Summit Entertainment is preaching to the hearts of many a young Twilight fan, announcing that the third installment in the series – made famous by Stephenie Meyer’s addicting novels of vampire romance at high school – will be released June 30 2010.

The second film in the series, New Moon, is currently in production, and will be released on November 20 of this year, leaving very little time for the actors of the franchise to take a breather before jumping head-first into the third, Eclipse.

Summit has also revealed the series’ official name: “The Twilight Saga”.

All original stars of the first film are said to reprise their roles in all subsequent sequels, which leaves even more for fans of the series to rejoice about.

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If you can remember a time before all of the hype – I know, it’s a difficult task – most of the actors who joined Stephenie Meyer’s maiden film adaptation were unknowns, not because the studio wanted to pick young stars from obscurity, but because the tiny budget wouldn’t allow for the inclusion of any “big” stars.

Now, however, with Twilight’s record-breaking haul at the box office, the budget for the forth-coming sequel has skyrocketed (hence the inclusion of the big guns).

According to the rumour mill, Hudgens has been approached to play the werewolf hybrid Leah (which is unusual that she should be included, given Leah’s absence in the second book), something which has angered fans of the series, who believe Hudgens’ limited repertoire will destroy the film.

Whether the Hudgens rumour is on the level or not – and I’d say not, at this point – it’s highly likely that child star Dakota Fanning will portray the petite Italian vampire, Jane.

If Fanning does decide to take on the role of Jane, I’ve no doubt she’ll do the character justice. As annoying as her squeaky little voice can be at times, the kid can certainly act.

Though, she does have some competition in the child-vampire stakes. Kirsten Dunst’s outstanding performance as a vampire child in the cult hit Interview With a Vampire way back in Tom Cruise’s less crazy days has certainly set the bar high for Ms. Fanning. If she can top Dunst’s portrayal, she’ll be doing well.

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Disney’s own dirty little angel, Vanessa “Hudge” Hudgens has reportedly been busy trying to squeeze her way onto the back of another tween bandwagon — literary sensation-turned box office smash, Twilight.

According to Ashley Greene, one of the movie’s stars, Hudge has auditioned for the role of werewolf Leah Clearwater in the forth-coming Twilight sequels, New Moon and Eclipse.

“I think she’d be great [as Leah],” Greene told MTV.

Geez, Hudge in Twilight? That’s almost as upsetting as the rumours that her High School Musical co-star, Zac Efron, is set to tackle – or should I say sink? – the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

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As if one Zoolander wasn’t enough, another is coming to a cinema screen near you!

Ben Stiller, the man behind the infamous male model “Blue Steel”, has confirmed that a sequel to the 2001 comedy is in the works.

During a press junket for his new animated film, Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa, Stiller said: “We’ve been trying to get Zoolander 2 together and we’ve had a few scripts. I feel that is the sequel I really would like to do some day because I like the original and I would make sure it was something new and worthy of it first.”

Not only is Stiller working hard on the Zoolander sequel, but he’s also trying to get a third Meet the Parents film out of hibernation.

Now that’s a film I’d like to see.

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