This is a bit late (my apologies), and I’m sure you all already know, but with the great success of Twilight at the box office, Summit immediately turned on the green light for New Moon. Here is part of the official press release:

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES TWILIGHT SEQUEL - NEW MOON

Los Angeles, CA November 22, 2008 — Summit Entertainment announced today that the studio is officially moving forward with the production of NEW MOON, the second installment of its filmed franchise TWILIGHT, the action-packed, modern day vampire love story. The movie will be based on the second novel in author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series titled, New Moon. The first movie in the TWILIGHT franchise, the self-titled TWILIGHT, arrived in theaters this weekend to sold-out showings.

Who else is excited to see Jasper attack Bella? And Alice in Italy? New Moon is going to be amazing! :)

So, Twilight is FINALLY here!  I saw it last night at midnight, and besides the obvious wish for more J/A, I loved it!  Feel free to discuss your thoughts in our forum, or our LJ Comm below:

Also, here’s the design I made to wear on my shirt, representing all the J/A shippers out there!  Several people wanted to take a picture, which made me happy, because that means there were all kinds of shippers out last night!

And feel free to check out my other pics from the premiere here.

All the exciting Jackson stuff will be up shortly, but for anyone who isn’t attending the premiere today, you can view a live feed at the following link:

We will of course bring you any pictures and news shortly after. :)

I just saw this on the LJ and had to post it here immediately! It’s a very low quality, but excellent clip of Bella meeting the Cullens. Listen for the audience reaction when Alice comes on screen!

That’s right — Hot Topic now has individual character t-shirts, including this gorgeous one of Jasper. I assume they also have an Alice one, but I don’t see it on their site.

Also, this week’s TT is another round of fans’ questions.  Here’s a snippet:

Q: “If ‘Twilight’ is a hit, what would be the coolest thing about being in a blockbuster?” - Puppy Love

Ashley Greene (Alice Cullen): I want an action figure. An action figure would be really, really cool.

MTV: Are there any plans? Have you heard anything?

Greene: There’s been talk. Hopefully, [the film will] do well enough that all that stuff can come out, and they’ll have posters and action figures and everything. [To Jackson] Would you want an action figure?

Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Hale): Sure, why not?

Jazz and Alice are featured in the new Borders Behind-the-Scenes feature. The video is being converted and uploaded to our youtube — so watch this space for the links — but enjoy the caps in the gallery in the meantime or stream the video at the Borders website.

ETA: Still having conversion problems, but it’s been uploaded to the youtube. Stay tuned for the download.

According to MTV, Jackson has been added to the list of panelists for Twilight Live. The event is in LA, on November 16th. Here’s what Larry had to say:

MTV News has confirmed with event organizer Becka Grapsy that actors Jackson Rathbone and Peter Facinelli are the latest names to be added to the list of panelists who will appear live and in the flesh. They join the previously-announced Mike Welch, as well as notable Twilighters from such beloved sites as TwilightSeriesTheories, His Golden Eyes, Twilight Moms and more.

The Los Angeles event is November 16th, just five days before the “Twilight” movie finally hits theaters nationwide. It will take place at Borders Westwood, beginning at 1:30 with a concert by the Twilight Music Girls.

Read more at the MTV Movies Blog.

Oh, you lucky LA fans! I, unfortunately, can’t go making a cross country trip a month before graduation. But if anyone does get a chance to go, remember to take a ton of pictures of our darling boy!

We’ll let you know if or when Ashley gets added to the list.

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Also, thanks to Everglow, we have the clip that was shown at the Scream Awards. And there’s a brief, but awesome shot of Jasper and Alice!