Peter Facinelli Clarifies the Eff-Bomb Explosion
Peter Facinelli sent Entertainment Weekly a statement regarding his Eff-bomb laden acceptance speech for New Moon winning Movie of the Year at the MTV Movie Awards:
“My acceptance speech was meant as a satirical commentary to poke fun at the record breaking number of f-bombs dropped during the show. Secretly, I hope that David Mamet tuned in last night in case he’s prepping a revival of Glengarry Glen Ross.”
MTV’s statement read as follows: “The MTV Movie Awards is a live televised event known for irreverent comedy and a party atmosphere where our guests speak more freely than they otherwise might. While we aired the live broadcast with a delay, we were unable to mute every word that some might find objectionable. All of these words will be muted in subsequent airings. We sincerely apologize to those in our audience who were offended by any objectionable words that might have slipped by for the live airing.”
In related news regarding the show. Reuters cites that viewers were way down: “The “Twilight” stars, Tom Cruise’s funky dance moves and a rainstorm of f-bombs could not stop the MTV Movie Awards from suffering a 13 percent drop in viewership, according to data issued on Monday.The two-hour ceremony averaged 4.6 million viewers on Sunday, down from 5.3 million for last year’s installment, which was the show’s biggest audience since 2004.”
MTV Grabs the Twilight Cast on the Movie Awards Red Carpet
There are a ton of interviews here. Look for more from Nikki Reed, Liz Reaser, Kiowa Gordon, Peter Facinelli, Chaske Spencer, Jackson Rathbone, Anna Kendrick and another Xavier Samuel after the cut.
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ET Covers the 2010 MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet
You have to wait a bit but the interviews are there. Anna Kendrick is at the 2:18 mark and starting at 3:25 you get Liz Reaser, Julia Jones, Kiowa Gordon, Xavier Samuel, Jackson Rathbone, and Peter Facinelli.
Peter Facinelli and Jennie Garth Support make a Clean Differnce Program
According to the group’s press release:
‘The Procter & Gamble Company’s (NYSE: PG) Bounty® brand is teaming up with husband-and-wife duo Peter Facinelli and Jennie Garth, along with dozens of local Los Angeles-area volunteers from HandsOn Network and Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation today to “Make a Clean Difference” at Los Angeles’ Kingsley Elementary School. Answering the call from President Obama for Americans to volunteer in the community, Bounty’s “Make a Clean Difference” program is uniting more than 1,000 volunteers to transform the learning environments of 30 public schools in 10 cities across the country.
“Twilight”-saga star Peter Facinelli and “90210’s” Jennie Garth are leading the team of community volunteers in tackling everything from lending extra hands to spruce up classrooms with a fresh coat of paint to planting flowers and gardening outdoor areas.
“Jennie and I are thrilled to be here in Los Angeles to join Bounty and all of the volunteers who have given their time today to truly make a difference in the lives of these young students,” said Peter Facinelli. “As parents of three daughters, we understand the importance of inspiring children in the classroom, and we are happy to be part of a program committed to improving their learning potential.”
Intended to encourage continued creativity in the classroom, Rush Philanthropic’s teaching artist volunteers also created a special mural that will remain on display at the school. Additional Los Angeles schools receiving a helping-hand from community volunteers include Aragon Elementary and Loreto Elementary on June 12.
The program, announced by Gabrielle Union at the Points of Light Institute and ServiceNation reception celebrating National Volunteer Week in Washington, D.C. on April 20, encourages local community volunteers to join Bounty in its commitment to help maintain the learning environments of schools across the country by getting them “Bounty clean.”
“We are thrilled to see the impact the volunteers have made here at Kingsley Elementary in Los Angeles today and pleased to provide a clean learning environment for students to unlock their creativity and curiosity,” said Dave Lee, Procter & Gamble North American Bounty Brand Manager. “We believe that messes should never get in the way of hands-on activity and learning and are pleased to have this opportunity to provide Kingsley with a fresh start for the next school year as this one winds down.”
Maintaining clean learning environments and providing volunteer services are the crux of Bounty’s “Make a Clean Difference” program. Research shows a link between the cleanliness of school facilities and students’ academic achievements, yet, 25 percent of all schools report at least one on-site building in less than adequate condition.(1),(2) Additionally, less than 33 percent of schools provide students with opportunities to bring learning to life through community service.(3)
In addition to Los Angeles, Bounty’s “Make a Clean Difference” program is impacting 30 public schools in the following cities from April through June: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; Cincinnati, OH; Dallas, TX; Miami, FL; Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY; and Seattle, WA. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/bounty.”
USA Today: Peter Facinelli and His Two Very Different Doctors
USA Today talks to Peter Facinelli about Coop from Nurse Jackie and Carlise from the Twilight Saga: how hard it is to play both during overlapping filming, who the real Peter would go to for medical care, and the changing of the scarf ritual in Eclipse.
“Dracula had his cape. But he has nothing on Peter Facinelli’s Carlisle Cullen and his scarves.
Given that members of the doctor’s makeshift family of vampires in the Twilight films are so batty for fashion that they tend to color-coordinate their ensembles with one another, it would make sense that their father figure would pay attention to his accessory choices. Even if there is always a threat of blood stains to consider.
But why exactly does the good doctor, who is more than three centuries old, have a yen for neckwear?
Says Facinelli, “I went to Catherine Hardwicke (the director of the first movie) and told her that Carlisle is a perfect gentleman and it would be interesting for him to wear scarves since they might have been in fashion at that time. Plus, after being bit on the neck, it might be a subconscious need to not have it exposed.”
So for Twilight and its sequel, New Moon, Carlisle almost always wore some sort of dangling swatch. However, the director of this summer’s Eclipse, David Slade, was not a big fan.
“He thought it was getting to be like Mickey Mouse ears,” says Facinelli of his signature apparel. But instead of just putting them in storage, the actor thought it might be better if he first made some sort of statement on-screen. “It’s a scene where I go to the werewolves for help. I take the scarf off. I wanted to show him standing before them naked and vulnerable.”
Luckily, Carlisle can always make a style statement with his Tweety Bird yellow hair”
Peter Facinelli At London Movie Awards With Fans
Peter Facinelli taking pictures with fans at the National Movie Awards in London.
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.”
Kidsday Interview With Peter Facinelli
Pel love’s this story. It reminded her of her childhood on Long Island. The main paper of Long Island is Newsday, and back in the late 70’s they launched a feature where kids were reporters on various subjects and they had a section each week called Kidsday. Well, now a Kidsday reporter,Matthew Cebulski, landed an interview with Peter Facinelli!
“What made you want to take a part in the “Twilight” series?
When I first got the call about doing a vampire movie I wasn’t that excited. I was thinking it was going to be some kind of blood and guts horror film. But then I read the book, and I fell in love with it. I loved how it mixed this Romeo and Juliet love story with the folklore of the vampire tale.
Which one of the “Twilight” movies did you enjoy working in the most?
I enjoyed working on “Eclipse” the most because I got to do action, and the action stuff was a lot of fun. “Eclipse” is also my favorite book.
Was it difficult acting blind in the movie “Touch the Top of the World”?
I had them make contact lenses so that I actually was blind when I shot the movie. I felt like having to play blind all the time would be distracting, and I wanted to experience what Erik Weihenmayer had to experience on a daily basis. At the end of the day I wanted to focus my attention on who Erik was. Being blind isn’t who Erik is, it is just a physical attribute, and in the end something he had to overcome. So having the lenses not only gave me a fuller experience as to what Erik had to go through, but, it allowed me to put my focus on Erik’s persona.”
Read the rest of Matthew Cebulski’s interview here. A huge congrats to Matthew who asked better questions than a lot of adult reporters!
Peter Facinelli Raps…Or At Least Coop Does
Peter tweeted this video that was shot from a recent Nurse Jackie episode. So, you think we can get him to do this live at a Twilight Convention, especially on Karaoke night?
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