PGE Park (will not be mailed ahead of time).
For more information on Vampire Baseball, check out
http://fantrips.travel/twilightfantrips/baseballday1.html. Don’t forget
that you can still purchase our limited premium packages ($135 for all the
day’s vampire baseball games, a chance to play with the cast, a guaranteed
autograph, a ticket to the night game where Rachelle LeFevre will throw out
the first pitch, access to the fantrips.travel bar-b-que dinner, and
post-game fireworks) or our regular admission ticket ($49 for the morning’s
Vampire Baseball games) through Ticketmaster here:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_header_search&q=vampire+baseball&search.x=0&search.y=0
Also, due to technical difficulties we had to postpone last Sunday’s
Blog-A-Thon, but stay tuned for details about rescheduling!
New Cover for New Moon
Here's the new cover for New Moon the book. What do you think? I wish it would have been completely different from the movie but it's all good. And why does Edward look so freaking sad in this one? He should be more longing than sad.
Rachelle Laferte interview
Here's an interview from Winnipeg Sun with Rachelle. She says that New Moon will change the way people think about Jacob.
BITE ME
Rachelle Lefevre, the red-headed Montreal-born beauty from the Twilight series of films, told MuchMusic veejay Devon Soltendieck she is currently filming Casino Jack with Kevin Spacey in town.
“It’s a Washington scandal — very different than Twilight but I hope they’ll come out and see it anyway,” Lefevre said.
In the meantime, she said the next Twilight movie, New Moon, will change people’s minds about who heroine Bella (Kristen Stewart) should end up with.
“I think the really amazing thing about New Moon is everybody is so sure they’re team Edward (Robert Pattinson as the lead vampire) — and Taylor (Lautner as Edward’s nemesis Jacob Black) is going to change your mind!”
“This is awesome. This is crazy,” said Lautner, arriving later. “Our fans are amazing. I’m just so thankful to have all these fans behind us. We wouldn’t be here without them, so it’s great to see them here tonight.”
Lautner, who grew up in Michigan, said he filmed a movie in Canada when he was 13 years old.
The only hint he would drop about New Moon is that “we get to see a bit more werewolves than vampires. I got to do almost all my stunts which was awesome because I love all the action. So it was cool that they let me do that.”
BITE ME
Rachelle Lefevre, the red-headed Montreal-born beauty from the Twilight series of films, told MuchMusic veejay Devon Soltendieck she is currently filming Casino Jack with Kevin Spacey in town.
“It’s a Washington scandal — very different than Twilight but I hope they’ll come out and see it anyway,” Lefevre said.
In the meantime, she said the next Twilight movie, New Moon, will change people’s minds about who heroine Bella (Kristen Stewart) should end up with.
“I think the really amazing thing about New Moon is everybody is so sure they’re team Edward (Robert Pattinson as the lead vampire) — and Taylor (Lautner as Edward’s nemesis Jacob Black) is going to change your mind!”
“This is awesome. This is crazy,” said Lautner, arriving later. “Our fans are amazing. I’m just so thankful to have all these fans behind us. We wouldn’t be here without them, so it’s great to see them here tonight.”
Lautner, who grew up in Michigan, said he filmed a movie in Canada when he was 13 years old.
The only hint he would drop about New Moon is that “we get to see a bit more werewolves than vampires. I got to do almost all my stunts which was awesome because I love all the action. So it was cool that they let me do that.”
Taylor has a message to all the Twilight fans
Los 40 Principales, a radio station from Mexico has a special message from Taylor:)
Click here to watch the video
Click here to watch the video
Mattel makes Twilight Dolls
Mattel has made Twilight Barbies now.
From Toys R Us:
And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.Twilight has quickly become a worldwide phenomenon developing a strong core base of dedicated fans who are drawn to the story of a Romeo & Juliet style romance between mortal (Bella) and vampire (Edward). Who better to capture the young star-crossed love of these two characters than Barbie & Ken. Edward is luminescent with a shimmering complexion and trademark gold eyes. Bella doll sold separately.
From Toys R Us:
And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.Twilight has quickly become a worldwide phenomenon developing a strong core base of dedicated fans who are drawn to the story of a Romeo & Juliet style romance between mortal (Bella) and vampire (Edward). Who better to capture the young star-crossed love of these two characters than Barbie & Ken. Edward is luminescent with a shimmering complexion and trademark gold eyes. Bella doll sold separately.
Wednesday, June 17
Edward vs. A Normal Guy
I found this at bellaandedward.com. It's a chainmail letter and it's hilarious. It compares a normal guy vs Edward.
* A normal guy would say: I love you Baby!
Edward Cullen would say: You are my life now.
* Normal Guy would say: I think I am falling for you.
Edward Cullen would say: The Lion fell in Love with the Lamb
* A Normal Guy would say: You hair looks like a haystack; go brush it!
Edward Cullen would say: Your hair looks like a haystack but I like it.
* A normal guy would pick a random song from a random artist and dedicate it to you.
Edward Cullen would sing you a song he wrote for you while playing the piano.
* If you die, a normal guy would find another.
If you die, Edward would kill himself cause life without you isnt worth living.
* As you leave the house, a normal guy would say: Bye, see ya!
As you leave the house Edward Cullen would say: Come back to me, love.
* As a normal guy leaves the house,he would say: Love ya, I'll be back later!
Edward Cullen would say:Look after my heart, I've left it with you. And then he would hire his psychic sister to stalk you and pay her with a yellow porsche.
* As you come back to the house, a normal guy would be watching TV and wouldnt even notice.
As you come back to the house, Edward Cullen would be welcoming you by playing the piano with a song just for you.
* While you are both out for dinner, a normal guy wouldn't keep his eyes off the sexy waitress.
Edward Cullen wouldnt even notice the waitress was a female.
* A normal guy, while driving, would keep one hand on the wheel and one hand on the radio.
Edward Cullen, while driving, would keep one hand on the wheel and the other attached to yours.
* While far apart in different places, a normal guy would say: I miss you.
While far apart in different places, Edward Cullen would say: Its like you've taken half myself with you
* A normal guy wouldnt care or notice if you had nightmares.
Edward Cullen would sing until your nightmares went away.
* A normal guy would wait for you to make him breakfast.
Edward Cullen would make you breakfast everyday.
* A normal guy would say: I love you Baby!
Edward Cullen would say: You are my life now.
* Normal Guy would say: I think I am falling for you.
Edward Cullen would say: The Lion fell in Love with the Lamb
* A Normal Guy would say: You hair looks like a haystack; go brush it!
Edward Cullen would say: Your hair looks like a haystack but I like it.
* A normal guy would pick a random song from a random artist and dedicate it to you.
Edward Cullen would sing you a song he wrote for you while playing the piano.
* If you die, a normal guy would find another.
If you die, Edward would kill himself cause life without you isnt worth living.
* As you leave the house, a normal guy would say: Bye, see ya!
As you leave the house Edward Cullen would say: Come back to me, love.
* As a normal guy leaves the house,he would say: Love ya, I'll be back later!
Edward Cullen would say:Look after my heart, I've left it with you. And then he would hire his psychic sister to stalk you and pay her with a yellow porsche.
* As you come back to the house, a normal guy would be watching TV and wouldnt even notice.
As you come back to the house, Edward Cullen would be welcoming you by playing the piano with a song just for you.
* While you are both out for dinner, a normal guy wouldn't keep his eyes off the sexy waitress.
Edward Cullen wouldnt even notice the waitress was a female.
* A normal guy, while driving, would keep one hand on the wheel and one hand on the radio.
Edward Cullen, while driving, would keep one hand on the wheel and the other attached to yours.
* While far apart in different places, a normal guy would say: I miss you.
While far apart in different places, Edward Cullen would say: Its like you've taken half myself with you
* A normal guy wouldnt care or notice if you had nightmares.
Edward Cullen would sing until your nightmares went away.
* A normal guy would wait for you to make him breakfast.
Edward Cullen would make you breakfast everyday.
New Moon trailer before The Proposal
It is confirmed! The New Moon trailer will be shown before Sandra Bullock's new movie "The Proposal" that comes out this weekend!
This article is from The HD Room:
Earlier this evening I attended a press screening for the new romantic comedy The Proposal starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. It is a moderately amusing film wrapped in a formulaic “chick flick” pita but that’s not the reason for this post.
The first trailer that ran in front of The Proposal was none other than Summit Entertaiment’s The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
The audience let out a low roar when the Summit logo came up and then you could hear a pin drop with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson on screen. Then when Taylor Lautner appeared sans shirt… well, let’s just say there are a lot of fan girls out there. The screaming continued right through the wolf transformation so I tried to focus my hearing on the guy behind me yelling “booo!” to deflect the annoying shrieks.
When The Proposal’s final box office numbers for this weekend come in keep Twilight in mind. I wouldn’t be surprised if a few million dollars aren’t solely the result of Twilighters forking out $10 to see their beloved New Moon trailer on the big screen.
I’ll give it this much: the wolf sounds a lot more menacing with the added wattage behind him. Too bad his “not quite there yet” rendering shortcomings are accentuated when blown up on the big screen.
This article is from The HD Room:
Earlier this evening I attended a press screening for the new romantic comedy The Proposal starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. It is a moderately amusing film wrapped in a formulaic “chick flick” pita but that’s not the reason for this post.
The first trailer that ran in front of The Proposal was none other than Summit Entertaiment’s The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
The audience let out a low roar when the Summit logo came up and then you could hear a pin drop with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson on screen. Then when Taylor Lautner appeared sans shirt… well, let’s just say there are a lot of fan girls out there. The screaming continued right through the wolf transformation so I tried to focus my hearing on the guy behind me yelling “booo!” to deflect the annoying shrieks.
When The Proposal’s final box office numbers for this weekend come in keep Twilight in mind. I wouldn’t be surprised if a few million dollars aren’t solely the result of Twilighters forking out $10 to see their beloved New Moon trailer on the big screen.
I’ll give it this much: the wolf sounds a lot more menacing with the added wattage behind him. Too bad his “not quite there yet” rendering shortcomings are accentuated when blown up on the big screen.
New Jackson interviews!
Here are all the new interviews with Jackson Rathbone about New Moon stuff!
From MTV:
Watch out Robert Pattinson — there’s another musical talent in the “Twilight” family. Jackson Rathbone—a.k.a vampire Jasper Cullen — is making a name for himself on the music scene with his band 100 Monkeys, and there’s a chance they might make an appearance on the “New Moon” soundtrack.
“We’d love it,” Rathbone told MTV News. “[But] we’re not really pushing for it,” he said. “It’s one of those things where if they want to put our song on the album, I’m not going to complain.” The 24-year-old describes his band’s sound as “old school rock and roll,” that is heavily influenced by blues and funk. “It’s not whiney music,” he added.
After the jump, the actor talks about his now-famous scene in the “New Moon” trailer and working with director Chris Weitz.
Rathbone doesn’t let his music get in the way of his acting, though. “Whenever I’m working on the ‘Twilight’ movies, I work all day on the film and then I go and rehearse with my band at night,” said the Texas-born actor.
Speaking of “Twilight,” Rathbone said that if fans were excited by the recently unveiled “New Moon” trailer, they will be blown away by the full-length film.
“That’s only the beginning of it,” he said of the quick scene in the trailer in which Robert Pattinson’s Edward hurls him across a room and onto a piano. “I got to do some stunts on that. It’s going to be a really action-packed movie.”
He also said that despite their new found fame, the bond between the cast members is as strong as ever. “The first day I was back [on set], all the cast was hanging out in Peter Facinelli’s [Dr. Cullen] room and it was just like a family reunion. It was kind of like we’d been away for a month. It didn’t seem like a year.”
Rathbone also said that new director, Chris Weitz, brought new energy to the set. “In terms of having a new director, nothing really changed too much,” Rathbone said. “It was just a different subtle, vibe because the director really manages the energy on set, and it was great.”
Regarding the storyline in “Moon,” Rathbone declared that he likes the fact that the sequel delves deeper into Stephenie Meyer’s fantasy.
“As you progress [into the series], you get deeper into the lore of the mythical world that we’re establishing with the werewolves, kind of getting more into what the vampire society and legacy is. … [Plus] you get the other side of that love story.
“A lot of elements that I think fans having been waiting to sink their teeth into,” Rathbone said with a smile. “Sorry, I had to use that pun!”
From SciFiWire:
Jackson Rathbone, who plays vampire Jasper Hale in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, told reporters that he and the cast of the upcoming sequel are feeling the weight of the franchise’s popularity more. Oh, and he really does get hurled into a piano.
“We have a bigger budget, and we have a little bit more pressure to keep that [indie] feeling going,” Rathbone said in a group interview Tuesday in Philadelphia. “But the nice thing is that we are delving more into the story now of New Moon. But I will say that Twilight is my favorite, because it takes you into this realm, from reality into this fantasy reality, and it makes that fantasy more real. As the films progress, you get deeper into the mythical world that we are establishing, with the werewolves and what the actual vampire society and legacy is with the Volturi.”
Rathbone talked about his Twilight experience so far and his other creative side projects. New Moon, based on the second of Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling Twilight books, is aiming at a Nov. 20 release. (Possible spoilers ahead!)
How does it feel going from one film franchise to possibly another with The Last Airbender?
Rathbone: I love being busy. I’m lucky enough to be working, and I like to keep working as much as possible. The way I feel is that there’s only 24 hours in a day, and I need at least 20 of them, so I only sleep four hours a night. I also have my band that I play with. Up here, whenever I’m working or when I am working on the Twilight movies, I work all day on the film and then I go and rehearse with my band all night.
What kind of music do you play?
Rathbone: It’s a band, and we travel together. We’re called 100 Monkeys. It’s old-school rock and roll. All originals that are blues- and funk-oriented. We like to have a fun show. We aren’t one of those bands that makes whiney music. We like to make music that people dance to.
There’s going to be a New Moon soundtrack. Any chance your band might do a song for it?
Rathbone: Oh we’d love it, but we’re not really pushing for it.
How does it feel to be part of the whole Twilight phenomenon?
Rathbone: With the first film it was one of Summit Entertainment’s first films. I think it was the second film they produced, the first being Never Back Down. So it was like a bigger-budget indie film, and it felt like an indie film with the way we were making it together and the way that Catherine Hardwicke directs. It was a fun vibe that was onset. But it was a little bit stressful, because as we kept filming, the press kept getting more of it and the fans were more into it. All these Web sites started popping up, like Twilight Moms. It was amazing.
We started making this movie, and people are already loving it and it’s not even out yet. It had six months to come out, and they were already lining up at the movie theaters. It was an experience in and of itself that I’ve got to say I wasn’t really prepared for, but I am thankful for, because they are so supportive of what we do. As an actor, you need an audience. I’ve done Shakespeare in Texas to an audience of three people. When everybody onstage outnumbers everybody in the audience a lot, … so it’s great to have a big audience to play to.
How did it feel going back to shoot the sequel with new director Chris Weitz?
Rathbone: It’s funny. When we got back to film New Moon, the first day, the whole cast was hanging out in Peter Facinelli’s room. It was like a family reunion. It was like we had been away a month. It didn’t seem like a year. It was nice to get back together and have that family environment.
In regards to having a new director, nothing changed too much. There was a different, subtle vibe because the director creates the energy on the set, and he was great. We all wanted to come together and make another great piece of art for the fans. It’s about what they want to see, because they are the ones buying the tickets. …
Have you gotten a lot of feedback about the recent New Moon trailer?
Rathbone: It’s been lovely. For the band, we did a CD signing session, and a lot of people came up and would mention they saw the trailer. I get a lot of fan mail, which is really sweet, and a lot of it has been talking about [the] trailer and how cool it is and how excited they are. When the trailer drops, it has a whole lot more reality behind it. The fans are able to say it is coming out!
It looks like Jasper is getting some action when he’s thrown into a piano.
Rathbone: Yup, I was flying and got to do some stunts on that, and that’s only the beginning of it. They didn’t show the entire [scene]. It’s going to be a really action-packed movie. And then you have the other side of the love story. It has a lot of elements that I think the fans have been waiting to sink their teeth into. … I’m sorry. I had to use that pun. It’s terrible [laughs].
From io9.com:
Yesterday we met a real honest-to-god Twilight vampire, but he didn’t sparkle. Still, Jackson Rathbone who plays doe-eyed Jasper in New Moon talked about what’s different in the sequel, and what else he has in store for Edward.
We caught up with Jasper Cullen yesterday, and while we didn’t have time to ask him about his lack of commitment to sparkle motion, we did get a little New Moon insight. First we asked what’s going to be different between the first and second Twilight vampire flicks.
“I would say that Twilight is my favorite because it takes you into this realm, into this fantasy reality” Harwick explained. “As the films progresses [in the second book] you get deeper into the lore of the mythical world that we’re establishing with the werewolves. [It] gets more into what the vampire society and legacy is, it keeps getting deeper. Plus you get the other side of that love story.”
But how have things changed since the first film’s director, Catherine Hardwicke, was let go? Rathbone talked about the new vibe on set, calling the first one a bit more indie. “We were all making it together and the way Catherine Hardwicke directs, it was a really fun vibe… In terms of having a new director [Chris Weitz], nothing really changed too much. It was just a different subtle, vibe, because the director kind of manages the energy on set, and it was great. We all wanted to come together and make another great piece of art for the fans. It’s really about what they want to see, because they’re the ones buying the tickets and what-not.”
And finally, in regards to the scene where he gets flung into a piano by a pasty Robert Pattinson, Rathbone hinted that he gives as good as he gets: “That’s only the beginning of it. They didn’t show the entire thing. It’s gonna be a really action-packed movie.”
From MTV:
Watch out Robert Pattinson — there’s another musical talent in the “Twilight” family. Jackson Rathbone—a.k.a vampire Jasper Cullen — is making a name for himself on the music scene with his band 100 Monkeys, and there’s a chance they might make an appearance on the “New Moon” soundtrack.
“We’d love it,” Rathbone told MTV News. “[But] we’re not really pushing for it,” he said. “It’s one of those things where if they want to put our song on the album, I’m not going to complain.” The 24-year-old describes his band’s sound as “old school rock and roll,” that is heavily influenced by blues and funk. “It’s not whiney music,” he added.
After the jump, the actor talks about his now-famous scene in the “New Moon” trailer and working with director Chris Weitz.
Rathbone doesn’t let his music get in the way of his acting, though. “Whenever I’m working on the ‘Twilight’ movies, I work all day on the film and then I go and rehearse with my band at night,” said the Texas-born actor.
Speaking of “Twilight,” Rathbone said that if fans were excited by the recently unveiled “New Moon” trailer, they will be blown away by the full-length film.
“That’s only the beginning of it,” he said of the quick scene in the trailer in which Robert Pattinson’s Edward hurls him across a room and onto a piano. “I got to do some stunts on that. It’s going to be a really action-packed movie.”
He also said that despite their new found fame, the bond between the cast members is as strong as ever. “The first day I was back [on set], all the cast was hanging out in Peter Facinelli’s [Dr. Cullen] room and it was just like a family reunion. It was kind of like we’d been away for a month. It didn’t seem like a year.”
Rathbone also said that new director, Chris Weitz, brought new energy to the set. “In terms of having a new director, nothing really changed too much,” Rathbone said. “It was just a different subtle, vibe because the director really manages the energy on set, and it was great.”
Regarding the storyline in “Moon,” Rathbone declared that he likes the fact that the sequel delves deeper into Stephenie Meyer’s fantasy.
“As you progress [into the series], you get deeper into the lore of the mythical world that we’re establishing with the werewolves, kind of getting more into what the vampire society and legacy is. … [Plus] you get the other side of that love story.
“A lot of elements that I think fans having been waiting to sink their teeth into,” Rathbone said with a smile. “Sorry, I had to use that pun!”
From SciFiWire:
Jackson Rathbone, who plays vampire Jasper Hale in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, told reporters that he and the cast of the upcoming sequel are feeling the weight of the franchise’s popularity more. Oh, and he really does get hurled into a piano.
“We have a bigger budget, and we have a little bit more pressure to keep that [indie] feeling going,” Rathbone said in a group interview Tuesday in Philadelphia. “But the nice thing is that we are delving more into the story now of New Moon. But I will say that Twilight is my favorite, because it takes you into this realm, from reality into this fantasy reality, and it makes that fantasy more real. As the films progress, you get deeper into the mythical world that we are establishing, with the werewolves and what the actual vampire society and legacy is with the Volturi.”
Rathbone talked about his Twilight experience so far and his other creative side projects. New Moon, based on the second of Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling Twilight books, is aiming at a Nov. 20 release. (Possible spoilers ahead!)
How does it feel going from one film franchise to possibly another with The Last Airbender?
Rathbone: I love being busy. I’m lucky enough to be working, and I like to keep working as much as possible. The way I feel is that there’s only 24 hours in a day, and I need at least 20 of them, so I only sleep four hours a night. I also have my band that I play with. Up here, whenever I’m working or when I am working on the Twilight movies, I work all day on the film and then I go and rehearse with my band all night.
What kind of music do you play?
Rathbone: It’s a band, and we travel together. We’re called 100 Monkeys. It’s old-school rock and roll. All originals that are blues- and funk-oriented. We like to have a fun show. We aren’t one of those bands that makes whiney music. We like to make music that people dance to.
There’s going to be a New Moon soundtrack. Any chance your band might do a song for it?
Rathbone: Oh we’d love it, but we’re not really pushing for it.
How does it feel to be part of the whole Twilight phenomenon?
Rathbone: With the first film it was one of Summit Entertainment’s first films. I think it was the second film they produced, the first being Never Back Down. So it was like a bigger-budget indie film, and it felt like an indie film with the way we were making it together and the way that Catherine Hardwicke directs. It was a fun vibe that was onset. But it was a little bit stressful, because as we kept filming, the press kept getting more of it and the fans were more into it. All these Web sites started popping up, like Twilight Moms. It was amazing.
We started making this movie, and people are already loving it and it’s not even out yet. It had six months to come out, and they were already lining up at the movie theaters. It was an experience in and of itself that I’ve got to say I wasn’t really prepared for, but I am thankful for, because they are so supportive of what we do. As an actor, you need an audience. I’ve done Shakespeare in Texas to an audience of three people. When everybody onstage outnumbers everybody in the audience a lot, … so it’s great to have a big audience to play to.
How did it feel going back to shoot the sequel with new director Chris Weitz?
Rathbone: It’s funny. When we got back to film New Moon, the first day, the whole cast was hanging out in Peter Facinelli’s room. It was like a family reunion. It was like we had been away a month. It didn’t seem like a year. It was nice to get back together and have that family environment.
In regards to having a new director, nothing changed too much. There was a different, subtle vibe because the director creates the energy on the set, and he was great. We all wanted to come together and make another great piece of art for the fans. It’s about what they want to see, because they are the ones buying the tickets. …
Have you gotten a lot of feedback about the recent New Moon trailer?
Rathbone: It’s been lovely. For the band, we did a CD signing session, and a lot of people came up and would mention they saw the trailer. I get a lot of fan mail, which is really sweet, and a lot of it has been talking about [the] trailer and how cool it is and how excited they are. When the trailer drops, it has a whole lot more reality behind it. The fans are able to say it is coming out!
It looks like Jasper is getting some action when he’s thrown into a piano.
Rathbone: Yup, I was flying and got to do some stunts on that, and that’s only the beginning of it. They didn’t show the entire [scene]. It’s going to be a really action-packed movie. And then you have the other side of the love story. It has a lot of elements that I think the fans have been waiting to sink their teeth into. … I’m sorry. I had to use that pun. It’s terrible [laughs].
From io9.com:
Yesterday we met a real honest-to-god Twilight vampire, but he didn’t sparkle. Still, Jackson Rathbone who plays doe-eyed Jasper in New Moon talked about what’s different in the sequel, and what else he has in store for Edward.
We caught up with Jasper Cullen yesterday, and while we didn’t have time to ask him about his lack of commitment to sparkle motion, we did get a little New Moon insight. First we asked what’s going to be different between the first and second Twilight vampire flicks.
“I would say that Twilight is my favorite because it takes you into this realm, into this fantasy reality” Harwick explained. “As the films progresses [in the second book] you get deeper into the lore of the mythical world that we’re establishing with the werewolves. [It] gets more into what the vampire society and legacy is, it keeps getting deeper. Plus you get the other side of that love story.”
But how have things changed since the first film’s director, Catherine Hardwicke, was let go? Rathbone talked about the new vibe on set, calling the first one a bit more indie. “We were all making it together and the way Catherine Hardwicke directs, it was a really fun vibe… In terms of having a new director [Chris Weitz], nothing really changed too much. It was just a different subtle, vibe, because the director kind of manages the energy on set, and it was great. We all wanted to come together and make another great piece of art for the fans. It’s really about what they want to see, because they’re the ones buying the tickets and what-not.”
And finally, in regards to the scene where he gets flung into a piano by a pasty Robert Pattinson, Rathbone hinted that he gives as good as he gets: “That’s only the beginning of it. They didn’t show the entire thing. It’s gonna be a really action-packed movie.”
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