'Twilight' Cast & Crew Brief Fans About 'Breaking Dawn'

With the release of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse looming large on the horizon, the cast and crew of the film have spoken frequently with the press in recent weeks about the challenges of returning to Stephenie Meyer's source material to breathe more life into the author's now-iconic characters. But as excited as fans are for the new film, they're almost equally eager to see what's in store in the future – specifically, how the cast and filmmakers will successfully adapt Breaking Dawn, the supposedly batsh*t fourth book in the series, into a film that can be seen by the same audiences as its predecessors.

Cinematical joined the rest of Los Angeles' entertainment press at the recent junket for Eclipse, where "the big three" – Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner – were joined by many of the film's costars and crew members. Look for an exclusive interview on the site with Eclipse director David Slade later in the week, but in the meantime, check out what the cast and crew have to say about what's in store for Breaking Dawn.

Robert Pattinson

In Breaking Dawn, what do you think Edward's evolution will be?

Pattinson: I haven't read it yet! I mean, it's weird - I'm starting it a month after this job and it's something I'm quite glad I haven't read it yet. I didn't intend to not read it until now, it's quite exciting. I have no idea, I just heard brief rumors about what happens in the story but I don't really know what happens at all

Your current haircut is shorter than Edward's. How are you going to go about getting your long hair back for Breaking Dawn?

Pattinson: I'm thinking maybe Edward got a haircut - it might be easier. I didn't even think about that when I got it cut, that is a bit silly. Vampires can cut their hair though, so I like the idea of Edward having a shaved head in the last one. That [would be] pretty cool.

How long have you known Breaking Dawn was going to be two films, and have you met with Bill Condon yet?

Pattinson: I found out about Breaking Dawn when the press release came out! Bill Condon I met briefly a few weeks ago, kind of by accident just before the MTV Awards, in a bar (laughs). He seemed great. He seemed like a really really nice guy, I haven't talked to him in detail about anything. But Gods and Monsters is an amazing movie. I think it's going to be good. I don't even know where they're going to shoot it yet or anything.

Taylor Lautner

Since Breaking Dawn will be two movies, do you if one movie will be from your perspective and one will be from Rob's?

Lautner: I do know it will be two, which I am extremely excited about. It is going to be great. Bill Condon is doing both. I it going to be awesome and I can't wait to work with him.

Do you have a clause in your contract saying you have to keep your shirt on?

Lautner: No clause (laughs). Whatever the book says is most likely what we are going to do.

Would you ever do another film where you have to go shirtless again?

Lautner: I mean really, it all comes down to character. If I love the character, I love the story, and the character requires me to be shirtless, or if it requires me to lose thirty pounds, I'm ready to do it.

How do you think you will prepare yourself for the unique, romantic aspects that you will find yourself in?

Lautner: I haven't started thinking about it too much right now. We are focusing on Eclipse coming out. We are promoting that. Then after that I am focusing on Abduction. Then after that it will be Breaking Dawn. I'm sure as soon as we meet with Bill further down the road, we will go towards that, but that will be interesting.

Do you think the werewolves will go into a musical number?

Lautner: I think he actually already released a statement promising there would be no musical number in it (laughs). It is funny.

Kristen Stewart

Now that you've done three of these are there things that you wish had made into the movie from the book that didn't?

Stewart: Yeah, totally - there are a million things. I mean every single time we watch one of the movies, especially when the cast watches it together, it's always an incredibly frustrating experience. That's why I'm glad that Breaking Dawn is going to be two movies, which I can finally say. So there's going to be less of that, less of having to lose stuff. I know you want specific things but I'm trying to think of one now but I can't.

How long have you known that Breaking Dawn was going to be two films, and how long will the shoot be?

Stewart: The shoot is going to be something like six months. We start in October. I think we're not going to be finished until maybe March or something, maybe February. I clearly don't really look at the schedule. I had to hold onto this forever. They've been talking about it for a really long time and we all definitely knew that it was going to be two movies forever now. It's been really hard not to say that. We're all really stoked on that.

Is there a scene that you particularly hope makes the movie?

Stewart: There are a million and we haven't even shot it yet. I can't wait to see [?] and I can't wait to get married and have a kid. It's all of that. It's going to be crazy.

What designer would love to see design Bella's wedding dress and if you could dream it up what would it look like?

Stewart: Well, Stephenie [Meyer] is absolutely in charge of that. I'm sure she has really specific ideas. I haven't really thought about it. But I feel like Bella would definitely want something like really classic and really simple, too but beautiful. I have no idea in terms of designers.

Would it be white?

Stewart: Yeah, or like creamy, but definitely classic. She doesn't want to get married and because it means so much to Edward and because he has such different sensibilities and such different values, I think because she's going to go ahead and go through with it she's going to give him everything. I think it's going to be like a really beautiful and monumental wedding because he wants that. Usually it's the opposite. Usually the girl wants it. It's cute.

In an interview with Rob, he said in reference to Breaking Dawn that he wanted to make it rated R and stick to the book. Would you like to stick to the book and bring the rating up or do you think it should be toned down?

Stewart: I guess that everybody interprets those things differently. My guess is that it'll be PG-13. I have no idea but I guess we'll all see when it comes out.

Do you see an opportunity in Breaking Dawn, since it's two films, to create two interpretations of Bella, pre-vampire and post-vampire?

Stewart: Yeah, actually. I really can't wait to get into that because I've been on the outskirts of what it would feel like to play one of them. I had to think about it a lot considering that Bella is dating one of them very seriously. It's been years of dealing with these issues and I've thought about it a lot and I can't wait to actually be it. It's going to be a trip. It's going to be weird and I think she does change a lot. I think she's going to be the coolest vampire out of all of them. She's got the greatest power. She's untouchable. Nothing can touch her and I think that literally she can protect the whole clan. She's such a mother, too. I think it'll be awesome to see how much she's changed from Twilight where she's this seventeen year old kid who really doesn't care about whole lot other than herself. To see her become this matriarch will be really cool.

Peter Facinelli

What are you most looking forward to doing when you start shooting Breaking Dawn?

Facinelli: I'm looking forward to working with Bill Condon. He's phenomenal. I'm looking forward to hearing what his thoughts are on the series and the movie. It's cool because all these different directors have these different interpretations. You don't get complacent and sit back and go, "Ok. I know these characters." They're always asking you different questions and getting you to think deeper.source
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Cast and Filmmaker Chats on iTunes

All week, we're releasing episodes of "Cast & Filmmaker Chats" via The Twilight Saga podcast on iTunes.  

These are casual conversations between actor & filmmaker about working together & making ECLIPSE.

Everyone had a ton of fun with this and there's some great insight into the creation of the film.  Here are the groups that participated and we will release 8 episodes in total.  

We hope you enjoy!  

- Dakota Fanning, Bryce Dallas Howard, Xavier Samuel, Wyck Godfrey (producer), David Slade (director)
- Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed, Wyck Godfrey (producer), David Slade (director)
- Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Wyck Godfrey (producer), David Slade (director)
- Chaske Spencer, Alex Miraz, Julia Jones, Wyck Godfrey (producer), David Slade (director) 


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Eclipse raises an army — of young actors

On June 30, thousands of Twilight fans will fill movie theaters nationwide for the third installment of the series, Eclipse. As always, teen girls will ogle Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, but this time will be a little different. Although Eclipse will still center heavily on the lives of Edward (Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart), it also features teenage werewolves and newborn vampires, both of which require an even younger cast.
Tyson Houseman, a 20-year-old from Edmonton, Alberta, landed the role of werewolf Quil Ateara after he saw an ad for an open casting call for a major motion picture. Before the audition, which was his first outside of high school performances, Houseman said, “I had heard of the series, but I didn’t really know how big of a phenomenon it was.”
Now, Houseman says he’s really interested in the series, and his favorite book is Eclipse. “Twilight introduces the story, introduces the characters. New Moon sort of introduces more of the problems and the struggles and what’s going on and it builds up,” he said. “[Eclipse] is really really intense because that build up just keeps on going and going and going until the end.” Of course, the extra action packed into third film doesn’t hurt.
BooBoo Stewart, a 16-year-old from Los Angeles who plays werewolf Seth Clearwater, agrees that Eclipse is the best of the trilogy, because it adds to the previous films. He added, “[Director David Slade] was just so awesome on the set and I think he has a great vision for the film.”
Jumping into the role of a werewolf — or in the case of 15-year-old Jodelle Ferland, newborn vampire Bree Tanner — could be a bit of a struggle. “I read the book and got to know them [...] to make sure I knew everything I possibly could about Twilight vampires and newborn vampires and what it feels like so that I would be able to play it properly,” said Ferland, a native of British Columbia.
For Houseman, seeing the CGI version of his wolf-self helped to get into character. “I was just like ‘yeah, that thing, that’s inside me and it can pop out at any second,’” he said. “It was like this big secret.”
He says the “wolf pack” actors were all very close on set, which helped him in his acting. Ferland also noted the kindness of everyone on set as something that helped her, but the role was worth it in itself. “Being a vampire was pretty awesome,” she said. “Especially the red eyes. Unfortunately no fangs, but the red eyes were really cool.”
Although they’re actors, they all still have to worry about schoolwork. Ferland and Stewart are both high school students, which can make their jobs more difficult. “When I’m on set, every time I have a 20 minute break, I have to go see how much I can fit in,” Ferland said.
Houseman finished high school a couple of years ago and is still considering college, but has no solid plans. “I know acting is a big part of it,” he said. “I just don’t know when I’ll be going or when I’ll even have the time to be going. Probably within the next few years. I’m still young. I’ve got time.” Although all of the actors have side interests and plans beyond education — Stewart, for example, wants to pursue music — for now, acting is enough.
As an actor and as a teenager, Ferland is extremely excited about the new movie. “There’s just a little bit more of everything in Eclipse,” she said. “The werewolves and the vampires are together fighting the newborns. And I guess the biggest thing is the action, there’s a lot more of that.”

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Surprise Appearances By The Cast Will Happen This Weekend

You may have already seen "Eclipse" two times by now (heck even three!), but you might want to get yourself ready to head back to the theater some more this weekend after you hear this news!
We've seen a lot of chatter on Twitter today — including this tweet and this one — regarding the possibility of stars from the movie making surprise appearances at "Eclipse" showings in theaters throughout the country this weekend.
Well, surprise! We have exclusively confirmed with a source from the studio that YES the rumors are true! And, we can also confirm that it will be a whole SLEW of "Twilight" actors popping up in MANY locations around the country. While we don't have any more information at the moment (i.e. don't ask us if GPS chips will be put on the actors), you can rest assured that you now have that much more of a chance to come within feet of your very favorite Forks resident. Happy hunting, Crushers!

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Bryce Compares 'Eclipse' Fandom To 'Spider-Man':

Before "Twilight" rocked the tween world, you wouldn't typically think of 12-year-old girls and their mothers being the base of a film fandom. In fact, five years ago, it would have been an easy claim to make that Spider-Man has a more rabid fanbase than any vampire (even Dracula or Angel) could hope to amass.

Obviously, that is not the case anymore, and Bryce Dallas Howard — who has worked on both the "Spider-Man" and "Twilight" film franchises — was quick to address how the tide has turned.

"People, myself included, have stayed up at night reading the ['Twilight'] books over and over and over again, and watching the films over and over and over again, and really loving it so, so intensely. Whereas 'Spider-Man,' people are sentimental about it, they love it and are into it and that kind of stuff," she said about the different types of fans. "['Twilight'] is passionate."
Bryce said she felt even more pressured to not let fans down because the character of Victoria had already been established by Rachelle Lefevre. "It's so important to honor that in terms of the storytelling," Bryce said. "When I do a film, I always have all these questions that I'm asking myself, and [for Victoria] someone has mastered that and answered all those questions. Why reinvent the wheel? She created an incredible character."
Now that — spoiler alert — Victoria is dead, Bryce doesn't have to stress about her work with Victoria because her job is done. As for any other "Twilight" actors getting to deal with the "Spider-Man" fanbase, we hope that crossover won't happen any time soon.
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WTTR Review GreekWeek

LYT at LAFF: Some of the Best For Last

LUKE Y. THOMPSON | Jun 29 2010, 1:06 AM

As the party winds down, and the Leblon actually seems to start seeping out of my pores (I am probably never drinking that particular spirit again, until they sponsor another film festival) I have time to muse on a few general observations before catching the last of the LAFF screenings. First, I am generally impressed with the volunteers. There was one night where they seemed clueless about which auditorium was playing which movie, but generally, they seemed to know what was where beyond their immediate sphere of responsibility. Second, I hardly recognize any of the outlets listed on the other press passes I encounter. It seems like few hometown publications are caring to cover this thing, which is a damned shame, but may also be symptomatic of the fact that many of these films previously played other festivals.

Or, to put it another way: I think I blogged this mofo more thoroughly than any other single individual. Y’all are welcome, and if I got you interested in any movies you weren’t otherwise excited about, I did an okay job.

I’m going to round up the final few as I did the previews – with individual capsules. There’s more fast food and Twilight stupidity awaiting my keypad this week, so I will be somewhat brief, but, I hope, to the point.

WELCOME TO THE RILEYS

First thought I had entering this screening: Kristen Stewart was promised for a Q&A, and looking around, I would profile a good half of this crowd as Twi-hards who couldn’t care less about a James Gandolfini movie. Second thought: When it’s announced upfront that there will be no talent appearances, I’m amazed more people don’t walk out and demand refunds.

Third thought, as movie begins: Dear God, Gandolfini’s attempting a Southern accent? This isn’t good. And his character lives in Indiana, so why? As it will turn out, the accent comes and goes throughout the movie, and isn’t too distracting an issue.

Fourth thought: why does the festival program call this Jake (son of Ridley) Scott’s first feature, since he’s made two prior, and I’m pretty sure PLUNKETT & MACLEANE, which came out a decade ago, was made first.

Fifth thought: this numbering gimmick of mine is getting tiresome, but I’m locked into it now, and must fully commit, as they taught me in improv classes. Drat. Maybe should make rest of review one big run-on sentence to keep it at what could technically be considered a sole thought. Okay, so…

Sixth thought: Kristen Stewart is a much better actress in this than she was in NEW MOON, and I’m not saying that because she plays a scantily clad stripper in high heels, though foot fetishists (which I ain’t, but Quentin Tarantino and “LexG” are) will dig that, and maybe she’s better at this character because she’s a grown up child star, and that’s a path fraught with the same kind of potential degradation suffered here, and oh yeah, the plot’s about Gandolfini as a guy who’s teenage daughter is dead, so when he encounters Stewart at a convention in New Orleans, he decides to stick around and be a surrogate father; meanwhile, wife Melissa Leo back in Indiana is an agoraphobe, and Leo’s physical bits in this are freakin’ excellent; a scene where she tries to figure out the automated controls in her own car ran very true to me, as I’ve only ever driven old-school stick-shift non-electric-everything vehicle since that’s what my dad buys…also, this movie was pretty good, and the fact that Leo’s character was named Lois made me think Gandolfini could star in a live-action FAMILY GUY movie, probably with Leo again.

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'Remember Me' DVD debuts at No. 4 on sales chart

Other than "Green Zone," several other new releases came to market last week, including Summit Entertainment's "Remember Me," a romantic comedy with a $19 million theatrical gross that debuted at No. 4 on the sales chart

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In Other News: Deacon Interviews Twilight's Alex Meraz

Deacon and intern Hailey took a break from Wubba time this weekend to sit down with Alex Meraz, “Paul” in the upcoming blockbuster Eclipse, the third installment of the Twilight Saga.

Alex, Hailey and Deacon put all paws on the table (terribly rude, we know) to discuss Eclipse, Alex’s sudden rise to fame, his inability to wear a shirt, and all things wolf pack.

We’ve recapped the madhouse that was Nordstrom here, but if you’re a total Twi-hard like us, you likely want more info. 

(That's Meraz, at left, with Hailey Robbins)

What was your favorite part of Eclipse, what can the fans look forward to with the newest installment?

Alex: My favorite part to watch was actually when Jacob explains imprinting.  That was my favorite scene to watch because it was so beautifully acted.  I just really saw a huge improvement in the performance of Taylor [Lautner] and Kristen [Stewart].  It really seemed so real to me.  It hurt me to see my brother in pain, you know?  That was my favorite scene to watch…and to film [what] was probably one of my only scenes.  It was one where Jacob’s body gets broken and the wolfpack runs up to him to kind of help him out.  It was wet and rainy that day and I was barefoot and shirtless and we kept slipping.  I [was trying to give] the other guys advice on [how not to fall] I ended up falling myself and rolling in the mud....  The guys and I all had a really good laugh about it.

Did your martial arts training help you out with the physicality of the scenes?

Alex: With falling?  Yeah, I guess so…more with being comfortable in my own skin and being shirtless and everything.  When we train, we are with a bunch of sweaty guys rolling around on mats fighting.  I wasn’t really insecure about any of that stuff.

The wolf pack plays a key role in Eclipse especially. How did you prepare for such a physically demanding role?  You spend the majority of the movies jumping back and forth between Paul the Human and Paul the wolf.  How does it affect your ability to act when your character goes back and forth between human and computer generated wolf?  Does it change your performance? 

Alex: No, because I can’t really account for what the computer is doing. I didn’t see any of it until I saw the movie.  Then it was, ‘Wow!’  I just focused on the scenes I had.  You rely on the director to have the bigger picture in mind and guide you through things.

Your character, Paul, is known as the more hot-headed wolf and very anti-vampire.  How did you bring that temper in to Eclipse?

Alex:  The fighting scenes really had nothing to do with my miniature arc in the story.  I just realized from reading the books that [Paul] puts aside all of his pride and he is forced to join forces with the Cullen family, one he doesn’t particularly like.  [They are] his sworn enemy, but we have to fight a new threat and put our pride aside, so you don’t really see as much of his temper.

How has the obsession with Twilight changed your everyday life?

Alex: It has made me act more comfortable in my own skin.  I think when you first do things like this, different personalities emerge.  Some people, they get kind of terrified and feel they have to be something that you are not to keep fans happy.  That was a natural impulse at first for me, but then I realized they just want to see me be me.  They want to see my natural character, how I am, and my personality.  I think that [my personality] has flourished and I now feel really comfortable dealing with fans.

Your wife, Kim, was pretty instrumental in getting you to try out for the role of Paul. 

Alex: She is great.  She has been really fantastic about it all, she is a great support system.

And your son, Somak.  Is he into the movies?

Alex: No, he is too young.

I read an interview where you said that a fan was so excited to see you, she actually threw up on you.  How do you handle something like that?

Alex: You know, I don’t know.  I don’t really have a game plan when someone does something.  I don’t even expect anything anymore, so when it happens, it is just ‘Woah!’.  I am in the moment, made sure she was okay.  It was pretty intense, seeing someone react that way.

It has got to be a little bit flattering too, though.

Alex: Yeah, I guess that is when you know you've make it, right?  When someone throws up on you?

The animation of the wolf pack is pretty incredible. Did you get to work with Tippett Studios on the process of creating your wolf?

Alex: I love Phil Tippett.  He is a legend in the industry, and a great, jolly man.  But I did not really have much involvement in the creation of my wolf.  We did this thing called a cyber scan that is like a body Xerox.  They used that to modify our body and form it into this wolf.  I got to take part in that and they [at Tippett] explained a little bit of what they were going to do and how they were going to use it.  I did not see it until I had to do a thing called ADR, when you have to record your voice over the film.   I did the scene where after Bella hits me, I start huffing and puffing.  They had me watching the film, and I didn’t expect them to continue the scene- I was watching it on a big scene with a mic right in front of me on the couch with the Director, Chris Weitz on the other side of me and all of a sudden I POP! And turn into a wolf.  I was stunned when I saw that because I really didn’t expect that.  Just seeing how amazing it looked, it was pretty incredible.  I turned around to Chris [Weitz] and just said, ‘Crap, I’m a WOLF!’  He just looked at me like, Uhh, yeah.

Was the reaction pretty crazy to the screening [Saturday at National Harbor] when you showed up?

Alex: Yes, it is always something different when I go to these events.  All different people, their reactions are always different, but it was great just to be out there and have all these people wait for hours to see me and come together in celebration of something we all care about.

Breaking Dawn will start filming soon.  The wolves are super involved in that, especially with the divide between Jacob [Black] and Sam [Uley] – are you ready to get back to work on the final two parts of the series?

Alex: I just live for the moment, so when we get around to that, I will be ecstatic.  But right now I am talking to you, so I am focused on that first!

Since you have already seen the movie, what do you think about Eclipse?  Are you thrilled with the way it ended wrapping?

Alex: Oh it is the best film ever!

Well, it IS the best book…

Alex: That’s right!  That is what I was just going to say.   I am glad that the fans even agree that the third book is the best.  I told David [Slade, the director] that, and he instantly was like, ‘Well, it IS the best book.’  You have to give it some credit.  He is shy about that, which is great.  [Eclipse] couldn’t be what it was without the two previous films.  They both really laid the groundwork and you see visually how it is captured, and I think it is something that shows why the fans keep coming back and it keeps getting bigger and better.  It is just an amazing film – more excitement, graphics are amazing, a quicker pace, the love story is still there.  It has it all.

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"Eclipse" Stars Spill Set Secrets

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interview with Rob from NEW! magazine

There’s always been speculation oer your relationship with Kristen. What’s going on with you two?
Kristen and I have lived a great adventure together with the Twilight films. We are very close and no-one can understand what we’ve been through the last few years. When we’re together, we understand eachother so well we don’t have to explain what we’re thinking. Kristen is a wonderful girl.
You’re in the middle of all the hype around the Twilight films- How are you dealing with it?
It’s not difficult to be in my position! you’re very well looked after and you don’t have to exort much effort to do anything. An actor in my position is very spoiled and so I have nothing to complain about! this is a pretty good life actually!
Do women constantly throw themselves at you?
No! (carly; Rob, I do NOT believe you, you little fibber!) But I’m not trying to attract attention, either. I also don’t want to disappoint girls who might think I’m very cool and smooth, which I’m not (carly; Rob do you not realise that you saying that actually does make you smooth and very cool? I’m just sayin’!) I’m still quite shy although that seems something of an attraction, too {laughs}
Can you go out and about without mobs chasing you?
Yes. I simply avoid going to popular places in LA or London and I’ve been so tired the last several months that I can’t even imagine going to clubs and partying anymore. I wind up going to be at 10pm most nights because I’m exhausted. I spend most of my time living in hotel rooms, reading scripts and listening to music or playing music with my friends. But recently I had chance to spend time in London whilst filming Bel Ami and I was pleasently surprised I was able to walk around without attracting any attention. It was wonderful! I can’t do that over here in the US. People tell me Paris is the same so I may spend some time over there, too! Sitting in cafes reading La Monde and smoking  Gitanes. Actually, I’m trying to stop smoking so cancel the smoking part! [laughs]
Your female fans would love to know how your own personality resembles Edwards…
So would I! [laughs] I do bear some similarities in the sense that I’m not good at romance. In New Moon, Edward leaves Bella without any explanation because he that’s what’s best for her. We all make those kinds of blunders in our romantic lives. It’s happened in the past where I broke up with a girl because I just didn’t think it was going to work out between us. And i’ve been been dumped without explanation aswell. I also think I lack basic finesse when it comes to women. I give up too easily even if I am attracted to someone.
why do you think people are so obsessed with the Twilight movies?
There’s a tremendous anticiaption with when Edward and Bella are going to become lovers. That’s the great excitement about watching their story evolve and seeing where it leads them. You want the anticipation to be almost unbearable and in Eclipse Edward is more open and sure of himself. He’s also more vulnerable now and less severe about everything. That made it much more interesting for me as an actor in this film, where Edward can show sides of himself and just look pale and grim.
In your recent film, Remember Me, you play and angry teenager. Were you a rebel at that age?
I don’t think I was angry as a teenager, although I will confess to being confused and frustrated. I suppose I had my moments of existential rebellion and could be a bit of a pain at times. For the most part, I think It takes time to find ones identity and define ones ambitions and goals in life, My experience wasn’t that different from most of my friends, I wanted to change the world, make things better, make my mark. Then you grow ubored with being disillusioned and alienated and now I’m trying to enjoy things more, it’s less stressful! You don’t have to change the world to be happy.
Are you concerned about your fame getting in the way of being seen as a proper actor?
You look at how people are judged in the public. The majority of the people who get beaten by it are the people who are seen all the time. So the less you’re seen the you’re alright. As long as you keep attempting to make quality films then eventually your name  starts with something other than “meaningless celebrity”. It’s a difficult battle to make more that your celebrity, people like Johnny Depp have done that. He’s not judged at all for his public image, just his work is judged. It’s a lot of discipline and a lot of hiding.
When you look back at this time in your life then years from now, what will you think of it all?
That this was wonderfully insane time in my life that was actually a lot less fun than maybe should have been for me. I think I’m only just beginning to enjoy everything about it!

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"CHAIN LETTER" SOUNDTRACK

Hi guys! Thanks to Camila for the tip, I have for you two brand new music videos from the "Chain Letter" soundtrack. The song is called "Don't by Afraid" and it's by Eddie The Gun and it features a a lot of Nikki as Jessie in some unseen scenes! Be sure to watch it! The second video is features the band only recording the music video and all.



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Ashley , Nikki Interview

Continuing in the Twilight Saga as The Cullen Family are Peter Facinellli as Carlisle, Jackson Rathbone as Jasper, Elizabeth Reaser as Esme, Ashley Greene as Alice, Nikki Reed as Rosalie, and Kellen Lutz as Emmett. In this third installment of the popular franchise, the Cullens have pretty much decided to accept Bella, but Bella’s really put them in a position of jeopardy. There’s an entire clan of vampires coming to Forks and they’re going to have to defend her and themselves. Both the Cullens and the werewolves must find common ground in order to protect Bella and the human population of Forks and La Push.
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Putting Alex Meraz of 'Twilight: Eclipse' to the wolf test

To win the role of Paul, a prominent, toned and (naturally) often shirtless member of Jacob's wolf pack in "The Twilight Saga," actor Alex Meraz had to audition. But surprisingly, the good people at Summit Entertainment never bothered to give the guy a werewolf quiz.

During a recent telephone conversation with Meraz -- part of the promotional and media blitz behind "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," a movie that, frankly, probably doesn't need much promotion at this point -- I convinced Meraz to answer a series of five werewolf-related questions, some trivia and some personal.

It quickly became apparent that I should have considered his age before crafting these questions. Nevertheless, Meraz, 25, was a very good sport about the whole thing. (For the record, he also was very complimentary of his uber-in-demand co-stars, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner: "What I love seeing is that they're always the same. The madness aroud them changes, but they're the exact same Rob and Kristen and Taylor that I work with.")

See how he fared in the hairy beast pop quiz below.

Jen Chaney: First question: Who played the wolf man in the original “Wolf Man” movie?

Alex Meraz: Aw, geez. That’s --

JC: That’s too hard?

AM: Hold on. Give me a second. I can imdb it.

JC: That’s cheating!

AM: (Laughs) All right, I failed that one.

JC: That was Lon Chaney -- Lon Chaney, Jr. Maybe I should have thought about your age when I wrote these questions.

AM: (Laughs) Yeah, you should have.

JC: I think you might know this one. What is the name of the song that Warren Zevon sings in which he claims to have met a werewolf having a piña colada at Trader Vic’s?

AM: Oh my God. I don’t know that song.

JC: You don’t?

AM: No.

JC: Did you ever see “The Color of Money”?

AM: No, I haven’t.

JC: Okay. Tom Cruise dances to that song in that movie.

AM: That sounds hilarious. Wait – a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic’s?

JC: Yes. Okay, now you’re going to have to look up the song. The name of the song is “Werewolves of London.”

AM: "Werewolves of London." Okay, I’m looking that up. I’m looking that up.

JC: Okay. Now, do you follow sports at all?

AM: I don’t, I’m sorry, If it’s MMA, mixed martial arts, then yeah. But if it’s like football, basketball, anything else? No, I don’t.

JC: Well, let me say this. When I ask you this next question, bear in mind that this is a wolf-oriented quiz.

AM: Okay

JC: What is the mascot for N.C. State University?

AM: Oh, it’s a wolf.

JC: It’s the Wolf Pack. But I will allow that.

AM: All right, I got one!

JC: These next two are not trivia so they should be easier for you to answer.

AM: Just opinions. Great.

JC: Just opinion. There are no wrong answers! Who is your favorite onscreen werewolf of all time, not counting yourself?

AM: {Laughs} You got me there. There’s some pretty cool classics that I remember watching, but it wasn’t until Michael Sheen in “Underworld” that I was like, man, there’s a lot of substance that he creates. He’s an incredible actor. I have to give it to Michael Sheen.

JC: I’m trying to think: you didn’t really have scenes with him in “New Moon,” did you?

AM: No, I didn’t, but I met him quite a few times last year for “New Moon” during the press junket. We had five days where we were doing tons of interviews and I‘d see him in the elevator or at lunch and at the premiere. I got to tell him he’s just an incredible actor. He’s such a humble and polite – he’s just a total gentleman.

JC: Well, he’s British. They breed them that way over there.

AM: I guess so. Not always. You catch them at a pub, you’ll be surprised.

JC: True. This is the last question of the quiz, and this is controversial: if you were forced to become a vampire or a werewolf – like you had a no choice, you had to choose one – which one would you rather be?

AM: If I had no choice?

JC: Yeah. You had to be either one or the other.

AM: Right. I’d be a wolf.

JC: You kind of have to say that, don’t you?

AM: No, think about it. I would hate to be immortal forever. At least there’s a mortality to being a werewolf, which I think is great. And also there’s, I still preserve being human, until, whatever, depending on what story we’re going for. You know, if it’s the full moon, if that’s what going to make me pop and change, I can try to avoid that and lock myself in a cellar or something. But once you’re a vampire and once you’ve been bitten, that’s it.

JC: Why is immortality something you wouldn’t want?

AM: It’s like this – because I travel so much, I crave certain foods or certain things, like from certain places that I’ve been. “Oh, I used to love going there. I’m going to go there.” And then I go there and it’s, like, turned into a parking lot. Or I miss eating food – this happened to me recently. I was shooting a film in Peru for five weeks and I was craving this little café that I always was eating at. And I come back and it’s closed. And it just does something to me, just knowing that it’s never going to be there again. It kills me.

Thinking on the extreme side of that, seeing everyone – even the world, the landscape – just changing and having to live through it all. I don’t think I’d want that.

JC: So you would want to die because you couldn’t bear seeing all these other things you care about die.

AM: Yeah, that’s right. Because I think there’s a direct connection. It’s part of the human experience. It’s part of just being connected with things. I think that’s what makes our journey enjoyable, connecting with other people, connecting with things that they produce, you know, like films or whatever. Things are, they’re not meant to last. And I like that, that that’s how we’re built.

JC: I didn’t expect things to get so deep, Alex.

AM: I’m sorry. We’re all “Inside the Actors’ Studio” here.

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