Twilight News: Week in Review, April 8-14
Posted on Apr 16, 2012 by Amy with 14 Comments.
Monday, April 9
Kristen Stewart celebrated her 22nd birthday. She received online well wishes for her big day from her “Snow White and the Huntsman” co-stars Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, and Sam Claflin.
Chris Weitz will set his sights on writing instead of directing - on the set of "New Moon."
Publisher Little, Brown announced that “New Moon” director, Chris Weitz, is writing a young adult trilogy. The first book, “The Young World,” will be released in spring 2014.
“The Young World” is the gripping first installment of a trilogy set in the not-so-distant future in a post-apocalyptic New York City following the catastrophic destruction of the world as we know it. An unknown trauma has left every child and adult on earth dead, but, for unknown reason, teenagers are spared. Anyone between the onset of puberty and the age of twenty-one are in a world with no authority figures. And while that world would normally be a teenager’s fantasy, this world has no heat, running water, television, video games, phones, or Internet. Teenagers are the heirs to a world brought back to the Stone Age, and now they must learn to master it in order to survive.
Tuesday, April 10
According to Variety, “Breaking Dawn’s” Eleazar, Christian Camargo, will be making his directorial debut with a modern day film adaption of Anton Chekov’s “The Seagull.” Scheduled to begin filming in upstate New York this summer, the movie has attracted an impressive cast so far including Katie Holmes, William Hurt and Allison Janney. Thanks to Guri Weinberg for the twitter tip.
Wednesday, April 11
MTV released an image of the first movie poster for “The Host,” Stephenie Meyer’s non-“Twilight” novel, which currently is filming. For updates on “The Host” follow the movie’s twitter, facebook, and youtube accounts. ”The Host” arrives in theaters March 29, 2013. Our sister site, Page to Premiere is a great source for all ”The Host” news.
Friday, April 13
R.I.P. 100 Monkeys. Last month it was announced that Jackson Rathbone was leaving 100 Monkeys, the band he has been part of since it formed in 2008. The band said then that they intended to continue with two new performers, since bandmate, Jerad Anderson, also had left. On Friday, it was announced on the band’s website, hours before a show with its two new band members, that due to actions taken by Jackson’s lawyers that the band could no longer use the name 100 Monkeys moving forward. Within another hour the site was gone. For my full report on the end of 100 Monkeys and a review of Friday night’s show click here.
Maggie Grace in "Lockout."
“Lockout” starring Maggie Grace and “The Cabin in the Woods” with Jodelle Ferland opened in theaters. Early box office numbers indicate that neither was able to take the top spot over “The Hunger Games,” but “The Cabin in the Woods,” which earned a 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, took in $14.9 million and third place. “Lockout” did not garner strong reviews and only took in $6.3 million.
Saturday, April 14
Bill Condon with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson on the set of "Breaking Dawn."
Late yesterday afternoon, Bill Condon confirmed via an announcement on The Twilight Saga facebook page that there will be re-shoots for “Breaking Dawn, Part 2” with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart taking place in Canada in a few weeks. Check out the full story here. The announcement had “Bill Condon” trending worldwide on twitter for more than an hour.
This weekend, April 13-15
There were several multi-day events this weekend with Twilight connections.
The Twilight Convention made its last trip to Nashville on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The weekend’s guests included Chaske Spencer, Booboo Stewart, Daniel Cudmore, Julia Jones, and Casey LaBow.
Peter Facinelli tweeted this image of him with his "old friend" R2-D2 at Supernova.
Peter Facinelli has been tweeting from his adventures in Australia for the Supernova Pop Culture Expo in Melbourne that ran April 13 -15.
Kellan Lutz at Coachella 2012
This weekend is the first one of Coachella Music and Arts Festival. ”Twilight Saga” soundtrack artists appearing include Band of Skulls, Bon Iver, Fanfarlo, Florence and the Machine, Radiohead, St. Vincent, and The Black Keys. Saga cast members, Kellan Lutz and Marisa Quinn, attended and have been tweeting from the festival.
What’s coming up this week?
Wednesday, April 18
Michael Sheen is scheduled to appear on the “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” on CBS.
Thursday, April 19
Catalina Sandino Moreno celebrates her 31st birthday.
Friday, April 20
MUCHOS KSTEW, an artistic tribute to Kristen Stewart, exhibit at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles closes. For more info on the exhibit, click here.
April 20-22
Peter Facinelli will appear at the Gold Coast Supernova Pop Culture Expo.
Coachella‘s second weekend will be a take two of this weekend’s performances with Band of Skulls,Bon Iver, Fanfarlo, Florence and the Machine, Radiohead, St. Vincent, and The Black Keys all returning to the stage.
