Stephenie Meyer has updated her website once again, this time to clear up some rumors that have apparently been circulating regarding her relationship with Lionsgate and Summit, and any future Twilight projects. Read more below:

Hey all,

Just wanted to clear up a little rumor making the rounds. I have absolutely no issues with anyone at Lionsgate. Far from being a negative thing, it’s actually a very nice feeling to know that both Lionsgate and Summit would like to make another Twilight movie if I were ever to write another Twilight book. So, thanks for the support, Lionsgate and Summit. I look forward to working for the first time with new friends at Lionsgate and working again with my old friends at Summit!

Steph

Check out everything from Stephenie on her blog here.

I’m not going to lie, when I saw there was an update regarding the rumors about continuing the Twilight Saga after the Lionsgate Executive mentioned he’d like to see it continue, I assumed Stephenie was going to remind us that she’s not currently interested in writing about vampires. Instead Stephenie simply said that she has a great relationship with the studios and looks forward to working with Lionsgate and Summit. Since Stephenie herself didn’t deny that she might be writing more Twilight material, this update almost causes more rumors than it clears up!

What do you think of Stephenie’s latest rumor control comment?

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The Huffington Post tends to have some articles that make you think a little deeper than others, and the latest article on “What Women Want” by Erika Christakis is no exception. While the article is going to be continuing, this first part takes a closer look at some of the aspects in Twilight, specifically the birth scene in Breaking Dawn, Bella and even a little on Edward. Read more below:

But even girls without childbirth on their minds can find some kind of affinity with the hapless heroine, Bella. Detractors who find her a terrible role model are missing the key appeal of the story. She’s not a role model! And even the most juvenile readers know this. She’s simply a very ordinary girl who gets to lead an extraordinary life.

People are naturally uneasy with the asymmetry between the hot vampire and the young frail human (whose translucent skin and klutzy limbs occupy a lot of real estate in the books). But, to be fair, Bella was never quite the loser it’s been claimed: she’s a good friend and does well in school. She has a job and a car and cares for an infantile mother and a dad who can’t microwave a pizza. Bella was “born thirty-five” she explains early on. She’s also apparently the only human sufficiently on the ball to notice the creepy exceptionalism of a coven of vampires trying to pass for regular folks.

On the other hand, there’s no denying that Bella’s a dullard compared to the boyfriend whose defining feature is perfection. Interestingly, the one power Edward lacks is the ability to read Bella’s mind. He spends much of his abundant free time struggling to understand his beloved, and he suffers the added indignity of watching Bella’s half-wolf buddy, Jacob, connect easily with her. Any woman who has ever played the game of forcing her man to guess what he has done wrong will like this thread of the story a lot.

So, yes, Bella has leverage. She is also totally unimpressed by the superficial things (weight, make-up, dates) that scaffold the high school cafeteria pecking order. On the science field trip in the first Twilight film, she’s the only girl who doesn’t squeal in hysterics at the compost bin full of worms. While her girlfriends are shopping prom dresses, Bella’s headed to the bookstore. It’s refreshing to meet a protagonist who doesn’t act like a Mean Girl or a Disney princess.

But Bella is also riddled with a rat’s nest of teenage inadequacies and tics, and the naysayers find Edward’s steely adoration implausible. Bella will always be inferior in everyone’s eyes … but his. That, of course, is precisely the point. The multilingual polymath with mind-reading powers and superhuman strength is in love with Bella’s sweet normalcy.

And here’s the other point: Edward’s vampiric love is unalterable. When Bella badgers him that she will age and die while he retains his perfect, 17-year old body, Edward insists that he will go on loving her, and no one else, even as she becomes a shriveled, sagging mess. “That makes no difference to me,” he insists earnestly. “You will always be the most beautiful thing in my world.”

What a guy! Maybe he could have a chat with Newt Gingrich and all those other politicians and celebrities and dads at the soccer game who have ditched a loyal wife for a younger, sleeker upgrade. Of all the implausible fantasy elements in the Twilight series, surely this is the most ludicrous, and the most appealing.

Read the full article including much more on the Breaking Dawn birth scene over at The Huffington Post here.

(Via Spunk-Ransom)

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What are your thoughts on what the article points out?

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Twilight tourism is declining in Forks since it reached it’s height of popularity a couple years ago, but as the The Peninsula Daily News is reporting, that hasn’t stopped the town from celebrating everything Twilight. The first Twilight fans who came to Forks came because of the books, and many who visit come back due to the beautiful nature in the area. Read more below:

The numbers have slipped since Twilight’s heyday in Forks two years ago, and one Twilight-themed business, Dazzled by Twilight, closed in January after shuttering its Port Angeles branch last fall.

But other businesses promote the tale.

Even the Quillayute Valley School District had to consider the Twilight impact when it made plans to remove the old Forks High School facade and wooden sign, which were popular Twilight landmarks.

The sign was preserved, but only portions of the facade could be saved and are located inside the new school.

The craze started after the first book, Twilight, was published in October 2005, with the unsuspecting town featured only because it was remote and had the most rain in the continental U.S., Meyer wrote on her blog.

It was slow at first, Bingham said.

“The first people came in 2006 and walked in the door kind of sheepishly,” Bingham said.

“They said, ‘We’re here because of a book,’” she said.

Now, Bingham said, though Twilight may be the reason for visitors’ first visit, it isn’t necessarily the draw for their second.

Many return to Forks after a Twilight trip to spend more time at Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest or a Pacific beach, or to fish in the pristine rivers, she said.

“They come for Twilight, but they stay for Forks,” Bingham said.

Read the full story at The Peninsula Daily News here.

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Have you been to Forks yet?

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The nominees for the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards have been announced and once again, they didn’t forget about Twilight. The Twilight book series is nominated under “Favorite Book”, Kristen Stewart is nominated for “Favorite Actress”, and Taylor Lautner is nominated for “Favorite Buttkicker”. Voting opens up in just a few days on February 24th, and then the awards will take place on Saturday March 31st. Check out our nominees below:

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