Joan Of Arcadia - Michael Welch/Luke #1: Lukey G - Man of Science - Page 7

Vee · 02-12-2008, 04:54 AM

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Michael has been cast in the Twilight movie.

Seriously?!? Oh goshhh, I've got to find the book to read very very soon. Twilight's been on my 'want to read' list. Can't wait to see him in the film!!

I just adore him so much. Glad to know he's still working.

chasin' the wind · 02-12-2008, 03:26 PM

That movie will be good publicity for him.

***Enigma*** · 02-12-2008, 06:55 PM

Definitely.

Vee - Hope you get to check out the books soon. So good!

I love Michael too.

***Enigma*** · 02-14-2008, 06:48 PM

Sorry for the double post but it has been a couple of days.

I bring this over from Michael's official website.

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Hey gang. Michael here.

As many of you know by now, I’ve been cast as “Mike Newton” in the upcoming film, “Twilight, which, based on the on-line response, appears to be the Hannah Montana of vampire books. The film hasn’t even been fully cast yet, and there are already over 50,000 posts on IMDB. So, for those of you die hard Twilight fans, or as I like to call you, Twi-hards, Hi. I hope I can please you with what I have to bring to the character. So far, your response to me has been very kind, and I appreciate that. Feel free to continue to comment about how you picture the character and I WILL take it into account, I promise you. The satisfaction of the Twi-hards is my first priority. At this point, the only constructive note I can find is to have a “puppy-dog” like quality. If there are any other qualities or traits that you as a Twi-hard see as essential to the character, please let me know.

Now, as for the rest of you, the gate-heads, the joan-cores, HELLO! I have been working hard on projects you will probably never see. Ha.. Since late 2005 (the end of Joan), I’ve worked on 10 movies, and I’m hopeful that we’ll finally get to see SOME of them soon. It looks like “All the Boys Love Mandy Lane” will be coming out in May, that’s exciting. “Day of the Dead” is coming out to DVD in April, which is better than nothing. “An American Crime,” and “The Beautiful Ordinary” should be coming out sometime in 2008. And I have a recurring role on “The Riches,” on FX.

Now it’s off to Portland for the next few months to work on “Twilight.” I’m taking a road trip, making a few stops along the way. I’ve never been to San Francisco so that should be fun. I’m gonna try to make it up to Seattle too.. Alright guys, thanks for all your support, and I’ll talk to you soon.

P.S. I hope I didn’t insult anyone with the “Hannah Montana” reference. I was just referring to its cult-like popularity. I’m not making comparisons in any other way. That is all.

clueless01 · 02-14-2008, 08:31 PM

Love that Michael blogs! That's cool. I never read twilight, but may watch the movie now.

Vee · 03-03-2008, 08:32 AM

For me, I definitely watch Twilight. Haha I haven't still got a chance to read the book yet.

I've just known recently that Michael's got myspace. He's posted a bulletin a few weeks ago.

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Hi gang!

How is everyone doing? I have a new layout. I think it's nice -- clean and basic and simple. I also updated the movies and TV sections since I've done some new ones. They also wrote a new bio for me so I put it in the "About Me" section.

I've really been overwhelmed by all your sweet comments and messages. Thank you so much!!!

You're the best!

Michael

clueless01 · 03-03-2008, 09:19 PM

I didn't know that michael has a myspace, either. if I had one, I'd friend him, but alas, I don't. Lol.

I don't really intend on reading twilight, doesn't really sound like my kinda book, but I will probably end up watching it for michael's sake.

Vee · 03-17-2008, 07:52 AM

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I didn't know that michael has a myspace, either. if I had one, I'd friend him, but alas, I don't. Lol.

I don't really intend on reading twilight, doesn't really sound like my kinda book, but I will probably end up watching it for michael's sake.

I read Chick lits generally. So one more Vampire is okay. I hope there will be some Sci-Fi.

Mike has updated his site. He's getting more and more active these days.

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March 13, 2008 - TWI-HARDS!!!! It's your old pal Mike Welch, playing everyone's favorite character, Mike Newton. We have much to discuss.

As you may know by now, I took a road trip up to Portland from Los Angeles, making stops at Berkeley, San Francisco, and Sacramento along the way. The highlight of the trip- was it Alcatraz, the legendary Fillmore, the food, the clubs? Absolutely not! It was go kart racing. Have you ever done it? Not the cheese-puff family friendly go kart tracks with the arcade, and bumper boats, and 2nd grade pizza party going on inside. I'm talking hard-core, speed go-kart racing people! It's incredible. If you like a little adrenaline rushing through your blood, but don't want to jump out a plane to get it, this is for you.

A few days ago I drove to Portland from Sacramento, and I had my "mini- Into the Wild" experience. I saw the Oregon coast, did a little hiking in the woods, saw some elk, horses, and cows. I have great advice for anyone planning on road tripping, and this comes from my buddy Chris Marquette. Try to make a conscious effort to step OUT of the car when you're in the middle of nowhere. It's one thing to stop for necessities, but stop when you’re miles away from anything industrial. It doesn't have to be a big deal. I stopped every 2-3 hours, usually for about 30 sec- 1 min, just to breath the air, feel the ground under my feet, check out the scenery, and stretch. The trip is greatly enriched. It seems simple and benign, but it makes a HUGE difference, trust me.

I got a speeding ticket at the end of the night. At that point it was midnight and I had been on the road for over 12 hours. I was an hour away from the hotel. Officer Sunshine was hiding from me, laser beam in one hand and siren in the other, waiting to get us Cali folk who've been on the road for hundreds of miles. I'm not bitter, the man's got kids to feed, I understand. And I WAS speeding, no question about it. But man, you gotta be careful when driving through these small towns in places like Nevada and Oregon, where one of their main sources of income is tickets for out-of-towners passing through. But I guess the ultimate lesson here is don’t speed, idiot.

Enough of my inane ramblings, let’s get to the juicy stuff! I had lunch with the cast today. Twi-hards, I know some of you are probably worried about certain choices. But as far as I can tell, it looks like Catherine and Stephenie have put together a near-perfect cast. The Cullens, the high school kids, everyone seems exactly right for their character. I know that sounds like self-promoting BS, but I wouldn’t lie my Twi-hards. If I were worried about the cast, I just wouldn’t say anything at all. Plus, we get along well as a group, so hopefully we can have some fun and create something cool together. We’ll see what happens, but I am pumped kids! We start the high school stuff on Monday.

Well, I reckon’ I ought to be moseying’ along now. Good talking to you guys, and thanks for all the support!

-Mike/Mike

clueless01 · 03-17-2008, 07:45 PM

It's nice to hear from good old Mike. Lol. Sounds like he's having fun anyways.

**Just Peachy.** · 03-17-2008, 08:15 PM

Thanks for that! Sounds like he is having lots of fun.

Vee · 04-06-2008, 06:46 AM

He has a lot going on.

He's updated his website.

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April 2, 2008
I love you guys. "Ha ha ha!" Did you really send me socks? That's incredible. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, let me briefly explain. A little while ago, before I began my road trip up to Portland, I mentioned that I was low on socks. I picked up a 12 pack in Berkeley and figured that that would be the end of it. Then Twilight Lexicon tells it's readers: “Hey! Let's send Mike socks! It'll be funny!” And they did!!! Not only did the twi-hards dig the idea, they followed through with it. One complete joke from idea to conception, THAT''S fan commitment. I have so many socks now it's ridiculous. You guys are beautiful. I appreciate the gesture very much.

I also have to mention an adorable little lady that goes by the name of NoMoreMarbles over there on the You Tubes. She's a twi-hard, she's funny, and she's put together a couple of videos about the cast of Twilight. She's dedicated about 4 minutes to me, (Official Twilight Cast Part 2 ) showing pictures that have been on my website over the years, and making fun of me for various reasons. It's very sweet and hilarious. Well-done NoMoreMarbles! You have the official Michael Welch seal of approval. Only Sean Penn and Jeremy Irons have received this honor, you should feel very proud.

The shoot's going great! Everyone's great! Kristen and Rob are great! Great great great great!! Hurray..

I'm going to Seattle pretty soon. There are two places in time I've always wanted to visit- Italy in the 15th century (The Renaissance), and Seattle in the early 1990s. You could see Alice in Chains on a Wed night, Soundgarden on Thurs, Pearl Jam on Friday, and Nirvana on Saturday. And it probably cost 15 bucks a pop in venues that had a maximum capacity of 300. How crazy is that? That was a mini-renaissance and I JUST missed it! Oh well, at least I was right on time for the Seacrest train!! Oh I kid the Seacrest, he knows I love him.

All done bye! Thanks again for the socks you crazy beautiful people!
-Mike/Mike

And his first page has posted some news. You can see it here.

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* April 8 Day of the Dead on DVD. (Horror)
* April 8 The Riches on FX. (Ep. 4)
* April 11 Remember the Daze in theaters exclusively in NY, LA, & DC from First Look International. (R) Ticket information here.
* April 15 The Riches on FX. (Ep. 5)
* April 22 The Riches on FX. (Ep. 6)
* April 29 The Riches on FX. (Ep. 7)
* May 9 (tentative) All the Boys Love Mandy Lane in theaters (1000+ screens) from Senator Entertainment. (Horror)
* May 10 An American Crime premieres on Showtime. (True Story of Child Abuse)
* June 3 Remember the Daze on DVD.

I'm sure he's got a lot more fans from Twilight. A whole lot.

P/s. Anyway, I've started reading Twilight. I was so excited when I first met Mike. He's so adorable.

clueless01 · 04-06-2008, 06:40 PM

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I'm sure he's got a lot more fans from Twilight. A whole lot.

Yeah. I bet he does. It's awesome that he's blogging more often now, I really hope that this exposure from twilight gives him some good (leading!!!) roles in future movies.

so_what? · 04-07-2008, 06:42 AM

hey I'm new in this thread cause only since November are they airing JA in Portugal...

I gotta say i love mike cause i kinda am and feel like him... well not science but letters and literature...

hope i'll fit in here!

Vee · 04-07-2008, 07:03 AM

Hey! Glad to get a fan like you here. We obviously want more fans.

I'm still at the first chapter of Twilight. It seems like Mike gets a lot more scenes than I first thought. I'm delight.

Mike in the book seems like a very cute, good guy. I love him already! I'm so glad Mike (Welch) got this role.

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Yeah. I bet he does. It's awesome that he's blogging more often now, I really hope that this exposure from twilight gives him some good (leading!!!) roles in future movies.

Me too!! Exactly the same thought as yours.

so_what? · 04-07-2008, 09:07 AM

Yeah... i feel so excited when i see one of them get something out of JoA...
It really is great of him to write to the fans... not all of them do that... that makes me like him even more!