The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Will Have a Movie in 2013?

According to El Multicine, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner will release in USA at May 12, 2013
But it is just a rumor yet.

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Audio book of The Call of Blood "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanne" (France)

The audio book The Call of Blood - The second life of Bree Tanner, played by Audrey to Hulst�re is available since September 15.

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Audio book of The Call of Blood "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanne" (France)

The audio book The Call of Blood - The second life of Bree Tanner, played by Audrey to Hulst�re is available since September 15.

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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - Italian Cover

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�Bree Tanner� Breaks 1 Million U.S. Sales, Is Top Book of 2010

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: an Eclipse Novella has sold more than 1 million U.S. copies since its release on June 5, making it the year�s best-selling book in under a month.The novella is written from the viewpoint of Bree Tanner, a newborn vampire Stephenie Meyer introduced in Eclipse, the third installment of her mega-selling The Twilight Saga.Nearly 100 million copies of The Twilight Saga have been sold worldwide, according to publisher Little, Brown.

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'Twilight' Narrator Showdown: We Compare Bella To 'Short Second Life' Voice, Bree

With "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner," we've reached new ground in "The Twilight Saga."Unlike the as yet unfinished "Midnight Sun," this is our first published look into exploring Stephenie Meyer's world of vampires, werewolves and romance beyond Bella's perspective, and also a good sign that there will be more spin-offs to come.

But, after four novels and more than 2500 pages, it's a little bit jarring to be reading a female narrator's perspective that isn't Bella's. Sure, fans who read 2008's "The Host" have had some experience with reading through the eyes of other characters Stephenie created, but it was a little, well, weird to be watching events unfold through Bree's eyes.

BOTH ARE BOOK WORMS

One thing's for sure, though: Stephenie likes her main characters to have specific certain characteristics. We all know Bella was a big reader, and each of the novels in "The Twilight Saga" borrows themes from those she reads in the books. Well, Bree is no different, it seems. Since she can somewhat control the bloodthirsty desires that drives the other newborns to violence, Bree spends most of her days inside reading books. And it doesn't matter which book, either, because by the time we meet her she has already made her way up to the "H" section in the fiction section of the local Seattle bookstore.

BOTH ARE LONE RANGERS

Also like Bella, Bree is a something of an awkward loner, though this is more because she is trying to remain unnoticed to survive than because she is socially uncomfortable. It's not a big surprise that these are two characteristics that Stephenie passes on to her narrators, because we know that they are two traits that Stephenie had herself when she was that age.

BOTH ARE EVENTUALLY TURNED INTO VAMPS � ONLY BREE IS A FEISTY ONE

However, Bree is the little, violent newborn vampire that Bella never got to be. Bree doesn't have a special gift as a vampire, just a lot of lies and manipulation surrounding her and a good head on her shoulders. Because she doesn't have the Cullens to guide her, Bree never thought of doing anything other than attacking and killing humans because why should a super sexy, strong vampire ever need to do that? Stephenie has admitted in interviews that she liked writing Bree's story because it does give her readers a chance to see a side of the vampire world that they never saw before.

BOTH HAVE ROMANTIC FEELINGS FOR A COLD ONE

While Bree is more independent and, arguably, a stronger female lead than Bella, it was a little bit of a letdown that she was somewhat reliant on her romantic interest, Diego. It wasn't until she started talking with him that they began to realize the lies Riley and Victoria had woven (vampires don't burn in the sunlight, for one; they sparkle) and the real reason that they were created. However, unlike Bella's relationship with Edward, Bree looked to Diego for guidance not only because he was an older vampire than she was, but also because two heads were better than one.

We're never going to see another story from Bree's perspective, but it gave us an interesting tease at how exciting other "Twilight Saga" spinoffs could end up being.

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Stephenie Meyer answers questions about �Bree Tanner�

Excerpts from a Q&A, released by publisher Little, Brown, with Stephenie Meyer about The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.

Q: Bree only appears in a couple pages of Eclipse. What was it about the character that made you want to explore her story further?

A: In the beginning, I wasn�t fascinated specifically by Bree � it was the newborns in general. While I was writing Eclipse, there was a lot going on behind the scenes, of course, things Bella didn�t know about. Because I was focused on Bella, I couldn�t delve too deeply into the newborns� story, however, there was always in my mind a general idea of what they were up to. I had to think about that while I was pacing the plot: Bella is at this point, the newborns are doing this. To keep it all straight, eventually I made a calendar of the months of May and June � which is all Eclipse deals with � and wrote down on each square what was going on with Bella that day and what was happening in Seattle. So the story of the newborns was always a big part of the story of Eclipse. And it made me kind of sad that there was no way to express any of that in the book.

Bree is the only newborn mentioned by name in Eclipse, the only newborn who has contact with the Cullens (aside from being killed by them), and the only newborn who encounters the Volturi in the clearing. She lives the longest, so she is the narrator who can tell the full story. She was a natural choice to chronicle the story of the newborns. Once I started writing from her perspective, she really came alive. So much so that, as the inevitable end got closer, it was really depressing going ahead. It was harder for me to kill Bree than any other fiction character I�ve ever killed, even though I was killing her for the second time. (Before Bree, the saddest was Walter in The Host.)

Q: Why do you feel it is important for people to read Bree�s story prior to the release of the Eclipse movie?

A: Eclipse is told from only Bella�s perspective. That has some limitations; when there is so much going on off-stage (so to speak), it leaves a lot of mysteries. The films have the advantage of seeing the story from outside of Bella�s head. The viewer can see things � like the wolves hunting Victoria in New Moon� that the reader only gets hints of. Of all the Twilight books, Eclipse has the most going on outside of Bella�s view. For the movie to work, we have to see and understand some of these things.

Knowing that elements of Bree�s story were being incorporated into the movie, I hoped the story could somehow get out first. Personally, I always want to read a book before seeing the movie. I like to make my own mental pictures before someone else�s picture intrudes. Probably most of my readers don�t have the same hang-up, but for those who do, I wanted to give them the chance to create their own mental pictures of Bree and the gang.

Q: In which order would you recommend one read The Twilight Saga with the addition of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner? Should they follow Eclipse with the novella or finish Breaking Dawn before cracking the pages of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner?

A: If I were going to read the saga for the first time, I would probably read Bella�s story straight through before launching into other perspectives.

Q: Why did you choose the American Red Cross as your recipient charity for donations from the sale of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner?

A: I was very moved by the outpouring of support after the disaster in Haiti. A lot of Twilight fan communities did fundraising effort, and I was so impressed by their efforts. I wanted to continue that movement. I think it�s important that we not quickly forget Haiti and Chile now that they�re no longer the focus of the media. It takes a very long time to recover from such devastation and they still need our help.

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Eclipse star's fanged lips are sealed

Another secret was lifted last week from the slim shoulders of actor Jodelle Ferland.

The teenage Vancouverite had to keep a lid on her excitement early last year when she was first cast in the third Twilight movie, Eclipse.

As word on casting trickled out last summer, Ferland was told she couldn't say she was cast as Bree, a young girl made to be part of a vampire army by the evil Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard). That gag order was lifted prior to filming in the fall.

"There's quite a lot of secrecy involved with Eclipse," says Ferland. "Everything they tell me, I have to wait a long time before I tell anyone."

When Ferland, 15, got to the woodsy North Vancouver set in October, the filmmakers laid another secret on her: Twilight author Stephenie Meyer had written another book, a then-unreleased novella dealing specifically with Bree's story.

In the novel, the character of Bree shows up for just a couple of pages in Eclipse's climax before meeting a violent end. Eclipse director David Slade knew about the new manuscript, and asked Meyer if she would let Ferland, Howard and actor Xavier Samuel read it. Samuel plays another member of Victoria's army.

Meyer is wary about letting her unpublished pages out of her sight ever since an earlier unfinished manuscript found its way onto the Internet.

"David asked Stephenie if it would be possible for the three of us to be able to read The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner so that we got the backstory," says Ferland.

She can talk now because The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner hits bookstore shelves across North America over the weekend. The book tells more about how young Bree went from being a nice Seattle teen to a blood-starved vampire.

But last October, as they read the manuscript, they were sworn to secrecy, and didn't want to take any chances with those pages.

"We didn't know how exactly to destroy it, we were filming on location in the woods, so we finally decided to put it in a bucket and burn it."

Which seems like a very Twilight thing to do, come to think of it.

And with the mad fan frenzy for everything Twilight, you have to wonder whether the producers have already started thinking of a Bree movie. Any such plans would likely follow the filming this fall of the fourth book Breaking Dawn.

Another Twilight-related movie after Breaking Dawn? A slam-dunk, right Jodelle?

"That would be amazing if the they decided to make a movie about the Bree Tanner book, but I don't know what their plans are."

Or so she says now.

Meanwhile, she's heading to Louisiana this summer to film a movie with Chazz Palminteri and Andie MacDowell.

Eclipse hits theatres June 30.


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The Book Report: 'The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner'

Expectations weren't as high this time. It was like we were getting a surprise piece of chocolate with our dinner bill, not a complimentary dish of cr�me brul�e. Still, "Twilight" fans haven't had any new books to look forward to in almost two years, so we were excited and hopeful about "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner." And I, at least, was not disappointed by the little novella. Pleasantly surprised, even.

As much as I was addicted to the "Twilight" saga, I wasn't oblivious to its flaws. Stephenie Meyer could spend dozens of pages describing Bella doing her homework and making dinner, when we'd really rather skip to the vampire-werewolf drama going on outside. And as much as we've been drawn in by the heart-wrenching scenes between human and cold one, even those could get overwrought and repetitive. But here, in this 178-page little tale, Meyer has no time to get too gooey or bogged down in details. We're dropped right into the bloody action.


Bree Tanner, a runaway who's not sure if she reached her 16th birthday before Riley promised her a hamburger and turned her into a bloodthirsty killing machine instead, is probably one of the most tragic characters Meyer has ever created. Even as a super-strong vampire, she's constantly in danger of being ripped apart and destroyed by the other newborns, whose complete savagery seems to be encouraged by the coven's leaders.

Since we already know she dies at the end, we should be able to brace ourselves and not get too attached to the doomed girl. But as we get to know her, we can't help hoping that maybe "Eclipse" got it wrong. At the beginning of the story, she's offered a tiny glimmer of hope, a way out of the nonstop thirst and fear of her new life when a slightly older vampire Diego takes her under his wing. He's not just an animal like the former gang members and junkies they're forced to live with. And their mutual discovery that instead of burning to a crisp in the sun, they glitter like disco balls, is a touching moment that rivals the Bella-Edward meadow scene. It's seriously torturous to watch Bree become enlightened, and even empowered, while also knowing that she's days away from the end of this short second life.

Aside from an interesting character study, the story is also meant to give us a glimpse at the other side of the battle in "Eclipse." SPOILERS AHEAD: The newborns have been lied to by Riley, manipulated into being dependent on him and scared to death to disobey any orders that have come down from "her" � because of the Cullens' special powers, Victoria knows better than to let her army so much as think her name. They live like a band of directionless, homeless youth; which they are. And actually, the Cullens aren't the only ones with special powers. Among the newborns is Freaky Fred, whose ability to repel everyone to the point that he's invisible allows him to protect Bree and ultimately to escape the coven. How much would you love a little spin-off of Fred's adventures in Vancouver now?

Three interesting revelations: 1) Victoria is aware of Alice's ability to see the future, so it's on purpose that she doesn't make up her mind how to attack until the last minute. And, 2) Jane and her entourage actually visit Victoria and give her five days to enact her battle plan before the Volturi would destroy the newborn army. 3) As a surrendered Bree is being interrogated by Jane following the fight, she manages to figure out that Edward reads minds and conveys to him that the Volturi weren't entirely on the Cullens' side.

The battle scene itself is brief and confusing � we got more brutal detail from the newborns' hunts. But if the point of this novella is to give a new perspective to a story we already know, I think "Bree Tanner" succeeded nicely. And I can't wait to see how it comes into play when "Eclipse" makes it to the big screen in a few weeks.



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Review: 'The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella' by Stephenie Meyer

Putting a finger on the nature of the appeal of Stephenie Meyer's stories is difficult. Her characters are, when meant to be, so involving and communicative that they literally fly off of the pages. The plot, dialogue, settings, and every other ornate detail are so intricately and tediously woven together in this boldly unique mythology that the books are literally transformative and become a part of the reader. More over, Stephenie Meyer has a knack for never leaving behind the most humanistic element of people, whether those people are vampires, werewolves, or aliens . . . love.

Such is the case with her newest book, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella. With it, Meyer has effectively transformed a small, seemingly unimportant character from her prior work, Eclipse, into the newest set of lenses through which we see an intriguing portion of the Twilight Saga.

Bree Tanner takes us back to the story of Eclipse, only this time we're reading from the perspective of Bree.

As she explains in her introductory materials to the text, Bree was a very tertiary character before, and the most we'd learned about her up until this novella was that she was an insatiable newborn who'd surrendered to the Cullens (though details were scarce on that encounter) but who was still doomed by the forces of law. The significance, it seemed, of Bree was that she was a looking glass for Bella's self-expectations of her own future as a newborn.

What the Bree Tanner story has given us, though, is a world which is, in classic Stephenie Meyer fashion, eloquently connected to the story we already (in part) knew and yet still so new.

Without divulging too many details about the story (particularly since the biggest joy of reading it was experiencing the surprises of the tale first-hand), it should be said that even those Twilight fans who were on the fence about reading this - for the fact that it was about a character they'd never gotten the opportunity to care about - will love it.

It's ladened with exciting mystery, clever intrigue, and a whole new look at some of our favorite characters from the Twilight series. Learning about the other side of the fight in Eclipse is but a portion of the treat offered here as we get to know just how Bree came to be in that clearing on that fateful day.

Some of the other characters we'd barely gotten to know come back in full view, and a few new, compelling people are brought to the fore as well. Most interestingly, the story provides a supple, unexpected ripple in the events of Eclipse that pieces together some unnoticed dangling ends and makes the story that much more solid.

Heartbreaking, exciting, and so invigorating, the story of Bree Tanner is a need-to-read for any Twilight fan.

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Exclusive Official Synopsis of "The Second Life of Bree Tanner: Friendship loving Bree and Riley Power -by CM

This work presents a parallel to Eclipse with a touch more darkness.

The story tells how Bree Tanner and the army of vampires "turned and started" by Victory to go to kill Bella. Bree has a strong friendship with amorous dyes Diego, Another vampire of the group, since both are convinced they are being used, and doubt about the true intentions of their leader, in addition to that vision is different and less bloody compared to other vampires neophytes. Diego mysteriously disappears leaving Bree even more confused and bewildered.

On the road Bree Friendship will also Riley, A vampire relegated because its power lies in dismissing a terrible odor that disturbs the other beginners and who will convince her to participate in the battle that leads to the terrible outcome in the hands of the Volturi we know through history Eclipse

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Wait, Who Was Bree Tanner, Again?

We totally flipped the second we heard that new Twilight material would be coming out with the release of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. But after coming down from our Twi-high, we realized that we had no recollection of who Bree Tanner even was, just that Jodelle Ferland was tapped to play her in Eclipse. Have a similar experience? Behold, your Bree Tanner character guide:

Stephenie Meyer brings Bree into the Twilight saga in Eclipse. She's one of the newborns created by Victoria as part of her army to bring down the Cullens. Carlisle feels sorry for Bree and instead of destroying her like the other newborns, he gives Bree the option to surrender. Jane and Felix, on the other hand, have another plan in mind and destroy her...hence "the short" part of the novella's title.

Starting to jog your memory?

Stephenie explains, "I started writing from Bree's perspective about those final days, and what it was like to be a newborn. This story was something that I worked on off and on for a while, just for fun, in between the times I was writing or editing other Twilight novels...Her story is a nice complement to Eclipse; it explains a lot of the things that Bella never knew."

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Wait, Who Was Bree Tanner, Again?

We totally flipped the second we heard that new Twilight material would be coming out with the release of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. But after coming down from our Twi-high, we realized that we had no recollection of who Bree Tanner even was, just that Jodelle Ferland was tapped to play her in Eclipse. Have a similar experience? Behold, your Bree Tanner character guide:

Stephenie Meyer brings Bree into the Twilight saga in Eclipse. She's one of the newborns created by Victoria as part of her army to bring down the Cullens. Carlisle feels sorry for Bree and instead of destroying her like the other newborns, he gives Bree the option to surrender. Jane and Felix, on the other hand, have another plan in mind and destroy her...hence "the short" part of the novella's title.

Starting to jog your memory?

Stephenie explains, "I started writing from Bree's perspective about those final days, and what it was like to be a newborn. This story was something that I worked on off and on for a while, just for fun, in between the times I was writing or editing other Twilight novels...Her story is a nice complement to Eclipse; it explains a lot of the things that Bella never knew."

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