The stunning and amazing Anna Kendrick features in the January issue of Vanity Fair as one of the upcoming “openers” (upcoming actors).

January 2010: Anna Kendrick

Age: 24. Provenance: Portland, Maine. It’s a vampire world and we’re just dying in it: Kendrick made her name in the original Twilight movie—“I had no idea; none of us knew”—as mere mortal Jessica Stanley, “Bella’s friend from school.” She reprises the role in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, in theaters now. And for the adults in the audience … Kendrick shines as George Clooney’s tightly wound underling in Jason Reitman’s well-timed dramedy about corporate cost-cutting, Up in the Air, which is already generating Oscar buzz. “I was shooting them both at the same time,” says Kendrick. “It was great because my character in Up in the Air is so rigid, and it was fun to go to Vancouver [to the set of New Moon] and play the silliest girl on the planet!”

She looks amazing and I wish her all the best in 2010…loving the shoes!!

[Source: Vanity Fair.  Thanks Hitchy!!!]

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Moviefone.com listed the 10 top Breakout Stars of 2009 and 2 of the New Moon stars are in it!

1. Taylor Lautner
Royally buffing up as the shapeshifting werewolf Jacob Black in the sequel ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon,’ Taylor Lautner redefines teenage hunk in his breakout role. Graduating from Bella’s long-haired admirer in the first film, Lautner is able to flex his muscles, quite literally, with a much larger, brooding part in the second vampire flick. There is a reason why Taylor beat out the rest of the notable names on this list for the top spot: sheer box office brawn. The Twihards have spoken: Team Jacob all the way — well, for now at least.
Next Up: Reprising his role as Jacob Black in ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.’

7. Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick has a lot going for her. She co-stars in that hit film series ‘Twilight,’ and just snagged a National Board of Review prize for her naively overconfident, quick-witted turn as a newbie firing-agent in Jason Reitman’s ‘Up in the Air.’ At only 24, Kendrick has proved to be a mighty talent in both comedy and drama, garnering a heap of Oscar buzz going toe-to-toe with George Clooney in ‘Air.’
Next Up: Edgar Wright’s ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ and, of course, reprising her role as Jessica in ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.’

 BREAKOUT!!  Congratulations Taylor and Anna!   Don’t forget…Taylor is hosting Saturday Night Live tomorrow night!

[Source: Moviefone. Thanks Andi!]

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Kellan Lutz (aka Emmett Cullen/vampire) Anna Kendrick (aka Jessica Stanley/human) and Edi Gathegi (aka Laurent/vampire) attended the 2nd annual Golden Globes party saluting young Hollywood recently. 

They look great!  Other non-Twilight vampires were at the party as well, Alexander Skarsgard and Ian Somerhalder.  *swoon*

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Anna Kendrick (aka Jessica Stanley) appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman Monday night to promote her new movie Up in the Air.  Anna talks with David about growing up in Maine and working with George Clooney.  

Anna has already won the National Board of Review’s  Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Up in the Air. 

How funny is she!  Love her.  She was brilliant in New Moon!

Congratulations to Anna!  I’m sure this is just the beginning of all the awards she will win. 

[Source: Youtube, NBRMP, AnnaKendrickFan. Thanks IndiesR & MCNutters!]

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Anna Kendrick (aka Jessica Stanley) looked stunning at the premiere of her new film Up in the Air Monday night.   Anna talks with MTV on the red carpet why her new movie Up in the Air would appeal to New Moon fans.

MTV: Why is this a movie that would appeal to your “Twilight” fanbase?

Kendrick: It’s a movie that appeals to everybody. It’s a timeless story. It’s a romance, but it’s also about people who are trying to figure out what they want in their lives. Everybody goes through that. “Twilight” is more of a fairy tale, but this is a story about real people. And everybody likes that.

MTV: As you head into awards season with such buzz, have you prepared any speeches yet?

Kendrick: No. I haven’t even been nominated for anything, so I don’t even need to worry about that.

From what I’ve read, Anna is definitely up for Best Supporting Actress nominations.  Anna, you should get those speeches ready!

Read the rest of the interview at MTV!

[Source: MTV. Thanks Hitchy & Diana!]

Check out the video of Anna on the red carpet after the break!

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The human! The ‘human’ cast arrived at the New Moon premiere in Los Angeles last night in style!  Anna Kendrick (aka Jessica Stanley), Michael Welch (aka Mike Newton), Justin Chon (aka Eric Yorkie), Billy Burke (aka Charlie Swan), Chistian Serratos (aka Angela Weber) all looked amazing last night at the New Moon premiere. 

Check out all the pictures here!

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As we previously reported you could vote for your favorite Twilight stars to be nominated for the 2010 People’s Choice Awards. The votes are in, and you’ve made your decision!

Here are the Twilight stars that are nominated this year -

• Favorite Movie Actor: Robert Pattinson
• Favorite Movie Actress: Kristen Stewart
• Break Through Male: Taylor Lautner
• Break Through Female: Anna Kendrick
• Favorite On-Screen Team: The Twilight Saga (Kristen, Rob, and Taylor)
• Favorite Movie: Twilight
• Favorite Rock Band: Paramore and Muse (both from the Twilight Soundtrack)

Make sure you vote for your favorite Twilight Stars here! The People’s Choice Awards air on January 6th, 2010.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

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Anna Kendrick (aka Jessica Stanley) is causing buzz lately as the scene stealing Jessica in New Moon to Oscar talk for her role in Up in the Air with George Clooney.  Anna talks with Blackbook about stardom and Robert Pattinson. 

Do you think your supporting role in Twilight can result in backlash from fans of more serious fare?
I understand a certain amount of backlash to something that’s really popular. I think particularly this being popular with young women, it takes a certain amount of flack. I mean, I can tell you a lot of the actors in Twilight are incredibly talented. It might be something that’s driven toward young females, but it has no bearing on anybody’s acting chops.

There’s a picture online of Robert Pattinson kissing you. Do people tease you about that?
I have seen fans comment on places that post them, but no one in person has ever said anything but nice things to me about being in Twilight. The fans, when you are removed from them and they’re on the internet, can seem a little scary and overwhelming. Even at the premiere, which was loud and massive and crazy, once you got up to the fans to start signing stuff, they were really warm and respectful.

Is that part of your job a source of anxiety?
Premieres are always interesting. Every time I sort of convince myself that it’s going to be fun, I get a little nervous right beforehand even though it’s coming from a good place. Having that much energy thrown at you is really intense and just a little jarring.

Can you even begin to fathom what Rob is going through?
Yeah, I went Comic-Con and I have never seen anything like it. For whatever reason Rob and Twilight kind of flipped the switch in people’s heads, and all they can do is scream. It is really intense but I kind of wanted to see what it was like for myself. I kind of needed to know first-hand because I’d seen these videos from the first Comic-Con they did. I just figured it was a once in a lifetime kind of thing, so I had to see for myself. And it was every bit as intense and terrifying as I thought it was going to be.

Erm, kissing?  If that’s a kiss from Rob, then YES please!!  I want one or two or three from Rob!  LOL! 

Watch out for Anna.  I expect great things from this young actress in the future. 

[Source: Blackbook Robsessed Thanks Aleksandra!]

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Twilight Saga humans:  Anna Kendrick, Michael Welch, Justin Chon and Christian Serratos gave a superb interview where they talked about filming New Moon and working with Chris Weitz:

Unlike Twilight, which was shot in Portland, you shot New Moon in Vancouver. What was that like?

Justin: The weather’s actually been better here. Portland was very, very, very cold and rainy. It’s a little bit nicer here.

Anna: One of the freaky things about shooting New Moon in a different location than Portland was the re-creation of things, like the high school parking lot. It was like déjà vu because we were in a different country but they completely recreated the parking lot from the school we shot at before.

You also got a new director. What was it like working with Chris Weisz?

Michael: Chris was really great. Catherine [Hardwicke] was wonderful too, but they’re just totally different in terms of their style and their process. And I think that as a result, you’re going to end up with a film that just feels very different. I think that Chris made more of a conscious effort to have a visual cohesiveness in terms of how the film is going to look and feel with the vampires, the werewolves and the humans. Visually, it’s more stylistic. And as far as the way he likes to work on set, he’s just very calm and very clear-headed and intelligent. He knows what he wants and puts a lot into the preparation so by the time we get to the set it’s all sort of mapped out for us.

Christian: He’s really awesome. He’s very well-organized, well-spoken, fun and carefree – simultaneously. It’s incredible.

If you weren’t playing humans, which would you prefer to play: a vampire or a werewolf?

Anna: I would personally rather be a werewolf since they seem to get to have a lot more fun. The vampires are very cool, but they have to be very calm and collected all the time. The werewolves get to let loose a little bit more.

Michael: I’d much rather play a vampire. Being a vampire would be cool, I think, for the first 100 years or so. It’d be fun to be able to play because vampires are just too cool; they’re just sexy and interesting and complicated.

Christian: I’d play a wolf. I’d play Leah, ’cause she’s sassy.

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