EW.com Portraits of Eclipse Vampires
EW.com has a gallery of the Eclipse vampires with some potrtait photos by James White.
Ashley Green
Alice doesn’t seem to fight like the other vampires. What makes her different?
”Alice is lithe, like a dancer, so we did much more of a Cirque du Soleil spin on Alice’s fighting, which was really cool. I grew up with a martial-arts background, plus I did acrobatics and tae kwon do. It was great to get back to that world.”
Jackson Rathbone
You’re Southern like your character, yet we didn’t hear much of the accent until this movie.
”In the first films he doesn’t have much dialogue, so we pulled it back since he’s supposed to be a high school kid [in Washington] and you can’t have a Texas accent. It’s only when he’s barking orders and leading an army that he’s comfortable and the accent comes out. It was definitely fun to be able to let down the blocks that Jasper puts up to keep himself sane in the vegetarian vampire way of life. I finally let the accent go a little bit.”
Bryce Dallas Howard
With only one week to prepare for your role, how did you get up to speed on the franchise so quickly?
”I had already read all the books and I had seen Twilight, like, four or five times in the theater. One of my closest friends even made me a stack of Post-it notes for my birthday with Robert Pattinson’s face on it, because he knows how obsessed I am with Edward Cullen. I love him.”
Peter Facinelli
You play Carlisle Cullen, the patriarch of the family and an integral part of the story, yet we know very little about him. Do you wish your part in the movies was bigger?
”The fans never make me feel like I have a small part. If you strip away the vampire story, people relate to the family who sticks up for one another and wants to protect each other and are ready to battle for one another. It becomes just as important as the love triangle.”
Nikki Reed
Did director David Slade bring a new perspective to Rosalie?
”He’s a lot darker, and the amount of thought he put into all of our characters was very eye-opening. What happened to Rosalie is pretty intense. She carries around a lot of resentment, sadness, and anger that is absolutely justifiable and she’s actually really reasonable. She finally realizes that Bella’s sticking around and she decides to give her a bit of herself.”
Xavier Samuel
How did you land the highly coveted role of Riley?
”I flew to Vancouver on a ‘maybe’ with four other guys to meet the director. It was like putting all your eggs into one basket because I had to turn down a pilot to go to Vancouver. I’m pretty glad I did.”
Elizabeth Reaser
What’s the best thing about being part of this franchise?
”[Playing a vampire] is an impossible thing to make believable, but I’m excited to keep trying. The great thing about this job is I can hate myself for moments in the past, yet I get another shot at it and hopefully it gets better.”
Kellan Lutz
There were some contract issues on Breaking Dawn. Do you feel like you’ve been treated fairly by Summit Entertainment?
”Without Summit we wouldn’t be here. At times it’s tough when you have Rob, Taylor, and Kristen as the face of the movie. Some things get overlooked. Summit has been working their butts off, but there have been disputes on some things.”
Dakota Fanning
Why did you want to be in the Twilight series?
”Just to be asked to be part of this phenomenon in even a little way is so exciting. I wanted to do it right away. It’s rare to be able to be a part of something that you’re a fan of and that is so huge.”
Videos: Acess Hollywood at the Eclipse Premier
June 25, 2010 by Sara
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Taylor Lautner
Kellan Lutz
Bryce Dallas Howard
The Eclipse Ladies
Robert
Kristen
Peter Facinelli
Jimmy Kimmel’s Eclipse TV Special on June 23rd at 10PM
ABC
Thanks to the Examiner we have more details as to when the Jimmy Kimmel Eclipse episode will be airing!
As you may or may not have heard by now, on Monday, a group of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’s cast members – including Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene, Xavier Samuel, Dakota Fanning, Bryce Dallas Howard, Elizabeth Reaser, and Peter Facinelli – taped that special The Twilight Saga: Eclipse special episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
According to the Associated Press, the episode will include a spoof by the cast of MTV’s Jersey Shore, and the episode will air on June 23rd at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Here’s a video of part of the taping:
Happy Birthday Elizabeth Reaser!!
Everyone join us in wishing the Cullen momma a very HAPPY 35th BIRTHDAY!!
Access Hollywood: LA TwiCon Cast Interviews
June 14, 2010 by Sara
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Elizabeth, Peter, Nikki
Ashley, Jackson, Kellan
Xavier, Bryce, Dakota
Julia, Alex, Chaske
TA Talks With Elizabeth Reaser at the MTV Movie Awards
Our fellow Twilight lovers over at Twilighters Anonymous covered the red carpet at the MTV movie awards. Check out their first video interview with Elizabeth Reaser!
Nikki and Elizabeth at 2010 Crystal+Lucy Awards
The 2010 Crystal + Lucy Awards were handed out Tuesday night to honor women in film. Nikki Reed and Liz Reaser were at the event which honored Donna Langley, Zoe Saldana, Cynthia Pusheck, Lisa Cholodenko and Courteney Cox.
Check out more photos at Hollywood.com.
Twilight Women in Vanity Fair
Dakota Fanning, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene, Elizabeth Reaser, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Julia Jones will be appearing in August’s issue of Vanity Fair.
Creation Entertainment Ads More Stars To LA Twilight Convention
Creation Entertainment has added even more talent to the Twilight LA Convention.
This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. Joining Rob Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner will the Cullens: Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, elizabeth Reaser, and Ashley Greene. Also fimlmakers David Slade, Melissa Rosenberg and Wyck Godfrey, bad vampires Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel, members of the Wolfpack Chaske Spencer, Julia Jones, and Alex Meraz.
Elizabeth Reaser is Looking Forward to the Tent Scene in Eclipse
Elizabeth Reaser recently spoke with MTV about Eclipse.
“The tent scene, I remember that being one of the hottest scenes in the books, so I’m excited to see that”. (Tuesday, May 18) She goes on to say, “I’m Team Edward, so I can’t relate to [Bella] being torn [between Edward and Jacob], but I mean, come on, vampires are cool! Wolves are super hairy and they smell disgusting, like dogs.” Here is the rest of the interview and a video!
Reaser said the tent scene ups the sexual ante in the “Twilight Saga.” “The tent scene is sort of a three-way — I mean, it’s a chaste three-way, but it is, nonetheless, a three-way,” she said. “So I do think that ups the sexiness factor in this movie, but I don’t know. The first movie, I thought, was intensely sexy, because they couldn’t touch, and to watch them fall in love was so sexy. And I love that, in the books, they all have great chemistry. So it’s fun to watch.”
Regardless of how chaste the tent scene is, Reaser understands that Twilighters are anticipating it. “I have no realistic idea of what excites people. I’m always surprised,” she said of what fans are looking forward to. “If I were a fan? I’m starting to sound like a sicko, but I would say the tent scene. I mentioned it like five times now. It’s getting weird. That’s my son! I’m happy we’re not really related, so it’s not that weird.
“I’m excited to see the action, like running through the forest,” she added. “I was running on the back of the truck at 30 miles per hour, so I’m excited to see that.”
LA Times Chats With The Cullens
The LA Times chatted with some members of the Cullen clan about what Eclipse will reveal about their characters!
Facinelli: “For me, as Carlisle, it’s an exciting portion of the series. Carlisle is very compassionate and he has a lot of killing to do in this movie. I joke, after he kills the bad guys, he says he’s sorry in his head. And, you know, he’s calm and level-headed. He’s the rock of the family. He usually has a lot of information to draw from because Alice can see into the future and Edward can read minds. In this third movie, he’s not getting that information. Neither one of his sources are working, so he’s kind of flying blind.”
Reaser: “Esme is still a vampire. She still wants to kill people all day long. It was interesting to get in touch with the vampire side of her in ways that haven’t really been explored. Her family is in danger and that brings out the mama bear in her.Ashley Greene (as Alice Cullen): “Yeah, she’s delicate and prissy at times, but Alice gets a little edgier with each installment. And with these vampires messing with her family and the people she loves, you’re going to see a bit of her toughness. It’s a reminder to the audience that even though we restrain ourselves at times, we’re still vampires and we’re dangerous. You’re going to see the dark, dangerous side of Alice.”
Kellan Lutz (as Emmett Cullen): “You’re going to see a smile on Emmett’s face from start to finish. He just loves to fight. And there’s a lot of fighting. He sort of plays bigger in this one than the others.”
Jackson Rathbone (as Jasper Hale): “You’ll get to see a little bit of the root of what makes Jasper so withdrawn and quiet in the Cullen family. Fans will get some of Jasper’s back story in ‘Eclipse.’ I got to wear the whole Civil War gear and everything. There’s a bit of the softer and darker side of Jasper in this film.”
Nikki Reed (as Rosalie Hale): “You see a reason for her attitude. I think fans will feel for her. There was a bit of that in ‘New Moon.’ Fans got to see a bit of her sensitive side. Her sane side. Her logical side. And her desire to help her family. This time around, she is much more of a participant. She’s a survivor. This is her family. So if protecting Bella means protecting her family, she’s going to do it.”
Robert Pattinson (as Edward Cullen): Snagging a phone interview with the brooding dreamboat — who was overseas shooting his latest film, “Bel Ami” — proved difficult. So what can we expect from the lovesick Edward? He promises to love Bella “every moment of forever,” as the trailer reveals. He’s still hesitant about her becoming a vampire. He’s determined to protect her from Victoria. And he’s vying with Jacob for her affections. Oh, the life of an antique teenage vampire.
Read more here.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Kellan and Elizabeth on It’s On With Alexa Chung
November 22, 2009 by Sara
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Here is a video of Kellan Lutz & Elizabeth Reaser’s appearance on It’s On with Alexa Chung.
New Moon Screening in NYC
A bunch of the New Moon cast attended the New York City screening of the film yesterday. The cast looks AMAZING!!
Check out all the pics in our gallery!
Nikki Reed and Elizabeth Reaser in Vanity Fair
November 19, 2009 by Sara
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Nikki Reed and Elizabeth Reaser both talked with Vanity Fair.
Elizabeth:
What did you do to prepare for Esme? How do you still work to develop her character?
When you have the material [of the books] there’s so much already on the page from Stephenie’s imagination. Most of it came from that; she’s got so much back-story. There’s so much on the Internet actually, which I found really interesting because they [the Twilight bloggers] write about your character, they write about all of our characters. I found it really fascinating—their take on it. Even on You Tube, they’ll have some kind of report on Esme or Carlisle and their relationship and it’s just been really interesting.
Nikki:
What was it like working with Chris Weitz on New Moon and David Slade onEclipse?
It’s challenging because all of the directors have a different perspective and a different approach. It was great working with David because he really took the time to sit down with me and go over every moment. Chris is an amazing man, but unfortunately we didn’t have that much to do together as the Cullens are only in a few scenes in New Moon. David is quite a character and tons of fun to work with. Both men had a very strong vision, which is essential.
Chuck the Movie Guy Interviews New Moon Cast
November 13, 2009 by Sara
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Taylor Lautner
Kristen Stewart
Rob Pattinson
Cullen Family (Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz and Elizabeth Reaser)
Wolf Pack (Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer, Kiowa Gordon & Bronson Pelletier)
Director Chris Weitz
