Archives for 2009

Don’t Be Fooled By Fake Midnight Sun!

This just posted on Stephenie Meyer’s official website:

“Hi. I hope everyone is having a great week.

It has come to my attention through several concerned emails that many popular websites like MySpace and Facebook are displaying ads offering a chance to win Midnight Sun. This is a hoax. I would advise against giving out any personal information or even clicking on the links.”

Also, we are getting emails about this website that claims to “be in the know” about Breaking Dawn casting. People want to know if the information is correct. Among other things the site states that, “No part of this blog may be reproduced, posted, or redistributed in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopy or recording or any information storage or retrieval system without the permission in writing from the publisher.” (Actually under Fair Use laws you can quote brief sections with attribution like we have done here.)  We’re finding it interesting that their information on Breaking Dawn is copied word-for-word without credit or citation from the Breaking Dawn section on Wikipedia. The site also lists that Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel will be in Breaking Dawn while leaving out the names of several Cullens. The same site three weeks ago was listing that the movie would be in three parts. Like we said, use your own common sense here folks.

Chaske Spencer: Radar Online Interview

Radar Online sat down with Chaske Spencer and talked to him about New Moon and Eclipse:

“Radar: I understand that Chris Weitz said for the last movie you guys did Wolf Camp? Tell me about that?
Spencer: Yeah, I like the choice of words, Wolf Camp. It was like a basic training. I had been going to the gym before I went up to Vancouver and just to keep in shape I go to the gym regularly but when we got there it was a whole different beast all together. They got us a trainer, and he had helped out the actors in 300 get in shape. It was really cool, me and the other guys, the wolf guys, we were pretty jacked that we were working out with the guy who was affiliated with 300. I think we were more excited about that than anything else. So what they did is he threw us into circuit training and muscle confusion workouts and we hit it pretty hard for about an hour and hour and a half. First thing in the morning that’s what we’d do. And then we just eat all day. It’s pretty much four to six meals a day plus three to four protein shakes a day as well.

Radar: What about when you’re done filming?
Spencer: I took like a week to eat anything I wanted and then I just traveled to clear my head and took my own road trips. I got back to the gym and continued to work out. It’s different though, my workouts are not like his. Not like the Wolf Camp workout.”

Read the rest on Radar Online.

Twilight Cast Hits the Toronto Film Festival

The Toronto Film Festival opens today. The festival is the early buzzmaker for films with Oscar potential. Slumdog Millionaire walked away with the best film prize last year.  This year who knows?  In any case a number of Twilight actors have films at the festival and are going to be in attendance.

Michael Sheen: Is in The Damned United, and was cited as one of the top ten films to watch at the festival by USA Today. According to USA Today, “This sharply humorous fable of British soccer manager Brian Clough, a real-life specialist at propelling underdog teams to unexpected glory in the ’60s and ’70s, is not just another inspirational sports saga. It’s a cautionary folly of Shakespearean proportions as Clough (Michael Sheen of Frost/Nixon, oozing puddles of pride and over-confidence) takes over onetime rival Leeds and infamously runs the club into the ground in just 44 days. Timothy Spall works his charms as Clough’s less volatile coaching sidekick, while Jim Broadbent and Colm Meaney make blustery foils for the slick-haired Sheen.”

Xavier Samuel:Larry from ProNetworks first broke the story that Xavier wold be at the festival in the film The Loved ones. Larry writes, “So I’m especially thrilled to pass on the news that the Toronto Film Festival has confirmed that Xavier will be attending and I’ll be there to report on the festivities for the International premiere of The Loved Ones. Lovers of genre films generally attend every screening in the Midnight Madness section so this one is sure to sell out quickly. In this debut feature from Aussie director Sean Byrne, a troubled teen’s prom dreams are shattered by a series of painful events that take place under the mirrored disco ball, involving syringes, nails, power drills, and a secret admirer.”

Anna Kendrick: Anna is appearing with George Clooney (George has three films at the festival) in Up in the Air. We talked a bit about that film yesterday and linked to Slash Film, who got a peak a couple of months back, review. Well, it seems that Slash Films isn’t the only outlet that was impressed. According to Thompson on Hollywood, Anna has potential to walk away with the best supporting actress prize.  In a piece of trivia for Twilight fans, Anna is the second youngest person ever nominated for a Tony Award.

Jamie Campbell Bower Describes Caius’ Accent

The rest of Jamie’s interview can be found on MTV

Michael Sheen: GQ BEst Actor Award Winner

Michael Sheen won the best actor award at the GQ awards in London last night. When asked about New Moon Michael said,

“The actor, who plays Aro in the film, told Newsbeat there was somebody who was given the task of preventing leaks.

He said: “I remember someone whose job was containment and I thought: ‘What does that actually mean? Does that mean stopping people from getting on the set?’

“And it wasn’t, it was to stop people on the set taking pictures and sending them out.”

See it all here on the BBC

Rockstar Weekly Interviews 100 Monkeys

100 Monkeys talked to the Canadian publication Rockstar Weekly. The interview is broken up into audio files that you can find here. Rockstar weekly is also doing a contest where you can win free tickets to this week’s show a the Rickshaw:

“RockStar Weekly and 100 Monkeys would like to send one lucky winner and a guest to the 100 Monkeys show at The Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver on Sept. 12. Just email us at [email protected]This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it – tell us the name of the theatre where the band is playing in Vancouver and you’ll be entered to win the tickets.”

We’ve also heard from 100 Monkeys that the group will be doing a signing before their performance this weekend at the Rickshaw(get tickets here) where 2 lucky fans will get a private meet and greet. They will be signing this Saturday at Neptoon Records in Vancouver from 12:00pm to 2:00pm.

Via Twilighters

Reelz Channel Tours the Portland Area Sets

Tours of the Portland area locations used in the Twilight movie have become popular with tourists. Reelz Channel has their own tour set up for you.

There are 8 more videos after this one. See the rest here.

Trailer Available For Anna Kendrick’s Up In the Air

Anna Kendrick’s movie Up in the Air got a favorable review from Slash Film:

“George Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert whose life goal is to rack up ten million frequent fly miles to earn him lifetime platinum member status. But Ryan’s single serving on the road lifestyle is threatened when a recent college graduate named Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick) devises a system to fire people through internet teleconferencing, rendering his travels as an unneeded expense. Bingham is assigned to take Natalie on the road to introduce her to the real-life conditions of the job, which Bingham argues would be lost in the cost-cutting transition.”

Catch the rest of the review here. TY to Alicia

Jimmy Fallon Spoofs Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen Again

This is spoof number three that Jimmy Fallon has done. Wonder if he gets splinters from being in the tree so much?

Via Twilight Examiner

New Moon Cast in Filmink

The Australian magazine Filmink gave Pattinson Online the exclusive look at their upcoming issue featuring New Moon. Pattinson Online has the exclusive on the scans so we thought we’d tempt you with the below picture we got from Summit. His res, full sized version here.

Check out the six pages of scans on Pattinson Online!