If Ms. Lefevre was, as she describes “passionate,” about being part of the Twilight Saga, we feel that she and her representatives would have included us in her decision to work on another film that would conflict with the shooting schedule of the Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

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 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.

Furthermore 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 Sage: 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.

Contrary to Ms. Lefevre’s statement, it is simply untrue that the Studio dismissed her over a ten day overlap. It is not about a ten day overlap, but instead about the fact that the Twilight Saga: Eclipse. is an ensemble production that has to accommodate the schedules of numerous actors while respecting the established creative vision of the filmmaker and most importantly the story.

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’s Eclipse.