Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, the principal stars of the upcoming sequel film The Twilight Saga: New Moon, are featured on the cover of this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly (The Fall Movie Preview issue) with nary a hint of Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson even mentioned. HMMM. R. Pattz was interviewed for the EW piece and is quoted in the coverstory interview but as this magazine cover makes clear, New Moon is all about the relationship between Bella Swan (K. Stew) and Jacob Black (Tay Tay):

With a new director, a new level of fame for stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, and a new set of washboard abs for Taylor Lautner, the second film in the Twilight series, due Nov. 20, promises even more swooning-opportunities for its fans. This week’s double issue of Entertainment Weekly places Stewart and Lautner on the cover, while revealing secrets from the New Moon set inside. New Moon, a far different beast than Twilight, is steeped in heartbreak, focusing on the recovery Bella (Stewart) undergoes after Edward (Pattinson) breaks her heart and her new feelings for her friend Jacob (Lautner). Pattinson couldn’t be happier with his downsized role: “It was a stress-free job for three months,” says the actor. “All the pressure was on Taylor.” There were some minicontroversies surrounding the set – director Chris Weitz replaced Twilight helmer Catherine Hardwicke, Lautner had to publicly campaign to keep the role of Jacob, and actress Rachelle Lefevre was replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard for the soon-to-be-shot third film in the series. Lautner ultimately secured the spot thanks in part to Stewart. “It’s completely understandable why they wanted to make sure he was right,” says the actress. “He was so young, 16, so I got it. But I knew he had [to do] it. Just because of how I felt around him.” And how did the Bella-Jacob best-friend chemistry play out on set? “We have that relationship,” she says. “It’s lamely cute.” Taylor trained hard to bulk up for the role of the budding werewolf. “My body fat got so low that we actually needed to increase it a little bit,” he says. “My trainer would be like, ‘Go have a huge milk shake just so I can get a thousand calories into your body.’” Stewart thinks the new film will be beefier, too: “[Making Twilight] was much more of a fight,” she says. “We needed to make something commercial but stay true to the book. We didn’t have enough money. It was all very impulsive, and that’s what I love about that movie…But I think New Moon is gonna be even better.”

Wait … is that a hint of a smile on Kristen’s face? Actually, whenever we see her with Taylor (and not Rob around) she tends to smile more. No wonder Summit Entertainment decided that they couldn’t fire Taylor from the role of Jacob in New Moon … he is, very likely, the only person on Earth that can get any emotion out of her. HMMM. Even tho The Twilight Saga: New Moon is still over 2 months away the promo machine is already heating up. The next trailer for the film hits movie theaters this weekend (tho, we already got a sneak preview here on the blog yesterday) and now this new issue of Entertainment Weekly. The Twilight party is just getting started, y’all … are you ready for the next go round?

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Entertainment Weekly magazine scored a bit of a coup this week as they are able to feature the principal stars of the much-anticipated sequel Iron Man 2 on their cover this week. Additionally, EW is also giving us the exclusive first look at Scarlett Johansson in the role of Black Widow! Here is the cover of this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly that features Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Ivan Vanko/Whiplash (Mickey Rourke):

Entertainment Weekly’s second annual Comic-Con preview issue features Iron Man 2 on the cover, and inside it’s packed with exclusive first looks at highly anticipated TV shows, comic books, and movies. The first Iron Man blasted Robert Downey Jr. back to stardom, and the superhero franchise is readying to return to the big screen on May 7, 2010. Iron Man will battle new villain Mickey Rourke, size up Scarlett Johansson (exclusive photo of ScarJo as Black Widow, after the jump!), and, hopefully, prove that the success of the first movie wasn’t a fluke. Downey knows the movie isn’t an underdog this time around. “There are a lot more invisible eyes on us now,” he says. When Marvel Studios first announced the sequel, no one was sure what the movie would be about. Downey, director Jon Favreau, screenwriter Justin Theroux, and the rest of the creative team struck upon the idea of introducing two very different foes for Stark. On one side is Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell), a fast-talking weapons manufacturer who fancies himself the next Tony Stark; on the other, Vanko, who, while incarcerated in a Russian prison, creates his own battle-suit, which shoots devastating, whip-like beams. Hammer and Whiplash join forces to take down Downey’s character, Tony Stark. Rourke, for his part, wanted to instill some lightness into the role of the heavy. “I told Favreau, ‘I don’t want to just play him as a one-dimensional p—-,’” he says. “He let me have a cockatoo, who I talk to and get drunk with while I’m making my suit.” Just as the deals were being hammered out, Terrence Howard — who had played Stark’s best friend — fell out of the sequel in a public salary dispute. The role was re-cast, with Don Cheadle stepping in. “We had to make some tough deals,” says Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. “When they got public, you go, ‘That sucks. Okay, you want a peek behind the curtain? Here you are!’” Says Cheadle, “Terrence and I couldn’t be more different. We address it head-on in the movie in one exchange. We’re not trying to fool people.” (Cheadle admits he didn’t know much about Marvel’s superhero before the first movie came out: “I always thought Iron Man was a robot.”)

It may seem a bit early to be featuring characters from Iron Man 2 on a magazine cover, especially since the film doesn’t open in theaters until Spring of next year, but with Comic-Con taking place in San Diego, CA next week it makes sense that EW would want to put a big name attraction on the cover. After the jump, check out the first promo pic of Scarlett as Black Widow that has been released to the media …

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Yesterday we got our first look at the cover of this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly which is being published in tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Today we learn that EW will, in fact, publish 4 covers of their MJ tribute issue so that fans can have the option of purchasing their fave coverphoto … or purchasing all of the tribute coverphotos. Here is what the 4 different coverphotos for this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly look like:

If you are interested in purchasing these various copies of Entertainment Weekly, you can do so online HERE. I believe that, just like with previous issues of EW mag that published alternate covers, all 4 coverphotos will be included inside each issue. Personally, that is good enough for me.

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This week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly will pay tribute to the late Michael Jackson by devoting 28 pages of the new issue to his memory, his impact on the world of pop culture and looking back at the mag’s coverage of his long career. Additionally, author Stephen King contributes an article to the mag on his memories of Michael Jackson. Here is the cover of this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly:

From the press release: NEW YORK – This week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly devotes 28 pages to Michael Jackson’s mysterious death, his fascinating life, and, most important, his music. With four separate tribute covers available online at www.ew.com/mjcover, fans can collect them all. The covers feature Jackson singing at home in 1972; on the set of the “Thriller” video in 1983; a portrait taken in 1983; and performing in New York City on Sept. 10, 2001. Inside the issue we have an essay that takes a look at his final days and his astounding legacy, his life in pictures via a timeline that goes inside the world of an elusive superstar, an in depth critical guide to his albums, the songs you need for the essential Michael Jackson playlist, the greatest videos – our critic picks the top 10, from “Rock With You” to “Thriller” to “Scream,” and an essay by Stephen King who writes about working with Jackson on the 1997 video Ghosts.

Got to Be There, 1972: B+
Ben, 1972: B
Music & Me, 1973: B
Forever, Michael, 1975: B-
Off the Wall, 1979: A-
Thriller, 1982: A
Bad, 1987: B+
Dangerous, 1991: B+
HIStory, 1995: B
Blood on the Dance Floor/History in the Mix, 1997: B-
Invincible, 2001: C+

As I mentioned above, Stephen King penned a memorial of MJ for this issue which you can read after the jump. Additionally, I mentioned over the weekend that Time published a tribute issue of their magazine in honor of Michael Jackson and the fine folks at ONTD! provide some scans from inside the mag that, IMHO, absolutely sum up MJ’s life perfectly. Check it all out after the jump …

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Earlier this week we got our first look at Ryan Reynolds, star of the new film The Proposal which opens in theaters this weekend, on the cover of the Must List issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine … today we get to see the alternate covers of the mag which feature Ryan in alternate (yet equally hawt) poses:

I’m not sure if these alt covers are actually being printed for sale or home delivery around the country but my issue of the mag arrived with the cover we saw on Wednesday (lower right corner, with the water wings) and the other 3 covers printed inside the mag. I have to say … each alt cover is suitable for ripping out of the mag and affixing to one’s wall — not that I did that myself, I swear.

Ryan Reynolds + any state of undress + wet = Yes, please!!

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Ryan Reynolds, whose new film The Proposal opens in theaters this Friday (a movie that I got to see at a sneak preview last weekend and LOVED!), is featured on the cover and in the pages of this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine. This week’s issue is the mag’s annual Must List issue and hottie Ryan was chosen as the coverboy star for the 2009 edition … here is his cute coverphoto:

Ryan Reynolds is simply too smart and self-aware to be so good-looking. The reticent hunk—who kicks off our Must List for 2009, thanks to his big-screen summer double shot of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Proposal–spent his EW cover shoot wielding a giant water gun instead of an ego, and try as he might, he simply cannot muster the arrogance to flaunt what he’s got. When asked if he’s comfortable as a sex symbol, Reynolds sighs. “If you take any of that seriously, you need to be euthanized, ASAP,” he says. “There are moments when you can use that to your advantage. But it’s really embarrassing. I think I fear more than anything just sounding like a complete a–hole when I have to answer that question.” So let’s skip to the work, where the 32-year-old Canadian is more at home. Of late, he’s certainly done enough of it. In a span of 15 months Reynolds shot four consecutive films: April’s teen comedy Adventureland; Wolverine, soon to spawn a spin-off for Reynolds’ sarcastic mercenary-turned-mutant, Deadpool; The Proposal, a romantic comedy (in theaters Friday) that lets him crack wise opposite old friend Sandra Bullock; and Paper Man, which debuted this month at the L.A. Film Festival, where Reynolds plays Jeff Daniels’ imaginary superhero friend. (He also found time last September to wed actress Scarlett Johansson, a marriage he prefers not to talk about beyond calling it “fantastic.”)

The coverstory on Ryan’s hotness continues after the jump — where you can also see another photo from inside the mag. Never fear, Ryan is still shirtless in the second photo …

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Megan Fox, along with Autobot leader Optimus Prime, is featured on the cover and in the pages of this week’s new issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine. Because it has been decreed by the Powers that Be that Miss Fox MUST grace the cover of every magazine in creation, none of us should at all be surprised that she has scored yet another magazine cover. Here is her coverphoto pic along with a portion of her interview:

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Transformers turned you into an overnight star. Looking back, how do you feel about the movie?
MEGAN FOX: I’m terrible in it. It’s my first real movie and it’s not honest and not realistic. The movie wasn’t bad, I just wasn’t proud about what I did.

What’s the worst-case scenario?
Umm…that I’d be on The Hills?

LMAO!! This has to be Megan Fox’s best interview yet (click HERE to read the full interview). Love her or hate her, there is no denying that anytime she opens her mouth something very hilarious is going to come out. I hope she keeps giving these off the cuff interviews. I love hearing her speak because it gives you a sense of what is going on in that pretty little head of hers. While I can see how she prolly drives a lot of people crazy, I love her honesty. More interviews, please!!

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