Eclipse Gossip

New Moon has been out for less than a week, but it's historic box office haul raises at least one question:

Will it be topped by Eclipse?

Fans won't need to wait long for the third Twilight Saga film to hit theaters, as it's scheduled for a June 30, 2010 premiere. In fact, Summit Entertainment just released the first official Eclipse poster:

The Eclipse poster: Love it or hate it?

While most of the New Moon cast will return for the third movie - including mainstays Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner - one shake-up has already created buzz around the flick.

In July, Rachelle Lefevre, was replaced as Victoria by Bryce Dallas Howard. The character actually plays a critical role in the third story, as she gathers together an army of newborn vampires.

We won't give anything else away about Eclipse. Not yet, at least. There will be plenty of time for that movie's hype throughout the winter and spring of 2010 on The Hollywood Gossip.

We're less than a month away from the opening of New Moon.

While the publicity machine for this installment of the Twilight Saga is in full force - look for Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson to appear on Live with Regis and Kelly between November 17-19 - Summit Entertainment is already getting folks psyched for the next one.

The studio has released the official title card for Eclipse, even though the film won't hit theaters until June 30, 2010.

Just imagine all the times Lindsay Lohan will enter rehab before then.

Check out the logo below and let us know what you think of it:

Is it too early to hype Eclipse? Of course not! Do you like its official font and title design?

If you think the Volturi is bad, or that the Wolfpack is dangerous, Twilight Saga fans must prepare for the most terrifying villains of all: themselves!

According to reports, followers of the franchise are coming from all ends of the globe to get a glimpse of the cast filming Eclipse in Vancouver, and no one involved in the movie is happy about it.

"Everyone calls them the Vultures," an insider told E! News, referring to disrespectful onlookers. "The cast hates, hates, hates them. The Vultures actually stalk [the cast] - hunt down every set location and hide out in order to record them everywhere they go off set. It's become unmanageable."

Not every fan qualifies as a Vulture, of course. But there's a reason we've seen so few Robert Pattinson pictures these days.

"Literally [Rob and Kristen] have no choice but to stay inside," the source added.

Fortunately, while few on-set pics exist, a number of New Moon stills have been leaked online. Here are the latest:

Click on the photos above to enlarge images of Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Ashley Greene from New Moon.

Due to the rush of paparazzi and unruly fans in Vancouver, there's a good chance producers will find a new shooting location for Breaking Dawn.

While those close to the projects are grateful for the support, many fans just gotta chill.

"These kids are just trying to film a damn movie; [we] wish the world could let them," said someone on set.

Kirsten Prout is about to grow up.

The 19-year old actress is best known for portraying Amanda Bloom on Kyle XY, but is now set to vamp it up as a key character Eclipse.

A native of Vancouver, Prout will feel right at home during the movie's shoot. She'll portray Lucy, a blood sucker that plays a prominent role in Jasper's backstory; she builds an army with Catalina Sandino Moreno's Maria.

Proust joins recent Eclipse additions, such as Jodelle Ferland, Xavier Samuel and Jack Huston. The movie opens on June 30, 2010.

But it's never too early to get excited for it, is it?

According to sources, Kristen Stewart is a "young woman in love" on the set of Eclipse.

That's great and all, but can we get an update on the actual shooting of the third Twilight Saga film?!?

Thanks to Jackson Rathbone, the answer is an Obama-like: Yes, we can! The actor that plays Jasper Hale spoke to MTV this week about his character's role in the movie. Here are excerpts from the interview:

On Jasper's Civil War backstory: I get to shoot some Civil War stuff, and I'm also going to shoot a lot of fighting scenes.

On fighting techniques in Eclipse: We're talking about newborn vampires that can't control their urges — they can't really think very quickly. So if you just let them go to their instincts and evade and attack them from side to side, you could get them; but if you try and go after them through force, they're going to win every time. So it's all about evasion.

On the scene where Jasper becomes a vampire: It's going to be great. I've been studying up a lot on the Civil War and that era. It really was a crazy time. It was all-out war on our own turf and between countrymen... It's an interesting time to see when Jasper was actually human and what his human form was and, when he gets turned, how intense and how dark he is. Then [we'll see] his realization of what he's become, him finding Alice and being redeemed by love.

Eclipse will be released on June 30, 2010. Seven months prior to that, New Moon hits theaters on November 20.

Which are you more excited for?

Move over, Taylor Lautner.

You're no longer the Twilight Saga star with the best set of abdominal muscles on set.

Don't believe that's possible? Well, BooBoo Stewart sat down with Access Hollywood this week, dished on his role of Seth Clearwater in Eclipse and showed off his stomach.

Wait until the end of the interview below. You'll be so glad you did...

In the interview, Stewart also says there will be FIVE Twilight Saga movies. Does this mean they will split Breaking Dawn into two films? Awesome!

Sorry, Vanessa Hudgens. Looks like one major movie franchise is enough for you.

Despite the desire of the High School Musical star to come aboard Eclise in the role of Leah Clearwater, the role of this teen wolf gone to Julia Jones. She's a little known actress that once guest-starred on ER.

Moreover, the Twilight Saga has cast 15-year-old stuntman BooBoo Stewart as Leah's brother Seth.

These two characters team up with Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) to protect Edward and Bella from an array of evil bloodsuckers in Eclipse.

Filming on the flick got underway this week.

The bad news for Canadians: former reality show contestant and presumed murderer Ryan Jenkins is on the loose in your country.

The good news: so is the cast of Eclipse!

Production on the third film in the Twilight Saga got underway this week in Vancouver, as tourism in that city is bound to increase over the next two months. Teens will be taking trips up north just to get a glimpse of their favorite stars.

But we're glad to save you the airfare.

Ashley Greene, Xavier Samuel, Kellan Lutz and Kristen Stewart have all been spotted on the streets of Vancouver. You can ogle each Eclipse cast member below, with Lutz's massive torso leading the way:

Noticeably absent from this set of paparazzi pics? Robert Pattinson. It's likely because he must travel through underground tunnels in order to avoid screaming fans.

Forget her romance with Robert Pattinson for a moment.

There's a another issue facing Kristen Stewart as she prepares to film Eclipse in Vancouver:

What the heck will she do with her short, dyed hair, which she sported for her role as Joan Jett in The Runaways over the last two months?!?

"To get that pigment out is going to be very difficult," admitted the Twilight Saga cast's colorist, Stuart Gavert, to Life & Style.

So, what's a stylist to do?

"I'd bleach her hair to remove the color, then condition it and match it to the weave she wears in the film."

Which look is better on Kristen Stewart?

From Xavier Samuel to Jack Huston, names are being added to the Eclipse cast on a weekly basis.

But the movie has landed its first Oscar nominee, as Catalina Sandino Moreno will come aboard the third Twilight Saga film in the role of an evil vampire.

Sandino Moreno was nominated for an Academy Award for her work in 2004's Maria Full of Grace.

As Maria, a blood sucker from Jasper's past who created an army of baby vampires during a nineteenth century war, the young actress will enjoy her first starring turn in an American movie.

She's cute, and new co-star Kellan Lutz is single. We're just sayin.

Welcome to the wild, crazy, popular world of the Twilight Saga, Catalina Sandino Moreno!