L.A. Times  

They must battle an army of new vampires controlled by Victoria and this time you’ll get to see their ‘true vampire-ness,’ according to actor Peter Facinelli.

The family that slays together, stays together.

At least that’s the case for the Cullen brood.

In "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," which hits theaters June 30, Seattle is ravaged by a series of killings caused by an army of newborn vampires controlled by revenge-seeking bloodsucker Victoria. To combat the threat against Bella ( Kristen Stewart) in this third installment of the franchise, the Cullens must band together and join forces with their sworn enemies, the wolf pack.

"The whole family is in a vulnerable position because of the love we have for Bella," said Elizabeth Reaser, who plays matriarch Esme Cullen. "If she’s not OK, we’re not OK."

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Christian Serratos, who plays Bella’s classmate Angela, didn’t get the memo that all things Breaking Dawn related are top secret.

While in Australia to attend a Twilight convention on Monday (do you think she bumped into the Biebs?) someone asked when filming on Breaking Dawn would finally begin. Booboo Stewart first replied, "No word is out yet," but then Christian — oops — spilled that it’s slated for October.

Gil Birmingham, who plays Jacob’s dad Billy Black, tried to quickly ease the awkward moment by telling the crowd, "We could tell you, but we’d have to kill you — like we will Christian."

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Via Twilight Facebook

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

Twilight Examiner ~ Amanda Bell

If you happen to have any burning questions for new The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon, you may want to head over to the Official Twilight Facebook Fan Page.

Just a few moments ago, Condon issued a note to Twilight fans on the Facebook page, letting us all know how he has been prepping himself for his new part in the Twilight world.

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.

Condon also stated that he has a long-standing affinity for vampire stories, and he issued his appreciative thoughts about the story of the Twilight Saga:

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.

He also stated that part of his interest in becoming the newest Twilight series director was it’s "already-iconic" leading cast members, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner.

Finally, Bill Condon opened up the floor to Twilight fans for their questions. He promises he’ll answer them as best as he can, and you can read the full note and submit your questions here.

Gossip Cop

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.

Malicius Mandi’s Blog (http://maliciousmandysmind.blogspot.com)

There isn’t much to report on today.

It was all in studio.

As I’ve mentioned n the past studio is great for the cast and crew because there is no public access.

The downside of this for fans is no photos, information, etc.

Here is what I do know:

Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner started at 5am and wrapped at just after 9pm.

Kristen Stewart left first, Taylor shortly after.

It was a long day and it didn’t go as scheduled.

It is not a studio they used before for either New Moon or Eclipse.

Though Robert Pattinson was on set today he did not film as scheduled.

Instead he was seen in the late afternoon at a bar on Commercial drive with good friend Sam Bradley having a bite to eat and a few beers.

 
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Twilight Examiner – Amanda Bell

For the most part, Twilight fans know what events will transpire in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, but materials from the film are still fairly limited, so the exact nature of the picture is still untold.

One of the things that Eclipse book fans agree upon is the fact that the Cullen family plays a more important role in the events of this chapter in the story, so to hear their perceptions of the heightened importance is quite encouraging.

The Los Angeles Times did a series of interviews with each (except Robert Pattinson) of the Cullen character actors, and they each pointed to the defining characteristics Twilight fans will see from them in the film.

For instance, Peter Facinelli said that "Carlisle," for the first time in the series would be "flying blind" as his family’s special powers are weakened by this story’s villain; meanwhile, Ashley Greene promised fans are "going to see the dark, dangerous side of Alice."

You can check out the full interview here.