Twilight Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Twilight" is an action-packed, modern day love story between a vampire and a human. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother remarries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn't expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she's ever met. Intelligent and witty, he sees straight into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance. Edward can run faster than a mountain lion, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands – and he hasn't aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he's immortal. But he doesn't have fangs, and he doesn't drink human blood; Edward and his family are unique among vampires in their lifestyle choice. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for – a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will Edward and Bella do when James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre), the Cullens' mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for her?

Action Adventure Fantasy Teen Thriller Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Twilight.

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  Kristen Stewart

  Sacramento, Love Me

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  Robert Pattinson

  Mickey 17, The Odyssey

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  Peter Facinelli

  Dead Money, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

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  Nikki Reed

  The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

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  Elizabeth Reaser

  The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, The Art of Getting By

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  Jackson Rathbone

  Laws of Man, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

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  Bill Burke

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  Sarah Clarke

  Happy Endings, Heightened

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  Anna Kendrick

  Another Simple Favor, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

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  Christian Serratos

  7500, 96 Minutes

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  Justin Chon

  21 and Over, Gook

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  Michael Welch

  The United States of Leland, Last Shoot Out

Crew Behind the Film

The Twilight behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Catherine Hardwicke last directed Prisoner's Daughter and Mafia Mamma. The film's writer Melissa Rosenberg last wrote The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1.

Director

Catherine Hardwicke

Screenwriters

Melissa Rosenberg
Stephanie Meyer
Catherine Hardwicke

Producers

Greg Mooridian
Mark Morgan
Heather Parry

Production Details

What we know about the Twilight movie production.

Key Facts

• Summit Entertainment picked up the rights from Paramount Pictures in a turnaround. The studio hopes to create a series of at least three films based on Stephanie Meyer's books. In an effort to contain costs, Summit Entertainment is considering filming "Twilight" sequels "New Moon" and "Eclipse" back-to-back (11/23/08).

Production Updates for Twilight

Nov 2008

Completed

Changed Twilight movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2008

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

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