Entertainment Weekly sat down with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner for a feature interview running in this week’s magazine to discuss the world they inhabit within the Twilight universe — both on screen and off. The three young stars opened up about coping under the glare of intense media spotlight, how they rely on one another to pull through, what they think of the upcoming final movie, Breaking Dawn, what lies ahead once the franchise wraps, and much more. In this preview, the three stars talk about gearing up for the final chapter of the saga that has changed each of their lives forever.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You guys are about to start shooting the two Breaking Dawn movies back to back. You signed on to this franchise before Breaking Dawn was written. When you read it, were you thinking, How is this going to be turned into a movie?
KRISTEN STEWART: Yeah, definitely. What is Renesmee going to look like? Is it going to be this little teeth-baby running around? It’s going to be weird.
ROBERT PATTINSON: [Laughs] “Little teeth-baby.”
STEWART: Yeah, but I think it’s going to be cool. One of the main objectives of the series is to get Bella to a point where she’s mature enough to make such a hefty decision, and she goes through a lot. In the fourth one, she is going to become a wife. She is going to become a mom. She is going to become an adult and a vampire. To do it so young, it needs to be believable. So I’m really excited about playing that.
Some people read Breaking Dawn as very pro-life and Mormon because Bella decides to have her baby even though it’s endangering her life. Did any of that bother you when you read the book?
STEWART: No, because it made sense. Not wanting to give up the baby is about her holding onto that last thing that she would have to give up if she was not human anymore. Right after she and Edward sleep with each other for the first time, she says, “Oh, f***, I might want to be human for a little bit longer.” The baby is just an even more intense version of that.
PATTINSON: I think people make up all these Mormon references just so they can publish Twilight articles in respectable publications like the New York Times. Even Stephenie [Meyer, author of the Twilight novels] said it doesn’t mean any of that. It is based on a dream.
The Breaking Dawn movies are the last in the series. How do you feel about all of this coming to a conclusion soon?
STEWART: In terms of shooting them, they’re almost done. We’re going to be done by March.
TAYLOR LAUTNER: It will be so weird, the last day of filming that last movie.
STEWART: It will be sad, too. It’s been one of the most crazy, indulgent experiences as an actor, to be able to follow a character for this long.
LAUTNER: I think stopping will be very weird.
STEWART: It will just feel like a chapter has been closed.
LAUTNER: A big chapter.
STEWART: I’m going to be like, “But wait, there’s this scene…”
Source Entertainment Weekly
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6 comments:
love what rob said about those theories
yes, so do I.
Although, I have to say, that even though it started wth a dream, I would think her faith might nform her wrting and attitudes. Her dream did not have Bella marrying, becomeng pregnant, and havng a mutant baby. However, Kristen is spot on with her understandng of the character and her motivations.
I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to see actors like Rob and Kristen think about and explain their characters the way they do. Their depth is such a relief to see!
It IS a pity, and I think Rob was spot on, that NYT had to take the Mormon element, because doing actual research, and really observing and thnking, might have developed a more accurate and even more appealing, piece, with integrity.
I am amazed at some of the intelligent pieces that come from fans as opposed to so-called journalists. For instance, I don't know how many of you have seen Jessegirl's work on 'Remember Me,' but they are far better than the 'professional' articles.
This picture is clearly showing chemistry on one side, and the third wheel on the other.
Aw shucks, Solas, thank you for the nod. I really appreciate it.
As for Kristen and Rob's views on their characters' motivations and the extent Stephenie's Mormonism had to do with her writing:
1) Kristen, I think, gets Bella and her wish to hold onto something of her human life (the baby), but Stephenie forces the issue, provoking the turning of Bella in order to save her life.
Actually, when I read the book, I thought it was way overblown regarding Bella's pregnancy in general. But I don't think that can be attributed to Mormonism.
I have always thought that Steph got back at the polygamous Mormons by having so many guys after Bella: Edward, Jacob, Mike, even, was it Tyler or Eric, in the first book. And then to love 2 men and have to choose. 'Take that', Mormon men, I'd imagine Steph thinking. That's always been my take.
2)Ach, the publications in general, whether tabloid or respected or online, so many of them just grab onto anything without doing their homework; we've all said it here before, they don't respect the books/films/actors enough to take them seriously. Rob's probably right about them using Mormonism to lend some substance to their articles, but I don't really know. I know I wouldn't want the albatross of that religion around my work.
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