Bill Condon Reaches Out to Twilight Fans

 A note to fans from Bill Condon

 Today at 6:34pm

Greetings Twihards, Twifans, Twilight Moms, Team Edward, Team Jacob and Team Switzerland,

I just want to say hello to all of you and let you know that I'm stoked to be getting underway on the adventure of making BREAKING DAWN. As you've probably heard, I've been given a very warm welcome by Stephenie and Team Summit - who are super-focused, as you know, on getting these movies right.

I'm pretty busy bringing myself up to speed on what you already know by heart: I've read BREAKING DAWN twice, rewatched Catherine's and Chris's movies 2-3 times each, have all four CDs playing in my car, and have Catherine's notebook, Mark Cotta Vaz's companion books, and even Volume 1 of the graphic novel here on my desk - a corner of my office is starting to look like Hot Topic. I realize that this barely qualifies me for "newborn" status in the universe you've been living inside for a few years now, but a guy's gotta start somewhere.

Like many of you, I've always been slightly obsessed with vampires, dating back to the prime-time series DARK SHADOWS, which I followed avidly as a kid. But that alone hadn't been enough to get me interested in making a vampire movie, even though my early screenwriting and directing efforts grew out of a great love for horror movies and thrillers. Since making GODS AND MONSTERS thirteen years ago, however, I've been yearning for a return to a story with Gothic overtones.

The wonderful world that Stephenie has created has obviously struck a chord with you, and I don't think it's difficult to see why. For me, her characters are simultaneously timeless, yet very modern. Rooted in a beautiful, real landscape with a great sense of place, Bella, Edward, Jacob, and the rest of the Forks/La Push menagerie, experience emotions that are primal, and universal: desire, despair, jealousy - and it all comes to fruition in BREAKING DAWN. This is a final chapter in the best sense; not just wide in scope and scale, but emotionally charged and intense throughout.

I'm a huge admirer of the already-iconic Kristen, Robert, and Taylor, and wanted to be the one to work with them as they face the challenges of bringing your beloved characters to the end of their journeys. Really, what could be more fun than that?

Please feel free to ask questions in the comments section below, and I'll do my best to answer them. I hope that this will be the first of many occasions I'll get to check in with you as we set to work bringing BREAKING DAWN to the screen. I am excited and grateful to have all of you alongside me for my TWILIGHT journey.

All best,

Bill Condon

P.S. Answer #1: No, there won't be any musical numbers

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Note to Bill Condon:

1. Don't fuck up the Wedding 

2. Don't fuck up the honeymoon (R-rating please)

3. It's all about Edward

4. Hire a good wig person

Summit Rep Dispels Pattinson Eclipse Rumors

Over the last few hours, whispers of unrest have emanated from the Vancouver set where Eclipse is filming pick-ups.

Robert Pattinson arrived in the Pacific Northwest a couple of days ago to participate. When he wasn’t in front of the cameras immediately after stepping off the plane, many outlets freaked.
Some even suggested a rift between Pattinson and director David Slade, and that the actor was refusing to be cooperative.

This simply is not the case.

As we speak, Pattinson is on the set filming, a source on the scene confirms to Gossip Cop.
“There are absolutely no problems,” a rep for Summit tells Gossip Cop, adding, “Today is the first day of shooting for Robert Pattinson.”

The pick-ups are underway, as scheduled, and speculation about problems should be curbed in favor of facts.

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I trust Summit as far as I can spit.

Robert Out While Kristen and Taylor Re-shoot

We all saw the unshaven photos of Robert Pattinson yesterday out on the town with Sam Bradley when he was scheduled to be filming.

I did my set report last night stating that the schedule had been unexpectedly changed.

Yes, movies schedules change, but I can definately say that Rob was supposed to film all 3 days and hasn't.

So take that as you will and let's hope "official" word on this situation comes out soon.

Last I heard Rob was on set today and presumably filming though I've not seen him or photos of him to see if he has been groomed for filming.

As a fan, I am worried about trying to cram reshoots into only 3 days, 2 of which our star wasn't filming as scheduled, and only 2 months before the film is released, which is about a month before the final product should be completed. Promotion starts next week for goodness sake!!!

Time is ticking and it doesn't FEEL like things are going smoothly!

I am not trying to spread my anxiety or stir the pot, I am simply stating my own feelings on the projects current state. This is "Mandy's Mind" afterall!

As a fan I worry, especially because Eclipse is my favourite of the books and there has already been so much drama surrounding the film. The director choice and vision (newborns=zombies), the editor re-hire, the Bella wig, the recasting of Victoria, re-shoots, its been a rollercoaster of epic proportions.

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Mandy, I agree.

Robert Pattinson Arriving In Vancouver 4/28/10 For Eclipse Re-Shoots

Back in Canada.

Re-shoots.
or "Pick-Ups"
as Summit likes to call it.
What the fuck does that even mean?
Call it what you want.
Where there's smoke,
there's fire.

Obviously what Slade thought was good

others did not.

Eclipse. Chapter 20. Compromise (Edward makes it official)

... "Do you mind if I do something?" he murmured, his arms tightening around me.

"Anything you want."

But he let me go and slid away.

"Anything but that," I complained.

He ignored me, taking my hand and pulling me off the bed, too. He stood in front of me, hands on my shoulders, face serious.

"Now, I want to do this right. Please, please, keep in mind that you've already agreed to this, and don't ruin it for me."

"Oh, no." I gasped as he slid down onto one knee.

"Be nice," he muttered.

I took a deep breath.

"Isabella Swan?" he looked up at me through his impossibly long lashes, his golden eyes soft but, somehow, still scorching. "I promise to love you forever - every single day of forever. Will you marry me?"

There were many things I wanted to say, some of them not nice at all, and others more disgustingly gooey and romantic than he probably dreamed I was capable of. Rather than embarrass myself with earlier. I whispered, "Yes."

"Thank you," he said simply. He took my left hand and kissed each of my fingertips before he kissed the ring that was now mine.

Eclipse's Edward

Sweet Jesus

Eclipse Trailers Combined

New Eclipse Trailer

I really don't know how I feel about it.

Still worried, I guess.

What the fuck happened to Bella's eyebrows?

Nit picking.

Yes, I know...
Sorry Bryce,
Rachelle had it nailed...

Eclipse Sneak Peek *New*

Let me guess...Leaked?...Gotta love Summit's damage control...

"A lot more action..."

"A lot more action..."

A lot more action?!!!

...how could this happen?? 

Final Eclipse Trailer to Air on Oprah April 23rd

Summit Entertainment announced the final trailer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will be aired on Oprah on April 23rd! Summit tweeted the latest Eclipse news on Friday via the official Twilight Twitter account:

Next Friday 4/23, watch Oprah for the exclusive debut of the FINAL #EclipseTrailer!
And visit our social networks after to chat live with surprise guests from the cast! More details to come…

After Oprah’s debut of the second Eclipse trailer, fans will be able to chat live with some of the guests via the official Facebook page. This announcement comes a week after Oprah shouted for Twilight fans.
As Twilight Saga:Eclipse mania increases, the Twilight franchise is getting ready.  The Eclipse book is being re-released with brand new covers (featuring Pattinson, Stewart and Taylor Lautner) next month.  In early June, a new Twilight offering, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella will be released.
Twilight Eclipse hits both standard and IMAX theaters on June 30th.

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More Bullshit from Summit

'Twilight: Eclipse' reshoot rumors not true. Remember the post we made a couple of days ago regarding Summit Entertainment

bringing back original "Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke

and "Twilight Saga: New Moon" director Chris Weitz to reshoot some seens in their highly anticipated third installment titled "Twilight Saga:Eclipse?" Remember how we mentioned "Eclipse " director David Slade woud not be a part of those reshoots due to creative differences with the studio? Consider that post false...well sort of.

According to Gossip Cop, Catherine Hardwicke didn't reshoot any seens for "Eclipse", however, there are a few scenes from the movie

that are being reshot, but by the film's director David Slade in Vancouver before the film hits theaters June 30th. Apparently, reshoots for the movie have been planned for quite some time, at least that's what a studio rep is reporting. "The reshoot was planned for months, like it is with the majority of the films."

It looks like the rumors regarding Hardwicke and Weiz reshooting the scenes was just an attempt for various website to drive traffic. "Reports much like the one earlier today are ploys to drive traffic without any merit and without any support from the studio on what is actually going on or true."

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Trouble for Eclipse

We have all seen it coming...
1st Clue...David Slade was director.
I don't give a fuck that he is some very cool
vampire director with a new vision on movies.
He doesn't exactly reek of romance.

2nd...Every frickin actor that talks about this flick
manages to say "It's more geared towards the guys",
"It's more of an action flick". Hearing those words gave
me the woolies every time someone opened their mouth.

3rd...DEAD Silence in Summit Land
For a looong time.
No pictures
No trailers
No sneak peeks
Nada
Nil
Nuttin
Then David famously tweets about "...adding more Edward".
Everyone starts to freak out at this point.
Mysteriously a shit load of very intimate Edward & Bella pics
"leaked".
Leak my ass.
Summit wanted to settle everyone down.

4th...They fire their Editor on March 3rd.
MARCH 3RD
"...According to Entertainment Weekly,
the studio is not placing the blame on Jones,
but says that director David Slade's footage needs a
"stronger edit".
Oh my fucking goodness.
Ya - back to clue 1 - David Slade.

Now Today -
"Twilight Unfinished"
"...key scenes need to be reshot".
Then GossipCop comes out and says
Oh no - this happens all the time...
MY ASS IT DOES
NOT 77 DAYS BEFORE IT'S RELEASED.

Holy fuck
We are in trouble folks.




 Source:  Pattinsonville

Dickhead Slade

should've read the book(s)

or else he would have known

the story was Edward and Bella

not an action thriller

aimed for guys.

All the other shit...

Volturri

Newborn Army

just background noise

It's not about action you stupid fuck.

It was not the "guy" sales that made

Twilight,

New Moon,

A success.

It was every chick that has ever been 17

and in love,

or broken... 

I blame Summit

them stupid motherfuckers.

Did they not see 30 Days of Night?

or were they so greedy,

and arrogent,

as to think that they could claim

the guy sale as well as the girl sale?

My husband painfully sat throughTwilight.

And I sat in the theatre 

at 12 midnight

for New Moon

ALONE

All Slade had to do was ask me,

MEN DON'T FUCKING CARE!

The only way 

I would be able to get my husband

to go see eclipse,

would be to tell him,

Bella bangs both Edward and Jake

and that it was a threesome!

Eclipse...

my favorite book

from my favorite love story,

now makes me ill with thought

right from that first day

when I read 

that David Slade 

would seat the thrown.

As I felt then,

I feel now...

oh nooooooo....

The hiring of Slade,

(fire the motherfucker who hired him

NO

better yet 

Fire the motherfucker at Summit

who first uttered his name.)

The dumping of Rachelle Lefavre,

(Major Jinx) 

Having to go back after the first edit

and add more Edward.

Add more Edward?

Should that have even happened

in the first place?,

Firing the Editor,

HOLY SHIT,

is it that bad?

Now reshoots?

10 weeks away?

Break out the Pepto Bismol... 

Note to the 

greedy 

ridiculously Incompetent 

stupid

motherfuckers at Summit:

Reach deep down,

into your greedy pockets

and hire a big name Director

that knows what the fuck they're doing

when it's time for "Breaking Dawn"

Happy Birthday to The Luckiest Girl on The Planet

Oprah Winfrey and Twilight

Twilight fans, if you ever wanted the chance to go see Oprah when it counts, now's the time.
Oprah is asking the biggest Twilight fans to submit their stories about how the series has impacted their lives.
On the show's official website, a submission portal opened up with the following invitation.

Are you or your kids obsessed with the Twilight series? Have you or your kids read all the books, seen both movies and now you are counting down the days until the release of Eclipse? Have you already made plans for the release of the newest movie in June? Who's your family's favorite Twilight star...and why?

Why do you love the story so much? How has it impacted your life? What have you learned from the series and how has it made you a better person? Are you a housewife who's started a fan club with friends? Do you have a young adult in your family who's been inspired to write his/her own stories? Has the romance in Twilight sparked the romance in your own relationship?

 Tell us how the Twilight series has inspired you or your family! Please only write if you are willing to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

While details as to what the exact nature of the proposed show is are sparse at this time, chances are this is an audience prep for a The Twilight Saga: Eclipse-related cast appearance . . . especially since Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer just recently made an appearance on the show. Although, it very well could be that she's coming back!
The only way to find out is to enter for yourself and wait it out. Here's where you'll find more details about Oprah's Twilight call. Good luck!

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Fans Gather in Budapest to See Robert Filming Bel Ami

Robert Pattinson Interview with Sweden's Klick! Magazine

In “Remember me”, Robert Pattinson, 23, has Swedish Lena Olin as his mother, Pierce Brosnan as his father and the “Lost”-actress Emelie de Ravin as his girlfriend. With those surrounding him and being named as our new James Dean, he is obviously this weeks Kex!
- Thanks, I guess…

Last time we met you said you hadn’t been affected by your fame since you were spending most of your time making movies. Has that changed or are you still able to go to the pub with your friends and have a beer?
- Working in England is the opposite of working in the States. When I was having dinner at a London pub the other day, a waitress came up to me and said how much I looked like the guy from “Twilight”. She said, “You could be his brother”.
- Other who recognize me in London are almost a little embarrassed and don’t even want to look at me. 

How are your family members handling it?
- Mom is still calling every day asking about all the gossip. My sisters have no problems, except from getting their Facebook accounts hacked from time to time.

What do you tell your mom? - I hate having to promote myself to my family. I don’t want people I know to read things about me since they might get the wrong impression.

You are an executive producer for this movie. What did that mean?
- I was asked about the casting. But I had no oppositions. I thought Emelie de Ravin was the best by far out of those who read for the part.

You got to have a Swedish mother in the movie.
- Lena, yeah. What an amazing actress she is. I liked to study her when she was working. It was shame that we didn’t have more scenes together.

What was your first love like?
- Romantic and beautiful. But then it got worse. She broke up with me (laughs) and there isn’t much more to say about that.

How old were you?
- I was 19 or 20.

In an interview recently you said that you’re closest to your dog. What did you mean by that?
- I was kind of joking when I said that. But she was special and had been a family member for many years when she passed away last year. She was as much of a sister as anyone else.

Do you have a new dog now?
- No.

Are you planning on getting one?
- I don’t think so.
He makes a nervous laugh and lowers his eyes.
- I get so emotional by this.

Which would you choose – break someone’s heart, or getting your heart broken?
- Simple – even though I shouldn’t say it: break someone’s heart.
- It takes so long for my heart to heal. Or maybe it gets broken too often. Sometimes it feels like I have my heart broken every day.

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