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Hollywoodska fascinacija z vampirji nikakor ni nova – filmov na to temo je bilo od Drakule in Nosferatuja že nekaj sto, in če smo nekoč podlegle čekanom Brada Pitta, ima današnja generacija nove idole.
Ena beseda: Twilight (Somrak). Film, posnet po istoimenskem romanu Stephenie Meyer, je ta hip največji hit čez lužo in morda prvič po Titaniku najstnice spet s tako obsesijo derejo v kinomatografe in si lepijo plakate glavnega igralca po sobah, zasedba filma pa je postala najbolj zaželen gost na praktično vseh oddajah.
Zaplet te rahlo pocukrane znanstvene fantastike je klasičen: Kristen Stewart igra Bello Swan, dekle, ki se zaljubi v vampirja Edwarda Cullena (igra ga Britanec Robert Pattinson) – jasno, socialno neprilagodljivega, na rob odrinjenega, nerazumljenega šarmerja. Twilight je samo na prvi dan predvajanja v blagajne prinesel dobrih 35 milijonov dolarjev in nič ne kaže, da bi mu zagon kaj pošel.
Po Leonardu – Robert
22-letni Robert Pattinson, za katerega je bil pred tem filmom vrhunec kariere manjša vloga v enem izmed Harry Potterjev, komaj čaka, da bo konec promocijskih obveznosti in se bo lahko vrnil v domači London – cvileče ameriške oboževalke so zanj preveč. “Ljudje nenehno kričijo name. Podobno kot v mojih razmerjih,” se je potožil Ellen DeGeneres.
Ko je bil Pattinson gost v pogovorni oddaji Tyre Banks, je moral po vampirsko grizljati vrat nekdanji manekenki, v istem tednu pa se je povzpel na sam vrh lestvice najbolj seksi filmskih vampirjev in na seznam najbolj seksi moških revije People.
Kristen Stewart, 18-letna vzhajajoča zvezda neodvisnih in bolj alternativnih filmov, pa uspešno izpodriva razne “kalupne” svetolase barbike iz resničnostnih šovov kot največja vzornica ameriških najstnic. Zvezdnica filmov Soba za paniko in V divjini se nikdar ni imela za tipično zvezdnico – raje se oblači v raztrgane kavbojke in rockersko majico kot v minioblekice rožnate barve, vendar že s svojim videzom in pogledom izžareva tisti tipični najstniški “angst”.
“I didn’t read the books beforehand but I flew through them all as soon as I was cast. As soon as Breaking Dawn came out I read that in two days and that’s 750 pages! [Stephanie Meyer, the author] wrote some crack! She wrote a drug and America’s hooked.”
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart in Taylor Lautner so gostovali v oddaji Fuse. V prvem delu so prikazali izsek scene, v katerem Jacob Belli izda skrivnost družine Cullen.
And no actor is dazzling the studios quite like freshly minted heartthrob Robert Pattinson. But now that “Twilight” has exploded on to the scene, the time has come for RPattz to answer what might be the most significant question of his career: Where does he go from here?
Or the star could go the route of actors like Russell Crowe, Sean Penn and others who’ve been known to overlook potential franchises for projects with artistic merit.
“I think if I did it, I’d do it under a different name and not promote it. … Maybe I could just do it under ‘Edward Cullen,’ and we’ll see what happens,” Rob laughed when we asked him recently if he would ever put out a full-length album. “That would be pretty obvious. But, maybe? I don’t like to look like I’m cashing in on stuff, so I probably won’t do it for a while. I’m not really interested in having a music career. I don’t care if people buy my stuff or not.”
Instead, Pattinson will pass the time until “New Moon” by taking meetings and carefully selecting his next project. And his fans can bide their time with a few small films he already has in the proverbial can.
“I did it before ‘Twilight,’ and I assume it will come out at some point next year,” he said recently when we asked him about “Little Ashes,” a movie about the early days of surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. “It’s a tiny, tiny movie, and I don’t know what would have happened [to it] if ‘Twilight’ hadn’t happened.”
Remembering that shoot opposite young actors Javier Beltran and Matthew McNulty, Pattinson said “Ashes” taught him several lessons he’d eventually bring to his work as Edward Cullen. “It was the first job I had where I had an opportunity to really obsess over something, and I brought that mentality into ‘Twilight,’ doing that as well. When I was working in Spain doing ['Ashes'], no one spoke English. I was the only one that spoke English on the whole set most of the time. So all I did was read about Dalí and just think about the script a lot. … I realized that if you fight enough to find what the story is, it will start to form how you want it to form. So many actors are so subservient to their directors, they forget they are human beings — a director can’t know everything.”
The 2009 flick might also raise eyebrows among Pattinson’s devout female fanbase, as it depicts a love affair between Pattinson’s Dalí and Beltran’s Federico García Lorca. “There was tons and tons of letters. There’s a book of letters between Lorca and Dalí, where they make obvious references to their relationship, which is obviously more than just a friendship,” Pattinson said. “Dalí says, like, ‘Lorca tried to have sex with me.’ … It’s a very complicated script, and before anyone would see it, I recommend that you read a biography of Dalí. Otherwise, you wouldn’t get too much out of it.”
Also sometime in early 2009, audiences may finally have the opportunity to see “How to Be,” a tiny film in which Pattinson stars as an introspective young man seeking to better himself by hiring his own personal life coach. Co-starring Rebecca Pidgeon (“Redbelt”), the film has been making the rounds at film festivals all year, most recently making a stop at the Lone Star International Film Festival in Fort Worth, Texas.
Beyond those two films, Pattinson is due to wrap up his “Twilight” media blitz by taking a brief respite over the holidays and then reporting to work on “Parts Per Billion,” a drama that will put him alongside heavy-hitters such as Dennis Hopper, Rosario Dawson and fast-rising “Juno” star Olivia Thirlby. That project is due to begin filming in January, Pattinson will once again embrace an American accent — and where he goes after that is anybody’s guess.
This much, however, is certain: Wherever RPattz’s career leads, he now has tens of millions of new fans who’ll be watching.
‘Twilight’ Stars Kristen Stewart, Cam Gigandet, Nikki Reed, More Talk About What’s Next
Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene reunite; Edi Gathegi goes 3-D; Jackson Rathbone concentrates on music.
By Larry Carroll
When you’re an actor and fans are shrieking and rioting every time you go out in public, it’s a good indication that your career is taking a turn for the better.
When folks like “South Park” and “The Soup” — and even Kathie Lee Gifford — are all talking about your movie, you know you’ve become a pop-culture phenomenon. And, oh yeah, $70 million doesn’t hurt either.
Even the haters wouldn’t dare debate the notion that a bright, shining spotlight is now focused on the young stars of “Twilight.” The question is: Where do they go from here? On Tuesday (November 25), we took a peek into the immediate future of Robert Pattinson. Looking at his co-stars’ calendars, we find a similarly intriguing mix — this time filled with pet projects, 3-D slasher flicks and gender-bending dramas.
“I’m doing a movie called ‘K-11′ in January with Kristen Stewart,” Nikki Reed revealed to us recently, talking about her plans to be covered in tattoos and facial hair until “New Moon” starts shooting in the spring. “”It’s about a little-known section of the men’s county jail. I’m playing a man, and Kristen’s playing a boy.”
As if that project (to be directed by Stewart’s mother Jules) doesn’t seem daring enough, the woman otherwise known as Bella Swan has spent the past few months visiting locales like New Orleans’ Dixie Divas, immersing herself in the world of exotic dancers. “It’s called ‘Welcome to the Rileys,’ ” Stewart told us of the film she’s currently shooting, in which she portrays a teen stripper. “I play a really broken little child. She’s 16. James Gandolfini comes in to try and pick up the pieces [after his daughter dies], and she reawakens him. It’s a really sweet movie.”
Another sweet film is the road-trip romance flick “The Yellow Handkerchief,” which impressed crowds at Sundance last January and features Stewart in a touching role that should appeal to her new “Twilight” fans. Co-starring William Hurt and Maria Bello, the film premieres in Los Angeles this week and will open for a small Oscar-qualifying run in December.
“It’s called ‘Five Star Day,’ and oh, it’s awesome,” Gigandet told us last week when we asked about the script, to be directed by newcomer Danny Buday. “It’s about astrology, really, and how this guy is going through a bad day when he should have had a five-star day.
“It’s a great movie,” added Gigandet, memorable as a villain in “Twilight,” “Never Back Down” and “The O.C.” “And I’m finally a good guy!”
Speak with any of the “Twilight” talents, from Pattinson and Stewart to director Catherine Hardwicke, and they all agree on the greatest fringe benefit of their newfound fame: The ability to help get good movies made. That sentiment was echoed again by Peter Facinelli, who revealed that the “Twilight” momentum may finally allow him to write and star in a movie he’s been trying to make for quite some time.
“I have one movie that I’m looking to do next year, trying to squeeze that in next year sometime. It’s a movie about a kid in New York that’s a pickpocket,” Facinelli said of “Lucy’s,” a film that will mark his screenwriting debut and was built on a desire to create the type of role a cinematic icon once played regularly. “I love Steve McQueen. … I wrote this, and I’m just working on putting the financing together and maybe shoot it in [2009] in New York. … It’s about a pickpocket in New York who basically lives this free lifestyle. It’s kind of a Steve McQueen kind of character.”
Shifting gears dramatically, we come to the next flick from versatile actor Edi Gathegi, which might just feature the single greatest movie trailer of 2008. “On January 16th, I’ve got ‘My Bloody Valentine 3-D,’ ” he grinned, referring to the upcoming slasher flick with a tagline he is all too eager to quote: “Nothing says date movie like a 3-D ride to hell!”
“There’s a specific audience for horror films, and I think that tagline is just perfect for that audience. The movie is funny and exciting, and you see axes coming through the screen,” he promised of the film, a remake of the 1981 cult classic “My Bloody Valentine.” “I play Deputy Martin, and I’m the deputy of the sheriff, who is Kerr Smith (‘Final Destination’). Jaime King (‘Sin City’) is in it, and she plays Sarah Palmer, the wife of Kerr Smith. Basically, the character of Jensen Ackles (‘Supernatural’) comes back into town, and he’s being accused of these murders that are happening. And we are trying to solve the case, trying to figure out who this murderer is.”
Then there’s one of our personal favorites, Mr. Jackson Rathbone. Sure, he just got back from London, where he was shooting the Clive Barker horror film “Dread,” and also has the sequel to “Donnie Darko” in the can. But more than anything else, he told us, he just wants to make like Eric Yorkie and chillax.
“I’ve been working on my band firmly, 100 Monkeys,” he said of his other passion. “We’re releasing our first EP in the next two weeks, as well as our full-length improv album in a month, and then we’re going to be playing regular shows in L.A. for the next three or four months. We’re basically like jazz music, but with normal rock too.”
While filming “Twilight,” Rathbone remembered that many people in the cast found music to be a great way to relax between takes. “There were a lot of nights where I would play guitar, Nikki Reed and Kristen Stewart would sing along, or Rob would play guitar and sing, and we’d all sing with him, and I’d add a little harmonica here and there,” he smiled. “We were the Cullen Family Band.”
Where their solo careers go from here is anybody’s guess, but this much is certain: Millions of Twilighters hope these stars will be making beautiful music for many years to come.
‘Twilight’ Tuesday Finale: Director Catherine Hardwicke Raves About Film’s Success — ‘Unbelievable!’
‘That blows my mind!’ director says of the film’s record-breaking opening.
SANTA MONICA, California — As she walked into our studio Monday afternoon wearing shiny red shoes and a vintage Boy Scout shirt, the new queen of Hollywood worked up some fake tears and asked incredulously, “This is the last ‘Twilight’ Tuesday?” Like millions of Twilighters all over the world, however, Catherine Hardwicke has $70.55 million reasons to smile.
“It’s pretty crazy; it’s pretty cool,” she said of the record-breaking opening for her fourth film as a director, “Twilight,” this past weekend. “When I think that we’re going to be bigger than the biggest [James] Bond opening weekend? That blows my mind!”
Hardwicke spent Monday afternoon recording a commentary track in Hollywood for the spring 2009 “Twilight” DVD, alongside her lead actors Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. As soon as she was finished, however, she rushed over to MTV to bid a temporary farewell to our weekly ritual that has spent a year tracking the film from small-budget cult flick to certified blockbuster.
“A week ago, when I was talking to the people at Summit, they were like, ‘If we make into the 30s [millions] opening weekend, we’re really happy,’ ” Hardwicke recalled of her mind-blowing last seven days. “Well, we made that in the first night! Then, the 40s would be great, the 50s would be great. The 60s — unbelievable!”
Remembering the last few days, she added, “I was in Austin on Thursday night; we did a screening for the Austin Film Society, which Richard Linklater started, like, 20 years ago. We did a premiere screening [of 'Twilight'] and a lot of people came to that, and a lot of people left the premiere screening and then went to a midnight show. The same people doubled up! I went with the owner of this crazy ale house in Austin where they had six theaters, all sold out, and they had ‘blood bags’ full of sangria for all the vampire lovers. You could eat — and drink your blood — all while watching ‘Twilight.’ ”
Hardwicke visited each of those six theaters in her home state to introduce the film before returning to Los Angeles on Saturday to do the same at Hollywood’s Arclight Cinemas, where she met the heartiest of Twi-Hards. “During the Q&A, the [host] asked everybody, ‘How many of you are seeing “Twilight” for the second time?’ And half the hands went up,” she remembered, saying hands were still being raised for fans having already seen the film three or four times. “The winner was a woman who was 40, and she’d seen it eight times! This was on Saturday at 5:00!”
“You always hope that people get your little nuances and details,” Hardwicke said of her time and effort as a director. “I’m pretty sure she saw them, after eight times!”
Clearly, this past weekend meant a lot to the loyal Twilighters — but it had an extra-special meaning for Hardwicke, who passed “Deep Impact” director Mimi Leder to become the female director with the biggest opening weekend in history. “It’s so cool,” she grinned. “What I hope it means is — that almost every time I talk to the fans there are some [women] who want to be directors and want to be writers — this will encourage people to say, ‘Hey man, if she can do it, I can do it.’ ”
It also means a lot to her soul sister Stephenie Meyer, who Hardwicke was eager to speak with Monday evening. “I haven’t called her, because if she’s like me, she’s gotten nine trillion calls and e-mails from people who never were your friend until suddenly they saw the opening weekend,” she laughed. “So, I’ll chill out and leave her alone for a minute — then I might call her, right after this.”
Hardwicke was also quick to praise her young leads, who have seemingly spent the last few weeks appearing on every talk show known to man. “I did the DVD commentary today with Rob and Kristen, and everybody is just in a daze,” she said of her stars. “It’s all so surreal, but it’s exciting. Because now, some of the projects we love and care about may have a better chance at getting made. I think everybody looks at it in a really positive, pretty grounded way. Nobody is running out and buying a Rolls.”
Keep your eyes on MTV over the next few days, as we’ll roll out Catherine’s thoughts on the “New Moon” green-light, the likelihood that she’ll return to direct and more exclusive DVD details.
“I want to give a big shout-out, and a super thank you to MTV for doing ‘Twilight’ Tuesdays. You guys rock!” said the affable director before heading back out into the night. “You’ve been a big helper, a big friend to our movie.”
“Stay tuned, because there’s more to come!” she promised all the Twilighters who’ve already begun asking when “Twilight” Tuesdays or “New Moon” Mondays (or whatever) will start back up again. Over the last few days, Hardwicke’s little indie-film-that-could has been embraced with a lot of love, and she said all the “Twilight” stars are eager to take the roller-coaster ride again.
“The [encounters] that have meant the most is meeting the real fans in Austin and at the Arclight, who were just, like, ‘I’m so excited!’ and they like to get a hug — they really like their hugs,” Hardwicke laughed. “I’ve had so many hugs. I could be transported to heaven with all the love I’ve gotten so far. It’s pretty cool.”
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