New Clip- Melanie Defends the Ones She Loves

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First Clip from 'The Host'- "Come With Us"

Check out the first clip from The Host titled "Come With Us," which shows Melanie's attempt at escape from the Seekers. Parts of this sequence have been featured in various trailers and behind the scenes videos.



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New Batch of Stills from 'The Host'

*The final picture is a bit of a SPOILER. Look at your own risk.* 

Diane Kruger Interview with Angeleno

Diane Kruger graces the cover of Angeleno magazine and had a few words to say about The Host and her role of the Seeker.

"But really, is she a villain or not? That's the question. I mean, even the other aliens find her strange."

Kruger also discusses going from playing Marie Antoinette to the Seeker.

"It was very strange to go from Versailles [for Farewell, My Queen] to Baton Rouge [where scenes from The Host were shot], from playing a historical figure to one with no reference, based only on the imagination where you can do anything. 

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Eight New Images from 'The Host'

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New Stills from 'The Host'

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New Behind the Scenes Feature- The Seeker

Check out screen caps from the video here. 
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Diane Kruger in New Character Poster

Check out all four character posters together below.

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New Image of The Seeker

The latest character section on The Host's official site is now open and it gives fans a closer look at the Seeker, including the above desktop image. Fans can access the Seeker's features by selecting Wanda's side. Melanie, Wanda, Jared, and Ian's sections are also available with videos, photos, bios, and downloads.

Choose your side here.

MTV Shares More Images from the 'Illustrated Movie Companion'

Check out all 5 images here. The Host Illustrated Movie Companion is now available. Find out where to purchase it here.

Diane Kruger Chats with MTV On the Set of 'The Host'

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Jake Abel, Diane Kruger & Stephenie Meyer Talk 'The Host' with The Hollywood Reporter

The Host is Stephenie Meyer's first non-Twilight adaptation, directed by Andrew Niccol. Serving as a producer on film, Meyer faced the unique challenge of observing the film's production while simultaneously penning a sequel. "It’s really tough. I mean, it’s such a different kind of creative expenditure. When you’re working on the movies, it’s very collaborative, there’s a lot of other people involved. When you’re writing, it’s all you all the time and it is interesting to have the actors in the back of my head and think, ‘Anything that I write down, they may have to do.’ It’s a little bit more challenging to have that distraction."

Meyer on why she won't write a screenplay: "I just don’t think I can abridge. I can make it longer. I can always make things longer than I intend for them to be, but cutting things down is just brutal. It’s like cutting off your fingers every time you lose a word. I know that I can’t do that, and I’m happy to have someone come in who can be a little bit more distanced from it."

Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds, National Treasure) plays The Seeker in Meyer's sci-fi, dystopian adaptation -- about a future in which human bodies have been taken over by alien Souls -- which is planned to expand into a trilogy. "The Seeker is very interesting because on paper, she’s portrayed as the bad guy, but the judge is still out whether or not she really is the bad guy," says Kruger. "My character has more possibilities still to come [in future sequels]. Especially with the human aspect."

Jake Abel (I Am Number Four, The Lovely Bones) is at the heart of the story's love triangle as Ian O'Shea, the skeptical human who falls for a Soul called Wanderer. "I play a lot of villains, so I’ve been wanting to play someone that had something different going on and Ian was definitely that," says Abel.

Diane Kruger Discusses 'The Host' with Indiewire

What can you tell me about your role in "The Host?"

It's a book so I play The Seeker, which is sort of...

Villainous?

So you think, but it remains to be seen. But it was a great arc to play, it's a really fun character. 

So you're done shooting?

Yes.

How did the production go for you?

It was intense. We finished up in New Mexico with the sandstorms and the nature of it was quite a challenge. 

Was it nerve-wracking to embark on a project dreamed up by Stephenie Meyer, knowing that if this hits the same way as "Twilight," you'll be hounded?

Well it's different for me, right, because I'm not the young girl. It was actually great to have her, she was pretty much on set everyday. The challenge, or the good thing about this one is that the other two books are not out yet. So there was much more, at least for me, liberty to create actually my own version of that character. And having her there makes it easy so who knows what's going to happen in the next...

Did she tell you where she envisioned the character going?

In theory, yes, a little bit. Which is helpful, but it's not like I'm not locked in like some of the characters in "Twilight" are. 

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Take a Closer Look Behind the Scenes- Screen Caps from MTV Video

The folks over at the Twilight Lexicon labeled the final image, giving fans a rundown of who's who in the shot. Check it out here.