Twilight: Jack Huston joins Eclipse cast

Jack Huston has become the latest addition to the cast of the third Twilight movie, Eclipse.

Huston will play Royce King II, a human who is indirectly responsible for the vampire transformation of Rosalie Hale, during the Great Depression.

Huston’s character will appear only in flashback, which means that the chances of an on-screen pout-off with Robert Pattinson are slim to none. However, it’s still the highest-profile movie to date for 26-year old Huston – nephew of Danny and Anjelica – who was last seen in the aliens-vs-vikings movie, Outlander.

With a 2010 release date of June 30 looming, filming will start on Eclipse next month in Vancouver, with British director David Slade.

The news follows our revelation of a very public spat between Summit Entertainment, who are behind the Twilight Saga, and Rachelle LeFevre over the decision to recast the role of Victoria in the Eclipse movie. Bryce Dallas Howard has now been given the role of villainous Victoria instead of LeFevre because of an apprent clash over filming schedules.

Meanwhile, this year’s Empire and BFI Movie-Con II is going to include not one, but two new scenes from The Twilight Saga: New Moon movie .

The film’s not due out until November 20, but fans will get a sneak peek at two key scenes at the weekend event.