Twitter    RSS Twilight Series
Latest comments:

Tag Archive for 'Aro'

Interview With The Volturi

Published on November 19, 2009 in Actors, Cast, Just For Fun, New Moon and Video's by Felicity. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , .

Here is a video interview with The Volturi and how they feel playing these red-eyed vampires.

1 Comment

Welcome to the Volturi Estate

Published on October 17, 2009 in Just For Fun, New Moon and News by Danielle. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

The official new moon website has been updated and finally we have been given access into the Volturi Estate :) They had the Cullen house and the La Push Reservation up for some time but now you can see the bio’s for Bella, Edward, Alice,  Caius, Marcus, Aro, Jane, Alec. The page gives a virtual tour of the room where Aro, Marcus and Caius sit. Here are some stills but go check it out it is quite something :) Newmoonthemovie.com

Thanks to newmoonmovie.org for the pics

1 Comment

New Moon Movie Companion

Published on October 5, 2009 in Actors, Cast, Just For Fun and New Moon by Felicity. 21 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

New Moon: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion has been released.  This beautiful paperback edition celebrates the onscreen creation of Stephenie Meyer‘s fascinating world, brought to life by Academy Award-nominated director Chris Weitz.  With never-before-seen images, exclusive interviews and personal stories, renowned author Mark Cotta Vaz takes you behind the scenes with cast and crew, uncovering intimate details of the filmmaking process.  Inside this deluxe visual companion, get an intimate look at the creation of the film. With lavish, never-before-seen full-colour photographs, exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, and answers to questions about costume and set design.  You’ll get a glimpse into the director’s aesthetic inspiration, learn the secrets behind some of the film’s most intense stunts, and learn just how a person can become a werewolf.  Here are some scans from New Moon Movie Companion.  Can you guess the scenes?

You can purchase The Movie Companion from:

US - Amazon.com for $10.25

UK - Amazon.co.uk for £6.59

SA – Exclusive Books for R238.00 or Kalahari.net for R199.95

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]
21 Comments

Interview with Michael Sheen

Published on September 22, 2009 in Actors, Gossip, Just For Fun and New Moon by Felicity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

 Michael Sheen 

talks about TRON LEGACY, TWILIGHT NEW MOON, ALICE IN WONDERLAND and UNDERWORLD 4 to Steve ‘Frosty’ Weintraub of Collider.com

Michael Sheen as Aro

Michael Sheen as Aro

A few hours ago I spoke with Michael Sheen regarding his new movie “The Damned United”. While I’ll have much more on his new film soon, I was able to ask Michael about some of his other projects like “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”, “Tron Legacy”, “Alice in Wonderland” and the “Underworld” franchise. So if you’d like to hear what Michael had to say about those projects, hit the jump.

 The first thing Michael told me was he’s heard the rumors about a 4th “Underworld”, but no one has contacted him yet.

We then spoke about the next “Twilight” movie, “New Moon” and he revealed the main reason he took the role of Aro is because of his daughter. He also talked about working on Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” and explained his love of the book and how the movie is going to be different.

Finally, when I did the TV portion of the junket, I asked Michael about his work on “Tron Legacy”. He told me about his love of the first film and how the sequel was practical sets and not green screen.  Here’s what he said. The rest of the quotes are below.

You were in a very successful franchise, “Underworld,” and so I was wondering if they’ve talked to you about doing a 4th film?
Michael Sheen as a werewolf in Underworld

Michael Sheen as a werewolf in Underworld

Michael Sheen: Nobody has spoken to me about it. I heard a rumor…I heard someone saying there might be a 4th film but nobody has actually contacted me about it.

So going into “Twilight: New Moon”, were you nervous about taking this role because you had already come from a franchise like that, or were you more excited for the role? What was your thought process and what was it like making the film with all the hubbub around it?

Michael Sheen: I was mainly excited about it because I knew I would make my daughter very happy. Up front, that was the main reason. And then I read the books and I really enjoyed the books. I didn’t think I was going to, but I really did enjoy them. Then I was concerned that the fans of “Twilight” would be like, “But he’s played a werewolf; we can’t have him as a vampire,” and all that. But it hasn’t been like that. And because it was a very different character and I could sort of lose myself in it, hopefully people won’t have a problem with me having been in this other werewolf/vampire franchise. So when I went to do it, I just loved the character. I relished the opportunity to be there and be part of it. Now I’m just very pleased to have a whole new generation of people I can scare.

You mentioned your daughter. You’re quoted in the NY Post as saying she was a little annoyed when you took the part.

Michael Sheen: Right, well, I think she felt a whole combination of emotions. I think she was a bit overwhelmed by the fact that I was going to be in it. I think she was really excited, but, at the same time, I remember what this was like when I was ten, eleven. If there was something I was really into, the last thing I wanted was for my mom and dad to be into it as well. That’s just annoying. So she was very excited and she cried when I first told her about it. I think it was just her fantasy/imaginative world suddenly colliding with her reality. She didn’t know how she felt about it. She punched me I remember and kicked me. I think that was her sort of frustration with me. In fact it was her mother who said, “Is it because that’s your thing and now daddy’s getting in on it?” And she said, “Yes.” So it was her (as usual) very perceptive mother who got that. But then, very quickly, she made peace with that and then she was just very excited about going to the premiere.

How do you find your inner white rabbit?

Michael Sheen: Everyone has an inner white fluffy animal. It’s such an iconic character that I didn’t feel like I should break the mold too much. I sort of just went with it. It’s a great character and a great story. “Alice in Wonderland” and “Peter Pan”were the first stories growing up that had a huge impact on me and have stayed with me ever since. So to be part of Tim Burton’s version is just a dream come true.

Since those lines are so classic, did you approach it like you would a “Hamlet”?

Michael Sheen: As a sort of cultural iconography, you know you are sort of treading that path. But Tim’s version of the story is not the original version. It’s everything you’d want in an “Alice in Wonderland” but it’s slightly off kilter as Tim Burton is one to do. It’s not like I was doing the same thing as has been done before.

Source

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]
0 Comments

Security ‘Tight’ on New Moon Set

Published on September 9, 2009 in Actors, Cast and New Moon by Felicity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Michael SheenMichael Sheen, interviewed at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London’s Covent Garden, where he scooped actor of the year, says security was so tight on the New Moon, that people couldn’t even take photos on set.

The actor, who plays Aro in the film, told Newsbeat there was somebody who was given the task of preventing leaks.

He said: “I remember someone whose job was containment and I thought: ‘What does that actually mean? Does that mean stopping people from getting on the set?’

“And it wasn’t, it was to stop people on the set taking pictures and sending them out.”

Sheen, star of Frost/Nixon and The Queen, revealed that Twilight fans were actually pretty well behaved during filming.

‘Bit mental’

“There’s a lot of security but there was nobody hanging around the set or anything like that,” he said.

“I think all the Twilight fans are very well behaved on the whole, they let them do the work and then when they’re out and about they go a bit mental.”

For Sheen though, the big bonus has to be the brownie points he’s scored with his daughter.

He said: “The best thing about it is I’m now a poster on my own daughter’s wall, which is about the best thing that could ever possibly happen.

“When they first asked me if I wanted to do it, I hadn’t read the books or anything, so I had to ask my daughter what the character was like without tipping her off… because I didn’t want to get her all excited if I didn’t end up doing it.

“She said she thought Aro, my character, was bald but he’s got long black hair so I hope I haven’t ruined it for her by not being bald. She cried when I told her.

“No matter what happens I have to be at the premiere in LA. That’s the whole reason she wanted me to do it, so she could go to the premiere.” 

0 Comments

The Volturi – At Last

Published on August 28, 2009 in Actors, Cast and Eclipse by Felicity. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

This has truly been a busy day with news and photos.  Official promo photos of The Volturi were released via several media outlets today.  So now we can finally see what The Volturi is going to look like and the pics are amazing.

1 Comment

New Moon Trailer – What’s Missing?

Published on August 21, 2009 in Actors, Cast, New Moon and Trailer by Felicity. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

MTV has an article up by Larry Carroll about what hasn’t yet been revealed in the New Moon trailers & what they hope to see:

Where are the Volturi? Or Jacob’s wingman Quil Ateara? We give you a rundown of what we want to see more of in ‘New Moon.’Taylor Lautner (Jacob) and Kristen Stewart (Bella) in Bella's bedroom

Shirtless Taylor Lautner? In-costume Dakota Fanning? Strung-out-looking Robert Pattinson? Check, check and check. But although the “New Moon” trailer entitled “Meet Jacob Black” gave us plenty of fun things to look at — again, and again, and again — it also continued to omit plenty.

Depending on your point of view, the two “New Moon” trailers have either held back all the best stuff or done a good job of giving us glimpses at just enough to get our butts in theater seats. But at the risk of paraphrasing Veruca Salt: We want it all, and we want it now! Here’s our list of the Top Five Things We Still Need to See From “New Moon.”

The Cliff Dive — Kristen Stewart told us long ago that Bella’s pivotal cinematic near-suicide will be CGI, and we’ve got to admit: We’re still a bit concerned.  This could be the most powerful moment in “New Moon,” but so far, nothing official. Come on, Chris Weitz — cough it up!

Jacob (Taylor Lautner) teaching Bella (Kristen Stewart) to ride the motorbikeFight Scenes — Although Catherine Hardwicke’s “Twilight” won the hearts of millions of women, it won’t be stealing men away from sports and “Star Trek” sequels anytime soon. Now, with male directors in place for the next two films — and increasingly darker, more action-oriented plotlines to come — it’s time to start convincing the dudes that seeing “New Moon” will do more than put you in your lady’s good graces. But what have we glimpsed so far? Shirtless Jacob, shirt-open Edward, shirtless wolf pack. “Fight Club” gave the same number of abs, but also brought along just as many punches to the face — so bring back the honey and chicken, already!

The Vanishing Volturi — As any good Twilighter knows, the Volturi feature prominently not only in “New Moon,” but also in the overall arc of the “Twilight” saga. So, why have they become the J.D. Salinger of the film series? We want full-on, official shots of Aro, Caius, Marcus and the rest. No more slowing down video clips to see if that’s Michael Sheen in the background — it’s time to bring out the big guns.Bella confronts Sam and the wolf pack

Quil Be Seeing You — Everybody’s got their own favorite quasi-obscure “Twilight” character, and mine is Jacob’s “wingman” Quil Ateara. We know he’s played by Tyson Houseman in the film, but we haven’t seen so much as a publicity shot yet. Sure, some might laugh — but I’ll be wearing a “Team Quil” shirt when I see the film on opening night. Which reminds me of a second complaint: Why has no one invented “Team Quil” T-shirts yet?

It Ain’t Easy Being Human— They’re the nicest people in the world and the backbone of the “Twilight” film series: Mike Welch, Christian Serratos, Justin Chon, Anna Kendrick, Billy Burke and others. But although these fan favorites are among the most visible at “Twilight” conventions and other events, we haven’t seen so much as a glimpse of them in the “New Moon” trailers. It’s bad enough that these guys don’t get to pretend they have superhuman powers, the ability to live forever or even a clue as to all the craziness going on in Forks. “Twilight” is nothing without the humanity that Stephenie Meyer injected into it — here’s hoping that Weitz remembers that element as he’s working all those long hours and late nights in the “New Moon” editing bay.

 So what do you think?  Does the New Moon trailer really live up to your expectations and what are you dying to see?

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]
1 Comment