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Tue, Feb 19 2008

"Twilight" Casting News

Edward and BellaEvery year needs at least one vampire movie, and for 2008, that movie is “Twilight” from Summit Entertainment.

Based on the first installment of Stephenie Meyer’s popular young-adult novels, the movie is a high-school-romance-vampire tale. Kristen Stewart plays a girl who moves to a small town in Washington state to live with her father.

Once there, she’s drawn to a mysterious classmate named Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), who turns out to be a vampire. In fact, the entire Cullen family are all creatures of the night.

More after the jump!

Joining the cast (as vampires!) are Peter Facinelli (“Riding In Cars with Boys,” “Damages”), Elizabeth Reaser (Pictured, “The Family Stone”), Jackson Rathbone (“The O.C”), Nikki Reed (“Lords of Dogtown”), Ashley Greene (“Shark”), and Kellan Lutz (“The Comeback”).

Catherine Hardwicke will direct the movie based on a script by Melissa Rosenberg. It’s scheduled to go into production this month for a late 2008 release, ahead of a potential actor’s strike, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Other upcoming Summit projects include “The Brothers Bloom” and the martial arts movie, “Never Back Down.”

I’m most excited about the casting of Elizabeth Reaser. Sure, she was in “The Family Stone,” but you might know her better as Ava from “Grey’s Anatomy.”

Image: Twilight, Summit Entertainment, 2008

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  1. By Lani

    they haven’t annouced casting details at all for Eclipes…but if you are really serious about trying for it you should read the books, cos it comes across as you not knowing anything about it. But all I can tell you is that there is no details on casting calls for Eclipes yet…we aren’t even sure if Chris Weitz will be directing the third installment of Stephenie Meyers Twilight series. We might not find out until the end of this year.

  2. By karo

    thats ok
    but wich is with twilight 3
    it give for also castings??

  3. By Search

    Sorry, but all the open calls were done in the U.S two weeks ago.

  4. By Lani

    sorry, but all the (open) additional casting happened 2 weeks ago in the U.S.

  5. By karo

    hello im from germany and i am a stundent from a filmschool. Is this a casting for twilight or not, when this the casting for twilight is than give me please a cast. Is so important for me, but not only for me many grils and boys want to play a cast. And want ,too. GIVE me plaese a answere
    mfg karolina hasse

  6. By Jade

    Is there going to be a new Edward?

  7. By Megan

    I’m Italian thank you very much…
    but its obvious just re-read it please
    i don’t mean to get into a fight or anything
    most people say that she is fair skinned….
    we may be wrong
    but i’m pretty sure she’s fair….idk though
    you never know

  8. By Lani

    of course her cloak is dark!! but she is darker than demitri who is olived skinned…if you know anything about Italy or have been there you would know that there is a LOT of dark italians…not everyone is fair you know…stephenie meyer wanted to keep to the descriptions of traditional italians…

  9. By lucy

    ok…is this for real or we are just some fans dreaming?

  10. By Megan

    OMJ no!
    its her cloak thats darker then everyone elses not her! geez!

  11. By Lani

    ARRGGHH!! OKAY!! THIS IS REALLY ANNOYING!!
    EVERYONE, IF YOU WERE REALLY FANS OF STEPHENIE MEYERS BOOKS, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT JANE IS DESCRIBED AS BEING DARKER THAN OLIVE SKINNED!! ARRGHH! sorry, but it’s been pissing me off!!…& Dakota Fanning may get the role of Jane..which is stupid, because it totally goes against the book, cos they r having Jane as a Blond with pale skin & thin lips….because the director is lame & doesn’t care about the true fans who discovered the books before it became popular..& believe that it should stay as close to the story as possible…Chris Weitz has totally contradicted himself, because he said he wanted to keep as close to the book as possible & instead he’s going against the one character description that everyone is interested in..argh!

  12. By Lani

    ARRGGHH!! OKAY!! THIS IS REALLY ANNOYING!!
    EVERYONE, IF YOU WERE REALLY FANS OF STEPHENIE MEYERS BOOKS, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT JANE IS DESCRIBED AS BEING DARKER THAN OLIVE SKINNED!! ARRGHH! sorry, but it’s been pissing me off!!…& Dakota Fanning may get the role of Jane..which is stupid, because it totally goes against the book, cos they r having Jane as a Blond with pale skin & thin lips….because the director is lame & doesn’t care about the true fans who discovered the books before it became popular..

  13. By Faith

    http://www.myspace.com/372640386

    heres my myspace so you can see my pics

  14. By Faith

    yea

  15. By Faith

    I don’t think dakota can play jane because jane is desrcibed as being a little bit dark skinned, and Dakota is too light. Dakota also has a reputation of being a sweet girl, and Jane is known to be merciless and mean.

    Jane looks a little bit more like me, except I’m a little bit darker, and her lips are fuller. But we’re both athletically built and have big eyes and have really frightening evil glares.
    You can see my pics to get a better idea.

    I can’t really see Vanessa Hudgens as Leah because leah comes across as curvier and Vanessa does not look Native American.

  16. By isabel

    PLEASE!

  17. By isabel

    hi:)
    as many of you guys i am aspiring a role in the twiilight film.. can anyone send me any info that you get on auditions for extras and especially for JANE? thanks this is my email isabeliux_123@hotmail.com i would be eternally grateful thanks!:)

  18. By shannon

    Hey, I am so new too this…I am getting frustrated..First I am so happy for anyone being adutioned or even getting their foo in the door. But has anyone heard about audtions for extra, I am not Native American. Totally pale, dark hair, blue eyes 5’1. I want a part. Live in Texas though!!!!

  19. By Ashley

    Does anyone know when and where the auditions will be for Jane? Do you send in a resume and pictures first? Have to have an agent? Any additional info would be great, thanks.
    I’m 4″11, olive skinned, brown hair, blue eyes.

  20. By Lani

    Leah..* oopss sorry