SAN DIEGO — Garrett Hedlund is starring in one of the most talked-about movies of Comic-Con, but it’s another of his upcoming projects that is generating a lot of buzz.

During MTV News and MySpace’s live stream Friday (July 23) to promote “Tron Legacy,” MTV’s Josh Horowitz asked Hedlund about “On the Road,” which also stars “Twilight” leading lady Kristen Stewart.

“I’ve been on ['On the Road'] since the fall of ‘07, and it’s sort of been on my mind since then,” Hedlund said. “When we jump onto projects like this, we’ve sort of got to tie that kite to a post and hope that it’s still flying as high as it was when you come back to it. Luckily, now with coming off ‘Tron’ and going into that, we’ve got to take that kite off.”

The film has been in pre-production up in Montreal, as the cast and crew get ready to start shooting. Hedlund said right now the cast is going through “boot camp” and “intensive research with biographers.”

Even though they won’t start shooting until August, Hedlund had nothing but nice things to say about Stewart. “She’s got it all there. She’s where she needs to be. She’s fantastic,” he gushed. He also said Sam Riley, who plays Jack Kerouac in the film, is “incredibly devoted and a hard worker and also a fantastic actor.

“We’ve had wonderful times up there in Montreal. Just hoping to make a wonderful film that can fulfill everyone’s expectation of what this can actually be,” Hedlund said. “The family that we’re surrounded by is wonderful and unbelievable and, for me, I’m kind of on cloud nine.”

Stewart also had nothing but kind words for Hedlund when we caught up with her at an “Eclipse” screening last month. “I’ve met him a bunch of times, and I’ve hung out with him twice,” she said of her co-star. “He’s a great guy. … He’s written crazy stuff for it. He’s super into it. Not to sound … I don’t know how to put it. He’s, like, so in character, and he’s driving to Montreal. He’s awesome. I’m really, really excited.”

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Very nice words from Garrett! We can’t wait to see these two work together!

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Includes an exclusive featurette, “Breaking the Mold: Blackheart Records,” in which rock icon Joan Jett and longtime songwriter and producing partner Kenny Laguna provide insight into Jett’s career after the Runaways, from her first solo efforts to the successes of her indie label, Blackheart Records. Other featurettes include “Plugged In: Making the Film,” a look at how the Runaways’ story was brought to the screen, and “The Runaways,” featuring interviews with the cast and crew. Also included is an interactive discography. Enjoy them on your Mac, PC, or Apple TV.

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Summit Entertainment’s THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN will be filmed in both Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Vancouver over the next year starting this fall. The next chapter of THE TWILIGHT SAGA will be released as two separate films with the first of the two slated to be released in theatres on November 18, 2011.

Academy Award® winner Bill Condon will direct both films starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner along with Billy Burke as Charlie Swan as well as returning members of the Cullen Family including Peter Facinelli as Carlisle, Elizabeth Reaser as Esme, Jackson Rathbone as Jasper, Nikki Reed as Rosalie, Ashley Greene as Alice and Kellan Lutz as Emmett.

The project, based on the fourth novel in author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, is currently being written by Melissa Rosenberg with Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt and Stephenie Meyer producing.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.

The third film in the franchise, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, is currently in theatres.

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Vampires still basked in the rockets’ red glare during the weekend, as Summit Entertainment threequel “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” rung up a bloody good $82.5 million in domestic boxoffice during the four-day Independence Day frame.

But though “Eclipse” soared to $175.3 million in cumulative boxoffice since unspooling on Wednesday, that was overshadowed by the $178.9 million that franchise predecessor “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” sunk its teeth into during its first six days in release last November.

Also, Sony’s “Spider-Man 2″ used a Wednesday-through-Monday bow during 2004’s July 4th weekend to register $180.1 million during its first six days in the marketplace.

With the latest “Twilight” installment’s production costs estimated at a modest $68 million, “Eclipse” already is well into a profitable orbit. But it will be interesting to see how high it can fly after notable drops in daily grosses following fan-fueled sellouts during the pic’s first day of performances.

“This has been a great way to spend the Fourth of July weekend, that’s for sure,” Summit distribution topper Richie Fay enthused. “If there was a surprise, it was how big the first midnight showings were. Quite frankly, we didn’t know what to expect with the Wednesday opening.”

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How many times have you seen it so far?