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** Creator/RobertPattinson has openly admitted that he despises ''Twilight'' and practically bashes it whenever his role as Edward comes up. He has even called Stephenie Meyer "mad" with no real talent; she just writes down her erotic fantasies for the whole world to see. He also specifically notes that ''his own character'' is a stalker-ish creep and he acts the way he does to portray the character as such. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFA6Ycch1EM Don't believe]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVKmg5Z6bqg us?]]
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** Creator/RobertPattinson has openly admitted that he despises ''Twilight'' and practically bashes it whenever his role as Edward comes up. He has even called Stephenie Meyer "mad" with and said that she has no real talent; she talent and just writes down her erotic fantasies for the whole world to see. He has also specifically notes noted that ''his own character'' is a stalker-ish creep and he acts the way he does to portray the character as such. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFA6Ycch1EM Don't believe]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVKmg5Z6bqg us?]]
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** In a 2011 interview with the AV Club, Creator/AnnaKendrick referred to her character Jessica as "an idiot." However, she's admitted in other interviews that she didn't hate the experience, since it gave her the financial freedom to work on other, lesser-known projects, and the movies were ridiculous enough to be kinda fun. She also [[https://ew.com/movies/anna-kendrick-reflects-miserable-twilight-shoot/ stated]] in 2020 she didn't have the best time working on the first film, due to the weather being "so cold and miserable."
--->'''Anna Kendrick on Website/{{Twitter}} in 2018''': Holy shit. I just remembered I was in ''Twilight''.
** Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen's actor) has said in an interview that he didn't like the script for the first movie and that various things about it didn't make sense, mainly the fact that Stephenie Meyer's vampires sparkled.
** For a time, not even Creator/StephenieMeyer herself liked the series anymore. She claims to be "so over" ''Twilight'', not the least because of it overshadowing her later works. She even stated that if she ever returns to the series, it would only be to (post) "three paragraphs on [her] blog saying which of the characters died." However, she later softened this stance, as she completed and published ''Midnight Sun'' in 2020 and announced she had ideas for future books in the series.
--->'''Anna Kendrick on Website/{{Twitter}} in 2018''': Holy shit. I just remembered I was in ''Twilight''.
** Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen's actor) has said in an interview that he didn't like the script for the first movie and that various things about it didn't make sense, mainly the fact that Stephenie Meyer's vampires sparkled.
** For a time, not even Creator/StephenieMeyer herself liked the series anymore. She claims to be "so over" ''Twilight'', not the least because of it overshadowing her later works. She even stated that if she ever returns to the series, it would only be to (post) "three paragraphs on [her] blog saying which of the characters died." However, she later softened this stance, as she completed and published ''Midnight Sun'' in 2020 and announced she had ideas for future books in the series.
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** In a 2011 interview with the ''The AV Club, Club'', Creator/AnnaKendrick referred to her character Jessica as "an idiot." However, she's admitted in other interviews that she didn't hate the experience, since it gave her the financial freedom to work on other, lesser-known projects, and the movies were ridiculous enough to be kinda kind of fun. She also [[https://ew.com/movies/anna-kendrick-reflects-miserable-twilight-shoot/ stated]] in 2020 that she didn't have the best time working on the first film, due to the weather being "so cold and miserable."
--->'''Anna Kendrick --->'''Kendrick on Website/{{Twitter}} in 2018''': Holy shit. I just remembered I was in ''Twilight''.
** Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen's actor)has said in an interview that he didn't like the script for the first movie and that various things about it didn't make sense, mainly the fact that Stephenie Meyer's vampires sparkled.
** For a time, not even Creator/StephenieMeyer herself liked the series anymore. Sheclaims claimed to be "so over" ''Twilight'', not the least because of it overshadowing her later works. She works, and even stated that if she ever returns returned to the series, it would only be to (post) post "three paragraphs on [her] blog saying which of the characters died." However, she later softened this stance, as she completed and published ''Midnight Sun'' in 2020 and announced she had ideas for future books in the series.
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** For a time, not even Creator/StephenieMeyer herself liked the series anymore. She
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* AdaptationOverdosed: The first novel has had several adaptations and retellings (including some [[SelfPlagiarism written by Stephenie Meyer herself]]). ''Twilight'' was adapted into a film in 2008 and then into a two-part graphic novel in 2010 and 2011. Meyer began work on ''Midnight Sun'', a retelling of the first book [[PerspectiveFlip from Edward's perspective]], which was eventually published in 2020; prior to that she wrote and published ''Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined'', which is a [[RuleSixtyThree gender-flipped]] retelling of the first book, in 2015. Then there's the unofficial adaptations: ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' started out as a ''Twilight'' [[AlternateUniverseFic fanfiction]] before being published as [[SerialNumbersFiledOff an original work]] in 2011 (those familiar with both stories will be able to see the remaining similarities) and it got both a [[Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey film adaptation]] and a retelling from another character's POV in 2015. ''And'' there's the 2010 film ''Film/VampiresSuck'', which parodies the first installment (along with ''New Moon''). In March 2024, Lionsgate [[https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1585065-twilight-remake-animated-robert-pattinson-kristen-stewart has also announced]] [[AnimatedAdaptation the animated series]] based on the book series.
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* AdaptationOverdosed: The first novel has had several adaptations and retellings (including some [[SelfPlagiarism written by Stephenie Meyer herself]]). ''Twilight'' was adapted into a film in 2008 and then into a two-part graphic novel in 2010 and 2011. Meyer began work on ''Midnight Sun'', a retelling of the first book [[PerspectiveFlip from Edward's perspective]], which was eventually published in 2020; prior to that she wrote and published ''Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined'', which is a [[RuleSixtyThree gender-flipped]] retelling of the first book, in 2015. Then there's the unofficial adaptations: ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' started out as a ''Twilight'' [[AlternateUniverseFic fanfiction]] before being published as [[SerialNumbersFiledOff an original work]] in 2011 (those familiar with both stories will be able to see the remaining similarities) and it got both a [[Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey film adaptation]] and a retelling from another character's POV in 2015. ''And'' there's the 2010 film ''Film/VampiresSuck'', which parodies the first installment (along with ''New Moon''). In March 2024, Lionsgate [[https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1585065-twilight-remake-animated-robert-pattinson-kristen-stewart has also announced]] [[AnimatedAdaptation the animated series]] based on the book series.series is in the work.
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* AdaptationOverdosed: The first novel has had several adaptations and retellings (including some [[SelfPlagiarism written by Stephenie Meyer herself]]). ''Twilight'' was adapted into a film in 2008 and then into a two-part graphic novel in 2010 and 2011. Meyer began work on ''Midnight Sun'', a retelling of the first book [[PerspectiveFlip from Edward's perspective]], which was eventually published in 2020; prior to that she wrote and published ''Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined'', which is a [[RuleSixtyThree gender-flipped]] retelling of the first book, in 2015. Then there's the unofficial adaptations: ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' started out as a ''Twilight'' [[AlternateUniverseFic fanfiction]] before being published as [[SerialNumbersFiledOff an original work]] in 2011 (those familiar with both stories will be able to see the remaining similarities) and it got both a [[Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey film adaptation]] and a retelling from another character's POV in 2015. ''And'' there's the 2010 film ''Film/VampiresSuck'', which parodies the first installment (along with ''New Moon''). In March 2024, Lionsgate [[https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1585065-twilight-remake-animated-robert-pattinson-kristen-stewart has also announced]] [[AnimatedAdaptation the animated series]] based on the book series.
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** Creator/RobertPattinson has openly admitted that he despises ''Twilight'' and practically bashes it on almost every interview. He has even called Stephenie Meyer "mad" with no real talent; she just writes down her erotic fantasies for the whole world to see. He also specifically notes that ''his own character'' is a stalker-ish creep and he acts the way he does to portray the character as such. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFA6Ycch1EM Don't believe]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVKmg5Z6bqg us?]]
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** Creator/RobertPattinson has openly admitted that he despises ''Twilight'' and practically bashes it on almost every interview.whenever his role as Edward comes up. He has even called Stephenie Meyer "mad" with no real talent; she just writes down her erotic fantasies for the whole world to see. He also specifically notes that ''his own character'' is a stalker-ish creep and he acts the way he does to portray the character as such. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFA6Ycch1EM Don't believe]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVKmg5Z6bqg us?]]
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** Leah Clearwater is supposed to be around nineteen years old when she first appears in ''Eclipse'', while Creator/JuliaJones was twenty-eight years old during filming.
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* TrendKiller: The film adaptation of ''Twilight'' (2008) and ''Film/TheHungerGames'' (2012) killed the child-led blockbuster franchises that ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' had popularized. Young adult novels featuring child protagonists either aged up their protagonists (eg, ''Film/TheGiver'' and ''Film/SeventhSon2015'') or used teenage/adult protagonists instead.
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* TrendKiller: The film adaptation of ''Twilight'' (2008) and ''Film/TheHungerGames'' (2012) killed the child-led blockbuster franchises that ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' had popularized. Young adult novels featuring child protagonists either aged up their protagonists (eg, ''Film/TheGiver'' ''Film/TheGiver'', ''Film/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' and ''Film/SeventhSon2015'') or used teenage/adult protagonists instead.
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** This applies to some of Bella's high school friends; Anna Kendrick was twenty-two when she first played Jessica, while Michael Welch was twenty when he was cast as Mike. Initially averted with Christian Serratos as Angela, as she was seventeen during the filming of ''Twilight'' (she had turned eighteen by the time the first movie was released).
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** This applies to some of Bella's high school friends; Anna Kendrick was twenty-two when she first played Jessica, while Michael Welch was twenty when he was cast as Mike. Initially averted with Christian Serratos Creator/ChristianSerratos as Angela, as she was seventeen during the filming of ''Twilight'' (she had turned eighteen by the time the first movie was released).
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* DawsonCasting: Kristen Stewart was seventeen and turned eighteen while shooting the first film, making her an aversion. However she was still playing a high school student for the next two films.
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** Kristen Stewart was seventeen and turned eighteen while shooting the first film, making her an aversion.However However, she was still playing a high school student for the next two films.films and now in her twenties.
** Robert Pattinson was nearly twenty-two when he first played Edward Cullen, who is [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld eternally seventeen]]. That said, because Edward is actually a century old, the filmmakers thought it worked having a slightly older actor.
** This applies to some of Bella's high school friends; Anna Kendrick was twenty-two when she first played Jessica, while Michael Welch was twenty when he was cast as Mike. Initially averted with Christian Serratos as Angela, as she was seventeen during the filming of ''Twilight'' (she had turned eighteen by the time the first movie was released).
** Kristen Stewart was seventeen and turned eighteen while shooting the first film, making her an aversion.
** Robert Pattinson was nearly twenty-two when he first played Edward Cullen, who is [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld eternally seventeen]]. That said, because Edward is actually a century old, the filmmakers thought it worked having a slightly older actor.
** This applies to some of Bella's high school friends; Anna Kendrick was twenty-two when she first played Jessica, while Michael Welch was twenty when he was cast as Mike. Initially averted with Christian Serratos as Angela, as she was seventeen during the filming of ''Twilight'' (she had turned eighteen by the time the first movie was released).
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* ProductionPosse: Nikki Reed had worked with Catherine Hardwicke on ''Film/Thirteen2003'' and ''Film/LordsOfDogtown''.
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* ProductionPosse: Nikki Reed had worked previously with Catherine Hardwicke on ''Film/Thirteen2003'' and ''Film/LordsOfDogtown''. ''Film/LordsOfDogtown''.
* PromotedFangirl: Music/ChristinaPerri, a huge fan of the series, was invited to a screening to submit a song for ''Breaking Dawn'''s soundtrack. She ended up with the successful single "A Thousand Years" (which plays during Edward and Bella's wedding in Part 1 and gets reprised at the end of Part 2).
* PromotedFangirl: Music/ChristinaPerri, a huge fan of the series, was invited to a screening to submit a song for ''Breaking Dawn'''s soundtrack. She ended up with the successful single "A Thousand Years" (which plays during Edward and Bella's wedding in Part 1 and gets reprised at the end of Part 2).
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* TheWikiRule: The [[http://twilightsaga.wikia.com/wiki/Twilight_Saga_Wiki Twilight Saga Wiki]].
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** [[http://www.avclub.com/article/this-terrifying-robot-baby-could-have-made-the-emt-105194 The casting crew for Breaking Dawn was originally going to use this to show Renesmee.]]
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** [[http://www.avclub.com/article/this-terrifying-robot-baby-could-have-made-the-emt-105194 The casting crew for Breaking Dawn Dawn]] was originally going to use this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jOuy-HOcg8 this]] to show Renesmee.]]
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* FakeAmerican: In the film series Edward is American but his actor, Robert Pattinson, is British.
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* FakeAmerican: FakeAmerican:
** In the film series Edward is American but his actor, Robert Pattinson, isBritish.British.
** In the film adaptation of ''Eclipse'', Lucy, a resident of northern Texas, is played by Canadian actress Creator/KirstenProut.
** In the film series Edward is American but his actor, Robert Pattinson, is
** In the film adaptation of ''Eclipse'', Lucy, a resident of northern Texas, is played by Canadian actress Creator/KirstenProut.
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* TouristBump: The town of Forks, Washington has seen a 600% increase in tourism in the last few years, nearly all of it due to it being the main setting of the series. There have even been a pair of documentaries made (''Twilight in Forks'' and ''Destination Forks'') about how the town has been affected by this. The Twilight tourism has also rubbed off on neighboring towns, most notably La Push (home of Jacob Black and the Quileute tribe) and Port Angeles (the main town on the Olympic Peninsula, and where several scenes from the book took place).
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* TouristBump: The town of Forks, Washington has seen a 600% increase in tourism in the last few years, nearly all of it due to it being the main setting of the series. There have even been a pair of documentaries made (''Twilight in Forks'' and ''Destination Forks'') about how the town has been affected by this. The Twilight ''Twilight'' tourism has also rubbed off on neighboring towns, most notably La Push (home of Jacob Black and the Quileute tribe) and Port Angeles (the main town on the Olympic Peninsula, and where several scenes from the book took place).
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** Lucy Hale auditioned for the series twice: first for Alice and 2nd for Jane
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** Lucy Hale auditioned for the series twice: first for Alice and 2nd second for JaneJane.
** Creator/CatherineHardwicke, the director of the first film, was asked to return and direct ''New Moon'', but she ultimately declined, later stating it was because she felt the studio was trying to rush production. She added that she didn't mind as she liked ''Twilight'' the best out of all the books, so she'd already gotten to adapt her favorite installment.
** Creator/CatherineHardwicke, the director of the first film, was asked to return and direct ''New Moon'', but she ultimately declined, later stating it was because she felt the studio was trying to rush production. She added that she didn't mind as she liked ''Twilight'' the best out of all the books, so she'd already gotten to adapt her favorite installment.
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* WorkingTitle: Originally, the book was going to be called ''Forks'' until Meyer’s agent told her to come up with something more atmospheric.
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** Averted by Kristen Stewart, who wore hair pieces specifically to save time.
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** Averted by Kristen Stewart, who Stewart in regards to her hair; she wore hair pieces specifically to save time.time. She did, however, wear brown contact lenses to more closely match Bella's description from the books (Bella has "chocolate brown" eyes, while Kristen's eyes are green).
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** Taylor Lautner nearly got recast as Jacob between the first and second movies, due to producers wanting a more muscular actor. So he hit the gym and gained several pounds of muscle - and was allowed to keep his role. Otherwise averted with his hair - as he just wore a wig in the first two films.
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** Taylor Lautner nearly got recast as Jacob between the first and second movies, due to producers wanting a more muscular actor. So he hit the gym and gained several pounds of muscle - and was allowed to keep his role. Otherwise averted with his hair - as he just wore a wig in the first two films.films when Jacob has long hair.
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* GenrePopularizer: The books caused an explosion of ParanormalRomance and UrbanFantasy stories for teens in the late 2000s.
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* GenrePopularizer: The books caused an explosion of ParanormalRomance and UrbanFantasy stories for teens in the late 2000s. It also led to older works in this genre and demographic being rediscovered and becoming popular again.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/KristenStewart suggested the song used in the prom scene ("Flightless Bird, American Mouth" by Iron & Wine).
* AdaptationOverdosed: The first novel has had several adaptations and retellings (including some [[SelfPlagiarism written by Stephenie Meyer herself]]). ''Twilight'' was adapted into a film in 2008 and then into a two-part graphic novel in 2010 and 2011. Meyer began work on ''Midnight Sun'', a retelling of the first book [[PerspectiveFlip from Edward's perspective]], which was eventually published in 2020; prior to that she wrote and published ''Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined'', which is a [[RuleSixtyThree gender-flipped]] retelling of the first book, in 2015. Then there's the unofficial adaptations: ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' started out as a ''Twilight'' [[AlternateUniverseFic fanfiction]] before being published as [[SerialNumbersFiledOff an original work]] in 2011 (those familiar with both stories will be able to see the remaining similarities) and it got both a [[Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey film adaptation]] and a retelling from another character's POV in 2015. ''And'' there's the 2010 film ''Film/VampiresSuck'', which parodies the first installment (along with ''New Moon'').
* AuthorsSavingThrow: One of the reasons Stephenie Meyer wrote ''Literature/LifeAndDeathTwilightReimagined'' was to try and make the point that Bella wasn't seemingly weak and passive because she was a girl, but because she was a human surrounded by supernaturals.
* AwesomeDearBoy:
** Creator/RobertPattinson is infamous in his dislike of his character and the series, but also made it known that besides the money, he stuck around so he could make out with Creator/KristenStewart.
** Justin Chon also didn't have a high opinion of the series, but otherwise took the role of Eric Yorkie upon recognizing that his casting was an instance of AbilityOverAppearance and his presence would provide what he felt was much needed Asian-American representation.
* BabyNameTrendStarter: Jacob and Isabella became popular baby names after the success of the series. Edward wasn't as popular, as it's more old-fashioned, but it did rise in popularity. After the final book the name [[spoiler: Renesmee]] became a popular baby girl name too.
* BasedOnADream: A dream of a sparkling vampire lying in a field of flowers, apparently.
* BreakthroughHit: The first book was this for Stephenie Meyer; her debut novel quickly became a bestseller upon its publication in 2005, zooming to fifth place on ''The New York Times'' Bestseller List within a month (eventually reaching first place). Its success led to the ''Twilight'' franchise becoming a worldwide phenomenon and kickstarted Meyer's career as both a writer and producer.
* CaliforniaDoubling:
** The majority of the first film was shot in Portland, Oregon, standing in for Forks, Washington where the story is set. From the second film onwards, British Colombia and Vancouver, Canada, stood in for Washington.
** In the adaptation of ''New Moon'', the city of Montepulciano, Italy, stood in for Volterra (which is a real city).
** For ''Breaking Dawn Part 1'', many exterior scenes were shot in Canada, while many interior scenes were shot in Baton Rogue, Louisiana. The scenes set in Rio de Janeiro were filmed [[AvertedTrope on-location]], though.
* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JacksonRathbone auditioned for Edward Cullen before being cast as Jasper.
* TheCastShowoff: Robert Pattinson plays the piano in the "Bella's Lullaby" scene.
* CompletelyDifferentTitle:
** The Swedish titles for the books have nothing to do with time:
*** Twilight = Om jag kunde drömma = If I could dream
*** New Moon = När jag hör din röst = When I hear your voice
*** Eclipse = Ljudet av ditt hjärta = The sound of your heart
*** Breaking Dawn = Så länge vi båda andas = As long as we both breathe
** The Norwegian title for ''Twilight'' is "Evighetens kyss" - the kiss of eternity. The rest of the titles are translated literally.
** The German titles go along the lines of "Bis(s) zum Morgengrauen", which is a pun where one S would mean "till dawn" and two S's would mean "Bite till dawn". The sequels continue the trend with "(Bite) till dusk/noon/etc."
** Similar to the Swedish titles, the French titles also have nothing to do with time:
*** Twilight --> Fascination (Fascination)
*** New Moon --> Tentation (Temptation)
*** Eclipse --> Hésitation (Hesitation)
*** Breaking Dawn --> Révélation (Revelation)
* CreatorBacklash:
** Creator/RobertPattinson has openly admitted that he despises ''Twilight'' and practically bashes it on almost every interview. He has even called Stephenie Meyer "mad" with no real talent; she just writes down her erotic fantasies for the whole world to see. He also specifically notes that ''his own character'' is a stalker-ish creep and he acts the way he does to portray the character as such. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFA6Ycch1EM Don't believe]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVKmg5Z6bqg us?]]
** To a much lesser extent, Creator/KristenStewart admits that she doesn't really like ''Twilight'' either and felt it nearly ruined her potential as an actress, but it's also because in general, she doesn't enjoy being famous. However, she doesn't despise it as much as Pattinson does.
** Completing the trifecta, Creator/TaylorLautner had a few choice words when he found out about imprinting.
** In a 2011 interview with the AV Club, Creator/AnnaKendrick referred to her character Jessica as "an idiot." However, she's admitted in other interviews that she didn't hate the experience, since it gave her the financial freedom to work on other, lesser-known projects, and the movies were ridiculous enough to be kinda fun. She also [[https://ew.com/movies/anna-kendrick-reflects-miserable-twilight-shoot/ stated]] in 2020 she didn't have the best time working on the first film, due to the weather being "so cold and miserable."
--->'''Anna Kendrick on Website/{{Twitter}} in 2018''': Holy shit. I just remembered I was in ''Twilight''.
** Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen's actor) has said in an interview that he didn't like the script for the first movie and that various things about it didn't make sense, mainly the fact that Stephenie Meyer's vampires sparkled.
** For a time, not even Creator/StephenieMeyer herself liked the series anymore. She claims to be "so over" ''Twilight'', not the least because of it overshadowing her later works. She even stated that if she ever returns to the series, it would only be to (post) "three paragraphs on [her] blog saying which of the characters died." However, she later softened this stance, as she completed and published ''Midnight Sun'' in 2020 and announced she had ideas for future books in the series.
** Tyson Houseman (who played Quil Ateara) said in a [[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en/article/kwkkzy/as-a-native-actor-i-applaud-those-who-walked-off-the-set-of-adam-sandlers-racist-movie-971 2015 interview]] that he and other actors on-set considered the portrayal of the Quileute as problematic due to equating them with mythical beings and the heavy ArtisticLicense taken with the real tribe's myths and traditions, although he also stated that at least the films depicted "contemporary Native characters as opposed to fake historic relics of a romanticized early American frontier."
* CreatorBreakdown: Creator/StephenieMeyer announced that she had ceased work on the fifth novel of the series (a retelling of the first novel from Edward's perspective) after someone she knew leaked the first 13 chapters online: "If I tried to write ''[[Literature/MidnightSun2020 Midnight Sun]]'' now, in my current frame of mind, James would probably win and all the Cullens would die, which wouldn't dovetail too well with the original story. In any case, I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working..." It was eventually completed and released in August 2020.
* TheDanza: Michael Welch as Mike Newton.
* DawsonCasting: Kristen Stewart was seventeen and turned eighteen while shooting the first film, making her an aversion. However she was still playing a high school student for the next two films.
* {{Defictionalization}}: Nordstrom and Torrid have massive tie-ins with ''New Moon'', mainly replicating Bella's clothes (apparently there were a lot of requests after the first movie and they just said "screw it, we're selling it ourselves"), which by happy coincidence are in style.
* DyeingForYourArt:
** Averted by Kristen Stewart, who wore hair pieces specifically to save time.
** Creator/PeterFacinelli bleached his dark hair blond to play Carlisle.
** Nikki Reed (Rosalie) bleached hers too for the first film. But because it was such a hassle, she wore wigs for the remaining films.
** Ashley Greene (Alice) did the opposite - first wearing a wig for ''Twilight''. She cut it for ''New Moon'' to help it fit under the wig better but then went without them for the remaining films.
** Taylor Lautner nearly got recast as Jacob between the first and second movies, due to producers wanting a more muscular actor. So he hit the gym and gained several pounds of muscle - and was allowed to keep his role. Otherwise averted with his hair - as he just wore a wig in the first two films.
* EnforcedMethodActing: When Carlisle bites Edward, he whispers in Edward's ear. The in-character "I'm sorry" failed to get the right terrified reaction, as did the equally in-character "My son", so he whispered "You're sexy".
* FakeAmerican: In the film series Edward is American but his actor, Robert Pattinson, is British.
* FakeBrit: Carlisle Cullen (British) is played by Creator/PeterFacinelli (American) in the movies. But given that he's probably lived in America for decades, if not centuries, it's plausible that he'd lose his accent.
* FollowTheLeader:
** After ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' being split into two films, this was the first franchise to follow that formula. ''Film/TheHungerGames'' followed suit with the ''Mockingjay'' film, as did ''Film/TheHobbit'' (though not long after, that one was split into three parts).
** Loads of other Young Adult books were put up for adaptation after ''Twilight'''s success - such as ''{{Literature/Beastly}}'', ''Literature/BeautifulCreatures'', ''Film/TheHungerGames'', ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'', ''{{Literature/Divergent}}'', ''Literature/VampireAcademy'', ''Film/WarmBodies'' etc.
* GenrePopularizer: The books caused an explosion of ParanormalRomance and UrbanFantasy stories for teens in the late 2000s.
* HypotheticalCasting: Creator/StephenieMeyer's choice for Bella Swann was Creator/EmilyBrowning. Meyer also said she pictured Creator/HenryCavill when writing Edward Cullen, but by the time the movies were made, he was considered too old for the role.
* IAmNotSpock: After the franchise's heyday, Creator/TaylorLautner is still heavily associated with Jacob. Creator/KristenStewart and Creator/RobertPattinson shook this off through consistently good work in other roles, but Taylor's only high profile role since then has been in ''Series/ScreamQueens2015'' (which had plenty of AdamWesting to his role as Jacob).
* LyingCreator:
** [[spoiler:"Vampires can't have children"]], our collective ''ass''. Meyer apparently narrowly construes the word [[spoiler:"to have"]] as meaning [[spoiler:"to bear"]].
** And her [[http://www.bluecorncomics.com/twilight.htm "genuine" Quileute folklore]] that isn't so genuine.
* MilestoneCelebration: ''Literature/LifeAndDeathTwilightReimagined'', a GenderFlipped retelling of ''Twilight'', was released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the book itself.
* TheOtherDarrin:
** Creator/BryceDallasHoward replaces Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria in the third movie. Funnily enough she turned the role down for the first film, finding the part too small. With Victoria's role being bigger in ''Eclipse'' she was happy to sign back on.
** Narrowly averted when Creator/TaylorLautner almost lost his role as Jacob Black in ''New Moon''. The director of ''New Moon'', Chris Weiss, was considering recasting Jacob, because he decided he wanted a taller and more muscular actor to play him ([[ExecutiveMeddling the studio producers were ''openly negotiating'' with other actors before the end of filming the first movie]]). Upon hearing this, Lautner immediately hit the gym and [[HeroicBuild apparently never left]]. He gained an insane ''35 pounds of muscle'' to keep his role in the series.
* PlayingAgainstType: Jane is a decided departure from the innocent little girl character type that Creator/DakotaFanning is known for playing.
* ProductionPosse: Nikki Reed had worked with Catherine Hardwicke on ''Film/Thirteen2003'' and ''Film/LordsOfDogtown''.
* RealLifeWritesTheHairstyle: Kristen Stewart had to wear a wig for ''Eclipse'' as she'd cut her hair for ''Film/TheRunaways'' and didn't have time to grow it back to match Bella's established hair length.
* TheRedStapler: There were official replicas produced of Bella's wedding dress and engagement ring that you can buy.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart dated for a while, and their relationship ended very publicly when Kristen was found to have had an affair with director Rupert Sanders while filming ''Film/SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman''.
* SequelGap: ''Midnight Sun'', a PerspectiveFlip of the first novel told from Edward's POV, was released in August 2020, twelve years after the release of ''Breaking Dawn'' (book four). It would've been released years earlier, but Stephenie Meyer was reluctant to work on it after a ContentLeak.
* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Creator/MichaelSheen ended up joining the cast partially because his daughter was a fan of the series.
* SparedByTheCut: Stephenie Meyer wrote a sequel to ''Twilight'' where Laurent's HeelFaceTurn sticks, and he and his lover Irina survive until the end. Meyer disliked the finished book (feeling that the TimeSkip was a mistake) and decided to spread the plot developments of the original sequel across three books instead of one. In those books, both Laurent and Irina die.
* StarMakingRole:
** Kristen Stewart had been getting plenty of buzz for her indie work beforehand, but this turned her into a household name.
** Robert Pattinson likewise was known for the fourth ''Film/HarryPotter'' film but became instantly famous because of this.
** And starting from the second film, Taylor Lautner was also rocketed to fame.
* ThrowItIn:
** Rosalie is wearing gloves in the first movie when Bella comes for dinner, because she cut her hands breaking the bowl on the first take.
** Emmett has shorter hair than in the book because Kellan Lutz had to cut it for ''Series/GenerationKill'' and couldn't grow it out in time.
** Creator/AnnaKendrick revealed in her memoir that Jessica's rambling (yet surprisingly good) analysis of the zombie apocalypse genre was improvised.
* TouristBump: The town of Forks, Washington has seen a 600% increase in tourism in the last few years, nearly all of it due to it being the main setting of the series. There have even been a pair of documentaries made (''Twilight in Forks'' and ''Destination Forks'') about how the town has been affected by this. The Twilight tourism has also rubbed off on neighboring towns, most notably La Push (home of Jacob Black and the Quileute tribe) and Port Angeles (the main town on the Olympic Peninsula, and where several scenes from the book took place).
* TrendKiller: The film adaptation of ''Twilight'' (2008) and ''Film/TheHungerGames'' (2012) killed the child-led blockbuster franchises that ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' had popularized. Young adult novels featuring child protagonists either aged up their protagonists (eg, ''Film/TheGiver'' and ''Film/SeventhSon2015'') or used teenage/adult protagonists instead.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** According to [[https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/wtf-twilight-movie-almost-was-swat-teams-fbi-agents this article]], ExecutiveMeddling at Paramount was originally planning to turn ''Twilight'' into a far more action-heavy movie -- something of a high school-set version of ''[[Film/Underworld2003 Underworld]]'' -- in order to bring in more male viewers. Bella was made into a far more active character (she was written as a track star) who fought back against the vampires, and gets turned into one herself in the first movie. AnyoneCanDie was in full effect, with Bella's dad dying by the end of the movie. A Korean FBI vampire hunter was introduced as an antagonist, and one scene had vampires picking off members of a SWAT team sent into a forest after them, while Edward was a Film/{{Blade}}-type vampire. An ExecutiveVeto from Creator/StephenieMeyer put the kibosh on this, and the resulting adaptation by Summit was made far more faithful to the novel.
** Bella's original reason for moving to Forks was that her new stepfather was her school principal, and she was specifically uncomfortable living with a relatively strange man. Meyer was told to change this detail because her publisher felt it implied that Bella was afraid of sexual abuse.
** ''Twilight'' was originally only going to have one sequel called ''Forever Dawn''. The basic storyline is the same as what would become the fourth book, ''Breaking Dawn''. Edward and Bella [[spoiler:get married, she gets pregnant on the honeymoon, and Bella has to be turned into a vampire to survive the birth of their daughter Renesmee. Jacob isn't present at the birth, but he imprints on Renesmee a few weeks later]]. The biggest change is that the love triangle of Bella, Edward, and Jacob never develops because the events of ''New Moon'' and ''Eclipse'' never happen. In short, Edward never leaves and Bella and Jacob don't become close. The lack of the two middle books also leaves Victoria and Laurent alive. Laurent does a HeelFaceTurn and Victoria gets one of her minions to tell [[TheMafia the Volturi]] about [[spoiler:Renesmee]]. Victoria is later the only one killed at the final standoff, courtesy of the mostly-unnamed werewolves. The ending is still pretty much the same HappilyEverAfter as it is in the final version.
** Creator/JenniferLawrence auditioned for the role of Bella. [[http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/98500/Jennifer-Lawrence-Is-Relieved-She-Lost-Twilight-Role-To-Kristen-Stewart Yes, really.]] Creator/MichelleTrachtenberg was reportedly the first choice. Creator/EmilyBrowning and Creator/LilyCollins were also considered.
** [[http://www.avclub.com/article/this-terrifying-robot-baby-could-have-made-the-emt-105194 The casting crew for Breaking Dawn was originally going to use this to show Renesmee.]]
** Creator/PeterFacinelli originally wasn't cast as Carlisle but after the original actor dropped out, Creator/CatherineHardwicke offered the part to him.
** Catherine Hardwicke wanted to diversify the vampire characters, and specifically requested that Alice be played by a Japanese actress. Stephenie Meyer resisted the idea, though Hardwicke was eventually able to get her to agree to the casting of Creator/EdiGathegi as Laurent.
** Music/VanessaHudgens [[https://people.com/movies/vanessa-hudgens-auditions-for-twilight-sequel/ auditioned for the role of Leah Clearwater]].
** Creator/HenryCavill was Meyer's personal choice to play Edward and suggested him to the studio. However, they thought he looked too old so no formal outreach was ever made.
** Creator/CharlieHunnam was originally considered for Dr Carlisle Cullen.
** A soundtrack example. Music/MyChemicalRomance was approached by both Stephenie Meyer and their label to heavily contribute to the soundtrack for the films, including a single that would be used for the end of the first movie, due to the fact that she had been substantially influenced by their music during the writing of the series. The band hated ''Twilight'' so much that they said it made vampires out to resemble "the new Jonas Brothers" and wrote the song "Vampire Money" out of spite. "Supermassive Black Hole" by Music/{{Muse}} took the spot where their single at the end of the film was supposed to be, but there could’ve been a soundtrack done largely in part by a band that arguably dominated the angsty vampire obsessed teen demographic of that decade.
** Stephenie Meyer stated she originally intended for the Volturi to live in a made-up city called Volturin; when she checked a map of Italy however, by eerie coincidence she found that there was a real city called Volterra located where she'd intended to place Volturin and decided to incorporate this into the story.
** Lucy Hale auditioned for the series twice: first for Alice and 2nd for Jane
* TheWikiRule: The [[http://twilightsaga.wikia.com/wiki/Twilight_Saga_Wiki Twilight Saga Wiki]].
* WorkingTitle: Originally, the book was going to be called ''Forks'' until Meyer’s agent told her to come up with something more atmospheric.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Stephenie Meyer claims she did this unintentionally with the Cullens: a tight-knit family where the parents had been married for "110 years", with six "children" (after Bella joins), half of them male, the other half female.
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* AdaptationOverdosed: The first novel has had several adaptations and retellings (including some [[SelfPlagiarism written by Stephenie Meyer herself]]). ''Twilight'' was adapted into a film in 2008 and then into a two-part graphic novel in 2010 and 2011. Meyer began work on ''Midnight Sun'', a retelling of the first book [[PerspectiveFlip from Edward's perspective]], which was eventually published in 2020; prior to that she wrote and published ''Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined'', which is a [[RuleSixtyThree gender-flipped]] retelling of the first book, in 2015. Then there's the unofficial adaptations: ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' started out as a ''Twilight'' [[AlternateUniverseFic fanfiction]] before being published as [[SerialNumbersFiledOff an original work]] in 2011 (those familiar with both stories will be able to see the remaining similarities) and it got both a [[Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey film adaptation]] and a retelling from another character's POV in 2015. ''And'' there's the 2010 film ''Film/VampiresSuck'', which parodies the first installment (along with ''New Moon'').
* AuthorsSavingThrow: One of the reasons Stephenie Meyer wrote ''Literature/LifeAndDeathTwilightReimagined'' was to try and make the point that Bella wasn't seemingly weak and passive because she was a girl, but because she was a human surrounded by supernaturals.
* AwesomeDearBoy:
** Creator/RobertPattinson is infamous in his dislike of his character and the series, but also made it known that besides the money, he stuck around so he could make out with Creator/KristenStewart.
** Justin Chon also didn't have a high opinion of the series, but otherwise took the role of Eric Yorkie upon recognizing that his casting was an instance of AbilityOverAppearance and his presence would provide what he felt was much needed Asian-American representation.
* BabyNameTrendStarter: Jacob and Isabella became popular baby names after the success of the series. Edward wasn't as popular, as it's more old-fashioned, but it did rise in popularity. After the final book the name [[spoiler: Renesmee]] became a popular baby girl name too.
* BasedOnADream: A dream of a sparkling vampire lying in a field of flowers, apparently.
* BreakthroughHit: The first book was this for Stephenie Meyer; her debut novel quickly became a bestseller upon its publication in 2005, zooming to fifth place on ''The New York Times'' Bestseller List within a month (eventually reaching first place). Its success led to the ''Twilight'' franchise becoming a worldwide phenomenon and kickstarted Meyer's career as both a writer and producer.
* CaliforniaDoubling:
** The majority of the first film was shot in Portland, Oregon, standing in for Forks, Washington where the story is set. From the second film onwards, British Colombia and Vancouver, Canada, stood in for Washington.
** In the adaptation of ''New Moon'', the city of Montepulciano, Italy, stood in for Volterra (which is a real city).
** For ''Breaking Dawn Part 1'', many exterior scenes were shot in Canada, while many interior scenes were shot in Baton Rogue, Louisiana. The scenes set in Rio de Janeiro were filmed [[AvertedTrope on-location]], though.
* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/JacksonRathbone auditioned for Edward Cullen before being cast as Jasper.
* TheCastShowoff: Robert Pattinson plays the piano in the "Bella's Lullaby" scene.
* CompletelyDifferentTitle:
** The Swedish titles for the books have nothing to do with time:
*** Twilight = Om jag kunde drömma = If I could dream
*** New Moon = När jag hör din röst = When I hear your voice
*** Eclipse = Ljudet av ditt hjärta = The sound of your heart
*** Breaking Dawn = Så länge vi båda andas = As long as we both breathe
** The Norwegian title for ''Twilight'' is "Evighetens kyss" - the kiss of eternity. The rest of the titles are translated literally.
** The German titles go along the lines of "Bis(s) zum Morgengrauen", which is a pun where one S would mean "till dawn" and two S's would mean "Bite till dawn". The sequels continue the trend with "(Bite) till dusk/noon/etc."
** Similar to the Swedish titles, the French titles also have nothing to do with time:
*** Twilight --> Fascination (Fascination)
*** New Moon --> Tentation (Temptation)
*** Eclipse --> Hésitation (Hesitation)
*** Breaking Dawn --> Révélation (Revelation)
* CreatorBacklash:
** Creator/RobertPattinson has openly admitted that he despises ''Twilight'' and practically bashes it on almost every interview. He has even called Stephenie Meyer "mad" with no real talent; she just writes down her erotic fantasies for the whole world to see. He also specifically notes that ''his own character'' is a stalker-ish creep and he acts the way he does to portray the character as such. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFA6Ycch1EM Don't believe]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVKmg5Z6bqg us?]]
** To a much lesser extent, Creator/KristenStewart admits that she doesn't really like ''Twilight'' either and felt it nearly ruined her potential as an actress, but it's also because in general, she doesn't enjoy being famous. However, she doesn't despise it as much as Pattinson does.
** Completing the trifecta, Creator/TaylorLautner had a few choice words when he found out about imprinting.
** In a 2011 interview with the AV Club, Creator/AnnaKendrick referred to her character Jessica as "an idiot." However, she's admitted in other interviews that she didn't hate the experience, since it gave her the financial freedom to work on other, lesser-known projects, and the movies were ridiculous enough to be kinda fun. She also [[https://ew.com/movies/anna-kendrick-reflects-miserable-twilight-shoot/ stated]] in 2020 she didn't have the best time working on the first film, due to the weather being "so cold and miserable."
--->'''Anna Kendrick on Website/{{Twitter}} in 2018''': Holy shit. I just remembered I was in ''Twilight''.
** Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen's actor) has said in an interview that he didn't like the script for the first movie and that various things about it didn't make sense, mainly the fact that Stephenie Meyer's vampires sparkled.
** For a time, not even Creator/StephenieMeyer herself liked the series anymore. She claims to be "so over" ''Twilight'', not the least because of it overshadowing her later works. She even stated that if she ever returns to the series, it would only be to (post) "three paragraphs on [her] blog saying which of the characters died." However, she later softened this stance, as she completed and published ''Midnight Sun'' in 2020 and announced she had ideas for future books in the series.
** Tyson Houseman (who played Quil Ateara) said in a [[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en/article/kwkkzy/as-a-native-actor-i-applaud-those-who-walked-off-the-set-of-adam-sandlers-racist-movie-971 2015 interview]] that he and other actors on-set considered the portrayal of the Quileute as problematic due to equating them with mythical beings and the heavy ArtisticLicense taken with the real tribe's myths and traditions, although he also stated that at least the films depicted "contemporary Native characters as opposed to fake historic relics of a romanticized early American frontier."
* CreatorBreakdown: Creator/StephenieMeyer announced that she had ceased work on the fifth novel of the series (a retelling of the first novel from Edward's perspective) after someone she knew leaked the first 13 chapters online: "If I tried to write ''[[Literature/MidnightSun2020 Midnight Sun]]'' now, in my current frame of mind, James would probably win and all the Cullens would die, which wouldn't dovetail too well with the original story. In any case, I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working..." It was eventually completed and released in August 2020.
* TheDanza: Michael Welch as Mike Newton.
* DawsonCasting: Kristen Stewart was seventeen and turned eighteen while shooting the first film, making her an aversion. However she was still playing a high school student for the next two films.
* {{Defictionalization}}: Nordstrom and Torrid have massive tie-ins with ''New Moon'', mainly replicating Bella's clothes (apparently there were a lot of requests after the first movie and they just said "screw it, we're selling it ourselves"), which by happy coincidence are in style.
* DyeingForYourArt:
** Averted by Kristen Stewart, who wore hair pieces specifically to save time.
** Creator/PeterFacinelli bleached his dark hair blond to play Carlisle.
** Nikki Reed (Rosalie) bleached hers too for the first film. But because it was such a hassle, she wore wigs for the remaining films.
** Ashley Greene (Alice) did the opposite - first wearing a wig for ''Twilight''. She cut it for ''New Moon'' to help it fit under the wig better but then went without them for the remaining films.
** Taylor Lautner nearly got recast as Jacob between the first and second movies, due to producers wanting a more muscular actor. So he hit the gym and gained several pounds of muscle - and was allowed to keep his role. Otherwise averted with his hair - as he just wore a wig in the first two films.
* EnforcedMethodActing: When Carlisle bites Edward, he whispers in Edward's ear. The in-character "I'm sorry" failed to get the right terrified reaction, as did the equally in-character "My son", so he whispered "You're sexy".
* FakeAmerican: In the film series Edward is American but his actor, Robert Pattinson, is British.
* FakeBrit: Carlisle Cullen (British) is played by Creator/PeterFacinelli (American) in the movies. But given that he's probably lived in America for decades, if not centuries, it's plausible that he'd lose his accent.
* FollowTheLeader:
** After ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' being split into two films, this was the first franchise to follow that formula. ''Film/TheHungerGames'' followed suit with the ''Mockingjay'' film, as did ''Film/TheHobbit'' (though not long after, that one was split into three parts).
** Loads of other Young Adult books were put up for adaptation after ''Twilight'''s success - such as ''{{Literature/Beastly}}'', ''Literature/BeautifulCreatures'', ''Film/TheHungerGames'', ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'', ''{{Literature/Divergent}}'', ''Literature/VampireAcademy'', ''Film/WarmBodies'' etc.
* GenrePopularizer: The books caused an explosion of ParanormalRomance and UrbanFantasy stories for teens in the late 2000s.
* HypotheticalCasting: Creator/StephenieMeyer's choice for Bella Swann was Creator/EmilyBrowning. Meyer also said she pictured Creator/HenryCavill when writing Edward Cullen, but by the time the movies were made, he was considered too old for the role.
* IAmNotSpock: After the franchise's heyday, Creator/TaylorLautner is still heavily associated with Jacob. Creator/KristenStewart and Creator/RobertPattinson shook this off through consistently good work in other roles, but Taylor's only high profile role since then has been in ''Series/ScreamQueens2015'' (which had plenty of AdamWesting to his role as Jacob).
* LyingCreator:
** [[spoiler:"Vampires can't have children"]], our collective ''ass''. Meyer apparently narrowly construes the word [[spoiler:"to have"]] as meaning [[spoiler:"to bear"]].
** And her [[http://www.bluecorncomics.com/twilight.htm "genuine" Quileute folklore]] that isn't so genuine.
* MilestoneCelebration: ''Literature/LifeAndDeathTwilightReimagined'', a GenderFlipped retelling of ''Twilight'', was released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the book itself.
* TheOtherDarrin:
** Creator/BryceDallasHoward replaces Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria in the third movie. Funnily enough she turned the role down for the first film, finding the part too small. With Victoria's role being bigger in ''Eclipse'' she was happy to sign back on.
** Narrowly averted when Creator/TaylorLautner almost lost his role as Jacob Black in ''New Moon''. The director of ''New Moon'', Chris Weiss, was considering recasting Jacob, because he decided he wanted a taller and more muscular actor to play him ([[ExecutiveMeddling the studio producers were ''openly negotiating'' with other actors before the end of filming the first movie]]). Upon hearing this, Lautner immediately hit the gym and [[HeroicBuild apparently never left]]. He gained an insane ''35 pounds of muscle'' to keep his role in the series.
* PlayingAgainstType: Jane is a decided departure from the innocent little girl character type that Creator/DakotaFanning is known for playing.
* ProductionPosse: Nikki Reed had worked with Catherine Hardwicke on ''Film/Thirteen2003'' and ''Film/LordsOfDogtown''.
* RealLifeWritesTheHairstyle: Kristen Stewart had to wear a wig for ''Eclipse'' as she'd cut her hair for ''Film/TheRunaways'' and didn't have time to grow it back to match Bella's established hair length.
* TheRedStapler: There were official replicas produced of Bella's wedding dress and engagement ring that you can buy.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart dated for a while, and their relationship ended very publicly when Kristen was found to have had an affair with director Rupert Sanders while filming ''Film/SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman''.
* SequelGap: ''Midnight Sun'', a PerspectiveFlip of the first novel told from Edward's POV, was released in August 2020, twelve years after the release of ''Breaking Dawn'' (book four). It would've been released years earlier, but Stephenie Meyer was reluctant to work on it after a ContentLeak.
* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Creator/MichaelSheen ended up joining the cast partially because his daughter was a fan of the series.
* SparedByTheCut: Stephenie Meyer wrote a sequel to ''Twilight'' where Laurent's HeelFaceTurn sticks, and he and his lover Irina survive until the end. Meyer disliked the finished book (feeling that the TimeSkip was a mistake) and decided to spread the plot developments of the original sequel across three books instead of one. In those books, both Laurent and Irina die.
* StarMakingRole:
** Kristen Stewart had been getting plenty of buzz for her indie work beforehand, but this turned her into a household name.
** Robert Pattinson likewise was known for the fourth ''Film/HarryPotter'' film but became instantly famous because of this.
** And starting from the second film, Taylor Lautner was also rocketed to fame.
* ThrowItIn:
** Rosalie is wearing gloves in the first movie when Bella comes for dinner, because she cut her hands breaking the bowl on the first take.
** Emmett has shorter hair than in the book because Kellan Lutz had to cut it for ''Series/GenerationKill'' and couldn't grow it out in time.
** Creator/AnnaKendrick revealed in her memoir that Jessica's rambling (yet surprisingly good) analysis of the zombie apocalypse genre was improvised.
* TouristBump: The town of Forks, Washington has seen a 600% increase in tourism in the last few years, nearly all of it due to it being the main setting of the series. There have even been a pair of documentaries made (''Twilight in Forks'' and ''Destination Forks'') about how the town has been affected by this. The Twilight tourism has also rubbed off on neighboring towns, most notably La Push (home of Jacob Black and the Quileute tribe) and Port Angeles (the main town on the Olympic Peninsula, and where several scenes from the book took place).
* TrendKiller: The film adaptation of ''Twilight'' (2008) and ''Film/TheHungerGames'' (2012) killed the child-led blockbuster franchises that ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' had popularized. Young adult novels featuring child protagonists either aged up their protagonists (eg, ''Film/TheGiver'' and ''Film/SeventhSon2015'') or used teenage/adult protagonists instead.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** According to [[https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/wtf-twilight-movie-almost-was-swat-teams-fbi-agents this article]], ExecutiveMeddling at Paramount was originally planning to turn ''Twilight'' into a far more action-heavy movie -- something of a high school-set version of ''[[Film/Underworld2003 Underworld]]'' -- in order to bring in more male viewers. Bella was made into a far more active character (she was written as a track star) who fought back against the vampires, and gets turned into one herself in the first movie. AnyoneCanDie was in full effect, with Bella's dad dying by the end of the movie. A Korean FBI vampire hunter was introduced as an antagonist, and one scene had vampires picking off members of a SWAT team sent into a forest after them, while Edward was a Film/{{Blade}}-type vampire. An ExecutiveVeto from Creator/StephenieMeyer put the kibosh on this, and the resulting adaptation by Summit was made far more faithful to the novel.
** Bella's original reason for moving to Forks was that her new stepfather was her school principal, and she was specifically uncomfortable living with a relatively strange man. Meyer was told to change this detail because her publisher felt it implied that Bella was afraid of sexual abuse.
** ''Twilight'' was originally only going to have one sequel called ''Forever Dawn''. The basic storyline is the same as what would become the fourth book, ''Breaking Dawn''. Edward and Bella [[spoiler:get married, she gets pregnant on the honeymoon, and Bella has to be turned into a vampire to survive the birth of their daughter Renesmee. Jacob isn't present at the birth, but he imprints on Renesmee a few weeks later]]. The biggest change is that the love triangle of Bella, Edward, and Jacob never develops because the events of ''New Moon'' and ''Eclipse'' never happen. In short, Edward never leaves and Bella and Jacob don't become close. The lack of the two middle books also leaves Victoria and Laurent alive. Laurent does a HeelFaceTurn and Victoria gets one of her minions to tell [[TheMafia the Volturi]] about [[spoiler:Renesmee]]. Victoria is later the only one killed at the final standoff, courtesy of the mostly-unnamed werewolves. The ending is still pretty much the same HappilyEverAfter as it is in the final version.
** Creator/JenniferLawrence auditioned for the role of Bella. [[http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/98500/Jennifer-Lawrence-Is-Relieved-She-Lost-Twilight-Role-To-Kristen-Stewart Yes, really.]] Creator/MichelleTrachtenberg was reportedly the first choice. Creator/EmilyBrowning and Creator/LilyCollins were also considered.
** [[http://www.avclub.com/article/this-terrifying-robot-baby-could-have-made-the-emt-105194 The casting crew for Breaking Dawn was originally going to use this to show Renesmee.]]
** Creator/PeterFacinelli originally wasn't cast as Carlisle but after the original actor dropped out, Creator/CatherineHardwicke offered the part to him.
** Catherine Hardwicke wanted to diversify the vampire characters, and specifically requested that Alice be played by a Japanese actress. Stephenie Meyer resisted the idea, though Hardwicke was eventually able to get her to agree to the casting of Creator/EdiGathegi as Laurent.
** Music/VanessaHudgens [[https://people.com/movies/vanessa-hudgens-auditions-for-twilight-sequel/ auditioned for the role of Leah Clearwater]].
** Creator/HenryCavill was Meyer's personal choice to play Edward and suggested him to the studio. However, they thought he looked too old so no formal outreach was ever made.
** Creator/CharlieHunnam was originally considered for Dr Carlisle Cullen.
** A soundtrack example. Music/MyChemicalRomance was approached by both Stephenie Meyer and their label to heavily contribute to the soundtrack for the films, including a single that would be used for the end of the first movie, due to the fact that she had been substantially influenced by their music during the writing of the series. The band hated ''Twilight'' so much that they said it made vampires out to resemble "the new Jonas Brothers" and wrote the song "Vampire Money" out of spite. "Supermassive Black Hole" by Music/{{Muse}} took the spot where their single at the end of the film was supposed to be, but there could’ve been a soundtrack done largely in part by a band that arguably dominated the angsty vampire obsessed teen demographic of that decade.
** Stephenie Meyer stated she originally intended for the Volturi to live in a made-up city called Volturin; when she checked a map of Italy however, by eerie coincidence she found that there was a real city called Volterra located where she'd intended to place Volturin and decided to incorporate this into the story.
** Lucy Hale auditioned for the series twice: first for Alice and 2nd for Jane
* TheWikiRule: The [[http://twilightsaga.wikia.com/wiki/Twilight_Saga_Wiki Twilight Saga Wiki]].
* WorkingTitle: Originally, the book was going to be called ''Forks'' until Meyer’s agent told her to come up with something more atmospheric.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Stephenie Meyer claims she did this unintentionally with the Cullens: a tight-knit family where the parents had been married for "110 years", with six "children" (after Bella joins), half of them male, the other half female.
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