New Eclipse Still & Awesome Character Interviews!

The family that slays together, stays together. At least that's the case for the Cullen brood.

In "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," which hits theaters June 30, Seattle is ravaged by a series of killings caused by an army of newborn vampires controlled by revenge-seeking bloodsucker Victoria. To combat the threat against Bella (Kristen Stewart) in this third installment of the franchise, the Cullens must band together and join forces with their sworn enemies, the wolf pack.

"The whole family is in a vulnerable position because of the love we have for Bella," said Elizabeth Reaser, who plays matriarch Esme Cullen. "If she's not OK, we're not OK."

"This time around, you get to see their true vampire-ness," said Peter Facinelli, who plays head vampire Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the series based on the bestselling books by Stephenie Meyer.

What else can we expect from the pale-faced Cullen family (which includes the Hale siblings) this go-round? Here's what the actors say audiences can expect from the story and their characters:

Facinelli: "For me, as Carlisle, it's an exciting portion of the series. Carlisle is very compassionate and he has a lot of killing to do in this movie. I joke, after he kills the bad guys, he says he's sorry in his head. And, you know, he's calm and level-headed. He's the rock of the family. He usually has a lot of information to draw from because Alice can see into the future and Edward can read minds. In this third movie, he's not getting that information. Neither one of his sources are working, so he's kind of flying blind."

Reaser: "Esme is still a vampire. She still wants to kill people all day long. It was interesting to get in touch with the vampire side of her in ways that haven't really been explored. Her family is in danger and that brings out the mama bear in her.

Ashley Greene (as Alice Cullen): "Yeah, she's delicate and prissy at times, but Alice gets a little edgier with each installment. And with these vampires messing with her family and the people she loves, you're going to see a bit of her toughness. It's a reminder to the audience that even though we restrain ourselves at times, we're still vampires and we're dangerous. You're going to see the dark, dangerous side of Alice."

Kellan Lutz (as Emmett Cullen): "You're going to see a smile on Emmett's face from start to finish. He just loves to fight. And there's a lot of fighting. He sort of plays bigger in this one than the others."

Nikki Reed (as Rosalie Hale): "You see a reason for her attitude. I think fans will feel for her. There was a bit of that in 'New Moon.' Fans got to see a bit of her sensitive side. Her sane side. Her logical side. And her desire to help her family. This time around, she is much more of a participant. She's a survivor. This is her family. So if protecting Bella means protecting her family, she's going to do it."

Jackson Rathbone (as Jasper Hale): "You'll get to see a little bit of the root of what makes Jasper so withdrawn and quiet in the Cullen family. Fans will get some of Jasper's back story in ‘Eclipse.' I got to wear the whole Civil War gear and everything. There's a bit of the softer and darker side of Jasper in this film."

This is HILARIOUS-100 Monkey Music Video!

Check out Jackson Rathbone's band 100 Monkeys new music video for Ugly Girl.  It's really funny!

Fans Interview:KLutz, JRathbone, & Nikki Reed

Q. How do you think, the questions are all ‘New Moon’ focused so I’m going to get right into it, how do you think Rosalie in ‘New Moon’ is going to be different from Rosalie in ‘Twilight’? Are we going to see more of Rosalie’s other side?

Nikki: The Cullens aren’t really in ‘New Moon’ as I’m sure you guys know because of the books and Chris Weitz making it very clear that we’re going to stick to the storyline. So, we’re not really in ‘New Moon’ all that much, but I did have an opportunity in the voting scene to show a different aspect of her personality, just because we were sort of setting up for ‘Eclipse’, because that’s really my opportunity to explore Rosalie as a character. So I guess, I guess in the voting scene, I worked really close with Chris to make sure that the speech that I give conveys exactly what I want it to. I don’t know if that answers your question, I’m sorry.

Nikki: It’s been a long day. I think that when you have eight hundred pages in a book you have the time to explore each character, and so although Stephenie didn’t write one –dimensional characters, I mean all of our characters are very full and colorful; when you’re trying to execute that in a screenplay it can be really difficult because they have to focus on the love story between Bella and Edward. So in ‘Twilight’, you know, Rosalie was written, I guess the few opportunities I had to be on screen I was angry or bitchy and I don’t think that that’s what Rosalie is. So I’ve been trying my best to incorporate other aspects of her personality.

Q. Following up on what you said about incorporating the different aspects of her personality, where do you find your inspiration to portray a character that is in some senses somewhat of an unlikeable character, but she has that other you know, really human side to her? Where do you find your inspiration to bring out some of that from?

Nikki: I think, I guess years of exploring my own personality in terms of understanding that most of the time anger is actually just a way to hide insecurities or you know, fear or sadness. And so I knew, I knew immediately sort of where Rosalie was coming from and I also have two siblings that I’m very protective of, two brothers. So I guess it sort of stems from that.

Q: Can you tell me how much the atmosphere, the overall atmosphere and work style has changed from Catherine Hardwicke to Chris Weitz?

Kellan: I think they’re very much just different directors. And Catherine’s energy was very prominent and needed in a way to start the ‘Twilight’ franchise and get it off the ground. And with ‘New Moon’ it’s a different type of style in the book, which means the movie’s got to be a different style. And Chris was, had it all just prepared for us actors to step in there, he made us a packet of pages and papers on how he saw the scenes, and just really had everything organized. So when we had questions as actors he had the answers ready and it was very just in both cases just different. It was just such a well oiled machine with ‘New Moon’ and just vary.

Q. What was your favorite scene to film in ‘New Moon’?

Jackson: I’ve got to say my favorite scene to film was in the trailer and you got to see a glimpse of it. And that wasn’t even quite the entire scene so hopefully you know, people are still going to be surprised by the scene of the birthday party whenever. In my mind it’s kind of the catalyst for the entire idea of ‘New Moon’, and the Cullens kind of getting out of Dodge, if you excuse my tongue there. It’s kind of the idea that you know, finally Bella is really having to face the idea of what it is to be in a relationship with a vampire and the downside of it you know, what happens when you get something as simple as a paper cut and how that can screw everything up. And suddenly the Cullens are gone and we take off in order to protect Bella and it’s one of those things where she doesn’t really feel protected, she feels abandoned, but luckily she’s got her good friend, Jacob Black, who starts to become a little bit more than just a good friend. You see that whole side of things, the wolf boys.

Read More the Interview here! =)

Ash, Kel, Nikki & Jackson in UKGlamour

Thx, ifelthope.net for these scans of Ashley, Jackson, Kellan and Nikki in Glamour UK. You can read the interview & check the rest of photos out at Glamour here.

Kellan pokes fun at paparazzi & hot Jackson!

I'm looking at Kellan and thinking to myself, what a hottie! and as I scan through the rest of the pics I see this one (below) and I couldn't believe this hottie is Jackson! Dont get me wrong I love Jackson but he was having a very good looking day yesterday! haha

See more here! =)

Lexicon:100 Monkeys Album Now Available

The new Create Control Live Sessions album is now available at 100MonkeysMusic.com in the Monkey Mart.

It’s also available in MP3 format for you iPod & player junkies! =)

I'm going to check them out on itunes now! =) or order here!

Thanks LEXI!

Jackson Spills Birthday Scene Details! =)

"Prepare yourselves, Twi-hards; according to Twilight actor Jackson Rathbone, the birthday-party scene in New Moon is going to be a real nail-biter.

"There a little bit more violence. It's definitely longer," Rathbone tells MTV.com. "It's really about the moment where Bella is realizing what kind of world she's into. We spent the entire time with Twilight delving into the vampire world, but now in New Moon, it's like you're in the vampire world, and what happens when you get a paper cut? What happens when everyone you love turns around on you and suddenly could kill you? She's in that world right now, and she's kind of scared by it. She's also getting into the werewolf world, and suddenly she's got these two new worlds on her—and there's love in both."Rathbone adds that he really threw himself into the task of attacking Kristen Stewart's Bella Swan character, to the point where co-stars Kellan Lutz and Peter Facinelli literally had to restrain him."I was going pretty method. We choreographed it—so I wasn't too worried about attacking Kristen—but I told the guys to hold me back, because you want it to look real," Rathbone reveals. "You want it to be as real as possible, because you want that to transfer on film, and you want the audience to feel that frightened sense that I gave Kristen. I felt really bad, man. There was a couple of moments where she was like, 'I thought you were going to hit me that time!' I come so close; it's pretty intense."Doesn't exactly sound like the ideal way to spend one's birthday."

100 Monkeys Back In Dallas =)

If your in the Dallas area you have two chances to see 100 Monkeys perform outside of Twicon. After their Con performance Friday the 31st, the will be performing at Poor David's Pub on Lamar St., tickets are $12. The following Saturday night, they perform at The Palladium which will be an all ages show, those tickets are $19.99. I would love to see them Saturday night except that's the night of the ball. I'm still on the fence about seeing them Friday night. I'll probably buy a ticket anyways. Get all the information on their Myspace page.

Thanks TwiGossip!! =)

Jackson Rathbone at Concert in Philly

View More Great Photos over at NMM.

I'm going to their show tomorrow night at they Khyber. Cant wait!! Will be posting photos from that show asap!! :)

Ted Casablanca was talking about Ash & Jackson all along?! As if we didn't know?!

Ted Casablanca has been bringing us some juicy gossip about a love-romance on the set of New Moon, that was carried over from Twilight. I guess we just didn't think of Ashley Greene and Jackson Rathbone because it was so obvious. Fingers were being pointed at everyone else. But all along it was Ash & Jackson. Guess, Ted Casablanca has nothing else to write about now since Ashley gave this interview: Look at the pics below from last year on the set of Twilight. Total Chemistry! :)

Ashley Greene has a sweet new interview with the Australian Herald Sun, where she talks about her newfound fame, but also addresses the talk that there might be something going on with her and New Moon costar Jackson Rathbone–

“He and I both don’t have time to date, but we do have amazing chemistry,” she says.

“We both have such big crushes on each other and it clearly shows. We got along instantly and the day we met, he was teaching me how to swing dance.

“He (Rathbone) does everything. He sings, he dances, and he’s so sweet. Even my mum has a crush on him and tells me, ‘You should date him’. So, who knows, maybe when we both stop running around the world.”

Here's a video of them kissing during an interview! Click here :)

Jasper’s New Hairstyle: Love It or Hate It?

It appears the Jasper has a modified hairdo for New Moon–with fuller sideburns and less upward volume on the bangs. What do you guys think of his new look? Improvement or not?

Idk, I say ney. It just looks strange to me. Haha.