Eclipse Switch: Bryce Dallas Howard To Play Vampire Victoria

Bryce Dallas Howard

Michael Y. Park – People.com

Twilight fans are used to the renegade vampire Victoria causing trouble for lovers Bella and Edward, but come the third installment of the film series, they may be taken aback by Bryce Dallas Howard baring her fangs in the role.
That’s right: The 28-year-old daughter of director Ron Howard will be replacing Rachelle Lefevre, 30, who took on the role for the first film and its upcoming sequel, New Moon.
“Rachelle brought Victoria to great screen life, and Bryce will bring a new dimension to the character,”says Erik Feig, president of worldwide production and acquisitions for Summit Entertainment. “The franchise is lucky to have such a talented actress as Bryce coming in to fill the role.”
According to Summit, Lefevre is leaving the series because of scheduling conflicts with a new film project. She’s slated to appear opposite Dustin Hoffman in the independent film Barney’s Version, which begins filming the same day as Eclipse – only on the opposite end of the continent, in Quebec.

Johnny Depp’s vampire meditation

Source: bang showbiz

‘Public Enemies’ actor Johnny Depp has devoted a room in his UK home to vampire memorabilia.

Johnny Depp meditates in a room full of vampire memorabilia.

The ‘Public Enemies’ actor is fascinated by the mythical blood-sucking creatures, and has a space in his London home full of items relating to them.

A source explained to National Enquirer magazine: “Johnny has a whole room devoted to vampires. He’s fascinated by them.

“Johnny uses the room to relax, meditate and be alone.”

Among the items in the space are masks, capes, posters, fangs and a rare copy of Bram Stoker’s novel ‘Dracula’.

Johnny, 46, has previously admitted he is fascinated by vampires, claiming he found 60s supernatural show ‘Dark Shadows’ enthralling.

He said: “Barnabas Collins from ‘Dark Shadows’ was a huge obsession of mine. I loved Barnabas Collins more than I loved the Harlem Globetrotters.

“I wanted to be Barnabas Collins so much that I found a ring, it was probably one of my mother’s rings, and I wore it on this finger, and I tried to comb my hair like Barnabas Collins, and I was trying to figure out how I could get fangs. It really had a heavy impact on me, a heavy influence on me.”