USA Today did an article on the books in 2007 that were the biggest sellers. Eclipse is number three in the list.
Eclipse is still leading the pack on Amazon and the NY Times Bestseller List as well.
Looking For Jacob Black
January 18, 2008
There is an article in the Yakoma Herald Today about there being an open call to fill the role of Jacob Black for the Twilight movie.
The next bit is copied from the casting agency’s MySpace which SillyBella graciously sent to me. If anyone from the agency is reading this and would prefer than we not list the items please email me at [email protected]. I can’t directly link to the MySpace page because my work filtering software won’t let me.
Also, before everyone starts asking, to the best of my knowledge Stephenie has not given anyone the rights to do a sequel, but film companies standardly put sequels into an initial contract hoping to get the same actors if the film really takes off (Pirates of the Caribean anyone?). It’s their hope that then the author would want them to do a sequel if they do a good job on the first one and they have taken the first step to insure a successful sequel happens by making sure the original cast is available.
From the Lana Veenker Casting Myspace:
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
THE SEARCH IS ON FOR NATIVE AMERICAN TEEN TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 15, 2008
"Twilight" begins shooting in Oregon at the end of February
PORTLAND, ORE. Lana Veenker Casting announced today that it is seeking a 16-18 year old Native American male to play a significant role in the upcoming Summit Entertainment film "Twilight," directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
The film is based on the publishing phenomenon "Twilight," written by Stephenie Meyer, and is highly anticipated due to its popularity among young adults.
"Director Catherine Hardwicke is keen to find the right teenager for the role of Jacob," says Casting Director Lana Veenker, owner of the Portland, Oregon-based casting company. "Besides being an authentic Native American, he needs to have charm and charisma. At this point, Catherine is more concerned about finding someone with the right looks and personality, than she is about prior acting experience. And he needs to be available for sequels! This will be an amazing opportunity for one lucky teenager."
An open casting call will take place in Portland on Saturday, January 19, 2008, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Lana Veenker Casting, 2580 NW Upshur Street, Portland, Oregon 97212. Applicants who fit the age and ethnicity requirements for the role will have their photos taken and may be asked to read lines in front of the director.
Applicants who are unable to attend Saturday’s open call should email their contact information and a photo to [email protected]. More information is available on the casting company’s website at slateplease.com or on its MySpace page at myspace.com/lanaveenkercasting.
No other roles will be considered at the open call, but persons interested in working as extras on the film can send their information to Rutabaga Background Casting, the extras division of Lana Veenker Casting. Instructions are available at sayrutabaga.com.
Additional information about working as an extra is posted on the Rutabaga MySpace page at myspace.com/sayrutabaga.
New Myspace blog from stephenie
January 16, 2008
1) Breaking Dawn is in the editing phase. It it tentatively set for release Fall 2008. It could be later if we hit a snag in editing. Usually editing takes longer than a few months, but both I and my editors will be putting in lots of overtime to make this happen.
2) Midnight Sun is only half-written. It will not be coming out until a while after it’s finished. Don’t expect it anytime soon. I will let you know when the rough draft is finished, and then you can start asking when it is due out. I don’t foresee much chance to work on it until Breaking Dawn is completely finished.
3) Forever Dawn (the early, poorly written sequel to Twilight) is not the "steamy" version of Breaking Dawn; I don’t know how that rumor got started. Forever Dawn is not adult as in "XXX." It is adult as in "not written exclusively for a young adult audience, much like Pride and Prejudice or Gone With the Wind." There is no steam in Forever Dawn that is not also in Breaking Dawn, so please stop begging me for the "ooh la la" version. It does not exist. I may put some small excerpts of Forever Dawn on my website after Breaking Dawn comes out, but then again, maybe not. It’s not that great. All the best stuff is in Breaking Dawn.
New topic: the Twilight movie
I do not have any casting updates. I haven’t heard anything since the Robert Pattinson announcement. I’m waiting on the same pins and needles you all are. When I get home from vacation, I’ll see if I can get some news.
That is all. Have a nice night everybody!
EDITED TO PUT IN SOME LAST MINUTE ADDITIONS:
4) In regards to the question, "Is Breaking Dawn the last book in the Twilight Saga?" The answer is, "I don’t know." It’s the last one for a while, at least. Of course there will be Midnight Sun, but that’s covering old material. I’m not sure if I will go forward with the Twilight characters–I’m a little burned out right now. Ask me again in two years.
5) "When are you going to put the first chapter of Breaking Dawn on your website?" I have no idea when or if I will get permission to post that. It may be in the special edition of Eclipse that will come out in June or July. It may never appear until BD is on the shelves.
Oh, I thought of another one!
6) "What does the cover of BD look like?" I don’t know (are you sensing a theme here?). We have not decided on a cover yet–in fact, we are in a very early stage of the process. If we get a cover developed in time, it will probably be released with the Eclipse special edition the way the Eclipse cover was put out with the New Moon special edition. I’ve had a few people ask if images they’ve seen are the BD cover, and I can tell you absolutely that they are NOT.
Extra Extra…
January 16, 2008
It’s been no secret that one of the shooting locations for the Twilight movie would be the state of Oregon. The Oregon Film and Video Office has put out an "all crafts call". In other words they are looking for location personnel to staff out the shoot. This means they are looking for camera people, and possibly extras among other things.
"Twilight Productions, LLC
Call for Resumes for the Feature Film
"Twilight"
All Crafts
Prep begins 1/2/08
Shooting tentatively scheduled for 2/25 for approx. 8 weeks
Please email resumes to:
[email protected] "
Now with English translation…
January 15, 2008
I just heard back from Stephenie’s publicist. Here are more details:
There will be two readings during the events – Stephenie will do a reading in English and there will be an actress reading in German. There will also be time for Q&A (there will be a translator).
EVENTS ARE TICKETED. Tickets are available through the event organizers, please see the websites below for more information.
Stephenie Meyer in Germany
February 28th – March 6th
Tour dates
Thur, 02/28/08 Hamburg
5 pm cinema „Zeise-Kino 1“
www.zeise-kinos.de
Fri, 02/29/08 Berlin
Sat, 03/01/08 Munich
5 pm literature festival „Münchner Bücherschau junior
http://www.muenchner-buechersch
Mon, 03/03/08 Cologne
6 pm literature festival „lit.COLOGNE”
MS RheinEnergie/Literaturschiff
http://www.litcologne.de/va
Tue, 03/04/08 Tübingen
6 pm cultural center „Schlatterhaus“
Thur, 03/06/08 Buxtehude
7 pm award ceremony „Buxtehuder Bulle“
Stephenie to visit Germany
January 15, 2008
The German version of the Lexicon and Carlsen (the German publisher) are both announcing that Stephenie will be visiting Germany between February 28 and March 6, 2008. Below is the schedule (yes it is in German).
They have announced that she will be signing and reading. We do not have confirmation on how that will happen whether Stephenie will read in English and there will be simulcasting in German. We will provide more details when we have them.
If you are intending to go please visit the German site for specific instructions on admission procedures.
VERY rough translation from Alphie.
Stephenie Meyer auf Lesereise in Deutschland! (Stephenie Meyer on Bookt our in Germany)
Vom 28. Februar bis 6. März 2008 wird Stephenie Meyer in Deutschland aus ihrem neuen Buch lesen. (Stephenie Meyer will be reading her book in Germany from Feb. 28th through March 6th.)
Alle Termine auf einen Blick:
Donnerstag, 28.2.08: Hamburg (Thursday Feb. 28)
17:00 Uhr
Zeise-Kino 1
www.zeise-kinos.de
Freitag, 29.2.08: Berlin (Friday Feb. 29)
18:00 Uhr KulturBühne am Wasserfall
Dussman Kulturkaufhaus
Samstag, 1.3.08: München (Sunday March 1 in Munich)
17:00 Uhr Bücherschau junior
http://www.muenchner-buecherschau-junior.de/
Montag, 3.3.08: Köln (Monday March 3 in Cologne)
18:00 Uhr lit.COLOGNE
MS RheinEnergie/Literaturschiff
http://www.litcologne.de
Dienstag, 4.3.08: Tübingen (Tuesday March 4th)
18:00 Uhr Schlatterhaus
http://www.osiander.de
Donnerstag, 6.3.08: Buxtehude (Thursday March 6th)
19:00 Uhr Halepaghen Schule
Verleihung des "Buxtehuder Bullen" an Stephenie Meyer
Kontakt: Buxtehude-Kulturbüro
Tickets erhalten Sie direkt über die Veranstalter! Der Vorverkauf läuft noch nicht für alle Termine. Bitte informieren Sie sich über die angegebenen Internetseiten. (Tickets are required for each event. For more information please call each site.)
And I’ve heard from Elizabeth that Stephenie will read in English and then a German actress will read in German. There will be Q&A with a translator.
This is where she has visited in Europe so far.
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Restatement of Lexicon Policy
January 13, 2008
We have stated the following a few times in the past and now I feel it necessary to state it in regards to the upcoming movie. We are a non-spoiler site. Unless something is released officially by Stephenie Meyer or Summit Films as a teaser/preview we don’t run it.
For those of you who hooked into Twilight early on, remember the chaos that broke out when one person who had an arc posted huge spoilers on MySpace? They put out a bunch of spoilery, out-of-context comments that really ruined the reading experience for many people who happened to stumble on it not knowing what was on that posting. It also created chaos because no one could understand how New Moon could be any good "since Edward won’t be there." In the end all the drama was ridiculous because it’s a book we love. Everything in context made sense.
Personally, I have been trying to stay spoiler free in regards to the movie, so I can judge it as a completed product: actors, effects, location. This brings me to my next point, there are preliminary script sides that are out there. We have no way of knowing if they will be in their current form in the final film. There is also supposedly a complete script out there and supposedly a girl reading it on an online video site. Again we have no way of knowing if this script will actually be the final one being shot. In fact it is highly likely, should it prove to be legit, that changes will take place as this is typical. There are always changes in script as the movie begins. Listen to the commentary on DVD’s and you will hear about changes to script that the actors get on the day they are to shoot a scene.
Next, any completed script material that is legit is the property of Summit Entertaintment. To distribute such material without the authorization of Summit Entertainment is illegal. It is theft and a prosecutable offense. I would highly suggest that if anyone possess such material that you give it back, and don’t post that you have it online. It’s one thing to have found audition sides and to discuss them. The company intends them for public consumption ( granted to entertainment professionals). Shooting script is not intended for the public. It is the intellectual property of the company and offering it, or giving quotes from it isn’t fair not to mention illegal.
What does all this mean here? If you post script spoilers you will be banned. If you want to discuss them on other sites that allow it, no problem, but you can’t do it here.
Pel~
(Who’s just been spoiled by deleting various posts)
Robert Pattinson Mentions Twilight
January 9, 2008
It seems that TMZ managed to tackle Robert Pattinson out on the town with his girlfriend the other night. If you listen to the video, you can just about make out that when asked what his next project is, he responds "Twilight".
Just FYI, the video will take forever to load because it’s an AOL sponsored video site.
Lots of site updates
January 1, 2008
We have just updated the following pages:
Werewolf Mythology:
Physiology
Appearance (minor addition)
Strength (minor changes)
Becoming a Werewolf
We also have brand new items courtesy of Silly Bella that are not to be missed Charts on Genealogy. You will need Adobe Reader to view the charts.
Pel~
Fan made movie posters
December 18, 2007
Now personally, in my very biased opinion, I think we have some of the best photoshop mavens right here on the Lexicon. Below are just a few of the fabulous item that I was sent recently featuring Robert Pattinson as Edward and Kristen Stewart as Bella.
Thank you to the many who submitted, I wish I could use them all. Later in the week we’ll high light some banners and icons.
I didn’t catch everyone’s Lex name with the submissions, so pipe up so I can credit you!
Pel
By TwilightObsessed
By Armed With Windex
BY BellaLu
By BellaLu
By Alyvolturi93
By Funnyface AKA Twilight3490 on youtube
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