“Q: How was it to make New Moon with a new director and a new story that has a whole different emphasis?

Ashley: This go-around, I think we were all a little bit more prepared, which was nice. In the first film, we were all going, “What’s going on? What’s happening?” And, we had the support of the fans behind us. In the first one, we were going, “Oh, God, we hope they don’t hate us,” and they completely embraced us. So, going into the second one, I think it was a much more fun, relaxed experience, at least for me.

Kellan: Yeah. It’s nice to have that weight off your shoulders. We were all stepping in and giving a face to our characters, which fans already had celebrities and actors, who they envisioned as Emmett, Alice or Bella. It’s nice to have their support, so it was a huge weight off our shoulders shooting New Moon and then Eclipse.

And then, we had Chris Weitz, who’s such a laid-back, easy-going director and who really had everything so organized. It trickles down. We felt at ease, with knowing what the scene is and what he wants out of us, and then allowing ourselves to go to Chris and be like, “I want to try it this way,” or “What do you think of this?” He’s so open to all the actors’ decisions. It’s nice to feel like an actor and not a robot, so it felt so easy.”

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IESB cover the Volturi press conference:

“In the Twilight saga, the vampires are kept in line by the vampire government, known as the Volturi. Both respected and feared, these individuals are viewed as royalty, as they are centuries old and unimaginably powerful. Led by Aro (Michael Sheen), and counting the fearsome Jane (Dakota Fanning), a sweet-faced, innocent-looking vampire who can and does inflict pain merely by willing it, among its ranks, the Volturi makes its first appearance into the story with New Moon.

During a press conference at the film’s press day, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning, Cameron Bright and Jamie Campbell Bower talked about being the new guys in this phenomenally successful franchise.

Q: Dakota, as such a fan of this series, what were the highlights of playing Jane?

Dakota: I think the highlight of playing Jane was getting to wear that costume and having the red contact lenses. I was really excited about that, and getting to play an evil character.

Q: Do you get to do more in Eclipse?

Dakota: It’s about the same. I’m still not very much in the movie.

Q: What did you think when you saw yourself for the first time with the red lenses in?

Dakota: It’s really scary. I think it makes anyone look automatically evil. It was really fun. You get used to them, after a while. You can see pretty good, but it’s still kind of weird.”

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