Hundreds of native teens from all over North America lined up in Vancouver, BC for a chance to audition for New Moon, the sequel to last year’s bloodsucking blockbuster Twilight.  The crowd flooded to the open call as a result of an ad posted on Craigslist a few weeks ago for “first nations actors between the ages of 15 and 25”.

While officials neither established nor denied the title of the major motion picture being casted, fans of the book received confirmation when reading the audition’s script, a dialogue between characters Bella and Embry in the fourteenth chapter of New Moon.   

After round one of the casting call, just more than 30 people were invited to come back for a second audition.  While this caused tantrums and tears for some of the teen hopefuls, the sun wasn’t setting on 24-year-old Lisa Gladue.  The New Moon fan says there aren’t many roles on the silver screen for First Nations and thinks it was a cool opportunity to audition.

“Natives don’t usually get opportunities like this, to try out for movies.”