January 2010

January 28, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

David Slade tweets about finishing first director’s cut of Eclipse

Director David Slade sent out a tweet yesterday giving us an update on where things are at with Eclipse.

Big day, screening 1st director’s cut to the studio phase 1. THis will be the first time anyone out of editorial has seen the cut.
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January 28, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Stephenie Meyer updates site

Stephenie Meyer updated her website last night with a message about Haiti and a book recommendation.

- I’ve been very impressed with the world in general and the Twilight fansites in specific in the support and love everyone is giving Haiti. It’s amazing to see how Twilight fans have come together to help. You are wonderful people. At this point, I think it’s important for all of us to remember that the situation in Haiti is not going to be cured overnight, so… keep up the good work, and let’s all keep the Haitians in our thoughts and prayers.

- A new book recommendation: I recently read and adored The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. It was one of those books that feel absolutely perfect and satisfying, and when you finish it you sit around wishing that you could find another book just like it.

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January 27, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Twilight in Forks: the Saga of the Real Town documentary trailer


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January 27, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Roeper hopes David Slade brings “some much needed edginess” to Eclipse




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January 26, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

New Moon DVD pre-orders now available

Target has posted a new “The Twilight Saga: New Moon 3 Disc Deluxe Edition DVD” that is available for pre-order now. According to their site:

Included in this edition are the 2 Disc Special edition plus a third disc of never before seen content and a bonus collectible film cell

You can also pre-order from these fine retailers as well: 
- iTunes
- Borders
- Best Buy
- Amazon

Happy Shopping!
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January 24, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Twilight Stars work to make a difference




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January 24, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Live Chat with Peter Facinelli

Last night TV.com hosted a live chat with Twilight Saga star Peter Facinelli. In it he talked about his roles on both Nurse Jackie and Twilight along with his inspirations as an actor. 

Peter Facinelli: My inspriations were Paul Newman and Robert Redford - Saw a movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and those guys looked like they were having a lot of fun and I decided that's what I wanted to do 
Now I like Sean Penn and what he's doing. Gary Oldman. I like to be surprised by an actor - you never know what you're going to get and they don't play the same role.
 

To read more of the Q/A follow this link.
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January 24, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Fan-Made Eclipse Trailer

I seen this today and was completely impressed. I had to share it with everyone. Makes me long for the real thing. How about you?


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January 23, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Haiti's Relief: Hope for Haiti Now

Many stars appeared live yesterday asking for help with the devistation in Haiti. Here is Robert Pattinson's segiment:



If you haven't made a donation and would like to please follow this link. Anything is a big help. 
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January 22, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore to score Eclipse

MovieScore Magazine is reporting today that Howard Shore will be scoring Eclipse. The magazine has confirmed this with Temple Hill Entertainment – the production company behind the Twilight saga film franchise.

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January 19, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Robert Pattinson to be part of Haiti telethon

E!Online has reported that Robert Pattinson will be participating in Friday’s Hope for Haiti telethon, which will be broadcasted on several major television networks. 

I just got word that the Twilight star has signed on for Friday’s Hope for Haiti telethon. As of right now, it looks like Rob will be the sole presenter in London with performances by Jay-Z and Bono.
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January 18, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Taylor Lautner at the Golden Globes


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January 17, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.


More New Moon 2-disc special edition DVD details revealed by Play.com

Play.com has released information on the New Moon DVD which reveals some additional special features not recently announced by Summit. All items listed below are ones we haven’t heard of before now:

- 6-part documentary details: Part 1. “Life after Twilight”, Part 2. “Chris Weitz takes the helm”, Part 3. “The subtle details”, Part 4. “A look at production”, Part 5. “It’s not magic”, Part 6. “Ready for the World”
- “Fan Event Q&A with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Chris Weitz” (presumably this is Comic Con footage)
- “Fandimonium – a look at the die-hard fans”
- “Team Jacob vs Team Edward: the ultimate love triangle”
- “The beat goes on: the music of The Twilight Saga: New Moon”
- “Frame by Frame: storyboards to screen”
- “Introducing the Wolf Pack” and “Interview with the Volturi” featurettes


There are a few other items listed that don’t seem to explain themselves: “Edward goes to Italy”, “Edward Fast Forward”, “Jacob Fast Forward”, “Becoming Jacob”.
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January 16, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.


Summit announces New Moon DVD features, pricing, high res art, release date

Following up on last night’s DVD release date announcement (March 20th!), Summit has just passed along more details about the New Moon DVD – including a high res pic of the cover!

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Two-Disc Special Edition DVD has a suggested retail price of $32.99, while the Special Edition Blu-ray is set at $34.99. Both are packed with bonus features that are sure to please even the most-hard core fans, including a revealing Audio Commentary with Director Chris Weitz and editor Peter Lambert; a riveting 6-part documentary that takes you behind the scenes; exclusive band rehearsal footage with Muse; and music videos from Death Cab for Cutie, Anya Marina and Mute Math
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January 15, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

New Moon DVD release March 20!

Summit Entertainment confirmed in their latest Twitter post that the “New Moon” 2-Disc Special Edition DVD and Special Edition Blu-Ray will be released on Saturday, March 20!

Check out the official announcement on Twitter!

Will you be going to the Midnight release???
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January 14, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

“Vampires brought in 17% of all book sales tracked in 2009.” claims USA Today.

USA Today posted a new article online focusing on popular books in 2009. It reveals some interesting statistics related to the Twilight saga:

We have Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight vampires to thank, in part, for the fact that at least 17% of all book sales tracked in 2009 were related to vampires (and assorted other undead creatures, including zombies) or the paranormal (including paranormal romances). That was up from 14% in 2008, which in turn was way up from 2% in 2007. 

Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, which are the inspiration for HBO’s True Blood, had nine titles in the top 100 sellers of the year, and P.C. and Kristin Cast, the mother/daughter team who write the House of Night series, had six. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith is No. 48 on the list. Expect that trend to continue in 2010, again thanks in part to Meyer. She may not have a new book coming out (that we know of so far), but Eclipse, the movie based on the third book in the Twilight series, swoops into theaters in June, and the paperback reissue of her 2008 adult hardcover The Host is out April 13.

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January 13, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

David Slade on Twitter: “New Year’s gift was cancelled”

As always when David tweets, Twilight fans read and re-tweet quickly. Today was no exception. Today's tweet unfortunately was bad news.

David issued a new tweet today that revealed the plan he had for a 'New Year's gift' was cancelled:

New Year’s gift was cancelled. Out of my hands unfortunately. I tried. On another note our edit is driving towards the finish line…

So we here at ECJ ask: Hey David, what about a Valentine's day gift then? Maybe an Edward and Bella kiss? Lets see what he says.
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January 12, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Stephenie Meyer talks about the Breaking Dawn “drama”

There have been reports that Stephenie and Summit are feuding over decisions related to the production of Breaking Dawn.

To address these rumors, Stephenie has updated her site today:

Just a quick note on the subject of the Breaking Dawn film: there is no drama over whether the book should be one movie or two. My personal feeling is that it would be very difficult to cram the whole story into one movie (as I’ve said in many interviews previous to this), but if a great way of doing that surfaces, I’m all for it. Two or one, whichever way fits the story best is fine by me, and everyone I’ve spoken with at Summit seems to feel the same way. We’re all excited to move forward on this, and we are slowly and surely getting there. I know people are anxious for news, and so sometimes gossip get fabricated to stir things up, but there’s no basis to this particular story.

Steph

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January 12, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Will Breaking Dawn begin shooting in the fall?

According to a article from LA Times, the Producer Wyck Godfrey plans for Breaking Dawn to begin filming in the fall, 

Wyck Godfrey, the producer of all the films in the “Twilight” saga, admits that the creative team still doesn’t know how they’ll handle the character in the “Breaking Dawn” movie, but said that the plan is absolutely for the production to go forward — as either one or two installments — with an eye toward beginning to shoot in Vancouver this fall. All three stars are signed for “Breaking Dawn,” he said, meaning that Stewart and Pattinson will be dealing with the joys and woes of interspecies parenting and newly minted heartthrob Taylor Lautner will return as often-shirtless shape-shifter Jacob Black.
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January 11, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.


Taylor Lautner to present at 67th Golden Globes

Actor Taylor Lautner will be appearing at the Golden Globes Sunday, Jan. 17 to present an award, according to a report from the Associated Press.

Other presenter at the awards show hosted by Ricky Gervais include: Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Tom Hanks, Sophia Loren and Robert De Niro.

The Golden Globes will air at 8PM EST on NBC.

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January 10, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Peter Facinelli keeping his Twitter ‘pure’

Pretty much everyone is following actor Peter Facinelli on Twitter these days. He recently told Access Hollywood that he has no plans to make his Twitter account commercial.

“It’s a great way to share information with them and it’s also a great way to entertain,” he said. “I like being able to put a smile on people’s faces and I like being able to also mix that up with sharing information with them that’s important and also letting them know what I’m doing. I mean I’ve had people come to me and say, ‘Hey, will you Tweet this out?’ There’s like paid advertisement stuff. I’m not into that. I like to keep my Twitter pure. I don’t want to sell my followers anything.”

You are not already following Peter you can by following this link
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January 9, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Ashley Greene appears on Jimmy Fallon




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January 8, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Anna Kendrick interview on Ellen


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January 7, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Paramore open to contributing to Eclipse soundtrack

Paramore’s “Decode” was a huge part of the Twilight soundtrack, but the band turned down an offer to be part of the New Moon soundtrack last year. In a recent interview with MTV, Hayley Williams, the band’s lead singer, explained why Paramore passed on New Moon and said contributing to the Eclipse soundtrack isn’t out of the question.

“We’ll see what happens in the future,” Williams said. “I don’t know — if it feels genuine. If we write a song, and I feel like it goes with it, I wouldn’t turn it down, but I wouldn’t force it.”
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January 7, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

‘Twilight’ makes it big at the Peoples Choice Awards

The Peoples Choice Awards were held last night in LA.

Twilight won in all three categories it was nominated in: Favorite Movie, Favorite Franchise, and Favorite On-Screen Team!

Taylor Lautner won for his nomination in the Breakout Movie Actor category.

If you missed the show, check out MTV’s recap right here!
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January 7, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Edward and Bella’s break-up scene parodied on Peoples Choice Awards




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January 6, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Taylor Lautner to star in action film with Tom Cruise

Taylor is working on yet another action film, and this time it’s with Tom Cruise.

From Deadline Hollywood:

It’s called Northern Lights, a Tom Cruise vehicle to be directed by John Moore (Max Payne) with a start date of April 1st. The logline says the pic is about “a gifted, young, aerobatics pilot who faces off with his controlling, billionaire father and falls in love with a gifted, female pilot). It’s being made by David Ellison’s new company Skydance Productions, and Paramount has a first look at his development.

This is the third action film we’ve learned Taylor Lautner will be working on in the near feature. Paramount is working with Taylor on Max Steel and Summit has plans for Taylor in their own action film.
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January 6, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Twilight nominations for tonight’s People’s Choice Awards

The 2010 People’s Choice Awards will be on CBS tonight at 9 PM.

Twilight has been nominated for many catagories:

Nominations:
- Favorite On Screen Team (Edward, Bella, Jacob)
- Movie Franchise (The Twilight Saga)
- Favorite Movie (Twilight)
- Movie Actor (Robert Pattinson)
- Movie Actress (Kristen Stewart)
- Breakout Movie Actor (Taylor Lautner)
- Breakout Movie Actress (Anna Kendrick)

Make sure to watch and find out what happens!!!
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January 5, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Robert to appear in comic book series

According to an article at Coventry Telegraph Bluewater Productions is planning a new comic book series called Fame. It is based on the lives of famous pop culture icons.

Lady Gaga, Robert Pattinson, 50 Cent, David Beckham and Taylor Swift are all rumored to become part of the series.

Bluewater Productions is responsible for the Female Force Comics where Stephenie Meyer and J.K. Rowling were featured.

Bluewater president Darren G. Davis said "Fame gives us the ability to tell more interesting stories about a wider variety of notable personalities. Conversely, it allows us to focus the scope of our other biography titles to more socially and political important figures."
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January 4, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Kirsten Prout Interview : Enjoyed playing a "Villian"

IESB has an interview with Kirsten Prout. She is playing Lucy in Eclipse. You may remember Kirsten from Kyle XY.

Below is an excerpt from the interview:

IESB: What can you say about your character in Eclipse? How does she fit into the story?

Kirsten: Without revealing too much, Lucy is one of the vampires that turns Jasper, played by Jackson Rathbone. Jasper gets turned while he is an officer, and I’m one of the vampires that causes Jasper to be turned during his military career. Lucy appears to be an innocent little victim, and then she turns into something a lot more sinister.

IESB: Is Lucy the darkest character you’ve ever played?

Kirsten: I’ve always been on the good side. I’ve never played a villain, in my entire career. I’m the girl next door, or the girl who helps out, or the girl that makes an innocent escape. For once, I got to look all innocent and have that angelic quality, and then, all of a sudden, turn into something really dark. That was fun for me. That was the first villain that I’ve ever played.

IESB: How was David Slade, as a director? Had you been familiar with any of his previous work?

Kirsten: Yeah, I had. He’s a great guy because his way of working is so open. He just says, “Do what you do,” and lets you play with it. If he has notes, he gives them to you, but he’s a very open director. He keeps it light. He loves his job and he’s very serious about it. He’s a great director.
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January 3, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

MovieMistakes.com lists several mistakes found in New Moon

For all those movie goers who like the catch mistakes in a movie, MovieMistakes.com has set up a page for New Moon. So far they have come up with close to 40 mistakes. Here are a couple examples:

- Visible crew/equipment: During the breakup scene, you see a blue marker between Edwards feet in his wideshots.

- Continuity: When Bella is in the parking lot at school in the beginning, Edward walks toward her. Bella’s hair is neatly pulled off to the side. When he leans in for the kiss it is suddenly stuck to her forehead, and when Edward tells her Jacob wants her, it’s suddenly back to normal.

- Continuity: After Bella awakes from the first nightmare, we see her Romeo and Juliet book on the pillow beside her. When Charlie brings in her presents the book is gone, but then reappears on the pillow between shots.

- Continuity: During the meadow scene flashback with Edward and Bella, Bella's foot is missing. She's lying next to Edward and the camera is circling above them. Her legs are slightly crossed and one of her feet is missing (and covered by the meadow backdrop).


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January 2, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

International Release Dates for The Twilight Sage: Eclipse Movie

IMDB has listed of some International release dates for Eclipse.

Argentina 30 June 2010
Brazil 30 June 2010
Egypt 30 June 2010
Kazakhstan 30 June 2010
USA 30 June 2010
Netherlands 1 July 2010
New Zealand 1 July 2010
Finland 2 July 2010
Norway 2 July 2010
Turkey 2 July 2010
UK 9 July 2010
Germany 15 July 2010
Sweden 30 June 2010
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January 1, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Happy New Year from Edward Cullens Journal!

We here at ECJ would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year. We are excited about this year and all of the wonderful events that will be happening. A few things to look forward to are:

1. Fanfic contest (coming in Jan 2010)
2. New Moon DVD Release (coming in Mar 2010)
3. Eclipse Theater Release (coming in Jun 2010)

So many great things along with the journal entries coming back. Edward has been on vacation but he is back and ready to share his memories with us.

Again we wish you all a very very Happy New Year
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January 1, 2010
Posted by Jeanne M.

Two stills from New Moon deleted scenes

Two new images from New Moon's deleted scenes are making their way around the web.
We look forward to seeing all the deleted scenes with the DVD release:

The two scenes released are pictured below:

- Victoria driving to Forks in a car
- Edward and Alice outside Bella’s house as Charlie looks on