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Summit Confirms: BREAKING DAWN will be split into 2 films

Chad Savage — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:38:10 +0000

TwilightersAnonymous.com says “Summit Entertainment has just confirmed with an
official announcement that Breaking Dawn will be two films. The
first of the two will hit theatres on November 18, 2011″. Hit up the full post for details and the press release from Summit.

TWILIGHT stars and more at WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO

NewsBot — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:10:11 +0000

Peter Facinelli (Carlise Cullen), Cameron Bright (Alec), and Anna Kendrick (Jessica Stanley) from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON have all been added to the growing lineup of Wizard World Chicago (now being touted as the Chicago Comic-con) which will take place August 6-9, 2009 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.

The organizers of the pop-culture heavy event contacted FANGORIA this afternoon to share a host of new additions to the guest list, and to dangle the carrot of something very special to be announced on Monday.
Other Media Guests include:
· Michelle Rodriguez - The Fast & the Furious
· Rhona Mitra - Underworld, Nip/Tuck, Boston Legal
· Mark Millar - Guest of Honor
· Ray Park - Darth Maul Star Wars: Episode 1, The Toad X-Men, Snake Eyes GI Joe
· Edward James Olmos - Actor - Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner, Stand and Deliver
· Kristanna Loken - Actress - Terminator 3, Painkiller Jane
· Emma Caulfield - Played Anya on Buffy: The Vampire Slayer
· Doug Jones - Actor - Abe Sapien from Hellboy, Silver Surfer from Fantastic Four)
· Michael Hogan - Actor - Battlestar Gallactica
· J. Scott Campbell - Spider-Man Cover Artist JUST ADDED!
· Ernie Hudson - Ghostbusters
· Taylor Dayne - Multi Platinum Recording Artist
· Jake Busey - Starship Troopers
· Esad Ribic - Moon Knight artist in his 1st and only U.S. appearance this year
· Alex Maleev - Daredevil artist
· Daniel Logan & Jeremy Bulloch - Both Boba Fetts from Star Wars
· George Pérez - Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds artist
· Bryan Hitch - Ultimates
· Gary Coleman & Todd Bridges - Diff'rent Strokes
· Luke Goss - Hellboy II & Blade 2
· Erin Gray - Buck Rogers
· Martin Klebba - Pirates of the Caribbean
· Cerina Vincent - Power Rangers
· Rodwy Roddy Piper & his actress daughter, Ariel Teal Toombs

And this is just a sample. Check out the full list here, and here's the additional message direct from Wizard Entertainment:

**WE ARE MAKING A MAJOR GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CHICAGO ON MONDAY, JULY 13th on wizardworld.com. THIS GUEST IS HUGE IN BOTH SIZE AND STATURE. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!**

Who could it be? Any guesses?

More cast set for ‘New Moon’

NewsBot — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:32:20 +0000

VARIETY reports: Summit Entertainment has cast Native American actors Chaske Spencer, Bronson Pelletier, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon and Tyson Houseman for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."

The quintet will join Taylor Lautner in portraying members of the wolf pack in "New Moon," in which the pack defends humans against vampires.

"New Moon" stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson reprising their "Twilight" roles as Bella and Edward with Chris Weitz directing. The pic, centering on Bella being drawn into the world of werewolves, will be released domestically on Nov. 20

Spencer is Lakota (Sioux), Pelletier is Cree-Metis, Meraz is Purepecha (Tarasco), Gordon is Hualapai and Houseman is Cree. Casting was overseen by Rene Haynes, who's worked on projects involving Native Americans including "Dances with Wolves" and "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.

"Twilight" has grossed nearly $380 million worldwide and sold over 3 million DVDs in its first day of release.

Twilight DVD Sells 3 Million Copies

NewsBot — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:29:07 +0000

Summit Entertainment announced today that the home entertainment release of the studio's action-packed, modern day vampire love story TWILIGHT sold over 3 million DVD units in its first day of release. The DVD launch commenced this past Saturday morning at midnight with nationwide events during which time Summit and its retail partners provided TWILIGHT fans with the chance to celebrate the DVD release of the film. "TWILIGHT at Midnight" allowed participating retailers the opportunity to stay open late as fans lined up in impressive numbers to purchase the DVD of the epic romance at midnight parties.

With over 3 million DVD units sold, TWILIGHT enters the top five best first day DVD releases over the past two years along with PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, THE DARK KNIGHT, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, and TRANSFORMERS.

Fearnet.com Talks to the Vamps of New Moon

Chad Savage — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:43:57 +0000

“Since this month sees the DVD release of Twilight, the film’s vampires visited our building here in Los Angeles last week to record a special segment for E! News. And while they were here, we made sure to grab them and have our own exclusive chat. Kellan Lutz, Edi Gathegi and Rachelle Lefevre sat down with us and revealed the latest in the Twilight film universe, from gearing up for New Moon (which they’ll start working on this week through the end of May) to the delights and horrors of intense Twilight cast hazing, to their off-screen rivalry with Taylor Lautner—who plays werewolf Jacob Black—and their thoughts on the director for Eclipse. Is Drew Barrymore in the franchise’s future? Hit the jump for the full interview with the anti-Cullens!”

READ THE FULL ARTICLE

TWILIGHT: THE MUSICAL! Seriously.

Chad Savage — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:26:43 +0000

From RopeOfSilicon.com:

“On March 13 the internet will witness what may be a brief moment of insanity or an inspired moment of parody as Twilight: The Musical will debut Act One online at TwilighttheMusical.com.”

Get the full scoop HERE. Visit the Twilight: The Musical site HERE.

Twilight: Eclipse Helmed by “The Orphanage” Director Bayona?

Chad Savage — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:42:55 +0000

From The Hollywood Reporter: Sources indicate that horror wunderkind — and Guillermo Del Toro protege — Juan Antonio Bayona has emerged as one of the finalists to direct “Eclipse,” the third movie in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” franchise.

The studio declined to comment; a rep said producers were looking at a number of candidates.

Bayona’s name has come up in recent months, though generally in a group of other directors — an eclectic list that’s ranged from Paul Weitz to Drew Barrymore to James Mangold;earlier today, in fact, a report on the Twilighters fansite reported it would be Paul Weitz.

Many of the other names have been batted down. Bayona’s name, on the other hand, has surfaced more in recent days as the man who could land the job, in what would mark a bold departure for the franchise…

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Twilight DVD Release Parties : Chicago

Chad Savage — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:50:14 +0000

MARCH 20, 2009 at Midnight : Several Chicago area stores are having midnight Twilight Release Parties for the DVD release of Twilight on March 21. Locations include Borders at 6103 N Lincoln Ave, 2817 N Clark St & 1700 Maple Ave (Evanston), Hot Topic in Lincolnwood, and other area stores.

To find the closest location to you, visit http://www.twilightthemovie.com/

‘New Moon’ Teaser on Exclusive ‘Twilight’ DVD Releases

Chad Savage — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:14:06 +0000

Bloody-Disgusting.com’s David Harley made an interesting discovery this afternoon. Apparently Summit is planning various versions of the Twilight DVD and Blu-ray releases. The most shocking is that Amazon.com’s exclusive box set will include a teaser trailer for New Moon, which hasn’t even gone behind cameras yet.

Product Description

Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) doesn’t expect much when she moves to the small town of Forks, Washington, until she meets the mysterious and handsome Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson)—a boy who’s hiding a dark secret: he’s a vampire. As their worlds and hearts collide, Edward must battle the bloodlust raging inside him as well as a coterie of undead that would make Bella their prey. Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling sensation by Stephenie Meyer, Twilight adds a dangerous twist to the classic story of star-crossed lovers.

Amazon.com Exclusive Collector’s Set contains:

Twilight (Special Edition) Blu-ray Disc
Twilight Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD
Jewelry Box: individually numbered
Exclusive Watch
Limited Edition Charm Bracelet
6 Glossy Photo Cards
Bookmark
Certificate of Authenticity

Blu-ray Disc features:

Presented in widescreen format only
Audio commentary by Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart, and Robert Pattinson
Muse music video: “Super Massive Black Hole”
Paramore music video: “Decode”
Linkin Park music video: “Leave Out All the Rest”
Five extended scenes with director introductions
Five deleted scenes with director introductions
Seven-part documentary: “The Adventure Begins: The Journey from Page to Screen”
Comic-Con “fandom” piece
Comic-Con NY sizzle reel
Three trailers
Penelope trailer
BD Live with “New Moon” teaser

Borders will also have exclusive features – get the full story HERE.