Archives for 2010

Variety: Michael Sheen Is Signed For Breaking Dawn

Yesterday we got hit with a bunch of emails from people thinking Michael Sheen wasn’t coming back for Breaking Dawn. We’re not really sure how that one got started. In any case, Variety (that has an excellent industry reputation) confirms that Michael is in fact onboard with Breaking Dawn.

“Michael Sheen is returning as a vampire leader in Summit’s “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.”
The British thesp closed his deal with the studio to reprise his turn as Aro, the leader of the vampire royalty Volturi…Sheen’s upcoming credits include Disney’s “Tron” and “Beautiful Boy” opposite Maria Bello, Woody Allen’s romantic comedy “Midnight in Paris,” and “Jesus Henry Christ” opposite Toni Collette. He will return to the stage next year starring in “Hamlet,” which will premiere at the Young Vic in London.”

See more on Variety

The other members of the other members of the Volturi should be making a reappearance as well. In all likelihood, since their parts don’t film right away, they are just fine tuning contracts which is pretty typical.

MTV’s The Buried Life Rob’s Hair Episode Online

Last night, MTV’s  The Buried Life, was all about obtaining a lock of Robert Pattinson’s hair. If you aren’t familiar with The Buried Life, it’s like a bucket list of sorts for 20 somethings.

So what did you think of the pursuit of Rob’s hair? How do you think Rob took it?

UK’s Sky Movies Interviews The Trio

triobannerrevealAll three movies are about to hit the telly in the UK, so Sky Movies did an interview with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner.

“SMM: How have your characters changed as the movies progress?
RP: When I first read the books, I was like… I can’t play this. This is impossible. But I’ve tried the entire time to make [Edward] the perfect underdog. No matter what anyone says to him, no matter what heroic deeds he does, it’s impossible to convince him that he’s done anything right. And the only thing that has made him feel alive – feel anything – is Bella.

TL: In New Moon, I was kind of playing a split personality; for the first half I was the old Jacob and then the second half, I was the new Jacob. For Eclipse, Jacob has matured and he’s a little more serious because he knows what he’s dealing with now, which was definitely emotionally challenging. That’s why Eclipse is my favourite movie, because everything that’s great about this franchise – the romance, the action, the danger, the suspense, everything – Eclipse takes to a whole other level. It’s the height of the love triangle – Bella is being torn between these two guys who are literally fighting for her.


KS:
Well, in Breaking Dawn, Bella becomes a wife. She becomes a mother. Luckily I’ve played the character for a while. If Breaking Dawn was its own movie, it would be much more difficult to play such a young wife and mother, but because I have been with her since she was 17, it’s been a progression. I think that’s what’s so cool about the series. It takes her a long time to get to that point and she loses a lot and then gets it back. I think to make decisions like that you have to really know yourself and trust yourself and she achieves that. She’s very straight up and honest about everything and I’m excited because I know the guys so well and we’ve all taken this journey together.”

See more (including TV times) on Sky Movies

Via TwiMoms

100 Monkeys Play in Baton Rouge

The band was at a local Baton Rouge music store where they played to an intimate crowd. See more footage on YouTube The Monkeys are also slated to play other gigs in the Louisiana driving area. Check their website for details.

The cast, which at this point is limited to the Cullens and Taylor Launter, have been spotted in various Baton Rouge locations enjoying the parks, restaurants, health clubs, etc. Eventually Julia Jones and Booboo Stewart are expected in Baton Rogue. Most of the other cast will probably be in Vancouver only.

The Louisiana location is being used for mostly interior shots and Vancouver will be for outdoors.

As of last word they were still looking into filming segments in Brazil, but no exact location or timetable has been established.

Eclipse Closes Its Box Office Run at $300,531,751 Domestic

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According to Box Office Mojo, Eclipse has finally ended its run in theaters with a total of $300,531,751 in the domestic market. International sales still continue, and there are some countries where it has not even opened yet!

Eclipse was the first women-driven film to hit the elusive 300K mark since Titanic back in 1997. It’s a mark that very few films ever hit, let alone a film that is predominantly driven by female dollars.

The $300,531,751 will easily put Eclipse into the top 10 films of the year, and in all likelihood it will stay in the top five.  right now it is in fourth position behind Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland, and Iron Man 2. The only film that opens between now and the end of the year that is likely to overtake the Eclipse tally is the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

The summer release was an interesting experiment since the other films opened at Thanksgiving time.  Eclipse certainly benefited by a summer of lackluster films that had lots of PR, but in the end didn’t live up to the hype. In short it lucked out by not having lots of competing films. Rather than see a movie that got panned, people went back and saw Eclipse again. Granted, folks tended to see it more than once anyway, but the movie choices or lack thereof this summer certainly helped.

To summarize the previous films box office totals:

Twilight: number 7 film of the year in 2008    $192,769,854

New Moon: number 4 film of the year in 2009 $296,623,634

One day release of back-to-back Twilight and New Moon: number 131 of the year $2,385,237

Christian Serratos Troix Magazine Preview

Troix Magazine, and online magazine, launched earlier this year. Their inaugural issue featured Jackson Rathbone and 100 Monkeys. Their next issue is a “November Neverland” themed issue featuring Jeremy Sumpter, 100 Monkeys, and Christian Serratos on the cover.

You can find the full issue online November 1 at Troix Magazine

FYI, the video preview is suggestive, but PG-13.

Michael Welch’s Unrequited Has Premiere and You’re Invited!

Mike has described the film as “what if the nice guy just went psycho”, the film is as of yet unrated, but will probably receive an R-rating so keep that in mind if interested.  There is a screening in the Los Angeles are and Mike is inviting all his fans! Check out the details on Michael Welch online!

Access Hollywood: Alex Meraz on Bulking Up For Breaking Dawn

Kristen Stewart Working With James Gandolfini And More

MTV has put up their final batch of Welcome to the Rileys videos

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New Moon Composer Wins Award

According to Variety, New Moon composer, Alexandre Desplat, has been named Composer of the Year for his work on a variety of films including New Moon.

Via TwilightPoison