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The lovely Anna Kendrick ("Jessica Stanley" in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) hit the red carpet last night for the world premiere of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.

This week has been busy for Kendrick, as she has been promoting the film at Comic-Con in San Diego, California alongside castmates Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin,  Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and others.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse director David Slade spoke out on Twitter this afternoon about the film, saying "THE MIGHTY SCOTT PILGRIM vs THE WORLD is the best film I've seen all year and has fixed a permagrin to my face," and "THE MIGHTY SCOTT PILGRIM vs THE WORLD makes me want to shake Edgar Wright's hand until his arm comes off."

Apparently, Slade attended the premiere as well because he also tweeted about the premiere itself.

"DJ Kid Koala playing the theatre pre movie also made THE MIGHTY SCOTT PILGRIM vs THE WORLD the coolest film premiere of the year."

You can check out photos of Anna Kendrick on the red carpet for the premiere of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World in the slideshow below!

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Anna Kendrick promotes 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' at Comic-Con

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'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' OST - Summit Ent./Atlantic Records

Florence Welch, of Florence and the Machine, has spoken up about being a part of the Twilight series world, and she has also offered her thoughts on why the series has garnered such a vast following.

"I totally understand the phenomenon and it's amazing to be a part of it." she told a New Zealand publication, "I was a fan of the Twilight books as well. I think they are pure escapism."

Florence and the Machine's "Heavy in Your Arms" was one of the fan favorites among the many songs on the official motion picture soundtrack to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and it appeared second on the credits, behind METRIC's "Eclipse (All Yours)."

While not confirmed until mid-May, speculation about the band's involvement with the album ran on since early April, and even then most fans were pretty excited about the potential for their involvement. So, it's nice to hear that Florence Welch is a Twilight fan as well!

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A couple of the most popular Zynga games on Facebook have been catering to Twilight fans lately.

Both PetVille and Cafe World have added Twilight series-related goodies to their "stores," and among the many things offered are costumes, Bella's truck, a werewolf, "Petward Cullen" statues, and Vampire Staked Steak.

According to Frisky Mongoose, on PetVille, "Zynga calls this theme 'Dusk,' but trust me, they are Twilight items through and through." To add to "Petward Cullen," FM reports, "new 'Jaycub' items will be available in the game 'soon.'"

About Cafe World, AOL reports, "For those who want to collect both Twilight hunks, Edward is listed as Twinkling Vampire, is animated to sparkle, and costs 15 Cafe Cash. Jacob is the shirtless, Transforming Werewolf and costs 16 Cafe Cash." A lot of the items they have pictured look suited to the general vampire genre (as Frisky Mongoose describes it, "an iron table, coffin chairs and thrones, and includes items like a bloody door, coffin door, stained glass window, bloody portrait, werewolf and vampire paintings, castle floor tiles and wallpapers, a foggy forest wallpaper, thorny bushes, bats . . ."), but the "Twinkling Vampire" and "Transforming Werewolf" options are a dead (undead?) giveaway that these are Twilight-inspired.

Games.com speculates as to whether Twilight-inspired Zynga goodies will make their way to YoVille as well.

For those of you who play these games and happen to be Twilight fans also, sounds like a fun way to decorate the fictional properties! Those that played HABBO got the chance to do the same last year around the release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

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Edi Gathegi, who portrayed "Laurent" in Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon, has just gotten himself a new fantasy franchise role in X-Men: First Class, according to Deadline Hollywood.

According to that site's announcement, Edi Gathegi has been cast as "Darwin" who "has the power of 'reactive evolution,' which allows him to adapt to any situation or environment."

For instance, "Plunged underwater, he'll grow gills, he'll gain night vision in pitch black and his skin grows fire retardant when burned."

Sounds interesting, right?

Gathegi's New Moon co-star Daniel Cudmore is an X-Men veteran, having portrayed "Colossus" in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand, and Taylor Lautner was also offered a part for the film but turned it down to appear in Abduction.

Sounds like a great gig for Edi Gathegi! According to Deadline, Gathegi has just wrapped shooting Atlas Shrugged, a film based on the Ayn Rand novel of the same name.

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'Breaking Dawn' by Stephenie Meyer - Little, Brown Books

First of all, several cast members from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 have been revealed, but announcements have been limited to those actors and actresses who are returning from Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

So, no new castmembers from the film have been announced just yet.

However, a rumored potential addition to the cast has been unveiled by E! Online, and while the site admits that no official decision has been made on the subject just yet, it is interesting to see who's in the rumor mill for one of my favorite new Breaking Dawn characters.

According to E! Online, Lee Pace is in contention for the role of "Garrett." This is not confirmed, of course, but we have seen early speculation reports turn into reality along the way of these films being made (with Xavier Samuel, Bronson Pelletier, etc.), so it's not entirely impossible either (still, note that it isn't an official casting announcement until Summit Entertainment confirms that sort of information).

As you know, "Garrett" is one of the nomad vampires that joins the "Cullen" coven's side for the "Volturi" showdown, and his character is one that brings a little light-heartedness to an otherwise heavy situation.

Over a year ago, the idea of Ryan Reynolds picking up the post was discussed, and since then, a few other casting ideas have been thrown around.

Attending the premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in Los Angeles were a few other potentials, one might suggest. Celebrities like Ethan Embry and Tia and Tamara Mowry walked the red carpet for the premiere, and they could easily be considered in contention for some of the spots (Embry for "Garrett" or the Mowry sisters for "Zafrina" and "Senna," perhaps). There's always Jennifer Love Hewitt, too, for a part like "Irina."

At any rate, Lee Pace is an actor best known for his work in Pushing Daisies, The Good Shepard, and A Single Man. You can find out more about him here. Think he looks the part?

Side note: It's hard to believe we're already at the point of casting discussions for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn(s), but if schedules have been accurate so far, filming for the movies will begin in just a few short months. Where has the time gone?

UPDATE: Gossip Cop has reported that Lee Pace has not been approached for the role yet. As stated before, nothing's official until deals close, but it's still fun to speculate!

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'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' - Kimberley French/Summit Ent.

It's been noted for a while that the name Bella topped pet name charts for 2009 and that it also joined Jacob atop the list of 2009's most popular baby names, but the Chicago Tribune has revealed that the Twilight series' impact on baby names extends much further than previously thought.

According to their report, 17 girls were named Renesmee in 2009 alone. [*Spoiler warning*] Renesmee, of course, is the name of Bella and Edward's baby in Breaking Dawn, and in the book it originates from both of the characters' mothers (Renee and Esme), so it is completely original to the story. Renesmee's middle name, Carlie, comes from Carlisle and Charlie, the characters' fathers.

"Carlisle, a name chosen for precisely zero U.S. boys in 2005," was given to twelve boys in 2009, the Chicago Tribune reports.

A few further statistics were revealed by the report, including the following numbers:

• 2005: 'Twilight' is published
  (Jacob and Emily are the top U.S. names)
  1,657 babies are named Bella
  751 babies are named Alice
  450 babies are named Jasper
  380 babies are named Emmett
  278 babies are named Cullen
• 2009: The 'Twilight' movie, 'New Moon,' is released
  (Jacob and Isabella are the top U.S. names)
  4,490 baby girls are named Bella
  1,251 girls are named Alice
  947 boys are named Emmett
  928 boys are named Jasper
  555 boys are named Cullen

As the Tribune notes, "It's difficult to pinpoint the precise degree of 'Twilight's' influence on the more than 4 million baby names chosen annually in the U.S., in part because [author Stephenie] Meyer chose names for her characters that were either already high on the hot list (Jacob), rising (Bella, Alice, Jasper, Emmett) or related to those that were," but still, looking at the raw data offered for the years 2005 and 2009, it seems there must be some significant correlation.

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If you wanted to learn a little bit more about Michael Sheen's boisterous character in Tron: Legacy, HitFix has gotten all the details you'll need.

While at Comic-Con promoting the movie, Michael Sheen revealed to HitFix that doing Tron: Legacy satisfies the little kid in him - much in the same way that doing The Twilight Saga: New Moon (he portrayed "Aro") appealed to his daughter, Lily.

"I'm kind of keeping my eleven year old self happy by doing this film, I think," he explained.

He went on to describe his character, saying "I'm someone who has his finger in a lot of pies, and people come to me when they want information about things - you know, whether you should trust me or not . . ."

His take on the nightclub owner persona came from a variety of different sources, he explained. "It was a kind of mixture of things . . . I'm a program. So, I'm kind of a personification of a program, so I like the idea the program that I am is a kind of adaptation program . . . sort of everything that comes along, he kind of takes in and then he's able to replicate, so he's sort of like a chameleon. So, I wanted a character that had little elements . . . there's a little bit of Bowie in there . . . there's a little bit of Mae West, there's a little bit of this and that . . . there's a whole mixture of stuff, really." "It's paid showing off," he summarized.

Tron: Legacy hits theaters on December 17th.

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'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' - Kimberley French/Summit Ent.

The IMAX Experience of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse may be complete for most venues, but for the Smithsonian, it has only just begun.

Starting today (July 27th), Smithsonian IMAX is showing The Twilight Saga: Eclipse for a limited run until August 4th. More information is available here.

Eclipse's opening in IMAX theaters brought in about $1 million in midnight screening numbers alone, according to The Numbers, and this was record-breaking from prior totals set by Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen ($900,000).

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse debuted in IMAX theaters on June 30th and ran until the middle of July.

The Smithsonian's showings of Eclipse will all take place at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater in Washington, D.C., and tickets for the showings run around $15.00 each. Only nine screenings are scheduled, and they'll each take place at 7:30 p.m. EST, so if you want to see Eclipse in IMAX one last time and you happen to be in the D.C. area, here's your chance!

Tickets for the Eclipse screenings can be found at this link.

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'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' - Summit Ent.

To help streamline comparisons that Twilight fans have been doing over box office numbers for Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Box Office Mojo has put together a "Twilight Tiff" feature that compares the three films' intakes and other stats side-by-side.

According to that feature, Eclipse surpassed Twilight's intake long ago and edges ever nearer to The Twilight Saga: New Moon's worldwide gross each day.

New Moon's worldwide gross comes to $709,711,008, while Eclipse has brought in $606,227,262.

Both Twilight and New Moon didn't officially close up at the box office until April of the year following their November releases, so with Eclipse's international releases yet to come, it'll be a while until the film is no longer in theaters and produces a final total.

One interesting tidbit of information offered by the site's feature is the side-by-side on certain rankings, including genre standings and other figures. By and large, New Moon has out-powered Eclipse in a lot of these rankings, but falls in second place overall in a great number of these categories.

One can speculate about reasons why New Moon performed slightly better than Eclipse in these various instances, but overall, the stability of the franchise is what comes off as most readily observable from the charts. Even if New Moon was number one in the "Vampire Genre" or "Single Day Gross" categories, the fact that Eclipse falls in at number two is quite impressive.

Thanks: Twilight Source

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Alex Meraz - AP Photo

Yesterday, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse star Alex Meraz ("Paul") tweeted a video of himself and co-star Booboo Stewart ("Seth Clearwater") on the BBC giving instructions as to how to become a part of the wolfpack, and now he's in a new public service announcement video promoting the protection of wolves in the Pacific Northwest.

"Wolves in Washington state may seem like pure fantasy, but these amazing animals used to run wild across the Olympic Penninsula where the Twilight Saga takes place. Wolves were honored by the Quileute tribe at La Push and thrived for thousands of year throughout the United States, but growing human populations have nearly wiped wolves off the landscape. America's wild wolves are still being shot, poisoned, and trapped by people," he explained, promoting the efforts of Defenders of Wildlife.

The organization has posted an opportunity for Alex Meraz's fans to donate and buy a wolf t-shirt on their site. They've also added crucial information about the ecology of wolves to the site as well, and you can check out their full listing here.

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