As most of you probably know by now, Kristen, Nikki, and Jackson were all at the Scream  Awards last night. While on the carpet, Jackson and Nikki did a great interview with Collider about Breaking Dawn filming, the scripts, and a side project Nikki and Jackson are doing together so check it out!

PS: Kellan, Nikki, and Ashley were all spotted leaving LAX for Louisiana and Kristen, Rob, and Taylor have been there already rehearsing. Things are starting to heat up with filming already!

I know he isn’t one of the CBA guys but I figured you all would like to read about him anyways

“Fans may come because of Twilight, but they stay because of the music,” Ben Graupner said in his interview with Blast.Graupner is a member of 100 Monkeys, a funky rock band that is also made up of “Twilight” star Jackson Rathbone, as well as Jerad Anderson, Ben Johnson and Lawrence Abrams (whom they call “Uncle Larry”).

The 100 Monkeys has rapidly been gaining popularity over the last few years. In July, they released “Live and Kicking,” a live album with tracks from their most recent tour around the country.

The 100 Monkeys are an indie band distinguished not only by their wide musical range and astonishing energy, but by their performance as well. Don’t be surprised to see the band members switch instruments and vocalists every other song during their theatrical live sets. It’s just their “Monkey Switcheroo.”

“It’s a huge party,” Graupner said about their performances. “That’s exactly what it is. It will make you smile and move. The lights come up, the energy thrums and then it’s just a bunch of fun.”

The goal of the 100 Monkeys is simple: to have fun and inspire creativity. That’s where their name comes from – the 100 monkeys affect, the idea that once a large group of people start doing something it spreads to everyone else and becomes common knowledge. 100 Monkeys aims to inspire people on this same principal.

Graupner chatted with Blast about the music, current and upcoming projects and jamming with his friends.

BLAST: What is your favorite instrument?

Ben Graupner: Oh man, that’s a hard one. It changes from moment to moment. Right now my favorite instrument is the piano. But I don’t know what it’s going to be tomorrow.

BLAST: Are you playing any new instruments?

BG: Yeah, actually we got this really great, cool…well we actually have a couple of cool new ones. Jackson (Rathbone) got gifted this five string guitar from Puerto Rico. I don’t know the actual name for it, but the thing is pretty awesome. We also got, from some fans in Texas, an instrument called a waterphone, which you play with a violin bow and it sounds like those screeching sounds you hear in a horror movie; it’s really fun. And we have a musical saw; we’ve been playing lately too.

BLAST: Some fans on Twitter suggested the bagpipe.BG: (Laughs) Oh yeah, who knows. Maybe one day someone will pick one up. But that’s one of the trickiest instruments to learn, kind of like the violin. You just have to have the time.

BLAST: How many instruments do you play?

BG: You know I haven’t really kept count. I kind of have a varied skill level on all the different ones, but we’ll really pick up anything and give it a whirl.

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From the George Stromboulopolous Tonight Website:

To Twilight fans, Jackson is known as Jasper Hale – a vampire with the ability to manipulate emotions. But Jackson is more than your garden-variety brooding vampire. Born in Singapore, he lived in Indonesia, London, Connecticut, California and Norway before his family settled in Midland, Texas. In high school, he enrolled in a Michigan arts academy to focus on acting. While there, he met a couple of guys who are still part of his band, 100 Monkeys. His new movie, Girlfriend, is the story of a man with Down syndrome who has a tangled love affair with a single mother. Jackson, who also produced the movie, plays a troubled ex-boyfriend.

Here’s an excerpt of Strombo’s Interview with Jackson.

Jackson Rathbone and his band 100 Monkeys are up to their usual shenanigans in a new they put together for GoDaddy.com’s Commercial Contest. The Mustaches Make It Big commercial featuring 100 Monkeys has the highest ranking!

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Mark your calendars and set your DVR’s Team Jasper fans! Jackson Rathbone will guest star on ABC’s No Ordinary Family! “No Ordinary Visitors” will air on Tuesday November 2nd at 8/7 Central.

According to IMDB.com and EW.com Jackson is set to play Trent Stafford, a high school classmate of Kay Panabaker telepathic Daphne. Trent was recently the victim of a home invasion robbery, and I’m guessing Daphne will join forces with her superhero parents to help catch the perp. As previously reported in Entertainment Weekly, this could be a potentially recurring role on the show. Let’s keep our fingers crossed!

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As “Twilight Saga” vampire Jasper Hale, Jackson Rathbone is used to chomping on creatures’ carotids, but being on the receiving end of a little neck nibbling is something new for the star. Especially when it involves a two-time Oscar winner.

When MTV News’ Josh Horowitz caught up with Jackson at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the actor was promoting his upcoming drama “Girlfriend,” talk inevitably turned to the status of “Breaking Dawn” (more on that in the coming days). Then suddenly, as if on cue, actress Hilary Swank, who was waiting in the wings for her own interview, swooped into the frame, baring her canines as she lunged for Jasper’s neck! Okay, so it was just a playful bite, but it still caught the usually poised actor completely off guard!

“Oh my god! This is like a dream come true,” Jackson said as Hilary made her move. “I can die happy now.” Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the event wasn’t even the bite itself but the fact that the nibble marked Hilary and Jackson’s first time meeting! Way to make an introduction, Ms. Swank. This also raises the question: Who’s going to start the Twitter hash-tag #HilaryForBreakingDawn?

He is SUCH a cute fanboy. I love how he gets all flustered and twitchy.

Jackson Rathbone’s film “Girlfriend,” which we visited the set of last October, premiered to seemingly resounding praise at the Toronto Independent Film Festival on Sunday, and seems like it’s on the fast road to being sold and distributed around the United States (I know, we can’t wait to see it either!).

If you haven’t already seen the trailer, you should check it out, but what we have for you is an exclusive look behind the scenes of a fight scene between Jackson’s character Russ and “Girlfriend” producer/Jackson’s 100 Monkeys bandmate Jerad Anderson’s character Kenny. Check out the video, and let us know your thoughts in the comments section below or on Twitter!

“Girlfriend” follows the story of Evan (Evan Sneider), a man with Down Syndrome who comes into a large sum of money after a tragedy occurs in his life. He decides to give it to the down-on-her-luck Candy (Shannon Woodward), a single-mother who he’s loved since they were young but who has problems of her own. One of those problems is her ex-boyfriend Russ (Jackson), which leads to the creation of a very volatile love triangle.

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M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender live-action film is coming to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on November 16.The critically panned first film of a planned trilogy that stars Noah Ringer (Cowboys & Aliens), Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire), Jackson Rathbone (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1) and Nicola Peltz (Deck The Halls) will be presented on Blu-ray in 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. As expected, Paramount will not be releasing a Blu-ray 3D version at this time.

The Last Airbender Blu-ray is a combo pack that also includes the DVD version and a digital copy. The complete roster of bonus features are as follows:

• Feature Film (HD)
• Discovering The Last Airbender (nine-part documentary in HD)
  • Inspirations – Co-creators of the show and M. Night Shyamalan give insight into the inner journey the characters take
  • Spirituality – Explore the deeper spirituality that colors The Last Airbender
  • Heroes – Aang, Katara and Sokka journey together to save the world; behind-the-scenes piece provides a closer look at these characters and the actors
  • Greenland – With sub-zero shoots on glaciers and frozen rivers, travel with the filmmakers to Greenland to meet the locals and experience the magnificent landscapes captured for the powerful opening of the film
  • World – The sets, props, costumes and make-up that helped bring to life four unique nations in the film, each with a distinct look and style
  • Action – With the film’s “bending” rooted in Martial Arts, uncover Shyamalan’s process with Noah Ringer to create complex, heart-pounding action sequences
  • Effects – Closer look at the jaw-dropping cinematography and special effects that were created to blend seamlessly with ILM’s computer generated imagery
  • Music – Longtime creative collaboration between M. Night Shyamalan and composer James Newton Howard is celebrated in the film’s sweeping score
  • Finale – The journey culminates in one breathtaking moment on the ice wall
• Siege of the North (HD) – Get transported to the frozen realm of the Northern Water Tribe and the largest indoor film set ever built on the U.S. east coast
• Origins of the Avatar (HD) – Birth of the mythology from the original co-creators of the animated show, Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Concept art from the popular series provides further perspective into how the story would eventually reincarnate into an epic feature film
• Katara for a Day (HD) – Spend a day on the set with Nicola Peltz
• Deleted Scenes (HD)
• Outtakes (HD)
• Avatar Annotations (Picture-in-picture on select scenes) – Insights with cast and crew

Enjoy a look at The Last Airbender Blu-ray cover art below, then pre-order The Last Airbender on Blu-ray for $31.99 at Amazon.com.

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MOVE aside, Will Smith. This year, there’s a new Independence Day powerhouse at the multiplex and his name is Jackson Rathbone.

Don’t worry if you’ve not heard of him before. The 25-year-old Texan isn’t exactly a household name, but thanks to roles in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and now The Last Airbender, Rathbone is fast-tracking his way to box-office glory.

“It’s very exciting,” says Rathbone. “When I was a young actor starting out at 19, I could never have imagined this scenario. Being a part of two franchises is really an amazing feeling.”

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Coming up necks for Twilight bloodsucker Jackson Rathbone: A potentially recurring role on ABC’s No Ordinary Family.The 25-year-old actor—whose two summer films, Eclipse and The Last Airbender, collectively grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide—will play Trent Stafford, a high school classmate of Kay Panabaker telepathic Daphne. Trent was recently the victim of a home invasion robbery, and I’m guessing Daphne will join forces with her superhero parents to help catch the perp.

Rathbone last appeared on the small screen in 2009, when he guest-starred as a serial killer with multiple personalities on Criminal Minds.

N.O.F. premieres on Tuesday, Sept. 28.

This might be the only thing to get me to watch this show!

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