Melissa Rosenberg Official Facebook Fanpage Drive

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We just got the heads up on a contest going on over at Melissa Rosenberg’s Official Facebook Fanpage.  On a personal note, it’s a pretty decent page. It doesn’t over spam your feed (posts only like maybe once a month) and you get some pretty cool behind the scenes photos when Melissa does post.

“We’ve crossed over 10,000 fans! You are all so amazing, and to express my gratitude, I want to start a little contest. If you can all recruit your friends and we get to 20,000 fans by the time the film opens on June 30, I will send three people a signed copy of the script for either TWILIGHT, NEW MOON, or ECLIPSE. So get all your friends involved – only nine more days to go!”

http://www.facebook.com/melissa.rosenberg

And speaking of Melissa, there is a great new interview with her up on IESB:

IESB: How did you originally get the job to write the Twilight films?

Melissa: It was really through my relationship with Summit – the studio – with whom, after all this is done, I will have done all six movies that I’ve written with them, which has got to be some kind of record. But, I had done Step Up with them and it was such a great collaboration. They actually wanted me to do Step Up 2, and I was just like, “You know, I’ve already written it.” It was not a continuing storyline, so it was basically just writing it again, and I was like, “How can I do it any better?”

So, I bowed out of that and went, “Oh, god, they’re going to hate me. I just lost my whole relationship.” And then, about eight months later they called and said, “How do you feel about teens and vampires?,” and I was like, “I love it!” I’m so into the genre. So, I read the book in one eight-hour sitting, and then went in and talked to Summit and Catherine [Hardwicke], and it was an instant marriage. Embarrassingly, it was one of the easiest jobs I’ve ever gotten. I think it works like that, when it’s just meant to be. That’s what I’ve found, over the years, as I’ve gone out for jobs. When you have to go through hoops, it’s never right. When it’s right, it just happens. Step Up was like that, Dexter was like that and this was like that.

See more on IESB.

Fandango: Exclusive Ashley Greene Interview

ashleyjacksoneclipseFandango’s Scott Huver, who last interviewed Ashley Greene back before Twilight came out, had another chance to speak with her.

With her on-screen pixie-cut wig nowhere in sight, Green’s long, newly lightened locks cascade about her face as she considers what lies beyond her star-making stint in the mega-present Twilight films. The Eclipse actress exudes so much poised confidence and eagerness to dive into the next phase of her career that you can’t help but wonder if she, like the prescient Alice, has some tantalizing foreknowledge of momentous events around the corner.

Already a favorite of fashion magazines, boy bloggers and, of course, the Twihards, Greene talks to us about lending Alice some Ashley-ness, the fan encounters that mean the most to her, and gives us a glimpse of the game plan after the sun sets on the film franchise. Frankly, we’re inclined to believe her vision.

Fandango: I remember back when we met for the first Twilight film, and you talking about loving the character and doing her justice for the fans. How much of the character is yours now, three films in?
Ashley Greene: In general I always try to break characters down in the most basic form, being a human being – or having human characteristics, in Alice’s case. So if I’ve experienced anything in my life that is similar to them, I try to connect to that and I really kind of become this character.

With Alice, I definitely tried to stay optimistic like she does. And of course I love fashion! She loves fashion. For the family aspect of it, I’m extremely close to my family, as is she. So that was an easy connection. It wasn’t that big of a stretch. If someone messes with Alice’s family she’ll go to bat for them, and I’m the same way for my family.”

See more on Fandango

Reelz Channel Features Tyson Houseman


Eclipse Movie | Summer Movies 2010

Tyson routinely gets referred to by his fellow packmates as the “brainy jokester”. What do you think.

Nashville Movie Event Reminder!

There is still time to get tickets to our Eclipse movie event in Nashville, TN.  Read all the details and order tickets by visiting our events page. Tickets are only $10.50 and everyone will get a special prize!  We have over 100 autographed items as well as gifts from our sponsors Creation Entertainment,  Cafe Press, Twilight Beauty, Borders, Burger King, and Infinite Jewelry.

Terra Interviews Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson


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Terra is a Spanish language (mostly) production company. It’s always interesting to see the non-USA-based questions.

Good Morning America Previews Jimmy Kimmel’s Eclipse Special

Don’t forget, Jimmy Kimmel airs on the 23rd.

Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner at Press Conference in Sweden

Anyone else noticing that they look exhausted, but they are giving really great interviews?

Hardbodies in Hollywood: Twilight Part of a Trend

taylor_rainMSN cites Twilight as part of a trend where stars have to tone their bodies to depths never before considered in the acting field.

“The Era of the Buffed Actor is upon us, which means no significant male leading role is exempted from the expectation that he have rippling biceps and six-pack abs. That’s Hollywood.

Whether it be Matt Damon in the “Bourne” films, Jake Gyllenhaal in “Prince of Persia,” Russell Crowe in “Robin Hood,” Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in the “Twilight” series, Robert Downey Jr. in the “Iron Man” pictures, or many others, flab is clearly not fab.

Celeb workout The making of an action hero body personal trainer Michael Torchia shares the 4-day split workout program he uses when getting celebrities ready to play hard-bodied heroes.

Actors in action or physically demanding roles are defined these days by their definition.”

See more on MSN. Do you think this rigorous training is necessary for all movies?

Taylor Lautner: The Physical Toll of Eclipse

Kristen Stewart talked about this from her perspective the other day.

Michael Welch Interviewed By The Actor’s Reporter