Chaske Spencer Hipster

chaskespencerheadshot2“There’s a good idea,” I think while stepping into a Williamsburg coffee shop to meet Chaske Spencer, the actor who plays Sam Uley in the Twilight films, “Hipster werewolves. Remember to pitch this TV concept.” That was before I saw Chaske, who is 6’1 and the guy next to Taylor Lautner looking menacingly hot in all the Twilight: New Moon posters: he smiled and waved me over.

“Haven’t we met before?” he starts out. We hadn’t, but if hipsterdom is defined as being too cool and aloof, Chaske doesn’t fit the bill at all. Like Sam, he is Native-American, and spends most of his down time on the Twilight set hanging out with the other wolves (Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon and Bronson Pelletier), but the similarities end there. Chaske (pronounced Chaz-KAY) is warm and laughs at everything, uses his fame to spotlight issues in the Native-American community, and has a stunningly wide breadth of topics he’s interested in. (He was on Parker Spitzer last night to talk about Prince William’s engagement, Washington politics, and his charity organization Shift the Power to the People.)

There is one other quality, of course, that Chaske shares with Sam. They are both really really, ridiculously good looking.”

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Via LovinChaske

Christian Serratos Lands New TV Role

Christian Serratos has just landed a role in a new ABC show. According to MTV:

“Twilight”‘s own Christian Serratos, who plays Bella’s bespectacled bud Angela, has just landed a lead role in the new as-yet-untitled Brenda Hampton pilot on ABC Family.

Deadline broke the news that Christian was cast along with Katelyn Tarver (“Big Time Rush”), Valerie Tian (“Juno”) and Ana Lucasey (“Lie to Me”) in the hour-long drama that follows four ethnically diverse teen girls attending a private school in California.”

Troix Magazine, that featured Christian in their most recent issue, put together this photo montage of some of the pictures used.

Jackson Rathbone to do Web Diary Series for MTV’s Hollywood Crush

We wouldn’t expect too much from behind the set lines of Breaking Dawn, but back at the hotel…maybe.

Eclipse Parody Reaction Video Prize Revealed

Remember that Hillywood wants your reaction video to their Eclipse parody. John Henson, one of their costume designers, made a video talk about the prize. Also check out John’s very cool website!

Collider Looking For a Twilight Superfan For DVD Review

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One of our very favorite entertainment blogs is run by  Collider. He doesn’t gush over Twilight, but he covers the story without getting snarky, and really that’s what we think many fans want from an entertainment site. Anyway, Steve (AKA Frosty) who runs Collider wants some help:

This is either going to be the best or worst decision I’ve made this month.

While we have a lot of great writers on Collider, I’ve decided to try and find a Twilight super fan to review our copy of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse on Blu-ray.  Now I’m not looking for someone who thinks it’s the greatest movie ever made, and I’m not looking for someone who hates it either.  I’m going to try and locate someone who loves the books and the films and can do an impartial review, while also writing about all the special features, commentaries, and the extra things on the Blu-ray.”

If you think you’ve got what it takes, check out the full details here.

Moviefone:The Great Movie Franchise Debate: Twilight and Harry Potter

On Tuesday, Laura debated Andrew from Mugglenet on which movie franchise did a better job: Harry Potter or Twilight. Several very specific categories were debated as picked by Moviefone, and we squared-off on roughly a half-dozen questions. We are happy to announce that Twilight as represented by Laura (as decided by two impartial Moviefone judges, who were guys) won!

It was all in good fun. We are still Harry Potter fans, and will be seeing the movie tonight! (Although there is a distinct possibility that the moderators of the Harry Potter site that Lori and Laura used to help run are plotting Laura’s demise.) We are definitely Team Switzerland on what book was better, but we had a ton of fun talking about movie adaptions and their ups and downs.

Don’t worry, Laura and Andrew are  still friends. Laura bought him lunch after the debate was over. There were rumblings of a possible rematch for this summer when the final Potter movie comes out. As we said last week, “Personally we still think that the two coolest werewolves of all time are Jacob Black and Remus Lupin. On their downtime they discuss their problems with vampires and Death Eaters while sharing a butter beer and watching the sunset at La Push.”

After you watch the debate tell us what you think in our comments and over on Moviefone.

Alex Meraz on Hell’s Kitchen

Alex was one of the folks dining in the Hell’s Kitchen restaurant this week.  He is at roughly the 29.40 mark. Other celebrity diners included soccer champ Mia Hamm and MLB star Nomar Garciaparra. You can find the episode online for the next 60 days or so here. TY to MellyBelly626 on Twitter

People Magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive 25 Anniversary Issue

This year Robert Pattinson, Kellan Lutz and Alex Meraz all made the cut and are featured in People’s 25th Anniversary Sexiest Man Alive issue. The issue is on newsstands this Friday.

You can check out a preview photo of Kellan here (we are not posting as it is a People exclusive and they have requested that we not do that)

The description reads, “This former model knows how to work every camera angle, from showing off his otherworldly body in Twilight to heating up underwear sales as Calvin Klein’s spokesmodel. The secret to the 25-year-old’s sexy six-pack? “I cut back on my candy intake, swim a lot and try to drink as much water as I can,” says Lutz. “That’s the best way to cut up.”

Alex Meraz also talked about his appearance on his Twitter account.

GQ Men of the Year Best Dressed Poll

The Huffington Post has a poll up about the GQ Best Dressed Men of the Year:

“Guys’ style was on trial in L.A. on Wednesday night as dudes took the red carpet for the 15th annual “GQ Men of the Year” party. Taylor Lautner, Kellan Lutz and James Franco all suited up — but there was also a bevy of ladies there to accompany them, including Rosario Dawson in florals and Jaime King in metallics.”

Vote for Taylor and Kellan on the Huffington Post.

Maggie Grace Featured in December Glamour

Maggie Grace is in the December issue on Glamour, which is now on news stands. A very brief preview is online.

“Enter Maggie Grace, whose gorge fashion spread in the December issue of Glamour shows the 27-year-old blond beauty modeling the sweetest dresses you ever did see. If you don’t recognize her from her days as Shannon on Lost, you’ll be hearing from her soon: Maggie’s just landed the role of Irina, vegetarian vampire and cousin of Edward Cullen in Breaking Dawn, the final installment of the Twilight Saga.

Maggie’s style has come a long way from her fashion roots (“that awful center-zig-zag-part hairstyle and pineapple-yellow culottes,” she admits on page 269): she’s now front row at New York Fashion Week and burgeoning trendsetter (especially once she hits all those Twilight red carpets! Here, she shows off the best fall florals and a few high-voltage accessories to match, while we supply the handy style tips.”

Check out the full story and more photos on Glamour

Via TeamTwilight