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Director David Slade was interviewed at the Vancouver International Film Festival by Starlight Casino. He commented on Eclipse as well as his other projects. via EclipseMovie

David Slade bids farewell to the saga with a tweet. He also posted a photo. Dark Del signing my last official duty under the Twilight Saga regime. http://twitpic.com/3d8x4t

David Slade is known for his dark-theme movies, especially 30 Days of Night and Hard Candy . So, transitioning from R-rated movies to good ol' PG13 is quite interesting. FEARnet discussed this matter and more with Mr Slade.

Now making the prints for your cinemas. We are officially one step away from the screen. In celebration here is a pic taken of Ashley [as Alice Cullen] during pre  production.  http://twitpic.com/1qp5o1 Twitter

David Slade updated us on the latest Eclipse news, involving the movie' score. Howard Shore composer and conductor at Abbey Rd Studios with Orchestra. Our sound score recording is complete.  Above is a photo of Howard Shore and the orchestra at Abbey Rd Studios. Also, another exciting news is that the final trailer (only 2 trailers??) will premiere on Oprah , with Dakota Fanning present to reveal it!!

It's David Slade's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Image: TwiLex

David Slade tweeted from the Eclipse , describing a scene with Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart. Yesterday Taylor had to carry Kristen for several hours, he held it together - hope he can lift his arms today. Rain dumped on us all day. (about 8 hours ago from web)

More tweets from David Slade ! Worked w/entire Cullen family today. @peterfacinelli borrowed my camera, took my picture being strangled by Jackson, will upload later... Forrest again today, tomorrow we do wolf shots, saw some great wolf tests today, early stages developed from New Moon wolves.

David Slade is keeping us Twifans updated on the production of Eclipse ! Along with the stunning image of a mountain range above (tent scene, perhaps? *grins*) , he tweets: "Today preparation, and the day off, tomorrow editing." "I don't mind these pap pics, its just annoying when it stops us from shooting, or the images are completely unrepresentative of our shots." "Really really long paparazzi lenses make everything look terrible, one snuck close to set and was kicked off, another was arrested last week." "We had paparazzi on the ridge about 1/2mile away, their pictures will look bizarre they would have had to use 1000mm+ lenses." "Yes we were shooting Bella and Jacob's kiss on the mountain, its really a grueling emotional thing to have to shoot over and over." "http://twitpic.com/hilvk - 6am mountain. A black bear strayed close to us. We shoot solid through, sunburnt and tired we return at sunset."

David Slade tweets more details from the Eclipse set!! " http://twitpic.com/fxb97 - Taylor Lautner Pic from set, yes that is him mid backflip. He does it from standing still. " " Rehearsals with Kristen, Billy Burke and Rob yesterday. Third week of shooting just hours away. Preparation, preparation preparation ."

David Slade posted a new photo of Taylor Lautner. http://twitpic.com/fsbf1 - Mr Taylor Lautner. A photo I took during early camera lighting tests. Not a whisker in sight. via @ david_a_slade

FEARnet posted up an interview with David Slade, director of Eclipse . What will differ about Slade’s Twilight? “I don’t really know. We haven’t even started shooting yet.” While the director says he has a basic idea of what he wants to do with it, he is more concerned with telling a good story than being “different.” “It is darker, and there is a lot more action than the previous two,” he admits. “The third book is from Bella’s point of view, but the film will be more objective.” And just how will he do that? “We are going to focus on the origin stories of several characters, like Jacob, and show how Bella will decide between Edward and Jacob.” via New Moon Movie

The other day I posted about Eclipse director David Slade attacking Twilight . Well, he wrote to Twilight Lex to explain. “Dear Laura and Lori I would be grateful if you could distribute this statement to the fans of Twilight:I would like to address some statements that I made regarding Twilight. When I made these comments, I had neither seen the film nor read the books. I was promoting a comedy short film that I had made for Xbox and every pop culture subject was seen as a possible comedy target. I was being silly and none of the statements were from the heart. Of course, I have since seen the movie and read the books and was quickly consumed with the rich storytelling and the beautifully honest characters that Stephenie Meyer created. I would like to reassure everyone involved that I am invested in making the best film that I am humanly capable of, and that I am acutely aware of the power of the original books we serve. Please be rest assured this statement is absolutely from ...

David Slade, caught saying a lil' somethin' somethin' about Twilight back before he knew he was chosen as the director of ( ironically enough) Eclipse . It seems like Slade’s Twitter account has been deleted, which is a crying shame. Besides the loss of an interesting tweeter, another of the reasons this is unfortunate is that the deletion covers Slade’s tracks a little and hides a rather amusing little attack he launched on the Twilight franchise. That being the very same Twilight franchise Slade has subsequently signed up to, and for which he will be directing the third installment, Eclipse. Oops. So, the original Tweet might be gone but after the break we have audio of Slade ripping into Twilight and, if nothing else, its quite funny stuff… and I can’t help wondering what Summit Entertainment, the Twilight cast and Stephenie Meyer think about it? Click here for more.