Director David Slade Explains How The 'Bree Tanner' Book Ties Into The 'Eclipse' Movie...

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The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner Playlist...

Stephenie Meyer has posted a playlist for her new Novella: The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner on her official website. Here is the list:

1.“Yes Please” - Muse


2.“Heads Will Roll” - Yeah Yeah Yeahs


3.“Midnight and I” - White Rabbits


4.“Now We Can See” - The Thermals


5.“Falling In” - Ha Ha Tonka


6.“Rocking Horse” - The Dead Weather


7.“New Noise” - Refused


8.“What If We Could” - Blue October


9.“The Royal We” - Silversun Pickups


10.“Count Me Out” - Meese


11.“Blindness” - Metric


12.“Set the Sails” - Dan Mangan

New! 'Eclipse' Movie Stills...

It’s a big day for Twi­hards. It’s been announced that a new “Twi­light” novella will be released on June 5th. The Huff­in­g­ton Post reports that Lit­tle, Brown Books for Young Read­ers will release “The Short Sec­ond Life of Bree Tan­ner” on June 5. The novella is told from the view­point of Bree, a new­born vam­pire fea­tured in “Eclipse.” That’s one of the books in Meyer’s best-selling teen-vampire saga.



Meyer said in a state­ment Tuesday, reported by The Huff­in­g­ton Post, that the novella had orig­i­nally been planned for “The Twi­light Saga: The Offi­cial Guide.” The mate­r­ial soon becaume too long to fit into the guide, and it was deter­mined it would be bet­ter to pub­lish it as a stand-alone.


The pub­lisher says one dol­lar for each book sold in the U.S. from the first print­ing of 1.5 mil­lion copies will be donated to the Amer­i­can Red Cross Inter­na­tional Response Fund. It sup­ports dis­as­ter relief efforts such as those in Haiti and Chile.


And today Sum­mit Enter­tain­ment, which pro­duces and dis­trib­utes the enor­mously suc­cess­ful movie adap­ta­tions of Meyer’s “Twi­light” movies, has released three new stills from the upcom­ing fea­ture “Twi­light Saga: Eclipse,” which opens on June 30th. The pho­tos are pub­lished here for the first time.


Accord­ing to the offi­cial syn­op­sis released by Summit:

"In ECLIPSE, Bella once again finds her­self sur­rounded by dan­ger as Seat­tle is rav­aged by a string of mys­te­ri­ous killings and a mali­cious vam­pire con­tin­ues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friend­ship with Jacob — know­ing that her deci­sion has the poten­tial to ignite the strug­gle between vam­pire and were­wolf. With her grad­u­a­tion quickly approach­ing, Bella is con­fronted with the most impor­tant deci­sion of her life."

“Eclipse” is directed by David A. Slade, direc­tor of the movies “Hard Candy” and “30 Days of Night,” which is also vampire-themed. The movie stars Kris­ten Stew­art, Robert Pat­tin­son, Tay­lor Laut­ner, Ash­ley Greene, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Eliz­a­beth Reaser, Nikki Reed, Kel­lan Lutz, Jack­son Rath­bone and Dakota Fan­ning, all of whom reprise their roles from the hit movies “Twi­light” and “Twi­light Saga: New Moon.”


Last weekend, “Twilight Saga: New Moon” was offi­cially released on DVD. It sold just over 4 mil­lion DVD units in its first week­end of release, surpassing the first week­end sales of “Twi­light,” in 2009 which sold 3.8 mil­lion DVD units, and went on to be the top sell­ing DVD title of the year with 9.2 mil­lion units sold. Thou­sands of “Twi­light” fans across the nation par­tic­i­pated in the “NEW MOON at Mid­night” event and some were treated to sur­prise appear­ances by mem­bers of the cast as well as the film’s direc­tor Chris Weitz.


The final novel in Meyer’s saga, “Break­ing Dawn,” is expected com­mence pro­duc­tion as a movie some­time this fall. It still isn’t actu­ally known whether Sum­mit will release the film as one movie or two, as Warner Broth­ers is doing with “Harry Pot­ter and the Deathly Hal­lows.” That film is being con­verted to 3D. Ana­lysts are also spec­u­lat­ing that “Break­ing Dawn” will be filmed in 3D, but again, no announce­ment has been made.

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Bree Tanner Aside, Which Other 'Twilight' Characters Are Worthy Of A Spin-Off Novel?

From MTV.com:

After we get all the screaming and excitement out of the way for the fact Stephenie Meyer announced she was releasing a new book, let's get down to business. Even though that novella has yet to be released, we want more, more, more! Stephenie announced in the past that she might work on spin-off novels, and now we know, thanks to a post on her site today, she was working on Bree Tanner's story during the editing of "Eclipse."



At the time, people jumped to name fan favorites Alice Cullen, Leah Clearwater, Riley and Renesmee as the characters worthy of telling their own story. But, after the jump, we've named some other options for spin-offs that we deem far more worthy (and interesting).


Jasper Hale

Sure, we get his back story in "Eclipse," but the man is the most tortured of all (yes, Edward, all) of the Cullen clan. Not only does he have the hardest time controlling his need for human blood, but we also are dying to read from his perspective how it feels to want to kill Bella every time she walks into the room without unconditional love holding him back. It would also be fun to see where he and Alice run off to at the end of "Breaking Dawn" from his perspective, because that was one of the biggest WTF?! moments of the series.


Jane

The Volturi only actually pop into the story a couple of times during the course of the "Saga," but those few times are some of our favorites. We'd love to see the shenanigans the Volturi get themselves into over in Italy from their perspective, plus how they feel when they see the Edward/Bella dynamic for the first time. Plus it gives Dakota Fanning a chance to star in her own spin-off movie.


Jessica Stanley


We didn't really start loving Jessica's character until we saw Anna Kendrick's portrayal of her in the films, but OME if she isn't one of our favorite parts of the movies. Maybe Anna should be the one to pen this spin-off to incorporate some of her signature snark, but we would love to see Bella's story through one of the humans' point of view. Because, for anyone on the outside who doesn't know something supernatural is going on, that has got to be one of the weirdest love stories to watch play out ever.


Quil Ateara

Except for the fact Jacob was miserable during the second section of "Breaking Dawn," we liked how the story was told from a werewolf perspective. Though Quil might seem like the most uninteresting of the Quileute tribe at first glance, that's kind of the point. Bella and Bree are both pretty bland on the surface, but that makes it easier for the reader to take up that consciousness on their own. Plus, Quil was one of the last to become a werewolf and isn't bogged down with daddy drama like Seth and Leah Clearwater, which makes it easier to read his story and understand.


Carlisle Cullen

This wouldn't be a spin-off, this would be an epic. Carlisle has one of the coolest storylines in the book, and it stretches back for a really long time. Some of his storyline is told in the novels, but we have no issue reading 2,000 pages to see it all from his perspective. For some crazy reason, we don't think you fans would have an issue either.

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Bree Tanner Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know About New 'Twilight' Novella...

From MTV:

Oh my Edward. Stephenie Meyer has announced she is publishing a new book called "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner," due in bookstores June 5 and available for free at BreeTanner.com from June 7 to July 5. The novella will act as something of a companion piece for the "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" film. But it begs the question: Who exactly is Bree Tanner?



It seems a bit surprising that Meyer would choose to write a novella about a character who shows up for such a short period of time in the novels. Don't worry about hauling out your copy of "Eclipse" to find the surprisingly few pages Tanner appears on, because we did all the dirty work for you. Here is a cheat sheet telling you everything you need to know about the short-lived Bree Tanner.



An "Eclipse" Exclusive:

If you've only been watching the "Twilight" movies or read the first two books, don't be shocked that you have no idea who Bree Tanner is. In fact, don't be upset if you read "Eclipse" and still have no idea who she is. Tanner is a character introduced a startlingly short amount of time before she dies in "Eclipse" and could be considered (to everyone except Stephenie Meyer) to be a throwaway character.



A Short Life:

Tanner is only introduced 10 pages before she is killed off in Victoria's war against the Cullens and the Quileute werewolf tribe. However, of all the newborn vampires discussed in "Eclipse," Tanner was one of the few to be named and introduced to the readers. Unfortunately, it didn't take very long after she was turned into a vampire for her to meet her end ... again.



Dramatic Death Scene:

It turns out Tanner isn't the best newborn vampire among them all, and she isn't a big fan of killing innocents and drinking their blood. She tries to join forces with the Cullen clan and adapt to their "vegetarian vampire" lifestyle, but ends up being killed by Felix on the orders of Jane, a member of the Volturi guard (played by Dakota Fanning in the film), in the final battle.



Newborn Vampires:

A big part of the story in "Eclipse" surrounds the bad-girl vampire Victoria creating an army of newborn vampires in the Seattle area so she can wage war on Edward Cullen, who killed her beau James way back in "Twilight." When a vampire is first created, it is at its strongest, so Victoria went around recklessly creating vampires so she could have an extremely powerful army behind her. Tanner was just one of the fatalities.



Seattle:

The trouble with the first-person perspective of "The Twilight Saga" is that the reader can't read what is happening firsthand beyond what Bella Swan sees with her own eyes. Much like "Midnight Sun" gave (some) of the details behind what happened elsewhere in "Twilight," "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" will show what happened in Seattle with Victoria during "Eclipse." But since much of "Eclipse" is devoted to the characters wondering what exactly was going on in Seattle, seeing it through the eyes of a secondary character like Tanner is a smart companion piece to the book.



Unseen First Life:

Unfortunately for Tanner, the world will never know what happened to her before she became a vampire. She was introduced into "Eclipse" after she was a newborn and "The Short Second Life" will start off the same way. There is a chance of flashbacks telling about her life before becoming a vampire, but the way Meyer described the novella on her Web site made it seem as though Tanner was the narrator solely so the reader could see what went on in Seattle, not to learn her past.



In The Movies:

"Eclipse" director David Slade at least had more of a heads-up than fans and retailers did about "The Short Second Life," and he cast 14-year-old Jodelle Ferland in the role. Slade and Ferland, as well as Bryce Dallas Howard (Victoria) and Xavier Samuel (Riley), were given advance copies of the book to read so they could have a complete knowledge of what went on in Seattle for the film.

Stephenie Meyer's NEW Book: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner...

From Mrs. Stephenie Meyer:

Surprise!

I have a new book coming out. It's called The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. Well, it's more of a novella than an actual book—my version of a short story.

Actually, this has been a surprise to me, too. The reason why it's a surprise was that I never intended to publish this story as a stand-alone book. I began this story a long time ago—before Twilight was even released. Back then I was just editing Eclipse, and in the thick of my vampire world. I was thinking a lot about the newborns, imagining their side of the story, and one thing led to another. I started writing from Bree's perspective about those final days, and what it was like to be a newborn.

This story was something that I worked on off and on for a while, just for fun, in between the times I was writing or editing other Twilight novels. Later, when the concept for The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide came up, I thought that might be a good place for Bree. Her story is a nice complement to Eclipse; it explains a lot of the things that Bella never knew. So I dusted it off and finished it up for placement in the Guide.

At the same time, it came in handy for the Eclipse film. Melissa (Rosenberg, the screenwriter) had a ton of questions about what exactly was going on in Seattle, how Victoria managed things, what Riley was like, etc. I let her read what I had then, and later gave the whole thing to the director, David Slade. David asked if Xavier, Bryce, and Jodelle (Riley, Victoria, and Bree) could read it as well, so all the parties involved would end up having a really strong foundation for their characters before the cameras started rolling. I was pleased that this side of the story would make it into the film and was looking forward to including it in the Guide.

(Keeping it confidential: Here is Jodelle next to the bucket of waterlogged ashes that were once the pages of her copy of the Bree manuscript.)

Then I got the news: my "short story" was nearly 200 pages long when typeset. It was too long to fit into the Guide—without ending up with a tome as heavy as the Oxford English Dictionary. My publisher approached me with the idea of releasing the Bree story on its own. One of the major benefits of this plan was that it would be out before the movie, so people would get to know Bree before they saw her in the film. That made sense to me, and we decided to go ahead with it.

There was one thing I asked for: since this story had always been an extra for me, and was meant to be released with the Guide, I wanted to be able to offer it to my fans for free. You all have bought a ton of my books, and I wanted to give you this story as a gift. My publisher was awesome and embraced this idea. We still wanted to also produce a physical book with a cool cover (see below) that you can add to your set if you like, but starting at noon on June 7th until July 5th, it will also be available online at www.breetanner.com.

One other aspect of this release is the plan to give a more important gift to people who really need it. One dollar of each book purchased in the US from the first printing will be donated to the American Red Cross for their relief efforts in Haiti and Chile and other parts of the world where people are in great need. We're going to have an option online as well, so you can choose to make a donation if you want when you read the story online. I hope you will. I think that we can really help a lot of people with this.

I really hope you all enjoy this story. I had a blast writing it. I'm glad that after all this time cooling her heels in my files, Bree finally gets her chance to shine.

Thanks for all the support,

Steph


I'm so excited!! Now Mrs. Meyer....Please finish Midnight Sun.. Pretty please.....