In a major upset of the Twilight Saga’s casting choices for Eclipse, Twilight’s 3rd film installment, it was rumored on twitter today that the producers of Twilight have decided to cast Julia Jones as Leah Clearwater.
Many Twlight fans were hoping that Q’orianka Kilcher, 19, who played Pocahontas in The New World opposite Colin Farrell when she was 14, would get the role.
Leah in the Twilight Saga’s Eclipse book is a 19 year-old Native American Indian wolf pack princess. Julia Jones is 28 years old. An interesting choice.
Julia is pictured above and Q’orianka below. Um… say no more!!!
If the casting choice of Jones as Leah Clearwater is official, my heart goes out to the lovely and effervescent Q’orianka Kilcher today whom industry insiders were sure would land the role. If Julia got cast as Leah Clearwater, then congratulations are in order to Julia Jones III.
We hope there is still hope for Q’orianka as Leah Clearwater in Eclipse. If not, what will Q’oiranka Kilcher do next? Onwards and upwards honey. You’re still THE BEST! Click on her name, to follow the beautiful and globally conscious humanitarian, young actress Qorianka on Twitter.3:02 PM Jul 30th



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August 1, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Erika Munter
I am disapointed since I was hoping that they would stay somewhat true to the books! Julia Jones looks sleezy and not how I imagined Leah Clearwater at all!
March 24, 2010 at 10:13 pm
anna
why would you call her sleezy! im sure every celeb has a pic or 2 like that! its not like she is completely naked! u cant judge her acting based on a picture!
June 10, 2010 at 5:36 am
DanniNoles
Every celeb has pictures with little no no clothing. She is not going to be what everyone pictured themselves as Lean Clearwater. I am an avid reader and own every movie on blue ray and dvd. We don’t know what she’ll do for the character so don’t down grade her talent based on what a picture produces. I am sure more than a few of you have pictures circulating that your not to proud of. As for her age. They are constantly giving roles to 20 and 30 something year olds that are playing teenagers.
August 1, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Danny Belfort
Julia was in hellride film and she was just ok, but I agree,I dont think she looks like a leah to me. How old is she anyway, she takes off her clothes!
June 10, 2010 at 5:47 am
DanniNoles
I am astonished at everyone on here. So what if she is 28. You make her sound like she is in her 40′s. She obviously had out done herself to get the role. This forum is nothing but haters. If you have such a better idea of what Leah should be then how about trying out for the role. Not many young women have that courage to do that. A major motion film and the fear of being rejected. If she got the part good for her. Females shouldn’t be so hateful. So it’s okay for a guy older than 28 to take his clothes off but not for a woman? I am native american and I don’t give a damn if she takes her clothes off. i model as well and if you look that good that people want to see you in next to nothing then good job. IT’S NOT LIKE SHE IS DOING PORN YOU IGNORAMUS. Oh, and swearing on a public forum shows your intelligence. A lot of fans were not happy about Rober Pattinson cast as Edward but now look at the fans that accumulated over the years. As for Victoria, I wasn’t happy about the change either but the rumor is she broke her contract. Don’t go hating on the producers and film makers when you are not aware of every detail.
August 1, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Danny Belfort
I just looked her up on the imdb,she is 28. Leah is like 18 or so, so I was right, something just did not look right. lol
August 1, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Spencer Gilbert
Qorianka would have been a much better choice and more true to Leahs real age. Julia is to old! Summit keeps making bad choices!
March 24, 2010 at 10:15 pm
anna
age is nothing but a number! if pple went around only casting pple that were the exact age of the charactor these movies wouldnt be out for like 20 yrs! ots going to be ok!
August 1, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Spencer Gilbert
oh no way, this girl is so not leah, Vanessa Hudgens would have been better… or the same, they both take of their clothes!
August 1, 2009 at 11:31 pm
jennamalenna
ewwwwww!!!!!! my heart is like officially broken!!!!!! some one pleas bring me back to life!!!!!;( how could they do this?! why?! im NOT watching it any more….i will just have to lock my self up in a room with my beloved books..
March 24, 2010 at 10:17 pm
anna
really? u should play leah! ur very dramatic and seem a little depresed u would just be perfect for the role!
August 2, 2009 at 12:19 am
Tania Gower
I to will just have to lock my self up in a room with my beloved books..
she’s way to old.
Julia, put your bra on!
August 3, 2009 at 12:31 am
Emily
HOly shit! wtf she looks like a sleeze! tht is not a good representation of Leah! What a bad choice ! wtf! what the fu@k! She looks like a tramp! but i guess she will have to prove us wrong! btw i cood have been a better leah ! but hey im not famous so no way in my life. whatever im totally mad bc i luv twilight series !
August 4, 2009 at 3:29 am
larrissa vargas
Noooooooooooooo! jumps in front of a car!
August 4, 2009 at 3:55 am
Kristal Tuley
julia jones really did not have to take off her clothes!She makes native people look cheap!
I wonder how she got the role.
I hate summit! first Victoria and now this!
February 3, 2010 at 4:06 am
hparkes496
I know really,
Victoria,
how could they replace Rachelle Lefevre,
the longer you make people wait for a movie, the more anxious to see it they become.
I think they should have waited on Rachelle, and made the movie later.
Bryce Dallas Howard sucks bad.
I hate her and Julia Jones,
and I also hate Most of Twilight,
Now Viki is a different person, and Dakota Fanning has like zip lines, so its saving graces are gone.
JULIA SUCKS BAD ****
August 5, 2009 at 2:14 am
elianna.cullen
Oh, i don’t like Julia…. I think Qorianka is perfect to Leah’s role…
I hope this be just a rumor.
August 5, 2009 at 7:22 am
James Hill
I am a 42 year old professional Male and I actually like Twilight thanks to my two daughters Vicky and Tammy. My girls mother is from the Quinault and Haida tribes. I am outraged at Julia Jones as role model. She is not someone I want my girls to imitate.
Vicky and Tammy are both huge twilight fans and deserve to have someone who exhibits decent behavior and style.
Julias need to expose herself is outrageous!
August 8, 2009 at 11:07 pm
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August 9, 2009 at 8:19 pm
laralee messersmith
I love Qorianka for Leah!
She seems to be a more accomplished actress and has potential to be star!
August 16, 2009 at 2:48 am
kassi
I like her as well so dont get me wrong, but everyone has to have a start somewhere and I think this will be Julias big debut, I know shes acted in other things but nothing as big as the twilight movies and I think she will be a better leah.
August 10, 2009 at 6:56 am
twilightme
No way, They chose Julia over Qorianka? I met Qorianka at the northwestern university indigenous peoples forum and she was awesome! I cant believe she was up for this and did not get it! No way Julia Jones is a better actress than Qorianka and she is not even the right age.
Bummer…
August 16, 2009 at 2:47 am
kassi
I honestly like julia better, shes more of what I would picture leah looking like the other girl I would picture more as emily instead of tinsel korey but not my choice and the movie (which is my favorite book as well) will be awesome no matter what!!
August 18, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Ronel
In the books the wolf pack grows to their full potential as soon as they start transforming. Like Jacob who looks 26 rather than 16… So dnt knw why everyone is complaing about Julia’s age, however she looks sleezy and not how i imagned Leah at all!
August 19, 2009 at 2:30 am
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August 29, 2009 at 3:08 am
JJFanNowThanksToBashers
I just viewed a ton of photos of Ashley Greene in the the nude, that were finally pulled. Julia Jones was in a Tarantino movie and had the one pic you place up there with only a scarf on. K Stew has worn string bikinis and had sex in movies. I really don’t get the uproar over her being a sleaze. Have you noticed the Disney stars lately, their nude photos popping up?
These women are “actresses” and sometimes, especially at 28, they will have some nude or little clothes on, and even – OMG – nude or sex scenes. Please realize these people are in the movies. If they have a hot body, let them show it off. Their only downfall is living in the only country in the world where people go psycho over a little skin. Sheesh.
And Twilight itself was basically a kiddie porn series. Shiite, it was a horribly graphic book (BD) with a girl who just wanted sex at 17 (Eclipse) with a 108-y-o vampire who stalked her for months in her bedroom.
Leah is a very sexual creature and supposed to be smart and beautiful. Have you looked at Julia Jones resume? She might not have been my first choice, but you can’t bash her as a sleaze when 1) You don’t know her, and 2) She’s a fantastic young actress from what Indie films I’ve seen her in.
I’m sorry if anyone is offended, but please give the poor girl a chance and please stop calling her a sleaze. She’s really nice tomboy in person. And that’s probably why she got the part.
October 7, 2009 at 9:23 pm
muchjove
First of all, the first question you need to ask yourself, is would Q’orianka have been able to pull off the role as an actress, despite what she looks like, probably not. Her only big role on her resume is from “New World”, in which she was not able to portray our beloved Pocahontas well at all. Yes, she is a pretty girl, but the role of Leah is very deep, and I don’t think Q’orianka has proven herself as an actress of mature depth yet. That’s probably the reason the casting directors chose Julia, who has a resume of quite a few indie films, in which an actress is able to hone in on her acting ability often more times, than in big blockbuster films. I don’t see what all the hub-bub is about Q’orianka, she is not a very good actress. Yes, she is a sweet person, and does a lot in the Human Activist arena, but she can’t act, not as far as we’ve been able to see yet.
HORIWOOD: thank you for your views on Q’orianka Kilcher. I saw her in The New World. She was amazing. At 14 years of age, to play a Native American folklore queen so convincing made me stand up and say, WHO IS THIS ACTRESS? I had no idea she was 14, which I learnt later that she was when she played this role. Yes, I do think Q’orianka Kilcher would have made a perfect Leah Clearwater. Her show rheel, though as you say is only ‘one main film’ casts her in the lead female role, which is akin to playing the lead like Leah Stewart vs Ashley Green’s minor role in Twilight, so I am certain that Q’orianker Kilcher would have had the talent and chops to serve the Leah Clearwater part for Twilight’s New Moon film with the depth and intensity that the role needed. However, being based in Hollywood, we know that talented actors and actresses are governed by the powers that be. Casting agents, a film director and film producers.
The role went to Julia Jones III and we all have to accept that whether we like that or not. Julia won the role fair and square. We wish Julia the best, but it doesn’t diminish from the fact, that Q’orianker Kilcher fans will still be imagining Q’orianker in the role as Leah Clearwater, and what she would have brought to the package. She is still the Pocahontas of hearts to many worldwide, and her human rights activism for Peru and the environment inspires us all tremendously. thank you for your views on Horiwood.Com. You raised some good food for thawt. It’s cool that you shared your views. thanks. :)
March 24, 2010 at 10:11 pm
anna
totally agree!
November 27, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Anna
Julia is more like the Leah i imagined than POCAHONTAS!!!
And Julia looks similar to the other werewolfs, so it will be ok.
December 4, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Adrienne
I really don’t understand the complaining. Jacob himself said that Leah was actually very good looking and if the guys all age to around their mid twenties (when they’re really young teens) shouldn’t a female also do so?
Besides, everyone went psycho when they cast Bella and Edward and now everyone loves them.
February 3, 2010 at 4:02 am
hparkes496
I really think that , even though I hate twilight, Julia Jones is an awful choice.
Dakota Fanning may be the only hope for the movie now.
March 24, 2010 at 10:06 pm
anna
i really dont see how this is that big of a deal! most of you are acting like this is some tragic end of the world thing! one of these girls was threatining suicide! really! give her a chance most of you dnt even know how she acts! i didnt like her at first but i dont think anyone is going to die! its gonna be ok! and for that girl who said she was going to jump in front of a bus let me give you the number to my next door neighbor. shes a theripist!:)
June 11, 2010 at 5:27 am
ROSE
OHmyGod! Only because the person who wrote the article chose a picture that badly compares both actresses and makes one of them look more innocent than the other, doeant meen Julia is sleezy. Kristen, Ashley, and Nikkey have all done picture shoots in which they look “inapropiete”, but no bodys trashing them. I like the choice for Leah, and the other chick has to deal with it. Plus, she clearly didnt do as good a job in the audition as Julia did. GO TEAM LEAH!
August 3, 2010 at 2:36 am
frantz Denis
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