Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Alex & Kim Meraz: Mythic Love

Celebuzz has the story of photographer Iscah Trujillo photographing the twosome, when Kim was 8 months into her pregnancy, as part of a series entitled “Mythic Love.” Trujillo joked of the two, “They look mythic to me as a couple, even when Kim is wearing fake fingernails.” Shortly after the shoot, the couple’s child was born, Somak.

Note: Originally uploaded on Flikr by Iscah Trujillo on Dec 19, 2007. pics are actually 1yr and 4 months old not recent.

Taylor Lautner on Set Filming La Push Scenes



The first photos from the set of La Push scenes. Kristen Stewart (Bella Swan) and Taylor Lautner (Jacob Black) on set in Vancouver. Check out all the pictures over at LaineyGossip

7 things you should know about Alex Meraz

Celebuzz has an article listing 7 things we should all know about Alex Meraz, including his exceptional martial arts skills, his love for his wife and his amazing work ethic. Mentor and friend, actor Raoul Trujillo(pictured left), gave us the breakdown.

Alex Meraz Not Gay

Okay the reason I'm making this post is simply cause some people were saying he was gay and to prove them wrong I'm going to post Alex Meraz's response to the "he's gay" comments on the acting reel that was available a while back.

originally posted Thursday Mar 26 2009 on the IMDb board

"You guys are funny. I'm actually not gay It was a film role I did two years ago that of coarse made it onto my acting reel because I was proud of the work. While I'm on here I'd like to say that I'm deeply grateful for all the support that I've received and am honored to be apart of such an amazing project. Respectfully, Alex Meraz"

Taylor Lautner at Kids’ Choice Awards

JustJared has pics of Taylor Lautner at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2009 that went on last night in LA. Taylor accepted the award for Best Book for the Twilight Series.

Taylor Lautner Accepts Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Book

Taylor Lautner accepted the award for best book at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in place of Robert Pattinson. The Twilight Series won against the Harry Potter Series.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Sam, Paul, and Embry Sighting

From left to right: Chaske Spencer (Sam), Alex Meraz (Paul), and Kiowa Gordon (Embry) have been spoted taking a stroll in Vancouver yesterday. They've been shooting with Kristen and Taylor.

Check out more pics at Lainey Gossip.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Interview casting director Rene Haynes on Wolf cast

Brought to you by Celebuzz With last week's announcement of the New Moon wolf pack marked the beginning of frenzied fan-site activity by the Twilight nation for the five Native American actors chosen for the part.

"These kids are kids whose life is going to change," casting director Rene Haynes tells Celebuzz in an exclusive interview. "They are now stars." Haynes handled the Native American casting for the Twilight sequel. Her final wolf pack choices include Chaske Spencer, Alex Meraz, Bronson Pelletier, Kiowa Gordon and Tyson Houseman. "They are all good kids," says Rene. "They have good heads on their shoulders. I think they'll navigate these waters the best they can." There was also open auditions, including one in Vancouver which brought out thousands of hopefuls. Houseman was the lucky attendee who not only auditioned on that day, but also earned a part. "Every single aspect was successful," says Haynes. It was crucial to Haynes — who specializes in Native American casting − that each of the characters chosen was of Native American descent. "It was important to the filmmakers," says Haynes. 'That is why they hired me. And that was my job." Perhaps the hardest choice was that of casting Spencer. While Haynes declines to say what part the actor was cast for, fan sites have speculated Spencer is set for the part of Sam - a pivotal wolf pack leader who plays a prominent role in future installments. "He's someone I feel is going to be a star," says Haynes. "I have cast him before. He's always done lovely work. It's awesome to know that it's time for this young actor to have a great breakout role like this." It wasn't a sure thing when Spencer auditioned, even after meeting casting director Joseph Middleton in NY for a powerful reading. "It was a very long process," says Haynes, pointing out there were many strong candidates for the part. "It was up and down, up and down. But he floated to the top." She's now sure she's found her man. Spencer is an experienced veteran who has worked with Haynes on a number of projects. "He's an emerging young actor who has paid his dues," says Haynes. "This isn't just someone we picked off the street. He's studied and ready for this." Another choice receiving a lot of buzz in the Vancouver shooting is Meraz. Haynes can see the appeal. "Alex is a professional dancer," she says. "He is definitely a rising star in the Native American community." While all the actors are studly, the big question is, are they as studly as the bulked-up leader Taylor Lautner? "All the roles require a lot of physicality," Haynes assures us. "They're all quite fit."

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Bronson Pelletier's acting chops

Bronson Pelletier is going to be Jared of the wolf pack and I've been scavenging for Pelletier's most recent work which is Renegadepress.com, a Canadian tv series, I could only find Season two so do without Season one. Here are some clips to showcase Bronson Pelletier's acting chops. Bronson is best known for his role as Jack Sinclair in Renegadepress.com take a look.

Season 2 episode 1
Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

you can find more episodes on dream934's Channel

Monday, March 23, 2009

Summit Confirms Wolf Pack Cast for New Moon!!!

Summit has issued a press release confirming the wolf pack cast!!!
Los Angeles, CA — March 23, 2009 — Summit Entertainment announced today that Native American/First Nation actors Chaske Spencer, Bronson Pelletier, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon and Tyson Houseman have signed on to star as the members of the wolf pack in THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON. In the film, the wolf pack defends humans against vampires although they have a tribal history intricately entwined with Edward Cullen and his family. The wolf pack members will join Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and fellow wolf pack member Taylor Lautner in the film directed by Chris Weitz which will be released domestically November 20, 2009.

In THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested.

Each member of the wolf pack is of Native decent. Spencer is Lakota (Sioux), Pelletier is Cree-Metis, Meraz is Purepecha (Tarasco), Gordon is Hualapai, and Houseman, who was discovered at an open casting call, is Cree. Casting of the wolf pack was overseen by award-winning casting director Rene Haynes who is well-known for her work on Native projects ranging from DANCES WITH WOLVES to BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE.

Alex Meraz Naked in the Kitchen

found these stills Enjoy...







Bad wolf Alex Meraz spotted (...and Lautner too)

more from Lainey Gossip
Hell-OH Alex Meraz. He plays Paul in New Moon – here he is photographed on the weekend in Vancouver. Hot. SO hot. Alex was overheard telling people that he’ll be the “bad wolf” in the movie. Bad is good. Bad works for me. Also attached – Taylor Lautner and his flawless skin (how is skin like this possible???) enjoyed a beautiful sunny break in the day. Vancouver is spectacular when it’s not raining. Just… it rains a LOT. Anyway, Taylor and Kristen were running lines all weekend, prepping to begin shooting in earnest this week. Robert Pattinson was running lines on Sunday too for a few hours. He has however for the most part shut himself in when not working out, apparently hasn’t ventured out much, prefers to be alone, politely declines invitations to go out, either getting into character or perhaps frightened by the loser twi-hards who’ve descended upon Vancouver to hunt him down? Twilight is boosting tourism!

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Meet Alex Meraz (Paul)







His official myspace.
According to
imagineNATIVE Alex Meraz, is of the Purepecha (Tarasco) First Nation of Michoacan, Mexico. He is a painter, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. Alex's first movie role was in The New World in 2005. Since then, he has appeared in a string of Native American-themed TV shows and movies, and now he has gotten his big break with New Moon. Hot Native American Alex Meraz is one of The Wolf Pack. The 24-year-old Meraz will join cast members Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in the sequel to be directed by Chris Weitz for a November 2009 release.















Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Wolf Pack Spotted in Vancouver

These are the first shots of the wolf pack spotted at Vancouver having a meeting with director Chris Weitz. There's more pictures at Lainey Gossip. The one in the red shirt is definitely Bronson Pelletier who I have suspected was going to be Jared. Here is the cast list for the wolf pack in New Moon:

Taylor Lautner: Jacob Black
Chaske Spencer: Sam Uley
Tyson Houseman: Quil Ateara
Alex Meraz: Paul
Kiowa Gordon: Embry Call
Bronson Pelletier: Jared
Tinsel Korey: Emily

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Rumor: Lawrence Santiago is Sam

Much hasn't been said since my last post on Solomon Trimble being out for the role of Sam but now it is safe to say that he is officially out according to his myspace. So who is Sam? There has been talk about the actor Lawrence Santiago most notably been in the movie The New World. It's hard to contanct him since his myspace is set to private but what we can see on his profile is this:

Male 26 years old
La Push, Washington
United States
Last Login: 3/4/2009

"La Push, Washington"? Is that a clue!!! It used to say Denver, Colorado until Rene Haynes' callback deadline of February 15th. Is he our Sam?
Update: This Rumor happens to be false after all. Now his myspace says "Denver ---->Los Angeles, California" He didn't get the part.