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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Robert Pattinson talks Breaking Dawn & Portraying a Dad


With 3 out of 4 books of  The Twilight Saga already on the big-screen, Robert Pattinson is all about Breaking Dawn talk these days.  In this interview Rob lays it all out for us.  He talks of the Eclipse set atmosphere, Stephenie Meyer, and his anxiety of this saga coming to an end.
What are you looking forward to about “Breaking Dawn” being shot back-to-back as two films and of Bill Condon directing them?
I’m glad that it’s Bill Condon. I love his stuff. I haven’t seen the script yet but I am fearful about the series’ end. It’s such a great security blanket. It’s like a net. You can afford to make mistakes when you have another “Twilight” film to make. After that, I guess you’re on your own.
I’m glad the “Breaking Dawn” films will be done together. Because otherwise, it’s quite hard to fit another film in-between each one. Like what happened in “Eclipse”—having to get your mind back to where it was before. I had about a week of preparation time. It was quite stressful in the beginning. With the two films done together, you can just stay in character the whole time.
In the tent scene which is already the much talked-about thing in “Eclipse,” your vampire character is of course cold, body temperature wise, while Taylor’s Jacob drives home the point that he’s literally hotter.
It’s sort of an odd scene. It’s quite difficult. It’s incredibly depressing for Edward (laughing). It does make him seem incredibly unattractive. But I never really got it in the first place. It’s like having some freezing cold person next to you (laughing). It’s horrible.
Taylor told us that you were always cracking up in that scene.
I was in a very strange room when we were shooting that scene (laughing). I kept getting obsessed with the idea of the word “thoughts” with an American accent. It sounds like “farts.” I couldn’t get over it the entire day. The opening line was, “Can you at least keep your thoughts to yourself?” I’m sitting in this tent and every single time, I laugh over that line. Taylor got to the point where he was like, “Those words don’t even sound the same. It’s not funny at all.”
I think I was tired. I find all this stuff where we have to boss each other all quite funny. Considering that we’re in teen-girl magazines and stuff … Taylor always has his shirt off. And I’ve got my little quaff (laughing). We’re trying to act all macho. I thought it was really funny.
Talk about the dynamics between the three of you now that Jacob gets to kiss Bella in this movie.
It’s weird. Not only do they do the kissing scenes—they never do it when I am even on the set. I have the day off. You genuinely feel like someone’s cheating on you. Then you come back to the set. And almost always, it’s after one of their scenes where I suspect them of doing something. It just so happened every single time—I would come into work being like, “So how was it?”
Can you set the record straight—your Edward character is a 100-year-plus-old virgin?
I think he’s … how old is he now? He must be 109 or 110. There’s an arguable point with another vampire in Alaska from the first book. It’s briefly mentioned. But I can’t remember if it’s actually fully explained if he is a virgin or not. I think the fans like to believe he is.
Since these “Twilight” films are fantasy /romance/thriller dramas, may I ask which love stories inspired you? I have to sound really cheesy and say my parents. My parents met when my mom was 17 and my dad was 26. They’re still together. I grew up in an age where everybody gets divorced.
But in terms of film, I’ve always liked despairing, painful love stories . I think that’s probably because I’m still young. There’s a Godard film called “First Name: Carmen.” I’m not even going to attempt to say the French pronunciation. I always found that to be one of the most truthful and inspiring love stories I’ve seen on film.

How uncomfortable is it to be acting with contact lens on?
You can’t feel properly. You can’t sweat. If you do anything to sweat, everything starts breaking on your face. You can’t even psyche yourself up for a scene. I don’t know how people do scenes with contact lenses on. I just find it impossible. The Edward character is about restraint and restricting yourself about everything. He’s not a very effusive person. A lot of the performance should be done with your eyes but then you eliminate that ability by putting the contacts on. Whenever I do other movies in which I don’t have to wear contacts, I breathe a sigh of relief.
In “Breaking Dawn,” you become a father and Bella becomes a vampire bride. Do you have tips for Kristen on playing a vampire? Do you feel that you’re mature enough to play a dad?It’s funny because I’m playing a dad in some scenes in “Breaking Dawn” and I’m portraying one in a movie I’m doing now as well. I’m terrified about doing it. I don’t know what I’m going to do when it comes to those scenes. I’ve been complaining so much about having the makeup on and contact lenses. Kristen is like, “You’re so pathetic. You have to just get over it. Why can’t you just get used to it?” [Now, since Kristen has to wear contact lens, too], I can finally be like, “You will know what it’s like. You’re going to be in constant aggravation the whole time.” Which is great.
We don’t see a lot of guys like Edward who protects a girl’s virtue. Do you relate to him at all? How old-fashioned are you?
I think I’ve become more old-fashioned. I feel like I’m already turning middle-aged now (laughing). It’s quite nice to be doing a series of films that a lot of people think uphold positive virtues. Some people actually think the films are a good influence on their kids.
Stephenie Meyer was on the set of “Eclipse” more often than she was on the first two movies. What was that like?
It’s not intimidating. She’s really nice. She really likes the films. It was strange, though. I didn’t really notice until toward the end of the filming. I was like, “Stephenie has been here every day” (laughing). It was interesting. She’s always open. She would never really come in and push anything on us. She was open to answering questions.
You have a western genre film project, “Unbound Captives,” in development. Why are you fascinated with westerns?
I grew up watching westerns. My dad’s favorite movies are all westerns. I hope that film happens. It’s such a complicated film to get together because it’s not really an action film or anything. It’s a slightly depressing romantic drama, half of which is in Comanche. It will definitely be different. My character is a massive stretch for me.
You play the guitar. How important is music for you?
It’s really important. Incidentally, my sister is a singer and a songwriter. Acting has helped as well because I’ve never really had any particular interest. The only reason I’d start releasing records is hopefully so I get a name in music and have good people who would want to collaborate with me. I guess having a name in acting, you can get your foot through the door with quite a few musicians. I hope I’ll be able to record some stuff just for myself. The idea of selling it—as soon as you start making it—it dies in a lot of ways. It’s too scary at that point. Then everyone feels the need to judge it. But if you’re not making money and you’re doing it for yourself, then no one’s going to judge it.
“Twilight” is very popular with young people, including Jaden Smith. What kind of books and music did you like when you were a teenager?
I was obsessed with a writer called Martin Amis when I was a teenager. I read everything. Every single time I went to a bookshop, I’d see if he has other books. I used to buy multiple editions of his books.
Martin, Van Morrison and Jimi Hendrix—they were my people when I was growing up. I’d obsessively collect all their stuff.
That’s funny about how Jaden likes the “Twilight” thing. He’s like the first guy who’s willing to admit it (laughing).
What has so far been a life-changing experience for you?
My moving to secondary school. I was kicked out of my first school. There is a whole system of the schools in London where I went from one school to another and then to university. Everybody went to the same schools. But I got kicked out. I ended up going to an arts school which was probably the best thing that ever happened to me.
Why were you kicked out?
Secret (laughing).

(Source:Showbiz and Style via TwilightBritneyFan

Taylor Lautner on Breaking Dawn Movie Two Film Split, Director Bill Condon, Renesmee, and 3-D Version

Breaking Dawn Taylor Lautner Renesmee Jacob Black 3-d Bill Condon
Taylor Lautner, who plays Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, gives his thoughts on the split of Breaking Dawn into two films in a new interview. Overall, he’s thrilled by the decision–
“I definitely think it was the right thing to do, for the movie and for the book, It’s hard enough to condense 500 pages into a script, but to condense 800 and everything that’s going on in ‘Breaking Dawn,’ it would have been impossible.”
Taylor also has a part of the new films he’s nervous about–but also really excited for–
“It’s the part I’m most looking forward to and the part I’m most nervous about: Renesmee, the baby,” he said, referring to the vampire baby spawned by Edward and Bella. Upon Renesmee’s birth, Jacob finds himself inexplicably drawn to the baby, effectively ending his feud with Edward over Bella’s heart. “That should be very interesting to film. But I’m looking forward to it! I’ve got the direction of Bill Condon, so I’ll be fine.”
Taylor Lautner also gives his view on new director Bill Condon and the idea that the last two films in the Twilight Saga could be shot in 3D:
“I met him briefly, very quickly, but not about ‘Breaking Dawn.’ He seems like a very nice guy,” the actor said. “Obviously, he’s ridiculously talented, so I’m excited that I’m getting to work with him twice.” “Usually, 3-D is best when it takes you into another world,” he explained. “I could see it going both ways. As long as we have the story line down and as long as we bring what was written on the pages in the book to life, then we’ll be fine no matter what we do.”
check out the video of Taylor Lautner’s interview from MTV.

PopSugar Rush: Robert Pattinson & Kristen Pair Up To Surprise Fans and Where Were the Other Cast Members




PopSugar Rush has put together footage of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart surprising fans at a theater in Los Angeles last night! They’ve also include footage of other Eclipse cast members surprising fans at various theaters across the country!

Jackson Rathbone Attends The Last Airbender Tokyo Premiere!


New pictures of Eclipse Vampire Jackson Rathbone (aka Jasper Hale) at the Tokyo premiere of his new movie The Last Airbender. [Source: Jackson-Rathbone.com]


New Pictures — Christian Serratos At LAX!


New pictures of Eclipse human Christian Serratos (aka Angela) at the Los Angeles airport on the fourth of July!
You can see all the pictures of Christian over at Twilightersfan!

New Pictures — Elizabeth Reaser & Xavier Samuel Arrive At Pix11 Morning News!


New pictures of Eclipse Vampires Elizabeth Reaser (aka Esme Cullen) and Xavier Samuel (aka Riley) arriving at Pix11 morning news, very early this morning!
The cast mates were both guests on the morning news broadcast to promote Eclipse.
You can view all the pictures over at Celebrity-Gossip.net!

Ashley Green Thanks Twilight Saga Fans!


Eclipse Vampire Ashley Greene (aka Alice Cullen) sent out a tweet earlier today thanking all the fans of the Twilight Saga, after seeing the box office results (so far) for Eclipse.

[Source: Twitter.

New/Old Photos Of Taylor Lautner Bowling With Friends In Vancouver!


Here are some new/old photos of Taylor Lautner out bowling with the cast of Ramona and Beezus in Vancouver. 

[Source: OfficialJoeyKingFB via Twifans. 

Bryce Dallas Howard Interview In LIFE



Bryce Dallas Howard (aka Victoria) was interviewed by LIFE recently.
‘ECLIPSE’ EXCLUSIVE: Geting to Know Bryce Dallas Howard
Don’t let her serene energy and stunning looks fool you — Bryce Dallas Howard knows how to go for the jugular. “I had to get in touch with my animal instincts,” says the 29-year-old actress about taking over the pivotal role of Victoria, the villainous vampire out for heroine Bella’s blood in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. “At one point, I was actually working out in my head, ‘How would you physically suck blood from someone’s neck? Would you take a breath first? Would you open up your throat to drink?’” Before heading to the theater on June 30 to see exactly how Victoria goes about hunting her prey this time, get to know the actress who brings her to life. Here, Howard — photographed exclusively for LIFE by editor-at-large Jeff Vespa — opens up about stepping into the high-profile franchise, branching out into other aspects of Hollywood (just like her famous dad, Ron), and becoming very good at playing bad.

A Fan of the Books
Replacing actress Rachelle Lefevre, who had portrayed Victoria in the first movie and in its 2009 sequel, New Moon, but was let go over scheduling conflicts, Howard had just one week to prepare before filming on Eclipse began. So it’s a good thing she was already quite familiar with the Stephenie Meyer novels that sparked the phenomenon. Reading the Twilight books before the first film, Howard tells LIFE, “I felt as if I had discovered an incredible world of characters that felt so personal and so real to me…. But I have to say, the experience of going from being a true fan of a series and reading all the books to actually getting to be a part of it has been pretty wild.” And how have the notoriously passionate Twilight devotees — so ardent they call themselves “Twihards” — adjusted to the casting switch? “The fans that I have met have all been lovely, welcoming, and supportive. They have held the same passion for this series as I do,” says Howard, whorecently encountered a screaming mass of them at Eclipse‘s Los Angeles premiere.
To read more go to LIFE.com.
[Source: LIFE]

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' star Xavier Samuel denies rock band rumors


AP Photo
A few days ago, a strange rumor started up about The Twilight Saga: Eclipse star Xavier Samuel and an Australian rock band called Degrees of Freedom.
Monsters and Critics posted an article detailing an account of the supposed band's former guitar player who said, Xavier Samuel "ditched them to seek fame as a movie star."
Of course, the statement and article themselves seemed like a ploy at fame, and in a new interview with USA Today, Xavier Samuel referred to the story as "[c]ompletely untrue."
Rather, he does join his fellow Eclipse castmates in the musically gifted arena (as reported by Entertainment Today), but as USA Today reports, he has no "burning ambition to be a rock star or anything."

Make-a-Wish Foundation takes 'Twilight' fan to Forks


'Twilight' - Summit Ent.
The Make-a-Wish Foundation is the latest charitable group to come into contact with Twilight.
PDNews reports that one Twilight fan's wish (and if you don't know what the Make-a-Wish Foundation's purpose is, please see their website) was to go to Forks, Washington and live the experience for herself.
"After spending June 28 and 29 in Seattle, she headed to Forks four tours of the city and eating at the newly opened Twilight-themed restaurant The Lodge in Forks. She was also granted the opportunity to watch the third installment of the series, 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,' on an IMAX big screen in Seattle," PDN reports.

'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson's wax model is the most kissed at Madame Tussaud's


AP Photo
The way that Madame Tussaud's works is they make a wax model of a person or character (usually famous people), and they put it on sturdy display such that patrons are free to touch, hug, and, yes, even kiss the models. (Presumably, they're cleaned regularly enough that this doesn't present a health issue.)
In any case, the U.K.'s Mirror is reporting that the most kissed celebrity wax model at Madame Tussaud's in London is none other than Twilight star Robert Pattinson's.
His former Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire co-star Daniel Radcliffe's was reportedly the second most-kissed wax model, and Helen Mirren's came in third.

Clevver TV Video – Will Taylor Lautner Star In X-Men: First Class?

Robert Pattinson Interview with GMTV

Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed and Ashley Greene Interview with GMTV

The Twilight Saga: “Thank You” – David Slade


When you put your heart and soul into something as intense as the duration of a film production, you become completely lost in it. You focus on doing your very best to get it right each day and you work on this for so long that you assume an ownership of it.
When shooting The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, I always felt an awareness of how many people this film would reach and as a result, knew that this film did not just belong to myself, the producers and the studio, but more so, to all of you, the fans of The Twilight Saga.
At the end of the day, after all the hard work is done, all that’s left is the film itself, and your overwhelmingly positive and supportive responses have made me feel like we must have done something right. As a filmmaker, this is a rare and strange feeling of connection with an audience of which I will never forget and I thank you all for it.
DAVID SLADE
JULY 2010
From The Twilight Saga Facebook!

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Surprise Fans At Eclipse Screening

Reelz Channel Interview with Billy Burke


Eclipse  |  Billy Burke  |  Hollywood Dailies   | Movie Trailers

Reelz Channel – The Last Airbender Interview – Jackson Rathbone included


The Last Airbender  |  M. Night Shyamalan  |  Jackson Rathbone  |  Dev Patel  |  Nicola Peltz  |  Hollywood Dailies   | Movie Trailers

Nikki Reed on Regis and Kelly

Dakota Fanning on Cover of Flare Magazine


Source: Twifans via TwilightersNorway

Clevver TV Video – Nikki Reed Starring In Catch .44

New Eclipse Stills





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Taylor Lautner Interview with My Fox

Eclipse TV Spot – Number 1

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