So in an effort to bring myself back up to speed with the Eclipse news and tid bits that I’ve been neglecting, I’ve been zipping here and there all over the internet gathering information. (I can think of worse things to do with a Monday afternoon…heehee.)

First of all, here’s the new official Eclipse trailer. Get ready, it’s a good one!

Also, it’s seems we have a new vampire to swoon over in Eclipse. It’s 26 year old Xavier Samuel from Adelaide, Australia, playing Riley, “right-hand vampire to Bryce Dallas Howard’s villainess, Victoria.”

Check out this story on him in Elle magazine.

http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Celebrity-Spotlight/Bloody-Brilliant-The-Next-Twilight-Heartthrob

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Also, you may want to take a look at another Eclipse trailer (the first one).

And one more tid bit for today…

Twilight Saga author, Stephenie Meyer, has written another book, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella, available on June 5, 2010 (hmmm…that would be the birthday of yours truly. I guess I know what I’ll be asking for.)

Little Brown Books press release

Order The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner from Amazon here.

Well, that’s enough Twilight Saga info for one day. Now that I’ve been re-bitten (bad pun intended, sorry, couldn’t help myself) with the Twilight bug, you can be sure there will be more to come.

Other Twilight stories

~Kate

Enjoy your Coffee Break.

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Psst! I have a secret for you, and I’ll tell you what it is if you promise not to hate me for it.  I’ve just come home from seeing New Moon.  It’s a perk of being a movie reviewer.  Let me tell you, if you’re a Twilight fan, I think you’ll be pleased with Twilight Saga: New Moon.

(read Kate’s review of Twilight Saga: New Moon)

But to help you while away the time until then, I’ve put together a New Moon post for you to keep you entertained.  We’ve got the video of the Oprah interview, the answer to the Oprah teaser about a fifth Twilight book which was never answered on the show and  Stephenie Meyer answering fan questions.  Hope you enjoy!

Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight Saga, made a rare appearance on Oprah last week.  Here’s what she said on her website pre-interview.

You know I’ve been doing the hermit thing this last year, in so far as media is concerned, and I’m not changing that now, but I am making an exception. I’m doing this for a good reason: I am so pleased and amazed and thrilled with what Chris Weitz has done with New Moon that I want to talk about it, and to show my support for him. And since I’m only doing one interview, better make it big. Really big. So….I will be on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Friday, November 13th.”

During the show, Oprah teased, “Coming up, will there be a fifth book in the Twilight saga? Stephenie answers that later.”

Only she didn’t answer it, because Winfrey didn’t ask, because of time constraints.  A deluge on complaints flooded the show.  Here’s their response…

“Reps for the show said that sometimes Winfrey doesn’t get to every question on live television, but good on Oprah’s folks for following up with Meyer backstage after the show.

When pressed about the possibility of a fifth “Twilight” book, Meyer gave a lengthy, yet vague answer.

“I can’t answer it. The way I write, it’s what makes me happy. Like, I can’t write when people are looking over my shoulder,” Meyer said.

She also admitted to some vampire fatigue. “I am a little burned out on vampires right now,” she said. “I think I need a little break. I might go spend some time with my aliens. I might do something completely different. I’ve got to cleanse the palate. I may come back to it. I did envision it as a longer series. But I wrapped ‘Breaking Dawn’ in a way that I felt satisfied with, so if that moment didn’t come, I’d be OK.”

A few days later Meyer answered some fan questions on her own website – www.stepheniemeyer.com.

“My favorite thing about Chris Weitz: everything. Sounds hyperbole-ish, but he’s really that amazing. If you follow along on some of the cast interviews you’ll hear the same thing over and over. We all adore Chris. I would have to say that my very favorite thing about Chris as a director, coming from my unique position, is his passion for being true to the source material. He really immersed himself in the Twilight world and came to the set with the feel of it already in his head. We were very much on the same page. Second thing, he listens really well—to everybody, cast and crew.

In comparing New Moon to Twilight, I would say that the biggest difference in style is that Chris is more classic while Catherine is a little more edgy and modern. I wouldn’t want both movies to be the same, though. I like seeing different interpretations. After all, no two people see the same thing when they read a novel. I enjoy seeing that visually.”

Hope this has helped you pass the long agonizing hours until midnight tonight.  You can make it!

Check out the rest of the posts in Twilight Zone

or

if worst comes to worst, just keep watching the New Moon preview over there on the right side of the page. Heehee

~Kate

this New Moon Trivia.

• The title New Moon is often thought to be a werewolf reference. Stephenie Meyer, however, says that is “refers to the phase of the moon opposite a full moon.  It is when the sun is on the opposite side of the moon from us and thus the bright side of the moon is not visible from the earth.  This is the darkest kind of night. New Moon is the darkest period of Bella’s life.”

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• Kristen’s eye color is really green, but she has to wear brown contacts when she plays Bella Swan.
• Kristen will earn $12 million for New Moon, which is $8 million more than she earned for Twilight.

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• After months of speculation, Taylor Lautner won the right to reprise his role as Jacob Black.  The actor’s ability to play the role was in question because the filmmakers worried that he would not be able to acquire Jacob’s physicality in time for shooting. He was given the green light after gaining approximately 30 pounds of muscle.

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• During the scene in Italy where Edward is going to come out into the sun, CGI markers were placed on Robert Pattinson to allow the computer effects team to make him sparkle in the sun post-production.

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The rights to Meyer’s 2008 novel The Host, a love story involving humans possessed by aliens, have been picked up by producers Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz and Nick Wechsler as a potential follow-up to her successful “Twilight” books and movies, according to Variety. No studio is attached yet, though “Lord of War” director Andrew Niccol’s name is being mentioned as screenwriter and director.

The Host follows Chicagoan Melanie Stryder who, in a world where humans are implanted with seemingly benevolent alien bugs, resists the control of her parasite, dubbed The Wanderer. Melanie sets off to Arizona to find her family and boyfriend, who are members of an anti-alien resistance; once there, Wanderer also falls in love with the boy. Awkward!

Meyer’s latest movie endeavour, “New Moon,” opens in theaters Nov. 20.

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Scenes that were allegedly copied include

• A post wedding sex scene at the beach
• A scene about a woman who’s sick because she’s carrying a child with “evil powers”
• A scene with the death of the main character’s wife

(Okay…not anything here that couldn’t be found in thousands of other novels.)

Here’s an MTV News comparison of a scene in question…

From Nocturne:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             “Her  face was so pale, it was frightening; and there were beads of sweat pouring down her forehead. She couldn’t even stand, she was so weak. … She was violently ill, vomiting and scarcely able to catch her breath.”

And from Breaking Dawn:

“Most of her dark hair was pulled away from her face into a messy knot, but a few strands stuck limply to her forehead and neck, to the sheen of sweat that covered her skin. There was something about her fingers and wrists that looked so fragile it was scary. She was sick. Very sick.”

Funny thing…apparently Scott has been unable to supply Meyer’s lawyers with a copy of  The Nocturne, which she says she wrote when she was 15, and at that time put snippets on the internet which she says Meyer could have seen and copied.

Meyer’s lawyers at Hatchett Books dismissed Scott’s claims as “frivolous”  and say that she is “trying to ride the coattails” of Meyer’s success.

~Kate

Do you think Meyer copied Scott’s book?  Or is Scott just out for some publicity?

Print]]> http://www.coffeebreakwithlizandkate.com/twilight-zone-meyer-accused-of-plagerism/feed 2 http://www.coffeebreakwithlizandkate.com/kates-escapades-i-confess-im-a-twilight-addict http://www.coffeebreakwithlizandkate.com/kates-escapades-i-confess-im-a-twilight-addict#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:10:50 +0000 Kate http://www.coffeebreakwithlizandkate.com/?p=2112 I have a confession to make…I consider myself to be a  fairly well rounded, sensible, logical, mature grown adult woman…and my confession is that I am a Twilight fan. There, I said it. And not just a casual fan either. I’m talking midnight movie premiers, book signings, internet searches for the latest Twilight scoops…you know a slightly obsessed fan. (“Slightly obsessed”, now that’s an oxymoron for you.)

It’s really the best selling Twilight book series written by Stephenie Meyer that I love. All the rest is just a bonus.

This is how I became a Twilight addict. A few years ago my youngest daughter started reading this silly book about vampires, and I was thinking, “Really? Vampires? That’s gotta be kind of lame.” I picked it up and read the first few pages and, surprisingly, I didn’t hate it. By the middle of chapter 2, I was hooked. Hooked as in I could not put the book down. Hooked as in dirty dishes in the sink, unfolded laundry, and Wendy’s for dinner. Hooked as in staying up till 3am  that first night to finish the book.  But I couldn’t stop there…New Moon and Eclipse (books 2 & 3) were already published and calling my name.  Over the next week I completely neglected my normal life, my husband and my kids.  And when I was finished with those books, I kept myself satisfied with  The Host, also by Meyer, and internet tidbits about the upcoming movie version of Twilight.  It was a  torturous year long wait for the release of book 4, Breaking Dawn, where I would finally learn of the fate of my beloved Edward, Jacob and Bella.

I really am at a loss to describe why I love these books so much.  They are arguably not literary masterpieces, however something about Meyer’s writing sucked me in and made these characters, and their world,  seem real.  Her narrative style almost made me feel as if I were watching a movie while reading…a rare and wonderful experience.   I’d be embarrassed to tell you just how many times I’ve read through the series. (Let’s just say it’s somewhere above 3 and under 5)

While I’m confessing…

I may as well tell you that I own 2  sets of the hardback books, all autographed by Stephenie Meyer (except for Breaking Dawn), and two autographed copies of The Host.  Stephenie had a book release party for The Host  at Thanksgiving Point in Utah, where she answered questions and autographed books.  (We waited all day to get front center seats.)

I read the Twilight books in secret now for fear of ridicule from my family.

I saw the Twilight movie 3 times in the first 48 hours after it’s release.  (I freely admit the movie was not great – but for some reason that does not seem to matter all that much.)

I went to the midnight release party for the Twilight DVD where Rachelle Lefevre (bad vampire Victoria) was autographing movie copies.

My daughter and her friend at midnight in Wal Mart at the DVD release party (on left)

and Rachelle Lefevre autographing books and movies (on right)

Now some of you reading this right now are probably thinking that I am some sort of nut case, including Liz who just doesn’t get the whole Twilight thing…but some of you (the ones who are grinning sheepishly right now) are thinking, “Wow! That’s me…she’s describing me!”   You know who you are.

And it’s for you (and me) that I’ve created a new category for Coffee Break with Liz and Kate…The Twilight Zone.  If you look just under the headline spot on the home page, in the bar that says “Browse Categories”, you’ll see The Twilight Zone,  second from the right.  It’s here that I will be posting future updates about the movies, books, author, actors and just about anything to do with the Twilight/New Moon/Eclipse/Breaking Dawn world.

To start off this new category properly, let’s discuss the recent firing of Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria, and her replacement, Bryce Dallas Howard. Summit entertainment says Lefevre was fired over a 10 day scheduling conflict because of  a role in another movie.  She says that is ridiculous and is taking the case to court.

~Kate

Enjoy your Coffee Break!

Tell me what you think.  Should Lefevre have been fired?  Is Bryce Dallas Howard a good replacement?

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