'New Moon' trailer will play in front of 'Bandslam' -- will you see it?

For years now, Hollywood has played a deft bait-and-switch game of announcing that the new trailer for an upcoming Must See Movie would play in front of another film from the same studio that, quite frankly, could maybe do with a box-office boost. So Summit Entertainment’s announcement today that it will put the brand spankin’ new preview for The Twilight Saga: New Moon in front of Summit flick Bandslam when it opens this weekend should shock nobody, especially considering just how crowded this coming weekend will be at the box-office: You’ve got District 9 pulling in the sci-fi fans (and the just plain awesome movie fans), The Time Traveler’s Wife pulling in the romantic weepy movie fans and fans of the romantic weepy novel it’s based on, and Ponyo pulling in the family film fans and the Hayao Miyazaki animation fans, not to mention moviegoers who’ve yet to devour Julie & Julia or subject themselves to G.I. Joe. Sure, Bandslam’s got HSM queen bee Vanessa Hudgens in its corner, but against this onslaught of cinema competition, the flick could do with a ticket sales booster shot courtesy Taylor Lautner’s abs.

But will it work? You tell me, PopWatchers: Are you enough of a die-hard Twihard that you’ll buy a ticket to Bandslam just to see the new New Moon trailer? Or are you content to just watch it online? I assume if you read this far, those two questions should cover you, but just in case: Or were you already planning on checking out Bandslam, and are now concerned that your theater will be overrun by screaming members of Team Jacob?

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NEW MOON MOVIE COMPANION: THE COVER!!

The cover for New Moon: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion which is to be published by Little, Brown on October 6th. The book is packed with exclusive full-color photos of the cast, sets and locations and is the ultimate companion to your soon-to-be favorite movie!

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'New Moon' Italy Shoot Had 'Amazing Energy,' Ashley Greene Recalls

'The whole movie is going to be gorgeous,' actress promises at the Teen Choice Awards.
After months of watching everyone else take home the accolades, "Twilight" saga star Ashley Greene had an extra bounce in her step Sunday night, when she attended the Teen Choice Awards. For the first time, she had been nominated for something by herself — Choice Fresh Face Female — an award she would take home before the evening was over.

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When we caught up with the 22-year-old beauty on the red carpet, she was eager to talk about getting some recognition — and the work in "New Moon" that seems certain to raise her profile even higher.

"[The only thing I've been nominated for until now] is just ensemble," Greene said. "Oh my gosh, it's so cool. I got the phone call, and I was like, 'Are you serious?' It's exciting."

Twilighters have been similarly excited ever since Ashley and crew invaded San Diego's Comic-Con a few weeks back to preview November's "New Moon." During their panel in Hall H, the "Twilight" saga stars unveiled two new scenes — one of which had Greene's Alice dropping Kristen Stewart's Bella on a cobblestoned Italy street for a climactic confrontation with Robert Pattinson's Edward.

"We were in Italy for those four or five days, and it was nutty," Greene remembered of the shoot, which director Chris Weitz has said had a Twilighter in virtually every spot that wasn't on camera, watching them film. "The amount of people that were in this tiny little town, it took 45 minutes to go, like, 5 feet."

The scene, which features a black-clad Bella running through a procession of red-robed people to stop Edward from stepping into the sunlight, effectively uses slow-motion and music to build drama for a pivotal moment in the epic saga. And much like the fans, Greene said she couldn't believe how beautifully the sequence came together.

"Javier and Chris are just amazing, amazing men. Javier [Aguirresarobe] is the [director of photography], and Chris is the director," she explained. "And the whole movie is going to be gorgeous.

"But it was a great experience, amazing energy," she remembered of the shoot, as well as the multiple takes it took to pull it off. "And Kristen that day — the poor girl just ran and ran and ran and ran."

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Taylor Lautner Introduces His 'New Moon' Wolf Pack

'Twilight' star gives us details on his Quileute buddies — and reveals a scene that wasn't in the book.

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In last year's "Twilight," cute little Jacob Black got pushed around a bit. Bella gave him the dreaded "just a friend" treatment, Edward stared him down at the end of the movie, and he barely got a "thank you" after working so hard on that damn truck.

But in November's "New Moon," a bigger, buffer Black will be back — and this time, he's bringing along some friends.

"He's pissed off a lot in this movie," laughed Taylor Lautner, looking spiffy at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards in a multi-buttoned vest that he told us "took an hour" to put on. "He is pissed off for many different reasons."

As Twilighters know, "New Moon" gives us a rapidly developing Jacob, now with the power to transform into a werewolf. It also introduces us to Jacob's Quileute friends, a group of sometimes-shirtless hunks who've already set the fandom on fire with glimpses of them in pictures and on Burger King crowns.

"We've got Sam Uley, who leads the pack. We all follow him. He's the alpha," Lautner said, introducing us to his wingmen. "And then we've got Jared and Paul — Jared is a funny guy, a real jokester — and Bronson [Pelletier], who plays him, in real life is the same way, so he does that well. Paul is the hothead. He goes out with my girl, and I tear him to shreds. And then there's Kiowa [Gordon] who plays Embry — he's my best friend."

And speaking of Jacob's friends, Lautner also told us that one of his favorite scenes in the "New Moon" movie is something that didn't occur in Stephenie Meyer's novel. It's a moment revolving around the newly glimpsed character of Quil Ateara and his smoothness with the ladies — or lack thereof.

"I loved shooting the scenes with Embry and Quil," he revealed. "Tyson [Houseman] plays Quil, and he's just kind of a funny character.

"Me and Bella — I'm sorry, Bella and I — are working on the bikes, and Embry and Quil come in," Lautner explained of the scene. "Quil's checking out Bella [and trying to be smooth] and is like, 'Hey, I'm Quil. Quil Ateara.' It's a really funny scene, and the two were really great in it."

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'New Moon' Wolf Kiowa Gordon Talks About The Pack

'He saves humans from vampires, basically,' Gordon says of his character in the film.

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Thursday night, we caught up with Gordon at the red-carpet premier of the new Vanessa Hudgens flick "Bandslam." In his first-ever interview with MTV, the rookie actor was eager to talk about hanging with Taylor Lautner's wolf pack, the "surreal" experience of meeting Twilighters, and offer a preview of his call of the wild.

MTV: Give us your breakdown of the character, as we'll see him in the movie.

Kiowa Gordon: I am Embry Call; he's a Native-American. He lives on his res, and he goes into a transformation which freaks him out completely. He turns into a wolf. So he gets some extra baggage going there — and then he saves humans from vampires, basically.

MTV: Break down the wolf pack for us.

Gordon: Alright, the head is Sam Uley — he's played by Chaske Spencer, who is a great guy. He's the leader of the pack, he runs us and helps us go through our phase. Next is Jared — he transforms next, and he's the fun boy, the jokester. He's played by Bronson Pelletier, and he's a funny guy too — he's awesome, we became really close. And Alex Meraz plays Paul — he's the hotheaded, ferocious guy that always wants to be in the middle of the action, and he's the go-to guy if Sam needs something taken care of.

MTV: And how about yourself?

Gordon: Jacob's really weirded out that I joined this cult of shirtless Natives. [We] thought that Paul, Jared, and Sam were just these [egotistical] guys that thought so highly of themselves and called themselves the protectors of the tribe, and I'm just the shy, lanky kid. Then Jacob sees me [join them] and he's like, "Wow, I've lost a friend," but that's really not the case; we can't tell Jacob or other Quileutes about our transformations until they have transformed themselves. Then, next in line is Jacob of course, and he's so natural to it; his wolf is stronger than like any other one.

MTV: You and some other "New Moon" stars were exposed to the public for the first time at Comic-Con. How was that?

Gordon: Yeah, I went to the Comic-Con for the "Twilight" screenings, and the question- and-answer [sessions], and it was crazy. They all started screaming as soon as we walked off the bus; the whole time we were answering questions they just kept screaming and screaming. It was so surreal for me. I've also gone to my own things — like I've gone to this unity conference out in New Mexico where Native American youths gather and share their tribal affiliations and all that awesome stuff. And [Twilighters were there and] they went crazy.

MTV: Taylor has said that he gets to speak the Native-American language of the tribe a bit in "New Moon." Do you?

Gordon: No, I would just — we make noises.

MTV: Noises? Can you give us an example?

Gordon: Hopefully I won't get in trouble for this. But yeah, [there's a scene where] we get out of the car, and we have to do this call — this signal that we're home. Me and Jared, we go [he unleashes a loud, yipping noise]. It's kinda funny. But it's awesome.

MTV: Wow. And that basically means "Hi Honey, I'm home"?

Gordon: [Laughs.] Yeah!

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Kellan Lutz Reveals Secrets To His Cut ‘New Moon’ Body!

While fans have been fawning over Taylor Lautner’s “New Moon” body, he’s not the only “Twilight” star who has washboard abs.

Taylor’s vampire co-star, Kellan Lutz, is giving the werewolf a run for his money and shared his secrets on staying fit with Seventeen Magazine.

“I get bored when I’m in the gym,” Kellan told the mag. “I usually can’t just lift weights without music. I get bored easily – I always have to be doing something active.”

So what sport, in particular, does Kellan like to sink his teeth into?

“I hate to run so for all the runners out there, I hate you. But I love to swim. I’m a fish, I have a pool in my backyard so every morning I will go swimming, even when it’s colder I’ll try to,” he explained. “I’ll have my dog swim with me but usually she doesn’t go under the water so we usually play a game… I play with my dog for a workout. It’s great. A lot of times I’m a loner, so I have to play games with myself.”

In addition, Kellan wears a pedometer to track how far he walks each day and how many calories he burns.

“I wear this thing as much as I can just for fun. It’s a motivator,” he added.

He also offered up some tips for more sedentary activities, like watching TV.

“If you watch TV a lot, it’s always good to not be a coach potato and do push-ups or crunches or lift some weights when the commercials are happening,” Kellan said.

Overall, Kellan said his philosophy to working out is all about having fun.

“Make games. Enjoy. Don’t be lazy… Try to find something that you’re into – running hiking, biking, swimming… Just make it fun,” he noted.

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Director: No Full Moons In ‘New Moon’

Despite the hopes of millions of rabid Twi-hards and a cheeky statement from a “Twilight” star – “New Moon” won’t be showing any full moons!

Last week, “New Moon” actor Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays a member of the evil Volturi vampire clan, jokingly told MTV News, “We just all sit there, completely naked, for one scene…it’s me, Michael Sheen and Christopher [Heyerdahl]; we just sit there, naked.”

But on Monday, “New Moon” director Chris Weitz set the record straight about his cast keeping their clothes on.

“I would like to put everyone’s mind at rest and let them know that the Volturi are not naked!” Chris said in a statement. “Jamie has what you might call a dry sense of humor and almost managed to convince me — which is why he’s such a good actor. Anyway, be assured that, even though we do want the look of the Volturi to be a bit of a surprise, they are always — as in the book! — fully clothed.”

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Update:New Moon Movie Worldwide Release Dates

Argentina –—-–——- November 19, 2009
Austria –———––——- January 8, 2010
Australia –—––——- November 19, 2009
Belgium –——–——- November 18, 2009
Bolivia –———––——– January 1, 2010
Brazil –—-–—–——- November 20, 2009
Bulgaria –—––——– November 20, 2009
Canada –——–—— November 20, 2009
Chile –———–——- November 26, 2009
China –—-–—-–—— TBD
Colombia ––—-––——- January 1, 2010
CIS ––—-–—-–—-–– December 3, 2009
Costa Rica ––—-–—-–- November 2009
Croatia ––—-–—-–– December 10, 2009
Czech Republic ––— November 26, 2009
Denmark ––—-–—— November 20, 2009
Dominican Republic –— November 2009
Ecuador ––—-–—-–—- January 1, 2010
Egypt ––—-–—-–—- December 23, 2009
Estonia ––—-–——- November 27, 2009
Finland ––—-–—— November 20, 2009
France ––—-–——– November 18, 2009
Germany – –—-–———January 7, 2010
Greece ––—-–———- January 19, 2009
Guatemala ––—-–——- November 2009
Honduras ––—-–——– November 2009
Hong Kong ––—-–—- December 17, 2009
Hungary ––—-–——- November 19, 2009
Iceland ––—-–—-–—November 20, 2009
India ––—-–—-–—-–—- TBD
Indonesia – –—-–——November 21, 2009
Israel ––—-–—-–—— December 10, 2009
Italy ––—-–—-–——- November 20, 2009
Japan ––—-–—-–—– November 28, 2009
Latvia ––—-–—-–—-–—- TBD
Lebanon ––—-–—-–— November 26, 2009
Lithuania ––—-–——- November 27, 2009
Malaysia ––—-–—-–– November 26, 2009
Mexico ––—-–—-–—- November 20, 2009
The Netherlands ––—– November 19, 2009
New Zealand ––—-–—- November 19, 2009
Norway ––—-–—-–—- November 20, 2009
Pakistan – –—-–—-–—-TBD
Panama ––—-–—-–——– November 2009
Peru – –—-–—-–—-–—November 26, 2009
Philippines ––—-–—- –November 20, 2009
Poland ––—-–—-–—— November 20, 2009
Portugal ––—-–—-–—– November 26, 2009
Romania ––—-–—-–—- November 20, 2009
Serbia ––—-–—-–—-–—-–- TBD
Singapore ––—-–—-–—– December 3, 2009
Slovak Republic – –—-–—–January 14, 2009
Slovenia – –—-–—-–—-–—-TBD
South Africa ––—-–——- November 27, 2009
South Korea ––—-–—–—- December 3, 2009
Sweden ––—-–—-–——- November 20, 2009
Switzerland, French ––—- November 18, 2009
Switzerland, German ––—— January 7, 20010
Switzerland, Italian ––—– November 20, 2009
Taiwan ––—-–—-–——— December 4, 2009
Thailand ––—-–———– November 19, 2009
Turkey ––—-–—-–——– November 20, 2009
UAE ––—-–—-–———– November 26, 2009
United States ––—-–—— November 20, 2009
Ukraine ––—-–—-–——— December 3, 2009
United Kingdom ––—-–— November 20, 2009
Uruguay ––—-–—-–———– January 1, 2010
Venezuela ––—-–—-–—– November 27, 2009
Vietnam ––—-–—-–—-–—- TBD
West Indies ––—-–—-–—— TBD

**TBD means “To Be Determined”

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Robert Pattinson Describes Bella's Hallucinations In 'New Moon'

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Team Edward fans have often bemoaned the fact that there's much less of their favorite vampire in Stephenie Meyer's "New Moon" than in the first "Twilight" novel. But for the movie, the writer and director have apparently conspired to give Robert Pattinson plenty of screen time for the sequel.

"It's just Edward's voice in the book," Pattinson told his fans at Comic-Con. "And I guess it would look probably pretty cheesy if it was just my voice, so they've done these hallucinations, kind of semi-visible apparitions."

Kristen Stewart added that in these hallucinations Bella Swan has are "very subjective, like how she remembers him, not necessarily how he actually is."

Pattinson revealed that, though he didn't read the "Twilight" saga before his audition to play brooding, dreamy vampire Edward Cullen, he was immediately drawn to the powerful story about star-crossed lovers.

"Right after the audition, I found myself kind of bizarrely invested in the story, and I hadn't even read the books at that point," he explained. "And I've kind of got more and more attached to it. I've been talking about the script for 'Eclipse' to people over the last couple of weeks, and I find myself getting very argumentative, which I'm not usually. They definitely have some kind of power."

That power, he explains, isn't because the story is about vampires and werewolves, but because it's about two people falling in love and having a hard time trying to make it work. "When I look at it, I never looked at it as a vampire story right from the beginning," he said. "And when I try and play it, I try to eliminate the vampire element as much as I can. I kind of see it as a tool to make their relationship a bit more fraught."

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