Next year it will be 15 years since Kristen Stewart and the Twilight cast officially said goodbye to the franchise. Yes, it was back in 2012 when the vampire movies ended with the release of Breaking Dawn Part 2. However, I think they’ve probably realized by now that they may never truly say farewell to Twilight due to how big of a deal it continues to be. And how does K-Stew feel about that?

It’s an interesting one, because to some, the Twilight movies are classics they’re always going back and watching. (All five movies are currently streaming for those with a Hulu subscription). Then, there’s another camp of people who feel “superior” to them, or just don’t get why they are so popular. Stewart was asked if she gets “annoyed” about being questioned about the movies. Here’s how she responded:

I never thought about it like this before, but what a great point from Kristen Stewart. While I’d think the actress would be totally over it, it sounds like it’s just an odd experience to wrap one’s head around. As she added:

Remember, Kristen Stewart was just 17 years old when she first played Bella Swan in Twilight, and Robert Pattinson was 22. While she wasn't “annoyed” that it was brought up on the In Your Dreams podcast, she did have some criticisms of her teenage self. She also said this:

I can’t even imagine having my most popular work being something I made when I was 17 years old. Can you? I would have very similar cringe thoughts about my choices too. And, sure, Kristen Stewart is a bit critical about it. Though, it also sounds like she’s gained some perspective on making the movies that she just didn’t have while she was in the middle of the craze.

Stewart hasn’t shied away from talking about it in the past, either. Previously, she said she’d be down to direct a Twilight remake and even signed on for a new vampire movie called Flesh of the Gods. And her co-stars don’t remove themselves from it either. Robert Pattinson even shouted out Team Jacob unprompted at The Odyssey premiere. Sometimes you just have to embrace your cringe, you know?

Anyways, with Twilight firmly in the past, even though she's fine with talking about it, Stewart’s latest movie is a stoner comedy called The Wrong Girls, which is one of the latest 2026 movies out in theaters this weekend.

The Twilight fan in me that was fangirling over Robert Pattinson back in the day is absolutely living for the genuine movie star the actor has become lately. I mean, he’s in some of the most buzzy 2026 movie releases, including The Odyssey. But I wouldn’t blame the guy for wanting to talk about literally anything but Twilight after the many years he spent making and promoting those films. However, R. Patz totally brought up Jacob Black unprovoked at The Odyssey premiere, and I'm shook!

Here’s what happened. While Pattinson was at The Odyssey premiere in London on Monday, he was asked by MTV about playing a character audiences won’t be rooting for. Here’s how he responded:

Guys, Twilight was mentioned! Twilight was mentioned! This truly makes me feel like a proud fan. Robert Pattinson has had a bad rep for shading on these movies for years now, but look at him full-on comparing one of the biggest movies he’s ever been in to the vampire romance phenomenon. It really shows that he is in a different place these days with the cult film series, and doesn’t mind bringing them up anymore. Finally, and thank you!

Now, in The Odyssey, Robert Pattinson plays the role of Antinous. While Odysseus is trying to get home from the Trojan War to reunite with his wife Penelope and son Telemachus (played by Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland, respectively), Antinous tries to tempt Penelope to forget her husband and move on with him. Pattinson has called the character “the worst stepfather you could possibly have” while recalling shooting scenes with Holland on set. So, I can totally see what he's getting at by name-dropping the Twilight movies with his point here.

While the interviewer thought Antinous might be a character no one would be rooting for, Pattinson thinks that the character will actually have his own fans as Penelope wrestles with waiting for her husband or answering this new suitor's calls. It's very much giving New Moon.

Along with Pattinson's glorious Twilight comment, the premiere of Christopher Nolan's latest film meant that the first reactions for The Odyssey have come out, and there’s a lot of positive word-of-mouth about it already. So far, critics have called it things like a “filmmaking feast,” a “sprawling yet intimate story” and “an absolute triumph”. And, yes, Robert Pattinson’s performance in it is absolutely being singled out by many viewers, too.

You can see Robert Pattinson in The Odyssey yourself on July 17. Let the Jacob Black/Antinous comparisons begin!

Spoilers below for anyone who hasn’t yet watched the entirety of the new shark-infested thriller Thrash streaming via Netflix subscription, so be warned!

When it comes to newborn babies being depicted onscreen, Hollywood has an up-and-down track record. There are certainly more wins than failures, but the failures are spectacular enough to tip the scales, and it almost always involves non-human iterations. I’m talking of course about American Sniper’s infamously awful fake baby, and Twilight: Breaking Dawn’s terrifying Renesmee animatronic that was too freaky to use in the actual movie. Thrash is certainly on that level, though not quite the same.

In Thrash, Phoebe Dynevor’s character Lisa is seemingly on her twelfth trimester when the hurricane hits the town of Annieville, where evacuation announcements apparently only go out after it’s too late. She goes from being trapped in a car in rising water to being bed-bound with contractions to having a full-on delivery by herself in the middle of floodwaters. But it isn’t the look of Lisa’s baby that’s the issue in this particular instance. It’s the wildly unrealistic way this child is handled during its first minutes outside of the womb.

Lisa wanted a water birth, and you better believe that she got one, even if it was the most chaotic version possible. She just kinda screamed a bit and plopped that little sucker out, and then pulled her new kiddo out of the water without much effort. You'd think the newborn would have had some serious breathing issues, given it was in the water for seemingly longer than babies usually are for water births. But that's not even my first issue.

Rather, it's after Lisa removes the baby from the water and holds it up to her shoulder...which is sometimes still going under the splashing water. Meaning that baby's face is also dipping along with it, and is getting splashed way more than any newborn's face should be. I get that it's wildly difficult to stay afloat while holding a baby, and that Lisa should be in absolute physical misery, but her first instinct still should have been to hold that child up in front of her, Simba-style, to avoid getting even more filthy water in its teensy lungs.

To be clear, both as a parent and someone who appreciates sound design, I could not be happier that all we hear from this baby is sporadic crying wails, and that there isn't a super-realistic depiction of a choking newborn. But still...

Lisa Puts Her Unrestrained Newborn On Floating Debris

Every one of Lisa's instincts during this this moment is just objectively wrong. First, newborns have next to zero tensile strength to hold their heads up or to balance themselves or anything that comes naturally with time. So it's wild that Lisa, upon realizing she's being targeted by a shark, pretty much swings the baby up and not-quite-slams it onto the bottom side of a desk drawer that she was hanging onto as a floating device.

She then uses a thick piece of wood to somehow cut the umbilical cord, and then shoves the drawer away from her (with enough force that the baby probably would have rolled right off of it and back into the water). But not before getting a trailer-ready one liner.

It's obviously nutty that LIsa perfectly impales the oncoming shark to death, but even widler that the baby didn't move an inch, and was still perfectly fine when Lisa went back for it.

Everyone Literally Gets Flipped Upside Down In The Water, With Zero Issues

As Whitney Peak's Dakota attempted to help Lisa climb up into her boat, a mischievously vindictive shark swam up and knocked the hell out of the bottom of it, flipping the boat over completely. Dakota, who was holding onto the baby at the time, essentially front-flipped into the water and took an awkward dip below the water. Surely the next shot features all three of them struggling to breathe as they rise back up to the surface, since the boat capsizing would have happened too quickly for them to take deep breaths ahead of time, right? (Not that the baby can do that anyway.)

Well, no. In the very next shot, Dakota, the baby and Lisa are all back up with their heads above the water. Nobody's choking. Nobody's coughing. Nobody's hair is plastered to their heads and faces the way it would be in such a situation. If it wasn't for the upside-down boat next to them, I could have been convinced it was just a hallucination.

Again, I wasn't necessarily looking to hear a miserable baby's screams here. But a certain level of danger and realism has to be presented with authenticity. Otherwise, what's the point in Lisa even having a baby within this story if the risks facing the child aren't treated with the proper amount of scrutiny and care? It might as well be the doll from American Sniper.

All in all, Tommy Wirkola's Thrash wasn't as enjoyable in my eyes as his horror comedy's Dead Snow and its even better sequel Dead Snow 2: Red Vs. Dead. But it was still a wild watch, and here's hoping it's popular enough to convince someone to fund Dead Snow 3.

Robert Pattinson has played plenty of notable roles, and he currently has a handful of high-profile releases on the 2026 movie schedule. However, the Twilight movies will arguably remain famous aspects of his filmography so, of course, the franchise came up while he was promoting his new film, The Drama. Funny enough, Pattison just brought up one thing from the original movie that he recently discovered, and I just know I’m going to think about it every time I rewatch it from this point on.

Just recently, Pattinson caught up with Vogue and, during the chat, he spent some time reflecting on his tenure as Edward Cullen. What I found most notable, though, was that the British actor pointed out something about his work that he hadn't discussed up until that interview. In his words:

Pattinson is talking about the iconic scene in Twilight where Edward Cullen makes his first entrance in the high school cafeteria whilst Bella Swan is getting the rundown about the mysterious Cullen family. As the actor discovered, in the scene when Edward is sitting down, he chose to use a couple of his fingers (kind of like an upside down peace sign) to lower himself down. Here’s an image of the quick moment in action:

This is honestly so precious to me. Robert Pattinson was only several years into his career at that point, and I love his funny commitment to the bit to play the immortal teenager. Every time I watch the movie now I’ll think about Pattinson's comments on Edward sitting down and it’ll bring a smile to my face. Here’s what else he had the say about the first Twilight movie:

While 2008’s Twilight definitely came from a phenomenon of a book, the actors subsequently explained that while making that initial film, they really had no idea it would be such a big hit. (It was made on a small budget of $37 million dollars, and grossed $412 million). Pattinson has also recently spoken about still being shocked by the “cultural legs” the has. The Good Time star also discussed what it was like to quickly become famous due to those supernatural young adult films.

While Twilight's reception was mostly mixed (outside of the huge fandom) upon its release, these days, Robert Pattinson is a fan-favorite actor who’s regularly getting approached by big names to be in big movies like The Batman, Mickey 17 or . Right now, you can see him in The Drama with Zendaya, now in theaters, and look forward to him in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey this summer and Dune: Part Three this holiday season.

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s first of three 2026 movie releases together just came out, and I have to say, I’ve been loving this celebrity friendship. While the actors are playing husband and wife-to-be in The Drama, off-screen, these two seem to have a goofy relationship. One behind-the-scenes picture from Zendaya of RPatz napping on the job proves it.

To celebrate The Drama hitting theaters, Zendaya took to her Instagram account to share a bunch of photos from the making of the A24 movie, and one is a clear favorite. Take a look:

Zendaya shared a fun selfie of herself making a duck face and throwing up a peace sign with a napping Robert Pattinson in the background. She captioned the picture with “sleeping beauty” as a way to describe her co-star. This gives such bestie energy, and I’m so into this for them.

It’s also funny because Robert Pattinson’s most famous character is Twilight’s Edward Cullen, who never sleeps and also likes to watch Bella Swan do so. I don’t know if Zendaya meant the reference at all, but given the popularity of the vampire franchise over 20 years later, it’s hard not to think about it.

In your typical movie, the hours can be really long for actors and the crew, so it’s not unheard of for actors to catch some Zs between shots. Plus, Robert Pattinson is currently a new father who welcomed a baby girl with partner Suki Waterhouse two years ago. That’s got to add to the sleep deprivation. Anyways, here’s more pictures from Zendaya from set:

Zendaya and Pattinson’s new movie is about a couple who are about to get married when one of them learns something shocking about the other that tests their relationship to its core. CinemaBlend’s own The Drama review gave the movie 4 out of 5 stars for being “unsettling” and full of “great chemistry” between its stars. Other critics have been praising the relationship movie overall, with comments describing it as “stomach-churning,” sure to “strike up important discussions” and “aesthetically overworked.”

While promoting The Drama, Zendaya has gone viral (yet again) for method dressing, this time for wearing something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue throughout the press tour. It’s been a bit ironic to see the actress in all this wedding attire because rumor has it that Zendaya recently got married to Tom Holland, too.

After you see Zendaya and Robert Pattinson in The Drama, they have two other movies in 2026. They’re both in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, coming out this July along with Dune: Part 3 arriving in December. I know I can’t wait to see these two do more press together throughout the year and see more peeks into their real-life friendship.

Robert Pattinson has a new movie coming out with Zendaya on the 2026 release schedule this weekend, and while new interviews are beginning to run around, I think it may be helpful to point out that the actor is not truthful a lot. In fact, he’s happy to lie often in interviews, and has admitted as much in the past. Let’s run it down.

What The Twilight Star Has Said About Being An Unreliable Narrator

Back in 2022, GQ did a lengthy profile with Robert Pattinson during which the actor allegedly admitted to lying all the time. The profile referenced a specific incident from 2009 in which he said he only washed his hair once every six weeks as an example of these casual lies. Per the author of the article:

At the time, the Twilight star’s specific comments on the matter were not included, but then a little over a year ago, The New York Times tracked down some full quotes where Robert Pattinson again spoke candidly about being an unreliable narrator. At one point Pattinson told Matt Lauer during a previous era of Today that he’d seen “the joke” car explode at the circus and “kill” a clown. This is a real thing that happened. Later Pattinson confirmed:

I’ve actually thought about these interviews a lot over the last few years.

The Drama And The Drama Over The Inflatable Boat

It all began when a short while after the first interview came out, Robert Pattinson told another major outlet, Architectural Digest, that he didn’t have furniture for a long time and slept in an “inflatable boat.”

Could it be true? Sure. Is it true? I have no idea.

Then, I’ve been following the promotion of the upcoming A24 film The Drama over the last several weeks, and I saw Robert Pattinson do an interview with Brut America where he was asked about weddings of all things. Despite the rumors he and Suki Waterhouse may already be wed after the birth of their little one, I honestly don’t think he has any idea what he’s saying here.

The thing is, Pattinson’s inflection stays the same no matter what he’s talking about. He’s an incredible and often enthusiastic liar if and when he’s lying. Even when he’s making up non-truths he sometimes maintains eye contact and gives just enough detail whatever he’s saying seems plausible. It’s almost like he acts for a living.

So, instead we have to learn real-life facts about the actor from those around, including Hollywood names like Jamie Dornan who used to live with him. ( Side note: I wonder if Dornan could comment on the inflatable boat.)

Now, he’s out and about promoting The Drama, and Zendaya even told Jimmy Kimmel that Pattinson admitted upon meeting her that he "used to be a pathological liar," but allegedly he's reformed. Though he also told Kimmel this month it's "part of" his "schtick" now. So, who knows?

Honestly, I think Zendaya has done a good job of reigning him in a bit. We even got that viral moment in which she was diplomatic and he joked no one in the Twilight fandom was ever actually Team Jacob. It’s a good thing, because they literally have three movies coming out together this year.

I suppose you have to work with what you have to work with, and the Euphoria and Spider-Man star has done a good job, here. However, if you didn’t know already, please don’t take Robert Pattinson interviews particularly seriously.

Taylor Lautner is known for delivering some of the best quotes in the Twilight movies, but as of late, he and his wife (also named Taylor Lautner) have gone viral basically for how cute they are. His wife used to be Team Edward growing up, and now they are full-on starting a family together. I absolutely love seeing the Twilight family get involved, as they told the world this week.

Taylor Lautner announced that he’s about to become a first-time father with a series of sweet photos of him, his wife and sonogram photos of their little one. Check it out:

Aww! Becoming parents is such a huge milestone, and these two look so happy and excited to start this journey. As a longtime Twilight fan, of course I’m swooning over how the comments section of the Instagram post was filled with the cast sending him sweet messages, but one of them is not like the others. Check out Jackson Rathbone’s funny comment:

Yep, this is my favorite comment among the cast that really made me chuckle. Since the running joke for the couple is how they are both named Taylor Lautner since tying the knot back in 2022 (after his super adorable proposal), wouldn’t it be hilarious if they doubled down on it for their kid and also named them Taylor Lautner? Not only that, Taylor Taylor Lautner Lautner just takes it to a whole new level.

The father-to-be reacted with a couple cry-laughing emojis, and same. The Taylor jokes are never going to end with these two. Anyways, the rest of the cast were just sweet in their well wishes to the happy couple. Here’s what Nikki Reed had to say:

Reed has a few years on the Lautners given her and her husband, who is actually The Vampire Diaries’ Ian Somerhalder, had their daughter in 2017 and a son in 2023. They’re officially out of the baby years now, but she sounds a lot more excited than her Twilight character Rosalie would be. Here’s another:

If we were really in a Twilight movie, Facinelli's doctor character would be the guy to go to for all the tips on staying healthy during pregnancy. But in reality, he’s just here for the good vibes. Kellan Lutz had this to say:

And finally, Renesmee actress Mackenzie Foy, who is now 25 years old if you can believe it, jumped in on the joy as well by commenting as well. Take a look at her comment:

Among the Twilight cast, there’s plenty of them that are not on social media, but in a similar spot in life that Lautner is in. For example, Robert Pattinson just welcomed a daughter with Suki Waterhouse a couple of years ago. Is anyone else feeling old now? We’re sending lots of love to the Lautner’s as they get ready to become parents.

Every so often a YA book gets turned into a movie, and becomes a sensation. Twilight is a prime example of this, as the book to screen adaptation (which is streaming with a HBO Max subscription) was wildly popular and made household names out of its actors. That includes Robert Pattinson, who lead the Twilight cast as Edward Cullen. The 39 year-old actor recently reflected on that sudden fame, and trying to separate himself from the character.

In the years since the Twilight movies have ended their run in theaters, the Mickey 17 actor has been able to get some perspective about that time in his life. Pattinson previously said he lost his sense of self as a result of the fame, and during a conversation with Interview Magazine he shared more. In his words:

While fame is a dream for many actors out there, it can be a double-edged sword. And while there were screaming fans proudly declaring themselves #TeamEdward, there were also very loud naysayers. And through it all Pattinson didn't want people to think that he and Edward were the same person.

While Stephanie Meyer's novels were already wildly popular, the Twilight movies made the franchise into a global sensation. While Pattinson finds its ongoing popularity mind-blowing, it must have been even more intense at the hight of it all. In the same interview, the actor went to share how he felt different from Edward, saying:

Part of the reason why some folks felt like Pattinson and Edward were so similar was because of his offscreen relationship with co-star Kristen Stewart. In fact, there is still fan chatter about them to this day, despite the years that have passed since their breakup. The Die My Love star went on to share the disconnect between his public persona and who he really is, offering:

Luckily for Robert Pattinson, he has been largely able to separate himself from his tenure as Edward Cullen. He's taken a variety of different film projects, becoming an indie darling in the process. This led him to eventually join another huge IP, playing the title character of Matt Reeves' The Batman. And the forthcoming sequel is one of the most highly anticipated upcoming DC movies.

The Twilight movies are streaming now on HBO Max, and Robert Pattinson can be seen opposite Zendaya in The Drama, hitting theaters on April 3rd as part of the 2026 movie schedule.

There’s nothing pedestrian about a red carpet premiere. We regularly see celebrities strut out on carpets in the naked dress trend or method dressing (like Margot Robbie is doing right now for Wuthering Heights). While I enjoy ohh-ing and aw-ing over celebrity fashion just as much as the next gal, I think the winner of premiere wear recently was Peter Dinklage… for turning up in a Twilight T-shirt.

Dinklage appeared at the Sundance Film Festival for his new movie Wicker in a Twilight T-shirt (which fans say was once available to buy at Target), dark jeans and a leather jacket. When asked about the fit by AP News, he said this:

The Game of Thrones actor has a daughter who’s around 14 or 15, making her in fact the perfect age for the vampire romance series. Check him out:

Now, the Park City, Utah festival has much more casual attire than glitzy Hollywood and New York City premieres, but you have to appreciate Dinklage for repping the franchise in a place where he knew cameras were going to be on him. Plus, it made for a standout moment in a world where men on the red carpet often get less love than the ladies.

Twilight often gets a lot of hate, but it’s got a huge cult following, and has brought a lot of joy to fans over the years. Not to mention, the series starred some actors that are still big in Hollywood today, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.

When the Twilight fans got word to Peter Dinklage’s wardrobe choice on Instagram, it produced a lot of fun comments. Check it out:

• “let the man play charlie in kristen’s reimagining” - @chronicallychillmemes
• “Tyrion Lannister and I have the same shirt. That is a trip 😂” - @thatmarvelmom
• “I am literally wearing the same shirt right now” - @nailangel816
• “ONE OF US! ONE OF US!” - @boxofficebooks
• “I think he lost a bet with his daughter. And I respect that” - @laura.lied
• “He drinks, and he knows Twilight.” - @lagrange.jeffrey

Fans were contemplating what team Peter Dinklage is on, as well as fancasting him for the Twilight remake (who Stewart said she’d totally direct). I actually love the idea of Dinklage as Bella’s dad, Charlie Swan, now that it’s been put out there.

Anyways, Dinklage’s new movie Wicker is actually a romantic fantasy movie, so the T-shirt was somewhat on theme. It’s about a fisherwoman (played by Olivia Colman) who commissions a husband made out of wicker (Alexander Skarsgård). Dinklage plays the basket weaver who makes said wicker husband. The movie apparently received a “double standing ovation” per The Hollywood Reporter, and currently has a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.

No word yet on when Wicker is being released, but both Game of Thrones and the Twilight movies can currently be streamed with a HBO subscription.

Being a fan of Twilight while the movies were coming out was really a singular experience, wasn’t it? It was a bunch of your friends and a mom chaperone taking you to the midnight premieres, listening to all the soundtracks and of course, picking between Team Edward and Team Jacob. Funny enough, the actual wife of Taylor Lautner was one of those fans who grew up with the franchise, but she was actually rooting for the vampires.

“I was too young for Jacob’s abs,” Lautner’s wife (who is also named Taylor Lautner since they got married back in 2022) told Cosmopolitan in defense of the fun fact. And, when Tay was asked if she sees something about her husband in real life that reflects what she loved about Edward Cullen as a young girl, this exchange happened between the couple:

• Tay: “Nothing! I always say I wasn’t into ‘hotness’ yet then.”
• Taylor: “Yeah, like Robert Pattinson isn’t hot…”
• Tay: “There’s nothing Edward about you, which I love.”

The Twilight star and his wife come from completely different backgrounds, and yet they found each other back in 2018. While Taylor Lautner spent a lot of his childhood getting into acting with early roles in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl and Cheaper By The Dozen before becoming a viral star for the Twilight movies, his wife was living a “normal life in my normal suburb.” As the actor added:

The couple was set up by the actor’s sister, Makena. Tay Lautner was a nurse who worked 12-hour shifts at a hospital during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but after the career weighed on her and she was diagnosed with severe PTSD, depression and anxiety, she decided to resign. Both Taylor Lautners currently host a podcast together called The Squeeze.

Taylor Lautner is leaning into his Twilight roots soon with his meta series Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter, where he’ll play a heightened version of himself who is recruited to join a secret society of werewolf trackers. On the franchise’s front, there’s also a Twilight animated series for Netflix currently being made based on Midnight Sun.

The couple has rewatched the Twilight movies together, where Tay actually said she had an emotional reaction to revisiting the films now that they are husband and wife. The fandom might always be divided on Team Edward and Team Jacob, and apparently, the phenomenon actually made it “difficult” for Lautner and Pattinson to get close on the movies.

Obviously, Tay Lautner is indisputably Team Jacob nowadays, and if you ask me, I think it’s sweet that she was a fan, but not Jacob-obsessed prior to their relationship.

Every so often we get a true pop culture phenomenon, and the Twilight franchise was certainly that. Based on the already incredibly popular book series of the same name, the films that starred Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner took things to another level when it came to the fascination surrounding the story of vampires, werewolves, and teenaged love triangles, making megastars out of many in the cast. Anna Kendrick was also featured in the movies, and her story about how her co-stars handled fans during that time is absolutely stressing me out!

What Anna Kendrick Said About How Her Twilight Co-Stars Dealt With Fans

It can be a shocking experience for any actor to go from obscurity to sudden fame, and maybe even more so when the project that’s made them famous is based on a book series that has as many fans as Twilight. Leads like Kristen Stewart have recalled things like her first paparazzi experience involving her getting caught “smoking a bowl,” and Taylor Lautner remembering how “insane” things got at one fan screening, but Anna Kendrick’s role as high schooler Jessica Stanley was a much smaller one which meant less fame-stress for the young star.

During a recent interview with Call Her Daddy, the Pitch Perfect lead was trying to explain how she’s kinda forgotten that she was in the beloved franchise, mostly because (as she’s previously said) she was a bit of a “bystander” when it came to the intense popularity and fandom surrounding the movies. But, she did get to see how stars like Stewart and Lautner dealt with the fans, as she said:

It’s hard enough for an actor to land a major gig like a book-to-screen adaptation of a novel series with millions of fans, but to then have the added pressure of having those fans seriously judge you just because they don’t think you look enough like your character is pretty rough.

Of course, it sounds like even if fans did enjoy what the actors were doing, it also led to some crazy situations, with Kendrick noting that most of those who portrayed the supernatural characters at the heart of the story simply stayed in their hotel rooms to avoid fan interactions. I like to avoid people on a good day, and I’m completely un-famous, so the level of anxiety which could be produced by being famous and constantly having folks want to interact would be off the charts! She continued:

As the Oscar nominee noted, her Twilight character was mostly comedic relief, and never got deeply involved in any of the supernatural shenanigans that many of the other characters did. In 2025, which was the 20th anniversary of the first book’s release, Robert Pattinson opened up about how “mind-blowing” it is that the movies still have the die-hard fans that they do, and Kendrick’s part is, even now, well remembered for its lighthearted, quippy nature.

Though she’s also said before that filming the first movie was like surviving a “hostage situation” because of how grueling the weather was, she’s always been really thankful for how the job positively impacted her career, as well as the bulk of the experience she had working with the cast and crew. All that, and she never had to hide out because of the fans? It definitely sounds like this was an experience to remember.

Kristen Stewart has never been particularly interested in playing the Hollywood game, but her recent comments make it clear why her résumé is looking a little different these days. As she’s shifted more of her 2026 movie release focus behind the camera, the Oscar-nominated actor has grown increasingly candid about the way actresses are treated in the industry and how stark the contrast feels when she’s approached as a director instead of a performer.

Stewart recently reflected on her long career, from child actor to Twilight megastar to arthouse favorite, and why stepping behind the camera has fundamentally changed her relationship with the industry. While promoting her directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, the Charlie’s Angels alum didn’t mince words when explaining what pushed her in this direction. As she candidly told The Times:

Stewart’s comments land with extra weight given her body of work. She became famous at an age when most people are still figuring out who they are, and spent her teens and early twenties under intense scrutiny as the face of the Twilight franchise. Her co-star Kellen Lutz admitted Twilight fans used to follow him to his hotel room, if that gives you an idea of the type of craziness the cast dealt with. While that role made her one of the most recognizable actors in the world, the actress has said it also limited how she was perceived creatively.

After the franchise ended, she deliberately pivoted toward smaller, riskier projects, earning critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for Spencer. Still, even with that credibility, Stewart mentioned the default assumption around actresses has remained dismissive. In her experience, performers have gotten treated as vessels rather than collaborators, a dynamic she found especially stark once she crossed into directing.

She also challenged the long-held mythology surrounding directors, arguing that the reverence often afforded to the role is inflated and deeply gendered. According to the Love Lies Bleeding star:

That lead is Imogen Poots, who anchors The Chronology of Water, Stewart’s long-gestating book-to-screen adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir. One of the LGBTQ+ films released this year, and helmed by a female director no less, the project spent nearly eight years making its way to the screen. The film confronts difficult themes head-on, including trauma, sexuality, and bodily autonomy, and the Los Angeles native has described the experience of making it as exhausting, immersive, and deeply rewarding.

That sense of fulfillment may help explain why the Snow White and the Huntsman lead seems more selective about acting roles now, so it will be interesting to keep an eye what's next. The actress-turned-director’s blunt honesty may not surprise longtime fans, but it does clarify the shift. Her career isn’t slowing down so much as it’s narrowing its focus.

The Chronology of Water began a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 5, 2025, before expanding nationwide on January 9. Be sure to check your local listings for show times.

When it was announced in 2023 that Robert Pattinson was going to be a dad, of course, fans flashed back to his Twilight character Edward Cullen becoming a father. While the British actor has come a long way since the pop culture phenomenon, it’s possible that his baby may have already seen it. At 22 months old, Pattinson claims that his daughter has already been introduced to his filmography, and he’s got a funny reason for why she’s seen “many” of his movies.

Robert Pattinson in dad mode is the cutest thing. When he’s talked about his new baby, the Water For Elephants actor said being a dad makes you “feel very old and very young.” He continued to talk more to GQ about fatherhood making him not want to spend more than 10 days away from his baby, which is too adorable for words! Now, if you think that Pattinson is going to wait until his daughter is older to introduce her to his best movies, think again, as he said:

As the London native didn’t state which of his movies he introduced her to, I’m now all the more curious. Actually, I take that back. He did mention Mickey-17 (which is streaming with an HBO Max subscription) as one of the flicks. However, I have no idea if the actor is joking or not. I’d like to hope he was to avoid his daughter seeing her dad die a lot in the sci-fi flick. Sparkly vampires may be more pleasing to the eyes than that.

It may seem like a strange concept to show your baby girl movies that you need to be at least a teenager to watch. However, there’s a funny reason why Pattinson says he is showing his daughter his “many” movies early, and now I’m curious if other celebrity dads are doing the same thing:

So, would that be Robert Pattinson’s way of saying that making his kid watch his movies is a form of discipline? Well, the English entertainer did trash Twilight before. So, maybe presenting his little girl to his past superspeed vampire self will humorously show her not to mess with her dear old dad.

Robert Pattinson claiming to show his daughter his “many” movies may be a new age disciplinary tactic only a celebrity dad could pull off, but it must be better than a time-out. Now, seeing as he's starred in lots of movies targeted to an adult audience, hopefully, he’ll make a movie his kid can watch one day (maybe one where the scariest thing isn’t watching her dad repeatedly die).

Now, while his kid waits for that, older audiences out there can watch Pattinson's latest movie, Die My Love, on MUBI. And make sure to keep an eye on the 2026 movie schedule, because he has multiple releases (including The Odyssey and Dune: Part Three) coming that are not exactly toddler-friendly, but he might show them to her anyway.

Kristen Stewart has shown in the decades since she became a star that she’s a great deal more than simply Bella from Twilight. That said, it’s unlikely that she’ll ever have another movie role that she will be more connected to than that one. While some might try to distance themselves from such a franchise, Stewart is ready to reembrace it, as she says she’ll happily direct a future Twilight remake.

Stewart recently made her feature film directorial debut with her new movie, The Chronology of Water. While walking the red carpet for the film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Creative Impact Awards, she told EW that the movie she would most like to remake as a director would be the first Twilight movie. Stewart's already enjoying the idea of having a blockbuster budget to play with, saying:

I’m not exactly somebody with a serious dog in this fight. I only saw the first Twilight movie for the first time at a CinemaBlend Watch Party during the pandemic. That said, if I heard the first movie was being remade with Stewart as the director, it would, at the very least, leave me quite curious. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed much of Stewart’s recent work (the Charlie's Angels reboot was great, and I will die on that hill), and I'd love to see what she might bring to Twilight as both somebody with an intimate understanding of the material and a unique perspective on filmmaking.

While there would probably be more than a little backlash to the idea of remaking the Twilight movies from fans of the original franchise, a studio could do worse than to hire Kristen Stewart to direct that movie. It would almost certainly quell some of the fan outrage. I imagine a Stewart-directed Twilight would get all the love and support that she talks about here.

While the idea of remaining Twilight may seem crazy, the last of the movies starring Stewart and Robert Pattinson came out in 2012, just a year after the last Harry Potter film, and that franchise is currently filming its first season of a TV adaptation based on the same story. So the idea of a Twilight remake happening sooner than later is far from crazy.

The more Kristen Stewart talked about the idea, the more she seemed quite on board with the whole concept. While she was almost certainly having some fun, she indicated she’s now fully on board the remake train, saying…

While Stewart’s comments alone probably won’t spontaneously generate plans for a Twilight remake, it’s all but certain that day will come. When it does, there’s unlikely to be any reason not to consider her as a potential director.

Twilight is well known to have one of the most dedicated fanbases in film and books. When it was announced that the Stephanie Meyers’ vampire saga would become a book to screen adaptation, the series already had a huge cult following. The now well-known actors who signed onto the project didn’t quite understand the level of Twilight craze at the time. Kellan Lutz, who played Emmett Cullen, revealed the reality check he had when fans started barging into his hotel room.

The Legend of Hercules actor recently reunited with his Twilight brethren, Peter Facinelli (Carlisle) and Jackson Rathbone (Jasper), at the San Francisco Fan Expo. The three Cullens chopped it up on stage, reminiscing about the early days of filming the first Twilight movie, nearly two decades ago. It turns out Twilight fans found the vampire actors’ hotel rooms while they were filming the first film. Lutz hilariously admitted that he didn’t know any better, and let them in:

The Nurse Jackie vet, who had been making movies about a decade longer than Lutz, said he had to sit the young actor down for a little chat, father to son, and let the Extraction actor know it wasn’t a good look to be letting fans into his hotel room, even if they have candy. Lutz innocently was a bit naive back then, saying:

It doesn’t surprise me that Twilight fans had the audacity to barge into Lutz’s hotel room. Had the Arena actor not turned down the chance to play Edward, the fan attention would surely have been way more intrusive than just a knock on his door, but based on the full clip, Lutz probably would have handled it well:

Historically, Twihards haven’t been great with respecting boundaries of the actors, specifically the personal lives of stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. That’s not ideal, but most fans really don’t seem to have any ill will, and the Twilight actors have been very appreciative of their loyal following over the years. Almost two decades later, Robert Pattinson says he still gets asked about the cultural phenomenon everyday.

Some of the OG Twilight actors would be down to reprise their fanged supernatural roles. Perhaps Netflix’s upcoming animated adaptation of Midnight Sun, the retelling of Twilight from Edward’s perspective, will offer that opportunity. Lutz, Facinelli, Rathbone, and Ashley Greene (Alice) revealed a couple months ago at Motor City Comic Con that they had reached out to the people at Netflix about returning to voice their OG characters, but couldn’t even get an audition, with the streaming giant saying they were going in a different direction.

That is honestly so disappointing to hear, as I always enjoy seeing these actors interact with the Twihard fans. Unlike possibly new young actors, Lutz and the other Cullens clearly are very experienced in dealing with the Twilight craze that is inevitably going to reignite with full force, even if it didn’t start out that way initially for Lutz. I personally hope the executive producers on the project change their mind and include the original Cullen clan.

Every so often a Young Adult book to screen adaptation comes out and takes the world by storm. The Twilight movies were definitely in that category, making household names out of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. The latter actress recently got behind the camera for her directorial debutThe Chronology of Water, and spoke about why she "felt bad" for the filmmakers who came in to helm the Twilight sequels.

The Twilight movies were a sensation when they were in theaters, starting with the 2008 original film. The first movie was directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and was a pretty faithful adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's novel. In an interview with THR about her movie, K Stew spoke about the freedom Hardwicke had compared to future directors for the franchise, saying:

That does make sense. There are lots of voices involved in any given movie project, but bringing the Twilight books to life on the big screen came with an added degree of pressure. While Catherine Hardwicke was seemingly able to block out the noise and make the movie she wanted to, it seemingly wasn't easy for the filmmakers who followed her to do the same with the sequels.

In the same interview, Stewart spoke about working with directors Chris Weitz and Bill Condon on the later Twilight films, and admitted she "felt bad for them and proud of them." She wondered if those filmmakers even felt like they really directed the movies, offering:

It sounds like her time leading an IP like The Twilight Saga has influenced Kristen Stewart's choice to get behind the camera for The Chronology of Water. She's had a wildly successful career as as an actress, and I assume that she learned a ton from observing the various directors she's worked with throughout the years. And yes, that includes her time as Bella Swan.

The Twilight movies continue to be re-watched to this day, despite how many voices were seemingly involved in the sequels. As for The Chronology of Water, that psychological drama is in theaters now as part of the 2025 movie release list. And I can't wait to see what comes next for Stewart both in front of and behind the camera.

Robert Pattinson’s acting career has diverged far from Twilight in the nearly two decades since the modern-day vampire romance was first released. Yes, you heard that right, it has been 20 years since Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book hit shelves and had Tumblr in a chokehold. Three years after the book climbed the bestseller lists, Robert Pattinson starred in the book-to-screen adaptation as the sparkling, yet sensitive vampire Edward. Many movies and years later, Twilight still remains one of the Mickey 17 actor’s most well-known films, and there’s one thing about the series that shocks him to this day.

In the years since the Twilight Saga ended, Pattinson has become somewhat of an indie darling. He’s recently been doing press for his new film alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love, which premiered earlier this month on the 2025 movie schedule. But even while promoting a new film, The Devil All The Time actor can’t escape his vampire roots, and he told Extra it still baffles him to hear that there’s still a highly active Twilight fanbase:

Well, it’s good to hear the Remember Me actor no longer resents the somewhat cringeworthy, yet also iconic franchise. Born from the angsty supernatural romance set in Forks, Washington, was a series of pop culture references now deeply ingrained into the internet: Team Edward or Team Jacob? “Where the hell you been loca?” How about “You nick-named my daughter after the Lochness monster?!” And how could I forget about the sparkling Robert Pattinson in a tracksuit “This is the skin of a killer, Bella” meme.

Two decades is a long time for a fandom to not only stay alive, but continue to grow. Seriously, the cultural noise of Twilight has not dimmed one bit thanks to a healthy source of memes. Some of the renewed interest has to do with the Twilight Saga being put on Netflix a couple of years ago. However, the new generation was definitely aware of Twilight’s cultural impact in the 2000s and 2010s, enough to press play.

Twilight also helped set into motion a whole era of peak YA book-to-screen adaptations (Divergent, The Hunger Games, The 5th Wave) and also assisted in the revival of the vampire genre (The Cullens walked so the Salvatores could run). Pattinson and Lawrence said they bonded easily for Die My Love because they had a lot in common, the most obvious being they both starred in two of the biggest YA movie franchises of this century, and will always be recognized for their roles as Edward in Twilight and Katniss in The Hunger Games.

However, not even the girl on fire could match the eternal teenager, with Lawrence admitting she almost didn’t sign on to The Hunger Games because the craze surrounding Twilight was so intense.

Lately, though, the High Life actor admitted his fanbase has seen a shift in demographic: it’s now a lot of guys, which I'm assuming is partially due to the fact that he’s the latest actor to make his mark as the famed DC vigilante Batman.

However, the millennial women and angsty teenage girls are always lurking, and the chances of a Twilight resurgence are high with the announcement of an animated Twilight adaptation from Lionsgate. While it’s still in the early stages, the show is to be based on Meyer's Twilight companion novel Midnight Sun, a retelling of the epic romance saga from Edward’s point of view.

While I would love to potentially see Pattinson return to voice his heartthrob character again, the other Cullens have revealed that Netflix, which picked up the project, is seemingly going in a new casting direction. Seeing as the Damsel actor would like to stay forever young, maybe he doesn’t mind the constant Edward chatter. Good thing, because it doesn’t look like it’s going away anytime soon.

While we don’t know when, sometime in the future, you’ll be able to see a new adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight with a Netflix subscription. In early 2024, Lionsgate announced they were making an animated series based on the vampire phenomenon, and months later, it was shared that it would be a Netflix project. If you were hoping to hear the original voices behind the movies, it sounds like that’s off the table per recent comments from the cast.

Peter Facinelli (Carlisle), Ashley Greene (Alice), Kellan Lutz (Emmett) and Jackson Rathbone (Jasper) of the original Twilight cast reunited with fans at Motor City Comic Con in Michigan last week. During a panel discussion hosted by ScreenRant, they revealed they tried and failed to get involved in the series, which is an adaptation specifically of Midnight Sun. As Rathbone revealed:

What? If you’re a Twilight fan, you know that Midnight Sun is the original Twilight story, but from the perspective of Edward Cullen instead of Bella Swan. With that in mind, it features his vampire clan a lot more than the original story, and could have been a great opportunity for these supporting actors to get more time to tell their iconic characters’ stories.

During the panel, Rathbone shared that he and his co-stars actually learned about the existence of the in-development TV show from fans, and even knows someone who auditioned for it. However, when they reached out to the powers that be about getting involved, they were shut down. No casting announcements have been made for the Twilight TV show, but we suspect Netflix wants to go in a new direction with this series. Facinelli had this to say:

While the actor behind Carlisle is understandably disappointed, he also said he’s “sure it'll be great in its own right." Ashley Greene also offered support for whoever takes over their roles, saying, “We wish them the best". The Alice Cullen actress hilariously said, “We still sound so young!" before her sweet and professional comments.

A new era of Twilight cast members may be upon us, but these actors will never not be famous for playing the roles in the original movies. Taylor Lautner is doing a show called Werewolf Hunter and Kristen Stewart is about to be in a new vampire movie. The five-film saga recently came back to theaters as the book series turned just 20, and the Cullen Clan continues to keep busy going to all sorts of fan-centric conventions, past the Michigan appearance.

So, while they might not be the new project, at least they are all still staying connected to the franchise and the genre.

Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson have a new project on the 2025 movie schedule together, and if you were really into The Hunger Games and Twilight in the 2010s, this is a huge deal. While JLaw is going out of her way to make sure people know it's not a “Katniss and Edward fanfic”, of course, both franchises are coming up on their press tour. So, when they did a lie detector test together, a lot of funny moments ensued.

The pair of actors’ new movie is called Die My Love, and it’s been receiving high praise, particularly for Jennifer Lawrence’s “unruly presence”. But obviously, the elephant in the room between the dynamic duo is that they were the faces of two huge YA movie franchises. Here’s what happened when JLaw asked about more Twilight movies while her co-star was hooked up to a lie detector for Vanity Fair:

• Jennifer Lawrence: "If [the Safdie Brothers] were gonna direct a new Twilight, would you do it?"
• Robert Pattinson: "Oh, for sure."
• Jennifer Lawrence: "I don’t think you should, but OK."
• Robert Pattinson: "It’d be great. I like taking jobs off younger actors. I do. I want to play 17 Again. There’s a movie. Zac’s movie, 17 Again. I want to do 17 Again every year."

While Robert Pattinson was in the hot seat, Lawrence read off questions from the outlet along with some of her own. Just before this, she asked if he’d work with the Safdies after starring in their movie, Good Time. Then she asked about Twilight, which he was open to. It should be noted how unserious this interview was between Lawrence and Pattinson, and both actors were clearly goofing around while answering questions.

The Twilight movies returned to theaters last week in celebration of the book series’ 20th anniversary. There aren’t any more books to adapt from the novels, but there is reportedly an animated series coming to Netflix that's based on Midnight Sun. It’s not clear if Pattinson would only return to Twilight if the Safdies were behind it, but hearing his jokey reasoning for why he would come back is just purely hilarious. Here’s another funny bit from the interview:

• Jennifer Lawrence: "I did think it was insane when you cold FaceTimed me, and I was like 'It’s crazy to cold FaceTime somebody,' and you were like ‘No, it’s Gen Z.’"
• Robert Pattinson: "As in, I'm Gen Z."
• Jennifer Lawrence: "You’re not Gen Z, you’re a millennial. How old are you? I believe that you believe that you’re Gen Z."
• Robert Pattinson: "I am Gen Z."
• Jennifer Lawrence: "What year were you born?"
• Robert Pattinson: "It doesn’t matter."

A lot of funny shenanigans went on during this interview. Robert Pattinson also seemingly learned for the first time that Jennifer Lawrence auditioned for Twilight, and doesn’t regret not starring in the movie. He also asked her if she thought The Hunger Games was better than Twilight, and she said “no” without any detection of a lie. Check out the full thing here:

These two are just so funny together. They apparently have become friends since starring in Die My Love together, and it shows. Die My Love is now playing in theaters.

Take a look at the careers of Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, and you see two very accomplished performers who have put forth some truly remarkable performances over the last few years. However, for many, Lawrence will always be The Hunger Games' Katniss Everdeen, and Robert Pattinson will always be Twilight’s Edward Cullen. This has put those fans in a very odd place now that the two are in a movie together for the first time.

How Fans Feel About Jennifer Lawrence And Robert Pattinson Making a Movie Together

The new project on the 2025 movie schedule, Die My Love, stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson as a married couple, and while the film appears to be anything but romantic, following a woman dealing with a mental health crisis, that hasn’t stopped a lot of fans from geeking out more than a little over the fact that the movie stars “Katniss and Edward.” Comments on social media include…

• resisting the urge to say KATNISS EVERDEEN AND EDWARD CULLEN CROSSOVER every time i see them promoting this movie - @katnissballad
• Fuck it close enough, welcome back 2014 tumblr - @2ndsofSnow
• katniss would hate edward - @lemonvampcat
• seeing them together is crazy to me it feels quite like a dream like wdym im seeing edward cullen and katniss everdeen together - @cuntwexlerr

Both The Hunger Games and the Twilight movies were massive hits from the same era that were very much geared toward the same audience. So, it’s not exactly a shock to see the people who were in their audience having a good time over the news that two actors they grew up loving are finally working together.

Why Jennifer Lawrence Is Worried About Fans Going To See Die My Love

However, Jennifer Lawrence appears to perhaps be genuinely concerned with the possibility that people might go see Die My Love thinking they’re going to see “fanfic.” In an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Lawrence said she’s actually nervous that people might see the movie with that in mind, because they really won’t be happy. She said…

I’m sure the volume of actual Katniss and Edward fanfic online is even bigger than I think, but this movie almost certainly isn’t in line with any of it. Based on the Die My Love trailer alone, the movie is going to be quite the emotional rough road as the characters played by Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson are going through a very difficult period in their relationship.

Die My Love may not be a romantic film, but it still looks like it could be a great one. Its release at this time of year is almost certainly because it’s believed the movie could be part of the awards conversation. Lawrence is already an Oscar winner, and while Robert Pattinson has put forth some stellar performances of late, he has yet to receive that level of nomination. Katniss and Edward may not be in love, but one or both of them could win some awards next year.

In honor of the Twilight books turning 20 this year, some of the cast and filmmakers have been looking back on what it was like being part of the phenomenon of a vampire series as the movies return to theaters this week. The latest is Mackenzie Foy, who famously played Renesmee in Breaking Dawn Part 2 when she was 10. During a new interview, she revealed one funny detail about her time as the daughter of Bella and Edward.

If you’re into Twilight behind-the-scenes lore, you probably know that the production of Breaking Dawn actually had an animatronic version of Renesmee made before they decided to switch to CGI. Here’s what Foy, who’s now 24, recalls of the doll:

As Foy shared in a new interview with Teen Vogue, she actually never met the mechanical doll version of Renesmee, which was lovingly nicknamed “Chuckesme” because it reminded the crew of Chucky. And hey, that was probably a good call. If you’ve seen the pictures of Chuckesme, or if you’re lucky, had the chance to look at it in the eyes at the Twilight museum in Forks, Washington, you know what I'm talking about. If you haven’t had the pleasure, behold it below.

Details about “Chuckesme” was revealed in the bonus features for Breaking Dawn Part 2 where a scene was shown of Nikki Reed’s Rosalie being seen holding the cursed creation. Reed said that it was difficult to hold up the 60-pound baby doll as two puppeteers moved her hands and such around. She called it “really difficult.” They spent some time shooting with the animatronic, but ultimately decided to use CGI instead due to it looking just too unsettling.

Either way, baby Renesmee became the subject of memes. Given Taylor Lautner’s Jacob Black ends up falling in love with the baby during her ripe age, it’s one of those odd things about the Twilight movies we wish the movie had changed.

Luckily, Foy stepped in to play Renesmee when the character is a bit older. The actress was just getting her start then, and the movies were her first time on a film set. Foy said that her appreciation of Twilight “has only grown” as she’s aged. She was later in The Conjuring, she played the daughter in Interstellar, and was in Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms and a 2020 version of Black Beauty.

Happy Anniversary Twilight. We love you, weird CGI babies and all.

Did you know this year marks twenty years since Twilight was first published? Stephenie Meyer’s vampire series has been a phenomenon for two decades now, and it’s perfect that the movies are returning to theaters later this month. Amid the buzz, director Bill Condon has had a chance to reminisce on making the Breaking Dawn movies, and he recently shared the sweet story of a dance that was performed by the cast on set.

Condon has a new film on the 2025 movie schedule, and it's the musical film Kiss of the Spider Woman, starring Jennifer Lopez and Diego Luna. Of course, the Twilight films are far from musicals. However, while at the movie’s New York City premiere, Condon recalled this memory while working on the “big battle” at the end of the franchise's final installment:

Of course, Bill Condon is talking about the very memorably big twist at the end of Breaking Dawn – Part 2 that left fans stunned. And, as Taylor Lautner once told us, it led to a “hysterical” reaction at the movie’s premiere. Bill Condon said he as well as the cast and crew were working to perfect that scene for “like a month,” so it was pretty fun when one day he showed up to set to the whole cast getting down to the Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” and a West Side Story-type rumble.

Bill Condon is not only a big fan of musicals, he wrote the movie version of Chicago and The Greatest Showman and wrote and directed 2006’s Dreamgirls. On top of that, Condon helmed the live-action version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. His latest movie is a musical as well that serves as an adaptation of the 1992 stage musical of the same name. Considering Condon's love for the musical genre, his Twilight collaborators couldn't have honored him in a better way.

I had to dig up and see if anyone had shared the bonus features from Breaking Dawn – Part 2, including that dance scene performed on set. Luckily, I found the following Instagram post, which shows how the fun unfolded:

Apparently, Toni Trucks, who also portrays Mary in the movie, was the mastermind who really put the dance together along with MyAnna Buring, who plays Tanya, and even Lee Pace (Garrett). While it was all the work of the vampire side of the cast, per the bonus features, it led to a full-on dance off with the Volturi as well after they’d been secretly practicing for a week.

It’s been almost 13 years now since the last Breaking Dawn movie premiered, and we’re still talking about it. You can relive the Twilight movies from October 29 and November 2 and, if you can't make it to a theater, then stream them all with a Hulu subscription. Also, check out Condon's Kiss of the Spider Woman in theaters now.

Look, I know there are a lot of upcoming horror movies to look forward to during the Halloween season, but I have a tradition to uphold, and that’s rewatching the Twilight movies just about every fall season. Sure, there are some insane wigs among other things, but it's all part of the charm for me, especially since I grew up loving the books and movies when I was a teenager. But, in my most recent rewatch, I found myself thinking about the fact that Bella remains human until Breaking Dawn, and how I actually wish she had been turned into a vampire a lot sooner.

I get it, there’s something to be said about the “so the lion fell in love with the lamb” of it all, but as I’ve viewed the series over and over, I’ve come to realize that Bella wants to be with Edward and be a vampire from pretty much the beginning of their relationship, and I wish I had seen a lot more of vampire Bella than we get to see in the franchise. Let’s talk it through further…

Edward Could Have Turned Bella In Twilight

When I was watching Twilight all over again, which is actually coming back to theaters later this month with the rest of the movies, it got to the scene where James lures Bella to the ballet studio, and Edward has to make the decision whether to turn Bella into a vampire or suck the venom out. Edward successfully gets the venom out of Bella, but not without some struggles to feed on her blood completely.

I’ve seen this scene tons of times, but this time I found myself chanting “TURN HER!” because I know how much more danger Bella is going to be in the middle of for the next three movies. I totally respect Edward and Bella for making sure they are compatible before literally signing up for forever together, and Bella wouldn’t have had Renesmee if they didn’t wait until marriage. But, alternatively, I actually think it would have been so much fun if Bella could have joined Team Vampire in the first movie, and taken on all the calamity of the saga with her immortal powers on her side. I also think it might have humanized Edward a bit more if he had no other choice but to turn her vampire (or if James beat him to it), and had to come to terms with blaming himself for it, while also finding himself with the vampiress of his dreams.

Bella Often Feels Like A Passive Character Because She Can't Defend Herself

One of my favorite moments in the Twilight series that literally gives me chills every time I watch the movies is when Bella becomes a vampire at the end of Breaking Dawn - Part 1. Why? Because it’s exactly what Bella has wanted for herself the whole time. She’s this average girl who finds herself in the middle of this fantastical world between vampires and werewolves, and while any other person would run the heck away from it, she’s instantly obsessed and wants to be part of it. I think one reason why it’s become a phenomenon among so many young girls is the fantasy of being suddenly important, eternally desired, and potentially very powerful. So, I think it's totally normal to want to see that happen for her sooner.

Throughout most of Twilight, Bella wants to be able to fight for herself and be more active in her journey with Edward, but he pretty much keeps his control over her by not answering her wishes and keeping her human. (Kristen Stewart herself has made this complaint about Edward and Bella’s relationship, by the way!) I understand Edward’s perspective of not wanting to basically kill the woman he loves and doom her to be a vampire, therefore keeping her innocence intact in a way, but if it was basically decided for him in Twilight to turn her, their relationship also wouldn’t have the uneven (and honestly creepy) power dynamic hanging over it like it does.

I Would Have Loved To See Bella Navigate Being A Vampire Earlier On

In the movies and books, Bella becomes a vampire after she’s graduated high school, and has both married and had a baby with Edward. But, if she had become a vampire at the end of Twilight, then she would have to get through the rest of high school as a vampire. I think this honestly would have been really entertaining, and a lot higher stakes to watch as a viewer. Maybe, Jacob, his pack and other vampires would catch wind of a new vampire being turned, and it would create some new conflicts that wouldn’t have existed before (but would not involve Bella basically trying to kill herself because Edward left her or Jacob straight up falling in love with her newborn baby, etc).

Rather than the whole series being about Edward shielding Bella from the dangers of the vampire world, we’d get to see her grow into her new identity as a vampire, both in secret and among humans.

Edward And Bella Are A Lot Less Cringe Of A Couple When They Are Both Vampires

Going back to the cringey-ness of Edward and Bella’s relationship, I’ve always felt that the pair were the best as a couple after they became vampires together. You can really see Edward relax because he’s not thinking about drinking her blood 24/7, and there’s something a lot more romantic about these two choosing each other, when they can live any life they please eternally. Nowadays, it works for me much better than Edward trying to convince Bella to give up on him and go human while at the same time telling her he can't live without her. Mixed messages, my dude!

After seeing the movies so many times over the years, I’d absolutely love to see this version of the story play out. As I think about it more, it would actually fix some of the issues I’ve had about the series as I’ve gotten older.. But hey, the Twilight movies are some of the best vampire movies still, and one of the reasons why it works is because it is exactly how it is. Even so, I had to explore my thoughts about how it might have been different if Bella had become a vampire sooner.

Many fans, like myself, find it hard not love The Twilight Saga. Known for including some of the best vampire movies around, the franchise sees the human Bella and immortal Edward battle obstacles while attempting to be together. Of course, the memorable film franchise is not without its campy elements, and it's also received backlash in some respects. Now, over a decade later, one of the franchise's directors, Bill Condon, is weighing in on the hate his Breaking Dawn Parts 1 & 2 received, and he makes a solid point.

It’s hard to pinpoint where to start on the unintentionally laughable moments of Twilight’s concluding movies. Edward breaking furniture while losing his virginity to Bella, the creepy baby scene or quotes that ended up being really funny, like Bella discovering Jacob nicknamed her daughter “after the Loch Ness monster.” When it comes to the Breaking Dawn movies, Bill Condon, told THR he’s aware of people feeling “superior” to them. Condon also explained, however, why the films remain worthy of defending:

Yes, I can still hear that creepy laugh from Michael Sheen’s Aro Volturi as he meets Renesmee. However, if a moment like that can make audiences laugh, is there really any harm done? After all, like Bill Condon said, the franchise was “in on the joke,” so the campy elements didn’t go unnoticed during filming.

Those who are fans of the Stephenie Meyer-penned books may have thought they knew what was coming in the franchise's final films. Yet one major difference between the books and the movies was the epic battle scene in Breaking Dawn: Part 2, which came after Aro killed Carlisle. Condon got real about the fun of adding that shocking and massive ending twist to the movie:

My jaw was on the floor when I saw Arlo holding Carlisle’s head. I also couldn’t ignore the gasps and screams from other audiences in the theater when that moment happened. I mean, we're talking about Carlisle, one of the most genuine, kind-hearted characters in the series, who both accepted Bella into the family from the get-go and looked out for his kind. With all that said, it's easy to imaging fans cheering when Carlisle’s death was just revealed to be Alice’s vision.

All in all, even though Breaking Dawn Parts 1 & 2 received backlash from fans, it doesn’t appear that Bill Condon cares. It sounds like the veteran filmmaker set out to make the films he was intending to make -- camp and over-the-top twists and all. As a fan of the series (and reasonable lover of cinema), I respect him for his opinion. You can relive the conclusion of the beloved vampire movies, as they're available to stream with a Hulu subscription.

These days, when you think of the cast of Twilight, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are probably the first names to come to mind since they played the leads, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. However, imagine if Kellan Lutz, who had a supporting role in the franchise as Emmett Cullen, was the lead instead. It'd be different, right? Well, it turns out there was a possibility for it to be a reality, as Lutz revealed that he had the chance to portray Edward. However, he also explained why he said no.

There were plenty of dashing actors in line to play Twilight’s Edward Cullen, like Ben Barnes, Shiloh Fernandez, and Josh Peck, who were finalists. Even the book's author, Stephenie Meyer, would have picked Henry Cavill if he hadn’t aged out by the time casting was done. But as we know, Robert Pattinson ultimately led The Twilight Saga as Edward, a breakout role that earned him international fame.

However, back when auditions were happening, Emmett actor Kellan Lutz had the chance to audition for Edward, and he explained why turning it down seemed like a good idea at the time during a Fan Expo panel (via EW) with co-star Jackson Rathbone:

I completely understand why Kellan Lutz wasn’t in the right frame of mind to audition for Edward. Since Generation Kill was an HBO TV show about life in the military, he didn't want to take on anything heavy. And while Twilight certainly isn't the same as Generation Kill, it is very dramatic and serious.

So, with Emmett getting to take part in fun scenes like the iconic Cullen baseball game or arm-wrestling with Bella, a role like that would indeed be a nice change of pace.

While we know the Twilight films are great movies about young love, we also learn from Edward that being a vampire is more than just being super speedy and reading thoughts. The Stick It actor explained that he found something in the brooding vampire that made him turn in the other direction:

There’s no doubt that Edward Cullen was a moody role. Having to be 17 for 90 years because of a choice made by his vampire doctor, Edward was forced to watch his foster siblings find love while all living under the same roof. Not to mention having to live a “vegetarian” lifestyle of drinking animal blood and staying away from sunlight has to be hard.

Not every actor wants to dive into the inner struggles of eternal youth. Especially when the thought of having to be that “depressing” for “multiple” movies seemingly scared Kellan Lutz. All the more reason why Emmett was the perfect fit for the talented actor in the Twilight movies.

While the FBI: Most Wanted actor turned down the offer for Edward, it didn’t mean there wasn’t room for him in the Cullen Clan. Lutz gave his honest take on what intrigued him about playing Edward’s foster brother, as well, saying:

Yes, Emmett really did “eat” up his lines like a pro. He was probably the one standout character who acted more human and modern than his vampire siblings. And, we gotta give the Cullen Clan member props for delivering the franchise’s surprisingly funny quotes.

I still laugh rewatching the part where Emmett said Edward’s new girlfriend would love the Italian food his family made for her because her name is Bella, as well as his wedding toast to her of not “getting any more [sleep] for a while” in her marriage. Yeah, you gotta love him.

While it would have been interesting to have seen Kellan Lutz’s take on Edward Cullen, I understand why he turned down the audition for him. To go from playing a military man during the invasion of Iraq to a “depressed” vampire is reasonably not the career move he wanted to make.

But that’s probably all the more reason why playing Emmett was like a breath of fresh air to the actor in bringing light to a dark storyline about forbidden love. He showed a different side of his range while still stepping into Stephenie Meyer’s world.

The Twilight movies make for some of the best vampire movies in recent memory (especially when you factor in its hold on a massive fanbase). However, even the biggest Twilight supporters will be first to point out some wonky hairstyling and makeup choices during the franchise, especially when it comes to the vampires. Recently, Jackson Rathbone spoke openly about what was going on with his hair throughout the movies, and it sounds like it was a rollercoaster for the actor.

During an interview with MsMojo, the actor behind the role of Jasper Hale in the Twilight cast explained the journey with his character’s hair across the five years he was making the saga. Jackson Rathbone started by saying in the first Twilight movie, he used his genuine hair with the hairstyling team dyeing it blonde. However, for some reason they “didn’t know how to deal” with his curly, wavy hair from there. Here’s what happened for New Moon:

While fans talk a lot about the issues they had with M. Night Shyamalan’s take on The Last Airbender, Rathbone was certainly trying his best to embody the look of Sokka for the movie all while also playing a vampire in the Twilight sequel. However, when he got a wig for the second movie, he wasn’t a fan of it. As he continued:

The actor must have been 24 at the time, and he only had a few acting credits to his name at the time. So it’s understandable that he didn’t speak up about the wig, but the fans sure did when New Moon came out. It was noticeably different from his hair in the first movie, and didn’t really match his skin tone the best either. As Rathbone explained further:

Jackson Rathbone certainly wasn’t the only actor on Twilight who had a lot of wigs throughout these movies. That was also the case for most of the cast, with Bella’s Eclipse wig being one of the best examples of a not-great wig. Anyways, all this time later, the Twilight wigs are a funny aspect of the movies for fans to lightly comment on, knowing the cast were not into them either.

The problems with wigs in 2025 movies and TV persist given The Hunting Wives’ wigs recently went viral too. You can actually see Rathbone in the whole Twilight Saga back in theaters this Halloween season, as announced this week.

Along with experiencing all the new 2025 movie releases coming to theaters this year, it’s a blast to relive old favorites with an audience on the big screen. And the latest franchise to get this treatment is officially set to be the Twilight films. As a longtime fan, I want to talk about the four major scenes I'm thrilled to see in theaters again.

The ‘Say It Out Loud’ Scene In Twilight

Now that I think about it, I’m not sure I actually saw Twilight for the first time in theaters – I think it was on DVD, but I definitely want to buy a ticket on Fathom Entertainment for a Twilight showing especially to see the first time Bella figures out Edward Cullen is a vampire. I know people love to make fun of this series of vampire movies, but I’m personally never getting over the stylistic and totally punk rock direction Catherine Hardwicke gave to the first film, including its iconic blue filter. Twilight is playing in theaters on October 29.

Bella’s Italian Mad Dash In New Moon

Another big moment I’m dying to see again is the epic moment in New Moon when Bella races off to Italy with Alice Cullen in order to save Edward from exposing himself as a vampire to the public by taking his shirt off and getting all sparkly in the sunlight. I truly think the sequence is thrillingly shot, and it makes for a really emotional moment between Edward and Bella. (No wonder: Robert Pattinson is one of our best actors working today!) New Moon is playing in theaters on October 30.

Edward & Bella's Wedding In Breaking Dawn Part 1

Oddly enough, the movie I didn’t pick a scene from, Eclipse, is the Twilight movie playing on the day of Halloween, October 31, but while I don’t have a special scene to highlight, I absolutely want to go back to theaters to catch the third one film in the franchise as well. However: not as much as I want to see Edward and Bella’s wedding scene in Breaking Dawn Part 1. In a series with a lot of drama, this is the most romantic scene in the franchise, and it’d be so nostalgic to me to relive it with an audience. Breaking Dawn Part 1 will be in theaters on November 1.

The Twist Ending In Breaking Dawn Part 2

Finally, one more big scene I'm anticipating seeing in theaters from Twilight is the big ending twist in Breaking Dawn Part 2 that had book fans like me completely shocked and then amazed. The final movie in the series (which is admittedly my least favorite of the series) really threw me for a loop when it chose to show Alice’s visions and make us believe all of the death and chaos was really happening. The last Twilight movie is set to end the franchise’s theatrical takeover on November 2.

Clearly there’s a lot here I want to see; the question is which I will pick to see, or if I’ll just splurge on a week of theatrical showings? Since the Twilight movies aren’t on Netflix, it feels like a really fun event to go to during spooky season, especially as we wait to hear more about the Twilight animated series on the way.

While you’d think that there’d be more equity between male and female directors after more than a century of moviemaking as an industry, the field is still rather male-dominated. Sure, there’s been a push in the right direction, with more female directors behind game-changing movies like Greta Gerwig’s Barbie or Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman, but it’s still sort of a phenomenon when it does happen. Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke recalled her experience on the 2008 hit, and why it didn’t give her hope for the future of Hollywood banking on women filmmakers.

Between casting Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in their iconic roles and finding a vision to thoughtfully adapt Stephenie Meyer’s books, director Catherine Hardwicke helped make 2008’s Twilight the box office hit that it became. However, her experience making the movie led her to discover the following about the world of Hollywood:

In an interview with The Guardian, Catherine Hardwicke got honest about what happened when she helmed the first Twilight movie. The film ended up making $407.3 million worldwide for Summit Entertainment after an opening weekend of $69.6 million (against a reported budget of $37 million), per Box Office Mojo. It was among the Top 15 highest-grossing movies of that year.

While she’d heard of male directors with that kind of success being gifted “a car, or a three-picture deal, or [getting] to do basically whatever you want," that’s not what happened next for her. As she continued:

And then just a month after Twilight’s release, Deadline reported Summit Entertainment had fired Hardwicke and was looking for a new director. The report suggested people thought she “was ‘difficult’ and ‘irrational’ during the making of Twilight,” and parted ways because she needed more “prep time to bring her vision of the film” to the big screen.

Ultimately, Summit Entertainment ended up hiring male directors for the rest of the franchise’s run, which Hardwicke has shown some disappointment over. But the director has also shared that she doesn’t regret leaving after Twilight because once the first movie became a franchise, “the expectations went through the roof" and “there [were] a zillion notes and committees and everything.” This was a stark contrast to the first movie where she said they didn’t micromanage her at all. Hardwicke previously shared that she thinks “they would have never hired a female director if they thought it was going to be a blockbuster”.

While Hardwicke had an unfortunate experience with Twilight, helming the film certainly allowed her to put her own stamp on a beloved property, and it’s widely thought of as the best of the Twilight movies thanks to her direction.

Pop culture is full of fun rivalries like Backstreet Boys vs. *NSYNC, Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James, Star Wars vs. Star Trek, and the ever-popular debate over the best Chris in Hollywood. One member of that latter discussion, Chris Evans, actually helped to answer some of these questions alongside his Materialists co-star Dakota Johnson amid the release of their film on the 2025 movie calendar. And wow, there’s no love here for The Summer I Turned Pretty.

In Materialists, which received a full 5 stars in CinemaBlend’s review, Dakota Johnson’s Lucy finds herself torn between Chris Evans’ John and Pedro Pascal’s Harry. It therefore seemed appropriate to get their opinions on other famed love triangles. Twilight was the first series mentioned by MTV, to which Johnson cagily responded, “Who?” as Evans admitted:

Honestly, I appreciate Chris Evans’ candor here, because we’ve all got an opinion. (I used to think I was Team Jacob, but I now know I was just Team Shirtless Taylor Lautner.) Dakota Johnson’s response is particularly hilarious coming from the star of Fifty Shades of Grey, whose novels began as Twilight fanfic. She ultimately copped to being Team Edward as well.

Next up was Dawson’s Creek, where The Avengers star again offered a quick judgment on the Dawson vs. Pacey debate, saying:

Sorry, James Van Der Beek, this vote’s unanimous as well, with Dakota Johnson agreeing:

Then came the YA book-to-screen adaptation The Summer I Turned Pretty, whose third season premieres July 16 and will be available to stream with an Amazon Prime Video subscription. The question of Team Jeremiah vs. Team Conrad elicited confused stares from the Materialists stars, and Dakota Johnson unknowingly went full Belly with her response of:

Honestly, she has no idea how spot-on she is. At least, as someone who has watched the YA series.

In Chris Evans’ and Dakota Johnson’s defense, if you’re old enough to have watched Dawson’s Creek, you may be a bit old to have read Jenny Han’s coming-of-age young adult romance trilogy or watched the Prime Video series. Alas, I am just that older Millennial, so I will weigh in with my unpopular (but correct) TSITP opinion.

Here at CinemaBlend, some of us are very Team Jeremiah, while naturally we’ve also got the Team Conrad girlies. Personally, I find Conrad and Belly both very annoying, not great people, and if they want to do that together, more power to them. My official stance is Team Jeremiah Can Do Better.

Now that I’ve settled that, it really is worth checking out Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans’ confusion when asked about The Summer I Turned Pretty characters:

Be sure to catch these two in Materialists, which is in theaters now, and if you’re looking for something to watch at home, be sure you’re caught up on the first two seasons of The Summer I Turned Pretty so you can see how this love triangle plays out when the trilogy resumes Wednesday, July 16, on Prime Video.

The Twilight movies are still streaming for now for those with a Netflix subscription, which means a lot of fans have been reminded lately to look back at the popular vampire franchise. That apparently includes Taylor Lautner and his wife, who also named Taylor Lautner, as they recently revealed that they sat down and watched all five movies together. I especially love what the wife of the Jacob Black actor had to say about watching her husband play the hunky werewolf.

The Lautners have been an item since 2018 before officially tying the knot in 2022, and apparently, in all that time, they’ve somehow avoided watching the Twilight movies together. Funny enough, while Taylor Lautner was getting into Jacob shape and filming the blockbuster movies, his future wife was actually a huge fan of the films, but she was Team Edward. Here’s what happened when they rewatched them as a couple, according to Lautner’s wife:

During a segment of their well-being podcast, The Squeeze, the couple revealed they watched all the films together and had a really enjoyable time with them. Taylor Lautner said it was the first time he felt he could watch them “as a fan” and really remove himself from being one of the leads.

And, for his wife, who previously didn’t really think of her husband and Jacob Black as “the same human,” she finally got a chance to connect them together, and things got emotional for her. As she continued:

It’s very rare that one’s wife would get the chance to experience part of their partner’s life during their teen years, that is, unless either they knew each other then or had a lot of home videos in their parents’ attic. As Lautner’s wife shared, she didn’t really think of her husband as Jacob Black before, but when they watched the movies recently, she noticed a close-up detail on his face that changed things for her.

The moment from Eclipse really humanized the character for her and made her realize on a deep level she was looking at her husband 15 years prior to the present. Check out the whole conversation between them on YouTube:

What a sweet story. Both of the Lautners were pleasantly surprised about how much they enjoyed the movies, too, with the Twilight star sharing he really enjoyed the last two movies, based on Breaking Dawn, the most this time around. (I can imagine the big ending twist still plays really well!)

Next up, Taylor Lautner is reportedly headed to TV for a meta-supernatural show about werewolves. And he and his wife are looking into watching the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars movies together for the first time!

If you’ve loved watching the Twilight movies over and over with your Netflix subscription, it’s perhaps time to savor every moment because they won’t be there long. As you might have noticed if you’ve clicked one of the titles from the franchise lately, that cursed “leaving soon” marker is there, and fans of the vampire films are understandably getting annoyed at the news.

The Twilight Movies Are Officially Leaving Netflix… Again

So here’s the thing. All the Twilight movies just returned to Netflix again at the top of May, and the last day to watch is already June 30. That means the movies will have been on 2025 Netflix releases for just two months before sucking blood somewhere else. Check out one comment on the news:

There’s a lot more where that came from. Here are even more complaints on Twitter over the move:

• “Why tf twilight series already leaving Netflix it just got here” - @jackiecopee
• “Someone please give Twilight a permanent home. I’m so sick of Netflix only wanting to be a weekend parent.” - @starjowers
• “what’s with this weird on & off, toxic relationship between the twilight saga and netflix” - @leilanisrina
• “why does twilight only get put on netflix for like 5 minutes :(“ - @Dupl1na

The people make a good point. It wasn’t long ago when the franchise made a grand return on Netflix, and now fans will have to hope the movies land on one of the other best streaming services out there like it has in the past.

Fans Are Understandably Not Happy With Twilight’s Unstable Streaming History

As someone who has seen Twilight’s path across streaming services in the past few years, I can confirm it's definitely had an unstable journey from one service to the other. The franchise has moved everywhere from Disney+ to Hulu to Amazon Prime Video to Peacock probably across the past year alone, and it doesn’t seem to stay at any one place for long.

While a lot of movies in recent years have found permanent homes on certain streaming services because the studios associated with them are directly tied to the streaming services: such as all the Marvel movies in order being on Disney+, Twilight licensing isn’t so cut and dry.

The franchise was distributed by Summit Entertainment, which is a production label of Lionsgate Films, which doesn’t have a streaming service to call its own like, lets say, Paramount having Paramount+ or Universal having Peacock. As a result, their franchises like The Hunger Games, John Wick or Now You See Me have bounced all over the streaming service map. For example, The Hunger Games was also on Netflix for a little bit before leaving swiftly like Twilight did.

The good news is the Twilight movies will probably be able to stream somewhere else soon, and you can always opt for a physical copy. Oh, and Lionsgate and Netflix are working together on a Twilight animated series based on Midnight Sun. For now, enjoy the originals cinematic adaptations while you can in June!

I think I speak for many when I say audiences love it when characters from two (or more) different movies or TV series come together in one special event, such as the epic monster movies featuring both Godzilla and King Kong, or when Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. appeared on Supernatural. Of course, for all of the mind-blowing crossovers we have been blessed with, there is still much to be desired in the realm of bringing two big-screen or small-screen franchises together.

In that respect, let’s let our imaginations run wild and dream up the movie or TV crossovers that would be incredible to see. Now, I cannot promise that many (or all) of these ideas are legally or even humanly possible, but why should we let that get in the way of the fun?

Toy Story And Small Soldiers

The first, and still one of the best, Pixar movies, Toy Story, showed us the world from the point of view of sentient toys in 1995. Three years later, Small Soldiers offered the same perspective, but with more of an edge and a more realistic approach. Seeing Woody (Tom Hanks) and other innocent children's playthings crossing paths with Major Chip Hazard (Tommy Lee Jones) and his AI-powered, militaristic action figures sounds like one wonderfully warped animated flick, if you ask me.

The Office And Parks And Recreation

As recalled by MovieWeb, co-creators Michael Schur and Greg Daniels initially conceived Parks and Recreation as a spin-off of The Office before it turned into its own separate and equally beloved TV sitcom. Still, there is no reason why Michael Scott (Steve Carell) and his former Dunder-Mifflin co-workers could not somehow cross paths with Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) and other Pawnee residents in a mockumentary-style special.

Drive And Fast And Furious

A famous example of misleading movie marketing is 2011's slow-burn, Neo-noir thriller Drive, which one woman assumed would be more of a high-octane action thriller like the Fast and Furious movies, inspiring her to file a lawsuit, according to The Guardian. Honestly, I see this as a reason to give the people what they want and release a movie that sees Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew facing off against Ryan Gosling's Driver.

Succession And Yellowstone

Having both premiered in 2018, Jesse Armstrong's Succession and Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone would become subjects of comparison, with some even calling the Paramount Network hit "Succession with cowboy hats." I think seeing the wealthy and vindictive Roys indulging in a rivalry with the also wealthy and vindictive Duttons would make for one epic feature-length special or miniseries.

21 Jump Street And Men In Black

Among the hypothetical crossovers presented here, not all are too much of a stretch from the realm of possibility. In fact, there were actual plans for a film called MIB23, which would have brought Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) from the 21 Jump Street movie into the world of the Men in Black franchise. Unfortunately, plans were scrapped in 2019, but I still have hope this insane sci-fi/comedy mash-up could work.

Poker Face And The Thing

Imagine if human lie detector Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) from the Peacock original TV show Poker Face was trapped in one place with a group of people who may or may not be shapeshifting extraterrestrial organisms in disguise, like the 1982 horror movie classic, The Thing. She would be the only one who could suss out the imitators, but the rest of the group might be too paranoid to confidently trust her judgment. I think Rian Johnson should give John Carpenter a call.

Star Wars And Marvel Cinematic Universe

As a fan of both the Star Wars movies and of Guardians of the Galaxy, I love the idea of seeing the cosmic warriors from the Marvel Cinematic Universe visit George Lucas' galaxy far, far away. Considering both Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm are owned by Disney, this intergalactic epic is entirely possible, as long as the timeline is respected, of course.

RoboCop And Terminator

Omni Consumer Products' half-man, half-machine crime-fighting tool has crossed paths with Skynet's mechanical killer before, but only on the pages of a Dark Horse comic book series from Frank Miller. Why Hollywood has not yet tried its hand at a movie that pits the hero from RoboCop against any of the antagonistic cyborgs from the Terminator franchise is beyond me.

James Bond And Jason Bourne

The Matt Damon-led Jason Bourne movies are often cited as the inspiration for the James Bond franchise's grittier tone, especially after Daniel Craig took over as 007. If there could be a way to get the American amnesiac assassin and the suave MI6 agent together in a room (which would likely be destroyed by the end), that could make for one of the best spy movies ever.

Sherlock And Doctor Who

Two of the BBC's most popular series, Sherlock and Doctor Who, both involve a highly intelligent, fashionable, and sometimes arrogant protagonist who is accompanied by a reliable companion. For that and many other reasons, I think it would be amazing to see them come together in a special or miniseries in which Holmes, hitting a wall with a case that defies logic, finds unexpected help from The Doctor.

DC Universe And Marvel Cinematic Universe

The two biggest comic book publishing companies in the world have not always been rivals and have indulged in creating stories that see DC heroes and Marvel heroes fighting side by side. Considering his strong ties to the MCU, it can't be out of the question for DC Studios head James Gunn to at least call a meeting with Kevin Feige to discuss bringing this kind of crossover to the big screen, which might end up being the greatest superhero movie ever made.

John Wick And Kill Bill

While largely differing in tone, the John Wick movies and Quentin Tarantino's two-part Kill Bill saga are pretty similar in concept, following two retired, legendary assassins waging a vengeful war on those who wronged them. Who is to say that Keanu Reeves' gun-fu master and Uma Thurman's The Bride never crossed paths in their deadly heyday?

The Evil Dead And The Exorcist

Two of the most popular franchises of demonic possession movies, The Exorcist and The Evil Dead, could not be more different from one another, which is exactly why I want to see them converge. In my pitch, grown-up Regan MacNeill's (Linda Blair) expertise in devilish activity is enlisted to help with a new case, but when it spirals out of control, the only one who can help is chainsaw-headed Deadite hunter, Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell).

Inception And A Nightmare On Elm Street

When you think about it, Leonardo DiCaprio's Dom Cobb from Christopher Nolan's Inception essentially has the same job as Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street. Just imagine how much more challenging his team's adventures through the subconscious would be with Robert Englund's sadistic, badly burned boogeyman invading the same dream.

Alien, Predator, And Jurassic Park

You know what I think the Alien vs. Predator movies were missing? Dinosaurs. Putting these two fearsome extraterrestrials in yet another battle, but while trapped on one of the prehistoric animal-infested islands from the Jurassic Park films, could result in one of the most exciting entries from any of these franchises. You would not even need human characters to make it work because seeing both the Predator and the Xenomorph knocked down a peg by the T-Rex as a common enemy would be more than enough.

Ghostbusters And Casper

We already know that Casper and the Ghostbusters exist in the same universe, thanks to Dan Aykroyd's cameo as Ray Stantz in the Friendly Ghost's 1995 live-action feature adaptation of the animated series. I am sure Casper would happily help the paranormal exterminators take on a few evil spirits, even after an awkward misunderstanding were to happen when they first meet.

Mad Max And Dredd

The great thing about post-apocalyptic movies is that each has a different, intriguing interpretation of what a dystopian society would look like. However, what if the Wasteland from George Miller's Mad Max movies existed just across the (dried up) pond from Mega City One in Dredd? The gritty, visually stunning possibilities are endless.

Blade And Twilight

Allow me to make one thing clear: I am not suggesting that Marvel Comics' vampire hunter, originally played on the big screen by Wesley Snipes, should show up in the Twilight movies just to see Robert Pattinson's Edward, Kristen Stewart's Bella, and other bloodsuckers get slaughtered. I actually think Blade's presence could give the persistent haters of the films based on Stephanie Meyer's YA novel series a reason to treat the franchise with a little more respect.

Indiana Jones And Marvel Cinematic Universe

Since Disney owns both Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm, I wonder if anyone there has ever tinkered with the idea of putting a character like Indiana Jones in the MCU. I mean, he and Steve "Captain America" Rogers would have been alive around the same time and, as staunch anti-fascists, probably would have gotten along great. I doubt Harrison Ford's casting as Thunderbolt Ross in Captain America: Brave New World would cause much confusion, either.

Monk And Psych

The USA Network used to run promos bringing characters from their respective series together, including one in which Tony Shalhoub's eponymous detective from Monk suspects that Shawn Spencer (James Roday Rodriguez) is not a real psychic. It makes me wish that we could have seen an official crossover episode that would have seen plenty of funny bickering between the carefree Shawn and someone as neurotic as Adrian Monk, who at least might have gotten along with Gus (Dulé Hill).

Power Rangers And Godzilla

By combining their respective, animal-shaped vehicles into one large Megazord, the Power Rangers have managed to face off against bizarre creatures of all sizes, which means they could realistically take on Godzilla. However, if I were to pitch this crossover, the rangers would eventually have to join forces with the King of the Monsters after an even larger creature emerges to wreak havoc on Angel Grove.

Bill & Ted And Wayne's World

Perhaps we never saw Bill S. Preston Esq. (Alex Winter) and Ted "Theodore" Logan (Keanu Reeves) take Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey) on a trip through time because we are not worthy of such an excellent idea. Then again, if Myers and Carvey can still get together for Wayne's World reunions on SNL and Reeves and Winter could come back for 2020's Bill & Ted Face the Music, who says it doesn't have potential?

Dirty Harry And Death Wish

I think the greatest Dirty Harry movie we never saw would have put Clint Eastwood's Lt. Callahan on the case of a murderer targeting the most vicious gangs in San Francisco, which would turn out to be Charles Bronson's Paul Kersey from Death Wish. Inevitably, I think Harry would be lured into an alliance with the vengeful vigilante, coming to believe that his more permanent methods of justice align with his own.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer And Sabrina The Teenage Witch

It's a shame that there was never any attempt to make an official crossover between Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Sarah Michelle Gellar and the Melissa Joan Hart-led Sabrina the Teenage Witch while they were still on the air. The coming-of-age supernatural series may have differed dramatically in tone, but that is just what would have made the collaboration such a blast.

Harry Potter And The Dresden Files

If fans of the Harry Potter movies have ever been interested in trying out something a bit darker and grittier, there is another literary modern-day wizard with the same first name: Harry Dresden, played by Paul Blackthorne on the SyFy series, The Dresden Files. I think it would be fun to see J.K. Rowling's The Boy Who Lived helping author Jim Butcher's Chicago-based P.I. solve a grisly mystery in which magic is involved.

The Munsters And The Addams Family

They may have been on different networks and produced by opposing studios, but how in the world has there never been an attempt to introduce the Munsters to the Addams Family? I would even be open to getting the actors from Rob Zombie's reboot movie to star alongside the cast of Netflix's Wednesday if it meant getting just a glimpse at these creepy, kooky families finally coming together.

It And Terrifier

There are no two villains in the subgenre of creepy clown movies more iconic than Pennywise from It and Art the Clown from Terrifier. I can't imagine a horror fan being against the idea of bringing Bill Skarsgård's shapeshifting fear demon from Andy Muschietti's blockbuster adaptation of Stephen King's novel and David Howard Thornton from Damien Leone's shocking indie slashers together for one brutal showdown that would have blood and white face paint smeared across the screen.

Hocus Pocus And Trick 'R Treat

In Disney's cult favorite, family-friendly witch movie, 1993's Hocus Pocus, our young protagonists go through a lot of trouble to defeat the Sanderson Sisters (played by Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker). I cannot help but wonder how easily those sinister spellcasters could have been taken care of by the mischievous Sam from the 2007 anthology horror movie favorite, Trick 'r Treat.

Hoarders And Storage Wars

You know those people on the show Hoarders who compulsively keep hold of any item they possess, no matter how unnecessary or even unhealthy it may be? I have a potential idea to help them: put them on another A&E reality show called Storage Wars and tell them that they must outbid other experienced collectors if they want to maintain ownership of their junk.

Johnny English And The Pink Panther

While it barely held a candle to Peter Sellers, I cannot deny that I enjoyed Steve Martin's portrayal of Inspector Jacques Clouseau in his Pink Panther reboot. I even more enjoyed Rowan Atkinson as a bumbling Bond-wannabe in the Johnny English movies. I imagine that having the clueless French detective and accident-prone British spy cross paths on a case would result in some real comedic dynamite (especially if real dynamite is involved).

Sister Act And The Nun

After watching Whoopi Goldberg's Academy Award-winning performance in Ghost, I am convinced that a sequel to Sister Act in which Deloris Wilson-Van Cartier must contend with the habit-wearing demon Valak (Bonnie Aarons) from the Conjuring movies would be a riot.

Big Brother And Survivor

Big Brother and Survivor are both competitive reality shows that make social interaction a key element to winning, with the biggest difference being the setting. If I ran CBS, I would send the most famous all-stars from Big Brother to a remote island, bring Survivor champs to the Big Brother house, and see what happens.

In one of the best vampire movies, The Twilight Saga, some argue that Bella is one of the worst main characters of their own movie. Sure, she has flaws in her dependency on vampire Edward Cullen and is willing to make herself immortal for him. But before the Twilight TV show premieres, I think it’s time to hear me out about one of Kristen Stewart’s best characters and give the Forks resident more credit where credit is due.

Bella Gets A Lot Of Flack For Her Intense Relationship With Edward, But I Admire Her For Following Her Heart

It’s true that Bella gets a lot of flack for her strong dependency on Edward. Back in 2011, psychologist Wind Goodfriend Ph.D. argued in Psychology Today that Bella’s low self-esteem and attraction to forbidden men makes her a victim of relationship violence, with Edward being the “abuser.” However, the author of the book series, Stephenie Meyer, defended criticism about Bella not being a good role model since the main character is sure of what she wants and isn’t afraid to go after it.

Bella, indeed, deserves credit for following her heart. As soon as the new student noticed strange things about her classmate, Edward Cullen, like his abnormal physical strength and changing eye colors, she wasn’t afraid to investigate. Once she found out he was a vampire who had issues controlling his thirst for her blood, that didn’t stop her from pursuing a relationship with him, even if he pushed her away for the good of her safety. When Edward broke up with Bella in New Moon, she still traveled to Italy to stop him from sacrificing himself to the Volturi. She did what felt right for her, no matter what anyone said.

Bella May Not Be A Typical Beauty Queen In High School, But That Doesn't Stop Swooning Guys

As soon as Bella moved to Forks in the first Twilight movie, guys were all over her. Or as her new friend, Jessica, told her, “you’re like a shiny new toy.” She was no Queen Bee, though, as she wore more casual, laid-back clothes compared to anything with cleavage and didn’t wear any makeup. She actually wanted as little attention as possible with no interest in achieving popularity at a new school.

However, the guys at Forks High School weren't turned off by Bella’s natural beauty or her awkward persona. Clearly, being her natural self was enough to eventually bring on a huge love triangle that involved Edward and Jacob. There were never moments when she tried to be someone else to come off as likable. Even in terms of getting Edward to like her when they first met, she never tried to change her style to impress him. Sounds like role model material to me to never change yourself to get your love interest to love you.

Bella May Be Giving Up Mortality To Be With Edward, But It's To Help Protect Him

At the end of the first movie, Bella told Edward she wanted to be a vampire so that she could be with him forever. Then during her 18th birthday in New Moon, she continued to persuade him to change her so that she could protect him from the Volturi if it came down to it.

In Eclipse, Bella didn’t want to stand by and let everyone risk their lives to protect her from Victoria. By being a vampire herself, she’d no longer have to depend on Edward to save her from enemies stronger than her. Bella came to the realization that her decision to be a vampire wasn't even just about being with Edward forever. It was because she truly believed she belonged in his world.

Bella Engages In Reckless Behavior, But She's Willing To Sacrifice For The Ones She Loves

Throughout the Twilight film series, Bella got herself into a lot of trouble that audiences would define as reckless. In the first movie, she abandoned Alice and Jasper to go to a ballet studio where James, a Tracker, said he’d be. New Moon had her leave Charlie behind to go to Italy for Edward. Eclipse, saw her stay with Edward in the same location where Victoria and the newborn vampires fought against the Cullens and the werewolves. And, we can’t leave out Breaking Dawn when Bella chose to carry her half-vampire baby to term, even if it took away her own life.

What’s important to keep in mind about Bella’s extreme behavior is that it was all in the name of love. She took a risk going to the ballet studio to meet with James because he told her that he was holding her mom there. Her reasoning for dropping everything to go to Italy was to stop Edward from provoking the Volturi, who would have killed him. She also stayed with the Cullens and the werewolves so she wouldn’t leave them defenseless if they needed her.

Not to mention, Bella went through with her pregnancy so that Edward would have a part of her and saw her baby as a “miracle” when she thought she couldn’t have kids with a vampire. She was willing to commit a mother’s sacrifice to ensure her daughter would live, even if she couldn’t. Even when Alice and Jasper arranged for Renesmee and Jacob to leave together during the Volturi battle, Bella accepted it to ensure her daughter’s protection.

Bella Disobeys Her Father's Wishes, But She Needs To Create Her Own Path

Despite having a deep relationship with Edward, Bella still did typical teenage girl things like disobeying her father’s wishes. Charlie felt like whenever Bella was around Edward, their relationship kept bringing more trouble into her life. When Edward left Bella, he witnessed the overwhelming pain that he had put his daughter through. If anything, Charlie would have been Team Jacob since he’s known him and his father for a long time. I'm basing that on Charlie's advice to her: "You have to learn to love what’s good for you.”

While Charlie had good intentions throughout the Twilight Saga in wanting to protect his daughter, Bella felt what was good for her was Edward. There are many reasons why Bella was right to choose Edward, such as his always looking out for her and his deep loyalty to her. He’d go to the ends of the earth to make sure she was safe. She heard her father’s wishes for her to get distance from Edward, but she had to create her own path and follow her heart. This led to her decisions to get married, have a baby, and become a vampire. By the end of the saga, it didn’t appear at all that Bella regretted any of her choices.

There’s no denying that Bella Swan’s got her flaws in terms of her bond hold with Edward and getting herself in danger to keep staying with him. But, it’s important to remember that no character is perfect, and she deserves more credit than she’s given.

The Twilight protagonist remained true to herself as well as her wants and needs throughout her journey. If all of her extreme actions were in the name of love, we can’t fault a girl for that. You can see for yourself what a headstrong woman Bella Swan is by watching all of the Twilight movies with your Peacock subscription.

While Robert Pattinson has had a long and varied career in Hollywood so far, he will likely always be known first and foremost for his work on the Twilight movies. It seems that’s even the case for Bong Joon-ho, who directs Pattinson in the new film Mickey 17. One can imagine that the director had many questions for the actor before casting him, but apparently one of the most important was, just what is his real skin tone?

In a new video for GQ, Bong Joon-ho and Robert Pattinson hilariously discussed the proper pronunciation of the word “magenta,” but also talked about the actor’s pale Twilight look. It seems Bong was curious whether Pattinson was truly so pale. Check out the clip below.

Robert Pattinson’s inability to pronounce “magenta” notwithstanding, this is actually a really interesting conversation because it shows the level of detail that Bong Joon-ho considers when casting his movies. He appears to be legitimately interested in Pattinson’s skin tone and the way it changed drastically between two movies. He said…

Obviously, when filming the Twilight movie, they went with the fairly traditional pale vampire look (with the occasional sparkly skin). But that doesn’t mean the look was entirely done with makeup or color correction. Maybe part of the reason Pattinson joined the Twilight cast was because his skin was already so pale. It’s possible that his skin tone was more unnatural in other films.

It’s not just a semantic question. An actor's skin tone when combined with how a director plans to shoot a movie is going to impact things like lighting and makeup decisions. Maybe getting an actor with a particular skin tone is key to casting the role in the first place. Even if not, it potentially impacts other elements of the filmmaking.

It seems Bong Joon-ho wasn’t entirely sure what Robert Pattinson’s skin tone was until the first time the two met to discuss the film. The director said…

As somebody who has seen Mickey 17, I can’t say I was particularly focused on Robert Pattinson’s skin tone. Instead, it was Pattinson's great performance in a very good sci-fi movie that I appreciated, and others almost certainly will as well.

I was a pretty big Twihard, even if it makes me cringe to think about my vampire phase, and I can admit that these movies and books were quite a whirlwind of a phenomenon. I remember Team Jacob and Team Edward was the make-or-break controversy at the lunch table in ’09. So, it’s always nice when we get to check back in with the Twilight cast and learn more about what happened behind the scenes. Recently, Vampire dad Peter Facinelli and clairvoyant queen Ashley Greene shared some shenanigans that involved a Kristen Stewart replica that got them in trouble, and this story is honestly hilarious.

At a panel during MegaCon Orlando (via People), Twilight alumni Ashley Greene and Peter Facinelli, known for their roles as Alice and Carlisle Cullen, were telling stories with their fellow co-stars about some of the shenanigans that took place on set. Among the stories told, Greene shared that one of her favorite memories was when the producers tried to take away phones, saying:

This was in reference to the filming of New Moon, the second installment of the movie franchise. So it only took two movies for someone to get phones banned. Luckily, Facinelli fessed up, explaining the wild situation that led to this happening.

Shortly after Greene mentioned the phone ban, she and Facinelli talked about the life-sized replica of Kirsten Stewart.

After they found that replica, they decided they had to take selfies with it, as the actor explained:

Not to point fingers, but it seems like Facinelli and Greene’s shenanigans could have led to the phone ban. The proof is in the pudding, but that’s just my opinion based on this hilarious anecdote.

However, the hijinks don't stop here. Facinelli also recalled a funny interaction between him and Robert Pattinson during their neck biting scene from the first movie. So, while the films might be dramatic and action-packed, it sounds like making them was a blast.

Twilight has been coming back onto people’s radar recently, especially since the Midnight Sun adaptation was announced. And while I myself am not still a die-hard Twihard, I can admit that this is really big. Also, many fans are still reeling from the big ending twist we were left with and comparing the movies to the books. Plus, there's even Twilight Legos now, so it's clear that there's very much an apitite for these movies, the cast and funny stories like this.

If you want to take a trip down memory lane or binge in wait for Midnight Sun, the Twilight movies are streamable on Peacock. Whether you like it or not, Twilight meant a lot to a lot of people, and it’s good to see the cast come together every so often and share what life was like for them when the cameras weren’t rolling.

Now, I do kind of want to see those photos with the Stewart mannequin...If it got phones banned, it has to be good.

We have seen many a cinematic masterpiece, and even a Best Picture Oscar winner, based on the work of authors such as William Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and more legendary writers. Of course, not all classic literature and the films they inspire have to be, speaking frankly, so ancient. Just take a look at these acclaimed and popular movies that were bred from books published as early as 1950.

To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

In 1961, Harper Lee won a Pulitzer Prize for her debut novel (and her only novel until 2015's Go Set a Watchmen), To Kill a Mockingbird, which depicts a trial against a Black man accused of assault in the 1930s South from the point of a view of young Scout Finch. Soon after, the powerful anti-prejudice statement was adapted into a feature by director Robert Mulligan and starring Gregory Peck in an Oscar-winning portrayal of selfless attorney Atticus Finch.

The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

All three volumes of J.R.R. Tolkien’s influential trilogy of fantasy novels – The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King – were published between 1954 and 1955. Director Peter Jackson would bring Middle Earth to life in his live-action Lord of the Rings movies, which were a worldwide critical and commercial smash, spawning a prequel trilogy based on The Hobbit, an Amazon Prime series (The Rings of Power), and an animated spin-off (The War of the Rohirrim).

Forrest Gump (1994)

Six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, went to director Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation of Forrest Gump, starring Tom Hanks in the title role of a simple man who, unwittingly, lives a truly historic life. A year after the film’s release, Winston Groom, author of the original 1986 novel, would publish a sequel, Gump & Co., that chronicles the shrimp company owner’s life in the 1980s.

The Shining (1980)

Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall lead Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s 1977 novel, The Shining, in which an author is mysteriously driven mad while serving as the caretaker for a Colorado ski resort with his wife and psychic son. While now revered as one of the best King adaptations, let alone one of the best horror movies ever made, the author famously hated the thriller which was not a critical or commercial success upon release either.

Where The Wild Things Are (2009)

Writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak earned the Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are, in which the ill-behaved Max dreams he is the king of a place where otherwordly creatures roam. The beloved 1963 children’s book was adapted into a bizarre, beautifully puppeteered, and significantly darker live-action feature film by director Spike Jonze and starring Max Records with the voice talents of James Gandolfini and Catherine O'Hara.

The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)

The Oscar-winning film that made cannibalistic criminal psychologist Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) one of the horror genre’s most feared villains is actually based on the second book to feature the character. Jonathan Demme’s adaptation of 1988’s The Silence of the Lambs is also predated by Manhunter – Michael Mann’s adaptation of Thomas Harris’ first Lecter novel, Red Dragon.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

Director Miloš Forman's Best Picture Oscar winner, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, stars Jack Nicholson as a criminal who pleads insanity to get out of jail and ends up leading a revolt against the sinister Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher). While revered as a film that takes mental health seriously, some would say it does not quite do Ken Kesey's 1962 novel justice, rendering the narrator, Chief Bromden (portrayed by Will Sampson), into more of a side character.

No Country For Old Men (2007)

Joel and Ethan Coen were quite faithful to Cormac McCarthy’s 2005 novel when adapting No Country for Old Men, which follows a disillusioned sheriff (played by Tommy Lee Jones) and his search for a hunter (played by Josh Brolin) who is on the run from a sadistic hitman (played by Javier Bardem). In fact, for its breathtakingly grounded craftsmanship, Bardem's chilling Oscar-winning performance, and provocative commentary on violence, some might say it is the best Western movie of all time.

The Harry Potter Movies (2001-2011)

J.K. Rowling’s seven-part series of young adult fantasy novels following an orphaned wizard’s education in the mystic arts at Hogwarts was published between 1997 and 2007. The bestselling series inspired eight Harry Potter movies (including two based on the final novel, Deathly Hallows) which starred Daniel Radcliffe and became an enduring worldwide phenomenon.

The Godfather And The Godfather Part II (1972-1974)

Mario Puzo’s 1969 post-World War II crime epic, The Godfather, inspired two Best Picture Oscar winners following the rise of reluctant mafia boss Michael Corleone (Al Pacino). Director Francis Ford Coppola would collaborate with Puzo on the screenplay for a third installment that was released in 1990 and is not held in such high regard today.

Dune And Dune: Part Two (2021-2024)

Director Denis Villeneuve adapted Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi epic Dune, which largely influenced George Lucas’ Star Wars saga, into two widely acclaimed big-screen adventures that brought the eponymous planet to life with wondrous visual effects. The first live-action adaptation by David Lynch from 1984 was, unfortunately, far less appreciated.

Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)

Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay for director Mel Stuart’s adaptation of his 1964 novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – the title of which replaced the original eponymous character, Charlie Bucket, with Gene Wilder’s eccentric chocolatier. While Tim Burton’s 2005 adaptation, with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie, is not quite the beloved children's movie the original is, it at least made the poor Golden Ticket holder the title hero again.

The Color Purple (1985)

Alice Walker’s influential tale of a Black, Southern woman’s life of abuse and neglect inspired one of director Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in Oscar-nominated roles. Winfrey would later produce a stage musical based on the novel that was also adapted into a film starring Fantasia Barrino in 2023.

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

One of the most controversial X-rated classics in cinematic history is Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ 1962 dystopian novel, A Clockwork Orange. It stars Malcolm McDowell as one of the most fearsome 1970s movie villains, Alex DeLarge – a gang leader subjected to an experimental, government-issued cure for his violent tendencies.

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (2005)

Douglas Adams condensed his absurdist, science-fiction radio play, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, into a 1979 novel that was first adapted as a British miniseries in 1981. Decades later, Disney released a feature adaptation starring Martin Freeman, Mos Def, and Alan Rickman as the voice of a clinically depressed but still friendly robot named Marvin, who was portrayed on screen by Warwick Davis.

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)

Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson chronicled his experiences in the Sin City with attorney Oscar Zeta Acosta in a fictionalized memoir called Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, published in 1971. Director Terry Gilliam adapted the book into a wild, psychedelic trip starring Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke (Thompson's alter ego) and Benicio del Toro as Dr. Gonzo.

The Road (2008)

Just two years after it was published, one of Cormac McCarthy’s most acclaimed novels, The Road, was adapted into a film starring Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as an unnamed father and son searching for sanctuary in a ruined future. Director John Hillcoat’s thriller is regarded as one of the best post-apocalyptic movies of its time.

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

François Truffaut adapted Ray Bradbury’s prophetic, dystopian 1953 novel, Fahrenheit 451, into a film starring Oskar Werner as a fireman tasked with destroying any and all literature who has a sudden change of heart. Michael B. Jordan would portray the hero, Guy Montag, in a later feature made exclusively for HBO in 2018.

Blade Runner (1982)

Ridley Scott’s seminal, Harrison Ford-led sci-fi thriller, Blade Runner, takes inspiration from Philip K. Dick’s 1986 novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The author’s vision of a world in which artificial beings known as Replicants live among humans was also expanded upon in director Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049.

The Hunger Games Movies (2012-2015)

Jennifer Lawrence received wide acclaim for portraying teenage rebel Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games and its three sequels, based on Suzanne Collins’ bestselling dystopian trilogy published between 2008 and 2010. Cinema would return to Panem once more with 2023’s The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, which takes place during one of the earliest holdings of the eponymous challenge that pits children against each other in an annual fight to the death.

Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)

Holly Golightly – the central character of Truman Capote’s 1958 novella, Breakfast at Tiffany’s – essentially remains the same in Blake Edwards’ Audrey Hepburn-led adaptation. However, the story changes dramatically, making it more of a sweeping romance between the callgirl and the previously unnamed narrator, Paul (played by George Peppard in the film).

American Psycho (2000)

Before he took on the mantle of a live-action Batman actor, Christian Bale gave a star-making performance as a more menacing urban yuppie with a violent double life named Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. His portrayal of the character in director Mary Harron’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ provocative 1991 novel has since been recognized as one of the most disturbing killers in cinematic history.

The Haunting (1963)

A psychologist invites a group of patients to stay in a house supposedly inhabited by ghosts in director Robert Wise’s classic haunted house movie, The Haunting, which is based on Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. The chilling 1959 novel inspired another film bearing the shortened title from 1999 and, in 2018, a more loosely connected but widely acclaimed Netflix miniseries from creator Mike Flanagan.

The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (2005)

The first volume of C.S. Lewis’s seven-part fantasy novel series, published in 1950, was adapted into a critically and commercially successful adventure set in a wondrous land. The next two books in the series, collectively known as The Chronicles of Narnia, also received feature-length adaptations from Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

Abby Ryder Fortson makes her film debut in the first feature based on Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., which also stars Oscar nominee Rachel McAdams as the title character's supportive mother. Author Judy Blume shared with Today that she believes writer and director Kelly Fremon Craig’s adaptation surpassed her own novel, which offered a groundbreaking inside look at the pains of female adolescence in 1970.

Catch-22 (1970)

Director Mike Nichols and writer Buck Henry adapted Joseph Heller’s 1961 novel into the star-studded WWII-era satire Catch-22, starring Alan Arkin and Bob Newhart. The book also inspired a Hulu original miniseries released in 2019 starring Christopher Abbott and George Clooney, who also executive produced.

Watchmen (2009)

Many credit the long-awaited acceptance of comic book fiction as earnest literature with writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons and their groundbreaking graphic novel, Watchmen, which was originally published by DC in 12 parts between 1986 and 1987. Director Zack Snyder first adapted the story of costumed crimefighters coming out of retirement years after vigilanteism is banned into a live-action film 15 years before Warner Bros. released a two-part animated feature in 2024.

The Joy Luck Club (1993)

Amy Tan's influential 1989 novel, The Joy Luck Club, depicts the eye-opening experiences of four different women from a Chinese family. The author made a cameo in the film adaptation from director Wayne Wang.

Lord Of The Flies (1963)

William Golding’s seminal coming-of-age survival novel, Lord of the Flies, was first adapted for cinema nine years after it was published. Writer and director Peter Brook’s adaptation is considered to be more a faithful take on the story of adolescent boys stranded on a desert island than the American version released in 1990 by director Harry Hook.

Lolita (1962)

Vladimir Nabokov’s provocative 1955 novel, Lolita – the story of a middle-aged college professor obsessed with his teenage stepdaughter – was first adapted for cinema by director Stanley Kubrick in the early 1960s, starring James Mason and Sue Lyon in the title role. Director Adrian Lyne would later remake the drama in 1997 with Jeremy Irons and Dominique Swain.

Devil In A Blue Dress (1995)

Denzel Washington portrays one of the most iconic Black detectives in pop culture, Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins, in Devil in a Blue Dress. Based on Walter Mosley's 1990 novel, and the first to feature the character, the gritty period piece follows the World War II veteran as he becomes embroiled in the search for a mysterious woman.

The Twilight Movies (2008-2013)

Stephanie Meyer became one of the most popular authors of her time with 2008's Twilight and its three sequels, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. The saga, chronicling a teenage girl’s complicated romance with a vampire, was adapted into five box-office hits that made A-listers out of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.

As a longtime Robert Pattinson fan from the Harry Potter and Twilight era, it’s of course a joy to see the actor continue his arc as a huge movie star. The actor traveled the world promoting his role in Bong-Joon Ho’s latest movie Mickey 17 (sometimes with wacky TikTok trends), which has been earning positive first reactions that include our own Mickey 17 review. But, I don’t think it fully clicked that a huge segment of the actor’s fanbase these days are men until his hilarious take on who turned up for him at his recent premiere.

When Robert Pattinson hit the scene as a teenager, he and his chiseled jaw and tusseled hair made him a verified heartthrob as I watched the differences between the Twilight movies and books unfold through his take on Edward Cullen across five movies. That’s why it’s so funny what he had to say as the Mickey 17 premiere hit the 2025 movie schedule. Check it:

As RPatz joked, it’s “strange” to see a “bunch of guys” cheering him on at the premiere for Mickey 17 especially due to his long history of young women making up a majority of his fanbase. Check out some of the commentary on X:

• "Tenet & Batman performances made me a PattinSTAN" - @wrwhisperer
• "He's batman, so yeah." - @justbenbyday
• "well DUH he was in tenet" - @nqxba
• "I mean after years of men going "Ew Twilight" whenever they see him, I can see why he's shocked" - @wisdomofolde
• "he said, i am for the girls what is going on" - @ashvsthedead

Oh, how the tables have turned. I can’t count the amount of times when the Twilight movies were coming out, how much I heard how bad of an actor Pattinson is for starring in them, or how “a bunch of guys” wanted little to do with him. But, in the decade since the Twilight saga has ended, the actor has been making movies that get the fanboys excited, and now they are even showing up at premieres to support him, as the Twilight girlies before him.

On one hand, I’ve been feeling totally vindicated in my middle-school taste, because I spent my time pining over an actor who continues to have a really interesting career – and yes, I think he did his best, and even went above and beyond with his Twilight role, oftentimes with so-so scripts and direction!

Apparently all the actor had to do to earn a bigger fanbase was work with big filmmakers like Christopher Nolan, and play Batman. I feel like a particularly big turning point happened when he starred in the Safdie Brothers’ film, Good Time. He’s proved he’s more than Twilight, which I think was totally necessary for him to thrive in the way he wanted to go forward, but it seems like he’s aware that the real ones started with predominantly women supporting him with his early work.

Robert Pattinson’s new movie, Mickey 17 has a release date of March 7. The R-Patz fangirls and fanboys are uniting for this one, and I think that’s beautiful.

Back in the 2000s at the height of the Twilight franchise’s popularity, many of us were staunchly either Team Edward or Team Jacob. The argument held at least as much, if not more, weight as the Gilmore Girls’ Team Dean/Jess/Logan debate or perhaps who’s the best Chris. Jason Kelce is a little late to the Twilight party, but he appeared on his wife Kylie’s podcast Not Gonna Lie to share his thoughts, and Taylor Lautner even weighed in on his take.

Jason And Kylie Kelce Talk Twilight

Travis, Jason and Kylie Kelce have been known to give their honest opinions about popular movies, including how awful Andrew Lincoln’s character is in Love Actually and whether or not the pants had anything to do with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. As for the Team Edward vs. Team Jacob rivalry from Twilight, Jason said of Taylor Lautner’s character in a clip from Not Gonna Lie:

Kylie Kelce agreed that Bella had her mind made up from the beginning, and — because of how many Team Jacob fans existed — why her husband had thought Bella had gone back and forth between the two or had trouble deciding between the werewolf and the sparkly vampire.

The fact that Jacob imprinted on Bella and Edward’s daughter — a fact that even Ken Jennings called “gross” on Jeopardy! — only solidified for Jason Kelce how sad Jacob’s story was. Kylie Kelce summed up their collective opinion:

The story is creepy, the CGI baby is creepy, it’s all creepy. And one person close to the cast might agree.

Taylor Lautner Comments On Jason Kelce’s Twilight Review

The former Philadelphia Eagle’s musings on Jacob being a pretty pitiful character in Twilight made it back to none other than Mrs. Jacob herself — Taylor Lautner’s wife, Taylor Lautner (yes, they have the same name, with their families having to find a way to differentiate). Tay Lautner, who has hilariously admitted to having a crush on Robert Pattinson, wrote in the comments of the TikTok video:

With the revelation that even Tay Lautner is Team Edward, Jason Kelce is officially vindicated. Kristen Stewart’s character never really wavered, either, as Kelce pointed out, and sorry Team Jacob members, but it’s hard to argue with the fact that Bella was right to choose Edward.

If you need to refresh yourself on just how heated the competition got between vampire and wolf, the Twilight series is available to stream with a Peacock subscription.

After a steady career as a child actor that culminated with the iconic role of Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga, Taylor Lautner took a break from acting. However, the former teen idol/heartthrob is ready to get back on camera with a brand new supernatural-inspired show. As with most things these days, people have wildly polarizing thoughts about the premise of said series and Lautner’s involvement in the potential project.

According to Variety, Amazon MGM Studios and Lautner are currently in development on Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter. The meta-supernatural show is said to follow the Twilight cast member as he plays a heightened version of himself who is recruited to join a secret society of werewolf trackers. The group seeks Lautner out because of his expertise on the supernatural creature, given he played one on screen for several years. Ultimately, the job complicates things as he is now forced to live a double life: Hollywood actor by day and a werewolf hunter by night.

The news of Lautner’s potential return to acting definitely excited fans of his who grew up proudly wearing “Team Jacob” shirts during the height of The Twilight Saga craze. For some, the excitement stems from simply being able to see the actor doing what he does best again, like @KatlaAncrum, who simply tweeted:

Other fans seem to be entirely on board with the zany premise, like @potatosalad199 who channeled a popular meme, writing:

However, there is a small subset of fans of The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl actor who acknowledged that the plot is a little out there. Still, in an age where it feels like every new and upcoming release is a spin-off or a reboot, maybe being a bit weird is a good thing, as @tj_isdaname posted alongside a "Count me in, dudes" GIF from The Office:

Unfortunately, not everyone is optimistic about Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter’s potential. Despite being one of the biggest franchises of the 2010s, The Twilight Saga and its actors, by extension, have managed to acquire a dedicated following of haters. And the recent news of this project has definitely awoken a few. Like @averybooks, who took a shot at Lautner’s absence from Hollywood in recent years, writing:

It's a sentiment that reads a bit harsh, especially when one considers that Lautner isn’t the only Hollywood star signing on to these meta-roles. In 2022, Nicolas Cage played a fictionalized version of himself in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, which ended up delighting critics and viewers alike. So, maybe let's not knock it until we try it.

Still, some are having a hard time buying into the wacky premise, going as far as wondering if AI had something to do with it, as @ashlacosplay wrote:

Did they ask chat for ideas because they don't want to pay a real writer?

However, the loudest critiques appear to be from fans of television as a whole, who express frustration in their beloved, original shows getting canceled while silly ideas like this are seemingly greenlit. As @GianzGmez colorfully put it:

Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter isn’t the first potential new show to face such polarizing opinions from TV viewers, and it certainly won’t be the last.

While it’s unlikely the show will appear on the 2025 TV Schedule, there is a part of me that hopes it does see the light of day just so we can get Lautner back on camera. Until then, you can see him in the Twilight movies by streaming them with a Peacock subscription.

Twihards love talking about the differences between the Twilight movies and books, but what about what happened on the set of the movies vs. what we see on screen? When a bunch of the Twilight cast reunited for MegaCon in Orlando, Peter Facinelli, aka Carlisle Cullen, recalled a funny BTS fact about the scene in the first movie when his character turns Robert Pattinson's Edward Cullen into a vampire.

Much of the Cullen Clan, including Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz and Jackson Rathbone came together for MegaCon’s “Meet The Cullens” cast panel. Robert Pattinson came up, of course, and Facinelli shared what happened when he had to bite the actor’s ear in Edward’s transformation flashback (via People).

Although it’s been over a decade since the Twilight Saga concluded with a twist ending that had fans stunned, the series is still as popular as ever. There’s even a Twilight LEGO set that just came out. However, there’s somehow always some new tidbit from the set we’re learning about.

As Peter Facinelli shared, the first time he went for the neck to have Carlisle turn Edward into a vampire, he apologized to the young actor for not asking permission to do so. As he continued:

How funny is this?

The scene he's talking about is when Edward Cullen reveals to Kristen Stewart’s Bella Swan that Carlisle turned him into a vampire back in 1918 when he was dying of the Spanish Influenza. The moment is showcased by a stylish black-and-white scene where Carlisle bites Edward on the neck.

However, now that we know this BTS moment from set, we get why he has a little smile after it happens. Check it:

You can currently relive the scene and the whole Twilight franchise with a Peacock subscription. Facinelli’s words about his Twilight co-star are so funny and add to all the great stories we’ve learned over the years from the cast about the making of the five-movie franchise. At the event, Jackson Rathbone, who played Jasper Hale, also recalled that Robert Pattinson was the most “likely to get lost” on the set of the franchise.

No, Robert Pattinson was not with them to talk further about his experience with the movies. He’s currently on a press tour to promote his role in Bong Joon-ho’s new movie Mickey 17, which comes to theaters on March 7. Kristen Stewart is also out there for her own project among 2025 movie releases, considering her movie Love Me is now playing in theaters.

And thankfully, as they continue to make movies, we continue to get hilarious Twilight BTS stories.

One of the coolest Easter Eggs you can find in a movie based on a book is a cameo by the person who wrote the source material. However, sometimes it is even more fun when a renowned author makes an appearance in a movie that they had no creative involvement with. Take a look at our favorite examples of both kinds.

S.E. Hinton (The Outsiders)

S.E. Hinton (born Susan Eloise) made a striking debut as a writer in 1967, and at only 18 years old, with her groundbreaking coming-of-age novel, The Outsiders. She went on to appear in the 1987 adaptation (one of the best Francis Ford Coppola movies) as a nurse.

Cheryl Strayed (Wild)

Podcaster Cheryl Strayed chronicled her life-changing woodland hike in 1995 in her 2012 memoir, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, which was adapted into a movie starring Reese Witherspoon two years later. Not only does the author appear at the beginning of the film as wa oman who drops the onscreen Strayed off at a motel but her real-life daughter, Bobbi Strayed Lindstrom, also plays her younger self.

Lee Child (Jack Reacher)

In the first screen adaptation of Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels from 2012, the author plays a cop who gives the titular heroic drifter (played by Tom Cruise) a skeptical look. The English writer would later appear in 2016's Jack Reacher: Never Look Back as a TSA agent and was seen in Amazon Prime's Reacher Season 1 finale walking past Alan Ritchson as he walks into a diner.

Hunter S. Thompson (Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas)

Johnny Depp starred in two adaptations of Hunter S. Thompson's memoirs: 1998's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Rum Diary from 2011. While his death in 2005 prevented him from appearing in the latter, the influential gonzo journalist does have a brief cameo in the former as an expressionless patron at a rowdy party.

Kathryn Stockett (The Help)

Kathryn Stockett's 2009 debut novel The Help is a bestseller that was made into an Academy Award-winning film told from the perspective of Black maids working for middle-class white families in 1960s Mississippi. In addition to cast members Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone, the author herself would make a brief appearance as a housewife attending a meeting.

Ken Kesey (Even Cowgirls Get The Blues)

Tom Robbins had a pivotal role in Gus Van Sant's Uma Thurman-led adaptation of his novel, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, as its narrator. The most surprising appearance by a writer in the 1993 road dramedy was countercultural novelist and essayist Ken Kesey as the central character's father.

Greg Behrendt (He’s Just Not That Into You)

Comedian Greg Behrendt was working as a script doctor for HBO's Sex and the City when he came up with the idea for He's Just Not That Into You, which he co-authored with Liz Tuccillo. The bestselling self-help book was adapted into a dramatized ensemble rom-com in which Behrendt appears as the minister at a wedding.

Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club)

Amy Tan's influential 1989 novel, The Joy Luck Club, consists of various vignettes each from the perspective of a different woman in a Chinese family. The author can be spotted during the party scene at the beginning of the 1993 adaptation, which is also one of Ming-Na Wen's best movies.

Mar­shall McLuhan (Annie Hall)

In one memorable scene from Best Picture Oscar winner Annie Hall, Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) has an argument with a movie theater patron about his expertise in the work of media theorist Marshall McLuhan. To get him to pipe down, Alvy asks the real McLuhan to step in and bring the stranger down a size, at which point Alvy address the camera and says, "Boy, if life were only like this."

John Le Carre (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)

Some of the best spy movies (and TV shows) in recent memory have been inspired by the work of John Le Carre, such as his 1974 novel, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The suspense master makes a brief appearance in the 2011 film adaptation as a party guest.

Stephen King (Pet Semetary)

There have been numerous memorable Stephen King appearances in movies and TV shows based on his storied bibliography. One of the most famous comes from the 1989 adaptation of Pet Sematary, in which he goes pretty far against type to play a priest presiding over the funeral for Missy Dandridge (Susan Blommaert).

Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting)

In one of the best movies of the 1990s, director Danny Boyle's 1996 dramedy Trainspotting, Renton (Ewan McGregor) seeks "one more hit" before going clean from a dealer named Mikey Forrester, who has nothing to offer him but a couple of suppositories. The grinning Forrester is actually played by Irvine Welsh, the Scottish author who wrote the original novel.

Sapphire (Precious: Based On The Novel "Push" By Sapphire)

To avoid confusion with another 2009 movie called Push, the adaptation of Sapphire's 1996 novel Push was named after its central character but also acknowledges the source material with the full title, Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire. The author (née Ramona Lofton) can also be spotted in the heavy, Academy Award-winning drama about an abused teen (played by Gabourey Sidibe) playing a daycare center employee near the end of the film.

Kurt Vonnegut (Back To School)

Some of Rodney Dangerfield's best one-liners can be found in his 1986 comedy Back to School, which is also known for its brief but hilarious cameo by Kurt Vonnegut. The satirical novelist shows up to see the wealthy Thornton Melon (Dangerfield) right after his son, Jason (Keith Gordon), confronts him about how he is going to write a midterm paper about the author, which Melon still ends up failing.

Gore Vidal (Gattaca)

In addition to his influential and thought-provoking exploits as a writer, Gore Vidal also worked as an actor from time to time. One of his most memorable roles comes from one of the best '90s sci-fi movies, 1997's Gattaca, in which he plays Director Josef.

Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

It could be safe to assume that Stephanie Meyer is portraying herself in the 2008 premiere installment of the Twilight movies, in which she can be seen briefly as a writer sitting at the bar in the Carver Cafe typing away at her laptop. The author would also appear in the vampire movies' penultimate entry, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as a guest at the wedding of Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson).

Salman Rushdie (Bridget Jones’s Diary)

In the classic rom-com, 2001's Bridget Jones's Diary, the title character (Renée Zellweger) is at a book launch party where she spots novelist Salman Rushdie speaking with a group of other authors. She tries to subtly implement herself into the conversation when the writer courteously asks for her opinion, to which she awkwardly asks where the restroom is.

Charles Bukowski (Barfly)

Director Barbet Schroeder's 1987 dramedy Barfly follows the L.A. exploits of a heavy drinker named Henry Chinaski, played by Mickey Rourke. The screenplay was written by Charles Bukowski, who based the story on his own life experiences and the author also makes an appearance in the film as, indeed, a barfly.

Colleen Hoover (It Ends With Us)

One of the most talked about 2024 movies adapted from a novel was the romantic drama It Ends With Us, starring Blake Lively. The source material comes from author Colleen Hoover who revealed in an interview with E! that she makes a brief cameo in the film as a party guest but was sure to add that she found the 12-hour shoot to be quite taxing.

Stan Lee (Mallrats)

Highly influential, beloved comic book writer Stan Lee was, just about, the king of cameos, having appeared in countless Marvel movies until his passing in 2018. However, before starring in brief roles in films based on his work, he appeared as himself in a movie that celebrates superhero culture through satirical conversation, Kevin Smith's 1995 comedy Mallrats, in which he offers Brodie (Jason Lee) some much-needed romantic advice.

Maya Angelou (Poetic Justice)

How fitting that a movie called Poetic Justice features a cameo appearance by one of the most influential poets of the 20th Century. Maya Angelou – known for writing "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," among many other famous works – plays Aunt June in director John Singleton's 1993 romantic drama starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur.

Jean Shepherd (A Christmas Story)

One of the all-time greatest Christmas movies, 1983's A Christmas Story, was inspired by Jean Shepherd's semi-autobiographical novel In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash. Not only did the humorist and radio personality also narrate director Bob Clark's timeless comedy but he even makes a brief cameo during the scene at the mall as a man waiting in line with his child to see Santa Claus.

John Irving (The World According To Garp)

Starring Robin Williams, 1982's The World According to Garp is a dramedy about a writer grappling with his wife's infidelity and the fame of his feminist activist mother. The Academy Award-nominated film is based on the novel by John Irving, who also makes a cameo in the film as a referee for a scene taking place at a wrestling match.

Peter Benchley (Jaws)

One can only imagine what it must have felt like to be the author of the book that inspired the highest-grossing movie in history (at the time), which was also later deemed the first Hollywood blockbuster. Of course, not only did Peter Benchley write the source material for director Steven Spielberg's 1975 horror movie classic, Jaws, but he is also in it, appearing as a TV field reporter visiting the Amity Island beach early on.

Veronica Roth (Divergent)

Veronica Roth, author of the coming-of-age dystopian young adult novel series that inspired the Divergent movies, makes an appearance in the first installment from 2014 that is a bit cooler than most movie cameos that authors can claim. She can be spotted during the zipline scene as an unnamed member of the Dauntless faction.

Michael Crichton (The Andromeda Strain)

The first adaptation of a Michael Crichton novel would also mark the first and last time he appeared in an onscreen acting role. The Jurassic Park author and ER creator has an uncredited cameo in 1971's sci-fi pandemic drama The Andromeda Strain as "Bearded Surgeon."

Emily Giffin (Something Borrowed)

The 2011 rom-com Something Borrowed is inspired by the 2004 novel of the same name by Emily Giffin, who appears as a woman eavesdropping on a conversation between Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Marcus (Steve Howey) on park benches. In a TikTok video, the author revealed that the book her character is reading is the 2005 sequel to Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and that her cameo had to be shortened in a post because she addressed the camera in every take.

James Dickey (Deliverance)

The best-known work of author James Dickey is Deliverance, which was adapted into an acclaimed film two years later. The author would appear at the end of the harrowing thriller about four men terrorized by savage locals on a canoe trip as Sherriff Bullard, who warns Jon Voight's character to leave and never come back.

Fannie Flagg (Fried Green Tomatoes)

Fannie Flagg received an Academy Award nomination for co-writing the screenplay for the 1991 adaptation of her 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, which was shortened to just Fried Green Tomatoes. The author, comedian, and frequent Match Game panelist also appears in the acclaimed dramedy as a self-help guru helping women "get that spark back" into their marriages.

William Peter Blatty (The Exorcist)

One of the most iconic examples of a horror movie based on a true story is 1973's The Exorcist, which used William Peter Blatty's novel inspired by an alleged possession as its basis. The author (who later directed 1990's underrated sequel, The Exorcist III) also briefly appears in the classic thriller as a man speaking Burke Dennings (Jack MacGowran) on the set of Chris MacNeil's (Ellen Burstyn) movie.

Truman Capote (Murder By Death)

The 1976 comedic whodunnit Murder By Death boasts one of the best ensemble casts in a movie, which even includes Truman Capote. The author of such iconic works as In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's plays eccentric aristocrat Lionel Twain, who gathers a group of detectives and their guests for a party at his luxurious estate, which goes terribly.

Graham Greene (Day For Night)

In the 1973 French romantic dramedy Day for Night, writer Graham Greene makes a brief appearance as an insurance agent. According to a DVD special feature, director and star, François Truffaut was not told until after the fact that the role was played by the author, which disappointed him because he was a great admirer of his work.

Twilight fans, it’s here! It’s been a little over a year since the Twilight LEGO set was announced, and now it can officially be preordered. As a longtime enthusiast of the vampire franchise, the 2,001-piece set featuring the iconic Cullen House looks breathtaking, but I want to go more piece by piece regarding how I feel about the $220 LEGO item.

The Twilight LEGO Set Is Here, And I’m Obsessed For So Many Reasons

I’ll admit it, I haven’t purchased the set that is now available on LEGO yet, but it’s taking every fiber in my being not to just splurge on it because it’s beautiful. Not only does it gorgeously depict the glass house from the movies, but there are so many specific references to the film franchise that make me want to invite friends to build this and rewatch the Twilight saga… again.

There’s a LEGO piano, on which Edward Cullen obviously plays “Bella’s Lullaby,” and that collage of graduation caps by the staircase. The kitchen is also fully stacked for the Cullens to make Italian, and there’s a baseball cap in the living room in homage to the movie’s famous scene. Bella’s red truck is a nice touch, too. Oh, and the exact tree where Edward said “Hold on tight, spider monkey” is also there.

It’s always a blast to spot the differences between the Twilight movies and books, but now fans have the opportunity to be part of recreating the Cullen house brick by brick. The set also includes minifigs for Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, Charlie Swan, Alice Cullen, Rosalie Hale, Carlisle Cullen and Jacob Black. The latter has an option to have long hair or short hair, and there’s also a werewolf LEGO to build as well.

However, I Have An Issue With It (Aside From The Price Tag)

Look, LEGO is an expensive hobby. If you look at a lot of the LEGO Star Wars sets, there’s plenty on sale that cost a small fortune, from the Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser that costs $650, to the Millennium Falcon being priced at $850. Yes, the Twilight set is a splurge for most too, but what’s actually bothering me the most is the minifigs missing on the set.

As Twilight fans can quickly surmise, Emmett Cullen, Jasper Hale and Esme Cullen have all been left out of the set. Imagine how some of the Twilight cast feels about this! I understand how important it was to have Jacob and Bella’s dad, but how can you have the Cullen house without all the Cullens? It’s a really odd choice that does make it feel incomplete.

Anyway, the LEGO set can be preordered now and will start shipping on February 1. While you wait for your set, you can check out how to watch the Twilight movies on streaming here on CinemaBlend.

There are so many types of films and TV shows out there where one of the main focuses is romance, whether it's the best rom-com movie out there or it's a dramatic, neverending tale of love. But today, we'll be focusing on films and TV shows that focus on young love – teenagers and the like, obviously. Let's get into it.

To All The Boys I've Loved Before Trilogy (2018 – 2021)

This To All The Boys I've Loved Before trilogy defined a generation of young women like me who dream of having someone like Peter Kavinsky sweep them off their feet. We all agreed that Noah Centineo was the internet's boyfriend for years after this—indeed, a culture shift.

Teen Wolf (2011 – 2017)

While Teen Wolf certainly ranks high on our list of supernatural teen dramas because that is the basis of this show, a lot of people focus on love. And I mean a lot. The romances that happen are mainly what drives this series about a high schooler turning into a werewolf. You can't really get much better than that.

Grease (1978)

Okay, while literally, not a single person in the Grease cast was of high school age, the movie itself is about young romance. While I sometimes think Grease can be overrated, the movie musical does a good job of showing how young romance can affect a teenager – in an enjoyable musical form.

One Tree Hill (2003 – 2012)

When literally anyone thinks of teen romance, they think of One Tree Hill. Running for a total of nine seasons, the series tells the story of two half-brothers who compete for the same position on their school's basketball team, but of course, their love lives get entwined and tangled as well. This is drama to the max.

Easy A (2010)

When I think of Emma Stone's best movies, Easy A is always up there. While she's excellent in her dramatic roles, there is just something about seeing her in this comedic romance movie, which takes the cake every time. It takes young romance and makes it a joke, and honestly, it makes the relationship that her character forms with someone else even better.

Gilmore Girls (2000 – 2007)

Yes, I know I'll have some people say that Gilmore Girls isn't really based on young romance because it's more about the relationship between mother and daughter, but you tell me that you haven't spent time wondering who Rory was going to end up with in this series. Before there was Team Edward and Team Jacob, there was Team Dean and Team Jess (and Jess was the better option, BTW).

X.O. Kitty (2023 – Present)

A spinoff of To All The Boys I've Loved Before, this series, X.O. Kitty, is all about Lara Jean's younger sister, Kitty, and her adventures across the world in South Korea and honestly, I love it. While romance is a main aspect of the series, it's also a fun little coming-of-age comedy that anyone can get behind.

Dawson's Creek (1998 – 2003)

Running for six seasons, Dawson's Creek is another essential teen romance TV series that has been talked about for years. The series is like most teen romances out there, where it follows a close group of friends in high school and their lives together, as well as the relationships that follow, but man, it was huge and shot the stars to fame.

She's All That (1999)

Nah, we are not talking about He's All That. We are bringing up the original She's All That. The movie, starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook, is all about a high schooler who says he can make any girl popular and takes a bet to turn a random woman into a prom queen in six weeks. Romance ensues, and it's just a fun teen rom-com from there on.

Twilight (2008)

They are about romance when you think about it. The Twilight films are primarily all about the romance between Bella and Edward. And Bella is a teenager – and Edward is trapped in a young person's body, so technically, it is a teen romance…even if he is hundreds of years old, but THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT, OKAY? It's a teen romance.

Glee (2009 – 2015)

When I was coming up with ideas for this article, Glee was one of the first I knew I had to include here. Sure, we all love the Glee covers, but man, we ate up these romances when the show was out. Blaine and Kurt, Santana and Brittany, Rachel and Finn – it was endless, y'all. This may be about a Glee club, but we are all here for the love.

Gossip Girl (2007 – 2012)

The Gossip Girl cast undoubtedly reached a point while filming this show when they were no longer teenagers, but we all loved this series for its romances—no matter how absolutely messy they got. And they got messsssssy.

My So-Called Life (1994 – 1995)

While My So-Called Life only ran for one season, it certainly cemented itself into pop history. It was very realistic in its portrayal of teenagers and took a natural examination of romance in young love. Sure, it wasn't as dramatic as the others, but it's still a great show – and now a cult classic.

She's The Man (2006)

For a time, it felt like Amanda Bynes was the queen of teen romance comedies, and She's The Man was undoubtedly her best. Telling the story of a female soccer player who goes undercover as a man to join the men's soccer team in order to play, the movie is hysterical and creates a comedic young romance that is just too good.

Never Have I Ever (2020 – 2023)

Running for four seasons, Never Have I Ever is a great teen romance show. It's reportedly loosely based on Mindy Kaling's (the co-creator) life and her life in Boston. It follows the story of a teenager in high school and how she deals with her personal and school life in the aftermath of her father's passing. The romance is just as great as everything else.

Ginny & Georgia (2021 – Present)

While you could make the same argument for Ginny & Georgia as you could with Gilmore Girls – where it's essentially about a mother and a daughter – the Netflix series takes a hard stance on romance and really makes it a primary part of the story. Sometimes, you'll love these relationships. Other times, you'll want to pull your hair out. But hey, it's a fun time.

The O.C. (2003 – 2007)

Taking place over four seasons, The O.C. is another excellent teen drama that puts romance at its front most of the time. The series follows the life of a teenager who is adopted into a wealthy home, how he deals with his new life, and the relationships around him. It's one of the best teen series out there, so you should check it out if you haven't.

Crush (2022)

Starring Rowan Blanchard, this Hulu original film is a fun one. Crush is all about a high schooler who joins the track team in order to get close to her crush – but, in a plot twist, she ends up falling for her crush's twin sister instead and causes a whole mess of problems.

The Vampire Diaries (2009 – 2017)

Don't even get me started on this show. The Vampire Diaries may be about mythical creatures, but the romance is the plot. The show is all about a normal girl falling for a vampire that she thinks is a human, but then his brother ends up falling for her too, and she does as well as it's this whole love triangle – god, it was everywhere at the time. It's a young romance show despite the vampires being hundreds of years old.

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger, 10 Things I Hate About You is one of the best adaptations of a William Shakespeare piece because it is so fun. The movie is about a student who wants to date someone, so he enlists the help of the local bad boy to date the sister of the person he wishes to date—I mean, it's a recipe for success.

Dash & Lily (2020)

It's a shame because Dash & Lily came out during a time when it wasn't properly appreciated. The Netflix series stars Austin Abrams and Midori Francis and tells the story of two teenagers who fall in love while trading messages and dares in a notebook across various locations in NYC. I mean, that's adorable. Please watch it if you haven't.

Warm Bodies (2013)

I had to get one fun pick on here. Warm Bodies is one of Nicholas Hoult's best movies, and it's so funny. It's literally about a zombie teenager and a human teenager falling in love. Like, come on. That's freaking adorable.

The Secret Life Of The American Teenager (2008 – 2013)

With five seasons, The Secret Life of the American Teenager was a massive hit for ABC Family when it was released. The central premise of the first season is about a teenager who gets pregnant after her time at band camp and a one-night stand, but of course, the series takes plenty of twists and turns that will have you on the edge of your seat the entire time, especially with the romance.

The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022 – Present)

Now, this is a tremendous young romance pick. The Summer I Turned Pretty is based on the novels of the same name and tells the story of a teenager and the love triangle that she develops between two brothers. Yes, it is about as dramatic as you can expect it to be, and I eat it up each time.

Euphoria (2019 – Present)

Is Euphoria a lot more mature than any other picks on this list? You betcha, but that's what you get when you do a young romance show on HBO. The series mainly follows Rue and her time with drugs, but the romance aspect is a massive part of the show, mainly between other characters, but also between Rue and Jules.

Love, Victor (2020 – 2022)

A spinoff of the movie Love, Simon, this series is honestly a great one, and I wish it had more seasons. Love, Victor is all about the titular character, Victor, who comes to terms with his sexuality and learns to love himself and others over the course of its three seasons. It's a great LGBTQ+ TV show that I personally love.

The Kissing Booth (2018)

Okay, so The Kissing Booth in itself is a meme because there are so many moments that make you scratch your head and wonder how these relationships even work. But that doesn't change the fact that the first movie is entertaining as heck and certainly makes for a fun young romance.

A Cinderella Story (2004)

There are so many adaptations of Cinderella out there, but personally, A Cinderella Story is one of my favorites. It's about two teenagers who are online penpals who plan to meet up for the first time at a school's Halloween event. It's so sweet and adorable—ugh, I love it.

Sex Education (2019 – 2023)

I mean, this show is all about romance, love, and sex, thrown into a pretty bow. The series mainly follows a teenager and his experiences at school when everyone finds out that his mother is a sex therapist, but there are some excellent portrayals of young love on this show that really take the cake – ones I genuinely adore.

Love, Simon (2018)

This teen romance movie is one of the best out there. The film, starring Nick Robinson, follows the story of a closeted high schooler who is being blackmailed by someone at school while also trying to find out who the person is that he has fallen in love with online and dealing with his personal life as well. The movie does a great job of showing young love, and I love it.

Heartstopper (2022 – Present)

Based on the graphic novels of the same name, Heartstopper has three seasons and mainly follows the love story between Charlie and his feelings for Nick, a schoolboy with whom he shares a class. But as the series progresses, you get more and more relationships that make it so much more fun.

Literally, Any Romeo & Juliet Adaptation

Do I have to explain why? Whether you're talking about the one from the 1960s, Leonardo DiCaprio's Romeo + Juliet, or any of the others, it's all about teen romance and what it does to us.

These are just some of the great picks I can think of, but there are so many others. I think these will be perfect for a little date night or a long weekend binge.

The Harry Potter movies made stars out of the three young actors who played Harry, Ron, and Hermione, making Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson household names. Or at least I thought they did. It turns out that even four movies in, not everybody knew Emma Watson’s name, and that includes her then-co-star, Robert Pattinson.

The British leading man was still a few years away from his Twilight fame when he appeared as Cedric Diggory in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It was Pattinson’s first major film and, as an old clip that recently went viral on Instagram shows, Pattinson he couldn’t remember Emma Watson’s name. That appears to have genuinely frustrated her, with her calling her co-star “rude.” Check it out:

As the post accompanying the video suggests, it’s possible that Pattinson is just messing with Emma Watson and that he does know her name. Still, it doesn’t appear that Watson is in on the joke if that’s the case. And perhaps Pattinson really doesn’t remember her name. Watson had only been in three Potter movies up to that point and, if Pattinson hadn’t seen them, it’s not like literally everybody loves Potter, he wouldn’t know her name.

At the same time, she is one of the stars of the movie you’re in Mr. Pattinson. She may be a kid, but maybe make a point to learn her name. Considering the massive size of the Harry Potter cast and all the younger actors in it, I get it that Pattinson probably met a lot of people for the first time on set, and I’m terrible at remembering the names of all the people I met at my wife’s company Christmas party, but I was sure to remember the name of the boss.

Still, it’s wild to see Emma Watson and Robert Pattinson, two current movie stars, years before they would achieve that status. Pattinson certainly would know who Watson was before too long, even if he didn’t really know her here. And the rest of the world would know Pattinson’s name equally well after he starred in his own franchise of films based on popular books. Given that, Pattinson and Daniel Radcliffe had a lot in common.

And, to be fair, it’s not like Robert Pattison hasn’t had his own, perhaps slightly embarrassing, issues with not being properly recognized. While it doesn’t appear anybody has forgotten the actor’s name, some people have apparently not realized that he didn’t quit acting after finishing Twilight, despite being the big screen’s most recent Batman. Maybe after he finishes the Batman trilogy, people will stop thinking he's not acting anymore.

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The great thing about fiction is it allows people to temporarily suspend their disbelief for the sake of entertainment. Many of the most beloved movies of all time have strange and downright ridiculous premises if you try to explain them out loud, but their strangeness is a part of their charm. Here are 32 films with absolutely ridiculous plots.

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

This movie was a critical and commercial darling, and its plot is utterly bizarre. A disillusioned laundromat operator traverses the multiverse, battles soldiers masquerading as IRS office workers, and dances with hot dog fingers in order to save her estranged, nihilistic daughter. It is, by far, one of the best and zaniest Best Picture winners that we’ve seen in a very long time.

21 Jump Street (2012)

On the surface this film seems relatively normal: it’s the classic tale of an awkward nerd and a dumb, handsome jock forming an unlikely duo while navigating the trials and tribulations of high school. Only this time, they’re also buddy cops going undercover as high school students in a sting operation to arrest the dealer of a new illicit drug. And, fittingly, the movie’s visuals are just as trippy as its premise.

Legally Blonde (2001)

In many ways, Legally Blonde was ahead of its time due to how it disrupted harmful stereotypes about hyper-feminine women. Its plot is still a bit goofy though, as it involves a popular, blonde sorority girl working her behind off to secure a spot at one of the most competitive law schools in the country, just to prove to her pretentious ex-boyfriend that she’s worthy of him taking her seriously. Thankfully the film ends with her ditching the loser and discovering a true penchant for law.

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

One of the highest-grossing films of all time has one of the most convoluted plots of all time. A billionaire, retired superhero and his team invent time travel so that he and his fellow superheroes can travel to different timelines and capture magical, rainbow-colored stones so that they can reverse the devastating effects of a purple villain’s success in eliminating half of all life in the universe with a snap of his fingers. Don’t worry, though: you only have to watch 21 films to understand it.

Poor Things (2023)

This colorful, quirky science fiction movie earned Emma Stone her second Oscar, and by just listening to its plot, it’s clear to see why. Stone portrays a woman whose brain has been replaced by that of an infant, and in the beginning of the film she cannot even properly pronounce the word “blood,” but by the end, she is studying to become a doctor. The dramatic transformation she undergoes, while traipsing around Europe and learning philosophy, is equally strange and impressive.

Back To The Future (1985)

Back to the Future is widely thought of as the quintessential time travel movie, and the implications of its time travel are seismic. A teenager accidentally travels 30 years into the past after meeting his eccentric science friend, and while stuck in the past, he inadvertently interferes with the relationship of his teenage parents, which threatens his very existence. Now he has to ensure that the couple stays together before he is erased from history, while dealing with the uncomfortable fact that his teenage mother has taken a liking to him.

The Mask (1994)

Back in the ‘90s, Jim Carrey was arguably the King of Ridiculous Movies, and his turn as Stanley Ipkiss in the mask not only allowed him to show off his excellent comedic sensibilities, but also his amazing face acting and physical capabilities, as his character quite literally turns into a cartoon come to life with a neon green face after donning a magical mask. The bad CGI stretching and morphing only adds to the zany enjoyment of the movie.

Happy Death Day (2017)

There is no worse birthday present than death, and this film forces its protagonist to endure it every birthday. The protagonist, a mean sorority girl, dies on her birthday, and she is forced to relive the tragic day every single day until she figures out who the person responsible is. Also, she has limited time to figure out who the person is before she dies for real (as in, she stops coming back to life).

The Boss Baby (2017)

A lot of animated movies lean into the fact that they are marketed towards kids, and there are few better examples than The Boss Baby. This zany movie’s plot involves the existence of an absurd baby-making corporation in the clouds that delivers a baby with hopes of rising the corporate ladder to a family with a disgruntled former only child, and the unlikely brother duo must work together to stop puppies from becoming the most loved creatures in the world.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

Speaking of absurd animated movies, the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise as a whole is pretty bizarre with its takes on marine life, but its movie definitely pushes the boundaries of what’s believable. In this movie, Plankton steals King Neptune’s crown and frames Mr. Krabs for it, just so Neptune will punish Krabs and give Plankton a chance to steal his coveted burger recipe, sell those burgers at his restaurant, and become dictator of Bikini Bottom. And it’s up to SpongeBob and Patrick to retrieve the crown while driving in a car made out of a Krabby Patty.

Home Alone (1990)

The ridiculousness of Home Alone’s plot likely comes from the fact that such a scenario happening in real life would be deeply sad. A young boy, who already feels like an outsider in his own family, is left behind by said family when they go on a Christmas vacation. And if this minor being left unattended isn’t bad enough, he is forced to set up elaborate, dangerous traps to ward off persistent, home invaders.

Divergent (2014)

The Divergent movie was just one of a multitude of young adult, dystopian franchise films that became massively popular during the 2010s, and it, by far, has the most head-scratching premise. In its future, what’s left of humanity after a cataclysmic war has divided itself into factions based on rudimentary personality traits, such as kindness and honesty. In this reality, you are seen as a massive threat that must be eliminated if you dare to be intelligent, honest, and selfless at the time.

Barbie (2023)

Stereotypical Barbie spends most of her life in an idyllic, woman-ruled, plastic paradise until one day she begins to experience existential dread and the horrible tragedies of cellulite and flat feet. She must then embark on a journey from her perfect Barbie Land to the Real World and discover the meaning of life and womanhood in a male-dominated world. And Ken’s also there, but he’s just Ken.

Cocaine Bear (2023)

The ridiculousness of this movie’s plot can really be summed up with its title. After sacks of cocaine fall into the woods, a bear accidentally becomes addicted to it and attacks the residents of a small town. While this sounds like the plot of a horror movie, it’s actually quite hilarious in the stupidest way possible, because the amount of opportunities these people are given to escape from or incapacitate the bear are numerous, and yet they choose idiocy every single time.

Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

Harry Potter’s story has become such a classic by now, that it’s hard to think that at one point it was another strange idea that had to be marketed to the world. In the first movie, Harry is an orphaned boy that is neglected and mistreated by his foster family, only to be politely kidnapped by a gentle giant who tells him he’s a wizard and sends him off to attend a magical boarding school. Also, a fully grown wizard has hated him since he was a baby, because that’s normal.

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010)

It’s normal when starting a new relationship with someone to not want to think about or compare yourself to their exes. Now, imagine that not only did you have to meet all seven of their exes, but you had to battle them to the death too, preferably in video game combat style. Those are the insane lengths Scott Pilgrim goes through to be with Ramona Flowers.

Twilight (2008)

It’s a tale as old as time: a teenage girl who hates the cold and rain moves to the Pacific Northwest to live with her distant father to allow her mother to travel the country with her new husband, and, while in the Pacific Northwest, said teenage girl meets and falls in love with a sparkly, 108-year-old vampire that not so secretly wants to drink her blood. And then, they live happily ever after or something like that.

The Princess Bride (1987)

The best part of The Princess Bride is its ridiculousness. There’s such a warmth to the film due to the fact that it obviously does not take itself seriously, exemplified by the princess herself being named “Buttercup,” she pushes the man whom she believed took the life of her former lover down a hill, only to realize said man is her true love, and rolls down the hill with him. And this is all after he incapacitates the three men who kidnap her. And that's just the beginning!

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The most-seen film in movie history also has the most beloved, ridiculous plot in movie history. A young girl and her dog get caught in a tornado, and the storm transports them to a faraway land where there are good witches, bad witches, flying monkeys, talking lions and scarecrows and more. And in order for her to get home, she has to follow a yellow brick road in ruby red slippers.

Despicable Me (2010)

In this silly tale, a villain, seeking to earn more respect in the villain community, plots to steal the moon, which is simple enough. So, obviously, the best way to go about doing so is adopting three orphaned girls and sending the girls to sell cookies at his villain competitor’s house, so that he can infiltrate said house and steal the competitor’s shrink ray to successfully steal the moon. At least, that’s what Despicable Me tries to convince its admittedly very young audience makes sense.

White Chicks (2004)

It’s common to look back at media from decades again with a modern perspective and assess whether said media from that earlier time would be made today. This movie is a clear example of one that is a product of its time, not only because of its crass racial humor, but also because of its dumbfounding plot: two Black, male FBI agents masquerade as blonde white women to protect two social heiresses from being kidnapped. Hijinks ensue, and lewd jokes abound.

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

When your movie is being led by comedic genius Robin Williams, it’s likely to have a ridiculous plot, and Mrs. Doubfire is no exception. In this family-friendly flick, Williams portrays an unemployed voice actor going through a difficult divorce. After he is only granted supervised visitation rights to his kids, he comes up with an outrageous plan to spend more time with him: pose as an elderly, female nanny named “Mrs. Doubtfire.”

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

In this film’s universe, all major, commercial holidays coexist with one another and have their own lands which can be accessed by secret, tree-encased portals. The Pumpkin King of Halloween Town becomes disillusioned with his life there, stumbles across the Christmas portal, and falls in love. He does everything in his power to introduce his own, twisted form of Christmas to his macabre home, to limited success.

The Parent Trap (1998)

In yet another case of questionable parenting, a British woman falls in love with and marries an American man, and she gives birth to twin daughters. The couple divorced shortly after the girls are born, and instead of trying to work out a joint custody situation, the parents decide to keep one daughter each and raise her in their respective home countries and pretend the other daughter does not exist. This eventually leads to the girls meeting each other and learning of each other’s existence for the very first time at summer camp, and after a period of rivalry, they decide to join forces to get their parents back together.

13 Going On 30 (2004)

This is another movie that shows you how weird its plot is just with its title. An awkward, 13-year-old wants to skip the uncool parts of life and live life as a successful, 30-year-old woman in New York. And on her birthday, she gets her wish, waking up in the body of a rich, stylish magazine editor with a not-so-great personality. The most bizarre, yet impressive part of this movie is watching Jennifer Gardner portray a 30-year-old woman with the brain of a 13-year-old girl who’s trying to pretend like she’s a 30-year-old woman.

Shazam! (2019)

If you were to ask a child what their dream superpower is, becoming an adult probably wouldn’t be their tenth choice, let alone their top choice, but Billy Batson in Shazam! makes it look super cool. After being chosen by an ancient wizard, the foster kid, can now morph into a fully grown man at will by yelling “Shazam!” and he gets a suite of cool powers.

Central Intelligence (2016)

Few Hollywood best friends are more endearing than Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, and their on-screen chemistry comes to life in this silly buddy cop action movie. Johnson’s character is a formerly obese nerd turned jacked CIA agent who needs Hart’s character’s accounting skills, even though the latter hasn’t seen the former since his days as a star athlete. Of course, they save the world in the campiest, most hilarious ways.

Spy Kids (2001)

Surely many kids have wondered what their lives would be like if their mild-mannered, suburban, if a little boring, parents were actually top-secret spies. Well for the brother-sister duo in this movie, that lifestyle is anything but fun as it leads to them being captured by a villain with giant, sentient thumbs for minions. And, that’s not even the weirdest part.

Matilda (1996)

A young, precocious girl is neglected by her family, so she finds solace in reading a lot. Unlocking so much of her brain’s potential at a such young age grants her telekinetic abilities, which she uses to enact revenge on her parents and awful principal, Ms. Trunchbull.

Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)

A mysterious, eccentric chocolatier, invites a select group of children with accompanying guardians to his famed chocolate factory, only to discover that there are horrors at every turn, including chewing gum that can turn you into a human-sized blueberry and fizzy drinks that cause you to float, which is fun, until you’re dangerously close to a whirring ceiling fan. The only reason this film is thought of as cheerful and child-friendly, and not downright terrifying, is because it hams up how utterly ridiculous it is.

Alvin And The Chipmunks (2007)

A live-action movie with talking animals will always necessitate some suspension of disbelief, but when those talking animals are chipmunks that also sing, and quickly become the world’s biggest pop stars, at some point a line is crossed and any semblance of realism has flown out the window. The only thing more ridiculous than the rodent singers themselves are all the times their manager, turned adoptive father Dave screams “Alvin!”

The Nutty Professor (1996)

In this movie, Eddie Murphy portrays a brilliant, obese professor who develops a groundbreaking weight-loss formula. Insecure about his size and eager to impress the girl of his dreams, the professor tests out the drug on himself, and he successfully slims down, only for the thin version of himself to develop an evil alter ego and fight to take over the professor’s life permanently. Not only are the performances of this film hilarious and outlandish, especially with Eddie Murphy playing multiple roles, but the visual gags of the professor switching between his thin and large self are something to behold.

Times are changing for the entertainment industry; it’s not how it used to be thanks to social media. The spaces and gaps between roles are more apparent since there’s so much content outside of just the movie itself. Actor Robert Pattinson shared the rollercoaster of his career, going from the heartthrob vampire, to more 'out there' characters, but he also spoke about an interesting interaction when accused of quitting after the Twilight movies.

Pattinson has been in a myriad of roles that span across many genres. He’s been the beloved Hufflepuff prefect Cedric Diggory, sparkling vampire Edward Cullen, Bruce Wayne and even a talking bird, which has led to some interesting encounters in the real world. In an interview with The New York Times, the actor reflected on the time a passport control immigration officer asked him why he stopped acting after Twilight, to which Pattinson’s response was simply:

Yep, that's an excellent short response to clue someone into reality. Through the whole interview, you get the impression that Pattinson wanted to be an actor, but not famous. He shared a glimpse into his personal experiences as his career evolved during and after his time on Twilight. In his first few roles, he described himself as anxious and out of place, saying:

In the full interview, Pattinson shared the various side hobbies and projects he does to fill the space between film shoots. He talked about how all the crazy interview responses he used to give were just a thing he made up out of boredom, but also because at that time the questions were all the same. Pattinson described himself as always acting even when he’s off stage because, in his words, all people would ask him about is what it was like to be famous.

He continued to speak about the different ways he began approaching characters to feel more connected. This most likely stems from the fact that Pattinson himself is not the biggest fan of Edward Cullen, which I can understand. I may not be an actor but I know from experience when I have to write from a very one-dimensional standpoint, it can be a bit boring and uninspiring. Luckily, Pattinson hasn’t had this problem as his roles in The Lighthouse, The Boy and the Heron and The Batman earned glowing reviews, including his former director Claire Denis praising his Bruce Wayne performance.

An actor being typecasted, or only known for one specific movie, isn’t new. There are plenty of stars out there who've dealt with that, like Superbad star Jonah Hill turning down a role in Transformers to avoid being typecasted, or The Last Of Us’ Bella Ramsay had some typecasting bumps after her role in Game of Thrones.

Currently, Pattinson is filming with Jennifer Lawrence on Die, My Love, he's re-teaming with Tenet director Christopher Nolan, and a sequel for The Batman in the works. So thankfully, we still have more of Pattinson in the future, and I wish him well, especially in his new pottery adventures.

In the 2010s, Robert Pattinson was known for starring in the Twilight movies while Jennifer Lawrence earned massive fame for being in the Hunger Games films. Certainly these two would have a lot to talk about if they ever got together, right? Well, as it turns out, the actors have already had numerous conversations on the set of their movie Die, My Love. That’s right, I just learned these two are set to be co-stars in one of the upcoming 2025 movies. As a longtime fan of both of their careers, I cannot stop thinking about how they were almost co-stars years ago.

Jennifer Lawrence And Robert Pattinson Will Play A Married Couple In Upcoming Movie

Before I get into their Twilight connection, if this is your first time hearing about Die, My Love, surely you are wondering about it, too. The movie starring J-Law and R-Patz is a thriller that will have Lawrence playing a mother living in rural America who is struggling to manage her sanity as she deals with psychosis. In the movie, Pattinson will play her husband, and the couple is coping with their disintegrating marriage. Also in the mix is LaKeith Stanfield, who will play the lover of Lawrence’s character. You can check out the first images of the movie on X (via DiscussingFilm).

Die, My Love is based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Ariana Harwicz, and I think could have some real award potential considering writer/director Lynne Ramsay has helmed it. Ramsay has been part of some acclaimed movies already, between 2011’s We Need To Talk About Kevin and 2017’s You Were Never Really Here. I wouldn’t be surprised if J-Law was up for her fifth Academy Award nomination, and who knows, maybe Pattinson will finally get a nod after his incredible performance in Good Time was snubbed.

That Time J-Law Auditioned For Twilight And Almost Skipped Hunger Games Because Of It

I think Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson are incredibly talented, and I’m all for their post-YA careers, with the both of them having their names on numerous upcoming A24 movies. (Plus, it’s wild that they are both parents now, as Pattinson became a dad this year.) But with them being in the same movie officially, it is fun to remember how Lawrence was almost Bella. As she said in a 2023 episode of The Rewatchables podcast (per Variety):

OK, so maybe “almost” is a strong word, but it’s wild how the actors almost crossed paths in a big way over 15 years. Lucky she didn’t get the part either, because she would have likely had to pass on the Hunger Games movies. That said, by the time she was about to play Katniss, she said that the craze around those movies almost talked her out of it. In her words: