December 29

Movie News
Have you wondered how many mistakes were made in Twilight? I haven't either, but some other poor sap has, and he even counted them (I am not 100% it is a man, but no woman I know would worry about that, so it has to be a man.............right?) Find out how many mistakes Twilight made and what other top movies made the list. I guess I better go and see the movie again, I didn't notice that many mistakes.

New Moon has made the list for the Top 30 movies to see in 2009. Number 14 isn't bad at all. Click here to see what the top movies are.

Celebrity addictionary
And I thought I had extra time on my hand. Check out how great these words are.

Pattinsonic boom - noun, The hastily assembled cottage industry related to the rise of Rob Pattinson, also the sound of his fame exploding. See also, Pattinsonic bust

Pattronize - verb, To humor one's Twilight-obsessed friends

TwiCrack - noun, Twilight-related news, information and memorabilia that fuels burning Twilight addictions for those who are High on Twi (-light, that is). Commonly injected by Twilight Junkies and those suffering from severe OCD (Obsessive Cullen Disorder).

I just love the smell of victory! Yes ladies, Twilight has made more money domestically than James Bond. So sorry Kevin.
Twilight Movie Totals as of December 28th
Total US Gross $167,325,198
International Gross $64,600,000
Worldwide Gross $231,925,198

James Bond Movie Totals as of December 28th
Total US Gross $164,347,000
International Gross $372,500,000
Worldwide Gross $536,847,000

December 21

Check out this picture of Rob. I think he looks good with shorter hair. I mean it is no Edward, but it will grow back............right? I think he looks a little like Justin Timberlake.



Michael Copon Comments: Why he could be Jacob Black
JUSTJAREDJR.COM - Michael Copon: I’ve Got 60 Pounds on Taylor Lautner.
Looks like Michael Copon and Taylor Lautner will be duking it out for the role of Jacob Black! Michael, 26, just spoke with J-14 to talk about nabbing himself the perfect part in New Moon, the upcoming sequel to Twilight.

On what he’s been doing to prepare: I feel like I need to bulk down. Right now I’m close to 200 pounds of muscle. Taylor’s [Lautner] probably what, 140, if he’s lucky? I’m already 200 pounds, so there’s no need for me to get any bigger. Plus he’s 5′6″ and I’m 6′2″. In the book, he grows eight inches and I’m exactly eight inches taller than Taylor. Huge difference.

On why he should get the role of Jacob Black: I have nothing against Taylor personally. I think he’s great and tremendous at what he does. But it’s just adjusting to the fact that Jacob has to grow. It’s a matter of going with the storyline. It goes with the territory. I see so much in Jacob Black that I feel like wasn’t brought to the first film that if I had the opportunity, I would totally create an amazing character.

On the books: I’ve read the first one and I’ve dabbled through the Cliffs Notes of the second and third ones. I haven’t had time to actually sit down and read the whole book, but I kind of know what happens.

Movie Sales as of 12/21/08
Total US Gross $158,460,899
International Gross $50,200,000
Worldwide Gross $208,660,899

James Bond has made $161,300,000 in US sales. Twilight is less than $3,000,000 million dollars behind. Wahoo!! For the movie to be out 4 weeks and make over $200 million dollars I think is really cool. I just cannot wait until the DVD and even more, New Moon.

Twilight's Original Score
In case you were not aware, there was another Soundtrack released from the movie Twilight. This is the actual original score from the film. There are 21 songs on this CD. Click here to see all the songs and to listen to samples.

December 18

Twilight Parodies
If you can't laugh at Twilight after enjoying it too much, what can you laugh at? Check out these parodies. They are hilarious.

Twilight the Puppet Saga

Dimlight

Twilight Before Christmas

Thank you Angie B for the laughs.

December 15

Who will be the new Jacob Black?
MTV has confirmed with Summit that there are other actors vying for the role of Jacob Black and pitching their resume to be considered for everyone’s favorite Volturi Aro. There’s also coverage on Rob and Kristen and those oh so romantic scenes.

Variety is confirming that Summit will release New Moon on November 20, 2009. Is it too early to start the count down? Channy and I will not rent out the theatre just yet.....

Twilight Movie Sales as of December 14th
US Gross $150,045,826
International Gross $50,200,000
Worldwide Gross $200,245,826

December 14

News from Stephenie

Hey guys,

There's been a lot of worry and speculation on the boards lately, and I want to let you know what's going on.

First of all, like you, I'm sad that Catherine is not continuing on with us for New Moon. I'm going to miss her, not just as a brilliant director, but also as a friend. She has such a distinct, authentic voice that did amazing things for Twilight. I'm looking forward to every movie she does in the future.

And she didn't leave us empty handed. We still get the benefits of her amazing casting and the beautiful visual world she created. This foundation puts us in a good place for New Moon.

Summit Films is moving forward with a new director for New Moon. They've asked Chris Weitz, director of American Pie, About a Boy, and The Golden Compass, to join us, and I am very pleased to announce that he's agreed to be a part of our Twilight world. I've had the chance to talk to Chris, and I can tell you that he is excited by the story and eager to keep the movie as close to the book as possible. He is also very aware of you, the fans, and wants to keep you all extremely happy. (Torches and pitchforks are not going to be necessary.)
I'm excited to work with Chris and I think he brings a lot to the table, not the least of which for me is that he wrote the screenplay for and directed one of my favorite movies of all time, About a Boy. I'm really looking forward to seeing his vision for New Moon.

There is a letter from Christ on Stephenie's website. Click here to read it.

Not too bad. Hopefully he keeps true to his letter.

December 11, part 2

CHRIS WEITZ OFFICIAL NEW MOON DIRECTOR!
This just in from Entertainment Weekly, although we have no official confirmation from Summit, EW doesn’t stick their necks out like this unless they have something truly viable.
Sources tell Entertainment Weekly that Summit Entertainment is about to hire Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass) as the shepherd for New Moon, the second installment of Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling Twilight series.

Weitz is best-known for his work with his brother Paul. The two directed and produced American Pie and then were nominated for an Academy Award for best screenplay for About a Boy, which they also co-directed. Chris’ first solo directing gig, The Golden Compass, didn’t do well stateside but was a hit internationally.

Twilight, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, has grossed more than $141 million so far, but Hardwicke had clashed with the studio during production. It was announced early this week that she would not be making New Moon. Weitz has a solid relationship with Summit’s top brass; he’s considered easy to work with and has experience with special effects. "He’s the quality-of-life-choice," says one source. While Summit insists "we have not yet signed Chris Weitz to do New Moon," and Weitz’s agency says no deal has been signed, other sources say the deal is imminent, and that Summit has stopped negotiations with other potential Moon directors. Summit had planned to announce this hiring decision on Sunday, Dec. 14, and could have Weitz in Vancouver, B.C. as early as Monday to start pre-production on the film.

Now that the Director has been chosen, let the casting begin. Check out this article from EW.

December 11

NEW MOON MOVIE DETAILS
Entertainment Weekly - New details on New Moon and the possibility that Taylor won’t be back as Jacob. Read about it below:

Summit Entertainment has tentatively slated Nov. 20, 2009, as the release date for New Moon, the Twilight sequel, which means any director who signs on to replace Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has to be in Vancouver by Dec. 15 to begin 12 weeks of preproduction before a mid-March start date. Reports have speculated that Hardwicke was fired for being difficult on set, but sources close to her suggest Summit’s aggressive production schedule turned her off. “She’d love to do the sequel if she could do it better than Twilight,” says one. “It ­became clear that Summit didn’t have those same priorities.”

Indeed, at press time the second movie appeared to have ­little more than a rough first-draft working script. As Summit’s production president Erik Feig told EW during Twilight’s ­record-busting first weekend, “There is that first…script. All the finesse that turns a screenplay into a movie hasn’t ­happened yet.” Two weeks later, Summit is saying it’s happy with screenwriter ­Melissa Rosenberg’s progress.

Another of Hardwicke’s primary concerns was that hunky vampire Edward remains MIA throughout New Moon’s middle portion. In her own opening-weekend interview, she told EW, “You have to get the chemistry as strong ­between Jacob and Bella as it was between Bella and Edward. You also have to do ­some­thing with that arc: She’s in love with somebody, he disappears, she falls in love with someone else, and the first guy comes back. Movies like Pearl Harbor have tried it. It absolutely didn’t work.”

With or without Hardwicke, Summit ­faces other snags. Two sources tell EW the studio doesn’t want to rehire baby-faced Taylor Lautner (pictured) as Jacob, though Lautner’s agent has apparently reached out to the ­imaging company behind The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in an attempt to demonstrate to Summit how a digitally bulked-up Lautner could work. (Summit says it won’t make a decision until a new filmmaker is on board.) There’s also the matter of finding a cast of Native American actors to play Jacob’s werewolf clan — a difficult challenge Hardwicke was also faced with before ­settling on Lautner, who isn’t completely ­Native American. And with a slightly increased budget of $50 million — much of which is ­assumed will go to leads asking for heftier paydays, location shoots in Italy, and ramped-up F/X — Summit will have to scrimp somewhere.

POTIENTIAL NEW MOON DIRECTOR
Two sources (Perez Hilton and Nikke Finke) are claiming Chris Weitz has been offered the position of directing New Moon. At this point, it’s not confirmed by Summit.
From Perez:

The makers of Twilight, Summit Entertainment, has reportedly offered the sequel director job to Chris Weitz.In addition to directing About a Boy, Weitz was also one of the producers of American Pie.

Hollywood insiders say Weitz scored the big job because he’s super good friends with Summit’s president of production, Eric Feig.

It’s nice to have friends in high places!

Summit also reportedly liked the job he did directing The Golden Compass, that Nicole Kidman film no one saw.

From Nikki Finke:

Yes, he’s had tremendous success working with tweens and teens (About A Boy as director and writer, American Pie as producer and uncredited director). But Chris Weitz also did The Golden Compass (as writer and director), and my source says Summit Entertainment liked the look of that even if it didn’t heat up the domestic box office (but did better overseas). I don’t have official confirmation yet that this Twilight sequel offer has gone out to Weitz. But my insider says another reason it came down is because Weitz and Summit’s president of production Eric Feig are longtime pals. The source tells me Weitz is “still considering” the offer to helm New Moon and possibly also Eclipse if the sequel and threequel movie adaptations of Stephenie Meyer’s series of vampire books are made back-to-back. This info follows my news that Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke is off the film franchise.

Late Breaking Article from EW confirming what had been rumored by various sources earlier, that an offer has gone out to Chris Weitz of The Golden Compass and Oscar Nominee for About a Boy fame. There is no info on whether that offer has been accepted. Also under discussion is how Taylor Lautner can fit in given the state of graphic technology seen in such movies like Benjamin Button where Brad Pitt ages and then youthens before our eyes.

NEW TWILIGHT ITEMS AT HOT TOPIC
Hot Topic is piling on the new merchandise before the holidays. They have added new patches, stickers, puzzles, and much more to their inventory. In addition to the merchandise, they’ve also added two new videos from the Hot Topic Twilight tour!

Here is a full list of all the newly added merchandise:
• Twilight Edward and Bella Puzzle
• Twilight Cast Puzzle
• Twilight Tour T-Shirt
• Twilight Sparkle Boys Sticker
• Twilight Edward Sparkle Pin
• Twilight Heart Arrow Necklace
• Twilight Broken Heart Necklace Set
• Twilight Logo Sticker

To view and/or purchase these items from Hot Topic, click here.

And to watch the two Hot Topic Twilight Tour videos that they’ve added to their site, click here.

December 8

Twilight Holiday Downloads
Novel Novice has a series of Twilight holiday downloads from wallpapers to e-cards. Check them out.

Need a laugh? Check this out, really go and check it out!

Who should be the Director for New Moon?
MTV.com has a list of potential applicants. It is pretty lengthy, so if you have the time, go and check it out.

Twilight Movie Sales as of December 8th
US Gross $138,552,346
International Gross $33,000,000
Worldwide Gross $171,402,068

Oh yes, we are making some head-way.

Two new Twilight Conventions
We (Creation Entertainment) are very excited to announce 2 new Twilight Events!!!! First we have the first Creation Entertainment Twilight Convention in San Francisco in February! We have also announced a special Salute to Twilight day at our Grand Slam event in Burbank Ca! See below for more show info!

Creation Entertainment Twilight Convention in San Francisco in February!
Salute to Twilight Convention
Fri., Sat. & Sun. February 20-22, 2009,
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
http://www.twilightconvention.com/

GUESTS:
KELLAN LUTZ - Emmet Cullen, 90210’s George Evans. Appearing Sunday
ASHLEY GREENE- Alice Cullen Appearing Saturday

EVENTS:
FRIDAY NIGHT MUSICAL CONCERT
SATURDAY NIGHT VAMPIRE BALL
SUNDAY MORNING CELEBRITY BRUNCH and CHARITY AUCTION

Salute to Twilight day at our Grand Slam event in Burbank Ca!
Sunday Salute to Twilight at Grand SlamSunday, May 3rd, 2009
Los Angeles, Ca
http://www.twilightconvention.com/

GUESTS:KELLAN LUTZ - Emmet Cullen, 90210’s George Evans
ASHLEY GREENE- Alice Cullen
TAYLOR LAUTNER- Jacob Black
MICHAEL WELCH - Mike Newton

December 7

SUMMIT BEGINS SEARCH FOR NEW MOON DIRECTOR
Summit Entertainment and director Catherine Hardwicke jointly announced today that the filmmaker will not be directing the next installment in the newly minted TWILIGHT film franchise. Summit’s targeted end of 2009 or early 2010 release of the film, NEW MOON, does not work with Ms. Hardwicke’s required prep time to bring her vision of the film to the big screen. Thus as has been done before with many successful film franchises, the studio will employ a new director for NEW MOON.

"I am sorry that due to timing I will not have the opportunity to direct NEW MOON,” said Hardwicke. “Directing TWILIGHT has been one of the great experiences of my life, and I am grateful to the fans for their passionate support of the film. I wish everyone at Summit the best with the sequel– it is a great story."

“Catherine did an incredible job in helping us to launch the TWILIGHT franchise and we thank her for all of her efforts and we very much hope to work with her on future Summit projects,” said Erik Feig, Summit’s President of Production. “We as a studio have a mandate to bring the next installment in the franchise to the big screen in a timely fashion so that fans can get more of Edward, Bella and all of the characters that Stephenie Meyer has created. We are able to pursue an aggressive time frame as we have the luxury of only adapting the novels into screenplays as opposed to having to create a storyline from scratch.”

The Normal Mormon Husbands are back. This time they have their own ideas on New Moon casting, or should we say recasting. They also have a quiz where you can voice your opinion on their recasting choices. This guy is so funny.

Twilight Movie Sales as of December 6th
US Gross $138,552,346
International Gross $24,000,000
Worldwide Gross $162,552,346

December 3

I so very sorry for my absence. Life is getting a little busy of late, but fear not, I am back and ready to post two weeks worth of Twilight information! Away we goooooo.....

Current Gross for Twilight
Total US Gross $122,658,216
International Gross $19,900,000
Worldwide Gross $142,558,216

Current Gross for James Bond
Total US Gross $143,228,936
International Gross $340,100,000
Worldwide Gross $483,328,936

For being open one week less than James Bond, I think we are doing pretty well for ourselves. We are only about 21 million behind on US Gross. Bond was only at $108,790,786 for their first week.

Twilight Books
Just a reminder the Twilight Collector's Edition is on sale now. Buy if for yourself and save it for Christmas. Also, the Twilight Saga: the official guide is not going to be out until September 30, 2009. This is 9 months later than originally planned. Boy am I depressed.

Twilighters Anonymous has a pretty funny Top Ten List (think Letterman) about why you should see the Twilight movie again.

New Moon Update
MTV did an interview about New Moon with Catherine Hardwicke. Many questions will be answered and some are left out, but a great read if you have the time. For those of you pressed for time, here are a few highlights from the interview.
-They hope to have the movie out in late 2009 early 2010
-The first rough draft of New Moon has been completed
-There will be more of Edward than you think

Hot Topic has gone crazy with Twilight items. They have added men's hoodies, gift cards, purses and much more. Go and check it out. Might make shopping for Christmas just a little easier.New Moon Update

Twilight DVD
This information is coming from the Twilight Lexicon Blog, so nothing official, but these gals know their stuff. I will keep you posted when the release date actually comes out.

Also, for those of you who are dying to have the DVD, this is just in from Naomi who stumbled on Twilight info at her local video store.
I was at my local mall today, scouting out new Twilight merchandise, when I decided to check out FYE. I went straight to the posters that were displayed and there, taped to the display, was a sign that read "PREORDER TWILIGHT TODAY! COMING IN 2009." I literally ran up to the counter and asked the lady to fill me in. She told me that I could pre-order it by putting $5 down on the dvd, and when it came in, they’d call. I asked when it was coming in and she replied around Valentine’s Day (February 14th). Also (and I don’t know if this is just at my local FYE or at others too), the woman told me that she was having a contest to win a special Twilight prize. To win, all you have to do is pre-order the DVD. Oh, and they have 2 different versions of the DVD coming out: a regular (estimated at $19.99) and a special edition (estimated at $22.99).

Festival of Trees
Look at what people can come up with. Wow is all I can say, people in Utah are something else. Read about it in the Desert News.





Here is what is under the Christmas Tree.

-Bella - A Camera and a Scrapbook
-Edward - An Electric Piano
-Carlisle - The game Operation
-Esme - A Pink tool set
-Emmet - A bear rug and a red toy jeep
-Rosalie - A silver-plated vanity set complete with brush, comb, and mirror
-Alice - A Magic 8 Ball
-Jasper - Books on the Civil War along with a baseball and bat
-Charlie - A Fishing Pole
-Rene - The Host autographed by Stephenie Meyer, and a gift certificate from the Kings English Bookstore
-Renesme - The complete works of Shakespeare and Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice
-Jacob - A tool box, a work light, and work gloves.
-The Volturri - The board game Risk
-Infinite Jewelry donated the Official Bella’s Bracelet and Engagement Ring.
-Twilight Teez donated the Edward “bite me” baseball cap and the Jacob “Hot Dog” Beanie Hat
-The Forks Chamber of Commerce provided a Forks Washington Baseball cap
-Forks Outfitters sent a Forks Spartan Sweatshirt
-Brent Neilson hand carved the beautiful Queen and Pawn Chess pieces for the Twilight Saga book ends
-Shauna Call worked tirelessly on the tree skirt which is actually a twin size quilt with the four book cover designs.
-A La Push Hoodie jacket, a Forks T-shirt, a Team Edward Purse, and a plush penguin doll, the -Twilight 2009 Calendar, and a Twilight Movie poster, and a “Dear Santa Vampires Believe” cookie plate completed the delights under the tree.

Site of the month
After much thought I have decided to make Twilightmoms.com the site of the month for December. Let me explain why I was not a fan for awhile.

Back in May, Channy and I were sitting out for The Host book signing. We had spent a cold night out in front of Borders to get the tickets and were now sitting in the baking sun waiting in line for the event. Well a couple of "girls" thought they would butt in line and lied about it. I was having none of that and went to told the ladies they had to move. Needless to say security was called and the "girls" had to move back in line.

How does this tie in with Twilight Mom's, well, these "girls" claimed to be Twilight moms. Looking back I don't think they were, but I didn't know. The real Twilight Mom's are wonderful helpful people.

I felt I needed to give Twilight Mom's the site of the month because they did such a wonderful job on the Twilight Premiere. I know how much work it was for the party we had, I can only imagine what time and effort was put forth for theirs. Congrats to Twilight Mom's.

WHAT A WEEKEND!!

This weekend has been AWESOME!! Our Thursday night party could not of been better, the party we went to on Friday was fun too. The Utes are undefeated and I saw Twilight 3 times. Life doesn't get much better than this.

As promised, new updates on how well Twilight did in general and up against Bond, James Bond. (see post from November 17th for more information about these two films).

Friday Sales (yes, just Friday)
Twilight - $35.7 Million - 14th best first-day gross of all time
7 of that $35.7 million is just from Midnight showings
Bond - $8.8 Million

Saturday Sales
Twilight - $21.1 million
Bond - $10-13 Million

Sunday Sales
Twilight - ??
Bond - ??

According to EW.com, Twilight will gross an estimated $70.6 million opening weekend. Not as much as I would of liked, but more than Bond. Sorry Kevin. This is an estimate, so keep checking back for the actual.

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/11/twilight-friday.html
http://www.ew.com/ew/news/charts/movies/boxoffice/0,,,00.html
http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/weekly/2008/20081121.php

New Moon News
It is official, New moon is a go! Summit Entertainment has wasted no time announcing they will start production on New Moon. Read about it on their website. Channy and I are planning a party for New Moon, so mark your calendars.

November 21

Twilight Party and Movie
After months of anticipation, we were finally rewarded. We have been to one of the funniest parties ever and we saw Twilight.

The day could not come fast enough. I didn't sleep well the night prior, I am sure it was because of all the excitement about the movie and the Twilight Party Channy and I were throwing. I would dare say, yesterday was better than Christmas. The party we threw was great! I don't think it could of gone any better. I believe we had about 50 people total. The decorations, food and games came together wonderfully.

Thank you again to all those who did attend. I know many traveled from out of state to come. I hope we didn't let you down. Channy and I enjoyed putting this together and having others share our love of the books. We missed those who were not able to make it, but don't worry, we have three others party's we are planning on hosting.

The movie was wonderful. I like it a lot. The did follow the book well. They even used a lot of the same lines from the book for the movie. In addition to the romance, there were several funny parts. I was entertained the entire two hours.

I googled "Twilight reviews" and over 1300 articles came up. These reviews range from 5 star to 2.5 (this was by the Salt Lake Tribe, guy hasn't even read the books.) My review has nothing but praise. Of course there were a few things I would of like to see, but then I have read the book 6 times. I do not think this movie is a waste of your $8.00.

I plan on seeing it again tonight! Let's hope Twilight makes more than Bond does. I would hate for Channy to lose a bet.

Check back later this weekend to see the total sales for Twilight's opening weekend and pictures from the party.

November 17

Twilight vs. James Bond Quantum of Solace (Opening Weekend)
My cousin Channy has told her brother Kevin, that Twilight will beat the opening numbers for the new James Bond movie Quantum of Solace. Here is what I know of so far.

Bond
Number of theatres showing film opening weekend - 5,900
Opening weekend gross - $70.4 million dollars
Percentage of ticket purchased in advance - 44%
Midnight Showings - Couldn't find info, but I am sure it wasn't 500.
Cost to make film - $200 million

Twilight
Number of theatres showing film opening weekend - 5,500
Opening weekend gross - ????
SOLD OUT Midnight Showings - 500 theatres
Percentage of ticket purchased in advance - 51%
Cost to make film - $37 million

So what needs to happen to make it so Twilight does do better than Bond? ALL the theaters need to sell out! Having 400 less theatres will hurt us, but I am going twice, maybe three times. If you are passionate about this, help us out and go as many times as you can! :)

November 15

In Style Magazine

In Style Magazine has exclusive images from their recent photo shoot with the cast from the movie. You can see more photos in the December issue and outtakes here.

TWILIGHT: the lost script

Ok, this is pretty funny. If you have some time, read these little scripts people at msn.com made up. Really, they are funny. Click here.

MOVIE SCENE - SPOILER

MTV has posted a blog about their Spoilers show featuring Twilight. There is also an exclusive Minivan Rescue scene below. Clearly this would be a SPOILER. So only watch if you want to see the scene.

November 13

Enterainment Weekly
Stephenie has been chosen by Entertainment Weekly as one of their Entertainers of the Year! This issue will hit newsstands on Friday and you can read about it here.

USA Weekend Magazine
USA Weekend Magazine has given us the exclusive first look at their Twilight cover for this weekend (its November 14-16 issue). USA WEEKEND will also feature an exclusive Twilight poster inside. Click here to see which local paper in your area carries USA Weekend.

November 9

My husband had read ALL 4 books!! Way to go Stu!

Movie Update - FOR NEW MOON and ECLIPSE
REELZCHANNEL had the opportunity to spend an entire day with the cast of Twilight. Here is some of the information they were able to get:

Stewart and Twilight Vamps All Signed for Three Movies
ReelzChannel was the envy of young girls across the nation this weekend spending an entire Saturday with the cast of Twilight.

Summit Entertainment, which made Twilight, is thrilled with the early hype around the November 21st release, but they are being cautious not to count their chickens before they hatch. Most industry insiders already consider an adaptation of the second book, New Moon, a foregone conclusion, but thus far Summit has only admitted to preproduction (insert scream here) work on the script.

During the course of the marathon junket, we had the chance to confirm that each and every character from the book series is signed on to three Twilight movies.

What about Breaking Dawn? Since the book wasn’t out when the contracts were drawn up, it was not part of the deal. Translation? If this series gets all the way to part four, Summit is either recasting or Stewart, Pattinson, Lautner, and crew can look forward to a nice fat raise.

Twilight DVD
Director Catherine Hardwicke says there are 12 deleted scenes on the TWILIGHT DVD! Check out her interview. Can you believe it, they are already working on the DVD. 12 deleted scenes? That is like 30 more minutes of the movie!

Bella's Lullaby - Edward Style
You may or may not have known, but Bella's lullaby was originally done by Edward, but was cut at the last minute. My friend Lisa found Edward's version on You Tube. Check it out!
It makes me wish I never stopped playing the piano, but don't tell my mom that.

Magazine Update
Entertainment Weekly will be having three Twilight covers hitting newsstands this weekend. Click here to see Rob Pattinson's solo cover and read the article.
Film Fantasy’s Twilight issue will be hitting newsstands, bookstores and department stores like Wal-Mart beginning on Monday November 10th. The issue – a 100 page special — features interviews with Stephenie Meyer, Catherine Hardwicke, Melissa Rosenberg, Robert Pattinson and a number of different actors from the film. Plus there’s a profile of Kristen Stewart, a who’s who guide to Twilight, a behind the scenes photo-filled look at the film through the eyes of one its extras, a guide to vampire romance (looking at everything from Twilight to True Blood, Buffy/Angel, Moonlight and Dark Shadows), interviews with several Young Adult vampire authors and much more.

Stephenie Meyer Interview - MUST READ!!
There is a wonderful interview on EW.com with Stephenie. She talks about many different things. If you have a moment, I would read it.

VOTE 2008 Results
Novel Novice has announced their election results in their Twilight inspired voter awareness drive. team Edward won. Like there was ever a doubt?

Ellen Show
Set your TIVO’s, DVR’s or even tune in live to Ellen on November 21st when Robert Pattinson will be on. Let's hope he gets more than the 3 1/2 minutes Stephenie got.

Site of the Month
This month the honor must go to Twilight Lexicon! This is the website where I find a lot of my information. So, if I haven't updated the blog in a few days, check out Twilight Lexicon to get your fix! Their link is under Twilight links on this blog.

November 3

Twilight Soundtrack
The "official" song for the Twilight Movie, now has a music video (Decode). The video with Linkin Park is not a video, but it is on the sound track. In case you have forgotten, the soundtrack goes on sale tomorrow 11.04.08! (make sure you push pause on this websites play list).

Edward vs. Jacob - 2008


Novel Novice is wrapping up their voter awareness project.
Election Day is here!

Once again, we here at Novel Novice Twilight would like to ask the rest of the Twilight community to remind registered U.S. voters to cast their ballots by tomorrow in the U.S. Nat’l election.

As a Twilight site focused on education, we’ve compiled information about the U.S. electoral system and the major candidates in the race for president, which can be found here: http://twilightnovelnovice.com/2008/11/03/election-day-news/

To continue our educational look at elections – and to have a bit of fun with elections – we are also running our Team Edward vs. Team Jacob political campaign.

Launched earlier this year, the campaign has been a way for Team Edward and Team Jacob fans to show their pride and support their “candidate” in words, artwork and video. Now the time has come to decide.

Who will you choose – Team Edward or Team Jacob?

Starting tomorrow, the polls will be open for Twilighters to cast their vote for either Team Edward or Team Jacob. The voting will be open through Friday. All the details (including mock political ads created by the NNT staff!) can be found here: http://twilightnovelnovice.com/contests-projects/novelnoviceprojects/team-edward-v-team-jacob/

Twilight Moive News
TWILIGHT TALENT TOURTWILIGHT Cast members are coming to city near you! More information to follow.

Robert Pattinson
November 10th - San Francisco
November 11th - Dallas
November 12th - Chicago
November 13th - Philadelphia
November 14th - Boston

Edi Gathegi/Rachelle Lefevre/Taylor Lautner
November 10th - Seattle November 11th - Denver
November 12th - Phoenix November 13th - Houston
November 14th - Minneapolis
November 15th - Miami

Kristen Stewart
November 13th - DC
November 14th - New Jersey

October 30

Twilight Bracelets
Check out these cute Twilight bracelets. Don't you want one....or two? These would make great stocking stuffers. If you would like any, you need to pre-order them here you can either pre-pay through pay pal or just order them and pay for them the night of. They are placing the orders this weekend, so get them in.

October 28

Part of cafeteria scene available on MSN
Summit has released part of the cafeteria scene on MSN. Click here to see it.

Twilight Soundtrack News
Here are two very cool news items dealing with the movie soundtrack:
First, we get to exclusively unveil Perry Farrell's song, "Go All The Way (into the Twilight)" for your listening enjoyment. As you know, this song will be part of the official Twilight soundtrack (in-stores November 4th). Click here to hear the new song. Just push play.

Two major things to announce about the Twilight Soundtrack. First of all – we would like to confirm that the CD booklet on the physical CD will fold out into a Twilight poster! There are four versions of the poster, and they are randomly mixed throughout all of the CDs. There is an Edward, Bella, James, and a Bella/Edward poster that you could get in your CD. You can see them below. Good luck on getting your favorite!

Also – the iTunes digital album is available for pre-order today! The iTunes version includes 3 bonus songs – Rob Pattinson’s ‘Let Me Sign’, plus two orchestral pieces from the movie, La Traviata and Clair de Lune. You will also get a digital booklet pdf including artwork and images from Twilight. Click HERE to pre-order now!

In other awesome soundtrack news, we have just learned that the music video for Paramore's "Decode" will be premiering on November 3rd! You can watch it all day on MTV, MTV2, MTVu, and MTV.com. Make sure to check MTV.com leading up to the premiere to see exclusive snippets and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the video.

Take a look at these exclusive stills from the video below!



Hot Topic has gone crazy with Twilight tees. Every character has a t-shirt. WOW!

October 23

Twilight Movie Tickets on sale NOW!!
Megaplex theatres are selling tickets through November 29th for Twilight. A lot of the theatres are already sold out, but hurry and maybe you can get in on a midnight showing.

KJZZ 14 Twilight Contests
KJZZ 14 has two contests running right now. First one is about a story you need to write and the other is to design Bella's prom dress. The contests ends November 18th, so get started.

Interview with Jacob Black
According to MTV and a new interview, once New Moon gets the go ahead, Taylor is ready to deliver one of the Twilight Saga’s most quoted lines. This kid is so cute, he almost makes it ok to be a Jacob fan.....almost.

Eclipse in paper back and Special Edition of Breaking Dawn
According to Overstock.com, Amazon.com and Borders.com Eclipse will be out in paper back in April/May with the Breaking Dawn Special edition. More information below:

Overstock.com has Eclipse paper back - will be out April 1st of 2009 - pre-order for $9.49

Amazon.com has Eclipse for pre-order (no cover available) for $9.99 (release date April 2009)

Borders.com Breaking Dawn special edition (no cover available)Hardcover, 768 pages Little Brown & Company May 05, 2009 Pre-order for $22.99

Eclipse Paperback, 640 pages Little Brown & Company May 05, 2009pre-order for $12.99

I could not find these on Barnes and Noble, but will let you know when something comes up.

October 21

Twilight Sneak Peak - Scream 2008
I was doing the whole mom thing and getting the kids ready for bed and missed this. I know, I am just as upset as you are. Lucky for those who didn't get to see it, others video taped the 2 min clip and posted it on you tube. ENJOY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3gAr8HX-YA

Twilight on SNL, Robert Pattinson as host
How great would it be if Robert could host SNL? Can you just imagine the skits? So awesome! Click here to sign a petition.

Late October 20th

Well the kids are in bed, Stu (husband) is in Canada, what else am I suppose to do? Update the blog of course.

Official Site of the month
Every so often I have found a site I really like and have passed it on to you (Twilight Guy, Twilight Guide, etc.) Well each month I will do my best to give you a new site you may or may not have known about. For October, the Site of the month goes to Twilight Anonymous. This site is awesome to say the least. Below are a few of the links on their website you may find interesting. If you have some time, check them out. (The quiz below is also from Twilight Anonymous).

http://twilightersanonymous.com/fun-facts.html
http://gallery.twilightersanonymous.com/

Twilight Trivia
Do you think you know your Twilight Trivia? Well so did I. Turns out I am not as great as I thought I was. The same sight that has the Cullen Heroine quiz also has several quizzes on all of the Twilight Series books. Click here to test your skills. I am sad to admit I only got 23 out of 32 right. I know, I know. I will begin re-reading Twilight for a 5th or 6th time, I have lost count. For those of you attending the Thursday evening party Channy and I are hosting, this will be good practice for you. After you are done with the above quiz, check out others here.

Lovetripper Magazine Twilight Contest
Lovetripper, a site dedicated to romantic travel, is currently running a contest to celebrate the Twilight movie. One winner, chosen at random from all entries received through November 23, 2008, will receive a copy of the illustrated movie companion, a copy of the soundtrack and a collector's edition copy of Twilight. The contest is open to readers worldwide, and to enter, all you have to do is fill out the short survey on their contest page here.

New Pictures

October 18

Spike TV
Spike TV is hosting their annual Scream Awards. Why do you care? According to the commercial I just watched, they are suppose to have never before seen footage from the Twilight movie. Check it out if you can. Scream 2008, Tuesday October 21st 9:00 pm. Channel 51 if you have Comcast.

October 17

Twilight Symposium
Would like to attend a Twilight event/convention, but don't want to travel to Dallas or England to do it? This might just be right up your alley. The Twilight Symposium is going to be held in Forks this summer, June 25-28, 2009. Go and check it out.

Movie News
There are a collection of the photos that have cropped up all over the web the past two weeks or so now located in one place. There is also a bunch of behind the scenes items available.

The Movie Fanatic has an article up about the possibility and speculation surrounding the next movie in the series... New Moon! Please remember that Summit has not confirmed a sequel to the Twilight movie yet. Click here to read the article on tMF.

Twilight Sound Track Information
There is now an official site for the movie soundtrack. Complete with news blog it will update you on all soundtrack happenings.

Currently you can listen to Decode by Paramore and Full Moon by The Black Ghosts in the online player.

Hot Topic is having a listening party on October 24th at 7:00pm. Anyone who pre-orders the item then gets special unnamed gift while supplies last. They also get a 10% off coupon for your entire purchase made during the listening party. So if you have been dying for one of those new items that Hot Topic seems to roll out every other day, now is your chance to get one cheaper.

Now Barnes and Noble has its own offer. They will throw in exclusive stickers with their CDs.

October 14

Cullen Heroine Quiz - Which one are you?
My sister Kristi told me about this fun little quiz and thought I should pass it along, so click on the right to see what Cullen Heroine you are. I was like Alice. It must be the party planning in me!

Hot Topic Fan Contest
Hot Topic is hosting a contest to send two lucky fans to the Twilight premiere. Get all the details here.

October 13

Twilight Official Run time is going to be 120 Min's. I can say I will be getting my full $8.00 worth. MTV has an article on this subject if you are interested.

What is this? New pictures from the movie? I cannot wait!

Final Trailer in HD

Just when you think it couldn't get any better, they put it in HD. It looks even better. Check it out.............again.
http://www.myspace.com/trailerpark

October 7

Twilight Movie Poster #2
So what do you think?




Twilight Soundtrack Update
Here is the exclusive track list announcement for the Twilight soundtrack (in stores November 4th). We can also confirm that every song listed below will also be featured IN the Twilight movie. The soundtrack has exclusive songs written specifically for the movie from Paramore and Perry Ferrell. The Twilight soundtrack also features a song from Robert Pattinson—this is the first time Rob has recorded or released music. And, of course, no Twilight project would be complete without Muse.

Here is the official track listing:

Muse — Supermassive Black Hole
Paramore — Decode
The Black Ghosts — Full Moon
Linkin Park — Leave Out All The Rest
MuteMath — Spotlight (Twilight Mix)
Perry Farrell — Going All The Way (Into The Twilight)
Collective Soul — Tremble For My Beloved
Paramore — I Caught Myself
Blue Foundation — Eyes On Fire
Rob Pattinson — Never Think
Iron & Wine — Flightless Bird, American Mouth
Carter Burwell — Bella's Lullaby

New and old pictures of Twilight
The Official German Movie site for Twilight has been launched and there are some amazing new photos. Check them out here.

You’re invited to a
Twilight Party!

When: Thursday, November 20th
Time: 7:30 – 10:00 pm
Location: 1251 E. Manfield Way (12650 So.)

Cost: $10.00 for party only OR
$18.75 for party and midnight showing

RSVP: Channy 633-7680 OR Erica 201-6477

Appetizers will be served

Red, White or Black attire

We are limited on space. If you would like to come to the party, it will be on a first paid, first serve basis. ($10.00 will hold your spot). If you would like to come to the midnight showing, money for the movie ticket will need to be paid by Monday, November 3rd.
No children please!

October 3

TWICON 2009
We are thrilled to announce on July 30-August 2, 2009 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel we will host the largest conference in the United States inspired by Stephenie Meyer and the Twilight saga.

So I guess that means you should book your rooms now!

Movie News
Information from Summit Films regarding the status of fan involvement during the premiere. According to Summit the premiere will take place at the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theater on November 17th. It’s standard to do a premiere a few days ahead of the nationwide release.

Fans are welcomed to come out and see the stars by standing in roped off areas. We specifically asked Summit "Is there any restriction security wise on who can be outside the theater. In other words would the average fan have the opportunity to stand behind a rope line and see the stars arrive?" and we were told "There are no restrictions regarding being present for arrivals at the premiere."We also asked if the average fan would have any opportunity to actually get inside the premiere, and they are getting back to us on that. However they did share a bunch of new info seen below.

We’re excited to announce the launch date for the new TWILIGHT trailer, set to debut online next Thursday, October 9. It can also be seen in theaters attached to select films (at the discretion of the exhibitor).

We wanted you, the devoted Twilight fans, to be the first to hear and share this exclusive news!

A few details about the launch that you should know:

~We want to give fans an opportunity to see the trailer first before anyone online via the Twilight widget, available at the official site - http://www.twilightthemovie.com/
~Following a television debut, the trailer will be available exclusively via the widget at 8:00 PM PST for one hour before going wide in HD on MySpace
~A countdown clock will be added to the widget shortly, timed to the trailer debut online at 8:00 PM PST

October 1

Twilight Movie Sound Track
The official release date of the Twilight soundtrack will be November 4th. There is an exclusive unveiling on Stephenie's website.

The Twilight Companion: The Complete Guide
Release date for the paperback will be November 11th. Take a look at the cover.


Twilight Apparel
Both Hot Topic and Torrid (plus sizes) have several t-shirts featuring Twilight items. There are other designs at their stores you don't see online.

September 19

Baseball Giveaway
Twilightthemoive.com is giving away an autographed Baseball. Check out the details on the site and enter to win.

New Movie Trailer?
Shock til You Drop has news of a new trailer due out in mid-October. No mention of what movie(s) it will appear on.

Twilight Convention 2009
Looks like ONE will be taking place in the UK February 27th - March 1st. Click here for these details. Twicon 2009 will be releasing more information at midnight on October 3rd.

Twilight Sound track
Spin magazine has an article about Paramore contributing a song to the Twilight sound track. Check out all the information here.

September 15

Twilight Parties....yes plural

Just in case you were not aware or may have forgotten, Channy and I are planning one heck of a Twilight party for THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH @ 7:30 PM. This party is for those who do not want to wait until Friday night to see the show or cannot get tickets. We are planning on having the party from about 7:30 - 10:00 pm. Following the party those who would like to can join us for the midnight showing. Now, if you have tickets for the Friday night show, you are still able to come to this party/movie too. We want it to be a lot of fun, so we have planned games, food and prizes, not to mention all the Twilight conversation anyone can handle.

I am aware this is over two months away, but wanted everyone to keep the night open. We have already been working hard and would love it if we have at least 35 people join us for the fun.

There will be more information about OUR party, so stay tuned.

There are still tickets for the Friday, night show. It is for the 2nd show which will show 90 mins after the first show. No other information has been released. For up to date information, please check out their website. http://twilightutevents.blogspot.com/

Links
Here are a couple of links I thought you might like.

Twilight Guide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6xw8CRssa0

Midnight Sun petition is up to 4402. WOW. I was number 109. Way to go!