November 26, 2009
5 Facts About The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: New Moon has been in cinemas for almost a week. So, depending on your feelings towards sparkly vampires and extremely buff werewolves, you will either have seen it three times already (ZOMG RPattz!) or avoided it altogether. Either way, the fandemonium has subsided enough for us to look to the future. It's just seven months until Eclipse, the third instalment of Stephanie Meyer's popular book series, hits the big screen. RT caught up with the cast in LA's Four Seasons hotel during their manic New Moon press tour to get the latest on the eagerly anticipated film. We learned that Robert Pattinson hates pranks, Nikki Reed loves werewolves and got the strongest indication yet that there may well be a fifth film. Read on to find out more...
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November 20, 2009
Uma Joins Robert Pattinson in Bel Ami
Uma Thurman will co-star with "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson in "Bel Ami," an adaptation of the Guy de Maupassant short story about "a young journalist who rose from poverty to become one of the most successful men in Paris via the ruthless and calculating bedding of the city's most glamorous and influential women."
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August 10, 2009
Updated: The New Moon Teaser Trailer Teaser; Is 14 Seconds Enough for Fans?
It's one thing to announce a trailer debut and have fans furiously mark their calendars, DVRs and web browsers at the ready. But when a studio can cause a frenzy by announcing a teaser for a teaser, well, you've got a bona fide pop cultural event in the making. Of course, we're not talking about just any film fantasy property; this is Twilight, after all. And so, Twilighters, get your computers ready to boot up for Tuesday's early morning debut of a 14-second teaser for Friday's new trailer for The Twilight Saga: New Moon! (The latter will be attached to screenings of Bandslam in theaters.)
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July 27, 2009
Top Ten New Moon Facts Revealed at Comic-Con
Having read the books, visited the set, and devoured everything the internet already contained regarding The Twilight Saga: New Moon, you'd think there'd be little left for a Twilight fan to learn. Thankfully, you'd be wrong. As we found while tracking New Moon's cast and director through last weekend's Comic-Con appearances, the New Moon publicity machine is chugging as smoothly as Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner's bare chests -- two things which made our list of the Top Ten New Moon Facts Revealed at Comic-Con. (Catch up on our Comic-Con coverage here.) Read on for this week's installment of New Moon Monday and check back each week for news, interviews, and more to keep your Twilight obsession blazing.
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July 16, 2009
New Moon Director Chris Weitz Spills Juicy Twilight Details
When Rotten Tomatoes visited the Vancouver set of The Twilight Saga: New Moon in May, director Chris Weitz was wrapping up key scenes before production crossed the Atlantic to film for five days in Montepulciano, Italy. We caught up with Weitz months later and he spoke at length to answer every one of our questions, ranging from his interactions with the cast, to what rock bands might be on the soundtrack, to the rumors that he might direct the fourth Twilight film, Breaking Dawn.
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May 27, 2009
First Images from Twilight: New Moon Released
As filming in Italy draws to a close on The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Summit Entertainment has released a batch of new images for your first look at scenes from the vampire romance sequel to 2008's smash hit, Twilight. Find high resolution versions of the three new images below which depict helmer Chris Weitz directing the pivotal birthday party scene, Bella's (Kristen Stewart) meadow encounter with the bad guy bloodsucker Laurent (Edi Gathegi), and -- brace yourselves, Twilighters -- a kissing scene between Bella and Edward (Robert Pattinson)!
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May 20, 2009
Cannes 2009: Pattinson Confirms Twilight 4
As if there was ever any doubt, Robert Pattinson -- currently filming the second and third instalments of Twilight back-to-back - confirmed at Cannes today that, yes, they'll make the fourth movie as well. He told The Hollywood Reporter that he's committed to the adaptation of Breaking Dawn, but isn't sure when it will film yet because of his extensive list of other commitments. This includes the likes of Unbound Captives -- with Hugh Jackman -- and romantic drama Remember me. The swoon-inducing star is just finishing up shooting New Moon in Italy, and plans to head back to Vancouver in October to wrap Eclispe.
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May 14, 2009
Cannes 2009: Wolverine Star Unbound
Wolverine star Hugh Jackman is set to star opposite Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattison in period drama Unbound Captives, it was announced today. According to Variety, the plot revolves around a woman whose is rescued to a frontiersman following the murder of her husband and the kidnapping of her children at the hands of a Comanche war party. Jackman will play the frontiersman and Pattinson one of the children, while Rachel Weisz has been cast as the mother in question. Madeline Stowe will make her directorial debut with the project, which she wrote 16 years ago with husband Brian Benben.
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April 5, 2009
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Start Obsessing Now!
You've read all the books; you've watched the movie. By now, you should own your own copy of the DVD, a drawer full of "I Heart Edward/Jacob" t-shirts (one for every day of the week, naturally), the chart-topping soundtrack, and -- the piece de resistance for any Twilight die-hard -- your very own Edward Cullen action figure, to play with as you please in the comfort of your own home. So what's a Twilighter to do until the first sequel, New Moon, hits theaters later this year? Gear up for the next installment of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga with our primer on the next chapter in Bella and Edward's romance, currently in production.
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March 19, 2009
RT's Guide to Twilight on DVD
Not everyone is bound to give this week's DVD release of the vampire romance Twilight a second thought. But if you, like us, tore through Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels (that would be Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, and the unfinished Midnight Sun) within the span of a few days, barely stopping to eat, breathe, or sleep, inexplicably unable to pay attention at work or school thanks to an endless swarm of thoughts of Bella Swan and her vampire beloved --- dare we say his name? --- Edward Cullen...well, then you're going to need a little help deciding which of the various upcoming Twilight DVD and Blu-ray options you should pick up this Saturday (3/21). And did we mention the enormously enticing box sets that Summit has created for your viewing pleasure?? Twilight --it's like our own personal brand of heroin, only much, much more addictive.
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March 16, 2009
RT on DVD: Exclusive Clips From Twilight, Punisher: War Zone
It's a big week for fans of Stephenie Meyer's vampire romance Twilight, which was adapted into the biggest movie phenomenon of 2008 and is headed to shelves this Saturday, March 21. But which exclusive DVD/Blu-ray package should you pick up for your favorite Bella and Edward devotee? For those who react violently at the very mention of Twilight, we've got the perfect antidote: the brutal comic book crime thriller Punisher: War Zone, which reboots Marvel's anti-hero ...again. Also this week, check out Disney's Certified Fresh animated flick Bolt, the Penelope Cruz-Ben Kingsley drama Elegy, and a few classics given the re-mastered treatment (Akira Kurosawa's Dodes'ka-den, the F.W. Murnau box set). Read up on more new releases here.
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January 21, 2009
Kristen Stewart Talks Twilight Sequel, New Moon
Intrepid E! reporter/celebrity interviewer Ben Lyons caught up with Twilight star Kristen Stewart in Park City, Utah to talk up her festival film, Adventureland -- but naturally, got in a few questions about Stewart's other little upcoming film: the Twilight sequel New Moon.
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January 15, 2009
Twilight Action Figure and DVD Details Revealed
Twilighters, ready your pocketbooks! As fan anticipation builds for New Moon, the 2009 sequel to last November's hit vampire romance Twilight, Summit Home Entertainment has announced DVD details for Twilight's spring home video debut. Plus, get your first look at NECA's Edward Cullen action figure!
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November 21, 2008
Twilight Headed for $30 Million Opening Day
We all knew it would be big. Thousands of screaming teenage girls couldn't be wrong, right? After a reported $7 million in sales of early midnight screenings, Summit Entertainment's vampire romance Twilight looks to be headed for the big opening weekend the studio was hoping for, as pundits project a $30 million opening day take.
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November 20, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Vampire Love to Rule Multiplexes
With two big films aimed at distinct audiences hitting theaters on Friday, and some strong titles already in the marketplace, the North American box office is set to sizzle. Summit unleashes the highly anticipated teen drama Twilight while Disney counters with the animated film Bolt which will target families.
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October 31, 2008
15 Minutes of Twilight Footage Screened in Rome
Those lucky Italians. At one of two sold-out presentations at the Rome Film Festival, hungry "Twilight" fans were treated to 15 minutes of footage from the upcoming vampire romance starring soon-to-be-superstars Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson, and full scene descriptions have now made their way online.
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