STEPHENIE MEYER’S ‘TWILIGHT’ SERIES SWEEPS TOP FOUR SPOTS
from usatoday.com:Led by Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, vampires devoured USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list in 2009.
For the second year in a row, Meyer swept the top four spots. No other author — not even J. K. Rowling— has done that in the list’s 16-year history.
Meyer’s coattails pulled 16 other vampire titles onto the list of the year’s 100 most popular books.
WHO HAS THE HOTTER WEREWOLVES, ‘TRUE BLOOD’ OR ‘TWILIGHT’?
from eonline.com:
It might be time for another Vampire Wars throwdown. Werewolves are coming to HBO’s True Blood this season, and according to Nelsan Ellis, who plays fan favorite Lafayette, Blood’s werewolves compare quite favorably to Twilight werewolves like Taylor Lautner. He tells us, “I like Taylor, but our werewolves have a little more gravitas, they’re edgier-looking, and they’re just much meaner. They’re vicious.” And apparently True Blood’s wolf pack, led by Joe Manganiello’s Alcide, is not too hard on the eyes, either. Nelsan says, “They are some good-lookin’ chaps! All the eyes on the set turn to the werewolves. They’re like the GQ bastards.”
KELLAN LUTZ DONATES CLOTHING FOR HAITI RELIEF
from celebrity-mania.com:
While many celebrities have teamed up for “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” telethon, Kellan Lutz literally takes donation matter into his own hands. On Thursday afternoon, January 21, the Kellan Lutz of “Twilight” spent time for charity as he was snapped carrying a basket full of clothing for Haiti relief at a donation center in Westwood, California.
After dropping off the donation, the 24-year-old actor was seen walking out to his car with a smile on his face while swinging his empty basket. It was reported that on his way home, the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” made a stop at The Lamplighter for some take out. Photos of him doing the good deed can be seen via Gossip Center.
ROBERT PATTINSON IN TALKS WITH SEAN PENN AND REESE WITHERSPOON FOR ‘WATER FOR ELEPHANTS’
from variety.com:Robert Pattinson and Sean Penn are circling Fox 2000’s Depression-era drama “Water for Elephants.”
Reese Witherspoon has already boarded to the film, which will be directed by Francis Lawrence. Scribe Richard LaGravenese is adapting for the bigscreen.
Based on Sara Gruen’s best-selling historical tome of the same name, story centers on a Cornell U. veterinary student who leaves his studies after his parents are killed and joins up with the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth, working as a vet for the circus. Witherspoon will play Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August (Penn), the charismatic but twisted animal trainer.
TAYLOR LAUTNER WILL PLAY IN CELEBRITY SUPER BOWL THIS YEAR
from zimbio.com:Taylor Lautner better brush up on his punt, pass and kick skills, as he’s signed on to play in the Celebrity Beach Bowl Super Bowl the day before the big NFL game. He’ll join other dudes like Chace Crawford and Christian Slater on the field, er sand, in the annual star-studded game.
The event will be held on Miami’s South Beach, and will also include plenty of actual NFL players. Last year Peyton Manning and Reggie Bush played. The event will be held on Miami’s South Beach, and will also include plenty of actual NFL players. Last year Peyton Manning and Reggie Bush played.
NEW CLIPS FROM KRISTEN STEWART’S SUNDANCE FILMS
from ew.com:As the Sundance film festival kicked off yesterday, we’re getting new looks at two Kristen Stewart movies: The Runaways, in which she plays Joan Jett to Dakota Fanning’s Cherie Currie, and Welcome to the Rileys, in which a man (James Gandolfini) grieving over the death of his mistress becomes the platonic guardian of Stewart’s underaged prostitute. As I’m typing this, the movies are the top two most-viewed profiles on the festival site, with Welcome to the Rileys sitting as the second “most scheduled” film after the James Franco-starring Ginsberg pic Howl.
FROM ‘DRACULA’ TO ‘TWILIGHT,’ VAMPIRES EVOLVE WITH THE TIMES
from voanews.com:In books, movies and TV shows, why does the public love to sink its teeth into a good vampire story? Transcript of radio broadcast: 19 January 2010
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember.
VOICE TWO: And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we get to know more about a famous creature known for its pale skin, pointy teeth and big hunger for human blood. Vampires have held an important place in the popular imagination since ancient times.
More recent versions of vampires are in many books, movies and television series. The “Twilight” series of books and movies has increased the popularity of vampires around the world.
EDWARD: “I’m a killer.”
BELLA: “I don’t believe that.”
EDWARD: “It’s because you believe the lie. It’s a camouflage. I’m the world’s most dangerous predator. Everything about me invites you in. My voice, my face, even my smell. As if I would need any of that. As if you could out run me.”
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KELLAN LUTZ DONATES CLOTHING FOR HAITI RELIEF
