THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE

ABOUT THE CAST

KRISTEN STEWART (Bella Swan) was most recently seen starring as Joan Jett in The Runaways, the rock n’ roll biopic of the 1970’s all-girl band; and in the independent film Welcome to the Rileys opposite James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo, which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. In 2009, she reprised her leading role of Bella Swan in the box office smash The Twilight Saga: New Moon, a role she originated in the fan-favorite Twilight.

Stewart was introduced to worldwide audiences with her outstanding performance alongside Jodie Foster in Panic Room. She recently starred in Adventureland opposite Jesse Eisenberg for director Greg Mottola; the independent film The Yellow Handkerchief alongside William Hurt and Maria Bello; and The Cake Eaters for director Mary Stuart Masterson. She also gave a memorable portrayal as Tracy Tatro in director Sean Penn’s Into the Wild, in which she also performs two songs, including one that she wrote. Her additional film credits include Jumper, What Just Happened, In the Land of Women, The Messengers, Zathura, Speak, Fierce People, Catch That Kid, Undertow, Cold Creek Manor, and The Safety of Objects.

ROBERT PATTINSON (Edward Cullen) is best known for his portrayal of the vampire Edward Cullen in Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon. He gained industry notice at 19 years of age when he joined the Harry Potter franchise in Mike Newell‘s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire playing Cedric Diggory, Hogwarts’ official representative in the Triwizard Tournament.

Earlier this year, Pattinson starred opposite Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper and Emilie De Ravin in the drama Remember Me, directed by Allen Coulter. He recently wrapped production on Bel Ami, a film based on the novel of the same name written by Guy de Maupassant. Pattinson plays a young journalist in Paris who betters himself through his connections to the city’s most glamorous and influential women, played by Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Christina Ricci. Currently, Pattinson is at work on his next film Water For Elephants, joining director Francis Lawrence and co-stars Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz in bringing the New York Times bestselling novel to the screen.

Pattinson began his professional career with a role in Uli Edel’s Sword of Xanten opposite Sam West and Benno Furmann. He also appeared in director Oliver Irving’s How to Be, winner of the Slamdance Film Festival’s Special Honorable Mention for Narrative Feature. Pattinson also played the lead role of Salvador Dali in Little Ashes, directed by Paul Morrison. His television credits include “The Haunted Airman” for the BBC.

As a member of the Barnes Theatre Group, Pattinson played the lead role in Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.” Other stage credits include Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” “Tess of the D’Urbevilles,” and “Macbeth” at the OSO Arts Centre.

TAYLOR LAUTNER’s (Jacob Black) role as a werewolf in the middle of a human/vampire/werewolf love triangle intensified in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, after first being establishing in the smash Twilight.
He will soon begin production on Lionsgate’s Abduction for director John Singleton. Lautner stars as a young man who discovers his own baby picture on a missing persons website. The cast includes Lilly Collins and producers include Lautner’s Tailor Made, Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lee Stollman, and Vertigo’s Roy Lee and Doug Davison. Lautner is also attached to star in Universal’s Hasbro action-figure adaptation of Stretch Armstrong.

In 2010, Lautner starred in Warner Bros’ Valentine’s Day. In the film, directed by Garry Marshall, Lautner stars opposite Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher and Julia Roberts. Lautner got his big break in 2005 when, at the age of 13, he won the role of Shark Boy in Robert Rodriguez’s The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D. Within months, he had successfully auditioned to play Eliot, the son of Steve Martin’s rival Jimmy
Murtaugh, in the family hit Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

Born in 1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Lautner began studying karate at the age of six and was winning tournaments by age seven. He was soon invited to train with seven-time world karate champion Mike Chat and by age eight, Lautner was asked to represent his country at the World Karate Association championships. He proved himself by becoming the Junior World Forms and Weapons champion, winning three gold medals. He continued to flourish on the martial arts circuit. In 2003, at age 11, Lautner was ranked No. 1 in the world in several categories and over the next year tucked three Junior World Championships under his black belt.

Lautner was first bitten by the acting bug at age seven, when his martial arts instructor persuaded him to audition for a Burger King commercial in Los Angeles. When he was 10, his family made the difficult decision to relocate to Los Angeles, where Lautner could audition on a full-time basis. After the move, Lautner landed roles on the television shows “My Wife and Kids,” “Summerland,” “The Bernie Mac Show,” and “The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour.”

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Raised in Sheffield, England where he earned a degree in fine art, DAVID SLADE's (Director) filmmaking training was hands-on and self-taught. Slade moved to the United States in 2002 to pursue feature filmmaking. By 2003, he found himself attached to the Brian Nelson penned script, Hard Candy. Shot for under $1 million and in only 18 days, the film featured two fiercely memorable performances from then up and coming actors, Ellen Page and Patrick Wilson. The success of Hard Candy put Slade on the map as a filmmaker to watch. The indie feature premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005 and took home 3 of the highest awards at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain: Best Feature, the coveted Audience Award, and Best Screenplay.

He next endeavored into the world of the horror genre with the vampire noir, 30 Days Of Night. The film starred Josh Hartnett, Ben Foster & Danny Huston and was made for Columbia Pictures with Sam Raimi producing. 30 Days of Night opened the #1 movie in America. Slade currently resides in Los Angeles with his fiancée and excellent German Dachshund.