‘Twilight’ sequel ‘New Moon’ makes 1m pounds in advance ticket sales

November 19th, 2009 more images more imagesLONDON - 'Twilight' sequel 'New Moon' is said to have raked in 1 million pounds even before its release, making it the fastest advance-selling film of the year. Odeon and UCI cinemas reported that it had already sold 143,000 tickets.

October 30th, 2009 more images"I read all four Twilight books in one week. It's such a phenomenon, and I wanted to be able to say that I was a part of it." DAKOTA FANNING on landing the role of Jane in TWILIGHT sequel THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON.

October 21st, 2009 Singer MICHAEL BUBLE has kept THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON soundtrack off the top of the U.S. album charts.

October 20th, 2009 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON director CHRIS WEITZ relied on fans to help create the upcoming TWILIGHT sequel by logging online and reading forums dedicated to the vampire franchise. The About a Boy filmmaker admits he stepped out of his comfort zone by tackling the fantasy genre, and turned to Twilight's devoted internet following to help him navigate his way through the project.

October 14th, 2009 LONDON - Fans of 'Twilight' franchise can catch up on updates about the new film on Twitter, courtesy director Chris Weitz. The filmmaker, who is presently helming the forthcoming sequel 'New Moon', seemingly runs the account on the popular microblogging website, reports the Telegraph.

October 13th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Charlie Bewley, who stars in upcoming movie 'New Moon,' the sequel to Twilight, has said that the cast members of the earlier film had their own closely-knit group and it was initially difficult for him to fit in. "It's a very young crowd.

October 13th, 2009 TWILIGHT newcomer CHARLIE BEWLEY found it tough to make friends with the close-knit cast - insisting it took his famous co-stars a long time to accept him. The Brit actor plays a vampire in upcoming sequel The Twilight Saga: New Moon, a role which saw him act alongside the franchise's superstar leads Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.

October 6th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Fans of the vampire series 'Twilight' got a sneak peek at some of the spoilers from the next movie ahead of the release of the New Moon Illustrated Companion Book. The book is due to be released October 7, and according to Perez Hilton, fans have got their hands on an advance copy of it, but it will not be the same as the film, which has additional scenes, reports the Daily Telegraph.

September 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Fans of Robert Pattinson have been offered the chance to get their hands on tickets for a special screening of 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' before its release. The exclusive screening of the second movie in the vampire franchise will cost devotees a staggering 66 pounds.

August 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actress Kristen Stewart has revealed that she found the break-up scene in 'Twilight' sequel 'New Moon' very disturbing. Stewart, 19, finds it difficult to take break-ups lightly, and she had a hard time playing the part.

August 2nd, 2009 The director of upcoming TWILIGHT sequel NEW MOON has been forced to deny rumours of nude scenes in the film - after British actor JAMIE CAMPBELL-BOWER joked about stripping off onscreen. The movie, which stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, was rumoured to feature more adult content and plenty of bare flesh after Campbell-Bower gave an interview suggesting several characters get fully naked in the picture.

July 24th, 2009 "Twilight" sequel draws fangirls by the thousandsSAN DIEGO — Most camped out overnight. Some spent two nights outside the San Diego Convention Center.

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - The new Harry Potter film that opened in cinemas across the world this week has set new US and British records for the first day's takings, its distributors said. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" took 4.7 million pounds in ticket sales on its British opening night Wednesday, beating the previous best of three million pounds set by "Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban".

July 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Fans of 'Twilight' stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's can rejoice, for the actors are set to get their own Barbie dolls. The figures based on the characters of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan are expected to hit the shelves in November, following the release of 'Twilight' sequel 'New Moon'.

June 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Kellan Lutz has slammed reports that his New Moon co-star Robert Pattinson's muscled torso for the Twilight sequel was airbrushed, insisting the actor has been working hard on his body. Pattinson had sparked speculations that his muscled appearance was the doing of the film's make-up artists.