Saturday, August 15, 2009

Victoria | Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard
The Character

Name: Victoria

Type: Vampire

Special Ability: Knows Where Safe Places Are

About Them: A red-haired, feline-like vampire, Victoria, is originally a member of James' coven. She plays a small role in assisting James, her lover and coven leader, in hunting Bella Swan due to his fantasies. Victoria is capable of digging up information on anybody and in anyway. After James is killed, she decides to exact revenge on Edward Cullen by plotting to kill his partner, Bella, in return for Edward having killed her partner. However, Bella is sufficiently protected from her wrath by the Quileute werewolves. About a year later, Victoria creates an army of bloodthirsty newborn vampires in Seattle to rise up against the combined forces of the werewolves and Cullen family. During this battle, both she and her new fighting partner, Riley, are destroyed by Edward and the young werewolf Seth Clearwater. Her supernatural talent is an ability to know the safe place to escape to. Always aware and cunning makes Victoria lethal in her own right.

Their Early History: Nothing is known about Victoria prior to Twilight. How and when she became a vampire is a mystery and how she ended up in James’ coven is left up to our imagination.

Actor Biography
Bryce Dallas Howard

Name: Bryce Dallas Howard

Nick Name(s): Bry

Date of Birth: March 2nd 1981

Height: 5' 8"

Hair: Red

Eye Color: Blue/Grey

Fun Fact: Bryce is close friends with Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Hometown(s): Greenwich, Connecticut

Career: Bryce Dallas Howard has become relatively well known for the few films she has poured her efforts into. She has appeared in several of her father's, Ron Howard, but big time debut came with The Village (which apparently she was cast without having to audition because the director, Shyamalan, saw her Broadway show). She then again rejoined with Shyamalan for Lady in the Water. Bryce starred as Rosalind in the film version of As You Like It, and as Peter Parker's love interest Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3. Recently Bryce Howard starred in Terminator Salvation as Kate Connor and has just been cast as the replacement for actress Rachelle Lefevre in the Twilight Saga as Victoria.

About Them: Bryce Dallas Howard was born in Los Angeles, California but was conceived in Dallas, Texas which is the reason for her middle name. Her father is the infamous Ron Howard and her mother is actress and writer Cheryl Howard. Bryce has two younger twin sisters, Jocelyn and Paige and a brother, Reed Howard. Even with such a show biz family as hers, Bryce was raised away from the hubbub of showbiz, In fact, during most of her childhood she really did not have much access to a TV as her parents encouraged books, hobbies, and the outdoors. Bryce attended the prestigious Steppenwolf School and Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Camp with her friend Natalie Portman. She has a BFA from New York University Tisch School of Arts in Drama. Bryce became a devoted vegan since Joaquin Phoenix showed her the documentary Earthlings about animal cruelty. Outside of her passion for acting, Bryce plays basketball and writes. Since June 17th, 2006 Bryce has been married to Seth Gabel; they have one child, a boy named Theodore Norman Howard Gabel.

Quick Quote: "I've always had the perspective that roles come into my life when I need them most and sort of teach me lessons. The same can be true of films, films are released into society to aid in a lesson, inspire people, comfort people."

72 comments:

  1. okay, I know 28 isn't THAT old... i'm 27 'n all, but she looks way to old to have that part...

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  2. I'm sorry but she doesn't look like Victoria at all, they should of kept Rachelle as Victoria she did a much better job.

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  3. If she's playing Victoria with short hair, that is royally going to suck. They should have kept Rachelle. This girl is going to RUIN the part.

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  4. Ok Im going to defend Bryce here. Its not her fault that people take roles overseas during key times for a movie. She doesnt look any older than Rachelle. And just an FYI Rachelle is 30. and for the comment of her playing Victoria with short hair I highly doubt that will happen. There are things called extentions. I think that Bryce will do a good job and wont let people down.

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  5. here is a link to pics of BDH arriving at the airport. Long hair, and she was asked to do Twilight.

    http://justjared.buzznet.com/photo-gallery/2119452/bryce-dallas-howard-first-twilight-film-04/

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  6. lol. she's a vegan and she's playing a bloodthrsty vamp. she's gonna be like, "No, i can't kill anyone..."
    Fuck...

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  7. I have learned how close minded people are. who cares if shes vegan. shes playing a ROLE/Character. Joaquin Phoenix (who is VEGAN) played johnny cash (who wore leather AND ate meat) and JP did an amazing job. Being a Vegan has nothing to do with how you act. I remember when they first cast Robert Pattinson there was the same backlash at him. Rachelle did a good job but sometimes things have to change (also we dont know every detail of what happened to cause the changes we only know the top layer)

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  8. oh i hate her! she is terrible for victoria. rachelle is so much better. i want her back! summit has done all this for just 10 days! its shit!

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  9. I have never head of Bryce before but I am sure she would do a great job. If summit didn't think she could live up to the challenge of playing Victoria then they wouldn't of hired her. It will be a shame to not have Rachelle back for Victoria's last moments, but we shouldn't diss Bryce about he new role considering we haven't even seen her play Victoria yet. I'm sure she'll do well and for those who are worried about her not looking like Rachelle did, well the make-up artists will sort that out. I personally think that summit has done a good job trying to find a new Victoria, she looks quite a lot like the look Rachelle gave Victoria.

    Why was Rachelle replaced? I'm from England so it's hard to get the full information on situations like these.

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  10. As if there wasn't enough drama in the "Twilight" world already! Now Director Catherine Hardwicke is stirring up even more controversy, pitting vampire against vampire.

    According to Hardwicke, actress Rachelle Lefevre, who was recently booted from the saga's third installment, wasn't the director's first pick for villainous vampire Victoria.

    Who was, you ask? None other than Bryce Dallas Howard, the red-haired starlet who will replace Lefevre in the upcoming "Eclipse."

    The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Dallas Howard initially turned down the role of Victoria in what became one of the biggest teen hits of the year. "I know we originally asked BDH (Bryce Dallas Howard) to do the first movie," Hardwicke said, "but she thought it was too small a part at that time."

    Lefevre portrayed Victoria in both "Twilight," and its sequel "New Moon," which is set for release on November 20. When Lefevre's role in the film "Barney's Version" threatened to cut into the filming of the third installment in the triolgy, "Eclipse," Summit Entertainment dropped her and promptly gave Dallas Howard the part.

    In response to the recasting, Lefevre told EOnline, "I was stunned by Summit's decision to recast the role of Victoria for 'Eclipse.' I was fully committed to the 'Twilight' saga, and to the portrayal of Victoria. . . I am greatly saddened that I will not get to complete my portrayal of Victoria for the 'Twilight' audience. This is a story, a theatrical journey and a character that I truly love and about which I am very passionate."

    Despite her preference for Dallas Howard, Hardwicke insists she was not instrumental in giving Lefevre the boot. "I cast [Lefevre], so I wish [producers at Summit Entertainment] could have worked out something," she said. "I wasn't involved in the negotiations, so I don't know the details."

    As for the rest of the "Twilight" gang? Jackson Rathbone told MTV.com, "I would love to work with Rachelle again. I'm really sad that I'm not going to get to work with her on the final film of the franchise we started together."

    While Peter Facinelli shared Rathbone's sentiments, he took an old actor's approach to the situation. "The show must go on," he said. "We're going to embrace Bryce Dallas Howard — and I hope that the fans do, too.




    i hate the now BDH want to do the roll!!!!!!!!so she can get better plays in other movies!!!!!!

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  11. Rachelle is 30 but she didn't look like it! I really hope they give BDH "Victoria" hair or she will SUCK!!! I already think she's going to screw it up. I lost my faith in Summit when they recast Rachelle.

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  12. i am very disappointed...although i hate victoria i LOVED rachelle...i am so upset they r replacing her! i dont think this girl can ever pull off victoria as good as rachelle did...shame on summitfor replacing victoria.

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  13. I agree. There is no way Rachelle can be replaced. Shame on Summit.

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  14. i think summits wrong and your site should put rach on this character page too..its not right that she got the boot and i have no loyalties toward summit at all now the only reason im watching the rest of the saga is to watch peter facinelli portray carlisle nothing else ... i think the victoria parts of these new films are gonna suck... yea im unfair yeah im biased and i dont care..

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  15. How can people talk like this about people they don't know at all? Bryce is a good actor, and she's a very sweet person. She'll be a good Victoria.

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  16. I was so shocked when i found out summit had replaced Rachelle, she really made the role of Victoria, however i believe all us twilight fans should give BDH a chance.
    I believe New moon will still be just as awesome as it would have been with Rachelle playing the role of Victoria.

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  17. hey!!!!they MUST to keep Rachelle!!!Bryce looks too old for this role!!And sorry but Rachelle is more beautiful...

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  18. bryce just dosent fit the role...i dont like her face..too pretty to b victoria

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  19. I think its snotty of BDH to have snubbed the initial offer, now to me she will always be known as "the replacement" and to me Rachelle will be the "real Victoria". I am sure with a director and actor daddy BDH will do fine, but Rachelle definitely gave a flair to the role! We will see how that goes.

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  20. OH MY GOD... YES,RACHELLE CANNOT BE REPLACED!! SHE LOOKS DANGEROUS AND HOT AT THE SAME TIME.. BUT BRY... I DON'T KNOW.. IT SUCKS TO KNOW THAT RACHELLE WILL BE REPLACED..

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  21. holy shit!!!!! rochelle all the way!! she is ugly!!!!

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  22. I vote for Rachelle.. Seriously.

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  23. I agree, I would have loved to see Rachelle, along with all the other original cast members come back for all the movies. I'm sad to know that she will not be in the final two movies, but it's certainly not Bryce's fault that she re-filled the role of Victoria. Seriously, who among us Twilight followers would pass up an opportunity such as this. I think Bryce is beautiful, and I'll look forward to seeing how she performs in Eclipse. Bry has my vote.

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  24. In defence of Bryce You fans need to lay off just a bit, and as an extra bit, she is really more beautiful than the other woman playing Victoria.

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  25. i loved rachell why the change!?
    but im compllitly sure that bryce will do a great work! good luck!!

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  26. Everyone is picking sides here. Just relax and wait for Eclipse to see if Bryce does a good job. Summit won't change their minds just because you guys feel like it..

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  27. bring back rachell...!!

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  28. I want rachell..... :(
    But shes good...I guess...

    I´t will not be like before, but shes perfect! :)

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  29. I think Bryce will be a better Victoria than Rechelle. Rechelle didn´t look like a vampire. She didn´t have the dangerous look that the book describes. She was too much "normal".
    I Think Summit did the right choice in replacing Rechelle.

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  30. I think everyone needs to relax! Rachelle was good don't get me wrong but lets give Bryce a chance. She doesn't look old at all. In my opinion they look rather alike. Just be glad the major characters have stayed on...

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  31. i think Rachelle should still play Victoria shes brilliant at it :(

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  32. If you've read the saga it doesnt quite matter much, but in general in television, and movies, its hard to see the original taken out and inserted with a new...

    These books have set a certain tone, and as with any book turned into movies, you will leave some readers disappointed because we all dont envision the same things while reading...

    But why make it more difficult to stick to the book (while watching the movie) by switching out characters.

    Either way Im beyond excited!

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  33. She is much prettier that Rachelle, and better actress, but it was stupid to change the actress...

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  34. I want to have Rachelle back, shee looks MooR better than this one.. And I think it's stupid to change actors in a middle of moovies..

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  35. Guys, you should back off. This is a public site. And she is still a young actress, she has her whole life ahead of her. Let's all hope that she will do a good job in the last 2 movies. Maybe Rachelle had another movie to do. But, I do have to say that Rachelle is a little bit more prettier (no offense Bryce).

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  36. Didn't she play on lady and The Water? Yeah. I guess she did good in THAT movie, but Rachel plays victoria pretty good.

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  37. god people im sick of hearing "oh she doesnt look like victoria" blah blah blah. Summit actually wanted her first so really she IS how the director wanted victoria to look. It's not her fault that Rachelle took on another film is it? because no one forced her to did they? No. I think she looks fantastic as victoria and lets not forget that Bryce is an amazing actress and i know that she is going to be an amazing victoria so lay off for god sake and stop crying into your team Edward pillows about it. TEAM BRYCE!!!!!

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  38. why did they have to get a new victoria

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  39. Im sorry but the next movie is gonna be crap because she is Victoria and Rachelle is not. You look way to old to be victoria. It's your fault you passed on the original role and now everyone is gonna hate you. She was originally offered the role for the first movie and she thought it was to small of a role and passed, thats when Rachelle got the part. Now that Victoria is really important to the plot line she wants the part, and Rachelle gets the boot. It is really fucked up.

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  40. all my mates said that she is rachelle, but i said she wasnt! she looks WAY different, BRING BACK RACHELLE

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  41. i totally agree: BRING BACK RACHELLE!!! she was amazing. this bitch cnt look feline/catlike or menacing to save her life! this is gunna make victoria suck in eclipse.

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  42. dude who feakin cares she wont screw it up becuz when they were fliming they would have fired her right away and recasted.

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  43. Bryce did a good job. I kno im sad that rachelle culdnt doo itt but bryce did good. I wish they wuldve kept it the same ppl but things hapen i always hated wen ppl switched ppl but it happens andd they did a good job for it soo stop dissin plzzz lolz

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  44. bryce looks a lot older than rachel and she is ugly, didn't do good at all, just saw the movie and am very disappointed.

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  45. Eclipse is a good movie but this girl really sucked as the new Victoria. She was not creepy at all like Victoria should be. Rachelle was awesome & I really wish they would have kept her on. I think it's sad how they did her. Oh well, it was their loss.

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  46. it was a gr8 movie i went to the premiere but the new victoria looked to young and nice the old one was perfect

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  47. Bryce Dallas Howard as Victoria was really really bad, all the other cast members did other movies. For Summit to say that Rachael schedule was a conflict with making the third installment was BS

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  48. When I seen the movie, the most common thing people said after it was "Oh my gosh that was awesome, i didn't like the new Victoria though" I don't think it has anything to do with the actors themselves but people have watched these movies religiously and built a relationship with the first Victoria. Great movie! Poor choices.

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  49. The new Victoria was completely different from the old one, their styles and personalities...I think Howard should have tried to remain close to that portrayal of Victoria. Plainly said, she sucked. That is not the Victoria we know and hate; this new Victoria is hate-able, but for entirely different reasons, nothing to do with the character and everything to do with the actress.

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  50. Bryce as Victoria totally sucked! The movie was great, but I missed Rachelle as Victoria. What is up with Summit? They have made a FORTUNE off of the Twilight fans. It seems like they could show a little more loyalty and interest in what those same FANS like and want to see. We LOVED Rachelle Lefevre, she OWNED the role Victoria. Sorry Bryce, but you definitely missed the mark on this one.

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  51. Bryce Dallas Howard you sucked as Victoria. Let's face it folks. If Daddy Ron Howard, can't make you a Star, you are just NOT Star material. Sorry, Bryce, but you were a lousy Victoria and I am not aware of anything else you have done acting that warrants all the attention you are getting. Could it be just another case of Daddy's Girl trying to grab the spotlight?

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  52. didn't do the old Victoria justice. Sorry

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  53. BRING BACK RACHELLE LEFEVRE!!!! The "new Victoria" ruined the movie!!

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  54. Okay,1st,BRING BACK RACHELLE.2ND,HER ABILITIES IS ABLE TO ESCAPE & HIDE.MORE AT:-
    WWW.ECLIPSETHEMOVIE.COM

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  55. hey!dont diss bryce!she's doing the best she can and is awesome!you guys sound like the press the way you try and make all sound bad about her! and she is not playing victoria with short hair!there is one thing i wanna know,why did they replace rachel?but changes are natural so just accept them it is NOT the end of the world!Well done Bryce!Im a fan of both you and racheal!

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  56. I preffered Rachelle. She portrayed Victoria WAY better. She looked feircer that Bryce.

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  57. Rachelle was better!!!

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  58. shut the f#^* up EVERYONE ur all takin sides they origianlly offered the job 2 bryce n just cuz she wanted 2 go bak on doesnt matter my god... sure rachelle waz gud but bryce is gud 2 she looks dangorous, catlik n just because its a change of actoress ppl gotta pik on her she is awesum n so was rachelle... GO BRYCE, GO RACHELLE, GO VICTORIA, im a natural red head n i go with either 1!!!

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  59. you guys are so bitter! it's not her fault to be in that role.. the director choose her as victoria.. she's pretty good.. maybe she can play her role better..

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  60. shes like 400 in the movie as victoria shes looking good 4 400 and shes mean cause she tried to kill bella i was laughing when victoria and riley died

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  61. rachelle was way better

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  62. BRING BACK RACHELLE NOW

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  63. she is not at all good

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  64. dont get me wrong she was a good victoria, but i like rachelle better, i think she was more belivable!!

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  65. stop saying bad things about her what if someday she came on here and read all those mean things about her u could hurt her feeling very very bAD AND SHE WOULD BE VERY UPSET WHO WANTS HER HEARTBROKE I wouldnt so whos with me to stop say bad things

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  66. do u want to know why rachell wasnt in eclipes thats because she got offerd to do another movie and u cant be in two movies or your fired so she took the other movies part and rachell got fired so u should like the victoria (bryce)who she is not just because u think shes bad but deep in u .u will tell yourself shes a great actor and she is who she is.from victoria

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  67. Just cause I said to stop saying bad things about her doesn't mean you don't have to stop Commting on here

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  68. SHUDDUP AND LEAVE BRYCE ALONE! She did amazing as Victoria in Eclipse and its not her fault Rachelle screwed up and got recast. She did the best she could and I luv her for it! YOUR AMAZING BRYCE!!! And she and Xavier made the best couple EVER! xx

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  69. They shouldhave kept Rachelle. Bryce stinks at the part of Victoria. WHY THE REPLACEMENT??? This is awful. Shit.They never should have changed. Rachelle rocks at being Victoria. She looks more like Victoria is supposed to. Fuck.

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  70. Summit treated these movies like a soap opera thinking they can just change things without it looking cheesy and irritating fans. I think the new Victoria is ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. I dont care if she IS Ron Howard's daughter, Victoria in Twilight and New Moon was so mysteriously beautiful and had WAY more gorgeous natural looking hair. The new Victoria has tight ugly hair and it looks like a total wig. Her face isn't nearly as serenely beautiful as the first Victoria...she reminds of an old strawberry shortcake that got turned into a Vampire. I was in love with these when I first started the saga and the new Victoria REALLY ruined them for me. Way to go Hollywood.....butt kissers. "But my daddy's Ron Howard, I want the part, I want it I want it." SO DUMB and Im sorry but she looks even older than 28. Not even in the same league as the first Victoria.

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  71. I like Rachel much,bring back Rachel now. I love the movie so much. pmp project management

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  72. Jeez, guys, you are so mean! Is it really BDH's fault that her hair is short? And how can you say she'll do a bad job!! You havent even seen her!!

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