Lots of fabulous Amanda news for you today. First up, Amanda is featured in a bunch of magazines including fantastic new shoots.
Gotham – April 2009
Prestige – April 2009
Allure – May 2009
InStyle – May 2009

I’m only able to get my hands on InStyle over here (I’ve been dreaming about a fashion ed for Amanda for soooooo long), so if anyone is able to scan the other issues for the site, that would be amazing. Just send the scans to janine@amandarighetti.net, full credit will be given of course. I’m so giddy that we’re getting all this publicity for Amanda.

On to other Amanda news – she’s kindly donated an easter egg that she decorated and signed to be auctioned off at ClothesOffOurBack.org, so head on over there and bid on it. It’s for a good cause!!

And lastly, I’ve added some stunning new pictures, mostly photoshoots to the gallery. Oh my, we are so spoiled these days. lol

// The Mentalist – 1.18 – Russet Potatoes Stills
// The Mentalist – 1.19 – A Dozen Red Roses Stills
// The Mentalist – 1.20 – Red Sauce Stills
// Allure – May 2009 Thanks to nerble!
// Gotham Photoshoot
// SPEC Photoshoot #2
// TV Guide Photoshoot #1
// TV Guide Photoshoot #2
// The Lucky Guide to Mastering Any Style Launch
// 2009 Pre-Golden Globes DPA Gifting Lounge – Day 2
// Lyn Devon LA Debut At ARCADE By Rochelle Gores

I would love to wish Amanda a happy birthday! She celebrates her 26th birthday today! I hope she gets to spend a lovely day with family and friends!

Also, a lovely scan from the March 16 issue of TV Guide has been uploaded thanks to Nikki. Also thanks to Tona for sending in the same scan. Love that picture. Looks like a lovely new photoshoot. Here’s hoping we’ll see more it.

There are so many new interviews popping up, here are a selected few with a bunch of excerpts. Click on the links to read the full articles.

// Complex – March 2009
When you were on The O.C., you played a stripper. What was the training for that like?
Well, I grew up in Vegas, and I’ve taken pole-dancing classes, just for fun. And growing up in the scene and sneaking into strip clubs—

// MoviesOnline.ca – Amanda Righetti & Danielle Panabaker Interview, Friday the 13th
MoviesOnline: How hard is it for you to do a TV show and try to do movies at the same time? Is it hard to fit in a movie in a week or hiatus? Were you on a big break when you did this?
AMANDA: Personally, I was going back and forth between L.A. and Austin in the beginning, because we were shooting the pilot for The Mentalist. So I was kind of back and forth, and then once The Mentalist wrapped I was in Austin for good, and we were all sort of waiting to find out what was happening at May sweeps.

// MediaBlvd – A Visit To The Set of ‘The Mentalist’
MediaBlvd> Bruno, since the pilot, as you’ve watched your actors become their characters, over the course of the season, what adjustments have you made?
Bruno> It’s hard to be specific. It’s really just a question of getting to know people, and not necessarily going, “Oh, they are good at this. They are good at that.” After a while, you see them and hear their voices in your head, when you are writing the character, so you’ve got their sense of timing. For instance, Tim is a master of the deadpan, as good as I’ve ever seen, so we feed into that. Amanda has a certain enigmatic quality about her, so we use that. Owain is a great light comedian with looks and glances. Everyone has something about them, that is ineffable, that you try to internalize.

// NewsChief.com – Making ‘Friday the 13th’ was a bruising experience for actress
“I’m still dealing with injuries from it,” Righetti says, referring to her role in the remake of the classic slasher film “Friday the 13th,” in theaters Friday. “I’m dealing with knee injuries. My neck hurts from falling so much.”

// 3News.co.nz – Celebrities share their Valentines Day plans
Amanda Righetti, one of the young stars of the new ‘Friday the 13th’ movie, has more relaxing plans.
“I actually have rented a sort of massage express tent with a tandem massage and I’m planning on doing dinner,” Righetti said.

// Horror.com – Amanda Righetti – On-Set Interview
Q: Were you surprised by the end of the script?
AR: I think it will surprise audiences. But then again, until it’s all put together, who knows? When I did read the script, it was pretty much to the end, “Oh, what’s going to happen?” You’re sort of flying by the seat of your pants. Hopefully, that conveys itself on film as well.

Thanks so much to Amanda’s PR team for confirming that Amanda is indeed headlining the Friday the 13th remake. The movie is currently scheduled for a US release on February 13, 2009.Other projects The Mentalist and Little Big Men are also moving forward as well as Amanda’s films Pipeline and Etrain which are both produced by her producing company Bliss Sinema Inc.’s.Looks like we are in for a great dose of Amanda in the coming months.

First off, AmandaRighetti.net would like to wish Amanda a happy birthday! Here’s hoping she’ll get to spend a wonderful day with friends and family! Amanda turns 25 tomorrow.Righetti the Female Lead in Friday the 13thAmanda Righetti is in final negotiations to play the female lead in the Michael Bay-produced remake of Friday the 13th, directed by Marcus Nispel. Variety says filming will begin April 21 in Austin, Texas. Righetti also recently joined the cast of CBS pilot “The Mentalist” and her credits include Return to House on Haunted Hill and a recurring guest role on “K-Ville.” Jared Padalecki and Derek Mears co-star in the New Line pic, scheduled for a February 13, 2009 release. (source)