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The Cullens Welcome the Volturi
October 28, 2009
MTV: Out of the new characters joining the franchise for “New Moon,” which is your favorite?
Jackson Rathbone: My favorite character in “New Moon” that wasn’t in “Twilight”? I guess my favorite character in “New Moon” is a collective — the Volturi. It’s one of those things that’s really nice to see, these decadent older vampires that run this vampire society, if you will. I think they’re an amazing group of actors that we were able to get for the film, and they are very scary and intimidating. They’re all perfect — I mean, Dakota Fanning is a terrifying Jane; absolutely terrifying.
New Moon cast descends on Nashville: Jackson Rathbone hosts music festival with friends & fans
October 22, 2009
This press release just in from the organizers of New Con:
“As if it wasn’t enough to have the biggest movie of the year hitting theaters next month, New Moon star, Jackson Rathbone, is adding a music festival to his to do list. Rathbone and some of his fellow cast members will be hosting the NewCon Festival in Nashville, Tennessee from November 6th through the 8th.
Jackson’s band, 100 Monkeys, will be headlining the festival. The weekend includes Twilight and New Moon inspired art competitions as well as poetry and fan fiction contests. 100 Monkeys will also be part of an open jam session on Saturday, November 7th. Anyone attending the festival can bring their instrument to jam with the band for two hours.
The band will pick one lucky fan to join them on stage Saturday night during their concert at The Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville.
Award winning artist, Kelly Garrett Rathbone, (Jackson’s sister) will be one of the judges at the art competition and a panelist during the Q&A sessions over the weekend. She currently has pieces on exhibit in galleries nationwide.
NewCon’s goal is to inspire people to get more involved in the arts. The winners of the writing and art contests will get a private meet & greet with all attending cast members and have their winning pieces signed by them as well. “We wanted to do something different that inspires people to get off their couch and create something,” said Rathbone.
100 Monkeys will also host a ‘design your own t-shirt’ contest during the festival. The winning shirt will actually get printed as a limited edition and sold on the band’s website, with all of the money going to the Spencer Bell Legacy Project. Spencer was a dear friend of Jackson and his band mates who lost his battle with adrenal cancer in 2006.
www.SpencerBellMemorial.com
The weekend promises to be anything but ordinary. More cast members and bands will be announced every week leading up to the event. To make sure everyone has time to fully enjoy the festival, there are only 400 tickets
available. The Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center is the host hotel for the festival.
For more information about the festival, visit www.NewCon2009.com. For more information about Jackson Rathbone and his band 100 Monkeys, visit www.100MonkeysMusic.com.”
Jackson Rathbone Gives Taylor Lautner a Thumbs Up
October 22, 2009
When asked about what makes Taylor Lautner’s performance in New Moon so compelling, Jackson made it known that it’s not just the abs. Of course the abs grab your attention, but it is more than that.
“Taylor Lautner really stands out in this film, and I think people are going to be really blown away by his performance,” Rathbone said. “You have these great moments that Jacob just completely is winning over Bella. And it’s just beautiful to see it. It’s all in their eyes.”
See the rest on MTV.
Jackson Rathbone: Jasper’s Flashback
October 21, 2009
Jackson Rathbone talked to MTV on the set of his new movie, The Girlfriend. Jackson gave them the rundown of some things to expect in Eclipse.
“I got to go back into my old roots, got to ride some horses again, which was nice. Got to put these riding boots to use, which is good,” Rathbone said, motioning to his boots. “I actually can ride a horse…It was just really fantastic to get to delve in there and to get to don[sic] all the Civil War regalia and whatnot. That was a pleasure. I had to wear this wool suit of a major, cavalry major. I got the big hat and everything. Hop off the horse, bow to these ladies, and then I get eaten. And then I get turned!”
From the rest of the interview, it’s pretty clear that Jackson’s key scenes mirror the novel. Check out more details on MTV.
Jackson Rathbone’s The Girlfriend: More Than Meets the Eye
October 20, 2009
It turns out that there is a lot more than lighthearted romance going on in Jackson Rathbone’s project that also heavily involves his 100 Monkeys bandmates. Director Justin Lerner spoke with MTV about an, up until now, not revealed plotline about the film’s main character, Evan Grey:
“The Evan Grey (played by Evan Sneider [who]also inspired the character) is a man in his twenties with down syndrome[sic] who wants to find love from a woman, and the film (appropriately titled) is about his journey to find a girlfriend. During the course of the tale, Evan comes into some sort of means — which we assume to be money — that he uses to help the girl he’s loved since high school (Shannon), who is currently a single mom.”
100 Monkeys is providing songs for the soundtrack. When asked about the role of music in the film Jackson Rathbone (who is also a producer on the film) said, ““I don’t know if you’ve ever seen a film before it’s finished, but a lot of times you watch a film half way through the cutting and there’s no music and you’re just like, where’s the emotion,” he said. “Once you add the music, it just really takes you along for the ride. Even back in the silent picture days you had somebody playing the piano.”
Read more about Jackson’s take on the soundtrack here.
Jackson Rathbone’s New Look at the 100 Monkeys Show
September 21, 2009
Jackson Rathbone was sporting a 1950’s pompadour and a mustache at the 100 Monkeys’ show at Neptoon Records this past weekend.
According to RadarOnline:
“One thing that really stands out about the Twilight cast is that they’re always supporting each other, especially if their castmate is in a band. Jackson Rathbone’s 100 Monkeys has been playing in Vancouver, and Saturday night his on-screen love Ashley Greene and new addition to the series Xavier Samuel rocked out at the show.”
Check out the rest of the article here. What do you think of Jackson’s look? We thought it was a bit of The Stray Cats meet Bob Stencil.
Rockstar Weekly Interviews 100 Monkeys
September 9, 2009
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] – 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.
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Jackson Rathbone In The Vancouver Sun
September 8, 2009
Jackson Rathbone talked to the Vancouver Sun about his Twilight fame and future plans with the band 100 Monkeys:
“Rathbone remembers auditioning several times for the role, originally reading for the Edward Cullen part, before director Catherine Hardwicke offered him Jasper.
“I auditioned two or three months before filming started. And I just walked to the audition because the studio was close to my house, so I’d walk there with my guitar and I played it in the waiting room.”
With Jasper, and the worldwide frenzy that is Twilight mania, has come fame, but also a loss of anonymity for Rathbone.”
You can read the full article here.
Also remember that Jackson and 100 Monkeys have a show at the Rickshaw in Vancouver this weekend. If you are in town, tickets are available. It is an all ages event, so anyone can attend. There is also going to be a random drawing for a lucky fan to win a private meet and greet with the band.
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