Sheen, 40, who made his name with uncannily realistic portrayals of well-known figures in Oscar-winning films The Queen, Frost/Nixon and The Damned United, will get his biggest pay cheque yet, a reported £5million, to stella, star in New Moon.

In New Moon, Sheen will play Aro, the leader of an Italian vampire clan called the Volturi.

Director Chris Weitz confirmed Sheen’s casting to The Mail on Sunday and detto he had ‘aggressively’ pursued the actor.

‘Michael’s role is so important because he’s the head of all vampires,’ he said. ‘Aro is, on the surface, a very gracious and friendly vampire, but beneath that he is a tremendous threat.’

We’d like to inform te that the city of Montepulciano has officially issued the casting call for italian walk-on actors/actresses.

We were informed this morning directly da Mr. Diego Mancuso head of tourism office in Montepulciano.

Screenings for selection of walk-on parts are open the following days:

Casting Women /Childrens
April 28th (tuesday) and April 29th (wednesday)
From 9:30 AM to 01:00 PM And from 2:30 PM to 07:00 PM

Casting Men
May 5th (tuesday) and May 6th (wednesday)
From 9:30 AM to 01:00 PM And from 2:30 PM to 07:00 PM

As indicated on the official document that te can find on Montepulciano town’s website, the filming there will begin on May 25th and end on May 29th.

Straight from the Canadian set of New Moon, we've got word that hunky vampire Rob Pattinson doesn't stink, despite rumors that he never showers.

"He smells like roses!" castmate Alex Meraz assured us at the Armani Exchange watch launch party last night.

"The first time I met him, I was like, 'Dude, te smell fantastic!'" Alex continued. "I don't know where people get this stuff from."

What was Rob's reaction to Alex's opening line?

"He blushed and did his hair thing," the actor said. "He's comfortable in his own sexuality."

We're not sure what sexuality has to do with showering, but OK.

Also spotted at the A|X party at the SLS Hotel: Eva Longoria Parker (who later party-hopped to Posh's birthday bash), Hayden Panettiere, Kristen campana, bell and Lindsay Lohan, who made a very late arrival with her mom and sis.

Before Robert Pattinson auditioned for the part of Edward the vampire in Twilight, he took a quarter of a Valium to see where it would take him. He got the part. He had no idea what he’d signed up for: he might have been aware that Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga had attracted 17m readers worldwide and that the Mormon mother from Arizona was the biggest publishing phenomenon since JK Rowling. What he didn’t see coming were the teen girls who’d fallen in Amore with the sensitive, tortured Edward of Meyer’s books. First they revolted online, calling Pattinson a gargoyle – and worse. Then they changed their minds, fell in Amore with him en masse and refused to leave him alone.