THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON - Visual Hollywood

The Twilight Saga: New MoonProduction NotesELIZABETH REASER (Esme) has quickly emerged as one of the most promising actresses in Hollywoodthrough her natural talent, striking presence and undeniable energy. Reaser earned a 2007 IndependentSpirit Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the drama Sweet Land and received an Emmynomination for her guest spot as Ava on “Grey’s Anatomy”, as well as shared a SAG Award nominationwith the cast for Best Ensemble.She was most recently seen on television in the leading role of Bella Bloom in the critically acclaimedCBS 1-hour romantic drama series, “The Ex List”. In film, matriarch of the Cullen clan in the hit filmTwilight. Reaser will be seen next in Peter Callahan's Against the Current, opposite Joseph Fiennes andJustin Kirk.Sweet Land, directed by Ali Selim, tells the story of a woman named Inge (Reaser) who travels fromNorway to rural Minnesota in the 1920s to meet the man who is destined to be her husband. Varietycalled her performance “...a marvel of strength, humor and sensuality” and The Los Angeles Timesraved, “Few actresses own the camera with as much authority as Reaser does here.”Additional film credits include Maria Maggenti's Puccini for Beginners, which was selected incompetition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opened the 2006 Outfest Film Festival as well; EdBurns’ Purple Violets, opposite Debra Messing, Selma Blair, Burns and Donal Logue; The Family Stone;Marc Forster’s Stay; The Believer, opposite Ryan Gosling; Mind the Gap; Shut up and Sing; and 13Conversations about One Thing.Television credits include the drama series "Saved," alongside Tom Everett Scott, and appearances on“Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “The Sopranos.”Reaser attended The Julliard School. She currently splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.NIKKI REED (Rosalie) won critical acclaim for her debut film Thirteen in which she not only starredopposite Holly Hunter, but also co-wrote the film at the early age of 14. Now at 21, Nikki has proven hertalent as a strong and diverse actress.Nikki can most recently be seen in Catherine Hardwicke’s much anticipated film, Twilight, based on thenovel by Stephanie Meyer. Starring alongside Kristen Stewart, Rob Pattinson and Kellan Lutz, thisfantasy-romance film tells the story of a teenage girl who risks everything when she falls in love with avampire. The film was released in November 2008.Reed also recently completed production on Last Day of Summer, an independent comedy in which shestared and executive produced. The film centers around a fast food employee who has reached hisbreaking point but is changed upon a chance encounter with a beautiful customer. She also recentlycompleted shooting Chain Letter, directed by Deon Taylor. The film is being produced by TwistedPictures, the same production company that created the popular Saw Franchise, and will be released inlate 2009.On the small screen, Reed was seen in the hit Fox series “The O.C.” in the recurring role of Sadie18