In honor of the premiere for South Park’s 15th Season, NextMovie has created South Park characters for many well-loved movies. Included in the list is of course Twilight, with their take on Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner as Bella, Edward and Jacob.

The show’s cutout animation may be simple, but Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny have become some of the most indelible characters in cartoon history.

So, naturally, we’ve always wondered how “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker would have applied their signature style to some of our favorite movie icons. Our old mate Old Red Jalopy was up to the task.

See the full article at NextMovie here.

Definitely South Park. I’d love to see the South Park creators have fun with the Twilight characters.

What do you think of Twilight in South Park style?

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Well actually owning The View Point Inn might be a bit of a stretch. Sadly, the historic Inn has now been officially abandoned after a huge fire destroyed part of the roof, and then the previous owners went through a bankruptcy process. Now most Twilighters will know that The View Point Inn is the background to the famous prom scene from Twilight. Now that Inn will be going up for auction, so get ready to bid! Read more below:

A local landmark has officially been abandoned. After a massive fire and a bankruptcy court ruling, a judge ruled the View Point Inn in Corbett will be abandoned.

The historic building caught fire back in July when embers from the chimney landed on the roof. The owners owed tens of thousands of dollars in back wages and penalties and had to file for bankruptcy.

Read the full article on Fox 12 Oregon here.

Wow, I hope someone familiar with The Saga has the means to bid on the Inn and fix it up again!

What do you think of The View Point in going up for auction?

(Thanks Noor!)

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Some things just never change. The American Library Association (ALA) has once again put together their list of the top ten challenged books this year in honor of Banned Book Week. The ALA puts this list together to draw more attention to how harmful censorship of words and ideas is to our rights and freedoms. Banned Books Week is held to celebrate those First Amendment rights that protect us. Perhaps a bit surprisingly, Twilight still makes the top ten. Read more below:

For the past 29 years, the ALA and a handful of other organization representing librarians, journalists, book sellers and educators have dedicated the last week of September as Banned Books Week to celebrate our First Amendment rights to intellectual freedom and the right to read, while drawing attention to the harms of censorship.

This year, Banned Books Week kicked off on Sept. 24 and will wrap up on Saturday, Oct. 1.

According to the ALA , the following books are last year’s most challenged titles on book store shelves and in library catalogs:

10. “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer. Reasons: Religious Viewpoint, Violence

Read the full story at My Fox Boston here.

Really, for religious viewpoint? This boggles my mind.

Are you surprised to see Twilight still on the top ten challenged books list?

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The OC Register has a nice little interview with Taylor Lautner where he of course discusses his new movie, Abduction, but also admits that if he had the choice to go back in time, he’d jump at the chance to do Twilight all over again. Read the interview after the jump:

Q. You were pretty young when you got “Twilight.” I’m wondering if you had a chance to do it all over again, would you take the blue pill? In other words, is the fame worth the loss of privacy?

A. I absolutely would do it again. I could not be more grateful to that franchise. It’s given all of us the opportunity to do other things. Frankly, I wouldn’t be doing “Abduction” if it weren’t for “Twilight.”

Q. It’s never a drag?

A. I wouldn’t call it a drag. There are pros and cons to everything. There are cons, like the paparazzi following you, but the cons are so minor compared to the pros.

Q. Are there any mixed feelings about having two more “Twilight” movies coming out while you’ve already moved on to another phase of your career?

A. I kind of love it. The three of us have been able to work on a “Twilight” movie and then work on something else in between, so we’re used to this. We go into “Twilight” mode, and then go out of “Twilight” mode.

Q. What is “Twilight” mode for you?

A. It’s just becoming Jacob Black. After five movies, it’s easy to get into his shoes.

Q. When you started the “Twilight” journey, did you imagine how big it might become?

A. We literally thought it was a small indie movie.

Read the full interview at The OC Register here.

Aww, Taylor, such a sweetie.

What did you think of this interview with Taylor?

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Collider is nice enough to be bringing us a full transcript of the press interview that Taylor Lautner took part in for Abduction, today after his big US permeire. Here Taylor chats a bit about what it was like to leave Twilight behind at the very end and the length of time he spent filming Breaking Dawn. Read more below:

Question: Do you ever get tired of the screams and the fainting girls?