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!
please dont change it too much and I LOVE all of the characters! all of them! perfect! i still did imagine them differently but pretty damn close love it, but just keep it as close to the story as possible please!
I just finished Eclipse and I am about to cry waiting for Breaking Dawn!!!!
I am really interested to see what they change in the movie...
but I have a strange feeling that Edward will be playing the guitar instead of the piano and he won't be listening to Debussy...
but whatevz...
IT'S STILL GOING TO BE AMAZING!!!!!
I could read it one hundred times :)
No puedo esperar a que salga en Argentina la pelicula DDDDDDDDDD|
Ademas, me termine los tres libro en 3 dias cada uno >0
This movie, i am afraid, may not be what people want it to be. When i read this book, I saw everything that happened in my mind. The book was the movie. I just can't stand it if the book was in any way changed becasue one change and the whole plot is destroyed and the characters shatter. In other books i love, i don't mind as much, but this book is differtent. It means something to me. Not just as the best book in the world, but it symbolizes, true love, temptation and resisting what you want the most. This is the one book i wanted to be left untouched. Some of my friends say "just don't watch the movie" but i say i can't help it. I have to. It has to do with Twilight, then i'm there. And i am seriously scared of what i am going to find.
At first i was really upset about Rob being cast as EDWARD, i wanted tom sturridge but now i am thinking he is not so bad..
OMFG I CAN NOT WAIT!!
----OBSESSED TWILIGHTER----
me and my friends are sooo stoked its not even funny
the ENTIRE school reads these books. like i am not even kidding. every single person. i think they got whoever plays jacob (to lazy to look it up!) perfect and exactly how i imagined him! ugh i dont wanna wait till december whatever for the release date! haha we're probably gonna have to preorder tickets like a month in advance!!
it looks like their taking the roles really seriously and thats always good. and to the above comments about them not sticking to the plot - stephenie meyer WAS ON THE SET for some of the shooting. and i know that they like talk with her about it and stuff. so its gonna be pretty close to the books, but even in harry potter, not EVERY SINGLE LITTLE THING is gonna be the same. but its gonna be pretty damn close =]
AHHHH CANT WAIT!!!!
I know this movie will either make me really happy, or it will greatly dissapoint me. I really hope the later doesn't happen.
thats all i can say
p.s. robert is so sxc..i just cnt get ova it!
just to add to all the OMG's!!
OMG!
My friends and i can't wait. I've watched the trailers and scenes and I know deep down that this seriously may just be as big if not bigger than Harry Potter or Pirates of the Caribbean.
=]
Anyway, about the movie. I've been checking the updates and i'm soooo excited for the fourth book and the movie. I'm even going to Barnes & Noble on the release date at 12:00 midnight!! Haha, it may seem extreme to some ppl, but I think most Twilight fans would definantly not hesitate to go. I just hope they don't run out of copies before I get to the head of the line, i'll be so mad, i'll probably cry if that happens, haha=D