New Moon Spoilers

A bit older than most Twilight Saga stars, Michael Sheen comes aboard the franchise in the role of Aro, an elder vampire in the Volturi.

The British actor spoke to MTV about the role this week and replied:

"He's very calming on the surface, very gentle and soft on the surface. But beneath, he is a psychopathic killer... He's a great character, and I had a great time doing it.

Asked about Dakota Fanning's turn as a fellow Volturi villain, Sheen couldn't praise the young star enough:

"She's fantastic. She's scary as hell, but she looks so sweet. She's got a great character there. People are really going to love her."

Meanwhile, we're uncovered a new photo from New Moon. Its courtesy of a Bella dream sequence and you can check it out after this article's jump.

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We don't wanna act as a shill for People magazine, but New Moon fans would be well-served to pick up a copy of the September 7 issue.

The publication's next issue will feature exclusive new photos of the Volturi, such as the shot below of Dakota Fanning in the role of Jane.

There's also a smaller shot of Demetri clenching Alice’s throat; along with a pic of Aro, Caius and Alec in the throne room.

In the article, New Moon director Chris Weitz says:

"I think they’re magnificently scary and at the same time very elegant, so that’s how I wanted to portray them onscreen. I wanted to steer clear of any clichés-Dracula’s castle sort of stuff. When you see their lair, it’s actually quite classically beautiful."

Viewers that purchase a ticket for Bandslam this weekend are in for an extra treat:

A new theatrical trailer for New Moon will precede the Vanessa Hudgens movie, as star Taylor Lautner is featured prominently in it.

The actor that plays Jacob Black previews his character's increased role in the Twilight sequel, while telling the audience:

"New Moon is a lot more complicated than Twilight was. Bella is in such a deep depression when Edward leaves, and Jacob is the friend that will always be there for her... New Moon is going to be stepped up a whole other notch."

Watch the latest preview below:

This is the second extened look at the movie. Watch the first New Moon trailer now!

A fresh New Moon trailer has arrived.

It's brief, but it's revealing: below, Jacob basically gives his dating pitch to Bella, telling the beauty that he'll "never hurt her."

It helps that Taylor Lautner is shirtless when he says this. Watch the preview below and let us know what you think:

Sorry, New Moon fans that just spit their water across the room, our headline is not referring to Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner.

Instead, Jamie Campbell-Bower says a new scene has been added to the movie, one that was never in any of the books.

In an interview with MTV News, the British actor says everyone in the Volturi strips down to their birthday suit in Twilight sequel.

"We just all sit there, completely naked, for one scene," he told the music network "Yeah, it's me, Michael Sheen and Christopher [Heyerdahl]; we just sit there, naked."

This hot scene, and many others, will be available to all when New Moon opens on November 20.

A few months ago, New Moon fans were introduced to the Wolf Pack.

Now, franchise followers can actually view the Volturi.

Sources confirm that the following is the first, official photo of this evil vampire clan. Shown below, Jamie Campbell-Bower looks quite serious in the role of Caius; while Dakota Fanning is downright evil as Jane.

New Moon, of course, comes out on November 20. This promotional pic ought to simply make fans more excited for it.

We've got a couple of interesting New Moon updates for fans.

First, a new photo from the movie has been leaked.

In it, Bella and Jacob lock eye in the front seat of car, as the character recreate one of the most memorable scenes from Stephenie Meyer's novel. Will Bella give in to temptation and lay a kiss on Jacob?

Edward, after all, has been absent from her life for a long time at this point in the story.

Meanwhile, director Chris Weitz gave an in-depth interview to Rotten Tomatoes about the movie. We've excerpted the part where he describes his favorite scene:

"There were a lot of fun scenes to film, frankly," Weitz recalls. "I really did enjoy the scenes in the Volturi headquarters [filmed on Vancouver soundstages], although it was a tremendous logistical headache. In a way, it's the scenes that you dread the most, because they are so time consuming and you have to get them just right, which is like the stuff in the Volturi headquarters, or the stuff that was shot in Montepulciano.

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As any loyal fans of the Twilight Saga knows, Edward Cullen is scarcely present in the book New Moon.

Bella is heartbroken by her breakup with the vampire, but soon realizes that dangerous activities - motorcycle riding, cliff diving, etc. - enable her to hear her former lover's voice in her head.

How will this be depicted on the big screen? It won't be easy, says Michael Welch (Mike Newton).

"They figured out a very clever way to get Edward back in the film much more than he is in the book," Welch told MTV. "It's tricky. I mean, [Edward] leaves for months. In the book, she just hears his voice. In the film, it's more of like a hallucination kind of thing. He will be [in the movie more than the book] for sure."

Millions of Robert Pattinson fans just let out a sigh of relief.

It's a beloved, unusually comedic moment in the New Moon novel:

Bella tries to get over Edward by going on what becomes a three-way date with Jacob and Mike Newton.

In a new interview with MTV, actor Michael Welch - who plays Newton - goes into detail about the outing. He specifically explains the unique movie-within-the-movie that viewers will see on the big screen.

On the date, Bella, Mike and Jacob take in a horror film. But director Chris Weitz chose to actually insert his own made-up film into the mix.

"The film is called Face Punch," said Welch. "It's an action film. We started out with a few other comical names, but it turned out those were actual films so we couldn't use those titles."

Does this fake movie play any significant role in the story? No. But are fans clamoring for every nugget of New Moon news they can get? Oh yes.

Jackson Rathbone portrays vampire Jasper Hale in The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

In a recent conference call, he told reporters that he and the cast of the sequel are feeling the weight of the franchise's popularity more.

"We have a bigger budget, and we have a little bit more pressure to keep that [indie] feeling going," Rathbone said. "But the nice thing is that we are delving more into the story now of New Moon. But I will say that Twilight is my favorite, because it takes you into this realm, from reality into this fantasy reality, and it makes that fantasy more real. As the films progress, you get deeper into the mythical world that we are establishing, with the werewolves and what the actual vampire society and legacy is with the Volturi."

As for the scene in the New Moon trailer, where Jasper gets thrown into a piano:

"I was flying and got to do some stunts on that, and that's only the beginning of it. They didn't show the entire [scene]. It's going to be a really action-packed movie. And then you have the other side of the love story. It has a lot of elements that I think the fans have been waiting to sink their teeth into."