Ashley Greene of New Moon Fuels 2-Part Breaking Dawn Rumorby Larson Hill

Although New Moon fever continues to sweep the globe in its second Twilight week at the box office, the promo push for New Moon was in full force in the days leading up to the Twilight Saga sequel, as Ashley Greene also did her part to help put New Moon over the top.

With New Moon still atop the box office, Entertainment Weekly sat down with Twilight Saga actress Ashley Greene days before the release of New Moon to see what the Twilight vampire had to say about New Moon. In the EW interview, Ashley Greene revealed that her closest friend in the New Moon cast is Kellan Lutz, who Greene says was a friend for five years before the Twilight Saga craze. with New Moon surprising everyone at the box office, Ashley Greene also mentioned that the Twilight fan response to New Moon has greatly increased since Greene did press for Twilight.

Looking ahead to the remaining Twilight Saga films beyond New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, EW asked Ashley Greene who she would like to see direct Breaking Dawn. Interestingly, unlike responses to the same Twilight question from Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene would like to see a new spin. “I just went to MoMA [NYC's Museum of Modern Art] and they were honoring Tim Burton, and I saw a whole compilation of his films and artwork and I just think hes an extraordinary artist. I think itd be really cool to have his spin on it, because its a very odd book, theres some very weird moments. he would actually put a really weird and cool twist on it.”

However, the most significant Twilight Saga comment from Ashley Greene about Breaking Dawn speaks to the rumors of Breaking Dawn being split into two parts. “And if we could do it the right way,” Greene told Entertainment Weekly, “itd be great to have two films. you definitely want to get all the important parts in there and you know how hardcore and passionate the fans are about it, so one might be difficult and there would be something left out. so if we could do it right, itd be great to have two films.”

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Kimberley French

Every time you kiss her, fake a seizure.

When I was a teenager, I devoted a lot of energy to trying to figure out what teenage girls wanted.

I paid close attention, so as to figure out what to say, how to act and what to buy — what kind of sneakers, jeans, jacket … I even contemplated belt width. one year belts were thick, the next year they were skinny, and if you wore the wrong kind, it meant you didn’t get the memo. you know, the Cool Memo, the one that every cool person gets telepathically and, apparently, simultaneously.

In fathoming such mysteries, teenage boys of my generation were left to fend for ourselves — not like the kids today. No, the boys today have it easy because they have The Twilight Saga: new Moon.

The other day, I sat in a theater full of preteen and teenage girls (some women, too), who screamed with rapture at every ridiculous thing two goofball teenage guys said. at first I thought, “This is cute.” then I realized this is the empirical data I could have really used when I was 15.

So hearken to me, young men. Study New Moon, and you will know truths that eluded Freud (sort of). you will know the rules. you will know what teenage girls want, and you won’t need the Cool Memo. Here are seven bits of wisdom you might glean:

Rule 1: Keep your compliments outlandish. “You have beautiful eyes” just isn’t going to cut it. but as New Moon shows, if you say, “You give me everything by breathing” and keep a straight face, you stand a chance of being perceived as sincere.

Rule 2: Compliment style is important. if you give compliments as though you hope to be complimented in return, you will get nowhere. but as New Moon illustrates, if you compliment the girl with the assumption that her amazing awesomeness is simply a law of the universe, your remarks will not only be well received, she will also admire your perception and discernment.

Rule 3: In developing your look, borrow from the classics. Edward could have been just another James Dean wannabe, but he jazzes up his look with a touch of whiteface: Brooding young man meets Marcel Marceau. Original.

Rule 4:Get in shape, today. There’s no getting around it. the respect that Jacob is getting these days is the result of getting seriously pumped up between movies. In New Moon, he comes close to doing the impossible — he almost takes Bella’s mind off Marcel Marceau. That’s right — he almost puts that mime in a box he can’t get out of. Jacob doesn’t have two brain cells to rub together, so it’s not his scintillating conversation. It’s the muscles.

Rule 5: Cultivate an aura of turbulence. When I was in high school, the boy who did best with girls was a guy who was a mix of tough and nutty, with a few phobias, including hypochondria. the one thing he wasn’t nervous about was girls. This kid was so preoccupied with phantom concerns that it never occurred to him to be nervous about the one thing every other guy was nervous about. This gave him an aura and made him into a problem to be solved … kind of like Edward. In New Moon, every other boy in the school is worried over how to ask out Bella. Edward is worried about death in life, a guarantee of damnation and the distinct possibility that at any moment he might rip open someone’s neck. This gives him an extra something, despite having a complexion slightly paler than Munch’s The Scream.

Rule 6: Keep saying, “I will protect you.” if you see New Moon, you will notice that everyone wants to protect Bella. you will also notice that every time someone announces that he will protect Bella, the girls in the audience scream and Bella looks pleased (in an introspective sort of way). So if you’re a teenage boy, you might want to throw “I will protect you” into conversations, apropos of nothing. just toss it into the mix and see how it goes over. Can’t hurt.

Rule 7: Every time you kiss her, fake a seizure. With most guys, when they kiss a girl for the first time, they want to seem as if they know what they’re doing. even if they feel as if they might have a seizure, they don’t show it … and that’s where they go wrong. Case in point: Edward in New Moon. Every time Edward kisses Bella, he starts moaning and fretting like James Cagney in White Heat. he looks as if he is about to go into an apoplectic shock — and instead of laughing at him, Bella thinks he’s great. who knew this could work?

Perhaps Edward knows this because he has tried it before. After all, he has been a teenager for approximately 96 years. his whole shtick might be a scam, the result of decades of intensive study, years of trial and error at high schools all over the world.

Most of us have just four years to get high school right. This guy has had a century.

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LOS ANGELES — Vampires and werewolves continued to howl at the box office with a $42.5 million weekend for “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

Summit Entertainment’s “Twilight” sequel remained no. 1 over what proved a record Thanksgiving weekend for Hollywood. But “New Moon” was nearly blind-sided for the top spot by a real-life football drama.

“The Blind Side” had a great second weekend with $40.1 million, coming in at no. 2 just behind “New Moon.” Released by Warner Bros., the inspirational story of Baltimore Ravens tackle Michael Oher stars Sandra Bullock as a woman whose wealthy family takes in the homeless teen and enrolls him in private school.

The two movies propelled Hollywood to record revenues over the five-day Thanksgiving period. Wednesday-to-Sunday receipts came in at an estimated $278 million, according to Hollywood.com box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian.

That surpassed the previous Thanksgiving record of $244.4 million set in 2000, when “Dr. Seuss’ how the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Unbreakable” topped the box office.

New wide releases had so-so results. Disney’s family comedy “Old Dogs,” starring Robin Williams and John Travolta as single guys forced to mind 7-year-old twins one of them never knew he had fathered, came in at no. 4 with $16.8 million for the three-day weekend.

The Warner Bros. action tale “Ninja Assassin” opened at no. 6 with $13.1 million. The movie features Korean pop star Rain and Naomie Harris in a thriller about a hit man on the run from his assassination clan.

“Fantastic mr. Fox,” the 20th Century Fox animated comedy with a voice cast led by George Clooney, expanded to nationwide release and pulled in $7 million to finish at no. 9.

While the weekend haul for “New Moon” dropped steeply from the movie’s $142.8 million opening, “The Blind Side” actually went up from its $34.1 million first weekend.

“New Moon” raised its domestic total to $230.7 million after just 10 days. That’s nearly $40 million more than the first movie, last year’s “Twilight,” took in during its entire 20-week run.

The “Twilight” movies star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in an adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s books about teen heartache among a school girl, a vampire and a werewolf.

“The Blind Side” lifted its 10-day total to $100.3 million and has generated Academy Awards buzz for Bullock.

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AM (Chaske Spencer) is the alpha of the shapeshifters pack who have the ability to transform into wolves to protect humans from bloodthirsty vampires. Sam communicates with his pack through telepathy. if he decides to make a decision for the rest of the pack they cannot ignore him.

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Jacob has a huge crush on his friend Bella and helps to cheer her up after Edward leaves. In this movie we see him develop into a werewolf for the first time – and become irresistibly handsome as Edward’s love rival. He saves Bella’s life twice and is devastated when she flees to Italy to try to save Edward.

EMBRY (Kiowa Gordon) is Jacob’s pal who suddenly becomes distant and unfriendly when he gets his calling to join the pack. He is the fourth boy to become a wolf and Jacob only understands what is happening when he becomes the fifth.

PAUL (Alex Meraz) is the third teenager to become a wolf and is the most volatile member of the pack. He struggles to control his temper and lunges at Bella when she accuses the pack of luring Jacob into a cult.

JARED (Bronson Pelletier) is the joker of the wolf pack and is the second Quileute to transform into a wolf after Sam.

EMILY (Tinsel Korey) is Sam’s fiancee and a mother figure to the wolf pack. the left side of her face and body is scarred after Sam tragically lost control as a wolf and mauled her.

The vampires…THE VOLTURI

CAIUS (Jamie Campbell Bower) white-haired vampire and another right-hand man to Aro, he was born in 1000 BC. if he had his way, Bella, Edward and Alice wouldn’t be allowed to leave Volterra unscathed.

ALEC (Cameron Bright) is Jane’s twin brother who can speedily incapacitate his victim by making him or her blind to their senses

JANE (Dakota Fanning) a small but powerful vampire who has the ability to

physically torture others by penetrating their minds.

ARO (Michael Sheen) is the leader of an ancient Italian vampire coven known as the Volturi. He was born in 1300 BC and has a powerful talent – a simple touch of the hand is all it takes for him to hear every thought you’ve ever had. He is impressed by Bella’s immunity to vampire “special powers” but her freedom comes at a price…

MARCUS (Christopher Heyerdahl) Aro’s right-hand man who “sees” the relationships between people and therefore their weaknesses.

DEMETRI (Charlie Bewley) a vampire with unparalleled tracking abilities to find anyone he is ordered to locate.

LAURENT (Edi Gathegi) may have tried the “vegetarian” lifestyle but he soon proves he’s back to his old bloodthirsty ways when he pounces on Bella in the meadow. with Edward AWOL, Bella is left defenceless as Laurent moves in for the kill. Who will save Bella now?

VICTORIA (Rachelle LeFevre) is feeling murderous after Edward killed her “mate” James at the end of Twilight. She plans to kill Bella – a mate for a mate – in a slow and torturous fashion, if she can just get past the werewolves…

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Stars of the Twilight sagas new Moon, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart say that they are proud of their work. Their movie grossed more millions during the Black Friday celebration.

Pattinson and Stewart keep being rumored to be dating, and their new movie raked in a total of $17.9 million on Friday, pushing The Blind side, movie of Sandra Bullock at $16.2 million, out of its number one spot on Thursday. The couples hype obviously continues.

The Britsh star Pattinson told his native British newspaper that his new film new Moon is sexy. The sequel of the popular movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s best selling book have a lot of half naked guys. OK Magazine is reporting that Robert thinks the simmering tension, coupled with other elements in the story, are enough to dub it sexy. Robert went on to say: “Twilight is a big metaphor for sexual abstinence, and yet it’s erotic underneath.”

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Nothing like a role in Twilight to break you into show business. That’s the case for Ashley Greene, who had spent most of her time in Hollywood as a hostess in an L.a. restaurant prior to her fame-making role as Alice Cullen. The Floridian native just finishing touring the country in support of New Moon and she’ll start filming the horror film Apparition in Berlin in February. We chatted with Greene days before New Moon started breaking records.

Are the reactions to Twilight the same all around the country?

I was impressed in Chicago, actually. Chicago was really, really intense and loud and I think it was one of the bigger responses that we had. but there’s always a lot of people, a lot of passion, a lot of screaming, a lot of crying. so really it’s all measured in terms of how deep the screaming goes.

Was it much different than last year?

I guess it’s more intense. I’m much more comfortable with this whole thing. I didn’t really know what to expect at all when I first got into it. it was my first gig, and so it was a little crazy and I was really nervous. and so now you know the fans are there because they love you and they support you.

What was your most memorable fan encounter?

I’ve had a couple people make me scrapbooks, and that’s kind of an incredible thing because I’m in a midst of this whirlwind right now so there are a lot of things that I miss because we’re in this Twilight bubble and it’s just go go go. so probably a year after this is all done, we can sit back and look at the scope of it. so it’s nice for them to put a collection of my career and what I’ve been going through together. That’s really special.

Why do you think fans are so obsessed?

I think with vampires, you can’t really go wrong. for generations, vampires have been a hit because they’re unobtainable, mysterious, sensual, dangerous, kind of sexy. Then Stephanie Meyer added a Romeo-and-Juliet love story to this fantasy world. Edward happens to be a vampire but he’s very much that gentleman who opens doors and says everything a girl wants to hear and he’s basically the epitome of perfection. and then you have Bella, this normal, everyday girl, which a lot of us are, and she steals this vampire’s heart. so everyone wants their Edward and everyone wants to be Bella.

How has playing Alice Cullen changed your career?

I didn’t really have a career! so that’s how it changed. but now I’m doing what I want and I know I’m going to continue to work. This is it; this is the rest of my life. I can walk into rooms and talk to directors and producers that I couldn’t get into their doors before. and I can actually sit down and speak to them like a human being and not be terrified of them. That, and of course, the fact that people care what kind of coffee I drink and who I’m dating and where I’m going. nobody knew my name before and nobody cared and then all of a sudden in a course of a year, everything has changed.

And what is the downside?

The only downside is when people stop realizing you are human and you’re not perfect. but it’s part of the territory and I wouldn’t trade it.

What was your first reaction to New Moon?

The tone, the color schemes, and the warmth of it is beautiful. I think [director] Chris Weitz did a really fantastic job. and then after seeing Taylor [Lautner], I was really impressed. I mean, he’s a 17-year-old kid and he committed and gained 30 pounds and transformed into a completely different person than he was in the first one. He carried this film, and I think that’s a hard thing to do, especially when you’re up against this character Edward. It’s a lot to live up to, and I think he did it justice and he did a fantastic job.

What was your favorite scene to film?

Going to Italy and being part of the Volturi scene was great. Dakota Fanning is fantastic. I was watching her movies before I was even acting. and I got to work with Michael Sheen and he’s an incredible, phenomenal actor and it was great to be able to learn from him and watch him do the scene and watch how it translates to the screen.

He gives that scene a lot of gravitas.

It was so easy for him. He controls the scene. I haven’t worked with an actor of that caliber yet who can do something like that. it was really cool to see.

Who’s your closest friend in the cast?

Kellan Lutz. We’ve been friends for about five years, before this whole Twilight thing even happened. We had the same agent starting out so we’ve basically been friends since we both moved to L.a. We’re together 12 hours a day, every day for like three months at a time.

Is there a role out there you’d really like to play?

I would have loved to do Alice in Wonderland. being a Bond girl would always be fun. We had a lot of action in Eclipse and I’d definitely like to continue down the action road. I want to do a romantic period piece, but those are really hard to get made because they’re very expensive and there’s not a huge demographic. and far, far down the road, probably when I’m in my 30s, I would love to play a North Country/Erin Brockovich type of a role like Charlize [Theron] and Julia Roberts did because they’re inspirational and they’re about very strong women that changed basically the course of history. That would be a really fun role to play, they really affect people. That’s one of the bigger benefits of acting, that you get to affect people.

If you could pick the director to helm Breaking Dawn, who would it be?

I just went to MoMA [NYC's Museum of Modern Art] and they were honoring Tim Burton, and I saw a whole compilation of his films and artwork and I just think he’s an extraordinary artist. I think it’d be really cool to have his spin on it, because it’s a very odd book, there’s some very weird moments. He would actually put a really weird and cool twist on it. and if we could do it the right way, it’d be great to have two films. you definitely want to get all the important parts in there and you know how hardcore and passionate the fans are about it, so one might be difficult and there would be something left out. so if we could do it right, it’d be great to have two films.

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It took just seven days for one of the year’s biggest films to reach a box office milestone. according to Variety, the Twilight Saga: New Moon took in $17.9 million at the box office on Friday, bringing its domestic total to $206.1 million.

the film has already surpassed Twilight’s $192.8 million domestic total after just seven days in theaters. the film is currently playing in 4,042 theaters nationwide.

Sandra Bullock’s true-story football film the Blind side slipped to second place after a surprising Thursday win at the box office with $16.2 million for a cumulative gross of $76.3 million. Disney’s new hand-drawn animated film the Princess and the Frog is making some big waves at the box office, taking in $277,000 from just two theaters, for a three-day gross of $707,630. the film will receive a wide release on December 11.

be sure to check back tomorrow for our Box Office Beat down with all the highlights of this holiday weekend at the box office.

New Moon actress Ashley Greene was the guest of a November 24 Maxim magazine party — thrown by the magazine itself in light of the recent release of her movie.

Ashley Greene, latest Maxim cover girl, arrived at New York City’s club Avenue for a party hosted by the magazine. Greene discussed her cover garb – dressed for summer, with a low-cut shirt and high-riding shorts.

“The cover…I absolutely adore it, and I don’t think it could have come out any better for me,” she told E! Online. “I’m very much a Jacksonville beach girl. I love jean shorts, T-shirts, the beach.”

Greene is making a lot of appearances these days – not just on magazine covers but in most media, promoting New Moon and discussing its upcoming sequel Eclipse. She’s 22, and far as plastic surgery is concerned, only one rumor has followed the actress: rhinoplasty.

“From the photographs I can see, it appears that Ms. Greene has had a rhinoplasty and the tip has been over operated and is asymmetrical,” plastic surgeon Sherrell J. Aston told MakeMeHeal.com in September 2009. “She should be able to get an excellent improvement with a secondary rhinoplasty performed by with someone who has a great deal of experience with nasal surgery.”

This may be true, but Greene may not want another operation or need it. her public approval is based heavily on her current look, which seems to serve her fine.

“New Moon,” the second film in the “Twilight” saga, opened this weekend in most theaters around the world and even managed to top expectations, becoming the third biggest opener ever in the history of film. The latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine brings Taylor Lautner on the cover, together with an interview that offers a look behind the scenes, into what playing a wolf is all about. as fans already know by now, Lautner plays Jacob Black in the “Twilight” franchise, one of Bella Swan’s (Kristen Stewart) best friends ever since childhood. The second film sees him learning about his dual nature, as well as about his mission on earth. In other words, Jake is a wolf that, with the help of the Wolf Pack, must keep vampires from harming the good people of the town. as such, he immediately becomes Edward Cullen’s (Robert Pattinson) enemy.

But Jacob is also in love with Bella and there are key points in the film where she too seems to reciprocate. “Because she’s different, meaning she’s more of the plain Jane type,” Taylor says of Bella’s appeal. “You know, she’s not fake. I know that attracts me too. just somebody who is down to earth and themselves. I mean, apparently Edward likes her smell. But Jacob’s relationship with her is – Jacob has just always liked her. they used to be friends because their fathers are best friends. And he’s just always had a crush on her since he was a kid. Now they are getting to that stage where things can start,” the actor further says.

As for some fans being of the opinion that Jacob is actually interfering in between Bella and her one true love Edward, the actor explains that there are two sides to ever coin. Granted, the two characters (the men, that is) are completely different and it’s precisely because of this that Bella gets to love them both to different extents. On one hand, Edward is all serious and dramatic, while on the other, she can have fun with Jacob. there is no doubt that Bella would always – and should – choose Edward, but that’s not to say that she doesn’t love Jake too, Taylor adds.

However, even for a guy like Jake, this could get too tiresome at one point, Lautner agrees. “If I was Jacob, and I feel like I have lived as him, it gets so annoying. Because she’s in the car with you one moment, about ready to kiss you and then she leaves and is with Edward. And then she’s back with you, you know,” the actor explains in the same interview for the mag.

Please refer here for the full interview with Rolling Stone, as well as for more photos of recently beefed up Taylor Lautner.

Following the recent success of Twilight at the Indian box office, local distributor-exhibitor PVR Pictures has announced that it plans to ramp up the December 11 release of New Moon to around 400 screens.

In contrast, Twilight opened on 25 film prints and 14 digital prints across 52 screens on November 20 in India. Although PVR’s worldwide distribution head, Deepak Sharma, wouldn’t give exact figures, he said the film has performed way past expectations for an older title.

“It has witnessed a very good opening with over a 60% occupancy ratio on the weekend,” said Sharma. “PVR Pictures will be releasing the movie not only in metros but also in small centres in the days to come. we are expecting a gross collection of close to Rs2m during the run of the movie.”

Initially, PVR was planning to only release New Moon in English and Hindi, but following its strong worldwide opening, and the local response to Twilight, the company decided to widen the release by dubbing it in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil and increasing the number of screens.

PVR recently signed an exclusive distribution deal with Summit Entertainment that covered Twilight, New Moon and a select number of other Summit titles. New Moon is set to cross more than $200m worldwide.

Meanwhile, Sony is also enjoying success in India with 2012 which has become the highest grossing foreign film ever in the country, grossing $14.9m (Rs700m) since its release on November 13. the record was previously held by Sony’s 2007 release Spider-Man 3, which grossed $14.5m (Rs680.7m).

“It looks like 2012 is heading towards the $17m (Rs800m) mark,” said Sony Pictures India managing director Kercy Daruwala. “We initially released with 676 prints – the widest ever for a Hollywood release – but added several prints due to huge demand. There are currently 725 prints in play.”

Expectations are also high for James Cameron’s Avatar, which Fox Star Studios is opening on December 18. Multiplexes across India are upgrading infrastructure to enhance the Avatar experience in both 2D and 3D formats.

Aditya Shroff of local exhibitor Fame Cinemas said: “I believe that the 3D version of Avatar is going to be the revolutionary movie for this generation. hence Fame is trying to go as wide as possible with the 3D release.”

The number of 3D screens in Indiais said to have increased from around 12 to 40, with another 20 screens expected to be ready by Dec 18.

Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios India said: “There is an incredible buzz building up for Avatar. the dramatic increase in the number of 3D screens, as well as the strong interest that we are getting from the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu language markets reaffirms this.”

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