What “Twilight” Got Wrong With the Quileute Wolves

A recent article in the Seattle PI blogs takes a closer look at the Quileute legends with the wolves and clears things up for the readers between Quileute legend and “Twilight” fiction.

Twilight got it all wrong regarding Quileute legend.

First of all, there weren’t ever werewolves. There wasn’t a pact with vampires. And there certainly aren’t teen heartthrobs running around the woods wearing cutoffs and not much else.

Quileute legend is the subject of an exhibit opening in August at the Seattle Art Museum. Spurred by the craze that’s grown from Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” books and the more recent movie saga, SAM is preparing to open an exhibition called “Behind the Scenes: the Real Story of Quileute Wolves.”

But according to the Quileute Tribe, there were wolves.

“There is that wolf connection, but it’s as a first ancestor,” Brotherton said. “And it’s a benevolent thing. The wolves are the protectors of the people. There’s none of the dark side.”

Legend holds that the first Quileute people were wolves who were changed to human form by Kwati, known as the transformer. For that reason, wolf imagery features prominently in Quileute art.

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Taylor Lautner To Appear at Teen Choice Awards

As reported last week, Robert Pattinson and Ashley Greene will be among the presenters at the Teen Choice Awards airing on August 9.  Now fans have another reason to tune in  – to see Taylor Lautner. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”, and cast members are nominated in several categories.  The show airs on Fox on Monday, August 9 at 8 PM Eastern.

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Peter Facinelli To Visit Fredericksburg, VA

Peter Facinelli will make an appearance at Spotsylvania Towne Centre on Saturday, August 7, from noon until 5 p.m.  Fans can purchase autographs and photos with Facinelli for $25 and $40 respectively.  Proceeds will benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand to help fight childhood cancers.

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Robert Pattinson To Shoot “Water for Elephants” Scenes In Southeast Tennessee

WRCB Channel 3 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is reporting that Robert Pattinson will be in the area later this week to shoot scenes for “Water for Elephants”, co-starring Tennessean Reese Witherspoon.

CHICKAMAUGA, GA. (WRCB) – A family in North Georgia is about to become part of movie history. Carol Cross says her husband and his brother own the home where scenes of the movie Water for Elephants will be shot later on this week.

The Cross family says they were approached about the film in the spring. Since that time numerous film crews have traveled back and forth to Chickamauga, Georgia to scout and prepare the site.

“A man just approached him and asked him who owned the house and wanted to know if it would be ok if they considered shooting a movie there, “Carol Cross says.

The family says crews spent months and miles on the interstate trying to find the perfect location to shoot the scenes dating back to the 1930′s.

“It has no electricity it has no water, no one has lived in it for 12 years,” Cross says.

Channel 3 Eyewitness News has learned actor Robert Pattinson, famous for the Twilight movie series, will be coming to Chickamauga later this week to film scenes.

Much of the equipment used to shoot the movie is being held at the Chattanooga Choo Choo hotel.

“Sure we are going to be part of the history and there is gonna be people talking about this for years to come,” Cross says.

Choo Choo officials wanted us to make it very clear they have extra security on the scene for the movie equipment.

We have also learned film crews will also shoot at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.

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Melissa Rosenberg Trying To Fit All Characters Into “Breaking Dawn” Script

MTV caught up with Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg at Comic-Con and talked a bit about the script for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn”.  She did not give any clues as to where the break between the two installments will occur, but she did give some insight on the birthing scene as well as the numerous vampires that come into play in the story.

“It’s extremely challenging to introduce those new characters because you already have quite a slew of characters to service,” Rosenberg admitted of Meyer’s final book. “The Cullen family is large, the wolf family is large, you have three leads … finding room for all of them is a challenge. For me, it is about pulling forward the ones that are essential and really making sure they have a presence.”

Edi Gathegi Nabs Role in X-Men

Twilight’s Edi Gathegi recently snagged a new role, joining the “X-Men” cast as Darwin.  Darwin is a mutant whose power allows him to evolve and adapt for any situation.

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Oh…I wish that I knew what the shooting schedule was for “Water for Elephants”!!  I can be in Chattanooga in about 2.5 hours.  I would love to go watch the filming!!!

What do you think of Melissa Rosenberg’s comments on trying to find a place for all of the nomadic vampires in “Breaking Dawn”?  Do you have faith that she’ll be able to really find the “essential” ones and include them in the script?  Which of the nomads would you classify as non-essential and be fine with leaving out of the story?

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Noel Clarke Plans A Sci-Fi Noir

Source: empireonline.com

After extending his range with heist caper 4.3.2.1, actor/director/writer/producer/tea-maker Noel Clarke is considering science-fiction next. Reign Of Death is a sci-fi noir short film starring Clarke and written and directed by Matthew Savage. It’s stunningly shot and well worth watching and now the pair are looking to turn it into a full-length film.*

“The feature takes place within the same universe as the short, but it’s darker and more sinister in tone,” says Savage. “It follows an investigative storyline, with Noel’s gumshoe character taking the lead. The short was an experiment in creating a visually interesting environment within which to tell our story.”

Savage, who has previously created concept art for The Dark Knight and Kick-Ass, met his star when they were both working on Doctor Who.

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Set Images from Transformers 3: Hint — Stuff Blows Up

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Images from “Transformers 3″, you say? That can only mean one thing — carnage on a massive scale and hot chicks running around in heels! Dang, you guys are good. Here are some set images from Michael Bay’s third “Transformers” movie, featuring carnage and a hot supermodel running around in heels. And oh yeah, Shia LaBeouf is also there, too, but so long Megan Fox, we’ll miss you. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a pale replacement, but at least she has the requisite legs and pouty lips to qualify.

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“Harry Potter” star nabs villainous role in “Rise of the Apes”

Source: hollywoodnews.com

20th Century Fox reports that Tom Felton, best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” franchise, will join the upcoming “Planet of the Apes” prequel-sequel, “Rise of the Apes.” Continuing his villainous ways, Felton will play son of Brian Cox’s controversial ape-facility owner, according to ComingSoon.net.

“Rise” already boasts an impressive cast, from James Franco to John Lithgow and a motion-captured Andy Serkis. Peter Jackson’s beloved effects house — Weta Digital — will create photo-realistic apes, as opposed to the costumed actors used in prior “Apes” films.

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X-Men: First Class – Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Lawrence Officially Join The Cast

Source: scifi mafia

Earlier this week, we brought you a report that Kevin Bacon (Super) was reportedly in talks to star as the main villain in Matthew Vaughn’s (Kick-Ass) upcoming X-prequel, X-Men: First Class. Now, Variety reports that Bacon has indeed signed on to star in the movie as a yet to be named lead villain.

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STUFF BLOWS UP IN MICHAEL BAY’S TRANSFORMERS???? AGAIN! *IS SHOCKED*

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Top 10 books made into movies – by EmJ

#1 Lord of the Rings

#2 Harry Potter

#3 Twilight

#4 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

#5 Eragon

#6 Interview with the Vampire

#7 X-Men

#8 Bram Stoker’s Dracula

#9 Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

#10 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Top 5 books made into TV-series

#1 True Blood

#2 Alice in Wonderland

#3 Smallville

#4 Vampire Diaries

#5 The Little Vampire

KEVIN BACON IN TALSK TO PLAY X-MEN VILLAIN, BUT WHICH ONE?

Source: io9.com

Reports are swirling that Kevin Bacon, the affable center of the Hollywood universe, is in talks to play a baddie in X-Men: First Class. But which enemy of the X-Men will Bacon portray? We have some ideas.

Deadline’s report says Kevin Bacon “has the offer and is negotiating to play the villain role in X-Men: First Class.” I’m putting the emphasis on “the” there because it implies he will be playing the main bad guy in the movie, which seemingly narrows down the list of possible characters to relatively major X-Men villains. His age is another limiting factor – at 52, he’s practically twice the age of anyone else in the movie, including James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, who are playing Professor X and Magneto respectively.

So who will he play? Well, all we officially know about the movie is that it takes place at a time when Xavier and Magneto “were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known… In the process, a rift between them opened.” So one would think that the villain will be someone who is either A) incredibly powerful or B) capable of unleashing something very powerful. And he’s the sort of villain who would force the the Professor and Magneto to confront their sharply different views about humans and mutants.

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Rumor Debunked: Director Chris Columbus NOT Offered Next Superman Movie

Source: collider.com

Contrary to yesterday’s online rumor, trusted sources have told us that Chris Columbus has NOT been offered the chance to helm the next Superman movie. Yesterday’s rumor was just one of those cases of a titillating story catching fire and igniting intense speculation. And it wasn’t the craziest rumor ever. Columbus is known for putting together big franchise pictures (the first two Harry Potter movies; Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief).

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THE COMIC BOOK MOVIE: WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS

With the success of Iron Man 2, it appears that comic book movies aren’t going anywhere, and several more are coming in 2010.

But whether comic book movies are based on well-known superheroes, quirky independent books, or just “kick-ass” concepts, their success begs the question: What’s next?

Shared Universe

One of the obvious new trends in comic book movies is the “shared universe,” where different movies overlap characters and introduce new franchises, sometimes even teaming up for movies. With hints that Superman could show up in Green Lantern and Iron Man showing up in The Incredible Hulk, the concept is well on its way to becoming a reality.

Marvel and DC seem to both be taking business steps to consider these movies a foundation for a much larger pyramid…

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FIRST LOOK AT MARVEL’S X-MEN #1

Now that Marvel has revamped their current state of continuity with the Heroic Age of comics, lots of books are getting a fresh start. One of the books we’re pretty excited for is the upcoming first issue of X-Men.

From Victor Gischler and Paco Medina, this revamp marks the first time there has been an X-Men #1 in nearly 20 years. According to a Marvel press release, the team will start things off with a bang by fighting a threat that will “alter the ENTIRE Marvel Universe!” We’re pretty stoked for it, to say the least.

Gischler is has been one of the lead writers for Deadpool over the past few years, including Merc With The Mouth andDeadpool Corps.

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GIRLS AND COMIC BOOKS

Girls who love comic books need female mentors.

I both love and fear watching my 11-year-old daughter Isobel embrace everything science fiction, fantasy, and comics. Love it because because I share her enthusiasm — As Stephanie S says, “I do believe that there is educational value in all forms of media, including television about teenage vampire slayers.” Fear it because Iz is both smart and beautiful — and female characters with those traits often get treated badly in fantastic realms. Especially in fantastic comics or graphic novel realms.

If it is irritating raising a girl in a culture obsessed with living blow-up dolls, it is even even more so when my daughter falls in love with intelligent, capable characters like Marvel’s Emma Frost or Misty Knight, then sees those women’s bodies drawn like living blow-up dolls.

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Before you know it, every comic book character will have it’s own movie. Shouldn’t it have it’s own genre by now? I want them to make a Space Ghost movie a reality. I know it’s not a Marvel entity, it’s Hanna-Barbera, but wouldn’t it be cool watching him fight those villains Moltar, Zorak and the Black Widow in outer space?

What do you think of the new X-Men?

Would having more strong female character who kick ass instead of being the damsel in distress or extremely Barbie-like in proportion bring in more female comic book fans? What’s your opinion?

BOLLYWOOD FINALLY ENTERED THE SC-FI STAGE OF HOLLYWOOD?

Source: santabanta.com

Bollywood films are evolving now as we can see special effects, robots, Superheroes and aliens being used as the theme of many films. But is that enough to enter the circle of Hollywood Sci-fi genre?

Bollywood is moving forward with films like Koi Mil Gaya, Krrish, Main Hoon Na, Love Story 2050 and the latest being Kites. Can we really compare them with the Hollywood flicks like Terminator, War of the Worlds, Hulk, Shrek and Avatar?

Bollywood has come a long way and new producers and directors are willing to experiment now.

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MICHAEL BAY GETS READY TO BLOW UP THE NINJA TURTLES

Source: io9.com

Michael Bay is slowly colonizing all of your childhood memories and adding boatloads of dynamite. Bay’s production company has just been brought onboard to produce the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot.

Deadline is reporting that Platinum Dunes, Bay’s production company, will be co-producing the new TMNT movie with Paramount and Nickelodeon. Perhaps this means more forward momentum for the pizza-gobbling foursome, but does Bay’s involvement mean the New York City sewer system going up in flames?

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MEET THE ACTOR BEHIND X-MEN PREQUEL’S NEW PROFESSOR X

Source: scifiwire.com

Wanted star James McAvoy has been announced as the first cast member for the upcoming prequel/reboot, X-Men: First Class. According to Heat Vision, the 31-year-old Scottish actor will play Professor Charles Xavier, the powerful (and hairless) telepathic mutant who strives for peace between humans and mutants and whose School for Gifted Youngsters is the launching pad for the original X-Men.

In First Class, however—according to the official Fox synopsis—Xavier is still a young man working with close friend and fellow mutant Erik Lehnsherr to stop a growing threat to humankind. At some point the two become enemies, with Lehnsherr evolving into archnemesis Magneto. There’s no word on whether McAvoy will go bald for the part or whether we’ll see him eventually get into his famous wheelchair.

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Michael Bay + Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? I think I’m annoyed by this. No, no, I really think I am. ‘What a strange thing to be annoyed about about’, you may think.  And, fine, yes, there are many more injustices going on than this. This isn’t even an injustice. It’s the way Hollywood works these days. And, therein lies the problem. Let’s put aside the petty annoyance that, yeah, knowing Mr Bay’s style there’s going to be lots of things – probably New York- being blown up in a Live action TMNT with himat the helm, and focus on the fact there was a TMNT remake in 2007. So, essentially, this is a reboot of a reboot. Okay – so that wasn’t live action – but it’s the same essential story. Seriously, Hollywood? Seriously? Reboots of Reboots of Reboots ; sequels of sequel…. people who love movies and cinema aren’t going to know which way is up anymore. Is that your dastardly plan, Hollywood?

In other news – hey, cool, James McAvoy as Prof x!(And yes – I am FULLY aware of what I just did there – getting the rant out allowed me to find something good in a reimagining.)

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