Fansite Friday’s Presents: Tyson Houseman

Fansite Fridays are back! The Fansites were allowed to interview several stars from the upcoming  Twilight Saga: Eclipse. To kick things off we have a great interview with Tyson Houseman who plays Quil Atera.  Make sure to check back every Friday to see who else we interviewed!

Q: So even though your character was introduced in New Moon, you really didn’t get to jump into the action until Eclipse. Did you kind of feel a little bit like Quil – that you were left out of the fun? And was it worth the wait getting to participate more in Eclipse?

Tyson: Yeah, there were actually a lot of similarities between me and the character. In New Moon, like you said, I only had like one day of shooting on set, and so every time I would see the other wolf guys they would always talk about all the fun times they were having on set, and stuff like that. And I kinda felt like I was missing out on that. And so I was really excited for Eclipse when we started that one. I was a wolf and a member of the wolf pack. So I got to hang out with the guys again and do all the stuff with them and that was really similar to what the character Quil was doing, too.

Click below to read the rest of the interview and to see a new image of Quil from Eclipse!

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Vampire Weekend Soundtrack Preview

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Vampire Weekend have a track on the Eclipse soundtrack called Jonathan Low.  You can preview it below. What do you think?

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Rachelle LeFevre Supporting Her Twilight Family

rachellevictoriaThis is one of those times when words speak for themselves. According to E!:

“Talk about a classy gal.

Even though Rachelle Lefevre has plenty reason to gripe about being replaced in the Twilight franchise by Bryce Dallas Howard, she’s not gonna go there.

In fact…

The ginger beauty tells us she plans to check out Eclipse when it hits theaters next month. “Why wouldn’t I see the movie?” she said yesterday at the Environmental Media Association’s Yes to Carrots Garden Challenge luncheon in L.A. “I support my cast.

“They’re amazing people and they’re great kids and they’re doing awesome work. Why shouldn’t they be supported? And Stephenie Meyer is an incredible writer, as is [screenwriter] Melissa Rosenberg, and I think both of them should be celebrated.”

Plus, she added, she keeps in touch with some of the cast, especially Elizabeth Reaser: “We were like a family.”

Chris Weitz Celebrity DJ

chris-weitz-tuxLexicon reader Nina wrote in to let us know:

“Thought you guys might be interested in posting a link to KCRW- Santa Monica’s Public Radio station. Their Guest DJ project will be featuring songs personally selected by New Moon Director Chris Weitz.

They also had a really nice interview with Alexandra Patsavas last year during their morning Alternative Music program, Morning Becomes Eclectic. During that interview she talked specifically about Music Supervision on the Saga series. It is archived on the site. I would not be surprised if she were featured again as Eclipse opens  given her connection to the music and film industries and her unique ability to acquire yet unpublished songs from cutting edge performers that are often already featured on their show.

Catherine Hardwicke was also featured  last March as a Guest DJ and she discusses “15 Step” by Radiohead and Robert Pattinson’s “Let me sign” how they made it into Twilight.”

Justin Chon and Alex Meraz National Anthem Celebrity Judges

According to the USTA (United States Tennis Association) Press Release:

2010 US Open Casting Call

The USTA will hold its annual US Open Casting Call on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, to find kids 12-and-under to sing during the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Auditions will be held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and children will be asked to sing a cappella (without music) all or a portion of “America the Beautiful.”

Celebrity judges will include Justin Chon and Alex Meraz from “The Twilight Saga,” and former Pussycat Dolls member Ashley Roberts. For more info go to www.usta.com.

Behind the Scenes With the Twilight Men: Seventeen Photoshoot

Check out behind the scenes with Charlie Bewley, Michael Welch, Alex Meraz and Kiowa Gordon. Photoshoot for Seventeen.

Ashley Greene Celebrates Her 17 Cover Shot

See more at Seventeen.

Rachelle LeFevre: PSA to Stop Puppy Mills

You can learn more at Best Friends Animal Society.

EW Reviews the Eclipse Soundtrack

soundrtrackcovereEntertainment Weekly has reviewed the Eclipse Soundtrack and given it a B+ rating.

“At this point, even the most entrenched haters of Twilight’s vampire-sparkle voodoo concede the soundtracks’ indie-rock bona fides — though they might wish the music came shrouded in a plain brown wrapper.

Like last October’s New Moon collection, Eclipse operates as a sort of alt-party primer: original songs from the genre’s current varsity squad, with a smattering of JV newbies.”

You can get the full review at EW.

Twilight Wins Two Awards at UK’s National Movie Awards

According to the press association release:

“Twilight was the big winner at the National Movie Awards, taking home three trophies.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the second in the series, was named best fantasy film and its star Robert Pattinson took the award for best performance.

Its third instalment, Eclipse, which is due out next month, was chosen as the most anticipated summer movie at Wednesday night’s ITV1 awards.

R-Pattz, whose performances as vampire Edward Cullen have made him a huge star, was not able to attend the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall due to filming commitments but said in a video clip: “It means a lot to me because you the fans decided the winner.”

Peter Facinelli, who plays Dr Carlisle Cullen, collected the saga’s other awards.”