Friday, March 5th, 2010
Robert Pattinson's interview skill impresses director Chris Weitz. Entertainment and Showbiz! His freshly learnt interview skills did not escape notice of the director of “Twilight:New Moon”Chris Weitz.He had an exclusive chat with The Dish Rag ... |
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Rachelle Lefevre (aka Victoria) attended the 3rd Annual Women in Film Pre-Oscar Party Thursday night, March 4th.
Gorgeous! Click on for more Rachelle!
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We have another fun TA Follows the Stars for you today with Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Rachelle Lefevre and Anna Kendrick. Kristen and Dakota star in the new full-length trailer for The Runaways, Rachelle and Anna have been out at the pre-Oscar parties and part two of the Rob and Filmmaker...
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Hardwicke tipped a few more details about the "Twilight"-esque project (based on an idea from DiCaprio), which she described as being about a “village plagued by this wolf." "It’s wild with all these different secrets and lies, and a murder ...Friday, March 5th, 2010
The Academy has always had its blind spots. Over the years, many films subsequently acknowledged as gilt-edged masterpieces have been completely frozen out of the Oscars. The list of omissions stretches from Howard Hawks' 'The Big Sleep' to Charlie ...Friday, March 5th, 2010
Here is the MySpace Artist on Artist with Rob & Pierce Brosnan for Remember Me. Artist on Artist with Robert Pattinson and Pierce Brosnan Artist on Artist | MySpace VideoFriday, March 5th, 2010
Gossip Cop gives us some details of Robert Pattinson’s appearance on CBS’s The Early Show which will air next Tuesday, March 9. Robert Pattinson will appear on CBS’ “The Early Show” on Tuesday, March 9 in a segment he taped after the show’s regular broadcast three days ago. A production source tells Gossip Cop Pattinson arrived at the studio [...]Friday, March 5th, 2010
ET Canada is reporting that Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning will both be at the Toronto premiere of The Runaways on Sunday, March 14.Friday, March 5th, 2010
Jen Yamato at FILM.com has a new article about Kristen Stewart’s success with Twilight and her involvement with indie films. In a world where independent films have diminishing opportunities to be seen — even those “Hollywood” indies, with their “modest” $10 million budgets and A-list stars — thank goodness for Twilight. Sure, some may lambaste the sparkly [...]Friday, March 5th, 2010
This just in from Madame Tussauds: “Madame Tussauds New York today released photos of a clay head mold of Hollywood heartthrob Robert Pattinson (or R-Pattz, as his loyal legion of admirers call him). The famed Times Square wax attraction also announced that Pattinson’s completed figure will be unveiled on March 25, 2010, and that R-Pattz’s biggest [...]Friday, March 5th, 2010
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Yes, that’s right: even more Chris Weitz for you this lovely evening! Chris, who we all know and love as the director of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, recently sat down with MTV to speak about the film. In their little chat session, Chris lets five secrets about the film slip - check them out...
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Chris Weitz reveals 5 New Moon secrets to MTV Twilight Source Twilight Source is an unofficial Twilight fan site. We are not associated with Stephenie Meyer, Summit Entertainment, or any others officially related to ... |
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Continuing to promote the upcoming release of the New Moon DVD, director Chris Weitz has some secrets to reveal about the film:
Black Eyes: In Stephenie Meyer’s book, Edward’s eyes go black in Italy. Why don’t his eyes turn in the film?
“It’s because I screwed up!” Weitz admitted.
Really? He just forgot?
“Well, yeah, I kinda did,” he said. “Well, there are two reasons. One is that I messed up. The other reason is that I actually thought that onscreen it would be quite bizarre to see his eyes go completely black, and that it would be more satisfying and less jarring to have that moment of reunion be a reunion with revivified Edward. But probably, the long and the short of it, there are many details that I did not drop the ball on, and there are some that I did.”
Thanks to His Golden Eyes for the tip.
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Chris Weitx reveals to HitFlix his biggest regret in New Moon movie.
During their long and funny conversation, Weitz makes a humbling revelation about one of his few regrets in the movie: the infamous moment where Aro (Michael Sheen) looks into Alice Cullen’s mind (Ashley Greene) and see the future fate of our hero Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart). What was meant as a dramatic reveal that Bella would become a vampire, and thus satisfy Aro’s wishes, drew unintentional laughter as audiences observed Bella and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) seemingly skipping through the forest in slow motion.
“I think it could have been less than an Arcadian fairy tale running through the foresty movement and more of an abstract at Kristen flash on her face,” Weitz says of what he would have changed. “That would have avoided laughter, which wasn’t only heard at the premiere where there are cynics and jaded Hollywood types, but the most packed fan screenings.”
Read the article here!
Friday, March 5th, 2010
The Independent has a new look at Kristen Stewart’s life in the spotlight, written by Kristen herself! Click here to read all her musings!
“Before the first Twilight movie in 2008, I was a much more open person. Now I spend a lot of time looking at the floor in public in an attempt not to get noticed. It can get a little boring. But whatever sacrifices I’ve had to make as a rising star, my job makes up for it a hundredfold.”
“I’ve been walking around London in a hoody these last few days looking at all the old buildings. It’s all fine until a diehard fan notices your sneakers. But I can always see a crowd and turn around and walk the other way.”
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Hardwicke tipped a few more details about the "Twilight"-esque project (based on an idea from DiCaprio), which she described as being about a “village plagued by this wolf." "It’s wild with all these different secrets and lies, and a murder ...Friday, March 5th, 2010
My recording and capping programs are failing me at the moment, so have a streaming video while I try to work all that out. :)
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Before the first Twilight movie in 2008, I was a much more open person. Now I spend a lot of time looking at the floor in public in an attempt not to get noticed. It can get a little boring. But whatever sacrifices I've had to make as a rising star ...Friday, March 5th, 2010
The iVillage Entertainment Awards are in! iVillage read casted over 130,000 votes find out which stars, movies and TV shows were their favorite!
Man You’d Trade Your Husband For
And the Winner Is… New Moon’s Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson)
New Moon’s hard-bodied, chivalrous vampire, Edward Cullen, won your hearts by a landslide with 87 percent of votes. The other contestants — I Love You Man’s Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd), The Office’s Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Glee’s Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) — didn’t stand a chance. Edward’s loyalty, mystery and good looks make it clear why you’d want to get cozy with this brooding bad boy. Now if only he’d trade Bella for you!
Hottest ‘New Moon’ Hunk
And the Winner Is… Robert Pattinson
It’s another victory for Team Edward! Robert Pattinson’s perfectly coiffed hair and sexy smirk earned him 65 percent of your votes, beating out fellow vampires Peter Facinelli and Kellan Lutz, as well as arch rival (and second-place finisher) Taylor Lautner (who garnered 24 percent of votes). Watch out, Kristen Stewart; You’ve got some competition.
Saddest Onscreen Split
And the Winner Is… New Moon’s Bella & Edward (Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson)
When Edward Cullen led Bella Swan into the forest to talk, we knew something bad was coming. And when he told her he couldn’t be with her anymore it broke her heart — and yours! Their brutal breakup won 88 percent of your votes, beating out Jon & Kate Plus 8’s Jon and Kate Gosselin, How I Met Your Mother’s Robin and Barney (Cobie Smulders and Neil Patrick Harris) and (500) Days of Summer’s Summer and Tom (Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt). But dry those eyes, Twi-Hards: Bella and Edward’s second-act reunion made for a happy New Moon ending.
Hale yeah!! *looks at husband on the couch* I mean no way would I trade my husband for Edward! *snort* Maybe for Rob. LOL! I kid hubs!!
[Source: iVillage. Thanks Anna & Diana!]
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Reelz Channel has a new interview with Michael Sheen and the hilarious Matt Lucas, which you can see below. Michael stars as the White Rabbit in Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland,” in theaters now!
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Only one week after her "Twilight" co-star Robert Pattinson will attempt to show off his more serious acting chops in "Remember Me," Kristen Stewart will also stray from the world of vampires with "The Runaways." In the film, which comes out March 19 ...Friday, March 5th, 2010
MySpace has released a new installment of their series, Artist on Artist, this time between Rob and co-star Pierce Brosnan (yay!). Check it out below!
Artist on Artist with Robert Pattinson and Pierce Brosnan
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
Twilight actress Rachelle Lefevre attended a pre-Oscar bash as last Thursday night as she attended the Annual Women in Film Pre-Oscar Party at a Bel Air Residence.
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
PopWrap asked Anna Kendrick on her favorite music playlist to help her survive the jitters of walking the many red carpet awards show she has graced.
PopWrap: What song helps you relax after a day of trying on countless dresses?
Anna Kendrick: “Fire Department” by Be Your Own Pet. Not actually a relaxing song, but I play it as loud as I can when I get frustrated with the vanity aspects of the whole process.PW: How about when you just need a moment to escape?
Anna: “A Ramble In St. James Park” by Michael Nyman. An absolutely gorgeous piece of music from “The Libertine” score that I fell in love with when I bought the “Man On Wire” soundtrack. This song feels like it could suspend time.PW: Is there a song you listen to in the car to mentally prepare for the flashbulb onslaught?
Anna: “Help I’m Alive” by Metric. I’m a diehard fan of anything Emily Haines touches and this song completely speaks to how I feel before I have to step onto a red carpet.PW: What’s your most played song right now?
Anna: “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues” by Chris Thomas King. I saw “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” again recently and this song hit me like a ton of bricks. I guess when I first saw it at 14, I was only paying attention to the girls’ songs.PW: If one song could be played while you were actually posing on the red carpet, what would it be?
Anna: “The Boss” by James Brown. Another great song off a great soundtrack. As a film, “Black Caesar” is sort of insane but the soundtrack is amazing. This song makes me feel more confident that I ever really shouldPW: What’s the most surprising song on your iPod?
Anna: “Get It Together” by The Beastie Boys. Perhaps not so surprising that it’s on my iPod but that I’ve had it memorized since I was 13, an age I thought anything my older brother was listening to was worthy of vigilant study.PW: We’ve previously talked about what a talented singer you are, so, if you could play any musician in a biopic, who would it be?
Anna: Laura Nyro. She died young of ovarian cancer. Possibly my all time favorite artist.
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
IESB talked to Twilight actor Peter Facinelli regarding about his career, being part of Twilight, his future career plans and Breaking Dawn. Here is an excerpt:
IESB: This Twilight stuff, is really a phenomenon, who would’ve known it was going to be this big. When you signed up for the first one, did you just think it was going to be a small little vampire movie?
Peter Facinelli: I knew there was a fanbase of the books, but, somewhere along the line of finishing the movie and it coming out, that fanbase grew exponentially. But we were just trying to make a good movie for the fans of the books, we had no idea that it would turn into this, but, I am always very grateful for the fan support and love that interaction with them because their energy feeds me.
IESB: David Slade, how was he on set? Every director seems to bring something a little different to the franchise, how different was Slade, considering he knows the vampire genre.
PF: I thought he was a great fit for what they were going for. Every movie has had a little bit of different energy, I think the director sets the tone and David brought a great quality to it, it has a lot more action and I think he understands the action elements to it as well as the love story. There is a lot going on in that book and I was glad he was at the helm.
IESB: Do these events ever get tiring, I don’t mean in a bad way but Comic-con and different events all over the world, does it get a little like, “Wow, there is too much for me to do!”
PF: No, I mean it would be a lot more work this morning if nobody showed up (laughing), so the fact that people are interested and people are willing to take the time to come out to come out and support something that I think is important and also to come out and meet me, I’m always grateful for.
IESB: I know Kristen Stewart is saying she is excited to see it broken up into a two-parter, would you like to see it that way?
PF: I would. I think it’s a very big book, makes a great doorstop (laughing). It’s a very thick book and has a lot of stuff going on so to try to squeeze that into two hours would be difficult so I think making it into two makes the most sense. I don’t even know if they’ve made a decision on that yet, I heard that’s what they were steering towards. But, I let them do their thing, when they call me to show up on set, that’s where I’ll be, I let them do the business stuff and I’m supportive of their decisions. Summit has done a good job with the books so far with picking the directors and putting the movies out there so I defer to them on those decisions and I’m just excited to bring Carlisle to life.
IESB: Any chance any of the previous three directors will return for Breaking Dawn or do you think they will go with one or two different directors?
PF: I think they would probably go with one because I think we would shoot it all as one and then it would be, in the editing room, split into two. I have no idea who they are looking at for directors, I’m out of that loop, but I am sure they will pick someone great. Maybe all three will come back to shoot it (laughing).
IESB: Are you looking to write, direct or produce in the future?
PF: I have written and that’s where I am gearing towards now. I would like to do projects I am passionate about instead of waiting to read things and like or dislike, so there are a couple scripts that I’ve written that in development right now and I am trying to get off the ground. So that will be the next phase of my career, hopefully, is getting material out that I like, producing that material, star in the material, getting stories out there.
To read more about the interview, click on the link above.
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
Twilight actors Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer, Eric Yorke, Booboo Stewart, Gil Birmingham and Julia Jones join other celebrities in making a PSA to help the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe who’s reservation has been devastated by severe ice storms.
To know more about how you can help, head over to www.shiftthepowertothepeople.org
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
He was the man in-charge for the second Twilight film and now with only a few days before the film will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray, New Moon director Chris Weitz chats up about the process of filming one of th the most anticipated movies of last year, sorting through the materials that are going to be included and not, and working with his young cast. Here are the excerpts of his interviews:
What has the transition been like from New Moon to Eclipse? Is David Slade bringing his own style to the project? Or did you guys discuss how to get the look and feel of what both you and Catherine Hardwicke have created into what he wanted to do? Was there a lot of back and forth between you three directors for continuity?
Chris Weitz: I think the continuity is supplied by the actor and the series of books. I can guarantee that David is bringing a new look and feel to it. Just as New Moon looked different from Twilight, I’m sure EclipseNew Moon. That is good. I don’t want to make anybody follow any type of particular aesthetic. The reason he was brought on was to make every movie different. I think Eclipse is much more action-intensive. For instance, I am pretty terrible at shooting action. He is much better in that regard.
Were you disappointed that you wouldn’t be continuing on in this world? Or was once enough?
Chris Weitz: That was always planned. David needed to go into prep while I was cutting my movie. Because these films are staggered in terms of their release. There was no disappointment. I miss the cast. I do. I liked them very much. By the time I was done with New Moon, I was completely exhausted. I don’t think I could have done it anyway. If that was ever the plan.
I paid attention to the promotional tour for this film, and it looked exhausting. What did that entail for you exactly?
Chris Weitz: It was very strange. It involved a lot of traveling. For a couple of weeks every day, you would show up in a new country, go do a press conference, and then be displayed to what could only be considered a stadium full of Twilight fans. Who were screaming so loud, your ears would short out like a speaker that has its volume turned too loud. It was unlike anything I have ever encountered in my whole life. There is something really wonderful about that. There’s also something wonderful about knowing that isn’t going to happen every time I step out in public. As for the kids, it’s a bit different. They have to deal with the ramifications of this franchise for the foreseeable future.
Did you almost feel like an interchangeable cog? Or do you feel like you were able to bring something out of the franchise that another director may not have found in the material?
Chris Weitz: Let me see. I don’t know if that is for me to say. You would have to ask the actors. What I really care about is working with the actors. Giving them free reign to do what comes naturally to them. I would say that our relationship is very, very close. That is what makes it work. That’s what the fans care about. Okay? I’ve done lots of CGI before. That stuff is very familiar to me. And I was able to work with the people who’d get it right. But what mattered most was working closely with the actors. will look different from
Going for the Gold In “Twilight,” RPattz and the rest of his vegetarian vampire cohorts have gold-colored eyes as a result of abstaining from consuming human blood. For “New Moon,” the vamps’ eyes were clearly more golden. Why’d Weitz have his actors switch to brighter contact lenses?
“It’s a more noticeable gold,” Weitz said. “I thought that in the first film they hadn’t popped quite enough and I wanted to have that sense of otherworldliness carry through more.”
The Silent Vampire Actress Rachelle Lefevre was notoriously replaced in her role as the vampire Victoria following “New Moon,” with Bryce Dallas Howard taking over the part for “Eclipse.” In “New Moon,” Lefevre is seen but does not speak. Is there a connection between her lack of lines and what happened with the casting decision?
“It wasn’t so much that,” Weitz said. “There was a dialogue scene with her, and eventually that will show up whenever they release deleted scenes. It was one of those scenes that, when you look back at it, it’s kind of a surplus to the whole storytelling requirement of the movie. So there was no ill intent there. I wrote Rachelle and explained why that scene didn’t end up in the film, and in terms of filmmaking I can’t regret it, although I do regret it very much if it hurt Rachelle’s feelings.”
“Of course I’m interested,” he said, but went on to add that he thinks another director could sink his teeth into a future project and guide the franchise to even greater heights.
“But I think I’m on record saying I have a 2-and-a-half-year-old son,” noting the grueling nature of making these films. “Because it’d be such a long shoot for ‘Breaking Dawn’, it kind of brings me to the edge of my physical and mental endurance,” he explained. “And I just don’t believe I have it in me, and I think that it’s appropriate that someone else go ahead and do it.”
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IESB: In doing the commentary for the New Moon DVD, was there anything that you realized you regretted having to cut, or did the final cut
of the film meet all of your expectations?
Chris: I was very satisfied with the final cut of the film, personally. It was what I had set out to do.
IESB: Were there any specific parts of the film that you were most looking forward to talking about for the commentary?
Chris: I was very happy to talk about some of the more complicated shots that we did, like the roundy-round shot. That was a bit in which we took what was a series of chapter headings in the book and turned it into a motion-control shot in which the seasons passed as Kristen Stewart’s character, Bella, remained in the same place. What I like to do with CG is to use it as expressively as possible, and not to make things blow up good, but to sometimes render something ineffable that would be very difficult to do in camera. That involved a lot of work, in which a motion-control camera captured the movement of our steady-cam operator. So, it was a pleasure to talk about that, and about what goes into something like that.
IESB: Having had to deal with stunts, green screen, CGI, weather, bugs and everything you had going on, what was the biggest challenge in bringing this film to the screen, so as to please as many of the fans as possible?
Chris: I think the greatest challenge was the logistical load of it. When you’re talking about taking a film from beginning to end in one year, it’s difficult to do that with a normal film where people are just sitting on their butts, talking to one another. But, when you add in underwater work, heavy CGI work and wire work, it becomes extraordinarily complicated. And then, you add in getting the London Symphony Orchestra to record a soundtrack, and getting 10 or so indie bands to compose songs especially for the film, there are a lot of timelines that are ticking along, at the same time, and you hope that you are able to combine it all at the right point. And, you always end up, just at the last minute, on the last day, your final CGI shot comes in. There are about 400 and something CGI shots, which actually isn’t that many compared to what I’ve done before, but it’s quite a lot. It can complicate things when you’re in the editing room.
IESB: Did you have any preconceived notions, coming into this film, about what it would be like to work with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, prior to filming with them? And, was there anything you learned about working with them that really surprised you?
Chris: I think what surprised me most was how level-headed they were, given the kind of pressures that they were under from the attention of the fans and the number of things that could have taken their head out of the game, and how much they really cared about getting their characters right. In the second film, in a franchise in which you know that people are going to go see it anyway, it’s very impressive to see young actors who really care about getting things just right. It’s the first time I’ve actually been twice the age of the actors, except on About a Boy, but that was really working with a child actor. These guys are actually rather grown up. I was surprised at how old I actually felt, in comparison to them. At the same time, I was really impressed by their professionalism.
To read the interview in its entirety, click on the link above.
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Update: Here is also an exclusive interview with Chris Weitz from E!’s Marc Malkin.
What do you think of Breaking Dawn being broken into two parts?
The book is very dense, so it’s appropriate that it’s broken into two parts. And I think that even though Twilight fans kind of want to have as much as they can at any one given time, I think they would be sad if it ended too abruptly.What do you think of the idea of the violence and sex from the book being played out on screen?
A lot of it takes place offstage, offscreen, so I’m not sure if the sexuality presents a tremendous problem. The violence and the gore…I don’t think those are a particular problem either, because the MPA that sets the rating for it doesn’t have a huge problem with the violence for some odd reason.Who do you think should direct the films?
I love Martin Scorsese, I love Wes Anderson, I love Michael Winterbottom. I’m not sure any of them would feel like this is their next best step, to direct a film in the Twilight series.Is the obsession over Rob and Kristen’s possible romance ever going to end?
They’re both so appealing and attractive, and it’s very fun to think about them being together. But myself, I’ve always tried to maintain plausible deniability by knowing as little as humanly possibly as I could about what is happening, and I will continue to do so.Do you have any advice for them?
The pressure they’re under and the amount of scrutiny they’re under is nothing that I’ve ever had to face. If I ever have that many people that interested in what I’m doing, I’ll call Rob and Kristen and ask them what I should do.
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
In the upcoming issue of Elle UK (with Chloe Sevigny on the cover), they feature the winners and a behind the scenes look at the recently concluded Elle Style Awards. Kristen, who won the Woman of the Year Award, was amongst featured in the magazine.
The new issue of ELLE hits news stands tomorrow, and not only does it boast a gorgeous cover featuring the uber-cool Chloe Sevigny, you can also see behind-the-scenes pictures from last week’s ELLE Style Awards.
We know you want to know exactly want went on at the event, so we caught up with all the A-list award winners backstage, from ELLE’s Woman of the Year Kristen Stewart to Style Icons Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – and if you can’t wait until tomorrow to check out the resulting pics then you’re in luck.
Be sure to purchase your own copy of Elle UK, out on news stands now.
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
GossipCop has released new information about Robert’s appearance on CBS’ The Early Show. Apparently when Rob stopped by their studios earlier this week, he was taping an interview segment which will air this March 9.
He arrived in the studios a half-hour after the show has ended and later sat with one of the host Maggie Rodriguez to promote his new film. Rob was said to be very nice to everyone, from the staff to the host.
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