The New Breaking Dawn Vampires Are Here!

More than 16 vampires have been added to the cast of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

Based on the bestselling novels by Stephenie Meyer, the Twilight series follows the romance between teenager Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen. The movie Breaking Dawn is based on the fourth and final book of the series.



In keeping with Twilight tradition, most of the new cast members are relative unknowns. The most famous faces were reserved for the Denali clan, which features prominently in the book.

Maggie Grace (Taken), Casey LeBow (Moonlight) and MyAnna Buring (Lesbian Vampire Killers) will play the three sisters, Irina, Kate and Tanya. Mia Maestro (Alias) will play Carmen and Christian Camargo (Dexter, The Hurt Locker) is Eleazar.

The Denali clan are just a few of the vampires that are descending on Forks as Edward, Bella and co call on all their vampire contacts for help in the impending war with the Volturi.

Other clans to be introduced include the Egyptian, Irish and Romanian covens as well as the American and European nomads. See the attached photo gallery for a first look at the new vampires.

Filming planned for November

Pre-production is well under way and key crew members have also been confirmed, with director Bill Condon announcing on Facebook an impressive line-up; notably cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, who won an Oscar for Pans Labyrinth, makeup designer Jean Black, from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and visual effects supervisor John Bruno whose work includes Titanic, X-Men and Avatar.

Commenting on Bruno, Condon said: “He and his team are working intensely to develop solutions to the host of special effects challenges that Stephenie created for us in Breaking Dawn, including that remarkable kid.”

The role of Renesmee – the half-vampire half-human offspring of Bella and Edward – will be played by young MacKenzie Foy. The role will require the character to quickly age from baby to toddler and then child.

Three of the books, Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse, have already been brought to the big screen with only Breaking Dawn remaining. Earlier this year it was confirmed that Breaking Dawn will be split across two movies. Part one is due to be released in November 2011.

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Casting For The Covens And Nomads Update

I got some news for you fellow Twilighters! And this news made me more excited to see the battle scene between the Covens, Nomads, Cullens versus the Volturi! Here it is:

Summit Entertainment just sent out a huge casting update on actors joining The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. We now have casting news regarding The Amazon Coven, The Egyptian Coven, The Irish Coven, The Romanian Coven, The American Nomads, and The European Nomads. Some of these names we’ve heard before like Lee Pace playing Garrett and Rami Malek playing Benjamin.



Newcomers to the franchise include Tracey Heggins, Judi Shekoni, Omar Metwally, Andrea Gabriel, Angela Sarafyan, Marlane Barnes, Lisa Howard, Patrick Brennan, Noel Fisher, Guri Weinberg, Toni Trucks, Bill Tangradi, Erik Odom, Valorie Curry, and Joe Anderson. Hit the jump for a full casting breakdown plus notes on each group. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn has been split into two parts. Part I opens November 18, 2011 while Part II is set for November 16, 2012.

(All descriptions are from a press release sent out by Summit Entertainment.)

THE AMAZON COVEN

-Tracey Heggins (Things Fall Apart) as Senna.
-Judi Shekoni (EastEnders) as Zafrina.

Among the oldest vampires in the world, Senna and Zafrina are descendants of an ancient Amazonian tribe. They have lived outside of civilization for centuries and therefore make no attempt to keep up a human facade. Though they drink human blood, the Amazons have long been allies of Carlisle.

THE EGYPTIAN COVEN

-Omar Metwally (Rendition) as Amun.
-Andrea Gabriel (Lost) as Kebi.
-Rami Malek (The Pacific) as Benjamin.
-Angela Sarafyan (The Good Guys) as Tia.

The Egyptian Coven consists of Amun, Kebi, Benjamin, and Tia, with Amun as the leader. It is stated that even though they are not a biological family, they could pass for one. Amun is extremely protective of his family and fearful of Aro.

THE IRISH COVEN

-Marlane Barnes (The Tree of Life) as Maggie.
-Lisa Howard as Siobhan.
-Patrick Brennan as Liam.

The Irish Coven, a relatively young group, was founded by Siobhan and Liam, but Maggie’s talent made her an important element of it. They are not vegetarian but they are civilized.

THE ROMANIAN COVEN

-Noel Fisher (The Pacific) as Vladimir.
-Guri Weinberg (Munich) as Stefan.

The Romanian Coven is one of the oldest covens in the world and they were the ruling vampire family until they were unseated by the Volturi. For that reason they harbor a centuries old resentment of the Italian coven.

THE AMERICAN NOMADS

-Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies) as Garrett.
-Toni Trucks (Music and Lyrics) as Mary.
-Bill Tangradi (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Randall.
-Erik Odom (The Dead Ones) as Peter.
-Valorie Curry (Veronica Mars) as Charlotte.

Turned during the Revolutionary War, Garrett has chosen to live a nomadic existence, wandering the world on his own. Garrett has never lost the rebellious spirit of his human life, and loves a good fight, always rooting for the underdog. Though not a vegetarian, Garrett is among Carlisle’s closest and oldest friends.

Mary and Randall are American nomadic vampires.

Peter and Charlotte are nomadic vampires and mates. They were created during the aftermath of the Southern Vampire Wars, in which Jasper was a key player. They have remained friends with Jasper ever since.

THE EUROPEAN NOMADS

-Joe Anderson (The Crazies) as Alistair.

A nomadic vampire from England, Alistair has a misanthropic, brooding personality and a deep mistrust of all authority. Although he counts Carlisle as his closest acquaintance, he doesn’t visit more than once a century.

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THE DENALI COVEN

-Maggie Grace (Taken) as Irina Denali
-MyAnna Buring (The Descent) is Tanya, the leader of the clan who has a crush on Edward.
-Casey LaBow (Skateland) is Kate, who can produce an electric current that shocks anyone she touches.
-Christian Camargo (Dexter) is Eleazar, a Spaniard who has a knack for identifying the fits of others.
-Mia Maestro (Poseidon) is Carmen, the kind mate of Eleazar who appears to know many languages.


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The Denali Clan Cast Info.

The following new castmates have been announced for the following roles (note that they are all from the "Denali" coven):

MyAnna Buring (Doomsday): "Tanya," "described as having long, curly, strawberry blonde hair."

Christian Camargo (Dexter, The Hurt Locker): "Eleazar," "described as a tall, dark-haired man with "a hint of an olive tone in his chalky complexion."

Mia Maestro (Poseidon, Alias): "Carmen," described as "black-haired, with a hint of an olive tone to her chalky complexion."

Casey LaBow (Moonlight): "Kate," whose "hair . . . is 'long, pale blond, straight as corn silk.'"

These four join the newly added Lost star Maggie Grace, who'll portray "Irina."

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