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söndag 20 februari 2011
tisdag 28 december 2010
måndag 21 juni 2010
Vancouver raccoon welcomes 'Twilight' star with a bite
TORONTO — One of the newest members of the "Twilight" universe says he's learned the hard way not to approach raccoons in Vancouver's Stanley Park.
Aussie actor Xavier Samuel says he was bitten by one last summer while in town to shoot the third instalment of the movie series.
The 26-year-old says the mishap occurred as he and Bryce Dallas Howard, who plays the villainous Victoria, took a stroll through the city park.
He says raccoons are not common in Australia, and that he asked Bryce to take a picture of him next to the wild creature. It ended up biting his finger.
Samuel plays the newborn vampire Riley in "The Twilight Sage: Eclipse," which opens in theatres on June 30.
He and cast members Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene are in Toronto for the MuchMusic Video Awards.
Samuel jokes that he has been waiting to turn into a raccoon vampire ever since his painful encounter.
"I didn't know that they were kind of nocturnal and aggressive little creatures," Samuel said Sunday during a round of media interviews at a Toronto hotel. "But one of them had this grey, kind of lazy eye, I should have known."
"You should see the photos because it's kind of like a before and during shot.... There's one photo of me happily sitting next to this raccoon and the next photo is this furry ball launching at me. It bit my finger and Bryce was still taking photos and I was like, 'Bryce I think I need medical attention.' "
Otherwise, Samuel says he enjoyed filming in Vancouver and describes his entry into the "Twilight" universe as a "whirlwind."
He says that soon after he auditioned in Sydney he was flown to Vancouver "on a maybe" and then shooting began.
Even before filming started, a cadre of Riley fans made themselves known, he says, noting that his character came with a dedicated following built up by the Stefenie Meyer book series.
"I've had a few people on the street go, 'Riley, Riley!' Which I think is kind of funny. It's a little bit bizarre that attention at first, because I hadn't actually done anything yet but (fans) are waiting outside the hotel," he says.
"But I think that sort of support and enthusiasm is really wonderful. People obviously really enjoy these stories and I think that's a great thing."
ctv
Aussie actor Xavier Samuel says he was bitten by one last summer while in town to shoot the third instalment of the movie series.
The 26-year-old says the mishap occurred as he and Bryce Dallas Howard, who plays the villainous Victoria, took a stroll through the city park.
He says raccoons are not common in Australia, and that he asked Bryce to take a picture of him next to the wild creature. It ended up biting his finger.
Samuel plays the newborn vampire Riley in "The Twilight Sage: Eclipse," which opens in theatres on June 30.
He and cast members Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene are in Toronto for the MuchMusic Video Awards.
Samuel jokes that he has been waiting to turn into a raccoon vampire ever since his painful encounter.
"I didn't know that they were kind of nocturnal and aggressive little creatures," Samuel said Sunday during a round of media interviews at a Toronto hotel. "But one of them had this grey, kind of lazy eye, I should have known."
"You should see the photos because it's kind of like a before and during shot.... There's one photo of me happily sitting next to this raccoon and the next photo is this furry ball launching at me. It bit my finger and Bryce was still taking photos and I was like, 'Bryce I think I need medical attention.' "
Otherwise, Samuel says he enjoyed filming in Vancouver and describes his entry into the "Twilight" universe as a "whirlwind."
He says that soon after he auditioned in Sydney he was flown to Vancouver "on a maybe" and then shooting began.
Even before filming started, a cadre of Riley fans made themselves known, he says, noting that his character came with a dedicated following built up by the Stefenie Meyer book series.
"I've had a few people on the street go, 'Riley, Riley!' Which I think is kind of funny. It's a little bit bizarre that attention at first, because I hadn't actually done anything yet but (fans) are waiting outside the hotel," he says.
"But I think that sort of support and enthusiasm is really wonderful. People obviously really enjoy these stories and I think that's a great thing."
ctv
måndag 3 maj 2010
lördag 1 maj 2010
fredag 30 april 2010
Busting Bogus Robert Pattinson "Eclipse" Rumors (Today is the first day of shooting for Robert Pattinson)
Robert Pattinson arrived in the Pacific Northwest a couple of days ago to participate. When he wasn’t in front of the cameras immediately after stepping off the plane, many outlets freaked.
Some even suggested a rift between Pattinson and director David Slade, and that the actor was refusing to be cooperative.
This simply is not the case.
As we speak, Pattinson is on the set filming, a source on the scene confirms to Gossip Cop.
“There are absolutely no problems,” a rep for Summit tells Gossip Cop, adding, “Today is the first day of shooting for Robert Pattinson.”
The pick-ups are underway, as scheduled, and speculation about problems should be curbed in favor of facts.
gossipcop
torsdag 29 april 2010
Edward Cullen vs. Harry Potter
From Vancouversun
I met Robert Pattinson last May in Cannes. It was a top-secret kind of thing — I had to sign a paper saying I wouldn’t write a story about it until his new movie, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, opens in November — but I can reveal that the interview, which was held in the martini bar behind a beachside restaurant, was held to the background noise of a crowd of young girls who stood on the road, behind security barriers, and screamed non-stop. I don’t know how Pattinson finally got out: by sea would seem to be the only escape route. Otherwise, he maybe there yet.
By contrast, Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the Harry Potter films that are competing for the same tween audience, is a less likely sex symbol: he’s short and nerdy. That’s not my judgment, it’s what Radcliffe himself said the other day. “If girls like short and nerdy, then I’m a sex symbol,” he said, adding, “Rob Pattinson is a sex symbol. He’s a genuinely sexy guy — he’s got the height.”
Pattinson, who coincidentally played Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, is six foot one. Radcliffe is five foot six.
Radcliffe can also get young girls to scream, but his is a more restrained hysteria. At the New York City premiere of his new movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, he walked past the adult reporters to talk to an 11-year-old girl named Danielle, who was reporting for Scholastic News, an online service for kids. Here is part of that interview, as reported in New York magazine:
Danielle: “I’ve seen the first and second movies and read the first and second book and they are so good. Especially the movies. I loved them, the movies.”
Radcliffe: “Thank you very much. You’re very, very kind. They get even better than that though, so when you get the time, or when your parents think you’re old enough, you must watch the rest. They’re very cool.”
Radcliffe’s sweet and patient answer is a telling indication of the audience for the Harry Potter films as compared with the more mature passions of the Twilight fans who find Pattinson’s Edward Cullen character too adorable for words.
However, young wizards-in-waiting do grow up to become young virgins-in-waiting, and Harry Potter himself is growing into that more adult world: the word is that the new movie is more mature and that romance is in the air. The wizard is getting older, and suddenly it’s not all quidditch and magic spells.
That crossover in audience appeal has put Harry Potter into a kind of competition with Twilight. The vampire movie has made $382 million (US), and while that is dwarfed by the Harry Potter success story — 400 million books sold, $4.5 billion at the box office — a rivalry has sprung up among fans, at least on a tsunami of fansites arguing the merits of the two franchises. (Sample debate, from nerdfighters.ning.com: If the Twilight characters and the Harry Potter characters got into a fight, who would win?)
The studios behind the series are steering clear of talk about competition, except for the fact that the Twilight films don’t open near the dates when Harry Potter movies are introduced.
Rob Friedman, head of Summit Entertainment, which produces the Twilight movies, told the Wall Street Journal, “We are very cognizant of where they are, and we’ve always been wary of being in too close proximity to Harry Potter because we know our fans cross over so much and we definitely don’t want to compete with Harry for attention.”
If Harry is still the king, Twilight is the coming thing. But not all Harry Potter fans have matured into Twilight aficionados and there are new readers all the time. An indication of Harry’s enduring popularity can be seen in an ad from Bauman Rare Books, a New York company: a 1940 first edition of Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom The Bell Tolls sells for $2,600; a signed first edition of John Le Carre’s 1963 novel The Spy Who Came In From The Cold is priced at $5,500, but an autographed first edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which was published in 1998, costs $13,500.
Harry has burrowed into the common culture in a way that Twilight has yet to accomplish. A group called The Harry Potter Alliance, which promotes social activism among Harry Potter fans, is asking moviegoers who attend the new film to wear name tags stating lessons taught by Albus Dumbledore, Harry’s mentor, and to tweet these messages to each other (a discussion of the character’s lessons can be found at whatwoulddumbledoredo.org).
In a press release, Andrew Slack, the head of the alliance, compares Dumbledore’s messages to those of Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama.
So far, no one has said that about Edward Cullen. He is a vampire, but Harry Potter may be the one who lives forever.
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Photo: robertpattinsonau / fanpop
Set Report: Was Rob A Part of “Eclipse” Re-Shoots Today?
After rumours of a “meadow” reshoot I decided to pop by the meadow set last night to see if there were any signs of filming coming up. You know, signs, trailors, security, equipment…
There was nothing.
At the gate which blocks the public from the private property previously used for filming, there was a man in a car.
There is not usually a man in a car at this gate day-to-day, except during filming so this was a subtle hint that indeed this was about to become an active set.
As I drove away guess I what passed?
Trailors… power stations, mobile dressing rooms, etc. all heading towards the gate.
I came home knowing they would indeed be filming at “the meadow” soon.
Today, while many scrambled to find out where in the world Robert Pattinson was, I slept in. I was off work so I decided to swing by the set.
If it was a live set they would have been filming for several hours when I went and given the lack of rain and overcast but bright sky it seemed likely they were indeed filming at “the meadow.”
This is the worst exterior set for fans wanting to catch a glimpse of happenings because it is on private property aprox 10 miles PAST a security gate.
During Eclipse, there was a circus (hair/make-up trailors) that had fairly public access… today however, there was not. They moved the circus.
The new circus was further towards the private property “meadow” set (which is actually a GVRD Park) and up a steep drive way on actual private property, as in someone’s own personal property. [They were likely paid a pretty penny for its use too]
Not wanting to break any laws I did not venture up towards the circus, ignoring “No Trespassing” signs, nor did I try to get past the GVRD Gate towards the set.
It was enough to know they were indeed filming and I was excited to have found the set.
The only photos I have are of the signs used to direct crew to the hidden location.
Tonight I returned after they wrapped and saw a number of trailors leaving including mobile dressing rooms, power stations and large trucks. I believe they have wrapped that location which is theonly reason I am blogging about it.
If for some reason they haven’t wrapped that location then – my bad!
But it clearly looked as though they were done based on the amount of equipment leaving this evening.
So they indeed used the “meadow” set today with both Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart. It wasn’t Robert Pattinson on set, so it wasn’t the “meadow proposal scene” or anything.
I think there was confusion about just what was filmed at the meadow…. MANY things!!
That particular area has vast surroundings suitable for various shots involving a field, meadow, forest, water, mountains etc.
It is a beautiful British Columbian PARK!!!
Anyways, that is my two cents… I hear studio is next, which mean more vague set reports since fans can not go into studios. But I shall report what I can.
MaliciousMandy via Spunkransom
onsdag 28 april 2010
tisdag 23 mars 2010
måndag 26 oktober 2009
Inside Robsten's wild parties!
The last couple of weeks I've brought you something funny every weekend... So in the spirit of tradition I bring you;
Robsten's Wild Parties feature from OK! Magazine (Usa) Oct 17-23 issue
YOU decide what to believe...
Robsten's Wild Parties feature from OK! Magazine (Usa) Oct 17-23 issue
YOU decide what to believe...
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tisdag 20 oktober 2009
Twilight Cast Hunted by "Vultures" and "Rogues"
While Eclipse filming is nearing its end, not all Twilight castmembers are breathing easy.
We recently chatted with a very high up Summit source who emphasized to us the living hell these kids have been going through up in Vancouver.
It's been more than rumored that Breaking Dawn will be filmed somewhere other than British Columbia next year, and the reason has less to do with tax issues and more to do with the sanity of our favorite cast.
"It's not just the media invading [the Twilight cast's] privacy—it's the whole world," dishes a key Summit player.
How so?
It's obvious that we all are seeing Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart way less, and we've told you just how miserable their privacy is up in Canada. But even we have recently learned just how bad it's gotten.
"Civilians are flying in all over the world to hunt down whoever they can find," fesses the concerned power suit. "It's bad. Literally [Rob and Kristen] have no choice but to stay inside."
Apparently the tourist companies up in Canada are also getting out of control. While we're told there are some that are very respectful and keep their distance, more than a few companies and fans (one woman in particular) cross the line.
"Everyone calls them the Vultures," our insider tells us. "The cast hates, hates, hates them. The Vultures actually stalk [the cast]—hunt down every set location and hide out in order to record them everywhere they go off set. It's become unmanageable."
These "rogue tourists"—as Robsten, Summit and the whole Twi group calls them—have had some major impact on how the cast goes about their daily lives (more specifics on that tomorrow).
"These kids are just trying to film a damn movie—wish the world could let them."
SOURCE
Sv:Medan filmandet av Eclipse närmar sig sitt slut, är det inte alla Twilight skådespelare som kan andas ut.
Vi pratade nyligen med ett mycket högt uppsatt källa vid Summit som betonade för oss vilket helvete dessa ungdomar har gått igenom uppe i Vancouver.
Det har kommit flera rykten om att Breaking Dawn kommer att filmas någon annanstans än British Columbia nästa år, och anledningen har mindre att göra med skattefrågor och mer att göra med att behålla förståndet för skådespelarna.
"Det är inte bara medierna som invaderar The Twilight skådespelarnas privatlivet,det är hela världen," säger en viktig källa.
Hur så?
Det är uppenbart att vi alla sett Robert Pattinson och Kristen Stewart mycket mindre, och vi har berättat hur olyckligt deras privatliv är uppe i Kanada. Men även vi har sett hur illa det blivit.
"Civila flyger in från över hela världen för att jaga vem de än kan hitta," säger berörda. "Det är illa. Rob och Kristen har bokstavligen inget annat val än att stanna inne."
Tydligen håller turistföretagare uppe i Kanada också på att spåra ur. Medan vi veta att det finns några som är noga med att respektera och hålla avståndet, så finns det mer än ett fåtal företag och fans (en kvinna i synnerhet) som passerar linjen.
"Alla kallar dem Vultures," säger vår insider. "Teamet hatar, hatar, hatar dem. Vultures förföljer dem faktiskt-jagar varje film plats och gömmer sig för att kunna spela in dem överallt efter filmsetet. Det blir ohanterligt."
Dessa "rogue turister"-som Robsten, Summit och hela Twi gruppen kallar dem, har haft stor inverkan på skådespelarna glever sitt dagliga liv (mer specifit livet i morgon).
"Dessa ungdomar försöker bara att filma en j***a film-vi önskar att världen bara kunde låta dem vara ifred."
We recently chatted with a very high up Summit source who emphasized to us the living hell these kids have been going through up in Vancouver.
It's been more than rumored that Breaking Dawn will be filmed somewhere other than British Columbia next year, and the reason has less to do with tax issues and more to do with the sanity of our favorite cast.
"It's not just the media invading [the Twilight cast's] privacy—it's the whole world," dishes a key Summit player.
How so?
It's obvious that we all are seeing Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart way less, and we've told you just how miserable their privacy is up in Canada. But even we have recently learned just how bad it's gotten.
"Civilians are flying in all over the world to hunt down whoever they can find," fesses the concerned power suit. "It's bad. Literally [Rob and Kristen] have no choice but to stay inside."
Apparently the tourist companies up in Canada are also getting out of control. While we're told there are some that are very respectful and keep their distance, more than a few companies and fans (one woman in particular) cross the line.
"Everyone calls them the Vultures," our insider tells us. "The cast hates, hates, hates them. The Vultures actually stalk [the cast]—hunt down every set location and hide out in order to record them everywhere they go off set. It's become unmanageable."
These "rogue tourists"—as Robsten, Summit and the whole Twi group calls them—have had some major impact on how the cast goes about their daily lives (more specifics on that tomorrow).
"These kids are just trying to film a damn movie—wish the world could let them."
SOURCE
Sv:Medan filmandet av Eclipse närmar sig sitt slut, är det inte alla Twilight skådespelare som kan andas ut.
Vi pratade nyligen med ett mycket högt uppsatt källa vid Summit som betonade för oss vilket helvete dessa ungdomar har gått igenom uppe i Vancouver.
Det har kommit flera rykten om att Breaking Dawn kommer att filmas någon annanstans än British Columbia nästa år, och anledningen har mindre att göra med skattefrågor och mer att göra med att behålla förståndet för skådespelarna.
"Det är inte bara medierna som invaderar The Twilight skådespelarnas privatlivet,det är hela världen," säger en viktig källa.
Hur så?
Det är uppenbart att vi alla sett Robert Pattinson och Kristen Stewart mycket mindre, och vi har berättat hur olyckligt deras privatliv är uppe i Kanada. Men även vi har sett hur illa det blivit.
"Civila flyger in från över hela världen för att jaga vem de än kan hitta," säger berörda. "Det är illa. Rob och Kristen har bokstavligen inget annat val än att stanna inne."
Tydligen håller turistföretagare uppe i Kanada också på att spåra ur. Medan vi veta att det finns några som är noga med att respektera och hålla avståndet, så finns det mer än ett fåtal företag och fans (en kvinna i synnerhet) som passerar linjen.
"Alla kallar dem Vultures," säger vår insider. "Teamet hatar, hatar, hatar dem. Vultures förföljer dem faktiskt-jagar varje film plats och gömmer sig för att kunna spela in dem överallt efter filmsetet. Det blir ohanterligt."
Dessa "rogue turister"-som Robsten, Summit och hela Twi gruppen kallar dem, har haft stor inverkan på skådespelarna glever sitt dagliga liv (mer specifit livet i morgon).
"Dessa ungdomar försöker bara att filma en j***a film-vi önskar att världen bara kunde låta dem vara ifred."
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