"The Twilight Saga (film series) The Twilight Saga is a series of five romance fantasy films from Summit Entertainment based on the four novels by American author Stephenie Meyer. The films star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. The series has grossed over $3.3 billion in worldwide receipts. The first installment, ""Twilight"", was released on November 21, 2008. The second installment, """", followed on November 20, 2009, breaking box office records as the biggest midnight screening and opening day in history, grossing an estimated $72.7 million. The third installment, """", was released on June 30, 2010, and was the"
"the best-selling novel by Kate Long, ""The Bad Mother's Handbook"". In 2008, Pattinson landed the role of Edward Cullen in the film ""Twilight"", based on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling novel of the same name. According to ""TV Guide"", Pattinson was initially apprehensive about auditioning for the role, fearful that he would not be able to live up to the ""perfection"" expected from the character. The film was released on 21 November 2008 and turned Pattinson into a movie star overnight. Although the film received mixed reviews, critics praised his and co-star Kristen Stewart's chemistry in the film. The ""New York Times"""
"he discovered after Pattinson, as ""246789 Pattinson"". He was honoured with a tribute at 2017 Deauville American Film Festival on 2 September 2017, with screening of selected films of his during the festival run. Robert Pattinson Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor, model and musician. He started his film career by playing Cedric Diggory in ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"" in 2005. He later got the leading role of vampire Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the ""Twilight"" novels by Stephenie Meyer, which consisted of five films between 2008 and 2012"
"after he realized that riding motorcycles was a hobby she enjoyed sharing with Jacob. Prior to the role of Edward being cast for the 2008 ""Twilight"" film, Meyer opined that, although Edward was ""Indisputably the most difficult character to cast, [he] is also the one that I'm most passionately decided upon. The only actor I've ever seen who I think could come close to pulling off Edward Cullen is...(drumroll)...Henry Cavill."" When the film was optioned by Summit Entertainment in July 2007, Meyer stated that; ""The most disappointing thing for me is losing my perfect Edward"", as Cavill was by then"
"April 2007. Catherine Hardwicke directed the film and the screenplay was written by Melissa Rosenberg. It stars Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen and Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black. The movie was released on November 21, 2008. Meyer makes a brief cameo appearance in a diner scene. Following the success of ""Twilight"", Summit greenlit a film adaptation of the sequel, """", in November 2008. Chris Weitz directed the film, which was released on November 20, 2009. Summit confirmed an adaptation of the third book in the series, """", in February 2009. David Slade directed the film,"
"teen girls"", several criticisms of his character, in particular accusations of sexism, have emerged. Gina R. Dalfonzo of the ""National Review Online"" described Edward's character as mentally unstable and a ""predator"", using behavioral examples such as spying on Bella while she sleeps, eavesdropping on her conversations, dictating her choice of friends, and encouraging her to deceive her father as reasons why Dalfonzo believes he is ""one of modern fiction's best candidates for a restraining order."" Edward Cullen Edward Cullen (né Edward Anthony Masen) is a fictional character in Stephenie Meyer's ""Twilight"" series. He is featured in the books ""Twilight"", ""New"
"previous novel written by Meyer. The film starred Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. In late November 2008, Summit Entertainment greenlit the sequel, which was directed by Chris Weitz with Melissa Rosenberg returning as the screenwriter. The majority of the film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. New Moon (novel) New Moon is a romantic fantasy novel by author Stephenie Meyer, and is the second novel in the ""Twilight"" series. The novel continues the story of Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen's relationship. When Edward leaves Bella"
"a whole generation"", while Kirkus cited Edward's portrayal in ""Twilight"" as being ""overly Byronic"". Edward Cullen was also ranked #5 on the ""Forbes"" list of Hollywood's 10 Most Powerful Vampires. ""Entertainment Weekly"" named him ""one of the greatest characters of the last 20 years"" and described him as a ""literary influence and love of girls and women everywhere for a long time to come"". Since the release of the ""Twilight"" series, the character of Edward has developed somewhat of a cult following, with millions of devoted, mostly female, fans worldwide. However, while the character has been called the ""obsession of"
"Cavill was also the cause of a write-in effort from fans to see him cast as Cedric Diggory in ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"" (2005). The role eventually went to Robert Pattinson. Stephenie Meyer, the author of the ""Twilight"" series, was outspokenly in favour of Cavill playing the character of Edward Cullen in the ""Twilight"" film, calling him her ""perfect Edward"". However, by the time production of the film began, Cavill was too old to play the character, and again the role went to Pattinson. In 2005, Cavill was a final choice for the role of James Bond"
"Ashley Greene Ashley Michele Greene (born February 21, 1987) is an American actress and model. She is known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's ""Twilight"" novels. Greene was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She is the daughter of Michele (née Tatum), who works in insurance, and Joe Greene, a former U.S. Marine who now owns his own concrete business. She grew up in Middleburg and Jacksonville, and went to University Christian School before transferring to Wolfson High School when she was in tenth grade. She moved to Los Angeles, California, at the age of 17 to"
"short films following eight individuals from diverse backgrounds on their quest for true contentment. He reprised his role as Edward Cullen in the ""Twilight"" sequel """", which was released on 20 November 2009. The film earned a record-breaking $142,839,137 opening weekend and an overall run of $709,827,462 worldwide. Though the film received negative reviews, film critic Michael Phillips from the ""Chicago Tribune"" said that Pattinson was still ""interesting to watch"" despite the bad makeup. Bill GoodyKoontz from the ""Arizona Republic"" said that ""Pattinson's actually not in the film that much, but he does his best when he's around"" and Michael"
"Kellan Lutz Kellan Christopher Lutz (born March 15, 1985) is an American actor and model. He made his film debut in ""Stick It"" (2006), and is best known for playing Emmett Cullen in ""The Twilight Saga"" film series (2008–2012). He has since played Poseidon in the 2011 film ""Immortals"", Tarzan in the 2013 animated film ""Tarzan"", John Smilee in ""The Expendables 3"" (2014), and Hercules in ""The Legend of Hercules"" (2014). Kellan Christopher Lutz was born on March 15, 1985, in Dickinson, North Dakota, the son of Karla (""née"" Theesfeld) and Bradley Lutz. He has one sister, Brittany, and six"
"their no testing on animals policy. Ashley Greene Ashley Michele Greene (born February 21, 1987) is an American actress and model. She is known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's ""Twilight"" novels. Greene was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She is the daughter of Michele (née Tatum), who works in insurance, and Joe Greene, a former U.S. Marine who now owns his own concrete business. She grew up in Middleburg and Jacksonville, and went to University Christian School before transferring to Wolfson High School when she was in tenth grade. She moved to Los Angeles, California,"
"Midnight Sun (Meyer novel) Midnight Sun is an unreleased companion novel to the book ""Twilight"" by author Stephenie Meyer. The work retells the events of ""Twilight"", but is written from the perspective of Edward Cullen instead of that of the series' usual narrating character Bella Swan. Meyer stated that ""Twilight"" was to be the only book from the series that she planned to rewrite from Edward's perspective. To give them a better feel of Edward's character, Meyer allowed Catherine Hardwicke, the director of the film adaptation of ""Twilight"", and Robert Pattinson, the actor playing Edward, to read some completed chapters"
"appearance in the 2007 blockbuster ""Transformers"". He also appeared on """" and ""The Hills"". In addition to guest roles, in April 2007, Haynes acted in My Chemical Romance's music video for their single ""I Don't Love You"", directed by Marc Webb. Later that year, Haynes auditioned for the role of Edward Cullen in the film version of Stephenie Meyer's young adult novel ""Twilight"", but Robert Pattinson was cast instead. In 2008, he appeared on the television series ""Privileged"" and ""Pushing Daisies"". He played Scott Holland in the Hallmark Channel film ""Always and Forever"". Filming began in December 2008, and the"
"Gonzales. On November 23, 2017, Lutz and Gonzales announced that they had gotten married. Kellan Lutz Kellan Christopher Lutz (born March 15, 1985) is an American actor and model. He made his film debut in ""Stick It"" (2006), and is best known for playing Emmett Cullen in ""The Twilight Saga"" film series (2008–2012). He has since played Poseidon in the 2011 film ""Immortals"", Tarzan in the 2013 animated film ""Tarzan"", John Smilee in ""The Expendables 3"" (2014), and Hercules in ""The Legend of Hercules"" (2014). Kellan Christopher Lutz was born on March 15, 1985, in Dickinson, North Dakota, the son"
"Michael Welch (actor) Michael Alan Welch (born July 25, 1987) is an American television and film actor best known for the role of Luke Girardi on the television series ""Joan of Arcadia"" and for the role of Mike Newton in the films ""Twilight"", """", """" and """". Welch was born in Los Angeles, California, and his father is Protestant and his mother Jewish. Welch is known for his role as the popular Mike Newton in ""The Twilight Saga"" film series. Although he auditioned for the part of Edward Cullen, he was cast in the role of Mike Newton. He's also"
"actress Jaimie Alexander in 2012 after meeting on the set of ""Loosies"". After a break Facinelli and Alexander became engaged in March 2015. In February 2016, Facinelli and Alexander announced they had called off their engagement. Facinelli is a Roman Catholic and then-wife Garth converted before their wedding. Peter Facinelli Peter Facinelli (born November 26, 1973) is an American actor and producer. He starred as Donovan ""Van"" Ray on the Fox series ""Fastlane"" from 2002 to 2003. He played Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptations of the ""Twilight"" novel series, and is also known for his role as Mike"
"Bella Swan Isabella Marie ""Bella"" Swan (later Bella Cullen) is a character and the protagonist of the ""Twilight"" series, written by Stephenie Meyer. The ""Twilight"" series, consisting of the novels ""Twilight"", ""New Moon"", ""Eclipse"", and ""Breaking Dawn"", is primarily narrated from Bella's point of view, but partway through ""Breaking Dawn"" it is written from the point of view of Jacob Black. In the film series, Bella is portrayed by actress Kristen Stewart. In ""Twilight"", Bella moves to her father's home in Forks, Washington, meets the mysterious Cullen family, and falls in love with Edward Cullen. However, she soon discovers that"
"Jacob Black Jacob ""Jake"" Black is a character in the ""Twilight"" series by Stephenie Meyer. He is described as an attractive Native American of the Quileute tribe in La Push, near Forks, Washington. In the second book of the series (""New Moon""), he discovers that he can shapeshift into a wolf. For the majority of the series, Jacob competes with Edward Cullen for Bella Swan's love. In the films ""Twilight"", ""New Moon"", ""Eclipse"", """", and """", Jacob is played by Taylor Lautner. According to Stephenie Meyer, Jacob was originally meant to be a device through which Bella could learn Edward's"
"gloves. ... Pattinson's excellent performance reps an indispensable asset."" Robbie Collin of ""The Telegraph"" stated that it is a sensational performance from Robert Pattinson, ""yes, that Robert Pattinson – as Packer. Pattinson plays him like a human caldera; stony on the surface, with volcanic chambers of nervous energy and self-loathing churning deep below."" And Owen Gleiberman of ""Entertainment Weekly"" stated, ""Pattinson, pale and predatory even without his pasty-white vampire makeup, delivers his frigid pensées with rhythmic confidence."" Pattinson one last time appeared as Edward Cullen in the final instalment of Twilight saga, """" which was released on 16 November 2012,"
"include the films ""Good After Bad"" (2017) and ""Breaking In"" (2018). In 2010, Burke released an album titled ""Removed"". His second album, ""The Underkill"", was released in 2018. Billy Burke (actor) William Albert Burke (born November 25, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Charlie Swan in ""Twilight"" and its sequels. In 2011, he played Cesaire in ""Red Riding Hood"". In 2012, he was cast as one of the lead characters, Miles Matheson, in the NBC science-fiction series ""Revolution"". From 2015 to 2017, he starred in the CBS series ""Zoo."" He has also appeared in"
"11 December 1999. The couple have two children: son Spencer (b. 1992), and daughter Alice (b. 1998). Coltrane and Gemmell separated in 2003 and later divorced. Robbie Coltrane Robbie Coltrane (born Anthony Robert McMillan; 30 March 1950) is a Scottish actor and author. He is known for his roles as Rubeus Hagrid in the ""Harry Potter"" films, as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films ""GoldenEye"" and ""The World Is Not Enough,"" and as Dr. Eddie ""Fitz"" Fitzgerald in the British TV series ""Cracker"" during the 1990s. Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, the"
"his last job, he was unemployed, he was in debt."" Pattinson flew to Los Angeles on his own dime to read with Stewart. Shiloh Fernandez, Jackson Rathbone, Ben Barnes, and Robert Pattinson were the final four up for the role of Edward. Hardwicke did not initially choose Robert Pattinson for the role of Edward Cullen, but after an audition at her home with Stewart, he was selected. Hardwicke said, ""Kristen was like, ‘It’s got to be Rob!’ She felt connected to him from the first moment. That electricity, or love at first sight, or whatever it is."" Hardwicke gave him"
"makeup, jewelry, and a handsome and ""Charming"" husband could have quite the effect on girls. A more modern example of a princess/prince charming duo, and one that some consider to not be so damaging on the formation of relationships and image, is the spectacle of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen in Stephenie Meyer's ""Twilight"" series. Some say that the relationship of Bella and Edward ""glamorizes dating abuse."" Others see the construction of Bella's character to be enlightening for the current generation of young girls, teens and even young adults. Meyer characterizes her as incredibly clumsy, short of words, awkward, normal,"
"Edgar in ""Interstate"" before returning to TV. He landed his first recurring role in ""Jericho"" as Sean Henthorn between 2006 and 2007. The series was cancelled after just one season before a campaign by fans saw it return for a second before being cancelled once again. In 2008, Fernandez became one of the front-runners to play Edward Cullen after he auditioned for Catherine Hardwicke in her Venice Beach garage, during the casting of ""Twilight"". Fernandez was allegedly Hardwicke's first choice, but it was up to Kristen Stewart who had the last say. Shiloh later recalled on his narrowly missed opportunity,"
"direct the third film. Instead, ""Eclipse"" was helmed by director David Slade, with Melissa Rosenberg returning as screenwriter. Filming ran between August 17 and October 29, 2009 at Vancouver Film Studios. It was the first and only ""Twilight"" film to be converted in IMAX. Eclipse (Meyer novel) Eclipse is the third novel in the ""Twilight"" Saga by Stephenie Meyer. It continues the story of Bella Swan and her vampire love, Edward Cullen. The novel explores Bella's compromise between her love for Edward and her friendship with shape-shifter Jacob Black, along with her dilemma of leaving her mortality behind in a"
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"Twilight (1998 film) Twilight is a 1998 American thriller neo-noir film directed by Robert Benton, written by Benton and Richard Russo, and starring Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Reese Witherspoon, Stockard Channing and James Garner. The film's original score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. Aging private detective Harry Ross (Newman), an ex-cop, is working on a case to return 17-year-old runaway Mel Ames (Witherspoon) to her parents' home. He tracks down Mel and her sleazy boyfriend, Jeff Willis (Schreiber), at a Mexican resort. During a struggle, Mel accidentally shoots Harry with his pistol, striking him in the upper thigh."
"the University of Southern California, where he majored in business. During college, he studied abroad at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. Chon started acting in 2005 in shows such as ""Jack & Bobby"" and ""Taki & Luci"". He came to fame in 2006 when he played Peter Wu in the Disney Channel film """". He also played Tony Lee in the Nickelodeon sitcom ""Just Jordan"". In 2008, he played Eric Yorkie in the film ""Twilight"", based on the book by Stephenie Meyer. Chon reprised his role as Eric Yorkie in the ""Twilight"" sequel ""New Moon"". He starred as the"
"woman had their own Edward [that] they had to let go of before they could open up to [him], which they did."" Meyer was ""excited"" and ""ecstatic"" in response to the casting of the two main characters. She had expressed interest in having Emily Browning and Henry Cavill cast as Bella and Edward, respectively, prior to pre-production. Peter Facinelli was not originally cast as Carlisle Cullen. ""[Hardwicke] liked me, but there was another actor that the studio was pushing for"", Facinelli said. For unknown reasons, that actor was not able to play the part and Facinelli was selected in his"
"to lose. Invariably, you're going to lose bits and pieces that certain members of the audience are going to desperately want to see, but there's just a reality that we're not making 'Twilight: The Book' the movie."" Kristen Stewart was on the set of ""Adventureland"" when Hardwicke visited her for an informal screen test that ""captivated"" the director. Hardwicke had trouble finding an actor otherworldly enough to play vampire Edward Cullen. Then she got a call about a guy in London. ""I looked at a couple pictures and was like, ‘I’m not sure,’?"" Hardwicke says. ""He had been fired from"
"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."" Pattinson reprised his role as Edward in all of the ""Twilight"" sequels. In an interview, Pattinson admits that he never had formal training on how to do his American accent; ""...I just grew up watching American movies... I kind of learned how to act, or whatever, from American films. Larry Carroll for MTV Movies deemed Edward and Bella ""an iconic love story for"