The Twilight film is set to turn 15 this year, and the stars have enjoyed great success since the teenage literature was played out on the big screen.
Stars including Kirsten Stewart, Robert Pattison and Anna Kendrick went from being relatively unknown to some of the most famous faces in Hollywood overnight.
The first film in the series hit cinemas in December 2008, and grossed $35.7 million on its opening day, and has come to gross US$393.6 million worldwide.
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Daily Star have noted down the main stars of the popular films, and what they’re doing now…
Kirsten Stewart
Kirsten Stewart took on the lead role of Bella Swan across all four of the Twilight films, and became famous for her awkward and shy portrayal of Bella Swan as she meets Edward.
She hit headlines in 2012 when she was caught cheating on her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, who she dated for four years, with her director Rupert Sanders.
The pair, who were working together on Snow White and The Huntsman, were pictured looking very cosy and issued public apologies as their affair was exposed.
An insider told the Mirror at the time: “Robert hoped to marry Kristen and was making preparations to spring a proposal before she admitted cheating. He had bought the house in Los Angeles to be their home and saw them staying there for a long time.”
Following her role in Twilight, she went on to star in films including Still Alice, Clouds of Sils Maria and Charlie’s Angels as well as starring in the Princess Diana biopic Spencer in 2021.
Robert Pattinson
British actor Robert Pattinson had minor roles before taking on the lead as moody vampire Edwards Cullen in the Twilight series.
Before he took up his vampire role, he played Cedric Diggory in the fourth Harry Potter film before he was killed off by Lord Voldemort.
In between filming the four Twilight movies, Pattison went on to film romantic films Remember Me and Water for Elephants.
Once the Twilight films concluded, he’s taken on many Hollywood films including his most recent role playing the superhero in The Batman.
Taylor Lautner
A young Taylor Lautner played the third part of the Twilight love triangle as he played Jacob Black, the werewolf nemesis to Pattison’s vampire Edward.
Following Twilight he played lead roles in films including Abduction opposite Lily Collins, before he settled into TV roles including BBC’s Cuckoo.
In 2022, he married girlfriend Taylor Dome with the couple both now sharing the same full names of Taylor Lautner.
Anna Kendrick
Pitch Perfect actress Anna Kendrick had one of her earliest roles in her career as one of Bella’s human friends at Forks High School and the valedictorian of her graduating class.
Since the Twilight films, Kendrick has gone on to star in the Pitch Perfect trilogy, Love Story on Netflix as well as musical films such as Into The Woods.
Anna also opened up about a relationship where she suffered psychological abuse, saying she got herself “in a situation where I loved and trusted this person more than I trusted myself,” she told how the mystery ex manipulated her.
“So, when that person is telling you that you have a distorted sense of reality and that you are impossible and that all the stuff that you think is going on is not going on, your life gets really confusing really quickly,”
Ashley Greene
Actress Ashley Greene played the psychic vampire Alice Cullen, and plays a huge part in Bella and Edward’s romance.
Outside of Twilight she has done many voiceover roles as well as continuing to act in roles such as Wrong Place opposite Bruce Willis, which was released last year.
In 2018, Ashley married Australian-Lebanese TV announcer Paul Khoury following a two-year engagement and welcomed their daughter Kingsley Rainn Khoury in September.
Nikki Reed
Actress Nikki Reed played the aloof and mysterious Rosalie, who was a relatively background figure until the finale Twilight films.
She hinted there was some tension on the set as she said at the time of filming: “”In the beginning, it was innocent and fun, and we were like one big happy family – it was like being at sleepaway camp,” she told Seventeen.
“And then success comes along and changes the dynamic. We’re not all best friends, and we’re not all going to hang out together after the final movie is done.”
Whilst it appears Nikki has not acted much since the Twilight films, she most recently had a recurring role on the Fox supernatural television series Sleepy Hollow and on the Netflix show V-Wars.
Outside of acting, Nikki bagged herself a vampire with The Vampire Diaries star ian Somerhalder and the pair have been wed since 2015.
Kellan Lutz
Action star Kellan Lutz was the brawny Emmett Cullen, and essentially the fierce muscle in the family.
A background character, he didn’t say a huge deal in the films but outside of Twilight Kellan has had several roles in action films and in TV shows.
Last year he filmed thriller drama What Remains and took on the lead role of Troy.
He and his TV host and model wife Brittany Gonzales suffered a tragic pregnancy loss when she miscarried at seven months in 2017. They have since welcomed a daughter and son.
Jackson Rathbone
Jackson Rathbone said all of a couple of words when playing the role of Jasper Cullen, a new vampire in the Cullen clan who often struggled to get his blood lust under control.
Jasper as Alice’s love interest, said very little but still formed a key part of the Cullen clan across the films.
Actor Jackson has appeared in various films and TV shows since Twilight including Condor’s Nest which is released this year.
He survived a plane crash landing in 2014 when his flight from Austin to Long Beach was forced to make an emergency landing when the engine exploded.
Four passengers suffered injuries but there were no deaths, and the actor admitted he thought he was going to die, saying: “”I recited the Lord’s Prayer as I held my son and my wife in my arms. The pilot came on the PA and let us know we lost the right engine.
”We were told to brace as we careened sharply back towards land. Guided by our pilot, and I believe our guardian angels, we landed safely.”
“I just couldn’t stop kissing my family and thanking my God.”
Dakota Fanning
Hollywood actress Dakota Fanning was not one of the leading stars of the Twilight films, but she’s a memorable one still as the dark and evil Jane.
Part of the Volturi clan, she was able to inflict pain on other vampires with her mind – as seen in the second and final films.
Outside of her Twilight role, Dakota Fanning has appeared in various Hollywood films and also in Netflix series including The Alienist.
She has been dating boyfriend Henry Fry since 2017.
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