The Twilight Saga: Eclipse The Movie

Kristen Stewart, best known for her role as Bella in the Twilight Saga films and also possibly as Robert Pattinson’s girlfriend, not confirmed –  was picked as the Orange Rising Star award by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts tonight.

Both Anna Kendrick and Kristen were at the BAFTA Awards in London.

And guess what else?!  Robert Pattinson was also present – although the two were posing separately on the red carpet AND partying after BAFTA, together (updated 3/3/10)

If you have been looking forward to some public appearances from Robert Pattinson as he promotes his new movie Remember Me, don’t hold your breath.

E! News confirms some bad news for us Pattinson fans…We’ve got some good and some bad news today for Robert Pattinson fans.

We’ve unfortunately officially confirmed that Rob will not be spending too much time stateside to promote his upcoming flick Remember Me.

The reason?  Because he’s filming Bel Ami with Uma Thurman, etc….booooo!

(Source: E!)

Mr. Taylor Lautner will be busy for the rest of his life with all the movies deals he’s been inkin.  We are very happy for his success, but don’t forget to make time for the hand that rocked your cradle!  Twilight: Eclipse needs your face on promotion and your time for Twilight: Breaking Dawn.

So what’s new?  —> Taylor is starring in the new Stretch Armstrong 3-D!  Do you know who Stretch is?  Probably not cause most of you weren’t even born in the 80’s!  So here’s a side-by-side pic.  So I say yes to the tighty whities…but no to the orange fake tan.  Can’t wait to SEE how this one turns out.

Here’s the scoop from E!

“He will soon embody Hasbro’s popular ’80s toy in Universal’s adaptation of Stretch Armstrong. The movie, to be produced by Brian Grazer, will be released in 2012 in 3-D. The studio has yet to hire a director for the movie, but Steve Oedekerk (Bruce Almighty) has written the script. Universal made the announcement late Friday night along with the news that they will push back their other big Hasbro property Battleship, from director Peter Berg, from its original July 2011 release to Memorial Day weekend 2012 to give the filmmaker more time to finish the large-scale project”

According to OK! Magazine, Robert Pattinson and his Twilight Saga co-star Kristen Stewart are finally publicly dating!

If this is true, hurrah for some – including the Twilight franchise people…so why the hesitation in going public?

After filming Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and the intensity of the Bella and Edward … maybe this is a love that will last?!  Or will it fizzle as soon as he steps into the sun?  Or when Kristen (who has said she is Bella), realizes she’s Kristen?  Either way, we are happy for the couple – now show us the love.

Here are the OK! Magazine highlights:

The couple have decided to openly date when they return to film the fourth movie, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, later this year.

A source said: “Rob and Kristen are very happy, and everyone that’s part of the franchise is so happy for them. They don’t feel the need to hide it anymore.”

In this same article, Emilie de Ravin, Rob’s newest co-star in the upcoming “Remember Me” also claims to have excellent chemistry with Rob.  Clearly Robert Pattinson has got something the ladies like…

(Source: OK!)

Now it’s not what you think. I know when you read the word Graphic – your mind wandered a bit and images of Edward….you get the picture. Graphic, the way I’ve used it, means picture. This is the next frontier for Stephenie Meyer’s mega-bucks franchise ‘Twilight.”
Here’s a sneak peak at the first graphic – the cover of “Twilight: The Graphic Novel”, illustrated by Young Kim.

Illustrated by Korean artist Young Kim with input from Meyer on every panel, the first volume of Twilight: the Graphic Novel will be published on 16 March. Its publisher said the black and white title, with colour interspersed throughout, would combine “a rare fusion of Asian and western comic techniques”.

The cover shows human teenager Bella Swan sprawled on the grass – an image from the dream that first inspired Meyer to write the novel. “In my dream, two people were having an intense conversation in a meadow in the woods. One of these people was just your average girl. The other person was fantastically beautiful, sparkly, and a vampire,” she has said. “I stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. I was so intrigued by the nameless couple’s story that I hated the idea of forgetting it; it was the kind of dream that makes you want to call your friend and bore her with a detailed description.”

The American author said yesterday that Kim’s graphic interpretation of her characters and settings was “very close” to what she was imagining while writing the series. “It takes me back to the days when I was writing Twilight,” she told Entertainment Weekly. “It’s been a while since I was really able to read Twilight; there is so much baggage attached to that book for me now. It seems like all I can see are the mistakes in the writing. Reading Young’s version brought me back to the feeling I had when I was writing and it was just me and the characters again. I love that. I thank her for it.”

Meyer’s Twilight saga – Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn – has sold 85m copies worldwide. Its UK publisher Little, Brown said it had sold more than a million copies of each novel in the series in Britain alone. “I can’t say that I am done with Twilight forever,” Meyer told EW. “I’m not working on anything new Twilight-related now, and probably not for a while. But there’s still a possibility that I’ll go back and close some of the open doors.”

“Twilight” star Robert Pattinson will reportedly appear on the London segment of George Cooney’s “Hope for Haiti” telethon on Friday (Jan. 22).

Word from E!, which will also be airing the telethon on their network, is that Rob will present performances by Jay-Z and Bono.

There’s been no official announcement, but a press release is supposed to go out today.

Performers from the US will include Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Shakira and Bruce Springsteen.

Other stars helping out and manning the phone banks may include: Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Brad Pitt, Anna Kendrick, Sandra Bullock, Zac Efron, Bradley Cooper, Renée Zellweger, Chris Pine, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Colin Farrell, Jon Hamm, Gabby Sidibe and Emily Blunt.

Why do we have a feeling that Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart will be easily recruited as well?

If those three can’t get young people to contribute to this worthy cause, no one can.

“Hope for Haiti” will air Friday, Jan. 22 from 8 to 10 P.M. on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, E! and CMT.

First of all, this news is exciting because Kristen Stewart has been photographed in PARK CITY, UT for the Sundance Film Festival.  I’ll be there next week, so all of you Twilight Fanatics in Utah, or anyone travelling to Sundance before me – give us the scoops and the pics.

Second of all, New Moon star Kristen Stewart is up against British actor Nicholas Hoult and actress Carey Mulligan for the 2010 Bafta Rising Star Award.

The Bafta is the British Academy of Film and Televsion Arts. Is this UK acknowledgement a subtle salut to the woman who they are willing to surrender their Robert Pattinson? …sorry carried away there.

At any rate, great job Kristen!!
Here’s a rundown and photo of her competition, you can vote for your favorite online at Bafta.

The 19-year-old actress is best known for her role as Bella Swan in the hit Twilight saga flicks and is up against Mulligan, who stars in An Education.

About A Boy and Skins actor Hoult is also on the shortlist for the awards, as well as French star Tahar Rahim and the US actor Jessie Eisenberg.
British actor Noel Clarke scooped the prize last year after winning praise writing and acting in British films Kidulthood and Adulthood.
The winner of the prize will be voted for by the public by text and online, and it will be announced at the Bafta film awards in London on February 21.

Kristen Stewart has been catapulted to fame by her starring role as Bella in the Twilight Saga. She has been nominated for numerous Young Artist awards for her roles in films such as Panic Room, Cold Creek Manor and Into the Wild.

To vote:
text STEWART to 82058* orVote Online

(Source: BAFTA)

Big Congratulations tonight to “Twilight: New Moon” and Taylor Lautner!
If you missed the People’s Choice tonight, here’s a recap of Team Twilight representing…although some people were obviously missing.

“Twilight: New Moon” takes home the following 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards:

• Favorite Movie
• Favorite Franchise
• Favorite On-Screen Team categories
• Favorite Breakout Movie Actor – TAYLOR LAUTNER

Although Taylor decided to skip the red carpet (supposedly to avoid a certain X) - PopSugar done got some backstage pics of a verra handsome Mr. Lautner!  (Eat your heart out Ms. X – Taylor Swift).

Congrats again to the fabulous Team Twilight … and to all you wonderfully obsessive (yes, I resemble that remark) fans that nabbed us the win(s).

Moviefone announced their Top Ten Breakout Stars of 2009 early December.  Twilight represents with TWO Breakout Stars.  Taylor Lautner ranks #1 and Anna Kendrick is a not too shabby #7.  This is some pretty decent rankage considering there are a bazillion Actors who are trying to breakout.  So how does this whole selection and ranking process work?

The equation for breakthrough star is quite simple: one part charisma, two parts talent and just a whole lot of luck. (Well, our formula might not be precise but you get the picture.) And the breakout performer must connect with an audience with a role that leaps off the screen.

2009 was a great year for breakout stars; here’s our list of actors for whom 2009 will be just the beginning of a long, fruitful career.

7. Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick has a lot going for her. She co-stars in that hit film series ’Twilight,’ and just snagged a National Board of Review prize for her naively overconfident, quick-witted turn as a newbie firing-agent in Jason Reitman’s ’Up in the Air.’ At only 24, Kendrick has proved to be a mighty talent in both comedy and drama, garnering a heap of Oscar buzz going toe-to-toe with George Clooney in ‘Air.’
Next Up: Edgar Wright’s ’Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’and, of course, reprising her role as Jessica in ’The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

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1. Taylor Lautner
Royally buffing up as the shapeshifting werewolf Jacob Black in the sequel ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon,’ Taylor Lautner redefines teenage hunk in his breakout role. Graduating from Bella’s long-haired admirer in the first film, Lautner is able to flex his muscles, quite literally, with a much larger, brooding part in the second vampire flick. There is a reason why Taylor beat out the rest of the notable names on this list for the top spot: sheer box office brawn. The Twihards have spoken: Team Jacob all the way — well, for now at least.
Next Up: Reprising his role as Jacob Black in ’The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.’

For the full list, visit Moviefone’s Top 10 Breakout Stars of 2009.

(Source: Moviefone)

From MTV News: Which stars had the biggest year? All this week, we’ll be unveiling our top nine men and women of 2009, counting down to the #1 man and woman on Friday. Well, here’s a sneak peak at lucky #6….Robert Pattinson!

In 2009, all eyes were on RPattz. Despite only releasing one movie, there were few people whose face sold more magazines, whose every word made more of a ripple and whose public appearances caused such a stir. Under such pressure, a lot of 23-year-old actors would end up getting into trouble, indulging to the point of excess and disappointing their fans. But somehow, the uniquely suited-for-stardom Robert Pattinson took it all with a good-natured grin and self-deprecating charm. In “Twilight” and beyond, his future seems so bright that he’ll likely be sparkling for quite some time. d?

2009 Highlights: We all know Rob had a busy 2009, and everybody had their own thoughts on what he should do after “Twilight.” Few saw his first move coming, however, as he dropped out of the indie flick “Parts Per Billion,” leaving producer/star Rosario Dawson sad but promising the show would go on. In February, he showed up at the Oscars and stole attention away from stars as big as Brad and Angelina. Despite expressing fears that he might become “Twilighted out” while shooting “New Moon” and “Eclipse” back-to-back, he nevertheless got back to work as Edward Cullen.

(Source: MTV)

Even the tough New Yorkers are showing Robert Pattinson some love by including him on their 5th annual ‘Reasons to Love New York,’ (no not the girl and show on MTV, the city). Although, not sure he wants it, the New Yorkers they say…we love New York and because New Yorkers contribute to gossip mags they love you too. Ok, any reason to link an article to Robert Pattinson, natch.

But seriously – how many lists has Robert made it on for 2009?!

NYMag.com says of 2009: “This may not have been the city’s most lighthearted year, but when it came time to produce our fifth annual ‘Reasons to Love New York,’ we had no difficulty enumerating the countless ways New York earns our undying affection.”
The 16th reason on New York Magazine’s list is Robert Pattinson – ‘Because Robert Pattinson Kept the Gossip Columns Busy.’
The website provides a timeline of occurrences when Pattinson was in New York this year. The timeline includes:

March 14
At the Rose Bar, Pattinson is reportedly overheard bemoaning the fact that he “can’t get laid in New York.”

June 15
Pattinson is attacked by throngs of women while filming Remember Me in Washington Square Park.

June 19
Pattinson is struck by a taxi at Broadway and 12th Street while trying to run from fans.

July 19
Pattinson runs across Water Street in a hood and sunglasses, ignoring crowds of screaming middle-aged women.

July 22
Pattinson checks out a brunette at Lil’ Frankie’s on First Avenue.

October 11
Pattinson complains that he still can’t get a date. “To be honest, I still don’t really understand what’s going on.”

To see what else made the list, visit: http://nymag.com.

(Source: NY Mag, Image: Joy)

If the five seconds of Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart on screen together in “New Moon” weren’t enough to tide you over, we at Hollywood Crush are happy to announce we will exclusively be debuting the very first ”The Runaways” trailer tomorrow at 9 a.m. EST! We know we’re excited to have a first look at Kristen’s acting, especially since it already got Joan Jett’s approval.

But to show this post isn’t a total tease, we also have for you the first look we’ve had at Kristen and Dakota together in the film (see it in full after the jump!), which hit the Internet yesterday. Although the movie is about the first bandJoan Jett and Lita Ford made together, The Hollywood Reporter reports that the film is really about the relationship between Kristen’s Joan and Dakota’s character, Cherie Currie.

In other good news, “The Runaways” finally has a US distributor in the form of Apparition, the movie studio that put out “Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day” and ”The Young Victoria.” “The Runaways” is debuting at Sundance next month, but also now how has a March 2010 release date.

ONE LAST REMINDER: Check back with Hollywood Crush at 9am EST to see our EXCLUSIVE reveal of “The Runaways” trailer!

(Source: MTV)

Like they need any help hyping the release of Eclipse, Summit has teamed up with IMAX to distribute the June 30, 2010 release! So now you can see Edward, Jacob, Bella and the rest of the Twilight cast up closer and more personal-er. Check the details from the LA Times.

IMAX Corporation and Summit Entertainment announced today that The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third film in the studio’s Twilight franchise, will be released to IMAX(R) theatres simultaneously with the film’s launch on June 30, 2010. Directed by David Slade (30 DAYS OF NIGHT, HARD CANDY) and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images coupled with IMAX’s customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie. The film franchise is based on the book series by Stephenie Meyer.

“Twilight moviegoers will have a whole new way to experience this next installment of the series, with the enhanced image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience putting them IN the movie,” said Richie Fay, Summit Entertainment’s President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution. “The IMAX release puts us on the event film calendar for 2010, and we’re very excited to work with IMAX to bring a new kind of film to the IMAX theatre network.”

“Our 2010 film slate continues to fill out with strong titles, and a film from this incredible franchise is a very welcome addition,” said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. “This title fills a valuable spot in our 2010 summer release window, and will no doubt thrill IMAX audiences.”

“We’re very excited to work with our new partners at Summit Entertainment to transport the very loyal and enthusiastic Twilight fans into the world of the Volturi via The IMAX Experience,” added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. “With our growing theatre network, we’re poised to take advantage of the rapidly growing fan-base devoted to this dynamic, cutting edge series.”

In The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.

About the TWILIGHT film series

The TWILIGHT film series stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson and tells the story of 17-year-old Bella Swan who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington to live with her father, and becomes drawn to Edward Cullen, a pale, mysterious classmate who seems determined to push her away. But neither can deny the attraction that pulls them together…even when Edward confides that he and his family are vampires. The action-packed, modern day vampire love story TWILIGHT, the first film in the series, was released in theatres on November 21, 2008 to a blockbuster reception. The second installment of the film franchise, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, was released November 20, 2009 to a record breaking opening. The third film in the franchise, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE is due in theaters on June 30, 2010

(Source: LA Times)