Nadya Vlassoff at The Deadbolt has written a fantastic article on the question of how Taylor Lautner will successfully portray Jacob Black in New Moon. Spoilers abound, but if you’re prepared, read the whole article for an in-depth look at all the challenges the film crew and Taylor Lautner will face in successfully characterizing Jacob Black on the big screen–

While the emotional role of Jacob depends on the interpretation of Taylor Lautner, the physical part of his role remains as the much larger question mark. It will have to be a joint effort between the production staff and Lautner in order for the physical changes that Jacob endures in the novel to transform to the screen. There are constant references to the ever-increasing size and strength of Jacob Black in New Moon, which will be difficult to film unless it’s done sequentially, which ithe normal route for filmmakers to take to safeguard the third act of a film first.

Aside from the human change of Jacob in New Moon, the werewolf transformation of Black also needs to be addressed. The Twilight film was criticized by some for its lack of innovative special effects and New Moon relies heavily on the idea of split-second changes and movement, which will require a great deal of movie magic. How will Weitz and crew go about shooting the mid-air transformation by Jacob? With such a tight shooting schedule – March 23 to May 21 in Vancouver – there looks to be very little room for error for both the production and Taylor Lautner in terms of fully realizing Jacob Black. Hopefully, since I’m actually based out of Vancouver, I’ll get to see some on-set activity.

Check out the rest at: How Will Taylor Lautner Become Jacob Black in New Moon?

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We’re doing things just a bit differently for Wolf Cub Friday this week–and inspired by a new (to us) Robert Pattinson photo, we’re going to ramp up the cuteness to see just how cuddly it can go if we take our favorite hunk and our favorite wolf cub pups. The result? A furry little cuddle puddle that we’d defintely like to splash around in!

[ Robert Pattinson photo via TwiCrack via TheTwilightSaga, Wayah's first litter via Flickr ]

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Some amazing coverage of the Twilight premiere in Japan is coming in! Can you guys imagine what the premiere for New Moon is going to be like? I’m going to go ahead and guess– crazy-insane-orama!

While Twilight mania has gripped the rest of the world since last year, Japan finally got a taste of the movie phenomenon when the vampire flick premiered in Tokyo on Thursday.

Hundreds of fans waited for hours in the snow and sleet to catch a glimpse of stars Robert, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner walking the red carpet in Ebisu Garden Place.

Rob – who landed on Tokyo on Monday following his cameo appearance at the Oscars – seemed in high spirits as he stopped to sign autographs and pose for pictures with fans.

While many just waved Twilight photos and books in the British actor’s direction, one hopeful fan thrust her homemade ‘Mrs Pattinson’ banner at the star, who graciously had his photo taken with his ‘wife-to-be.’

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Robert Pattinson in Japan

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We’ve had a lot of interest in this topic, so we’re going to start a “what’s the official release date in my country?” thread. So far, here are the dates we have managed to collect–and we have added these to the New Moon Movie Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

If you know of any more release dates throughout the world, please add them in the comments!

New Moon will be released on November 18, 2009 in France. [added: 3/2/09]

New Moon will be released on November 19, 2009 in Australia.

New Moon will be released on November 19, 2009 in New Zealand.

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in the USA.

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in Canada.

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in Sweden. It is know as När jag hör din röst there. [added:3/6/09]

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in Brazil.

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in Finland.

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in Italy.

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in Norway.

New Moon will be released on November 27, 2009 in the UK.

New Moon will be released on November 27, 2009 in the Malaysia.

New Moon will be released on January 7, 2010 in Germany.

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