Twilight

Based on the current #1 New York Times Bestselling series (30 weeks and counting) with over 5.5 million books in print by Stephenie Meyer, TWILIGHT is a cultural phenomenon, with a dedicated fanbase that eagerly awaits this movie. There are over 100 fan sites devoted to Twilight, and it has been chosen as the New York Times Editors Choice, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, Amazons Best Book of the Decade So Fat, Teen Peoples Hot List Pick, The American Library Associations Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults and Top Ten Books for Reluctant Readers and has been translated into 20 languages. Critically acclaimed director Catherine Hardwicke brings to life this modern, visual, and visceral Romeo & Juliet story of the ultimate forbidden love affair-between vampire and mortal.

Release Date: 21 November 2008 (USA) more

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality.

Synopsis: Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a  bit different, never caring about or fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix, Arizona High School. When her mother Renee (Sarah Clarke) remarries and decides to move with her new husband to Florida, and Bella decides to go live with her father, Charlie (Billy Burke), in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn’t expect 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, his piercing eyes see straight into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance. Edward can run faster than any cheetah, 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. For Edward, Bella is the thing he has waited ninety 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 & Bella do when James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi), and Victoria (Rachel Lefevre), the Cullens mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for her?

Cast & Crew:

Director: Catherine Hardwicke

Writers: Melissa Rosenberg & Mark Lord (screenplay), Stephenie Meyer (novel)

Producers: Mark Morgan and Greg Mooradian

Actors:
Bella Swan: Kristen Stewart
Edward Cullen: Robert Pattinson
Jacob Black: Taylor Lautner
Alice Cullen: Ashley Greene
Jasper Hale: Jackson Rathbone
Rosalie Hale: Nikki Reed
Emmett Cullen: Kellan Lutz
Carlisle Cullen: Peter Facinelli
Esme Cullen: Elizabeth Reaser
Victoria: Rachel Lefevre
James: Cam Gigandet
Laurent: Edi Gathegi
Jessica Stanley: Anna Kendrick
Eric Yorkie: Justin Chon
Mike Newton: Michael Welch
Angela Weber: Christian Serratos
Tyler Crowley: Gregory Tyree Boyce
Renee Dwyer: Sarah Clarke
Charlie Swan: Billy Burke
Sam Uley: Solomon Trimble
Billy Black: Gil Birmingham

Twilight Movie Premiere Details (unconfirmed):

Summit Entertainment’s
“Twilight”
(Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, et al.)

Monday, November 17, 2008 - time TBA
(arrivals are likely to start between 5 PM and 6:30 PM)
at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood

(no press release available)