ROME, Oct. 22, 2009

"Twilight" Vampires Feel at Home in Rome

Scenes from "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" Are Being Screened Ahead of the Official Release Next Month

  • Taylor Lautner, left, Kristen Stewart, center, and Robert Pattinson, right, pose at a news conference held to promote their new film

    Taylor Lautner, left, Kristen Stewart, center, and Robert Pattinson, right, pose at a news conference held to promote their new film "Twilight: New Moon" at the Comic-Con International 2009 convention held in San Diego Thursday, July 23, 2009.  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

  • Photo Essay Vampires On Screen

    Memorable movie bloodsuckers, from Count Dracula to "Twilight."

(AP)  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.

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by ellensmithee October 23, 2009 7:54 AM EDT
I'm just happy we fantasy fans are finally being fed. Hollywood has ignored fantasy for too long.
More fantasy, please!
Who needs real life?
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