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It was recently confirmed that The Pacific actor Rami Malek has been cast as Egyptian Coven member “Benjamin” in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

In one of the first of what will be many bits of news about all the new faces in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, ET has confirmed that Rami Malek will play Benjamin, a vampire from the Egyptian coven.

Rami, pictured, is twenty-nine but as you can see could pass for ten years younger.  He appeared in the war miniseries The Pacific and just wrapped a Tom Hanks movie, but is most-recognized from the Night at the Museum movies, in which he played Ahkmenrah.

Congrats Rami!

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg recently revealed the progress on the final film’s script. Interestingly, Rosenberg said that the most challenging part of this film rewrite is not the much talked about “birthing scene,” but the big battle in the finale.

MTV talked to Twilight Saga screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg at the Emmys last night, who revealed she was roughly 80% with the screenplays, saying:

They’re coming along. I just flew in last night from working with Bill Condon, prepping the scripts. They’re a lot of work. But we’re intent on making them the best scripts yet. … 80%? It’s hard to say because there’s still more to go, but I hope…maybe 75? (laughs)

She also revealed that the sequence she’s having the most trouble with is the climactic battle:

The final battle sequence is a big challenge. Because it lasts twenty-five pages. It’s an entire three-act story in and of itself. So you have to really track [it, and] you have to keep it interesting, [since] it’s all one setting and it’s hundreds of characters. So it’s an enormous challenge to choreograph that on the page, and for Bill to choreograph that on the stage. … I’ve written a couple of drafts of it, but Bill and I haven’t actually gotten into it. That’s the next big hurdle. We’re going to sit down with the stunt coordinator and, you know, create the ballet.

Will Rosalie have an even bigger role in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn? Nikki Reed recently sat down with MTV and chatted about her role and what it’s been like and where she thinks and hopes it might go.

Nikki Reed has clearly been studying up on Breaking Dawn in preparation for filming this fall. In an interview with MTV, she continues to analyze Rosalie’s love/hate relationship with Bella and Renesmee, saying:

What is that saying? Nothing makes two people bond more than the hate of another? I kind of feel like that, but in relation to love, with ‘Breaking Dawn,’ because they both love this child so much. And I think it’s finally, you know, the one thing that’s strong enough to bring them together — their love for this [baby]. It’s bizarre. It’s like they learn to co-exist for the sake of the kid, almost like they’re a divorced couple.

It seems that The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is already pretty far into pre-production, as Chaske Spencer revealed on Twitter (spotted by BreakingDawnMovie) that he’s been training since last Tuesday:

training day 3 – the saga continues

pretty sore after training yesterday

Of course, he could just be hitting the gym on his own, but — well, it’s hard to complain about that.

The downside to a billion-dollar series like The Twilight Saga is the constant misinformation that springs out of nowhere and can quickly take hold on any number of blogs and websites.  Summit Entertainment recently sent out an informal press release to a few Twilight blogs clearing up some of the wilder rumors:

1) There is only one casting director working on THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN films right now – Deborah Zane. As of right now no local auditions are being held. If Deborah’s name is not attached to it in some form or another, it is not legitimate. She is also not putting out nationwide casting notices. Once again – as was the case with NEW MOON and ECLIPSE – any ads you see are completely false. She has set up an e-mail address specifically for casting inquiries (BreakingDawnCast@gmail.com).

2) Lexicon touched base regarding a rumor about Renesmee’s name changing in BREAKING DAWN. It is FALSE.

3) Twi Examiner asked about Riley’s appearance in BREAKING DAWN because it was listed on Xavier’s IMDb page. Riley will not appear in the BREAKING DAWN films. It is a rumor.

4) Also not confirmed is anything you have heard about the US release date of the ECLIPSE DVD. We have not announced it yet, so unless it is international and confirmed by an international distributor, it is a rumor.

[via Twilight Source]

One of the (many) harrowing parts of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is not just Bella’s birthing scene, but Rosalie’s insistence that the baby be saved — possibly at the expense of Bella’s life.  In talking to MTV, Nikki Reed explained her interpretation of Rosalie’s actions, saying:

“I think that Rosalie just always wanted to be a mom, and that’s how I look at it,” she said. “It has nothing to do with being pro-life or anything. I think it’s about her want, her need to be a mother, and this is the only opportunity she’s ever going to have, so she’s willing to let Bella die so she can have that and fulfill that, and that’s how I look at it. It’s her own personal desires.”

We’re getting word via the Examiner that Kellan Lutz is spilling all the details about what’s next for The Twilight Saga cast.  Fight training for Breaking Dawn is set to kick off in just a few weeks.