KStew says Bella’s growth made third ‘Twilight’ film easier than ‘New Moon.’

By Eric Ditzian

Kristen Stewart had an 11-month break between finishing the shoot for “Twilight” in April 2008 and beginning “New Moon” last year. Production on “Eclipse” (opening June 30), though, kicked off just seven weeks after the conclusion of “New Moon.” And when KStew returned to slip back into the character of Bella Swan, she found the vampire-loving teen had a new sense of purpose.

It was that resolve, Stewart reveals in Entertainment Weekly’s summer movie preview issue, that made the character much easier to play. “I wasn’t as tortured as I was on ‘New Moon.’ Bella really knows what she wants in ‘Eclipse.’ She’s not just a dumb kid talking because she’s in love.”

That’s not to suggest that playing a more-focused Bella was a breeze. Though the teen matures over the course of the story, graduating from high school and getting engaged to Robert Pattinson’s Edward, at one point she is pulled back into the romantic embrace of Taylor Lautner’s werewolf Jacob. That scene was difficult, both because Stewart sees Lautner as something of a younger brother and because she understands that Bella truly loves Edward.

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‘There’s so many different kinds of intertwining stories,’ the ‘Twilight’ star says of the saga’s final book.

By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

One movie or two? That seems to be the big “Twilight” question these days for fans, who await a resolution to the unsettled matter whether “Breaking Dawn,” the final volume in Stephenie Meyer’s vampire book series, will be split into two parts for the big screen.

The franchise’s stars have weighed in on the debate too. Kristen Stewart told MTV News she’s keen for a two-picture finale. Nikki Reed said she’d also love the chance to take part in two films. Peter Facinelli thinks the idea would be “fantastic.” And now Ashley Greene has offered her opinion.

“I wouldn’t mind seeing it split up because the book is huge, and there’s so much that’s involved, and there’s so many different kinds of intertwining stories,” she told MTV News at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.

“The problem with changing books into film is that you don’t have time to tell this intricate story that you do in 700 pages of a book,” she added. “I don’t think it could hurt.”

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‘Twilight’ actor also weighs in on whether ‘Breaking Dawn’ should be in 3-D.

By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias

Should “Breaking Dawn” be in 3-D? While all the “Twilight” stars have their own opinions, with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart not really digging the idea, MTV News caught up with Jackson Rathbone to get his take.

“I think some films work in 3-D, and some films don’t,” he told MTV News on the orange carpet at the Kids’ Choice Awards over the weekend. “I don’t necessarily think it should be 3-D, but, hey, you know, it’s up for the production to decide.”

Rathbone also weighed in on who should direct the flick. There are several big names up for the job — including Gus Van Sant, Sofia Coppola, Bill Condon and Stephen Daldry — but Rathbone has his own idea. “I’m really pulling for them to resurrect Stanley Kubrick and have him helm the film,” he joked. “I’m really hoping for that. I want a zombie Stanley Kubrick to direct ‘Twilight 4.’ ”

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‘It would be much more satisfying to do [two films], because we wouldn’t have to drop so much of the story,’ she tells MTV News.

EVERLY HILLS, California — We’ve all been there: School is coming to an end, it’s time to graduate and the half of you who can’t wait to leave is doing battle with the half who will miss it.

These days, the “Twilight Saga” stars are grappling with similar feelings, looking at the end of a three-year process that has had them all go from little-knowns to household names together. So how does Kristen Stewart feel about the possibility of double “Breaking Dawn” movies that would keep their franchise in session a little bit longer?

“I am down. I wanna do it,” Stewart said of the increasingly real possibility that Stephenie Meyer’s final novel will be split into two films, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”-style. “I understand why they’d wanna do it.”

In the minds of some, Stewart and Robert Pattinson are talented actors in good positions to move past the “Twilight” franchise and onto other projects. To Twilighters, however, the longer this now A-list cast (including Oscar-nominated Anna Kendrick, “SNL” host Taylor Lautner, magazine cover girl Ashley Greene, etc.) can stay together, the better.

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‘I’m used to playing really distinct characters that are so far away from my normal reality,’ Stewart says.

By Eric Ditzian

With the end of principal photography on “Eclipse” in Vancouver late last month, Kristen Stewart completed her third “Twilight” series film as Bella Swan, the high school girl who falls hard for a vampire. Even before starting “Eclipse,” though— at the very beginning of “New Moon,” in fact, the second film in the franchise — the 19-year-old actress felt so comfortable playing the character that she had a hard time separating herself from Bella.

“I feel very much like I can’t really tell a huge difference between myself and Bella anymore, as odd as that sounds,” she admitted in an interview released by Summit Entertainment. “I’m used to playing really distinct characters that are so far away from my normal reality and in this case, the only thing that I was really worried about was just making sure it was absolutely honest and open and vulnerable and very present.”

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Brace yourselves.

This may come as a complete shock.

Vampires are sort of, what’s the word, in right now. I mean, if you haven’t been living in Antarctica this past year, you may have noticed a very obvious trend. Remember way back in the day when every guy wanted to be Neo from The Matrix because he had that cool trench coat and could do sweet flips? Those days are long gone. Today it’s all about fangs and an aversion to sunlight. Goth is back. Pale is the new tan.

And really, we shouldn’t be all that surprised. Vampires are hot. They don’t age. They look good in black. Some of them have inner-turmoil issues. Granted, they drink blood and that’s kind of gross, but so are hot dogs and most of us love those. Who are we to judge?

Let’s embrace this trend. Instead of rolling our eyes at the plethora of Twilight memorabilia lining the walls of every store, let’s take a moment and analyze why there is so much Twilight memorabilia lining the walls of every store. And I’m not talking about dissecting the literary merits of the books (because what would I write about after the first paragraph?). Instead, I want to focus purely on sex appeal (you know, what’s important). Costume and make-up designers work hard to create these gorgeous male bloodsuckers, and it’s time to give them credit where credit is due. Here’s a countdown of the greatest, most stunning, most please-bite-me-now creatures of the night ever. I’ll tell you what works, what doesn’t work, and why I want - no, need - to be alone in a dark alley with them.

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We loved the two songs Robert Pattinson contributed to Twilight, “”Never Think” and “Let Me Sign” (despite the latter not being on the soundtrack – again, why? It was perfect in the film during Bella’s flashback sequence) and, despite our huge disappointment, graciously accepted when he cast aside talk of his contributing to the soundtrack for its sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon. But now we’re being giving reason to indulge an optimistic smile as the actor also known as brooding bloodsucker, Edward Cullen has revealed that he might make an appearance on the musical collection for the third in the Stephenie Meyer series, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

In an interview with a Mexican magazine, he confirmed: “I’m trying to write some songs for the next movie.” Is that whooping we hear from you? Rob continues: “I don’t know if it will be possible because of my schedule, but I want to do it. Music is the other side of me, it’s one of the things that complete me and I wouldn’t want to leave it aside for anything in the world. I have the intention of evolving in that aspect. It’s something I want to develop just as much as acting. I want to have a balance between those two things.”

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