It’s coming out on June 30th of next year–but Chris Weitz won’t be in charge! EW is reporting that the New Moon director will not be in charge of Eclipse–

Chris Weitz will not direct the third film in the Twilight series, Eclipse, a source close to the production tells EW.com exclusively. Because New Moon, which Weitz is helming, and Eclipse are due to be released so close together (on Nov. 20, 2009, and June 30, 2010, respectively), Weitz will be in post-production on New Moon at the same time that Eclipse will be shooting. That said, the source confirms a report that the movies will not be shot simultaneously or back-to-back; there will be a brief gap between the production of both films.

‘Twilight’ exclusive: Chris Weitz will not direct third film, ‘Eclipse’

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Nikki Finke is exclusively reporting the release date for the Eclipse movie–and it’s only a matter of months after New Moon!:

EXCLUSIVE: I’ve confirmed there’s no director hired yet. And the two productions won’t be back-to-back. But that hasn’t stopped Summit Entertainment from newly scheduling its Twilight threequel for release on June 30, 2010, not long after its Twilight sequel New Moon set for November 20th this year now being helmed by Chris Weitz. Summit also officially changed the name of its vampire movie franchise based on Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling series of novels to The Twilight Saga. Here’s how Summit descibes the plot of the threequel Eclipse:

“As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death.”

‘TWILIGHT’ FANS REJOICE! Summit Announces Movie Threequel ‘Eclipse’

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We’ve scored a super high-definition version of the official Twilight Saga’s New Moon logo/title art treatment, and we’re sharing it with you as an enormous 7200px by 4800px file! We’ve also created a stylized version from the official logo which is suitable for a computer desktop wallpaper, as shown above. Enjoy!

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Looks like the tides turned for AnnaLynne McCord, and she’s no longer going to be in New Moon due to scheduling conflicts. At least, that’s how she’s spinning it now–

AnnaLynne McCord, who was slated to play the receptionist to the Volturi vampires in Rome, Heidi, tells OK! she’s no longer going to be in that role.

“I am so disappointed but it doesn’t look like it is going to happen with my schedule,” she revealed to OK! at the L.A. premiere of Fired Up on Feb. 19.

Fans of the 90210 star might still have some hope, as she adds, “But keep your fingers crossed for me. I hope that it still does!”

AnnaLynne McCord Not Doing Twilight

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This week for Wolf Cub Friday, we have a wee little howler named Ferdinand from the National Wildlife Federation. Ah—-wooooooo!

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We’ve built a new countdown widget for you guys, and this one has the official lettering/logo as announced last night, plus some cool mysterious clouds! You can add it to your Myspace, Facebook, iGoogle, Friendster, blog, webpage, etc. This joins the two New Moon Movie countdown clocks that we already have. Let us know what you think of this new one!

Just press the “Share” button in the upper right hand corner of the widget to get started.

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Robert Pattinson was spotted at the eye doctor yesterday–here are some shots. Hmmm….I’m thinking his hair is looking pretty yummy! What do you guys think?

Robert Pattinson Fan [via TwiCrack]

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