Archives for 2011
Jamie Campbell-Bower Carrying a Large Torch in Breaking Dawn
Jamie Campbell Bower told Zap-It about one of the downsides to playing Caius:
“I have this big, flaming torch in the last movie,” Campbell Bower tells Zap2it, “and it was one of those things you look at on the first day and you think, ‘Yeah, I am going to be so badass with this!’ — and by the end of filming, it was, ‘God, I HATE this thing, I never want to see it ever again!’
“That torch was just so heavy it was ridiculous, and I had been holding Excalibur for the past six months of ‘Camelot,’ so my arm was getting bigger, but that big bronze torch must have weighed, I don’t know, 400 pounds or something. I was glad to be rid of it.
“I’ll let the fans have that one, because they love that kind of stuff.”
Alex Meraz: City of Gardens Trailer
The official description from the movie’s press is:
“City of Gardens, is the true story of a blond Californian surfer, Wayne Montgomery (John Robinson), who has relocated to exotic Lima, Peru in the 1980’s to pursue surfing as he teaches English to well-to-do kids. Wayne’s carefree lifestyle and romance with his beautiful girlfriend, Maritza, (introducing Anahi De Cardenas), ends when he is framed for drug possession during the political chaos engulfing Lima.
In the nightmarish prison El Sexto (made famous by Nobel-Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa in The City and the Dogs), Wayne finds himself surrounded by a group of political activists and social misfits, including a schizophrenic who believes he is Jesus Christ (Grant Bowler) and an Icelandic devotee of Krishna, Jorge (Johnny Lewis). Wayne is forced to share a mattress with Nicaragua (Alex Meraz) he most hated prisoner at El Sexto. Unlike the rest of the inmates (political prisoners) Nicaragua is a real criminal, the scum of humanity. There is instant dislike and animosity between Wayne and Nicaragua.
In a desperate attempt to gain freedom, Wayne meets with US Consul Powers (Debra Unger) whose hands are tied by the false drug charges. As Wayne’s naivety dissipates, another nemesis, the power-hungry Lt. Gutierrez (Michael DeLorenzo), moves to break Wayne´s spirit, torturing him to extort money from his family, whom he has found out lives in Beverly Hills and rightly assumes to be wealthy. Left with few options, Wayne adopts a new ethic – engaging the Peruvian activists, sharing his gifts with them and learning the importance of faith through his sympathetic friend, Jorge. Wayne challenges Lt. Gutierrez’s authority, confronting the depravity of corruption and abuse with his new found spirit and courage.
But Wayne’s hopes are short-lived as the brutality of an attack and murder sends the entire prison into a blood-bathed uprising that will ultimately leave Wayne fighting to hang on for dear life.”
Twilight Source Latest Podcast and Hypable
Our friends over at Twilight Source have the latest edition of their Imprint Podcast up. They cover the recent photo leaks and they give a good rundown of the Twilight Guide pro and cons. Check out their podcast here.
They have also started a new site called Hypable. Here’s the description:
“We know you’re a fan of Twilight, but surely you’re a fan of other fandoms too?
Enter Hypable, a new entertainment site I’ve created with a few friends. Hypable is for fans, by fans and hopes to become your one-stop resource for your fandom news.
“The problem with most entertainment sites today is that they don’t cover every story in every fandom. What’s more, they usually post stories a day or two after the story breaks.
We at Hypable know that immediacy and thoroughness is important to you, and that’s why we promise that we’ll never miss a story for the fandoms we cover.
The best part is that Hypable will continue to evolve its covered fandoms as time goes on. We’ll always be there to bring you the fandom news you’re looking for!”
They are covering several fandoms from Hunger Games, to Glee, to Dr. Who. Check it out.
Win a Stephenie Meyer Signed Eclipse Via Jon Lewis
Last chance to enter a contest by Jon Lewis. Don’t Forget, entry details here!
Charlie Bewley Gears Up To Run For His Life On Sunday
We’ve been telling you about Charlie Bewley running an ultra marathon to raise money for cancer research in memory of a departed friend. The Vancouver Sun interviewed Charlie as he makes final preparations to run this Sunday.
“Of course, he could have chosen to run just the marathon or the half marathon but he has opted to do both, which will add up to 63.3 kilometres. It’s the farthest he has ever run. “It’s something I’m not quite sure of. It’s a very dark place.”
He is looking forward to the challenge.
If his friend Clarke could live full throttle to the very end without flinching, he can run headlong into the biggest challenge of his running career.
“The reason I decided to run a larger marathon is I just don’t think a marathon is that difficult. I would run it very, very easily, not as if my life depended on it. I preferred to do something I didn’t know I could do.”
See more on the Vancouver Sun
Charlie is another actor that we have gotten to know during Creation Entertainment’s Official Twilight Convention. We really respect that he it totally putting himself out their to raise awareness and money. If you are able, please consider donating to this cause.
Michael Sheen Calls Young Fan
Michael Sheen has said in multiple interviews that he was inspired to do a modern passion play in his hometown of Port Talbot, Wales because of the theater that he was exposed to there as a young boy. The theater completely influenced his career choice. Well when a young fan got a little overwhelmed at the experience, Michael set things to rights:
“A LITTLE girl left in tears after watching Michael Sheen’s character being beaten up by guards during The Passion has been put at ease by the actor himself.
It was all a bit too much for Keava Evans when she saw some of the emotional and realistic scenes of the theatre production set in Port Talbot last weekend.
But the 7-year-old was not left upset for long, as the kindhearted actor made a special effort to speak to her on the phone to make sure she was OK.
Her grandmother Sandra McCalmon, of Southville Road, Sandfields, said she could not believe it when the Hollywood star was at the other end of the phone.”
See details of the phone call on South Wales Online
Gold Passes to Creation Entertainment’s Hartford Twilight Convention
We are giving away two gold passes to Creation Entertainment’s Official Twilight Convention in Hartford, CT that takes place May 14 and 15. The next convention after this isn’t until late July. This is going to be one of the last chances fans have to ask actors questions until July, and we all know that the fan questions are the best questions! The actors have to be a little cagey about what they answer, they don’t get too spoilery, but some really cool gems and side stories have come out of these Q & A’s. Both Peter Facinelli and Booboo Stewart are at this convention and both spent lots of time in both Baton Rouge and Vancouver on set.
Here is what the passes include:
HERE’S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU GO GOLD at Creation Entertainment’s
Official Twilight Convention….
1) You get the VERY BEST reserved seating for daytime convention MAIN AUDITORIUM events, the full weekend. See all our celebrities up close, great for photographers too! The MAIN AUDITORIUM is where we have star appearances, Q&A, contests, videos, special events, & more.
2) FREE in-person autographs from TWILIGHT celebrities including PETER FACINELLI, BRONSON PELLETIER, BOOBOO STEWART, AND TINSEL KOREY! ! You’ll get complimentary in-person autographs and you will get to meet our celebrities during these non-rushed signings: AWESOME AND AN $80 VALUE! You get ONE autograph per celebrity, and have the option to purchase more if offered for individual sale. Note: GOLD PACKAGES do not include PHOTO OPS, those must be purchased separately.
3) FREE ADMISSION to The VOLTURI VAMPIRE BALL Saturday Night… Twilight Celebrities, music, costumes, dancing, a DJ, surprises, centerpieces, a cash bar and non-stop partying! Hosted by Hannah and Hilly Hindi: get your dance on as this talented duo will be expecting to see some moves from our crowd! Definitely a highlight of the weekend and all ages are welcomed! Note: theme of the ball may change to reflect Breaking Dawn.
4) YOU ARE FIRST to get autographs for all our signings that are done row by row in the MAIN AUDITORIUM. We go row by row, you are in the first rows: you get the idea!
5) GOLD PRE-REGISTRATION: you get to register FIRST during a special pre-registration block of time. While not a necessity, just a benefit, you can get your credentials early and you are set!
6) SPECIAL CODED WRISTBANDS: once you get your GOLD coded wristband this allows you immediate entrance for the entire two days so you don’t have to wait again.”
Just tell us what you are most excited to ask one of the actors about Breaking Dawn and we’ll pick out a random winner on Sunday night at 11:59pm eastern.
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