The chemistry read involved the infamous meadow scene, which Stewart and Pattinson performed on Hardwicke's bed. He was reportedly considered for the role of Carlisle, the Cullen family patriarch.īut the final four contenders were Robert Pattinson, Ben Barnes, Shiloh Fernandez and Jackson Rathbone (who would eventually nab the role of Jasper Cullen), and they were all brought to Hardwicke's home in California to test opposite Stewart.Ħ. Moreover, Henry Cavillwas Meyer's first choice, but was too old by the time the movie came along. Over 5,000 actors reportedly went out for the role of Edward Cullen, including Dave Franco, Jamie Campbell Bower (who would go on to play Caius in the follow-up films), Schitt's Creek's Dustin Milligan and Michael Welch (who landed the role of human Michael Newton). Of stepping in to put her foot down, Meyer told EW, "That's hard for me, but I'm glad of every time I did it and I don't think I stepped on too many toes and everyone seems to still like me."ĥ.
She also stepped in to have Kellan Lutz take over the role of Emmett when she didn't agree with the initial casting choice and asked to have Bella and Edward's first kiss toned down. She didn't want any stereotypical vampire elements added in and demanded that Edward's "so the lion fell in love with the lamb" line make it into the final version. Stephenie Meyer had some strict guidelines when it came to the adaptation of her source material. After three years, Paramount released the rights and then-independent film studio Summit Entertainment, immediately picked them up.Ģ. "It had veered very far from the book, and so I did not like it at all," Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke revealed to CinemaBlend. Paramount and MTV initially had acquired the film rights to Twilight, with the original script making significant changes to the book.
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