Eclipse Set Pics: Newborns
Vancity Allie has awesome pics from the Eclipse set- we get a look at some newborn vamps! They are all emerging from underwater in the scene. There’s also a shot of Xavier Samuel (aka Riley).
Wow. The newborns look incredibly creepy. o_0
I had a chance to see a new set being filmed for Eclipse… the scene where the newborns arrive in Forks. It’s a picturesque scene, with mountains and water framing the background of the shot, and a sparse unoccupied beach for the newborns to arrive on… then they disappear into the forest. The vampire newborns looked absolutely chilling, and their rugged military-like outfits along with steely, determined glares just added to the mood. Filmed early in the morning, this scene was designed to look as if it had been shot at night, possibly just after dusk or just before dawn.
Riley (Xavier Samuel) and Bree (Jodelle Ferland) were on set as well as a number of newborn vampires we have NEVER seen before.
Read more and see all the pics HERE!
** Thanks Allie! **
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September 16th, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Is that pale guy Riley?
Looks pretty good from the side! xD Am I first?
September 16th, 2009 at 5:54 PM
riley looks good…but the other vamps look too 30-days-of-night-ish…not beautiful enough for SM’s vamps…
September 16th, 2009 at 5:56 PM
I think they look pretty cool.
I’m excited ^^
September 16th, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Blue Man Group?
Bwahaha, just had to.
September 16th, 2009 at 5:57 PM
Aren’t they supposed to be beautiful? xD Will Bella look like that? xP
September 16th, 2009 at 5:59 PM
I know! they don’t look beautiful, they look kinda drab. blehhhh DS better not mess up my fave book :\
September 16th, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Exciiittttiiiinnnggggg!!!!!!
September 16th, 2009 at 6:22 PM
may i ask why they’re in the water?
September 16th, 2009 at 6:24 PM
i think it’s okay they look so creepy, the movie is gonna be darker, the book is darker
September 16th, 2009 at 6:26 PM
TwilightGirrl - Eclipse is more objective than the other movies, so they’re showing scenes of the newborns that weren’t in the book (like the scene that was filmed with just riley and victoria)
September 16th, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Does anybody not see that they look a little like Inferi? Hate to drop in a HP reference but they scream inferi to me. Which is really creepy and cool.
September 16th, 2009 at 6:27 PM
hmm…well I guess I’m excited. I just expected the newborns to look a little….younger. Idk. Hmph.
September 16th, 2009 at 6:27 PM
“theholytheif”– LOL!!! I was totally thinkin that!
September 16th, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Shevi—yeah!!
September 16th, 2009 at 6:32 PM
creepy!! in a good way of course!
September 16th, 2009 at 6:33 PM
ugh, all the DS doomsaying & comparing to 30-days of night. the newborn’s aren’t suppose to be ‘PRETTY”…. they are suppose to be creepy, uncontrollable, and edgy. there was a time that alot of people didn’t think Chris Weitz would do a good job….now look at what he has shown us so far! I have faith in David Slade & think Eclipse will turn out perfect! a love story w/ a dark side too
the newborns look awesome!!!!
September 16th, 2009 at 6:35 PM
I think they look good and Creepy in a good way as well. I love how they are making them darker its so much better.
September 16th, 2009 at 6:37 PM
I think so too!!! (@Alyssas Mommy)
September 16th, 2009 at 6:39 PM
i was like, they look awesome and soo scary then u guys are like they aren’t beautiful, and im like yeahh ur right i wasn’t even thinking about that .that’s a cool idea having them emerge from the water though. and i love how people say its darker when to me i thought eclipse was funny . gosh my mind is very different from other peoples. also Riley looks good :]
September 16th, 2009 at 6:39 PM
I feel like hes going to make them more scary then breath taking beautiful
They just look like zombies
September 16th, 2009 at 6:49 PM
question. why are they bald? they just seem like water-dwelling creepers. not vampires. oh well.
too early to make assumptions about how eclipse will turn out. just have to wait and see!
September 16th, 2009 at 6:52 PM
the guy to the right is blue. . . thats so cool!
September 16th, 2009 at 6:55 PM
WOW!!! LOVE it! They are creepy and SO BADASS! Perfect perfect perfect!
September 16th, 2009 at 7:01 PM
idk what to think of this but today 1 year ago i started reading twilight
September 16th, 2009 at 7:02 PM
Creeeeeeepy…!!! But that Riley guy, looks pretty cute fom the back.
September 16th, 2009 at 7:02 PM
they look scarey lol and freaky
and really pale!!
September 16th, 2009 at 7:04 PM
im dissapointed by david slade again. twilight vamps are supposed to be beautiful yes they are also supposed to be creepy..with the new born thing but these vamps look like the ones from 30 days of night i did not like that movie at all:/ i try to have faith in him but from everything we’ve seen from him so far i have not liked.
September 16th, 2009 at 7:06 PM
The newborns look like zombies. Or inferi coming out of Voldemort’s lair.
September 16th, 2009 at 7:10 PM
I don’t know what to think about this. I mean, when directing New Moon was given to Chris Weitz, I had my worries, but the moment the first photos emerged from the filming followed by the announcement of the cast, all my worries were gone.
But with David Slade its not the same reaction. Though I like some of what I’ve seen so far, none of them would totally assure me that this is going to be much better or as good as what New Moon would be.
September 16th, 2009 at 7:15 PM
so is Bree supposed to be the one on the end? wow not really “pretty vamps” if you ask me, what with the Mr.Clean men?? why dont they have hair? the acting looks good though, like really good. And yes it is too early to make opinions on Eclipse, NM isnt even out yet! hehe
DAVID, PLEASE DONT MAKE THIS TOO DARK AND GORY!!! thats all i ask, besides that ur a good director, WAY BETTER THEN HARDWICK hehe
September 16th, 2009 at 7:18 PM
They are suppose to be out of control and we dont know how they showed up to forks. I think its cool. Vampires dont always have to be beautiful.
September 16th, 2009 at 7:19 PM
P.S where in the books does it say all vamps are beautiful? It didnt say the new borns were pretty did it?
September 16th, 2009 at 7:19 PM
Totally Lena. WAaaaaaayyyyy better than Cath. Hey, who wants to bet that whatever Hardiwicke’s Twilight made, Chris Weitz’s New Moon is going to make WAaaaaaaayyyyyy more?
September 16th, 2009 at 7:21 PM
hey guys i know this isnt about this post but on newmoonmovie.org theres a post that says rosalies back story witth royce wasnt even in the script and david wrote it in! so im just saying theres one thing i found that i like he’s done so far..i really despise mellissa R..
September 16th, 2009 at 7:23 PM
I agree with you, TWILIGHTERGUY same thing here were i was woundering how is this Chris guy ganna do? i have seen golden compes but its not exactly like twilight and i then saw the pics and thought hey, this is exactly how i pictured this but with these pictures…nothing…. I like teh bella,jake and edward school thing…in a way…but i still dont feel so sure about it… but untill i see at least one trailer i wont be judging too harsh or bad about this. All i am asking is to please make it close to the book and not TOO gory or dark.
September 16th, 2009 at 7:32 PM
man they are VAMPIRES this entitles that they have to be beautiful!!! these ppl look average
September 16th, 2009 at 7:50 PM
dude, dark and edgy+twilight=f*cking awesomeness
im tired of all this pg-13 BS
September 16th, 2009 at 7:50 PM
the new born vamps remind me of the ones from 30 days of night
September 16th, 2009 at 7:59 PM
they are starting to look too pale for me
September 16th, 2009 at 8:24 PM
they look kinda creepy but cool. and why are they in water??? that’s kinda weird.. whatever i think david slade is gonna do a good job.
September 16th, 2009 at 8:24 PM
i know everyone keeps saying that eclipse is darker - i understand that there is a newborn battle and i’m looking forward to that, so i totally appreciate these photos and i’m so excited to see a little of how they’re setting up
my only thing is - in my opinion, eclipse is also extremely romantic, and it really don’t want them to loose all of that because they’re so focused on the newborns, anyone know what i mean?
September 16th, 2009 at 8:30 PM
IMO, David Slade is going to be the best thing thats ever happened to this series. Watch.
September 16th, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Okay, guys, please relax. I know it’s hard, esp. with all of the pics (like these) coming out every day, but really. We just need to trust David, and have a little faith in his directing process and where he’s going to take Eclipse. We can always mob him later. 0_o….
September 16th, 2009 at 8:32 PM
In the book the new vamps come over the mtns..a little harder to shoot and would have not been as cool. Also Victoria made these vamps to be just pawns..to keep the Cullens busy. Most of them didn’t even know what had happen to them.
Remember to that with Eclipse being a darker movie..it will make the brightness of Breaking Dawn cooler…I’m sooo excited to see this all come together. Thanks for all the cool updates…
September 16th, 2009 at 8:52 PM
they look like the vampires from his movie 30 days of night
September 16th, 2009 at 9:09 PM
I really, really don’t like their golden and red eyes in new moon at all. If you watch pictures of them… they look really fake. the contacts were better on twilight in my opinion they looked more real, like golden brown actually, but now they just look like a mustard yellow and tomatoe red. Edward hasn’t that lovely and killing look now and so the others I wish Chris, the director, had used the old contacts that Catherine put on them. =P I don’t know what do you guys think..I’m so disappointed in that matter
September 16th, 2009 at 9:10 PM
[...] Vancity Allie visited the Eclipse set and took a few pics of some of the newborn vampires in action. She spotted Riley (Xavier Samuel) and Bree (Jodelle Ferland) as well. Here is a description of what she saw: I had a chance to see a new set being filmed for Eclipse… the scene where the newborns arrive in Forks. It’s a picturesque scene, with mountains and water framing the background of the shot, and a sparse unoccupied beach for the newborns to arrive on… then they disappear into the forest. The vampire newborns looked absolutely chilling, and their rugged military-like outfits along with steely, determined glares just added to the mood. Filmed early in the morning, this scene was designed to look as if it had been shot at night, possibly just after dusk or just before dawn. [...]
September 16th, 2009 at 9:14 PM
I could swear the guy in the middle IS one of the guys from 30 days of night. He looks completely identical.
September 16th, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Hmm very…..not what i expected. But i bet the mvie is still gonna rock. It would suck to not have a good 3rd movie like Twilight was and New Moon will be.
September 16th, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Vampires do not have to be beautiful. I don’t think Victoria was just picking out the beautiful people to turn she was probably just turning who ever she could get her hands on. Besides these are newborns they are there to reek havoc, you want them to be darker than the rest of the vampires. You want them too look mean, rugged, and militant. They are going to a battle not a fashion show.
Its insane that we haven’t even seen NM and we are already getting a bunch of Eclipse pics. How awesome is that!! So excited!!
September 16th, 2009 at 10:26 PM
I dont like that someone has the same name as me!!(Elena) thats my middle name.. and I’v been using it on here for months..) anyway..they are supposed to be beautiful..What hell is this??!! I think the director is trying to make it scary instead of staying true to the book.
September 16th, 2009 at 10:28 PM
i think this is going to be really cool. every director puts his/her own style in the movie. i’m sure they will make it looks cooler with CGI. Also, vampires are supposed to be great swimmers so the underwater this is a cool idea. Don’t worry yet guys, it will all work out. I have a feeling that eclipse will be even better than new moon, if that is even possible! They will definitely be better than twilight.
September 16th, 2009 at 10:29 PM
I agree btw that vampires don’t have to be beautiful…look at laurant, james, aro, marcus, etc. They look freaky to me.
September 16th, 2009 at 10:40 PM
they look super creepy. they look more like the vamps from his other movie. they don’t really look like the stephanie meyer vamps.
September 16th, 2009 at 10:42 PM
yea vampires dont have to be beautiful but i thought that SM’s vampires all turn beautiful once they are turned?
September 16th, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Stephenie does write her vampires beautiful but she didn’t describe the age or what the newborns look like in the book SO I THINK THIS IS OK PEOPLE !!! And when reading I thought they were suppose to look creepy and scary !
September 16th, 2009 at 11:42 PM
oh my god! i cannot wait! i love the 30 days of night-esque type look that’s going on with them. they’re not supposed to be as glamorous as the cullens, they’re supposed to be all crazy looking and completely into their bloodlust. LOVE it! i can’t wait for it, and jasper’s flashback with his newborns, ohh, so epic.
September 17th, 2009 at 1:32 AM
I think people do need 2 calm down over david slade wiv eclipse! So far weve only seen photos n they havent all jumped out 2 me as WOW! but i think we shud wait 4 clips 2 emerge then start stressin worries (if any) at this point i have every faith in david slade after all he has alot 2 live up 2 wiv the clips from new moon. ( which look awesome!) cw has defiently done us proud n we need faith people tht ds will 2! N the newborns are not described as bein beautiful in eclipse, their not described at all apart from riley and bree, so just calm down! I agree wiv teamspunk, the volturi dont look outstandinly beautiful 2 me they look scary! N not all of them can be as gorgeous as our cullen clan after all! Oh edward!! (sigh) I have faith n hope eclipse will b even better as it is my favourite book!!
September 17th, 2009 at 2:30 AM
why are they in water???
September 17th, 2009 at 4:28 AM
thhhhattt is psychoo
ahhhh so exciteddd!!
September 17th, 2009 at 4:28 AM
Holy shit that scared the crap outta me!
September 17th, 2009 at 5:51 AM
Yeah I had reservations about David Slade after seeing 30 days of night but I put that aside and gave him a chance. Now after seeing these pictures it looks as if I will be dissapointed . Why didn’t they just keep 1 director. Its almost as if each movie is unrelated and from totally different series. I know each book had somewhat of a different feel but they were all written by one person and you could tell it. All of these movies are directed by different people and you can tell THAT too.Now I am just wondering who are they going to get to do breaking dawn? I hope its Chris Weitz because if Bella looks like those newborns in the picture I would flip out.
September 17th, 2009 at 5:51 AM
GUYS OK IF YOU NOTICE DAVID SLADE HE LIKES THE KINDS OF VAMPIRES THAT ARE IN HIS MOVIE 30 DAYS OF NIGHT…..SO HONESTLY I WAS AFRAID OF THIS….THAT HE WOULD PUT HIS OWN VAMPIRE LIKES IN TO OUR ECLIPSE MOVIE =/ HOPEFULLY THEY WON’T LOOK LIKE HOW THEY ACTUALLY DO IN THIS PIC….MAYBE THEY WILL LOOK DIFFERENT IN THE MOVIE THAN THE PIC SHOWN HERE….I HOPE!!!
September 17th, 2009 at 5:59 AM
David Slade used the guy in the middle in his movie,”30 Days of Night”,but I do hope any other similarities are NIL! This is not a gorefest kind of story.
September 17th, 2009 at 6:30 AM
[...] Vancity Allie visited the Eclipse set and took a few action pictures of the newborn vampires. She spotted Riley (Xavier Samuel) and Bree (Jodelle Ferland) as well. Here is a description of what she saw: I had a chance to see a new set being filmed for Eclipse… the scene where the newborns arrive in Forks. It’s a picturesque scene, with mountains and water framing the background of the shot, and a sparse unoccupied beach for the newborns to arrive on… then they disappear into the forest. The vampire newborns looked absolutely chilling, and their rugged military-like outfits along with steely, determined glares just added to the mood. Filmed early in the morning, this scene was designed to look as if it had been shot at night, possibly just after dusk or just before dawn. Share and Enjoy: [...]
September 17th, 2009 at 6:47 AM
Oh my goddd people, seriously you all need to calm down. This is only three of the newborns, we don’t know what they’re all going to look like. Plus, this is just a picture, we don’t know what it will look like on-screen. And why do people keep asking why they’re bald? It’s probably because those two guys in the picture are bald guys. I don’t believe in judging David Slade as a director until based on pictures. I will at least wait until I see some actual edited footage that is big-screen worthy. People need to stop jumping the gun on the whole David Slade bashing, it’s not really fair and it’s a little picky. I mean personally, I’m just glad these books are getting made into movies in the first place.
September 17th, 2009 at 6:49 AM
Oh and someone asked if the girl in the water is Bree. It’s not, that girl’s just a random newborn. Jodelle was there on set but unfortunately, no pictures were taken :/
September 17th, 2009 at 7:30 AM
Holy fudge! Some of these vamps are creeeeeepy. Like, horror-movie-creepy. Riley’s hot, but the others … I’ll have nightmares about them.
September 17th, 2009 at 7:33 AM
ooookkkaaay…. Why does this picture remind me of movies like… Dwan of the Dead? you know zombie-like movies>….. WEIRD! lol. Well, i think is definetely a new approach but It makes sensse…a n=bit. I f it was too light it would downplay the danger of the newborns so making it darker kinda fits… I just hope they don’t over do it and turn it into some weird horror-like movie…
September 17th, 2009 at 8:10 AM
hmmm. idk what to think about the newborns……
September 17th, 2009 at 8:14 AM
So im not sure what the turnout will be in the end..but im kinda worried about Eclipse..and Slade directing..after what Ashley Greene said in an interview how hes’ more focused on making it a drama with fantasy added and hes making it very dark and gorier..i just hope it doesnt lose the love aspect of it and only focused on the dumb fight scene in the end..and EDWARD better PROPOSE In it!! any feedback to help me thru this anxiety? Thanks!
September 17th, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Here’s my thoughts… At first glance I thought “this guys going to push this as close to rated R as he can without having to have it at that,” then I tried to think about James. James was “hard” but I don’t think James was “beautiful” or “pretty.” I’m not talking his physique, I’m just saying he didn’t “glow” or anything; he wasn’t some kind of Adonis. So the “new borns” are supposed to be RANDOM people off the streets that Riley is “turning” right? So it makes sense I think that they are so “ordinary?” And the “creepy” look to them… We have to remember that these vamps have been ABANDONED. Riley turned them and then they received no guidence, that’s why Carlisle tries to negotiate “taking on” Bree at the end isn’t it? So, if these “new borns” are angry at being turned, confused by being abandoned, and then completely overcome, in EVERY aspect of their being, by the thirst and their new abilities (strength etc), wouldn’t they look like this? I mean, take anyone of those three in the pics and throw them in cool “period” outfits like the Volturi, make the females hair amazing, and they COULD be “beautiful…” But if you “turn” some girl, say while walking to the corner store in her “comfy sweats,” and leave her while laughing, or some guy who looks like a creep in the first place, that you find in an alley… I think this makes sense… ????
September 17th, 2009 at 8:39 AM
I like it, the vamps need a bit more omph into them. I think if the twilight vamps are going to respected, slade will do it!
September 17th, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Do you think Slade will still put the love story in this thru out? B/c overall and ultimately thats what this book is about! its about love..the whole reason why this is all happening with the newborns and victoria is all b/c edwards love for bella! he killed james b/c he loves bella..i hope this isnt lost with all the fantasy werewolves and newborns..at the end i want a proposal from edward and i want a breaking dawn! any thoughts?
September 17th, 2009 at 9:17 AM
I think both Chris and David as directors too are attempting to reach more of a male audience, and even just an ADULT audience, as well. I don’t think we’ll lose the “romance” aspect, I think this is just the first thing we’re seeing; one piece of a MUCH larger puzzle. Have faith people.
They want this HUGE, they have to reach out to those people who HAVEN’T read the books or still view this as a “teeny-bopper” thing. And, if someone hasn’t read the books, how do you convey the true danger that Bella is in? How do you convey, visually, the hate and truly corrupt planning within Victoira’s mind, to people who are strictly walking in off the street not knowing the back story? You have to make them fierce, and intense, and scary. They’re supposed to be scary. Just wait, if David can make the “new borns” intense, let’s all try to focus all the possibilities of the intensity that he could also bring to the family of characters we all ready know and love; where he could bring that piece for us 
I’m SOOOO ridiculously excited for all of this. And Stephenie was SO involved with the other two movies, I doubt she could be completely against what David’s doing and no one would listen…. Don’t you think? Also, don’t forget, the larger the audience this reaches, the more money this brings in, the better chance we have at getting Breaking Dawn made! I don’t believe that’s actually been 100% green lighted? And we still don’t know if it’d be two movies or one?
September 17th, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Finally, Thanks for agreeing with me stacy and teamspunk. It is true no where did it say the new borns are suppose to be beautiful. Im really excited for this movie to come out. I totally agree with karen . Read her post she makes good points.
September 17th, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Thanks Monicag!
September 17th, 2009 at 10:00 AM
I think they look reeeeally goood!
Except why did they make the black guy pale? Because Laurant doesn’t look like that.
September 17th, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Of course edward will propose in it. That is a major major plot line. It leads to breaking dawn, it is why he agreed to change her and it is what jacob overhears, leading to the jacob/bella kiss before the fight. OF COURSE THE PROPOSAL WILL BE THERE.
September 17th, 2009 at 10:10 AM
To those who may not have read the books, this contains *SPOILERS*
I completely agree with Teamspunk (love the name btw, lol). Unless they plan to promote premaritial sex and Bella having a child out of wedlock, to the “young adult” audience this mainly reaches, which of course would spark a publicity nightmare for Summit and go against EVERYTHING Stephenie Meyer wrote (considering she’s proud of her Mormon background), the proposal of course will be included in the movie, lol. I hope the people so desperate for that scene don’t get confused though… Remember, the “initial proposal” happens in Book 3, but she’s not all into it, with ring on hand, until book four! Don’t blame David or Melissa for that one….
September 17th, 2009 at 10:22 AM
WEll technically he proposes in New Moon after the vote, (which Chris Weitz says in in New Moon, but is sort of a surpirse..i dont think its like the book 100%) but the “real” proposal is in Eclipse..and i hope they make bella happy while doin it..that was the only thing in Eclipse i didnt like was that she hated gettin proposed to..yea i get that she already felt married to him b/c there soul mates but Edward had been waiting a long time to do that and bella was rude if you ask me! haha
But i guess i just cant see the proposal in my head on screen or talking about sex..but i do hope they put in all the awesome physicalness between them! Bed with metal rose’s anyone? haha
September 17th, 2009 at 10:26 AM
i agree with many of the post above…these newborns are supposed to be normal people… i was reading some of davids tweets and the paparazzi are taking pics and posting them loosing the beauty in them… people over react and dont see that they are filming but that the shots will look different later…i have a lot of love for david as a director and also because he has kept the fans informed through twitter and other things.. no body who eneters twilight in anyway cant see how big it has gotten and they will try their best to not dissapoint..so let be open to whatever comes our way…
September 17th, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Sorry Sheila, I’ll have to go back and reread them all again (what a shame, lol). I just remember the beginning of the fourth book, where she’s pumping gas and talking about the ring on her finger (finally)… I know he “says” more than “asks” I think at first and she gets all upset over it, then he more offically “asks” and actually HAS the ring for her to see the second time, but the ring gets put away, not put on her finger for keeps… I just keep seeing all these posts about the proposal and don’t want people freaking if Bella’s not “offically” engaged at the end of #3, know what I mean?
I’m thinking you’ll be disappointed further though… If they stick to the story line, Bella looks at the possibility of Alice or Carlisle turning her as opposed to Edward because she doesn’t want to get married, and I think it goes to the depth of her character, where she grew up having to be the “parent” and where she doesn’t want to end up like her eccentric mother… She’s supposed to be the responsible one, older in spirit than any other girl her own age, which is why she fights the idea so much… But all that attitude and reasoning leads to so much she decides and does in the book… It’s just who she is? If she had been the typical, love sick, type, say like Jessica’s character, Edward never would have looked at her? I don’t know, I just think it’s her make up, but we all know it ends up perfect right
September 17th, 2009 at 10:56 AM
Yeah your right Karen, its her makeup..thats just how she is..she’s different. I guess im just scared that Slade is gonna mess up Eclipse and the fans are gonna be so mad that Breaking Dawn wont be made..But i will have to just have faith about it! I never worried about Chris Weitz..he made us all feel so at ease when he posted that letter to all of us how he’s sticking to the book and he’s very happy to work on this etc..and he had a lot more street credits than Slade..all i remember about Slade is him bashing Twilight and saying he wouldnt watch it even if he was drunk
That made me sad..i just hope he puts 100% and falls in love with the characters like we all did, so he has a good mind set to make Eclipse the best movie yet!
September 17th, 2009 at 11:18 AM
whoa. they look FREAKY… I guess thats a good thing right?
September 17th, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Hey Sheila, think of it this way…. Breaking Dawn isn’t pending the success of Eclipse, it’s riding on New Moon. Eclipse will finish shooting come Halloween, before New Moon even hits theaters. Summit is going to want to grab the actors and start filming Breaking Dawn ASAP due to schedules, and of course the fact that the majority of them are supposed to age. Only Twilight is out now, and they’ve gone ahead and filmed/are filming the next two. So, regardless of your faith, or lack there of, in David, if you want to see Breaking Dawn made, go see New Moon ten times in the theater
If it makes the money that Twilight did, they’ll green light the fourth one. Summit won’t wait till Eclipse’s release in June 2010 to “decide” whether or not to make Breaking Dawn. So there ya go 
Hope I changed your thinking and made your day, lol.
September 17th, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Plus, they’re going to want to shoot in the winter/spring, due to all the “gray” skies needed, etc. And the fact that the battle in the fourth happens “when the snow first sticks to the ground.” So I’m not thinking they’re going to want to start filming after June, but rather after Oct, or maybe give the actors a month off… Man, Canada will be COLD in December, maybe they’ll film in the states this time?
September 17th, 2009 at 11:37 AM
I agree with Karen on everything so far. xD && btw; David Slade doesn’t control the script, he can add to it and edit things, but things such as removing an entire Romance arch written by Melissa R. would result in an entire rewrite.
September 17th, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Oh god. Now I’m going to have nightmares. But, that’s a good thing? BRING ON THE SCARE FACTOR!
September 17th, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Thanks Christinamon15! lol… (pssst… what does “xD&&” mean?) lol
September 17th, 2009 at 12:20 PM
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SIGH. You see a few photos and jump to conclusions. These are only 4 members of the new born army. There is still another 12 new borns to be seen. And they look a lot different to these ones. Take my word for it.
September 17th, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Someone that knows: I was trying to defend and revamp (no pun intended, lol) support in David’s direction… Very cool if you know that, truly envy you if it’s honest.
September 17th, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Yes my daughter and I saw them filming on the beach a little later in the afternoon. There was 16 or 17 we counted altogether.
September 17th, 2009 at 1:04 PM
VERY cool! That makes sense too, considering that they only end up fighting about 18/19 by the time the “big fight” happens (due to them all turning on each other). Is it November yet? Is it June 2010 yet? Uuughh!
September 17th, 2009 at 1:12 PM
AHHHH! This excited me. REALLY. I can not wait for these freakin’ movies.
September 17th, 2009 at 1:36 PM
bring back chris weitz….
September 17th, 2009 at 2:01 PM
When I saw this picture for the first time I was like… Holy crap, they look CREEEPPPYYY! But I think they look awesome! I don’t ever remember SM saying in Eclipse that they were beautfiul. I think I remember Riley being described as handsome… But not drop dead Edward gorgeous. Again, I think they look fantastic, can’t wait to see this movie!
September 17th, 2009 at 4:58 PM
Bella describes James as being average for a vampire, so no not all vampires are greek god gorgeous, like our Edward. I like the look.
September 17th, 2009 at 5:13 PM
Hmm… I don’t think that we can really judge anything with this picture. It’s not an officially released picture, and there’s no photoshop done on it like the New Moon stills that we’ve gotten. However, the newborns do look kind of creepy, but then again, none of the vampires are like Michelangelo or something. I don’t really mind them not being “beautiful”; they’re the newborns! I’ll wait for a little while before coming to any definite conclusions about Eclipse, or David Slade for that matter!
September 17th, 2009 at 9:58 PM
I personally love the way they look. When I first saw this picture I got very excited. This may sound odd, but I love how they made the black newborn’s skin almost gray. Vampires are pale, regardless of race. We don’t know how they’ll look once editing, lighting, etc. are done, so we can’t necessarily judge until OFFICIAL pictures are released.
I think I will MUCH prefer New Moon and Eclipse to Twilight. Twilight was almost amateurish, while these movies have more established directors behind them.
So I say, great start and I can’t wait to see more!
September 18th, 2009 at 11:29 AM
‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’. Plus, they must be cold
September 18th, 2009 at 4:56 PM
God, these things look dumb. They look like evil mermaids, not vampires.
And very ugly. I hope Bella doesn’t look like a fish.
Just an opinion peeps.
September 21st, 2009 at 5:03 PM
does anyone else see a resemblance to that scene in the first pirates of the caribbean movie??? they arent beautiful they just look like creepy buff pirate guys.
September 25th, 2009 at 10:21 AM
ahhh i got scared seriously…im excited
October 4th, 2009 at 9:57 PM
If you google Xavier Samuel, he is RILEY, rather gorgeous Australian actor, lots of pics there.