UPDATE: Following reports from ROBsessed and GossipCOP that the Daily Record story was a fabrication, we reached out to Pattinson's representation for clarification. The response we got is that he never spoke to them. Consider this "interview" debunked.
FROM MTV.COM: Following the November blockbuster release of "New Moon," Robert Pattinson has maintained a relatively low profile as he geared up to begin filming "Bel Ami" alongside Uma Thurman in Europe. That cloud of welcome anonymity is about to break, though, as the PR machine ramps up for another RPattz film release: the romantic drama "Remember Me."
In an interview with the Scottish Daily Record, Pattinson spoke of his paranoia about relationships, the eventual end of the "Twilight" series and some very intimate on-camera time he'll soon share with Thurman.
Continue reading Robert Pattinson Has 'Disturbing' Sex Scenes In 'Bel Ami'
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... Read more...
"Up in the Air" is a masterpiece. "Avatar" is the rare film equally brilliant in the eyes of critics and audiences. "The Hurt Locker" reaches a raw emotional nerve unrivaled in the cinema. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
You can only heap on so much praise during awards season before your mind starts contemplating the polar opposites of 2009: the lazy, uninspired and just plain awful movies. Thankfully, the Razzies are here once again to pay tribute to the worst of the worst — and fans of "Twilight," "Transformers" and the Jonas Brothers seem unlikely to be amused. (Click the image at the top to check out our Razzie contenders flipbook gallery!) Read more...
Howdy Twilighters! We've got some good news for you today. The DVD release date for "New Moon" has been announced: March 20. That's the only detail we have at this point, but as you can see in the box art image below, it will be a features-packed two-disc special edition release. Not terribly surprising of course, but it's good to have a date and some hard facts to pin your hopes to, right? What sort of extras do you hope to see on the discs? Sound off in the comments below!
UPDATE: Thanks to a tip from twitter follower @KimberChambers, we have an update on this direct from Stephenie Meyer herself:
Just a quick note on the subject of the Breaking Dawn film: there is no drama over whether the book should be one movie or two. My personal feeling is that it would be very difficult to cram the whole story into one movie (as I've said in many interviews previous to this), but if a great way of doing that surfaces, I'm all for it. Two or one, whichever way fits the story best is fine by me, and everyone I've spoken with at Summit seems to feel the same way. We're all excited to move forward on this, and we are slowly and surely getting there. I know people are anxious for news, and so sometimes gossip get fabricated to stir things up, but there's no basis to this particular story.
Steph
So move along. Nothing to see here. The original post is preserved after the jump, for posterity. Read more...
FROM HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: "New Moon" may not be nominated for a single award at the Golden Globes, but that doesn't mean the supernatural blockbuster won't be represented when the 67th annual show airs on Sunday, January 17. Werewolf Taylor Lautner will be on hand as a presenter, according to an Associated Press report, joining a predictably deep pool of top Hollywood talent.
Other confirmed presenters include Christina Aguilera, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Aniston, Chace Crawford, Cameron Diaz, Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster, Matthew Fox, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Neil Patrick Harris, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts and Sam Worthington.
Continue reading 'New Moon' Star Taylor Lautner To Present At The Golden Globes
As anyone who has seen both "Daybreakers" and "Twilight" will tell you, there's a night-and-uhhh... other night difference between their respective treatments of the vampire mythos. You might also expect that each story's hero vampire -- high-schooler Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and scientist Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke) -- are vastly different. Wrong. Despite the vast differences in tone between the two movies, the two Edwards are actually remarkably similar in some fundamental ways.
Let's delve a little deeper into the similarities, shall we? Readers beware: spoilers lie ahead for both movies. I won't be spoiling any major twists for "Daybreakers" (there are a few), but if you want to remain entirely pure, you'd best wait until after seeing the movie to read this feature. Read more...
FROM HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: Although Paramore was quick to lend their pop-punk track "Decode" to the "Twilight" soundtrack, singer Hayley Williams admits the band turned down the opportunity to appear on the “New Moon” one.
MTV News caught up with Hayley on the red carpet at the People’s Choice Awards where she explained the reasoning for passing up the chance to work on the "New Moon" Soundtrack. "Honestly, I had a good time being a part of the first one. They asked us if we wanted to do the second one, and I said 'no.' I didn't want to force anything. They did come to us really early, like before they knew if they would use it. We wanted it to be genuine."
Continue reading Paramore Singer Hayley Williams Explains Decision Behind Passing On The 'New Moon' Soundtrack
Did you tune in last night for the 36th Annual People's Choice Awards? If you didn't then you missed a pretty funny "Twilight" send-up. Show host Queen Latifah was inserted into Robert Pattinson's forest break-up scene from "New Moon," replacing Kristen Stewart. Instead of sharing a touching moment, Latifah uses the time to negotiate an awards show appearance with the sparkly vampire. When that doesn't pan out and Pattinson disappears, the pop star shrugs and says "I'll just get the werewolf to do the show."
FROM MTV.COM: Taylor Lautner's got abs of gold. "New Moon" has reeled in $288 million in just seven weeks in theaters, making it the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year and climbing. Now the movie's star is about to get paid. Big-time.
Lautner is set to earn $7.5 million for his next picture, according to a Deadline Hollywood report, making him the highest-paid teen in Hollywood. The film, titled "Northern Lights," is about a young aerobatics pilot who falls in love with a female pilot. Helmed by "Max Payne" director John Moore, the film is set to start shooting on April 1.
Continue reading Taylor Lautner Set To Become Highest-Paid Teen Actor For Tom Cruise Flick
