Ashley Greene: Behind the Scenes Instyle and Mark

According to InStyle:

Ashley Greene knows a thing or two about looking beautiful thanks to many hours logged in the hair and makeup chair, and now as the new face of mark, she’s officially an expert! We went behind-the-scenes of her first photo shoot for the brand, where The Twilight Saga star modeled some of fall’s hottest trends and the newest makeup bag must-haves. To find out the makeup tricks she’s picked up on movie sets and photo shoots, check out our exclusive interview with Greene in the September issue of InStyle, on newsstands now.”

See InStyle for a full gallery of photos.

Ashley also tweeted that she is featured in the Russian edition of InStyle.

Breaking Dawn Brazilian Filming Possibilities

There is some concern within the Brazilian filming commission that recent crime in the Rio de Janeiro(photo credit) area may cost Brazil being used as a filming location. According to the AFP:

“The cast and crew of the hit “Twilight” vampire movie series may abandon plans to shoot scenes from the final movie in Rio after a deadly shoot out there last weekend between police and a gang who took hostages in an upmarket tourist hotel.

Riofilme, the city’s agency for promoting movie production, told AFP that “Twilight”‘s US production company Summit Entertainment was in talks with Rio de Janeiro state officials who were trying to convince them to stay.

The original plans were for scenes from the movie “Breaking Dawn,” the fourth and final installment in the vampire fantasy, to be played out in the Brazilian city which is famed in equal measure for its spectacular beaches and its rampant street crime.

But the real-life drama Saturday of drug gang members taking 35 people hostage in Rio’s Intercontinental Hotel as they tried to escape police has proved scarier to the production crew than the fictional vampires and werewolves they deal with.

After a blazing firefight that killed one person and wounded six others, the gang surrendered. There were 1,550 people in the hotel at the time. About 40 percent were foreigners, though none of them was hurt.”

See more on the AFP.

We asked Summit for an official comment on the story. Here is their statement, “The possibility of filming portions of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN in Brazil has always been under consideration and we are continuing to scout locations within the country.”

So, for those of you in Brazil, fear not. The possibility of Twilight coming to you is still in the cards!

Breaking Dawn Official Casting Directors Hired

Summit LogoThis just in from Summit Entertainment:

Official local casting directors have been hired for THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN. Stuart Aikins reprises casting duties for Vancouver-based casting. Fincannon and Associates Casting is handling talent searches for Louisiana-based casting. Both work under LA-based casting director Debra Zane. There are no other casting organizations involved with the production at this time.

Contact information for official casting directors:

Debra Zane Casting
5225 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
E-mail:Â BreakingDawnCast@gmail.com

Aikins / Cossey Casting
#403 1755 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 4S5
E-mail:Â BreakingDawnCasting@canadafilm.com

Fincannon and Associates
1235 N. 23rd St
Wilmington, NC 28405
E-mail:Â breakingdawn@fincannoncasting.com

Nikki Reed added to The Official Twilight Convention!

Creation Entertainment has announced on twitter that Nikki Reed has been added to the Minneapolis and Chicago stops on The Official Twilight Convention tour.  The information hasn’t been added to their main site but will be updated soon.  You can find all the information about both tour stops at Creation’s website.  As far as we know, there are Gold Passes available for both conventions!

Jamie Campbell Bower to Be In Xcerts Video

Jamie Campbell Bower tweeted about this the other day and now we have more information.  Jamie, who has a band of his own called The Darling Buds, is also a fan of  the band in the band Xcerts. Well the guys in the Xcerts found out, and to make a long story short, Jamie appears in their new video that’s scheduled to make it’s appearance on August 25th. The group sent over some screen grabs of Jamie in the video.

According to the press release:

‘The Xcerts new video for new single ‘Young (Belane)’ will be premiered tomorrow 25th August at 5pm exclusively through http://www.thexcertsband.com. The video features famous actor and fan of the band Jamie Campbell Bower who has starred in Twilight, Sweeny Todd and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I and II to name only a few of his films!… Speaking of his involvement in the video Jamie has said “being able to be involved with a band who are striving for greatness and have genuine musical talent was an honour. Lets face it, how much more of Pixie Lott can we take?”.”

Breaking Dawn Paperback Topping Charts in the UK

breaking_dawncoverAccording to the UK trade paper The Bookseller:

‘The long-awaited mass-market edition of Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn (Atom) sold 48,673 copies in just three days, and tops this week’s Official UK Top 50—just over two years after the hardback edition first hit the shelves.

It is the sixth time Meyer has topped the Official UK Top 50 in 2010. The mass-market edition of book three in the Twilight series, Eclipse, was number one for the first two weeks of the year, while her Twilight novella, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, held the crown for three consecutive weeks in June.”

See more at The Bookseller.

How about you, did you go out to get the novel in paperback, or is your hardcover still in good shape?

Original Art by Alex Meraz

We’ve featured Alex Meraz’s original art before. Alex, aside from being a talented actor, is also a dancer and a painter. To break up the time while doing autograph signings, the guys in the wolfpack have been known to doodle on the table covers. Well, this past weekend, what Alex created went beyond a doodle into a full blown work of art which Laura told him he should put on tee shirts. Chaske Spencer looked at it and agreed.

Check out Alex’s artwork on his website, and tell him what you think of his art on Twitter!

Tomorrow, for Wolfpack Wednesday, we have some very special Alex autographed photos to give away. Be sure not to miss it!

Get an Actual Vampire Baseball!

Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, and Jackson Rathbone have all signed baseballs that are being auctioned on Ebay for

According to the Ebay auctioneer description:
“The SUBWAY Baseball DeSIGNS tour is traveling across the country displaying baseballs which were painted by Little Leaguers and autographed by celebrities. The nationwide tour began in July at a national Little League Baseball appreciation game in Los Angeles and will culminate at the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in August. Be sure to check back on August 20, 2010, when the Little League Baseball World Series begins as that will be the first day the baseballs from the SUBWAY Baseball DeSIGNS tour will be available for auction. All the proceeds from the auction will go to support the Little League Urban Initiative.

Benefiting Little League Baseball Urban Initiative All the proceeds from the auction will go to support the Little League Baseball Initiative.

Some of the baseballs on the SUBWAY Baseball DeSIGNS tour are viewable on the Official SUBWAY Facebook page and at SUBWAYKids.com.”
Here’s where you can bid on the baseballs:


Kellan Lutz Baseball (which even though it doesn’t say it, it’s obvious based on the photo that Jackson Rathbone and Ashley Greene both signed it was well.)


Jackson Rathbone Baseball (which even though it doesn’t say it, it’s obvious based on the picture that Ashley Green also signed it!)


Ashley Greene
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MTV: Nikki Reed, Bella and Rosalie The Divorced Couple

What do you think of Nikki Reed’s description of the Bella and Rosalie dynamic?

Twilight Tours Book Hits Washington State Summer Reading List

According to the Peninsula Daily News:

“Twilight Tours, a book about touring Forks and the West End inspired by the teen novel series, has been selected as part of the Washington state Summer Reads Program for this year.

Not to be outdone, Twilight itself is part of the Fall Summer Reads Program for the year.

Twilight Tours shows off the locations made famous by the saga of books set in Forks and LaPush.

Many of the photos in the book were taken by Forks Chamber of Commerce Office Manager Mike Gurling.

“I also assisted the author in reviewing the manuscript to ensure accuracy of content, and the Forks Chamber of Commerce is acknowledged for efforts in this publication,” Gurling said.

“This is the only book in the Summer Reads program that highlights the town of Forks and the Olympic Peninsula.

“The book has become a big seller to Twilight fans wherever books are sold, and it has been reviewed positively by a number of readers.”

See more at the PDN.

The Lexicon staff first saw the book roughly a year ago. We have a brief mention in the book along with Twilight Moms and Twilight Source. It gives a full-color visual tour of the Forks, La Push and Olympic Peninsula area, and doesn’t just limit itself to Twilight coverage. It also provides background information on the Forks area. The descriptions are great since it was written by people who grew up in the Forks area. It’s currently retailing for roughly $15.00 on Amazon.com.

The other book we’ve seen with similar content is Twilight Territory by the editor of the Forks Forum, Chris Cook. It’s a great guide of the Forks area that shows how Twilight has affected the town and where the “hot spots” are. You can get it on Amazon for roughly $10.00.

So if you are looking for a coffee table book on the Forks area written by people in Forks, the way to go is Twilight Tours. If you want an actual area guide that would be helpful on a trip, go for Twilight Territory.