Bryce Dallas Howard to Replace Rachelle Lefevre in THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE

Summit Entertainment announced that they would be replacing Rachelle Lefevre, who plays Victoria, in the third movie of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, by none other than Bryce Dallas Howard (Terminator Salvation, Spider-Man 3, The Village).

This is apparently due to a 10 days scheduling conflict, although Rachelle Lefevre and Summit have both released statement that seem a little contradictory. It honestly looks like Summit wanted to change the actress portraying Victoria, for whatever reason.

I personally am kind of excited about this news because Bryce Dallas Howard is one of my favorite actresses, so I'm behind whatever she does (although I have nothing against Rachelle Lefevre). I am now even more excited for the third movie, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which comes out on June 30, 2010, and I honestly think that Bryce Dallas Howard will surprise more than a few by her performance.

So congratulations to Bryce Dallas Howard, and good luck to Rachelle Lefevre on whatever projects she does next.

How do you guys feel about this casting change? Are you guys excited to see Bryce Dallas Howard take on the role? Or are you going to miss Rachelle Lefevre?