Metro Canada goes behind the scenes of 'New Moon' in Vancouver - part 2

June 9, 10:41 AMTwilight ExaminerAmanda Bell

Previous Next

4 comments Print Email RSS Subscribe

Subscribe

Get alerts when there is a new article from the Twilight Examiner. Read Examiner.com's terms of use.

Email Address   Include other special offers from Examiner.com Terms of Use

As promised, Metro Canada has followed up their behind-the-scenes information from The Twilight Saga: New Moon with part two of five.

Yesterday, they told fans about filming sequences between Chris Weitz, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner (see here). Now, they bring an interview of Lautner wherein he talks about his transformation (on-set and physically), doing his own stunts, working with Chris Weitz, his encounters with Stephenie Meyer, and his general likes and dislikes.

Here is a snippet of the interview:

Q. What is the biggest challenge this time around?
A. It’s actually the same biggest challenge we had for the first one and it’s the weather. It’s really funny because I think the “Twilight” saga is the only movies where we have to stop filming when the sun comes out. So whenever it’s sunny, we have to either go to an interior shot or just stop filming.

Q. Let’s get to your character, Jacob. He is actually in love with Bella…
A. Jacob’s love for Bella is really intense. He will always be there for Bella, no matter what. Even if she’s with another guy… or a vampire!

Q. How did you prepare for your role?
A. I did a lot of study for the first film. Before I even started filming “Twilight”, I studied up on all of the Quileute tribes and legends and myths and everything about them. And when got yup to Portland, Oregon to film, I was able to meet with about ten Quileute tribal members. I got to talk to them and what I really learned is that they’re not much different than me, and that was very unexpected.

Q. Do you ever discuss Jacob with Stephenie Meyer?
A. It’s really cool because she comes up here every once in a while for her favorite scenes. At the beginning of filming, she gives a list of her favorite scenes that she wants to be up here for. You got the best person in the world to ask for advice. So if you have a question, you can just walk on over and ask her.

Q. What’s your most exciting scene in “New Moon”?
A. It’s so hard to choose. Like I said, I really enjoy the stunts so I had a lot of fun doing the dirt bike sequences. I got to hop on the bike and go really fast and come to a skidding stop. It’s really cool. And I also like a lot of the more serious scenes, the pivotal scenes in the movie, like Jacob and Bella’s breakup scene, which is the first time Bella sees Jacob after he has transformed into a wolf. And it’s really emotional. I felt bad for Jacob just reading the books, but now that I’m actually living this character, I feel so bad for the guy! It’s really sad.

The rest of the interview can be found here, and tomorrow, say they, they will present an interview with director Chris Weisz as well as the third portion of their five part series of on-set interviews.

Photo: Just Jared Jr.

Join Twilight Examiner on Facebook, Twitter, and (new) MySpace!