It’s funny because Lautner was just on “Saturday Night Live” in December, and his opening monologue involved a skit where he defended Swift on the Kanye West debacle. But it sounds like they might have been kaput even before that. Look for both Taylors in “Valentine’s Day,” in theaters Feb. 12, 2010.

Post from: Film Gecko

“Cancun” follows an out-of-place college kid who travels with a girl to Cancun on break. While there, the girl and her friends are taken hostage by a drug cartel, and he’s forced to save them.

The film will make the most of Lautner’s martial arts skills, which he displayed on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend.

“Cancun” is also the first project for the new production company he shares with his dad, Dan Lautner.

Image: Newscom; Source: Hollywood Reporter

Post from: Film Gecko

Some of the best are between Jacob and Bella, which I guess isn’t that surprising, since much of the movie was centered on them.

Here are a few of my favorite quotes. Feel free to add yours in the comments below, and read my full story on Moviefone.

Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) (to Bella): "You’re my only reason to stay … alive. If that’s what I am."

Edward: "The Volturi are the closest thing my world has to royalty … they enforce the law."
Bella: "Vampires have laws?"

Bella: "The absence of him is everywhere I look. It’s like a huge hole has been punched through my chest."

Bella: "You’re sort of beautiful."
Jacob : "How hard did you hit your head?"

Embry Call (Kiowa Gordon): "Well, the wolf’s out of the bag now."

Jane (Dakota Fanning) (before attempting to inflict pain on Bella): "This may hurt just a little."

Image: TM and © 2009 Summit Entertainment, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Post from: Film Gecko

Read my review of “New Moon” here.

Post from: Film Gecko

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner showed up on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last week to talk vampires, werewolves, and all that fan furor. Of course, the audience went as wild as every other audience who sees this trio anywhere. They really are handsome people, aren’t they?

Read my review of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

Part 1:

More clips after the jump…

Part 2:

Part 3:

Part 4:

Part 5:

Post from: Film Gecko

Kristen Stewart: “My hair is so high.”

More pics after the jump…

Kristen Stewart: “Ack, the bright lights! Make it stop!”

Taylor Momsen: “I look so cool in this dress.”

Ashley Greene: “Hey, there.” 

Elizabeth Reaser: “It’s raining, but I really don’t care.”

Emma Roberts: “Good grief, why did my publicist send me to this lame premiere?”

Joan Jett: “I still look awesome in black leather.”

Nikki Reed: “I didn’t get the memo about wearing black.”

Peter Facinelli: “So this is what the deer-in-the-headlights look is.”

Robert Pattinson: “Wheeeeee!”

Taylor Lautner: “Why, yes. I AM awesomely dapper.”

Kristen Stewart: “Is it over yet?”

Images: INF

Post from: Film Gecko

Robert Pattinson: “Remember Me,” a drama co-starring Emilie de Ravin (pictured, with Pattinson) about two lovers dealing with family issues. In theaters March 12, 2010. [Trailer] [Pics] [Official Site]

Kristen Stewart: “The Runaways,” a biopic about the teenage band The Runaways. Stewart plays Joan Jett; Dakota Fanning plays Cherie Currie. In theaters 2010 (no release date yet). [Official Site]

Taylor Lautner: “Valentine’s Day,” an ensemble romantic comedy about several couples in Los Angeles. Also stars Jennifer Garner, Ashton Kutcher, Anne Hathaway, and Julia Roberts. In theaters Feb. 12, 2010. [Pics] [Official Site]

Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz: “Warrior” tells the story of star Lacrosse player Conor Sullivan, dealing with the shock of his Marine father’s death in battle. Scheduled for a 2009 release. Also stars Cary Elwes and Gabrielle Anwar. [IMDB site]

More after the jump…

Cam Gigandet: “Making Change” centers on a group of societal dropouts who protest against a government that wants to make criminals out of people and churches who feed the hungry. Also stars Steve Guttenberg and Ed Begley, Jr. In theaters in 2009. IMDB Site

Jamie Campbell Bower (pictured, at the “New Moon” premiere in Los Angeles on Nov. 16, 2009): “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I and II”; Bower plays Gellert Grindelwald in the final chapters of the long-running story. In theaters 2010 and 2011. Read more at Gryffindor Gazette. 

Peter Facinelli: “Thicker” focuses on a brother and sister who go to great lengths to recover an inheritance buried with their recently deceased mother. Eyeing an early 2010 start date. Also stars Christopher Lloyd, Guy Pearce and John Goodman. [IMDB Site] Also look for Facinelli in Showtime’s “Nurse Jackie” in 2010.

Images: Bauer-Griffin

Post from: Film Gecko

Movie: The Twilight Saga: New Moon * Trailer * Official Site * Gecko Links	In Theaters: Nov. 20, 2009
Runtime: 130 minutes	Directed by: Chris Weitz
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and action	Gecko Rating:

I was a little dismayed when I saw that Roger Ebert had given “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” only one star, but I can sort of see where he’s coming from. In terms of overall production, “New Moon” might not be the best movie ever made, but it’s romantic, continues the story beautifully from the first movie (“Twilight”), and sets things up nicely for the third film, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” It also appeals perfectly to its target audience – young girls and middle-aged moms. For all these reasons, it gets four out of five geckos from me.

More after the jump…

We pick up the story with Bella (Kristen Stewart) celebrating her 18th birthday at the start of her senior year. She’s not really into the whole “presents and cake” thing, but agrees to a birthday party at the Cullen’s house. When she cuts her finger while opening a gift, Jasper (Jackson Rathbone) nearly attacks her. Being a young vampire, he doesn’t have as much control over his bloodthirsty instincts as the others. It all ends well, but the incident makes Edward (Robert Pattinson) realize that over the long haul, his relationship with Bella will never work. So he and his family leave Forks, Washington, leaving Bella to stumble through her senior year alone and depressed. 

But she finds comfort with longtime friend Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), who’s suddenly grown buff and strong. To get over her heartbreak with Edward, Bella asks Jacob to help her fix up a couple of motorcycles, so the two can ride together. But Bella has an ulterior motive. She discovers that whenever she’s in danger, Edward appears to her in a vision. Thus, she puts herself in danger quite often, from reckless motorcycle driving to cliff diving to solo ventures into the woods. There are still dangerous creatures lurking out there.

And Jacob is harboring a secret of his own, as he starts hanging with a group of Native American boys who like to wander bare-torso’d through the woods. The audience where I was the movie was so funny, because every time a guy would rip his shirt off or run through the woods half-naked, everyone would ooh and aah. I have to say, Taylor Lautner definitely logged plenty of gym time.

Meanwhile, the Cullens are off somewhere in the world, but Edward, distraught over news he hears about Bella, goes to see the Volturi in Italy. They’re the leaders in the vampire world, tasked with making sure all the vamps adhere to their many laws. When Bella hears about it via Alice (Ashley Greene), she has to take action, much to the chagrin of Jacob.

“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” is romantic, funny and dramatic, but oh, the teen angst. They’re tortured souls! The computer generated effects are beautiful, with gigantic, fearsome wolves who snarl and fight like, well, wild wolves. That bad vampire Victoria makes an appearance, as well, and gets into a violent tussle with the wolves.

The Volturi are a great addition to the saga, and while they don’t have a lot of screen time, they use it well. Dakota Fanning plays Jane, a powerful vampire who can inflict pain with her mind. The leader Aro (Michael Sheen) makes a giddily evil vampire, and he’s flanked by the more silent and stoic Caius (Jamie Campbell Bower) and Marcus (Christopher Heyerdahl).

The Quileute Wolf Pack includes Alex Meraz as Paul, Chaske Spencer as Sam Uley, Bronson Pelletier as Jared, and Kiowa Gordon as Embry Call. They look just fine, don’t they? 

I’m sure “New Moon” will be spoofed to the nth degree, and there’s plenty to spoof: longing looks between characters, mannerisms like Bella’s lip-biting, Jacob’s strength, and Edward’s sparkling … just about every character could easily be a “Saturday Night Live” skit. But that’s ok. It means the movie embeds itself into our psyche.

I think maybe Roger Ebert should have seen “New Moon” with some junior high girls (ok, that doesn’t sound right!). But I took my 12-year-old daughter and two of her friends, and just watching their joy at seeing the movie made it all worthwhile. And this mom loved it, too.

Note to Parents: The PG-13 rating is spot-on, but if your younger-than-13 child saw the first “Twilight” movie and was ok with it, they should be fine with this one, though there’s considerably more action. The wolves are quite awesome, snarling and fighting to the max. There’s an intense fight scene involving the Volturi, where one character gets thrown around quite a bit and another is dismembered. Not much is shown, but the effect is there.

Early in the movie, Jasper nearly attacks Bella, leading to a fight between him and Edward. Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre) and Laurent (Edi Gathegi) have separate tussles with the Wolf Pack, who also come after Bella at one point. Bella puts herself in danger, approaching a motorcycle gang, driving a motorcycle recklessly, and nearly drowning in a cliff-diving scene.

There are also plenty of romantic scenes, but nothing much more than kissing and hand-holding. Language is fairly mild, including “bloodsucker,” “dammit,” “what the hell,” and “oh my God.”

Image: TM and © 2009 Summit Entertainment, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Post from: Film Gecko

• Australia: 466 screens, $1.6 million
• France: 751 theaters, $4.26 million
• Italy: 625 screens, $2.7 million
• Spain: 652 screens, $2.2 million

Most of the shows are sold out in my neck of the woods (Traverse City, Michigan), including ALL seven of the midnight showings.

Got your tickets yet?

Image: TM and © 2009 Summit Entertainment, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Post from: Film Gecko

"Chris [Weitz] was always extremely supportive and I was glad to have him behind me," Lautner says. He is such a cutie! And I’m like some lovelorn Twi-hard teeny-bopper!

“New Moon” hits theaters in three days. Have you got your tickets? I do!

Post from: Film Gecko