By Fred Topel Image property of Summit Entertainment
Rabid fans of the Twilight books got a chance to see some footage of the first movie, and meet the hunky actors who play their beloved vampires. Robert Pattinson plays Edward Cullen, the angsty suitor of Bella (Kristin Stewart). Even nice vampires get tempted when they're in intimate proximity with supple young necks.
Twilight's Robert Pattinson "I think the more Bella says, 'I'm not scared of you, you're not a monster" blah blah blah, the more I believe it myself," said Pattinson। "I kind of forget that I am a vampire and what my actual urges are and I try to kiss her and obviously it kind of ends up being a nightmare. She has this hormonal rush and I have the kind of 'I will kill you.' It kind of ends up being more sexy in a way. You're at a point where you kind of want to do everything and kill them at the same time. It's like the peak." If that sounds familiar to fans of the books, Pattinson assures you that there's more. "The only difference is the action scenes aren't really in the book because the book's written from Bella's perspective. Most of the time she's either unconscious or everybody's moving too quickly so they don't know what's going on. All the action stuff is put in so you can see it."
Twilight's vampires are different than some of the popular myths. "I guess it's kind of easy to make it clichéd. Just there's so many hundreds of thousands of vampire movies and also in the story, they're not really conventional vampires. They don't even look like vampires and they don't die in the sun. It's kind of every little characteristic of vampires is just abandoned. I was trying to do it like in as basic a way as possible. You just get bitten by somebody and then you're a vampire and you live forever and you're super strong and stuff and you don't really know what happens." From no familiarity with the books to witnessing the phenomenon firsthand at Comic Con, Pattinson is trying to keep his center. "It's bizarre. You kind of know that it is essentially the book. The book has so many obsessive, obsessively loyal fans. It's strange because people just immediately relate you to the character right away rather than you as an actor. I haven't actually looked [online] since [I got the part]. It is kind of weird. When you read the description of him, it says he's so beautiful it hurts to look at him. I think it's kind of difficult to act that so I wouldn't really know how to go about doing it. I hope there's been a lot of post production." Twilight opens to theaters on November 21st.For the trailer, poster and more movie info, go to the Twilight Movie Page. Aug 26 2008 7:41 AM EDT
'Twilight' Tuesday: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart And Taylor Lautner Will Present At The VMAs
Bella, Edward and Jacob get together on the small screen September 7.
For months now, "Twilight" Tuesdays have been bringing you your weekly fix of news about Stephenie Meyer's vampire series and Catherine Hardwicke's movie adaptation. This week, we're also bringing news about our own little venture, the MTV Video Music Awards, where stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner will be presenting an award.
(That won't be the first time the Edward/Bella/Jacob love triangle will reunite in coming weeks. Read about why the cast is back on the "Twilight" set here.)
Back in May, Pattinson, Stewart and Cam Gigandet graced the MTV Movie Awards preshow before we debuted the first completed scene of the film. But it looks like their profiles have risen quite a bit in the past three months, because when the VMAs air live September 7, the actors will get the prime-time treatment.
"I've watched the VMAs in the past, and the presenters are always, like, these mega-stars like Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner," Lautner, who plays werewolf-to-be Jacob in the movie, told MTV News. "And now, you know, for me to be doing that, I'm really lucky and excited and looking forward to it."
The 16-year-old, whose only other big credit is 2005's "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D," is gradually getting used to the limelight. He said the cast has been going to a lot of magazine shoots recently (including one for Vanity Fair), and they're all ramping up the publicity now that the movie's release date has changed to November 21. And perhaps after facing the screaming hoards at Comic-Con, his "craziest experience" so far, the VMAs will be a piece of cake.
The budding teen star is going to the show as a fan too. "I've watched some of the videos this year, and one of my favorites that's going to be up as a nominee is Chris Brown's 'Forever,' " he said. "It's a really, really cool video, and Chris Brown — he's like an acrobat, like me. I do a lot of flips and tricks, and he does too."
This year's VMAs, hosted by British comic and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" co-star Russell Brand, will feature just-announced live performances from Rihanna, T.I., Pink and Paramore, alongside previously announced performers the Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne and Kid Rock. The big show will be broadcast live at 9 p.m. on September 7 from the legendary Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood.
Lautner said he'll be trying on some spiffy outfits from John Varvatos for the show, but it's going to be tough to squeeze the fittings into his schedule. In addition to his "Twilight" duties, he's also shooting his role in the new NBC series "My Own Worst Enemy," on which he plays Christian Slater's son.
"Christian Slater's character has two lives: He's like the clumsy family man, and then in his other life, he's like this assassin superspy," Lautner explained. "I have the blood of his assassin side. They don't know where it comes from. All of a sudden, I'm this star soccer player, and I'm really good at martial arts."
Find out how Lautner's athletic training could come in handy in possible "Twilight" sequels on the MTV Movies blog.
Your job's not over yet! Now that you've helped us pick the nominees for this year's Video Music Awards, head to VMA.MTV.com to vote for your favorite in the Best New Artist category. While you're there, check out the latest additions to the performer and presenter lineups, see the best (and worst) of VMA fashion and much more before the show airs live September 7 at 9 p.m. ET.
Every Tuesday is "Twilight" Tuesday here at MTV News! Check back here each and every week for the hottest scoop on the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's beloved vampire series, and we'll still bring you breaking "Twilight" news throughout the rest of the week. And make sure you check out the MTV Movies Blog for our ongoing "Twilight" discussions each and every day.
Check out everything we've got on "Twilight."
'Twilight' sees light earlier than expected
Since the 2005 release of Stephenie Meyer's novel, "Twilight," fans have always dreamed of what the main characters Edward and Bella would really look and sound like beyond the book.
Now Summit Entertainment brings "Twilight" to life in a romantic movie coming to theaters on Friday, Nov. 21.
"Twilight" was to originally premiere on Friday, Dec. 12, but with the film release date of "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" being pushed back from Nov. 21 to July 17, 2009, "Twilight" was moved up.
According to a Summit Entertainment press release, the date move "allows the studio to both bring the film to the written-series' enormous fan base sooner, and to present the film in more theatres prior to the holiday movie-going season where traditionally screen time for any popular film is limited."
Late last year, actress Kristen Stewart ("Panic Room," "Into the Wild") was cast as Bella Swan, a teenager who moves from Phoenix to Forks, Wash., where she meets the mysterious Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson, who is better known as Cedric in the "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire").
Bella and Edward fall in love, but there are constant troubles that come between them - especially when you love a vampire. Yep, Edward is a vampire, but one who lives differently from the rest of the vampire world. While most of the vampire population drinks human blood, the Cullens drink animal blood.
Fans bombarded Web sites telling those in charge of the film that Edward's casting was important. And some, at first, weren't even sure about Pattinson. However, Meyer assures fans on her Web site that Pattinson is "an amazing actor" who portrays Edward perfectly and she always knew he was going to be good. She also says that she never anticipated he would end up looking "just like the Edward in my head" and he's the "best Edward."
Filming for "Twilight" started in February, but casting wasn't completed until April, according to Meyer's Web site. The script was co-written by Melissa Rosenberg and Karen Rosenfelt. Meyer reports that producers Mark Morgan and Greg Mooradian and director Catherine Hardwicke have found the perfect spot to create her fictional Forks in nearby Oregon.
Meyer said on her Web site that her book is in good hands and that Summit Entertainment won't fail her or her readers.
Want more?
See more of Stephenie Meyer's comments on the "Twilight" cast on this video on YouTube called "Stephenie Meyer - Talks about the Twilight Movie."
Check out Stephenie Meyer's Web site for all the updates on the "Twilight" movie at http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight_movie.html
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