Bits of Breaking Dawn
If you remember back in October, Summit released a list of actors who would be joining the cast for Breaking Dawn. However, many of the castings failed to include what roles these actors would play. This week though we’re getting some new info.
Twilight Saga newbie Ty Olsson will play the role of Phil Dwyer (Renee’s husband/Bella Swan’s step dad).
You may have seen Olsson in the film 2012or in the television shows Battlestar Glactica and Men in Trees. Olsson is a recast for the role of Phil, who was played by Matt Bushell in the first Twilight film. {Twilighters Anonymous}
Winner of the Eclipse Gum contest has a private screening of Eclipse with Kellan Lutz. Lutz also talks filming in Baton Rouge, LA!
Look at this cute photo of Robert Pattinson with Alex Rice (aka Sue Clearwater) and her baby on the set of Breaking Dawn! {yfrog}
This isn’t the first time Rob has taken a picture with a tiny tot. Check out the now infamous picture of him biting a baby.
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TwiFun Time!
If you bought The Second Short Life of Bree Tanner hard copy, $1 of your sales went to The Red Cross. The tally is in and Twilight readers helped to raise $1.5 million!
NEWYORK, NY (December 13, 2010) – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group, and Stephenie Meyer have donated 1.5 million dollars to the American Red Cross International Response Fund from their proceeds from The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: an Eclipse Novella. As previously announced, one dollar for each book sold in the US from the first printing would go to the American Red Cross. The donation was made today by Hachette Book Group CEO David Young and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publisher Megan Tingley to The American Red Cross Senior Vice President of International Services David Meltzer.
“I’m so grateful that Little, Brown, the American Red Cross, and my fans made this generous gift possible,” said Stephenie Meyer. “It’s amazing to have the opportunity to help those so greatly in need.”
“We’ve had the incredible great fortune to have one of the biggest publishing phenomenons in recent years along with The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner becoming one of the top selling titles of 2010,” said Hachette Book Group CEO David Young. “Giving back is extremely important to the company, so it is particularly gratifying to be able to share our success with an organization as worthy as The American Red Cross.”
After the devastating earthquake in Haiti on January 12th the International Response Fund (IRF) afforded the American Red Cross the ability to provide immediate funding for food and other urgently needed emergency relief items.
“The generous contribution of Little, Brown to the IRF is essential to the ability of the American Red Cross to provide help and hope for people during their darkest hours,” said David Meltzer of the American Red Cross. “After the devastating Haiti earthquake, which took the lives of more than 230,000 people, the IRF allowed us to quickly purchase, ship and distribute aid. The Red Cross is extremely grateful for the support Little, Brown is providing toward our humanitarian mission.”…
“This kind of donation helps us provide a depth and breadth of services which is hard to match,” said Meltzer. “Last year, the American Red Cross helped 68 million people through programs funded by the International Response Fund.”
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner has become one of the biggest selling titles of 2010 and has dominated bestseller lists both in the US and around the world. The novella, the first new work from Meyer in nearly two years, debuted at #1 on the USA Today, Wall Street Journal and IndieBound bestseller lists as well as bestseller lists in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the UK.
In five years, Stephenie Meyer has become a worldwide publishing phenomenon. The Twilight Saga’s translation rights have been sold in nearly 50 countries and 116 million copies have been sold worldwide. {Twilight Lexicon}
RiffTrax have released their Eclipse commentary. If you haven't listened to their Twilight and New Moon commentaries, you definitely should. They’re absolutely hilarious. Here are some vids to prove the point.
If you’re going to do a Twilight Christmas Tree
Make sure you have Twilight themed ornaments!
A Twilight Christmas treat for fans. Christmas themed wallpaper for your desktop! {twilight guide}
The lovely, beautiful, sexy, British Ben Barnes talks about how he auditioned for the role of Edward!
"Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke says you were one of the final four actors to be considered for the role of Edward Cullen. We all know that Robert Pattinson ended up getting the role, but what were your "Twilight" auditions like?
There were quite a few auditions. I was the first person they kind of approached about it. It was all right. I very quickly read the first ["Twilight"] book. I really enjoyed it. I think Kristen Stewart is great. I think she’s a really good actress. And I really like Catherine Hardwicke.
But then there were two things: First off, they didn’t want to mix "Narnia" and "Twilight." I think it’s dangerous to mix characters from franchises while you’re doing one. So she definitely didn’t want Prince Caspian being Edward Cullen. It doesn’t make sense. And secondly, I’d still be shooting at age 30, playing 17, and nobody wants to see that. That would be kind of sad.
And course you wouldn’t want the kind of craziness with fans and paparazzi that Robert Pattinson has to deal with in his life.
So true! {the examiner}
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