Breaking Dawn Official!!

It is official! Breaking Dawn will be filmed and it will be shot as two separate movies. For months the Twilight world has been a buzz with rumors about Breaking Dawn and its productions; the where, the when, the how. Unfortunately most of those questions still go unanswered, but here is what we do know.

Breaking Dawn has officially been green-lit, although there is no press release from Summit confirming this yet. But don’t worry too much about that, it also took them awhile to release press releases about the casting of Taylor Lautner and Bryce Dallas Howard. It will be split into 2 different films, the first of which is starting production in October of 2010. There is still no named director but all signs point to Gus Van Sant, who is currently filming a movie with Bryce Dallas Howard. As to the controversy of where it is being filmed, there is still no word, but Gus Van Sant is known for filming movies in Oregon, so that could be a clue!

However, not all the news is good news. Twilight stars Kristen Stewart, Rob Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner have not signed on to shoot the second half of Breaking Dawn yet and sources are saying they are no where close to an agreement. These stars are getting super famous and they are in high demand so there prices are going up. Especially Taylor Lautner, whose fees have gone up to 7.5 million!!

Hopefully we get more answers soon, but for now that is all I have for you! Casting for this production will start very soon and as soon as I know, I will share the info!

Are you glad it is being separated? Who do you think should play Reneesme? Share your opinions with us!!

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Leverage Boot Camp

Twilight isn’t the only fun that we have down here in Portland!! In fact lots of TV shows and movies are making their way to Oregon for filming. One of are biggest show is Leverage and it is one of my favorites!! Lana Veenker, one of the principal casting directors for Twilight, also casts this show and she is giving hopeful actors a chance to land key roles in this show, it is called Leverage Boot Camp, here are the details.

This weekend (Feb. 6th-7th) Lana Veenker’s is hosting Leverage Boot Camp through her educational division, Tools 4 Actors. Basically casting is going on for season 3 and many of the actors who played thugs and stuntmen are no longer eligible for roles in the show. So Lana and TNT have several different camps that are workshops that train potential actors on how to be stuntmen and thugs. Here are the camps:

*Thug Camp - 12 hours of instruction, plus 2 lunchtime Q&As

*Beginner Camp - 10 hours of instruction, plus 2 lunchtime Q&As ( + optional stunt class)

*Kid Camp - 6 hours of instruction, plus 1 lunchtime Q&A ( + optional parent class)

*Teen Camp - 6 hours of instruction, plus 1 lunchtime Q&A ( + optional parent class)

*Behind-the-Scenes Camp - 2 hours of instruction, plus 1 lunchtime Q&A ( + optional stunt class and/or additional lunchtime Q&A)

This is just a workshop to teach the skills and not an audition so participating does not guarantee a spot on the show, but it is still an amazing opportunity! for more information go to Lana’s Website or to the Boot Camp registration page. Good Luck!

Are you going to go to boot camp? Share the experience with us!!

New Moon DVD Release Date!

Fans everywhere have been anxiously awaiting any news about the release of New Moon. New Moon had record sales in the box office, by far passing the records of Twilight and I am sure it will be no different when it comes to purchasing the movie. Well, the wait is over!

New Moon is scheduled to be released on March 20th on DVD and Blu-ray, but ticket pre-sales start as early as January 26th! From everything we have heard this DVD is shock full of goodies including:

* Audio commentary with director Chris Weitz and editor Peter Lambert

* A six-part documentary that takes you behind the scenes

* Exclusive band rehearsal footage with Muse

* Music videos from Death Cab for Cutie, Anya Marina, and Mute Math

There are rumors of a some juicy deleted scenes but this has not yet been confirmed. But the truth is even if it was just the movie, we would still watch it over and over again!! I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy and I am sure you feel the same way! Keep your eyes on Amazon.com because come January 26th the site is going to be flooded with Twilighters!

Are you going to pre-order New Moon or just wait for it to come out? Planning your own release party? Share your ideas with us!

Happy Birthday Stephenie Meyer!!

Stephenie Meyer is the wonderful women that first brought us into the world of Twilight. Today we want to celebrate her and wish her the Best Birthday Ever!!

What started out as a dream has turned into a best selling book series and now record breaking movies. Stephenie Meyer has awakened a spark in all of us that we forgot was there, inviting us to explore a side of vampires never explored before. Twilight is an original vampire story where vampires sparkle and prefer a “vegetarian” diet. The romance between Bella and Edward is similar to classic relationships such as Romeo and Juliet, but somehow it also reminds us all of our first love. Stephenie Meyer has got us all reading again,  We will forever be thankful to her!

Stephenie, Twilight is exactly our brand of heroin. Have a wonderful Birthday!!

Want to be a part of the New Moon Premiere?

New Moon premiere’s in 12 days and we are crazy busy planning our New Moon Event down here in St. Helen’s Oregon. For those you who don’t know, we are in the process of planning a 4 day New Moon premiere event called Experience New Moon. We are planning this event in St. Helen’s, the very location for the filming of some of the most popular scenes from twilight. it is going to be a huge event including a panel with local casting director Lana Veenker, a concert, a Volutri ball, tours of the town, and so much more!! It is an event you will not want to miss!! Check it out at ExperienceNewMoon.com

But you know, events don’t plan themselves and it takes teams of people to make them work, that is why we are looking for volunteers to help us with this event. There are a lot of perks to being a volunteer, including getting into events for free. If you are interested in volunteering and you are willing to work hard and have fun them email me at jessica@twilightblogs.com to let me know you are interested.

We are also looking for promotion, so even if you can’t come and help, you can help us spread the word around. So tell your friends, post to your blog, share it on twitter, help spread the news around!!

Experience New Moon!!

I am sure you are all curious about the new banner on our site talking about Experience New Moon. With the premiere of New Moon, we thought we should take it all back to where it started. That’s why we are hosting our own event down here in St. Helens, the location for many of the key scenes in Twilight. Remember the dress shop? Bella and Edwards first date? How about Bella’s house? All of these scenes can be found right here in St. Helens, and we are offering you a chance to come back and experience it all while you Experience New Moon.
The event is going to be a weekend filled with fun. It starts November 19th and goes until the 22nd and the whole weekend is jam packed. We are going to have Tours of the locations, vendors, concerts, and so much more. The Main event is the VIP party where not only do you get to see New Moon, but you get to experience it with Quileute story teller Anita Wheeler. If that wasn’t enough we also are having a Q&A panel with Lana Veenker and some of the cast from Twilight. You will have a chance to ask them what it was like to make the movie and how to be an actor yourself.
That’s not all though, the whole weekend is filled with events, including a concert with The Twilight Music Girls!! We are so excited and we can’t wait to share it all with you!! So head down to ExperienceNewMoon.com and get your passes now!!

T-Shirt Contest Winner

The Cafepress T-shirt giveaway contest is over and it was a ton of fun!! Thanks to all who participated, we hope you had fun too!! But with all contests there can only be one winner, and we think we picked a good one!! Like we said, we picked the winner randomly based on the people that Retweeted the phrase:

OME!! @twilightblogger is doing a Twilight t-shirt giveaway contest. Head to http://bit.ly/s7GhT to get the details!!

From that we picked the winner…@hollsizzle
Hollie is so excited about winning this contest and here is the shirt she picked out:

Great choice Hollie!! Hollie says she is going to wear it when she and her friends go to the New Moon premiere. Good Idea Hollie, make sure to take lots of pictures!!

What are your favorite cafepress shirts? Are you going to the New Moon Premiere? Tell us all about it!!

T-shirt Giveaway on Twitter

Our Friends at CafePress are generously helping us do a T-shirt Giveaway contest. The winner will receive their choice of any Twilight T-shirt that they want from Cafepress FREE!!

Here are the rules-

Step 1- Follow us on Twitter by clicking follow on our twitter page @twilightblogger If you don’t have a Twitter account you can get one at www.twitter.com

Step 2- Tweet the following message to get everyone’s attention about the Contest

OME!! @twilightblogger is doing a Twilight t-shirt giveaway contest. Head to http://bit.ly/s7GhT to get the details!!

Step 3- We will randomly pick the winner based on these tweets on Mon Oct. 19th. We will announce the winner on this Twitter contest page as well as send them a direct message on Twitter.com

So come join in on the fun!!

Stephenie Meyer Day Part 2

Okay time for Part to of the Stephenie Meyer Day Saga!! While our author Katherine Kidd was doing the book signing, I grabbed the camera and checked out the festival. The main event for Stephenie Meyer Day is a festival at the park in the middle of town. It is full of vendors and great Twilight Photo ops that no Twilight Fan should miss. Bellla’s Truck was parked in the center and there are always people posed all over it, but i did manage to get a few shots of just the truck, check it out!!

Twilight fans were everywhere and who can blame them because there was so much to do. The vendor booths were everywhere selling all the greatest Twilight Merchandise that you can think of. There was Jewlery, stickers, buttons, candles, even Twilight scented products. Many of the vendors were making there crafts right there at the festival and it was fun to watch. Here are some pics:

The Forks Police car was parked behind Bella’s Truck so of course i needed to get a pic of that!!

Of Course I had my favorites although there was many to choose from. One of my favorites was Essence of Twilight which sold lotions and perfumes that smelled like how Stephenie Meyer describes the characters in the books. It was really cool and such unique product. I got some lip gloss that smells like Nessie and it smells so good!

The Post Office had a booth and they were selling special Postmarked envelopes with Twilight Logos. It was very cool!!

The booth that was smelling candles smelled so good and it had the coolest candles you have ever seen, even the bees loved them!! There special for the day was a candle that smelled like Bella’s Birthday cake and it really did. They even had a huge candle that was decorated like Bella’s Birthday cake.

98331 Gear had a booth and it was so busy i couldn’t even wedge in to get a picture of the booth, but know wonder because they were selling the coolest stuff. They have some new really great shirts and now they have buttons too that they were giving out free with purchase. I was able to get a picture of one of their Employees Reena and her Vampire Makeover, she looked so cute!!

The Band that was playing while we were there was called Spradlee and it was good Twilight influenced band that was actually from Forks. They appeared later at an event we were at, but I will tell you more about that later!!

The fun went on to spill out into town and there was so much to do all down the road. I ran into some fun people and events along the street, including some awesome Twilight Look-alikes.

The events didn’t end here, there is still so much more to tell. You will never believe the fun we had and the people we met so keep watching for the rest!

Stephenie Meyer Day Part 1

Hey Guys!!
We just got back from Stephenie Meyer Day in Forks, Washington and it was blast!! Thanks to everyone that came down to join us and get there book signed and stamped. We had a stamp that was exclusive to each event we were at (I will tell you more about that later) so if you got a stamp from us show it off to all your friends!!

There was so much that we did that I can’t even fit it all into one post so I will tell you a bit everyday and share with you some behind the scenes and photos you can’t get anywhere else!!

For anyone who is new Forks, Washington is the setting for all the Twilight Books and yes, it is a real place!! Every year Forks has a Stephenie Meyer Day, hosted on Bella’s Birthday which is September 13th. The event lasts all weekend and there are tons of fun Twilight activities to do over the weekend. As you know, we have a book Experience Twilight:The Ultimate Fan Travel Guide so we were doing 2 different book signing events.

The first event was at 98331 Gear, an awesome Twilight store in the heart of the real Forks, Washington owned by good friend Staci Chastain. 98331 Gear has the coolest Twilight Clothes you will ever find with the best phrases including “Phasing On the Fly” and “Let US Prey” IT is the place to go shopping for Twilight Merchandise so bring lots of money to spend!! Unfortunately, we weren’t there to shop, but we did have lots of fun signing books and meeting fans. We heard some great stories about all of your Twilight travels and how much the book has helped!! Author Katherine Kidd signed so many books that her hand still hurts from it!!

 

While we were there, Staci was doing some great Twilight makeovers that were so popular even MSN came to check them out!! Staci did one of her makeovers on camera to kind of show the fans how it is done. Her daugther was such a good sport sitting through the whole thing, Thanks Devon!! Anyway, it should be on MSN, I just don’t know when, as soon as I know I will keep you posted!! But I did sneak some pictures of the camera crew and a few others from the day so check them out!! Sorry they are a little blurry, I had to get them fast and quiet!

Here are some pics of a Twilight Volvo that was driving around the front of the shop. Sorry about the shadows, this was a very bad spot to try and take pictures!

It was so much fun and the adventure is not over yet!! Stay posted to hear the rest of our adventure!!

Were you in Forks for Stephenie Meyer Day? Were you one of the fans we met? Share your stories and pictures with us!!

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