Article by Alexandra Gambardella
“Harry Potter” did it for wizards, “Lord of the Rings” won big for hobbits, and “Narnia” brought it home for the talking woodland creatures. But can a soon-to-shoot movie similarly turn the creaky film cliché of vampires into the next multimillion-dollar fantasy flick franchise?
“The movie is called ‘Twilight,’” 17-year-old “Into the Wild” actress Kristen Stewart beamed when we recently spoke to her. “['Lords of Dogtown' filmmaker] Catherine Hardwicke is directing it in Washington. It’s based on a book that’s pretty popular [among] young adult, high school kids.”
Although Stewart and co-star Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory!) will soon film only the first movie, they’re already talking about turning the vampire storyline into a series that really sucks. And since the latest book sold over 150,000 copies in its first day alone, Bella and Edward fans everywhere are already counting down the months until the film’s release.
“People really love these books,” said Stewart. “Right now it’s a trilogy, and a fourth book is coming out, so hopefully we’ll get to shoot all four.”
For those who haven’t yet been bitten, “Twilight” will feature Stewart as Bella Swan, a teenage girl whose life gets turned upside-down after she meets and falls in love with a vampire. Additional names will be cast in the next few weeks, but according to the actress, 21-year-old Pattinson is already sinking his teeth into the role of Edward.
“He’s so good and he’s so soulful and he’s just not a liar — you can feel pain from him,” Stewart cooed. “The cool thing about the story is that it’s a seemingly wonderful fantasy — let’s fall in love with vampires and live forever — but it’s so much harder than that. Imagine living forever. Living one life is hard enough.”
But don’t get fooled into thinking this is going to be “The Notebook” for the undead. “The main character is like, superhuman,” Stewart said of the action scenes in the script. “He’s a vampire, but with really [heightened powers]; he can run faster than a car can drive, and he’s super strong. He throws me over his back [in one scene], right before he’s going to tell me that he’s a vampire, and then he runs over the treetops. And we’re going to be in real treetops; we’re not just going to CGI it. We actually get to go up there, and that’s what I’m stoked on.”
“It’s a pretty triumphant love story,” Stewart concluded, looking forward to stepping in front of the cameras. “It’s gonna take a while, and it [deserves to be] at least a series of three.”
UPDATE (2.28.08): ‘Twilight’ Co-Star Rachelle Lefevre Talks Treetop Controversy!
Someone comment in English please!
And are these people idiots. I get that they can't put every scene in the book, but don't mess with the important ones. It's like a death sentence to mess with the book!
I'm trying to keep a positive mind but they just keep making this worst. Hopefully somone in the movie will read these comments and under stand how STUPID they are for changing the running scene (Running over trees? He can't fly, run incredably fast sure, but can't fly!) And getting rid of the Por Chareles scene?!?!?!
Have these people even read the book!!! They better fix it soon or they're going to have a mob of crazy twilight fans on them.
It's good that Kirsten Stewart is so excited about the movie though! She may never be my Emily Browning, but let's hope she can pull off Bella!
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im not entirely happy cause they do change the plot of the story okay...
but not alot Edward cant fly >_>
& in the summary of the story I didnt read anything about Victoria. & they portray Laurent & James as "arch-enemies" the Cullens didnt even know them. Just Curious,. well they were but im not getting into that.
O_O thats trueee... "did" they cut out the Port Angeles scene? THEY CANT!!! ITS AN AWESOME SCENE!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOO ohhh yeah ill be mad.
>_> its an important one tooo D;
ill still see the movie though but it wont be the same >:P
did you guys expect word by word of the book to be in the movie
that will be really stupid ":)"
i think that they are going to make the movie more exciting and i can't wait
i love the actors and i think they are going to do a good job
i don'think they could possible ruin the books
after all the movie is based on the twilight series
and how predictable it was because it was EXACTLY like the book?
well i'm glad that they're changing twilight a bit because then its less predictable and exciting
i can't wait for the moviee!!
They cant cut out the Port Angeles scene
it’s like one of the MAJORLY LOVED scenes!!! its the BEST part out of ALL of the books events!!! its the COOLEST car drive to port angeles... but....not the tree tops and THEN telling her.... thats like SABOTAGE TO THE SCRIPPPPPTTTT....
how much are they going to change!?!?!?!
:( im really depressed right now... thanks people who changed the script >:-(
Andrea!!!
1.Running on treetops???? That NEVER happens. Yeah, Edward can run at amazingly high speeds, but not to a point where they're practically flying!!!!
2.AlthoughI'm sure we all like the idea of them making at least three movies, I don't see how that's at all possible, unless they completely %?#?? up the story line (which they've already started to do with the first movie!). Seeing as they are excluding the role of Victoria, who plays an insanely large part in Eclipse, from the movie Twilight, I don't see *$* making 3 movies could happen. No Victoria= No Eclipse
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Is like... the "dance practice" in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire that wasn't on the book but yeaaaahh delete all Dobby actions!! They are useless pfffffff!!!! Grrr I hated that.
Anyway, "Running on tree tops"? HE'S A VAMPIRE NOT A BAT!!!!! :/ I wanna see that scene in Port Angeles!! Is a keeeeeeey for the plot!! BOO
PLEEEEASEEE please don't change this line:
"So what you're saying is, I'm your brand of heroin?''
''Yes you are exactly my brand of heroin."
PLEEEEEEEEEEASEEEEEE!!!!!! If you change the way that line is written like it is on the scripts it's gonna be a CHEESY LINE. PLEAAAAAASEEEE DON'T RUIN THIS MOVIEEE. *cries & bites her nails*
Also I heard he's getting gym training because of his skinny body? Oh yeah Robert with muscular torso woahhh so great! *_*
Oh Jacob, I hope they cast a very good native-american actor for the role snif.
and robert pattinson as edward should be very amazing.
I still love Edward though!!!
(and Jacob SUCKS!!!!!!)
...great, now i'm depressed... stupid Twilight movie T_T
Are you freaking kidding me?
If they cut out the Port Angeles scene...
Lord. This is worse than I thought it would be.
AS FAR AS THE TREE TOP B.S. IS THAT B.S. EDWARD ISN'T A DAMN MONKEY HE'S A VAMPIRE THEY RAN THROUGH THE FOREST NOT ABOVE IT. AND THE PORT ANGELS CAR SCENE HAPPENS BEFORE THE RUN THROUGH THE FOREST TO HIS SECRET SPOT. AS FAR AS THE ACTORS GREAT SO FAR I AM PLEASED