'Breaking Dawn': Stewart, Pattinson, Lautner at a crossroads

At "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1" premiere Monday night, there were the usual screaming fans, outlandish signs and slew of press outlets. But for the first time at a "Twilight Saga" premiere, stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner weren't preparing to film another installment in the mega-popular franchise.

Since "Breaking Dawn" Parts 1 and 2 wrapped this year, the actors have been free to pursue other film offers. Lautner, for one, just had his first leading-man turn in the action flick "Abduction" — which, unfortunately, did not do near the level of business typical for a "Twilight" film.

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Indeed, the 19-year-old admitted, he finds himself at an interesting crossroads. Asked if he is excited to be moving on to post-"Twilight" projects, he replied: "No and yes."

"It's moreso no, I'm not excited to be done. We have a lot fun making these movies together. We all get along great, and we're like a family by this point, so it's tough," he explained. "But yes at the same time, because we get to go off and do other things as actors, and this has been an incredible platform for us."

Stewart, meanwhile, is filming "Snow White and the Huntsman." Still, on the black carpet, she seemed comfortable jumping back into "Twilight" world, saying she found herself surprisingly at ease playing a mother in the latest film, out Friday.

"I really took to it. My favorite thing to play in this was that feral sort of mother," she explained. "None of it was really as strange as you think it would be.

"I guess it got strange when things were incredibly unreal, like when we had a fake baby. The real babies were amazing to work with, but suddenly you pick up this goopy, hairy doll, and it just doesn't really work.

As for what Pattinson found most surreal about shooting the infamous birth scene in the film, he offered up this, um, lovely gem:

"I mean, it's a little bit difficult to get more surreal than chewing through a placenta."

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Photo: Robert Pattinson, left, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner at the premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1." Credit: Matt Sayles / Associated Press.

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One big difference between the "Breaking Dawn" premiere campers, and the folks farther northeast downtown at Occupy L.A.? The Twi-hards have a clear set of demands: "Twilight," "Twilight" and more "Twilight" -- and if you would cap that with a little Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner on the red carpet before "Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" premieres at the Nokia Theatre, everyone would go home happy.

The "Breaking Dawn" fans, who've been camped in tents gathered under a larger tent at L.A. Live since Wednesday, got some extra entertainment Sunday morning: Supporting cast members, including Cullen family patriarch Peter Facinelli, vampire Jackson Rathbone, werewolf BooBoo Stewart and Denali vixens Casey LaBow and MyAnna Buring showed up for a breakfast-time autograph session and photo fest ahead of Monday's big event.

The "big three" stars will hit the scene Monday evening.

Twilight saga author Stephenie Meyer also showed ahead of the red carpet for the first time, handing out 600 pre-autographed copies of "Breaking Dawn" and delighting fans, some of whom thanked her for friendships that had resulted because of her books. 

"They're really kind to each other, which I love, and all very excited," Meyer said in a video interview Sunday, "and looking pretty good for having slept on the street."

The Ministry of Gossip will have the premiere's official live-streaming video from the red carpet starting at 5 p.m. PST -- so either bookmark this post or come back to the Ministry later to see KStew, RPattz, Taylor and more from the red carpet in Los Angeles.

There's a premiere in London's Stratford district Wednesday, and the movie hits U.S. theaters Friday.

[For the record, 6:11 p.m.: As commenters Andrea Lavigne and Candice Davis point out below, this post originally mixed up details on roles played by Jackson Rathbone, Casey LaBow and MyAnna Buring. Should be right now! No excuses, just blushing bright red right -- now back to the live feed and Twitter!/cdz.]

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Photo: Peter Facinelli -- who plays vampire patriarch Dr. Carlisle Cullen -- meets with fans at a Time Warner autograph and photo brunch at the "Twilight: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" premiere camp on Sunday. Credit: Casey Rodgers / Associated Press

Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron face off in 'Snow White' [Video]

Forget Dopey and Grumpy: Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron aren't messing around in "Snow White and the Huntsman."

Thursday saw the release of a teaser trailer for the dark retelling of the fairy tale, starring Stewart, Oscar-winner Theron and the able-bodied Chris Hemsworth. And from the looks of it, the "Twilight" star has a serious nemesis in Theron.

She's not a garden-variety villain, this queen, whom Theron has likened to a serial killer. The queen has some, shall we say, issues about the fairest of them all, and really isn't having any of Stewart's milky skin and flowing hair.

Cut to the hired gun played by Hemsworth, who is tapped to track down Stewart's forest-wandering character and deliver her back to Theron's queen, so she can just cut out KStew's heart and call it a day. But you know what they say about the best-laid plans. 

Check out the trailer below, and share your thoughts on the update in comments.

  

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Photo: Kristen Stewart suits up for "Snow White and the Huntsman." Credit: Universal 

Robert Pattinson pleased after KStew walks a mile in his contacts

Robert Pattinson seems rather delighted that Kristen Stewart is finally feeling his pain.

The pain would be that of finally having to wear the gold, code-for-vampire contact lenses he's been dealing with throughout "The Twilight Saga," he told MTV News. They're a little more hard-core than the brown contacts she'd donned as Bella Swan -- and thought were no big deal, so what was his problem -- prior to her transformation into an immortal bloodsucker, which happens in the "Breaking Dawn" films.

"When she finally wore them and was complaining about them every second of the day," Pattinson told MTV, "it was kind of satisfying."

Nice boyfriend, eh?

Stewart, of course, showed her cards in the November issue of British GQ, noting that "my boyfriend is English" before backing away a bit with, "I never would have said that if I knew you were going to be interviewing me." Stewart was the mag's cover girl, with a photo spread inside.

"So much of my life is so easily Googled," she said. "I mean, it's like, come on guys, it's so obvious!"

Obvious or not, their relationship is something she's wanted to keep private. "It's just one of those things. I'm selfish. I'm like, 'That's mine!' ... I always say to myself I'm never going to give anything away because there's never any point or benefit for me."

When it comes to those uncomfortable gold contact lenses, however, it looks like what was only "his" is now "ours." Rather, "theirs." Ugh, still no benefit for Kristen!

The world premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" is Monday, and the movie opens Nov. 18.

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Photo: Robert Pattinson poses with a fan outside the "Today" show studio in New York on Thursday. Credit: Peter Kramer / NBC/Associated Press

 

'Breaking Dawn' stars leave handprints, footprints in Hollywood

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner got immortalized in a non-vampire fashion Thursday, as the "Twilight Saga" triumvirate left imprints of their hands and feet outside Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theater.

"You're not gonna kill us, right?" emcee Jimmy Kimmel asked the massive crowd of fans assembled on Hollywood Boulevard, introducing the bright young things before KStew, RPatz and Tay-Tay plunged their mitts into cement.

PHOTOS: Fans flock as 'Twilight' stars leave imprints outside Grauman's Chinese

"It's because of the unbelievably enthusiastic fan support that … the stars of this film are unable to come out of their homes," Kimmel said. 

"I think this is really cool to be a part of Hollywood history," author Stephenie Meyer — looking incredibly svelte — said of the three stars.

"I'm excited for them, and I'm also very proud of them," the "Twilight" world's creator said. "Their lives have changed so much over the past few years, and they've done it with so much class."

"This is so crazy for us," Stewart said as the crowd shrieked, "I've been so enamored by this business, Hollywood. … I think this is the coolest thing I've ever done in my life."

In a black-and-nude mini, Stewart turned over the mike to a sunglasses-sporting Pattinson, who thanked fans for their consistency before suggesting everyone come up and put their own hands in the cement.

For you fans, we note a signature KStew move: The actress, who arrived in a chic pair of Brian Atwood pumps, changed into a black-and-white-checked pair of Vans to leave her footprint.

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Photo: Robert Pattinson, left, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner at their handprint and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theater on Nov. 3. Credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson's slight sex-scene 'adjustment'

In the case of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's "Breaking Dawn" sex scene, it appears one can improve on perfection. 

Director Bill Condon is opening up about how steamy he was, or wasn't, allowed to be when it came to the consummation of the vampire-human marriage of Stewart's Bella Swan and Pattinson's Edward Cullen in the first of the two "Breaking Dawn" films.

"It's almost clinical the kind of strict guidelines [the MPAA] have about anything that appears to be -- how do I put it delicately? That appears to be, let's call it 'thrusting,'" Condon told MTV.

"In fact, you know, it was so much more about romance than it was about hot-and-heavy action, so it was a very kind of simple adjustment to make."

Well, here's to seeing Pattinson and Stewart adjust all kinds of things together in the new film, which premieres Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. And let's face it, their characters have nothing but green lights, thanks to their on-screen nuptials. 

But wait, is that also a real-life marriage for Rob and Kristen? 

"The wedding scene's funny because we used a real priest. So technically we are already married, because he did all the things you would do in a normal ceremony," Pattinson said at a news conference in Sweden last week.

"So we don't have a civil union in law, but I guess in the church we are actually married," he surmised. 

Let's take this one honeymoon at a time, kids.

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Photo: Bill Condon, left, directs Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson on their Brazilian honeymoon as Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. Credit: Andrew Cooper / Summit Entertainment

Johnny Depp offers 'heartfelt' apology for rape comment [update]

This post has been updated, as detailed below.

Johnny Depp is full of regret over a recent interview comment in which the "Rum Diary" actor likened the chore of sitting through a photo shoot to being raped.

"Well, you just feel like you’re being raped somehow. Raped.... It feels like a kind of weird –- just weird," Depp said in an interview with Vanity Fair, shot by fashion photog Terry Richardson.

Groups including RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, swatted the actor for such a comparison, saying that "while photos may feel at times intrusive, being photographed in no way compares to rape — a violent crime which affects another American every two minutes."

Depp realizes his poor choice of words and put forth an apologetic statement on Tuesday.

"I am truly sorry for offending anyone in any way. I never meant to. It was a poor choice of words on my part in an effort to explain a feeling," he said.

"I understand there is no comparison and I am very regretful. In an effort to correct my lack of judgment, please accept my heartfelt apology."

[Updated, 2:36 p.m. Oct. 6: RAINN contacted the Ministry with a reaction to Depp's statement, saying in an e-mail that the group "appreciates and accepts Johnny Depp's heartfelt apology. We hope to work with him to provide hope to victims of rape and make sure they get the help they deserve."]

Depp isn't the only celeb to make that comparison, incidentally: Kristen Stewart apologized last year for her choice of words after telling British Elle she felt like she was looking at someone who was being raped when she looked at paparazzi and red carpet photos of herself.

She said at the time that "violated" would have been a better word.

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Top photo: Johnny Depp in 2009. Credit: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times

Charlize Theron talks Kristen Stewart, taps into Rage

Charlize Theron is on a two-week break from her evil queen duties in "Snow White and the Huntsman," and is enjoying her time in glamorous, movie-star fashion -- playing video games.

"I'm a bit of a gamer," she told us at Friday night's launch party for the new game Rage, a first-person shooter from Bethesda Softworks. "Not too crazy, but I've been known to game."

Theron served as host for the launch, which staged a full takeover of Chinatown's historic Gin Ling Lane -- vendors, restaurants and booze joints all -- and featured a performance from the Black Keys.

Turning heads in a black tuxedo jacket and tiny cocktail dress, Theron paused to reflect on her current gig as Kristen Stewart's nemesis in the dark retelling of the fairy tale.

"I haven't gotten to work with [Kristen] yet ... it's mostly been me and my kingdom, alone, while everyone is out looking for her," she said. Production will resume in two weeks in London, where the pair will finally go head-to-head.

"We've had one day together, she did some off-camera for me and we got to hang out a little bit. She's super cool and she's going to be amazing in this," Theron said. 

The Oscar winner has been making some interesting choices of late, departing from leading lady fare and catsuit-sporting action leads. In addition to her villainous turn in "Snow White," she'll portray an alcoholic writer of teen books in Jason Reitman's "Young Adult."

Penned by Diablo Cody and set for a holiday release, there's talk that Charlize could be an awards contender come January. 

"More than anything, I wanted to work with Jason Reitman and I thought the material was really interesting. I try not to think about that stuff too much and just respond organically," she said.

Organically responding to the festivities on Gin Ling Lane was George Clooney's current girlfriend, Stacy Keibler, who arrived alone but found some pals to catch up with. Newly single "True Blood" werewolf Joe Manganiello was on the prowl, hanging with a male pal and saying hello to "Captain America" star Chris Evans.

"Wonder Woman" star Lynda Carter made an appearance, as did Seth Green, John Krasinski and Alessandra Ambrosio. 

A Ministry shout-out to Topher Grace, who cut an impossibly long men's room line by obliging one of the gift shop vendors with a photo, getting him escorted into their private bathroom. 

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Photos, from top: Charlize Theron at the official launch party for the Rage video game Friday; Joe Manganiello prowls Gin Ling Lane. Credits: Chris Pizzello / Associated Press; Jordan Strauss / Getty Images

 

Melissa Rosenberg's OMG moments from the 'Breaking Dawn' trailer

Upon release of the full "Breaking Dawn" trailer, the Ministry had a tough decision to make: Let our heads explode with all the Edward-Bella-Jacob shenanigans, or call our friend Melissa Rosenberg for some insight.

We chose the latter. "The Twilight Saga" screenwriter, entrusted to adapt Stephenie Meyer's vampire series for the big screen, clued us in on her favorite moments from the new clip. Such as:

Ever after: Rosenberg was pleased that the trailer in part indicated that this film is about a marriage. "It teases the fact that this a story about ... a marriage going through some unusual stresses ....  At one point in the movie there's a line where Edward says, 'They say the first year is the hardest.' It's very funny."

Jacob's heartbreak: We were struck by Jacob's emotional goodbye to human Bella, as he knows she'll soon be promoted to Edward's immortal beloved. Rosenberg says that scene resonates more than we know. "It's a really sweet moment, and it's the moment the film turns. It turns into a horror film," she said. Speaking of which ....

The horror: Robert Pattinson's previous comments that Bill Condon was making a horror movie were ominous, and the trailer in fact reflects terrible times ahead for the residents of Forks, Wash. "We're beginning to get into the second half of the film, which turns more into a horror story. The images of Bella -- trust me, it only gets more intense," Rosenberg says.

What you never expected to see: If some footage surprises fans, or doesn't conjure memories from Meyer's books, Rosenberg understands. "I think fans may be a little freaked out. There's some conflict with the wolves that they may not remember -- there's a lot of conflict in the book that's resolved with a conversation and we only hear about it. For this movie I was able to play off of that," she said.

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Photo: "The Twilight Saga" screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, right, has been busy putting Stephenie Meyer's words in the mouths of actors Robert Pattinson, left, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. Credits: Matt Sayles / Associated Press, left; handout

 

New 'Breaking Dawn' trailer: Amazeballs, yes or no? [Video]

Seriously, you guys: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in the new "Breaking Dawn: Part 1" trailer. Where do we even begin?

First, let us tell you that Tuesday afternoon saw the release of a full, juicy trailer for the first part in Bill Condon's epic conclusion to the vampire franchise. While we already know the thriller sees the marriage of Stewart's Bella and Pattinson's Edward, not to mention continued shirtless discontent from Lautner, some new gems can be found.

Vampire-on-werewolf fighting, for starters, as Edward and Bella struggle to protect their unborn half-vampire/half-human baby (their honeymoon is fruitful, y'all). We also get an awesome look (Look! Below!) at the likes of Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz fighting off some of the wolf pack.

Then there's the heartbreaking last dance between Lautner and Stewart, as his character Jacob sends her Bella off to be transformed from human to vampire.

"This is how I'll remember you," Jacob whispers. "Pink cheeks, heartbeat. You'd think I'd be used to telling you goodbye by now."

Say a big "I Mean!" with us, won't you? And stay tuned for plenty of "Breaking Dawn: Part 1" coverage as we all steamroll toward the Los Angeles world premiere in November.

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Photo: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in a scene from the upcoming movie "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1." Credit: Andrew Cooper / Summit Entertainment / Associated Press.