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From our sister site Letters to Twilight, they passed along the following:

Happy Friday everyone!

We have a few great audio clips today from our interview with Stephenie Meyer.

Stephenie explains how she really ‘wanted’ to end Breaking Dawn, talks about when & how SHE becomes a fangirl & talks possible sequels/future novellas & stories that have to be told- plus shares a fun story of when she went to see New Moon in the theater!

http://letterstotwilight.com/2010/08/27/stephenie-meyer-on-a-twilight-sequel-fangirling/

Have a great day!

Thanks to Letters to Twilight for the information!

Dear Ted:
Is it just me or are the increased Robsten sightings (and the all-important kiss) just as Eclipse is over a way to keep interest up until Breaking Dawn?
—AN

Dear Yawn, Again:
Babe, let me ask you: Do you think you’d lose interest in them even if you didn’t see them? Didn’t think so.

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20th Century Fox’s new film “Water for Elephants” recently wrapped a two week shoot in Chattanooga—leaving a $1 million footprint in local economic impact.

Based on the New York Times #1 bestseller written by Sara Gruen, the film has stirred a cult following and has been billed by those in the industry as Academy Award material.

And now the film has put Chattanooga on the map for filmmakers—building momentum toward future filming projects.

The role of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in providing a vintage train and dedicated 3-mile track for the film set was the key to landing the shoot with 20th Century Fox.

“The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is what makes Chattanooga unique for filming,” says TVRM Marketing Coordinator Steve Freer, who has been working for almost two years to attract “Water for Elephants” to film in Chattanooga. “Vintage trains are getting harder to find, and we have several steam engines which are even more difficult to find because they are expensive to operate and maintain.”

Railroad museums have historically been involved in filmmaking, according to TVRM President and CEO Tim Andrews, who adds that the Tennessee Valley Railroad has enjoyed a long relationship working with Hollywood films from shooting train scenes for George Clooney’s multimillion dollar movie “Leatherheads” to the CBS television series “Christy” to the 1971 Jimmy Stewart film “Fool’s Parade.”

Nathan Lux, Tennessee Film, Entertainment & Music Commission, says, “This film will showcase Tennessee’s beautiful locations to the rest of the world which is one of the reasons we fight so hard to bring productions to our state. FOX didn’t want to shoot this feature outside L.A. but our trains and landscapes were just too compelling.”

During the film shoot at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, Chattanooga Southeast Tennessee Film Commission officials and TVRM President and CEO Tim Andrews had the opportunity to visit the set and speak with producers and crew.

Walking along the railroad track, with the train hissing and bellowing in the background, the Film Commission Officials focused their conversation with the producers and location scout on filming in Chattanooga—what they liked about the city, what was most helpful to their filming experience, and if they would consider coming back to shoot future projects in the area.

When a film chooses to locate production in a city like Chattanooga, there is a significant impact to the local economy. In the short two-week period the film “Water for Elephants” spent shooting in Chattanooga, the team spent nearly $1 million on local accommodations and services.

20th Century Fox footed the bill for nearly $100,000 in hotel rooms alone—with offices located at the Sheraton Read House and crew housed at the historic Chattanooga Choo Choo and the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown.

Executive Producer Kevin Halloran commented, “I’ve only been here a short time, but we’re using everything—dry cleaners, grocery stores, drug stores, hotel, restaurants.” Having spent time exploring the city, Halloran says he definitely sees potential in Chattanooga for future filming locations—perhaps for a Speakeasy or gangster setting.

What draws a film crew to shoot in a city like Chattanooga ranges from local crew available to work on the film set to locations for shooting to state incentives for filming. But beyond the tangibles, film crews also appreciate a welcoming local culture and people.

Producer Andrew Tennenbaum says, “You guys have helped us a lot between the crews, the locations, the film incentives, and ultimately the people. The people have been so incredibly welcoming and gracious and open—from the local retailers to some of the restaurateurs. We’ve become friendly with some really, really cool people down here.”

Working behind the scenes with 20th Century Fox for over a month, helping location scouts and crew connect with local accommodations and services, Education, Arts & Culture Administrator and Film Commissioner Missy Crutchfield says, “They love our city because the people are so nice and that they have been able to come in and out without being bothered, and that is very important.

We have to respect that to keep attracting these projects. They are here putting money into our economy, which is great. With every production dollar budgeted, there is a multiplier effect leveraged at about 2.5 times in the local community.”

In its four years, the Chattanooga Film Commission has attracted advertising projects such as DIRECTV commercials and a shoot for the George Clooney multi-million dollar movie “Leatherheads.” And there are a number of other commercials, industrials, and feature films to come. Simultaneously, the film commission has also partnered with Chattanooga State to offer a film production certificate program to build a film production crew base in Chattanooga.

During the same month “Water for Elephants” was relocating offices to Chattanooga, a national Yamaha commercial was shot locally. And most recently, a network television pilot and a high-profile Civil War-era film are both scouting locations in the area.

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4. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: Many of you will no doubt accuse us of including this one here simply to justify all our coverage of it. (OK, make that relentless coverage.) Then again, had we left it off the list, we’d still get slack. Our obsession aside, though, we do think Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner‘s abs accomplished what it set out to do—make Twi-hards that much more excited for Breaking Dawn.

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Thank you setje ,tessmcleod, brandnewluv from the pattinsonlife LJ community!

I recognize Kristens picture from the night they went to see Sage perform in Vancouver, but does anyone know where Rob’s picture came from?

UPDATE THURSDAY, AUGUST 26:

Box office numbers are in for Wednesday, August 25. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse took in another $71,270 from 557 locations for a per theater average of $128, representing a decrease of 5.5% from Tuesday. This adds up to a cumulative domestic total of $297,439,330 after 57 days in release. Adding in overseas returns of $380.6M gives Eclipse a current worldwide total of $678,039,330.

For those comparing the films in The Twilight Saga, at this point in its release history (after 57 days) New Moon had taken in $291,550,109. Eclipse is now at $297,439,330. Both films hit the $250M mark on the 16th day. The total domestic gross for New Moon was $296,623,634 (after 132 days). Eclipse has now broken that total by $816,696 (after 57 days). The film is now within striking distance of the elusive $300M mark. It needs about $2.56M to get to that number. It took New Moon 22 more days to earn an additional $2.56M after its 57th day, and Eclipse is clearly doing better. On the other hand, New Moon was still in 1,167 theaters after 56 days while Eclipse is in 557 locations. Still, even after New Moon’s theater count had dropped to 444 (after 63 days) it still went on to take in another $3.8M. Therefore, it should take no more than one more month for Eclipse to earn another $2.6M and pass $300M.

Now wouldn’t be a bad time to start planning for your DVD release parties. The street dates for Twilight and New Moon were both on day 121 of their theatrical runs (Saturdays). Following that line of thinking, Eclipse’s 121st day will be October 28th, a Thursday. The following Saturday would be October 30th — Halloween weekend. On the other hand, sources have told me that Summit is planning for a holiday season release — some say November while others say Christmas time.

Keeping track of records, the film with the least number of days to reach $250M was The Dark Knight, which hit $261,847,503 after eight days. New Moon is in 13th place, having taken 16 days to reach $251,530,186. Eclipse lands just behind it in 14th place, taking 16 days to reach $251,371,417. This puts the film ahead of Shrek the Third, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, and Iron Man 2, which all took 17 days to hit $250M.

So far, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse has set all-time box office records for Opening Wednesdays, Single Day Wednesday Gross (non-adjusted), and Single Day Wednesday Gross (adjusted for inflation). It is in second place for Opening Day Gross, Single Day Gross, and Non-Opening Thursday Gross. Release records include Widest Releases, Widest Independent Releases, Widest Opening Independent Releases, Widest PG-13 Rated Openings, and Widest PG-13 Rated Releases.

There’s been quite a bit of discussion online regarding the film’s box office success. In particular, I wonder about the fairness of comparing the Twilight films against each other. Despite the fact that Eclipse has now passed New Moon in domestic totals, the validity of judging one against the other is questionable given their strikingly different release schedules. As I’ve been saying since it opened, the idea was not to compete against or beat New Moon’s early numbers. That may be a goal of some people but the idea is to make money, and maybe set some records in the process.

First, remember that the film’s opening weekend started on a Wednesday. There is no way that a “weekend” that begins on a Wednesday can be compared to a “normal” 3-day weekend (when New Moon opened). So any comparison between the two based on how many “weekends” it’s been out simply isn’t valid. Next, look at the time of year the two films were released. New Moon came out during the Thanksgiving-Christmas holiday season. It’s a big time of year for Hollywood but still doesn’t compare to summer, when they put out their “tentpole” films — the potential blockbusters that will keep the studios in the black for another year. The competition is much more fierce beginning Memorial Day weekend through the 4th of July. It’s simply a different marketplace.

Is Summit happy with the film’s box office returns? I don’t know but I’m fairly sure they must be. Again, the goal was not to “beat New Moon.” That may be something the press or some others will latch on to but it may not be a fair comparison. It was very easy to compare Twilight to New Moon since they opened at the same time one year apart. Not so much New Moon to Eclipse. I think it’s wise to judge the film on its own merits a box office success, with DVDs and more to follow.

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Gorgeous vampire is the shy 24 year-old

“They are screaming for Edward, not to myself. Then it is easier to take all the hysteria.”

Q: Isn’t it tough to be followed by Paparazzi any where you go?
Rob: I guess I should relax and think “It’s only a pictures taken and posted to tabloids.” and let it go.To tell you the truth, surrounded by 50 Paparazzis 24/7 is really tough. And I have a bad habit to react them with nasty face; I should come up with better look for paparazzi photos by now. Laughs.I am always thankful to my family and close friends; they never change their attitude toward me. They keep me to the ground. Some of them haven’t even seen “Twilight” movies yet! So relieving!

Q: What attract you about Edward?
Rob: That he is sincerely modest.

Q: You’ve been constant working. Don’t you want to have a break?
Rob: Not really. If you go on vacation, it is just another cause of more paparazzi photos, anyway. So, I’ll keep working until they get tired of following me; it should be soon over in next few years, I guess.