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A new name entered the potential directors pool for “Breaking Dawn” yesterday: Stephen Daldry. He previously directed only three films — “The Reader,” “The Hours” and “Billy Elliott” — but he received Academy Award nominations for all three of them. Daldry joins a group of three previously named talents who Summit is considering to helm the final installment in the “Twilight” series.
Last week, the news emerged that the studio had Gus Van Sant, Sofia Coppola and Bill Condon on their short list of potential helmers. These are four serious names; Summit clearly wants to bring out the biggest guns they can in capping off the high school romance-meets-vampires saga. They also want to serve the fans, since you’re the ones who made this series such a big deal. And we’re here to help. Tell us which of the four directors we know to be in the running you’d most like to see get the gig. I can’t promise you that Summit will listen, but I can’t promise they won’t either. Let’s just quickly recap the potential directors one more time before we get to the poll.
Sofia Coppola: The “Lost in Translation” and “Marie Antoinette” director knows her way around nuanced female roles, and Kristen Stewart’s Bella is definitely that. She also knows how to make challenging relationships compelling for film audiences; “Breaking Dawn” also has a lot of that.
Gus Van Sant: Van Sant is admittedly an odd choice. He’s had mainstream success with the likes of “Good Will Hunting” and “Finding Forrester,” but he’s known best for his indie/arthouse work. “Twilight” is many things, and it does indeed have its roots as an indie, but “arthouse” is not a direction I can see Summit wanting it to go in for the final chapter (or chapters, if it is broken into two movies). That said, star Robert Pattinson is keen on Van Sant being the guy, and the directorhas proven himself capable of blockbuster success.
Bill Condon: The random nature of Bill Condon’s resume is exactly what makes him a good fit for “Breaking Dawn.” From the “Candyman” sequel to “Kinsey” to “Dreamgirls,” you never know what he’s going to do next. He’s directed a supernatural, hook-wielding psycho-killer, a sex-crazed scientist and an up-and-coming soul singer… a teenage romance involving vampires, werewolves and a violent, bloody birth feels like the culmination of everything he’s ever done!
So now you know the players. Which one do you think would be best?
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Twilight” fans, your dreams have come true — almost. You can now kiss Robert Pattinson all you want, but there’s a catch: it’s a wax figure version of the actor. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Times Square unveiled its latest eerily lifelike celebrity wax creation in a fan-filled ceremony Thursday (March 25) that allowed RPattz admirers to have their pictures taken with the new figure.
Wax Rob maintains real Rob’s trademark scruff and unkempt hair while donning a casual outfit of black pants and a blazer-like dark gray jacket with a black button-up and white v-neck T-shirt underneath. He also maintains real Rob’s down-to-earth demeanor with his hands in his pockets and a slight smirk on his face. Since even wax figures need a little work to look their best, a hairstylist tamed wax Rob’s mane of hair with a comb and a spray bottle between each photo-op. So, basically, the tall, cleaned-up wax version of Rob is what we imagine the real version would look like if he showered regularly.
The figure took four months and $220,000 to create and is now displayed alongside Miley Cyrus, John Travolta, The Osbournes and Woody Allen.
The enthusiastic fans who waited in line for the unveiling (some since 4 a.m., and real Rob wasn’t even actually there) were able to run their fingers through the figure’s trademark mane of hair. Danielle Palermo said she didn’t want to mess up wax Rob’s coif. “I felt kind of bad [touching his hair],” she said. “The first time everyone went to touch him, they completely attacked his hair, and I felt really bad. Maybe I’ll just … I won’t exactly run my fingers through it, or you know, shuffle it around like everyone else did.”
Most agreed that the hair was close to real life, but didn’t quite live up to the real thing. Tiffany Goldberg, who got to the museum at 8 a.m., said, “The hair is just not … I don’t know. It’s different.” Raven McLean, in line since 6 a.m., said, “I touched his hair. It wasn’t like touching his real hair or anything like that, but it was nice.” Tess Kondratiev said of the hair, “It felt so good. It’s not 100 percent real but it still feels really good.”
One fan said she exercised restraint when posing for her photo with the figure. “It’s not as close to the real thing, but it’s definitely good for wax. I hugged it. I didn’t really want to attack him because he looked too perfect, so I gave him a hug just to be really gentle with him.”
Marisol Demonte lined up at 4 a.m. for her chance at being photographed with wax Rob. “When it comes to RPattz fans, there’s no limits,” she said. “So I thought that there would be people camping out and stuff, but it wasn’t that bad. I was the first one here. It was worth it.”
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“When I first read the script, it seemed so much a part of it. As soon as I read it, I felt immediately connected to it. If it was edited down in any way, I don’t think it would be the same thing. I always feel there’s some kind of power to the script. I wanted to keep that in the movie.”
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After wrapping filming on “New Moon” in May 2009 and before beginning the shoot for “Eclipse” that August, Robert Pattinson headed to New York to shoot his first major post-“Twilight” role: the lead in the romantic drama “Remember Me” opposite Emilie de Ravin of “Lost.” He plays Tyler, a headstrong and slightly lost kid who falls in love with de Ravin’s Ally, a college student from a much different cultural milieu.
Anticipation is high for the film (out Friday, March 12) as fans look forward to seeing Pattinson not only as a human rather than a vampire but also as part of an onscreen couple that doesn’t include “Twilight” co-star Kristen Stewart. MTV News has been following every development of the production — from casting moves to footage from the film to interviews with the stars — and we’ve gathered it all together as part of our “Remember Me” cheat sheet. Here’s everything you need to know before hitting the theater this weekend.
The City Never Sleeps Pattinson arrived in New York just days after leaving the “New Moon” set and immediately caused a media frenzy. The craziness didn’t stop until the shoot was over. Filming on location in the city streets, Pattinson was routinely mobbed by fans. There was even the wild story — unfounded, as it turned out — that he’d been hit by a taxi while crossing the street.
“There were a lot of crazy moments where you’re filming on location and you’re waiting for people to get out of the shot,” de Ravin told MTV News. “You’re taken out of your work mentality with hundreds of people watching you when you’re just trying to figure out your scene.”
Look At Me Months later, as the hoopla surrounding the November release of “New Moon” ramped up, the first “Remember Me” trailer dropped online. This was Pattinson like we’d never seen him before: out with the golden eyes and the pale skin, in with an emotionally honest portrayal of a young New Yorker in love.
February brought yet more peeks at the film’s central couple: An exclusive clip of Pattinson and de Ravin at a fair and one of the two of them having dinner together, plus exclusive photos of the couple in bed and soaking wet in the shower. Of that shower scene, Pattinson laughed to MTV, “It’s pretty forward for a second date!”
Never Forget As the film’s release rapidly approached, Pattinson and de Ravin returned to New York, giving MTV a chance for multiple chats with the pair. In an extensive sit-down interview, Rob and Emilie spoke about their loves scenes, being self-conscious about their acting, their similarities to their characters and much more.
Finally, the entire cast hit the frenetic red carpet for the film’s gala premiere, where the paparazzi were going mad and Pattinson was doing his best to play it cool. As de Ravin explained, though, her co-star has no problem doing that both on- and off-camera.
“He’s amazing,” she said. “He’s fascinating to watch because he’s so naturally subtle and interesting.”
Check out everything we’ve got on “Remember Me.”
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Here’s an interview Robert Pattinson did with MTV
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By Larry Carroll
By now, you’ve probably watched the “Eclipse” trailer a half-million times, eager to catch every last glimpse of Robert Pattinson. But don’t forget that this weekend brings the chance to see the trailer on the big screen when it plays before showings of RPattz’s new drama “Remember Me.”
Still not enough Rob for you? Well, before you go see the movie this weekend, read on for an interview RPattz did with our friends at MTV Radio. In it, he spills the beans on playing a “Remember Me” rebel without a cause, his reasons for being brooding and wounded in real life, and why people like hitting him.
MTV: How do you like not biting someone?
Robert Pattinson: I bit people in this! [Laughs.] No, I didn’t. It’s different. I feel like I’m missing out on something, but it’s a relief not having all that makeup on.
MTV: What attracted you to this role?
Pattinson: I read it after the first “Twilight” film, and I always liked it. It was always in the back of my mind. And then the opportunity came up between the second and third ones, which was a small period of time, so you can only do a certain type of movie. I was trying to remember all the little things I’d read, and this was perfect, and it didn’t need any real prep time or anything. There was something different about it. It didn’t fit into a typical teen movie, and it seemed quite realistic.
MTV: People say you remind them of James Dean. Do you count him as an influence?
Pattinson: I think James Dean was one of the most influential people on young guys — especially actors — definitely in the last 50 years. I’m not ashamed to say I am very much influenced by him.
MTV: This character bears many similar traits to Edward Cullen. Are you worried about being typecast at all?
Pattinson: Maybe I am brooding and wounded, and I’m just realizing it. [Laughs.] No, I’m not. You take little steps [as you go from role to role]. I’m always quite aware of how people are going to view things, and you have to go halfway. If I did something playing a 400-pound woman, people are going to judge it a bit more harshly than other people who’ve been doing character parts for 20 years. All the projects I’m doing, I’m not doing in a calculated way, but they seem like little baby steps towards other things. What I’m doing now is intensity — I like that. It’s what I like in characters.
MTV: This film deals with some violent, random acts. Is there something you were able to bring from your past to this role?
Pattinson: It was more about the reactions after, about how [my character] dealt with random events. … He has a blasé attitude, even when it’s him who is harmed. I always related to that; looking back in the past and having grudges and things, I don’t really do that. But the violence and things, the way his violence comes out, it’s illogical and it’s not against legitimate targets. I related to that — when you have a spasm of rage, it goes almost every time through the wrong target and causes more problems. It’s better to keep it chained up.
MTV: There’s a scene where you go pretty crazy in a schoolroom, opposite a young actress.
Pattinson: There was one take of that they had to cut out, because it looked like I’d not only be in jail for vandalism, but for child abuse as well! I spun the desk around and the desk fell over, and she literally ran away out of the classroom! I was supposed to continue on with the scene, but I was like, “Oh my God, I’m actually going to get arrested!” She looked absolutely terrified afterwards.
MTV: You’ve said that you have been beaten up a few times. Who beat you up?
Pattinson: A lot of people, when I was younger. I was a bit of an idiot, always unprovoked — in my eyes, anyways.
MTV: Was it a school-bully thing?
Pattinson: No, it was after school, generally. Like, after I first started acting and I liked to behave like an actor — or what I thought was an actor — it generally provoked a lot of people into hitting me.
Source: MTV thanks RobPattzNews
We posted the 5 clips of the MTV interview yesterday but TwiBritneyFan was nice enough to piece them all together. Here is the video.
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Putting this post back on the front page for today
As you all most likely have heard by now Rob taking part in the “Hope for Haiti” telethon via satellite from the UK. We’ve been asked by many people where and at what time the telethon will air. Here is the information we’ve gathered so far. The 2 hour program will be commercial free and air starting at 8pm EST on Friday January 22nd. It will be hosted by George Clooney in Los Angeles, Wyclef Jean in New York, Anderson Cooper in Haiti and Robert Pattinson in the UK. If you know particular channels for your country give us a shout so we can add it to our list.
If you want to donate for Haiti you can check out our post here. We’ve been tallying donations from the beginning. The Fandom Gives back and Ms. Kathy have done a huge amount of work. So far the fandom has gathered 38,764.89$ for Haiti.
From MTV:
In the US:
BC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, the CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT as well as PBS, TNT, Showtime, Comedy Central, Bravo, E! Entertainment Network, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, Centric, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, Epix, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health and Planet Green.
In Canada:
CTV, CBC Television, Global Television and MuchMusic
In the UK:
MTV UK at 1am GMT (January 23rd)
International:
BET International, CNN International, National Geographic and MTV Networks International available in 640 million homes worldwide.
“Hope for Haiti” will be the first U.S.-based telethon airing on MTV in China. Facebook and Twitter are the official social media partners who will help to drive donations and tune-in to the telethon.
All donations will directly benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, Red Cross, UNICEF and Wyclef’s Yele Haiti Foundation. Facebook and MySpace have signed on as official social-media partners to help steer viewers to the telethon and drive donations.
Additionally, the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and United Nations World Food Programme have joined the list of relief organizations that will benefit from the show, with proceeds to be split evenly among each organization’s individual Haiti relief funds. “Hope For Haiti Now” will be the most widely distributed telethon in history, internationally and across media platforms, including live streaming globally on sites including YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Fancast, AOL, MSN.com, Yahoo, Bing.com, BET.com, MTV.com, and Rhapsody and on mobile via Alltel, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and FloTV.
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