Thursday, November 26, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
EW cover featuring Rob taylor and Kristen
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The December 4th issue of Entertainment Weekly is out on Firday and has a choice of three different covers Team Edward, Team Jacob & Team Bella.
From EW
NEW YORK – Hot off the tail of the New Moon premiere, this week’s Entertainment Weekly explores the phenomenon that is the Twilight series.
Chris Weitz opens the door to his beach house looking like a wilted rose. He’s unshaven, pale and wearing clothes he appears to have found wadded in a ball on his bedroom floor. It’s exactly the way you’d expect to find the director the morning after his movie The Twilight Saga: The New Moon opened around the world to numbers no one thought possible. But Weitz isn’t recovering from a long night of revelry. He’s just exhausted. In the last ten days, he’s been in more time zones than the sun, on the last stretch of promotional duties for his movie. “I’m at the point of physical collapse,” says Weitz, 40. “Hopefully I will now lapse into obscurity. That’s my plan.”
We can think of 140 million reasons that’s not going to happen – all of them dollars. On opening weekend, New Moon made the kind of money usually reserved for comic-book heroes and boy wizards, breaking records for midnight screenings and Friday box office. More significantly, Weitz has made the highest grossing female-oriented movie since James Cameron opened Titanic in 1997. And, with Sandra Bullock scoring a career best opening with $34.5 million for The Blind Side, he’s taken part in one of the most female-driven weekends in history–one that should wake up whatever Hollywood executives still underestimate the spending power of the purse. Still, Weitz won’t make any grand claims for himself. “The degree of credit I can take is limited,” he says. “I’m just the glorified conductor.”
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Summit releases official BREAKING DAWN news!
In response to certain videos which pertain rumors about the production of Breaking Dawn, Summit Entertainment released this statement. Nothing else is official yet!
“Summit Entertainment looks forward to bringing “Breaking Dawn” to the big screen but at this point any additional information is premature.”
“Summit Entertainment looks forward to bringing “Breaking Dawn” to the big screen but at this point any additional information is premature.”
Kstew talks Taylor and his picky ways and her character, bella
KRISTEN Stewart says her Twilight costar Taylor Lautner is very “picky” and “set in his ways” when it comes to trying new things.The actress — who plays Bella in the vampire movie franchise — has revealed she was the first person to get 17-year-old Taylor to eat sushi.
“He’s so picky,” Stewart, 19, told Rolling Stone magazine. “I was the first person who got him to eat sushi.
“He’s very set in his ways. But that is very informative of his personality. He’s very steady. He has a really solid sense of himself.”
Kristen, 19, recently revealed that she can relate to her character in Twilight Saga: New Moon because she knows what it’s like to be broken up with.
“It’s when Edward tells Bella it’s all over and they’re never going to see each other again,” she told Parade magazine of her toughest scene in the movie, which hit theaters November 20. “There’s nothing like it in reality. It’s not even like a normal breakup scene because I know what it’s like to get broken up with. I don’t know what it’s like to get broken up with by a vampire.
“It’s like suddenly whatever has addicted an addict is taken away from them and they go through total withdrawal. That’s what Bella was going through. To portray that was really intimidating.”
Bella, Kristen said, is “confident but not arrogant. Bella is like, ‘I’m allowed to make mistakes and I’m going to do things and take chances and not be ashamed of it.’ You see this girl really build herself back up, and by the time she makes this sort of rash decision to spend eternity with a vampire, you believe her. She’s lived life. She’s grown up.”
Rob tells us what scene he loves in Eclipse!
Taylor: that girl has it all wrong, Remember Me is nothing like Twilight..get it straight chick!
Taylor on the cover of Rolling Stone
There’s a scene in “New Moon”—in which Taylor Lautner swiftly rips off his shirt to reveal his six-pack and bulging biceps—that probably gave the theater full of tween girls their first “funny feeling” downstairs. This Rolling Stone cover may just take that ecstasy over the top. Prediction: this will be the best selling issue of the magazine this year, by far.Taylor: I cant stop drooling over this shot!!!! cant wait to buy the issue!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
20 differences in New Moon that work from book to movie
If you're a diehard Twilighter, you might wonder just how different New Moon the film is from the book. Below, we name 20 ways the movie deviates from Meyer's tome – and works all the better for it.
Twilight scribe Melissa Rosenberg faced an enormous challenge adapting Stephenie Meyer's 500+ page novel for the screen, but it's clear that the filmmakers chose to remain steadfastly faithful to Meyer's book. (Perhaps to a fault, considering the reviews.) Still, for fans, New Moon should feel just authentic enough to drive it toward an enormous opening weekend. So how do Rosenberg's additions, changes, and omissions from the text affect New Moon on film, and which ones work the best?
[Warning: Spoilers ahead!]
Way more shirtless boys!
We all hoped to get a glimpse of Edward's alabaster chest in Volterra, but who knew we'd get to see so much hot werewolf skin? Thankfully, the Wolf Pack run such high temperatures and explode away their clothes so frequently that cut-off jeans and no shirt are their shared ensemble of choice.
We get more fights, including an awesome Volturi throw down.
New Moon the book is infamous for its slow pacing, thanks to Bella's crippling depression (see below). So it's a good thing that the film throws in fistfights, wolf skirmishes, and chase scenes to liven things up a bit more. Our favorite: watching Volturi guard Felix put the smack down on our precious Edward, a scene crafted for the film.
Instead of talking to herself, Bella sends emails to Alice.
New Moon, like all of the Twilight books, makes frequent use of Bella's internal voice-overs to tell us what's going on in that angsty head of hers. In New Moon, Bella writes emails to her lost BFF, Alice, to work through her issues. We still get the voice-overs, but they're cleverly disguised as Bella's messages to Alice, and therefore much less "Vampire Diaries." (Also, creating a movie email address for Alice was a clever way to sneak in product placement for Apple's MobileMe email application.)
Bella's (a little) less mopey than she is in the books.
Much of the book is devoted to Bella's heartbreaking, months-long break-up depression, so it's a good thing that the film condenses her lost period a bit for the sake of storytelling. Critics complain already that Bella spends so much time staring into space, pining over Edward; if only they knew how much more we/she suffer in the books! Thankfully, Rosenberg's script snaps Bella out of her funk and moves on, sort of, in a relatively short span of time.
Bella's months-long depression, in the blink of an eye.
Fans were wondering how Chris Weitz would treat the infamous "lost" months of Bella's depression, which are depicted by blank pages in the book. After all, October, November, December, and January fly by as voids of nothingness to the girl. Weitz and Rosenberg's solution? A clever scene where Bella sits listless in front of her window as the camera moves around her to show the changing seasons outside. The trick captures her melancholia and is perfectly punctuated by Lykke Li's haunting, wistful track, "Possibility."
Edward doesn't hide Bella's photos.
In the book, when Edward decides to break up with Bella and leave town, he also sneaks into her room and hides her photos of him so that she'll have no reminders at all that he existed – a complete and total abandonment. (Can you imagine a world without pictures of RPattz? It would be horrible, indeed.) In the film, we see him in her room, but there's no messing with photographs, which would have been an unnecessary minor plot point anyway. Plus, those folks who think Edward's a little stalker-like might have been even more creeped out by him rifling through her stuff. Instead, we get the full impact of Edward's absence in Bella's misery.
Jacob gives Bella a dream catcher.
One new scene in the film has Jacob giving Bella a dream catcher for her birthday, killing two birds with one stone in the process: giving her a present when Edward feels he cannot and putting the mack on her with a big bear hug right in front of Edward. Bella hangs the dream catcher above her pillow, but unfortunately for her, it doesn't help keep the nightmares away.
Bella goes for a bike ride at One Eyed Pete's.
Bella's attempt to put herself out there by going to Port Angeles with Jessica takes a dangerous (and hilarious) turn when she accepts a ride with a burly, beefy biker in order to hang on to her visions of Edward. In the book, she stops short of hopping on the chopper, but in the film she takes a full-on joyride with a stranger. How boring would it have been if she'd just turned around and walked back to safety?
More snarky Anna Kendrick!
Besides giving Bella her very first brush with danger, the biker scene serves another purpose: letting Anna Kendrick shine. As Jessica, Kendrick once again steals every scene she's in, and Bella's foolish biker episode gives her some of her very best frenemy lines of dialogue. Bonus: Kendrick's blissfully ignorant snark attack on zombie movies.
Two words: Face Punch!
In addition to the zombie genre, New Moon has a little something to say about stupid action flicks. One of the best additions to the script involves Bella, Mike Newton, Jacob, and a popular (fake) blockbuster movie entitled Face Punch. (Tagline: "Let's DO this!")
Visions of RPattz dance in Bella's head.
While Bella's hallucinations of Edward in the books are purely auditory, there's no way that would fly in the film. So Weitz injects plenty of pretty Rob Pattinson shots throughout the entire duration of Edward's absence, scrumptious visions that come and go like wisps of smoke. And really, there's tons of RPattz bookmarking New Moon, so we don't miss him all that much. (What am I saying? There's always room for more RPattz!)
Victoria is definitely in the water.
When Bella is drowning after cliff-diving in New Moon, we clearly see Victoria swimming toward her in the water right before Jacob pulls her out of the water – something that was hinted at, but kept ambiguous, in the books. We like it better this way, as it makes Bella's danger more present and, let's be real, gives Rachelle Lefevre a little more to do, considering that she has exactly zero lines in the whole movie.
Bella hits Paul in the face!
In a film packed with phasing wolves and marble-cracking vampire fights, it's nice to see Bella get a little action. Angry that they've brainwashed her beloved Jacob, Bella confronts the Wolf Pack, shoves Sam Uley, and smacks Paul right in the kisser! Sure, it seems a little out of character, but at least in this moment, Bella is an agent of action and not merely reacting to the people around her. Plus, it leads into Paul's transformation and Jacob's mid-air phase, and the huge revelation of the Quileute secret.
Carlisle's Volturi painting comes to life.
Instead of waiting ‘til the end to meet the Volturi, we get an early peek at them when Carlisle's painting comes to life as Edward explains their history to Bella. Thank goodness! It would be such a waste to have even less of Aro & Co. in New Moon than the brief sequence we already get.
Victoria attacks Harry Clearwater.
While tracking the Wolf Pack – and slyly covering their footprints – Harry Clearwater suffers a fatal heart attack in the woods. But in the film, we see that Harry's heart attack comes from the shock of being attacked by Victoria, who is seen stalking Charlie's hunting party from up in the trees. The change here allows plot points to converge, as the ensuing wolf pursuit of Victoria runs parallel to Bella's fateful cliff-jump into the ocean. And again, it gives Rachelle Lefevre something to do.
New Moon has way more funnies.
Credit Rosenberg for injecting more sly humor into New Moon, which was especially necessary in this installment. Supporting humans like Jessica, Mike, and Charlie add levity to their scenes with the somber Bella, while more subtle winks, like the comparison of werewolfiness to a "lifestyle choice" and Bella's transatlantic ride aboard a Virgin Atlantic airplane, display a self-aware sense of humor.
Jacob and Bella almost kiss. Twice!
New Moon is Jacob's movie, so Rosenberg rewards him with not one, but two almost-kisses. If you look closely, their lips ACTUALLY TOUCH the second time!
Jacob and Edward face off in the woods – just not when you expect.
If you've read New Moon, you're already expecting the tense "treaty" discussion between Jacob and Edward. Rosenberg wisely juggles the timeline a bit, placing it before the key conclusion (see #19), and adds one last phase for the furious Jacob. (It's the closest Bella's two men come to blows in New Moon.)
Edward proposes!
Rosenberg saves the best for last, leaving Bella (and us) with the biggest possible cliffhanger. Again, the re-jiggered placement of the scene works better cinematically, and leads into the next film, Eclipse!
Alice's vision. OMG, spoilers! (Seriously, MAJOR spoiler here concerning future installments of the Twilight Saga.)
When Aro "sees" Alice's vision of the future, he lets her, Edward, and Bella go with the knowledge that sometime soon, Bella will become a vampire. As a special treat, the film shows us Alice's vision of Edward and Bella running through the woods (alas, in giggle-worthy outfits and slow motion). But after the snickers die down, think about exactly what you are seeing and you'll realize that it's essentially a preview of sorts… of something with the initials B and D!
That said, there are a couple of changes that don't work so well. Jacob's mood swing in the theater and subsequent threat of physical violence to poor Mike Newton seems incredibly out of character. Later in the film when the phone rings in Bella's kitchen, Jacob definitely knows it's Edward on the phone (as opposed to thinking it's Carlisle as in the book), which makes him more of a jerk.
Twilight scribe Melissa Rosenberg faced an enormous challenge adapting Stephenie Meyer's 500+ page novel for the screen, but it's clear that the filmmakers chose to remain steadfastly faithful to Meyer's book. (Perhaps to a fault, considering the reviews.) Still, for fans, New Moon should feel just authentic enough to drive it toward an enormous opening weekend. So how do Rosenberg's additions, changes, and omissions from the text affect New Moon on film, and which ones work the best?
[Warning: Spoilers ahead!]
Way more shirtless boys!
We all hoped to get a glimpse of Edward's alabaster chest in Volterra, but who knew we'd get to see so much hot werewolf skin? Thankfully, the Wolf Pack run such high temperatures and explode away their clothes so frequently that cut-off jeans and no shirt are their shared ensemble of choice.
We get more fights, including an awesome Volturi throw down.
New Moon the book is infamous for its slow pacing, thanks to Bella's crippling depression (see below). So it's a good thing that the film throws in fistfights, wolf skirmishes, and chase scenes to liven things up a bit more. Our favorite: watching Volturi guard Felix put the smack down on our precious Edward, a scene crafted for the film.
Instead of talking to herself, Bella sends emails to Alice.
New Moon, like all of the Twilight books, makes frequent use of Bella's internal voice-overs to tell us what's going on in that angsty head of hers. In New Moon, Bella writes emails to her lost BFF, Alice, to work through her issues. We still get the voice-overs, but they're cleverly disguised as Bella's messages to Alice, and therefore much less "Vampire Diaries." (Also, creating a movie email address for Alice was a clever way to sneak in product placement for Apple's MobileMe email application.)
Bella's (a little) less mopey than she is in the books.
Much of the book is devoted to Bella's heartbreaking, months-long break-up depression, so it's a good thing that the film condenses her lost period a bit for the sake of storytelling. Critics complain already that Bella spends so much time staring into space, pining over Edward; if only they knew how much more we/she suffer in the books! Thankfully, Rosenberg's script snaps Bella out of her funk and moves on, sort of, in a relatively short span of time.
Bella's months-long depression, in the blink of an eye.
Fans were wondering how Chris Weitz would treat the infamous "lost" months of Bella's depression, which are depicted by blank pages in the book. After all, October, November, December, and January fly by as voids of nothingness to the girl. Weitz and Rosenberg's solution? A clever scene where Bella sits listless in front of her window as the camera moves around her to show the changing seasons outside. The trick captures her melancholia and is perfectly punctuated by Lykke Li's haunting, wistful track, "Possibility."
Edward doesn't hide Bella's photos.
In the book, when Edward decides to break up with Bella and leave town, he also sneaks into her room and hides her photos of him so that she'll have no reminders at all that he existed – a complete and total abandonment. (Can you imagine a world without pictures of RPattz? It would be horrible, indeed.) In the film, we see him in her room, but there's no messing with photographs, which would have been an unnecessary minor plot point anyway. Plus, those folks who think Edward's a little stalker-like might have been even more creeped out by him rifling through her stuff. Instead, we get the full impact of Edward's absence in Bella's misery.
Jacob gives Bella a dream catcher.
One new scene in the film has Jacob giving Bella a dream catcher for her birthday, killing two birds with one stone in the process: giving her a present when Edward feels he cannot and putting the mack on her with a big bear hug right in front of Edward. Bella hangs the dream catcher above her pillow, but unfortunately for her, it doesn't help keep the nightmares away.
Bella goes for a bike ride at One Eyed Pete's.
Bella's attempt to put herself out there by going to Port Angeles with Jessica takes a dangerous (and hilarious) turn when she accepts a ride with a burly, beefy biker in order to hang on to her visions of Edward. In the book, she stops short of hopping on the chopper, but in the film she takes a full-on joyride with a stranger. How boring would it have been if she'd just turned around and walked back to safety?
More snarky Anna Kendrick!
Besides giving Bella her very first brush with danger, the biker scene serves another purpose: letting Anna Kendrick shine. As Jessica, Kendrick once again steals every scene she's in, and Bella's foolish biker episode gives her some of her very best frenemy lines of dialogue. Bonus: Kendrick's blissfully ignorant snark attack on zombie movies.
Two words: Face Punch!
In addition to the zombie genre, New Moon has a little something to say about stupid action flicks. One of the best additions to the script involves Bella, Mike Newton, Jacob, and a popular (fake) blockbuster movie entitled Face Punch. (Tagline: "Let's DO this!")
Visions of RPattz dance in Bella's head.
While Bella's hallucinations of Edward in the books are purely auditory, there's no way that would fly in the film. So Weitz injects plenty of pretty Rob Pattinson shots throughout the entire duration of Edward's absence, scrumptious visions that come and go like wisps of smoke. And really, there's tons of RPattz bookmarking New Moon, so we don't miss him all that much. (What am I saying? There's always room for more RPattz!)
Victoria is definitely in the water.
When Bella is drowning after cliff-diving in New Moon, we clearly see Victoria swimming toward her in the water right before Jacob pulls her out of the water – something that was hinted at, but kept ambiguous, in the books. We like it better this way, as it makes Bella's danger more present and, let's be real, gives Rachelle Lefevre a little more to do, considering that she has exactly zero lines in the whole movie.
Bella hits Paul in the face!
In a film packed with phasing wolves and marble-cracking vampire fights, it's nice to see Bella get a little action. Angry that they've brainwashed her beloved Jacob, Bella confronts the Wolf Pack, shoves Sam Uley, and smacks Paul right in the kisser! Sure, it seems a little out of character, but at least in this moment, Bella is an agent of action and not merely reacting to the people around her. Plus, it leads into Paul's transformation and Jacob's mid-air phase, and the huge revelation of the Quileute secret.
Carlisle's Volturi painting comes to life.
Instead of waiting ‘til the end to meet the Volturi, we get an early peek at them when Carlisle's painting comes to life as Edward explains their history to Bella. Thank goodness! It would be such a waste to have even less of Aro & Co. in New Moon than the brief sequence we already get.
Victoria attacks Harry Clearwater.
While tracking the Wolf Pack – and slyly covering their footprints – Harry Clearwater suffers a fatal heart attack in the woods. But in the film, we see that Harry's heart attack comes from the shock of being attacked by Victoria, who is seen stalking Charlie's hunting party from up in the trees. The change here allows plot points to converge, as the ensuing wolf pursuit of Victoria runs parallel to Bella's fateful cliff-jump into the ocean. And again, it gives Rachelle Lefevre something to do.
New Moon has way more funnies.
Credit Rosenberg for injecting more sly humor into New Moon, which was especially necessary in this installment. Supporting humans like Jessica, Mike, and Charlie add levity to their scenes with the somber Bella, while more subtle winks, like the comparison of werewolfiness to a "lifestyle choice" and Bella's transatlantic ride aboard a Virgin Atlantic airplane, display a self-aware sense of humor.
Jacob and Bella almost kiss. Twice!
New Moon is Jacob's movie, so Rosenberg rewards him with not one, but two almost-kisses. If you look closely, their lips ACTUALLY TOUCH the second time!
Jacob and Edward face off in the woods – just not when you expect.
If you've read New Moon, you're already expecting the tense "treaty" discussion between Jacob and Edward. Rosenberg wisely juggles the timeline a bit, placing it before the key conclusion (see #19), and adds one last phase for the furious Jacob. (It's the closest Bella's two men come to blows in New Moon.)
Edward proposes!
Rosenberg saves the best for last, leaving Bella (and us) with the biggest possible cliffhanger. Again, the re-jiggered placement of the scene works better cinematically, and leads into the next film, Eclipse!
Alice's vision. OMG, spoilers! (Seriously, MAJOR spoiler here concerning future installments of the Twilight Saga.)
When Aro "sees" Alice's vision of the future, he lets her, Edward, and Bella go with the knowledge that sometime soon, Bella will become a vampire. As a special treat, the film shows us Alice's vision of Edward and Bella running through the woods (alas, in giggle-worthy outfits and slow motion). But after the snickers die down, think about exactly what you are seeing and you'll realize that it's essentially a preview of sorts… of something with the initials B and D!
That said, there are a couple of changes that don't work so well. Jacob's mood swing in the theater and subsequent threat of physical violence to poor Mike Newton seems incredibly out of character. Later in the film when the phone rings in Bella's kitchen, Jacob definitely knows it's Edward on the phone (as opposed to thinking it's Carlisle as in the book), which makes him more of a jerk.
New Moon breaks more records!!
New Moon already broke the record for a midnight showing and according to an article on Variety.com New Moon has broke the record for opening day too.
Here is what Variety had to say:
Summit Entertainment’s “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” tore up the box office record for best opening day, grabbing the title away from Warner Bros. “The Dark Knight,” and earning a spectacular $72.7 million yesterday at 4,024 theaters.
An exceptional feat for a film playing outside the summer frame.
There were an array of estimates being reported on the internet about how high the first day of “New Moon” actually was. This morning’s figure is Summit’s official Friday estimate.
“Dark Knight” had minted $67.2 million from 4,366 runs on July 18, 2008 before making a three-day opening weekend of $158.4 million.
Fueling the Friday B.O. for “New Moon” were midnight shows in 3,514 venues which drew a record-breaking $26.3 million for the time slot.
The opening day for “New Moon” posted more than a 100% gain over the first Friday of “Twilight” which made $36 million a year ago and a three-day weekend of $69.6 million.
Here is what Variety had to say:
Summit Entertainment’s “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” tore up the box office record for best opening day, grabbing the title away from Warner Bros. “The Dark Knight,” and earning a spectacular $72.7 million yesterday at 4,024 theaters.
An exceptional feat for a film playing outside the summer frame.
There were an array of estimates being reported on the internet about how high the first day of “New Moon” actually was. This morning’s figure is Summit’s official Friday estimate.
“Dark Knight” had minted $67.2 million from 4,366 runs on July 18, 2008 before making a three-day opening weekend of $158.4 million.
Fueling the Friday B.O. for “New Moon” were midnight shows in 3,514 venues which drew a record-breaking $26.3 million for the time slot.
The opening day for “New Moon” posted more than a 100% gain over the first Friday of “Twilight” which made $36 million a year ago and a three-day weekend of $69.6 million.
The NM cast Unssensored!! part 1 & 2
Part 1
Taylor: I always look forward to her interviews, there so funny. Bronson...Your hilarious!
Part 2
Taylor: I always look forward to her interviews, there so funny. Bronson...Your hilarious!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Remember Me trailer!!!
Taylor: I have to say...Rob acts phenomenal in this. And i havnt seen the whole movie. He's gonna be greater than anyone. But i cant wait to see this movie it looks soooo good. LOVE YOU ROB<3
Monday, November 16, 2009
Steph-"lucky for us, Chris Weitz is a genius"
"I can't answer it." That was the non-answer "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer gave in bonus footage from her appearance on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" when asked if there might one day be a fifth book in the series.
"The way I write is ... it's what makes me happy," she said. "I can't write when I feel like people are looking over my shoulder. So I have to tell myself that this book I'm not going to publish. It's only for me, it's never going to leave my computer and I have to really believe that to be able to work on it."
Meyer admits she's "a little burnt out" on vampires right now, so she's planning to take a break to spend some time with her aliens, i.e. the characters from her first sci-fi book, last year's "The Host."
Though she didn't address what, if anything, might become of the aborted "Midnight Sun" novel told from the perspective of "Twilight" protagonist Edward Cullen, she did tell Oprah that she originally had a different ending in mind for "New Moon." Meyer also said she knows exactly what happens to Bella and Edward — she's just not going to tell anyone at the moment.
"I might do something completely different — I've got to cleanse the palette," she said of her next endeavor. "I might come back to it. I did envision it as a longer series, but I wrapped up 'Breaking Dawn' in a way that I felt satisfied with."
Meyer said she might also break in a different direction and follow her muse to a "totally fantasy" novel she described as completely unrelated to anything she's done before, and so fantastical that it requires a map in the front of the book just to navigate the magical realm.
Calling "The Host" her favorite thing she's done so far, Meyer said she envisioned it as a trilogy, and so she's busy thinking about that at the moment, as well as the upcoming movie adaptation of that saga.
"I had grown a lot as a writer by the time I got around to writing it," she said of "The Host" in explaining her deep affection for the book about the alien race, Souls, and their dogged quest to take over the mind of untamed spirit Mel Stryder. "I think it's better. 'Twilight' ... I was so raw. I could do it so much better right now. I'd love to go back and rewrite that one and do a director's cut."
With "New Moon" about to hit theaters, Meyer said she was worried about the film adaptation of the second book in the series, fearing that it would be the most difficult one to translate to the big screen. "I thought that 'New Moon' would be the most problematical movie we'd have on our hands because it is so internal," she said. "This heroine is having hallucinations about someone she's lost. I mean, it's tricky. Lucky for us, [director] Chris Weitz is a genius."
Some of Meyer's favorite moments in the movie are new scenes that Weitz suggested. "It would always be something so beautiful and so in line with how I see the characters," she said, noting that Weitz would walk around the set with the "New Moon" book under his arm.
"The way I write is ... it's what makes me happy," she said. "I can't write when I feel like people are looking over my shoulder. So I have to tell myself that this book I'm not going to publish. It's only for me, it's never going to leave my computer and I have to really believe that to be able to work on it."
Meyer admits she's "a little burnt out" on vampires right now, so she's planning to take a break to spend some time with her aliens, i.e. the characters from her first sci-fi book, last year's "The Host."
Though she didn't address what, if anything, might become of the aborted "Midnight Sun" novel told from the perspective of "Twilight" protagonist Edward Cullen, she did tell Oprah that she originally had a different ending in mind for "New Moon." Meyer also said she knows exactly what happens to Bella and Edward — she's just not going to tell anyone at the moment.
"I might do something completely different — I've got to cleanse the palette," she said of her next endeavor. "I might come back to it. I did envision it as a longer series, but I wrapped up 'Breaking Dawn' in a way that I felt satisfied with."
Meyer said she might also break in a different direction and follow her muse to a "totally fantasy" novel she described as completely unrelated to anything she's done before, and so fantastical that it requires a map in the front of the book just to navigate the magical realm.
Calling "The Host" her favorite thing she's done so far, Meyer said she envisioned it as a trilogy, and so she's busy thinking about that at the moment, as well as the upcoming movie adaptation of that saga.
"I had grown a lot as a writer by the time I got around to writing it," she said of "The Host" in explaining her deep affection for the book about the alien race, Souls, and their dogged quest to take over the mind of untamed spirit Mel Stryder. "I think it's better. 'Twilight' ... I was so raw. I could do it so much better right now. I'd love to go back and rewrite that one and do a director's cut."
With "New Moon" about to hit theaters, Meyer said she was worried about the film adaptation of the second book in the series, fearing that it would be the most difficult one to translate to the big screen. "I thought that 'New Moon' would be the most problematical movie we'd have on our hands because it is so internal," she said. "This heroine is having hallucinations about someone she's lost. I mean, it's tricky. Lucky for us, [director] Chris Weitz is a genius."
Some of Meyer's favorite moments in the movie are new scenes that Weitz suggested. "It would always be something so beautiful and so in line with how I see the characters," she said, noting that Weitz would walk around the set with the "New Moon" book under his arm.
Steph says seeing NM characters on-screen was surreal
Stephenie Meyer said she had a perfect vision of the characters in the "Twilight" saga as she was writing the series. But when those characters hit the big screen in the first movie and again in the soon-to-be-released sequel "New Moon," she said it was like watching her dreams come to life.
"It is crazy surreal," she said in an unaired interview segment taped during her recent appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
"The first time I met any of the actors, we had a dinner kind of just to get to know each other, and they had all been doing test shoots for hair and makeup and costumes all day, so they came in costume to dinner," she said. "And all of a sudden, Carlisle [Peter Facinelli] sits down across from me, and it freaked me out! It's so weird. You have those moments where you're so used to it, and then you'll be sitting there in the cafeteria, and there's 150 extras milling through a scene and who knows how many people involved in the filming, and there's this huge crowd, and you look around and say, 'This is all because I wrote that dream down.' It's very hard to process. ... Weird."
An avid reader, Meyer said she loves to dig into the classics, including Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë, the authors she called the foundation of her literary life. Given the popularity of the "Twilight" series, Meyer said she's also recently gotten into reading more young-adult fiction, checking out "Leviathan" scribe Scott Westerfeld and "The Princess Academy" writer Shannon Hale, as well as her personal sci-fi hero, "Shadow Puppets" master Orson Scott Card.
Clearly deep into her obsession with science-fiction writing, no doubt due to work on the movie adaptation of her body-snatcher novel "The Host," Meyer said she's almost done reading Ron Currie Jr.'s "Everything Matters!," a book about a young man who knows from the day he is born when the world will end in fiery, meteoric destruction. "It's fascinating. It's science-fiction in a real non-science-fictiony way, and I have about a chapter left, and I'm dying to find out how this is going to end because I have no idea," she said
"It is crazy surreal," she said in an unaired interview segment taped during her recent appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
"The first time I met any of the actors, we had a dinner kind of just to get to know each other, and they had all been doing test shoots for hair and makeup and costumes all day, so they came in costume to dinner," she said. "And all of a sudden, Carlisle [Peter Facinelli] sits down across from me, and it freaked me out! It's so weird. You have those moments where you're so used to it, and then you'll be sitting there in the cafeteria, and there's 150 extras milling through a scene and who knows how many people involved in the filming, and there's this huge crowd, and you look around and say, 'This is all because I wrote that dream down.' It's very hard to process. ... Weird."
An avid reader, Meyer said she loves to dig into the classics, including Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë, the authors she called the foundation of her literary life. Given the popularity of the "Twilight" series, Meyer said she's also recently gotten into reading more young-adult fiction, checking out "Leviathan" scribe Scott Westerfeld and "The Princess Academy" writer Shannon Hale, as well as her personal sci-fi hero, "Shadow Puppets" master Orson Scott Card.
Clearly deep into her obsession with science-fiction writing, no doubt due to work on the movie adaptation of her body-snatcher novel "The Host," Meyer said she's almost done reading Ron Currie Jr.'s "Everything Matters!," a book about a young man who knows from the day he is born when the world will end in fiery, meteoric destruction. "It's fascinating. It's science-fiction in a real non-science-fictiony way, and I have about a chapter left, and I'm dying to find out how this is going to end because I have no idea," she said
Celebs say what "Team" their on!
It's the most basic question. And you know you ask at least once a day: "Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob?"
Edward is intelligent, musical, 'artistic' and shockingly handsome while Jacob is stable, compassionate, and has the body of a greek god.
Check out a compilation of quotes collected by US Magazine on what some celebrities are saying about Team Edward vs. Team Jacob. Were you shocked by any of the answers?
Team Edward claims....
Audrina Patridge: "I want to meet an Edward."
Jennifer Love Hewitt: "There is not a girl in this world who's not Team Edward. Have you met girls who are not Team Edward? Well, they are not girls! They're aliens from another planet who should not be allowed to exist."
Joe Jonas: "For a lot of guys, they want superpowers. [Edward is] a vampire, but he's pretty strong and stuff."
A.J. McLean: "I'm Team Edward. Jacob's gotta sneak it in there."
Stephanie Pratt: "I hate Jacob. I had issues with Jacob. He was just, like, manipulating...I feel bad 'cause I think I take it out on Taylor [Lautner]."
Team Jacob counters with... (Oh, who would have guessed that Taylor Swift is on Jacob's side...!)
Emma Roberts: "Finished ALL the twilights....team Jacob"
Taylor Swift: " Team Jake."
Selena Gomez: "I like them both . . . I have to choose one of them? I guess Team Jacob, 'cause I want to be a good friend."
Kristen Stewart: "Objectively, from the outside, she should be with Jacob . . . She's best friends with him, he's warm, it's easy, there's no problems there."
On the fence....
Demi Lovato decided to confuse us all with this statement:
"Edward Cullen -- I would write a love song to him . . . or Jacob Black"
Edward is intelligent, musical, 'artistic' and shockingly handsome while Jacob is stable, compassionate, and has the body of a greek god.
Check out a compilation of quotes collected by US Magazine on what some celebrities are saying about Team Edward vs. Team Jacob. Were you shocked by any of the answers?
Team Edward claims....
Audrina Patridge: "I want to meet an Edward."
Jennifer Love Hewitt: "There is not a girl in this world who's not Team Edward. Have you met girls who are not Team Edward? Well, they are not girls! They're aliens from another planet who should not be allowed to exist."
Joe Jonas: "For a lot of guys, they want superpowers. [Edward is] a vampire, but he's pretty strong and stuff."
A.J. McLean: "I'm Team Edward. Jacob's gotta sneak it in there."
Stephanie Pratt: "I hate Jacob. I had issues with Jacob. He was just, like, manipulating...I feel bad 'cause I think I take it out on Taylor [Lautner]."
Team Jacob counters with... (Oh, who would have guessed that Taylor Swift is on Jacob's side...!)
Emma Roberts: "Finished ALL the twilights....team Jacob"
Taylor Swift: " Team Jake."
Selena Gomez: "I like them both . . . I have to choose one of them? I guess Team Jacob, 'cause I want to be a good friend."
Kristen Stewart: "Objectively, from the outside, she should be with Jacob . . . She's best friends with him, he's warm, it's easy, there's no problems there."
On the fence....
Demi Lovato decided to confuse us all with this statement:
"Edward Cullen -- I would write a love song to him . . . or Jacob Black"
kellan would never date kstew...but would love to kiss her!
Kellan Lutz stopped by Ryan Seacrest's show Monday morning to promote his upcoming movie New Moon.The Twilight hunk spilled that he has no regrets about passing up the lead role of Edward in the movie, happy to leave the spotlight to co-star Rob Pattinson.
Lutz also said that he wouldn't want to date Kristen Stewart, claiming she's "too independent for my blood, she's too spicy". But, he said that he would love to kiss her!
And good news for Kellan's legions of female fans, he claims he's "very much single". Shooting down rumors of dating 90210 hottie AnnaLynne McCord, Lutz claimed that they are not together and "never have been".
But Kellan has got one lady love in his life - his dog Kola. Lutz said that he adopted her when he was going through "hard times" and that he loves nothing more than hanging out with the lucky pooch.
New Moon red carpet setup!!!
10,000 Twilight fans jolted out of their sleeping bag and quickly inhaled venti sized caffeine drinks to approach this magnificent day. As we speak, fans are enjoying the last moments of silence before earth-shattering screams begins when Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner arrive on The Twilight Saga: New Moon red carpet. As fans wait in anticipation, they tweets updates, they quietly trade Twilight war stories about driving three days to get here, and in the front of the line you will hear stories of fans lining up since last Thursday. It is a glorious day and we are only hours away from the live New Moon premiere and the world is watching.
As fans emerge from their Edward Cullen sleeping bags and munch on New Moon Adult Happy Meals, teams will be working hard all around them to make sure the event flows perfectly. The red carpet is already down, the security are on standby, and somewhere in the greater LA, the cast of New Moon work with stylists and makeup artists to look magnificent just for you.
We are only hours away from the big event and if you are unable to attend the Westwood events don't fret because MySpace is hooking you up! If you haven't heard the New Moon Premiere will stream on MySpace so from the comfort of your own home, you and your friends can feel lik a part of all of the action. The event starts at 6pm PT and the questions are already building up.
What celebs are going to show up?
Will Taylor Lautner show up with Taylor Swift as his date?
During the Twilight premiere Rob admitted to sitting in his car due to anxiety; will this happen again?
Over the past week Kristen Stewart has transformed into a fashion maven; what will the Twilight beauty wear tonight?
Will any of the Brit Pack show up to support their BFF RPattz?
How many lucky fans will get in?
The luckiest Twilight fan in the world today sits at the front of the line and her name is Alison Genet. If the name sounds familiar it is because Alison runs twifans.com, a fabulous Twilight fansite. Genet, who drove from Arizona to Westwood, California to get in line first on Thursday, told the LA Times, "I couldn't get here fast enough. I want to be front and center when Monday comes around." Front and center she is, good luck to Alison and all of the rest of the Twilight fans waiting to catch a glimpse of the New Moon cast.
As fans emerge from their Edward Cullen sleeping bags and munch on New Moon Adult Happy Meals, teams will be working hard all around them to make sure the event flows perfectly. The red carpet is already down, the security are on standby, and somewhere in the greater LA, the cast of New Moon work with stylists and makeup artists to look magnificent just for you.
We are only hours away from the big event and if you are unable to attend the Westwood events don't fret because MySpace is hooking you up! If you haven't heard the New Moon Premiere will stream on MySpace so from the comfort of your own home, you and your friends can feel lik a part of all of the action. The event starts at 6pm PT and the questions are already building up.
What celebs are going to show up?
Will Taylor Lautner show up with Taylor Swift as his date?
During the Twilight premiere Rob admitted to sitting in his car due to anxiety; will this happen again?
Over the past week Kristen Stewart has transformed into a fashion maven; what will the Twilight beauty wear tonight?
Will any of the Brit Pack show up to support their BFF RPattz?
How many lucky fans will get in?
The luckiest Twilight fan in the world today sits at the front of the line and her name is Alison Genet. If the name sounds familiar it is because Alison runs twifans.com, a fabulous Twilight fansite. Genet, who drove from Arizona to Westwood, California to get in line first on Thursday, told the LA Times, "I couldn't get here fast enough. I want to be front and center when Monday comes around." Front and center she is, good luck to Alison and all of the rest of the Twilight fans waiting to catch a glimpse of the New Moon cast.
New Moon breaking records, and it hast even premiered yet!
Surprised? Don't be. "New Moon" is big news. When "Twilight" hit theaters almost a year ago, no one really expected it to grow into the phenomenon its become. This Friday though, that's the real litmus test."Twilight" did almost $70 million in its opening weekend last year, comparable to the past weekend's "2012," which brought in $65 million. While it certainly isn't a bad opening, the phenomenon feels bigger than that.Whatever the reason, "New Moon"'s weekend earnings will offer additional insight to just how large Stephenie Meyer's series has become. We already have a pretty good idea, by way of Fandango.
The word from the online ticket retailer, via Deadline Hollywood, is that "New Moon" has surpassed the competition to become their number one advance ticket seller of all time. It's interesting to note that, of the other four movies, three were released this year or last: "Twilight" (#5), "The Dark Knight" (#4) and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (#3). "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" (#2) hit theaters in 2005 and was the previous title-holder. But "New Moon" has now even bested the long-awaited reveal of Anakin Skywalker's transformation into Darth Vader.
As the Dark Lord himself might say, most impressive.
You can find all manner of stats over on Deadline Hollywood, which apparently got an exclusive on Fandango's weekly press release. My favorite stat: 10% of those polled plan to show up to the theater dressed as a character. We "Star Wars" fans at least have you Twilighters beat there!
kstew talks emotional scenes from NEW MOON!
Anyone who's read the second novel in Stephanie Meyer's wildly popular "Twilight" saga knows it is the most emotionally wrought book in the series (thanks, Edward). So it's no surprise "New Moon" leading lady Kristen Stewart got a little worked up filming the sequel, famously telling Entertainment Weekly that she sat in her car sobbing before her breakup scene with Robert Pattinson. When we caught up with Kristen recently at a Beverly Hills press junket, she dished even more about her weighty role, including why it was so much harder than "Twilight."
Premiere all ready to go!
Thanks to those girls who are steadily camped out in the front line of The Twilight Saga: New Moon's premiere, a photograph of the New Moon red carpet - all set up and ready to go - is now available.As discussed yesterday, fans and representatives of several fansites have been camping out at the head of the premiere line since last Thursday.
Apparently, last night the red carpet, lighting, and dividers were all set up overnight, and they are now all prepped for the beginning of the premiere - which starts this afternoon. Remember that you can watch the New Moon premiere live on MySpace.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
what to expect when you see "Remember Me"
Moon from Letters To Rob was lucky enough to get to preview a rough cut version of Rob's upcoming film Remember Me. (me=jealous right now). Here's a tidbit of what she had to say about it.It was great seeing him play a character other than Edward! Tyler is definitely NOT Rob playing himself, though there were a few Robisms that made it endearing but I don’t think Rob is anywhere near as intense or ready to throw down like this character is. With a few more edits, fixing a few plot points and shining up the beginning and end, then droping in a killer soundtrack: this will be a really nice film. Sure in the end it’s probably not Oscar worthy but it’s definitely ladies night worthy! Take all your lady friends, your mom, your grandma and NOT your dad and enjoy the many faces of Rob! Intense Rob, Crazy Eyes Rob, Punching Rob, Romantical Rob, Brother Rob, Sexy times Rob, Bust-into- your-dads-board-meeting-and-tell-everyone-to-STFU Rob, yup they’re ALL there! Just don’t forget your tissues and designate your hand holding buddy before you go in. Emmeloowhoo and I may or may not have help hands and dried each others tears but that’s between us and the stadium seating.
Taylor: wow! i didnt know i would be crying...great! Cant wait! lol
kstew talks chemistry and her fear!
KRISTEN Stewart has fueled speculation she’s dating her Twilight costar Robert Pattinson — after branding the hunky British actor a “heart-throb”.
The actress — who plays Bella in the smash hit vampire movie franchise — says she loves working with R-Patz.
“He’s a heart-throb,” Stewart, 19, told Britain’s Heat magazine when asked what it’s like to work with Pattinson.
“He sort of comes across like a tortured artist, but he’s not. He’s… oh God, this is tough. I’m over-analytical and I want to say he’s over-analytical. He’s like a little boiling pot just really constantly thinking.
“I think the chemistry between Rob and I is sort of an instant thing. Not that I can identify it… But he’s such a good actor, a really intense guy.”
Kristen recently revealed that she’s scared of cars.
“I’m definitely never going to be a biker,” she said. “I’m scared of cars so the idea of riding a motorcycle is just never going to be something that I’m into.
“I was towed ridiculously while we were filming New Moon. I was on the back of this truck and I probably looked funny doing it.
“Taylor Lautner rode motorcycles really well. He rides up and skids. I left that to him. I wasn’t about to do that. I don’t think they would even let me.”
Saturday, November 14, 2009
interview with Hollywoodscoop
Hollyscoop: Edward is always looking out for Bella and her well being but you decide to leave Bella for a bit, why is that?
Rob Pattinson:” He’s just bored," he joked. "No, I think there is something about being deeply in love with someone that you start to doubt everything about yourself and see all your flaws and faults and I think it gets to such an extreme with Edward that he thinks he does not deserve to be with her anyway and thinks…and it gets even further than that he thinks that just by being with her he’s sowing her so and further than putting her out of the danger zone he decides he has to leave, he cant handle it."
HS: New Moon has a little bit of a darker side than Twilight, how do you feel fans will react to this?
RP: "You know a lot of people were saying that 12/13 year olds are the hardest audience & saying about it’s a Tween movie, Blah, Blah, Blah, I don’t think anyone involved with any of them has tried to make them directed towards them, I mean maybe people marketed towards them or whatever. I’ve never thought about that before so I think, I think trying to make it as intelligent complex film as you can because I think the material is there and the books to make it into a pretty deep, its quite interesting subjects. So I hope people will just think we are not being short changed."
HS: You play a vision for a majority of the film, was that difficult?
RP: “I guess to film it wasn’t that difficult, but it was quite difficult to know what I was actually doing. I wasn’t supposed to playing Edward as such, I was playing a figment of Bella's imagination so I kind of wanted Kristen to tell me how to do it but I was a little embarrassed. So I would say, Kristen how would you play me, what’s your impression of Edward? So it was kind of tough."
HS: You had a lot of passionate kissing scenes in the movie, is it difficult to get in the mode when you're surrounded by so many people during shooting?
RP: "Yeah... anything that has to do with pure, pure physical stuff is always quite difficult cause you…Always the kisses in Twilight or anything kind of intimate is such a massive part of the story, that its you have to tell a story within that and so even in the first one there was quite complicated scenes and they are always a really pivotal moment there is never…maybe there is one kiss in New Moon; right at the beginning where there is one kiss and there is nothing to it, its just that a normal kiss. But all the other times it’s always about either getting reunited with someone or leaving, I guess.”
Rob Pattinson:” He’s just bored," he joked. "No, I think there is something about being deeply in love with someone that you start to doubt everything about yourself and see all your flaws and faults and I think it gets to such an extreme with Edward that he thinks he does not deserve to be with her anyway and thinks…and it gets even further than that he thinks that just by being with her he’s sowing her so and further than putting her out of the danger zone he decides he has to leave, he cant handle it."
HS: New Moon has a little bit of a darker side than Twilight, how do you feel fans will react to this?
RP: "You know a lot of people were saying that 12/13 year olds are the hardest audience & saying about it’s a Tween movie, Blah, Blah, Blah, I don’t think anyone involved with any of them has tried to make them directed towards them, I mean maybe people marketed towards them or whatever. I’ve never thought about that before so I think, I think trying to make it as intelligent complex film as you can because I think the material is there and the books to make it into a pretty deep, its quite interesting subjects. So I hope people will just think we are not being short changed."
HS: You play a vision for a majority of the film, was that difficult?
RP: “I guess to film it wasn’t that difficult, but it was quite difficult to know what I was actually doing. I wasn’t supposed to playing Edward as such, I was playing a figment of Bella's imagination so I kind of wanted Kristen to tell me how to do it but I was a little embarrassed. So I would say, Kristen how would you play me, what’s your impression of Edward? So it was kind of tough."
HS: You had a lot of passionate kissing scenes in the movie, is it difficult to get in the mode when you're surrounded by so many people during shooting?
RP: "Yeah... anything that has to do with pure, pure physical stuff is always quite difficult cause you…Always the kisses in Twilight or anything kind of intimate is such a massive part of the story, that its you have to tell a story within that and so even in the first one there was quite complicated scenes and they are always a really pivotal moment there is never…maybe there is one kiss in New Moon; right at the beginning where there is one kiss and there is nothing to it, its just that a normal kiss. But all the other times it’s always about either getting reunited with someone or leaving, I guess.”
Gossip Cop "MEDIA MELTDOWN"
If you hoped to read a lengthy article about Kristen Stewart’s role as Joan Jett in “The Runaways” without having to wade through more made-up muck concerning the nature of her relationship with “New Moon” costar Robert Pattinson… well, The Courier-Mail is not for you.It starts off well, with almost two dozen paragraphs mostly discussing Stewart, Jett, the real-life band, and “Runaways” pal Dakota Fanning. On these topics, there are quotes galore.
And then, without warning or sourcing, the paper writes, “Stewart and 23-year-old Pattinson, who are in a relationship off-screen, are in [the "Twilight" series] for the long haul.”
Hmm. Maybe just a slip?
Nope. A little further down, the Courier-Mail observes, “Stewart says the fact that Pattinson is her boyfriend” does not have an effect on the Bella-Edward relationship in the movies.
Let’s break this down. Kristen Stewart has never, ever, ever said that Robert Pattinson is her boyfriend. They might be dating. But she has never said it’s a “fact.”
Ever.
Fans of hers and the “Twilight” films know this, of course. The problem is that millions of casual celebrity watchers and moviegoers read mainstream articles like this one and assume that what’s reported casually as fact is fact. And why wouldn’t they?
The Courier put words into Stewart’s mouth and then pulled them as if they were her own. Simple as that.
If Stewart had given the newspaper a comment that confirmed a relationship with Pattinson, it would be the lead. But she didn’t. They fabricated it. Which is why it’s buried many, many paragraphs beneath actual quotes.
And so a “Runaways” throwaway line leads to even MORE relationship questions neither Stewart nor Pattinson want to answer, further estranging them from a media that refuses to leave well enough alone.
For the latest in accurate celebrity reporting, follow @GossipCop on Twitter, and check GossipCop.com for updates!
hot hot hot! pics of Rob(and what i have to say)lol
"I just impreganted you"
"whoops, a peice of jacobs hair is in my mouth"
"wtf are you talking about"
What "Cute" really means!
Taylor: Oh my! Can they get any cuter! these are too much.. im going to die of combustion
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