Twilight Weekly Wrap: New Moon Proposal, Taxi, Twitter, and Taylor by Larson Hill
Now that the Twilight sequel New Moon has wrapped and stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Jackson Rathbone and Ashley Greene are off doing their own unique and individual things beyond The Twilight Saga, news surrounding the Stephenie Meyer based projects have turned to anything under the Twilight sun. But this week saw a flurry of Twilight and New Moon headlines mostly centered around the Twilight Saga actors, which were topped by news that Robert Pattinson had a run in with a New York City taxi after being swarmed by Twilight fans.
Here's a look at the stories that get major Twilight Saga related play in this week's edition of our Twilight Weekly Wrap:
Robert Pattinson Hit
By Taxi in New York City
It
wasn't quite the level of Twilight immortality
that Robert Pattinson embodies in New Moon as
the vampire Edward Cullen, but Twilight Saga
star Pattinson had a brush with death after
a taxi scare in New York City while filming
"Remember Me". According to online Twilight
reports and New Moon eyewitnesses, Robert Pattinson
was swarmed by a flock of teen Twilight fans,
which forced Pattinson into the street where
Robert was grazed by a taxi cab that had slammed
on its breaks in order to avoid, what the legions
of crazed New Moon fans would have deemed, a
Twilight Saga travesty.
A team of security guards attempted to pry the dazed Pattinson away from the clutches of his rabid Twilight fans, but it was Robert Pattinson alone who orchestrated his daring escape, taking Twilight matters into his own hands and hitting the streets of Manhattan to prevent from being rolled over from not only a taxi cab but also screaming New Moon fans.
After avoiding serious taxi related injury, Robert Pattinson walked away shaken but unscathed. As for the reality of the Robert Pattinson taxi scare, Summit Entertainment also told UsWeekly.com, 'Rob Pattinson is fine. The reports are exaggerated, and it was not caused by fans.'
Peter Facinelli and the Twitter Race
Although
this isn't quite direct Twilight or New Moon
news, it's a story that we find hilarious on
a deep psychological level. For actors on movie
sets, sometimes boredom leads to friendly competition.
In the most recent case it's Peter Facinelli
who plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen in Twilight and
New Moon who kicked off a Twitter bet with his
friend and Nurse Jackie co-star, Rob DeFranco.
The details of the bet stipulated that Twilight and New Moon actor Peter Facinelli must get 500,000 followers on Twitter by Friday June 19, 2009 or he'd forfeit the back of his Twilight director’s chair to DeFranco - the piece of fabric on the back of the chair with the actor’s name on it. The same type as Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and the other cast members in Twilight.
On the line for Rob DeFranco is that he has
to dance down Hollywood Boulevard in a bikini,
singing Beyonce's "Single Ladies," while holding
a sign that says, "Twitter Me."
The bet is over, so check out a personal video message from Peter Facinelli for the final results.
New Moon Trailer Gets
a 'Proposal'
Beyond the Twilight Saga, Twilight and New Moon, every now and then a trailer boosts the box-office receipts of a movie that may not quite have performed as well at theaters as expected. In fact, one highly anticipated trailer puts butts in the seats ahead of a completely unrelated movie. This week it was the Twilight sequel New Moon, which previewed at an advance screening of the latest Sandra Bullock comedy The Proposal, which hit theaters on Friday, June 19.
Keep a close eye on the final weekend box-office for The Proposal. If it breaks records, the final numbers may reflect the true power of The Twilight Saga.
New Moon Werewolf Taylor
Lautner at CDFA Awards
Although
much of the Twilight Saga spotlight was focused
squarely on Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart
in the first Twilight film, New Moon has expanded
the spotlight to include Taylor Lautner and
his Jacob Black character who features heavily
in the Twilight sequel and recently appeared
at the 2009 CDFA Awards.
Now that Taylor Lautner and his new and improved, bulked up Jacob Black character has been revealed to Twilight fans, more attention has been directed at Lautner and his future endeavors, whether it be acting or modeling. At the recent CDFA Awards Access Hollywood noticed Taylor who dished on what he’s been up to lately ... mainly Twilight publicity. The Twilight and New Moon lycanthrope went on to reveal that New Moon has wrapped and the Twilight Saga cast is gearing up to start shooting Eclipse sometime in August.
New Moon’s Kristen Stewart
joins Joan Jett for Studio Set
At
some point in their careers, actors and musicians
often exchange career seats. This time, however,
New Moon and Twilight actress Kristen Stewart
is getting an early start. Stewart is currently
filming the Runaways, a biopic about Joan Jett
as the front woman for the 1970’s all-female
punk/rock group. Stewart’s New Moon cast mate,
Dakota Fanning, will star opposite Kristen in
the film as well.
Fans of the Twilight Saga who have been wondering why Kristen Stewart lopped off her hair into a mullet-esque ‘do, her association with the Runaways helps clear up some of those questions, as Stewart’s new haircut mirrors Joan Jett’s trademark "business in the front, party in the back" style of rebellious teens in the 70’s and 80’s, which also inspired a similar look on rocker Pat Benetar.
After Joan Jett and Kristen Stewart were spotted at Sunset Studios in California, Twilight and New Moon fans have been speculating on what music the biopic will include. Jett’s early years as a female punk pioneer have set her apart from a genre that was originally crowded by male acts such as the Buzzcocks, The Clash, and the Sex Pistols.
Now that Kristin Stewart has dabbled with music for the Runaways, will a surprise appearance on the New Moon soundtrack be far behind?
Jackson Rathbone Looks
Back at New Moon and Twilight
Now
that Twilight and New Moon actor Jackson Rathbone
is on hiatus from the Twilight Saga, the supporting
New Moon actor who plays Jasper Hale recently
spoke to ComingSoon.net/ShockTillYouDrop.com
to give his Twilight take on the whole Twilight
Saga phenomenon, the craziness of fans, and
the fight scene between Jasper and Edward that
Twilight fans saw in the recently released New Moon trailer.
As for what Jackson Rathbone thinks of the popularity of Twilight Saga and the process of filming Twilight, Rathbone revealed, ‘We were all kind of making this movie together, and the way Catherine Hardwicke directs, it's really a fun vibe that was on set. It was a little stressful because as we kept filming, the press kept getting more of it and the fans kept being more into it. All these websites started popping up, and all these things. It was amazing. It was like, 'Oh, wow, this is going to be something else!' We started making this movie and people are already loving it and it's not even out yet. It has six months to come out and they're already lining up in the movie theaters. That was an experience in and of itself. I wasn't really prepared for it, but I was really thankful for it, because they're so supportive of what we do. As an actor, you need an audience.’
Head this way to read the full interview with Jackson Rathbone at Shocktillyoudrop.com.
Ashley Greene of New
Moon Speaks Out on Potential Pattinson and Stewart
Romance
Rumors
of romantic rendezvous on movie sets are as
old as the film industry. Sometimes they're
true, most times not. The Twilight gossip hounds
hungry for New Moon headlines have been trying
to force into existence a romantic relationship
between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
However, as far as any potential relationship
between Pattinson and Stewart, Twilight Saga
actress, Ashley Greene, has gone public with
her two New Moon cents on the rumors of Robert
Pattinson and Stewart and the impact of any
potential romance.
Ashley Greene, who plays Alice Cullen in both Twilight and New Moon, recently volunteered her opinion on the rumored Pattinson and Stewart pairing, stating that she feels the two Twilight Saga stars should wait until the filming of the entire Twilight saga is complete, including the possible release of Breaking Dawn. Says Greene on the romantic Twilight matter, ‘It's not really smart to while you're working. It's a risky situation. It's hard to separate reality from fantasy. 'If you continue to hang out after filming, then you can decide if you want to date or not.’
As far as Ashley Greene is concerned, the absolute end of the entire Twilight Saga would be a good place to start a Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart relationship. ‘They're great on-screen, and obviously they get along. But maybe they should just not be a couple until after the fourth movie, Breaking Dawn.’
I can't wait to see New Moon! I'm chomping at the bit, really looking forward to it! I've read all the books & I really wish there were more!
Robert Pattinson is so horney, Kristen is sooooooo lucky!
Maggie
June 26, 2009 - 08:13
Subject: New Moon attached to The Proposal?? No.
Ok, I went to see The Proposal last tuesday in Georgia, not fot he trailer, but the movie.....which happened to be absolutely hilarious. I was getting ready to view the trailer....then it never appeared. Maybe it was only attached to the film during the advanced screening. So, doin't get your hopes up, girls. haha.
Momina Zulfiqar – Pakistan
June 21, 2009 - 09:19
Subject: New Moon movie
cnt w8 for the movie to cum out!
the twilight saga rules ofcorz it will make the headlines of newspapers lol
It
wasn't quite the level of Twilight immortality
that Robert Pattinson embodies in New Moon as
the vampire Edward Cullen, but Twilight Saga
star Pattinson had a brush with death after
a taxi scare in New York City while filming
"Remember Me". According to online Twilight
reports and New Moon eyewitnesses, Robert Pattinson
was swarmed by a flock of teen Twilight fans,
which forced Pattinson into the street where
Robert was grazed by a taxi cab that had slammed
on its breaks in order to avoid, what the legions
of crazed New Moon fans would have deemed, a
Twilight Saga travesty.
Although
this isn't quite direct Twilight or New Moon
news, it's a story that we find hilarious on
a deep psychological level. For actors on movie
sets, sometimes boredom leads to friendly competition.
In the most recent case it's Peter Facinelli
who plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen in Twilight and
New Moon who kicked off a Twitter bet with his
friend and Nurse Jackie co-star, Rob DeFranco.
Although
much of the Twilight Saga spotlight was focused
squarely on Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart
in the first Twilight film, New Moon has expanded
the spotlight to include Taylor Lautner and
his Jacob Black character who features heavily
in the Twilight sequel and recently appeared
at the 2009 CDFA Awards.
At
some point in their careers, actors and musicians
often exchange career seats. This time, however,
New Moon and Twilight actress Kristen Stewart
is getting an early start. Stewart is currently
filming the Runaways, a biopic about Joan Jett
as the front woman for the 1970’s all-female
punk/rock group. Stewart’s New Moon cast mate,
Dakota Fanning, will star opposite Kristen in
the film as well.
Now
that Twilight and New Moon actor Jackson Rathbone
is on hiatus from the Twilight Saga, the supporting
New Moon actor who plays Jasper Hale recently
spoke to 
Rumors
of romantic rendezvous on movie sets are as
old as the film industry. Sometimes they're
true, most times not. The Twilight gossip hounds
hungry for New Moon headlines have been trying
to force into existence a romantic relationship
between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
However, as far as any potential relationship
between Pattinson and Stewart, Twilight Saga
actress, Ashley Greene, has gone public with
her two New Moon cents on the rumors of Robert
Pattinson and Stewart and the impact of any
potential romance.