"Twilight" Vampires Feel at Home in Rome

The Volturi are invading the red carpet.

The vampire clan starring in the highly anticipated second installment of the "Twilight" series are expected to be greeted by a crowd of fans at the Rome Film Festival, where scenes from "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" are being screened ahead of the official release next month.

Actors Cameron Bright, Charlie Bewley and Jamie Campbell Bower will be followed on the carpet by a team of flag weavers from Volterra, the Tuscan village the Volturi call home.

Scenes from the modern-day love story between a sensitive schoolgirl and a century-old, immortal vampire, this time with werewolves on the prowl, are screening in Rome on Thursday.

The movie, popular with teen and older audiences alike, opens Nov. 20.