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'New Moon' quote of the day

19 July 2009 7:04 AM, PDT | From Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news

What with all of the new The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse news of late, it has been a few days since we the last call for New Moon quotes. Last time, we talked about a nice quote from Aro that we look forward to seeing from Michael Sheen. This time, we are talking about the werewolves. Of the many quotes, which we hope will be said by Taylor Lautner, Chaske Spencer, Alex Meraz, Bronson Pelletier, and Kiowa Gordon in the film, one stands out this time. It is between Emily and Bella (Tinsel Korey and Kristen Stewart in the film). Here is the quote, as submitted by both Mirie and Arielle (other great submissions featured below), "So, you’re the vampire girl." "Yes. Are you the wolf girl?" The quote is from Chapter 14, page 332, and it struck a chord this week because

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In Brief: Assorted Horror Movie News...

19 July 2009 12:48 AM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news

It's time for another roundup of bite-sized nuggets of rotting flesh horror news from around the 'net. Quick updates on Jennifer's Body, Saw VII, Giallo, The Box, Jonah Hex, and New Moon, all in-brief.

Jennifer's Body - IGN has scored a few exclusive photos from the film, including a couple featuring star Megan Fox. Click here to see them, and watch for a cover story on the film in Fangoria #286. Saw VII - It was expected, if not already known, but Variety is reporting that screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan have already begun scripting the seventh installment of the franchise. The duo previously scripted the Feast series spawned from Project Greenlight, along with the last 3 installments of Jigsaw's cinematic legacy. Dunstan's directorial debut, The Collector opens on July 31st. Dario Argento's Giallo - The guys over at DVD-Forum dropped Fango a note with a link to three new stills from the new film.

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Rotten Tomatoes: 'New Moon' Set Visit - Day One

18 July 2009 9:29 AM, PDT | From twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news

Believe it or not we have even more New Moon set coverage for you today. In addition to all of the great interviews weve received Jen from Rotten Tomatoes has an awesome report that chronicles her journey through the New Moon set seeing the actors in full gear who happened to be the Volturi and the scenes she was able to witness. Read below for Jens account warning some spoilersDay One Production had just passed the halfway point when we arrived on set at the Vancouver Film Studios in May where The Twilight Saga New Moon or rather the Untitled Sports Movie its secret working title was weeks away from completion. Scenes featuring Jacob Black and the Wolf Pack had for the most part been filmed. Production was packing up the next week to do the last leg of shooting in Montepulciano Italy where Bella would make her fateful run

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Rotten Tomatoes tells what 'New Moon' Volturi will look like, Dakota Fanning's 'steely eerieness'

18 July 2009 8:45 AM, PDT | From Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news

As one of the sources to release their behind-the-scenes information from the set of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Rotten Tomatoes gave a four-page account of their set visit here. As part of their discussion, Rt talked about The Runaways star Dakota Fanning in her role as Jane and about Michael Sheen as Aro - the Volturi coven. Said they, In the midst of it all, cast newcomers Cameron Bright .. She turned her head towards Bella/Kristen Stewart bring poor Robert Pattinson to his knees, and you might even en

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Lautner, Sheen, and Lefevre Talk Up New Moon

18 July 2009 2:15 AM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

Only a few outlets were granted set visits during the filming of Summit Entertainment's money-in-the-bank sequel New Moon, and now that we're inching closer to its November 20th release date, their reports and interviews are starting to trickle out with some pretty choice descriptions of what they saw ... and a few sound bites from the actors who achieved overnight fame thanks to the Twilight series' rabid fanbase.

For those wondering if the action quota might be pumped up in New Moon, Rachelle Lefevre describes what she's been up to tor the past two and half weeks prior to the visit. She's been filming her own scenes – up 25 feet high in the trees. She has a stunt double, and she's harnessed while shooting, but that doesn't quell Lefevre's fear of heights with all the shooting in the trees. "I'm absolutely terrified when I'm up there," she says. "I'm like, 'Wow,

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'New Moon' interviews with Charlie Bewley, Rachelle Lefevre, Peter Facinelli, and more

17 July 2009 8:15 PM, PDT | From Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news

In addition to the round of interviews with The Twilight Saga: New Moon stars Michael Sheen and Taylor Lautner, much more has been released today. Hollywood.com has interviewed Jamie Campbell-Bower (here), Charlie Bewley (here), Rachelle Lefevre (here), and Melissa Rosenberg (here), and J.J. Makaro (here). The MSN Superfan Myriam Pollock got the chance to go on-set New Moon and finally got to release her story. You can read all about it here, as well as Fandago's here. A new interview with Peter Facinelli was

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'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' Set Visit Part 1

17 July 2009 12:16 PM, PDT | From Fandango | See recent Fandango news

It's been nearly two months since our two-day Vancouver Film Studios set visit for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and I'm about to burst! It's been a real challenge to keep my mouth shut for so long on really juicy secrets—the Voluturi! Oh the Volturi! They're straight from the pages of Stephenie Meyer's book! The freaky red eyes, pale skin, the chic Italian clothes, a family crest pendant – everything down to the smallest detail — suits their coven perfectly. They make a deliciously deadly vampire mafia. We got to watch Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart film a bunch of scenes near the film's ending, and also interviewed a Lot of the cast and crew: Taylor Lautner, Michael Sheen, and Rachelle Lefevre to name a few. One more thing. This report...

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Hollywood.Com: A Cool Chit Chat With Jamie Campbell Bower

17 July 2009 10:38 AM, PDT | From twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news

Youve seen their interviews with Melissa Rosenberg Michael Sheen and Charlie Bewley and now Hollywood.com has yet another for us. This time they speak with another new New Moon cast member Jamie Campbell Bower. Jamie speaks about his role as Caius whether or not his role in Sweeney Todd helped him prepare for this role how he initially auditioned for Demetri and much moreYour character Caius wants Bella dead the most. How much of that will we see in the film? Jamie Campbell Bower As in the book the Volturri play a small but necessary part in this film. They come much more into play in the fourth film. Im playing Caius very angry and agitated with the world I suppose. Just glaring looks. Youll see as much as you read in the books.Do you think Caius is agitated because hes the only vampire of the three who doesnt have a power?

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Hollywood.Com: A Feathery Chat With Michael Sheen

17 July 2009 10:25 AM, PDT | From twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news

On their visit to Vancouver at the New Moon set Hollywood.com got the chance to speak with Volturi leader Michael Sheen who plays the role of Aro. In their brief chat Michael discusses the irony of going from a werewolf in Rise of the Lycans to a vampire in New Moon how he approached playing the role and moreYou arrived on set three days ago. What is it like to come in so late in shooting? Michael Sheen Its been great shooting at the deep end of it. The first day filming we did the 18th century stuff and then some of the modern stuff. It was a lot to deal with you know with the wig and contact lenses all day and the makeup but it was fantastic. And these sets are amazing and the look of everyone is so strong. So it was great. Just kind of to get right into it.

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'New Moon,' Michael Sheen, Taylor Lautner, oh my!

17 July 2009 4:16 AM, PDT | From Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news

To put it mildly, this morning's semblance of a The Twilight Saga: New Moon news round-up is going to be intense. Firstly, there were about three more great interviews to speak of with our favorite Twilight cast and crew members that take us through subjects far and wide (everything from Michael Sheen's appreciation for Stephenie Meyer's writing and character description to Taylor Lautner's eating habits and potential casting issues for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn according to Producer Wyck Godfrey). Secondly, there is another detailed set visit to speak of - this time from Hollywood.com, who chronicles a day on the New Moon set from what scenes were being done by Robert Pattinson and colleagues to actor and author interactions such as Ashley Greene with Stephenie Meyer. After reading all th

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Michael Sheen on going from Lycan to Vampire in 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'

17 July 2009 2:33 AM, PDT | From Hitfix.com | See recent Hitfix news

Yes, it's true. It's entirely possible Michael Sheen hasn't given every secret about his role as Aro in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" away on Twitter.Well, maybe.During our visit to the Vancouver set of "New Moon" last May, Sheen took a brief break to talk to the small cadre of journalists peeping around the soundstage including this intrepid writer. Last seen in a double bill of the Oscar-nominated "Frost/Nixon" and the genre flick "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans," Frost was in full Volturi regalia in what we discovered was only his second day of shooting. Saying it was great to...

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Fresh 'The Twilight Saga's New Moon' Stills Emerge

17 July 2009 2:31 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Several new images from upcoming Summit Entertainment's "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" have been found via The Hollywood Gossip. One of the pictures sees Kristen Stewart's Isabella "Bella" Swan sitting close to Taylor Lautner's Jacob Black inside a car.

Another photo features Robert Pattinson's Edward Cullen saying goodbye to Bella and kissing her forehead in the wood. As for other snaps, their captures are ranging from an individual shot of shirtless Jacob to Edi Gathegi's Laurent to Bella with a bleeding arm.

An adaptation to Stephenie Meyer's second novel of her "Twilight" series, "New Moon" will follow Bella when she is left abruptly by Edward. Being unguarded from outside threat and devastated following his departure, Bella is comforted by her growing friendship with Jacob.

"The Twilight Saga's New Moon" is due to arrive in theaters across United States on November 20. Beside having Kristen Stewart,

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Hit Fix: Michael Sheen Talks 'New Moon'

17 July 2009 2:02 AM, PDT | From twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news

In yet another new interview for today Hit Fix spoke with New Moon newbie Michael Sheen who plays the role of Aro. In the brief interview Sheen talks about the scenes hed already filmed at that point how the book helped him build his knowledge of the character and how it was going from a werewolf in his previous film to a vampire in New Moon among other things.The first day of filming we did the 18th century stuff and then one of the modern scenes Sheen says. It was a lot to deal with the wig and contact lenses all day and the makeup but it was fantastic. These sets are amazing. And the look of everyone is so strong so it was great to just kind of get right into it straight away. Other actors purposely dont read the original source material for their big screen creations

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Brand New Twilight: New Moon Photo

16 July 2009 8:23 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

The La Times has revealed this brand new photo from The Twilight Saga's New Moon, which opens in theaters November 20th.

Summit Entertainment's second installment in Stephenie Meyer's vampire love story picks up with Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love Edward (Robert Pattinson) but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and she finds her loyalties tested.

The film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Edi Gathegi, Rachelle Lafevre, Billy Burke, Charlie Bewley, Jamie Campbell Bower, Daniel Cudmore, Christopher Heyerdahl, Dakota Fanning, Cameron Bright, Noot Seer, Michael Sheen, Graham Greene and Tinsel Korey.

'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' Volturi clan, according to fans

16 July 2009 4:29 PM, PDT | From Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news

Just a moment ago, we learned from an interview with Chris Weitz that The Twilight Saga: New Moon's Volturi coven (portrayed by Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning, Jamie Campbell Bower, Cameron Bright, Christopher Heyerdahl, Daniel Cudmore, and Charlie Bewley) would look much like fan representations and imaginations as described and made available on-line. That said, it might help to dig through some of the imagery offered by said fans and see if we can get an idea of what the Volturi will look like. After all, the second trailer for New Moon will not air until August 14th with Bandslam and the footage at Comic-Con, according to reports, will include an action scene and a love scene (both of which, potentially, could include the Volturi) but won't be shown until a wee

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Twilight New Moon Details via Volturi Actor

14 July 2009 12:31 PM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news

Arguably the most intriguing component of The Twilight Saga: New Moon are the Volturi Vampires. Not so much because of who they are but because of the well regarded cast portraying some of them: Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning, and sci-fi veteran Christopher Heyerdahl. In New Moon, Heyerdahl plays the 3,000 year-old Volturi vampire Marcus forced to live with the Volturi against his will. The actor recently sat down with Sci Fi Wire to discuss joining the Twilight universe and the ins and out of his character. "He's one of the oldest vampires on the planet, and who doesn't want to play a 3,000-year-old vampire?" Heyerdahl said. "The cast that I get to work with, like Michael Sheen. We had so much fun goofing off together. It was an absolute hoot. Director Chris Weitz's version for this piece is like a Renaissance painting. The images were absolutely beautiful, and the character

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New Alice in Wonderland Image Comes Out of the Rabbit Hole

14 July 2009 10:58 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

Empire has just posted a brand new image from Tim Burton's upcoming film, Alice in Wonderland, which is set for release on March 5, 2010. Click below to see a brand new image of The White Queen, played by Anne Hathaway.

Alice in Wonderland stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Michael Sheen, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Crispin Glover, Christopher Lee, Matt Lucas, Noah Taylor, Timothy Spall, Marton Csokas, Eleanor Tomlinson, Annalise Basso, Jemma Powell, John Hopkins and will be released nationwide on March 5, 2010.

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Marcus Character in 'New Moon' Detailed

14 July 2009 12:17 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Cast to portray Marcus, one of the Volturi leaders in "The Twilight Saga's New Moon", Canadian actor Christopher Heyerdahl speaks up about what he knows of the thousands-year-old vampire. In an interview with Sci Fi Wire, the Alastair depicter in The CW's "Supernatural" reveals that his character "is a 3,000-odd-years-old vampire who has spent at least the last 2,000 of it with a broken heart."

Confessing that he took the role for his niece, Heyerdahl continues to explain more about Marcus. [Possible Spoilers Ahead] "Here's how I approach him," he begins. "When Marcus is brought in, he's there against his will. He and his love tried to leave an awfully long time ago. Through a series of tragic circumstances, the love of his life was killed, and he's now being forced to stay and use his powers for the betterment of the Volturi."

"He's not exactly there, waking up and looking forward to eternity.

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Christopher Heyerdahl reveals New Moon role and hints at future

13 July 2009 6:24 PM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news

Christopher Heyerdahl, who plays vampire Marcus in upcoming Twilight sequel New Moon, has spoken of the amazing impact of the series, comparing it with The Beatles phenomenon of the 60s.

He says he signed on to appear in the film after seeing his niece become a devoted fan of the franchise.

Heyerdahl is already well known to sci-fi fans from his roles in Sanctuary (as Bigfoot and time-traveller John Druit, pictured below), Supernatural, Smallville (as Clark's uncle and Supergirl's father Zor-El, see above) and Stargate: Atlantis, as well as film credits in Blade Trinity and The Chronicles of Riddick.

Speaking about his New Moon role, he told Sci Fi Wire: "This guy, poor old Marcus, is a 3,000-odd-year-old vampire who has spent at least the last 2,000 of it with a broken heart.

"Really, one of the main reasons to play that character and have anything to do with that series is my niece,

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