The Twilight Saga

Few celebrities represent the outrageousness of celebrity journalism like 'Twilight' stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart -- and by association, their co-star (third wheel?!) Taylor Lautner. And if you believe everything you've read about these -- well, you must wonder how they've managed to survive various "other" men/women, a failed engagement, and a two pregnancies (one for her, and yes, one for him). Not to mention Pattinson's horrendous body odor.

Individually the actual reported stories below tend to be either harmlessly amusing or laughably absurd, but sliced together, one after the next? Pure comic gold.

And to think ... Pattinson and Stewart have never even confirmed their relationship.

(Cough!) (Cough!)

We're surprised nobody alerted the fire department during last night's 'The Jay Leno Show' when 'New Moon' star Dakota Fanning guested, because it looked like the show was about to become part of a four-alarm blaze.

Watch the video after the clip.

Funny how a 'New Moon' rising can bring out a transformation in all of us. Just days after 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' director Chris Weitz admitted during an interview with MovieMaker Magazine that "I have maybe one more film in me," it now appears that he's had a change of heart.

Far from folding up his director's chair, a new interview with New York Magazine reveals that Weitz is blaming all those pesky retirement rumors on -- what else? -- online gossip.

"That's become Internet Chinese whispers," Weitz insists in his chat with NY Mag. "I said something like, 'Oh I'm so tired of doing all these movies,' but that became, 'I'm not doing any more movies now.' There's always a time I say never again, but it's more like a bad hangover."

As the many throngs of girls clamor in line awaiting their first glimpse of 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' this weekend, they can rest assured their time will certainly not go unwasted.

With hundreds (maybe thousands?) of 'Twilight'-themed viral videos and spoofs currently circulating throughout the web (and easily accessible via smart phones), the millions of 'Twilight' addicts can whet their appetite with clips that range from a Sim's parody animating the 'New Moon' characters to the raunchier, like a Brandon Routh-starring spoof on tampon commercials and the dangers of dating a vampire while menstruating. On second thought, maybe the Twihards and the Robsessed may not want to watch these -- or perhaps they should go to Urlesque's collection of favorite 'Twilight' videos instead. (Caution: some mature content in the videos after the jump.)

Editor's note: Moviefone is excited to feature the writing of several dedicated 'Twilight' fan bloggers to our readers. Amanda Bell, blogger for the Twilight Examiner, has already seen 'New Moon' numerous times -- and that's before it opened. Here she names her 10 favorite things about 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon.' Come back in the coming weeks for more of Amanda's insights into 'Twilight' and to find lots of cool original 'Twilight' content from her and her fellow Twihards.

Since 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' is based closely on Stephenie Meyer's book, there are few big surprises in the plot. That doesn't mean that there aren't moments in the film that will impress or surprise even the most knowledgeable fan of the 'Twilight' series (um ... like me, for example).

Here are my 10 favorite things about the film -- but you don't have to be a 'Twilight' devotee to appreciate them; there's something here for everyone from the casual fan to the super-fan.

When the first movie adaptation from Stephanie Meyer's 'Twilight' vampire novels opened a year ago today, the title was the attraction. Very few people were familiar with the actors cast in the roles of characters that fans had come to see and love only in their heads. Of course, the title proved to be enough: the movie had a $69.6 million three-day opening on its way to a $191.5 million domestic run.

Today, things are different. The returning stars -- Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner -- are 'Twilight'-tested and approved, and the second movie, 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon,' enters its opening weekend with even higher expectations. Some Hollywood insiders believe that because of the heat surrounding its stars and the fact that 'New Moon' is opening in about 600 more theaters than the first film, it will sell more than $100 million worth of tickets through Sunday.

Uma Thurman, whose choice of roles since she saw heavy-duty action in Quentin Tarantino's 'Kill Bill' films hasn't exactly been earth shaking, will have a chance to change all that soon.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, she's signed on to star opposite Robert Pattinson in 'Bel Ami,' an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's famous 1885 novel.

Who's going to challenge rapper 50 Cent's claim on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' that he's a 'Twilight' fan? You? We didn't think so.

The rapper, who attended the premiere of 'New Moon' in L.A. on Tuesday, told Kimmel he was drawn to it because of its special effects, and he's also impressed that the movie, which is based on Stephenie Meyer's mega-selling vampire series, is backed by an independent studio.

Watch the video after the jump.

Is 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' director Chris Weitz giving up on Hollywood?

According to an interview in MovieMaker Magazine, the producer-director-writer is unhappy with the Hollywood system, particularly after his experience with 'The Golden Compass' in 2007.

Robert Pattinson's next non-vampire movie doesn't open for another four months but that didn't stop Summit Entertainment from riding on 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' buzz and releasing the trailer for his romantic drama 'Remember Me' a few days before the Nov. 20 release of the latest big screen offering from Stephenie Meyer's best-selling series.

The British heartthrob puts his charisma and good looks to use as a brooding, misunderstood rebel without much of a cause except to reconnect with his distant father (Pierce Brosnan) following a family tragedy, and, of course, to get the girl.