The New Moon madness continues as the veil of non-disclosure was lifted today, with another media outlet sharing their set report from Vancouver.

Lizerne Guiting has a report for Fandango, and she notes–

The Voluturi! Oh the Volturi! They’re straight from the pages of Stephenie Meyer’s book! The freaky red eyes, pale skin, the chic Italian clothes, a family crest pendant – everything down to the smallest detail — suits their coven perfectly. They make a deliciously deadly vampire mafia. We got to watch Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart film a bunch of scenes near the film’s ending, and also interviewed a LOT of the cast and crew: Taylor Lautner, Michael Sheen, and Rachelle Lefevre to name a few.

Read the report over at Fandango.

UPDATE: There’s another report from MSN that covers similar territory from a fan’s perspective.

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[thanks TeamSpaceHeaters!]

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Katie Bain from Hollywood.com was on the set of New Moon in Vancouver a while back, and gives a detailed glimpse of one day of filming on a New Moon soundstage, including interviews with Michael Sheen, Melissa Rosenberg and others. Of the Volturi set she says–(spoilers!)–

The lair is a high-ceiling, cathedral-like room composed of marble pillars and porticos. My Latin is a little rusty, but the script on the wall translates to “no one is above law” (full disclosure: I Googled it). The words “death” and “life” are also engraved in the marble.

5:40PM A crewmember walks by me with a Sprite. He holds up the can. “There’s blood in here,” he says with a wink.

5:42PM There is a raised credenza at the front of the room on which four ornate black and gold chairs sit. Each chair has a gold lion’s head on the armrest and a different design above the headrest. Behind the chairs, there is a brightly lit window that suggests an outdoor balcony.

The door “outside” opens to a loggia decorated with fountains and stucco animal (pigs, horses, lions) statues. I touch the pig (don’t tell!) and realize the whole structure, fake fountains and all, is made of Styrofoam. Impressive.

New Moon bad vamp Victoria, played by Rachelle LeFevre, says of the action sequences–

It’s so much wirework. It’s so much actual doing-it. In terms of the look of it … I think Chris has approached things as it should be, a little rawer and a little more literally grounded.

I think it was very flighty in the first one, so when we were running fast it was almost like you weren’t touching the ground … I think he’s factored gravity in a little more than they did in the first film, so that might have a different look as a result.

Read the rest at Hollywood.com.

[New Moon Poster by exsplosive]

[thanks LMCullen, Monica, Spunkie, wolfnat, cclore and & everyone else!]

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Part 2 of the MovieSet tour of the set of New Moon is up, and if you can withstand the sometimes grating humor of the Twilight noob hosts, there are some fun times to be had.

The Twilight-expert tour guide uses screenshots from the New Moon trailer to map out the exact spot in the forest that Bella and Edward break up in the film, and you also see the theater scene exterior location.

Previously: Part One

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The Sun Sentinel has an excellent peek behind-the-scenes on the set of New Moon while it filmed in Vancouver, including the first reports of the action on the soundstages that included the interior shots for the Volturi–[spoilers ahoy!]

Many hours have been spent waiting for the sun to emerge from Vancouver’s perpetual cloud bank. Weitz and his team have been trying to film one of the few outdoor sequences that require bright natural light, but because the notoriously difficult British Columbian climate has refused to cooperate, the “New Moon” cast and crew are about to spend the better part of a 12-hour day inside the elaborate fiction of an Italianate marble hall complete with columns and engravings in Latin.

Today, that vampire ruling council is ruminating over the fate of Edward and Bella. Walking forward with his arms extended, Aro, played by British actor Michael Sheen, sporting blood-red contact lenses, offers a vaguely sinister greeting to his reluctant guests. The scene is replayed over and over, with Pattinson at one point leaving the set to consult with Weitz about a particular line of dialogue.

Standing by the monitors, the pair run through a number of options, while Stewart sits on the floor looking a little bored as she waits for the cameras to resume rolling. After several minutes, Pattinson, wearing a long, red robe and fake bruises painted beneath his eyes, returns to his mark, and filming resumes.

Also note that the article reveals what will be shown at Comic-Con: an action scene with intense digital effects and a love scene!

Read the entire article over at the Sun-Sentinel.

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[thanks Aleksandra, Anna, Monica, RobismyRomeo, TSH, Ashley, Lygia!]

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The June 2009 Gil Birmingham newsletter [PDF] has this special treat: a brand new photo from the Vancouver Set of New Moon, including a shirtless Alex Meraz and Chaske Spencer plus Kristen Stewart with her back to the camera.

[thanks miki1995!]

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MovieSet has a new video tour of the Vancouver Set of New Moon. Watch above for the first of three parts.

It includes the pool set where a portion of the cliff diving sequence was filmed, the meadow, and a bunch of groan-inducing attempts at humor.

[Thanks, LovethemCullenBoys!]

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New Moon is a wrap in Vancouver, and so is Bella’s House.

No, this isin’t some crazy new Christo art project ….it just looks like they are trying to protect the house, made partially from styrofoam, from the elements until it can be used for Eclipse filming in August.

[via RobPattzNews, thanks LMCullen!]

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Here’s a new extended cut of ET’s behind-the-scenes coverage of New Moon filming in Vancouver. You’ll see a bit more of the interviews with the stars including Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in the “secrets” from the set. Also, after the break–three minutes of awesome footage of filming in Vancouver that we posted earlier this week, but is definitely worth watching if you haven’t yet!

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Check out this amazing video footage behind the scenes when they were shooting New Moon in Vancouver–it’s taken at Jacob’s House, including never-before-seen footage of inside of Jacob’s garage! There’s also a small bit of Robert Pattinson at the new Forks High set!

This was found at the Kyle&JackieO show.

[thanks, Xenia!]

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