Check out the Quicktime video at SerieAsten.TV.
There is a column at the Gainesville Sun entitled “Sexy vampires are destroying our nation’s children”–which explains why Twilight and True Blood are the cause of all evil with our nation’s youth. No, I’m not kidding–
Despite the recent influx of vampire-related content into the mainstream media and the youthful enthusiasm that accompanied it, vampirism still remains a dangerous threat to our nation’s children. Unchecked interest in vampires can lead to unfortunate summer wardrobe choices, rickets and diabetes. We can’t afford to lose our kids to these flashy, sexy, fly-by-night vampire impersonators who continue to fill their heads with untruths about the vampire lifestyle.
Read the rest of the (intentionally funny, I hope) rant at the newspaper’s website.
They talk about whether they would want their vampire powers in real life, how much they like they enjoyed the hospitality of Montepulciano, what the bad parts of playing the Volturi are, and more. You can listen to the interviews in English using audio players, as well as read the rough Google translation here.
Check out these amazing pictures of Dakota Fanning and Ashley Greene all dressed up as Alice Cullen and Jane of the Volturi while they were filming in Italy! Look–it’s Jane’s dress! Woah! Check out the rest of the story over at the Eagle Pictures Twilight blog including pics of the underground wine cellar location to be used for the Volturi that we first reported on a couple of weeks ago.
Three of the lovely ladies from New Moon–Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning and Ashley Greene–had what appears to be lunch in Italy. The pics are pretty uninteresting but enough people have sent them in that I’m going to bow to peer pressure and post them.
Check them out at Celebrity-Gossip.
Lainey Gossip has the details on all the scenes that will be filmed this week in Italy, along with some pictures of the New Moon cast leaving Vancouver. Here are the details–
First two days will focus on Bella trying to make her way through the throngs of festival revelers to reach Edward. She jumps in the fountain, wades through it, towards him. Of course she makes it in time at which point he pulls her into a building.
By the way – if you’re wondering, yes, they’ll be trying to include the “slamming” into his body.
When they reunite, Bella and Edward do kiss followed by the arrival of Jane and the others.
They’ll also film something from Alice’s perspective on these two days. She “sees” Edward sparkling in the sunlight.
Some the driving sequences will also go ahead on Tuesday and Wednesday, schedule permitting. .
On Thursday they’ll be jumping into a hole in the ground. This will likely be Robert Pattinson’s final day barring any major delays – heads up to you twi-hards who’ve made the journey.
Friday is more driving and Porsche work.
Just Jared has pictures of the cast hanging out in Italy, including some of Ashley Greene looking gorgeous in a bikini by the pool.
Check out this amazing account from an extra on the set of New Moon on their experience so far on the set–
The crew was very quick and organized, and divided all the extras into groups: “the drivers”, “the reds”, and “the blacks”. We felt like the prey of the production company. They then offered us breakfast, which I was grateful for since my stomach was complaining more than Rosalie. Me and all the other drivers (there were about a hundred of us), were then told to park in the front of the main entrance of the town, where a yellow Porsche was also parked! My God, what a beautiful car! The rest of the extras were taken inside the city wall, where they would be shooting the reunion between Edward and Bella later in the week.
The wait was unnerving. And extremely long. In the meantime, we learned the shooting schedule: Monday is rehearsals, Tuesday inside the city again, Wednesday and Thursday in the city square (Where there is expected to be 1000 extras), and Friday was for any needed reshoots. While I was waiting, I saw a really pretty girl with brown hair in jeans and t-shirt. For a second I thought it was Kristen Stewart, but then I realized it was her stunt double. The similarities between the two was striking, especially from behind.
At around 10pm, it’s our turn. When arrived in front of the door, Chris Weitz’s assistant, Bill, arranged the order of all the cars. Every time he looked at me and my car, he smiled. They then began tests with the Porsche, with Bella’s and Alice’s stunt doubles. And here’s the funny part: Alice had a stunt MAN, instead of a woman. He was wearing a headscarf, sunglasses, a red leather glove and a long grey coat with big silver buttons. Bella’s stunt double, instead, was dressed very simply, wearing only a green sweater and jeans.
The tests of the Porsche were seemingly never-ending, they really wanted it to be perfect. They did not overlook even the smallest detail: everything -from the placement of the car to all the car sounds- had to be just right. They even were overly careful with all the red flags placed around Montepulciano. The crew was sweaty and shouting us to get in our places, to which we obliged. Bill (Weitz’s assistant) was always calm and smiling, every once in a while stopping to talk to us on set.
You can read the rest at the RobPattzNews blog!
Eagle Pictures, the distributors of New Moon in Italy, have just sent out a press release confirming a lot of what we know about the filming schedule and details in Montepulciano. Here’s an English translation of the original– In a few days to complete the cast arrives in Italy to turn Montepulciano two chapters in the book NEW MOON, second episode of the Twilight saga, is set in Volterra. The course will be set blindatissimo.
Tomorrow [today, ndr.] Pattinson flying from Cannes to Rome. Then will drive to Montepulciano. Filming Italian start on set May 26 and end on 29th This is the cast list of a hill
- Kristen Stewart - Bella
- Robert Pattinson - Edward
- Ashley Greene - Alice Cullen
- Daniel Cudmore - FELIX - Volturi
- Charlie Bewley - DEMETRA - Volturi
- Dakota Fanning - JANE - Volturi
- Chris Weitz - Director
On May 30 there will be in Montepulciano a gathering of all the Italian twilighters, expected more than 5,000 girls. Many are from ‘broad there are those who come even from Japan. There is no longer a free hotel within a radius of 20 km.
Meanwhile, the historic center of Montepulciano is preparing to receive the set.
L ‘Androne Hall Michelozzo attributed to the great Florentine Renaissance architect, and the famous cloister were painted dark red, under the attentive eyes of the technicians and the’ administration. For weeks the girls will file photograph in front of the ‘hall.
Piazza Grande was just the fountain described in the book, it is 7 meters long and e of wood and paper.
The yellow Porsche that Alice will drive in New Moon has been discovered in Montepulciano, Italy! Ale at TwilightersItalia sends in this report–
The big man you can see in some pictures is one of the stuntmen. He had an Alice wig, a bandana, a couple of elbow high red gloves, and seemingly from far he actually looked like our loved little vampire/pixie.
Mauro secretly told us that there are two yellow porsche in Montepulciano, placed in different places of the town. As they were not exactly identical, one had yellow brake pad cover and another had them red, Production was willing to spend to the incredible amount of €5800 PER PIECE to have them all red!!!
Luckily they found out a way to paint them, but this episode says a lot on how high is this movie’s budget!!!
The helicopter we told you about ealier, has kept low-flying whole day long filming aerial of the main square.. The fountain is not finished yet, so probably this was a rehearsal or shooting for the DVD’s extra-contents .
Check out the rest of the awesome pics over at TwilightersItalia!
