Gigwise has an article with Muse, where they talk about how “Twilight” helped them to win fans in America.

“I was vaguely aware of the books (before author Stephenie Meyer approached us) but we didn’t think anything of it at the time,” he said.

“The next thing you know, it’s Twilight fever. It’s good because it has made a difference for us in trying to break into America.”

Full article here.

Via Lexicon.

The February 2010 issue of Savvy Magazine features a new interview and cover with Twilight and New Moon star Ashley Greene.
In a ten-page fashion spread and interview, the actress discusses her independent film, Skateland, as it debuts at the Sundance Film Festival. She also shares a behind the scenes glimpse at filming The Twilight Saga movies and discusses her most recent endeavor, landing the lead in the new Warner Bros. thriller The Apparition. “To actually be the lead of a studio film and to have input on it is just really cool.” said Greene. The movie begins shooting early this year in Berlin.

The same issue of Savvy also contains interviews with American Idol winner Jordin Sparks and The Vampire Diaries’ Zach Roerig, along with a fashion feature on When in Rome’s Kristen Bell. The special expanded issue also has a bonus section on Prom 2010.

Savvy Magazine is available at Barnes and Noble, B. Dalton and other booksellers and www.magazines.com, retailing for $4.95. For more information on the current issue of Savvy or for subscriptions and back issues, visit www.savvymag.net.

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From MTV:

In a little less than two months, “New Moon” hits DVD and Blu-ray. March 20, to be precise. You won’t have to line up that day, however. Not in this age of online retail and pre-orders.

As of this morning, Amazon is offering “New Moon” for pre-order at a price of $21.99 for the two-disc special edition DVD and $24.99 for the Blu-ray. A number of bonus features are listed on the special edition DVD page, though I wonder if it is a complete list. You’ll get an audio commentary with director Chris Weitz and editor Peter Lamber, an hour-long, six-part behind-the-scenes documentary, Muse rehearsal footage and music videos from Death Cab for Cutie, Anya Maria and Mute Math. That’s a decent helping of content, but it seems a little light for two discs, no? Perhaps we can find some clues elsewhere…

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From E!:

While George Clooney, Robert Pattinson, and practically every other celeb in the world helped raise more than $57 Million for Haiti relief, one star was upset she couldn’t partake in the telethon last Friday: Kristen Stewart.

The Twilight babe was traveling Friday to Park City for the Sundance Film Festival, ’cause K.Stew had two films (Welcome to the Rileys and The Runaways) premiering.

But don’t think that stopped her from helping out…

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MTV reports:

MTV News caught up with the ladies in Park City to ask them about their roles in the film. “I don’t think it was ever a big deal to me,” explained Dakota, who plays Runaways lead singer Cherie Currie, adding that having Cherie and Joan Jett (Kristen) kiss in the film “was just a thing, another day” for the characters.

Kristen agreed with her pal insisting that the kiss was just a part of the script and not done for shock value. “It was never a big deal to me either … especially the way it was written into the story and the way it wasn’t, ‘And they finally get together,’ ” she explained.

Full article here

From MTV:

During the fest we spoke with Kristen about “Welcome to the Rileys,” a teen-stripper drama about a woman who has no options. And Stewart was eager to tell us that people who have their backs against the wall make for great stories — even for an actress who won’t let anybody back her into a corner.

Of course, Kristen unveiled a double-barreled attack at the festival, as she also premiered “The Runaways,” a 180-degree turn that had her portraying rocker Joan Jett. To some fans, the flicks were quickly abbreviated as “the stripper movie” and “the rock movie,” but Kristen told us there was much more going on.

“[The shocking thing is] maybe that it’s not, like, shocking,” Stewart answered when asked whether the movie will surprise her legions of devoted “Twilight” fans. “It’s really not a stripper movie at all.

“You never see me stripping,” she insisted, although reports are aplenty that Stewart spends much of the movie in various states of undress. “I think that it’s a really good story. Most ‘Twilight’ fans are young girls, and this is a really, really good story for them.”

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From LA Times:

On Saturday afternoon, Kristen Stewart slipped into the Racquet Club Theater here unnoticed by paparazzi or a throng of salivating fans – at least two of whom had paid $2,000 for tickets on eBay — into the world premiere of her gritty family drama “Welcome to the Rileys.” So low-key was the “New Moon Saga” phenom, she passed from her SUV to the movie’s red carpet line without raising the suspicion of the mob desperately searching for any vestige of her.

The actress seemed visibly recalcitrant on the “Runaways” red carpet at the Eccles Theater, answering no more than two questions per camera crew (and addressing the print reporter scrum for only a meager four minutes). As well, Stewart emanated her signature ambivalence toward stardom, biting her lip and running her hands through her hair in the face of many questions about getting in character as Jett, who co-founded the all-girl rock band in 1975.

“I talked to her all the time,” Stewart said of Jett on the carpet, appearing decidedly punk in an unzipped black hoodie, t-shirt and jeans. “To tell you what it was about would be me summing up for a soundbyte. And I don’t want to do that.”

She paused, knitted her brow and then continued.

“She’s incredibly outspoken and embodies freedom in every way,” Stewart said. “It wasn’t easy for me to get there.

Full article here

From MTV:

Kellan Lutz confirmed he’s one of the leading candidates to play Conan in the upcoming film based on Robert E. Howard’s famous barbarian.

“I’ve been auditioning,” Lutz told E Online. “They’re finalizing so they’re trying to figure out what happens next. I’ve been waiting for a while, doing screen tests. There are just so many cooks in the kitchen. If it happens, it happens.”

“It’s not gonna be the new Arnold Schwarzenegger type of movie, no one’s going to try and play that role,” he said. “I think they’re going younger, a different type of story. I’m just excited, because the script is great.”

“It’s something that I’ve been actively going after because I’d die to put the weight back on,” he added. “I’m tired of playing young; I want to be the big guy that I was.”

Full article here

LocateTV has a nice article about Peter at the TCA for Nurse Jackie last Saturday.

By his latest count, actor Peter Facinelli has 1.5 million Followers on Twitter.

Most of them likely are lured by his continuing role as Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the Twilight movies. Perhaps a few also are entranced by the 36-year-old’s portrayal of cocksure Dr. Fitch Cooper on Showtimes’s acclaimed Nurse Jackie, which returns for a second season on March 22.

Since he raised the issue, locatetv.com inquired as to what he might tweet after Saturday afternoon’s Nurse Jackie interview panel at the ongoing Television Critics Association “press tour.”

He paused, girded himself and then mock-tweeted, “Just had a press conference. Hope the critics didn’t fall asleep.”

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Clevver TV discusses the frenzy of Twilight Vs. Vampire Diaries where according to an article in the NY Post written by Ari Karpel, it says Vampire Diaries is better!!! In my opinion… NOOO WAYYYY!!!!!! There’s is no wayy another series or a movie cam replace Twilight!! A real Twilight fan!!