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Guri Weinburg Live Blog NJ Convention

Guri took a piece from his wardrobe as a keepsake

Stephenie Meyer is an awesome person with a great sense of humor and his glad that he met her

Guri wife taught him about fandom

He was surprised about how nice the cast was usually old timers are not like that on sets but Peter, Kristen , Rob were all especially nice

Guri jokes if he got a different role would be Edward or Bella

Godfather 1 and 2 are his favorite movies.

LOL According to Guri, Noel is like that 8 year old brother who smells up the bathroom before a teenage brother needs to shower and goes on a date.

Guri’s uncle got him into movies and then he wanted to be an actor

Guri grew up in Israel and can speak Hebrew as well

Bill Condon is a great director who is interested in what actors want to say and then build

Guri didn’t know what Twilight was when he landed the role. His managers assistant had to explain it to him and she said “This guy is an idiot, he doesn’t know what Twilight is” after she explained and he googled it he said ” Yep I was an idiot not knowing what this was.”

Dance-off the ring leader was Lee Pace his idea and then Toni Trucks choreographed it

Favorite part of Breaking Dawn was working with Bill Condon. Robert pattinson was a really nice guy too, but he loved working with Bill.

The contacts were hard to deal with…and they are harder to deal with in bad weather.

He life hasn’t changed that much, but he does wear a hat to go out. He’s grateful not to have the Rob and Kristen level of fame

Working with Speilberg in Munich was amazing. [Read more…]

Julia Jones and Booboo Stewart Twilight Convention NJ Live Blog

julia-jonesWWDheadshotIn his free time Booboo does XBox, Netflix, movies. He’s totally addicted to Netflix

Julia loves hiking and out to eat with friends in free time

Julia’s favorite TV reality show is Housewives of NY

Booboo isn’t a huge reality TV fan

Last day of filming was sad for the both of them. Julia said it was surreal realizing she’d never put her Leah costume on again.

Unlike the character Booboo played on Good Luck Charlie, he is not a surfer. he hates ocean swimming.

Julia says the guys would play tricks on her. Alex meraz was the worst. And just this morning Gil Birmingham jumped out from around a corner and scared the heck out of her. She was always on guard on the set but not at the convention. At the same time, though she says the guys were great and welcoming. [Read more…]

Fan Site Friday: Interview with Bill Condon

Last week at Comic Con the fan sites had the opportunity to interview Bill Condon after the Breaking Dawn panel.  Below is the transcript of the interview.  Please be aware there is discussion of the clips seen at Comic Con so if you don’t want to be spoiled on anything read with caution! (You can find the clips  here)

Q: About the honeymoon scene, I noticed of course the humor in that. Why did you guys choose to do it that way and how did that decision come about?


Bill: About being funny when she’s getting ready? It just felt like it was human. It was like, again, making everything as real as possible, and it’s like anybody in that moment when it’s like “Oh my God, it’s about to happen”, it’s one thing it’s gonna happen this night. God, it’s Bella, after all this time. And it’s a vampire, you know? But now is the moment and is just about making it as relatable as possible. Like, what do you do? You just try to control it in any way you possibly can. You know, you brush your teeth for the tenth time and do all those things to make yourself think that you’re ready, which of course you can’t do. And then the way we cut it it was just like a lot of jump cuts to make it like she’s sort of this nervous jangly thing. You know the way Kristen goes? (taps fingers impatiently on table, everyone laughs) that was the rhythm of it, you know? We matched that with the way we presented it.

Q: Have you had experience working with a lot of child actors, and what was it like working with all the Reneesmes?
Bill: Oh, yeah (laughs). That’s for Part 2! I had done a little before, but not as much as now. First, Mackenzie, she’s a 10 year old going on 30. She’s so mature and smart, so that was a pleasure. Sometimes it was hard because the other actresses were actually just there. It was always going to be just Mackenzie’s expressions and things like that, so it was a very specific technical thing that even I was learning as we did it. But I have to say, they were real troopers these girls. [Read more…]

Bill Condon: Birth From Bella’s Perspective Equals How to Stay PG-13

Booboo Stewart Performs Free Concert For ChildHelp

This Press release just in:

WHAT:  Booboo and Fivel Stewart will hold a free concert to raise awareness of child abuse in America. The concert is the Stewart duo’s first concert as Childhelp Wings Ambassadors of Hope. These two talented young musicians will perform songs from their latest project in order to bring awareness to the issues of child abuse and inspire other young people to become Wings Ambassadors and advocate for children in crisis.  

WHO:  Booboo Stewart is best recognized for his portrayal of Seth Clearwater in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, third installment of The Twilight Saga film series. Fivel has worked in the entertainment industry consistently since she began her career at the age of seven. As a brother and sister duo, Booboo and Fivel consistently stand out amongst their generation both as musicians and actors. Between his good looks, charms and many talents, Booboo is consistently listed as one of the “Faces to Watch” amongst the hottest in Hollywood. Fivel has performed with the musical group My Allowance and sang lead on a few of their single releases such as the track “Finders Keepers.”  

WHEN:  Friday, August 12

      9:00 a.m.  Merchandise sales open

      10:00 a.m. VIP Experience

      11:00 a.m. Concert starts 

WHERE:  The District at Tustin Legacy – The District Stage

      Jamboree Road & Barranca Parkway

      Tustin, CA

      www.thedistricttl.com 

AND

WHEN:  Saturday, August 13

      6:00 p.m.  Merchandise sales open

      7:00 p.m.  VIP Experience

      8:00 p.m.  Concert starts 

WHERE:  District Stage at Tempe Marketplace

      McClintock Drive and Rio Salado Parkway

      Tempe, AZ

      www.tempemarketplace.com

VIP TICKETS:  VIP tickets can be purchased online at www.childhelp.org/BoobooandFivel for $40. Only 50 tickets will be sold. VIP ticket holders will have their picture taken with the duo, get their autograph and sit stage-side in a special VIPs only section during the concert. For more information, call Lisa at 480-922-8212. 

New Jersey Twilight Convention Today

We will be covering the panels from the New Jersey Twilight Convention today. Guests this weekend include:
Chaske Spencer
Gil Birmingham
Julia Jones
Jodelle Ferland
Charlie Bewley
Guri Weinberg
Bill Tangradi
Booboo Stewart

Now that there is footage out, hopefully the actors can comment more on the filming.

Creation Entertainment recently gave us a heads up that Nikki Reed will be appearing at both the Orlando and the Dallas convention stops on their Official Twilight Tour. Shelley and Lori had the chance to meet Nikki in Nashville and had a great time at her Q&A. The Dallas tour stop is on December 3-4 and the Orlando stop is the following weekend, December 9-11. Both conventions fall after Breaking Dawn Part 1 which means this will be the first chance for fans to talk with the cast members about the film. Charlie Bewley and Patrick Brennan will also be at both tour stops as well as many other cast members. For information about the Dallas Convention or the Orlando Convention, visit Creation’s official site.

And for those of you Vampire Diaries fans, Creation now has a Vampire Diaries convention too.

MTV: Julia Jones On Her Last Day of Filming

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Jackson Rathbone Distracts Staff at Cosmo

Jackson Rathbone stopped by Cosmopolitan magazine, and apparently the staff didn’t get any work done…fancy that 🙂

“Jackson Rathbone, the scruffy looker who plays Jasper in the Twilight series and , stopped by the Cosmo offices yesterday afternoon. In possibly related news, Cosmo staffers did not get a whole lotta work done yesterday afternoon.

We took him on a tour of the office—he commented on how nice it was to be around so many good-smelling women after being on a tour bus with a bunch of guys—then we sat him down to ask him questions you ladies came up with. (We asked our Twitter followers and Facebook fans to let us know what they were dying to ask Jackson. We chose a few of our favorites. So, if your Q is below you can pretty much tell people that you interviewed a Twilight star.)

Oh and by the way, when we told him that we were going to grill him, he was totally game, saying “I love a barbecue!”

You grew up with a sisters so you probably have a good idea about how women’s minds work. But what’s the one thing you’ll never understand about us?

Everything having to do with grooming! Their need to put on makeup and wear fancy clothing. I think a girl looks good when she wakes up with nothing on her face.

[Swoon.]

What’s the craziest way a fan has gotten your attention?

It’s really weird when people just start yelling and running at you. It makes me want to yell and run. The other way. It’s just sort of my natural human reaction. But I’ve been in a bar when someone comes up to me and just says, “I enjoy your work.” It’s really nice. And that doesn’t make me want to run the other way.”


See more on Cosmo

Via the Rathbone Facebook

Taylor Lautner: Plays Geeks or Posers With MTV

AMC Talks One-On-One With Ashley Greene About Alice