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Friday, July 3

Breaking Dawn Movie to Shoot After Eclipse?

According to PerezHilton.com, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is slated to start production when filming for the third movie wraps. This news comes from an interview with Alice actress Ashley Greene, in which she said "We're going to start right after Eclipse."

With Eclipse due for release in June 2010, we could well see Breaking Dawn before the end of Summer 2011. Talk about cashing in on the saga's success — Summit is rolling these movies out faster than the books sold on release day.

Posted 7/3/2009 by Jenny

Related: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn | Ashley Greene

TwiCon Fan Correspondent Voting To Be Restored Soon

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the voting for our TwiCon Fan Correspondent has been down for most of the day. The problem originates with our poll vendor. Here's what they're reporting:

A fire occurred at Fisher Plaza in downtown Seattle just after midnight on Friday morning. The blown transformer knocked out power to the entire building, which is home to the our servers. We're hard at work to restore service following this unexpected event.

Our current estimate for re-establishing functionality is 5pm PST, July 3rd.

So, we're hopeful that voting will be up and running soon. The good news is that you have until July 17 to cast at least one vote for your favorite.

Posted 7/3/2009 by reelz

Related: TwiCon Coverage | Twilight | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn

Thursday, July 2

Peter Facinelli's Favorite Movie

You probably know Peter Facinelli best as Carlisle Cullen from Twilight, but he's been in a lot more than just that. Facinelli has been working in Hollywood for more than a decade and has a lot of respect for his craft. You can see how that plays out in his favorite movie below:

Check back every Thursday, or on Reelz Channel television, for more of My Favorite Movie.

Posted 7/2/2009 by reelz

Related: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Twilight | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn

Inglourious Basterds Primed for Sequel

The latest movie from director Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds, hasn't even hit theaters yet and there's already talk of a sequel – or a prequel – on its way. Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Co. and longtime producer of Tarantino's films, said that Tarantino has enough Basterds backstory for a whole series of movies:

We could do two movies, three movies. I was begging for the movies, but Quentin wanted to do the TV series, Bob wanted to do the TV series, so it was like two against one, you know?

And then Quentin turns it into one movie. Go figure.

When asked if superstar actor Brad Pitt would be interested in reprising the role of Lt. Aldo Raine, Weinstein said:

Brad wants to do Inglourious II. We all want to do it. And the movie hasn't even come out yet!

Inglourious Basterds also stars Mike Myers, Diane Kruger, B.J. Novak, Julie Dreyfus and Eli Roth.

Next Showing: Inglourious Basterds debuts August 21, 2009

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  Inglourious Basterds - Trailer

  Written & Directed by Quentin Tarantino - Releasing Aug. 21, 2009

Posted 7/2/2009 by BrentJS

Related: Brad Pitt | Harvey Weinstein | Quentin Tarantino | Pulp Fiction | Eli Roth

Voting Update for ReelzChannel's TwiCon Fan Correspondent Search

We're a solid three days in to the voting for our TwiCon Fan Correspondent and we're hearing from all parts of the country — with a few exceptions. Hey, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Kansas, and Arkansas, what gives? Is there not a single Twilight fan in your entire state?

Here's how the voting stands right now: 1) Samantha Fabetti, 2) Ana Velazquez, and 3) Dominique Alexis. But, we have to tell you, it's been changing over time ... so it's anyone's race.

Be sure to cast at least one vote for your favorite by July 17. Then tune in on July 27th to find out who's going to Dallas.

Posted 7/2/2009 by reelz

Related: TwiCon Coverage | Twilight | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn

Asteroids on the Big Screen?

Hollywood is out of ideas. OK, that's not necessarily 100% true, but it is easy to believe when you consider that Universal just won a four-studio bidding war over ... Asteroids, the classic (read: old) black-and-white Atari video game. What's next? Frogger? Pong?

Originally released in 1979 as a stand-up arcade game, the entire goal of Asteroids is to safely maneuver your tiny triangular spacecraft through an asteroid field while shooting the asteroids to reduce them in size and ultimately destroy them all. Unlike many modern video game properties that have a built-in storyline, there's no Asteroids story per se, so Universal has the freedom to craft a story from scratch and hope that name recognition will drive fans to the theater to watch it.

Lorenzo di Bonaventure, producer of the upcoming action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, will also produce Asteroids, with Universal Senior VP of Production Jeff Kirschenbaum overseeing production. Matthew Lopez (Race to Witch Mountain) is writing the script.

Posted 7/2/2009 by BrentJS

Related: Lorenzo di Bonaventura | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Michael Welch Originally Auditioned for Edward Cullen in Twilight

Robert Pattinson wasn't the only good-looking guy to audition for the role of the sexy lead vampire who steals Bella Swan's heart in Twilight. Originally Michael Welch was sent by his manager to audition for the part of Edward Cullen, but as he told Reelz Channel, that didn't quite work out:

Posted 7/2/2009 by reelz

Related: Robert Pattinson | Michael Welch | Twilight | The Twilight Saga: New Moon