Here’s an article talking about the success of the Twilight Saga.
And we’re back…
December 13, 2007
So, we are now running the Lexicon on two servers: the main page on one and the message boards on another. This is server upgrade 5 & 6 in case anyone is keeping track. When the Robert Pattinson news broke, we we’re having some unrelated problems anyway. Things went from bad to worse with the volume. To paraphrase our server company, "Do you people realize you’ve had over 300,000 hits in the last half hour? What the heck kind of site are you people running?" So we are now back alive and running.
We’ve made some repairs, such as the Forkscasts being back up. If anything seems amiss let us know we may have missed something. Kudos to Darkseid for dealing with all of this. Without him, we wouldn’t be running right now.
Robert Pattinson Cast as Edward Cullen
December 11, 2007
Summit Entertainment announced that Robert Pattinson, an actor from the UK, has been cast as Edward Cullen. So, after Alphie and I picked ourselves up off the floor in stunned amazement we got together some facts about Robert. Mind you, some of these facts we already knew because we are Harry Potter fans.
Robert’s best known as Cedric Diggory from the Goblet of Fire which I’m sure almost everyone has seen.
Other key performances to see him in that are available to American audiences:
Vanity Fair, in a small but good part, catch it on DVD in the deleted scenes, or catch the YouTube version here.
One of the better fansites for him is here.
Robert has done several other projects, but they are not currently available on DVD that are compatible in USA players.
To discuss the casting of Robert, visit our message boards, and please remember our discussion policy which is to critique actors on their performances not on their heights or eye color.
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We should also add that Stephenie has some additional commentary on her MySpace page. Among other things Robert can do an American accent and he has read all (not just Twilight) but all of the books!
December 11, 2007
The Peninsula Daily News, the newspaper of the Forks area, has an article on how Forks High School and other town locales are exited to be in the Twilight movie.
Eclipse Voted best Audiobook
December 7, 2007
Over on Audible.com, a site that has just about every audiobook imaginable, they rated Eclipse number 1 in the kids and young adults literature category this year.
Items from Twilight Teez
November 27, 2007
UPDATE
The signature edition of the bracelet has been sold out, however they still have the classic edition available. Any questions, email the folks over at Twight Teez and they’ll be happy to help.
Twilight Teez, the site that Stephenie has officially approved to sell Twilight merchandise like the two word slogan tee shirts, has just branched out into a new and exciting product. If you would like to discuss the bracelet and/or ask questions about it, please visit the Twilight Teez forums and blog. This post is now closed to comments to help avoid the unnecessay back lash from some members of the fandom. Officially, I would like to say that Twilight Teez worked with Stephenie on the project to make the bracelet as close as possible to the one described in the book while keeping it affordable and durable. If you honestly think you can do better than this on a mass market scale and still maintain the integrity of the jewlery, then more power to you.
In the words of site owner Brian (aka Schadeboy on the Lexicon):
We have two versions; a Classic Edition and a Signature Edition. The Classic is just the bracelet and charms with a nice storage bag.
The Signature Edition is the same as the classic except that it is limited to a numbered 213 (number 1 is going to Stephenie) and includes a certificate of authenticity with Stephenie’s signature on it. SOLD OUT
Stephenie’s Website redesigned
November 27, 2007
Stephenie’s website went through a redesign courtesy of Stephenie’s brother and webmaster Seth (yes, the character is named after him!)
Awesome job, Seth! From one webmaster to another it looks great!
Pel~
If you get sentimental for the old look, you can always find former versions using Wayback Machine
Summit Officially Lists Twilight
November 23, 2007
Summit Entertainment has now officially listed Twilight in its pre-production section. They also have a poster mock-up that is heavily based on the original book cover (this is not to say it is the final poster design.).
Some highlights from their description: "
Sale days at the cafepress store
November 21, 2007
We use a Cafepress store to help defray the costs of running the Lexicon. We make around $2.00 on items we sell. It’s helps to pay for our webhosting with upgraded server, coppa required mailbox, chat room, and various other things that seem to creep in there unexpectedly.
Our supplier is currently giving out the following offer and we thought we’d share the benefit with everyone.
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Direct from Stephenie’s MySpace Account
November 19, 2007
Stephenie posted the following on MySpace. Our admin team here has the same feeling (see the post from two days ago). Give the person a chance, and if you are going to critique someone, critique them on their acting not because they are a quarter inch too tall or their eyes are blue.
Also, yes there are a million rumors circulating right now as to whom Edward might be. No one (as of this posting) has signed on the dotted line yet. When it’s a 100% certain deal, (just like was the case with Kristen) we’ll let you know.
Pel~
For anyone who’s visited my site, this is not really news. After reading through your comments, though, I felt the need to reiterate a few things:
1) I did not choose Kristen Stewart to play Bella. Summit films choose her. I’m happy with their choice, but it was never up to me.
2) Similarly, I have no choice in the matter of who will play Edward, Alice, or any of the other characters. I have made suggestions, but no one at Summit is obligated to listen to my suggestions. They’re nice enough to let me bug them, but even that is more than I contractually have the right to expect.
3) Begging me to choose a good Edward is a waste of your typing time.
But since we’re on the subject of Edward, I’d like to give you all a little advice (the same advice I’m giving myself). To my knowledge, no one has been cast for the role yet, but here are some things for us to repeat to ourselves daily as we wait for the news:
1) Do not expect the actor who plays Edward to fit your preconceived notions of the character. No one is that perfect; that’s why he’s fictional.
2) DO expect that the actor won’t "look like Edward" to you. Try to be open-minded about that. Headshots lack the magic of makeup and lighting; they aren’t going to convey what the actor might look like on the set.
3) Do not expect a name you’re familiar with; do not expect the guy in your lexicon banner (who is probably too old, not a good enough actor, or not interested anyway).
4) No human actor is pretty enough to really pull off a vampire. What we are hoping for here is that magical element of screen charisma that makes all the difference in the world. Example: Pirates of the Carribean. Were you drooling over pretty Orlando? I wasn’t. I was taken with the drunk pirate in the eyeliner. Some actors can own any scene they’re in. Let’s not focus so much on the perfect face (which no one is going to be happy with regardless); let’s hope for an inebriated pirate. I.e. someone who can own a scene like Johnny or Joaquin or Jonathan Rhys, someone who will make us forget he’s not quite pretty enough to be a vampire.
Here’s my wish: that, after we find out who is going to play Edward, my comments page is not awash with "I can’t believe they picked HIM!"-s and "John Doe is the real Edward and no one else can do it!"-s and "I hate him! I want him to die!"-s. Can we give him a chance to become Edward? Can we let him try to convince us? I’m keeping my mind open. I hope I can keep my comments page open, too 🙂
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