What does it take to be in the cast of the third installment of the Twilight series, Eclipse?

Filmmakers have sent out the casting call in search of hot, new characters! “As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob – knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death…”

Auditions wrapped up last week but we hear the director is keen to cast hot, fresh blood for the following roles according to the casting call:

Riley, a handsome, blond, clean-cut college boy who falls victim to Victoria. Riley plays an integral role in Victoria’s attempt to murder Bella Swan. As a feral “newborn” vampire, Riley only has one weakness — Victoria.

Seth Clearwater (one of my favorites): Quileute Indian and the youngest member of the La Push wolf pack. He is a tall, gangly-limbed boy with a huge, happy grin, the son of Harry and Sue Clearwater and the younger brother of Leah. Seth idolizes Jacob – and is always eager to please.

Leah Clearwater: Quileute Indian and the only female member of the La Push wolf pack. She is tall and slender with beautiful skin and short cropped black hair. She would be considered gorgeous if not for the perpetual scowl she carries due to a broken heart and her anger issues. She is the daughter of Harry and Sue Clearwater and the protective older sister of Seth.

Both Seth and Leah must be Native American Indian or First Nations actors ONLY for this role and the casting company asked that any eager Twilight hopeful will respect this request.

While Twilight fanfare hits a fever pitch after the sneak peek teaser for New Moon, fans have gone berserk over the shirtless clip of Taylor Lautner featuring his VERY impressive body!

Now, I have nieces and nephews who are 17-year-old so it’s kind of weird that I can even get a charge after seeing Lautner shirtless, but his heavenly body shows a hunky man, not a pimply teenager. Taylor’s been talking about his bulk-up to play a hunkier Jacob Black and his efforts have paid off heavenly as we saw in the trailer. I mean, I actually watched the clip in slo-mo just to get a longer look at those pecs. I need to stop lusting after a minor even though my friend John told me I am acting like I’m in junior high, but I can’t help myself. The boys in junior high didn’t look like this.