New Moon Casting News!

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A new vampire has been cast!

Actor Michael Sheen (The Queen and Frost/Nixon), is set to take on the role of Aro in New Moon.

He will join the entire Twilight cast, including Robert Pattinson, as well as new cast addition Dakota Fanning.

In New Moon, Sheen will play Aro, the leader of an Italian vampire clan called the Volturi.

Director Chris Weitz confirmed Sheen’s casting and said he had ‘aggressively’ pursued the actor.

"Michael’s role is so important because he’s the head of all vampires," he said. "Aro is, on the surface, a very gracious and friendly vampire, but beneath that he is a tremendous threat."

Sheen is also reportedly collecting a big paycheck for New Moon.

Aces all around!!!!

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    Posted: Apr 12, 2009 at 12:40 am / Email this  »

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    1. 101

      Re: Stephanie – Make up can go a LONG way to make him look old and ancient like Aro.



    2. 102

      EWWW!! he doesn't look a thing like i imagined him to be..



    3. 103

      Good Casting call right there!! Good Job Chris Weitz!!



    4. 104

      eww



    5. 105

      i love him
      since i watched underworld's movies i fell in love with Michael!!!!
      i can't believe he's gonna be in the saga twilight
      WOWWWWWW !!!!



    6. 106

      They are casting some weird people……. I'm disappointed. However, I said the same thing about Robert…. "oh he's weird! "oh he's ugly!!" oh this and that, blah blah blah lol…." AND NOW….. I lurve Robert lol. Heart him!



    7. 107

      I think Michael will do an awesome job as Aro. I'm really surprised with this casting but I'm not complaining.



    8. 108

      goooooooood hes not famous.



    9. 109

      look what they did to him in underworld, he looked "GREAT" this can only help!!



    10. 110

      omg

      i think this is honestly an amazing choice, such a good actor. He rocked Brian Clough in the Damed United.

      hes only really ever played real people like brian clough, tony blair and david nixon.

      i still think its a really good choice, and good luck Michael Sheen!



    11. 111

      OME I LOVE MICHAEL SHEEN! hes gnna be brilliant as Aro! i hope ben barnes is still in the film somehow tho maybe as marcus?! i love it! xx



    12. 112

      Yay… another British actor in Twilight. We're taking over…… Mwa…ha…ha



    13. 113

      I love this man (obviously) and I echo the sentiments of Butt Sex. Needs to be ravaged. I wish he would dump GF and hire me as stylist so he will never be caught looking as dreadful as he normally does on the red carpet.



    14. 114

      oh he's definatley aro
      he'll be good
      I wonder how they'll do his makeup though



    15. 115

      i hope they die his hair black and straighten it



    16. 116

      I absolutely love Michael Sheen for Aro, he will do a fantastic job!!!



    17. 117

      I really cannot wait to see the finished product in November! Thank you Perez for the New Moon news and can we pretty please get something positive about Robert Pattinson on the site?? :)



    18. 118

      I miss Rob's hotness!!!



    19. 119

      Oh and this is a horrible picture of Michael Sheen by the way…was that on purpose or is this the only pic you could come up with??



    20. 120

      I thought the Volturi were old vampires!
      ehh. im not impressed. :l



    21. 121

      CAN'T WAIT! November 20th!
      Twilight is the best SAGA ever!



    22. 122

      what is it with him and vampire movies? this will be his third one…



    23. 123

      Who is this guy?



    24. 124

      yeah!!!
      love him in Underworld!!!
      really good actor…



    25. 125

      I thought Ben Barnes was going to play Aro, he looks alot better than this guy!



    26. 126

      Who cares? I don't…! Nice news for you Michael Sheen though… steel don't care about this! ahah



    27. 127

      I think hes perfect…If he sticks with the personality protrayed from the books and puts a twist of the werwolf from underworld. He will do great. and don't forget that make-up can go along way.



    28. 128

      i dont think he would be a good vamp he all ready plays a werewolf in underworld why play a vamp?



    29. 129

      OMG are you serious?!?! How on EARTH could they choose this guy over BEN BARNES?!?! No way in hell do I want to watch this guy prancing around on screen when it could have been ben barnes. He and dakota fanning can suck it. We don't need/want known celebs in twilight movies.. things were WAY better when we had unknown stars. GRRR!! They are screwing up new moon!!



    30. 130

      is that Lucian from Underworld?



    31. 131

      cant wait to see the movie, yay :)



    32. 132

      good he seems like a good of enough actor to pull off Aro.



    33. 133

      yay i love him but hope the make ups good
      since aros like three thousand

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      134

      oh,i see.



    35. 135

      This probably goes out to a smaller portion or people… but thanks to the dousche *sp* bag director of twilight, some people wouldn't even know who the volturi because she didn't even TOUCH into Carlisle's past to underrstand…

      Glad she's not directing New Moon!

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