In a new interview with New Moon’s paper cut hatin’ Vampire Jackson Rathbone (aka Jasper Hale) he talks about the absence of the Cullen’s in New Moon, and the fact that he is only in two scenes -

“I only shot for three weeks, and out of those three weeks that I was [in Vancouver] I think I actually filmed four days,” Jackson said. “So, I mean, I’m not so much in ‘New Moon.’ ”

Since Robert Pattinson’s Edward Cullen departs early in the book, he is largely absent, and the rest of the Cullens aren’t seen until the end of the story either.

“It’s one of those things where we want to follow as closely to the books as possible,” Rathbone said. “In ‘New Moon,’ you don’t see that much of the Cullens. You really don’t. So there’s not too much of us in there.”

Rathbone said he will only be in two scenes in the film. The first, as seen in the original trailer, involves him attacking Bella at her birthday party when she gets a paper cut. The second, he said, centers on a family vote to decide whether Bella gets turned into a vampire or not.

He also said fans shouldn’t worry about not getting enough Edward. As has already been announced and shown in the newest trailer, Bella has hallucinations about Edward, allowing Pattinson more screen time.

“I’ve heard people are concerned about Edward and the Cullens not being in the film, but Edward is very prominent in the film, especially in Bella’s mind. The way that [director] Chris Weitz worked it out is beautiful, and I think that people are going to love it,” Rathbone said.

Bring on Eclipse! We need more Jasper!

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Oh my I think I’ve just gone to New Moon heaven!!

These are amazing scans from the Illustrated Companion!  As there are over 95 pictures I can’t put them all up but I have done a selection which should keep you all happy I hope!!

I was tempted to just put all the wolfpack ones up but I thought my blogging life would be quite short lived if I did that…you would think I could have some perks…!

There are more pictures after the break but you can find all 80+ pics here.

….and ok the last picture after the break is just for me!!! Muwhahahaha!!

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Start your Thursday off right with this awesome new picture of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart giving each other a longing look from New Moon that appeared in the new issue of People Magazine.  

Are those purple silk bedsheets? Swanky!

After the break, check out a pic I haven’t seen yet of Alice Cullen and Jasper Hale looking all-smiles.

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EclipseMovie.org has an awesome new interview with Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Hale) done by MTV. In the interview he does give out some tiny New Moon details -

MTV: And is that the first time we’ll see your powers?

Rathbone: Actually, in “New Moon,” we get a little glimpse. Inside the school.

MTV: How was it to film scenes where you were influencing the emotions of those around you?

Rathbone: It was fun. I just played it very naturally, like, if you have these special powers — like Edward has the ability to read minds — it’s not like he’s going to [get overly dramatic] and go, “You’re hungry!” No, it’s a natural thing, like the human ability to smell or to hear is a natural ability. To affect the mental state of anyone around you [I depicted Jasper as] keeping it all right in the eyes. Just thinking it and transferring it through the eyes, which are the windows to the soul — even to the soulless.

MTV: And will it be clear to the audience that this emotion-manipulation is going on?

Rathbone: In “New Moon,” when we see it? It’s pretty obvious.

You can check out the rest of the article, plus a video, over at EclipseMovie.org!

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You’re looking at an imagined replica of Jasper Whitlock Hale’s Civil War enlistment papers. A reader over at TwiFans, Jacksons Girl, bought this unofficial souvenir at TwiTour Atlanta last week. She says that–

They had all kinds of other things too like Dr Cullen’s original medical license, the prom tickets Bella and Edward used, etc. OBVIOUSLY, they are not real, but it was super cool to look at.

I love this style of keepsake–it’s like grabbing a little prop out of the Twilight universe rather than just having a typical product decorated with a branded logo.

I’d love to see 20-30 of these “props” in one huge official collector’s package. It could be presented as a keepsake/memory box along with a weathered old scrapbook that was supposedly collected over many years by the vamps, and the items would look like they were from different periods.

Anyone else on board?

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TwilightersAnonymous has hilarious new feature where they think up the top ten pick-up lines for the boys of New Moon. Here are my favorites, click the name to see the rest–

Edward: “Am I dead? Because I think I just met an angel.”

Jacob: “Wanna play a game? You can be Little Red Riding Hood and I’ll be the Big Bad Wolf.”

Emmett: “Wanna see me crush a boulder?”

Jasper: “Hey, Darlin’, do you want to see my battle scars?”

[thanks, LoveThemCullenBoys!]

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Jackson Rathbone was asked why they didn’t get much into his backstory during New Moon, and he told TeenMag–

“Well it doesn’t really come out too much in the book. It’s one of those things were it’s understood but in the third book it really comes out like the back story and everything.

“I think one of the things we didn’t want to get too much into was focusing on all the other vampires.

“We wanted really to establish this relationship and how she (Bella) gets sucked into the world of the Cullen family and once she’s in the world that’s when things kind of start coming out.

“One of the things about Jasper is he doesn’t use the ability all the time. It’s something that he’s very strict about using because it’s like an invasion of privacy to make someone feel something, to manipulate emotions.”

Jackson Rathbone can’t wait for ‘Eclipse’

[thanks, TeamSpaceHeaters!]

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It appears the Jasper has a modified hairdo for New Moon–with fuller sideburns and less upward volume on the bangs. What do you guys think of his new look? Improvement or not?

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Extra is going to interview Jackson Rathbone, and is soliciting questions–both text and video–to ask him on-air. Sounds like a good opportunity to get some New Moon details from the Jasper Hale hottie! New Moon fans, you know what to do!

“Extra” is interviewing “Twilight” star Jackson Rathbone, and we want to hear from YOU! We’ll be LIVE on the L.A. set of “Criminal Minds” where Jackson is filming an episode, and he’ll be answering the questions you ask — right here on Extratv.com!

Post your text comments below or upload your video questions — and we’ll take the questions straight to Jackson! Plus, watch all the action live on our in Extra Raw channel on Thursday, February 5 around 10:30 AM PST.

Ask Jackson Rathbone – LIVE!

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