MTV had the opportunity to interview Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart on how the dynamic of their relationship changes in New Moon.
“MTV: Kristen, in your opinion, how is the relationship between Bella and Jacob in “New Moon” different than the one between Edward and Bella in “Twilight”?
Kristen Stewart: It’s such a different relationship; it’s like entirely original.
MTV: It seems much more playful.
Stewart: Yeah, exactly. They’re light; they actually have fun with each other. Edward and Bella are always so strange, you know?
Taylor Lautner: It’s always so tense.
Stewart: And only he can bring her out of that rut. Like, she literally is going to die; she’s going to stop eating and be done. And the only thing that brings her out of it is this lightness [Jacob] brings.
I love how Kristen knows the werewolf is cute and adorable.
I always liked Jacob more! <3
okay really kristen? Bella’s gonna starve herself?? and die?? that is kinda weird
I don’t get the part where she says that she had to say “it’s him, it’s him.” to Jacob, when was that part in the book? Can someone explain?
Um… I’m assuming “him” is Edward and she’s having to tell Jacob she still cares about Edward? Guess it could be Sam, too. “It’s always been Sams fault”? kinda thing/
I think that was when Jacob is trying to stop Bella from leaving with Alice. In the book all she says is “Bye” and “Sorry”. Considering they have made the “almost” kiss so much more than it was, they have probably given Bella more of a speech as well. “It’s him. It’s always been him” is a perfect way to explain why she is able to leave Jake moments after almost kissing him.
My guess is that it’s at the end when Jacob meets them in the woods behind her house. (after betraying her by showing Charlie her motorcycle) That’s a very painful scene for Jacob. He had to remind Edward of the treaty. “…bite-not kill”
I don’t like all of the emphasis they’re putting on Bella and Jacob (Not just in this, but all over). Yeah it’s a big part of the story but they make it seem like when Edward leaves she starts dating Jacob and that’s not how it is. And I definitely don’t like KStew saying that Bella and Edwards feeling for each other are strange. I hope its portrayed right in the films.
I agree Keri Lynn..Jacob/Taylor is the only character that Summit is promoting. Yeah we get the part about him being important and all but some of us are actually getting sick of him instead of loving him more than Edward. How about the other minor characters? Like Jared, Quil and Embry? I haven’t seen pictures of them since the wolf pack picture. And I don’t like the way KStew and Taycob described Edward and Bella’s relationship. It’s not always tense..they have fun as well (if you don’t know, read the books again and focus on their interaction towards each other and not just Jacob). This comment is getting long, but I still have a few to say. Summit is not good at promoting. And yeah, I am getting sick of Jacob even though I haven’t seen New Moon yet. Hope Taylor did a great performance or else New Moon will be boring.
M, I couldn’t agree more! edward and Bella did have fun together, it’s just in Twilight (the movie) you barely saw that. Everything between them in the movie was always so tense. And Kristen didn’t show her sarcastic, playful, non-chalent side at all in the twilight movie. I should really just shut up and not say anything until I see New moon, and try not to be too judgemental. I guess I am just preparing myself to be disappointed in the hopes that I will be pleasantly surprised!
Agree!!!! It all comes back to they never established the intensity of Bella and Edwards relationship in the Twilight movie. So it will be hard to figure out why she’s grieving so hard. KStew has never felt the emotional turmoil of the break up of a great love so I think that’s why she makes the dumb comments she does. She has never experienced the mind devastating experience of losing what you ‘believe’ is your only love. I have, and I guess so many others have too. I think I lost 40 lbs when I divorced and I also cut myself off from the world. I for one get it.
You need to read the book again. I think you’re forgetting how much emphasis was but on Jacob in the BOOK. She did almost kiss him (in the car before she saw Carlise’s car) And there was a second hole there when Jacob started ignoring her when he became a wolf. They never say that they are dating in the movies.
your kiding dont make me sick,please read the book again.
I am hoping ppl are just exaggerating because it seems like the press is getting the story all wrong. There is no LOVE story between Bella and Jacob, she is just clinging to him as an excuse to carry on with life after her reason to live leaves.
Kristen says she thinks it’s an exaggeration of what happens when your heart is truly broken-obviously she has never been in love and then had all her hopes and dreams of the future crushed. You want to die or you want someone to make you feel anything to make the pain stop.
I agree, that Bella-Edward relationship IS starge… have u ever liked someone SO much that every minute with him is like in diferent dimention? I have… and that IS tense and that IS strange…
and I have had one of those light fredships, that keeps me smiling, after few years…
I kinda get what they’re saying though. Bella and Edward are always (IN)TENSE. No matter if they laugh and have fun, they always have to hold back. Especially Edward. Despite the fact that they want more. And it’s more easy to some degree to be with Jacob. They don’t have to be so cautious. I think that’s the difference: B/J’s relationship is easy, B/E is intense.
Take it easy on the actors. I don’t think they have read into the story wrong. It’s hard to explain sometimes. I trust the directors to do the story justice.
And Summit probably focuses all their promotion towards the new audience. What’s new in this film? Well, Jacob gets a more prominent part in Bella’s life. Then there’s the wolf pack and the volturi. But they’re in half of the story respectively the last few chapters. Ofcourse Jacob will be the focal point.
what is with the photo of Bella and Jake kissing? If I remember correctly they don’t kiss until Eclipse… they don’t even come close in New Moon, she just is thinking about him in her mind like that right before Alice shows up… and I don’t remember that line Kristen is talking about from the book… maybe it is from the script?!? I do have to say she seems really into the characters and the emotional turmoil… I do think Bella and Edward’s relationship always seems strained until she turns into a vampire because he is always so cautious and she is always wanting more from him… I am glad she seems to get how intense it is.
It’s the tense moment before the phone rings and Jacob was going to kiss Bella. I think in the movie and the way they’re promoting it for the film,that it appears that they’re going to have their first kiss in this movie. I think we’ll still get the “saved by the bell” moment where their almost kiss is interrupted.
It is interviews like this that reinforce all of the reasons why I will not see this movie. I’m sure the actors are great and will do a fine job portraying the characters, but overall, there is simply a difference of opinion in the way that I and Summit/Melissa Rosenberg/Chris Weitz views the story of NM. So far it seems as if Summit is trying to rewrite the book into a Jacob/Bella tragedy and not an Edward/Bella love story. So I’ll stick to the books as written, thank you very much.
I don’t understand 1)how people can judge the entire movie/whether or not they’re going to see it on interviews or 2)why some people expect the movie to come out exactly as they think it should. Physical impossibility- they can’t make a million versions of it, so they stick to the interpretation that most people get out of the book, emphasizing and/or cutting out what they need to for the adaptation to screen, which is never flawless. GET OVER IT LADIES. Some people act like Summit is purposefully trying to ruin it. Stop complaining, you can’t do a thing about it anyway, so there’s no need to spread the negative energy.
As a rule, I am not a fan of movie adaptations of my favorite books. Harry Potter is probably the lone exception. It’s not about what “I” want to see versus what “most people” want to see (By the way, have you taken a poll? Maybe I’m most people.) For me at least, it’s about trying to hold on to the feeling(s) I got when reading the book. It’s a personal decision, much like your own decision to see the movie is personal to you. And expressing my personal opinion on a public comments page can’t be any more negative than telling someone to “get over” said personal opinion because it is different from your own. My opinion has no bearing on the actors or whether the movie will be a success or not. In fact, I’m sure it will break records worldwide. At least I hope it does. But for an old fashioned sentimentalist like me who can’t help but love the story for what it was in its original state, I choose to root it on from afar.
I’ve read the comments above mine and I think there are no reasons to argue. I hate it when the atmosphere gets all tense. I think as a fandom we should all stick together. There will always be something that someone will dislike, and everyone has a right to. Of course, the movies won’t be exactly like the books, but it doesn’t mean that we can’t enjoy them. And if someone doesn’t want to watch, well it’s their decision, and they won’t be forced to. So I say let’s just all stick together and enjoy our beloved Saga.
When I read Kristen’s comments it just makes me realize how clueless she is. Bella and Edward’s relationship was never strange. His love for her is amazing. I hate her as Bella. I feel nothing when I watch her play Bella.
Wow! You are sooooooo wrong!!! Kristen TOTALLY understands Bella and who she is. I’m guessing when she said, “Strange” she meant a bit difficult. I do think their relationship is a bit strange. Hello? She’s human and he’s a vampire. Kristen is the perfect Bella IMHO!
Kristen plays Bella terrible. She plays Bella too much like herself. She is painful to watch. She can barely answer a question during an interview.I don’t like her as an actress period, but especially as Bella!!!!!!!!! Julie M. in my oppion you have it wrong!
I agree 100%. Her idea of acting is blinking, fixing her hair, and stuttering. She was good in Adventureland (in my opinion), yet she’s just not ever going to be Bella. I just hate how much they’re promoting Jacob, like Edward isn’t even in the freaking series anymore.
I think Kristen’s an amazing actor and as a matter of fact I disagree, she was a good bella. Bella does stutter sometimes and your making it sound like she doesn’t know bow to act and she sucks at playing Bella, but who would play her better. NO ONE!!!!! I don’t think she is anything but great!
I think she’s right about how Jacobs relationship is light and friendly. Bella and Edward’s is…unexplainable. Jacob was the one who brought Bella to life again. Edward would have done the same thing. Edward and Jacob are different by a lot. I wish they would promote Edward a little more, I know he’s not in the book much but still he comes back. I still like Jake, too. I’m Switzerland.
The relationship between Edward and Bella is strange. At first he wants her to stay away from him but continues to talk to her. She is confused and does not know what to expect from Edward and Edward does not know why she can’t see the danger she is to him. Moving on, Kristen plays an awesome Bella. Bella in my mind was sort of quiet, and a nurturer. Remember she starts cooking for Charlie and is concerned when she is going to Port Angeles and leaves him directions where to find food. Kristen brings all this to the table. When I saw her on screen, she looked timid, brave, wholesome and caring all at the same time. Also, Jacob is a big part of book 2 so he should be promoted. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Edward missing though most of New Moon. One last thing, for those saying that Kristen has not experienced real hearthache so she cant do that part: Be happy for her. I’ve experienced heartache that bad twice. It is the worst feeling ever, you don’t know when it’s going to end but hope it does. I remember not being able to sleep at all. If the director is any good, he will make the scenes look like that is the hell she is going through.
please dont ruin this story by changing it,these comments are right,i read new moon again and some of the things that are being said are not true to the book,i agree these books are totally about the love between bella and edward,bella is willing to die to be with edward it seems like they dont want to promote rob,summit is only hurting there self,will be glad when this crap is over,so that young man can get on with his life.
About the Jacob promotion… well. This is a bit like New Moon, isn’t it? I had almost dropped my hopes on Edward when that phone call happens in the book. New Moon is a difficult book to me.
I’m just saying: let’s give a chance to the movie and not rush to conclusions. Remember we wanted Taylor in NM. He worked hard to be there and to be the Jacob we all know. So, he’s on the spotlight a bit, so what? Edward will appear again the end and we’ll see a very hot kiss scene. That’s what matters.