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THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART I
Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Directed by Bill Condon
Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg
Based on the Novel “Breaking Dawn” by Stephenie Meyer
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SYNOPSIS
Forever is only the beginning…
The highly anticipated fourth installment of The Twilight Saga, directed by Academy
Award® winner Bill Condon, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 illuminates
the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.
In The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward
(Robert Pattinson), plus those they love, must deal with the chain of consequences brought on by
their ornate nuptials, a romantic honeymoon, and the tumultuous birth of their child… which
brings an unforeseen and shocking development for Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner).
With more of the romance, passion, intrigue, courage, and action that made Twilight, The
Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse international blockbusters, The Twilight
Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 begins the conclusion of the universally adored tale of love,
boundless friendship, sacrifice, acceptance, and finding your true self. Based on Stephenie
Meyer’s bestselling book series, the novels and films constitute a full-blown cultural phenomenon
with a dedicated fan base that eagerly awaits each installment.
Stephenie Meyer is a worldwide publishing phenomenon. The translation rights for her
six Twilight titles have been sold in nearly 50 countries and 116 million copies have been sold
worldwide. Her books have spent over 303 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.
The first of a two-part adaptation, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 is directed
by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters) from a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, based
on the novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor
Lautner star.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 is in theatres on Friday, November 18, 2011.
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THE FINAL CHAPTER IN THE PHENOMENON BEGINS
The Twilight Saga film series stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner
and tells the story of 17-year-old Bella Swan who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington
to live with her father, and becomes drawn to Edward Cullen, a pale, mysterious classmate who
seems determined to push her away. But neither can deny the attraction that pulls them
together…even when Edward confides that he and his family are vampires. To complicate
matters, Bella’s best friend Jacob Black is a werewolf, designed solely to kill vampires.
The action-packed, modern day vampire love story Twilight, the first film in the series,
was released in theatres on November 21, 2008 to a blockbuster reception. The second
installment, The Twilight Saga: New Moon was released November 20, 2009, and the third film,
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, followed quickly on June 30, 2010. The three movies have grossed
over $1.8 billion in worldwide ticket sales.
The films continue to set subsequent home entertainment records as well: The Twilight
Saga: New Moon sold over 4 million DVD units in its first weekend of release in March of 2010 - a
tally surpassing Twilight, which sold 3.8 million DVD units in its first weekend in 2009, and went
on to be the top selling DVD title of the year with 9.2 million units sold. With each release,
thousands of retail locations nationwide take part in midnight release events for insatiable Twilight
fans, who are eager for more of the continuing story. With the home entertainment release of
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the franchise has now sold more than 25 million DVD/Blu-ray units in
the U.S. alone.
As in the book, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 sees the three main
characters continue on their journey into adulthood, beginning during the busy final days of
preparations for the wedding of Bella and Edward. “At the end of Eclipse, we leave them in the
meadow talking about the impending wedding. We begin Breaking Dawn with everyone that
we've come to know receiving invitations. Bella and Edward are in different stages of nightbefore-the-wedding jitters, and then we embark right into the wedding of the century,” explains
producer Wyck Godfrey, who has worked on all the films in the series. “Then we go off to Brazil,
where they spend their honeymoon on Isle Esme, which everybody is looking forward to. Of
course, then problems occur, as they do in marriage… an unexpected pregnancy. By the end of
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Bella will no longer be single, will no longer be
childless, and will no longer be human.”
With this installment, the saga explores more adult themes like marriage and family, and
what you would do to protect those you love unconditionally. “I've always liked stories where the
characters get to grow up. I didn't like them when they were frozen in one period, where you
have this person who's always the same age and doing the same things,” explains series author
Stephenie Meyer. “I loved Anne of Green Gables - that she grew up, got married, and had six
kids. Then her kids grew up and got married… it feels like life. There's progression. So I always
intended to take the Twilight story through the generations. When I first got started, I loved what I
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was doing so much, it was such a beautiful creative release that I saw myself just going on
through the generations and writing about them forever. I didn't ever want to quit.”
Meyer adds, “Eclipse also ends with Jacob's heartbreak and running off into the woods.
Bella commits herself to Edward… he was always the answer for her. During all of the fun getting
ready for the wedding in Breaking Dawn, Jacob doesn't know exactly where he is. He runs north
to Canada and just lives like a wolf for a couple of months. Jacob’s not gone for very long,
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because Bella and Edward are officially engaged in June, they get married August 13 and Jacob
reappears at the wedding.”
Author Stephenie Meyer also takes on the role of producer for the final two installments
of the film series, which were shot concurrently, and was on set on a daily basis throughout
production. “It's really been a constant natural progression in terms of Stephenie’s involvement,
and our relationship has grown throughout the years. It's gone from spot visits on Twilight, to
steady visits on New Moon and Eclipse, and now she's here full-time. I spend more time with
Stephenie than I spend with my wife,” laughs Godfrey. “Our friendship is one that I cherish. The
best thing about making movies is that it's summer camp for adults. You make these fast, strong
friendships with people that will be there for the rest of your life.”
“Actually the producing I've done on these two films, hasn't been very different from what
I've done on the past movies,” adds Meyer. “Really the producer title hasn't changed my role
much. All along, I’ve been very much a part of the decision making process, while also having to
compromise. But, it is different having to worry so much about the weather and are we going to
be able to shoot tomorrow. That's a new experience.”
Godfrey agrees, “It's not been dissimilar to the role she played on the other films.
Whenever we have questions about mythology, whether she was physically there or not, we were
calling and emailing her. She's also looking at all the footage. Now she's just here in the
moment when ideas come up. Stephenie’s a good element for the actors who sometimes have
questions about their characters. Also, her knowledge of filmmaking has really expanded over
these few years. The last three movies have really been her film school.”
Meyer again served as a resource for screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, a veteran of the
entire film series. “Melissa has done an amazing job synthesizing these books into movies.
From the very first book, she's carried us all the way through, and had the discipline while we're
making one movie to really be buckling down on the next one, and forcing us to pay attention,”
explains Godfrey. “I think that comes out of her experience in television keeping a show on track.
Melissa really understands Stephenie's world and has a great relationship with Stephenie. She
knows how to articulate what she's trying to do, and gets from Stephenie what is okay to lose and
what to add. It's a strong unified partnership.”
Since the novel Breaking Dawn, with sections told from both Bella and Jacob’s point-ofview, weighs in at a lengthy 754 pages, discussion began early in the process about splitting the
dense story into two films. “When I read the book, that moment when Bella's eyes pop open and
they're red, that just struck me,” states Rosenberg. “It was not so much an ‘ah ha moment’ as it
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was ‘well that's obvious’ moment. I just felt it was a natural breaking point at the transition from
Bella’s life as a human, to her life as a vampire and a parent. It's just two different worlds for her.”
“Initially, I sat down and broke both stories into an outline. We had to know that it would
work in an outline form, before we even moved forward. The book was very big, but not quite two
movies. There needed to be some expansion. So, it was really incumbent upon me to make
sure that there were two movies in there. The pressure was quite something,” laughs Rosenberg.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 focuses on Bella creating her own family, and
Part 2 is about protecting it. Rosenberg adds, “Part 1 is about leaving home. It’s about growing
up and really becoming an adult, becoming a wife, becoming a mother and becoming powerful…
really owning your own power. It is coming of age really, being on your own for the first time. It's
a very adult story, happening to an 18 year old. Part 1 ends with the moment Bella wakes up as
a vampire, and Part 2 begins at exactly that same moment.”
“Initially, things seem ideal. It is the perfect romance finally coming together. But, as with
all marriages, there are complications. There is no such thing as happy ever after,” warns
Rosenberg. “Marriage is hard work, anyone who's married will tell you that. So, of course, Bella
and Edward have issues to work on, and they are life and death issues. They are really very,
very high stakes, as high as they'll ever be.”
Joining the ranks of previous Twilight Saga directors Catherine Hardwicke, Chris Weitz,
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and David Slade; Academy Award winning filmmaker Bill Condon was selected to helm the last
two installments.
“On Breaking Dawn, we were really blessed. A lot of great directors came forward who
were interested in the material and that challenge of making two movies at once,” says Godfrey.
“We had approached Bill Condon on both New Moon and Eclipse. So when we started looking
for Breaking Dawn and he was both available and interested - that was a really exciting for all of
us. I’ll always remember what he said in an early meeting talking about the books and the
movies, ‘I guess I've imprinted on the world of Twilight.’ It was perfect that he'd used that
metaphor for his own affection for the series.”
“What was interesting to me is that each of those previous films is very different, one to
the other,” comments Condon. “Each director has had a completely different approach to those
movies, even though the story is continuous from one book to the next. There’s a unity in the
writing, both of the books and the scripts. But within those constraints, each director has done
something very different. I was excited by that fact that the fourth movie especially, seemed
really different from the others. And then, the fifth is very different from the fourth. So, it is a
chance to put your mark on it.”
“The timing was never right before,” adds Condon. “But Breaking Dawn happened right
on the heels of a movie that I was about to start making, falling apart. I got a call, read a rough
outline, and then the novel. I was really turned on by it, partly because so much of the other
movies have been the setup for what happens here. In the course of one movie, Bella gets
married, she has sex for the first time, she gets pregnant, she gives birth, she dies, and she is
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reborn as a vampire. That's just the first movie.”
“With all of the anticipation, the whole movie is a third act,” he adds. “It felt very
satisfying, partly like an old Minnelli movie, like a great Hollywood romantic melodrama combined
with a really cool intense horror movie. Both of those ideas clashing with each other, actually
turning it into something that, I think, is unique. Also, I love vampire movies.”
At the end of the last film, Bella and Edward have a sword hanging over their heads in
the expectation that, according to Volturi laws, she must be turned into a vampire. “The Volturi
will be on screen en force in Part 2, but this ticking clock is there through all of Part 1. The Volturi
are waiting,’” explains Godfrey.
“In this film, the main threat is not only the internal threat of the unknown child to Bella,
but also the wolves’ pending attack on the Cullen house. We've stepped away from the threat of
the Volturi, and really dealt with the internal threats of Forks, Washington, and what the birth of
this child is going to do to this uneasy truce between the Cullen vampires and the wolves,” adds
Godfrey. “Bill's perfect because he’s a genre junkie and he loves fantasy. Early in his career he
also wrote genre films, plus he's a visual director…. look at Dreamgirls.”
“There are classic Hollywood genres that go out of fashion, musicals are an example. I
am interested in how do you make those genres work,” Condon says. “As I said, this really is a
classic romantic melodrama. Those really don't get made much anymore. But across movie
history, especially during the Golden Age of Hollywood, melodrama was really a staple genre,
that’s now fallen by the wayside. So being able to work in that arena, and express a story
through color, music, design, camera, and get inside this woman's emotions, was exciting. You
don't get those opportunities very often.”
“I remember going in to talk to all the folks for the first time. Wow, there are big things to
figure out here: sex for the first time, talking wolves, imprinting. There are big challenges in Part
1 alone, because it's about taking something that’s written as a fantasy, and actually bringing the
moviegoer along to the degree that they believe in it, and some of these ideas are pretty out
there. How do we figure out how to create a universe where you would go along for that ride?”
“It was really great to have the security blanket of producer Wyck Godfrey and coproducer Bill Bannerman already on board. Wyck produced all the previous films and Bill joined
the team on New Moon,” explains Condon. “First of all, the incredible knowledge… they’ve been
down certain roads two and three times before. They have a very gentle way of steering you
away from certain problems or dead ends. It was interesting to see them continue to be excited
by the big challenges that each book presents.”
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Condon, who won his Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Gods and Monsters - a film
about the final days of the Frankenstein movie director - agreed with the decision to make the
final chapter into two films. “It was pretty clear. This final book has three sections - the beginning
and end are from Bella’s perspective, and the middle from Jacob’s point of view. Where it cuts off
is the moment when she becomes a vampire, which is the point where we cut off the first movie.
Up to then really is a full movie. A lot happens and the idea of doing all that in 50 minutes, would
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have forced us to just skim the surface of everything. It was the right thing to do.”
“The book shifts to Jacob's perspective because at a certain point Bella becomes
bedridden,” adds Meyer. “She can't see what's going on around her because she's so sick.
Bella's out of touch, but the reader needs to see what's going on and the actions outside the
house. The narrative is away from Bella for the first time and I felt like it was time for someone
else to tell the story. We get to see what's going on with Jacob and how her decision is affecting
the outside world. We get to see Edward away from her, and how torn up he is, which she
doesn't always get to see.”
Even though he is an accomplished screenwriter in his own right, Condon was happy to
leave the screenwriting chores to Melissa Rosenberg. “We started from her outline. It was so
good to have her, as she knew the challenges of adapting Twilight to the screen so intimately.
Melissa is a really good writer and working with her was one of my favorite parts of making this
movie. We would spend all this time batting it out. It was so thrilling not to have to do that writing
work. Melissa is a woman, she knows this world and the voice of these characters so well. I
really loved it because it was just a very easy, good collaboration.”
“It's always a little bit dicey when a director is a writer/director. Plus, Bill Condon is an
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Academy Award winning writer, whom I had always admired,” comments Rosenberg. “It could
go one way or the other - either he does not really know how to talk to writers, he only knows how
to do the writing himself, so he'll just take the script. Or, he knows exactly how to communicate
something to a writer and help the writer bring the material out. Bill is the latter. This was one of
the best director collaborations I've ever had. He knew how to get to the heart of the story and he
took it to levels that I had not found yet. After 20 years of screen writing, I really learned
something from him, he really brought my game up. I'm a better writer because of Bill.”
“I'd already done three Twilight movies and I was getting tired. You rarely hear a writer
say this, but part of me was hoping he might just take the script and do a polish. When we first
sat down he says, ‘I don't wanna write this - you're going to write this.’ I was like ‘Oh, really?’ The
one time I want a director to go on and re-write me, he refuses,” laughs Rosenberg. “But his
notes were very specific, very inspiring, and very creative.”
“Bill and I began to work together by talking through the outlines, but then I went off and
did the scripts. When we had done a couple drafts, that's when the real work began. Conflict
number one in the marriage is - Bella wants sex. She wants to have the full human experience
and Edward is far too concerned for her safety. So they battle it out - she tries to seduce him and
he tries to resist. As the book will tell you, she wins,” laughs Rosenberg. “For Bill, it was all about
bringing out the emotion and rooting it in a very real universal human experience, and carrying
theme through from the beginning to the end. That, of course, is all rooted in character. Bill and I
went through every page, every line, every scene, and really worked those character moments.”
“Everyone is very, very intent on making sure that the movies don't betray what those
books are,” shares Condon. “That was very important to me, as it was to everybody on the film.
So, it's great to have Stephenie Meyer around to go and ask a question about what would this
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person do. It was mind blowing to have the author right there, handy and able to weigh in on
things. Plus, she's just a lot of fun to have around… she's got a really wicked sense of humor,
especially as you got into the very intense stuff. She's a funny woman.”
Meyer also enjoyed the collaboration. “Working with Bill has been great. He is very easy
to talk to and also very open with what he's doing,” says Meyer. “I've never worked with a
director who will let you see rough cuts, maybe because he knows how good it looks… he's
proud of it. He has such a feel for pulling the humanity out of the fantastic situation, which is what
I really like to do. On that level, we connect. He was able to get some really beautiful things with
Bella and Edward in that moment where she's choosing to die and Edward’s reaction. I think the
reason why the birth scene is so emotional is because Bill's touching on that human reaction to
the loss, rather than the human reaction to the gore. Bill has a real sensitive touch for that. Also,
it's been fun working on the wedding – he’s had some great ideas about music that are so
romantic. I think it's going to be really beautiful.”
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“Bill’s talents are very obvious - he has pulled Academy Award winning performances
out of people that have never acted before,” adds Godfrey. “He's helped his actors get many
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nominations, so he’s a great director of performance. Plus he's won an Academy Award for
writing. He knows story, he knows character, and he is able to find the visual filmic way to portray
character. Kristen, Rob, Taylor, and everybody who have been in these movies for three years,
are constantly looking for something more. You really want to grow as a character and as an
actor, so to bring someone with Bill’s maturity and sophistication into the mix on these final two
movies is, I think, a real blessing for them. He is able to articulate the sophisticated themes in
Breaking Dawn. These are kids that haven't gotten married, haven't been pregnant, haven't had
children, and to have somebody who can guide them was really important.“
Condon was anxious to work with the young leads in this female-driven story. “The fact
that the central character is a woman - who is played by Kristen Stewart - was a big turn on for
me. I've been a big admirer of Kristen’s, based on the other movies plus a couple of other things
I'd seen her do. To be able to be her partner as she took this incredible journey across these two
movies was number one on my list of reasons to do the project,” comments Condon.
“Thank God for Bill Condon,” says Kristen Stewart, who has portrayed the main heroine
Bella Swan throughout the film series. “You need someone who's on top of the details, so you
can lose your mind and just feel it. Working with every director is a unique experience, just as is
every friendship you have in life.”
“Bill is not only one of the nicest people to be around but he's an awesome director,
which is good to have on this last one because this one was intimidating to say the least,” adds
Stewart. “It's pretty ambitious. It's insane to be involved with one thing for so long, because you
really do bottle up an energy to the point where it's going to explode and you hope to God that
you're working with people that know how to catch it.”
Robert Pattinson, who completes the saga in his role as the vampire Edward Cullen,
agrees. “Bill's great. He has such a hard job. It's been such an intense shoot for so long and
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he’s stayed calm, nice, and very pleasant throughout the whole thing. He's extremely talented
and cares a lot about the project.”
“Also, Bill's got a very different story to work with and a lot of people could've balked at
the subject matter, but he embraced it,” shares Pattinson. “He liked the horror aspects, which is
quite bold for a series that's known for its romantic aspects. That’s interesting because there's no
point in just emphasizing the bits which they're known for - make it exciting and different. I really
respect him for that. He has some great ideas for visuals. Some of the scenes, which would be
impossible to show in a PG-13, he's thought of very artful ways to do it, which are not too graphic,
but strong images that stick with you.”
Returning as Jacob Black, Taylor Lautner adds, “Bill’s number one focus was on the
characters. Breaking Dawn deals with so many that we were definitely going to need somebody
that could handle it, not an easy job. The crazy thing is that, as the characters were growing up
in the movies, we were as well. I was looking at pictures of us from Twilight and we looked so
young. It was crazy. I was sixteen years old. It’s an awesome experience because we’ve been
able to grow up together for the past three or four years.”
He continues, “Everybody has grown close to Bill. We have so much fun with him. Bill is
incredible. I don’t even feel like I have to talk about his talent, because he’s just amazing. He’s
proven that. The way we all connect to Bill is really hard to find and I’m very thankful we were
able to have that in these two movies. We definitely couldn’t have done this without Bill.”
The young actors were also grateful for guidance available from author Stephenie Meyer.
Lautner says, “I can’t thank her enough. She created these characters and having her here has
been amazing because, let’s face it, this is probably the most confusing and complicated movie
yet. She has all the answers and is actually a little prankster. She’s quite funny. Everybody’s
grown pretty close to her.”
“I wish that she had been on the set every day for the first few movies,” states Stewart.
“I've loved having her here so much. On a movie set, everything is very much about energy.
Even if a beat is perfectly written and everybody knows what they want from it, if everyone's not
literally amp-ing up to that moment, you could be the greatest actor in the world and it's going to
fall flat. Basically having Stephenie on set is such a serious motivator and an inspiration. Not to
say that I don't have that with every actor and with Bill, but it's just different with the writer. She
literally bore it and you want to do her proud.”
Stewart continues, “She's so willing to talk to me about anything. Sometimes you just
have to say things again and again that you already know, just because two human beings
standing next to each other that share the same idea, the energy literally just sparks. When you
don't have that, you go home crying that you ruined the scene. Even though it works in the
movie, it's just that you didn't feel it. With Stephenie around, you feel it all the time.”
Meyer also has thoughts about the expectations of the fans, especially regarding the
wedding of the century. “I'm hoping with Part 1, the fans will get a fantasy wedding that lives up
to a romantic ideal for them. I hope that they really feel like Bella and Edward have the romantic
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connection they wanted to see, that that they feel like it got there for Bella - that she was able to
mature in the way that she should and that she's earned her happiness. I think that would be a
nice feeling.”
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AN EVER-EXPANDING CAST OF CHARACTERS
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 brings back the major cast from all the previous
films and introduces five new vampire characters making up the Denali Coven.
The much-loved and globally recognizable actors playing Bella, Edward, and Jacob… as
well as the Cullens, Wolves, Humans, and Volturi are all back. Julia Jones and Booboo Stewart’s
roles become more prominent in this chapter, as Leah and Seth Clearwater join Jacob’s new wolf
pack.
All are joined by new cast members: MyAnna Buring as Tanya Denali, Casey LaBow as
Kate Denali, and Maggie Grace as Irina Denali, as well as Christian Camargo as Eleazar Denali
and Mia Maestro as Carmen Denali. Numerous additional covens from around the world will be
seen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
Bella, Edward, and Jacob: The Triangle Changes Shape
Reprising their iconic starring roles of Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black are
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner.
At first, director Bill Condon found it a bit daunting to lead this extremely tight knit and
knowledgeable group. “In the beginning, no question about it - they came in knowing it better than
I did. There is always a period of sizing each other up - that happens on any film - but maybe it was
more obvious here. But I really appreciated it and also that they were all very generous and open
right from the beginning. They were very aware that this was the end of it, and because of where
the books took them, there were going to be special challenges here and they really wanted to step
up and make sure it was right,” comments Condon. “What amazed me about all of them is that
they are all incredibly knowledgeable filmmakers, their areas of interest and questions went beyond
how we are doing a certain scene, they cared about the whole thing. They were very, very aware
of their positions as leaders on this movie, wanting to step up and take that on, and do it well.”
“Embarking on the last book, you really do feel like it’s a closure, and I hoped that
everyone really enjoys it, because this doesn't come along very often,” shares producer Wyck
Godfrey. “The actors have changed so much as individuals. Watching Twilight recently made me
remember just how young, innocent, and fresh it was for them. None of us knew what it was going
to turn into. We all feel honored and blessed to have been a part of pop culture in a way that you
rarely do in your career.”
“Kristen, Rob, Taylor, and I spent many, many days in rehearsal just talking through every
scene and walking through both scripts. That, as always, was the most valuable time that we had,”
says Condon. “Everyone’s coming into themselves, and I thought there was just this great ease
between them, and a sense of confidence that was really enjoyable.”
Co-producer Bill Bannerman agrees, “They’ve all matured as actors. They’ve all had life
experiences. We’ve all grown as a family debating various issues about these characters, always
fighting for the integrity of the book. Kristen has been a joy to watch, they all have. She’s a pro.
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I’ve never seen a more dedicated professional focus on her craft and to her responsibility as a
character in the story, than I have with her. She brings to the table a level of sincerity and
professionalism I wish every actor could have.“
“It's been fun to see her grow into herself,” agrees Godfrey. “Obviously, she was an
incredibly accomplished actress when she came to us. She was always talented beyond her years
when I first met her at age 17. Her level of commitment and independence was always at her core.
But, she has really grown into a strong woman who I think gets more beautiful every time I see her.
I really admire her. She’s real. Watching her work everyday has been one of my favorite parts of
being involved in these movies. We're really lucky to work with this whole team of actors.”
The filmmakers are equally as enthusiastic about their leading men. “Rob is an incredibly
charming guy,” reveals Condon. “Edward can be brooding and filled with doubt. But, when he
finally makes this leap and marries Bella and gets what he wants, I thought there was a charm and
ease in the performance. Basically, more of Rob Pattinson that Rob was willing to bring into the
part.”
Godfrey agrees, “In Part 1, the core of Edward’s journey is that he's been so self-loathing
about his desires, his instincts, and his fear of what's going to happen with Bella. He finally
forgives himself for the things that have tormented him in the past and allows himself to just
embrace her as an equal, through the course of both movies. That is liberating for anyone who
knows what it’s like to be in a marriage, you have to trust and not try to control everything. When
you are able to let go, you're relieved. Edward has a really wonderful arc in Breaking Dawn,
because he becomes the best part of himself, when he accepts Bella as an equal.”
“All along he was worried about killing Bella and never wanted her to become a vampire,
and now here he is, faced with this dilemma which is that the only way to save her is to turn her
into a vampire. Maybe if I just never met her, none of this would have happened… that's his
struggle,” adds Godfrey. “Now he must accept her choice to become an equal and he doesn't have
to just protect her all the time. At some point, he has let her believe in her own self and protect
herself.”
Jacob Black is also reaching adulthood. “This is a story of the character becoming a man,”
states Condon. “He's just not going be addicted to the pain anymore - he's breaking away from
Bella and the whole love triangle. Also, he declares his own position in the world in relation to the
tribe. Jacob has all these complicated pressures and he decides to listen to nobody but himself.
He decides he's going to break from his pack and protect the Cullens. He's alone and it's this rite
of passage for him. I felt the same way about Taylor. He has some of the most emotionally
powerful scenes of the movie and I thought he did them beautifully. He is also a great natural
comedian, which comes into play more in the second film. He’s just great to have around, always
incredibly enthusiastic. There is something crazy fun about him.”
“Taylor is a very old soul. He has a very mature perspective when it comes to his
commitment to the role,” adds Bannerman. “In this film, he goes from a wolf that doesn’t
understand his place in the group, to its alpha male, to imprinting mode. Taylor plays that bond
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from an animalistic standpoint. He’s been able to work on those elements of the character and
take it to another level, while still keeping that unique sense of humor in his distaste about the
vampires. You applaud his unique perspective.”
Lautner adds, “Towards the beginning of the movie he’s still the same Jacob he always
has been. He’s jealous, still into Bella, and hot headed, but throughout the movie he matures. He
becomes friends with the Cullens and contends with the fact that Bella’s married. She’s going to
have a baby and he has no choice but to accept that. In Breaking Dawn, you see all the characters
in a different light. They have changed so much from the beginning to the end, and I think that’s
going to be really exciting to see.”
“The wedding scene is a relatively momentous moment for the series. I think Edward's
proposed to her about 50 times by now,” laughs Pattinson, “so it's been building up and building up
and building up.”
“Finally everyone's so happy,” laughs Stewart. “We've had tastes of happiness before, but
it's always ruined by something. Again, we definitely face a few more obstacles, but for the first
time, you're never going to question if Edward and Bella are going to stay together.”
“Edward's excited. The marriage is what he has wanted for a long time,” says Pattinson. “I
think it's one of the first points of stability in Edward and Bella's relationship. There doesn’t seem to
be any immediate danger, so it's one of the only light moments in the whole series. I think it's quite
nice for him.”
“Bella's absolutely certain that she wants to spend forever with Edward, but there's just
something about marriage that she's apprehensive about, coming from the way she was brought
up,” adds Stewart. “But once the wedding happens, she's literally never been happier, to the point
of exuberance. Everyone's been waiting for the story to achieve that, because it's been so hard to
get to that point.”
Shooting the ceremony was emotional for everyone. “It just felt so real. The first time I
walked down the aisle, just in my regular clothes to go say hi before I put the dress on, and
everyone was sitting in the pews, I was like ‘Well, thank you for coming to my wedding.’ It was so
cool,” laughs Stewart.
Weather, security, and the demands of covering all the intricate details and cast, made
shooting the ceremony tedious. “I’ve been ramping up to do that scene for three years and we were
supposed to do the scene in one day. It turned out to be two days, because weather was difficult
and it was a huge, elaborate sequence with like 150 extras. Then I get there and it was just
incredible, it felt natural,” reveals Stewart.
Jacob skips the ceremony, but shows up for the reception. “When Jacob gets his wedding
invitation, it doesn’t really go over so well. He takes off to the forest and transforms into a wolf, like
he always does when he gets upset, and disappears for a while. Bella has no idea where he is and
the first time she sees him again is at the wedding. Jacob shows up towards the end to say
goodbye to her. He thinks it’s her last night being human and then he finds out that she’s going to
go through the honeymoon as a human. That doesn’t go well either. They are dancing when she
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breaks the news to him, he freaks out, Edward shows up, and they almost get into a fight,” explains
Lautner.
That was the final scene of the saga shot for the lead actors. “Shooting that was really
very moving,” comments Condon. “I remember the night that we shot Bella dancing with Jacob.
Rob had only been in the beginning of that scene, but he really was hanging around for the whole
thing. When it was over as the sun was rising, it was the last time they were going to do a scene
together, the three of them as these characters. None of them seem like the most sentimental
person, but I think they were very aware of it and very moved by it.”
“Also, we had some odds and ends after, but basically the last day of the movie was the
toasts and the dancing at the reception,” adds Condon. “So generally, most of the main characters
who had been involved in these movies from the start were standing there, saying goodbye to each
other. That again, was also moving.”
“Breaking Dawn begins with preparations for Bella and Edward's long coming wedding and
the chaos that ensues is followed by the honeymoon… and then the inevitable downfall that is
always happening in Twilight movies,” laughs Pattinson.
“The plan is that Bella wants to have a real honeymoon with her new husband. This is a
dangerous thing because he's a lot stronger than she is, so she could easily get hurt or even
killed,” explains Meyer. “Jacob's aware of that and he's horrified to find that they would risk her life
that way.”
“The deal that's always been in place for them has been that she wants to be able to
experience every human situation. Bella really wants to have the full wedding night experience
before she's turned into a vampire. It's a very human desire and she has that faith in Edward that
he's capable of not hurting her. So, he's willing to try. They do and it really works out very, very
well for them,” smiles Stewart. “She realizes that oddly enough, as much as she's been fighting
tooth and nail to become a vampire, the sooner the better, she realizes that she might want a little
bit more time to be with him physically, as a human.”
“Bella and Edward take their honeymoon on a beautiful island in Brazil,” explains
Pattinson. “It starts off quite nice and just gets progressively worse. It just goes downhill after they
have sex.”
“The honeymoon is cut short by an unexpected pregnancy that is not the normal human
pregnancy, it's one that's actually life threatening and it becomes very serious,” clarifies Meyer.
“Bella's health deteriorates really quickly and that was something very interesting to do visually in
the movie. I don't know if the book has the same impact as actually seeing her emaciated - the
pallor and how sick and just really awful she ends up looking. Bella’s about to die and watching
Kristen go through that transformation, because she's already so delicate, was an interesting thing.
It brings out a very maternal vibe. This is uncomfortable… it really got caught in your throat. It was
so horrific.”
Once they realize she is pregnant, Bella and Edward hastily depart Brazil and return
immediately to the sanctuary of the Cullen house in Forks, Washington and varying reactions to the
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news of a half human/half vampire conception. “There's a general panic around the pregnancy.
No one really knows what to make of it. No one knows how it's possible, especially Edward. His
self-loathing comes back with an enormous vengeance. He can't convince Bella to do what he
thinks is the right thing to do. Their relationship takes on a lot of strain after that point,” comments
Pattinson.
“The shocking discovery occurs at the midpoint of the story and her assumption is that she
is going to keep it,” says screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg. “His assumption is that they should
absolutely not keep it. So it becomes a struggle between them. He wants her to stay alive, but
she's made another decision. She has chosen to have this baby.”
Edward feels this baby is a death sentence, Bella feels it is a miracle. “They have very
different feelings about who that child is,” agrees Stewart. “Edward's just terrified of it and thinks
that it's going to destroy Bella and that she's ridiculous for thinking she's strong enough to have a
vampire baby. He thinks it is Satan's spawn, because that's how he feels about himself.”
“Bella's forced to make decisions that you just don't have to make at this age. That's the
weight that she deals with throughout this series, and she deals with her struggle really well,” adds
Stewart. “I know some great young parents, so you can root every aspect of this story in reality.
Bella’s just been put in a unique circumstance, but it really wasn't hard to imagine what it would be
like if that happened. It was so perfectly drawn and satisfying. I felt like fighting for the baby. How
could you let something like that be destroyed after all of this, after everything you fought for?
They're definitely adult matters but they all could really happen, if you take all the vampy stuff out.”
“When they were on their honeymoon, Jacob’s convinced she's going to come home a
vampire, so he's still in the mode of technically we should attack the Cullens for turning a human
into a vampire,” explains Godfrey. “The alpha wolf Sam has made the decision that it's her choice
and not the wolves’ business, which frustrates Jacob, who actually has the bloodline to be the
alpha.”
Upon their return, Jacob finds out Bella has not yet been turned into a vampire. “Jacob
comes over to the house and is excited when he finds out that she’s back, but then she breaks the
news that she’s pregnant,” exclaims Lautner. “That was quite a shocker for Jacob and once again
he loses it. It’s very complicated. It breaks the treaty and it definitely causes a lot of stir among the
pack.”
“The fantastic thing about this is within a day of being pregnant, she's where she should be
at three months,” explains Godfrey. “Within a week, she's where she should be at two trimesters,
so whatever's inside of her is growing at an incredible rate. It's certainly not all human, it's half
Edward, and they don't know what that's going to do. It's bruising her and breaking ribs. She
believes she can live long enough to deliver and be turned at the last second, but perhaps she's bit
off more than she can chew. All the nutrition is being rejected from her body. The fetus is growing
and using up all of her energy and she's looking more and more emaciated.”
The threat to Bella from this accelerated pregnancy dramatically changes the dynamic
between Edward and Jacob. Edward enlists Jacob to convince Bella to abandon the pregnancy
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that he fears she can’t survive; and at Edward’s request, Jacob agrees to kill Edward if Bella dies.
“In the first one, it’s a strange relationship because Edward can't have a totally whole friendship
with him because Jacob doesn’t want one really,” says Pattinson “Edward doesn’t really want one
with him either, but they're forced into almost living together and eventually bond because they
both really want the same thing for Bella. They both want her to be okay and they both think she's
being crazy by making the decision she's making. Jacob wants to push Bella in the other direction
just as much as Edward does.”
“Jacob is scared for her and thinks that this is a monster inside of her,” continues Godfrey.
“Worse yet, Sam finds it unacceptable. ‘This thing can't be controlled. We don't know what it is.
Let's attack.’ Jacob doesn’t want the wolves to kill Bella. She's still human. So, there’s a real
internal debate amongst the wolves about what to do. At that point, Jacob finally takes the
leadership role that he's always been destined to, and he makes the enormous decision to break
away from the pack, runs to the Cullens and warns them that the wolves are going to attack.”
Lautner adds, “Jacob’s always been a part of the pack and he’s always been led by Sam.
When the split of the pack happens, Jacob is forced to grow up and become his own man. When
he finds out about the pregnancy, his first thought is this thing is going to kill Bella, let’s kill the baby
instead. Who cares about this baby? Why should I care about this baby? I care about Bella and I
think everyone’s crazy, including Bella for wanting to have it. This makes no sense, you’re going to
die. That’s Jacob’s point of view at first, but once he hears Bella’s position, he supports her. He
doesn’t necessarily agree with it, but they’re going to do their best to make sure she does survive.
Meanwhile, Sam and the rest of his pack, their number one goal is to destroy Bella and that doesn’t
go over well with me.”
While the wolves keep the Cullen house under siege and Jacob’s new pack (Leah and
Seth join him) tirelessly keep them at bay, a lot is happening inside the home as the Cullens work
feverishly to discover the nature of the fetus. “I finally become friends with the whole Cullen family,
including Edward and Rosalie,” says Lautner. “That takes a while, but we get there and we become
family and it’s so different to see Jacob in that situation. This whole franchise he’s hated the
Cullens, he couldn’t even say the word Cullen, but now he really is a Cullen. He lives with them
and they are his priority in this movie. Jacob realizes that they are a real family, a strong family.”
“I was really looking forward to having Taylor be this new element in the Cullen house,”
shares Meyer. “We've seen him a lot with Bella and we've seen the Cullens as a unit. So to throw
in this person who doesn't belong and see how they react to him was a lot of fun. In the novel, it
was the same experience to see how Esme responds to him and how he can't really react
negatively to Esme. Jacob and Rosalie’s little battle throughout was one of my favorite things to
write. His hatred for her and how much she annoys him is really enjoyable. Taylor's so much fun
to work with, everyday we get him on set it's great. Jacob and Alice also have a sweet moment.
They get a chance to interact in a way that they never have before. They're on the same side,
which softens him towards her. She can't see anything good about what's happening. They can
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finally get each other and it's interesting moment that they have, because they've never really had
any kind of moment together before.”
“Part 1 is less about everything going on outside and more focused on the character
growth, allowing everyone to see inside their minds and really learn how they all come together,”
adds Lautner.
“It is weird to see Taylor in the Cullen house with everybody. He definitely sticks out like a
sore thumb,” comments Stewart. “One of my favorite scenes in the book is when he throws a dog
bowl at Rosalie's head. I get a huge kick out of that. He throws a hot dog at her, which I also find
really funny.”
When not on patrol outside the house, Jacob is constantly at Bella’s side, while the
Cullens, unable to hunt, become hungrier by the minute. “Jacob has a very different reason to
want to protect Bella,” adds Stewart. “He has an innate desire to protect literally the child inside
her, which we don’t find out why until the end of the movie. But, he thinks that she's ridiculous for
wanting to keep the baby, but he doesn't want her to die. So for whatever reason, Jacob just can't
let go.”
“Bella has always liked being around Jacob and she's always drawn to him as a friend.
But there's an almost supernatural pull that she has towards him when she's pregnant,” adds
Rosenberg. “She really craves his presence.”
Throughout the pregnancy, Edward has had to deal with Bella’s choices. “Bella gets on a
roller coaster and brings him with her and he just has to deal with Bella driving,” describes
Pattinson. “He has to learn to love Bella, no matter what she does, because again he always
forgets that he's not really supposed to be making decisions for her anymore. Up to this point, he
hasn't been able to connect to the baby. When the fetus gets old enough and starts thinking for
itself, he can finally hear thoughts of the child, which obviously is a phenomenal relief for him
because it's just been a black nebula inside Bella's womb, which is doing nothing but killing her.
That’s definitely a good moment for him.”
“For Edward, the baby has not been a real person. She's just a danger to the most
important thing in his life… until he actually hears her,” reveals Meyer. “What changes everything
for Edward is the fact that the first thing he hears is how much the baby just adores Bella. She's
already very aware. Her mental capacity is so far beyond what a human newborn would be or
even a young human child. The baby is aware of Bella. She loves her… she's crazy about her.
She understands her. This child loves Bella so much, that Edward can't be immune to that. So
then all of a sudden, it's not just about saving Bella's life, it's about saving this very real person.
Their baby had only been the bad part of him that's killing her, the way he always was afraid that
he might. Then now, it's not. The baby in now part of her and it's something beautiful and innocent
and full of love and that changed everything for him.”
“Everyone else is very aware of this shift in Edward, but it doesn't change everyone's
opinion,” adds Meyer. “Jacob most notably has a very hard time. He sees it as a betrayal that
Edward has turned on him. They were together to save Bella and in hating this creature that was
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killing her, then Edward drops out of that. For me that was a really interesting shift in the book, to
watch him struggle with that aloneness.”
Carlisle determines they will need a larger supply of blood for the imminent arrival of the
baby, to be called Renesmee. So, in order to allow some of the Cullens to escape the house,
Jacob fools his old pack by telling them he will destroy the baby when it is born, setting up an
exciting vampire/wolf pack chase sequence. “When the blood supply runs out, they have no choice
but to go out and get some more, but they can’t because the house is surrounded. So Jacob
distracts Sam’s pack, while Carlisle, Esme and Emmett escape to find more blood. So Jacob takes
a hit for the team and that’s where it gets tense,” exclaims Lautner.
Godfrey is excited for fans to see how Part 1 ends, leaving them breathless to see Part 2.
“The final act of Part 1 is traumatic birth itself. Carlisle, Esme, and Emmett have left to try to get
food; Edward, Jacob, and Rosalie are left to deliver this child, which has come at an unexpected
moment; and Bella's back breaks. The real climax of our movie is, as Bella's about to give birth,
the wolves are charging to the Cullen's house. Jacob and Edward are just trying to save Bella’s
life. Will she live through it or not? We think we've got a great way to leave the audience for the
next movie.”
“As soon as Bella goes into labor the movie becomes crazy,” adds Lautner. “It’s a fast
pace. Everybody’s freaking out. There are so many things to do and so little time to do it. We
know the chance of Bella surviving is very slim unless everything goes completely perfectly, so we
all become focused. We’ve got one goal in mind and that’s to make sure she survives this, but it is
nuts.”
In the last two films, Bella actually becoming a vampire has been the worst thing Jacob
can think of, until it becomes the only way to save her. “As time goes on and it really looks that
she’s dying, Jacob comes to the point where he doesn't care what form she survives in, as long
as she survives,” comments Meyer.
Bringing the horrific birth, described in gory detail in the book, to the screen was a daunting
task for the filmmakers. “That's been a real well thought out process for Bill Condon and the rest of
us to figure out how to capture the texture from the book without crossing over into something that
may be too grotesque for our audience, because the descriptions in the book are pretty incredible,“
admits Godfrey.
“The challenge is to capture that in a PG-13 movie. Very early on, I decided it’s got to be
shot from Bella’s point of view. From the minute we get down there on that bed until the baby is
born, we're not going to see anything beyond what Bella could see,” explains Condon. “Edward
will disappear out of frame and we will hear something, he will come back and he's bloodied, and
something's happened. It’s really wild. If you've read the book, you know what's happened. If you
haven't, you wonder what's happened. I think that's exactly how it should’ve been. It needed to be
just impressions, as the morphine begins to spread through her system. So hopefully we hit the
right balance there.”
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“The birth scene was tricky because it could have been a gore-fest, but it didn't have to be
and that's the thing,” adds Rosenberg. “The way Stephenie wrote it in the book is very much from
Bella's point of view and that's what really inspired me. It's not about blood splattering the walls.
The birth scene is really about the life or death moment. It's about the terror. Because Bella's at
the center of it, her point of view conveys everyone else's terror, as well as her own.”
“I found the birth scene more emotional than gruesome,” reveals Meyer. “Some of the
motivations in my writing are exploring things that I don't have to deal with in my own life. Many
times, I've thought about the idea that 100 years ago, if you were going have a baby, you would
literally be taking your life in your hands. A lot of women died in childbirth over the centuries. It's
the closest thing to horror and torture you're going face in your life and you're doing it willingly. It's
a big deal. Today, giving birth is not the same thing that women used to face. Bella's literally in a
place where she is taking her life in her hands to have this baby. It is going be dangerous and
there's nothing she can do, but she's still willingly choosing it. That’s really a reflection of what my
ancestors had to go through, a real woman's experience. That spirit of saying ‘I'm going to be able
to do this’ fascinates me.”
“Edward has to make the decision really between Bella and the baby. It's always going to
be an almost impossible decision to make,” says Pattinson.
“The wedding and having Renesmee, those two moments, made me feel like I could burst
into pieces,” admits Stewart. “Now that they're done, I cannot even begin to tell you the relief. I
could start hysterically laughing or crying right now thinking about it. It feels so good to be finished
with that stuff because I was so, so, so nervous about it.”
“As we were shooting it, there was a lot of fake blood on set, so there's some horror in
there, but it was so much about the emotions of the characters, and Rob really nails it,” continues
Meyer. “When it looks as though she's dead and he is trying to revive her, in some of the takes
he's in total denial. ‘She's not dead. She's fine.’ As he's working on her, there’s this mania of
him being unable to accept it. It was really powerful. I teared up… several people near me did.
It was just a lump in your throat, that moment of thinking you've lost everything and just not being
able to accept it. It is the emotion that's going to come through rather than the gore. I think it's
going to be a tears situation.”
Condon agrees, “Rob was there fighting for her life, when Taylor was there crying over her
death, and I think those moments are so real because, for both of those actors, they believed what
they were facing. These two actors, who care so much about not only Bella but also Kristen
Stewart, they were very, very disturbed. There was something that happened when we were
shooting where you could feel it. It was very intense. It didn't stop between takes.”
“I loved doing the birth scene,” admits Pattinson. “I thought that was really fun. It’s
relatable. Normally when people have emotional climaxes in fantasy movies, they're generally
attached to some mythology. But this is a real experience. There's no way you can't be moved by
doing a scene with an almost newborn baby.”
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Lautner adds, “Some of it was gross, but it was real and that was the coolest part about it.
We really didn’t hold back and I think that’s what I loved about Bill so much is he wanted to make
this birthing scene completely realistic, and it was. There were chunks of who knows what
everywhere… blood, umbilical chords. It was intense.”
Becoming a father changes Pattinson’s character. “It’s such an irreplaceable union that he
doesn’t think about just himself anymore,” reveals Pattinson. “He now thinks about himself as
being him, Bella and Renesmee. He grows up a bit. He stops being so self-obsessed.”
“Jacob is just her support system throughout it, even though he has mixed emotions with
this whole thing,” adds Lautner. “Obviously, he wants nothing more than Bella to live. There is a
moment where he thinks Bella has died, and he loses it. But at the same time, he knows that if
she’s going to live, she’s going to become a vampire and obviously, that’s the second worse thing
Jacob would want happening.”
“Kristen did such a good job at giving birth. It was amazing to see. She had to scream and
it was crazy. There was one point when she stops breathing and I have to give her CPR. At some
moments, we couldn’t keep straight faces because she’s just dead,” admits Lautner. “Her lips are
closed and I’ve got to wrap my whole mouth around her lips, it was funny at moments.”
Just as the wolves are coming to attack, Jacob looks into the eyes of baby Renesmee for
the first time and experiences the magical wolf phenomenon of imprinting. “When the baby is born,
Jacob is initially intent on killing it. It is a monster… it's a beast that killed Bella. But the moment
he sees her, the entire world disappears and there's only her,” explains Rosenberg. “We first
introduced imprinting in New Moon, where Jacob explains it to Bella, and here in Breaking Dawn
we finally see it in action. We've seen hints of it, with Sam and Emily, we see the after affects, but
here we go through the process with Jacob. We see him imprint, we go inside his head and we
have the experience with him.”
“I was really curious about how do you solve the triangle, how do you not leave Jacob
completely out in the cold, completely bereft?” asks Condon. “The idea that Jacob and everything
that we've experienced with him is actually just leading up to what he was really fated for, which
was a connection to the child that is created by Edward and Bella, is a great and crazy idea. That
is the most amazing solution to the corner that you've gotten into. It’s this amazing, very original
solution to the age-old problem of the romantic triangle.”
“But, let's face it, there may be people that think it’s maybe a creepy moment of Jacob
falling in love with the baby, even though it’s not,” admits Condon. “It was important to make sure
that the essential idea of imprinting got expressed, which is that it is another bit of magic.
Imprinting is a melding of spirits, so that visually we take it immediately to a place where you're
trying to find her soul. It's not a baby that is imprinted on, it’s the essence of that person. A person
who in a very short time is going to be fully matured, since she is a half vampire magical creature,
whose growth and aging process is accelerated. As with all the other challenges posed by this
book, once again I think the answer lies in making it a subjective experience and feeling what it’s
like to be Jacob at that moment. We want to capture the fact that imprinting is part of the magical
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nature of this character.”
“Jacob imprints as the wolves attack and but before Bella wakes up. They're still in the
moment where Edward is trying to bring Bella back, but Jacob is sure that she's lost. In the novel,
he felt this connection with her. He thinks this connection is with her, so once she dies, it's gone.
For him, that's proof she's dead, it's over,” explains Meyer. “He’s devastated and sees Rosalie with
that awful monster that just killed the girl that he loves, and he's going to take care of it. He's going
to kill the baby and he knows the Cullens will kill him. Jacob doesn't care. All he wants is revenge
in that moment. Then he looks into Renesmee's eyes and it’ll be interesting to see how that's
expressed on the screen because it's a very difficult internal thing. On the exterior, I think that
Taylor did a really good job. There's a moment where he just crumples to his knees. You can just
see how overwhelmed he is.”
“Jacob has been confused all along throughout this whole franchise. Why have I not
imprinted on Bella? What’s going on? Why is she not falling in love with me? This makes no
sense and finally when he imprints on Renesmee, it all comes together. The pull is not sexual at
all, it’s just this fate. Shooting my reaction to the flash-forward was difficult. It starts with her as a
baby and eventually I see her as a young woman. It’s this crazy moment. Basically there was a
pink X on the wall that is Renesmee. Bill told me ‘I want you to walk up to her intending to kill the
X, but then change your mind and imprint on the X,” laughs Lautner. “That was definitely the
toughest scene to film in this whole movie.”
Many – fans and filmmakers alike – have struggled to fully understand the concept of
imprinting. “My intention was to create a relationship that was very, very pure and so completely
selfless, something that takes that bond of a mother to a child, and trumps it,” explains Meyer.
“Someone who's beyond even that, so tied to that child they cannot live without them.”
“Imprinting is a bond that's formed between a werewolf and someone of the opposite sex.
That bond is absolute and the wolf in question cannot live if something happens to that other
person,” furthers Meyer. “He's also bound by that person's wishes to a degree that's not normal or
human. He's incapable of harming her or hurting her feelings. He can't be angry with her. His only
purpose is to keep that person safe and happy by whatever means possible and so with Jacob,
once he imprints on Renesmee, his whole life is wrapped up in that her safety and happiness.”
“The question that I got to explore is, how free is the human in this equation? Because
immediately for Renesmee, there's that connection between them and she thinks of him as
belonging to her from the moment she's born,” adds Meyer.
“Jacob’s priority has always been Bella. He is going to protect Bella no matter what. He
would do anything for her, but once he’s imprinted on Renesmee, she becomes the priority. He
would jump in front of a train for her. He would sacrifice anything for her, so the priority has
definitely switched from Bella to Renesmee.” explains Lautner.
“What's neat about the Breaking Dawn story is that Jacob can't stand to be away from
Bella while she's pregnant. He really won't leave her side,” says Godfrey. “When Renesmee's
born and Jacob imprints, that Bella felt a pull for Jacob starts to make sense. Even though she
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was married to Edward, she couldn't explain the pull towards Jacob. Also, he felt a pull to her and
he says it was Renesmee, that's what was bonding us,” says Godfrey. “That closure is really nice
and elegant.”
The innate tensions between the wolves and the Cullen vampires also come to a head
near the end of Part 1. “While the birth is going on inside, at the same time there’s a lot going on
outside,” adds Lautner. “There’s a war… the wolves and the Cullens are in a major fight. After I
have imprinted, I go outside to end this fight. The wolves can no longer try and kill Renesmee
because I’ve imprinted on her, so that puts an end to the battle.”
A range of practical effects, special effects makeup, and visual effects were utilized to help
the actors achieve the elaborate pregnancy and birth. “Kristen gets into the whole challenge of
special effects, but it all comes down to the actors,” states Condon. “We had to do two very intense
things – she gives birth and then she dies. First of all, the intensity with which Kristen played the
pain and the incredibly unique difficulty of giving birth to this half human/half vampire was
astonishing to watch. Then nobody can play dead better than she can, everyone was marveling.
We would have 90-second takes where it seemed like she was able to not blink and not breathe. I
still don’t know quite how she pulled it off.”
“With the pregnancy and the pain, Kristen really dived into her research and allowed
herself to go to these places,” adds Godfrey.
“Bella’s death scene is extensive and it’s really beautifully described in the book, the pain
of the venom moving through the body,” comments Condon. “She experiences the full agony of
what it’s like to transform from human to vampire, but it’s all happening inside her body. So again,
we just decided to go right in there and experience the flames going through her veins. She’s
screaming and nobody can hear it, so it’s classic horror movie stuff, but again, totally in a
subjective way, leading to her death. That was fun because it was a way to hit all the moments of
her life, both from our movie and the ones before.”
The end of Bella’s human life marks the beginning of her vampire life. “It's just a really
beautiful montage as Bella comes back to health and they're cleaning her up and getting her
dressed and everything that we don't get to see in the book because Bella's unconscious,” says
Meyer. “At the very end, she's looking amazing, vampire Bella is really stunning. We just get close
to her perfect porcelain face and then her blood red eyes pop open. Shooting that really was a
great moment because we knew that this was the end of the first movie, and although it was just
one day amongst many, you could feel that excitement as wow, it's real now. She's a vampire.”
The Cullens: A Vampire Coven in Crisis
Peter Facinelli as Carlisle, Elizabeth Reaser as Esme, Nikki Reed as Rosalie, Kellan Lutz
as Emmett, Jackson Rathbone as Jasper, and Ashley Greene as Alice, all return playing the Cullen
Coven, Edward’s vampire family.
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The film opens with Alice handling all the wedding plans, Edward and Bella having given
her free reign on everything – the ceremony, the reception, the guest list. “Bella's the one walking
down the aisle… but the wedding dress and the preparations, it's all going to be done Alice style,
over-the-top, and as fabulous as it can be,” describes Godfrey.
Greene agrees, “Alice has planned a beautiful decadent wedding. It's along the lines of A
Midsummer Night’s Dream. She has everything planned out down to a T, down to what Bella's
going to wear on her honeymoon. She has taken care of everything. Everyone knows that Alice is
a party planner, but we actually finally get to see Alice in action and see her orchestrate the whole
ordeal.”
Alice has enlisted the whole family, especially the mothers of the bride and groom, to
help. “Esme is planning with Alice, which she’s very excited about. It's a magical event, and it's
really the first time Esme’s gotten to be a part of a huge wedding,” says Reaser. “Sometimes
she’s just got to let Alice run because this is really her department - more with the dresses than
with the decor. Esme’s more concerned with the work on the houses, what we're going to do with
flowers and the lights. The Cullens have an amazing place near the house, under the trees and
by the river for the ceremony.”
The Cullen actors worked with a choreographer to pull off a dance moment during the
reception. “Whenever there's a wedding, there's instant romance in the air. Alice and Jasper are
part of this whole dance and it's just very romantic and we all turn into little kids again,” comments
Greene. “Jackson's really been a saving grace - when I had to learn how to pitch a baseball, he
knew how to pitch a baseball and taught me… and he actually knows how to dance. He’s had
dance training, so it’s nice to have a partner that knows how to do everything. Plus, Jackson's so
charming, such a gentleman, and just in general, he's very contagious. You just want to be
around him.”
“Jasper and Alice have one of those relationships where he might not be into everything
she's into, but he's going to support her 100%,” reveals Rathbone. “If she wants to have a crazy
wedding, he's going to help her have a crazy wedding. That's the loving side of Jasper that I
really love to portray, how strong he feels towards his loved ones. Jasper is a very loyal guy,
which I think stems from the southern side of his character. Within the Cullen family, he would
fight to the death to save any of them. At first, Jasper is a little bit standoffish towards the whole
thing, but gets into it when he, Emmett, and Edward have a little bachelor party fun. Jasper's
coming out of his shell a little bit, which is really nice to portray.”
Alice uses Emmett’s brawn to set-up for the wedding, and even Rosalie helps with the
wedding preparations. “Rosalie wants to be an active participant right now,” says Reed. “She still
has her Rosalie attitude, but she makes a very conscious effort to include herself in the whole
coming together process. First of all, Rosalie loves weddings anyway, because in a very classic
way, she really has an appreciation for marriage.”
“Alice is basically this ray of light and sunshine running around the whole time,” laughs
Greene. “She's super excited. She's planning every tiny piece of Bella's wedding and honeymoon,
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and then, all of that glow diminishes because some pretty heavy stuff starts going down. When
Bella and Edward have to rush home from the honeymoon, it turns from a fairy tale to chaos.”
Reactions range greatly to the news of Bella’s unexpected pregnancy. “The Cullens are
divided,” states Meyer. “We have some people who fiercely protect Bella's choice of wanting to
have this baby. On the other side are the people who only care about Bella's life. Also, Alice can't
see what's happening and she would trade anything not to lose the person that's really become her
sister. So it's an interesting dynamic because the members of the family are opposed to each
other.”
“Rosalie really takes the lead in protecting Bella, because of her never being able to have
a child of her own,” explains Godfrey. “Alice, who loves Bella as a friend, is the one pulling her
back. Carlisle, of course, is just trying to solve the problems, and Edward is crushed, he feels
like he's killed her. Then you've got Bella at the center of it saying ‘No, I can do this. I can carry
it, and you guys can save me at the end.’ So they're split.“
“It took four books to get Rosalie and Bella finally to see eye to eye,” adds Meyer.
“Rosalie's difficult. She was an interesting character to work with in the early novels because she
doesn't want to play. She doesn't want to be a part of this human's world because she's so
jealous of everything that Bella is not choosing. When Bella is in a position where she can have
this impossible child, she now does exactly what Rosalie would have done and for the first time
Rosalie understands. She wants to protect Bella's choice because it's what she would have
done. Then, there is a little side element where she really wants the baby.”
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” laughs Godfrey. “There's a bit of a detente in
Eclipse between the two of them, but now Rosalie is helping Bella, but much for her own reasons.
It's not so much that she's all the sudden in love with Bella, but she's in love with the idea of this
child and wanting to be a part of it.”
“She's perhaps a little bit too avid of a supporter,” adds Rosenberg. “It's an interesting
dynamic. Is Rosalie protecting Bella or is Rosalie protecting the child? It's a complicated
relationship. When this baby comes along, something comes out in Rosalie that is completely
unexpected… a softness. She's fulfilled in an interesting way. But she's a very fierce advocate
of the pregnancy.”
“Rosalie has a very strong connection to the baby because she has an innate desire to
be a mom,” comments Stewart. “You can see in her eyes that she'd kill the whole family if they
destroyed that life. It's not necessarily Bella that she's protecting in the beginning. What's cool is
Bella and Rosalie develop a bond based on the baby, and once Renesmee is born, as friends
they can stand up and say, ‘We were the ones who made this happen.’”
“Bella has a special place in Rosalie’s mind now because she’s the incubator for this
magical thing. But her priority is this baby,” confirms Reed. “Rosalie is doing any and everything
she possibly can to make sure that Bella stays alive. In that sense, she and Bella are on the
same wavelength, because all Bella wants too is for this baby to survive. Bella’s even willing to
kill herself for the baby. Rosalie is coming from a completely different place than everyone else.
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While the rest of the family is not only terrified, but also disgusted and horrified that Bella would
even be willing to risk her life, I was going through a completely different range of emotions.
Rosalie thinks this could be the answer to everything. This is fantastic. It’s the best thing ever.
There’s hope for the first time in her future.”
Emmett lovingly sides with his mate. “I do whatever that woman tells me to do. I'm all for
the kid… and trying to keep my wife happy… and Rosalie is all for having a baby,” says Lutz. “It's
really great to see Nikki play the motherly side of Rosalie.”
“I’m on one side, they’re on the other side, and I pull Emmett over here and say ‘You’re
with me!’” laughs Reed. “Well, I suppose actually Esme is with me too. Esme has such a huge
heart, I don’t think she could stand the thought of Bella not having this baby. But it is bizarre to
see the friction. The tension is real, to the point where I’m actually referred to as her bodyguard.”
Reaser adds, “Esme’s very excited to become a grandmother. She’s very hopeful about
the whole situation, whereas there are certain people in the family who are not supportive of
Bella's choice to keep the baby. Esme believes it's Bella’s choice and that's why she’s so
supportive of her, regardless of the fact that she’s very excited about having a grandchild.”
Esme and Carlisle research vampire legends, trying to figure out more information about
the nature of the unborn baby. “The pregnancy throws Carlisle for a little bit of a loop,” admits
Facinelli. “Carlisle was not aware that it was even possible. We have no idea what this creature
is or what’s inside of her. None of the machinery that he’s using as a doctor can actually read
inside the embryonic sac. So this could be some demon child, this could be a vampire, or this
could be human. We have no idea. We’re flying blind and it becomes a tug of war between
Edward and Bella.”
“Alice is anti-baby more than pro-baby, but the hard thing is that Bella is dead set on
going through the childbirth regardless,” says Greene. “Alice is Bella's best friend and so she
obviously wants Bella to be happy, but she ultimately wants what's best for Bella, which is to
survive, so she's in a sticky middle ground situation.”
Being around the unknown fetus blocks Alice’s special ability of being able to see the
future. “One of the big differences between the rest of the saga and this film is that you always
seem to see Edward tormented and now you see the whole family tormented,” adds Greene.
“Alice is definitely more frustrated than you’ve ever seen her. One of the more terrifying things
about this baby is that Alice can't see it inside of Bella, so she can't see Bella's future.
Everything's uncertain and Alice really can't use the one thing that she usually has to help. So,
Alice is going through a bit of a rough time and as always, Jasper's there for her.”
“Bella and Edward's honeymoon gets stopped abruptly by a speed bump if you will, a
little baby bump that grows with expediential speed,” explains Rathbone. “No one really
understands the possibility of a human being impregnated by a vampire and the whole Cullen
family's trying to wrap their minds around it. Bella wants what every young mother wants… the
best for her child. So, she puts her own health aside, just throws it out the window, because all
she's concerned about is the new life that's growing within her. Alice can't see what the future of
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the baby is, or even if it is a baby. So what's growing inside Bella becomes a huge debate within
the Cullen family. Jasper is just going to follow his wife, no matter where the coin turns. This
baby has an effect over every character in the Twilight universe, especially the wolf pack, and
especially Jacob.”
The storyline gave Lautner the opportunity to interact with the Cullen actors more than in
previous films. “I really haven’t had big scenes with any of the Cullens prior to this movie. Now
I’ve have great scenes with Ashley, Nikki, Jackson, Kellan, Peter, and Elizabeth as well as
Kristen and Rob. It was awesome to change it up,” states Lautner. “My favorite thing is the fact
that Jacob’s been able to share experiences with each and every memory of the Cullen family.
He’s grown close to all of them. You’ve never seen Jacob in that light before. It was just cool to
explore that different side and wrap up the franchise with Jacob becoming part of the Cullen
family.”
“Jacob really has become an extended part of our family now,” confirms Facinelli.
“Carlisle has never had a problem with him, but Jacob had issues with vampires. We all have to
work together for the same cause, and that’s inspiring. If you take that outside of the movie,
when you have two mortal enemies and you have a shared responsibility for a common goal,
then you can get along.”
Reaser agrees, “We've banded together. Jacob’s always been very protective of Bella,
and now he's living at our house. It's fun for Esme because she gets to feed someone, which she
loves. No one else in Esme’s family will eat food.”
“Jacob’s not going to let anyone harm Bella, so he ends up guarding our home. He’s our
guard dog,” laughs Reed. “Jacob and I have a very fun, spunky, very lively relationship in this
movie. Taylor is one of the most fascinating people to work with because of his eyes. They are
so powerful, expressive, and soulful. Taylor and I have some of the most intense scenes, really
strong moments that surround some really important themes in this movie, coming from where we
stand with this child and this relationship and love.”
Like the Cullens, the wolves are divided. “The wolf pack is split up as to whether they
should take out the Cullens, including the baby, because it's a breach of the treaty for a vampire
to impregnate a human or to even change a human. It's a really interesting piece, and I was
really excited to get into the more visceral elements... having to fight off the wolves is pretty fun,”
admits Rathbone.
Greene adds, “The wolf pack sees the baby as a huge threat because it's unpredictable
and a huge threat to the treaty because it's not going to know any better. It's a very interesting
situation because we have one wolf pack on our side, living with us and protecting us, and one
wolf pack that wants to kill us.”
“We're so hungry since we haven't been able to go out and feed because we're on
lockdown in the house,” explains Reaser. “It's just very hard because we are all starving, and
Bella’s sipping blood.”
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Also out of the human blood needed for the imminent birth, the Cullens must escape the
house to get more. “That alone is dangerous because now we have the whole wolf pack against
us. So just going out of the house means we’re putting our lives on the line,” explains Facinelli. “I
think Jacob realizes when we make that decision, how much Bella is part of our family, and that
we’re willing to sacrifice ourselves for this girl.”
“The Cullens are under siege with the wolves out circling the house. They are getting
everything set up for what they might have to deal with when Bella gives birth. Then the wolves
find out about it and all of a sudden they don't have a chance for any more preparation. They are
stuck,” states Meyer. “Carlisle was actually stockpiling a lot of her blood type, because they're
assuming Bella's going to lose a lot of it and as a doctor, he does have access to blood.”
“It's just painful,” admits Rathbone. “They're trying to look out for Bella, but all they can
think of is getting their next meal. The wolves are out there strong and every day that goes by the
Cullens get weaker and their powers are slowly diminishing. It’s a tough spot for the Cullens.
Bella is getting her strength back from a blood juice box basically, but the blood upsets the other
vampires, especially Emmett and Jasper. Of course, Carlisle's got his little blood supply on the
side, but doesn't tell anybody else about it, which is a little unnerving. Thanks for hiding this
blood from us, even though we could really use it right now.”
“There's no way for the Cullens to get their animal blood, and then there's this human
blood in the house. But, one of the things that Carlisle has discovered over the years is that it's
easier to stay away from the real stuff if you don't touch it at all,” says Meyer. “Anyway, Jacob is
able to make a distraction and Carlisle, Esme, and Emmett make a break for it to go get what
they need.”
Bella goes into labor while they are gone. “Like every doctor in the world, when the baby
comes, I’m off playing golf on the ninth hole and unavailable. Edward has to improvise and, with a
vampire baby, it’s not just boiling water,” laughs Facinelli.
The tensions finally come to a head between the Cullens and the wolves. “The battle
actually happens when they're coming back with the blood. But that night, everything has gone
wrong,” says Meyer.
“I've really gotten the taste for filming the fight scenes, that visceral real vampire side that
I really wanted to portray when I first read the books,” says Rathbone. “Taking on the role of
Jasper, I had to wait two movies to get to do any real vampire stuff. He's going against every
instinct that makes vampires cool to me… killing people, drinking blood, and all that really fun
stuff. Finally in Eclipse, we get to see some bloodshed, a little action. The fight in Jasper really
sold me on the character. The battles are my favorite scenes to do, because it's who Jasper is.
It wasn't like he started fighting after he was turned, he was a warrior before and he's still a
warrior. Playing that on screen is comfortable… I find it disturbingly comfortable to play the
malicious side of Jasper. I love doing it.”
“Getting to play a recurring character in a film series has its definite advantages,” adds
Rathbone. “In between, you don't miss the hours in the makeup and the hair chair… what you
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miss are the people. Everybody from our crew - the gaffers and the grips - all the way up to
Summit, has been amazing. We've changed guards a lot of times, as we've traveled and had
different crews, but there's been a core unit that's kept together. It’s been a beautiful thing to see
the cast grow up together. But, the white makeup and contact lenses do get a little tiring.”
The actors also found inspiration in their leaders. “All of our directors have been really
great in their own way, very different and unique, but equally just wonderful. But Bill is a whole
new chapter,” comments Reed. “It’s not just that he’s a pleasure to work with, because he’s
funny and always smiling, but he has the answer to every question. He’s more prepared than
anyone I’ve ever worked with, his attitude and the energy that he exudes is what drives our set.”
“When I first heard he was on board, I was very excited because I knew that Bill would be
an actor’s director,” admits Facinelli. “He has a very gentle way of directing, very open to actors’
ideas, and willing to try things that you bring to the table. I’ve never heard him yell, not once.
He’s just a very gentle soul, very warm and so giving.”
“Plus, he’s doing two movies,” adds Facinelli. “When I got the scripts to these movies,
they were almost 250 pages! It was heavy! When we had a discussion about Carlisle’s journey, I
told Bill, ‘You have a huge road ahead.’ Good luck because it’s not going to be easy, but it will be
very satisfying. We’re going to be there in the trenches with you.’ I have to give him credit… he’s
our general and commander in this battle. It’s a beast to slay and he’s there every day, gung ho,
6 o’clock in the morning until we wrap.”
“I’m a real fan,” adds Reed. “I’m a real admirer and this is more than a job to him. Bill’s
living and breathing this thing and it’s all consuming. I can’t imagine doing one of these, let alone
directing two! I ask him every day ‘How do you still have hair on your head? How are you
sleeping at night? How are you still functioning as a human being?’ These things can be so
overwhelming and he’s doing more than a great job helping us to know where we’re at while
shooting.”
“You want your character’s journey to have a beginning, middle, and end. When you’re
shooting two movies simultaneously, shooting scene 3 at 5 a.m. and scene 118 at 8 p.m., you
can feel a bit lost. Where am I? You always want to be interesting and engaging over the course
of two movies, but it’s a lot of information to take in. So that’s why I’m so grateful for Bill
Condon’s preparation and guidance in carrying this big load. When I don’t understand, he very
calmly answers my question and never tells me that I’m an idiot,” laughs Reed.
“When we first started rehearsing with Bill, he took us all into his room so we could talk
about our characters. He's coming into this when we already have three movies of experience,
so he wanted to know how we saw our characters, where we took them, and what we want to do
with them. He had some great ideas and we got to just talk and figure out stuff,” offers Lutz.
“Working with him has been so great,” agrees Greene. “Bill's a patient, kind, and really
talented director who’s super collaborative and it's just been a very humbling experience. Hands
down, I would love to do another film with him, or ten other films, because you get to set and he
works harder than anyone. He's probably up at all hours of the night figuring things out. Bill's this
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ball of energy on set and you can tell that he loves what he's doing. He's creating his
masterpiece, so it's been really, really fun working with him.”
“We're lucky to have Bill on board for these two films,” agrees Rathbone. “I've been a fan
of his for years now. The guy has got a track list that is pretty phenomenal, so to have him joining
our ever-growing roster of directors for the Twilight franchise is a great way to put a close on the
series. It's been a privilege and an honor and he's a wonderful guy… really sweet and relaxed
and that energy really permeates the set. It's been hectic, but it's as peaceful as it can be
shooting a Twilight film.”
“I wish I had a dad like him,” adds Lutz. “He is just the nicest guy and I'm very fortunate
to work with him. Bill's very talented and always happy. He's thought everything out. He always
knows what he wants, he's very personable, and he can work with the actors, which is really
important, especially in a long movie like this with so many actors. Bill really cared about the
Cullen family and showing even the little things, making the interacting moments seem more
real.”
Rathbone adds, “Bill definitely has a sensibility towards characters, as opposed to the
situations around them. His stories are really character driven, even if it's in a very big fantastical
world. You have very real connections in the way that the characters relate to one another. Bill
definitely focuses on that and tries to bring that out of all of us as actors.”
The Cullen actors also appreciated the author’s insight into their complicated characters.
“It's really nice having Stephenie here to talk to because she is the creator. It's nice to know if
you're on the right track. She's embraced all of us,” says Greene.
“I really enjoy when someone who creates something still loves it and still wants to be a
part of it,” adds Lutz. “I don't feel like it's something that Stephenie has to do, but she wants to be
here. That really shows an artist's passion for their project.”
“We've seen her beautiful face on set everywhere… everywhere we go, she goes. It's
wonderful because it's hard to take a story from a book and portray it accurately on a film. To
have the author here on these movies, helping guide the process really helps not only the actors,
but I’m sure the directors and producers as well,” adds Rathbone.
“I was just so grateful to be a part of this amazing carpet ride and as busy as Stephenie
is, she still cares about this. I really have to take my hat off to her. It's just great to have her
around,” says Lutz. “Twilight is an unbelievable experience and we're all blessed. We're
fortunate to be a part of one of the biggest things that's ever come in the movie industry.”
“We've all been together a really long time, so we're all really comfortable with each
other, which makes things a little easier. We’ve formed these bonds and connections and so we
really do care about Kristen, which makes it easier to act out these crazy, intense scenes with
Bella,” adds Greene.
“Honestly in the first film, it felt so natural coming together, we all just meshed from the
onset. We're all very different people, extremely different, but what family isn't?” says Rathbone.
“Those are the differences that bind us as we've grown together over the years. I've been really
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proud of my cast mates and the choices they've made and the things they've done and what
they're going to accomplish with their lives and their careers. I'm lucky to be around such
accomplished individuals.”
“I'm a sad vampire dude, talking about the ending, but every story has its ending. As we
get closer to finishing, do you get sad about the inevitability of it coming to an end, or do you look
to cherish every moment before its gone? That's where a lot of us are at right now, that
precipice. What do you really focus on? I'm trying to focus on just cherishing every moment and
enjoying the amazing people that I've had the chance to work with over the course of the years. I
think we're going to see each other again,” winks Rathbone.
“It never feels like we finish, because we’re always doing these movies,” smiles Facinelli.
“We’ve done five of them in a three-year period, so it’s almost like we take these little mini breaks
and then we’re right back in it. When you’re good friends with somebody, you can not see them
for a few months and then you pick up right where you left off.”
The Wolves: The Pack Splits
Reprising their wolf pack characters from The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight
Saga: Eclipse are Native American/First Nation actors: Chaske Spencer as pack alpha Sam Uley,
Alex Meraz as Paul Lahote, Kiowa Gordon as Embry Call, Bronson Pelletier as Jared Cameron,
and Tyson Houseman as Quil Ateara. Tinsel Korey also appears once again as Sam’s fiancée
Emily
Julia Jones and Booboo Stewart see the roles they originated in The Twilight Saga:
Eclipse expand as siblings Leah and Seth Clearwater join Jacob’s new wolf pack.
Other members of the Quileute Indian Nation returning include: Gil Birmingham as
Jacob’s father Billy Black, and Alex Rice as Leah and Seth’s mother Sue Clearwater.
Several new Quileute characters will also be seen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1. They include: Braydon Jimmie as Collin Littlesea, Swo-wo MDF Gabriel as Brady Fuller,
and introducing four year-old Sienna Joseph as Claire Young. Tanaya Beatty also appears as
Rebecca Black, Jacob’s sister and love interest of Paul.
The purpose of the wolves is to protect humans from vampires, but as the film begins, the
Cullen Coven – as well as future vampire Bella - is no longer seen as a threat. “The pack has
accepted a technical breach in the treaty. Working with the Cullens in Eclipse has changed their
perspective. They're still the enemy, but they're not that bad of an enemy. Bella clearly has
made her decision to join the Cullens, but she's not being coerced into becoming a vampire, so
Sam’s going to let it slide. Jacob, of course, doesn't feel the same way. He thinks that Bella
transforming, is worse than her dying,” explains Meyer.
“Sam Uley is the alpha male, but he wasn't supposed to be… Jacob is the rightful heir,”
explains Spencer. “Jacob is eventually going to have to take up that mantle. I'm really looking
forward to that, because we see a different side of Sam’s trials and tribulations. Sam is the alpha
male, but he didn't want it. Sam is doing his job… he has to do what he has to do. Sam’s an
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everyman. When there are dangerous situations, it's usually the person who doesn't want the
responsibility, who rises to the top and takes it. I like exploring that part of a character… the
reluctant hero, like John McClane in Die Hard.”
When Bella returns from the honeymoon, unturned but instead pregnant, the loyalties
within the pack are strained to the breaking point. “They fear the child will be an abomination
because Bella’s a human and Edward’s a vampire,” explains Gordon. “I’m taken aback, why
would this girl do this to herself? She really takes breathing for granted. We have to find a
solution and Sam’s solution is to go right for her jugular. Jacob doesn’t like that idea because
she’s pretty much the love of his life, so he stands up to Sam.”
“Bella is most likely going to die and the wolves are pretty upset that this is happening on
their watch,” adds Houseman. “Tensions are really building between the vampires and the wolf
pack, and eventually it's going to spill over.”
When Jacob leaves the pack, Seth and eventually Leah follow him. “Leah's one of the
more troubled characters in the franchise,” comments Jones. “She is heartbroken, very angry
and just tortured by being around the boys all the time. In Breaking Dawn, she actually gets a bit
of a break, which is awesome to play. As soon as the love of her life Sam phased into a wolf, he
then imprinted on her cousin Emily. How do you understand something that's completely not in
the realm of reality? Somebody that you trusted and knew so implicitly is all of a sudden literally
somebody else. So trying to wrap your head around that, in the midst of being the only girl wolf,
is pretty challenging.”
“Leah emerges as a really interesting and sympathetic character here,” comments
Condon. “She doesn't have any particular fondness for Jacob, but bonds with him in their shared
sense of loss and being outside of people who are coupling. For the moment at least, they are
both losers in love and these actors – Julia Jones and Taylor Lautner - really captured that very
well. Julia was very fun to work with and she's a very good actress.”
Wolf telepathy only works with the members of your own pack, so once Leah leaves, she
can only hear Jacob and Seth. “Leah joins them, not out of any desire to protect the Cullens, but
just to be in a different pack from Sam,” adds Meyer. “Her ex-boyfriend not being able to read her
mind all the time looks like a lovely thing to her, so she joins Jacob for very selfish reasons.”
Jacob’s pack patrols the perimeter of the Cullen property, preventing Sam’s pack from
attacking. “Leah is very conflicted because she hates the Cullens… she still sees them as the
cause for her whole world being turned upside down,” says Jones. “Protecting them, and Bella
whom she especially hates, is incomprehensible. But at the same time, she wants to get away
from the tortured world of hearing Sam’s thoughts and being teased all the time by the pack. But
she does find that protecting the Cullens gives her a sense of purpose and she feels a deep
connection to Jacob, plus she's very protective of her brother Seth. For Leah, at this point, she
doesn't have anything else. She is as comfortable as she gets, we're with Jacob all the time and
mostly in wolf form, and it's a new life.”
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“Seth is the opposite of Leah in every way. He’s happy all the time, and jumping all over
the place,” laughs Jones. “He loves the Cullens and everything is always great in Seth's world,
which is pretty phenomenal given the circumstances. Leah also has a lot of maternal instincts
that are just not being expressed, so I think some of that gets transferred to Seth and maybe, to
Jacob a little too.”
"Booboo's a lot like Seth, actually. He's extremely energetic, sweet, and eager to help,”
comments Condon. “A great presence on set."
“When Seth follows him, Jacob’s totally opposed and tells Seth to go home. ‘I don’t want
you here… I’m going to do deal with my problems on my own.’ But Seth shows he’ll support
Jacob, be a friend, and do whatever Jacob wants, so Jacob accepts that,” says Lautner. “Then
Leah shows up and once again, Jacob feels we don’t need you here. But, Leah can’t go back to
Sam and deal with the wolf telepathy constantly reminding her of his love for her cousin Emily.
Jacob respects that and accepts Leah as well. So, we’ve got a three pack.”
“Seth is loyal, happy, and awesome,” laughs Booboo Stewart. “He’s trustworthy and he
wants everyone to get along. Seth really looks up to Jacob, who is his idol. Seth wants to do
everything Jacob does… wants to go wherever Jacob goes. He loves Leah, but there are times
definitely when Seth wishes that it was just him and Jacob... a two man pack off on their own
doing their cool stuff, without having to worry about his sister tagging along.”
“Julia Jones is awesome and really fun,” adds Stewart. “She’s a hard worker and is
always really prepared, she gets her stuff done in one or two takes. She’s cool, nothing like her
character at all. Her character’s very straightforward and angry all the time, but Julia’s really nice
and just funny.”
The young Quileute even attended Bella and Edward’s wedding at the Cullen’s home.
“Seth had a transformative experience in Eclipse when he worked together with Edward,”
explains Meyer. “He really bonded with him and sees him as a hero, rather than a villain.
Edward’s a cool guy and Seth really thinks he's awesome. So when the pack turns on his friend,
he doesn't think it's right. He leaps at the opportunity to follow Jacob.”
“Funny story about Rob... when we shot Eclipse, everyone was always asking what Rob
is like, but I actually never met him while filming,” reveals Stewart. “Months after Eclipse came
out, we finally met briefly at an awards show. So it wasn’t until we started filming Breaking Dawn
that I really started hanging out with him. He’s hilarious, a cool guy who makes me laugh.”
The situation tests loyalties, but Paul, Embry, Jared, and Quil stay with Sam’s pack.
“Paul sticks with Sam and we want to destroy the Cullens,” says Meraz. “It’s a crazy dynamic.
There’s a scene where I try to confront Jacob and he plays us. He betrays the wolf pack and it
hurts. If you have a brother, who you put your trust in and he betrays you, it’s a difficult thing.
Especially having experienced dealing with transforming to wolves together and all the mythology
behind that, it goes beyond just blood, it’s our culture.”
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“Reluctantly I stay behind,” says Gordon. “I can’t just leave the pack that I first had my
alliance to… I have duties. Yet, I’m torn between my best friend and my leader. It’s an internal
battle and then finally it comes to an end when I feel betrayed by Jacob.”
“When Jacob splits, it's really hard for Quil, because they're lifelong friends,” adds
Houseman. “Quil has to stay with Sam's pack for the time being because it seems like Jacob’s
betraying the wolf pack. He's siding with vampires, and that's too much for Quil.”
“This unknown baby is a creature that's growing very fast. It's very strong and will
probably kill its mother. The Cullens are going to protect whatever it is, but it is dangerous,”
comments Meyer. “So now the wolves reassess - it's one thing to let Bella join them, it's another
thing to have them create something that we can't understand. At this point they're going to
enforce the treaty and kill the baby, so it's war.”
“Jacob imprints on Bella and Edward's child… that's really the curveball towards the end
of the story in Part 1,” comments Pelletier.
“We think Bella dies during childbirth and that’s the final straw,” says Gordon. “We start
darting out into the woods, running towards the Cullens. It’s a pretty gruesome fight and some
people get hurt,” furthers Gordon.
“The treaty's been broken – a human’s been killed, so they're going to take out the Cullen
family,” adds Houseman. “Wolves are fighting wolves, wolves are fighting vampires… all about
this baby that's just been born. Jacob, who thinks Bella's now dead, is intent on killing this baby,
and at the last second, he imprints on her instead.”
Jones adds, “The wolf pack are in the process of attacking, the Cullens are out there
fighting with Seth and I on their side, and Jacob comes out and says it's over. The wolves’ most
absolute law says whomever a wolf imprints on cannot be harmed by any other wolf.”
The battle is abruptly over. “It changes everything, because they're no longer allowed to
destroy her because she's protected due to Jacob imprinting,” adds Meyer.
“Jacob finally finds the one,” confirms Meraz. “He never imprinted on Bella and that was
always tearing him up, because he knew he loved her. But now you realize why he had loved
her; because there was something she was going to give to him - true love, in the form of her
daughter Renesmee.”
Jacob, like Quil before him, never expected to imprint on someone so young. “The other
wolves met their imprintees when their girls were grown up. With all of them it turned into a
romantic relationship, because here's this person that is completely devoted and has an
instinctive understanding of what that person really needs,” comments Meyer.
“The second the imprinting happens, nobody else in the universe exists. But, imprinting
can be iffy because you have no choice at all about who you imprint on,” says Houseman. “Quil's
situation is he has already imprinted on a two year old little girl, Claire. The wolves do not age, so
for the time being, Quil is just her protector and her best friend, until she's old enough that things
can become more mature. When she catches up and they're the same age, then it'll turn into
more of a romantic relationship. Quil and Jacob share that they both have imprinted on a really
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young girl; in Jacob’s case, a baby. It's really cool that Stephenie set that idea up with Quil first,
because it gives a chance to explain that it's not weird, that it's not creepy in any way, and that it's
a natural thing in the wolf mythology. She's going to grow up quickly and be his same age.”
Another complicated love triangle exists within the older generation in the film. “Sue is
the widow of Harry Clearwater, who died of a heart attack trying to do our job in New Moon. Sue
is a very strong and powerful influence, with a wolf lineage. Sue's also a very special friend and
an attractive woman, towards whom I'd like to have romantic notions,” explains Birmingham.
“Charlie and Billy go way back, they're best friends who share watching the Mariners,
sports, and fishing. They have a real camaraderie and children around the same age. We can
relate to just really wanting the best for our kids. That's another added complication, because I
know what Edward is and it makes no sense to me that she would chose to have that life, versus
one with my son Jacob,” adds Birmingham.
“We're both interested in Sue. You just can't know what the draw is between people.
Charlie's a great guy, so it's another interesting wedge to slip in there. Which direction is Sue
going to go? I can't speak for her in terms of which of us Sue's most romantically drawn to…
apparently it's Charlie. Don't get me started,” laughs Birmingham. “But, she's a good friend.”
A loyal member of the Quileute Tribal Council, Sue Clearwater is aware of all the
supernatural conflict happening around La Push and Forks. “Sue and her family, being friends
with Charlie and Bella, are invited to the much anticipated wedding of Bella and Edward,”
comments Rice. “But, Sue is also present to assess the situation and what this may mean in the
future, as far as the possibility of Bella being transformed. Sue’s very vigilant at the wedding.
She’s very protective of her family and her people, and it’s somewhat of a conflict, because she’s
very good friends with Charlie and developing a romantic attraction for him.”
“Unbeknownst to Charlie, Sue knows that his daughter is going to enter into something
that can cause a great deal of trouble for the wolf pack and the Quileute Tribe. What will this
union between Bella and Edward mean? Charlie doesn’t really know, but Sue knows,” adds Rice.
“As the story progresses, she spends a lot more time with Charlie. Sue, being a parent herself,
can relate to what Charlie’s going through with Bella. She’s had a chance to accept and digest
what’s happened to her children. She understands what Charlie’s going through probably better
than anybody else does. She understands what’s going on, even when he doesn’t. She really
sympathizes with his pain, because she’s missing and worrying about her own children. Here’s
Charlie, who doesn’t know anything that’s going on, he just knows something’s going on. Sue is
probably the only person that can be there for Charlie at this time.”
The Quileute actors were thrilled with the new director. “From the minute I met Bill, I felt
just very calm - he has a sense of everything's going to be okay about him. I think everybody
feels that energy,” comments Jones.
“Bill actually directs you, explaining scenes and saying ‘this was good but, let's try it this
way.’ He goes back and forth with you, he's not just telling you what to do. He's very giving,”
says Pelletier.
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“I'm so happy that I've had the opportunity on my first project to work with three different
directors, to get an idea of different styles,” says Houseman. “Bill is so meticulous. I love the
guy, he's really, really cool. After every single take, he has his little notepad, taking notes on
every single little detail. He would come up after every take, and say ‘before we do it again, let's
work on this.’ He would give pointers on the smallest things. It was just so easy to feel
comfortable with his direction, because he was just so clear.”
“Bill Condon is my favorite director, don't tell the others,” whispers Birmingham. “Bill is
fabulous. Every artist, every director's got a vision. Bill was so nice to come to our trailers the
very first day and introduce himself. I just got such a great vibe from him. I felt so relaxed to know
that he was going to give us that creative space, and listen to any ideas or thoughts that we had.
He communicates very well with the actors.”
The only scene where the entire wolf pack appears together comes near the beginning of
the story, but it was the last scene that the group shot all together. “It’s a lot of our last scenes in
the film, so was a good way to close the whole franchise together, on one little beach playing
soccer,” comments Meraz.
Booboo Stewart adds. “It was like a family reunion. We see each other at the hotel all the
time, but we don’t get to work with each other a lot on this one because we are broken up into two
packs. Whenever all the wolf pack’s on set, it gets a little crazier.”
“One of the things I really loved about this series is there's always this very familial sense
and you feel like you're working on a small movie,” says Jones. “Everywhere there's these kids
that are your age and people that are so familiar, you've seen them over and over for years. It's a
very fun environment, everybody loves what they do, and it's just incredible to be a part of
something like this.”
She adds, “I am excited to get to be with all the guys, and Tinsel, again. I honestly don't
know how they do what they do because they are so silly and goofy. The biggest difference for
me working on Breaking Dawn versus Eclipse is that I'm not a part of the wolf pack anymore!
Booboo and I, since our characters are with Jacob now, are on different schedule from all of the
boys and I never see them.”
“I love filming but even though it’s coming to an end, I'm going to know these cast
members for the rest of my life. These guys are lifelong friends,” states Pelletier.
“It’s been a big, extended family on a crazy two-year ride. We always stay in touch with
each other through the downtime between the films. One thing we’re going to walk away from
this experience is having made just a good set of friends,” states Meraz. “It’s been a coming of
age for me. I really learned a lot about myself, a lot about others. I got to travel the world,
meeting a lot of new faces, and it’s just been an incredible ride, so overwhelming, but yet really
exciting. I’m so grateful.”
Spencer adds, “It still is overwhelming. Looking back as we come to an end, I'm glad I
have the relationships with the people I've worked with, and I'll continue having those
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relationships because they're my bros and my sisters. I'm really looking forward to seeing what
happens after this because it's been a big journey. It's still surreal.”
“The whole Twilight experience, this whole crazy phenomenon has been an absolute
roller coaster ride,” agrees Houseman. “The past two years of my life have obviously been the
most crazy insane two years ever. I'm so appreciative of everything that's happening. This really
is a phenomenon. People have compared it to The Beatles just because of the fan base and how
devoted they actually are to this.”
“People love Twilight because it’s a story that everyone can relate to… within all the
mythology there’s a really deep-rooted sensibility that everyone can recognize, but also to escape
from the norm as well,” says Meraz. “There’s so many crazy things in these stories: the
vampires, the werewolves and there’s love and wanting love. Every person from every walk of
life can find something to relate to.”
“I finally realized it when watching all these movies, it really does go across all the whole
board - it’s first love and best friends and it has all these different emotions that totally just entice
you mind, body and soul,” comments Gordon. “It’s intriguing to see that you can find true love
somewhere that you never even thought to look.”
Spencer adds, “I really appreciate the fans and do hope they enjoy these last two films.
Because of the fans, we have jobs. They turned the books into bestsellers; they made the films
huge box office successes. Basically, it's the fans’ movie and we're just lucky to be on that
journey with them.”
“This story is so big and so epic and so classic and so timeless,” says Rice. “It’s this
beautiful forbidden love story and this battle between good and evil. There’s something in it that
speaks to all ages and all levels. It’s quite a ride that keeps people intrigued. There are ups and
downs and highs and lows… it’s a page-turner. You can’t put it down. People really need
fantasy and love and passion and commitment, and it delivers on all those levels.”
“It's just a universal concept about what it is to fall in love that everybody can relate to at
some point in their life. Even if you're a little more mature, you can remember your very
passionate days as a youth,” reminisces Birmingham. “We really all want the same thing. We
just want to find that one mate, that person we feel so happy and fulfilled with, who completes us,
to spend the rest of our days with, and then overcome all the obstacles that will arise. When you
find two people who are compelled because the love and passion are so strong that they'll
overcome any challenges, it's a wonderful thing if you've ever experienced it. People really find
that person.”
The Humans
Billy Burke reprises his iconic role as Bella’s father and Forks Chief of Police Charlie
Swan. Sarah Clarke, from Twilight and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, returns as Renée Dwyer to
share the joy of her daughter Bella’s wedding; Ty Olsson (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) plays
her husband Phil Dwyer.
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The father of the bride is not thrilled about his teen-aged daughter getting married.
“Charlie’s reached a quiet resignation,” comments Burke. “Would he put Bella’s wedding on his
list of things that he'd love to happen in his life… no. But he realizes that his daughter is her own
person and she's going to do what she's going to do. She's going to follow her heart and, as a
father, he has to respect that.”
“The mutual respect that Bella and Charlie have for each other has grown over the
course of these movies. When Kristen and I first met, the relationship was much like it was on
screen in the first film. As we've all grown to know each other, that lent itself very well to Charlie
and Bella's relationship growing as well,” adds Burke.
Renée struggles with her own insecurities, preparing for the wedding. “There's a little bit
of an inferiority complex going on,” reveals Clarke. “She sees this whole life that Bella's been
invited into and I think, there's this feeling of ‘wow Bella's really risen above all my expectations.’
The Cullens are such elegant, albeit strange people, so beautiful and talented. When Renée
sees their house and what they've done with the wedding, and how well they've taken care of
her… she's wowed. She might be even a little envious. But, for the most part I think she's really
proud of Bella and what she's becoming.”
“What's wonderful about Renée is she gives her advice, but she knows she lived her life
impulsively,” reveals Clarke. “The relationship between Renée and Bella has always been yin
and yang, because Renée was so impulsive it made Bella very responsible, wanting to hold down
the fort. When Bella decides to marry Edward, Renée’s just so happy to see her daughter
spreading her wings and flying. She pretty much knows she's got it together. Renée is pretty
confident that Bella can take care of herself at this point.“
Bella and Edward’s friends from their days at Forks High School also appear as wedding
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guests: Oscar -nominated Anna Kendrick (Up In The Air) as Jessica Stanley, Michael Welch as
Mike Newton, Christian Serratos as Angela Weber, and Justin Chon as Eric Yorkie. Angela’s
father Minister Weber, played by Angelo Renai, performs the ceremony.
“In this movie, part of the process of these characters growing up is that they’re saying
goodbye to an old group of friends, their old high school mates. It was fun to finally have those
actors back, at the end of our shooting schedule when we did the wedding. I’d never met them
before, but they’re all just incredibly fun,” comments Condon. “Anna Kendrick and Mike Welch got
up and just gave the most wonderful and awkward toasts…some scripted, some ad-libbed. But,
that was such a crucial part of the first movie, and there was something very special happening
when those guys showed up on set.”
Kendrick comments, “Jessica doesn't really change that much. That's one of the things
that I love and hate about her is that she's static. She's got this arrested development, high
school, mean girl thing. The way she feels about Bella is basically the same. She's warmed to
her a little bit, but she still sees Bella as this new girl who comes in and gets all the attention that
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Jessica is used to, or just wishes that she had. So, she's not much of a grower, and that’s the
sad and funny thing about her.”
“Mike is just shocked that there are so many good looking people showing up in our small
town. There's only 400 people in our town and, and half of us are supermodels?” questions
Welch. “Mike is just confused. He would've had a perfectly legitimate try with Bella for, at least, a
high school relationship. It wouldn’t have lasted more than six months, if that. But look at whom
he is competing against! For a nice, small town high-school kid, he doesn’t understand. How
could I compete with these people? Mike is just amazed at the gene pool that exists in this
family.”
Angela is more supportive of the marriage than the others. “Princess Diana's got nothing
on Bella's wedding because it's just so grand and everything's so beautiful and it all flows so
naturally,” comments Serratos. “Not only are Edward and Bella in the kind of relationship that
every young girl strives to get, but also then they get to have this incredible wedding. Everyone's
going to be on pins and needles to see the beautiful sparkles and glitz and glamour.”
The group was thrilled to be back together again. “I always have fun with Anna,
Christian, and Justin,” says Welch. “We're all so comfortable with each other at this point. It's
such a safe thing, that we really feel we have room to explore and play and find something. We
just have a short, quick little scene written but hopefully, we'll bring something extra to the table.”
“What I love is that the cast has gotten so grand that you meet all these great people and
make friendships,” adds Serratos. “We humans, the four of us, never work separately from each
other, so we've created this really great bond. Anytime I come to film, I'm with them. This time, I
flew to Canada alone, and I felt naked. Where are my other humans?”
The four have witnessed the phenomenon from the beginning. “This thing has a mind of
its own. It feels like it's running itself. It's this machine,” comments Welch. “On that first one, it
really was this little independent film and we were all just thrown into the situation and tried to
make something out of it. Now, it's become this culturally iconic piece and it's been really
remarkable to be a part of it. I’ve been acting since I was a kid, and when you've been in it for a
while, you start to realize that things like this really don't happen very often. I know a lot of actors
who go a whole lifetime without being a part of anything even close to this. So, I’m so grateful for
every second I’ve had with this franchise.”
The returning actors appreciated the time they spent with director Bill Condon. “He’s just
a gracious director and I can tell he loves to work with actors,” comments Chon. “He's open to
ideas and if you've seen any of his movies, you know he's really amazing at what he does. I feel
fortunate to work with him.”
The Volturi: Waiting in the Wings
With just a small amount of screen time, the looming threat of the Volturi, a venerable
coven of eternal vampires who weigh and impose the laws of the vampire world, is felt throughout
Part 1. Not seen since the end of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Michael Sheen, Jamie
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Campbell Bower, and Christopher Heyerdahl return to the series as the legendary rulers of
Volturi: Aro, Caius, and Marcus. Charlie Bewley and Daniel Cudmore also return as Volturi
enforcers Demetri and Felix.
Ali Faulkner plays Bianca, who brings the news that Carlisle has added a new member to
his coven, and offers the audience a glimpse into Aro’s true intentions. The Cullens now have
something he wants.
The Denali Vampire Coven: The Vegetarian Cousins
At the beginning of the movie, the Cullen’s vampire cousins from Alaska are introduced
into the saga as guests at the wedding, where Bella meets them for the first time. MyAnna
Buring, Casey LaBow and Maggie Grace portray the three blonde sisters of Russian descent
Tanya, Kate, and Irina; while Christian Camargo and Mia Maestro play the siblings of Spanish
origin, Eleazar and Carmen.
“Tanya came up with vegetarianism on her own, so when she and Carlisle met, they
shared that compassion for the humans that most vampires don't,” comments Meyer. “Carmen
and Eleazar joined the Denali coven as they were looking for a kinder, gentler way to live, and
they found that with Tanya’s family.”
It is a filmmaking challenge to incorporate such a large number of important incoming
characters. “You have to do a certain amount of exposition, characters standing around
explaining what the rules are and who people are,” admits Condon. “But Melissa and I were
really intent on bringing that to a bare minimum in this movie. Really it’s only scene that exists
just to set up the second movie. That is the introduction of the Denali sisters, because they play
an important part in the whole Renesmee story in Part 2.”
“Tanya is the head of the Denali clan - the big mama of the Denali, or the small mama in
my case,” laughs the diminutive MyAnna Buring. “It's fantastic because, like her, I actually feel
quite maternal towards my family. Tanya's a bit bossy as well, so it's perfect.”
“The Denali have an extensive history with the Cullens, because they're the only two
vegetarian vampire families in the world,” adds Mia Maestro. “We're quite close with Edward,
because he came to Alaska for some months when he left Forks. Especially one of my sisters,
Tanya, she has a very specific relationship with him.”
Buring admits, “Tanya has held a flame for Edward for a long, long time. I think she felt a
bit like Jacob felt about Bella… that Edward was really destined to be her mate. Of course, she's
proven wrong. People expect Tanya to act quite badly at the wedding, but she’s had quite a
while to get used to the fact that Edward has found his true love in Bella. Tanya's lived so very
long, that she's learned to be gracious… especially when it comes to true love.”
“But the wedding is difficult in a lot of ways. Despite her feelings for Edward, Tanya
shows the Cullens her support, but her younger sister Irina is not able to be so gracious,” says
Buring. “Irina had previously fallen in love with Laurent, the vampire killed by the wolf pack in
New Moon. Irina wants to blame the Cullens. The rest of the Denali Clan understands that it
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wasn't the fault of Cullens. But nevertheless, Irina lost her mate, so the wolves showing up at the
wedding is a bit of a tricky situation for them. Irina’s under strict orders that she shouldn’t cause a
scene but, of course, if you lose your mate, sometimes you lose your head along with it.”
“In the film we get to see Irina at the reception, whereas in the novel we don't get to see
her until the very end,” adds Meyer. “Since we have such a lovely person, Maggie Grace, playing
her it's nice to get to see Irina dressed up at the wedding, where she’s upset with having wolves
at the party, which we didn't get in the book when she wasn't there. We have a little moment of
family awkwardness, which is wedding appropriate.”
“Irina’s a little bit upset that some people had been invited to the wedding and she storms
off and leaves us,” adds Maestro.
Grace adds, “Irina had a really beautiful history with the Cullens, but since my lover was
torn to little tiny pieces, there’s a bit of bad blood now.”
The real familiar relationship between the three sisters was a fun thing for Grace to
explore with co-stars MyAnna Buring and Casey LaBow. “Imagine how intimate a friendship
would be after that long, and how well you would know and love someone, it would be pretty
incredible,” says Grace.
"We only get a taste of the Denali Clan in this film, but they really make an impression
with their screen time,” adds Condon. “They look amazing obviously, but more than that, they
have a very intense little scene-within-a-scene in the middle of the wedding, which sows the
seeds of the drama that unfolds in Part 2."
Casey LaBow, who plays Kate, enjoyed the smallest details of preparing for the wedding.
“We all went through this fitting process with our costume designer Michael Wilkinson, who is just
a genius. The Denali’s have a very specific look as a family, so he got these beautiful dresses for
all of us to wear. Everybody started talking about what do you want to do with your hair, how are
we going to do your makeup… and it's a really wonderfully collaborative experience of getting into
the character,” says LaBow.
Maestro, who describes her character’s look as “Stevie Nicks gone vampire,” also loved
the grandeur of the wedding’s location. “The rain forest here is so beautiful, a really magical
place,” says Maestro. “Our production designer found this beautiful spot to build the Cullen
house, with the most beautiful trees and also this super green, almost fluorescent, moss that
covers all the trees. We also have this beautiful emerald-colored river that you can hear when
we're shooting. It's just a stunning location and the wedding's going to be beautiful. All the
scenes there are going to look fantastic and shooting there was a big change for us, since the
first part of the shoot in Louisiana was mainly inside a studio.”
Maestro was equally enthusiastic about her on-screen mate. “The wonderful Christian
Camargo plays Eleazar and I couldn't have been any luckier to have him next to me in every
scene in these two movies. He's such a wonderful, wonderful actor, a beautiful human being,
and a wonderful cook. It's been a pleasure becoming good friends with Christian and his wife
Juliette, who has also been here on location with us through parts of the 6-month shoot.
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Sometimes you do a film and you love everyone that you work with, but you go home with no new
close friends. With this experience, it's nice to know that I have them with me, in my close group
of friends. I'll forever be grateful to Bill for having cast Christian and me together.”
Camargo was attracted to the themes in the saga. “It has all sorts of different levels
throughout. There are themes of loss, connections between mother and child, father and child,
romantic love, and an older love, and how it works on such a humanitarian level as well. So
many different things that so many people can relate to. Everyone's lost someone, been close to
someone, been in love, fought for their child, had a baby,” says Camargo.
He was also pleased with Bill Condon’s direction. “It's great having a director who is
working with such a massive cast, a huge film with a lot of special effects, but who's also so
interested in working with actors on a very intimate level,” shares Camargo. “We have the best of
both worlds with Bill. He’s got a tremendous machine to operate, but when it comes to an acting
situation about two people talking and what are your circumstances, he’s right there. He’s done
his homework. He knows the personal situation because this movie is very much about a love
story. It’s about a human connection. Then, on that grand scale, he is the man behind the
curtain. He knows how to pull those strings and get everything to run at tremendous speed. Bill’s
incredibly talented.”
“Bill Condon is such a dream. He is one of the most beautiful people I've ever met,” adds
Buring. “He is dealing with an epic film and such an enormous crew, yet when we arrived on set,
he knew us each by name. For every take, he would come up and personally give notes to each
of the actors. That's an incredible gift to have when you're filming such huge and demanding
scenes that are complicated and technical. To keep your cool is also a beautiful trait, and I think
we're very, very lucky to have him directing these films.”
Maestro agrees, “Working with Bill Condon is incredible as he has such a sensitivity for
things and he's just so warm towards every one of us. We're a huge cast, sometimes there are
more than 40 actors on set. But Bill takes the time to say good morning and to be warm towards
everyone. He's a very personable director. That’s very unusual when someone's in charge of a
production this big and has so many responsibilities. I think it's been quite tough on him, because
it's a tiresome production. It's been months and months and months, and Bill is always in the
best mood, always so extremely kind and so aware of subtleties within the scenes.”
Grace is excited for the fans to see the films. “We're really honoring the book, and
Stephenie is here and a big part of things,” she says. “Plus, the vampire side is fun and the
mythology is fun. I understand that sense of wanting to get things right, the fans’ real
commitment to detail, because I am a Jane Austen freak myself, so I do understand the feeling of
‘They can't cut out that monologue!’ I do get that, but I think the fans will be happy.”
Even the new cast members were recognized by the series’ legions of supporters. “The
fans are very serious about this. They're all over the internet… that community is alive with
discussion and information being passed,” says LaBow. “But fans are also outside the hotel, they
keep their distance and are respectful - they just want to take a picture and say that they met one
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of us… have this tangible experience versus experiencing the phenomenon from a distance, via
the screen or pictures in magazines. They've been so engrossed in these books and sometimes
they tremble when they come up to you… they're so excited. ‘We're big Twilight fans, will you
please sign.’ It's really endearing and special. Twilight fans are a specific breed of devotee. It's
nice to see that they really care, it's very important to them, and they make me feel proud to be a
part of it.”
In addition to the Denali Coven, dozens of new supernatural characters hailing from
countries around the globe - including Egypt, Brazil, Ireland, Romania, England, the United
States, Italy, and France - will be seen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Principal photography on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 began on November
7, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and shooting continued on the film, concurrently with production
of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, for six months in three countries. The multinational crew shot primarily in and around: Rio de Janeiro and Paraty, Brazil; Baton Rouge and
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; as well as Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and Squamish, BC,
Canada – all creating the world of Forks, Washington; Isle Esme, Brazil; and Volterra, Italy. (Due
to the global scope of particularly the second film, multiple countries were recreated in the various
locations.) Additional shots for the Brazilian honeymoon sequence for Part 1 took place in the
U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 begins as an intimate story about a wedding
and a honeymoon, the details of which are so breathlessly debated, anticipated, and sought after
by Twilight devotees that extreme security measures had to be adopted to keep them secret.
The resulting pregnancy ignites so much controversy that the film expands in scope with both
obvious, as well as surprising, visual effects challenges and an explosive third act action
sequence where the Cullens and the wolves openly battle each other for the first time. With
much of the film’s narrative taking place inside and outside the Cullen house, filmmakers built two
full-scale versions of the home.
While honoring the established elements of the novel and the previous three installments,
filmmakers still left their interpretive mark on a contemporary love story involving humans and
supernatural beings, which included several flashback and nightmare scenes. Like all Twilight
films, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 utilized many forested settings that feature the
expected character specific gloom and rain, but cast and crew also faced unexpected weather
anomalies that dogged the production at often remote locations throughout the extended shoot.
In addition, the largest cast of the saga required an army of experts - including craftspeople in
make-up, hair/wigs, contact lenses, costumes and props - to achieve the elaborate looks
described in the book, details sure to be fact-checked by the eagerly waiting fans.
One Story, Two Movies
The added challenge of making two epic motion pictures, The Twilight Saga: Breaking
Dawn - Part 1 and the even more ambitious The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, at the
same time and in two major production centers, forced filmmakers to often concurrently prep sets
many thousands of miles apart. The production set up two home bases – one in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana where most of the interior shooting was completed; and the other in Vancouver, BC
where most of the exterior work of the Pacific Northwest-based story was shot. The project also
required a field trip to Brazil, which required yet a third production team, known as The World
Unit. While the main shooting company started filming in Louisiana, crews in Canada (many
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returning to the franchise) were scouting remote wilderness locations and constructing the largescale Cullen house and various other sets.
Following twenty weeks of prep, production used block shooting for efficiency in terms of
locations, actor availability, looks, props, set dressing, and sets. “At the very early stages of
development, we had to address all the things that create the signature of the character looks;
wigs, make-up, contact lenses, and wardrobe; and then also the sets themselves. Bill and I sat
down and went through the whole list, covering every character, every set, every venue, and
every location,” shares co-producer Bill Bannerman.
“However, the homework that has to be resolved for Part 2 is very different from the
homework that has to be resolved for the beginning of Part 1, and you had to have all those
issues addressed before you start filming,” says Bannerman. “But Bill Condon is a genius - highly
intellectual to the point that he’s able to comprehend every facet of production, both from a
creative vision and a physical execution perspective. Bill looks at the grand canvas and
understands the various colors and how you execute those elements.”
The main unit alone logged 101 shooting days. “The logistical demands of this chapter
alone are high,” admits Bannerman. “The logistical demands of the two parts put together have
been even greater… three countries with multiple units - main unit, second units, action units,
plate units, effects units, and aerial units. We had to break it down into these dynamics just to
make it a very difficult, but challenging chess game.”
“We wound up leaving only the exterior scenes to Vancouver in winter and early spring.
So, that turned out to be a real challenge because we didn't have anywhere else inside to go
when it either rained or snowed, and that's what it did most every day,” laughs Condon. “So, that
turned out to be a hidden price that we paid for doing so much of the work down in Baton Rouge.”
“From the beginning, Bill Bannerman tirelessly worked out a plan for how to shoot these
two movies together and a time frame where we could split the shoot between stages (and some
locations) in Louisiana, and then all of our exteriors, where we've always shot in the Pacific
Northwest,” explains producer Wyck Godfrey. “But, it’s created other challenges. When we got
to Vancouver, we didn’t have as much cover (inside work) as you would like, but it was important
in terms of utilizing the tax credits in Louisiana. It was a complicated mix. Plus, your lead actress
having to bounce, sometimes daily, between being human and being a vampire.”
Kristen Stewart comments, “We've approached the project as a whole. Everything's
being shot like one big movie, since the book is not broken up into two different stories. It's been
as confusing as anything shot out of sequence, but very long.”
“Literally some days we would film a scene from the beginning of the first movie in the
morning, have lunch, and then film a scene from the end of the second movie in the afternoon. It
was crazy,” comments Taylor Lautner. “All of the characters change so much from the first movie
to the second. Jacob changes a ton, so it was tough to keep track of where Jacob is in his
journey. But we had Bill Condon to help, as well as Stephenie and all of the cast. It was
challenging, probably one of the most challenging things so far in this franchise.”
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“From a creative standpoint, the nuances of it for Bill and the actors are that they each
have to create their own emotional journeys for two separate movies. From a production
standpoint, you're worried about post-production on movie 1, just focusing on making sure all of
the elements for movie 1 are in the can by the April wrap for a November release, and 98 percent
of the elements for movie 2,” adds Godfrey.
Producers assembled a talented and celebrated core team of department heads to
surround director Bill Condon to bring his vision for the final two films to the screen including:
Oscar® winning director of photography Guillermo Navarro, ASC, production designer Richard
Sherman, costume designer Michael Wilkinson, and returning 2
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unit director E.J. Foerster. With
only a year from the start of filming to the release of the first epic film, a massive visual effects
team led by Oscar® winning visual effects supervisor John Bruno, plus editor Virginia “Ginny”
Katz, and Twilight Saga veterans, music composer Carter Burwell and music supervisor
Alexandra Patsavas, began their work when the films were still shooting and worked tirelessly
through a breakneck six-month post-production schedule to complete the first film for a November
release date, marked on the calendars of millions of fans worldwide.
“For me it's been a lot of fun to help arm Bill with a great visual team, that will take him
into areas that he hasn't gone before. This has tons of visual effects, with a more expansive
palette than Bill's worked with before. So first I wanted to make sure we got Bill an amazing
director of photography and an amazing visual effects supervisor. Guillermo Navarro's shooting
the film, he's won an Academy Award®; John Bruno's our visual effects supervisor, he's won an
Academy Award®… we've pretty much stacked the deck,” says Godfrey.
“We were fortunate to get John Bruno just coming off of Avatar. I had worked with him
before and he's one of the best visual effects supervisors in the world,” states Godfrey. “He's so
knowledgeable about what can be accomplished digitally and with other techniques. Then we
went after Guillermo Navarro, who is Guillermo del Toro's cinematographer. He's fantastic and is
somebody I've tried to work with before and he’s been never been available. The three of us
went to breakfast and Guillermo spoke with such a sense of magic. Plus he understands, not
only how to beautifully light and shoot two people in an intimate setting, but also how to create
large environments.”
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Another Twilight Saga veteran – 1 assistant director Justin Muller – returned to help
organize the mammoth project. “This core group came together in the very early stages of prep
and we spent a lot of weeks fine-tuning, to make sure that everybody would understand not only
Bill’s vision, but ramp up his vision, to take Breaking Dawn to a whole new level. Justin is the
day-to-day mechanical skipper of the ship,” explains Bannerman. “On every project, especially
when you're dealing with multiple units and multiple countries, you need an assistant director who
can drive it all forward, and Justin enables me to take care of the multiple other elements that are
taking place at the same time. Justin is a very well organized individual, who articulates direction,
scheduling and the logistical shuffling in a way that very few people can do. It’s a very refined art
to basically juggle a thousand different things and yet not drop anything. He's able to bring
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together a lot of people and make them fight the same fight with the same passion and
camaraderie to keep positive momentum.”
When the production moved to Canada, a large percentage of rank and file
crewmembers from The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse returned to
finish the saga. “It felt like it was a family reunion, that we’d gone on recess for about two weeks
and we’re all coming together after a vacation,” laughs Bannerman. “There is a trust level there
too, and that’s really cool and very unlike any other project I’ve been involved with. We all protect
each other, because it’s a long investment that we’ve put into these films. When you’re away
from your families for long extended period of time, everybody wants to feel like they’re home,
and we’ve created a great home.”
All for The Fans
“When we wrap production on Breaking Dawn, we will have completed - from start to
finish - five movies in three years and three months,” reveals Godfrey. “From the first day of
shooting on Twilight, to the last day of shooting on Breaking Dawn, it's only been basically three
years! That's a pretty amazing achievement. I don't know that any other franchise has been able
to pack them in together as closely.”
“Obviously we had to do that, because vampires don’t age, but actors tend to. So, it's
been a whirlwind… those of us on the production side have spent almost two years away from
home within that three years,” shares Godfrey. “It's been frantic and exhilarating at times,
draining at other times… but now that we're shooting the last two movies, it's the first time that
we've actually had a little bit of nostalgia. You'll be sitting in between set-ups reminiscing about a
really wet day in Portland. Everyone's actually taking a breath and enjoying the fact it's coming to
a close.”
When Stephenie Meyer began writing Twilight in 2003, she never imagined it would
become a series of films. “Being involved with making movies is a very strange and unexpected
thing,” admits Meyer. “On a day to day basis, you get used to putting on all the rain gear and
going back to work, but then you take a step back and say ‘we're making a movie that's going to
be on the big screen.’ I'm kicking back and talking to Kristen and that's cool. You stop and think
she is one of the biggest movie stars in the whole world right now, and we're just sitting here,
swapping stories. So you have that little moment of ‘wow, that's weird.’ It's weird today because
we're shooting the wedding. Seeing hundreds of extras getting dressed up to go to Bella and
Edward's wedding is touching. Doing this for the past three and a half years has been life
changing. It's a different experience than I was ever expecting.”
“How often do you get a chance to be part of an anomaly of this scope? Very, very
rarely,” answers Bannerman. “Other than Star Wars, where else do you see a fan-base that
passionately supports a franchise to the point where they’ll wait in line for five nights just to see
the actors walk down a red carpet? They wait for days on end just to get tickets to early
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screenings, or to go to a convention where the actors sign autographs… it is unlike anything I’ve
ever seen.”
“Years from now, we’re always going to look back on this filming period as being cool.
The irony is we’re not allowed to talk about anything while we’re doing it,” laughs Bannerman.
“We don’t want to let out the secrets, so the fans can have a fresh experience when they go to
the theater. It’s been a real challenge for three years, not to tell anybody you’re working on one
of the most exciting projects on the planet.”
“The fandom of these movies is unbelievable and never ceases to take me by surprise,”
agrees Godfrey. “Going down to Brazil was an extraordinary experience because of the
outpouring of love from the fans, they were rabid. There were at least 250 people with signs
outside of Kristen and Rob's hotel, around the clock, screaming and doing cheers. I'm sure it
drives them crazy, but I keep telling them to take a step back and recognize that you may never
get this unique energy again in your careers.”
While filming in Louisiana, local fans created a Facebook page called Twilight Takes
Over Baton Rouge that gained nearly 10,000 followers. “In the Southern way, everyone was a
little bit more reserved, and allowed the cast to go where they wanted. Baton Rouge was a little
bit more controlled than it has been in Vancouver, or in bigger cities around the world, so I think
somebody must have said, ‘Let them do their work here or they may never come back,’" laughs
Godfrey.
“When I was 16 and Star Wars was the coolest thing, the Internet and the viral world
didn’t exist,” comments Bannerman. “You didn’t know about anything until the movie was
released. Now, because of the multimedia platforms and the amount of information that’s out
there, the fans gets so much information, whether it’s intentionally disclosed or not, and that puts
more of a spotlight on what we’re doing. I’ve never dealt with this level of fan-demonium on any
other project… the excitement, the media attention, and the hype… that comes with this anomaly
known as Twilight.”
Bannerman adds, “The level of attention is unique, but it does cause me to put a lot of
energy into protecting the working environment. When you have a 400-person crew and a cast
that ranges anywhere from two to fifty or more on a daily basis, it’s a very big world. So as we
move from location to location and country to country, it becomes a challenge into itself to create
a world where we can focus on the task at hand, without disrespecting the fans who embrace this
franchise.”
With shooting on the epic saga drawing to a close, filmmakers continued to feel
responsible to the fans expectations. “The journey that Bella takes into the vampire world holds a
lot of surprises and wonder. It is a rollercoaster of excitement for the fans anticipating what would
it be like to feel the bite. What does she feel as the venom works through her body? On every
level, they’re going to be so satisfied, but they will want more,” comments Bannerman.
“One of the interesting things about making a Twilight movie is so many people know this
material so well, that you take any decision to change something very seriously,” comments
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Condon. “In the editing it becomes more complicated to do what happens in the normal process
of putting together a movie, which is to streamline. There are a number of scenes that hit the
editing room floor that are going to be on the DVD. Some are favorite fan moments - the fun
snarking back and forth between Jacob and Rosalie that ends with him throwing a hot dog in her
hair. You hope people understand that brilliant moments from the novel that we put in the script
and shot because the fans love them, and yet ultimately they just don’t fit in the film. We had
over 15 minutes worth of that on this movie. But you really have to weigh the fan expectation
more than you would on another movie.”
As Part 1 is about to be in theatres, Condon is deeply involved in post work on Part 2.
“For me, it’s been an intense experience for about a year and a half now. Jumping in with
developing the scripts, prepping two movies, and shooting the two movies. Then, a very tight
schedule to get the first movie released,” shares Condon. “With the second film, the scope is
much bigger and we’ll have the culmination to all of it… we cross over into the life of a vampire.”
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn wrapped principal photography just before dawn the
morning of April 23, 2011 on a St. Thomas beach in the Caribbean. Second unit stunt work
wrapped at the Stawamus Chief Provincial Park just south of Squamish on April 29, 2011, with
the aerial unit cherry-picking a handful of ideal weather days in the weeks that followed to
complete shooting on the saga.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 is in theatres on Friday, November 18, 2011.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 is in theatres on Friday, November 16, 2012.
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ABOUT THE CAST
KRISTEN STEWART (Bella Swan) will soon be seen on the big screen in two diverse
projects: the recently filmed On The Road from director Walter Salles and based on the Jack
Kerouac novel; and alongside Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron in Snow White and the
Huntsman, which will be released by Universal on June 1, 2012.
Stewart is recognizable around the world for her role as the human girl Bella Swan, who
falls in love with a vampire in Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga:
Eclipse, as well as in the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, also in 2012.
She was recently seen starring as Joan Jett in The Runaways, the rock n’ roll biopic of
the 1970’s all-girl band; and in the independent film Welcome to the Rileys opposite James
Gandolfini and Melissa Leo, which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance
Film Festival.
Stewart was introduced to worldwide audiences with her outstanding performance
alongside Jodie Foster in Panic Room. She starred in Adventureland opposite Jesse Eisenberg
for director Greg Mottola; the independent film The Yellow Handkerchief alongside William Hurt
and Maria Bello; and The Cake Eaters for director Mary Stuart Masterson. She also gave a
memorable portrayal as Tracy Tatro in director Sean Penn’s Into the Wild, in which she also
performs two songs, including one that she wrote.
Her additional film credits include Jumper, What Just Happened, In the Land of Women,
The Messengers, Zathura, Speak, Fierce People, Catch That Kid, Undertow, Cold Creek Manor,
and The Safety of Objects.
Stewart resides in Los Angeles.
ROBERT PATTINSON (Edward Cullen) is best known for his portrayal of the vampire
Edward Cullen in Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, as well
as in the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. He gained industry notice at 19
years of age when he joined the Harry Potter franchise in Mike Newell‘s Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire playing Cedric Diggory, Hogwarts’ official representative in the Triwizard
Tournament.
Earlier this year, Pattinson starred in Water For Elephants, joining director Francis
Lawrence and co-stars Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz in bringing the New York Times
bestselling novel to the screen. Currently, Pattinson is at work on his next film Cosmopolis
directed by David Cronenberg. Recently Pattinson starred opposite Pierce Brosnan, Chris
Cooper and Emilie De Ravin in the drama Remember Me, directed by Allen Coulter. He also shot
Bel Ami, a film based on the novel of the same name written by Guy de Maupassant. Pattinson
plays a young journalist in Paris who betters himself through his connections to the city’s most
glamorous and influential women, played by Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Christina
Ricci.
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Pattinson began his professional career with a role in Uli Edel’s Sword of Xanten
opposite Sam West and Benno Furmann. He also appeared in director Oliver Irving’s How to Be,
winner of the Slamdance Film Festival’s Special Honorable Mention for Narrative Feature.
Pattinson also played the lead role of Salvador Dali in Little Ashes, directed by Paul Morrison.
His television credits include “The Haunted Airman” for the BBC.
As a member of the Barnes Theatre Group, Pattinson played the lead role in Thornton
Wilder’s “Our Town.” Other stage credits include Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” “Tess of the
D’Urbevilles,” and “Macbeth” at the OSO Arts Centre.
With natural talent and roles in a range of feature films, TAYLOR LAUTNER (Jacob
Black) is quickly establishing himself as both a sought-after and powerful leading man.
He recently starred in Lionsgate's thriller Abduction for director John Singleton. The film
also stars Lily Collins, Sigourney Weaver and Alfred Molina, and centers on a young man who
sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons
website. Lautner's production company, Quick Six Entertainment, also co-produced the film.
In The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, Lautner reprises his role of Jacob Black,
opposite Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, established in Twilight and intensified in The
Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. He will also star in next year’s The
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
In 2010, Lautner starred in Warner Bros' Valentine's Day, directed by Garry Marshall.
The ensemble cast included Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Garner,
Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher and Julia Roberts. Lautner got his big break in 2005 when, at
the age of 13, he won the role of Shark Boy in Robert Rodriguez's The Adventures of Sharkboy
and Lavagirl 3-D. Within months, he had successfully auditioned to play Eliot, the son of Steve
Martin's rival Jimmy Murtaugh, in the family hit Cheaper by the Dozen 2.
Lautner's television credits include “My Wife and Kids,” “Summerland,” “The Bernie Mac
Show,” and “The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour.”
At the age of six, Lautner began studying karate and was winning tournaments by age
seven. He was soon invited to train with seven-time world karate champion Mike Chat and by
age eight, Lautner was asked to represent his country at the World Karate Association
championships. He proved himself by becoming the Junior World Forms and Weapons
champion, winning three gold medals. He continued to flourish on the martial arts circuit. In
2003, at age 11, Lautner was ranked No. 1 in the world in several categories and over the next
year tucked three Junior World Championships under his black belt.
BILLY BURKE (Charlie Swan) is a compelling and critically acclaimed actor whose
credits span both television and feature film.
Most recently he starred in the box office hit film series: Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New
Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, as Kristen Stewart’s devoted father Charlie Swan, and will
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also be seen next year in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. Both 2010 and 2011
proved to be busy years for Burke as he filmed the Twilight Saga films, as well as Highland Park
starring alongside Danny Glover; Summit Entertainment’s Drive Angry in which he co-starred
opposite Nicolas Cage as a diabolical cult leader; Red Riding Hood directed by Catherine
Hardwicke starring opposite Amanda Seyfried as her father (the big, bad wolf); and the TNT
series “Rizzoli and Isles.”
He is currently filming one of the lead roles in the independent feature Freaky Deaky
based on the Elmore Leonard novel.
Prior to Twilight, Billy re-teamed with director Greg Hoblit on Untraceable starring
opposite Diane Lane. He also starred in The Feast of Love for director Robert Benton alongside
Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear, and with Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling
in Fracture, which was the first film he did with director Greg Hoblit.
Burke’s feature film credits also include the independent films The Grift with John
Savage, and Forfeit with Sherry Stringfield, which premiered at the South By Southwest Film
Festival. Other film credits include Ladder 49 with Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta; a starring
role in Dill Scallion, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and also starred Peter Berg,
Henry Winkler and Lauren Graham; Along Came a Spider with Morgan Freeman; and Without
Limits for writer/director by Robert Towne.
His television credits include a chilling six-episode arc on the second season of Fox’s
“24,” as well as the critically acclaimed ABC series “Wonderland,” which was written and directed
by Peter Berg.
Burke is an accomplished musician with expertise in both the guitar and the piano. He
performed with the rock band The Outcast Theater in Seattle for many years and recently
released his solo album titled “Removed.” The album reached the highest recorded sales on CD
Baby within its first week and was listed on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. He has also aligned
himself with the VH1 Save the Music Foundation and donated a portion of his albums proceeds to
helping the foundation keep music programs in schools. He shares his home in Los Angeles with
his wife, Pollyanna, and their daughter Bluesy LaRue.
PETER FACINELLI (Dr. Carlisle Cullen) has established himself as one of Hollywood's
most sought-after actors with distinctive, versatile, and impressive performances.
Facinelli stars as Dr. Carlisle Cullen, the altruistic patriarch of the Cullen clan, in the
blockbuster feature films Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,
and will also be seen next year in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
He also Facinelli currently stars opposite Edie Falco in Showtime's critically acclaimed
series “Nurse Jackie,” a dark comedy following a pill-popping, yet morally sound New York City
nurse juggling the frenzied grind of an urban hospital. Facinelli appears as Dr. Cooper, a golden
boy afflicted with a quirky variation of Tourette's Syndrome. For its second season, “Nurse
Jackie” earned 8 Emmy nominations, a record for the network, including a nomination for
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Outstanding Comedy Series. The show was also nominated for a 2011 Golden Globe Award in
the Best TV Series – Comedy category and a 2010 Writers Guild Award for Best New Series.
“Nurse Jackie” was also named one of the American Film Institute's Top Ten TV Shows of 2009.
The third season of “Nurse Jackie” recently wrapped and the show was recently picked up for a
fourth season.
In 2010, Facinelli started a production company, Facinelli Films, which is currently in
post-production on its first feature, Loosies. Facinelli wrote and stars in the fast-paced dramatic
comedy about a successful pickpocket in the New York City subways. Additionally, Facinelli
Films is in pre-production on the film, Paz starring Facinelli. The film follows the inspirational true
story of champion boxer, Vinny Pazienza, who, after a paralyzing accident, defied all odds and
not only walked again but was able to get back into the ring to continue his boxing career.
Facinelli has also written and will produce and star in El Chico Blanco, which is slated to shoot
next year. The film follows the story of Ben Harper, a white kid growing up in a Hispanic
community who rises against racial tension and a stint in prison to lead the most powerful and
feared gang in the city. Facinelli also recently wrote “Accidentally in Love,” which premiered on
The Hallmark Channel in February and starred Jennie Garth.
Facinelli's career boasts over thirty feature films in which he has starred alongside award
winning actors such as Matthew Broderick in the dramedy Finding Amanda, which premiered at
the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. His portrayal in The Big Kahuna had Facinelli co-starring
alongside Kevin Spacey and Danny Devito and earned him rave reviews. Other feature film
credits include Penny Marshall's Riding in Cars with Boys opposite Drew Barrymore, The
Scorpion King opposite Dwayne Johnson, a starring role in Walter Hills' sci-fi thriller Supernova
with James Spader and Angela Bassett, Tempted opposite Burt Reynolds and Saffron Burroughs,
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 with Breckin Meyer, Foxfire opposite Angelina Jolie, and the cult classic
Can't Hardly Wait opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Facinelli also has an impressive television resume including a recurring role on the 2007
season of “Damages,” FX's award winning legal thriller starring Glenn Close. Additional
television credits include a recurring role on the award winning HBO Series “Six Feet Under,” for
which Facinelli shared the cast's 2005 nomination for the SAG Award for Best Ensemble in a
Drama; as well as the starring role in McG's sexy one-hour drama “Fastlane.”
Facinelli was born and raised in New York, and attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
ELIZABETH REASER (Esme Cullen) has quickly emerged as one of the most promising
actresses in Hollywood through her natural talent, striking presence and undeniable energy.
Reaser earned a 2007 Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the
drama Sweet Land, and received an Emmy nomination for her guest spot as Ava on “Grey’s
Anatomy,” as well as shared a Screen Actors Guild’s Award nomination with the cast for Best
Ensemble.
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With November’s release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, Reaser reprises
her role as the matriarch of the Cullen clan from Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The
Twilight Saga: Eclipse, as well as in the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, in
theatres on November 16, 2012.
Reaser recently completed production in New York on Young Adult, a film directed by
Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. The film stars Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, and
J.K. Simmons and will be released by Paramount in December 2011.
In June 2011, Reaser starred in the independent film The Art of Getting By, opposite
Emma Roberts, Freddie Highmore, and Rita Wilson. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance
Film Festival and was later released by Fox Searchlight. In the feature, written and directed by
Gavin Wiesen, Reaser portrays the promiscuous mother to Roberts’ character.
Reaser recently finished production on Liberal Arts, a film written and directed by Josh
Radnor. The cast includes Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, and Allison Janney.
Additionally, she recently guest starred on the CBS legal drama “The Good Wife,” which wrapped
its second season in April 2011.
Sweet Land, directed by Ali Selim, tells the story of a woman named Inge (Reaser) who
travels from Norway to rural Minnesota in the 1920s to meet the man who is destined to be her
husband. Variety called her performance “...a marvel of strength, humor and sensuality” and The
Los Angeles Times raved, “Few actresses own the camera with as much authority as Reaser
does here.”
Additional film credits include: Peter Callahan’s Against the Current, opposite Joseph
Fiennes and Justin Kirk; Maria Maggenti’s Puccini for Beginners, which was selected in
competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opened the 2006 Outfest Film Festival as
well; Ed Burns’ Purple Violets, opposite Debra Messing, Selma Blair, Burns and Donal Logue;
Thomas Bezucha’s The Family Stone; Marc Forster’s Stay; The Believer, opposite Ryan Gosling;
Mind the Gap; Shut up and Sing; and 13 Conversations About One Thing.
In television, she played the leading role of Bella Bloom in the critically acclaimed CBS 1hour romantic drama series “The Ex List.” Television credits include the drama series “Saved,”
alongside Tom Everett Scott, and appearances on “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “The
Sopranos.”
Reaser attended The Julliard School. She currently splits her time between New York
and Los Angeles.
KELLAN LUTZ (Emmett) has been on a roll. After wrapping his first season as a series
regular on HBO’s, “The Comeback,” opposite Lisa Kudrow, he went straight into production on
two studio films. He was seen in Disney’s Stick It, where he played a local BMX biker who
befriends the lead Missy Peregrym. Lutz also appeared in Universal’s Accepted, in which he
played one of the Molson Twins who joins Justin Long’s fake college.
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He is best known for his role in the worldwide phenomenon Twilight, The Twilight Saga:
New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, based on the novels by Stephenie Meyer. He will
also return in next year’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
Lutz recently was in production on Bumped, about five people who normally wouldn’t be
friends, but get to know each other when for various reasons are all bumped from a flight and
wind up stranded over night at in an airport the night before Thanksgiving. Lutz also recently
completed filming the independent film Syrup, starring alongside Shiloh Fernandez and Amber
Heard. The movie centers around several twenty-somethings all trying to climb the corporate
ladder of a top soda company. Based on the novel same name by Max Berry, the film takes a
funny look at the world of marketing and American consumerism.
Next up for Lutz are three starring roles: Immortals, where he will play Poseidon opposite
Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto and Mickey Rourke for director Tarsem Singh; the independent film
Arena, where he plays a man who finds himself kidnapped and forced to fight in a gladiator type
digital arena where the brutal battles to the death are an internet sensation; and the independent
film A Warrior’s Heart, where he stars opposite Ashley Greene.
Previously, Lutz has been seen starring opposite Mandy Moore, James Brolin and Jane
Seymour in the independent film Love, Wedding, Marriage; the remake of the 1984 horror classic
A Nightmare On Elm Street; and Meskada for director Josh Sternfeld. He was also seen in
Screen Gem’s Prom Night, where he starred alongside Brittany Snow, and the indie film Deep
Winter opposite Michael Madsen. Another recent independent project he completed is The Tribe,
which was filmed on location in Costa Rico.
On the small screen Lutz was seen in the new CW spinoff series “90210,” playing the
recurring character of George Evans, one of the school’s best and most arrogant athletes. Lutz
was recently seen in the Emmy Award winning HBO seven-hour mini-series, “Generation Kill.”
Lutz has also appeared on the hit NBC series “Heroes,” as well as a recurring character in the
PAX TV show “Model Citizens,” and the WB series “Summerland.”
In addition to acting, Lutz also landed several high profile modeling campaigns, including
the coveted job as the cover-boy of the 2004 Abercrombie & Fitch’s Summer Catalogue and also
appeared in a Levi’s Jean ad campaign. He was most recently seen as the Calvin Klein
underwear model.
When not acting, you can find Lutz giving his time to the Royal Family Kids’ Camp
(RFKC) and the St. Bernard Project. The RFKC is a nationwide network of camps for abused
and abandoned children. In 2008 there are over 180 camps participating in over 40 states and 5
foreign counties. The St. Bernard Project is a nonprofit, community-based organization that
creates housing opportunities so that Hurricane Katrina survivors can return to their homes and
communities.
Born and raised in the cold state of North Dakota, there wasn’t much to do in the city
besides playing games at the local arcade, going to the bowling alley, hunting, or sledding in the
snow. Although he had a simple upbringing, he learned to live everyday to the fullest. He lives
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by the saying…”try new things, you only live once…” From sky diving to parasailing, from motor
cross to white water rafting, Lutz insists on living life like an adventure.
Lutz’s family was not very supportive in his decision to become an actor after graduating
from high school, instead of going to college, where he was considering becoming a chemical
engineer. However, their fears were alleviated as he has worked virtually nonstop since arriving
in Los Angeles.
Although his dreams are coming true, Lutz still hasn’t quenched his desire to learn and
create. He has patented two inventions and is waiting for the prototype to be created.
Lutz is the middle child of six brothers and one sister, but this doesn’t bother him because
as he puts it, “I’m the tallest kid in the family!” And he never lets his siblings forget it!
Actress NIKKI REED (Rosalie Hale) won critical acclaim for her debut film Thirteen in
which she not only starred opposite Holly Hunter, but also co-wrote the film at the early age of 14.
Now at 22, Reed has proven her talent as a strong and diverse actress.
Reed has starred in all the previous movies in the series: Twilight, The Twilight Saga:
New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. She will also star in the upcoming The Twilight
Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
Most recently, Reed can be seen in Last Day of Summer, an independent comedy in
which she stars and executive produced. The film centers around a fast food employee who has
reached his breaking point, but is changed upon the chance encounter with a beautiful customer.
She also recently completed shooting Chain Letter, directed by Deon Taylor. The film is being
produced by Twisted Pictures, the same production company that created the popular Saw
franchise.
On the small screen, Reed was seen in the hit Fox series “The O.C.” in the recurring role
of Sadie Campbell, Ryan’s (Ben McKenzie) love interest.
In 2006, Reed starred opposite Alec Baldwin in Mini’s First Time, a twisted tale in which
she played Mini, a rebellious teenager testing the boundaries of life. When she joins an escort
agency where her stepfather is a client, things begin to spiral. The supporting cast includes Luke
Wilson, Jeff Goldblum and Carrie Anne Moss.
Prior to Mini’s First Time, Reed starred in Sony’s Lords of Dogtown opposite Emile Hirsch
and Heath Ledger. The film follows the surf and skate trends in Venice, California in the early
1970s. The film also paired Reed again with her Thirteen director Catherine Hardwick.
She will also soon be seen in Catch .44 opposite Bruce Willis and Forest Whitaker, set to
release in 2011. The film follows three girls working dead end jobs barely getting by in Vegas until
their lives are radically changed after run-in with an interesting stranger.
Reed is an avid supporter of the autism awareness organization, Autism Speaks
(autismspeaks.org). She currently resides in Los Angeles where she enjoys writing and
horseback riding.
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Actor, producer, writer, composer and singer, JACKSON RATHBONE (Jasper Hale) is
best known for his roles as Jasper Hale in Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The
Twilight Saga: Eclipse; and as Sokka in The Last Airbender. He will also be seen next year in
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
This September, fresh off a nationwide 2011 summer tour with his band 100 Monkeys,
Rathbone will star in Aim High, a web series he co-produced with legendary film director McG, in
association with Warner Bros Entertainment, about a high-school student, played by Rathbone,
who moonlights as a U.S. spy.
Also on the horizon: Girlfriend, a film in which Rathbone co-starred in, wrote and
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performed the soundtrack, premiered in the US on July 14 . The poignant coming of age story
about a Down Syndrome boy opened at the Toronto Film Festival. It was the first film Rathbone
co-produced with business partner Patch Mackenzie under the banner of their new production
company, PatchMo Entertainment. He also recently wrapped roles in upcoming films Cowgirls 'N
Angels and Live at the Foxes Den.
His past TV credits include “The O.C.,” “Close to Home,” “Beautiful People,” and gueststar roles in episodes of “The War at Home,” “The Cleaner,” “Criminal Minds,” and “No Ordinary
Family.” Past movie credits include Hurt, Big Stan, Senior Skip Day, and Clive Barker's Dread.
In 2011, Rathbone announced the launch of his own music label, Happy Jack Music.
Bleeding Horse Express, the first band signed to the label, will be releasing their first album,
Going South, and going on tour later this year. Rathbone produced the record at Warehouse
Studios in Vancouver and at Happy Jack Music Studios in Los Angeles.
Born in Singapore to American parents, Rathbone grew up traveling the world. After his
family eventually planted roots in Texas, he began doing musical theater with a local youth actors
program. He graduated from the prestigious acting high school, Interlochen Arts Academy in
northern Michigan, and currently resides in Los Angeles.
With five major studio films slated for release in the next two years, ASHLEY GREENE
(Alice Cullen) has ascended the ranks of Hollywood’s most sought-after young film actresses.
Greene is best known for her role as Alice Cullen in Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New
Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. In 2012, she will also be seen in The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
Also on the horizon: Greene will star in Butter, a Weinstein Company ensemble comedy
co-starring Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman; the Lionsgate film L.O.L. with Miley Cyrus and
Demi Moore; and The Apparition, a Warner Brothers/Dark Castle thriller.
Greene is the global ambassador for Avon’s mark line. Her first ad campaign debuted in
September 2010. She is the spokesperson for mark’s m.powerment campaign, to stop dating
abuse and partner violence affecting young women. In February 2010, Greene was the celebrity
spokesperson for SOBE Lifewater’s two new zero-calorie flavors. The advertising campaign
premiered in the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition.
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Greene was the recipient of the 2009 Teen Choice Fresh Face Female Award and the
2010 Teen Choice Scene Stealer Award. She is the national spokesperson for
DonateMyDress.org, a charity organization that connects less fortunate teens with gently used
prom dresses.
A Jacksonville, Florida native, Greene currently resides in Los Angeles.
Emerging actor and activist CHASKE SPENCER (Sam Uley) was born of the Lakota
Sioux tribe, and raised on Indian Reservations in Montana and Idaho. When Spencer was young,
he dreamt of becoming a photographer, but before long he found himself in front of the camera
pursuing an acting career. He moved to New York City and in between bartending and waiting
tables was cast in his very first major role, an Off Broadway production of “Dracula,” in which
Spencer played the title character.
From there, he did a number of New York theater pieces and was fortunate enough to be
discovered by television and film casting director Rene Haynes. She cast him in his first
feature Skins, as well as the TV movie “DreamKeeper” and Steven Spielberg’s television epic
“Into the West.” Hayes also cast him in his most buzz worthy role to date, playing the leader of
the werewolves in the popular The Twilight Saga: New Moon from Summit Entertainment,
followed by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Spencer recently completed shooting the new film Shouting Secrets alongside Q'oriaka
Kilcher (Princess Kualiani, New World), and is scheduled to film Winter In The Blood in summer
of 2011, along with his Twilight Saga co-star Julia Jones, following production of the two-part The
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.
With experience both on stage and on screen, Spencer’s credibility as a quality actor
stands strong. He is passionate about making a difference with all people in the area of reducing
poverty and creating sustainable communities. In fact, he is engaged in several projects to that
end. Partnered with his manager Josselyne Herman and veteran producer Ted Kurdyla, his
production company Urban Dream is in development on a feature-length documentary called The
Block. Additionally, Spencer expects to soon be starring in “All My Relations” in a role created
specifically for him. “All My Relations” is a contemporary Native project that has been developed
for television by producers Rene Haynes and Susan England.
From his first acting role as a vampire in “Dracula” to his most current role in The Twilight
Saga movies as the alpha werewolf, it seems Chaske Spencer has truly come full circle. His
work as a spokesperson for United Global Shift (unitedglobalshift.org) gives him the opportunity
to impact many areas he is committed to shifting - poverty, sustainable communities, and global
empowerment. Through his personal project Shift The Power To The People
(www.shiftthepowertothepeople.org), he is shining a spotlight on initiatives designed to create
sustainability and prosperity.
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JULIA JONES (Leah Clearwater) is quickly emerging as one of the entertainment
industry’s brightest talents. After her breakout performance in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse last
year, Jones went on to co-star in Jonah Hex opposite Josh Brolin, Megan Fox and John
Malkovich in the summer of 2010. She will also be seen next year in The Twilight Saga: Breaking
Dawn - Part 2.
Jones recently wrapped work on the independent film Missed Connections directed by
Martin Snyder. The movie is focused on the realities of dating and relationships in today
technologically savvy world.
Beginning her film career back in 2003, Jones was first seen in The Look, a dark comedy
that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Her other credits include Rick Schroder's directorial
debut Black Cloud, opposite Rick Schroder and Tim McGraw; The Reckoning; Quentin
Tarantino’s Hell Ride; Three Priests; and California Indian. Jones also has television credits
including a recurring role as Dr. Kaya Montoya on “ER” in its final season.
A native of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, Jones began working in commercials and
community theatre when she was eight. She also performed regularly in Boston Ballet's
production of "The Nutcracker." After high school, Jones moved to New York to attend Columbia
University, where she graduated with a degree in English. After college, she began modeling
internationally appearing in ads for Levi's, Esprit, and Polo Ralph Lauren.
Jones currently resides in Los Angeles.
BOOBOO STEWART (Seth Clearwater) is a 17 year-old dynamo who just wants to do it
all. He has already made great strides as an actor, singer, dancer, gymnast, stunt performer,
model and musician.
Stewart was thrust into the global limelight in when he captured the coveted role of Seth
Clearwater in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, a character that becomes more prominent in the final
two installments of the saga, with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 in theatres in
November of 2012. He can also be seen opposite Val Kilmer in American Cowslip, and in the
family film Smitty with Mira Sorvino and Peter Fonda.
Stewart is currently tackling the lead role of a teen who suffers from Aspergers, a form of
Autism, in the indy feature White Frog. The fall of 2011 will see the release of his first comic book
Millennium Man, which Stewart both created and illustrated.
His modeling credits include H&M, Guess, and Ralph Lauren. He has appeared on
several popular TV shows, including “CSI: Miami,” and R.L. Steins “The Haunting Hour,” and a
recent two-episode guest starring role on “Good Luck Charlie.”
Prior to the Twilight Saga films, Stewart might best be known among the tween set as an
original member of the Disney musical group T-Squad, where he toured the country with the likes
of The Cheetah Girls, The Jonas Brothers, and Miley Cyrus. He not only enjoys working in front
of the camera, but also has been credited as a music composer as well as fight coordinator and
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producer on some of his most recent projects. To top it off, he is also a member of the GATE
program for academically gifted children.
First and foremost an excellent athlete, Stewart has been training and competing in the
world of martial arts for almost his entire life, beginning his training at 3 years old. He has
accumulated two World Championships in all divisions and has been inducted into the Black Belt
Junior Hall of Fame.
Stewart has an exclusive endorsement with Gibson Guitars and his musical talents
include guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. He is also a singer/songwriter and is recording and
touring with two of his sisters - Fivel and Maegan.
Residing in Los Angeles with his parents and three sisters, Stewart is an avid animal
lover and activist. Their extended family includes dogs, birds and even horses. Stewart and his
sister Fivel are Celebrity Ambassadors for Child Help and MDA, and they also both volunteer
their time at the Los Angeles Mission, spending every Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving
feeding the homeless.
ALEX MERAZ (Paul) once again reprises his role of a Quileute werewolf from the
blockbuster films The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Meraz is of the Purepecha (Tarasco) First Nation of Michoacan, Mexico and was born
and raised in Mesa, Arizona. Working throughout the Phoenix area, he taught classes at schools
and community centers in all aspects of art from mask making to break dancing. As a graduate of
the New School for the Arts, Meraz has since developed as a multi-faceted performer and artist.
For 12 years, he competed in the world of mixed martial arts, winning numerous tournaments in
karate and capoeira, which led him to train with Andy Cheng as a stuntman.
Highly sought after in the indigenous dance world, Meraz has worked as a lead dancer
with renowned choreographers Raoul Trujillo, Rulan Tangen and Santee Smith, to name a few.
He is a founding member of Rulan Tangen’s company, Dancing Earth. Meraz’s acclaim for his
work with Dancing Earth earned him the honor of being handpicked for a troupe selected to
represent the United States in a performance for Jordan’s royal family in Amman.
Meraz’s achievements in the performing arts world led to a role in Terrence Malick’s film
The New World, starring Colin Farrell and Christian Bale.
His upcoming projects include City of Gardens and Never Back Down 2. He is currently
hard at work shooting Mine Games for director Richard Gray.
KIOWA GORDON (Embry), the seventh of eight children, was born in Berlin, Germany.
At age one, his family moved back to McLean, Virginia, where his father worked for the
government. At age two, the family moved to the Hualapai Indian reservation in Northern Arizona
for the children to learn their heritage and culture. Gordon has spent most of his life in Arizona,
where he attended Hermosa Vista, Stapley Jr. High, and Mountain View High School before
moving to Cave Creek with his mother and attending Cactus Shadows High School. While living
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in Cave Creek, Gordon met fellow resident Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight books, who
encouraged him to try out for The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
His mother Camille helped Gordon get bit parts in a few movies as he was growing up.
She always encouraged her kids to be creative and take acting classes. On the day Gordon was
scheduled to audition for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, she was rushing him to meet with an
acting coach at Verve Studios a couple of hours before his scheduled audition. The audition was
at an open casting call for all Native American teens in Phoenix with California-based casting
director Rene Haynes. Gordon gave a great audition and he was offered the role of Embry, after
he tried out for the part of Paul. Gordon also appears in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Gordon and some of his fellow The Twilight Saga cast members have been heavily
involved in the Twilight Conventions all over the country. He recently returned from attending the
Quileute Days celebration in La Push, Washington, where he mentored the youth of the
community and signed autographs with the tribal leaders.
He has two film projects upcoming: The Projectionist and Into the Darkness.
BRONSON PELLETIER (Jared) got his big acting break when he was cast as a member
of the wolf pack in his first feature film The Twilight Saga: New Moon, a role he again played in
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
He began his professional acting career with a number of appearances on Canadian
television and is best known for his role as Jack Sinclair in "renegadepress.com." Other credits
include "Art Zone" and "Dinosapien."
Pelletier was born to Plain Cree native parents from the Askinootow First Nation. He
idolizes Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix and loves to go camping and watch hockey and soccer.
Pelletier lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
In 2009, TYSON CONNOR HOUSEMAN (Quil Ateara) made his major motion picture
debut in Summit Entertainment’s box office smash hit The Twilight Saga: New Moon as Jacob
Black’s best friend, and continues that role in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
The 21-year-old Houseman is a star on the rise and has become known for his quirkiness,
complexity, and multi-dimensional acting talents. He was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and
always had a passion for acting. He graduated from Victoria School of the Visual and Performing Arts,
a high school focused on the performing arts that housed one of the top theater programs in the area.
Having participated in high school plays, acting classes, and with the experience of directing a oneman play, Houseman felt ready for the next step. In the fall of 2008, he relocated to Vancouver,
British Columbia to pursue his acting dreams and attend Seacoast Studios, a local acting studio, to
start honing his craft.
A twist of fate would then change Houseman’s life forever. While searching for a job on
Craigslist, he found an ad for an open casting call for a major motion picture about to start production.
The ad called for Native American actors between the ages of 15-25, and he decided to go down and
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give it a shot, having never auditioned for a role in a feature film before. The competition for a role in
the blockbuster film series was fierce, and Houseman was determined to land the once in a lifetime
opportunity. Once cast, the physically challenging role of a wolf required Houseman to work out 6
days a week, teaching him about passion and dedication.
The young actor is also an avid musician and self proclaimed “music fanatic.” His
favorite book is The Catcher in the Rye, and his favorite musician is Chad VanGaalen. In his free
time, he enjoys playing the guitar, snowboarding, long boarding, and reading - primarily books
about philosophy, which he hopes to apply to a University education.
Houseman is a Native American Indian of First Nation Descendant of the Cree Nation
and currently lives in Vancouver, but returns to Edmonton often to spend time with his parents
and three younger brothers.
Born in San Antonio, Texas, award-winning actor GIL BIRMINGHAM (Billy Black) made
his first TV appearance on an episode of “Riptide,” and has gone on to star in more than 40 film
and television productions. Recently, Birmingham has generated public acclaim for his portrayal
as Billy Black in Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the
popular film series based on the bestselling books by Stephenie Meyer. He will also be seen in
2012 in the final installment The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
Birmingham’s other latest releases include director Taylor Hackford’s The Love Ranch
starring Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci, and the animated film Rango as the voice of Wounded Bird.
He has a starring role in the upcoming film Shouting Secrets, alongside Twilight Saga co-star
Chaske Spencer and Tonantzin Carmelo. His next film, the sports thriller Crooked Arrows, stars
Brandon Routh and began shooting in August 2011. Other big screen credits include Skins and
End of the Spear.
In 1995, his powerful portrayal of Dogstar in Steven Spielberg’s TNT six-part miniseries,
“Into the West,” captured the attention of audiences worldwide. It was through his eyes that
viewers witnessed the atrocities and devastation that occurred at Wounded Knee in 1890. He
also appeared in the television movies “Love’s Long Journey,” “Gentle Ben,” and “Dreamkeeper.”
His many other television credits include recent guest-starring roles on “Castle” and “The
Mentalist,” in addition to appearances on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Body & Soul,” “Charmed,”
“Veronica Mars,” “10 Items or Less,” and “Nip/Tuck.”
In addition to on-camera roles, Birmingham’s voiceover work includes: Rango with
Johnny Depp, Night at the Museum, and Turok: Son of Stone, as well as the television series
“The Wild Thornberrys.”
In The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, ALEX RICE (Sue Clearwater) reprises
her role of Sue Clearwater, the mother of Leah and Seth Clearwater as well as Quileute Tribe
elder, established in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. In 2012, she will return in The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
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Rice is a Kanien'kehaka (Mohawk) and continues to be an active and proud member of
the Mohawk Nation from Kahnawake throughout her career. Though she was born on the
Kahnawake reserve located in present day Quebec, Canada, Rice spend the majority of her
childhood in Brooklyn, New York among a community of Mohawk ironworkers, where she trained
to become a professional dancer. Little did she know that her life would change forever when she
landed a part in an educational video produced at her grammar school. She discovered her true
passion - acting.
Since then, Rice has successfully worked in the world of entertainment where she is best
known for the role of Janet Pete (opposite Adam Beach and Wes Studi) in the continuing PBS
Mystery Series based on the famous Tony Hillerman novels, executive produced by Robert
Redford and directed by Chris Eyre - “Skinwalkers,” “Coyote Waits,” “A Thief Of Time.” Rice’s
honors include the Motion Pictures Award presented by the American Indian Film Institute for
Best Actress in 2003 for her reprisal of Janet Pete in “Coyote Waits,” and the First American
Award in 2005 for her work in “A Thief Of Time” presented by the First Americans in the Arts
Committee.
Rice can be seen many film projects including Terrance Malick’s The New World, the
Canadian independent feature Johnny Tootall by Cree filmmaker Shirley Cheechoo, and in A
Thousand Roads directed by Chris Eyre, for the National Museum of the American Indians in
Washington, DC. She has also starred in several critically acclaimed independent features
including On The Corner (in which she plays the lead role of a heroin addicted street prostitute
who tries to get her life together when her 15-year-old brother finds her living on the streets), and
portraying Sacajawea in the IMAX adventure Lewis And Clark: Great Journey West.
In 2006, she also starred as the lead character Ellen Gabriel in the CBC mini-series
"Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis" based on the real life 1990 armed standoff between the
Mohawk people and the Canadian government over a land claim. Other television credits
include guest-starring roles on “Spin City,” “Strong Medicine,” “C.S.I.,” “The Sopranos,”
“Wonderfalls,” and the ABC miniseries “Dreamkeeper.”
TINSEL KOREY (Emily) is a Canadian actress/singer-songwriter who first played the
beautifully scarred character in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Korey beat out 800 other actress
for the role of a lifetime - playing Sam Uley’s fiancée and soul mate from the neighboring Makah
Tribe.
Korey can be seen in the psychological thriller Stained, out on DVD August 30, 2011.
She also stars in the upcoming science fiction theatrical feature Avarice alongside Kevin Sorbo,
Patricia Richardson and Jason London, and remains busy this fall while shooting the comedic film
Fishing Naked in Colorado this September.
Know for her incredible presence in numerous independent film roles, Korey started
performing skits as a young child and that passion for her craft led her to pursue her dreams as a
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professional actress. As a teen she appeared in many commercials, like the 'Stop the Racism'
campaign for Much Music.
In 2003, she landed her first professional television role, playing a bridesmaid named Jen
on the FOX series “Tru Calling” starring Eliza Dushku. In 2004, while shooting Spielberg's TNT
mini-series “Into the West,” she composed a song of the same title that became an underground
hit. The song eventually caught the attention of actor/producer Jennifer Podemski (Dance Me
Outside, The Rez) who invited Korey to perform it on the 2008 Aboriginal Achievement Awards.
That year she traveled throughout the southwest performing her songs in various venues.
Korey’s independent film called Mothers & Daughters directed by Carl Bessai (who she
had also worked with on Unnatural & Accidental in 2006) was completely improvised by the cast,
which also included Tantoo Cardinal and Babs Chula. The film was included in the 2008 Toronto
International Film Festival.
Her films range from Wyvern, Scott Frank’s The Lookout starring Jeff Daniels and Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, Hybrid, to The Quality of Life. Her television credits include shows such as “Da
Vinci's Quest,” “Godivas,” “Intelligence,” “The Guard,” and “Rabbit Fall.”
Off-screen, Korey enjoys working with youth, and is involved in politics and native issues.
She travels all throughout North America teaching acting and music to Native American Youth
who want to get into the entertainment industry. The course focuses on the art aspect, helping
them bring out their own unique talents. She recently released her first single entitled “Letter,”
which she wrote and composed herself, and released independently. Produced by Stevie Salas
(Mick Jagger, George Clinton, Rod Stewart), it is available for sale on iTunes and Amazon
worldwide.
Korey also enjoys boxing, watching hockey, UFC, and playing guitar as well as piano.
Besides acting, Korey also paints as well as writes and performs her own music.
Born and raised in Canada, Korey now makes her home in Los Angeles.
Since graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) in
2004, MyANNA BURING (Tanya Denali) has showcased her talent across a variety of television,
film and theatre projects.
She is currently filming “White Heat” for the BBC alongside Sam Claflin, an exciting new
semi-autobiographical drama by the award-winning writer Paula Milne. Later this year, she plays
the female lead Shell in the upcoming feature Kill List, directed by Ben Wheatley. In 2012, she
will also be seen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
Last year, Buring appeared in the critically acclaimed adaptation of William Boyd’s “Any
Human Heart” for Channel 4, which won a BAFTA Award for Best Drama Serial. She played
Ingeborg alongside an impressive cast including Jim Broadbent, Gillian Anderson, and Matthew
Macfadyen. In 2010, she appeared in the BBC crime series “George Gently,” playing Adriana
Doyle alongside Martin Shaw and Lee Ingleby. Buring’s other television credits include the BBC
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series “The Wrong Door” directed by Ben Wheatley, a pilot episode of “Filth” for Channel 4,
“Midsomer Murders,” “Doctor Who,” and “Murder Prevention.”
Buring’s film credits are also extensive. In 2010 she starred as the female lead Angela in
Mark McQueen’s Devil’s Playground. The same year she played Josefa in the television film
“Witchville” for the SyFy Channel. 2009 saw Buring appear in the horror feature The Descent 2,
directed by Jon Harris, and she played the female lead Lotte in LVK, alongside James Corden
and Matthew Horne, which won Best Film at the San Sebastian Film Festival. In 2008, Buring
appeared in Freakdog alongside Stephen Dillane and Martin Compston; and in City Rats, in
which she played the lead character Sammy alongside Danny Dyer. Buring’s other film credits
include Doomsday, and the multi-award winning The Descent, directed by Neil Marshall.
Last year, she starred as Lauren in Half Hearted, which won Best Short Film at the BFI
Short Film Festival in 2010. Her other short film credits include: Don't directed by Edgar Wright,
English Language (with English Subtitles) directed by Tim Plester, and Deliver Me directed by
Steven Shiel.
Buring is no stranger to theatre. In 2006, she starred in Seduced at the Finborough
Theatre and played lead character Olivia in Twelfth Night at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter.
Buring’s performance in Guardians at Theatre 503 earned her the Best Actress in a Political
Drama Award at the Fringe Report Awards. At LAMDA, Buring also played Mama Sa’ in a
production of Hinterland.
Born in Sweden but raised in the Middle East, Buring has lived in the UK since age 16.
She speaks Swedish fluently.
CASEY LaBOW (Kate Denali) is a shining talent whose star is on the rise. She will soon
be seen opposite Josh Lucas in the film A Year In Mooring, which premiered at the 2011 SXSW
Film Festival. Next year, she reprises her role of Kate in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.
Born in New York, LaBow spent her childhood back and forth between there and Sun
Valley, Idaho. When she was 16, she moved to Los Angeles to finish up high school and would
eventually end up at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts West to pursue her dream of
becoming an actress. After graduation, she landed a part in an NBC pilot and began her career.
LaBow considers herself a foodie and enjoys cooking. She also recently started working
with the St. Bernard Project in New Orleans to help rebuild homes for Hurricane Katrina victims.
Actress and singer MIA MAESTRO (Carmen Denali) made her screen debut in Carlos
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Saura’s Tango, which received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best
Foreign Film.
Maestro is set to soon begin production on Oliver Stone’s Savages, opposite Benicio Del
Toro. Later this year, she will be seen in the Evan Oppenheimer film The Speed of Thought; and
next year in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
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Her numerous other film credits include: The Box starring opposite Gabrielle Union;
starring opposite Judy Greer and Zach Galifianakis in Visioneers, which won the Audience Award
in the 2008 CineVegas International Film Festival; and Wolfgang Petersen’s Poseidon for Warner
Bros, the adaptation of the classic 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure. Others credits include:
Jonathan Jakubowicz’s thriller Secuestro Express, released by Miramax, where starred in the
leading role as a victim of a kidnapping in Venezuela; the Argentine film La Niña Santa (aka The
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Holy Girl), directed by Lucrecia Martel; and the 2005 Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign
Film The Motorcycle Diaries, based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban
Revolution. The film was directed by Walter Salles, starred Gael Garcia Bernal and Rodrigo de la
Serna, and released by Focus Features.
Additional film credits include: Miramax’s Frida directed by Julie Taymor, where she
starred as Cristina Kahlo; Mike Figgis’ digital films Timecode and Hotel; and HBO’s “For Love or
Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story,” where she starred opposite Andy Garcia.
On television, Maestro played Jennifer Garner’s sister Nadia Santos in several episodes
of ABC’s critically acclaimed series “Alias.”
Initially trained as a classical singer in Argentina, Maestro moved to Berlin at the age of
eighteen to develop a vocal repertoire of the works of Kurt Weill and Hans Eisler. Her first proper
acting turn was in the play “The Summer Trilogy” by Carlo Goldoni. By 1998, she secured the
coveted role of Lulu in Wedekind’s “Pandora’s Box” at the San Martin Theater in her hometown,
Buenos Aires, Argentina. For this she garnered an Ace Award for Best New Artist of the Year.
Maestro also starred at the Lincoln Center in the play “My Life as a Fairytale,” inspired by the life
and works of author Hans Christian Andersen.
She currently resides in Los Angeles.
As a graduate of Juilliard, CHRISTIAN CAMARGO (Eleazar Denali) began his career in
the theatre in New York and London.
His Broadway credits include: Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons” with Katie Holmes and John
Lithgow; and David Hare’s “Skylight” with Michael Gambon (Theater World Award for Best
Newcomer). Other theater credits include: the title role of Theater for A New Audience’s
“Hamlet,” (Obie Award winner and Drama League nominated); the title role in Public Theater’s
“Marlow;” the world premiere of Steve Martin’s “Underpants;” and multiple Shakespeare plays for
New York Shakespeare in the Park and London’s West End. Recently, Camargo completed the
world tour of the Bridge Project, in which he performed in back to back productions of the
“Tempest” and “As You Like It,” under the direction of Sam Mendes.
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His film work includes Kathryn Bigelow’s Academy Award winning Hurt Locker, K19 the
Widowmaker, National Treasure 2, Book of Secrets, Find Love, Henry May Long, Picture of
Dorian Grey, and Happy Tears. In 2012, he will also be seen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking
Dawn - Part 2.
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Camargo’s television credits include: Showtime’s “Dexter,” “CSI,” “Numbers,” “Without a
Trace,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “The Cleaner,” “Medium,” and “Law and Order.”
In addition to his acting credits, Camargo produced and developed multiple documentary
based shows revolving around his vintage car business called “Fast Ashleys.” Producing and
writing credits include MTV’s “Fast Inc.,” History Channel’s “Full Throttle,” and New Line’s
documentary “Sunday Driver.”
MAGGIE GRACE (Irina Denali) recently wrapped production in Serbia for her role in
Lockout, an action-thriller in which she stars opposite Guy Pierce, set for release in April 2012.
Next up, she will begin production on the sequel to Fox’s Taken - the blockbuster action drama in
which Grace starred opposite Liam Neeson in 2008 - set for release in June of 2012. She will
also be seen in November of 2012 in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
No stranger to the world of indie film, Grace has had notable roles in The Experiment
opposite Adrien Brody; The Jane Austen Book Club opposite Maria Bello, Kathy Baker and Emily
Blunt; Flying Lessons with Cary Elwes; and will soon star in Relative Insanity, opposite Helen
Hunt and John Slattery.
Other recent film credits include Fox’s Knight And Day for director James Mangold, and
CBS Films’/Sony International’s Faster.
Perhaps best known for her role as Shannon Rutherford on ABC’s ground-breaking
television series “LOST,” Grace joined the show during its inception in 2004, remaining one of its
stars during the first two seasons, and then re-joining for the final season in 2010.
Grace currently resides in Los Angeles.
Recognized as one of the most talented of the new generation of British actors,
MICHAEL SHEEN (Aro) is equally accomplished on stage and screen.
Sheen most recently has been seen – and heard -- in a wide range of performances
including: Tron: Legacy, The Damned United, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Alice in
Wonderland; Frost/Nixon, Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans, Music Within, his Emmy®
nominated starring role in “The Special Relationship,” and a recurring role on the hit comedy “30
Rock.”
Sheen recently starred in the critically acclaimed film, Beautiful Boy, opposite Maria Bello,
and in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris. He will next be seen in the indie feature, Jesus Henry
Christ, opposite Toni Collette; and next year in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
During Easter Weekend this year, Sheen realized the efforts of many years’ work with an
original theatre/performance piece, The Passion of Port Talbot, a live three-day continuous event
that took place in his hometown of Port Talbot, Wales. He returns to the stage later this year
starring in Hamlet, which will be directed by Ian Rickson and premieres at the Young Vic in
London.
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Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where, in his second year,
Sheen won the coveted Laurence Olivier Bursary for consistently outstanding performances.
While still a student at RADA, Sheen landed a starring role opposite Vanessa Redgrave in 1991’s
When She Danced, which marked his West End debut.
Sheen has since received several accolades including Olivier Award nominations for
Frost/Nixon (starring as David Frost in the London and Broadway productions), Look Back in
Anger, Caligula and as Mozart in the West End production of Peter Hall’s revival of Amadeus,
which he went on to make his Broadway debut in the U.S. production in 1999.
In the UK, Sheen’s television credits include his BAFTA-nominated performance as
Kenneth Williams in the BBC’s “Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!” and a BAFTA-nomination for his
performance in “Dirty Filthy Love.”
In January 2009, Sheen was announced on The Queen’s annual honor list as being
appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to the arts.
CHARLIE BEWLEY (Demetri) made his major motion picture debut as the Volturi
Demetri in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, followed by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and appears in
both parts of the forthcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.
Bewley also co-stars in the highly anticipated 2011 Sundance success Like Crazy, an
improvised piece which tells the captivating story of a British college student who falls for an
American whilst studying abroad – a romance wrenched by separation when she’s banned from
the United States. He also has a key lead in the Russian/US collaboration Soldiers of Fortune, as
well as voicing the character of Dingo in the forthcoming animated feature Outback. Additionally,
Bewley plays lead in the independent film Ecstasy, which explores the effects of addiction to a
mysterious party drug.
A British actor, who was raised on a small farm in England, Bewley has also lived in
Paris, Vancouver, and Whistler BC, but he currently divides his times between Los Angeles and
London. He attributes his natural style to his organic upbringing, as well as his extensive life
experience and diverse cultural exposure whilst traveling.
Bewley is co-founder of Astoria Entertainment, an independent film production company
whose first feature Thunder Road, is currently in development. Away from film, he is setting his
philanthropic roots and has recently completed a 40-mile solo ultra-marathon, raising $20,000 for
cancer research under his own Run For Your Life campaign.
DANIEL CUDMORE (Felix) appears as Felix, a member of the Volturi, in The Twilight
Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. He returns the conclusion in 2012’s The
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
Prior to filming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Cudmore was on location in Santa
Barbara filming Rights of Passage. He most recently completed production on two projects: the
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feature film The Baytown Disco (returning to Louisiana for filming) playing Lincoln Oodie, and a
movie-of-the-week for CMT called “To The Matt.”
Born to British parents in Vancouver, Canada, he grew up in Squamish, BC near the
world famous ski resort of Whistler, BC. His Father is a doctor and he is the middle of three boys
- all over 6 foot 5 inches tall. At 6 foot 6 inches, Cudmore is a natural athlete. He has played
most sports competitively, including ski racing and snowboarding and has appeared in numerous
skiing and boarding videos. He performed a variety of theatre roles in school & local productions,
particularly enjoying improv.
Cudmore won a football Scholarship to Gannon University in Pennsylvania. But, after
breaking his leg in a football game two years into his liberal arts degree, he returned to
Vancouver. He continued with his acting studies and appeared in various commercials.
In 2001, Bryan Singer selected him for the part of Colossus in the movie X2 and he
reprised that role in the third installment X-Men: The Last Stand. Other feature credits include
Alone in the Dark Two and Are We There Yet.
His various television credits include “Stargate SG-1,” “The Collector,” and the pilot for a
series called “Revolution.” He has had roles in movies-of-the-week such as “Merlin and the Book
of Beasts” and “Too Cool for Christmas.”
In his spare time he enjoys spending time being active.
JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER (Caius) is one of Britain’s brightest young stars with an
extremely exciting time ahead. He can currently be seen in the lead role of King Arthur in
“Camelot,” a new epic television adaptation of the classic Arthurian legend for Channel 4, which
also opened for the US channel Starz, earlier this year. Campbell Bower stars alongside an
impressive cast including Eva Green, Joseph Fiennes and Claire Forlani.
For film, he established his role of Caius, one of the leaders of the Volturi Coven of
vampires, in The Twilight Saga: New Moon; and will also be seen next year in The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
Also this year, he will star as Young Oxford in Anonymous, a political thriller about who
actually wrote the plays of William Shakespeare. From the award-winning director Roland
Emmerich the film also features Rhys Ifans, Rafe Spall, Vanessa Redgrave and Joely
Richardson.
Despite a short career to date, Campbell Bower can already add a number of critically
acclaimed and hugely successful films to his repertoire. He made his film debut in Tim Burton’s
gothic musical Sweeney Todd and the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring in a leading role
opposite Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman and Helena Bonham Carter. Late last year, he was seen in
London Boulevard, from the novels of the same name by Ken Bruen. The crime drama marks the
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directorial debut of the Oscar winning writer William Monahan (The Departed) and featured an
outstanding cast including Kiera Knightley, Colin Farrell and Ray Winstone. Campbell Bower also
played the role of Gellert Grindelwald in the hugely successful Harry Potter and the Deathly
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Hallows: Part I. His other film credits include Guy Richie’s RocknRolla with Gerard Butler and
Thandie Newton, and Martin Koolhoven’s Winter in Wartime.
Alongside his film work, Campbell Bower is also beginning to make a name for himself on
the small screen. He was seen in a new adaptation for ITV of the cult 1960’s television series
“The Prisoner” with Jim Caviezel, Hayley Atwell and Sir Ian McKellen, also seen in 2009 in the
US on AMC. In 2007, he received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Douglas in the BBC’s “The
Dinner Party.”
CHRISTOPHER HEYERDAHL (Marcus) first appeared as a member of the ruling Volturi
in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and will once again be seen next year in The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
An award-winning actor, Heyerdahl currently stars in two television series. He plays the
enigmatic Swede in AMC's newest original series "Hell On Wheels", a western set in the late
1800's, while consecutively shooting the fourth season of the hit sci-fi series “Sanctuary” playing
John Druitt. As a member of a secretive group who tested the limits of science in the 19th
century, Druitt has the ability to teleport at will, along with the secret identity of Jack the Ripper.
Heyerdahl has the additional challenge of playing two roles on “Sanctuary.” He is unrecognizable
as the wise and fiercely loyal Bigfoot.
Born in British Columbia, Canada, Heyerdahl is known internationally for his powerful
performances in film, theatre and television. His previous credits include roles as H.P. Lovecraft
in the Gemini award winning Out Of Mind: The Stories Of H.P. Lovecraft, The Ghosts of Dickens'
Past in which he starred as Charles Dickens, The Education Of Little Tree, and Blade: Trinity. A
fluent French speaker he also starred in Le Dernier Tunnel, Cadavres and Le Loi Du Cochon.
Heyerdahl also has an impressive list of television credits to his name. He has had
recurring guest roles on such television hits as “Supernatural,” “Caprica,” “Smallville,” “Human
Target,” “Stargate Atlantis,” as well as the award winning children’s series “Are You Afraid of the
Dark?”, and Steven Spielberg’s Emmy and Golden Globe® winning mini-series “Into The
West.” At the 2006 Leo Awards, Heyerdahl won Best Guest Performance by a Male in a
Dramatic Series for his performance as Jan Van Der Heyden in “The Collector.”
In 2009, Christopher received a Leo Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance
by a Male in a Dramatic Series for his performance in “Sanctuary.” And in 2010, along with
his “Sanctuary” acting colleague Ryan Robbins, he also won the award. Most recently, he has
been nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role, Dramatic
Series.
On stage, Heyerdahl has a long list of theatre credits including Love’s Labour’s Lost, The
Changeling and Knight of the Burning Pestle at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, The Glace
Bay Miners’ Museum, The Last Comedy, and Savage / Love, to name a few.
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ANNA KENDRICK (Jessica Stanley) was recently seen in Summit Entertainment’s
dramatic comedy 50/50 with Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. She is currently shooting a
starring role in Pitch Perfect.
The young starlet has a slew of other new projects lined up including a starring role in
End of Watch opposite Jake Gyllenhaal; the crime drama will be directed by David Ayer. She is
also voicing a character in the Focus animated feature Paranorman, as well as starring in the
apocalyptic comedy Rapturepalooza from Lionsgate. Kendrick has also joined the cast of the
recently announced Lionsgate romantic comedy What To Expect When You’re Expecting, based
on the bestselling book series.
In 2010, Kendrick starred opposite George Clooney and Jason Bateman in the lauded
film Up in the Air, directed by Jason Reitman. Kendrick earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar
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nomination, was honored as Best Supporting Actress by The National Board of Review, and won
Best Breakout Star at the MTV Movie Awards. She also earned nominations from the Critic’s
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Choice Movie Awards, the Golden Globes , and the Screen Actors Guild.
In Summer 2010, she was seen in the action packed, genre bending film Scott Pilgrim vs.
The World opposite Michael Cera. Kendrick was seen in the Blockbuster feature film Twilight and
the sequels The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Kendrick also notably starred in PictureHouse’s Rocket Science directed by Jeffrey Blitz.
Her performance as an ultra-competitive high school debate team member garnered critical
acclaim and the film received a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film
Festival. For her work in the film, Anna was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best
Supporting Actress.
She made her feature film debut in director Todd Graff’s Camp, a darling of the 2003
Sundance Film Festival. Her performance in the cult hit earned her an Independent Spirit Award
nomination, as well as a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Annual Chlotrudis Awards.
An accomplished theater veteran, Kendrick began her career as Dinah Lord in the 1997
Broadway musical production of High Society, for which she received a Tony Award Nomination
as Best Featured Actress in a Musical. At 12 years old, the honor made her the second youngest
Tony nominee in award history. Kendrick also garnered Drama League and Theatre World
awards as well as Drama Desk and FANY award nominations.
Kendrick’s additional theater work includes a featured role with the New York City
Opera’s production of A Little Night Music, starring Jeremy Irons, My Favorite Broadway/The
Leading Ladies: Live at Carnegie Hall, and Broadway workshops of Jane Eyre and The Little
Princess.
She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
At 23, MICHAEL WELCH (Mike Newton) has worked in every aspect of the
entertainment business including film, television, voice-over, and stage. Welch is the recipient of
two Young Artist Awards. First for his performance at age 10 in Star Trek: Insurrection, his first
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feature film; and the second for his work as Luke Girardi on the hit television series “Joan of
Arcadia,” which ran for two seasons on CBS. Welch recently won best actor at the 2011 First
Glance Film Festival in Hollywood for his portrayal of a troubled young man in Unrequited.
Welch is featured in Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga:
Eclipse. He has enjoyed wide exposure for his role as the popular Mike Newton in the Twilight
series and much acclaim from within the industry and his many fans.
In the last few years, Welch has demonstrated his intense depth and commitment to his
craft by assuming challenging roles as a leading man. Independent films such as Born Bad,
Unrequited, and Lost Dream are just some examples.
Welch can also be seen in award-winning festival favorites such as My Suicide, An
American Crime, United States of Leland, American Son, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, and
The Cover-up.
Welch is familiar to television audiences for his many starring roles on Emmy Awardwinning shows, most recently “Criminal Minds” and “Bones.” During the past few years he has
appeared on “CSI,” an arc on “The Riches,” “CSI: Miami,” “Numb3rs,” “Law & Order: SVU,”
“Crossing Jordan,” “NCIS,” “Cold Case,” and “Without a Trace.” His earlier years included
performances on “Stargate SG-1,” “Judging Amy,” “The District,” “Touched by an Angel,”
“Malcolm in the Middle,” “The X-Files,” “The Pretender,” “7th Heaven,” “Chicago Hope,” and
“Frasier.”
In spite of his busy schedule, it is essential to Welch to give back. He received the 2005
Star Innovative Award for environmental causes and has been active with the charity Kids With a
Cause since 1999. During 2010, Welch was invited to Germany by the USO for their first
educational tour for young people. Recently, Welch was Co-Chair for Walk on The Horizon, an
event to raise awareness and resources for adults with disabilities. Just last year, Welch created
the $5.00 Buck Club for The Thirst Project. His goal was to prove to young people that $5.00 can
make a difference. He raised $20,000 and is looking forward to going to South Africa, Kruger
National Park, and Swaziland with The Thirst Project in December of 2011.
The undeniably talented CHRISTIAN SERRATOS (Angela Weber) is one of the hottest
new actresses in young Hollywood, playing her roles with the perfect combination of confidence
and humbleness.
She reprises her role as Bella’s high school friend - the genuinely nice and honest Angela
– from Summit Entertainment’s Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga:
Eclipse. Before landing the role in “biggest worldwide obsession since the Beatles,” Serratos was
blind to the popularity of the books, only reading them once she was cast.
Her latest projects include the upcoming Lip Service, to be released this fall; and the
recent 96 Minutes, which won the Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance for her co-star Evan
Ross at the SXSW Film Festival.
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Her first major role was “Suzie Crabgrass” on Nickelodeon’s “Ned's Declassified School
Survival Guide,” which ran for three seasons and included a TV movie titled “Ned’s Movie.” The
show aired in seventeen countries.
Serratos, a full-time vegetarian, is the exotic new face of PETA’s controversial “I’d Rather
Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign. She posed nude for PETA’s anti-fur advertisements following stars such as Christina Applegate, Eva Mendes, Khloe Kardasian, and Charlize Theron.
Serratos was also recently named one of PEOPLE Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People.
An only child, Serratos was raised in Burbank, California by her Italian/Mexican mother, a
jewelry designer, and her Italian/Irish father, a veteran set construction worker. Born in
Pasadena, Serratos visited her father’s sets before she was even able to talk, and by three years
old, she began working as an extra on shows like “The Drew Carey Show” and “Coach.”
At the age of seven, she was signed to powerhouse Ford Modeling Agency. Throughout
her time acting and modeling, Serratos also trained and competed as a figure skater beginning at
age three and actively competed for 10 years.
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Her other television credits include guest starring roles on “Zoey 101,” “7 Heaven,” and
Disney’s “Hannah Montana.”
Serratos enjoys playing guitar and singing, and she also has an obsession with going to
the beach. The star - whose favorite foods are pasta and pizza - loves to try new restaurants.
Her current favorite is Aroma Café in Studio City. She currently resides in the Los Angeles area
with her five miniature poodles: Gorilla, Uffie, Gigi, Polar, and Gibson.
JUSTIN CHON (Eric Yorkie) has a leading role in the soon-to-be-released feature film
From The Rough, playing opposite Tom Felton and Oscar® nominees Taraji P. Henson and
Michael Clarke Duncan. The film is about the first black, female collegiate men’s golf coach is
scheduled to be in theatres in February 2012. He also recently completed a lead in the horror
feature Detention Of The Dead. In the late summer of 2011, Chon was on location in Seattle to
film the hilarious comedy 21 and Over, for directors Jon Lucas & Scott Moore, who wrote The
Hangover. From Seattle, Chon went directly to Baton Rouge, where he is currently filming Pitch
Perfect with Anna Kendrick.
Chon provides comedic relief as the nerdy Forks High School student Eric Yorkie
in Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
In 2009, he had a supporting lead role in the Weinstein Company feature film Crossing
Over. The film, directed by Wayne Kramer, also stars Harrison Ford, Ray Liota and Ashley Judd.
The dramatic film deals with immigration in the United States. Chon plays a teen struggling with
his former culture in Korea and his new culture as an adolescent on the tough streets of Los
Angeles.
The busy actor also completed a starring role in the comedy Balls Out: The Gary
Houseman Story, opposite Seann William Scott and Randy Quaid. Chon plays Joe Chang, a
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member of the tennis team under the direction of Scott. In addition, Chon starred in the 2007
comedy-horror movie Hack opposite Danica McKeller and William Forsythe.
Television fans know Chon as a series regular starring on the hit Nickelodeon
series “Just Jordan,” playing the best friend of the title character. The comedic series deals with
the everyday trials and tribulations of high school students living in Los Angeles. Chon also
played Wendy’s older brother Peter Wu in the Disney Channel telefilm “Wendy Wu: Homecoming
Warrior.”
Chon’s parents emigrated from Korea, where his father was a well-known television and
film actor and his mother an accomplished pianist. Born and raised in Southern California, Chon
grew up on the beach while surfing, skateboarding, playing tennis and hitting the golf course.
This multi-talented actor also plays the guitar, piano, violin and saxophone. A student of his craft,
Chon is always enrolled in an acting class and has studied with some of the top acting coaches in
the business. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
In The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, SARAH CLARKE (Renée Dwyer)
reprises her role as Bella's mom from Twilight and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Clarke is best known for her role on Fox’s acclaimed television series “24,” where she
portrayed the role of Nina Meyers for three seasons. She starred opposite Keifer Sutherland and
shocked over 10 million viewers when her character was exposed as the mole during the show’s
first season. Most recently, Clarke had a recurring role on the TNT series "Men Of A Certain
Age" opposite Ray Romano; and also starred opposite Eric McCormack on the TNT series “Trust
Me” about the cut-throat business of advertising in Chicago.
She starred in her first on-camera role in the short film Pas de Deux, in which she was
recognized with the CINY Award (Cine Woman NY) for Outstanding Performance at the Brooklyn
Film Festival. After making guest appearances on “Sex and the City” and “Ed,” she landed her
starring role on “24.” That same year she made her move to the big screen in Fox Searchlight’s
coming of age drama Thirteen. The film received the Best Director Award for Catherine
Hardwicke at the Sundance Film Festival.
Other films soon followed: Killing Emmett Young starring Scott Wolf, Tim Roth and
Gabriel Byrne; Human Error directed by Robert M. Young; Happy Endings directed by Don Roos;
and The Lather Effect with Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, Ione Skye, and Connie Britton; before
Clarke teamed up with Hardwicke again in the teenage vampire phenomenon Twilight where she
played Kristen Stewart’s mother. She also recently co-starred in the independent feature Women
in Trouble opposite Simon Baker, Carla Gugino, Marley Shelton, Connie Britton, and Josh Brolin.
Clarke is a St. Louis, Missouri native who began her acting career in Bologna, Italy while
pursuing her Italian degree. She continued her study after college in New York City at Circle in
the Square Theater School. Clarke now shares her time between Los Angeles and New York
with her husband, actor Xander Berkeley, and their two daughters.
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ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
BILL CONDON (Director) is a celebrated film director and Oscar® winning screenwriter
known for directing actors to critically-acclaimed and award winning performances. His
adaptation of the Broadway smash Dreamgirls won two Academy Awards® and three Golden
Globes®, including Best Picture – Musical or Comedy. Condon directed from his own screenplay
and was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award. The cast featured Jamie Foxx,
Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, and introduced Jennifer Hudson, who was honored with
numerous critics prizes, as well as the Oscar®, Golden Globe®, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild
Award for her performance.
Condon also wrote and directed Kinsey, for which he won the 2005 Best Director Award
from the British Directors Guild. An uncompromising portrait of one of the twentieth century’s
most influential and controversial figures, Kinsey also earned a Los Angeles Film Critics Best
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Actor Award for its star, Liam Neeson, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Laura
Linney as Best Supporting Actress.
He also wrote and directed Gods and Monsters, which earned Condon an Academy
Award® for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best
Feature and was named Best Picture of 1998 by the National Board of Review. The film, a poetic
meditation on the final days of Frankenstein director James Whale, also garnered Oscar®
nominations for its stars, Ian McKellen and Lynn Redgrave.
Condon wrote the screenplay for the big-screen version of the musical Chicago, for which
he received a second Oscar® nomination. The film, which starred Renée Zellweger, Catherine
Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere, won six Academy Awards®, including Best Picture of 2002.
Born in New York City, Condon attended Columbia University, where he graduated with a
degree in Philosophy. An analytical piece he wrote for Millimeter magazine brought him to the
attention of producer Michael Laughlin. Condon subsequently co-wrote the feature film Strange
Behavior with Laughlin, who also directed the film. The movie became a cult hit, leading to the
unofficial sequel, Strange Invaders. Condon made his directorial debut with Sister, Sister, which
starred Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judith Ivey and Eric Stoltz.
Condon serves as President of Film Independent, as well as the Independent Writers
Steering Committee of the WGA.
He is currently in post-production on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, which
Condon shot concurrently with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1.
MELISSA ROSENBERG (Screenwriter) is one of Hollywood’s most versatile, soughtafter writers, and one of the most successful female screenwriters of all time. Inspired by both
character-driven and genre projects, Rosenberg transitions seamlessly between television and
the silver screen.
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She is currently working on an adaptation of Marvel Comics’ dark graphic novel series
Alias for an ABC television series entitled AKA Jones. The series follows a deeply flawed female
ex-superhero. She is also writing Earthseed for Paramount, from the novel by Pamela Sargent.
Rosenberg will executive produce both projects through her Tall Girls Productions.
Rosenberg has written the screenplays for the vampire romance phenomenon Twilight,
The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, as well as most recently the
upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
She also recently completed the fourth season as both head writer and executive
producer of the Showtime original series “Dexter.” Her work on the show helped earn it the
prestigious Peabody Award, three Emmy nominations, three Writers Guild of America Award
nominations, and two Golden Globe® nominations, all for Best Drama Series. Rosenberg
scripted several of the most memorable episodes, including “Born Free,” “Finding Freebo,” “Dex
Takes a Holiday,” and “The Getaway.”
Rosenberg launched her screenwriting career with the box-office smash Step Up, which
grossed over $114m worldwide. A trained dancer, Rosenberg was perfect to the write the film, an
urban romance between a naturally gifted troublemaker and an upper-class ballerina.
Inspired by both character-driven and genre projects, Rosenberg’s television credits
include “Ally McBeal,” “The O.C.,” “Party of Five,” “Boston Public,” “The Agency,” “Birds of Prey,”
and “The Outer Limits.”
With a goal toward becoming a choreographer, Rosenberg earned her B.A. in dance and
theatre from Bennington College in Vermont. When Rosenberg moved to Los Angeles, she
pursued a different avenue: writing. Rosenberg went on to earn an MFA at the University of
Southern California, through the Peter Stark Producing Program at the School of Cinematic Arts.
STEPHENIE MEYER (Based on the Novel By, Producer) was a stay-at-home mother
of three young sons in 2003 when she had a vivid dream about two characters she could not get
out of her head. Putting everything she could on the back burner, Meyer invented the plot during
the day and wrote it on her computer late at night when the house was quiet. Three months later
she finished her first novel, Twilight.
Picked out of a slush pile at Writers House, the manuscript quickly made the rounds
among publishers. Megan Tingley at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers made a major sixfigure preemptive bid for three books. Within weeks of its release in 2005, the book debuted at
No. 5 on The New York Times bestseller list. The rights to Twilight have been sold in 45
countries around the world.
The highly anticipated sequel, New Moon, was released in September 2006 and spent 31
weeks at No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list. The book was so highly anticipated by
Meyer’s eager fans that Advance Readers Copies were being sold on eBay for as high as $380.
The third book in Meyer’s Twilight Saga, Eclipse was released on August 7, 2007 and
sold 150,000 copies its first day on sale. The book debuted at No. 1 on bestseller lists across the
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country, including USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. It was also a No. 1 bestseller in
Bulgaria, Germany, Spain and Argentina.
The fourth and final book in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn, was published on August
2, 2008, with a first printing of 3.2 million copies—the largest first printing in the publisher’s
history. Breaking Dawn sold 1.3 million copies its first day on sale in the US, rocketing the title to
No. 1 on bestseller lists nationwide.
2008 was a landmark year for Meyer. On May 6, Little, Brown and Company released
The Host, Meyer’s first novel for adults, which debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times and Wall
Street Journal bestseller lists. Additionally, USA Today declared Meyer “Author of the Year,”
citing that she had done something that no one else had in the 15 years of the USA Today
bestselling book list when she swept the top four slots in 2008. Meyer also accomplished this
unprecedented feat in 2009, when The Twilight Saga once again dominated the top of the
bestseller list.
Meyer’s The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella was released in the
spring of 2010, and expanded on the back story of the Bree and Riley characters, much of which
was included in the film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Stephenie Meyer graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English
Literature. She lives in Arizona with her husband and sons.
WYCK GODFREY (Producer) began his career as a creative executive at New Line
Cinema after graduating from Princeton University in 1990 with a B.A. in English Literature.
While there, he worked on such hits as The Mask, Dumb and Dumber and various films in the
popular House Party and A Nightmare on Elm Street franchises. In 1995, he switched to Paul
Schiff and Michael London's production company, Horizon Pictures, as senior vice president of
production, where he oversaw their development slate and staff at 20th Century Fox.
He joined John Davis at Davis Entertainment two years later as an executive vice
president, overseeing the action hit Behind Enemy Lines, directed by John Moore and starring
Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman. He was promoted to president in 2001 and later that year
developed and produced the family comedy Daddy Day Care, directed by Steve Carr and starring
Eddie Murphy. In 2003, he produced the summer blockbuster I, Robot, starring Will Smith and
directed by Alex Proyas, and the adventure Flight of the Phoenix, his second film with director
John Moore. He also developed and served as an executive producer on Alien vs. Predator,
directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Godfrey was a producer on When A Stranger Calls for Screen
Gems and also the 20th Century Christmas 2006 tent-pole Eragon, based on the bestselling
novel. In all, he produced or executive produced eight films between 2002 and 2006.
In February of 2006, Godfrey left Davis Entertainment and partnered with his friend,
former United Talent Agency partner Marty Bowen, to create their own production company Temple Hill Entertainment. They secured a deal with New Line Cinema and immediately entered
into production on their first film, The Nativity Story from director Catherine Hardwicke. The
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modestly-budgeted Christmas-themed movie went on to gross almost $40 million domestically in
December of 2006. Next, the two went on to produce the Sydney Kimmel Entertainmentfinanced, romantic comedy Management, starring Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn, which
premiered at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival.
The company’s big break came in 2008 when they embarked with Summit Entertainment
on the production of The Twilight Saga films, based on the wildly popular book series by
Stephenie Meyer. The Catherine Hardwicke-directed Twilight opened on November 21st, 2008 to
a record-breaking $69.6 million opening weekend. Chris Weitz's The Twilight Saga: New Moon
had a similarly explosive opening when it hit theaters in November 2009 and went on to gross
over $700 million worldwide. David Slade's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, opened June 30, 2010,
making over $300 million in the US alone and almost $700 million worldwide. The company is
also currently producing the final two installments: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, in
theatres on Friday, November 18, 2011; and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, in
theatres on Friday, November 16, 2012.
In addition to The Twilight Saga, Temple Hill Entertainment recently produced the Lasse
Hallstrom-directed adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' bestselling novel Dear John, starring Channing
Tatem and Amanda Seyfried, released theatrically on February 5, 2010. Written and directed by
Dan Rush and starring Will Ferrell, Everything Must Go was released by Roadside Attractions in
May to critical acclaim. The Channing Tatum starrer Ten Year, written and directed by Dear John
writer Jamie Linden premiered at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival. Temple Hill Entertainment's
first television pilot “Revenge” created by Mike Kelly and starring Emily Van Camp, was picked up
by ABC for fall 2011. The series airs on Wednesdays at 10 PM on ABC.
KAREN ROSENFELT (Producer) served as executive producer on Twilight and
producer on The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, as well as on next
year’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
As a producer, Rosenfelt is based at 20th Century Fox where she most recently
produced the upcoming The Big Year, starring Owen Wilson, Jack Black, and Steve Martin, due
in theatres in the fall of 2011. Other recent projects include Percy Jackson and the Lightning
Thief, and Marley & Me. Her executive producer credits include Alvin and the Chipmunks, Alvin
and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, and the upcoming Alvin and the Chipmunks: ChipWrecked, as well as The Devil Wears Prada. Rosenfelt also recently produced Yogi Bear for
Warner Bros.
For 16 years, Rosenfelt was a production executive at Paramount, where she oversaw
live-action features such as The First Wives Club, Indecent Proposal, Runaway Bride, Save the
Last Dance, Coach Carter, and Mean Girls. She was instrumental in setting up Paramount's
partnership with Nickelodeon Movies, overseeing film adaptations of the Nickelodeon television
properties Rugrats and SpongeBob SquarePants as well as Lemony Snicket’s A Series of
Unfortunate Events, based on the bestselling children’s books.
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Rosenfelt began her career at ICM as an assistant to talent agent Sue Mengers. She
went on to become a creative executive at Jerry Weintraub Productions and a senior vice
president at MGM.
MARTY BOWEN (Executive Producer) left his post as UTA partner and agent to pursue
a career in producing in the spring of 2006. Bowen partnered with veteran producer Wyck
Godfrey to create their own production company, Temple Hill Entertainment. They secured a deal
with New Line Cinema and immediately entered into production on their first film, The Nativity
Story from director Catherine Hardwicke. The modestly-budgeted Christmas-themed movie went
on to gross almost $40 million domestically in December of 2006. Next, the two went on to
produce the Sydney Kimmel Entertainment-financed, romantic comedy Management, starring
Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn, which premiered at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival.
The company’s big break came in 2008 when they embarked with Summit Entertainment
on the production of The Twilight Saga films, based on the wildly popular book series by
Stephenie Meyer. The Catherine Hardwicke-directed Twilight opened on November 21st, 2008 to
a record-breaking $69.6 million opening weekend. Chris Weitz's The Twilight Saga: New Moon
had a similarly explosive opening when it hit theaters in November 2009 and went on to gross
over $700 million worldwide. David Slade's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, opened June 30, 2010,
making over $300 million in the US alone and almost $700 million worldwide. The company is
also currently producing the final two installments: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, in
theatres on Friday, November 18, 2011; and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, in
theatres on Friday, November 16, 2012.
In addition to The Twilight Saga, Temple Hill Entertainment recently produced the Lasse
Hallstrom-directed adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' bestselling novel Dear John, starring Channing
Tatem and Amanda Seyfried, released theatrically on February 5, 2010. Written and directed by
Dan Rush and starring Will Ferrell, Everything Must Go was released by Roadside Attractions in
May to critical acclaim. The Channing Tatum starrer Ten Year, written and directed by Dear John
writer Jamie Linden premiered at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival. Temple Hill Entertainment's
first television pilot “Revenge” created by Mike Kelly and starring Emily Van Camp, was picked up
by ABC for fall 2011. The series airs on Wednesdays at 10 PM on ABC.
Bowen was raised outside of Ft. Worth, Texas. He graduated Cum Laude from Harvard
in 1991 with a B.A. in American History. He began his career in UTA's Agent Training Program.
He resides in Los Angeles.
GREG MOORADIAN (Executive Producer) began his film career in 1991 as a creative
executive for Academy Award-winning producer Arnold Kopelson, working on classic films such
as Falling Down, The Fugitive, and Seven. In 1995, he became vice president for Academy
Award-winning producer Wendy Finerman, developing films such as The Fan, which he associate
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produced, Fairytale: A True Story, and Stepmom. In 1999, he became president of the company,
executive producing Sugar and Spice as well as Drumline.
In 2004, Mooradian started his own production company - Greg Mooradian Productions –
and produced Twilight; The Stepfather starring Dylan Walsh and Penn Badgley; and Percy
Jackson and the Lightning Thief. He served as executive producer on The Twilight Saga: New
Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
Mooradian currently works as senior vice president of production at Paramount Pictures.
MARK MORGAN (Executive Producer) recently produced Percy Jackson and the
Lightning Thief directed by Chris Columbus for 20th Century Fox; The Stepfather, for
Sony/Screen Gems; and the upcoming The Stanford Prison Experiment, written and to be
directed by Christopher McQuarrie (Oscar® -winner for The Usual Suspects), as well as
executive producing the upcoming Slightly Single in L.A..
Morgan produced Twilight and executive produced The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The
Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. He also
executive produced “The Riches” for Fox Television Studios and FX.
He began his career in the entertainment industry working as Creative Executive for
Ridley Scott on films including Thelma & Louise. In early 1995, Morgan joined New Regency,
where he ran the story department and also oversaw films such as Under Siege II, Free Willy,
The Client, and A Time to Kill.
Morgan was hired at Orion Pictures in 1996 as Director of Development and promoted to
Vice President of Production the following year. At Orion/MPCA, Morgan supervised the
development, packaging, and production of film projects including Dumb and Dumber, Beverly
Hills Ninja, and Kingpin.
In 1998, the upper management of Orion Pictures split off to form Destination Films,
where Morgan served as Executive Vice President. He produced several films in this capacity,
including Beautiful starring Minnie Driver and directed by Sally Field, and The Wedding Planner
starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey.
Hired next as President at Maverick Films, Morgan soon rose to President and CEO. At
Maverick, Morgan oversaw the entire production slate, executive ranks, and first-look deals. He
produced multiple films distributed by MGM including Agent Cody Banks and its sequel, 30 Days
Until I'm Famous, Chasing Christmas, Cruel World and Material Girls.
GUY OSEARY (Executive Producer) served as executive producer on Twilight, The
Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and the upcoming The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn - Part 2. He recently produced Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, coproduced the television series “Hung,” and executive produced “The Riches,” as well as the video
documentary Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour.
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Oseary began his career at Maverick Records and rose through the ranks to chairman of
the label, developing a roster of artists that included Prodigy, Alanis Morissette, Deftones, The
Wreckers, Paul Oakenfold, Michelle Branch, and soundtracks including The Wedding Singer, The
Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, Austin Powers I & II, as well as releasing soundtracks on Quentin
Tarantino’s films including Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2. Oseary guided Maverick to sell over 100 million
albums worldwide and secured its spot as one of the industry's leading boutique record labels.
In the TV world, Oseary serves as executive producer on Last Call With Carson Daly, , as
well as on NBC's New Year's Eve which is also hosted by Carson.
In May 2004 Oseary partnered with Jason Weinberg and Stephanie Simon to become a
principal in Untitled Entertainment, a top entertainment management company with offices in
Beverly Hills and New York. Untitled's list of clients includes Hilary Swank, David Caruso,
Penélope Cruz, Naomi Watts, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, and Lucy Liu. In 2005 Oseary
became the manager for his longtime business partner Madonna and guided her through the
2006 Confessions Tour, and the 2008, 2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour, both are on the lists of the topgrossing tours of all time. In 2007 he negotiated the most talked about and groundbreaking deal
in music business by partnering Madonna with Live Nation, the number one touring promotion
company in the world. This move encompasses all aspects of Madonna’s music. Her latest
studio album was the multi-Grammy nominated "Hard Candy," which debuted at #1 in 37
countries in 2008. His other clients include New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez - a
three time American League MVP who is considered by many to be the game's top player.
In the print world, Oseary has authored four books, most recently a photography
retrospective from his own camera of Madonna's 2008 tour titled Madonna: Sticky & Sweet,
photography by Guy Oseary. Previously he authored a photography book on Madonna’s 2006
tour; and On the Record, which is a collection of first-hand accounts on how to break into the
music industry from many of the most successful artists, producers and executives in the
business today. He is also the author of Jews Who Rock, a look at Jewish influences in the
music industry.
BILL BANNERMAN (Co-Producer) graduated with Specialized Honors in Film from
York University in Toronto, Canada. After being awarded several scholarships, including the
Famous Players Award of Excellence, a screening of his student work at the Montreal Film
Festival led to an invitation to Los Angeles to train on various films, including One From the Heart,
directed by Francis Coppola.
With a background in Visual Effects, Bannerman segued into production and began a
lengthy tenure on well over 30 projects as an assistant director working with several acclaimed
directors including, Michael Crichton, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, Frank Marshall, and Jerry
Paris.
This led to numerous assignments as a 2nd Unit Director/Aerial Unit Director on several
U.S.-based features. Most notable was the $65 million, 14th Century Japanese Civil War epic
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Heaven & Earth, where Bannerman designed and directed the complicated and dangerous war
sequences. It was this same project where the world record was set for the largest number of
saddled horses (800) ever used on camera in a battle sequence.
After a short development period with Kadokawa Films, Bannerman watched his first
screenplay be produced in Asia, Rex: Story of a Dinosaur. Shortly after, Bannerman connected
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with Clint Eastwood on a number of projects including the Oscar winning film Unforgiven, A
Perfect World, The Bridges of Madison County, and Absolute Power, among others. In 1993,
Bannerman was awarded the prestigious DGA award for his work on Unforgiven, the first award
ever won by a Canadian.
In 1997, Bannerman produced Dead Man on Campus for MTV Films/Paramount which
segued into producing several projects for the newly formed MTV Original Movies division, most
notably Steven Kay's critically acclaimed heroin drama Wasted. In 1998, Bannerman was the
executive producer on the Warner Brothers action film The Chill Factor, starring Cuba Gooding
Jr. Following this, Bannerman worked extensively with Gale Hurd (Terminator, Armageddon) on
the first installment of the Hulk franchise for Universal Pictures.
In late 2000, Dimension/Miramax convinced Bannerman to helm a new chapter in their
successful Air Bud franchise, Air Bud III: World Pup. The project went on to generate the most
revenue in DVD sales ($30 million) than any other chapter of the franchise. Since 2003,
Bannerman produced & 2nd unit directed the successful MGM/Jim Henson Picture’s release
Good Boy! and MGM’s big budget remake of the 70’s classic Walking Tall, starring Dwayne “The
Rock” Johnson and Johnny Knoxville (Jackass).
Early in 2006, Director/Producer Sam Raimi (Spiderman) tapped Bannerman to produce
the sequel to his very successful J-Horror franchise The Grudge II, which filmed entirely in Japan
for SONY Pictures.
During late 2007 & 2008 Bannerman produced the high adrenalin mixed martial arts film
Never Back Down and the cult horror remake Sorority Row for Summit Entertainment. He also
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produced the soon-to-be-released thriller Shelter, starring Oscar nominated Julianne Moore &
Jonathan Rhys Meyers for The Weinstein Company. In 2009, he served as co-producer on The
Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse; as well on the upcoming The Twilight
Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
Bannerman lives in Los Angeles, California.
GUILLERMO NAVARRO ASC (Director of Photography) most recently lensed I Am
Number 4, and the upcoming releases The Resident, as well as The Twilight Saga: Breaking
Dawn - Part 2.
Navarro is a long-standing collaborator of director Guillermo Del Toro. Navarro has shot
almost all of Del Toro’s films since Cronos, (with the exception of Mimic and Blade II,) and the
projects include The Devil’s Backbone, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Hellboy, and Pan’s
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Labyrinth, for which Navarro won an Oscar for Best Achievement in Cinematography. Later this
year, he is scheduled to begin work on Del Toro’s next project Pacific Rim.
He draws on an endlessly rich palette, in perfect accord with the worlds created by Del
Toro in Cronos, which won the Critics Award at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival and was the
official Mexican entry for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards®.
In addition to his collaborations with Del Toro, Navarro has also worked as
cinematographer on several films by another compatriot, Robert Rodriguez, including Desperado,
From Dusk till Dawn, and Spy Kids.
His other credits include Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, Renny Harlin’s The Long
Kiss Goodbye, Rob Minkoff’s Stuart Little, Mark Dippé’s Spawn, Jon Favreau’s Zathura, and
Shawn Levy’s “Night at the Museum. Navarro, who began his career filming documentaries in
South America, also shot the Emmy®-nominated National Geographic special “Lost Kingdoms of
the Maya.”
This year, the Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) honored Navarro with its GABI
Lifetime Achievement Award. Navarro has also won the Goya Award, the Independent Spirit
Award, and the New York Film Critics Society Award.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Parts 1 and 2 is the sixth major collaboration
between RICHARD SHERMAN (Production Designer) and director Bill Condon. Other projects
include the feature films: Kinsey starring Liam Neeson, Laura Linney and Peter Sarsgaard; and
Gods and Monsters starring Sir Ian McKellen; as well as the recent pilot “The Big C” for HBO,
starring Laura Linney.
Sherman’s discerning and unique eye has also set the visual tone for Things We Lost in
the Fire directed by Oscar®-winning director Suzanne Bier and starring Halle Berry and Benicio
del Toro; Running with Scissors, Ryan Murphy’s feature directorial debut starring Annette Bening,
Alec Baldwin and Gwyneth Paltrow; and Happy Endings directed by Don Roos and starring Lisa
Kudrow, Steve Coogan and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
His other credits include the critically acclaimed Paris Trout, based on Pete Dexter's
National Book Award winner; and Disney's revival of the Mark Twain classic The Adventures of
Huck Finn, directed by Stephen Sommers.
VIRGINIA KATZ (Editor) has enjoyed a working partnership with Academy Award®
winning writer/director Bill Condon for over two decades, editing Dreamgirls (for which she won
the ACE Eddie Award from the American Cinema Editors); Kinsey (ACE Eddie Award
nomination); Gods and Monsters; Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh; and Sister, Sister; as well as
the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
Other film credits include: Burlesque, All About Steve, Jet Li’s Fearless, Her Majesty and
many others.
On television, her credits include the J.J. Abrams shows “Alias” and “Felicity.”
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Katz grew up in Westchester County, New York, the daughter of film editor Sidney Katz.
She moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980s, working on small independent films, larger studio
pictures, and television movies and series.
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JOHN BRUNO (Visual Effects Designed and Supervised by) is an Academy Award
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winner and six-time Oscar nominee in the field of Visual Effects. As one of the most acclaimed
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visual effects artists in Hollywood, Bruno won the Academy Award for The Abyss, and was
nominated for his visual effects work on Ghostbusters, Poltergeist II, Batman Returns,
Cliffhanger, and True Lies. His extraordinary work will also be seen next year in The Twilight
Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
In 2008, as the visual effects supervisor, he joined long-time collaborator director James
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Cameron for the 2009 Academy Award winning blockbuster Avatar, creating the training scenes
between Jake and Naytiri.
His upcoming releases include: in November 2011, Brett Ratner’s Tower Heist (Visual
Effects Design), and in November 2012, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. Other
recent credits include two other Brett Ratner projects: Rush Hour 3 (Visual Effects Designed and
Supervised by), and X-Men: The Last Stand (Visual Effects Supervisor, 2
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unit director on AVP: Alien vs. Predator.
Bruno received a Belding Award for his 2002 short theatrical film The Run. The film
introduced the 2003 Nissan 350 Z and the production shut down the city of Prague (in the Czech
Republic) for 3 consecutive days.
Between 1999 and 2000 Bruno directed episodes of “Star Trek Voyager,” and in 2001
served as producer and second unit director on James Cameron’s Ghosts of the Abyss (3-D
Imax). On that film, Bruno made two additional dives to the Titanic with the actor Bill Paxton.
Bruno was a founding visual effects supervisor and commercial director at Digital
Domain, supervising True Lies, pre-production on Titanic, and co-directing T2 3-D: Battle Across
Time. In 1995, Bruno spent 5 months in the pre-production phase of Titanic as visual effects
supervisor before being offered the opportunity to direct Virus, staring Jamie Lee Curtis and
Donald Sutherland. Prior to this, he designed the visual effects for James Cameron’s Terminator
II, and co-directed with Cameron the Universal Studios Hollywood attraction T2 3-D: Battle
Across Time (and won a Themed Entertainment Award).
He was also a co-founder of Boss Film Studios and while there, the studio produced
visual effects for such films as Ghostbusters, Poltergeist 2, 2010, Die Hard, Batman Returns, and
Cliffhanger.
In the early 80’s, he served as the department supervisor for animation effects at ILM
during the productions of Poltergeist, ET, Star Trek II, and Return of the Jedi.
Bruno is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Art Directors Guild, the Screen
Actors Guild, and has been on the Visual Effects Nominating Committee of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for nearly two decades.
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ALEXANDRA PATSAVAS (Music Supervisor) is the owner of Chop Shop Music
Supervision, which she started in 1998.
With The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, she continues her work on the saga, after
previously working on Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Her other recent film credits include: Water For Elephants, Chris Weitz’s, A Better Life, Jodie
Foster’s The Beaver, Ron Howard’s The Dilemma, and Remember Me. Upcoming projects
include Fun Size.
Television credits include "Roswell," "Boston Public," "The OC," “Without A Trace,”
“Numb3rs,” "Chuck", "Grey's Anatomy", "Private Practice", "Supernatural," "FlashForward, "Mad
Men", "Gossip Girl," and "Rescue Me."
In addition, she has produced the soundtracks for Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New
Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (released on Chop Shop Records), as well as "Mad
Men," "Grey's Anatomy," "The OC," "Rescue Me," and “Gossip Girl.” The critically acclaimed
soundtracks for Twilight and "Grey's Anatomy Volume 2" were each nominated for a Grammy.
Patsavas has been profiled in Wired, Glamour, The New York Post, The Los Angeles
Times, In Style, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Tribune, Elle, Jane, Billboard, Giant and
The New York Times, CNBC and MTV. She was named by Advertising Age as "Entertainment
Marketer of the Year," The Los Angeles Times as one of "The West 100," Variety as one of fifty
honorees for their annual "Women's Impact Report," Fast Company as one of the “100 Most
Creative People in Business,” and as one of Billboard's "Top Women In Music."
Esteemed music composer, CARTER BURWELL (Music By) returns to the saga after
previously composing the score for Twilight, the first film in the series.
Burwell has a longstanding and highly regarded reputation in the music industry, having
worked on the film scores of numerous memorable projects. The composer has previously
collaborated with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon, composing scores for
Kinsey and Gods And Monsters, a film for which Condon won the Academy Award®.
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His recent film scores include Lisa Cholodenko's Golden Globe
winning film The Kids
Are All Right, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Freidman's film Howl, Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild
Things Are, and John Lee Hancock’s The Blind Side, (as well as the director’s previous films The
Alamo and The Rookie.) He also was the composer on the recent critically acclaimed HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce,” starring Kate Winslet.
Burwell’s long relationship with the Coen Brothers’ includes scores for the recent True
®
Grit and the Oscar winning No Country For Old Men. He also scored the directors’ A Serious
Man, Burn After Reading, The Lady Killers, Intolerable Cruelty, The Man Who Wasn’t There, O
Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, The Hudsucker Proxy, Barton Fink, Miller’s
Crossing, Raising Arizona, and Blood Simple.
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Among numerous others, Burwell’s scores also include: In Bruges, Adaptation, A Knight’s
Tale, Hamlet, Three Kings, Being John Malkovich, The Jackal, and Conspiracy Theory.
Costume Designer MICHAEL WILKINSON’s (Costume Designer) many credits include
Zack Snyder’s worldwide hit 300, and Joe Kosinski’s futuristic action movie Tron: Legacy – he
was nominated for a Costume Designers Guild Award and a Saturn Award for both projects.
Previously, Wilkinson won the Saturn Award for his designs in Snyder’s widely praised action
thriller Watchmen, and was nominated for the CDG Award for his contemporary designs seen in
the international ensemble drama Babel.
Wilkinson’s designs were also seen in Snyder’s latest fantasy film Sucker Punch; and will
be seen again next year in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. Currently, he is designing
the costumes for the next installment of the Superman franchise Man Of Steel. Variety magazine
recently included Wilkinson in their “Below the Line Impact” list of filmmakers that have significant
impact in their field of expertise.
His additional film credits include the post-apocalyptic Terminator Salvation, the Civil War
drama Jonah Hex, and the contemporary films The Nanny Diaries, Friends with Money, Party
Monster, American Splendor, and Garden State. For television, he designed the HBO project
“Luck,” directed by Michael Mann.
Earlier in his career, Wilkinson worked as a design assistant for such films as the
Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix, as well as Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! and Romeo + Juliet.
Beyond film, Wilkinson’s theater work includes award-winning costume designs for the
Sydney Theater Company, Opera Australia, the Australian Dance Theater, Radio City Hall, and
the Ensemble Theatre. He also works in special events, having created hundreds of designs for
the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Wilkinson has a degree in Dramatic Arts (Design) from the National Institute of the
Dramatic Arts in his hometown of Sydney, Australia.
E.J. FOERSTER (2
nd
Unit Director) returns to the franchise for the final two films, The
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Parts 1 and 2, after serving as 2nd unit director on The Twilight
Saga: Eclipse.
Foerster’s extensive film credits include: True Lies, Kundun, The X-Files, Shanghai Noon,
The Rundown, The Chronicles of Riddick, Sahara, Charlottes Web, Fantastic Four: Rise of the
nd
Silver Surfer, and Tropic Thunder, as well as producing the 2 unit on the Oscar®-winning
Forrest Gump. He has worked on action sequences with acclaimed directors such as: James
Cameron, Lawrence Kasdan, Bob Zemeckis, Martin Scorsese, John McTiernan, Peter Berg, and
Breck Eisner.
In 1989, Foerster established Momentum Films, a production company specializing in
high-action commercials, after spending a decade working his way from production assistant to
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camera to assistant director. He has executive produced over 400 national spots, many of which
he also directed.
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CREDITS
“THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1”
Directed by
BILL CONDON
Screenplay by
MELISSA ROSENBERG
Based on the Novel “Breaking Dawn” by
STEPHENIE MEYER
Produced by
WYCK GODFREY
KAREN ROSENFELT
Produced by
STEPHENIE MEYER
Executive Producers
MARTY BOWEN
GREG MOORADIAN
MARK MORGAN
GUY OSEARY
Co-Producer
BILL BANNERMAN
Director of Photography
GUILLERMO NAVARRO, ASC
Production Designer
RICHARD SHERMAN
Editor
VIRGINIA KATZ, A.C.E.
Visual Effects Designed and Supervised by
JOHN BRUNO
Music by
CARTER BURWELL
Music Supervisor
ALEXANDRA PATSAVAS
Costume Designer
MICHAEL WILKINSON
Casting by
DEBRA ZANE, CSA
KRISTEN STEWART
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ROBERT PATTINSON
TAYLOR LAUTNER
BILLY BURKE
PETER FACINELLI
ELIZABETH REASER
KELLAN LUTZ
NIKKI REED
JACKSON RATHBONE
ASHLEY GREENE
with MICHAEL SHEEN
ANNA KENDRICK
SARAH CLARKE
CHRISTIAN CAMARGO
GIL BIRMINGHAM
JULIA JONES
BOOBOO STEWART
MIA MAESTRO
CASEY LABOW
MAGGIE GRACE
MYANNA BURING
A
TEMPLE HILL Production
in Association with
SUNSWEPT ENTERTAINMENT
SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT Presents
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“THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1”
CAST
Jacob Black
Billy
Charlie Swan
Renee
Phil
Bella Swan
Alice Cullen
Jasper Hale
Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Esme Cullen
Emmett Cullen
Rosalie Hale
Edward Cullen
Unsavory People
Jessica
Angela
Eric
Mike
Aro
Marcus
Caius
Eleazar Denali
Carmen Denali
Irina Denali
Tanya Denali
Kate Denali
Minister Webber
Seth
Sue Clearwater
Dancers
Embry
Quil
Sam Uley
Jared
Paul
Leah
Emily
TAYLOR LAUTNER
GIL BIRMINGHAM
BILLY BURKE
SARAH CLARKE
TY OLSSON
KRISTEN STEWART
ASHLEY GREENE
JACKSON RATHBONE
PETER FACINELLI
ELIZABETH REASER
KELLAN LUTZ
NIKKI REED
ROBERT PATTINSON
CHRISTIAN SLOAN
JAMES PIZZINATO
IAN HARMON
GABRIEL CARTER
ANNA KENDRICK
CHRISTIAN SERRATOS
JUSTIN CHON
MICHAEL WELCH
MICHAEL SHEEN
CHRISTOPHER HEYERDAHL
JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER
CHRISTIAN CAMARGO
MIA MAESTRO
MAGGIE GRACE
MYANNA BURING
CASEY LABOW
ANGELO RENAI
BOOBOO STEWART
ALEX RICE
PAUL BECKER
STEPHANIE MOSELEY
KIOWA GORDON
TYSON HOUSEMAN
CHASKE SPENCER
BRONSON PELLETIER
ALEX MERAZ
JULIA JONES
TINSEL KOREY
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Rachel
Claire
Kaure
Gustavo
Near-Miss Husband
Near-Miss Wife
Renesmee
Bianca
Demetri
Felix
STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator/Fight Coordinator
(LOUISIANA)
Assistant Stunt Coordinator
(LOUISIANA)
Co-Fight Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator (VANCOUVER)
Assistant Stunt Coordinators
(VANCOUVER)
TANAYA BEATTY
SIENNA JOSEPH
CAROLINA VIRGUEZ
SEBASTIÃO LEMOS
KIMANI RAY SMITH
TORA HYLANDS
MACKENZIE FOY
ALI FAULKNER
CHARLIE BEWLEY
DANIEL CUDMORE
JEFF IMADA
JOHN KOYAMA
PENG ZHANG
SCOTT ATEAH
RYAN ENNIS
ERNEST JACKSON
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Stunt Performers:
(VANCOUVER)
Stunt Coordinator (BRAZIL)
Stunt Performers:
CAROLYN FIELD
LEIF HAVDALE
CHRISTOPHER GORDON
LANI GELERA
TODD SCOTT
ATLIN MITCHELL
CURTIS BRACONNIER
MARNY ENG
JANENE CARLETON
ROCHELLE OKOYE
KORY GRIM
BYRON BRISCO
SONNIE TROTTER
ANTHONY MOYER
ELI ZAGOUDAKIS
FRASER CORBETT
SHAWN BEATON
ADRIAN HEIN
ANDREA KINSKY
BRETT ARMSTRONG
BRIAN HO
BRIAN LYDIATT
CLINT CHARLETON
DAN PELCHAT
ED ANDERS
GAVIN CROSS
KIMBERLY CHIANG
KYLE WALSTROM
LARS GRANT
LOUIS PAQUETTE
MIKE CARPENTER
PATRICK SABONGUI
PHILLIP MITCHELL
SAMANTHA TJHIA
MARCIO CALDAS
ALEXANDRE ROSSANI
FERNANDA LAGES
KRISTA BELL
JONATHAN KRALT
ZENDARA KENNEDY
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Stunt Riggers:
(VANCOUVER)
Associate Producer
Supervising Art Director
Art Director
Set Decorator
Visual Effects Producer
Post Production Supervisor
Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator
Camera Operator
First Assistants Camera
Second Assistants Camera
Camera Loader
Video Assist Operator
Still Photographer
VTR Utility Technician
Preview Tech
Camera Production Assistant
Script Supervisor
Sound Mixer
Boom Operator
Cable Puller
Gaffer
Best Boy Electric
Set Lighting Technicians
Rigging Gaffer
MONTE THOMPSON
ALISTAIR KING
ANDRÉ JETTÉ
COLIN DECKER
CORBIN FOX
DARRYL QUON
DAVE DUNAWAY
DAVE LANE
DEAN HART
DEAN LOCKWOOD
DUSTIN BROOKS
GRANT SMITH
GREG BRAY
IAN BINNIE
MAX WHITE
MIKE DOBBIN
OWEN WALSTROM
RAFAEL SOLA
REG MILNE
STEFAN LOFGREN
BARBARA KELLY
TROY SIZEMORE
LORIN FLEMMING
DAVID SCHLESINGER
ROBIN GRIFFIN
ANDREA WERTHEIM
DAVID CRONE
MICHAEL APPLEBAUM
TIMOTHY KANE
PETER D. ROOME “SANTACO”
RIGNEY SACKLEY IV
JEFF TAYLOR
JONATHAN ROBINSON
DAVID GOLDSMITH
ANDREW COOPER
ROBERT BRANAM
ALVARO NAVARRO
CHRISTA BETH WATKINS
JESSICA LICHTNER
STEVE C. AARON
RYAN FARRIS
JARED WATT
DAVID LEE
RYAN FRENCH
GUY BROUSSARD
TERRACE “T.J.” CLAY
JAMES COVERT
BRANDON SWAIN
JORDAN WHALEY
EARL WOODS, JR.
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Rigging Best Boy Electric
Rigging Lighting Technicians
Key Grip
Best Boy Grip
Dolly Grip
Grips
Key Rigging Grip
Rigging Best Boy Grip
Rigging Grips
Set Containment Coordinator
Set Containment Assistants
Key Containment Grip
Containment Grip
First Assistant Editor
Visual Effects Editors
Assistant Editors
Music Editor
Assistant Music Editor
Editorial Production Assistants
Visual Effects Production Manager
Senior Visual Effects Coordinator
Visual Effects Coordinator
Post Production Coordinator
Data Manager
Sound Design & Editorial by
Supervising Sound Editor
BYRON MARIGNY
JOSIAH GREENUP
CEDRIC BONIER
ANDREW CLAPP
LOUIS JONES, JR.
KEVIN LIPPINCOTT
RICK STRIBLING
MATT DEVITT
BUDDY CARR
GARY KELSO
JONATHAN STOLL
JONATHAN ADAMS
ADAM KOLEGAS
RACHEL S. PERLIS
TEDDY W. SAPP
JAMES SELPH
JEREMY FURLONG
HARRISON HUFFMAN
FRANKIE JONES
BRENT E. MULLINS
MAX PATRUCCO
MICHAEL SATTERFIELD
TODD THOMPSON
JOSHUA SCHEELE
CHARLES BENNETHUM
PATRICK MIZELL
JEKISHA OMIYEWO
MIKE BONNETT
PATRICK EBANKS
IAN SLATER
NEIL GREENBERG
BRAD MINNICH
CATHERINE CHASE
JOEY AMRON
JASON DALE
SHAE SALMON
ADAM MILO SMALLEY
KATIA LEWIN
TOM ERICKSON
ROB GRANT
JEREMY KIRKLAND
RON MOORE
SUZANNE MURARIK
ROBBIE JANDA
LOWELL DUBRINSKY
Francis MEADE Warner
DANETRACKS, INC.
DANE A. DAVIS, MPSE
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Re-Recording Mixers
ADR Mixer
ADR / Dialogue Supervisor
Supervising Foley Editor
Sound Effects Editor
ADR / Dialogue Editor
Dialogue Editor
First Assistant Sound Editor
Supervising Foley Artist
Foley Artist
Foley Mixer
Assistant Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Mixing Services provided by
Location Manager
Assistant Location Managers
Location Scout
Location Assistants
Property Master
Assistant Property Master
Prop Assistant
Assistant Art Director
Art Department Assistant
Leadsperson
On Set Dresser
Set Dressers
Set Decoration Coordinator
Art Department Coordinator
Storyboard Artists
Concept Artists
MICHAEL MINKLER, C.A.S.
TONY LAMBERTI, C.A.S.
CHRIS NAVARRO
ROBERT ULRICH, MPSE
CHRISTOPHER ALBA
DAVID A. WHITTAKER, MPSE
STEPHANIE L. FLACK
JOHN C. STUVER, MPSE
MATTHEW W. KIELKOPF
GARY HECKER
PAUL STEVENSON
NERSES GEZALYAN
GREG TOWNSEND
TODD-AO HOLLYWOOD
MICHAEL J. BURMEISTER
JASON WAGGENSPACK
CHRISTINA DeCHARLES
BONNE MARQUETTE
DARIN COLLINS
BRANDON PERRY
GARY SOLEY
MICHAEL SABO
JANNA ROACH
SAM JACOBS
MOLLY MIKULA
DELANEY DAVIS
RICHARD WESTER
JAIME FERNANDEZ
CASSIE CATALANOTTO
WALTER DICKERSON
STEPHEN DURANTE
TY LANDRY
SCOTTY MORRIS
MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN
SLAID PARKER
AIMEE ATHNOS
EMILY LEVINE
BRENT BOATES
JOHN MANN
RICK NEWSOME
PHILLIP NORWOOD
GARY THOMAS
MARK VENA
AARON SIMS
STEFFEN REICHSTADT
JERAD MARANTZ
ALEXANDER MANDRADJIEV
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Clearance Coordinator
DANIELLE PORET
Costume Supervisor
Assistant Costume Designer
Costumers
DAN BRONSON
STACY CABALLERO
REBA SAUL
MEGAN COATES
RENEE RAGUCCI
SARAH P. KOEPPE
SHONTA T. McCRAY
ALEXIS PRICE
RODNEY WILLIAMSON
MEGHAN CORNAY
ANNETTE FARNSWORTH
HEATHER RAE MILLER
CAROLINA HERRERA
MICHELLE TOLEDO
PATTY SPINALE
AURORA KNOX
COLETTE DELACROIX
FRANCES JACQUES-LECOMPTE
JANET MELODY
MOLLIE GATES
JORDAN E. CARPER
JESSICA BUTLER
JEAN BLACK
Bella’s Wedding Dress by
Shopper
Cutter
Stitcher
Seamstresses
Ager/Dyer
Costume Assistants
Make-Up Department Head
Key Make-Up Artist
Make-Up Artist to Ms. Stewart
Assistant Make-Up Artist
Hair Department Head
Assistant Hair Department Head
Hairstylist to Ms. Stewart
Wigmaker
Hair & Wig Colorist
Wig Maintenance
Hairstylists
Assistant Unit Production Manager
Production Supervisor
Production Coordinator
Assistant Production Coordinator
Travel Coordinator
ROLF KEPPLER
STACEY PANEPINTO
ALLISON GORDIN
BEATRICE DeALBA
RITA PARILLO
BONNIE CLEVERING
BOB KRETSCHMER
KAROLA DIRNBERGER
PATRICIA GLASSER
MONTY SCHUTH
RICHARD DeALBA
MARGEAUX FOX
LISA HAZELL
KAREN LOVELL
CLARISS MORGAN
MELIZAH SCHMIDT
GIANNA SPARACINO
BEKKA WILSON
DAVID PRICE
ANGELA QUILES
STEVE CAINAS
EMILY MORROW
GRANT GRABOWSKI
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Assistant to Mr. Condon
Assistant to Mr. Godfrey
Assistant to Mr. Bannerman
Assistant to Ms. Meyer
Assistant to Ms. Rosenfelt
Assistant to Mr. Bowen
Assistant to Ms. Stewart
Assistant to Mr. Pattinson
Assistant to Mr. Lautner
Production Secretaries
Office Production Assistants
Second Second Assistant Directors
Set Production Assistants
Production Accountant
Post Production Accountant
First Assistant Accountant
Payroll Accountants
Second Unit Payroll Accountant
Key Second Assistant Accountant
Second Assistant Accountants
Construction Accountant
Accounting Clerks
Casting Associate
Casting Assistant
Location Casting
GREG YOLEN
JACLYN HUNTLING
DANIELLE HALAGARDA
MEGHAN HIBBETT
CAROLINE MACVICAR
CHARLIE MORRISON
JOHN FAHRENDORF
JEFF HAWKES
TARIK KANAFANI
DaVIDA SMITH
JOE M. HAGG
ZANE CRUMP
JESSE GOODMAN
DAVID POPKINS
CALI POMES
STEPHEN LoNANO
GREG CASSIN
ANGEL DE LA VINA
JORDAN EDWARDS
ANDRE HERRERA
IRAN KUYKENDALL
SHEILA ALLEN
DIANA ASCHER
TREVANNA POST, INC.
BARBARA BRANCH
JEREMY ROBERTS
ARIANE CHATMAN
HELEN STERGIOU
LEA ENSLIN
CLAIRE SCHEXNAYDER
JULIE LOPINTO
RUDY COBLENTZ
DANIELLE LOOSEMORE
MICHAEL A. MANN
Location Casting Associate
Extras Casting by
Extras Casting Assistant
Unit Publicist
PAMELLA PEARL
SHAYNA MARKOWITZ
LISA MAE FINCANNON, C.S.A.
CRAIG FINCANNON
TARA BENNETT
ELIZABETH COULON, C.S.A.
CANDI LEI
TONI ATTERBURY
Special Effects Supervisor
DAVID POOLE
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Special Effects Technicians
Special Effects Office Foreperson
On Set Foreperson
Rigging Foreperson
Shop Foreperson
Contact Lens Designer / Coordinator
Contact Lens Technicians
Construction Coordinator
Construction General Forepersons
Labor Foreperson
Forepersons
Gang Bosses
Standby Carpenter
Lead Plasterer
Lead Sculptor
Buyer
Construction Office Assistant
Lead Scenic
Scenic Foreperson
Scenic Gang Bosses
On Set Painter
Lead Greensperson
On Set Greensperson
Transportation Coordinator
Transportation Captain
Dispatcher
DOT Compliance
Studio Teacher
Set Medic
Construction Medic
Catering
Key Craft Service
Assistants to Craft Service
SKYLAR GORRELL
CRISTEN MARTEMUCCI
THOMAS VANKOEVERDEN
BRETT SMITH
LELA CHECCO
HEATH HOOD
WALTER KIESLING
TREY GORDON
CHRISTINA PATTERSON
JESSICA NELSON
DENISE ADAMS
CHRISTINA GONZALEZ
BURGUNDY PONS
RANDY COE
JOHN B. CLAREY
JAMES B. DUPUY
BYRON BENSON
A. RUSSEL AMDAL
THOMAS “RUSS” ANDERSON
GERALD J. LAJANNIE
LEO E. LAURICELLA
TIM FYTEN
STEPHEN J. MARTEMUCCI
HUBERT MITCHELL
MARVIN PERRY
SHANE BUCKALLEW
BLAKE “TRICKY” LeVASSEUR
JULIE D. GUEYDAN
STACY LAURICELLA
THOMAS JOHNSON
KEN DEUBEL
PEGGY JOHNSON
TERRY DEUBEL
RICK BERNOS
ABIGAIL WINKLER
DAVID KEITH BROOME
ROB JOY
ROB FOSTER, JR.
SONNY MESSINA
KRIS GOLASHESKY
KYNDRA SHORT
TOM GOODRICH
LELA LAVONNE DOANE
PATRICIA LAURICELLA
HANNA BROTHERS CATERING
SANFORD HATCHER
LORIN SERIO
ALEXANDER B. WILLIAMS
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VANCOUVER UNIT
Production Manager
Second Assistant Director
Supervising Art Director
Set Decorator
Set Decorator Buyer / Coordinator
“B” Camera Operator
First Assistant Camera – “B” Camera
Second Assistant Camera – “A” Camera
Second Assistant Camera – “B” Camera
Camera Loader
Video Assist Coordinator
Sound Mixer
Boom Operator
Cable Puller
Best Boy Electric
Generator Operator
Set Lighting Technicians
Rigging Gaffer
Best Boy Rigging Electric
Rigging Lamp Operators
Best Boy Grip
Dolly Grips
Key Rigging Grip
Grips
Rigging Grips
Rigging Grips – Containment
Key Rigger
Riggers
Location Manager
Assistant Location Manager
On Set Assistant Location Manager
Trainee Asst Locations
BARBARA KELLY
JOSY CAPKUN
JEREMY STANBRIDGE
JAN BLACKIE-GOODINE
ZOE JIRIK
SEAN HARDING
DOUG PRUSS
ANDY CAPICIK
ROB CRONE
PATRICK HOGUE
BRENT BARRETT
DARREN BRISKER
MIKE HIBBERSON
TRICIA BOER
JEFF HARVEY
MURRAY CHYSYK
ANDREW McLEOD
CEDAR O’ROURKE
ANDREW PERESZLENYI
PAUL MAYNE
SEAN OXENBURY
KURT ZELMER
JEFF HALL
JOE PETERS
CHRISTIAN ROUSSEAU
GREG MILTON
MATT ALMAS
DARIN WONG
NEIL McBRIDE
KEVIN McCLOY
GARY WILLIAMS
DOUG NOLIN
BILL FLANAGAN
CHRIS JONES
SETH HETTRICK
JOEL BELLEFLEUR
ROB GOODALL
ADAM ZALESKI
PHILLIPPE PALU
GRANT HAMAKAWA
PERRY BECKHAM
DAR HICKS
CHRIS GEISLER
ABRAHAM FRASER
MICHAEL LEGRESLEY
JENDRIK KOWALSKI
BRAD ERICKSON
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Property Master
Assistant Property Master
Props Buyer
Props Buyer / Truck Person
Set Designer
Assistant Set Decorator
Lead Dressers
On Set Dresser
Set Dressers
Wedding Flowers Provided by
Art Department Coordinator
On Set Background Coordinators
Assistant Costume Designer
Costume Coordinator
Costume Set Supervisor
Truck Costumer
Additional Set Costumer
Prep Costumers
Cutter
Stitcher
Breakdown Artist
Assistant Make-Up Department Head
Key Hairstylists
Assistant Hair Department Head
Production Coordinator
First Assistant Production Coordinators
Second Assistant Production Coordinators
Office Production Assistants
Assistant to Mr. Bannerman
Assistant to Ms. Kelly
Third Assistant Directors
Trainee Assistant Director
Key Production Assistants
NEVIN SWAIN
DAMON BEBEE
DEREK PINEO
SONIA ZIMMERMAN
SHEILA MILLAR
SEAN BLACKIE
STEVE MILLER
THOMAS WALKER
MACLEOD SINCLAIRE
MEGZ REYNOLDS
JIM McGILL
ARISTOCRATIC DESIGNS
JACLYN KENNEY
ANDREA HUGHES
JOSEPH NICHOLLS
ALISON FRASER
GAIL BARRETT
SUSAN O’HARA
HEATHER OSBORNE
ANNE BURKE
CATHIE MANN
LUISA DAL MAGRO
ROSALIE LEE
SULA SALAMPASSIS
KAREN DURRANT
FAY VON SCHROEDER
SUSAN GERMAINE
FOREST SALA
JANET SALA
KATHLEEN WHELAN
JILL McQUEEN
CARMEN SIEGERS
BONNIE BREKELMANS
KARLA WANNER
KAYLA LASAGA
SPANKY MCKECHNIE
NATALIE LAPOINTE
NATALIE ROBISON
KARIN BEHRENZ
GABRIEL CORREA
DAWN CHARETTE
KEVIN McLEAN
MATT MURPHY
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Production Assistants
Set Containment Coordinator
Set Containment Assistants
Production Accountant
First Assistant Accountant
Accounting Assistants
Payroll Accountant
Payroll Assistant
Payroll Clerk
Accounting Clerks
Extras Casting by
Special Effects Coordinator
Best Boy Special Effects
Shop Foreperson
Fabricators
Special Effects Buyer
Special Effects Technicians
Contact Lens Technicians
BOBBY CROWDER
LIAM POWELL
DAYNA MAHANNHA
KEITH McGUIGGAN
CHARLES CROSSIN
KONRAD WIECLAWSKI
ITHON HARRISON-JONES
MAGDA KACZOROWSKA
ANNE JACOBSEN
STEFANI ROCKWELL
ALAN HOMMA
DOREEN BEAULAC
SYDNEY LECLAIRE
SHAUN MCKAY
DAVE HARVEY
KATHARINE CURRIE
MARIE STURGESS
IAN JARVIS
SHEENA ROSS
BROOKE McGILL
ANDREA BROWN
ALEX BURDETT
ADAM TAYLOR
ROB FALCK
RANDY PARKS
JOSH BENJAMIN
MILES MAY
MIKE HYRMAN
MARK HIGHAM
DAVE MCGUIRE
GARY MINIELLY
MARCINE PETER
DEBRA SZTEINA
Construction Coordinator
Construction Foreperson
Construction Buyer
Lead Carpenter
On Set Carpenter
Scenic Carpenter
Tool Maintenance / Shop Steward
Paint Coordinator
On Set Painter
DOUG HARDWICK
MICHAEL MCLEOD
JAN HOLMSTEN
TERRY FOERSTER
AL BOJSZA
KIM MAGEE
JOE LEJA
HERMINIO KAM
JACK GUPPY
Transportation Coordinator
Transportation Captain
Transport Co-Captain
Transport Assistant
Picture Car Coordinator
JACK CALIHOO
RODNEY BEECH
DENNIS STONE
ERICA MALETZ
MATT HABGOOD
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Picture Car Wrangler
Set Security Coordinator
Tutor
First Aid Craft Service
Craft Service Assistant
Catering
SECOND UNIT - VANCOUVER
Second Unit Director
Production Managers
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
Trainee Assistant Director
“A” Camera Operator / Steadicam
“B” Camera Operator
First Assistant Camera – “A” Camera
First Assistant Camera – “B” Camera
Second Assistant Camera – “A” Camera
Second Assistant Camera – “B” Camera
Camera Loader
Video Assist
Assistant Video Assist
Libra Head Technician
Stills Photographer
Script Supervisor
Sound Mixer
Boom Operator
Gaffer
Best Boy Special Effects
Best Boy Electric
Generator Operator
Lamp Operators
Key Grip
Dolly Grips
Grips
Best Boy Grip
Assistant Location Manager
Key Location Production Assistants
Props Master
Set Supervisor
Truck Costumer
SIMON AUBIN
TREVOR HERRMANN
GENE STEPHENSON
TAMMY SAITO
PAUL HUNT
CINEMA SCENES CATERING –
BOB BEDARD
E.J. FOERSTER
BARBARA KELLY
MARY GUILFOYLE
GREG ZENON
DAVE BARON
BRYANT MARSHALL
SCOTT KUKURUDZ
DEAN HESELDON
QUINCY PAGLARO
JAMES CLARE
NICK WATSON
CARRIE WILSON
MARK GORDON
THOMAS YARDLEY
LANCE WHITE
COLIN MAIER
CHRIS COVE
DOANE GREGORY
NANCY McDONALD
LARS EKSTROM
DARYL MARKKO
PETER CAPADOUCA
BRAD ZEHR
PAUL BOUGIE
MIKE STROMAN
CAM ESAU
DUSTIN ALLEN
MICHAEL McLELLAN
TONY DERKACH
PIERRE HERBERT
LIONEL HUBERT
JESSICA URIBE
PABLO THOMSON
RICK FEARON
DANIELLE POUDRIER
CODY BRIGGS
TAYLOR MILNE
TYLER SMITH
DIANA PATTERSON
LINDSAY BOROWKO
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Special Effects Coordinator
Key Make-Up
Contact Lens Technician
Key Hair
Second Unit Production Coordinator
First Assistant Coordinator
Office Production Assistant
Lead Greens
Greensperson
Set Containment Supervisor
Set Containment Grips
Transportation Captain
Transportation Co-Captains
First Aid Craft Service
First Aid Craft Service Assistant
BRAZIL UNIT
USA Production Manager
USA Production Supervisor
Zohar Producer
Zohar Producer MD
Zohar Associate Producer
Zohar Head of Production
Zohar Production Coordinator
Zohar IT/Researcher
Total Producer MDs
MIKE SPLATT
AMANDA MCGOWAN
EBRAHAM FRANCIS
ANDREA SIMPSON
DAVID MAGEE
NATHAN CONCHIE
SARAH LONG
JAMES SUMMERS
JOHN CHASCHOWY
CALI HAAN
JOHNNY WALKER
SCOTT SCHROEDER
LAURIE MORRIS
RON GAVIN
SCOTT DELAPLACE
DIANE BEREZAY
GISELLE FREDETTE
Total Entertainment Consultant
ANDY LA MARCA
BRYAN YACONELLI
ISABELLE TANUGI
CARLOS PAIVA
ROBERTO BAKKER
FERNANDA ROSSI
FERNANDO SOUZA
MARCELO VICENTE
WALKIRIA BARBOSA
VILMA LUSTOSA
MARCOS DIDONET
ANITA BARBOSA
Production Manager
VALÉRIA AMORIM
Art Director
DANIEL FLAKSMAN
Set Decorator
MÔNICA ROCHLIN
BARBARA SETTE
ALESSANDRA VIGANO
RAFAEL FRAGA
FLAVIO ZANGRANDI
FELIPE REINHEIMER
EDUARDO DUQUE (PIMENTA)
MARTINA RUPP
MIGUEL LINDENBERG
TAIS NARDI
JOSÉ EDUARDO LIMONGI
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
“A” Camera Operator
“B” Camera Operator & SteadiCam
“B” Camera First Assistant Camera
“C” Camera First Assistant Camera
“A” Camera Second Assistant Camera
“B” Camera Second Assistant Camera
Camera Loader
Video Assist
Boom Operator / Utility
ANDRÉ KELLER
ALVARO CORREIA
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Gaffer
Electric Best Boys
Dolly Grip
Location Manager
Set Manager
Marine Coordinator
Marine Coordinator Assistants
Production Assistants
Assistant Props
Assistant Art Director
Set Designer
Set Dresser & On Set Dresser
Set Dressers
Dresser – Lapa
Graphic Designer
Art Department Coordinator
Costume Supervisor
Costumer
Costumer Trainee
Make-Up Assistant
Hair Assistant
Production Coordinators
Assistant Production Coordinator
Assistants Locations
Location Accountant
Production Accountant
First Assistant Accountant
Payroll
Clerk
Casting
Extras Casting
Special Effects Coordinator
Construction Manager
Travel Coordinator
Transportation Coordinator
Transportation Coordinator Assistant
Caterers
Food Stylist
Security Coordinator / Liaison
Security Supervisor
Marine Security
ULISSES MALTA
ALLAN PAULO
EDU GRINGO
CÉSINHA
ISRAEL BASSO
DANIEL FONTOURA
CHICÃO – FERNANDO PESTANA
JOHNNY CATROLLI
RICARDO JULIANO ROSSI
THELMA FLORES
RENATA AMARAL
MÔNICA JUNCKEN
LUIZA HAKME
MARCELO MELLO
KAREN ARAUJO
CLARA ROCHA
JOANA HELIODORO
ODAIR ZANI
FERNANDO DE JESUS
BRUNO DE LAURENTIS
ROBERTA RAPOSO
BIA SALGADO
FULVIA COSTALONGA
VITORIA NEVES
ANDERSON MONTES
HENRY HANSEN
VERONICA MENEZES
CRISTIANE FAÇANHA
CECILIA SANTOS
ANDRÉ FIALHO
MARIANA CARNEIRO
LISA SHILLINGBURG
MARCELO GUERRA
MARILAC RAIOL
EDLENE DE SOUZA BARBOSA
RITA MATIAS
CIBELE SANTA CRUZ
ANDRÉ GUSTAVO-CRIATIVE
SERGIO FARJALLA JR.
CELSO LUIZ DOS SANTOS
HELENA DE CASTRO
FLAVIO CHAVES
FERNANDA MANDRIOLA
NICOLAU BARBOSA
ROBERTO RODRIGUES
DANIEL FRANCO
ANGELO GASTAL
TULIO COSTA
PERSINHO
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AERIAL UNITS
Second Unit Director
First Assistant Director
Camera Operators
Eclipse Technicians
First Assistants Camera
Best Boy
Key Grips
Aerial Coordinator
Helicopter Pilots
Location Managers
Assistant Location Managers
Location Production Assistants
Costumer
Hairstylist
Production Manager
Head Greens
Transportation Captains
Calgary Location Liaison
First Aid Craft Service
PLATE UNIT
First Assistant Camera
Loader
Generator Op
Location Production Assistant
Set Containment
BILL BANNERMAN
GREG ZENON
HANS BJERNO
STEVE KOSTER
JOHN TRAPMAN
DANE BJERNO
DAVID ARMS
SCHANE GODON
TERRY MCEWEN
STUART LENNOX
TIM MILLIGAN
MICHAEL TASCHEREAU
VITOR LINS
JIM FILIPPONE
MAURÍCIO MULLER
DENNIS PENNY
COLIN MACKENZIE
RICK FEARON
RYAN MONAGHAN
CHRIS KADZIELSKI
CLAYTON BUDD
KALYN GILBERT
SELENA SCHREIRER
ROBIN WATTS
KOFI BOATENG
MARNIE MAHANNHA
CHRIS BILLION
NICOLE REID NAZIEL
PAM CAMERON
DEAN SCHECK
COLLEEN MITCHELL
RICHARD SCHULTZ
GREG FARMER
DANNY KLEPPER
CHRIS CHEVIER
PAUL HUNT
SANDE ASHE
ADRIENE WYSE
JEFF HALL
MICHELLE JANZEN
AMANDA WOWRYK
BEVIN HALE
VISUAL EFFECTS
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Visual Effects Production Assistants
Motion Control Fabrication
Motion Control Grip
DARRYL STAWYCHNY
IMRAAN ISMAIL
JOE STATHAM
KEITH ABEL
KAREN BUSHNELL
EMILIO NAVARRO
PATRICK SHEARN
SHYAM V. YADAV
KEITH HAMAKAWA
JONATHAN MacPHERSON
CLAIRE McLACHLAN
SEAN WINDELL
TERRY WINDELL
MARK WEINGARTNER
TIM SPENCER
PAUL MAPLES
MIKE LEBEN
ARNOLD PETERSON
CHRIS PAXSON
ADAM FRANCIS
BRETT SMITH
DANIEL RECTOR
Previsualization Supervisor
AJ BRIONES
Previsualization Artists
NATE HOPKINS
TODD PATTERSON
STEPHEN PAVELSKI
BENNY VARGAS
Visual Effects and Wolf Animation by
Tippett Studio
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
PHIL TIPPETT
Visual Effects Supervisor
ERIC LEVEN
Visual Effects Producer
KEN KOKKA
Art Director
NATE FREDENBURG
CG Supervisor
AHARON BOURLAND
Animation Supervisor
TOM GIBBONS
Lead Animator
HANS G. BREKKE
MARIE-LAURE NGUYEN
HOWARD CAMPBELL
DAVID SCHNEE
LEE HAHN
ADRIENNE ANDERSON
BLAISE PANFALONE
YIMI TONG
Data Wranglers
Visual Effects Supervisor
Vista Vision Director of Photography
Vista Vision Technician
Motion Control Operators
Motion Control Technicians
Lighting Supervisors
Compositing Supervisor
Digital Production Managers
Production Coordinators
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Animators
Lead Character Set-Up
JIMMY ALMEIDA
ROBERT ALVES
RYAN BRADLEY
ANDY HASS
RYAN HOOD
LOUIS JONES
JONATHAN LYONS
JESSICA MORRIS
PHILIP MORRIS
CHRISTOPHER MULLINS
YUHON NG
MARK POWERS
NATE ROSS
MILES SOUTHAN
DANNY SOUTHARD
JIM AUPPERLE
DAVID GUTMAN
ERIK KRUMREY
JIM MCVAY
CORY REDMOND
RAYMOND A. RIBARIC
JUWANA SAMMAN
BART TRICKEL
LARRY WEISS
NATALIE BAILLIE
YOUJIN CHOUNG
COLIN EPSTEIN
CHRIS HALSTEAD
ADAM HAZARD
WOEI HSI LEE
DAVID LINK
ROSS NAKAMURA
BRUCE NICHOLSON
SATISH RATAKONDA
CRAIG ROWE
JORDAN SCHILLING
SCOTT SINGER
JOSEPH HAMDORF
JONATHAN RAMOS
FREDERICK B. VEGA
ERIC JEFFERY
Character Set-Up
TRACY NICOLE IRWIN
Lead CG Painter
GUS DIZON
RENEE BINKOWSKI
KRISTEN BORGES
MARK DUBEAU
BEN VONZASTROW
SEUNG JANG JACK KIM
Lighters
Compositors
Lead Effects Animator
Effects Animators
CG Painters
CG Modeler
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Lead Match Mover
Location Set Surveyors
Match Movers
Lead Roto-Paint Artist
Roto-Paint Artists
Color Pipeline Supervisor
Digital Color Corrector
CHRISTOPHER PAIZIS
DEVIN BREESE
KIRK LARKINS
ERIC MARKO
JIN YONG KIM
KIRK LARKINS
STEPHEN MOROS
DAVID SULLIVAN
JEREMY CHO
AMANDA INSTONE
KENNETH VOSS
PAGE FRAKES
Production Assistant
NICK OVERSTREET
MIKE CAVANAUGH
SHANNON HULLENDER
NIKETA ROMAN
Storyboard Artist
WILLIAM GROEBE
Stage Manager
ANDY TRICKEL
MIKE ROOT
MICHAEL FARNSWORTH
ANDREW GARDNER
QIN SHEN
M STEVENS
MARK CORNMESSER
Q FORTIER
NEAL HOOVER
MATT SMYJ
NICK BENCRISCUTTO
MICHAEL L. HUTCHINSON
SHAUN POTTS
STEVE GERARDIN
TOM GILCHRIST
STACZ SADOWSKI
JULES ROMAN
SANJAY DAS
KIP LARSEN
DAN MCNAMARA
Visual Effects Editors
Research & Development
Systems
Digital Resource Wranglers
Facilities
Senior Staff
Visual Effects by
LOLA|VFX
Visual Effects Supervisor
EDSON WILLIAMS
Visual Effects Producer
THOMAS NITTMANN
2D Technical Supervisor
GREG STRAUSE
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Visual Effects Production
Digital Double Reference Model
MILES FRIEDMAN
MAX LEONARD
NICHOLAS ELWELL
MARE MCINTOSH
DANIEL CHAVEZ
CASEY ALLEN
CLIFF WELSH
DAVID LEVINE
KAZUYOSHI YAMAGIWA
DAN BARTOLUCCI
DANIEL JAUREGUI
DEMITRE GARZA
HOLLI ALVARADO
SPENCER ARMAJO
MICHELE RADER
YUKI UEHARA
SCOTT BALKOM
CLARK PARKHURST
JEREMIAH SWEENEY
TRENT CLAUS
DAVE HERNANDEZ
CHRIS INGERSOLL
VINCENT BLIN
CHRIS FREGOSA
BRIAN HAJEK
SATOSHI OZEKI
JOSH SINGER
JOEL SILVA
ALEX TIRASONGKRAN
CHRIS RADCLIFFE
YOSHIYA YAMADA
SHIGEHARU TOMOTOSHI
KRYSTAL SAE EUA
MIGUEL GUERRERO
CHRIS WELLS
ATSUSHI IMAMURA
ROB OLSSON
NICOLETE PICARDO
LAUREN PERRY
Visual Effects by
IMAGE ENGINE
Visual Effects Supervisor
ROBIN HACKL
Visual Effects Producer
WENDY LANNING
Digital Effects Supervisor
NEIL ESKURI
Visual Effects Executive Producer
SHAWN WALSH
Visual Effects Coordinators
Assets Supervisor
CRYSTAL CHOO
DANA JURCIC
RHYS CLARINGBULL
Rigging Lead
FRED CHAPMAN
Compositors
3D Artists
Matte Painters
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Animation Lead
KEN STEEL
Effects Lead
ALEKSANDER SZKUDLAREK
Tracking and Matchmove Lead
DEREK STEVENSON
Lighting Lead
YUTA SHIMIZU
Compositing Lead
MARK BURNS
Research & Development, Assets and Effects
SHANE AHERNE
JACOB CLARK
NIGEL DENTON-HOWES
TIM FORBES
RYOJI FUJITA
JAMI GIGOT
CHRISTOPHER HOGSTEAD
JUSTIN HOLT
ROSS KAKUSCHKE
ANDREW KAUFMAN
GREG MASSIE
TOMOKA MATSUMURA
MARCO MENCO
DAVID MINOR
STEPHEN MISEK
LUCIO MOSER
JAKE POKORNY
TY SHELTON
NIK SLOTIUK
GUSTAVO YAMIN
CAMERON WIDEN
Previsualization
Animation
EARL FAST
CHRIS DEROCHIE
JULIAN GREEN
ALASTAIR MACLEOD
ANDREW OGAWA
Tracking, Matchmove and Lighting
KYLE BOTHA
LUKE BYRD
BILL MARTIN
HENRY PENG
ANGEL RUIZ
JERRY TUNG
BIREN VENKATRAMAN
KENT MATHESON
Digital Matte Painting
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Compositing
Head of Systems
SHANNON CALDWELL
FREDDY CHAVEZ
NATALIA DIAZ
JANEEN ELLIOTT
GREG HOWE-DAVIES
KATYA KROTENKO
ALEX LAMA
HENRIQUE MOSER
ERIC PONTON
DORIAN ROZA
TOM TRUSCOTT
DONALD TSE
ANDRES VERGARA
JESSICA WAN
MATT YEOMAN
ADAM ESTEY
EVAN SALUSBURY
ANDREW SMITH
RYAN VALADE
NEIL IMPEY
TOMAS NIELSEN
STEVE JOHNSTON
TERRY BATES
Senior Systems Administrator
HANOZ ELAVIA
Production Manager
RACHEL SCAFE
Head of Studio
JASON DOWDESWELL
Motion Capture Unit
ANIMATRIK FILM DESIGN
Visual Effects by
SPIN VFX
Executive Producer
NEISHAW ALI
Visual Effects Supervisor
JEFF CAMPBELL
Visual Effects Producer
GEORGE MACRI
Compositing Supervisor
ERIC DOIRON
Lead Compositor
AMY DAYE
Compositing Sequence Supervisor
KIRK BRILLON
Production Manager
CARRIE RICHARDSON
Visual Effects Editors
I/O Assistants
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Digital Artists
CHRIS ANKLI
ZENA BIELEWICZ
PETER GILIBERTI
AMANDA HOLLINGWORTH
COLIN HUI
JEREMYJOHNSON
JASON KOZSUREK
JONGJU LEE
MARCO LEE
JIM MAXWELL
MATTHEW McEWAN
JAIDEEP MOHAN
ANAELLE MOREAU
MICHAEL MORLEY
MARY NELSON
KEN NIELSEN
RICHARD OWEN
CAROL PRINCE
STEVIE RAMONE
VISHAL RUSTGI
MAG SARNOWSKA
TIM SIBLEY
JOSEPH SOLOWAY
SEAN SULLIVAN
DAANISH WAIN
MATTANIAH YIP
Visual Effects Editorial
IAN MOREHEAD
Systems Administrator
EPPIE TONG
Visual Effects by
Wildfire Visual Effects
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dottie Starling
Visual Effects Producer
Lauren Ritchie
Visual Effects Coordinator
Elbert Irving IV
Compositors
Tom Lamb
Caleb Owens
Jan Tonsman
Visual Effects and Digital Animation by
METHOD (CIS) CANADA
Visual Effects Supervisor
BRUCE WOLOSHYN
Visual Effects Coordinator
MARK VAN EE
Visual Effects Editor
STEVE MCLEOD
Head of Digital Studio
JANET YALE
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Compositing Supervisor
AARON BROWN
Compositors
MM Lead
TOM MCHATTIE
KODIE MACKENZIE
LUKE VALLEE
ERICA HENDERSON
DAVID CHEN
PETER HART
Roto Lead
ALEXIS CHAPMAN
Matchmove / Roto Coordinator
HEATHER BEHL CAMERON
Head of 2D
CHRISTINE PETROV
Visual Effects by
MR. X INC.
Visual Effects Supervisor
AARON WEINTRAUB
Supervising Visual Effects Producer
DENNIS BERARDI
Visual Effects Producer
WILSON CAMERON
Visual Effects Coordinator
BECCA DONOHOE
Digital Compositors
BARB BENOIT
KRISTY BLACKWELL
ANAND DORAIRAJ
DOUG COOK
CHRISTIAN MORIN
SEBASTIEN PROULX
GAVIN SOARES
MICHEL ZIGAIB
CHRIS MACLEAN
Animation
Modeling, Texturing & Lighting
Matte Painters
MATHEW BORRETT
MILAN SCHERE
Visual Effects by
SOHO VFX
Visual Effects Producer
ALLAN MAGLED
Visual Effects Supervisor
NADAV EHRLICH
Production Manager
ATHENA KOUVERIANOS
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Digital Artists
COLIN CUNNINGHAM
SUJESH CHITTY
ERIC COVELLO
NATALIE CONLIFF
CHUN PING CHAO
MIKE DEMUR
WARREN DOUGLAS
MATT HANSEN
NATHAN ENGLBRECHT
DANIEL LU
DAN POWER
RUBEN SALAZAR
RICK SMITH
ANDREW WINTERS
Visual Effects by
ENGINE ROOM LLC
Visual Effects Supervisor
DAN SCHMIT
Visual Effects Producer
MICHAEL CAPLAN
Compositing Supervisor
ERIC HEAVENS
Compositing Lead
MARY DOWD
Compositing Artists
Editor
PADDY CULHAM
DAVID PIEDRA
IAN SHULMAN
Visual Effects by
DIGISCOPE
Visual Effects Supervisor
DION HATCH
Visual Effects Producer
MARY STUART
Digital Effects Supervisor
BRENNAN PREVATT
Senior Compositing Supervisor
FORTUNATO FRATTASIO
Visual Effects Editor
SEAN ROURKE
Visual Effects Coordinator
JOSEPH SHAHOOD
Production Assistant
ALLEN MASCARI
Artists
PHAROAH BARRETT
TOM LYNNES
GRANT MOYER
ROBB OZETA
DAVID ALEXANDER
DANNY MUDGETT
MICHAEL FRATTASIO
Visual Effects by
HYDRAULX VFX
CG Supervisor
COLIN STRAUSE
Lead Character TD
DAVID MICHAELS
Senior Lighter
YUJI YAGASAKI
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Lead Matchmover
JARROD AVALOS
Lead Animator
TJ BURKE
Visual Effects by
MODUS FX
Visual Effects Supervisor
YANICK WILISKY
Visual Effects Producer
ANOUK DEVEAULT MOREAU
Executive Producers
Project Manager
PATRICK BISSONNETTE
MARC BOURBONNAIS
JEANNE-ÉLISE PRÉVOST
CG Supervisor
MARTIN PELLETIER
Compositing Supervisor
GUILLAUME TERRIEN
Compositors
Production Manager
MARIE-ÈVE AUTHIER
PHILLIPE DÈSIRONT
ANDREA ESPINAL
JEAN-SÉBASTIEN FORTIN
FRANCIS LAROUCHE
STÉPHANE RIOUX
JACINTHE CÔTÉ
Sales & Marketing
VALÉRIE CLÉMENT
Visual Effects by
COMEN VFX
Visual Effects Supervisor
TIM CARRAS
Visual Effects Producer
JOSH COMEN
Visual Effects Coordinator
SYLVIA KIM
Lead Compositor
BRANDON CRISWELL
Compositors
Accounting
BRIAN CUARTERO
KENNETH ARMSTRONG
MARK JUSTISON
ROB PRICE
RICHARD SERVELLO
CHONNANIT NA THALANG
JASON BOND
DAVID DANG
ELIZABETH MCLELLAND
ELINOR VILLAFLOR ACCOUNTING
Visual Effects by
PIXEL MAGIC
Visual Effects Supervisor
RAY MCINTYRE JR.
Visual Effects Executive Producer
RAY SCALICE
Visual Effects Producer
DANE SMITH
Composite Artists
BRAD MOYLAN
TAMMY SUTTON
Main Titles and Visual Effects by
Executive Producer
PROLOGUE
KYLE COOPER
Lead Designer
LISA BOLAN
Roto Artists
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Head of Production
IAN DAWSON
Producer
RYAN ROBERTSON
Co-Producer
DARIA POLICHETTI
Lead Visual Effects Editor
ZACHARY SCHEUREN
Visual Effects Editors
CG Supervisor
NATHANIEL PARK
GABRIEL DIAZ
ADAM SWAAB
Compositing Supervisor
MILES LAURIDSEN
Digital Artists
JOSE ORTIZ
BORA JURISIC
ALVARO SEGURA
LILIT HAYRAPETYAN
LEE NELSON
BEKAH BIAK
ANDREW HONAKER
RACHAEL CAMPBELL
JEFFREY DIETRICH
BILLY KWOK
MATT TRIVAN
JASON HEINZE
Visual Effects by
CEBAS CANADA
Visual Effects Supervisor
RAY MCINTYRE JR.
Visual Effects Executive Producer
RAY SCALICE
Visual Effects Producer
EDWIN BRAUN
Production Manager
DANE SMITH
CG Supervisor
RIF DAGHER
CG Artist
DAX PANDHI
Composite Artist
BRAD MOYLAN
Animatronic and Special Make-ups Designed and
Created by
LEGACY EFFECTS
Animatronic and Prosthetic Make-up Effects
Supervisor
Character Concept Designer
JOHN ROSENGRANT
Key Prosthetic Make-up Artists
ARJEN TUITEN
BRIAN SIPE
JASON MATTHEWS
Key Artistic Supervisor
SCOTT PATTON
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Key Artists
Senior Systems Engineer
MICHAEL MANZEL
AKIHITO IKEDA
JOHN L. CHEREVKA
MICHAEL O’ BRIEN
MARK MAITRE
JIM CHARMATZ
JAMIE GROVE
TREVOR HENSLEY
RICHARD HAUGEN
DAVID COVARRUBIAS
MATT HEIMLICH
RICHARD LANDON
HIROSHI KAN IKEUCHI
DAMIAN FISHER
CORY CZEKAJ
JEFF DEIST
LOU DIAZ
GARY YEE
KEN CULVER
CHRIS CHEATHAM
JOE GOMEZ
JAVIER CONTRERAS
CHRIS ZEGA
ANTONIO CONTRERAS
JARED GUENTHER
MICHAEL MACFARLANE
CHRIS GROSSNICKLE
TED HAINES
AMY WHETSEL
MICHAEL ORNELAZ
AIMEE MACABEO
JASON LOPES
Digital Intermediate by
EFILM
Digital Colorist
YVAN LUCAS
Second Colorist
TOM REISER
Color Timing Assistant
ELODIE ICHTER
Digital Intermediate Producer
LOAN PHAN
Digital Intermediate Editor
CURTIS LINDERSMITH
Digital Opticals
PAT CLANCEY
Digital Intermediate Assistant Producer
PHILIPPE MAJDALANI
Core Project Manager
VANESSA GALVEZ
Cinemascan Colorist
BEN ESTRADA
Cinemascan Producer
KEN LEBRE
Music Orchestrated by
CARTER BURWELL
Additional Orchestrations by
SONNY KOMPANEK
Key Mechanical
Key Technicians
Mold/Technical Department
Fabrication Department
Hair Department
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Recording Engineer
MICHAEL FARROW
Orchestra Contractor
ISOBEL GRIFFITHS
Copyist
VIC FRASER
Assistant to Mr. Burwell
DEAN PARKER
Music Consultants
PAUL KATZ & EYE2EAR><MUSIC
Music Clearance and Legal Services Provided by
Music Recorded at
CHRISTINE BERGREN MUSIC CONSULTING
CHRISTINE BERGREN
DALIA FRANCO
ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS LONDON
Music Mixed at
THE BODY NEW YORK CITY
SONGS
FEMALE MONSTER MUSIC (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE “BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN”)
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY FRANZ WAXMAN
COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN E MAJOR, BWV 1042
COMPOSED BY JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
PERFORMED BY CAPELLA ISTROPOLITANA
COURTESY OF NAXOS
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH SOURCE/Q
MANDOSSIAN VOLUNTARY TRUMPET V2
WRITTEN BY ARAM MANDOSSIAN
COURTESY OF 5 ALARM MUSIC
TURNING PAGE
WRITTEN BY RYAN CURTIS O’NEAL
PERFORMED BY SLEEPING AT LAST
COURTESY OF ASTEROID B-612 RECORDS
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH MUSIC ALTERNATIVES, LLC
FLIGHTLESS BIRD, AMERICAN MOUTH (WEDDING VERSION)
WRITTEN BY SAM BEAM
PERFORMED BY IRON & WINE
COURTESY OF SUB POP RECORDS
MY LOVE
WRITTEN BY SIA FURLER AND OLIVER KRAUS
PRODUCED AND PERFORMED BY KEVIN TEASLEY
ECLIPSE (ALL YOURS)
WRITTEN BY EMILY HAINES, JAMES SHAW AND HOWARD SHORE
PRODUCED AND PERFORMED BY KEVIN TEASLEY
LOVE WILL TAKE YOU
WRITTEN BY ANGUS STONE AND JULIA STONE
PERFORMED BY ANGUS & JULIA STONE
COURTESY OF NETTWERK PRODUCTIONS
LIKE A DRUG
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WRITTEN BY RICHARD ARCHER
PERFORMED BY HARD-FI
COURTESY OF WARNER MUSIC U.K. LTD.
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH WARNER MUSIC GROUP FILM & TV LICENSING
NORTHERN LIGHTS
WRITTEN BY ANDY STOCHANSKY, ADAM KING, SHRIDHAR SOLANKI AND SIMON WILCOX
PERFORMED BY CIDER SKY
COURTESY OF POP 60 RECORDS
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH MUSIC ALTERNATIVES, LLC
NEIGHBORS
WRITTEN BY THEOPHILUS LONDON AND GREG WELLS
PERFORMED BY THEOPHILUS LONDON
COURTESY OF REPRISE RECORDS
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH WARNER MUSIC GROUP FILM & TV LICENSING
E PRA VALER
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