Since I’m not a “young adult” anymore, I have never heard of the vampire book series TWILIGHT outside of the fact that it’s gearing up to hit the bigscreen from director Catherine Hardwicke. Supposedly, it’s quite popular with the kids, so Summit Entertainment is hoping that this flick will be just the first in a franchise.
To get caught up, the story concerns Bella Swan, a 17-year-old who becomes drawn to classmate Edward, who is a vampire. Their unorthodox romance puts her in physical danger when Edward’s nemesis comes to town and sets his sights on Bella.
The young star of the film, Kristen Stewart (PANIC ROOM, INTO THE WILD) talked to MTV about some of the things we can expect:
“People really love these books,” said Stewart. “Right now it’s a trilogy, and a fourth book is coming out, so hopefully we’ll get to shoot all four.”
“The cool thing about the story is that it’s a seemingly wonderful fantasy — let’s fall in love with vampires and live forever — but it’s so much harder than that. Imagine living forever. Living one life is hard enough.”
“The main character is like, superhuman. He’s a vampire, but with really [heightened powers]; he can run faster than a car can drive, and he’s super strong. He throws me over his back [in one scene], right before he’s going to tell me that he’s a vampire, and then he runs over the treetops. And we’re going to be in real treetops; we’re not just going to CGI it. We actually get to go up there, and that’s what I’m stoked on.”
Alright, so maybe this “teen vampire” business won’t be our cup of tea, but if it’s shaping up to be a mini Harry Potter (even starring Robert Pattinson, who played Cedric Diggory in the 4th HP) then it might be worth keeping an eye on. To read the full interview, click it HERE.
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