NECA's action figure collection for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse has now been revealed, and part of the selection, including those pictured right, are already available for purchasing.
Series 1 action figures for "Edward Cullen," "Victoria," and "Jacob Black" are each available for ordering on Amazon at $51.99 for all three or at ToysRUs for $13.99 each.
One fansite got the skinny on what is left to come with Series 2 action figures by NECA, and the toys yet to be available for sale include a shirtless "Jacob Black," another more casual "Edward Cullen," a new "Bella Swan," and "Rosalie Hale."
(For The Twilight Saga: New Moon, it was "Alice" and "Jasper" who joined the action figure fold, but there do not appear to be any new ones for those characters in this line-up.)
In addition to this news about NECA's line, another Twilight doll-related update has also come along: the release date for the forthcoming The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Barbie dolls by Mattel.
According to Amazon.com, the new "Victoria" and "Alice" Barbie dolls announced in early May will be released on August 23rd, and they are currently available for pre-ordering here and here for $24.99 each. The "Victoria" and "Alice" Barbies add to the already available "Bella," "Edward," and "Jacob" Barbies of the Pink Label line.
Assuming the tradition with these dolls continues into Breaking Dawn, are there other characters you'd like to see an action figure for? Perhaps a "Jane" Barbie or a "Bella" wedding Barbie? A "Renesmee" action figure?
Several of the artists featured on the official soundtracks for Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and/or The Twilight Saga: Eclipse have been nominated for 2010 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).
Hayley Williams, lead singer for Paramore (from the Twilight soundtrack), worked with B.o.B. on "Airplanes," and the two have been nominated in several categories for the work ("Best Collaboration," "Best Male Video," and "Video of the Year"). Paramore, too, was nominated for "Best Rock Video" for "Ignorance."
Also nominated in the "Best Rock Video" category are Muse (from Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse's soundtracks) for "Uprising" and Florence + The Machine (from the Eclipse soundtrack) for "Dog Days Are Over."
Muse also picked up a "Best SFX (Special Effects)" nomination for the song, and Florence + The Machine got nominated for "Video of the Year," "Best Art Direction," and "Best Cinematography."
Finally, The Black Keys (Eclipse OST contributors) received a nomination for "Breakthrough Video" for "Tighten Up."
The full list of VMA nominations for 2010 can be found here.
Eclipse Soundtrack artists Metric have announced two free shows!
There’s a street concert happening in Toronto at 7 PM tomorrow, Weds August 4 at Union Station (65 Front Street West) and Metric is the surprise act! And on Thurs August 5 at 9 pm Metric play Celebrate Brooklyn at the Prospect Park Bandshell in NYC (9th Street & Prospect Park West, Brooklyn). Both shows are FREE!
For more information visit ILoveMetric.com
Last Friday, while hundreds of fans were kept far away from the set on a Chickamauga farm, Sonya Gonzales got a first-hand look. Both of her sons had roles. "They play two of Robert Pattinson's kids in the movie," says Sonya. 7 year-old Mason and 5 year-old Liam were both chosen, despite the fact that casting agents didn't even know they were related.
Sonya took plenty of pictures, including several of her kids in costume. "Well I had overalls with this shirt that was short sleeves and two buttons and with all these different colors on it," says Mason.
Sonya almost managed to make it into the movie herself. In a pinch, they nearly pulled her in as a body double for Witherspoon before deciding not to shoot the scene. But she did manage to get some one-on-one time with Pattinson during the Saturday night cast party. "He was so sweet and really nice and he let me take a picture with him," says Sonya.
Now some of her kids have caught the acting bug, including big sister Abby. She is happy for her brothers even though she was hoping for a part herself. At least she got to visit the set. "It takes a lot more people than I thought it would just to get that 5 minutes of that part," says Abby.
The director told Sonya her sons' scene is part of the important ending so she doesn't expect it to end up on the cutting room floor. It certainly won't if Mason has anything to do with it. "We had to keep doing the same scene over and over again so they could see which one they liked better," says Mason.
Both kids will be compensated for their roles though they don't know how much yet. But the experience alone may be worth more.
'Water for Elephants' is expected to open next spring.
Today Michael Sheen is one of the most in demand character actors in the world. Famously cheap Summit Entertainment spared no expense in landing him for the role of evil vampire Aro in the Twilight movies. For Summit, there was simply no other option, it HAD to be Michael, and they paid him more than anybody else in the cast. For ten minutes of screen time he made more than Those Three [Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner] who had to carry the movie.
The paperback version of Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn has now officially been released.
The 768 page novel was released in October, 2008 in hardcover edition, and it still rests highly on USA Today's Bestseller list, having been in the top 150 for 104 weeks (two years!).
Breaking Dawn is the fourth book of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, of course, and it serves as the conclusion to Bella and Edward's journey throughout the Saga. It is the longest of the four, and it also boasts the most characters.
Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld toured with Stephenie Meyer during the Breaking Dawn hardcover edition release festivities in 2008.
The paperback edition is listed on Amazon for $8.24, on Barnes & Noble for $10.79, Borders and Target for $8.99, and at Books-a-Million for $8.23.
Breaking Dawn is being made into two films (currently in the pre-production process), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, the first of which is due November 18, 2011 in theaters.
For better or worse, the end is in sight, Twilighters. Summit Entertainment has announced the official release date for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2." The final film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling series is scheduled to open in theaters on November 16, 2012.
When Summit revealed that "Breaking Dawn" would be split into two films — with the first film's release date set for November 18, 2011 #&8212; there was much speculation that the final chapter would drop the following summer. This news puts the second film out almost a full year after Part 1, no doubt creating an excruciating waiting period for the film franchise's extremely dedicated fans.
With no official statement accompanying the news of Part 2's release date, we, too, can only speculate as to why Summit has chosen to wait a full year between releasing the two films. One likely reason is the already-crowded summer 2012 movie calendar, which has been padded with several other highly anticipated and established franchise films. "The Avengers," "Madagascar 3" and "Men in Black 3" all open in May; June will deliver a "Star Trek" sequel; the re-booted "Spider-Man" is nestled in the July 4 slot (occupied this year by "Eclipse"), followed closely by another "Ice Age" and a third "Batman."
Now that both films' release dates are set, there are a few other unresolved "Dawn" issues, namely the MPAA rating and whether director Bill Condon will choose to film the two parts in 3-D.
"That decision has yet to be made," Summit distribution chief Richie Fay told MTV of the rating question last month. "It's still the source of a discussion."
The 3-D conversation, on the other hand, involves both financial and creative decisions. "There's certainly a financial part of the discussion," Ray said. "And yes, there's a certain amount of technology that has to be considered and accounted for. But it really comes down to the creative folks.
"In any of these roundtable conversations, [Summit CEO] Rob Friedman has always been concerned about the 'Twilight' patron," Fay added. "His concern is always the people that come in to see this movie. He doesn't want to turn them off or offend. That's why it's a creative decision. A big factor is the perception of our audience. What are their feelings going to be? If it lends itself to being a better movie because of 3-D, then that's the technology we'll use."
What do you think of the "Breaking Dawn, Part 2" release date? How painful will the almost one-year wait be for you?
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