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1. Intervju s Stephenie Meyer
‘Twilight’ Author Stephenie Meyer Recalls Butting Heads With Robert Pattinson, Seeing Movie The First Time
‘Here we are, arguing about a fictional character,’ she says of discussing Edward Cullen with RPattz.
By Larry Carroll, with reporting by Jeff Cornell
BEVERLY HILLS, California — With the best-selling novels, the multimillion-dollar advertising campaign, the near-riots at public appearances and so much else, it’s hard to imagine that all this “Twilight” madness began as a simple dream.
Now, rabid fans are one week away from having their own dreams come true, as the “Twilight” movie hits theaters November 21. It seems only appropriate, then, that MTV News would mark another of our 10 Days of “Twilight” by checking in with the stay-at-home mom who awoke from that dream five years ago and wisely decided to write it down.
Be sure to check out this video, pairing many new clips from the movie with a new Stephenie Meyer interview, and then read on for her thoughts on debating Robert Pattinson, hanging out on a movie set and her desire to write a 14-hour-long screenplay.
MTV: How do you explain the popularity of “Twilight”?
Stephenie Meyer: I don’t know. It’s hard for me to answer that, because for me, it’s an absolute mystery. I read a lot of books, and some of them that I love are really popular, and there are others that I’m like, “Why isn’t everyone in the world reading this book?” It’s amazing. I wrote ["Twilight"] for me. It’s exactly what I want to read, so I’m hooked on it.
MTV: We’ve seen everything from young teens to people in their 40s and 50s loving the book. Were you trying to target the “young adult” audience when you wrote “Twilight” or a larger one?
Meyer: Well, I had a very specific audience, and it was a 29-year-old mother of three. No one was ever supposed to read this other than me, and if I had any idea other people were going to read it, I never would have finished it. It would have been way too much pressure.
MTV: Hollywood has a long history of ignoring writers once the cameras start rolling. What did you do to make sure you’d be treated differently?
Meyer: It was a really pleasant exchange [between me and the filmmakers] from the beginning, which I think is not very typical. They were really interested in my ideas, and I didn’t want to step on anyone’s toes. I don’t know how to make a movie. I didn’t want to make it worse and screw it up somehow, so I let them come to me — and they did. I’d sometimes send them back the script with red marks through the whole thing, like, “Wouldn’t Bella say it more like this?” or “Wouldn’t this sound more like her voice?,” but not like, “This whole scene needs to go,” because it was in really good shape from the beginning. I think they took 90 percent of what I said and incorporated it into the script.
MTV: And as “Twilight” fans know, you also gave the studio a sacred list of things that can’t be changed about your vampires.
Meyer: Yes. The vampires had to have the basic rules of the vampires I’ve created — which means no fangs, which means no coffins, which means they sparkle in the sunlight. The characters have to exist by their present names and in their present forms, and you can’t kill anyone who doesn’t die in the book. Just basics like that, that were in the foundation of the story.
MTV: Did you and director Catherine Hardwicke hit it off right away, or were there some territorial issues at first?
Meyer: Catherine’s fantastic. The first time we started talking to each other about things, I was surprised, because I knew that this person’s focus would shape the film, and if this person had a different idea, it wasn’t going to turn out the way it was in my head. We were on the same page from the beginning, and things that I was worried about, she was already on top of. I’d be like, “Hey, Catherine, about the wardrobe — I’m a little worried that things are going to go all chokers and leather.” And she’d be like, “Oh, no, I’ve already talked to the wardrobe person,” and it was exactly what I wanted. She was great, because she got it the same way I got it. Now we’re kind of buddies. She’s really cool to hang out with.
MTV: And did any of the stars have differing ideas from yours?
Meyer: A little bit. With Rob [Pattinson], we sat down to talk about Edward’s character before we started filming. It wasn’t an argument, but we actually disagreed on his character. I’d be like, “This is how it is,” and he’d be like, “No, it’s this way.” And the funny thing about it was, here we are, arguing about a fictional character. Yet, in the performance, he did what he wanted, and it turned out how I wanted it.
MTV: What was it like the first time you watched the film and saw your book come to life?
Meyer: Well, I was so braced for it, because what if it was really horrid? I was all ready for it to be bad, almost watching through my fingers, and I had my notepad because it was just a rough cut, and I was going to give them the notes on what I wanted. After a few minutes, you get into things that are like déjà vu to see them, so when the movie was over and the producer said, “OK, give me your notes,” I needed a minute. I was so overwhelmed, I had to have a moment just to sit and think, because it was so much to take in. So many scenes were exactly the way I had envisioned them. It was partially creepy and partially wonderful.
MTV: Would you ever write a proper screenplay?
Meyer: I don’t think I could do that unless Hollywood is ready for a 14-hour experience. [Laughs.] I tried once to write a short story, and it was horrible. I don’t think in short terms; I have to explore every tiny detail of things. I really admire people who can come in and streamline [a screenplay] and get all the information across, but simply, that’s not my talent. I can’t imagine doing that, although my ideas are very visual. I’d have to have a partner who knew how to do it.
MTV: We know you visited the set several times. Did your visits feel like work or pleasure?
Meyer: Well, that was one of the coolest things that agreeing to do a movie gave me, because I was right in the middle with [my career]. I had two book tours this year, all this crazy stuff, and the movie was just fun. I found it fascinating. One time, I had my brother with me for two days, and I knew he was just bored stupid [when I took him to set], like, “Ugh, how can they say the same line again for the 16th time?” I was with the humans that time, and for me, every time Anna Kendrick added a new little twist or her eyebrow raised just a little differently, those nuances were fascinating to me, probably because [the character] was mine. I don’t know if I’d be that way if it were another film, but I was looking at the monitor and kept saying, “Oh, I love that!” I was just thrilled.
2. Kratek intervju s Hayley Williams, pevko skupine Paramore
‘Twilight’ Superfan Hayley Williams Says She Relates To Bella
‘She’s a very complex and beautiful person,’ the Team Jacob supporter says.
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash
Paramore’s Hayley Williams has just one thing on her to-do list between now and November 21: Finish reading the “Twilight” series.
“I’ve read the whole series, and I’m finishing up ‘Breaking Dawn’ right now, I’ve got five chapters to go,” she laughed. “It’s tough, though! Now that I’m home, I’m so unfocused that I can’t sit down and finish it … but I’m going to before the film.”
This might seem rather odd, especially considering Williams and her band contributed a pair of songs to the “Twilight” soundtrack (you know, the #1 album in the country right now), and the diminutive frontwoman has never been shy about discussing her love of the series. But despite the fact that she’s yet to actually finish the “Twilight” books, that doesn’t mean she hasn’t already made up her mind about one key issue: who her favorite character is.
“When I was on the second and third books, Jacob was my favorite, and everyone, like, hates Jacob for whatever reason,” Williams said. “But I gotta say, I love Bella, because I feel like she’s a very complex and beautiful person.”
And it was from Bella — and her relationship with Edward — that Williams drew lyrical inspiration for the song “Decode,” the first single from the “Twilight” soundtrack. But that’s not the only thing she took from the books.
“I was definitely pulling from things I read in the book. There’s a few references. They might be a little bit vague, but I think that people who read the books will get them,” she explained. “But honestly, I felt like I connected with Bella reading the stories … mostly [due to] the fact that I’m in love with a vampire.”
Wow, that’s creepy. And though it’s early, Williams said she and her bandmates aren’t opposed to contributing a few more songs to the soundtrack to the next film in the “Twilight” saga, “New Moon” — if it gets made.
“Oh, I don’t know. I wouldn’t rule it out. Like I said, I’m a big fan,” she laughed. “Maybe that would be a bit excessive. Maybe we’re being selfish if we do that, but if they offer it, we’ll do it.”
3. Na MTV Movies Blogu so objavili zapis o Kellanu Lutzu in njegovih vlogah v filmu Somrak in nadaljevanki 90210.
‘Twilight,’ ‘90210’ Star Kellan Lutz Says Emmett Should Move To Beverly Hills
Published by Jennifer Vineyard
Kellan Lutz is juggling two franchises (”90210″ and “Twilight”) so he has a suggestion for his respective characters, George Evans and Emmett Cullen — merge ‘em.
“George is Emmett,” he laughed. “That’s George’s also-known-as name. He is Emmett, just to let you know. That storyline’s coming. George gets fangs, actually.”
Now we know he’s joking. But Kellan is having fun enjoying this time before “Twilight” comes out while “90210″ is going strong — he considers it his moment. So far, his character hasn’t had a lot to do on the show — other than play lacrosse and make-out with Naomi on the rebound — but he anticipates much more coming up for George, the school’s resident bad boy.
“George is so the Luke Perry of the show,” he said. “And maybe a little Brian Austin Green. I think they morphed the two of them. That’s so where I’m taking George, just to let you know. . I think they morphed the two of them. That’s so where I’m taking George, just to let you know.”
In the absence of the actual Luke Perry, perhaps George will do. But definitely not as a love interest for guidance counselor Kelly Taylor, since actress Jenni Garth’s husband Peter Facinelli — and one of Lutz’s “Twilight” co-stars — already plays that role for him. The guidance counseler, not the love interest!
“Peter was a father figure to me,” Lutz said. “Peter’s married to an actress, and that’s all us actors really have to date, so it was cool to talk to someone who made it work, the relationship and family life, because I want that one day.”
In the meantime, Lutz just wants more storylines on “90210″ (”and hopefully George is a part of that, a new drama in the new zip”), a sequel to “Twilight” (”hopefully we can do all the books”), and for both to become “iconic pieces.”
“They’re completely different and I feel blessed to have them both,” Lutz said. “It’s an honor to be part of ‘Twilight’ and play Emmett, who is one of the most fun characters I’ve ever played, and then doing ‘90210.’ There are some fans who enjoy them both, but I think everyone’s going to enjoy ‘Twilight.’ We worked our butts off.”
Well Twilighters? How do you think Emmett would fare in Beverly Hills? Let us know below.
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