Nikki Reed's brother's documentary of the 'Twilight' stars is sure to be interesting

April 28, 2:25 AMTwilight ExaminerAmanda Bell

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Recent news that Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and K-11 star Nikki Reed's brother, a film student U.C.L.A., will be making a documentary entitled The Glorification of Celebrities, has certainly sparked the interest of Twilight fans the world over.

Says Reed, "I am trying to be as involved as I possibly can. I think Twilight was a wonderful thing for him to use [in the film], because it escalated quite quickly. It went from being this little tiny book series that none of the actors really knew anything about to this explosion that happened somewhere around the summer [of 2008]; I started walking outside and people started yelling ‘Rosalie!’” While the book series might not have exactly been "tiny," as Reed says, before the film was made, the fact that they were unaware of its sheer stature in the reading world has been duly noted on a number of occasions.

“My brother has been following that,” she explained. “And it’s great because I know Kristen [Stewart] and he gets to speak with her. And he has a reason to travel with me now.”

The film, which is supposed to chronicle the happenstance of overnight celebrity coming off of film roles for these actors and actresses (which, though including Reed and Stewart, will feature more than just Twilight stars), has brought her brother and his camera to her side on number of occasions, according to the interview.

This film is sure to prove quite interesting. The personal nature of its subject matter as a starting point, it will bring to light what most of us have already noted - the American public loves its gossip and its celebrities.

The problem with instant stardom is that, firstly, it is disorienting. As a case and point, just look at poor Robert Pattinson. Hounded constantly by the paparazzi, always under the public microscope, and unable to take a single breath without interpretation (and we are all guilty of this), Rob has certainly been "glorified" as a celebrity.

With Reed, she has experienced some of the fallout of celebrity as well. Prior to Twilight, this young actress was received by the film world as an innovator, a prodigy of sorts, for her work in Thirteen. Now, constant back and forth about whether she is pretty enough to be Rosalie take the helm of discussions about her. Whether or not this is "glorification" in the literal sense is a topic for debate, but suffice it to say that Reed is certainly a victim of the speculation as well.

Lastly, subject to the film Kristen Stewart has been a casualty of celebrity coming off of her instantaneous house-hold name recognizability from Twilight. While her film resume is stellar, and no one could rightfully argue that her prowess as a thespian is located singly in her work with Twilight, she definitely made her way onto the IMDb starometer as a consequence of the film. And ever since, she has been calculably put through the gauntlet of media scrutiny (ahem, MTV Canada ring a bell?). While if she were simply the girl next door, she'd probably rank high on everyone's friend list, unkind words and accusations are thrown her way constantly.

That said, there is no indication from Reed's interview that the documentary her brother will be making is necessarily going to spin the situation in a negative light, but it can certainly be inferred that we will get to see a side of ourselves that we might not like in it.

So, I wonder. Are you looking forward to seeing this project? Do you think Nikki Reed and Kristen Stewart are good subject matter for such a documentary? Comment below and let us know!

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