The novels and the films constitute nothing short of a global phenomenon. In the four years since Twilight first opened in theatres in November of 2008, the subsequent novels have each been a number one bestseller and each successive film has opened to a blockbuster reception, in the U.S. and abroad. The four films of The Twilight Saga to date have amassed over $1 billion in domestic gross at the box office, and tickets sales worldwide have surpassed $2.5 billion. Over 30 million DVD/Blu-ray units have been sold in the U.S. alone. The Twitter handle for the film saga -- @Twilight -- is the first-ever movie account to reach 1 million followers. Producer Wyck Godfrey, who has worked on all the films in the saga, summarizes, "The first film is about new love, the second about loss, the third about choice, the fourth about the challenges of marriage and family, and this last film is about protecting that family."
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2 sees the three main characters -- Bella, Edward, and Jacob -- each coming to grips with the reality of Bella finally becoming a vampire and subsequently explodes with action as they are forced to fight for the ones they love. "This movie opens at the exact moment that the last one ends," explains Oscar winning director Bill Condon, who shot the film concurrently with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1. "I decided to open with a full-on main title sequence, which is scored to an overture of musical themes from each of the other movies. Each of the composers is represented and it gets you right back into the mood of the first Twilight movie. All huge landscapes, but it intercuts from that to what's happening inside Bella while the venom is going through her body... and then she opens her eyes. The frame is starry and abstract until she adjusts to a new way of seeing.
Whoosh, it just comes into focus and there's Edward." ROBERT PATTINSON (Edward Cullen) is best known for his portrayal of the vampire Edward Cullen in Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1. This year, Pattinson appears on screen in David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, as well as the final installment of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2. He gained industry notice at 19 years of age when he joined the Harry Potter franchise in Mike Newell's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, playing Cedric Diggory, Hogwarts' official representative in the Triwizard Tournament. Last year, Pattinson starred in Water For Elephants, joining director Francis Lawrence and costars Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz in bringing the New York Times bestselling novel to the screen. Prior, he headlined the drama Remember Me, directed by Allen Coulter, appearing opposite Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper and Emilie De Ravin.
Pattinson also can be seen in Bel Ami, a film based on the novel of the same name written by Guy de Maupassant in which he plays a young journalist in Paris who betters himself through his connections to the city's most glamorous and influential women, played by Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Christina Ricci. Pattinson began his professional career with a role in Uli Edel's Sword of Xanten, opposite Sam West and Benno Furmann. He also appeared in director Oliver Irving's How to Be, winner of the Slamdance Film Festival's Special Honorable Mention for Narrative Feature. Pattinson played the lead role of Salvador Dali in Little Ashes, directed by Paul Morrison.
His television credits include "The Haunted Airman" for the BBC. As a member of the Barnes Theatre Group, Pattinson played the lead role in Thornton Wilder's "Our Town." Other stage credits include Cole Porter's "Anything Goes," "Tess of the D'Urbevilles" and "Macbeth" at the OSO Arts Centre.
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