‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse’: Bryce Dallas Howard replacing Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria
This just in from Access Hollywood:
Bryce Dallas Howard is joining the “Twilight” franchise.
The
“Terminator Salvation” star will replace Rachelle Lefevre in the role
of Victoria, according to Summit Entertainment, which produces the
vampire film series based on the books by Stephenie Meyer.“We
are incredibly happy that Bryce has agreed to come into the franchise,”
Erik Feig, Summit’s President of Worldwide Production and Acquisitions,
said in a statement to Access Hollywood. “Rachelle brought
‘Victoria’ to great screen life and Bryce will bring a new dimension to
the character. The franchise is lucky to have such a talented actress
as Bryce coming in to fill the role.”Summit said Rachelle
would not be continuing on as Victoria, an evil vampire out for revenge
over the death of her lover, due to scheduling conflicts.Bryce,
the daughter of director Ron Howard, will take over the role beginning
in “Eclipse,” the third installment in the “Twilight” series.“Eclipse”
begins filming in Vancouver this coming August, Summit confirmed. The
film will be released in theaters on June 30, 2010.
I get a strange feeling that as a comic fan I'm supposed to care abut this. Why?