Hot off the press, well maybe not so hot as its actually a few days old. But I’m sure you can forgive me for that. Chris Weitz, director of the highly anticipated Twilight follow up Twilight Saga: New Moon has announced who he has cast as Aro, the lead meanie in the vampire sequel. Michael Sheen will be playing the blood sucking bad guy in this November’s release.

This is an interesting move for Sheen, who isn’t totally unfamiliar with the world of the undead by starring in 2003’s Underworld and more recently Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans. He’s a proved actor though, with great turns in The Queen and last years Frost/Nixon. But with him now playing a vampire as apposed to his previous character of Lucian in the Underworld films, how will his fan base feel about that?

With more casting news from New Moon, it has been revealed who shall be filling the shoes of the rest of the Volturi amongst others.

Daniel Cudmore who fans will know from the X-Men movies as Colossus will be playing Felix, a Volturi bodyguard. Christopher Heyerdahl will play Marcus, the 3rd leader of the Volturi along with Aro and Caius. Cameron Bright plays Dakota Fanning’s brother, Alec and Charlie Bewley fills the role of Demetri . Graham Greene has been signed to play Harry Clearwater who is briefly mentioned in the Twilight film. And Tinsel Korey has been cast as Emily, fiance to the character of Sam Uley and mother figure to the wolf pack.

With the cast of Twilight now being house hold names, can we expect these names to soon be on everyone’s tongues? One thing is for sure, New Moon is going to be a juggernaut of a film and anyone associated with it is going to have fans chasing them down the street.

Well until we meet again my evil minions.

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