Ashley Greene hits the gym for Eclipse!

Twilight star Ashley Greene has been hitting the gym recently to prepare for the grueling fight sequences in Twi sequel Eclipse, which will begin production Aug. 17 through Oct. 31 in Vancouver.
Greene, 22, plays the pixie-ish vampire Alice Cullen in Twilight and its sequels New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, which are being filmed back-to-back. Because the sequels are more action-oriented than the original film, several members of the ensemble cast have been feverishly working out for their roles.
Ashley told RadarOnline that she has been working out with a personal trainer, doing yoga, kayaking and lots of cardio.
"I usually do Pilates," she said. "But I worked with an amazing trainer who really catered my workouts to what I like to do. He'd say, 'you like to go kayaking? Let's go kayaking."

Similarly, Greene's co-star, Taylor Lautner, has also had to step up his workouts to play the hulking shape-shifting werewolf Jacob Black in the Twilight sequels. Lautner, 17, has gained 30 lbs. of muscle over the past few months by working out constantly and eating around the clock.
The unexpected mainstream popularity of the Twilight franchise will keep its young cast busy (and buff!) until at least 2010. Production on New Moon has just wrapped, and its sequel, Eclipse, is set to begin shooting soon. After that, Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final installment in the best-selling Twilight book series, will begin shooting.

All the Twilight sequels are scheduled to be released back-to-back, with New Moon slated for release in November 2009; Eclipse set for June 2010 and Breaking Dawn the following fall.

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Jackson Rathbone Talks Up THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON

Jackson Rathbone is literally in the TWILIGHT of his career—and that’s a good thing for the 25-year-old actor. The first film based on Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling book series opened to big business last November and ended up grossing more than $190 million at the U.S. box office. In the second film, NEW MOON, THE GOLDEN COMPASS’ Chris Weitz takes over for Catherine Hardwicke as director, but Bella, Edward and the rest of the Cullen clan return. The eagerly awaited movie doesn’t debut until November 20, but Rathbone (who plays Jasper Hale, a member of the Cullen family) has a few things to say about making the first film and what to expect in the sequel—including the introduction of the werewolves.

“TWILIGHT was one of Summit’s first films [as a fully independent studio],” he says while relaxing on the set of a forthcoming project. “So it was like a bigger-budget indie movie, and it felt like an indie film—just the way we were all making the film together and the way Catherine Hardwicke directs. It was a really fun vibe on the set. It was also a little bit stressful because as we kept filming, the press and the fans kept getting more into it and all these websites started popping up and TWILIGHT Moms and all these things. It was amazing. It was like, ‘Oh, wow! This is going to be something else.’


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New Moon Calendar Reveals First Cullen Family Image

A new image of the 2010 Twilight Saga: New Moon wall calendar has given fans a glimpse of how the Cullen family are looking in their second outing on the silver screen.


Twilight continuity looks like it's gone out of the window, with Elizabeth Reaser (Esme), Ashley Greene (Alice), and even Robert Pattinson (Edward) sporting new hairstyles and colours. It's good to know the production crew have completely ignored the undead-don't-change aspect of the books ̶ though it's not likely to escape fans' notice. No doubt there'll be a logical explanation for Edward's locks mysteriously getting shorter, and it won't just be blamed on Pattinson getting bored of his now iconic head of hair.


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‘New Moon’ Stars Talk About ‘New Moon’ Filming Experience

Senior writer and reporter for MTV News, Larry Carrol got to speak with “New Moon” stars, Michael Welch and Ashley Green at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. He asked them what they’re “New Moon” filming experience has been like so far,and how much fun have they had,etc.

Michael Welch chimed in stating that filming “New Moon” was a little bit different than filming “Twilight” because they were just testing the waters with “Twilight”,and weren’t really sure how well it would do when translated to film although the books were successful. Now that they’ve seen the success, the production of “New Moon” has been different and the fans have been even more supportive. He goes on to say that it’s a beautiful thing,and it’s absolutely fantastic.

Then Ashley fills in the final minutes of the clip, agreeing with what Michael says.And adding that now,it’s a lot more to live up to in terms of expectations.She concludes by saying that she really just wants to make the fans happy.

Ashley Green plays Alice Cullen, and Michael Welch plays Mike Newton in the “Twilight Saga” series.

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