Confirming the rumor from a few weeks back, People is reporting that Dakota Fanning has officially signed on to star in the TWILIGHT sequel NEW MOON. The article says, "The 15-year-old actress is set to star in New Moon as Jane – a sinister vampire with an angelic exterior who works for the Volturi, a rep for Summit Entertainment confirms to PEOPLE. Filming of Twilight sequel is set to begin in Vancouver later this month. The movie hits theaters in November. "We did just get a script. We're shooting the rest of the films back to back," says Nikki Reed, who plays Rosalie Hale in the film. "(Director) Chris Weitz is amazing and I think it's going to be wonderful.""



The release date for NEW MOON is currently set for November 20th, 2009 with shooting set to begin on March 23rd! (The third TWILIGHT film ECLIPSE is penciled into a June 30th, 2010 release date.) Check out details for the TWILIGHT ULTIMATE EDITION BOXED SET out on May 5th right HERE!

Based on the hit novel series by Stephenie Meyer, TWILIGHT was directed by Catherine Hardwicke and stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Jackson Rathbone, Edi Gathegi, Rachelle Lefevre, Ashley Greene, Billy Burke, Cam Cigandet, Kellan Lutz, Anna Kendrick and Taylor Lautner. Chris Weitz will direct the sequel NEW MOON.