Anna Kendrick once starred in the popular Twilight franchise alongside the likes of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
But when working with George Clooney, the Oscar-winner couldn’t help tease her about the vampire series.
Anna Kendrick once didn’t have a high opinion of her ‘Twilight’ role Anna Kendrick | Steven Ferdman/Getty Images
Kendrick had a small role over the course of the Twilight movies as Jessica Stanley. As Jessica, she played a high school classmate of Kristen Stewart’s Bella Swan. But her Twilight character wasn’t someone Kendrick was very fond of. So much so she considered Jessica an idiot. This once led to Kendrick improvising an out-of-character line for her role.
“Jessica in Twilight is an idiot, but some of the dialogue they give me is clever. One of the things I improvised in New Moon was about zombie films being self-referential; a girl like that...
But when working with George Clooney, the Oscar-winner couldn’t help tease her about the vampire series.
Anna Kendrick once didn’t have a high opinion of her ‘Twilight’ role Anna Kendrick | Steven Ferdman/Getty Images
Kendrick had a small role over the course of the Twilight movies as Jessica Stanley. As Jessica, she played a high school classmate of Kristen Stewart’s Bella Swan. But her Twilight character wasn’t someone Kendrick was very fond of. So much so she considered Jessica an idiot. This once led to Kendrick improvising an out-of-character line for her role.
“Jessica in Twilight is an idiot, but some of the dialogue they give me is clever. One of the things I improvised in New Moon was about zombie films being self-referential; a girl like that...
- 2/19/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Anna Kendrick’s very first movie was in 2003’s Camp, when she was a teenager. She later received an Oscar nomination for her role as Natalie Keener in the 2009 film, Up in the Air.
The actor then became a household name with the Pitch Perfect series of musical movies and had a hit song from the movie “Cups (When I’m Gone).”
Anna Kendrick | Araya Doheny/Getty Images
She followed up with films such as Up in the Air, Into the Woods, and The Accountant. Her most recent is the psychological thriller Alice, Darling.
In Camp, Kendrick plays Fritzi, a nerdy theater kid who attends the fictional summer theater Camp Ovation, where she finds her talent and her strength before the summer is over.
Anna Kendrick talks about her first movie, ‘Camp’
“What is my voice even?” was Kendrick’s reaction to herself when Vanity Fair played a clip from the film for her.
The actor then became a household name with the Pitch Perfect series of musical movies and had a hit song from the movie “Cups (When I’m Gone).”
Anna Kendrick | Araya Doheny/Getty Images
She followed up with films such as Up in the Air, Into the Woods, and The Accountant. Her most recent is the psychological thriller Alice, Darling.
In Camp, Kendrick plays Fritzi, a nerdy theater kid who attends the fictional summer theater Camp Ovation, where she finds her talent and her strength before the summer is over.
Anna Kendrick talks about her first movie, ‘Camp’
“What is my voice even?” was Kendrick’s reaction to herself when Vanity Fair played a clip from the film for her.
- 2/16/2023
- by Stacy Feintuch
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
With the Academy Awards just a month away, it’s the perfect time to look at fun facts, trivia and tidbits for both this year and historically.
John Williams, who just turned 91, reaped his 53rd Oscar nomination for scoring Steven Spielberg’s movie memoir “The Fabelmans.” Three of his five Oscar wins are for Spielberg films. His first Oscar nomination was for Best Music for 1967’s “Valley of the Dolls” and his first win was for Best Music (scoring adaptation and original song score) for 1971’s “Fiddler on the Roof.” And what was the first film he scored? The long-forgotten 1958 Aip release 1958 “Daddy-o.”
In terms of nominations, Williams is second only to Walt Disney. During his 40-plus year film career, he received 26 Oscar — 22 of those were competitive — and a staggering 59 bids. At the 5th Oscars, he won an honorary Oscar for creating Mickey Mouse, while winning the Academy Award for...
John Williams, who just turned 91, reaped his 53rd Oscar nomination for scoring Steven Spielberg’s movie memoir “The Fabelmans.” Three of his five Oscar wins are for Spielberg films. His first Oscar nomination was for Best Music for 1967’s “Valley of the Dolls” and his first win was for Best Music (scoring adaptation and original song score) for 1971’s “Fiddler on the Roof.” And what was the first film he scored? The long-forgotten 1958 Aip release 1958 “Daddy-o.”
In terms of nominations, Williams is second only to Walt Disney. During his 40-plus year film career, he received 26 Oscar — 22 of those were competitive — and a staggering 59 bids. At the 5th Oscars, he won an honorary Oscar for creating Mickey Mouse, while winning the Academy Award for...
- 2/15/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
It’s no secret that Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson hit it off when they first met. In fact, Twilight director, Catherine Hardwicke, felt that the actors’ chemistry was so palpable that she warned Pattinson off of dating Stewart. But despite Hardwicke’s warnings, the duo still dated for many years. However, the connection between the actors wasn’t just romantic. They also shared that same vision for Twilight and supported one another throughout the six weeks of filming.
‘Twilight’ stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart | Franco S. Origlia/Getty Images Robert Pattinson took his role in ‘Twilight’ very seriously
Neither Stewart nor Pattinson was interested in making Twilight into a teen romance movie. In fact, the actors often fought with the film’s producers to prevent the film from becoming too cheesy. It would be fair to say that the film’s distinctly emo vibe is due, in large part,...
‘Twilight’ stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart | Franco S. Origlia/Getty Images Robert Pattinson took his role in ‘Twilight’ very seriously
Neither Stewart nor Pattinson was interested in making Twilight into a teen romance movie. In fact, the actors often fought with the film’s producers to prevent the film from becoming too cheesy. It would be fair to say that the film’s distinctly emo vibe is due, in large part,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Abeni Tinubu
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Steve Gunn presents vivid wayfarer characters in his new song “Vagabond.” The song appears on his forthcoming album, The Unseen in Between, which will be released on January 18th via Matador Records. It follows Gunn’s previously released LP singles, “New Moon” and “Stonehurst Cowboy.”
Named after Gunn’s favorite Agnes Varda film, the pensive, twangy “Vagabond” features Gunn’s intricate picking as Gunn describes wandering characters like, “Mona” who’s “camped out in a graveyard/ Took a job and cleaned some tombstones/ Like lovers in a crooked dream” and...
Named after Gunn’s favorite Agnes Varda film, the pensive, twangy “Vagabond” features Gunn’s intricate picking as Gunn describes wandering characters like, “Mona” who’s “camped out in a graveyard/ Took a job and cleaned some tombstones/ Like lovers in a crooked dream” and...
- 1/8/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Based on the beloved book series by Stephenie Meyer, and one of the most successful feature film franchises of all time with over $3.3 billion in box office, celebrate the tenth anniversary of Twilight’s theatrical debut with the release of Twilight on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) and all five of The Twilight Saga films on Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital 4K Ultra HD on October 23 from Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke from a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart star as the iconic couple Edward and Bella alongside Taylor Lautner, Anna Kendrick, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, and Kellan Lutz. Fathom Events will also celebrate the tenth anniversary with a two day movie event on October 21 and 23 on approx. 450 screens nationwide. Fathom will give away mini-posters (while supplies last) to fans and will treat them to...
- 10/17/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Santa Monica, CA – Based on the beloved book series by Stephenie Meyer, and one of the most successful feature film franchises of all time with over $3.3 billion in box office, celebrate the tenth anniversary of Twilight’s theatrical debut with the release of Twilight on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) and all five of The Twilight Saga films on Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital 4K Ultra HD on October 23 from Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke from a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart star as the iconic couple Edward and Bella alongside Taylor Lautner, Anna Kendrick, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, and Kellan Lutz. Fathom Events will also celebrate the tenth anniversary with a two day movie event on October 21 and 23 on approx. 450 screens nationwide. Fathom will give away mini-posters (while supplies last) to fans and will...
- 8/21/2018
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
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