TMZ reports that Kiowa Gordon, the 21-year-old actor who plays Quileute tribe member (and Jacob BFF) Embry Call in New Moon, Eclipse, and the Breaking Dawn chapters of the Twilight Saga, has been arrested in Tempe, Ariz., "for an active warrant stemming from a drug paraphernalia possession arrest in 2010" when he was busted for having a marijuana pipe and drinking a Four Loko while underage. Tsk, tsk young shapeshifter! The Wolf Pack (and fellow Mormon Stephenie Meyer, who recruited Gordon to the franchise from her own church group) should be none too pleased... [TMZ]
Big news, Mockingjays -- with their now-filming Hunger Games set for release next March, Lionsgate has gone ahead and staked their flag on November 22, 2013 for the second film in the series, Catching Fire. What does this mean for the as-yet directorless sequel?
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Sunday night's Teen Choice Awards came down to the eternal, epic battle in the world of young adults: Harry Potter vs. Twilight. Call it the finale vote, or credit sheer force of fandom -- the recently concluded Harry Potter series emerged triumphant over the also-popular Twilight Saga, taking home a collection of coveted, er, surfboards. After the jump, get the full list of movie-related winners and get the answer to the burning question that's been haunting your days and nights: Which duo totally shared the best kiss of the year?
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The Twilight Saga of the stolen sex scene footage rolls on! Today, after alleged footage pirate Daiana Santia of Argentina held a press conference to defend her name against accusations that she stole intellectual property from the unreleased Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn production, Summit Entertainment hit back in press release detailing the copyright infringement they say Santia committed and their months-long efforts to get her to cooperate with investigators.
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Today, after four months of investigation, Summit Entertainment released a press release identifying the young woman who allegedly stole photos and video of Bill Condon's unfinished Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn back in March and leaked the images and screen grabs on the Internet. The investigation spanned four continents and the studio has filed civil action in two countries and criminal action in one. But enough with the boring legal details! After the jump, Movieline conducts its own high tech Facebook research on the woman who allegedly released those Bella/Edward sex pics.
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Movieline caught up with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon in San Diego, where he made his first Comic-Con appearance, joining stars including Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner in debuting two revealing clips from the November release. But what parts of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (The wedding! The honeymoon! Imprinting!) will Condon fight to keep secret until the film lands in theaters?
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Yesterday in San Diego, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon mysteriously hinted that Stephenie Meyer could have more Twilight spin-offs left in her. Movieline caught up with Condon for a chat overlooking the Convention Center (full interview to come) and asked him to clarify: Is Stephenie Meyer planning to write more Twilight stories?
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Movieline will be live-blogging each day's major panels from Hall H at Comic-Con, updating with footage highlights, breaking announcements, and celebrity appearances throughout each day. Thursday, Day 1, begins with the highly anticipated Breaking Dawn panel, continues with FilmDistrict's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and Drive, Fox's Rise of the Planet of the Apes, In Time, and Prometheus, and more. Join us!
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Comic-Con 2011 kicks off today with Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1, with stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner and more cast joining director Bill Condon in San Diego. Follow along and refresh for updates as they happen from the morning press conference, scheduled to start at 9 am PT!
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For fanboys, a sigh of relief; the just-announced schedule of events for Thursday at this year's Comic-Con will slate ladies first, generally speaking, as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn holds its presentation early in the day, thus allowing for thousands of sweaty non-Twilighter geeks to pack Hall H in time for their most-anticipated panels. Official Breaking Dawn panel times and more from Thursday's schedule after the jump!
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Notorious Boston gangster Whitey Bulger, who partially influenced Jack Nicholson's character in The Departed, will get his first post-arrest big screen close-up courtesy of Twilight star Peter Facinelli. The actor is producing an adaptation of Street Soldier: My Life as an Enforcer for Whitey Bulger and the Boston Irish Mob, written by former kickboxing champ and Bulger enforcer Edward MacKenzie, AKA Eddie Mac.
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About three years ago, in the same year he landed the gig directing the second film in the Twilight film franchise, Chris Weitz fell in love with a script about a poor illegal immigrant and single father chasing the American dream in East Los Angeles. Entitled The Gardener, the project would feature no stars, shoot on location in gang-affiliated L.A., and would never in a million years enjoy a hundred million dollar opening weekend. Weitz had to do it.
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Chris Weitz's L.A.-set drama A Better Life features no stars (well, its lead is 'the George Clooney of Mexico') and no vampires, but it got a profile boost Tuesday night when two of the stars of Weitz's last movie, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, made a red carpet appearance in support of their former director. Fresh off of filming on November's Breaking Dawn, the Twilight duo posed for photos but left the media spotlight to Weitz and Co. to talk up their potential awards contender, about an illegal immigrant father and his teenage son struggling to make it in East L.A.
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Stephenie Meyer had a vintage-inspired look in mind when she wrote of Twilight heroine Bella Swan's wedding dress, and fan anticipation has been abuzz with speculation about which fashion designer would nab the coveted task of creating the dreamy outfit. It's not just any old costuming gig; if the dress takes Twi-hard breaths away in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, the chosen couturier will enjoy residual Twilight-themed wedding sales for years. So, who's the lucky fashionista?
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Mark your calendars, boys and girls! Summit Entertainment will fill Hall H with the magical sound of thousands of screaming Twi-hards on Thursday, July 21, when The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 director Bill Condon brings exclusive footage to Comic-Con, along with his cast. But who cares about the cast, amirite? It's all about the cinematic art. Also, vampire sex.
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