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Attention, Twilight Saga fans:

Prior to this week's Teen Choice Awards, director Catherine Hardwicke revealed a rather juicy bit of news:

It turns out that Bryce Dallas Howard - who will replace Rachelle Lefevre in the role of Victoria for Eclipse - was the director's first choice for that character.

However, Howard balked because she considered the role too minor at the time. With Victoria featured prominently in Eclipse, the actress was glad to accept.

This seems to lend credence to Lefevre's argument that she was forced out of the project. Watch the revealing Hardwicke interview below:

What's next? Will we find out that Robert Pattinson was never the original Edward Cullen? We'll keep readers posted.

Twilight fans will soon have a new star to scream over.

Bryce Dallas Howard is taking over the role of Victoria from Rachelle Lefevre, whose committment to the movie Barney's Version made it impossible for her to begin shooting Eclipse on August 17 in Vancouver.

Lefevre portrayed the Bella-hating Victoria in Twilight and will do so again in November's New Moon.

"We are incredibly happy that Bryce has agreed to come into the franchise," said Erik Feig, president of Worldwide Production and Acquisitions for Summit Entertainment. "Rachelle brought Victoria to great screen life and Bryce will bring a new dimension to the character. The franchise is lucky to have such a talented actress as Bryce coming in to fill the role."

So, it will be Howard that seduces newborn vampire Riley, to be portrayed by fellow franchise newcomer Xavier Samuel in Eclipse. What do you think of this casting change?

Bryce Dallas Howard is game for Spider-Man 4.

The actress, who played Gwen Stacy in the last film in this franchise, sounded excited about the possibility of a fourth during an interview with MTV News.

“You know, honestly, I would love to be apart of any continuation of the franchise. But, I also really understand that there’s so many different story lines that the fans are really excited to see, and the studio, and the producers, and the filmmakers really need to appease everyone,” the actress said. “Whether or not Gwen Stacy comes back, I mean, I wish it was up to me, but it’s not. But yes, if they’d call me, I’d be there in a heart beat.”

Bryce Dallas Howard is in negotiations to replace Charlotte Gainsbourg in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gainsbourg was originally set to portray Kate Connor, the wife of everyone's favorite human resistance leader, John Connor (Christian Bale). But the actress had to bow out due to scheduling conflicts with another film

Howard last starred as Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3 and next stars in the The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond.