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Twilight Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

When you can live forever what do you live for?

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Jun. 14, 2020

Twilight

Release Date: Friday, November 21, 2008 Nationwide

Anna Kendrick, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Catherine Hardwicke, Melissa Rosenberg, Jackson Rathbone, Justin Chon, Elizabeth Reaser, Michael Welch, Edi Gathegi, Sarah Clarke, Christian Serratos, Heather Parry, Mark Morgan, Bill Burke, Stephanie Meyer, Greg Mooridian, Elliot Davis

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 0 m

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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?
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Twilight.

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.

Producers
Greg Mooridian
Mark Morgan
Heather Parry

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some violence and a scene of sensuality
Runtime
2 hrs, 0 m
Tagline
When you can live forever what do you live for?
Also known as
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Language
English

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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

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Twilight was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, November 21, 2008. in around 3,419 theaters There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including Bolt, Special and Lake City.



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