The Twilight Saga screenwriter, Melissa Rosenberg, posted this new photo of the her, the New Moon cast and The Twilight Saga author Stephenie Meyer on Melissa’s facebook page. 

Pictured are Melissa, Stephenie, Robert Pattinson (Edward), Kristen Stewart (Bella), Charlie Bewley (Demitri), Daniel Cudmore (Felix), Ashley Greene (Alice), Michael Sheen (Aro), Jamie Campbell Bower (Caius) and Christopher Heyerdahl (Marcus) on the Volturi set of New Moon. 

Aw, Dakota Fanning and Cameron Bright are missing!

I love it!!  I love that Stephenie is the main chair!  Rob looks a little put out that he has to share his chair with Melissa!  LOL! 

[Source: MelissaRosenbergFB via SpunkRansom.  Thanks 5ct Bauble!]

More footage from the New Moon DVD Extras.  This shows some great commentary from Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Stephenie Meyer on the transformation of Taylor to play Jacob.

There is some great behind the scene footage and you can see how close Kristen and Taylor have bonded to play the role of Bella and Jacob. I love the little behind the scene footage of Kristen picking Taylor and saying “Wow you’re mad heavy!”…great stuff!

I will go back to watching this on repeat as my New Moon DVD won’t be arriving till tomorrow

MTV has an exclusive first look at Twilight Unbound: The Stephenie Meyer Story.

We previously reported that Bluewater Productions released a comic book which was based off of Stephenie Meyer’s life. Due to the overwhelming success of this comic book, they have now released a hardcover edition with a new cover, and updated content.

MTV has the exclusive press release -

TWILIGHT AUTHOR, STEPHENIE MEYER GETS LAVISH TREATMENT FROM BLUEWATER.

Vampires, werewolves and, of course, the people who love them have been very good to writer Stephenie Meyer. The writer, creator of the mega-selling Twilight series of vampire novels, has achieved that rarest of feats for modern authors: She’s become a celebrity, a household name.

Meyer’s comic biography resonated with fans of the Twilight novels and movies. Bluewater, in fact, sold out of several runs of the comic, making it one of the most successful of the company’s hot-selling line of biography comics. That’s why, this edition called “Twilight Unbound: The Stephenie Meyer Story”, will release a new hard cover version of Meyer’s story.

Last year, Meyer also became a comic-book star. Bluewater Productions in November released Female Force: Stephenie Meyer, a graphic biography detailing Meyer’s rise from unknown writer to the guiding force behind one of the book industry’s top-selling franchises.

Read more after the break!

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According to Geekosystem.com, Cambridge University will include Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book series in their works of literature.

Soon, students at Cambridge University will be getting a new supplement to their educations: books from Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series.

According to BBC News, a newly-opened Cambridge center for the study of children’s literature (they call it a “centre,” naturally) will cover, among other things, Twilight, the Harry Potter series, and video games as works of literature.

In an interview, the soon-to-be director of the center/centre dismissed suggestions that Twilight and other contemporary series are “trash,” and even said that academics had something to learn about the ethical development of young people from children’s series and video games:

BBC News:

Professor Maria Nikolajeva, who will be the centre’s first director, said it was important to get an understanding of what was influencing young people.

She said: “It’s easy to say that these things are just kids’ fashions or that they’re trash, but I don’t believe that’s good enough.

“If what we regard as trash is popular with young people, we need to know why and whether, as researchers and teachers, we can offer them something that addresses the same needs but also deals with these themes in a critical and ethical way.”

She added many trainee teachers did not understand the significance of the latest children’s books or films when they went into the classroom.

“Studying this can help us deal with questions which are important not only for the children themselves, but for adults as well,” she added.

I love this!! I would so ace this class. LOL! 

[Source: Geekosystem. Thanks Tweeter & MCNutters!]

Stephenie Meyer, author of our beloved Twilight Saga, commented on her official website StephenieMeyer.com about the support and love from the Twilight fans and fansites on helping the relief efforts in Haiti.

- I’ve been very impressed with the world in general and the Twilight fansites in specific in the support and love everyone is giving Haiti. It’s amazing to see how Twilight fans have come together to help. You are wonderful people. At this point, I think it’s important for all of us to remember that the situation in Haiti is not going to be cured overnight, so… keep up the good work, and let’s all keep the Haitians in our thoughts and prayers.

Stephenie also posted some new reccomendations.

- A new book recommendation: I recently read and adored The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. It was one of those books that feel absolutely perfect and satisfying, and when you finish it you sit around wishing that you could find another book just like it.

- I realized that there was an egregious oversight on my music recommendation page. How have I never listed Metric? That’s crazy. Anyway, Fantasies was one of the best albums of 2009.

- Finally, a movie recommendation: Dear John comes out Friday the fifth of February. Thanks to my cool friend Wyck (who many of you have seen in various Twilight Saga interviews, as he is one of the producers on our movies, and who is a producer on Dear John) I got to see this one early. I will confess, I cried. Also, I discovered Channing Tatum, who I’ve somehow missed until now. Likey. Lots. Amanda Seyfried is entrancing as always, and the chemistry (chemistry is always the crux of a movie for me) between them is lovely. Though the chemistry between Channing Tatum and Richard Jenkins (who plays his father) was my favorite part.

Stephenie is absolutely right about the Haiti situation.  It’s not going to happen overnight.   So, please continue supporting the relief efforts in Haiti.  You can still donate at HopeForHaitiNow.org .

If you want to hold onto the performances, you’ll be able to pre-order and purchase the songs you heard on the telethon at the iTunes® store. The “Hope for Haiti Now” album ($7.99) and two-hour video telecast ($1.99) are also available for pre-order. Apple, the record labels and artists are all donating their proceeds to “Hope for Haiti Now.”

The funds raised by “Hope for Haiti Now” will benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Program, Yele Haiti Foundation, and the Clinton Bush Haiti Foundation.

Thanks Diana!

InStyle magazine has photos from our Twilight Saga cast and the queen bee herself Stephenie Meyer from their high school/middle school yearbook photos.

The Rebel: Kristen Stewart

SCHOOL A. E. Wright Middle School, Calabasas, California
ACTIVITIES Writing, photography
HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY “I had to stop going to school because I worked [in films] too much and my teachers resented me a lot. But I really love home school—independent study is for me.

Stewart in 7th grade, 2003 (the actress was home schooled for high school).

The Jock: Taylor Lautner

SCHOOL Valencia High School, Valencia, California
ACTIVITIES Karate, football, baseball, hip-hop dance
FAVORITE SUBJECT P.E.

Lautner in his freshman year, 2007.

The Brain: Stephenie Meyer

SCHOOL Chaparral High School, Scottsdale, Arizona
AWARDS National Merit Scholar
FAVORITE SUBJECT English
HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY “Don’t ever let anyone tell you that high school is supposed to be fun. High school is to be endured.”Meyer in her senior year, 1992

The Theater Queen: Rachelle Lefevre

SCHOOL Centennial Academy, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NICKNAME Glowworm
ACTIVITIES Drama
YEARBOOK QUOTE “If u can’t be w/the 1 u luv, luv the 1 ur w/!”
HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY “My awkward stage extended well into high school.”

LeFevre in her senior year.