Robert Pattinson off to work!

Robert Pattinson is in Italy filming the imfamous Volturi scenes for Twilight Saga: New Moon with his co-stars Kristen Stewart and Ashley Greene.

Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart In Italy

Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart are about to resume shooting the final scenes in Twilight Saga: New Moon in Italy. It seemed as if they were either playing tourist or just doing some blocking scenes for the final shoot (Not sure because Ashley was not seen). Later they were spotted hanging out with the crew in Italy. There were reports of Rob taking pictures with fans while he out and about yesterday.

New Moon rehersals in Italy

Thanks to Twitter we found out today was rehersal for the extras (I wish I got that gig!) in Montepulciano adn Robert Pattinson was aready spotted by vampirefreak101.

@vampirefreak101 has sent us (RobPattzNews) this new picture of what's going on today in Montepulciano. In an earlier tweet she broke down the NM filming schedule for the week: "Extras rehearsing today, volturi scenes tues, reunion in square
wed/thurs, any re takes fri". But possibly better describing this picture is the
tweet from @yunfa who is also sending us reports: "production vans outside the
city hall preparing interior scene/s with Volturi (Montepulciano)".

Source: Vampirefreak101 & RobPatzNews

New Moon Director, Chris Weitz spotted in Montepulciano, Italy

"Chris Weitz, was spotted in Montepulciano, Italy. He was in the middle of having a pre-production meeting with the crew. They were discussing future shots, frames, and angles for the movie. Weitz must be preparing for the last few shots needed to finish New Moon."

Photos provided by nmm.org

Thanks Monica at the Examiner for the info!

The Filming of New Moon in Italy, from the perspective of an extra

Thanks to Amanda Bell at The Examiner for the tip, we have an tentative play by play of how things are going on the New Moon set in Italy and a possible schedule for this week?? See below for details.

“Engines, moving around, beep beep beeeeeeep.”

Driving calmly, I arrived early at Montepulciano at 5:50am. Everyone was supposed to meet there at 6:15am. Ok, now time for panic: what do I wear? Since I am so prone to bad luck, I had brought 5 tops and 5 pairs of pants - just to be on the safe side. After putting on a pair of jeans and a v-neck shirt (Just like Robert Pattinson!), I found 2 other extras and we all tried to remain calm. After only a couple minutes within arriving, I already had sweaty armpits and smelled bad (Another similarity between me and Robert Pattinson!)

The crew was very quick and organized, and divided all the extras into groups: “the drivers”, “the reds”, and “the blacks”. We felt like the prey of the production company. They then offered us breakfast, which I was grateful for since my stomach was complaining more than Rosalie. Me and all the other drivers (there were about a hundred of us), were then told to park in the front of the main entrance of the town, where a yellow Porsche was also parked! My God, what a beautiful car! The rest of the extras were taken inside the city wall, where they would be shooting the reunion between Edward and Bella later in the week.

The wait was unnerving. And extremely long. In the meantime, we learned the shooting schedule: Monday is rehearsals, Tuesday inside the city again, Wednesday and Thursday in the city square (Where there is expected to be 1000 extras), and Friday was for any needed reshoots. While I was waiting, I saw a really pretty girl with brown hair in jeans and t-shirt. For a second I thought it was Kristen Stewart, but then I realized it was her stunt double. The similarities between the two was striking, especially from behind.

At around 10pm, it’s our turn. When arrived in front of the door, Chris Weitz’s assistant, Bill, arranged the order of all the cars. Every time he looked at me and my car, he smiled. They then began tests with the Porsche, with Bella’s and Alice’s stunt doubles. And here’s the funny part: Alice had a stunt MAN, instead of a woman. He was wearing a headscarf, sunglasses, a red leather glove and a long grey coat with big silver buttons. Bella’s stunt double, instead, was dressed very simply, wearing only a green sweater and jeans.

The tests of the Porsche were seemingly never-ending, they really wanted it to be perfect. They did not overlook even the smallest detail: everything -from the placement of the car to all the car sounds- had to be just right. They even were overly careful with all the red flags placed around Montepulciano. The crew was sweaty and shouting us to get in our places, to which we obliged. Bill (Weitz’s assistant) was always calm and smiling, every once in a while stopping to talk to us on set.

A small note on the side: Bill told us that we could not reveal the details of what we saw to the public before the release of the film. Therefore, for my love of the Twilight saga and respect of the crews’ hard work, I am going to make this report as general as possible. I hope you understand, and I am sorry that I can not go into that much detail.

They then told all the drivers to move closer to the gates of the city, only to make us wait again. From my new position, I was able to have a look inside the city walls. It is very attractive. The red drapes and flags went well with the grey of the building’s walls. When I saw the fountain -which was not yet finished- I was a little disappointed, since I pictured it more ancient looking. However, my fears were placed to rest as I saw a girl coming to spray paint it to give it that “antique” look. They also added more flags, most -if not all- of them being red.

To end, I leave you all with two small goodies: In the square on Wednesday, it seems like some sort of procession will be taking place. It is said that about 20 people will be dressed like duchesses and squires (all outfits being red, of course) wearing Venetian carnival masks.

There will also be a canopy/gazebo (specially built for the movie) which is to represent the liberation of Volterra from vampires by St. Mark. (Note: the canopy may be constructed of the supposed Volturi throne pictures that were leaked earlier in the week)

We finished shooting in late afternoon and got a thank you from Chris Weitz’s right-hand man, Bill. He said to us: “Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all your hard work today!” We all erupted into applause, we were so tired, but so happy!

Full article is available here.

Red Carpet Interview with Robert Pattinson

Rob works the Inglourious Basterds premiere for a "Killer" job with Quentin Tarantino. What a Beautiful Basterd!



Thanks to New Moon Movie for the heads up.

Robert Pattinson's Body Double?

Rob's body double has been cast in Italy. Wait? Does that mean we're not going see Rob's chest at the Palazzo dei Priori? Nooooooooo!!!! That makes me very sad. ;o( Well, anyway, what can ya do? Okay, so the River, an Italian blog, is reporting that Alan Cappelli has been asked to be on the set of New Moon in Montepulciano from May 21-29. Apparently, they will be coloring his hair and waxing his chest for that "Edward" look. Wow, he is a lucky man.

Thanks to Pillow Biter for the tip and be sure to check out the video she has of him over there.

VF Italy Pictures

Found some pictures outtakes from the Vanity Fair Italy sometime in 2008 with Robert and Kristen.

Every girl should enjoy a yummy picture of Rob in the morning!

Thanks Everglow!

No Volterra?

I found this interesting update on newmoonmovie.org and wanted to pass it along to our readers.


Filming in Volterra Not Confirmed Yet?
February 26, 2009

A while ago, we reported on a Variety article in which New Moon was seemingly confirmed to be shooting in Volterra, Italy–the place in the New Moon book where the Volturi reside. However, the Tourism Commission of Volterra seems to have heard different news, and just today Luciano from their group shares this with us–

"Municipality of Volterra has written many letters to Summit Entertainment with only one short answer (we read it..and sounds like: "oh, thank you..we are thinking about it…") but has no more been contacted by New Moon production.

I know that Variety.com wrote "Volterra, two weeks in may". But, the day after, "Eagle Pictures" (Italian distribution) said to italian press that everything was misunderstood by the columnist Nick Vivarelli."

If you visit the website they have set up–they being the group of the Municipality of Volterra, Tourist Office, Bank of Volterra and Fondazione CRV, you can read a heartfelt letter (in Italian) that was sent to Summit, and more news concerning their attempts to have New Moon filmed in their lovely home city.

If you’d like to help them, they’ve set up a petition for you to sign that is fairly easy to understand whether you speak Italian or English if you believe New Moon should be filmed in Volterra. Hhopefully we’ll be hearing more insight into this situation!

What are your thoughts? Will it make it more authentic when watching New Moon KNOWING it was filmed in Volterra, Italy, vs. a soundstage? Let’s just hope that if Summit bypasses filming in Volterra to save a buck that they step it up with a realistic set. I’m not sure I care as long as Rob (er…Edward) is shirtless when Bella reaches him!