NEW MOON NEWS: SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES COMPLETE CAST LIST
Huge, huge, news for you today. No more waiting around wondering who has been cast in what role – Summit has answered our pleas and released a complete cast list! Below is Summit Entertainment’s official press release for The Twilight Saga: New Moon:
Los Angeles, CA April 15, 2009 – Principal photography has begun on Summit Entertainment’s THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, it was announced today by Erik Feig, Summit’s President of Production. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner reprise their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen and Jacob Black. Academy Award-nominee Chris Weitz (THE GOLDEN COMPASS, ABOUT A BOY) is the director. NEW MOON is filming on locations in Vancouver, BC and Tuscany, Italy.Also rejoining the movie are Ashley Greene as Alice, Peter Facinelli as Carlisle, Elizabeth Reaser as Esme, Kellan Lutz as Emmett, Nikki Reed as Rosalie, Jackson Rathbone as Jasper , Edi Gathegi as Laurent and Rachelle Lafevre as Victoria.
New cast members include the legendary Volturi, a venerable coven of vampires who weigh and impose the laws of the vampire world, as well as two new members of the Quileute Indian Nation. The Volturi include Charlie Bewley as Demetri, Jamie Campbell Bower as Caius, Daniel Cudmore as Felix, Christopher Heyerdahl as Marcus, all Volturi enforcers. Dakota Fanning plays Jane, a high ranking and powerful Volturi member and Cameron Bright is Alec, her brother. Noot Seer plays Volturi member Heidi. Michael Sheen plays Aro, the Volturi leader. Graham Greene appears as Harry Clearwater, Quileute tribal leader and old friend of Bella’s father Charlie. Tinsel Korey is Emily, the fiancé of Sam Uley.
In NEW MOON, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love Edward (Robert Pattinson) but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and she finds her loyalties tested.
Jamie Campbell Bower was last seen in Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd†and is the lead singer of the band The Darling Buds. Daniel Cudmore played Colossus in the “X-Men†films, “X2†and “X-Men: The Last Stand.†Dakota Fanning was last seen in Summit Entertainment’s sci-fi thriller “Push†and provided the lead voice in the animated feature “Coraline.†Graham Greene earned an Academy Award nomination for his work in “Dances With Wolves,†and has appeared in such films as “The Green Mile,†“Die Hard: With A Vengeance†and “Transamerica.†Chrisopher Heyerdahl has appeared in such films as “The Chronicles of Riddick,†“Catwoman†and “Blade: Trinity.†Tinsel Korey has worked on numerous films and television shows, from “Into The West†to “The Lookout,†opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt. She is also a singer/songwriter. Vancouver-born Noot Seer began modeling at age 13 and has lived in New York, Barbados, Guyana and New Zealand. She was a champion horseback rider prior to her modeling career. She made her film debut in the comedy “Head Over Heels,†starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Monica Potter. Michael Sheen last starred opposite Frank Langella in Ron Howard’s film “Frost/Nixon,†and played Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair to Helen Mirren’s Queen Elizabeth in “The Queen.†The award-winning actor was recently seen in “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.â€
About Summit Entertainment LLC
Summit Entertainment is a worldwide theatrical motion picture development, financing, production and distribution studio. The studio handles all aspects of marketing and distribution for both its own internally developed motion pictures as well as acquired pictures. Summit Entertainment, LLC also represents international sales for both its own slate and third party product. Summit Entertainment, LLC plans to release 10 to 12 films annually.
(Thanks Ramzy!)
Edit: Many are confused as to who the wolf pack actors will be. Summit confirmed the actors in the wolf pack back in March, and you can view that list here.
Wow, I don’t even know what to say. I am speechless right now. I’m so thrilled to have confirmation for Jamie and Michael, and I am thrilled to hear the rest of the Volturi as well. And a funny side note: You guys are great at casting. Back when we did our “New Moon: Pick Your Dream Cast” project, you chose Graham Greene as Harry Clearwater, and he was cast! View the Dream Cast list here.
What do you think of the new cast? Does anyone surprise you? How are you feeling about New Moon now that we have a full cast list?
