Archives for 2008

Busted caught up with various people at the wrap party for the Twilight movie.

Kaleb, The Twilight Guy, has moved into the Cullen’s house. At this new speed he’ll soon be ready for New Moon.

Mike "Mr. Twi-Hard" Welch has new headshots up on indie film.  Pop over, take a look then tell us which one you like best!

Cinematical is premiering a new Twilight Widget for sending E-cards.   (The Ecard Widget is now available on our Official Movie Page.)

A German magazine has an interview with Stephenie regarding The Twilight Saga and The Host.  We have a link to a loose Babel Fish translation, and a few better quotes from CéliAmbre, who gave us the original heads up.

"S Meyer: I can lose myself in endless details and descriptions. My editor is very strict und cuts a lot out. It’s probably good that way, but I often have to cry when something is left out. I am really very thin-skinned." 

S Meyer: "I don’t think violence is needed to write an enthralling story. But it’s not true that my story is as peaceful as everyone always says either. Characters die every time, one was horribly burnt, others are ripped to pieces. I even wrote a scene once, that my editor and my agent censored as too brutal. Because I must admit, when writing, it sometimes is fun to me to torture my characters."

So far you have heard from behind the scenes producer Scott Murray, whose favorite book in the series is Eclipse for its action and character plot.  And then came producer Wyck Godfrey, whose understanding of the need for reality in the film as well as his admitted love of werewolves, got us all very excited for the final product. 

Now we will hear from the man who caught the vision first, Twilight producer Greg Mooradian.  Greg first fell in love with the book Twilight long before we ever saw the book on the store shelves.  With an advance copy in hand Greg soon began to pursue the project.  Greg admitted later that day which book in the series was his favorite – for the wonderful producer – Twilight reigns supreme for its emotionally charged love story.  It was a thrill to spend time with him on set and as you are about to see, the film is in very good hands.

We are proud to present an onset interview with Producer Greg Mooradian: 

Stephenie has updated her website with the latest Breaking Dawn Concert-Signing information. 

The event is designed to give fans a truly unique, one-of-a-kind experience by featuring music that inspired Meyer while writing the Twilight Saga. Music has played such a strong role in the writing of the series that Meyer has created playlists for each novel. Special musical guest Furstenfeld will perform several songs featured on these playlists, including "Sound of Pulling Heaven Down," the platinum-selling "Hate Me", and "Overweight".

Those not near a tour city or who are unable to get tickets, please know we will have at least one of these events broadcast online for everybody to get a chance to enjoy.

Ambereyes has been hard at work in our Cafepress store designing new shirts for the Breaking Dawn release.  She has made midnight release party shirts as well as city specific signing tour t-shirts!  These are a must have for anyone heading off to one of these parties or signings this August!  Check them out!

Reelz finishes their story on the Harry Potter/Twilight debate with a tribute to fan Youtube video blogs.

Books on Board, one of the leading providers of audio and and ebooks talked with WebWire about the impact Stephenie’s books had on their sales figures during the month of June so far.

The Peninsula Daily News has an article on the Twilight Tours being run by the Forks Chamber of Commerce.

 Several more publications like the college sponsored OColly and the Colorado based Craig Daily Press have hopped on the Twilight and The Host bandwagons.

Teachers and students as the school year winds down don’t forget to send in your Twilight in school stories.  We have some amazing stories from teachers using Twilight questions for extra credit on tests  to students using Twilight in Math (this is very cool)!!   So make sure to get your stories in by tomorrow 10pm EST.  If you have used Twilight for art class try to include a picture of your artwork.   

Thank you to all those who have sent stories in and I can’t wait to read more!!!!

Send stories to [email protected]

~Be My Escape

Little Brown presents the Breaking Dawn signing tour.  Click on the banner above to read the most recent information on the events.  We expect to have even more detailed information available in the coming weeks. 

 Stephenie records a small snippet about the upcoming release of Breaking Dawn for Barnes and Noble.

Posted with permission from Stephenie’s MySpace:

This is just so you can get a feel for what my last year was like (not to mention writing a 186,000+ word book). Also, so people who say, "You’ve never been to _____!" can see if they’re right.

Our Map of States Stephenie has visited:

Also included in this extensive list of visits are:

Canada *
England *
Germany *
Ireland *
Italy
Spain

* Denotes visited this year.

Also, since we have had several emails concerning this. We do not have any insider information on the finer points of ticket ordering.  The process was pretty clear on the last two signing tours, so I’m sure the instructions will be just as good for this tour when they have all the details ironed out and are ready to release them. We’re standing by waiting to order along with the rest of you.

Carter Burwell has begun scoring the Twilight film.

Mike Welch considers a job running Twilight Tuesday.  (We kid.)  Enjoy two pictures from Mike/Mike’s recent visit to MTV studios and apparently Larry Carrol’s office.

Bite of Twilight is collecting love letters to Stephenie and the Cast of the Twilight film.

And our friend Tom Blunt at AMC talks Horror movies with Kellan Lutz.  Head on over and chime in on his AMC blog. 

With the announcement of Stephenie’s Breaking Dawn/Blue October signing tour we have received many questions about this group, most of them asking… "Who is Blue October?" 

I thought I would take a moment to introduce those of you who are unfamiliar with the group to the music of Blue October and its relationship to the Twilight Saga. 

Blue October appeared on Stephenie’s radar for for the first time during the writing of New Moon.  The Sound of Pulling Heaven Down exemplified the happiness that Edward felt in his reunion with the love of his life, Bella, after the traumatic events of the year without her.  The song Hate Me was included with the playlist as an alternative song choice for Edward’s POV as he acts on the heart wrenching decision to leave Bella.  Following the release of New Moon the group had yet another song grace the air waves – a song many Twilight fans were drawn to because of its harmony with chapter 15 in New Moon – the chapter we know as Bella’s drowning.  That song was called Into the Ocean.   Never has any other song so paralleled the pain and helplessness of letting go as painted by Into the Ocean, and to this day sits on many Twilight playlists as a favorite. 

With the long awaited release of Eclipse came another wonderful playlist with Blue October again taking a prominent place on that list.  The song Overweight signified the worries that encompassed Jacob’s life.  Just as before yet another Blue October song found its way onto many fans personal Eclipse playlists.  That song was Calling You and when listened to from Edward’s POV you feel the the absolute devotion and joy he has for Bella’s final choice to stay with him…as the song so eloquently states, "I can’t believe you actually picked me."

As you can see, just like Muse, Blue October has been long associated with the series and has been a fan favorite from its chart topping album Foiled to its newest release Foiled for the Last Time.  We are excited to experience this once in a life time book signing event with not only our favorite author, but with an artist who has exemplified so many of our most memorable Twilight moments in song. 

*Edited for Stephenie’s adjustments to the content.