Only 800 lucky fans get red carpet tickets for 'New Moon' premiere

Thousands had arrived by this morning hoping for a shot

By AP Staff Monday, Nov 16, 2009 6:10 PM

Only 800 lucky fans get red carpet tickets for 'New Moon' premiere

Twilight fan Gianna DiGulio, 6, of San Francisco, California holds a poster prior to The Twilight Saga: New Moon premiere in Westwood, Calif. Monday, Nov. 16, 2009

Credit: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Twilight" fans have taken over the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Thousands of fans from as far away as New York filled the streets near UCLA on Monday, hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite undead stars attending the evening premiere of "New Moon' — the second film in the "Twilight' vampire saga.

Some "twi-hards" — as they call themselves — arrived as early as Thursday afternoon to secure a place in line for tickets allowing them to watch the stars' arrivals on the red carpet. The 800 available tickets were all distributed by Monday morning.

Some of the cheering fans — mostly young women — were wearing T-shirts proclaiming their allegiance to either Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner, the bloodsucking stars of "New Moon." One woman held a homemade sign saying, "We love Robert and Taylor they rock our socks."

Look for complete world premiere coverage tonight on HitFix.

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