The Twilight Saga New Moon will be released on DVD/Blu-Ray at midnight tonight March 20th!  Here’s a look at the New Moon DVD Special Feature – Introducing the Wolf Pack.

Yay!!  Tonight!  Tonight!!  Who’s going to a New Moon DVD Release Party?!!

In the article they also discuss Taylor Lautner and New Moon -

Until Taylor Lautner beefed up and began walking around shirtless in “New Moon,” there wasn’t a chance in the underworld that werewolves could steal pop culture’s rabid affection for vampires.But now that moviegoers’ appetites have been whetted for this particularly hairy breed of supernatural beast, perhaps the new horror movie “The Wolfman,” starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, can help the myth finally step out from the, er, non-shadow of vampires after all.

n the past 30 years, there have been a number of films dedicated to the frightening — and sometimes hilarious — things that can happen when under the werewolf curse, yet the genre has never soared into popularity.We’re officially past “New Moon” frenzy, and werewolves haven’t exactly shown up in TV series, novels and other movies the same way vampirism has since “Twilight” and its cohorts left their mark.

“Vampires have always been more popular because there’s a romantic element,” Slantmagazine.com film critic Nick Schager said. “They’re striking, dashing, and there are sexual components to the legend.”

The werewolf, on the other hand, is not only plagued by a “cheesiness” factor that happens when the special effects are poor, Schager said, the myth itself is also decidedly less romantic.

Even Lautner’s character, whose houndish transformation does retain some elements of the werewolf myth, turns into a wolf only when the undead come around, making him a somewhat safer choice for his love interest.

On top of that, the “New Moon” wolf men seem to become more attractive once their supernatural gene kicks in, and in typical werewolf genre films, “you don’t get to be the good-looking, debonair hunk from ‘True Blood,’ ” Schager said. “It’s all about losing control and turning into a beast.”

IMO – Wolfman will not destroy Vampire fever. That’s all I have to say about that.

You can read the rest of the article here!

Gosh I love this photo.  The infamous scene when Jacob Black & the wolf pack chase Victoria off of a cliff. I remember sitting in the theater and watching this scene play out and being amazed at just how real the Jacob-wolf looked, especially when a gust of wind comes by and his fur is actually blowing in the wind, spectacular.  For those of you for whatever reason still haven’t seen The Twilight Saga: New Moon, you are in for an in-depth look into the CGI process.

The challenge wasn’t just to build a believable wolf, but to build five unique wolves of extraordinary size and weight, to portray that mass often with little more than the surrounding trees as comparisons, create believable fur and humanesque eyes that weren’t distracting. Nate Fredenburg, Art Director, helped to make sure those requirements were fulfilled, combining real-world attributes and CG magic.
“At Tippett Studio, we always look to real-life creatures for reference on how to design our characters, real or mythical. For New Moon, we had a special opportunity to travel down to wolf sanctuary in Southern California to observe wolves up close and personal. The key to looking at live reference is to form a knowledge base, study the creatures, their quirks and behaviors, the language between the pack. We looked for signs of what the creature was about and added those to the visual effects to make them believable.”

One of the first things that caught my eye even in the previews, was that how real these wolves looked.  We’ve all seen bad computerized images in a movie, but these were dead on.  They looked very believable and it rocked!  Tippet Studio is boss in my book, and I cannot wait to see more of their work on the big screen.

(source: CGSociety Thanks, Spectra!)

TwilightersAnonymous.com has a great comparison of Jacob Black’s wolf form from the 1st trailer to the latest one.  Wolfsbane writes:

Note the major differences besides the fur color change:

The eyes are more slanted, reminiscent of the wolf in ‘300′, and gives off a menacing stare.

The upper set of fangs are more pronounced and appear aged, giving an impression of past battles and well, a darn scary bite.

The fighting snarl created by the narrower snout also makes the wolf more intimidating.

All in all, I see welcome changes in the right direction. I’m pleased to see the Summit guys constantly tweaking this movie to make it better and not resting on their Twilight laurels. True, it has a lot more to live up to, but I can’t help but notice that Summit’s been much more active in listening to fan feedback and applying it to the movie in realtime. New Moon promises to be the true Fan’s Film that we are all hoping for it to be.

Jacob’s new wolf form is definitely more scarier and threatening…the eyes are just so much more mean.  You don’t mess with this wolf!!  RRRAAAWWWWRRRR!!!!   (I can’t wait to see what they have done to Paul!!!)

Great job TwilightersAnonymous!

[Source: TwilightersAnonymous Thanks 'Jake' at Twilighters Anonymous!!]

New New Moon stills have been found! The new stills feature pictures of: Bella, Jacob, Edward, Aro, and the Wolf Pack!

Amazing pictures! I love the pic of Bella in the woods, she is beautiful! And Aro’s red contacts are creeptastic!

OME – his eyes!! Edward’s golden eyes.

And then there is Jacob – I don’t care what any one says, in New Moon you’ve got to feel horrible for him : ( *heart breaking*

Exciting!!! 2 weeks from tonight and I’ll be watching New Moon!!! woohoo!

[Source: Cinemagia, Summit. Thanks, Tia and everyone else]

The clip includes interviews with members such as Chaske Spencer and Alex Meraz as well as a bit from Kristen Stewart and footage from the filming of the movie, including the CGI process that brought the wolves to life.
[thanks Dina!]

The wolves look great! Much better then what they looked like in previous trailers! Jacob Wolf made the hair stand up on my arms!

I don’t know about all of you, but I am SUPER giddy and excited today! Not only was I finally able to pick up my copy of the New Moon Soundtrack (it was just released in Canada today) but today is October 20th!! One month before New Moon opens! (Unless you are in selected areas, that get it earlier!). Squeeee!

4 weeks to go guys! What are you going to wear to the movie? How early are you going to go and wait in line? I’d tell you how early I’m going but you may laugh!

UPDATE:Check out PopSugarRush’s HD version of the newly released mini trailer including some New Moon stills … After the break!