There’s a new interview with Gil Birmingham, who plays Jacob Black’s father in New Moon. He talks a bit about his experience filming the Twilight sequel–

It was great to be back working with Rob, Kristen, Taylor and the rest of the cast. With the addition of the werewolf clan cast members, the energy on the set was at a whole new level. Filming New Moon, like Twilight, wasn’t easy. We spent long hours on location, in cold damp weather, sometimes well into the morning. What impressed me the most was the many dedicated fans who camped out in the cold all night while we were on location. They were really amazing!

Over at NativeTalent, Gil added that–

I’ve finished my scenes for New Moon, and I’m looking forward to working on “Eclipse” later this year.

[thanks, Dawn from TA & others that sent this in!]

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Here’s another contest to visit the set of New Moon, and possibly become an extra. It’s only open to people from the UK and you only have three more days to enter–the contest closes on the 19th.

[thanks, JoUK!]

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We’ve heard from a couple of different people that the location in the pictures, an underground location in the city of Montepulciano, will be used in New Moon for the scene in which tourists are led to a trap where they are fed upon by the Volturi. What do you think–is this what you imagined from the book?

[thanks for the pic, Sarah!]

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New Moon star Jackson Rathbone, who plays Jasper Hale, has a new video for his band 100 Monkeys. In it he wears a dress and banana outfit, among other costumes.

[thanks NDF4ever!]

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According to an Italian blog, the body double for Robert Pattinson in the Italian scenes of New Moon has been chosen, and it’s Alan Cappelli. In other news,

• Number of extras has risen from 500 to 1500
• Call for extras continues till May 24th/25th, and they are looking for both gals and guys.

[thanks to Shire/Ale/TwilightItalia and others for letting us know!]

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According to Jamie Bower’s recent tweet, he is finished with filming in Vancouver, and is headed home tomorrow. Not sure if he’ll be going to Italy, but his time in Vancouver has come to a close.

[thanks, Claudia!]

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