On Friday night, the set of New Moon in New Westminster, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson filming a scene in which Kristen goes for a joyride on a motorcycle, then sees Robert/Edward appear as an apparition.

UPDATE: Yes, it is the same mysterious plaid-shirted husky fella that we saw from VanCityAllie’s pics. My guess is stuntman/trainer. Who knows?

Anyway, Taylor and Selena went out for dinner last night. Two and a half hours. Afterwards they walked back in the rain giggling, awkward but eager, not wanting the night to end.

As Robert, who plays dreamy vampire Edward Cullen, strummed his guitar, on-screen sibling Jackson Rathbone (Jasper) played harmonica while their big-screen sister Nikki Reed (Rosalie) added lyrics she had practiced onstage earlier that evening while serenading cast mate Taylor Lautner.

“We just got really creative,” lead singer Sage tells OK! of the intimate hotel-room session, which sounded like a mix of old-school rock and country as well as Van Morrison, Robert’s favorite rocker. “Everything blended together really well.”

Sounds fun, but I hope the hotel has good sound proofing! Maybe the New Moon cast should invest in a practice space in Vancouver while they’re in town? Any suggestions on band names? The Grateful Undead? All Hale Breaks Loose? Vampire Weekday? I could go on.

enjoy!!!

We’ve had a lot of interest in this topic, so we’re going to start a “what’s the official release date in my country?” thread. So far, here are the dates we have managed to collect–and we have added these to the New Moon Movie Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

If you know of any more release dates throughout the world, please add them in the comments!

New Moon will be released on November 18, 2009 in France. [added: 3/2/09]

New Moon will be released on November 19, 2009 in Australia.

New Moon will be released on November 19, 2009 in New Zealand.

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in the USA.

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in Canada.

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in Sweden. It is know as När jag hör din röst there. [added:3/6/09]

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in Brazil.

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in Finland.

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in Italy.

New Moon will be released on November 20, 2009 in Norway.

New Moon will be released on November 27, 2009 in the UK.

New Moon will be released on January 7, 2010 in Germany.

Buddy TV has a pretty cool list of things that New Moon needs to get right–I’d say most are pretty spot-on. Here’s a small sampling:

10. Victoria’s plan must loom ominously.

Obviously we shouldn’t know exactly what she’s planning or what she’s up to, but we should know that she is actively pursuing a way to get to Bella.

7. Be careful with Jacob’s heart.

At times, Bella’s interactions with Jacob can seem cruel. The girl is already really depressed and if the viewers are to sympathize with her, they can’t see her as insensitive when it comes to Jacob.

6. Edward and Bella in love.

Although New Moon is told from Bella’s point of view, it’s pretty obvious that we’ll need to see a lot more Edward Cullen than the amount of time he is in the book.

2. The Volturi are straight from a horror film.

The scene with the Volturi needs to be terrifying. There’s a whole lot of talking and scheming but the truth is that the Volturi are extremely dangerous and Bella, Alice, and Edward come very close to being killed.

Twilight: 10 Ways to Turn ‘New Moon’ Into an Awesome Movie [ via TwiCrack, New Moon Poster by ERD]

• Break-up – After Jasper’s near attack, Edward becomes estranged from Bella, and it is heart-breaking to her even then. I dare not describe here what the scene entails for fear of sullying it with my own unworthy descriptions. Let’s just say that the conversation between Bella and Edward which leads him to depart, to the fans, needs to be spot on. Gut-wrenching as it was in the book, you say, so it must be in the movie. You also want to see the disappearance of all things Edward, as promised, from Bella’s possession (another factor which rips Bella Swan apart in the story).
• Motorcycles – Enter Jacob Black and his mechanical skills… not to mention Bella’s motorcycle. Bella, you say, needs to be there while Jacob builds those motorcycles. Bella has a scheme to make Edward’s voice return to her – get in as much danger as possible. Oh, Bella… This is when she gets to know and trust Jacob, though, and Bella is reintroduced to the world, at least in part, and when we get to meet the La Push community. The playfulness and serenity, you say, should be seething from Bella in these scenes. Oh, and we get to see Bella go head first over her motorcycle in a fairly major car crash that she is hardly shaken by (Edward’s voice numbing her senses, of course).
• Showdown Alice versus Jacob – In the book, Alice and Jasper have a verbal spat over who’s the better species. Should make for a very interesting scene.

Be sure to check out all 15 scenes on the two-page article.

(New Moon poster by Elle ♪♫)

Lainey Gossip has another report on the state of the New Moon cast in Vancouver–apparently they’re some of them are headed out of town for a bit now that pre-production is over:

“Last night several cast members went out for dinner including Kristen Stewart and of course Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, and Rachelle Lefevre and Edi Gathegi. Robert Pattinson was not with them. In fact, Robert Pattinson has completed his preparation and is not required at work in Vancouver for another several weeks. Vampire vanishes…

Here he is Jackson Rathbone at Vancouver airport taking off today with his new Jasper hair. Very well worn pair of pants, non? Seems like a confident, easy going, not awkward all the time dude. Good.

Also Jackson’s castmates – Ashley Green with whom he arrived at the airport (there’s a teddy bear in her bag) and was seen on a coffee run the other day… is there something going on? Rachelle yesterday morning with all that amazing hair, and Elizabeth Reaser who has some odd footwear options considering it’s only Starbucks.

Kristen Stewart left Vancouver today too. These are photos of her at the airport. She’s on Kimmel tonight. Hopefully more chatty than she was with Letterman.

Check out the whole post at Lainey Gossip. [thanks, TwiCrack!]

Kellan Lutz and Edi Gathegi were spotted in Las Vegas celebrating their Birthdays together at Privé. They had this cool Twilight-themed cake that fits in perfectly with the other Twilight cakes we’ve seen. Happy Birthday guys! Check out the rest of the photos at Kellan Lutz Online . [via TwiCrack]

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It has begun: the first photos from the set of New Moon have shown up. Basically, so far the movie looks a bit like Mad Men–a whole lot of smoking in fabulous clothes. What are you waiting for? Check them out! [thanks, TwiCrack!]