Elizabeth Reaser at Extra

Elizabeth Reaser stopped by the studious of Extra TV last Monday where they talked about the phenomenal success of Twilight and Elizabeth talked about the fight scenes for Eclipse.

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Elizabeth Reaser at Prada Event

Elizabeth Reaser was in Hollywood last night celebrating with Prada as they launched a book celebrating its influence on everything from handbags to architecture. Other celebrities there were Jessica Alba, Jessice Biel and Christina Ricci.

To view more pictures of the event, head over to Radar Online.

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The Chuck the Movie Guy interviews the director Chris Weitz,Cullens and Wolf pack

Chuck the Movie Guy has posted more interviews with the director Chris Weitz, The Cullens and the wolf pack. The Cullens were pretty noisy as they tend to talk together as well as wolf pack. Chris Weitz talked meanwhile on joining the franchise as well as tackling the adaptation of New Moon from the book to the screen. Click on the videos to view more.

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Access Hollywood:The Volturi and Cullens Interview

Access Hollywood has released their interview with the Volturi and the Cullens. In the first video, the Cullens talked about their power and what’s the best thing about being a vampire.

In the second video, the Cullens talked about coming back for the second time around and making jokes about the wolf pack.

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Talking with the Cullens: The New Moon Press interview

The Cullens were represented by Ashley Greene, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Luz and Nikki Reed during the New Moon Press Conference held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. The cast talked about returning for the second time under director Chris Weitz, meeting the fans and the Twilight mania, having new actors added to their family, their other projects and many more. Here is an excerpt of their interview:

Q: How was it to make New Moon with a new director and a new story that has a whole different emphasis?

Ashley: This go-around, I think we were all a little bit more prepared, which was nice. In the first film, we were all going, “What’s going on? What’s happening?” And, we had the support of the fans behind us. In the first one, we were going, “Oh, God, we hope they don’t hate us,” and they completely embraced us. So, going into the second one, I think it was a much more fun, relaxed experience, at least for me.

Kellan: Yeah. It’s nice to have that weight off your shoulders. We were all stepping in and giving a face to our characters, which fans already had celebrities and actors, who they envisioned as Emmett, Alice or Bella. It’s nice to have their support, so it was a huge weight off our shoulders shooting New Moon and then Eclipse.

And then, we had Chris Weitz, who’s such a laid-back, easy-going director and who really had everything so organized. It trickles down. We felt at ease, with knowing what the scene is and what he wants out of us, and then allowing ourselves to go to Chris and be like, “I want to try it this way,” or “What do you think of this?” He’s so open to all the actors’ decisions. It’s nice to feel like an actor and not a robot, so it felt so easy.

Q: How was that different from working with Catherine Hardwicke?

Kellan: I loved Hardwicke.

Elizabeth: There’s a big difference.

Nikki: All directors have a different approach.

Ashley: I think Catherine was thrown into it just as much as the rest of us. So, as the rest of us, she was kind of going, “Oh, my gosh, what’s happening?”

Q: Ashley, did you have any input into Alice’s wardrobe because she’s so stylish?

Ashley: Yeah, they definitely ask our input. We have a little bit of input in it. I don’t think it’s any secret that I really adore Audrey Hepburn, so I asked that maybe they throw that in there a little bit. And, I think Jackie O. was thrown in there a little bit. I loved it. I wanted to take my wardrobe home with me, each day.

Q: Was that you driving that car? What was that like?

Ashley: It was me driving the car, which scared all of the producers. Two takes and it was over.

Q: Did you notice that you were reading, watching or listening to anything different to get into your characters at all? Since these characters are so eternal, do they listen to new music? Do they change with the times?

Elizabeth: I think they do. I personally think that they’re trying to fit in to the human world. So, I think it’s important to them, in every way, that they look normal, that they have normal clothes and that they listen to music. They have a lot of time on their hands, too. They’re up all night, so they work on their hairdos a lot.

Nikki: We’ve found a way to justify why we’re wearing like a lot of Nike and also why our hair and make-up is totally flawless. We always find a way to justify it. We’re up all night, so we have time for that. They want to be contemporary and cool. They wear a lot of Nike. Sometimes head to toe Nike. We just love Nike.

Q: In the last year and a half, all of you have been thrust into this celebrity spotlight and you have such an avid fan base. Where do you think the public and fans’ right to know about your private life starts and stops?

Nikki: I had like a really interesting start because the first film I did was marketed as being autobiographical, so there weren’t ever boundaries set between me and the public, or between journalists and interviewers and myself. I’m still trying to find that balance, honestly.

Ashley: It’s a fine line, definitely. I think it’s hard because the reason that we are here is because of our fans, and they want to know everything about us because they adore us and they support us. And so, you do want to give them a little, but there is a certain point to where it’s not normal for everyone to know everything about you. Not all of my friends know every single thing about me. Different people know different things, so it gets a little tough there. And then, on the flip side, you never, ever know what someone’s going to write about you. Maybe an interviewer likes you and maybe they don’t. That’s where it becomes tough because you do want to be open and honest, but then you still have to protect yourself.

Kellan: I think it’s great to adopt a dog that bites. That’s where the paparazzi will stop. Ashley has a lovely dog, Marlow, which is kind of small but hurts. My dog, Kola, does not like anyone that she’s not friendly with, so the paparazzi stops at my front gate. It’s usually crazy to have paparazzi step outside your house. The coolest thing with the Vancouver guys is that they are respectable. They will just ask for a signature or photo and let us go have a cast dinner, away from set, where we can feel human, and we’re out of the white make-up and the contacts.

It’s a double-edged sword. We’re blessed to be actors and have such a loving fan base, and the fans are always so great. They give us presents, which is so crazy since we’re allowed to work because of them. The time they put into making dolls or buying gummy bears, or anything like that, is very humbling. It’s really nice to have everyone be respectful and just understand that it’s a job, at the end of the day. We aren’t really these characters, in life. I just thank them for everything.

Nikki: It’s weird to be a part of this new wave. This whole online gossip situation is a cultural phenomenon, on its own. People have always been obsessed with celebrity, but there was a disconnect and separation. People were on a screen. There were even filters. Now, I feel like your success is almost determined a little bit by how exposed you are to the world, but yet you’re recycled really fast, especially women. You’re hot while you’re literally hot, and then you’re out.

I think an ideal career for me would be to slide under the radar, so that I know that I’ll always work and people will always wonder. There’s mystery still. There’s just no mystery anymore. But, then again, producers actually cast based on things like this. If you’re not known in a small town in Italy or wherever, they don’t want to cast you because they need to finance their films. We’re trying to figure it out. There’s a new system of law right now.

Kellan: I think that’s what’s really cool. We didn’t know what this would become. We were just actors who fell in love with a script. It wasn’t about a Marvel hero that you know, like Green Lantern or Captain America. Whoever plays those characters is gonna be famous, right off the bat. With us, we fell in love with our characters and looked at this as just another job. I know for myself that I didn’t know it was a book series. It’s just great to be a part of something for the reasons that we are a part of it.

To read the rest of the interview, click on the link above.

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MTV Ulalume Cast Interviews

Here is the New Moon Cast interviews that was featured during MTV’s Ulalume last October 30. The cast talked about the film and what drives the film. They also talked about the success of the film and the difference between the films and books.

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Twilight actors talk about their favorite Twilight merchandise

On the eve of MTV’s Ulalume, the Twilight stars talked about their favorite Twilight merchandise and if they ever own one.

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The Cullens love the Volturi

If there is one thing that the Twilight cast, especially the Cullens, is excited to meet in New Moon, it would be hands down to the Volturi. Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone and Elizabeth Reaser have mentioned that they were excited to meet the Volturi cast especially veteran actors Michael Sheen and Dakota Fanning.

Jackson also talked about how they hang out off the set and if we get to see more Jasper in the next films.

MTV: You guys have all spent so much time together over the last few years. When the cameras stop rolling on set, what do you guys talk about?

Rathbone: Between takes? We just kinda talk about regular things, you know. We’re all normal people — we’re not vampires in real life. Between takes, we’re talking about music we like or what we plan to do once the filming is done. I always bring my guitar with me and my harmonica, and Nikki Reed, Rob and Kristen and a lot of the cast are very musically inclined. So, a lot of times we’ll just be jamming between takes, to blow off some of the emotional intensity and have a little fun.

MTV: As the “Saga” moves along, do you feel more or less like your character?

Rathbone: More or less like Jasper? You know, I honestly think, it’s more of a Jasper I imagined coming into the first “Twilight.” Mainly because I’m able to show my backstory in “Eclipse,” where people get to see what really drives Jasper in “Twilight,” which you don’t really understand. This character, he’s always in pain, and [people ask], “Why?” and, “What is his reasoning?” He’s had a really dark past, and it follows him around. So, it was really nice to be able to get into those moments, so that explains and informs the way I’ve been performing through “Twilight” and “New Moon.”

MTV: There is so much “Twilight” merch out there now. Do you own any in real life?

Rathbone: Any “Twilight” merchandise in real life? I’ve not [purchased any]. However, my bandmate Ben Graupner bought a Jasper pillowcase with my face on it. I had to ritualistically burn it, because it was scaring me.

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Elizabeth Reaser on being cast as Esme Cullen

MTV has posted their interview with Elizabeth Reaser, who plays the motherly Esme Cullen in the Twilight Saga. In the interview, Elizabeth confessed that she is nothing like her character Esme, who is very loving and motherly to her adapted children. She also talked about her favorite scenes in the film, coming back to film New Moon and many more. Here is an excerpt of her interview:

Elizabeth Reaser: Oh, well, all three films are completely different. The first one is a vampire romance, a crazy love affair. There’s so much sexual tension and romantic tension, and nothing ever goes down; you’re going insane the whole time, and they’re falling in love, and it’s amazing. In the second one, obviously Bella is left behind, and her and Taylor [Lautner]’s character, Jacob, sort of fall in love — or do they? And she’s devastated, and she’s doing all of this risky stuff, and it’s really a heartbreaking movie. There’s all this danger going on in Italy, and Edward is thinking about killing himself — it’s very, very, very different from the first one. And the third one is a full-on action movie. “Eclipse” is just crazy action and danger and vampires — and newborn vampires that are the most dangerous, powerful vampires of all.

MTV: What is your favorite scene in “New Moon”?

Reaser: I love Taylor in “New Moon”; he’s amazing. There are great scenes with Taylor and Kristen [Stewart]. I just think they’re really lovely together. I love those characters together. They’re sort of falling in love, and it’s an interesting love affair, because she’s still in love with Edward, and she’s devastated and heartbroken, and he’s [gone. I also love] the birthday-party scene, because it’s all the Cullens, and it’s Bella’s birthday, and Alice threw together this big party for her. And then she gets a paper cut, and it’s really dangerous for her to get a paper cut at our house.

MTV: Who is your favorite new character that has joined the cast for the sequels?

Reaser: My favorite new character? That’s very tricky. Actually, I like this girl who joined the ["Eclipse"] cast, Jodelle [Ferland]; she’s playing Bree. … In “New Moon,” this guy Michael Sheen has joined our cast, and he is fantastic. He plays one of the Volturi, and those are great scenes in Italy with all the Volturi — they’re just these total badass vampires. He’s just a great actor.

MTV: As the “Saga” continues filming, do you feel like you’re growing into your character more or less?

Reaser: No, I feel like I’m nothing like my character. It’s interesting to me that I get cast as mothers and really maternal, sweet, nice people. … Maybe I have a vulnerability or something; maybe that’s what it is. But other than that, I don’t relate to this type of character. She’s so good and lovely, and it definitely makes me [a better person]. When I’m working, and I’m always trying to see people in their best light, it makes me a more generous person to play Esme, because I don’t feel that. It’s funny, but I think Bryce — who is playing Victoria, Bryce Dallas Howard — is the nicest, most amazing woman, and I feel like she should play Esme. I feel like she is Esme. She’s so lovely and beautiful and kind and good. I nominate her to play Esme Cullen.

To read more about it, click on the link above.

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Twilight cast: What do they keep in their trailers

What do the Twilight cast keep in their trailers? MTV asks Ashey, Kellan, Nikki and Elizabeth about the stuff they like to put in their trailers.

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