EW: Sexy Beast Top 16

We are now on to the next round of the EW Sexy Beast Contest. Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen pulled ahead of Kellan Lutz as Emmet Cullen ins the last round. Don’t feel too badly for Kellan, because he took out Cam Gigandet as James in an earlier heat. Now Edward as played by Rob is up against Kate Beckinsale’s Seline from Underworld.

Taylor Lautner also survived his last heat. At some point this is headed to the inevitable Team Edward vs. Team Jacob showdown and it’s just going to get ugly

Ashley Greene Talks About Butter With ET

Ashley Greene filmed a small but key role in the movie butter. She plays the stepdaughter of Jennifer Garner’s overly obsessed champion butter carver. ET talked to the cast about their roles. The film, also starring Hugh Jackman and Alicia Silverstone, is slated for an unknown date next year.

Reminder Teen Choice Awards 2010 Voting Closes Tomorrow!

New Moon is heavily represented in several categories at the annual Teen Choice Awards. The awards air on August 9 on Fox at 8:00/7:00.

So far this is who is slated to be in appearance from the Twilight cast. Keep in mind that these appearances change day-to-day because many of the actors are currently filming other projects and have to squeak the awards show in between filming if their schedule allows.

Charley Bewley, Justin Chon, Kiowa Gordon, Ashley Greene, AlexMeraz, Robert Pattinson, Bronson Pelletier, Jackson Rathbone, Nikki Reed, Christian Serratos, Michael Welch.

Currently missing from the line-up are Peter Facinelli (filming Loosies), Kristen Stewart (filming On the Road), Taylor Lautner (filming Abduction), Tinsel Korey (filming in Germany), Kellan Lutz (reshoots on The Immortals).

According to their press release: “FOX and Ustream, the leading live interactive broadcast platform, have partnered to offer viewers an exclusive look at the TEEN CHOICE 2010 red-carpet action with a special live webcast airing Sunday, Aug. 8 (3:30-5:00 PM PT live/6:30-8:00 PM ET live) online at ustream.tv/teenchoiceawards/v3 and teenchoiceawards.com.

Hosted by online personality Michael Buckley (“What The Buck Show”), the webcast will cover all the action at the summer’s hottest event and highlight the stars as they arrive on the red carpet. A special encore of the webcast will air Monday, Aug. 9 (6:30-8:00 PM ET/PT) at ustream.tv/teenchoiceawards/v3 and teenchoiceawards.com.

Remember you can vote until tomorrow so get over there and cast your ballot!

Seattle Art Museum Features Quileute Heritage: The Real Wolf Story

For the next year, there will be a display at the  Seattle Art Museum (SAM) featuring the Quileute Nation and the actual story of how the wolf relates to their tribe. According to their press release:

Opening Celebration Event, August 14, 2010, 1-3 pm

Join us for a performance by the Quileute Nation Drum Circle, celebrating the opening of the exhibition Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves. Organized in conjunction with the Quileute Nation, this exhibition brings together rare, never-before exhibited art works and creates a public forum for the Quileute people to introduce their culture beyond what is depicted in the Twilight books and films. The wolf plays a major role in the cultural beliefs of the Quileute Native Peoples of coastal Washington. According to oral traditions, the first Quileute people were changed from a pair of wolves into human form by the Transformer, Kwati. This creation legend is central to the Quileute world view, and wolf imagery can be viewed throughout the exhibition. “

For more information see the SAM site.

Supernatural Actors Talk about Upcoming Vampire Episodes

Yesterday we told you how the TV show Supernatural would be doing an spoof episode on Twilight and other vampire series. At Comic Con they also briefly hinted at it. TY to Hilda for finding the video. FYI, does contain brief swearing.

Welcome to the Rileys Costumer Talks About Working with Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart filmed Welcome to the Rileys (a film that is getting lots of positive buzz from the critics that saw it at various film festivals) in between New Moon and Eclipse. The costume designer, Kim Bowen, talks about working with the film’s stars. She seems to echo what others have said about Kristen on the Twilight films, that she is very concerned with doing the right thing for the character and that she cares about her projects.

Kristen Stewart’s investment in the character:

“Kristen is a very invested actress. She has been doing the Twilight films, and it was very important to her to play this character with a real dose of reality. I don’t think she wanted anything frivolous out of it, I don’t think she wanted to be glamorous. That wasn’t important to her, she wanted it to be real.”

“Kristen is a very courageous actress. She wanted to be fully that character of Mallory. She didn’t care about looking beautiful; in fact she thought quite the opposite. She had the make-up artist cover her with bruises and cold sores. Kristen looked a wreck half the time. She didn’t have any desire to be physically perfect.”

See a larger write up and listen to the podcast at Inside the Backlot.

Supernatural To Spoof Twilight and New Vampires Suck Trailer

According to TV Guide:

“We’re doing an episode about how vampires pretending to be Edward Cullen or the Salvatore brothers or Bill Compton are bad for you,” Supernatual showrunner Sera Gamble tells TV Guide Magazine.

At the CW/Showtime/CBS party during the annual Television Critics Association press tour, the creepy drama’s exec producer revealed that one of Season 6’s upcoming episodes (tentatively titled “Live Free or Twi-Hard”) will take fans’ ongoing obsession with undead hotties and hand it to Dean and Sam for a little skewering.”

See more at TV Guide.

This should be interesting since there are a lot of Twilight fans who are also Supernatural fans.

Also the Vampires Suck movie that we first told you about a few weeks ago released another teaser and a clip.

Bella’s Bracelet and Engagement Ring Giveaway

We are big fans of the original version of Bella’s Bracelet (tm)  that is made by Infinite Jewelry. Back when the novel Eclipse first came out  the company worked with Stephenie to create a wolf on the charm bracelet that was exactly what Stephenie had in mind.  (Even though the book has the wolf as wooden, the bracelet wolf is copper for durability. However it was created with Stephenie Meyer.)There were even limited editions of the jewelry signed by Stephenie Meyer.

They later created, along with Stephenie, Bella’s Engagement Ring ™ to fit what Stephenie had in mind in the book Eclipse.  We especially love this version because, in our opinion, it’s far daintier than the movie version. It doesn’t overpower your finger to the knuckle. There were also  limited editions of the ring signed by Stephenie Meyer.The ring was most recently featured on the Oprah Winfrey show. After the taping of the Oprah show that featured Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson, the audience was given a certificate that could be redeemed for a fashion version of Bella’s Engagement Ring ™ from Infinite Jewelry.

So for today’s Wednesday giveaway, we are giving away a fashion version of Bella’s Engagement Ring ™ and a Bella’s Bracelet ™.  The winner gets to pick the yellow gold look or white gold look of the fashion version of the ring and receives the bracelet as well.  Whatever size the winner wants within the standard sizing ranges will be sent, and, as usual, we send our giveaways any place in the world. The last time we gave away jewelry we sent it to Greece!

Check out the ring and the bracelet in the video below. Also check out the other products over at Infinite Jewelry. Several items are currently on sale.

Just tell us in the comments what is your favorite Team Edward, Team Jacob, or Team Switzerland moment from the books and we’ll pick a random winner on Friday, August 6th at 11:59pm est.

Dakota Fanning: Stand Up to Cancer

Dakota Fanning and other stars of young Hollywood are participating in a Stand Up to Cancer PSA and TV awareness program. Dakota narrates that PSA and participates in a vignette.

According to the Stand Up to Cancer press release:

“Change the Odds” puts cancer into perspective as a disease everyone must stand up to.

Through eight vignettes, the odds of several scenarios that are quite low, like becoming an astronaut (1 in 13,200,000) or getting trapped in an elevator (1 in 24,528), are contrasted with those of being diagnosed with cancer. In the United States, one in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes.

“It is important for young people to be aware of the scope of the problem and the odds that they may face, both for their own future and for their loved ones,” said Ziskin, co-founder and executive producer of the Stand Up To Cancer telecast. “This piece is about how it is never too soon to take a stand against these devastating and epidemic diseases. Theirs may be the generation that gets us to the finish line. We are so grateful to all the young stars and to Marc Webb and Rich Lee for joining our cause so brilliantly.”

The PSA sends viewers to standup2cancer.org/changetheodds, where compelling content from featured talent and important facts about cancer will educate young people about ways they can reduce their cancer risks, including wearing sunscreen, quitting smoking and adding anti-cancer foods to their diets.

“We want to communicate that each and every one of us can play a part in changing the odds of getting cancer in our lifetimes, especially the younger generation,” said Webb. “Seeing these young stars get involved makes me so proud to be a part of the Stand Up To Cancer movement.”

“7PM CT. The one-hour fundraising event will be simulcast live and commercial-free on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, HBO, Discovery Health, E!, MLB Network, The Style Network, VH1, HBO Latino, Showtime, TV One, G4 and hosted by network news anchors Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer and Brian Williams.

The primary goal of SU2C is to raise funds for groundbreaking translational research to accelerate the delivery of new therapies to patients, getting them from the “bench to the bedside” as quickly as possible. SU2C brings together scientists from different disciplines across various institutions to work collaboratively, rather than competitively, at a critical time in the field of cancer research.

As in the landmark 2008 broadcast, this year’s SU2C telecast will feature live performances by legendary recording artists and stars from film, television and sports, presenting content that provides viewers with insights into cancer.

The star-studded SU2C television special builds continuing public support and donations for cutting-edge cancer research that translates at a rapid pace from the laboratory to treatments and technologies benefitting patients. One hundred percent of all donations received from the public will go directly to cancer research.

The 2008 telecast was viewed in more than 170 countries and helped raise over $100 million. More than $83 million has since been committed to five multi-disciplinary “Dream Teams” of researchers from more than 50 institutions, as well as to 13 young innovative scientists who are undertaking high-risk yet potentially high-reward projects to end the reign of cancer as a leading cause of death in the world today.

Booboo Stewart Prank Master

On Friday during the Official Twilight Convention in Toronto, I caught the last 30 seconds of a trick that Booboo Stewart and his dad, Nils, pulled on Julia Jones. I was going over the media for the Lexicon presentation or I would have captured it via IPhone video.

Anyway, what happened was that Booboo and his dad snuck a cardboard cutout of a shirtless Booboo on stage behind Julia as she was giving her Q&A. The audience started laughing. Julia didn’t know what was going on and then she looked behind her and let out a minor shriek.  Then Julia started talking to the cut-out asking it questions and giving purposefully bad ventriloquist answers.

Well Booboo and his dad’s reaction during the whole thing backstage was hilarious. They were like two 12-year-old boys who had put a whoopie cushion on their teacher’s chair.  They were giddy, seriously. You had to see it. So I said, “I can’t believe I missed that! I would have taped the whole thing from a backstage perspective.”  Well, that’s when they let me know that they had more planned. Check out the video below on prank number 2 by the Stewart family and accomplices.