Stephenie Meyer looks back on a decade of 'Twilight'

app The rest, as they say, is history. Meyer’s four-book teen vampire romance saga has sold more than 100 million copies since the publication of the first book in 2005 and launched a hit film franchise.
Now the producer of the film version of friend Shannon Hale’s comedic novel “Austenland,” Meyer reflected on the 10-year journey “Twilight” has taken her on.

“It feels like I’m super, super old,” said Meyer, 39. “Like 10 years? Oh, my gosh, I don’t know where it went. But it’s amazing to stop and think back to my life 10 years ago and how drastically it has changed. I just wouldn’t have seen any of it coming. If you had told me back then, ‘Ten years from now you’ll be promoting a movie you produced,’ I’d have been like, ‘What drugs are you taking?’ It’s so bizarre.”

The massive success of “Twilight” led Meyer to the world of film production. Through her company Fickle Fish Films, she produced the two-part adaptation of “The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn” in 2011 and 2012, and earlier this year released the film version of her novel “The Host.”

“They’re so different,” Meyer said of the film and literature worlds. “I feel like it’s a completely different kind of artistic outlet. Writing is so solitary and so much in your own head. You have to enjoy being a hermit, which I very much do.

“Film is a chance to be creative with a big group of people and work with other people’s ideas and kind of see how people do things and learn from that. And so in a way, doing the movies that I’ve done has been a lot like taking a couple of semesters of college, it’s my own little film school. And I love learning new things, so I’ve really enjoyed that.”

There’s been some talk of a ghost story or a mermaid tale from the author in the future, but Meyer remained mum on the subject of her next written work.

“See, back in the early days I used to tell people about all of the ideas that I had floating in my head that I assumed would become books at some point,” she said. “But then, people have the expectation that it will be out in six months, and so I really don’t talk about what I’m working on anymore because it changes a lot.

“I’ll be working on something and then another idea will drag me away. I guess that’s really my problem, committing to one idea and sticking with it. And so I’m not going to talk about what I’m working on right now.”

In the years since the initial success of “Twilight,” plenty of folks have been busy making jokes at the franchise’s expense. What’s Meyer’s take on the “Twilight” parodies and mockery?

“Oh, I think it’s fun,” she said. “I think my favorite is probably the ‘South Park’ episode that was ‘Twilight’ related, that one was hysterical. As long as something makes me laugh, I’m all for it.”

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Michael Gove Attacks Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Series, Says Children Should Read Middlemarch

Huffpost Students   Michael Gove has incurred the wrath of an army of angry Twilight fans after rubbishing Stephenie Meyer's hit series, saying he'd rather his children read Middlemarch.

In a speech at Brighton College on Thursday, the education secretary told his audience: "Too many children are only too happy to lose themselves in Stephenie Meyer."

"There is a Great Tradition of English Literature, a Canon of transcendent works, & Breaking Dawn is not part of it," he continued.

"You come home to find your 17-year-old daughter engrossed in a book. Which would delight you more... Twilight or Middlemarch?," Gove then added, according to a Financial Times reporter.

But taking on Twilight wasn't enough for the minister, who then gave the game pool a pummelling shortly after launching an attack on the most downloaded game of all time - Angry Birds.

"You see your son is totally absorbed, hunched over the family laptop," Gove said. "You steal a look over his shoulder - and what would please you more - to see him playing Angry Birds, or coding?," Politics.co.uk reported.

"Your son says he wants to spend more time with one particular group of friends. Which would be more inspiring - because he wants to improve his pool or because they're in the cadets and he wants to join?"

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New Portraits + Interview of Stephenie Meyer and 'The Host' Cast in THR 25 Most Powerful Hollywood Authors

Stephenie Meyer

Known For: "The Twilight Saga."

Big Number: More than 63 million copies sold since 2008.

Meyer learned a very valuable lesson after reading an early script for Twilight that featured guns, nightvision goggles and speedboat chases: Set ground rules before signing away your rights. Meyer is grateful the Paramount/MTV Films project ultimately didn’t get made. When the rights reverted to her, she thought, “OK, I’m taking this home, and no one’s ever touching it again.” But a call from Summit’s Erik Feig (since named Lionsgate’s president of production) changed everything in 2007. “He said, ‘Please, we’ll do anything,’ and he let me come up with a rider where I wrote all these things they couldn’t change,” she recalls. Among the requirements: No film deaths that didn’t match the books. With The Host, set in a dystopian future where human bodies have been invaded by aliens, Meyer faces the unique challenge of penning the novel’s sequel while serving as a producer on the $44 million adaptation of the original story, directed by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca). Open Road Films might be hoping to achieve the same success as Summit’s $2.8 billion-grossing Twilight franchise, but Meyer’s prediction might disappoint. “I don’t expect anything to be like Twilight again,” she says. “That was such a weird experience, and to have everything be so crazy and bizarre, the fanaticism — that’s just not normal.”

 

HR: Were you at all scared about how The Host would translate to film? 

SM: So many people had a hard time with that. The only three people I think who weren’t ever worried were me, Nick Wechsler, the producer, and Andrew Niccol, the director, because we all are like, ‘No, it’s obvious, totally obvious. You just need to have the most brilliant actress in the world and you don’t have a problem.’ And we got her, so we were really lucky. Saoirse [Ronan] is amazing. When you have an actress of that caliber, especially when not everybody knows who she is yet, I think she’s going to blow people away. And then you give her this concept role, it’s like a gift. She just loves to be able to do it and watching her -- oh my gosh. There’s this one scene that has no music, it’s a close-up of her face for five minutes and you cannot look away. I mean, tears streaming down my face the first time I saw it. It was unreal. 

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Stephenie Meyer Exclusive: 'Breaking Dawn' Author Talks End Of 'Twilight Saga'
The woman who started it all has dishes about the final cut of 'Breaking Dawn, Part 2' and reveals whether she's planning to continue the series.
MTV It's hard to believe, but the end of "The Twilight Saga" is very near. But don't shed any tears. Author Stephenie Meyer sure isn't, at least not yet.
"Breaking Dawn, Part 2" opens November 16, and as MTV News prepares to sit down for the last round of interviews with cast (our "MTV First" with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner airs November 1 at 8 p.m. on MTV and MTV.com), the woman who started it all spoke with us about seeing the final film at last, whether the saga may in fact continue, and why she's a little overwhelmed at the moment.
MTV: Hi, Stephenie! "Breaking Dawn: Part 2" is almost here. Are you ready to take your victory lap?
Stephenie Meyer: [laughs] I don't think the term "victory lap" has ever entered my mind. In sports terms it's a hurdle. We've got one more hurdle to jump in this area and then I have to go on to different ones.

MTV: Have you taken any time yet to reflect on this being the end of the franchise?
Meyer: I've been carefully not thinking about it that way because I don't want to be sad yet.
MTV: When did you see the final cut of the film?
Meyer: Monday [October 22]. It was the first time I've seen it with all of the effects in place. It had a lot of impact. Also, all the music was in, which really impacts the emotion of it.
MTV: Did you find yourself getting a little emotional while watching the end?
Meyer: Yeah. There's no way not to [be emotional] with the end of this one. [Director] Bill [Condon] has a very good sense of how to really wring your emotions. He put the end together in such a way that I don't think you cannot have a moment. I can only imagine the fans will really appreciate that moment of reflection.
MTV: Kellan Lutz recently said there's a special bonus scene during the credits. What can you say about that?
Meyer: That's actually incorrect. What they've been talking about will be in DVD extras I assume but it's not in the credits. There is no extra scene.
MTV: Of course the fans are very excited to see Kristen's interpretation of Bella as a vampire at last.
Meyer: It's subtle and yet kind of amazing. She's very self-possessed the way she holds herself. She's a completely different kind of character.
MTV: Meanwhile Robert Pattinson has been describing the vampire sex in the film as "ridiculous" in recent interviews.
Meyer: Yeah I saw that. I think he was talking about how it was so hard to keep a straight face [during that scene]. For the actors, there are 40 people in the room and most of them are inches away from you. It's a kind of awkward menage-a-forty going on. I think when you see the scene it's a testament to their acting ability that you don't see any of that in that moment at all.
MTV: Are you happy with the changes that have been made from the book?
Meyer:There is an element we had to change to make it more visual. The changes give us a bigger story. It's something that me and [screenwriter] Melissa [Rosenberg] came up with over one long dinner in Vancouver. Once we had figured out how we wanted to do it everything really fell into place.
MTV:Can you shed some light on the recent reports that the studio is exploring a continuation of the franchise? Have you discussed more 'Twilight' with them?
Meyer: I haven't. I've had no conversations to that effect at all. I've seen a couple things about it but it's really not anything I've heard about personally.
MTV: Are you open to more films or TV that would continue the story? Or would you rather any stories begin as books?
Meyer: I don't know. For me I have a very different agenda [than the studio]. It seems like that there should be some time, a resting period before that kind of thing comes up but I know they have a different way of looking at things and I'm sure it will be discussed. I'm always open to conversation. Generally if it's going to be characters that I like, I'd like to read about them first. But that's because I'm a book nerd.
MTV: Will you be getting into a writing zone once this promotional period is over?
Meyer: Hopefully. It's a challenge right now. Actually right now I'm working on my Halloween costume and I totally bit off more than I can chew with it.
MTV: What is it?
Meyer: I don't even know if I'm going to be able to wear it. It's going to be like sixty pounds on my shoulders. I'm a mermaid being carried by a pirate in a treasure chest.
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Eonline: The Secret History, Part 1—Stephenie Meyer Has a Dream

eonline Stephenie Meyer never dreamed she'd write a best-selling novel that would launch a $2.5 billion-grossing film franchise, and produce one of Hollywood's greatest on- and off-screen love stories.

She just dreamed. 

And now, as tales of Edward, Bella and Jacob come to a close in the upcoming release of Breaking Dawn Part 2, we look back at the amazing true history of The Twilight Saga, from its inception to its rise as a global pop culture phenomenon. 

Awakening

A happily married, stay-at-home mother to three sons, Meyer was living a version of the American dream. But like many mothers, she was frustrated by the weight she'd gained during her pregnancies, and like many people, she was unsettled by the march of time. "My 30th birthday was coming up, and I was so not ready to face being 30," Meyer said in the Phoenix New Times. "I didn't feel I had much going for me."

On the night of June 1, 2003, consumed with plans for potty training, swim lessons, and, for herself, a new diet, Meyer went to bed. The next morning, she awoke to Twilight.

"It was this really crazy wonderful dream about a vampire and a human girl," she recalled in an interview for her publisher. The girl was ordinary; the vampire was beautiful; their relationship was in peril. Like a reader caught up in a good book, Meyer was hooked. She began to write.

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Reinventing

Meyer worked with a passion, but without a plan. Her dream was her only blueprint. "I knew from the dream I needed someplace rainy. So I went on Google," Meyer said in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Her search, for the rainiest place in the United States, led her to Forks, a small town in Washington state.

There, in the Forks of Meyer's mind (she'd never been to the actual city), the two dream lovers came to life: the girl would be a pale-complected, Jane Austen-loving transplant from Arizona (where Meyer herself grew up, and where she resettled after college) who felt out of sorts—her name, Isabella Swan, or Bella, for short; the vampire would be a breathtaking vision, an eternal 17-year-old—his name, Edward Cullen.

If Bella would be recognizable as any teen girl who ever viewed herself as an outsider, then Edward would be altogether unrecognizable as a pop-culture vampire.

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For one thing, Meyer decided, Edward would be a vegetarian, meaning he didn't feast on humans, but rather quenched his thirst for blood by hunting wild animals.

Also, instead of shriveling or dying in the sunlight, Meyer's predator would sparkle in it. He had other unique qualities: superhuman strength; supernatural abilities (Edward, for instance, could read minds); and, perhaps unsurprisingly considering Meyer was in the throes of a diet during their creation, a supreme discipline around breakfast, lunch and every other meal. Edward didn't eat.

Meyer didn't have much choice but to rethink, revise and redo vampire legend: She didn't know vampire legend. The bookworm who read everything didn't read vampire stories, certainly not with any regularity or devotion.

Becoming

With her new twists on old lore, Meyer wound up writing a personal story—the target audience, she would tell the GateHouse News Service, was "a 29-year-old mother of three"—that the outside world found difficult to resist.

Just six months after Meyer's vampire dream, her completed 100,000-word manuscript, called Forks, was snapped up by the publishing giant Little Brown and Company. A movie deal with MTV Films and Madonna's Maverick Films was sealed even before the retitled Twilight hit bookstores on Oct. 5, 2005.  

Everything about Twilight had seemingly come in an instant: Meyer's dream; the book's road to publication; the saga's rise to prominence.

Nothing, however, would come easy for Meyer's lovers, or for the actors chosen to play them.

(New: Rob On Jimmy Fallon) Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Cast Appearances on TV Talk Shows

 

Update:

Gossip Cop has now exclusively confirmed the following dates:

November 5 – Robert Pattinson on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”

November 8 – Robert Pattinson on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”

November 9 – Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner on “Ellen” (taping November 5)

November 9 – Stephenie Meyer on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”

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Stephenie Meyer talks writing again, 'Twilight' ending, and Kristen Mention

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Whoa! Looks like the Twilight cast weren't the only persons of interest at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

  According to E! News, Twilight Saga and The Host author Stephenie Meyer was around for the event as well and spoke up about three current issues.

On Kristen Stewart's recent relationship drama: "That is so not my business."

On saying good-bye to the Twilight series with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 hitting theaters in November: "I tend to get really sad when I have to [think about the final film] ... So I'm sort of putting it off. I figure it'll be a really emotional night when it comes out and we know that it's over. That's going to be rough."

On what she's up to these days: "I'm writing now." Writing now?! Can we say "Hale yeah!" As for what she's writing, she didn't say, but she's mentioned several possibilities in the past the likeliest of which is a sequel for The Host. She said in May that because she's been living in that world for production on the film adaptation, it's the one she's most apt to work on.

Transcription: Q&A with Stephenie Meyer from EW Magazine Fall Movie Preview

You named Bella and Edward's daughter Renesmee, which has been a source of ridicule even among ardent Twilight fans.
I am someone who strongly believes in reality, and that you don't monkey around with people's names. Whether they become a stripper or a lawyer has a large part to do with the name you give them. I would never name a real child Renesmee. But in fantasy, you can name your characters anything you want. I couldn't have named [Bella and Edward's] child Lindsay. I couldn't have named her anything that already exists-it would have felt wrong. I had to pick a name that I felt was completely and totally unique, which opens you up to heckling. Which I've taken. I take all my heckling, and I totally get it!

Someone is probably naming their real-life child Renesmee even as we speak.
Well, that really disturbs me. [Laughs]

STEPHENIE MEYER's Twilight Saga has sold more than 100 million books, spawning a film franchise that's become an international sensation. When EW sat down with the author, 38, at Comic-Con last month (she's since declined to comment on Stewart and Pattinson's current woes), she was already at work on two more film adaptations, of the 2008 novel The Host(in theaters March 29, 2013) and Lois Duncan's 1974 young-adult classic Down a Dark Hall.

After Breaking Dawn-Part 2 is released Nov. 16, we'll have reached the cinematic end of The Twilight Saga. How are you feeling?
I've been holding off the sadness, but it's starting to get to me. I miss everyone-Kristen, Taylor, and Rob. I'm used to seeing them every day.

You're currently working on a film adaptation of another of your books, The Host. Has your experience with Twilight changed how you feel about turning your books into movies?
It's hard to say. As a general rule, my experience has been positive, and as an author I don't think anyone has been offered the access I've had. With every movie I've become a little bit more involved. I really like to be used as a resource-like if an actor has a question about backstory. And recently, on the set of The Host, I was the only person on the entire set who noticed that there was a cherry-picker tractor in the back of a scene. So I'm useful every now and then-I have fantastic eyesight. [Laughs]

You even had a cameo in Breaking Dawn-Part 1, as a wedding guest of Edward and Bella's wedding.
It wasn't my idea-and I hated that dress! I hate to look at myself on film. But the actual experience, aside from freezing our butts off, was great. I was sitting with [producer] Wyck Godfrey, who has also been there since day one, and we made up a backstory: He was a deputy policeman, and our marriage was on the rocks because he was in love with [Bella's father] Charlie. We had a lot of fun sitting in that cold forest.

You named Bella and Edward's daughter Renesmee, which has been a source of ridicule even among ardent Twilight fans.
I am someone who strongly believes in reality, and that you don't monkey around with people's names. Whether they become a stripper or a lawyer has a large part to do with the name you give them. I would never name a real child Renesmee. But in fantasy, you can name your characters anything you want. I couldn't have named [Bella and Edward's] child Lindsay. I couldn't have named her anything that already exists-it would have felt wrong. I had to pick a name that I felt was completely and totally unique, which opens you up to heckling. Which I've taken. I take all my heckling, and I totally get it!

Someone is probably naming their real-life child Renesmee even as we speak.
Well, that really disturbs me. [Laughs]

Do you have a favorite among the Twilight movies?
Not to say it's the best, because all of them have things to recommend them, but I think New Moon is the one that most closely dovetails with what I had in my head. It might help that I love [director] Chris Weitz-he's a dream to work with. Everyone was fun to work with, but Chris and I really got each other.

When you were writing the first Twilight, could you ever have imagined it would become such a phenomenon?
If I'd had any idea that anyone would see what I was doing, I'd have stopped immediately. Id' never have been able to finish it. It's a huge amount of pressure, and it's taken me forever to be able to call myself an author. I'm a reader, and to me authors are magical creatures.

Do you ever watch True Blood or The Vampire Diaries to see what all these other vampires are up to?
No. I'm a huge coward. [Laughs] I'm actually really squeamish. Via ONTD

"TWILIGHT" among 100 Best Ever Teen Novels

NPR has completed their Best Ever Teen Fiction poll and the results are in. The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer nabs the number 27 spot. Both new and old books make the list and you can see what else is in the top 100 by going here. Thanks TT

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Here is one excerpt from the interview:


“I know Stephenie Meyer was on the set a fair amount. What was that like, knowing that you were interpreting something that had lived in her head for so long?
The thing about Stephenie is that she’s highly collaborative. If you have ideas — and we had ideas about the sequels [to the book] — she was like, “Tell me! Tell me!” There were a couple of times I was like, “How ’bout this?” And she was like, “Well, I’ll think about it.” And that’s always so relieving as an actor, because we all want to bring something to the table, and we all understand that the film we’re making is the writer’s baby. There’s parts of you that want to honor their vision. There’s parts of you that have your own vision. And she welcomes that process with open arms. I got her blessing early on with what I was wanting to do with him, and because of that I was able to not think about it so much. She’s kind of the ghost on set anyway. Unless you go find her and have a conversation, she’s not coming up to you to give you notes or change your performance. She’s really, really great about that.”


Check out the full interview with Jake Abel over at Entertainment Weekly.

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Check out the NEW 'Twilight: The Graphic Novel Collector's Edition' now available for pre-order + Release date!

Couple of weeks ago we posted the New Moon Graphic Novel By Young Kim

Amazon has published another new Collector's Edition Graphic Novel that includes the first Two books of Stephenie Meyer's Best seller Twilight.

The release date of 'Twilight: The Graphic Novel Collector's Edition' is set to be on October 30, 2012.


you can pre-order your copy now on Amazon

What do you think of the cover art of Bella and Edward?


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EXCLUSIVE! Read an unreleased intro of "The Host" and check out the new movie tie-in edition book cover!

Listen up, Twilight fans: There's a new obsession-worthy movie coming to theaters near you!
Stephenie Meyer, the famed author behind the uber-successful Twilight books, is taking another of her novels to the big screen. The film adaptation of her 2008 bestseller The Host -- which stars The Lovely Bones actress Saoirse Ronan -- will hit theaters in March 2013. And while the film's release is still months away, we have a special treat to tide you over.
iVillage got its hands on Meyer's never-before-seen intro to the book, which tells the story of an alien race that takes over Earth and its inhabitants.

Check out the exclusive excerpt below!
THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer, the author of THE TWILIGHT SAGA. Read the excerpt. In theaters 3/29!

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ICYMI: Stephenie Meyer Knows Exactly What's Next For Edward And Bella... But She's Not Telling

At first, Stephenie was reluctant to make any promises. "Things change so much," she said. "From week to week, let alone year to year." But make no mistake: For the bestselling author, the well of sparkly vampire romance is far from dry. With the studio behind the "Twilight" film franchise having already announced its interest in continuing the saga, the only thing standing between you and MOAR TWILIGHT FOREVER is author Stephenie Meyer—and her willingness to keep on keeping on with the stories of non-homicidal vampires, werewolves who never wear shirts and various interspecies love triangles between the living, the shapeshifting, and the living undead. So when Josh Horowitz sat down for a chat with Stephenie, he asked her the question on everyone's mind: Are there still untold stories left in the "Twilight" canon?

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"There are other stories, obviously," she admitted. "I have a really hard time putting down characters, and so I know what would happen. It's just a matter of...are we tired of vampires?" Obviously, no "Twilight" fans were around at the time that this interview was taped, because nobody launched themselves into the frame screaming "NOOOOOOO!" and instead Stephenie was able to answer her own question: "I think we are, as a general group. I know that I'm a little worn on vampires, so it might take some time to want to go back there. But it's easy for me, because I know exactly what happens." And there you have it: Stephenie Meyer is sitting on, like, a bajillion more stories about sparkly vampires, and the clumsy young ladies who love them, and the naked werewolves who love them, but she isn't planning on writing any of them down. At least not right now. And if you want to step away from your computer and start wailing and frothing and rending your clothing, well, we totally understand. But for those who just want to know what becomes of the Cullen family and their various compatriots, the author does make one promise: "If I never get around to writing it, I'll tell people what happens." So there's that, anyway. Mtv

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Guri Weinberg Talks About Breaking Dawn, Fans And Stephenie Meyer

Where have I been? I ask myself this question every day, recently. At the risk of sounding unnecessarily dramatic, I have been involved in the longest, most challenging, scariest project I have ever undertaken. I have sacrificed and sweated and agonized - for good reason. Most of the folks involved are above my pay grade. And it's been a secret. Soon, I will return to "TwiMadness' with a vengeance…for now, just another blog post about my nutty Twilight experiences.

I get asked 3 questions all the time. Hard as it may be to believe, I have a few anecdotes in reply:

What's it like working with Stephenie Meyer?
Stephenie's success is just staggering and I am pretty sure many would and probably did feel intimidated around her. Here's the secret about Stephenie that I accidentally discovered, though…she is normal. REALLY normal. And funny. But mostly normal…like the kind of person you'd hang out with. Just to shoot the shit.

At first, I was pretty shy…for me. And nervous - I met Stephenie AFTER I'd been cast when some of us were called down to Baton Rouge for a make-up/wardrobe test before shooting began. So, I didn't know how she felt about me or my choices for Stefan. I mean, I know if she would have HATED my audition tape, I wouldn't be there but you know, maybe she was just like "Eh…Guri…whatever…thank GOD we also got better actors…"

When I finally met her in Baton Rouge, I was already in costume and make-up. I shook her hand and she said, "You are EXACTLY how I pictured Stefan" and smiled. And I relaxed. Like a baby, actually. In fact, I wet my pants…not really. Okay, a little.
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What was it like being involved in Breaking Dawn - the LAST film of the Twilight franchise?
Obviously, we all realized that we were a part of something epic and had the appropriate level of reverence while shooting.
Wait. That's not what happened. Here's a typical on set day :
We're all on set against a green screen and massive amounts of fake snow. Shoot dates were getting long and we were all extremely silly. Plus, there were cardboard cut outs of the 'wolves'. If THAT'S not fodder for juvenile behavior, I don't know what is. So, par for the course, one of the P.A.s starts taping various notes to unsuspecting people's backs (tagging - BD style). Wyck Godfrey is JUST NOT HAVING IT. He's the producer, we were behind schedule and he certainly does not want the shoot to devolve further with antics such as this.

So, of COURSE he got tagged. Once with a sign that said 'Kick Me' which was the tamest sign he was tagged with. Over and over, Wyck was tagged by pretty much everyone. Agitated, he was paranoid about signs being on his back all day, always checking. He actually very much resembled someone with Tourette's Syndrome. PRICELESS.

Not to be outdone by ANYONE, Charlie Bewley had some prints made of a photo of himself looking particularly snooty as 'Demetri. On the photo, he wrote 'Team Demetri' and stuck it on Nikki Reed's back. She had no idea for hours, so definitely he scored a win with that one. Plus, it started the 'Team' epitaphs ('Team Cullen', 'Team Wolves', 'Team Edward', 'Team Bella', 'Team GFYS') that became ALL the rage. Coincidently, if you have never seen a huge, burly, macho grip or electrician with 'Team Edward' taped to their back, I'm just not sure you've lived…

Those crew guys got the responsible P.A. back, though…when we finished shooting for the day, this P.A. kept looking for his backpack. No one could find it. Finally, it was found…35 feet in the air hanging by a rope with no foreseeable way to get it down.

Bored with sticky notes on people's backs, Christian Camargo decides he will up the ante - by 'tagging' all - and I do mean ALL - of the cardboard wolves asses with my name. I kick him pretty hard and Mia Maestro comes running after me, emotional and confused, saying over and over…"You HURT him, Guri. You BOTH are HURTING each other TOO MUCH. What is WRONG with you two?!?"

So, I'm back over in Stephenie's video village, thinking that would be a safe haven. As I'm chatting it up with her about CRITICAL issues facing the world today (like my deep love for Food TV), I am oblivious to the fact that a P.A. is attaching a hook to my coat - the other end of the hook is attached to a sand bag. As Stephenie is chatting with me, she gives NO indication of what is taking place behind me. All is fine until I stand up and prepare to walk away…only to be jerked back to my chair in a motion that has only been captured before in The Three Stooges films. I'm embarrassed, OBVIOUSLY, and Stephenie is looking at me like the cat that ate the canary. OH! The shame…

What are the Twilight Fans like?
Well, it's a mixed bag. GENERALLY, the fans have been nothing but gracious and supportive with me. Even the snarky girls at letterstotwilight.com have had relatively benign comments about me and I am not just commenting about them because they left comments on my blog. OK. I am mentioning them primarily because of that. YES, I DID get a huge kick out of them commenting on my blog. And they're really funny. Except when it's comments about me…
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Stephenie Meyer Comments On Her New Project as Producer in 'The Host'

Stephenie Meyer wrote a response on her website on the 18th commenting on Variety’s announcement about the project she is producing. She also mentioned wrapping up filming on ‘The Host’. You can read her post here or on her website:

Hi all,
Just wanting to comment on the story Variety ran today. We weren’t going to announce this until more of the project had come together, but here goes! My production company, Fickle Fish, acquired the option to Lois Duncan’s novel Down a Dark Hall a while back. We’re developing this project with our good pals at Temple Hill Entertainment, who we are so excited to be working with again. Not too much information to share as yet, but even in this early stage, it is still very exciting. I grew up reading and loving Lois Duncan novels, and I can’t believe my good luck that I get to be involved with this project. Down a Dark Hall was my favorite of her novels (though it’s a very close race with Summer of Fear and Stranger with My Face) and it gave me some serious nightmares when I was nine. I will have more information on my Fickle Fish site for those interested when there is more to share. These things are very slow moving, though, so it will probably be a while.
In the meantime, shooting on The Host is going awesomely–and quickly. I can’t believe we’re almost done. Things are looking fairly extraordinary and I cannot wait to see what Andrew Niccol will do with all this amazing footage. However, I am not ready to be done because I am not ready to give up Saoirse, who I would happily adopt by force if I didn’t like her parents so much, and if she wasn’t legally an adult. (By the way, for those who have asked about pronunciation, Saoirse rhymes with “inertia.”)
More soonish,
Steph.

Via thehostmovienews

Stephenie Meyer on optioning suspense novel 'Down a Dark Hall': 'It gave me some serious nightmares'

Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is pushing further into the world of filmmaking, optioning the movie rights to Lois Duncan’s 1974 YA horror/suspense novel Down a Dark Hall. Meyer is developing the film through her Fickle Fish production company, along with Twilight producer Wyck Godfrey’s Temple Hill Entertainment. (Variety first reported the story.)

The story follows 14-year-old Kit Gordy as she enrolls in the creepy Blackwood boarding school, which has only four students.

“Not too much information to share as yet, but even in this early stage, it is still very exciting,” Meyer wrote on her blog about the project. “Down a Dark Hall was my favorite of [Duncan's] novels…and it gave me some serious nightmares when I was nine.”

Meyer is also producing the feature film adaptation of her novel The Host, which is currently shooting, and she produced writer-director Jerusha Hess’ comedy Austenland, about a Jane Austen fanatic (Keri Russell).

Source: EW

(Scan) First Images from Andrew Niccol’s Adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s THE HOST

The first scans of images from Andrew Niccol’s (Gattaca) adaptation of Twilight author Stephanie Meyer’s The Host have gone online. The first trailer hits tomorrow, even though the film doesn’t come out for another year. In the world of the film, a parasitic alien species is nearly finished wiping out the human population by taking over the consciousness of each person. A soul named Wanderer is attempting to take control of Melanie’s (Saoirse Ronan) consciousness, but faces strong opposition by what remains of the girl. Though I’m wary of anything by Meyer, I’m a big fan of Niccol’s work (even In Time had its moments) and he’s assembled quite a cast.

Hit the jump to check out the images, which feature Ronan, Max Irons as one of the male leads, and Diane Kruger as the villain/alien president. The Host opens on March 29th, 2013.

The images are scans from the latest People magazine, courtesy of Up & Comers (via Jeff Sneider’s Twitter

Here’s the synopsis for the novel:

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. Wanderer, the invading “soul” who has been given Melanie’s body, didn’t expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

As Melanie fills Wanderer’s thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she’s never met. Reluctant allies, Wanderer and Melanie set off to search for the man they both love.

Featuring one of the most unusual love triangles in literature, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel about the persistence of love and the essence of what it means to be human. [Amazon]

Source Scan: Epnebelle | Collider

The Host News! Trailer will be debuting on march 22

The Host: The Movie 
Theater Release Date: March 29, 2013 
Links: Movie Facebook Page | The Host on IMDB | Buy the Book
March 19, 2012 
Congratulations to our six trailer contest winners! 
These awesome fans will appear in The Host teaser trailer: Angie Cason - Shreveport, Louisiana Ethan Polson - Ankeny, Iowa Linda Barnes - Dinuba, California Lisa M. Hayman - Covington, Indiana Cody Billingsley - Arkadelphia, Arkansas Danielle Hickin - Endwell, New York And when will you get to see all of these beautiful people? 
Very, very soon! 
The trailer will be debuting Thursday, March 22nd on-air via Access Hollywood and online via Yahoo! Movies. 
 For more info—and to get a peek at the faces you should be looking for—please visit the movie fan page at facebook.com/thehostmovie! 
 Also, they'd love for you to comment and get involved, and personally I'd love to hear what kinds of things you would most like to have a peek at as we continue with the filming. 
Please chime in! Thanks, everybody! Steph


stepheniemeyer Via thehostmovienews

ICYMI: Stephenie Meyer releases comment to clear air about Summit, Lionsgate, and more ‘Twilight’

Stephenie Meyer releases comment to clear air about Summit, Lionsgate, and more ‘Twilight’ Two days ago we shared a tweet from a reliable entertainment reporter. 
He revealed that Twilight author Stephenie Meyer was “deeply annoyed” by Lionsgate’s public comments about wanting more books/films in the Saga. But last night Meyer updated her site to clear the air a bit. 
She wrote: Hey all, Just wanted to clear up a little rumor making the rounds. I have absolutely no issues with anyone at Lionsgate. Far from being a negative thing, it’s actually a very nice feeling to know that both Lionsgate and Summit would like to make another Twilight movie if I were ever to write another Twilight book. So, thanks for the support, Lionsgate and Summit. I look forward to working for the first time with new friends at Lionsgate and working again with my old friends at Summit! 
Steph 


Though she doesn’t explicitly deny the initial story, after this statement we’re confident Meyer is still happy with Summit and Lionsgate. Their book/film franchise has been quite successful for all parties and we’ve never been aware of any issues. 

hypable Via Kstewangel