Twilight

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTaylor Lautner has said he had to fight for his Twilight role back after producers wanted to recast him with a “built, muscular man”.The now-31-year-old was just 16 when he was first cast as werewolf Jacob Black in the 2008 movie based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling vampire book series. He went on to reprise the role throughout the rest of the films in the franchise: New Moon…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTwilight director Catherine Hardwicke revealed who she thinks would be the “perfect” replacements for the lead roles in a reboot of the cult classic saga. Kristen Stewart, 33, and Robert Pattinson, 37, originally starred as Bella Swan and Edward Cullen in the fantasy romance films based on the popular vampire book series by Stephanie Meyer. During a recent “Watchalong” episode on Josh…

Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has new actors in mind, who could make the pair of Bella and Edward work for a reboot. In a new conversation with Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, the director named actors Jenna Ortega and Jacob Elordi as the new Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. (Also read: Netizens want Jenna Ortega to drop out of Scream VII - Here's why) Director Catherine Hardwicke approves of Jenna Ortega and Jacob Elordi as Bella and Edward. What the director saidCatherine was speaking on…

Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight novels were a wild phenomenon, and the movie franchise starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson only helped the series soar further. Following the original Twilight movie just turning 15, let’s look back on the story behind Taylor Lautner’s iconic role as Jacob Black almost being passed on to another actor for New Moon. Here’s how the actor was able to take back the role and play the werewolf for all five movies. Following the end of the franchise, Taylor Lautner left Hollywood for a few…

Heavy with quiet, Harp’s debut album invokes Sussex fields to muse on creative loss, loneliness and bittersweet new love. Inspired by William Blake, Herstmonceux Castle and the Cure’s Faith – possibly the Crawley band’s most desolate record – Tim Smith and Kathi Zung craft a barren landscape out of 80s-indebted reverb, ghostly vocals and sharp, tinny drums. It feels like a permanent twilight.Harp: Albion cover artAlbion arrives a decade after Smith left the Texas folk-rock band Midlake, citing creative differences, and…

After a long time, the Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are back in the news. Ten years after they split, the director Catherine Hardwicke shared that Kristen, unexpectedly crashed Robert's 37th birthday celebration a few months ago, specifically during his birthday month of May. The director of the 2008 hit series, recently appeared on Monday’s podcast episode of Happy Sad Confused. In an segment of the podcast, she said that she and the actress Toni Collette attended Robert's party without receiving…

The early aughts were full of vampire content, largely inspired by the wild success of the Twilight franchise. That five-film franchise was a bonafide sensation, making household names out of its young cast of actors. It turns out that Robert Pattinson was worried he wouldn’t live up to fans’ expectations of Edward. And the studio wasn’t originally convinced either.The cast of Twilight were all super popular during its run in theaters, but none as much as the trio of Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson.…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTwilight director Catherine Hardwicke revealed that Robert Pattinson was nearly passed up for the leading role in the 2008 film because the studio was sceptical about his physical attributes. Pattinson, 37, starred as the alluring vampire Edward Cullen who falls in love with human Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) in the five-film fantasy romance saga based on the popular book series by…

Robert Pattinson, renowned for his heart-throb status, initially faced scepticism from the studio during the casting of the first Twilight film.In a recent podcast interview, director Catherine Hardwicke revealed that Summit Entertainment was initially concerned about Pattinson’s appearance.She admitted that when she met Pattinson, “he had black bangs for hair” and was “out of shape because he was hanging out at the pub” a lot.Despite that, she believed he was the right fit and held auditions with Kristen Stewart that…

When one announces a pregnancy publicly, there is almost always going to be a lot of commotion stirred up. Usually that just comes from family and friends being excited and wishing the expecting parents well. When Suki Waterhouse recently revealed that she and partner Robert Pattinson are expecting their first child, the reaction became something else entirely. Some Twilight fans are not having it.As the male lead of the Twilight franchise, Robert Pattinson will always hold a place in the hearts of a particular…