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Italian Twilighters Prepare!

May 14, 2009

Montepulciano is holding its breath waiting for the arrival of the Twilight cast and crew.

Twilighters Italia reports to us that “… this week…there were some suspicious signs and, in the city, were spotted Kristen’s and Robert’s double!”

You can check out the their photos here.

Now if you happen to be in Italy, don’t forget that they are holding a Twilighters meet up in Montepulciano with the complete blessing of the town’s tourism bureau.

You can catch the details in English here.

This is the same group that planned the bus trip to meet Stephenie Meyer in Volterra two years ago.

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Michael Welch Podcast Interview

May 14, 2009

Mike Welch talked with Larry of ProNetworks about his New Moon experience and more.

You can download the audio to your Ipod or listen on your computer by clicking here.

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Color Me Twilight

May 13, 2009

Via Eyes of Amber,

You can now color in the Twilight cast online.

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Nikki Reed at Sage and the Dills Show

May 13, 2009

Nikki Reed took the stage at the Sage and the Dills show in LA last night. Nikki has been a long-time supporter of her friend Sage’s music career. When the group came up to Vancouver to play a couple of gigs, Nikki was there to lend her support bringing Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner with her.

According to Radaronline:

“Sage, the lead singer of the band, is best buds with the actress, who arrived in a purple beanie and dark jeans. And just because she’s in the movies doesn’t mean she gets any special treatment from her friends. The band put her to work loading equipment onto the stage and setting up the drums.”

Get the whole story on Radaronline.

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Justin Guarini In Consideration

May 13, 2009

Justin Guarini spoke to MTV to let them know that he is actually a fan of the Twilight Saga books, and that his bid to get on the soundtrack is not just the flavor of the month to him. He’s waiting to hear back on whether or not his song is being accepted.

“Although Guarini’s “New Moon” fate is still up in the air, he did say that the folks at the Chop Shop, the film’s music supervisors, have told him they’ve given the song a listen and will let him know if he makes the cut as soon as the decision is made. Guarini said that’s more than enough recognition for now. “I’m just happy they are considering it,” said the TV Guide Channel host, who’s currently working on his third full-length album. “It would be an honor to be on the soundtrack.”

Get the full scoop on MTV.

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Stephenie Meyer Wins Author of the Year

May 13, 2009

Stephenie Meyer won the Author of the Year Award last night in the teen category for her novel Breaking Dawn. According to Mediabistro:

“The winners were chosen in six categories, broken down by age groups–220,000 online votes were cast by children around the country. The awards ceremony celebrated the 90th observance of Children’s Book Week, which lasts from May 11-17, 2009.”

Other honorees included Whoopi Goldberg who was recognized for her efforts to improve childhood literacy.

See all the details here.

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Twilight Widower on Gift Buying

May 13, 2009

We first introduced you to the Twilight Widower last week. He details the antics of his Twilight obsessed wife in a good-natured way. He’s an especially good sport because they live in the Vancouver area and his wife keeps dragging him downtown to buy milk and bread.

“Before Twilight, I would have to subtly draw hints from her for weeks to determine what sort of gift she wanted for special occasions and then would get it wrong anyway, despite all my careful detective work. (She told me she wanted a food processor; how was I supposed to know it wasn’t a good Valentine’s Day gift?) But now that she has given herself over to Edward Cullen, knowing what she wants is ridiculously easy.”

Anyway, in his most recent entry, he mentions the bright side to being a Twilight Widower: gift buying is easier. There are also other…er…fringe benefits as you read down(work safe, but a strong PG-13). We don’t think we’ll be looking at boats quite the same way for awhile. Check it out. TY to Twi-Crack for the heads up.

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Michael Sheen Says Goodbye to Vancouver

May 13, 2009

Once he was safely in Vancouver airport, Michael Sheen Tweeted away his farewell to the city, and snapped a photo of one of the interesting pieces of art in the airport.

“To London! And dont spare the horses!”

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“And so i bid a fond farewell to Vancouver. Its been epic, lush, choc and sound as a pound. Van – you are the Man. See you soon.”

Jamie Campbell Bower has been Tweeting too, but to be honest we’re not really sure who he’s quoting.

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Electronic Piracy Threatens Publishers and Authors

May 13, 2009

The New York Times examines various author and publisher sentiments on the double-edged sword of electronic books.  Now that they are in this format, it’s a never-ending battle to keep them off of file sharing sites.

“It’s exponentially up,” said David Young, chief executive of Hachette Book Group, whose Little, Brown division publishes the “Twilight” series by Stephenie Meyer, a favorite among digital pirates. “Our legal department is spending an ever-increasing time policing sites where copyrighted material is being presented.”

Everyone from Stephen King, to Ursula K. Le Guin, to Harlan Ellison chimes in about a problem that Russell Davis describes as, “…a game of Whac-a-Mole. You knock one down and five more spring up.”

Despite the piracy, the Twilight Saga is still bringing in big bucks for parent company Hachette.

Get the full story on the New York Times.

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Robert Pattinson To Co-Star With Weisz and Jackman?

May 13, 2009

According to Variety, Robert Pattinson has been linked to an upcoming project entitled “Unbound Captives” starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz, and written by Madeline Stowe.

Rob first met Hugh a couple of months back when they were in Japan at the same time in the same hotel. Hugh was there to promote his film Australia while Rob was there promoting Twilight along with co-stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. According to reports they all ended up doing karaoke in the hotel bar! (Oh to have been a fly on that wall!)

When asked about the casting, Madeline Stowe (who is helming the project with her husband) stated, “”Robert said yes last fall, before everything broke with ‘Twilight.’ Hugh said yes a couple of weeks ago.”

Check out the full details on Variety.

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