It’s so hard to compare roles — [but playing Bella] was difficult for other reasons,’ actress says.

By Larry Carroll

BEVERLY HILLS, California — Ever since she broke through playing Jodie Foster’s tough, imperiled daughter in the 2002 hit film “Panic Room,” moviegoers and critics alike have been quick to praise Kristen Stewart’s acting skills. Now, the 19-year-old actress is back in theaters next Friday (February 26) with “The Yellow Handkerchief,” a romantic drama she was cast in after Foster recommended her to the film’s producer, six-time Oscar winner Arthur Cohn. But when it comes to which role was tougher to play — her “Handkerchief” rebel Martine or “Twilight” icon Bella Swan — KStew and Cohn disagree.

“I followed Jodie’s advice because she’s a great actress and director,” Cohn said of casting Stewart in “Handkerchief,” a love story featuring old and new romances blossoming side by side. “Kristen had an enormous sensitivity for an extremely difficult part. With all respect to ‘Twilight,’ I think this part was infinitely harder to pull off.”

Making matters more interesting, Kristen was only 15 when she landed the role. It wasn’t until “Handkerchief” hit Sundance in 2008 that she was even cast in the “Twilight Saga” films. But with all due respect to her producer, Stewart disagreed with his thoughts on which role was more difficult to pull off.

“No, I would say definitely not,” Stewart insisted, claiming that Bella is the more complicated portrayal from an actor’s point of view. “It’s so hard to compare roles — this was difficult for other reasons.

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Twilight Watch: On the Set of Eclipse with Ashley Greene

by Andi Teran

Direct from the set of Twilight: Eclipse, VF.com caught up with Ashley Greene (aka “Alice Cullen” in the Twilight saga) to discuss filming the upcoming New Moon, cast reunions, and how becoming a vampire has changed her life.

VF.com: So you’re in Vancouver right now on the set of Eclipse …

Ashley Greene: I am. I just got to set! It’s an hour drive every day, really pretty; we’re way out in the middle of nowhere.

What are you filming today?

There’s a lot of action in this [movie], a lot of fight-sequence choreography. Me, Nikki [Reed], and Kellan [Lutz] are working today, and we’re doing another installment of the fight sequences. We’re doing a section of the huge vampire/Cullen/wolf/newborn battle.

What’s it like working with different directors on the same character?

At first, it’s a little difficult; it’s a lot of give and take. Everyone’s different and has their own take on it, but it’s been pretty good. You have to sit down and go, “This is what I’ve been doing, this is why I feel this way,” and you have to take suggestions. Basically, it’s about communication, and it hasn’t been a problem yet.

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Last week we ripped into Twilight for being a bad influence on love by teaching the youth that reckless behavior was permissible and rewarding.  Now that we got that out of our system, we are ready to love Twilight again, yeah!  To celebrate our love for the series we are bringing you the most romantic quotes from The Twilight Saga.  Get ready to be swept away in your favorite quotes from Bella, Edward, and Jacob!

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner bring to life the words of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga that we all fell madly in love with.  These three actors gave these words a platform to be heard worldwide and to be loved by all.  Our hearts skip a beat each time Edward whispers to Bella or Jacob demands greatness from Bella.  Come on a journey with us through the four Twilight books and examine the most romantic Twilight quotes.

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Fans probably already knew that Scene It? Twilight would be coming to stores this October. What you might not have known is that the game will also be available on the Nintendo Wii.

According to a recent press release, the game will be available on multiple platforms.

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. and Screenlife today announced the availability of the long-awaited Scene It?(R) Twilight(TM) game, the latest member of the Scene It?(R) family of entertainment trivia games. Scene It?(R) Twilight(TM) will be available in formats including the ever-popular Scene It?(R) DVD boardgame, on-shelves this October, as well as on Wii(TM) this Fall. The Scene It?(R) Twilight(TM) game will arrive just before the next installment in Summit Entertainment’s TWILIGHT film, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, debuts in theaters on November 20, 2009.

“Scene It? Twilight is the game that fans of the TWILIGHT film have been asking for,” said Barry Watts, Chief Executive Officer at Screenlife. “The overwhelming popularity of all things TWILIGHT has created such a huge demand, that we’ve collaborated with Summit Entertainment and Konami to offer fans the opportunity to enjoy the TWILIGHT experience in a variety of formats; as single or multi players on a console or in an interactive setting as a party DVD boardgame.”

Up first for TWILIGHT fans is Scene It? Twilight Deluxe Edition, the immersive DVD trivia boardgame filled with exciting new features including:

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Hallmark reveals first look at Twilight greeting cards

For some people birthday cards are the boring, less fun accessory to the actual birthday present; something you quickly get through before ripping at the shiny paper that promises a treat inside. However this could all be about to change as Hallmark, the greetings card giant has given the humble card a movie makeover and not just any movie, but Twilight. Yes, they’ve revealed a whole range of cards inspired by the Stephenie Meyer saga featuring the likenesses of the movie’s stars including Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and many more of the vampiric Cullen clan. Suddenly counting down the days until your next birthday? Thought so. Click over for more.

The birthday cards will be released into US stores through September, though there’s no news yet on whether we folks in the UK can expect to get them any time soon. There are also special ones for occasions such as Halloween and Valentine’s Day adding to what is already quite a tasty range, with individual portraits allowing you to choose depending on character or ensemble images for those that like everyone. They each have cool phrases that take the form of character quotes imbued with birthday talk and vary according to mood.

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At this year’s MTV Movie Awards, we all know, The Twilight Saga: New Moon star Robert Pattinson and his Twilight co-star Cam Gigandet won the award for “Best Fight” for their vampire-to-vampire show-down in the 2008 film.

Yet, that is not the only fight we’re going to see out of Pattinson in the Twilight series.

In The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, we will also get to see some fighting - with his female co-stars Dakota Fanning (co-starring with Kristen Stewart in The Runaways) and Rachelle Lefevre.

In the book, New Moon, Edward and Jane (Fanning’s character) have an altercation near the end of the story. While there was no fist-to-fist contact in the book, as there was in Twilight with Gigandet, Pattinson stated in an interview a while back that there would be a lot more fighting in The Twilight Saga: New Moon than we might expect. He was to be thrown around by a lot of people, Fanning included, in this piece of the series.

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Twilight, New Moon and True Blood: The Vampire Feud is On!

by Troy Rogers

When you’re at the top of the heap you can only enjoy your exclusivity for so long before the up and comers start taking shots trying to chip away at your position above the crowd. Currently the top dog of the vampire world is Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga and the upcoming sequel New Moon, starring Robert Pattinson, Kristin Stewart, and Taylor Lautner, but with Twilight’s phenomenal success it was bound to attract some competition and a rivalry aside from the Buffy comparisons.

The inevitable Twilight Saga spark over Twilight, New Moon and True Blood was bound to ignite, as the HBO vampire series, True Blood, is the first to draw … true blood. According to a report by MTV, True Blood star, Stephen Moyer, who plays Texas vampire Bill Compton, had choice but colorful Twilight words for the big screen New Moon competition, namely the Robert Pattinson embodied Edward Cullen of Twilight and New Moon fame.

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Enter Our ‘Class Of ‘09 Shout-Out Search’!

Winner of video contest will get to go to Twi-Con!

By MTV News staff

Attention graduating seniors!

During MTV News’ Class of ‘09 Week, we’ve celebrated high school graduation season with stories and memories of graduation from some of your favorite celebrities — including “Twilight” star Cam Gigandet — and touched on some key cultural milestones for this group of seniors. One of the biggest milestones is, of course, “Twilight.” With that said, we’re still looking for video of YOU representing for your senior peers in our “Class of ‘09 Shout-Out Search,” so we’re upping the stakes by giving you a chance to see the “Twilight” cast members! Interested yet?

It’s simple: we want graduating seniors to shout out to the Class of ‘09 with a video message on Your.MTV.com. Tell us about your own hopes and dreams, what you think the makes the class of ‘09 rock, just say “best of luck!” … any or all of above. Play it straight, spit some rhymes, act it out as a “Twilight” character — do it your way. The video we decide is the most fun, interesting and original is the winner!