Vampires, Fangirls and Really Bad Hair: The Twilight Premiere

If you've been living under a rock for the last few months, then you may not know that Twilight, the first in a planned series of films based on Stephenie Meyer's vampire romance novels, is about to hit theaters. The film had its Hollywood premiere Monday night in Westwood Village (a couple of zip codes west of Hollywood, actually), and I don't know if you've heard this, but the franchises' mainly female fans are just a teensy bit excited. Hundreds of fans camped out in Westwood to catch a glimpse of the premiere and the film's stars. Had I known it was on Monday night, I would joined them with a bottle of shampoo and a hairbrush for star Robert Pattinson. From the pics of the night, I don't think he's been intimate with either in well over two weeks.

More than 500 midnight shows are already sold out for tomorrow night, as Summit Entertainment and its exhibitors decided to add hundreds of midnight screenings of the film in advance of Friday's official opening because of fan demand. And the fans? They are demand-y. Fans came from as far away as Honduras to catch a glimpse of the film's stars, and I'll take the under on whether or not the folks down in Honduras could hear all the screaming. The self-described "fanpires" will likely pack theaters this weekend, and the opening weekend take is anybody's guess. According to the film's director, Catherine Hardwicke, the film must make at least $150 million in order to finance a sequel, due to the second book's extensive werewolf and other special-effects heavy scenes. If the midnight screenings and frenzied fan excitement is any indication, my guess is that they'll probably be able to start filming by the end of the month.

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