Breaking Dawn

Mackenzie Foy is only nine years old. But we hope she's ready for the craziness that surrounds the Twilight Saga.

Numerous sources confirm that Foy has landed the vital Breaking Dawn role of Renesmee, the immortal child spawned by Edward and Bella in the final installment of this beloved franchise. The young actress has guest-starred on such shows as FlashForward and 'Til Death and is pictured here:

How will the actress portray a character who ages many years in a short period of time? It's unclear, but look for digital effects to come in handy. For now, we're simply asking fans to sound off: What do you think of this casting?

You can also chime in on the casting of Maggie Grace, who will play Irina in Breaking Dawn. Does she fit the Twilight mold?

Maggie Grace is going from a mysterious island to a world of blood, violence and amazing abs.

The former Lost star has landed a role in Breaking Dawn. She'll portray a vampire named Irina, most infamously known for revealing that Edward and Bella's newborn is an immortal child, something frowned upon by those mean Volturi.

Earlier this month, Rami Malek was also added to the Breaking Dawn cast. Are you excited to see Grace in the role of Irina?

Remember: the final two films in the Twilight Saga franchise come out on November 18, 2011 and November 16, 2012. After that... we have no idea what we'll do with ourselves.

Life is pretty good for Jackson Rathbone these days.

The Twilight Saga star will appear on No Ordinary Family, a critically acclaimed new series on ABC. He'll also reprise his role as Jasper Hale in Breaking Dawn, which comes out in November 2011. THG spoke to the actor this week and asked him about filming the latter...

What are your thoughts on working with director Bill Condon?
I’m extremely excited. I think we’re very blessed to have a director of his level being in this film. We’ve had such amazing directors and now we have an Academy Award winner directing the last two installments. It’s lovely because I get to learn something from each director. Their style and the way they run sets. One day when I pick up a script and start directing it myself, I’ll have a lot more to learn from. I’ll be able to use, or basically steal stuff from the directors I’ve worked with.

Ready to meet a new Twilight Saga star, readers?

While he may be arriving too late to the franchise to compete with Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and company, Rami Malek has landed the role of Benjamin in Breaking Dawn. This character will be an ally to Edward and Bella as they battle the Volturi.

So, who is Rami Malek? Get to know him better below:

... on 11/16/12.

Get the tissues out, Twilight Saga fans. The franchise has announced its end date.

The second installment of Breaking Dawn will be released on November 16, 2012, almost a year to the day after the first half of the final film hits theaters.

Stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner are scheduled to start filming in Louisiana and Vancouver this fall.

While this is emotional news, remember: the books, movies and characters will live on in our hearts forever... and forever... and forever.

Twilight Saga fans may soon have an older man to drool over.

Multiple reports confirm that Lee Pace is in negotiations to appear in Breaking Dawn as the vampire Garrett, Edward's BFF.

The character possesses sandy hair that he keeps tied back with a leather thong. In the book, he's mostly a laid back blood sucker, replete with a relaxed attitude and sense of humor.

"Lee is the top person in the running to play Garrett in Breaking Dawn," a source told E! News, adding that no production date has been set for the November 2011 film.

Pace is a 31-year old native of Oklahoma best known for his role on the short-lived ABC series Pushing Daisies. It was one of the most unique, witty, funniest shows on television. Hurry up and go buy the DVD!

While most Breaking Dawn fans are still buzzing over the intense skin-on-skin action set for Bella and Edward in that movie, stop for a moment and sound off: Think Pace is right for the role of Garrett?

While Eclipse continues to rake in the box office dough, Melissa Rosenberg is already looking ahead to Breaking Dawn.

That movie's screenwriter spoke to Hollywood Life recently and shared scintillating news with Twilight Saga fans. Simply put, she said: “We want the eroticism of the sex scenes.”

Just how much of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson will viewers see? Rosenberg remained coy, but added:

"If you really look at the books, how much are you really seeing? I think [the movies] might wind up being saucier than the book because you’re actually seeing skin-on-skin and the horror of the birth scenes. We’re not shying away from it.”

Meanwhile, it's already been confirmed that Breaking Dawn will be split into two movies. But where in the story will this take place?

“We’re still debating the exact moment," Rosernberg said. "But it’ll fall down to the first half of Bella as a human and being pregnant and a newlywed and the second half being Bella as a vampire and a parent. Somewhere in the middle of that, the break will come.”

The first installment of Breaking Dawn will hit theaters on November 18, 2011.

This week's red carpet premiere may have been in honor of Eclipse, but screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg took the opportunity to give fans a major tease about Breaking Dawn.

A HOT, SEXY major tease, we should say!

Speaking to Hollywood Life, Rosenberg opened up about Bella and Edward's relationship in the fourth movie. She said:

“I can tell you the sex scenes are going to be sensual and they’re going to be delicious.

They’re going to be everything I would want them to be. They may not be as graphic as some people may want them, but I honestly don’t think graphic translates into hot. I don’t care if it’s PG-13 or R. I just want the hottest sex scene there is and I don’t necessarily think ‘graphic’ is the best way.”

Kristen Stewart will break herself off a piece of Robert Pattinson in Breaking Dawn! [Photos: Splash News]

In a word: Gulp!

In nine words: Can Breaking Dawn hurry up and come out already?!?

It's official: Breaking Dawn will be split into two movies.

But what will those movies be like? In a new interview with a French magazine, Robert Pattinson jokes about making them "totally hardcore" and "hav­ing to ban [the film] for peo­ple under 16.”

Don't worry, folks, he's kidding.

But the actor, seen above and below on the set of Water for Elephants, is serious about how much sexier this final installment of the Twilight Saga is when compared to the first three.

After all - SPOILER ALRERT!!! - Edward and Bella cross a major line in the book. Says Pattinson:

“It’s going to be inter­est­ing. The story goes in direc­tions so dif­fer­ent and I’m curi­ous what it will turn out like... We get mar­ried, sleep together... All the ten­sion from the three pre­vi­ous films is resolved in Break­ing Dawn.

"Can you imag­ine if they decided to go full out and Twi­light sud­denly became this totally hard­core series for adults with nude scenes?"

We're guessing all of THG's female readers could imagine that, yes. Do you ladies need some time alone right now?

While Twilight Saga fans are gearing up for Eclipse, their excitement these days is tempered by a disturbing report:

It's possible neither Kellan Lutz nor Ashley Greene will appear in the second Breaking Dawn movie.

As previously stated, both these stars are holding out for a significant raise if/when the final film in the franchise is broken into two. This is more than a rumor, as Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke doesn't doubt Summit Entertainment would replace the leads if pressed.

She also blames outside influences for getting Lutz an Greene to this point.

"Ashley and Kellan have agents, managers, lawyers... you get all of these outside influences telling you you should hold out for this much because you're such an important part of the franchise," Hardwicke told Us Weekly. "It could turn ugly. Do [these actors] deserve more money? Probably they do, on one level. But if everybody make so much money then... it's complicated. What a mess!"

A huge mess, indeed.

Fortunately, even if Lutz is out of the franchise, he has a bright, HOT future as an underwear model. See for yourself.