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We showed you some new shots from New Moon’s Volturi clan earlier, but now we have the high resolution HQ versions direct from Summit.

Check out these stunning new pics of Jane with Edward; Alice with Demetri; and a third shot with Aro, Caius and Alec.

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People Magazine has a new issue featuring never-seen-before pictures of Volturi members – Jane, Demetri, Aro, Alec, and Caius. We broke the news yesterday as a NewMoonMovie.org reader was generous enough to scan the images from the mag and share them with us!

In the People Magazine article they state -

In New Moon, the second installment in Stephenie Meyer’s wildly popular Twilight saga, readers are first introduced to the ancient ruling class of vampires known as the Volturi. Determined to capture their creepy menace for his screen version opening Nov. 20, New Moon director Chris Weitz has given them custom-crafted blood-red eyes.

“They’re all hand-painted, specially manufactured contacts,” Weitz tells PEOPLE. “They’re opaque red, almost like preying mantis eyes. You can’t really see into them. There’s something terribly off-putting about it.”

British actor Michael Sheen (The Queen) plays Aro, leader of the Italian blood-sucking clan. Although Aro and his brothers Marcus (Christopher Heyerdahl) and Caius (Jamie Campbell Bower) have been “alive” for thousands of years, Weitz says he “deliberately” gave them a younger look in the film – for which he credits author Meyer.

Check out the detail on Caius and Aro’s chairs! Is the Volturi ‘lair’ what you imagined thus far?

You can read the rest of the article here!

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Check it! Here’s the very first high quality promo pic of Alec of the Volturi in New Moon, as played by Cameron Bright.

The black and crimson looks very regal yet foreboding, and the background takes the brown naturalistic elements of the poster and earlier promo pics to Italy to give an old-world feel.

[via MTV, thanks Anna, Sparks, Patty!]

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You’ll have to buy the September 7th issue of People Magazine, as they have some exclusive new pics of the Volturi.

Here we see Jane looking fab with red eyes with Edward in tow, Demetri clenching Alice’s throat and Aro with Caius and Alec in the throne room.

In the article, New Moon director Chris Weitz notes:

I think they’re magnificently scary and at the same time very elegant, so that’s how I wanted to portray them onscreen. I wanted to steer clear of any clichés-Dracula’s castle sort of stuff. When you see their lair, it’s actually quite classically beautiful.

[thanks for the scan honey_bee!]

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Twilight added the Cullen Family Crest to the lore of the Twilight Saga and New Moon will add the wolfpack tribe tattoo.

We now know that the Volturi will have a symbol of their own, as well–Cameron Bright, who plays Alec, says–

Your wardrobe, that pendant you’re wearing—do you know what those symbols are?

I don’t know, they just kind of slapped it on me. I know that’s a “V” for Volturi, I’m guessing? Because I’m a Volturi…I really have no idea what you’re asking. [Laughs.]

Does yours match Daniel’s?

The whole Volturi family has it because that’s their family seal. I don’t really know all of it.

The symbols were no doubt added to the movie in order to make branding of New Moon merchandise easier, as we’ve seen from the numerous pieces of merchandise with the Cullen Family Crest.

Read the rest of the interview at MSN where Cameron reveals some more details on the movie, including the deets on a fight scene, working with Dakota Fanning and his special powers.

UPDATE: First picture of the official Volturi symbol here!

[thanks LMCullen, Sparks!]

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The New York Post has an article up about five choices they believe would be great in the role of Alec opposite Dakota Fanning in New Moon. The choices?–

Tom Felton, Best Known For Playing: Draco Malfoy in all the Harry Potter films

Skandar Keynes, Best Known For Playing: Edmund Pevensie in “Chronicles of Narnia” series

Freddie Highmore, Best Known For Playing: Charlie Bucket in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”

Gaspard Ulliel, Best Known For Playing: Young Hannibal Lecter in “Hannibal Rising”

Alex Pettyfer, Best Known For Playing: Alex Rider in “Stormbreaker” — although that’s a bit of a stretch since no one here saw that film in America.

Which one of these is your favorite choice? Vote in the poll below! Do you have a better choice? List it in the comments if so!

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Remember that story that suggested Lucas Grabeel would be a good match to play Alec in New Moon? Well, fuggedabouit–it’s not going to be him:

PopStar: Lucas, do you care to comment on the rumors that you will be playing Alec in New Moon?

14341 Productions: Yeah, my girlfriend told me that the other day. I think that is funny, none of that is actually true. I have not auditioned and have not been approached.

Actually, there were never any rumors that he would be playing Alec, just that he would be a good match for the role–People also suggested him as a good choice for the part.

PopStar interview with Lucas Grabeel

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People has posted a set of four actors they think would do well in the role of Alec opposite Jane:

Possessing the ability to numb a victim’s senses, quiet but deadly Alec could be well-played by Tom Felton, who is known as Harry Potter’s foe Draco Malfoy. Some other suggestions? High School Musical’s Lucas Grabeel could follow his serious turn in Milk with an even darker one as the bloodsucker. And French actor Gaspard Ulliel of Hannibal Rising would bring a terrifying pedigree to the character, while Freddie Highmore, who sweetly stole scenes in Willy Wonka and Finding Neverland, could bring out his bad side.

Me? I’m kind of keen on the already sorta-scary and gender neutral waif duo, the Olsen Twins, playing Jane and Alec as mentioned by Keisha in the comments to our previous story about Alec.

Who Should Play Alec in New Moon?  

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