Exclusive Portraits: Kellan Lutz of ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ in Chicago

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Kellen Lutz of The Twilight Saga: New Moon in Chicago on Nov. 11, 2009.

CHICAGO – This two-image slideshow contains our exclusive Chicago photography of actor Kellan Lutz, who stars as Emmett Cullen in the highly anticipated “Twilight” sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” which hits theaters on Nov. 20, 2009.

Kellan Lutz also appeared as Emmett Cullen in the 2008 box-office sensation “Twilight”. He will also play the same character for the third film in the franchise, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” which is slated to open on June 30, 2010. Kellan Lutz was also in Chicago to film “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” which is scheduled for its theatrical release on April 30, 2010.

“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Michael Sheen, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed and Bronson Pelletier from director Chris Weitz. The synopsis for “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” follows.

In “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). But her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves (ancestral enemies of the vampires) and finds her loyalties tested.

Stay tuned for a full interview with Kellan Lutz! You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos are credited to and copyrighted by Adam Fendelman of HollywoodChicago.com. All rights reserved.

1:27 p.m. update on Nov. 11, 2009: Want to see “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” stars Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene back in Chicago with your own eyes? You can! We have the following confirmed local appearance information.

Ashley Greene will be at the Hollywood Blvd. Cinema in Woodridge, Ill. on Nov. 20, 2009 from 4 to 9 p.m. She’ll also be at the Hollywood Palms Cinema in Naperville, Ill. on Nov. 21, 2009 from 11 a.m. to to 3:30 p.m. and again on Nov. 22, 2009 from noon until 6 p.m.

Kellan Lutz will be at the Hollywood Palms Cinema in Naperville, Ill. on Nov. 20, 2009 from 4 to 10 p.m. He’ll also be at the Hollywood Blvd. Cinema in Woodridge, Ill. on Nov. 21, 2009 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and again on Nov. 22, 2009 from noon until 6 p.m.

kellanlutz2: Kellan Lutz, who plays Emmett Cullen in “Twilight,” “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” and “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” in Chicago on Nov. 11, 2009.

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Read about the teaser poster for “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”.
Read about Dakota Fanning in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”.
Read about Bronson Pelletier in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”.
Read our story about the release date of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”.
Read about the new name and logo for “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”.
Read about why Catherine Hardwicke left the “Twilight” franchise.
Read our story about AnnaLynne McCord auditioning for “New Moon”.
Read our story about Dakota Fanning talking about “New Moon”.
Read our story about Lucy Hale auditioning for “New Moon”.
See our 2009 Summit release slideshow with “New Moon”.

By ADAM FENDELMAN Editor-in-Chief/Publisher HollywoodChicago.com adam@hollywoodchicago.com

© 2009 Adam Fendelman, HollywoodChicago.com LLC