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Twilight Town Reality Series In The Works
27 December 2009 2:56 PM, PST
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Reality TV producers are planning a new series based on the Washington state town where the Twilight films are set.
Casting is underway for a new reality show about the everyday lives of the residents of Forks, Washington - which now calls itself 'The Home of Twilight'.
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer used the town of 3,000 as the backdrop for the vampire series.
Producer Zig Gauthier tells the local Peninsula Daily News, "Obviously we won't be out on the ocean or dealing with that kind of danger, but the idea is to show what life here is really like. There are a variety of ways we could do this, but of course this is at the very beginning stages."
However, the show will not focus on locals' claims to the supernatural.
Gauthier adds, "We want people who have a true connection to the community. We want to avoid people with outlandish claims."
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Panettiere, Lutz And Meester Fight Poverty And Disease
30 November 2009 11:11 AM, PST
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Hayden Panettiere, Kellan Lutz, Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick have joined forces to call on youngsters to do more to fight the spread of poverty and disease.
The actors, along with Lutz's Twilight co-star Ashley Greene, High School Musical's Corbin Bleu and Gossip Girl actress Jessica Szohr, have filmed a public service announcement (PSA) for the Coming Together as One campaign to urge college students to support the charitable cause.
The PSA will begin airing on U.S. TV this week (begs30Nov09) to coincide with World AIDS Day on 1 December.
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'New Moon' ticket pre-sales breaking records
19 November 2009 3:02 AM, PST
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No surprise here: Twilight fans are salivating in preparation to sink their teeth into the franchise's much-anticipated sequel, New Moon. The film, which will be in theaters Friday, is already attracting record audiences for ticket sellers and venues across the country.
According to Fandango, who notes that their numbers are increasing every second, several thousand New Moon showtimes have sold out, making it the most the company has ever sold prior to a film's release date. (And, yes, that means the film has even topped The Dark Knight, and movies from both the Harry Potter and Star Wars franchises.) AMC and MovieTickets.
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Could original 'Twilight' movies not based on the books be on the way?
19 November 2009 1:58 AM, PST
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For any of the creative people involved on the first "Twilight," the past two years has been a dramatic journey few of them ever foresaw happening. At best, the first "Twilight" was going to be a popular teen flick that made somewhere between $50 and $75 million in the U.S. and maybe spawn a sequel. Very few of the behind-the-camera talent saw a massive franchise-creating blockbuster in the making. No one fits that profile more than screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg. Before the property took off, the longtime TV writer's biggest claim to fame was the screenplay for "Step Up" and her producing
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Lautner 'still surprised by Twilight fans'
17 November 2009 11:30 PM, PST
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Twilight star Taylor Lautner has admitted that the cast are still surprised by the frenzy surrounding the franchise. The actor, who plays werewolf Jacob Black in the supernatural series, told reporters at the sequel's UK press conference that the stars never know what to expect. "After Twilight, we expect everything but it's still a constant surprise," he explained. "I'm always surprised by the fans' reactions and the amount of fans we have because none of us expected it." He added: "Coming in (more)
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Twilight Stars In Fire Scare
12 November 2009 8:06 AM, PST
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Twilight stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were evacuated from their London hotel on Wednesday following a fire alarm.
The actors were holed up at the luxurious Dorchester Hotel giving press interviews to promote their new movie, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, when their afternoon was interrupted by an emergency alarm.
Officials evacuated the building and forced the famous trio out on to the street with all the other guests while investigators checked out the alert.
A source tells E! Online, "Everyone was out on the street. There was (Pattinson) with his entourage, including Kristen."
A representative for the hotel insists the evacuation was merely a precaution and the stars were soon allowed back into the building.
The hotel spokesperson says, "(It was a) minor incident. It's all under control now and was dealt with quickly."
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Twilight & True Blood Set To Rule People's Choice Awards
10 November 2009 11:21 AM, PST
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Vampires are set to rule the upcoming People's Choice Awards - with blockbuster fantasy film franchise Twilight and blood-sucking U.S. TV series True Blood leading the nominations.
The public cast more than 18 million votes online to select the nominees for next year's ceremony, and will also choose the winners in 35 categories.
The Twilight Saga will compete against Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Star Trek in the favourite movie and favourite film franchise categories.
Stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner have earned nods for best on-screen team, joining fellow nominees Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds (The Proposal), Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) and Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, will.i.am, Dominic Monaghan and Daniel Henney (X-Men Origins: Wolverine).
Pattinson and Stewart were also nominated individually for favourite movie actress and actor, and will face-off against A-listers Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp, Ryan Reynolds, Anne Hathaway, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock in their respective categories.
Lautner is also up for breakout movie actor alongside Chris Pine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sam Worthington and Zachary Quinto.
Meanwhile, True Blood was nominated for favourite TV obsession and favourite sci-fi/fantasy TV show, where it will battle for the title against The Vampire Diaries, Heroes, Lost and Supernatural.
The show's star Anna Paquin will fight it out with Blake Lively, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Katherine Heigl and Mariska Hargitay for favourite TV drama actress - while Hugh Laurie, Kiefer Sutherland, Mark Harmon, Matthew Fox and Patrick Dempsey compete for the title of favourite TV drama actor.
Musically, newcomers Adam Lambert, Demi Lovato, Kris Allen, Lady Gaga and reality TV star Susan Boyle will battle for favourite breakout music artist.
Eminem, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Keith Urban and Tim McGraw will go head-to-head for the favourite male artist accolade, while their female counterparts include: Beyonce, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Pink and Taylor Swift.
Queen Latifah will host the People's Choice Awards at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre on 6 January, 2010.
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Twilight Bosses Bite Back At Vampire Mag
9 November 2009 4:16 AM, PST
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Movie bosses behind the Twilight franchise are taking legal against the publishers of an unauthorised fanzine - accusing them of using photos from the films without permission.
Executives at Beckett media have released two issues of Twilight, part of the Beckett Teen Sensations series, which features images of the movie's stars, including Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
But bosses at Summit Entertainment, the company behind the vampire series, have filed suit in a bid to shelve the publication.
Papers filed at a U.S. federal court on Friday allege editors at Beckett used promotional photos from the Twilight films without permission in a bid to fill the magazine.
Lawyers for Summit Entertainment claim to have previously sent a cease and desist letter in a bid to stop publication, and are now demanding unspecified damages, according to TMZ.com.
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Robert Pattinson Beds Nicole Kidman
4 November 2009 9:46 AM, PST
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Once you've made emotional mincemeat out of legions of adoring young girls, what's next? How do you transcend tweendom and seduce the seas of adult women (Twilight moms not included)? Bedding Nicole Kidman is a start. Screen Daily reports that Robert Pattinson and Kidman have signed on to star in an adaptation of Guy De Maupassant's Bel Ami. Adapted by Rachel Bennette, the film will be directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod.
Published in 1885, Bel Ami is an erotic tale of journalist Georges Duroy and how he sleeps his way to the top of Parisian high society. After a few years of military service in Algeria, Duroy works as a clerk in Paris until he becomes a journalist, aided by Mme Forestier (presumably Kidman). She helps write his first articles, he works his way up to chief editor, and she uses her political connections to get him the information he needs,
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A 'New Moon' Cast Tour Is Coming To A Major City Near You!
26 October 2009 9:30 AM, PDT
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From MTV.Com: Although they may daydream of sitting with Bella in the Forks High cafeteria or running through the trees with Edward, most "Twilight" fans have never had the opportunity to actually meet the famous faces who've come to personify Stephenie Meyer's creations onscreen. Now, a newly announced "Twilight" tour will bring thousands of these fans the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to converse with a Cullen.
"This November, Summit Entertainment invites 'Twilight' fans to the 'Twilight Saga: New Moon' cast tour, visiting 15 cities nationwide," the studio behind the franchise announced in a press release late Friday (October 23).
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'Twilight,' 'True Blood' Vampires Win Big At Spike TV's Scream Awards
19 October 2009 7:00 AM, PDT
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From MTV.Com: At the previous three incarnations of the Spike TV Scream Awards, vampires were considered just another fanboy favorite, alongside such evergreens as zombies, killer robots, and busty sci-fi babes. But over the past 12 months, franchises like "Twilight" and "True Blood" have sunk their teeth into Hollywood, and Saturday night's taping of the fourth annual awards showed that there's no hate from the horror fans.
"'Scream' is in the name — how much cooler can you get?" marveled "The Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco, looking up and down a checkered black-and-white carpet that had scantily clad women on swings overhead and a unicorn frolicking with such stars as Christina Ricci, Keith Richards and Justin Long. "Vampires are hot! It's scary stuff; they love this whole sci-fi, futuristic thing. Vampires are hot, nerds are hot. The world is coming to an end."
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Taylor Lautner, Johnny Depp and 'True Blood' dominate 'Scream 2009' Awards
18 October 2009 3:33 AM, PDT
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Los Angeles (AP) — A larger-than-life snowglobe filled with murderous little girls, a "Battlestar Gallactica" spaceship and comic-book legend Stan Lee flying overhead on a bouquet of giant balloons — just a few signs that Spike TV's "Scream 2009" is different from other awards shows. The star-studded event, held Saturday at the Greek Theatre, honors the best in sci-fi, horror, fantasy and comic-inspired movies and TV shows. Fans voted online for the winners, so some of the year's most popular programs and big box-office hits took home trophies, including "Transformers," ''Twilight," ''True Blood" and "Star Trek." Stars of those properties
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It's Hard to Resist Kristen Stewart's Allure
12 October 2009 9:03 PM, PDT
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We caught a sneak peek at Kristen Stewart shooting the November cover of Allure back in July at the Santa Monica Pier, and the issue is finally about to hit newsstands. It's yet another cover after her recent appearance in Interview as she makes the rounds to discuss her latest film in the Twilight series. She sat down to chat all about her personality, what sets the movies apart from all the other vampire stories, and even Robert Pattinson. Here's more:
On her dating Robert Pattinson: "I read that story every day. . . it’s in a story every day, so let’s not put it in another one."
On why Twilight resonates with fans: "There's a lot of [vampire] stuff out there, but this goes deeper. But it's [more than] just foreplay. Even though it does that so well -it does a f***ing good job - the build up is like,
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Twilight Saga Daily Dosage - 09/29/09
29 September 2009 10:38 PM, PDT
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Christmas came early this year in the form of an email from Summit Entertainment. Just hours ago, Summit sent over a yummy zip filed filled with the hottest New Moon pictures to date. If you had trouble picking between Edward and Jacob, your task just got a little harder. So where does you alliance lay? Seriously, how hot are those pictures? Okay, it's time to wipe that drool formulating in the corner of your mouth and move on to more Twilight news and pictures. The set of Eclipse has been so hush-hush but we have found out where they are and we have a pic and if you can belive it Tay-Tay is very bashful about his new bod and finally Rob is back on the cover of a new magazine with an all new interview. Enjoy! Hush Hush Shh! The set of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is so tight
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Mirror/Mirror — “88 Miles Per Hour”
27 September 2009 6:25 PM, PDT
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This past week, I revisited the Back to the Future trilogy, directed by Robert Zemeckis. These films essentially laid the groundwork for Michael J. Fox’s career — the man is synonymous with Marty McFly. The movies are a mad dash, guaranteed to raise your stress level and blood pressure no matter how many times you see them. I swear, I always think Dr. Emmett Brown and Marty are going to miss their one lighting quick chance to send Marty back to the future in the first film, despite watching it happen probably hundreds of times.
They got me thinking though — do we have any young actors like Fox in these films, frantic but cool, likeable but authoritative? Do any young guys have a role that’s so synonymous with their name that they’ll never be able to part from it?
Shia LeBeouf, for example, is probably most closely associated with the Transformers movies.
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Stephenie Meyer Novel 'The Host' Optioned For A Movie
23 September 2009 8:00 AM, PDT
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In other news, water is still wet. I think the most surprising thing about the news that "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer's novel "The Host" got picked up for a big screen adaptation is that it took so long to actually happen. Summit Entertainment has been doing so well with the "Twilight" series, you'd think they would have optioned the other Meyer book ages ago.
Instead, Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz and Paula Mae Schwartz ponied up to grab the rights for themselves, tapping "The Truman Show" writer Andrew Niccol to develop a script, according to a report in Variety. Wechsler and the Schwartzes are also the producers behind director John Hillcoat's upcoming adaptation of Cormac McCarthy novel "The Road."
Like "Twilight," "The Host" is primarily a love story. In place of vampires we have well-intentioned extraterrestrial parasites called Souls. One such Soul, known as the Wanderer, joins itself to
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5 Reasons to Love Robert Pattinson
10 September 2009 11:34 PM, PDT
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There is no denying it; we are all placed under the "I Love Robert Pattinson" spell that will hopefully never break. Last summer, only a dedicated few knew this British actor was absolutely fabulous. It took the rest of the world a little longer to catch on, but eventually we did, and we gave it everything we have. There are many reasons to love Rob and we took on the daunting task of narrowing the characteristics to the top five. Good Looking. His tussled hair, his chiseled jaw line, and his infectious personality had fans lining up after seeing his first Twilight based interview. Yes, there are many other important qualities to a person besides looks, but when you look like Rob, attention needs to be paid to the details. British Accent. Crisps sound more delicious than potato chips, lift sounds worldlier than elevator and the loo is just more
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Screenstar: Five Reasons To Love Robert Pattinson
10 September 2009 5:33 PM, PDT
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Colleen Joyce at ScreenStar.com has a cute little article that looks at five reasons we should love Rob Pattinson.5. Parttime Musician. Not only can he rock out to Lynard Skynard late night on set he also has a voice that record labels salivate over. Rob scored himself a spot on the Twilight soundtrack last fall with friend Sam Bradley and it helped the album top the Billboard charts. Pattinson is also a gifted pianist and fans will wait forever for him to be ready to release his own album.4. Humble. Without a doubt Rob is the most famous person in the world he tops Google trends he has been in the top five of IMDb for the past year and a week does not go by without him on the cover of a magazine. He has a great career he can buy and do whatever he wants however he
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After Twilight, Gothic Sex Takes a Bigger Bite
3 September 2009 1:29 PM, PDT
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What is it about a vampire and a werewolf that make everyone's pants fly off? Between the pandemonium over Twilight and True Blood, there's been renewed interest in why horror and sex have made a comeback in each other's arms.I've been publishing erotic literary fiction since the 1980s, so I've witnessed both the historical blood wedding of two genres— and the new twist in events.
Supernatural erotica— be it speculative fiction, horror or fantasy— is a genre where taboos are catnip. "Uncivilized" behavior, on every front, is the ultimate in escapist literature.But sci-fi and horror have something else in common with erotica — they've both been traditionally demonized as "harmful" and "contributing to juvenile delinquency." They were each considered pulp fiction in the early days of the paperback revolution in the 1940s and 50s— subject to bans, censorship, and angry
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Sam Bradley Ep Release
2 September 2009 11:40 PM, PDT
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There is only one way to listen to Sam Bradley's new Ep that released on August 29th and that's on continuous play. Much to the delight of his millions of fans, Canadian based singer just released a stellar Ep jammed packed with heartfelt lyrics and perfect arrangements that compliment each song. Bradley's music is like a drug that you never want to leave; it fills you with excitement and energy and leaves you feeling high. On each track you can feel the passion that artist Sam Bradley put into each note and it is greatly appreciated by the listener. The eclectic Ep allows Bradley a chance to show off his range and his imaginative ability to create new music. Standing on the brink of superstardom this Brit is ready to take the plunge with his electrifying new self titled Ep. MySpace fame brought the British born singer the platform
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