TWILIGHT SAGA NEWS JANUARY 3RD

Twilight Stars Promoting Third Film

from vancouver.24hrs.ca:

If you hadn’t guessed from the dark bags under their eyes, the vampires of Twilight don’t sleep. (And you thought they were just being intense and mysterious.)

Good thing, too. The way the franchise is churning out sequels, there’s no time to nap.

Consider: Just seven months after The Twilight Saga: New Moon broke box-office records, amassing nearly $500 million worldwide in less than a month, the next instalment, Eclipse, arrives June 30. For some perspective, the cast had already wrapped the third movie in Vancouver before they kicked off their promotional tour for the second one.

This article also speculates that Breaking Dawn will, in fact, be two movies.

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Will There Be More Jaspers in 2010?

from jconline.com:

This article about baby names discusses the influence of pop culture on baby names and predicts an increase in the number of baby boys named Jasper in 2010.

Moss said popular culture will greatly influence baby names for 2010. She predicted that the name Jasper will gain popularity in 2010, namely because of the popular “Twilight” series.”What’s fascinating with ‘Twilight’ is not only is it wildly popular with teens but also with women (in their) childbearing years,” she said.

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Peter Facinelli Voted #1 Celebrity Tweeter in 2009

from eonline.com:

E! Online readers recently voted for the top 20 celebrity tweeters for 2009.  Our favorite vampire doctor/dad, Peter Facinelli,  was voted the #1 celebrity tweeter by fans.   Peter beat out Ashton Kutcher, despite Kutcher having more Twitter followers.  Being the great tweeter that he is, he took to Twitter to thank his loyal fans and followers.

Congratulations, Peter!

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Images Surface of New Moon Deleted Scenes

Property of Summit Entertainment

from thedeadbolt.com:

Since the release of the Twilight sequel New Moon, centering on the love triangle between the New Moon characters of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner, millions of Twilight Saga fans have seen almost everything from the hit film. Although much ofNew Moon has appeared online, there are still a few deleted New Moon scenes floating around the Twilight web.

New Moon, the second film in the Twilight Saga, has been one of the biggest money makers of 2009 grossing over $660 million worldwide at the box office. Given the popularity ofNew Moon and all things Twilight, New Moon is still one of the most popular films as we head into 2010. Twilighters still have to wait until New Moon hits DVD and Blu-ray in 2010, but we have two still shots from New Moon deleted scenes that found their way online.

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New Moon Look-Alike Getting Hit Up for Pix

from kansas.com:

It’s hard to muster up too much sympathy for the plight of Austin Clay, a 21-year-old QuikTrip employee and WSU student who at the moment can’t get women to leave him alone.

Poor Austin. Born with an angular jaw, brooding eyes, superior bone structure and a striking resemblance to one of Hollywood’s most panted-over movie stars.

We learned about Austin from his mom, Dixie, who called The Eagle last week to report that her son bore such a striking resemblance to floppy-haired “Twilight” vampire Robert Pattinson that he wasn’t getting any peace these days.

You don’t understand, Dixie said. He doesn’t look just kind of like him. He looks just like him.

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Remember Me Poster Released

Property of Summit Entertainment

Kristen Stewart to Possibly Play Opposite George Clooney

from entertainmentandshowbiz.com:

Kristen Stewart is being rumored to play a computer hacker, starring opposite George Clooney for an upcoming adaptation of the Swedish film trilogy Millennium. The story will be adapted from Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s books.

Kristen would portray a highly intelligent but antisocial and violence-prone chick who is into computer hacking and stuff. Sounds sexy eh? However; Natalie Portman and Ellen Page have both expressed interest in the role, so life is going to be tough for Kristen if she wants the role too.

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I am thrilled to hear more positive speculation about Breaking Dawn being split into two films!  That really is the only way to bring that big ol’ book to the big screen with any justice.

I don’t doubt that there will be lots of babies named for Twilight characters in the next several years, nor the fact that it has already begun.  Jacob was near the top of the list for 2009.

What do you think of the deleted images?  If you have the movie companion that came out before the movie release, these won’t be new to you.  Do you think that the images that they have released might be hints to what we’ll see in the deleted scenes of the DVD?

LOL @ the Robert Pattinson look-alike!  I’ve heard that there’s one at a Walgreen’s in my hometown, but I have yet to see him.

Interesting rumor about Kristen Stewart and George Clooney, but I can’t help but wonder if it’s just gossip being created because of Anna Kendrick’s tremendous success in her film with him.  I have this image of gossip mongers out there trying to create a feud between the two actresses…they are capable of anything.

What do you think of today’s Twilight Saga news?  Join us in the forums and share your thoughts – we’d love to hear from you!