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Archives for October 2009
Where Did Vampire Myths Start?
October 18, 2009
New Moon By The Numbers
October 17, 2009
MTV talked to Fandango about the ticket buying phenomena that is The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Aside from just pure raw data about the number of seats sold, Fandango has been using a questionnaire for purchasers and shares their analysis with MTV. Here are just a few factoids:
“Obviously, ‘Twilight’ had a huge following of book readers before the first movie was released, but these results might indicate that the first movie broadened the ‘Twilight’ following and expanded its audience — and that many moviegoers started reading the books after seeing the movie.”
“68 percent of the ticket-buyers weren’t aware of the “Twilight” franchise until the first film was released in November 2008. So, in essence, only 32 percent of the fans who have bought “New Moon” tickets have been “Twilight” fans for longer than 12 months.”
“Sports-betting Web site Bookmaker.com has asked its odds-makers to determine how much “New Moon” will make in its opening weekend; 40 percent believe the film will take in somewhere between $66 million and $80 million. That total would put it on track to equal or exceed the receipts of the first film.”
There’s a whole list of other stats over on MTV. The whole piece is, in our opinion, one of the better articles MTV has written on Twilight. It’s definitely worth a read.
Now we have to say we really agree with the article based on our very unscientific observations of who comments on our blog and forums and who we’ve seen at Twilight conventions run by three different companies this year where our staff was on the panels. We can’t count the number of people who only got into Twilight at like Christmas 2008. So often we’d meet people and have to explain that Stephenie had outtakes on her website, or they’d ask what is Midnight Sun.
The other thing about those new fans that is really cool is they all have that slightly obsessed, giddy, “I just have to share this with someone” thing that those of us who got into Twilight earlier all went through. For us it was kind of like being a high school senior and looking at a freshman who reminded us of ourselves a few years ago. It’s so cool just to see that raw enthusiasm out of people ranging from 10 to 80. Plus these guys read 4 books in row and didn’t have to wait…not even, going to lie, Pel is slightly jealous about that.
The only downside we’ve seen is that when we now see mass gatherings of fans, the homemade tee shirts have all but disappeared. The commercial ones have taken over. We kind of miss that old school originality from back in the day when slogans like, “Edward Cullen: Cooler Than You Since 1917” were seen for the first time on a homemade shirt.
Anyway enough nostalgia before we get all weepy and start cyber hugging and singing Sarah McLachlan. We do have a poll because we are curious about some of the things in the MTV article.
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Twilight Stars on Empire Magazine’s List
October 17, 2009
Empire Magazine has their 100 Sexy Stars of 2009 list out, and unsurprisingly Twilight cast members are on it. In our personal opinion the list is a little odd with the young actors of today mixed in with actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood like Marilyn Monroe and Paul Newman. It hardly seems fair to compare people to Grace Kelly and Carey Grant who are frozen in time at their youthful best, while the ever glamorous Liz Taylor is alive and pushing 80. Anyway, here’s how the Twilight cast landed on the Women’s and Men’s lists:
#32 Ashley Greene
“Most alluring as… Prescient vampire chick, Alice Cullen.”
#7 Kristen Stewart
Most alluring as… Em Lewin in Adventureland – sparky, human, and plenty sexy, in a surly, take-no-s#$@ kinda way.
#2 Robert Pattinson
Most alluring as… Gotta be Edward Cullen, with all that restrained passion and the penchant for melting glances.
#35 Taylor Lautner
Most alluring as… Jake-abs. Specifically, whenever he’s topless in Twilight. So for the most part, whenever he’s in New Moon then.
#36 Kellan Lutz
Most alluring as… He may be man of few words, but he’s in Twilight, what more do you need? Off the silver screen he does seem to have attracted a large female fanbase who squeal uncontrollably with delight so he’s doing something right.
Amy Kuney Mixes Miley and Rob
October 17, 2009
Singer and Songwriter Amy Kuney has entered the parody ring with her own take on the Rob Pattinson obsession. Her own rendition of Miley Cyrus’ Obsession is what’s playing in the background.
According to her YouTube Channel Amy says:
“I know I’m not the only person to be unhealthily obsessed with Robert Pattinson who plays Edward, lead vampire, in the bloody drama Twilight: New Moon, so I decided to take my unhealthy, unbalanced obsession to a whole new creepy level by doing a parody of Twilight and covering “Obsessed” by Miley Cyrus. Haha, “Robsessed”… I’m definitely on Team Edward.
I’m stoked to see New Moon coming out Nov. 20th! I’ll see you there, popcorn in hand 🙂
~amy
ps. this is a partial dramatization— I’m really not this creepy….”
New Moon Soundtrack Out Today!
October 16, 2009
Here’s a reminder from Summit:
“It’s finally here – THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON soundtrack is in stores TODAY! Head out to any store to pick it up, or get it on iTunes with bonus tracks here! http://j.mp/OFPpx
You can also head out to Hot Topic tonight at 7pm to be part of the Soundtrack Release Parties!! All Hot Topic locations will be playing the soundtrack in its entirety, plus you can hear exclusive messages directly from the soundtrack artists. If you buy your copy of the soundtrack during these parties you will get a special NEW MOON gift! Click here for more information.
The soundtrack features all original and exclusive music from artists including Death Cab for Cutie, The Killers, Muse, Thom Yorke, Bon Iver & St. Vincent and more! Visit (www.newoonthesoundtrack.com) to learn more about the soundtrack.
In case you need one more reason to run out and buy it this weekend, it has recently been revealed that the CD booklet will fold out into a Cullen poster. See the image to the left.
Amazon has a deal for today, $4.99 download. TY to Holly for pointing that out!
Stephenie Meyer Makes Elle’s Power List
October 16, 2009
Every year Elle magazine comes up with a Women in Hollywood Power list and they publish the list in their November issue. This year they asked noted Hollywood insider Nikki Finke to create the list for them. This is what Nikki had to say about getting the gig:
Nikki also went on to say that “The trick in Hollywood is not just getting power but keeping it…”
Well, given that Stephenie Meyer is having all of her books turned into movies and is collaboratively working with all the directors on those movies, we’d say she’s met Nikki Finke’s definition. Congratulations, Stephenie!
Jen Amato Interviews Michael Sheen
October 16, 2009
Jen Amato of Rotten Tomatoes now has a regular guest article over on FearNet. This week she has an interview with Michael Sheen where they cover just how Michael got on Twitter and then got addicted to it.
“A week after being announced as New Moon‘s Aro, you joined Twitter, and your first post read, “Someone is pretending to be me. The f***er will rue the day…” Can you explain what that was all about?
The only reason I went on Twitter was because there was someone pretending to be me who sounded like such an idiot, so it was reflecting badly on me. My auntie, who was already on Twitter, let me know there was this person doing this, so I had to go on and say, “This is me.”
When it comes to celebrities, there are so many fake accounts that it’s hard to tell who’s real and who’s not…
I spent a couple of weeks trying to convince people that I was the real me, and it became sort of a “Twit-off” with this pretender. It was Neil Gaiman who eventually made the big difference when he announced that I was the “official” me. I always intended to end it then and not do it anymore, but I just got hooked on it.
It’s incredibly addictive, isn’t it?
It kind of is, and I also find it really useful and entertaining. To share things, to let people send me things that I’m interested in… if I’ve watched or read something that I really enjoy I’ll share it with people there. And also, if I have anything I need to find out about, I’ve got this resource of about 50,000 incredibly well-informed and interesting people to ask the question to.”
When Impersonation Goes Too Far
October 16, 2009
For months we’ve been giving out information on Twitter accounts that are associated with members of the Twilight cast. The fact is that there are plenty of fakes out there. Peter Facinelli has even talked about how that is a problem for an actor because if their fans gets sucked in and that fake account says/does something hurtful, it leads to bad PR for the star in question.
Twitter is slowly addressing this problem by certifying accounts of high profile people like actors, politicians, musicians, etc. However they can only move so fast. The reality is, if a star is a really big name, they get verified almost right away. Lesser known stars take longer. Ashley Greene’s account was verified in three days. If Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, or Kristen Stewart had twitter accounts there’s would also receive immediate verification like that, because they have that type of A-list media pull. Also, Peter Facinelli, who is probably the most Internet savvy actor, would mention it.
So why bring this up now? Well up until now it’s been limited to fake Tweets and MySpace/Facebook posts. Now it took a step further. It seems that a fake Ashley Greene account on Facebook granted an interview to Twilight Review. We covered this interview as did a wide variety of other sites. The result: Ashley was misrepresented. Ashley’s real staff let Twilight Review know exactly what is going on and now Ashley’s legal team is pursuing action.
So, fans beware! Here are some tips to spotting fakes:
1. The account only talks about Twilight. Real actors are involved in tons of projects. They mention them all. If the only industry item they mention is Twilight, something is up.
2. The Twilightthemovie website has a listing of the actors who are on social networking sites like MySpace. Use that as a verification tool.
3. A real star’s account wouldn’t “take a side in” a casting issue, or post leaked photos. It would be career suicide.
4. A real account wouldn’t only post photos from official PR junkets, or paparazzi photos.
5. In the end, it’s common sense, but if you get fooled, don’t feel too bad. Gil Birmingham, Kiowa Gordon, and Charlie Bewley all got fooled at one point too.
Now while we are on the subject of fake info there is what we call the ongoing saga of what we like to call “Nobody Doesn’t Like Brenna Lee” (give us a shout out if you are old enough to remember the commercial & can sing the jingle).
We got punked about a year ago with a photo and story that Brenna Lee Roth was supposedly cast as a Volturi. We fell for it for about two days and then realized that we were had and said, “Hey, whoever punked us. Well done, you got us good.” and then we printed a retraction. Then come May, we get this email from a guy claiming to be Brenna Lee’s limo driver in Italy who says he’ll give us all the inside dish on Brenna Lee being in Italy and behind the scenes info. We didn’t fall for it a second time, and told the person “nice try but don’t quit your day job”. Well now, the Brenna Lee thing is back again, and this time it’s taking away from Tinsel’s Korey’s right to be listed for her hard work on the IMDB(what we’ve been saying for awhile now, the IMDB is like Wikipedia. If you have IMDB pro, $30 a month, you can edit info.). Tinsel’s name has been removed as Emily and Brenna Lee’s inserted.
Now we have no idea if this is actually someone associated with Brenna Lee doing this or some random person with a bizarre sense of humor. We suspect it’s a random person because it just doesn’t seem rational that Brenna Lee or her people would take away from a fellow artist’s right to be recognized. The fact is that this makes Brenna Lee look bad, for something she probably didn’t even do and isn’t aware of. The whole thing is not fair to Tinsel and not fair to Brenna.
Looking For a Way To Celebrate New Moon’s Release?
October 15, 2009
The Lexicon is having New Moon release events in Nashville (sold out) and Utah (click here to get tickets and see the video below).
We aren’t the only site! Other sites may have events in cities near you. Check these out!
San Fransisco region Twilighters Anonymous
Phoenix region Cullen Boys Anonymous and Twifans
New York City New York area Twilight Moms
IESB Interviews Jack Huston
October 15, 2009
Christina Radish from IESB snagged an interview with Jack Hutson, Royce King II, about his upcoming projects including Eclipse.
“IESB: How did you get involved with The Twilight Saga: Eclipse? What is it like to become a part of that whole phenomenon?
Jack: I literally just got back last Saturday, from filming my last little bits on it. I went in for David Slade, who’s the director, for another part that was written as a 19-year-old freshman who’s blonde-haired and blue-eyed, which I knew I wasn’t. That couldn’t be less like me. But, I went in and took a very different spin on how the character was written, and went a little nuts in the room, and David and I really got along, so he said, “I wanna get you in this movie somewhere.” So, he called me up a couple weeks later and said, “There’s this other part. Would you like to do it?,” and he offered me that.”
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