Jack Huston lands role in "Eclipse"

By Jay A. Fernandez

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Jack Huston has been cast in "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse."

The actor joins Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Bryce Dallas Howard in the third installment of Summit Entertainment's vampire series based on Stephenie Meyer's novels. Huston will play Royce King II, a human who lived during the Great Depression.

David Slade ("30 Days of Night") is directing the film, which is scheduled for a June 30 release.

Huston, grandson of filmmaker John Huston, stars on the ABC series "Eastwick," which debuts in September. He next appears in the features "Boogie Woogie" and "Mr. Nice," and he appeared in "Shrink," which recently opened in limited release.

(Editing by SheriLinden at Reuters)