Chaske Spencer and Tinsel Korey Reflect Back on Their Twilight Movies

Chaske and Tinsel were in the Philly area to promote the Breaking Dawn DVD. Here are some interview highlights.

 

Weirdest fan request: To howl. And no, they don’t, often suggesting a younger cast member will, though.

The franchise’s appeal:“We have fans all the way from 6 to 66 and what I think it is, is it brings you back to that first time of falling in love. Those emotions are extremely heightened, and I think that holds a really dear memory for a lot of people and I think that’s why it’s resonated with such a wide audience,” the actress said.

His co-star, however, quipped, “I think it also has a lot to do with Taylor’s abs and Rob’s hair.”

The final film: Neither has seen it. “I think they’re still in post-production at the moment. I don’t think they even have a soundtrack,” Korey said.

Staying in shape: As Sam, Spencer has to appear shirtless in many scenes, alongside Taylor Lautner, no less.

“It meant a lot of hard work, it actually kind of sucked. It meant hitting the gym hard, watching what I ate, a pretty good strict diet,” and mustering the discipline to do it and maintain it.

“It’s very hard to do. Some people are born with it, some people use other substances to enhance, but when you have to do it naturally, it sucks.” And when shooting was over, he treated himself to Johnny Rocket milk shakes — “all of them, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, Oreo.”

When they knew “Twilight” was a sensation: It came for Korey in a bookstore when she turned around and saw the face of Bronson Pelletierwho plays Jared, a member of the wolf pack.”I looked and it was all this wolf pack merchandise, and it was so surreal because I know them and I know we’re in a movie but seeing that merchandise for it, this is just a completely different level than I thought.”

Spencer, on the other hand, recalls, “During ‘New Moon,’ they were shuttling us to the gym, and I think we were on our way back from the gym and there were these girls camped out in our hotel lobby, they wanted to meet us. And they stayed there for a week straight. The hotel staff had to kick them out.”

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Chaske Spencer Wants Fans To See Sam’s Humanity

Blast has a new interview with Chaske Spencer where he talks about his character Sam and how he hopes fans can better relate to his role in the films.

“What I got from talking to the kids, the fans of Twilight, is that a lot of them just hated Sam. A lot of them did not like Sam,” he recalls with a laugh. “So what I want to do is make him more human, more a character that you can relate to. In the Breaking Dawn film you get this sense that, in the script, he’s out to just kill Renesmee and he hates Bella, but that’s not the case. It’s just that it’s a job that he has to do.”

The article goes on to explain Chaske’s feelings on independent films verses big budget Hollywood, his relationship withg his fellow wolf pack members, and how The Twilight Saga has opened doors for him.  Read more at Blast.

Chaske Spencer Talks Last Day on Breaking Dawn Set

Chaske talked to Ology about wrapping the series.

What was the last day on set like for all of you? Part 1 is now showing but you also are in post-production for the final installment.

We were all up all night and it wasn’t a big sad goodbye for me. It was just that I was tired. [Laughs] I was tired and we had been shooting—and no pun intended but we saw breaking dawn—and the sun was coming up and we had to get the shots. There wasn’t a big send off or anything.

So who are you closest to on set?

Probably Julia Jones [Leah] or Alex Meraz. Mainly the wolf guys; we worked out together. Tinsel Korey [Emily] and all of them too because we just filmed a lot of scenes together. Oh my God, I’m looking at birthday cards right now. It says, ‘Wish you a Happy Birthday, with more fun than humanly possible,’ and it has Rob [Pattinson], Kristen [Stewart] and Taylor on here.

That’s hilarious! They are all over the place.

Yeah! [Laughs] I’m in Walmart right now.

[Laughs] Taylor’s definitely broken out because of the films. Was there any talk about that while filming?

Taylor’s got a pretty focused head on his shoulders. He’s a really god guy. We chat from time to time but it’s never about that. It’s just mainly when we’re working on a scene or something. We don’t take each other too seriously. He’s just a normal kid, a normal young man in a very interesting situation.

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Gil Birmingham and Chaske Spencer’s Shouting Secrets to Premiere: You’re Invited

This press release just in from the creative team behind Shouting Secrets

 

San Francisco, venue of the 36th American Indian Film Festival prepares for opening night festivities today for the annual event which runs through November 12th, 2011. Among an impressive line-up of independent feature length and short films is the exclusive reception and world premiere of SHOUTING SECRETS, a motion picture developed, produced and directed by first time helmer Korinna Sehringer, November 10th at the Palace of Fine Arts.

Joker Film Productions presents a story about an All-American family with unique struggles but universal truths. SHOUTING SECRETS begins its global distribution tour, with pride, honoring a film festival with deep roots and a tradition dedicated to the honor of indigenous peoples in North America.

Every layer of this production from the story development to the stunning visuals, embracing audio and music soundtrack, to the dream cast and dramatic performances of audience favorite actors, by both established and emerging talents, all combine to deliver a most memorable theatrical experience.

Korinna credits her producing partner Josef Bollag, the tireless crew and production personnel, as well as the exceptionally gifted cast for their support and commitment to the success of SHOUTING SECRETS.

That world class cast features Chaske Spencer and Gil Birmingham – both screaming successes in the Twilight franchise, Tyler Christopher of General Hospital fame and Tonantzin Carmelo two exceptional performers, as well as Q’orianka Kilcher who got her big break playing Pocahontas in the 2005 major studio release of The New World. Native veteran actors Tantoo Cardinal and Rodney A. Grant contribute their gifts and talents toward in the telling of this cycle of life story, which affects every human being at some point in their lives.

The producers and select cast members (to be announced) will be attending the film festival, reception and SHOUTING SECRETS premiere eager to engage and interact with their audience and what will become the films first adopters !! The time has come for SHOUTING SECRETS to be shared with independent film enthusiasts around the world !!

 

For ticket information visit www.aifisf.com or call 415 -554-0525. To purchase from Brownpaper visit: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/205099

Moviefone Talks To Chaske Spencer About Breaking Dawn and Moving On

Moviefone just talked to Chaske Spencer about the surreal Twilight life.

Get ready to see ‘Twilight’ hunk Chaske Spencer in a completely new light — everybody’s favorite wolfpack leader packed on the pounds for his role in the upcoming flick ‘Winter of the Blood,’ and then took his new look to the next level by adding a mullet to the equation for ‘Desert Cathedral.’ But fear not, ‘Twilight’ fans; Spencer is as buff and mullet-free as ever in the highly anticipated ‘Breaking Dawn’ installments, where he reprises his role as peaceful pack leader Sam Uley.

Moviefone caught up with Spencer to chat about everything from the famously intense workouts with Taylor Lautner (and the vomiting that ensued) to how he grossed out ‘Twilight’ co-star Julia Jones (who plays Sam’s ex, Leah Clearwater) with his jiggly new gut.

How has your life changed since becoming involved with ‘Twilight’?
It’s changed pretty drastically. My face is on bubblegum wrappers now! I’ve had a lot of surreal moments. It’s just amazing to do something that’s part of a pop culture phenomenon. I still haven’t wrapped my head around it.

During your surreal moments, have you been particularly starstruck by anyone?
Snoop Dogg. And Jackie Chan. I was very starstruck by both of them. MTV International had me work the red carpet as a correspondent for the MTV Movie Awards, so I got to meet everybody and interview them. It was really cool.

What was it like filming ‘Breaking Dawn’? I recently spoke with your co-star Tinsel Korey (Emily), and she said it was kind of bittersweet because it’s coming to an end.
It’s like going to a party. All parties end. It wasn’t bittersweet for me. I had already said my goodbyes in my own way to the ‘Twilight’ experience. I had a great time, made some really good friends. I’ll always take all of those memories with me. It was time to go.

You’re the leader of the wolf pack. Did you have to participate in the grueling group workouts?
Yeah. We really bonded over the workouts. I think it was really good casting, everyone was a really good fit for those roles. We had really good chemistry. It wasn’t that hard to get the character of Sam when I was with those guys. They’re like my brothers.

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Chaske Spencer on The Mo’Nique Show

You want to start looking at the 28 minute mark.

Chaske Spencer and Julia Jone’s Winter in the Blood Reaches Goal

According to Indian Country Today, the Winter in the Blood Creative Team announced that their additional funding goals had been met:

Thank you!

We made it! We reached our Kickstarter goal of $60,000! And with time to spare! We want to thank everyone who pledged. Please watch our blog in the coming days to see your name on our list of favorite people. Thanks to you, we are able to bring interns, like the up-and-coming Deidra Peaches, to the film set on the Hi-Line.”

Julia Jones also recently spoke about this new project from the heart.

A Conversation with Julia Jones. from aloneinaforest on Vimeo.

Chaske Spencer Reads Winter in the Blood

The Montana NBC affiliate featured the upcoming Winter in the Blood costarring Chaske Spencer and Julia Jones.