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Jamie is in the Sweeney todd and i think he has quite a great style not to mention hes incredibly very talented and beautiful.
From Empire Online
Jamie Campbell-Bower will be lucky to escape the next couple of years with his hearing intact: he’s in New Moon and Harry Potter 7and 8, placing him at the very epicentre of the most massive fanquakes the planet has ever seen. The actor was in surprisingly calm form at the Public Enemiespremiere, though, where he told us about his role as a leader of the Volturi in the second instalment of the vampire saga. “His name is Caius and he is perpetually angry, I believe. He’s really upset because he, unlike the rest of the Volturi, doesn’t have any powers.” Bummer. Luckily, Campbell-Bower can fall back on the rest of the Italian vampiric clan, including Michael Sheen’s head honcho Aro, to bring the pain. So how much did the British up-and-comer know about the Volturi before he signed up? “Obviously I read the books and did a lot of research, it’s a fanbase movie - the books were so big. There is a definite pressure there to perform it as it was envisioned to be.”
Sticking to the New Moon omerta, Campbell-Bower was keeping frustratingly schtum on whether New Moon would feature any surprises that didn’t appear in the book (”You’ll have to wait until November!”), but hints that fans of the first movie won’t be disappointed: “I wish I could tell you about the look. It looks great, it looks fantastic.”
the video is the one posted in the previous post.From digitalspy.co.uk
Jamie Campbell Bower has joked that he is a "franchise wh*re" after signing on for both the Twilight saga and the Harry Potter series.
The actor, who plays Caius in vampire sequel New Moon, told DS at last night's UK premiere of Public Enemies that it was "weird" experiencing the hysteria surrounding co-star Robert Pattinson.
"Rob's genuinely just a normal guy. It was weird being around it all because we couldn't go out to dinner because there would be 40 paparazzi and screaming girls waiting for Rob," he explained.
He added that the movie "looked awesome" and praised director Chris Weitz for doing "a really fantastic job".
Click below to see Campbell Bower chatting about New Moon co-stars Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Michael Sheen, as well as his role as Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.
hollywood.com1:10PM Jamie Campbell Bower is taking on the role of Caius, a Volturri, in New Moon. Bower is a bit of a miscreant. He has little regard for whose face he blows his cigarette smoke in. His hair is lank. He’s a bit crude. I effin' love him.
A Totally Cool Chit-Chat With Jamie Campbell Bower
Your character, Caius, wants Bella dead the most. How much of that will we see in the film?
Jamie Campbell Bower: As in the book, the Volturri play a small but necessary part in this film. They come much more into play in the fourth film. I’m playing Caius very angry and agitated with the world, I suppose. Just glaring looks. You’ll see as much as you read in the books.
Do you think Caius is agitated because he’s the only vampire of the three who doesn’t have a power?
JCB: He doesn’t have a power! He’s just pissed off about that! He’s so angry! He doesn’t like Bella because he can’t eat her. He’s not happy about that. Why is she there if he can’t eat her? What’s the point?
What power would you give him, if you could?
JCB: I’d give him the power of love.
Doesn’t Caius have a wife?
JCB: He does have a wife, yeah, but she doesn’t seem to be around. I don’t know where she is.
What went into your research? Did you read the books? Did you get to talk Stephenie?
JCB: I haven’t had a long discussion with Stephenie. My plan is to have a long discussion with her at some point today. Maybe it won’t be a long discussion, maybe it will be like five minutes.
Yeah, I read the books and I did a lot of online research, because it’s good to know what people who’ve read the books think about the characters as well. Because the books alone have such a huge fan base. You’ve got to stay true to what people want to see, I think. So I did that and talked to lots of people. And my friends gave me their ideas as well.
Did they make you audition for the role?
JCB: They did! They did make me audition. Disgraceful, isn’t it. Shocking!
Did you read the books before you auditioned?
JCB: No, I didn’t read the books before I auditioned, no. I went off the sides. Once I got the role, I obviously read the books. My 15-year-old brother kind of sat me down and insisted. I went back to my mum, and she was like, "You’re going to read this, and you’re going to read it now!’ I was like, "OK, that’s cool."
What went into your audition? Was there more than one?
JCB: It was one day. I originally auditioned for the role of Demetri. I went in, did a taping. Chris wasn’t there. Then they called me back at like 2:00. Chris turned up; I met Chris. A week later I get a call like, "So, you’re not going to get Demetri, but we’re going to offer you Caius." I was like, "That’s cool!" I’m just psyched to be a part of it. It’s awesome.
Are you going to Italy?
JCB: I’m not going to Italy. No, I have to go back to London to go and do Harry Potter, which’ll be nice. I’m playing Grindelwald, Dumbledore’s old friend, possible lover, who knows.
Do you know?
JCB: It’s not in the script -- hardcore love scenes -- but that’s the rumor anyways. I don’t know who’s playing the young Dumbledore. I’ve only gone in for my fittings and stuff.
Did anything in Sweeney Todd prepare you for this?
JCB: I don’t think so because my role in Sweeney, he was kind of soppy. And he was nice; effectively, he was a nice guy. And Caius is, I don’t want to say not nice, but he’s a little bit more brooding and dark.
Thanks for the scans franchini!
Jul 28 2009 6:50 AM EDT
'New Moon' Actor Jamie Campbell Bower Gets 'Crazy' With Caius
'We'd do different accents, different styles,' he says of the freedom he was given with his Volturi character.
By Larry Carroll
SAN DIEGO — Team Edward, Team Jacob ... or Team Caius?
While at Comic-Con this past week, we were privileged to get a visit from the "Twilight" saga's sexiest new star, British heartthrob Jamie Campbell Bower. The 21-year-old actor was in town to promote three huge upcoming projects: TV's "The Prisoner," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and "New Moon." Every bit as funny, charming and self-deprecating as his good friend Rob Pattinson, Jamie was eager to talk about his new place in the "Twilight" universe. And when it comes to Stephenie Meyer's vampire series, who doesn't love some fresh blood?
MTV: Welcome to Comic-Con and to "Twilight," Jamie. How does it feel to be here?
Jamie Campbell Bower: Pretty good, man. I got off a plane at 5:30 last night and went straight to the Gaslamp theater and did hellos [to the Twilighters]. It was nuts. It was craziness.
MTV: Did you get to introduce the movie to the fans?
Bower: Yeah, we did all together. It was the entire cast. We went around to say hello to everyone who was watching, because they were doing a screening of "Twilight," and so we all went in. ... I swear to God, I saw, like, four people have a heart attack.
MTV: How does it feel to know that you are now a member of the "Twilight" saga group and have the power to make people lose it?
Bower: It's good. I think I might use that, in a bad way.
MTV: Tell us about your character in "New Moon."
Bower: I play Caius, who is the leader of the Volturi. They are a coven and effectively run the vampire community. They make the laws up. It's me, Michael Sheen who plays Aro, and a guy called Christopher Heyerdahl who plays Marcus. We try to kill Bella and convince Edward to come and live with us — because Peter's character [Carlisle Cullen] had come and lived with us before — and we love the Cullens deeply.
MTV: Director Chris Weitz is new to most of these guys, but so are you. What kind of discussions did you two newbies have before filming began?
Bower: He gave us a lot of freedom. We sat down prior to it and just bounced ideas around. The backstory for Caius is already there, as it is for the Volturi. It's all fairly self-explanatory. We sat down and I said, "I think he's got this deep-rooted anger. He doesn't have a power, and he's pretty pissed off about that, because the rest of them have powers." And then, once we got on set, he was just like, "Go for it." We'd do a couple of takes of the same thing, and then we'd change it up and I'd do something crazy.
MTV: Give us an example of one of the crazy takes.
Bower: We'd do different accents, different styles. There would be one that would be very introverted, and then there would be another one that would be completely theatrical. It was good fun.
MTV: Unfortunately, we don't see you in the "New Moon" trailer. So maybe you could give us a sneak peek at Caius? Look into the camera and give us your favorite line, in-character.
Bower: [Gets into character] "We don't offer second chances. I would advise that you follow through on your promise soon."
I swear to God, I saw, like, four people have a heart attack.