Studio Reveals Why Rachelle Lefevre Loses Role in Kristen Stewart's 'Eclipse'

Thu, 30 July 2009 05:03:16 ET

Summit Entertainment has explained their decision in replacing Rachelle Lefevre with Bryce Dallas Howard to play Victoria in Kristen Stewart's 'Eclipse', blaming the actress for being not cooperative.

Earlier today, Rachelle Lefevre said she was dissapointed with Summit Entertainment's decision to replace her with Bryce Dallas Howard to play Victoria in Kristen Stewart's "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse". Now, the studio has reacted to the actress' complaint, claiming that they decided to dismiss her from the film because she was not cooperative.

"We at Summit Entertainment are disappointed by Rachelle Lefevre's recent comments which attempt to make her career choices the fault of the Studio," said a statement released by Summit to Access Hollywood late Wednesday, July 29. The studio then added, "Her decision to discuss her version of the scheduling challenges publicly has forced the Studio to set the record straight and correct the facts."

"It was not until July 20th that Summit was first informed of Ms. Lefevre's commitment to 'Barney's Version', a commitment we have since been advised she accepted in early June," Summit continued defending. "Summit had acted in good faith that she would be available to fulfill her obligations both in terms of rehearsals and shooting availability for 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'. We feel that her choice to withhold her scheduling conflict information from us can be viewed as a lack of cooperative spirit which affected the entire production."

Rachelle claimed she only needed 10 days off to work on "Barney's Version", but the studio claimed it was an important moment for the movie, saying "Ms. Lefevre took a role in the other film that places her in Europe during the required rehearsal time, and at least ten days of 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse's' principal photography. This period is essential for both rehearsal time with the cast, and for filming at key locations that are only available during the initial part of production."

The studio affirmed in the statement, "The fact remains that Ms. Lefevre's commitment to the other project - which she chose to withhold from Summit until the last possible moment - makes her unfortunately unavailable to perform the role of Victoria in 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'."

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