Yes, it’s still early days, but Summit is trying to up its pedigree for its big-screen adaptation of the final installment of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. Sources tell EW that the studio has reached out to at least three top-notch directors, including Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation), Gus Van Sant (Milk), and Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) to gauge their interest in what is likely to be two movies. (Van Sant’s reps confirmed that he’s been approached, but Coppola and Condon’s people didn’t return phone calls by press time. Summit declined to comment.)

No decisions are likely to be made until the studio delivers screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg’s detailed outline to the directors. That should happen sometime next week. Until then we can just wonder how these three very diverse directors will approach Bella’s controversial birthing scene.

SOURCE: Hollywood Insider

In the eyes of the Academy Awards, “The Hurt Locker” was the Best Picture of 2009. But a loyal army of Twilighters feel differently — and this week, they’re making their opinions known at one of Hollywood’s most visible annual conventions.

“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” has been selected for the ShoWest/Fandango Fan Choice Award, which will be presented Thursday at ShoWest’s Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. The Fan Choice Award was voted on by nearly 50,000 moviegoers, who were asked on Fandango to select their favorite film of 2009.
ShoWest, the largest annual convention for the motion-picture industry, is currently under way in Las Vegas. This year’s installment will once again end with the celebrated Banquet and Award Ceremony, where awards will also be presented to Vanessa Hudgens, Zach Galifianakis, Amanda Seyfried, Sam Worthington and Jerry Bruckheimer. Rumor has it that a producer from the “Twilight” series will accept the award, and a special video message from one of the franchise’s top stars will be played for those in attendance.

“You might have guessed that ‘Avatar’ would have won the Fan Choice Award, since ‘Avatar’ was the top ticket-seller in our company’s history,” explained Fandango Chief Marketing Officer Ted Hong. “But never bet against the passion, loyalty and dedication of the vociferous ‘Twilight’ fans.”

The sequel to “Twilight” garnered nearly 66 percent of the vote — although “Hurt Locker” shouldn’t feel too bad, as the same studio (Summit Entertainment) showed off its diversity in 2009 by releasing both films.

“Moviegoers on Fandango have been behind the franchise from the very beginning, and that’s why the first ‘Twilight’ movie won the Fan Choice Award last year,” Hong added. “The big question will be whether or not ‘Eclipse’ will be in the running for next year’s award, and if the franchise can pull off a three-peat.”

“We are thrilled to once again have the opportunity to partner with Fandango to present the ShoWest/Fandango Fan Choice Award at this year’s ShoWest Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony,” ShoWest managing director Robert Sunshine said in a statement. “It is no surprise that the fans have chosen the box-office hit ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ as this year’s recipient, and we are excited to present the film with this award.”

Taylor Lautner had a crush on Jessica Alba “for the longest time”.

The 18-year-old actor became a worldwide sex symbol when he showed off his amazing abs in the latest Twilight film New Moon. He is now followed everywhere he goes by a flock of screaming girls, but claims can relate to them because he used to have similar feelings for Jessica.

“These fans are pretty intense and passionate,” he said. “I don’t know if I’ve been quite like that for anybody but when I was younger, I liked Jessica Alba for the longest time!”

Taylor says his fans manage to find him even when he is visiting the tiniest town in rural America. He admits he has made changes in his life to cope with all the attention, but insists he loves his fans.

“We have passionate fans everywhere we go,” he told Top of the Pops magazine. “Even in the smallest town, we have a fan base there. It’s really comforting to know that we have that supports.”

“You definitely have to make adjustments and I guess you could say that walking around unnoticed is the one thing you miss the most, but it’s just a matter of choosing the right places to go.”

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No doubt, in the tradition of the Twilight series films, there will be tons of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse content revealed before the film actually makes it to theatres.

However, now’s reportedly not the time to get amped up about anything other than the first trailer.

According to Gossip Cop, there are no immediate plans to produce another trailer any time soon.

“Gossip Cop spoke with a rep for Summit Entertainment who told us there will (of course) be a new trailer at some point, but right now there’s ‘no talk… nothing in the works,’” the site reports.

As you already knew, a new editor was brought onto the film just a few days ago, so it’s entirely possible that it’ll take a little bit of time for her to get acclimated to the new material.

Chances are, with at least this one trailer in hand, time will fly by until the second trailer is released.

SOURCE: Twilight Examiner

Added photos of Taylor leaving the Cabana Club last night. I believe the Cabana Club is where the afterparty for The Runaways was at:

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Pictures will be coming out later after my Anatomy class tonight. That should be around 6PM PT which is when the red carpet usually starts. Don’t worry – we will have HQ and MQ photos!

I screamed in my friend’s apartment. Just so much excitement, so long waiting. Summit’s been good the past couple days. Now we need a Breaking Dawn announcement and this week will be heaven in the Twilight world.

The first “Eclipse” trailer offers an interesting look at the direction the film is going to take. Sure, we’ve hypothesized a bit about what we thought could and should make its way into the first teaser, and we’ve got to admit that we’re a little bit let down.

Maybe it’s because we already know the story of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen inside and out that it seems a little “uh-duh” when the trailer goes into an in depth explanation of how, still, Bella needs to make a decision whether to become a vampire or not. Less emphasis is placed on the love triangle between Edward, Bella and Jacob and more on the fact that each represents a different choice.

For starters, Bella wants to turn into a vampire so she can live the rest of her eternal days with Edward. But Edward doesn’t want Bella to become a vampire because he knows the repercussions of that decision and he loves her too much to let that happen. This idea is emphasized by shots of Bella with her dad and mom and the narration over the scene saying, “After a few decades, everyone you know will be dead.”

And then there’s Jacob to the rescue, saying, “You wouldn’t have to change for me, Bella.” He even challenges Edward with, “You have to consider the idea that I might be better for her than you are.” And it’s the truth: Jacob is the smarter choice for Bella, but he’s not the one she wants.

Then toss in some shots of the Volturi commenting that Bella was supposed to be a vampire by now, and our first shot of Bryce Dallas Howard in a horrendously curly red wig — almost bad at the one used on Kristen Stewart to cover up her Joan Jett ‘do. You’d think after the mishap that was Taylor Lautner’s wig in “New Moon” that Summit would have hired someone a bit better at wig-making this time around, but I guess not.

But the main problem with this trailer — the first trailer — is that it’s for the fans, not the general public. And yes while the “Twilight” fan base is enough to break records in the opening weekend of its release, it’s not enough to sustain the films to more than double that box office draw in the weeks after (yes, I am referencing “New Moon” here).

And “Eclipse” really does have the possibility of drawing in a wider audience. I have a feeling Summit is going to miss out on an opportunity to convince the rest of the film community that “The Twilight Saga” is more than just homage to the fans of the series, but they have already started out on a bad foot. Plus, even for the fans, there wasn’t enough to really go nuts over. A kiss maybe? Please? Pretty please?

SOURCE: MTV Movies

It will be on at 9AM. However, I will be in my pre-calculus test till around 10AM. I will post it on here with the caps at 10. If you cannot wait (and I won’t be able to either) – you can watch it at 9AM HERE!

Taylor Lautner may not like shedding his clothes all that much, but the fans won’t be complaining. The 18-year-old actor, who plays Nathan in the upcoming Abduction, will again be going shirtless. According to Life & Style mag, in the script Nathan undresses so his love interest, Karen, can remove shards of glass from his skin after he’s wounded in an explosion. Taylor gushed, “It’s weird. It’s kind of embarrassing.”

SOURCE: JustJaredJr/Life&Style Magazine

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However, I’m going to be at work. Me or Emily will post it when we get home from either school or work (I work until 6PM – however I’m going to try to post it from my Blackberry). If it’s not up – go look for the trailer over HERE at EclipseMovie.Org – we’ll have screen caps and whatnot up later!

We’ve just learned it’s being released on Thursday, March 11th at 6:00AM PST / 9:00AM EST. The Eclipse trailer will really be more of a teaser. It’ll clock in at only 90 seconds long and, as for what it will contain, werewolves, vampires, and Bella looking at one of those two possibilities longingly is a sure bet.

But with the Twilight Flu being what it is, odds are you won’t want to wait till Thursday, so there will also be a teaser for the teaser released on Wednesday, March 10th. That’ll only be a 10 second long version of the 90 second teaser, long enough for Tyler Lautner to flex his muscles or something. That shows up in the morning at around 9AM PST.

SOURCE: Cinema Blend

DirecTV, who hosted the “Celebrity Beach Bowl” with Taylor Lautner and Kellan Lutz, has just announced that it will be hosting exclusive The Twilight Saga: New Moon footage on the night of the film’s release to DVD.

According to the announcement, “DirecTV will offer a special midnight premiere of The Twilight Saga: New Moon for pay-per-view on Mar. 20, which includes behind-the-scenes bonus footage not available from cable networks. Bonus featurettes include “The Subtle Details” (behind-the-scenes look at New Moon’s production design), and “Chris Weitz Takes the Helm” (a look at the transition from ‘Twilight’ director Catherine Hardwicke and ‘New Moon’ director Chris Weitz).”

The feature, the announcement states, will be available in “1080p HD version . . . for $5.99 and the standard-def for $4.99 starting midnight, March 20.”

SOURCE: Examiner

Sorry guys. I know there are new outtakes and whatnot and I do have them. However, I can’t post them on the site due to the request of the photographer and magazine.

According to Gossip Clop, 10 second teaser is to be released online tomorrow!!

CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!

The young independent studio hits its stride with Oscar wins and commercial success. Six wins at the Oscars for Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq war drama, “The Hurt Locker,” capped off an extraordinary year at the cinema for Summit Entertainment. From the blockbuster successes of “New Moon” and “Knowing” to the critical triumph of “Hurt Locker,” the independent studio has firmly established itself as a major Hollywood presence with a bright future ahead of it.

“Summit has become a premier player in Hollywood after [the Oscars],” said Jeff Bock, box-office analyst for Exhibitor Relations. “To do that these days, you need two things: a blockbuster franchise and a Best Picture statuette. Well, Summit has both of those now with ‘Twilight’ and ‘The Hurt Locker.’ Once you establish a healthy line of income, and are known as a haven where artistic merit actually means something, you’ve set yourself up for a long stay in the industry.”

Coming off a 2008 that brought Summit its first breakout hit with “Twilight,” the studio stumbled out of the gate in 2009. The sci-fi action flick “Push,” starring Chris Evans, produced an anemic $10.1 million opening (debuting at #6, behind “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” in its fourth weekend) and ultimately failed to earn more domestically than its $38 million production budget. Little over a month later, the Cam Gigandet-starring “Never Back Down” again served up a heaping portion of disappointment for Summit when it debuted with an $8.6 million weekend and ended up grossing only $24.9 million.

Was the studio just a one-hit franchise wonder? Could Summit launch a commercially successful film that wasn’t based on a novel by “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer? Those questions were put to rest at the end of March with Nicolas Cage’s sci-fi thriller “Knowing.” Directed by Alex Proyas (“I, Robot”), the film opened at #1 at the box office with $24.6 million, beating out Julia Robert’s “Duplicity” and Paul Rudd’s “I Love You, Man.” The following weekend, “Knowing” dropped a less-than-average 40 percent, nabbing another $14.7 million on its way to $80 million in total domestic sales (and $183.3 million worldwide).

Summit had arrived. By the end of the year, after releasing nine new films, Summit was the seventh-highest-grossing studio with $482.5 million in sales. How did that happen? It wasn’t because the studio didn’t suffer some box-office duds. Both the animated tale “Astro Boy” and “Sorority Row” tanked. Rather, the achievement can be traced to two words: “New” and “Moon.”

In November, “New Moon” busted out the biggest opening weekend of all time. Its $142.9 million debut was a huge increase over the opening of “Twilight” ($69.6 million) and pushed it toward the fourth spot in 2009’s box-office race, closely behind “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”

Months earlier, “The Hurt Locker” had opened in four theaters to wide critical acclaim. The film kept adding theaters but never took off commercially; its largest weekend brought in only $1.9 million. After 18 weekends in theaters, Bigelow’s film has grossed only $14.7 million.

But as awards season picked up, “The Hurt Locker” began to stand out. It won big at the Gotham Awards in early December and went on to secure key wins with the Directors Guild of America and the Broadcast Film Critics, before nabbing nine Oscar nominations. On Sunday night, Bigelow became the first woman in history to win a Best Director Oscar. These victories and the increased exposure that comes as a result should greatly increase the movie’s commercial prospects in theaters and on DVD.

As Bock said, “Now if only [Summit] could figure out a way to make money from an Iraq war film,” adding that the weak box-office performance of “The Hurt Locker” notwithstanding, “I think a lot of auteur filmmakers will be taking meetings with Summit in the very near future.”

Combine indie credit with broad commercial prospects in the coming months, and you can see why 2010 is shaping up to be another stellar year for Summit. Did we mention that “Eclipse,” the third film in the “Twilight” franchise, arrives in June?

SOURCE: MTV

Twilight star Taylor Lautner has revealed that he would be willing to ditch his muscular physique for a future movie role.

The actor transformed his image before filming last year’s Twilight instalment New Moon in order to reflect the physical changes of his character Jacob Black.

Discussing the challenge of bulking up, Lautner told Top Of The Pops magazine: “The only reason I did it is because the character required it and I love the character.

“So, in a year from now, if I fall in love with a character that requires me to lose weight, I’m ready to do it.”

The 18-year-old has previously confessed that he is wary of being seen as “just a body” following his shirtless scenes in New Moon.

Lautner was recently linked to forthcoming action movie Abduction.

SOURCE: Digital Spy

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Added photos of Taylor and his dad out and about in Beverly Hills. Signing for another movie? Picking out an outfit for the Oscars? Or just spending quality time with his dad?

For months on end there has been speculation about “Breaking Dawn,” and who would direct the final chapter of the saga.

Gossip Cop has received official confirmation from Chris Weitz’s rep that he will not be directing the film(s).

Fans had hoped for some time Weitz, who directed “New Moon” (and “The Golden Compass” and “About A Boy” before that), would helm “Breaking Dawn,” but it’s a no go.

Weitz is next slated to direct a personal project about an undocumented Mexican laborer that he himself is partially funding. That film begins next month.

So loved was Weitz there was even a rumor – albeit false – that stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner had written a joint endorsement, urging Summit Entertainment to lock down the director for the final installment.

Ultimately, it was Weitz’s decision.

As Gossip Cop reported last month, though officially no decision has been made about whether to split “Breaking Dawn” into two films, a well-place source said dividing the final book into two movies is “the direction that it’s going in.”

We’re also told Summit is currently looking at top-tier directors to helm the final “Twilight” film(s).

SOURCE: Gossip Cop