EW.com was one of the news outlets lucky enough to visit the set of The Host. Here they give us a little sneak peek of the experience they had, and promise that there is much more to come. Read more below:

An hour outside of Albuquerque, N.M., on the rocky edge of a small, picturesque canyon, Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds) is squinting into the sun. She’s flanked by two sleek, silver sports cars, and her eyes are ringed with an eerie, iridescent circle. They’re both signs that Kruger is playing The Seeker — a dogged member of the police force of an alien species called Souls, who have successfully invaded our planet by literally invading our bodies. She’s looking for Wanderer (Hanna‘s Saoirse Ronan, pictured with costar Max Irons), a member of her race who, aptly, has wandered off into the desert after the consciousness of her human host, Melanie, cajoled Wanderer into finding what’s left of Melanie’s human family. The Seeker is also keenly set on finding this rag-tag cluster of the remains of humanity, but for very different reasons. “We find her,” Kruger (as The Seeker) mutters to herself, “we find the threat.”

Fans of Stephenie Meyer’s 600-plus-page novel have likely already gathered from the description above that film interpretation of The Seeker is almost the exact opposite of how she’s described in the book. Instead of small, dark-haired, and clad mostly in black, the very blonde Kruger stands regally on some serious wedge heels, dressed in a futuristic cream-colored pant suit. It’s a change designed by writer-director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, In Time) to reflect the “purity” of the egalitarian Souls, and Meyer told me on the set that she happily embraced it. Gattaca is her favorite sci-fi film of all time.

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Bill Condon, director of both The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and Part 2, has taken to the official Twilight Saga Facebook page to put some rumors to rest regarding re-shoots on Breaking Dawn – Part 2. It turns out that some technical work on the film is needed and some cast and crew will be going back, including Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. Check out the full note from Bill below:

Hello Twihards!

Greetings from Los Angeles, where we’re hard at work on BREAKING DAWN, PART TWO. It’s truly crazy to think that it’s been a year since we wrapped production in Vancouver, since for those of us in the editing room the work has never stopped.

A film is a lot like a puzzle, with each piece – each shot, no matter how brief – needing to fit exactly with the ones around it. Our Part Two puzzle is finally coming into full view, and in a few weeks we’ll be heading back north to pick up some additional shots – the last tiny missing pieces. We’re not shooting any new scenes or dialogue, just some technical work with some of our cast and stunt actors.

I am really looking forward to being back on set with some of the friends I’ve made on my Twilight journey, like the great Guillermo Navarro, our cinematographer, and his crew. And yes, Rob and Kristen will be there too, to pop in those gold contacts one last time…

I’m excited to report that before too long we’ll have another trailer for you to decode. And wait until you see the first posters — they’re unlike any “Twilight” images you’ve seen before. And then November 16th will be upon us and the final film will be yours!

Until then, have a very happy spring, and I’ll check back in with you soon.

Best wishes,
Bill

You can go check out more on the official Twilight Saga Facebook page here.

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Yes, I realize Breaking Dawn – Part 1 has been out on DVD here in the USA since February, but when I stumbled across this beautiful still from the movie’s wedding scene where Bella gets a dance with Jacob, I couldn’t resist posting it. I think the still perfectly captures that moment of peace Bella has when her long-lost friend reappears just in time at her wedding. Edward gives her a moment to just be with her friend (before of course he has to get all nosy and ruin the moment). Enjoy the still of Bella and Jacob below:

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Can I just say one more time, how exquisite the back of Bella’s dress is? Those buttons are so gorgeous. Kristen Stewart certainly wore the dress well!

What do you think of this still of Bella and Jacob from Breaking Dawn – Part 1?

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MTV has the honor of debuting the very first teaser poster for the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s The Host. In addition they’re breaking the news that they’ll be going on a set visit to The Host and getting a chance to chat with the film stars as well as Stephenie Meyer herself. Check it all out below:

Yep, you read correctly: This Friday, MTV News will be headed to the seeeeecret secret location where alien parasite love story “The Host” is being filmed, where we’ll be delivering an exclusive behind-the-scenes missive from the set of this hotly anticipated sci-fi romance. And while we’re there, we’ll be chatting it up with Saoirse, Max and Stephenie—getting all the dirty details about how production is going so far, and asking them all your most burning-est questions about the film! Which means that now is your moment to run—RUN!—in the direction of Twitter, and tell us what you want to know using the @mtvnews handle and #MTVHost hashtag!

…Oh, but then come right back, because here comes our exclusive look at the first movie poster. And get ready to be amazed, because there’s a glowing eyeball and ominous message involved! And between all the exclusive goodies coming our way from the studio, plus the hotly anticipated performance of the uber-talented Saoirse in the host/parasite dual role, plus Max Irons and his glorious cheekbones, the fact that “The Host” isn’t coming out for nearly a year will not deter us—or you—from being so excited for this movie that every time we think about it, we make a tiny squealing noise.

See the full story and all of the set visit details over at MTV here.

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It’s almost like the early days of Twilight when MTV was the only outlet that was always on the set, talking to the actors. It makes me all nostalgic for the early days of the Twilight Saga movies!

What do you think of the new movie poster for The Host? Are you excited for MTV’s set visit?

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Thanks to Twilight vef France, we’ve got some fantastic screen shots of a script and some storyboards that were on the Breaking Dawn – Part 1 DVDs, which give us some insight into what we get to see in Breaking Dawn – Part 2. Of course most notably is the famous arm wrestling scene between Bella and Emmett. Enjoy the storyboard pictures below:

Go see all of the storyboards at Twilight vef France!

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In addition to the Bella and Edward cottage scenes, and of course Nessie, I think the arm wrestling scene has got to be one of the most anticipated scenes from the book that we’ve yet to see. Bella and Emmett’s famous stand-off seems to be a favorite scene for a lot of us!

What do you think of these storyboards from Breaking Dawn – Part 2? Are you excited for the arm wrestling scene between Bella and Emmett?

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Irish Central has a great new interview with new vampire, Marlane Barnes, who will be playing Maggie from the Irish Coven in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. Marlane chats about how nice Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were on the set and then gives us a little bit of detail on the backstory she imagined for Maggie in Breaking Dawn – Part 2. Read more below:

Barnes also discussed her role as vampire Maggie, a member of the Irish Coven.

“The Irish coven has seen and experienced a lot. Literature speaks to the Irish as a people who have a huge history of enduring and suffering oppression. They are also big on family, so I chose that Maggie had once come from a big family. Even though she doesn’t remember a lot of it, she has a lasting impression that it is something worth fighting for. So, I felt very strongly that she would be committed to helping the Cullen’s stay together and be very suspicious of any peace offering from the Volturi,” said Barnes, who graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010 with a Master of Fine Arts in acting.

“I also felt that she was newer to being a vampire than Siobahn and Liam. They had seen and been through even more as a pair. The Irish coven is definitely a brave and resolute group – they do what they came to do and then they make their exit!”

The muli-talented actress says she is also working on a young adult supernatural historical fiction book of her own about a girl in 5th century Ireland.

“The fact that I was cast as an Irish vampire after having already spent a lot of time learning about the culture was pretty amazing! Not to mention that my boyfriend’s family is from Eniskillen, Ireland. I think Ireland and I are not finished yet!” she added.

Read the full story at Irish Central here.

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