Chris Weitz, director of the upcoming movie The Twilight Saga: New Moon, was spied having a power lunch with a few new castmembers from this new film. Alex Meraz, Bronson Pelletier, Tyson Houseman and Taylor Lautner (who we already know will reprise his role as Jacob Black) joined Weitz for a bite to eat in Vancouver, Canada (where the film is currently in production) yesterday afternoon. It is being reported that the new castmembers, the ones who are playing Native American parts, are actually Native American themselves. Here are a few pics from yesterday’s summit … be warned, the following report may contain spoilers for those of you who have yet to read the book:

Summit Entertainment has brought on a cast of American Indian actors to star in the werewolf and vampire-themed “New Moon,” the sequel to “Twilight”. The studio has hired Chaske Spencer, Bronson Pelletier, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon and Tyson Houseman to form the ensemble Wolf Pack, who in Stephenie Meyer’s novel take the side of the humans in their fight against the evil breed of vampires. All five will make their big-screen debuts in the film. Taylor Lautner previously had been cast as Jacob Black, also a member of the Wolf Pack. Summit noted that all of the actors are of American Indian descent, with Sioux, Purepecha and Hualapai among the tribes represented. Meyer made the announcement on her Web site after weeks of rumors that director Chris Weitz was close to casting members of the Wolf Pack.

I understand that it was very important for the studio to hire Native American actors for these roles, which I think is a very smart move. Not only does hiring Native American actors give new opportunities to actors that may not get much work already but it will also give the film a level of authenticity. I’m pretty sure we won’t be seeing any of these young gents in any wolf costuming … that is, until the movie comes out in November … but it’s nice to see that they look like a handsome bunch. Do these guys look like the Quileute characters you envisioned from the book?

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Director Guy Ritchie was spotted making his way out of his London pub the Punchbowl last night and homie was rockin’ a serious shiner underneath his right eye:

Now that Guy and Madonna are divorcing, there’s no way to pin this black eye on her … so the question remains, who slugged Guy Ritchie? Any guesses?

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Yesterday evening at approximately 7pm PT, Prince launched his new website LOTUSFLOW3R.com for all of his fans to play with. For the price of $77, folks who signed up at the site were allowed access to the site which offers all three of his new albums — LOTUSFLOW3R, MPLSoUND and Elixir by Bria Valente — for immediate download as well as a vault of photographs and video clips (including his Coachella performance last year). I was very happy to pony up the membership fee for the site … here are a few screencaps of what the site looks like:

Trust me, I realize that paying $77 for access to a website is not easy for everyone but this is the way that Prince has been running his official websites for years now. It wasn’t that long ago that fans who paid a membership fee were given access to NPGmusicclub.com which was his last venture to disseminate music to his fans (and is no longer available online). In addition to all the music and video that is available on the site, members were also given the opportunity to purchase tickets for his three concerts this coming Saturday night and were also afforded free tickets to the Tonight Show tapings that he is doing all week long. That is how I got my tickets to attend tonight’s taping. While not everyone may be able or interested in participating with Prince’s site in this way, I am happy to do so. I’ve been a fan of the man’s work for far too long and I have learned that this sort of access to premium content and first dibs at concert tickets is well worth the price of admission. Should news or important information be released on the site, I’ll do my best to pass along the info. I’ve been jamming to the three albums all morning long as I plan for my 5 upcoming Prince shows this week … thus far, I’m very pleased with my membership.

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So I just posted an entry about how David and I got to attend TV Guide magazine’s Sexiest Stars 2009 party at the Sunset Tower here in LA last night and while I wasn’t able to take photos at the event myself, there are photos that were taken by professionals available for sharing. As you may recall, we learned last week that TV Guide chose Eva Longoria as the Sexiest TV Actress and Simon Baker as the Sexiest TV Actor … and they both made it out for the party last night. Here are but a few of the sexiest TV stars who came out for the event last night:

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker has topped a new magazine poll to find the sexiest woman on TV. A day after Aussie Simon Baker was named TV Guide’s sexiest actor, pretty Parker has been crowned the queen of television. And she can’t believe magazine bosses picked her – because her Housewives character Gabrielle Solis has been all frumpy in episodes dating back to last year. She says, “I think the timing for this is pretty funny actually, but also really great. I love that Gaby has been able to withstand time, along with the bad haircuts and all the extra pounds, and is still considered sexy.” And her husband, French sports star Tony Parker agrees with the magazine’s pick: “My husband thinks I’m at my sexiest the first thing in the morning. He says looking over at me as I’m waking up is his favourite thing.”

No offense to Mr. Baker but my choice for Sexiest Actor would have to be Robert Buckley from Lipstick Jungle. It was only today that I found out that he was at the party last night. Let me tell you, had I run into him at the party last night — camera or no camera — I would’ve accosted him for a photo … and mebbe a cheap grab ;) It’s OK, David is well aware of this. The man is just hot. Everyone at the party was just too pretty … it was a fun night. And so … because I wasn’t able to take photos last night, I wanted to share some of the pretty with all y’all … enjoy.

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Last night David and I were invited, by his dear friend Lisa who is visiting from NYC, to attend the TV Guide Sexiest Stars 2009 party at the Sunset Tower here in LA. Because the event was not really geared towards press, it would’ve been uncouth for me to bring a camera to snap pictures … which is a real bummer because there were some pretty cool people there. I was able to snap some atmosphere photos with my BlackBerry:

I got to chat with Miracle Laurie who plays Mellie on Dollhouse. She is one of my fave characters on the show because you know that Joss Whedon is going to write some amazing things for her in the weeks to come. Miracle was at the party with Tahmoh Penikett and Dichen Lachman who are also on Dollhouse. We got to see Jennie Garth from Beverly Hills, 90210 as well as Simon Baker and other celebs. Because we were socializing with David’s friends, I couldn’t keep track of everyone who showed up. It was a really fun night. I got to see some folks I haven’t seen in a while — Ben, Gina, Ross — and a great time was had by all.

This afternoon, David and I have to make our way to Burbank for today’s taping of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Prince is performing and I managed to get my hands on a pair of tickets for the show. I’m very excited :) Watch my Twitter, I’ll try and update as much as I can.

• Natasha Richardson’s organs were donated as one last gift to mankind.
• Is Isaiah Washington about to be evicted?
• Lauren LC Conrad clarifies that it was her idea to put her clothing line on hold.
• Papa Joe Simpson wants the world to know that he really does like Tony Romo. Really, he does.
• Green Day to release their new album on May 15.
• Prince Harry plays dress-up, reunites with Chelsy Davy?
• Don’t you just love Easter baskets? (NSFW)
• Hollywood legend Errol Flynn’s grandson breaks into modeling.
• Vermont’s governor vows to veto the same-sex marriage bill if it comes across his desk.
• Anna Faris does Arena magazine.
• Hilary Duff films scenes for Law and Order: SVU.
• McLucas bring their romance to SoCal.
• Click HERE to find out who went home last night on Dancing with the Stars.
• Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies) is 30, Sarah Jessica Parker is 44, Marcia Cross is 47, Elton John is 62 and Aretha Franklin is 67 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Dennis Quaid and Julianne Moore sign on to play Bill and Hillary Clinton in a new HBO movie.
• Nicole Richie denies rumors that she is giving birth to twins.
• The 82nd Academy Awards will air on March 7, 2010.

Earlier this week I mentioned that the movie trailer for Where The Wild Things Are would be premiering ahead of showings of Monsters vs. Aliens in theaters starting this Friday BUT it turns out that the trailer had made its way to the Internets just a couple of days earlier. Pink reader Brenda gave me the head’s up that the first trailer for Spike Jonze’s adaptation of the amazing storybook has been posted online. Here are a few screencaps:

OMG … it looks incredible. From just the trailer alone you can tell that the story of Max has been fortified considerably. There is a darkness to the tralier that alludes to a darkness in the film. I’m so excited. After the jump, check out the trailer for Where The Wild Things Are in full for yourselves …

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