As filming continues in Vancouver on “Twilight” sequel “New Moon,” director Chris Weitz and his young stars are building toward the part of Stephenie Meyer’s tale when a distraught Edward (Robert Pattinson) flees to Italy, with Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Alice (Ashley Greene) soon to follow.

Twilighters know that many fan favorites will be left behind during the trip to Italy. One of the stars, however, plans to go along for the ride — even if her character won’t.

“Put it this way: I am not in any of the scenes in Italy, but we’ve already made sure that I am going to Italy while they shoot that,” Nikki Reed laughed, revealing plans to witness the Volturi firsthand. “Because I am sort of obsessed with that portion of the book.”

As Twilighters know, Nikki’s no-nonsense vampire Rosalie will check out of the film along with many other key characters once the Italian scenes begin. But Reed promised her fans that if you want Rosalie to be there when Alice and Bella rush to save Edward, well, she kinda will be.

“Basically [I'm just going to watch them shoot],” Reed said. “And also, it is a chance to be in Italy and pretend like it’s a work [excuse]. I have to be there — because I am in the film, so it’s really important that I go along.”

Reed did promise us, however, that she won’t be going to Italy with hopes that Weitz will see her on set and decide he might as well interject Rosalie into some additional scenes. “Absolutely not,” she promised. “No. I feel so strongly about them sticking to the books.

“In fact, there was a scene in a very early draft of the ‘New Moon’ [script] that they had invented that was not in the books,” Reed revealed. “And there was a discussion, and that scene is no longer in the script.

“I don’t want to be in more of the movie just to be in more of the movie — and I think if they do that with any of the other actors that it is ridiculous, because I think that the only way that we can succeed is to stick to the books,” she insisted. “If you are worried about how to please the fans, you will fail if you don’t stick to the books.”

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Twilight fever hit New Jersey’s Garden State Mall on Friday when the movie’s stars and real-life pals Kristen Stewart and Nikki Reed signed autographs for 500 fans at Hot Topic. J-14 got an exclusive front-row seat right behind the actresses as the fans filed through one by one.

Right off the bat, it was obvious that fans got much more than just an autograph, they walked away with a memory. “I can’t imagine standing here for hours on end,” Nikki told J-14, sympathizing with the fans. “If you’re not going say, ‘Hi’ to people, you might as well just stamp your name.”

Without a doubt, one of the most popular uses of the in-person time was to request that love messages be passed along to their co-star Rob Pattinson. One girl said she was going to marry Rob, and Kristen asked if he knew that. “No, but can you tell him?” she said, and Kristen agreed with a grin. Nikki laughed afterwards. “Rob’s got a list of a million 12-year-olds waiting to marry him. If all else fails, he’s got a lot of options.”

Some fans screamed, others shied away in shock, and several even started shedding tears, like Angelica, 15, from Dumont, N.J. who had been waiting at the mall for more 13 hours. “Two weeks ago, I went to see Rob, but I didn’t have this reaction,” she said through tears. “They each gave me a hug and thanked me for coming, but I have to thank them for being here.”

Other common comments included “Your hands must be tired from all the autographs” (to which Kristen answered, “Surprisingly not!”) and “Ohmigosh! You’re so pretty in person!” (to which both girls blushed and complimented the fans back).

A few fans used the time to ask questions, like one who inquired about Nikki’s blonde wig in the movie. “That’s my actual hair,” she said. “They bleached it.” Others liked Bella, 14, from Ramsey, N.J., raved about their other projects. “I told Nikki she wrote one of my favorite movies, Thirteen, and she told me I was her favorite person here — that actually made my life.”

Although the bulk of the fans were girls, a few guys were sprinkled in the crowd, which always made Nikki a little suspicious. “Okay, so are you a Twilight fan or are you here with your girlfriend?” One guy admitted he loved the movie and got kisses on the cheek from both girls after his girlfriend stepped away. “Don’t tell her!” Nikki called after him.

From hugs and kisses to autographs and answers, it’s clear that when the movie opens this Friday, it’s sure to be a real vampire weekend.

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