Dazzled By Edward

The Chicago Sun Times reports, “So, not only have deals been cut for a not-unexpected second ”Twilight” film (based on Meyer’s New Moon book), but I’ve learned a third film is also virtually a done deal, based on Meyer’s Eclipse novel — though that won’t be confirmed for some time.

Also, sources say stars Robert Pattinson, 22, and Kristin Stewart, 18, will get huge salary boosts from the $2 million each earned for “Twilight” — reportedly $10 million more, per film, plus a nice percentage of the future movies’ box-office take.”

Check out the article here.

“Which pop culture nuggets helped the author hatch her vampire epic? For starters, My Chemical Romance, the X-Men, and…”Baby Mama”?” Check out Stephenie Meyer’s 12 Twilight inspiration according to Entertainment Weekly here.

BellaandEdward reports, “I went to see Burn After Reading Last night at a Cineplex cinema in Toronto last night and in the pre-show (before the previews) Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson have a clip talking about Twilight and the some scenes are shown and then they reveal a chance to win some prizes by answering a question and texting to a number. Just a heads up for anyone seeing a movie in Canada to get there early in order to see this!”

Check out the video coverage of the Twilight movie panel at the Rome Film Festival on YouTube:

Check out Twilight-themed pumpkins below! The first two were posted at the Lexicon, and the third is the winner of Bite of Twilight’s Vampkin Contest.

The Lexicon reports, “Let us tell you, it’s been hell keeping this a secret until now. Summit Entertainment has decided to recognize the dedication of the Twilight Fans who visit the most popular Twilight fansites. Each fansite participating in this contest gets to pick not one, but two Ultimate Twilight Fans who get an opportunity to attend, by invitation-only, an exclusive live video web chat with Catherine Hardwicke, the director of TWILIGHT (subject to availability) at a time and date to be determined. The event is currently scheduled to take place on November 19 (date subject to change).

Submit a video (3 minutes max. in length) via on an online video sharing site (i.e. YouTube) by emailing the video link to LexiconMovieContest@gmail.com. Full details are in the Official Rules. In the email you must include your name, address, city, state, zip code, daytime telephone number, email address and age. Note that the minimum age for this contest is 13.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Contest starts 12:01 am PT on 10/31/08 and ends at 11:59 pm PT on 11/16/08. Open only to legal residents of the U.S. (except PR, all U.S. territories and possessions and overseas military installations), 13 or older. Subject to complete Official Rules. Void where prohibited. Our Privacy Policy appears here.”

The Lexicon reports this information from Summit:

“For the movie’s action sequences, the actors experimented with stunts and wire work, which Pattinson admits did not play to his strengths. “I got injured on the first shot of the first day,” he said. “I wasn’t even doing a stunt. I was just trying to pick up Kristen and I almost tore my hamstring because I hadn’t been doing enough squats. It was very embarrassing.”

“When we did have those hard days,” added Lutz, 23, “we would go back to Rob’s room. He had a couple of guitars in there and a lot of great music. It was really fun being able to relax and have the cast come together, having that time just to bond and not really be actors but friends.”"

Check out the entire article here.

MySpace is advertising the Twilight movie on their main page! And if you add the Twilight movie’s MySpace as a top friend, you could be selected to appear alongside the Cullens on Thursday, November 6th, on the MySpace homepage!

Twilighters.org reports, “Want to meet the cast members from the most highly anticipated film of the year? Prepare yourself for an event you can sink your teeth into! xD

The cast of Twilight will descend on select Hot Topic stores nationwide in November! Malls will be selected soon, so just sign up to be a Hot Topic member and make sure the email box is checked! Then on Nov. 7th you’ll get all the details in your Hot Topic email!”

**This news was also posted on Stephenie Meyer’s website.