“We at Summit Entertainment are disappointed by Rachelle Lefevre’s recent comments which attempt to make her career choices the fault of the Studio. Her decision to discuss her version of the scheduling challenges publicly has forced the Studio to set the record straight and correct the facts. 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 Saga: 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. 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: Eclipse.”

Sign the “We want Rachelle in Eclipse” petition here.
Rachelle’s Twitter page of thanks to the fans for support.

I wasn’t too upset when they potentially were going to switch out Taylor Lautner (Team Edward, remember) after Twilight. This, however, just feels all sorts of wrong.