Rachelle Lefevre is stepping down from her role in the Twilight franchise - Bryce Dallas Howard is taking over as a bloodthirsty vampire in the upcoming Eclipse movie.

Howard will replace Lefevre, who stars in the hit 2008 movie Twilight and its upcoming sequel New Moon, as Victoria, the flame-haired vampire who plots to destroy Kristen Stewart's heroine Bella Swan. A spokesperson for film studio Summit Entertainment says, We are incredibly happy that Bryce has agreed to come into the franchise.Lefevre was forced to pull out from the third movie due to scheduling conflicts.