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Though not official, these are very cool and gives us a preview of what could be coming.

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Ready for some fangstastic casting news?

Sources confirm to me exclusively that True Blood creator Alan Ball has tapped Evan Rachel Wood to play the pivotal role of Sophie-Anne, the vampire Queen of Louisiana!

Who dat, you ask? She’s a 500-year-old vampire from France who is charming, wily, ruthless and wise. She’s a consummate diplomat who has (or had) many of history’s most famous people on speed dial.

Short story shorter: It’s a major frakkin’ part, and landing Wood (whose last significant TV gig was Once and Again) is a major frakkin’ coup.

A True Blood insider tells me that Wood is booked for two episodes, both of which will air towards the end of the show’s upcoming second season. But rest assured, if the show is renewed for a third season (and, please, it will be), Wood will be back. Again: Major frakkin’ part

via EW

Wal-Mart stores and the retailer’s Web site will have special Twilight areas (“Twilight Shops”) when the DVD is released March 21.

The Bentonville, Ark.-based retail behemoth said it would host midnight events and giveaways in its 24-hour stores, including a program for fans to interview Twilight cast member Taylor Lautner on BlogTalkRadio.

Wal-Mart will distribute exclusive Twilight gifts for those first 50 fans in line to purchase the DVD movie at each 24-hour store.

Preorders for the single disc DVD movie (Wal-Mart exclusive for $17) and the special edition DVD are available today at Walmart.com. The retailer also has created a micro site specific to the release at Walmart.com/twilight.

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Little-known first nations actor Bronson Pelletier has been cast in the Twilight sequel New Moon, scheduled to begin shooting Mar. 23 in Vancouver.

The announcement appeared on the website of Vancouver-based Carrier Talent Management Thursday and then promptly disappeared.

Darren Boidman of Carrier refused comment when contacted by The Sun but appeared to confirm Pelletier’s involvement in the project by referring all questions about the young actor to Summit, the production company filming New Moon.

The announcement on Carrier’s website read: Congratulations to BRONSON who scores a lead role in the highly anticipated “Twilight” feature film sequel “New Moon.” It’s rumored he will be co-staring with Dakota Fanning.

Dakota Fanning’s involvement in the film has not been confirmed by Summit.

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Twilight star Robert Pattinson is way more attractive to girls thanHarry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. At least that’s what Radcliffe, 19, says about his former Harry Potter co-star Rob, 22.

In 2005, Daniel worked with Pattinson when Rob played Cedric Diggory inHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. At the time, the self-deprecating Rob stated in several interviews that Radcliffe was cooler and more attractive to the opposite sex than he was.

“[Daniel Radcliffe is] just so far superior to me in terms of desirability,” Pattinson said in 2005. “If I was Katie [Leung, who played Harry Potter's love interest Cho Chang in Goblet of Fire], I would definitely go out with [Daniel] because he’s rich and famous, and I’m not really…I think Dan could steal anyone from me. If I were a girl, I’d pick Dan.”

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“Twilight” fans waiting to read Stephanie Meyer’s latest vampire novel had better not hold their breath: the author is still pouting about her unfinished manuscript being leaked online — and hasn’t touched the book since.

“I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on ‘Midnight Sun,’ so it is on hold indefinitely,” Meyer  wrote on her Web site, stephaniemeyer.com. However, she posted the incomplete draft on her own site, reasoning, “I’d rather my fans not read this version … the writing is messy and flawed and full of mistakes. But how do I comment on this violation without driving more people to look for the illegal posting?”

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The marketing powers behind Twilight on Monday gave what their adoring fans at MTV have apparently craved for more than two months now: Dolls. For, like, another movie or something.

Twilight obsessed MTV News staffer enjoyed the privilege of opening the figurines of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan — at least until that privilege dissolved into a kind of chore, mired in disappointment over the un-Pattinson-y hair, the un-Stewart-y blouse and the glaring lack of a Porch-Bong Accessory Kit. We’ve included the video below in the spirit of customer service, but really, we know you could take or leave the prototypes. Just as long as the process shapes up in time for a reasonable approximation of bloodthirsty Dakota Fanning this fall, America will withhold its judgment.

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Summit Entertainment has to be blazing full speed ahead to get New Moonout by the end of the year, as is their current goal. To that end, we’ve now heard from E! Online that 14-year old Dakota Fanning has been offered the role of Jane in the Twilight sequel. According to a source familiar with the situation, “There were no auditions. They just offered it to her outright, and now they’re in negotiations. They’ve been going back and forth.”

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“Twilight” star Jackson Rathbone is a busy guy these days, betweengetting ready to film “New Moon” in March and a side gig as lead singer/ keyboardist/ guitarist/ bass player/ everything else for his band 100 Monkeys.

Nevertheless, the fast-rising actor/musician is still finding time to catch some air.

“I’m focusing mostly on music and another movie I have coming up,” the 24-year-old actor told us about the high-profile gig he recently landed after one of Hollywood’s most iconic directors recruited him. “We’re going to be working on ‘The Last Airbender’ with M. Night Shyamalan, so that’s very exciting.”

Check out the video interview

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2699591315_f37a7848d8Taylor Lautner is returning as Jacob Black in the Twilightsequel New Moon.

In a post on her Web siteTwilight author Stephenie Meyer confirms the news in a statement from director Chris Weitz.

“I’m very happy to announce that Taylor Lautner will be playing Jacob Black in New Moon and that he’s doing so with the enthusiastic support of Summit Entertainment, the producers, and Stephenie Meyer,” Weitz said.

Added Meyer, “I’m truly thrilled that Taylor was the one who proved to the director, to Summit, and to me that he is the best possible Jacob we could have. And I’m very much looking forward to seeing what he’s going to bring to Jacob’s character this year.”

I’m sure it is a relief to all of the fans around the world that tried so hard to make this happen. Congrats to you guys!! We can all sleep better at night! Lol