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Q&A: Catherine Hardwicke, Director of Twilight

Nov. 19, 2009
As New Moon mania kicks into full gear, TIME spoke to the woman who helped launch the global phenomenon: Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke.
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LOS ANGELES, March 12 (UPI) -- Spanish filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona has been hired to direct "Eclipse," the third installment of the "Twilight" film franchise, Variety.com said.

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Director: 'Twilight' filming 'pretty cool'

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Facinelli, Reaser to star in 'Twilight'

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Hollywood actors Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser and Jackson Rathbone have joined the cast of Catherine Hardwicke's vampire movie "Twilight."

Hardwicke: 'Nativity' caps teen 'trilogy'

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler