Archives for October 2009

Battle of the Twilight Bands


Edward’s Meadow is doing their annual Battle of the Twilight Bands. This was a HUGE hit last year. According to their site:

“The Battle of the Twilight Bands is a contest where all Twilight fans, both full fledged bands and single song writers, that have written a Twilight related song can send it in to compete against other song writers. We will be excepting entries until November 2nd. On November 4th, we will post all the entered songs along with a poll where Twilight fans can vote for their favorite song! Whoever gets the three highest ratings will win 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place!

Prizes include free merchandise from Essence of Twilight , and wallpapers with Stephenie Meyer and Robert Pattinson’s signatures! We will also be making a CD with the three winning songs and sending it to Stephenie!”

Check it all out here!

Billy Burke to Star in Highland Park

According to MTV:

“Bella’s father is going from Team Jacob to Team Save the McGregor Library. Following his reprisal of the character Charlie Swan in this fall’s “Twilight,” sequel “New Moon,” actor Billy Burke will appear in a little, charitable film titled “Highland Park,” according to a report in Variety. Shooting is already underway in Michigan, with Danny Glover and Parker Posey starring.”

Check out the full story on MTV.

Kellan, Ashley, & Rachelle in Self Magazine

Check it out on Self via Twilight examiner

Vanity Fair Interviews Ashley Greene

As part of their ongoing Twilight Watch series, Vanity Fair this week has interviewed Ashley Greene:

Your role as Alice Cullen becomes more significant as the series continues. What was your experience filming New Moon?

It was incredible, and I think the timing was right. I’m glad that [my role] wasn’t that big in the first one because I was wide-eyed and nervous. By the second one, I had the time to fully develop this character, and I’m really comfortable with Alice Cullen now. It’s going to be sad to be done with it. I was really excited when I read the script because I had, of course, read the book and you never know how they’re going to translate it, how it’s going to read, and filming it was great. Chris [Weitz, the director] was awesome.

Have you seen the finished film yet?

I got to see it a month ago. I’m really happy … I’m really excited about it. When we saw it, it was completely unfinished. It was one of the first cuts, and it looks really good. The first thing that went through my head was, “Oh my gosh, it’s beautiful!” The way that it’s shot … Javier, our D.P., he did such a beautiful job. We all look really, really good!

See the rest on Vanity Fair.

Site Update

updateWe are nearing the end of our chapter summaries and hope to have them all posted by the time The Twilight Saga: New Moon hits theatres.  For today we have three more chapters from Breaking Dawn.  First up is Chapter 32: Company sent to us by the ever helpful Una.  Visit the message boards to chime in on the arrival and introduction of all the new covens and nomads.

Lady Di once again helped us out with Chapter 33: Forgery.  If you want to discuss the ever intriguing J Jenks and Bella’s plans, be sure to comment on the message boards.

Chapter 34: Declared was prepared for us by Cullengirl.  If you want to talk about the new covens and the possible fight with the volturi, be sure to visit the message boards.

People Magazine Special Edition

People Magazine just sent over some great info and a coupon to go with it!

SPECIAL PROMO:  We wanted to offer you and all Twilight fans a $1.00 off this special collector’s edition!  Just go to this site, http://subs.people.com/PE/newmoon3.jhtml, click on “Save $1.00 Off Newsstand,” print out the coupon & use it!

This issue is really fun  & definitely a must-have for any true fan so hope you will go out and get a copy this weekend and encourage everyone else to do the same!

PEOPLE’ SPECIAL COLLECTOR’S EDITION:

TWILIGHT RETURNS…NEW MOON
Exclusive Interviews, Never-Before-Seen Photos, and Behind-the-Scenes Scoop

PLUS:   EXCLUSIVE ECLIPSE FIRST LOOK!

(NEW YORK) – This week, PEOPLE publishes a special newsstand-only issue all about the Twilight sequel New Moon.  The biggest day of the year for vampires is usually Halloween, but this fall it’s Nov. 20 – the debut of the film New Moon.  For those who can’t wait, PEOPLE put together this special issue filled with exclusive on-set photos, interviews with the cast and a preview of all the suspenseful – and steamy – scenes in Twilight’s next chapter.

After Twilight raked in almost $200 million last year, producers quickly got the cast – including insta-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart – back together to film the next chapter of Bella Swan’s species-crossed love affair with Edward Cullen.  “Twilight is about first love; New Moon is about heartbreak,” director Chris Weitz tells PEOPLE.  “That requires the actors to go to some very dark places.”

New Moon “is the beginning of a love triangle,” says Taylor Lautner who plays Bella’s best friend and werewolf Jacob.  “I get nervous trying to represent Team Jacob in the right way.  This guy is some pretty good competition,” admitted Lautner (before a scene with Robert Pattinson).   “The fans would love anybody who played Jacob.  I’m just lucky to be the one who got the chance.”  Thanks to flashbacks, “there is more Edward in the film,” says Weitz.  “Viewers will see him more often than Bella sees him in the book.”

This special collector’s edition also takes a look at the chemistry between Kristen and Robert in both their professional and personal lives.  Director-turned-matchmaker Catherine Hardwicke says that Pattinson and Stewart had sparks flying between them from the first “Action!”  Everyone noticed the connection instantly – especially Pattinson himself.  “When I read Twilight, and there are these moony descriptions of Edward as a godlike figure, I thought there was no way I could play him,” he recalls.  “But when I got in the room with Kristen, there was a certain chemistry.  She’s basically the reason I did the movie.”  While filming Twilight, one romantic scene between Pattinson and Stewart told Hardwicke everything she needed to know.  “When they were kissing,” she recalls with a smile, “Rob got a little passionate and fell off the bed!”  Despite concerns about mixing love and work, the two finally succumbed to their feelings.  “They’re genuine, and they’re very talented,” explains costar Ashley Greene of the common ground they share.  “It’s like a secret potion that you can’t really pinpoint, but they both have it.”

PEOPLE also reports about all the hoopla surrounding the Twilight phenomenon – the screaming teens, the buzzing chat rooms, the collector dolls.  Take it from Ashley Greene, the Twilight frenzy is out of control.  “Kellan Lutz and I look at each other and go, ‘What is going on? This is so insane!’” says the actress who plays Alice.  “It’s very different from anything that I’ve experienced.  But the fans are so passionate.  Seriously, this is the coolest job in the world with the best fans.”  Craziest Twilight tie-in?  Two adjacent corn mazes in Utah, expertly landscaped to spell out Team Edward and Team Jacob.

The cast is already filming part three of the saga, Eclipse, and hopes to begin work on part four, Breaking Dawn, in the not-too-distant future.  “We’re all crossing our fingers, and we all want to finish the series,” says Lutz, who plays vampire Emmett Cullen.  “And we want Stephenie [Meyer, author] to write more books if she could!”

PEOPLE’s New Moon special issue will be available on newsstands from Friday, October 16 – Monday, November 30.

Wolfpack Wednesday

Over the last several months the Lexicon has been very fortunate to attend several of the Official Twilight Conventions run by Creation Entertainment. At every one of the events we have Tweeted about the Q&A sessions given by the various actors most recently in the the main Lexicon account at the Chicago tour stop.

At the Chicago convention we attended we had Bronson Pelletier, Tinsel Korey, Tyson Houseman, and Kiowa Gordon all on stage at the same time telling many funny and personal stories about their experiences on set while filming The Twilight Saga: New Moon. And as always, we Tweeted all about it.

Thanks to Creation, we were fortunate enough, to able to get the pack members to sign various items. And the good news is that we want to repay you all for following our Tweets by giving these photos away.

Each Wednesday, (for as long as we have stuff 🙂 ) we are giving items away. If you know the correct answer, reply to the post with your answer and we will choose one winner at random at the end of the day. Make sure you spell your email address correctly when you post your comment so we can get in touch if you win. Anyone can participate from anywhere in the world. we don’t care if the winner is on the Antarctic science station. we’ll get your photo to you no matter what continent you live on.

We thought we’d shake things up a little for this week’s prize. It’s winner’s choice.  We will pick a random person who knows the correct answer to the below question. Then that person can pick if they want an autographed photo of Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer, Tyson Houseman, or Bronson Pelletier.

Now for this week’s question: “When asked to describe each of the guys who comprise the wolfpack, how did Tinsel Korey describe: Chaske, Alex, Kiowa, Bronson, Tyson, and Taylor?

We will close this contest at 11:59pm est. today, Wednesday.

LA Podcast With Twilight Websites

We are going to be in LA to cover the New Moon premiere. So a bunch of the Twilight fansites got together and we’re doing a podcast.

So if you’re going to be in the LA area, come down and join us! We’ve got some great things planned, you’re not going to want to miss this one.

We have to say a HUGE thank you to Borders. Borders has been onboard helping out Twilight fansites since back when Twilight first came out.   Borders also launched their New Moon store where you can buy the Twilight journals that just released, the New Moon Companion Guide, and some pretty cool movie related swag. So check out their online store.

Alex Meraz on Arizona Fox TV

New Moon Soundtrack on MySpace

This just in from the MySpace Community:

MYSPACE MUSIC PREMIERES THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON SOUNDTRACK IN ITS ENTIRETY

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Listen to every song from The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack days before it hits stores! Today MySpace Music officially premieres the highly anticipated soundtrack in its entirety. Visit the ‘In The News’ blog on MySpace Music for the details: http://music.myspace.com

All songs are currently available for free streaming on the official MySpace profile for The Twilight Saga: New Moon: www.myspace.com/twilight.

Hear original music created especially for the soundtrack under music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas by some of today’s most sought after musicians. The track listing is as follows:

    • 1. Death Cab For Cutie- Meet Me On The Equinox
    • 2. Band of Skulls- Friends
    • 3. Thom Yorke- Hearing Damage
    • 4. Lykke Li- Possibility
    • 5. The Killers- A White Demon Love Song
    • 6. Anya Marina- Satellite Heart
    • 7. Muse- I Belong To You (New Moon Remix)
    • 8. Bon Iver and St. Vincent- Rosyln
    • 9. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Done All Wrong
    • 10. Hurricane Bells- Monsters
    • 11. Sea Wolf- The Violet Hour
    • 12. OK Go- Shooting the Moon
    • 13. Grizzly Bear (featuring Victoria Legrand)- Slow Life
    • 14. Editors- No Sound But the Wind
    • 15. Alexandre Desplat- New Moon (The Meadow)

The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack will be released on October 16 by Chop Shop/Atlantic Records.