Bill will be up in two minutes
What was biggest challenge coming into two movies in a series?
The books are so beloved by so many people, you need to be true to them and want it live up to cinematic expectations
How tough was birth scene?
We wanted to be true to it. As with many things, it was easier to tell it from Bella’s POV. Same as the wedding; you see and feel what she does
How much was he involved in music?
It starts from day one. It’s part of telling the story. Key music moment is when Bella falls in love with her baby when she realizes she’s pregnant.
On working with seasoned cast and Stephenie:
For first two weeks he just talked with KStew, Rob, Taylor and Steph about their opinions. Bill Condon put in a scene about Edward’s loathing himself as a monster after talking with Rob.
Stephenie Meyer was an incredible resource and HE JUST NAMED DROPPED Twilight Lexicon as a resource (breathe Laura Breathe).
Attending Columbia is when he decided to get into film making. Philosophy class especially expanded his horizons.
Fan frenzy in Brazil was his first fan experience. He was amazed how gracious Rob and Kristen are with literally constantly being trapped in or they would cause a riot.
Bill Condon is eager for fan reaction.
Bill says Rob and Kstew have great chemistry
Vancouver was great for exteriors. It took a long time to find the site with the scope and beauty they wanted for the Cullen House. He was stunned seeing the movie set reappear in Vancouver. It was weird.
Irina shows up at wedding and then storms off. They had to compensate here from book to novel differences. It’s more exciting to see her storm out than to only hear about past things she was upset about. Sometimes things have to change from book to movie or adapt when things left out previous movie.
Breaking Dawn is part melodrama. He embraced it and ran with it rather than fight it. It’s a classic Hollywood genre not appreciated enough.
Bill thinks of it as one movie even if shooting was weird with Bella being a vamp in the morning and dying in the afternoon.
Bill doesn’t know if Steph will continue the books. On set, the actors would bug her to write more.
To cut possibility of an R rating they cut the thrusting down….room laughs
My Question ( Bill Says “Hi Laura” …dies): What was it like to cast the Denali coven? Key was finding four actors with chemistry and with other worldly qualities. He feels like he achieved that. They each had a regalness to them.
Bill feels that the fans grow with Bella on her journey and will be able to handle this. The fans have grown up with Bella.
Was cast management an issue?
Sometimes they had 8 or 9 vamps in the room and that was an easy day because days with 27 vamps were tough.
Last day of shooting in Vancouver. It snowed in late April, and the last scene was the dance of Kristen and Taylor and Rob. Everyone stayed to watch and everyone was emotional.
KStew played a prank. After Bill yells cut she takes off running into the forest going after Jacob yelling, “Jacob I made a mistake come back.” The whole cast and crew died laughing
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