by Stacy Hinojosa

Jodelle Ferland is creating buzz as Bree Tanner in Eclipse, you know, the #1 movie in the country that we’ve all seen at least twice now. We caught up with the 15-year-old, who confessed she’s on Team Edward “most of the time,” on the phone last month and discovered that not only did she read all the Twilight books back-to-back, but she signed on for the role of Bree without even reading the script! We also asked her about her plans for the Eclipse premiere black carpet.

“Oh yeah, I have a dress ready,” she told us before the premiere. “And I’m very excited for it. I always like to have a dress in my closet that I can just pull out in case of an emergency. I bought a dress a while ago and I’m pretty sure I don’t have anything else I’ll need a fancy dress for before the premiere so that could be what I’m wearing. It’s a pretty light color.”

Not sure if the dress in the photo above is the light-colored dress she was talking about, it’s light underneath the black lace, or if she switched dresses at the last minute. Keep reading for more of our Q&A with Jodelle and let us know what you thought of her Eclipse performance in the comments. Too bad she got killed in the movie, but maybe Summit will make a movie of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (someone start an online petition).

Is it true you didn’t read the Eclipse script before you signed on to play Bree?
Normally when I do movies I usually read the script before I do it, but before ‘Eclipse’ I had a good idea of what the script would be like because I read the boolks and there was just no way I was going to say no. As soon as I found out I got the part and started to prep for the movie, I was allowed to read it.

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Remember on Jimmy Kimmel when Kristen talked about petting Taylor when he was in wolf form? Well here is what she was talking about.

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David Slade talks about he handles rehearsals, and mentions taking a slightly different direction with Bryce Howard as Victoria.

Of course I had to add Kellan’s interview as well. I love how he looks in it!

Over the past few months, teasers and trailers for Eclipse have been promoted and with the premiere just a little over a month away we can expect to see more promoting and even exclusive clips like those shown on Oprah and Ellen, so here are my questions. How much do the clips, teasers, and trailers influence your decision to see the movies? So many sites spend time critiquing these trailers and teasers. When the 10 second teaser came out, sites were breaking it down as if it were the whole movie. Can we really tell much from a 10 second teaser? What about a 40 second clip or one minute trailer? And something else to think about, how much is too much promoting? By the time New Moon premiered, we had several trailers, teasers, and enough clips to pretty much know the most crucial scenes in the movie. Did that make you wish there was more of a surprise or leave you wishing they released more? Let us know your thoughts!

Stephenie Meyer Leaving Vancouver May 1

Who knows exactly what went on in Vancouver. I wasn’t there. Malicious Mandy was and here are the items she believes, from talking to people etc., were some of the scenes that were worked on in some way or other:

Scenes:

-Tent Scene (Bella crawls into Jacob’s sleeping bag, banter between Jake & Edward)
-Pick Me (Jacob’s heart felt plee with Bella)
-Kiss & Punch (Jacob & Bella)
-Various Close up’s (Yes wig issues worked out for Bella, these shots are likely the lighting/colouring adjustments also)
-Some love triangle discussion (jealousy of Edward, persistence of Jacob, confusion of Bella, mostly at tent scene but some in Bella’s room of Edward/Bella)

I have heard there needed to be MORE Jacob/Bella in the film and deeper emotion with the two of them in scenes.

For more of Mandy’s thoughts on the whole thing, go to her blog here.

And, yes, Stephenie Meyer was there.

Are you dying to get your hands on some signed Twilight stuff? Well now is your chance!

The ladies at the Eclipse Masquerade Ball in Sydney, Australia, have  some great signed items and more for their charity auction and you can bid on it, even if you don’t have a plane ticket to Australia!

Check out the tons of items they are auctioning here and email them at eclipseballaustralia@gmail.com, if you are interested in bidding.   Good Luck!

Here are more details on the event:

The Fandom Gives Back is a Fandom-wide initiative created to unite the fans of the Twilight Saga and raise money for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. ALSF is a children’s cancer research foundation, borne from the vision of Alex Scott (1996-2004). In November of 2009, the worldwide Twilight community banded together to raise more than $87,000 in just 7 days!

This year, you can help The Fandom Gives Back raise money for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation by joining us at the Eclipse Masquerade Ball to be held on Saturday, June 26th in Sydney, Australia.

Throughout the night there will be an array of different activities held in order to raise funds for The Fandom Gives Back and to keep you, our guests, entertained!

Some of the activities included are:
~ Auctions (so make sure your bank account is healthy! – there will be credit card facilities available)
~ Eclipse Role Play Competitions
~ Costume Contests
~ Photos with Edward and Jacob (though, sadly, not the real thing)
~ Food and Drinks
~ Video Clips
~ DJ and Dancing
~ Twilight merchandise from the USA not available in AU
~ Professional Photographs
~ Character look-a-likes for you to talk/dance with

… and much more!

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!! Visit our website to buy tickets!

We have a special right now for ALL people who buy tickets before May 14th – FREE MOVIE TICKET TO SEE ECLIPSE!

Our Event Website – http://eclipseballaustralia.blogspot.com/
Follow us on Twitter – @eclipse_ball_au

Pattinson at LAX Saturday after Eclipse Re-shoots (JustJared)

Here is Mandy’s report for Day 3, Friday the 30th:

Here is the set report for Friday April 30, 2010.

It was another early morning for Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart. Robert Pattinson was also on set to film his first day.

They were in studio once again and now that they have wrapped, I can tell you it was an older, smaller studio in Burnaby BC that was not used for New Moon or Eclipse, both which required longer usage and larger space in the main studios.

They hammered out several scenes (I don’t know specifics but will try to find out for Monday) but I DO know that many included close-up’s of Bella Swan, whose hair apparently looks far better.

YAY!

I did not go to the studio at all, but fans who were there reported that there was very little to see except police, paparazzi and autograph hounds milling about.

One fan did see someone in an Eclipse sweater Thursday, but said that was about the most exciting thing happening. Another talked to crew who seemed exhausted. The film industry is quite demanding and often requires long hours doing the same thing over and over again so this isn’t surprising to me.

After a long day filming they reportedly arrived back at the hotel close to 11pm. All 3 of the stars in separate vehicles. This is the same as previous films, where they all had their own vehicle and their own driver for work transportation.

Stephenie Meyer was spotted arriving at the hotel last night also and I assume she was on set during the day.

It is unknown why she was in town for sure, my guess was to observe re-shoots and see how things were coming along… or perhaps to meet and deal with any possible reported drama from Thursday filming?

For all I know she was in town for some shopping but whatever the reason, I love Stephenie and am glad she is “hands on” with the saga and has been named producer for Breaking Dawn.

That’s all from me. Studio filming never leaves me with much of a report, but I share whatever I can

According to Gossip Cop, ALL IS WELL with Eclipse:

Over the last few hours, whispers of unrest have emanated from the Vancouver set where Eclipse is filming pick-ups.

Robert Pattinson arrived in the Pacific Northwest a couple of days ago to participate. When he wasn’t in front of the cameras immediately after stepping off the plane, many outlets freaked.

Some even suggested a rift between Pattinson and director David Slade, and that the actor was refusing to be cooperative.

This simply is not the case.

As we speak, Pattinson is on the set filming, a source on the scene confirms to Gossip Cop.

“There are absolutely no problems,” a rep for Summit tells Gossip Cop, adding, “Today is the first day of shooting for Robert Pattinson.”

The pick-ups are underway, as scheduled, and speculation about problems should be curbed in favor of facts.

We all love Eclipse and only want the best for the movie so we are understandably share the concern when things in Vancouver look confusing. Thankfully, Summit is hearing our concerns and assuaging them.

Here are Mandy’s adventures today in Vancouver, on the  set of Eclipse:

There isn’t much to report on today.

It was all in studio.

As I’ve mentioned n the past studio is great for the cast and crew because there is no public access.

The downside of this for fans is no photos, information, etc.

Here is what I do know:

Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner started at 5am and wrapped at just after 9pm.

Kristen Stewart left first, Taylor shortly after.

It was a long day and it didn’t go as scheduled.

It is not a studio they used before for either New Moon or Eclipse.

Though Robert Pattinson was on set today he did not film as scheduled.

Instead he was seen in the late afternoon at a bar on Commercial drive with good friend Sam Bradley having a bite to eat and a few beers.

Everyone found this fishy… me too… he isn’t even “groomed” yet…. and he’s been in Vancouver a full 24 hours… Hmmmm…..

They are scheduled to be in studio again tomorrow with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner though films don’t always stick to schedules as we have learned.

That’s all for now… though keep your eyes and ears open for more in upcoming days…

Thanks for reading,
Mandy

Go tell Mandy thanks!

Shooting for Eclipse started up again yesterday and Malicious Mandy did some scouting around in the meadow area. She couldn’t see much but it is interesting, none the less.

After rumours of a “meadow” reshoot I decided to pop by the meadow set last night to see if there were any signs of filming coming up. You know, signs, trailors, security, equipment…

There was nothing.

At the gate which blocks the public from the private property previously used for filming, there was a man in a car.

There is not usually a man in a car at this gate day-to-day, except during filming so this was a subtle hint that indeed this was about to become an active set.

As I drove away guess I what passed?

Trailors… power stations, mobile dressing rooms, etc. all heading towards the gate.

I came home knowing they would indeed be filming at “the meadow” soon.

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Today, while many scrambled to find out where in the world Robert Pattinson was, I slept in. I was off work so I decided to swing by the set.

If it was a live set they would have been filming for several hours when I went and given the lack of rain and overcast but bright sky it seemed likely they were indeed filming at “the meadow.”

This is the worst exterior set for fans wanting to catch a glimpse of happenings because it is on private property aprox 10 miles PAST a security gate.

During Eclipse, there was a circus (hair/make-up trailors) that had fairly public access… today however, there was not. They moved the circus.

The new circus was further towards the private property “meadow” set (which is actually a GVRD Park) and up a steep drive way on actual private property, as in someone’s own personal property. [They were likely paid a pretty penny for its use too]

Not wanting to break any laws I did not venture up towards the circus, ignoring “No Trespassing” signs, nor did I try to get past the GVRD Gate towards the set.

It was enough to know they were indeed filming and I was excited to have found the set.

The only photos I have are of the signs used to direct crew to the hidden location.

Tonight I returned after they wrapped and saw a number of trailors leaving including mobile dressing rooms, power stations and large trucks. I believe they have wrapped that location which is theonly reason I am blogging about it.

If for some reason they haven’t wrapped that location then – my bad!

But it clearly looked as though they were done based on the amount of equipment leaving this evening.

So they indeed used the “meadow” set today with both Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart. It wasn’t Robert Pattinson on set, so it wasn’t the “meadow proposal scene” or anything.

I think there was confusion about just what was filmed at the meadow…. MANY things!!

That particular area has vast surroundings suitable for various shots involving a field, meadow, forest, water, mountains etc.

It is a beautiful British Columbian PARK!!!

Anyways, that is my two cents… I hear studio is next, which mean more vague set reports since fans can not go into studios. But I shall report what I can.