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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- CameoStephenie Meyer's veggie plate
The author of the books shows up at the diner in a red shirt, working on her laptop. The waitress hands her a veggie plate and calls her Stephenie.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesPattinson sings on the soundtrack
Two songs sung by Robert Pattinson, "Never Think" and "Let Me Sign," made the official soundtrack.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe kiss that won Edward
Pattinson showed up at Catherine Hardwicke's house for his audition with scraggly, dyed-black hair. He landed the part after a kissing scene with Kristen Stewart.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesIt almost became an action movie
The project spent three years at Paramount's MTV Films with an action script far from the book. Summit bought the rights and promised a faithful take.
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- ReferenceRomeo and Juliet as a mirror
Edward quotes Romeo and Juliet in class, and the film follows the play: a lover who thinks his beloved is dead and decides to die too.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesLautner nearly lost Jacob
Chris Weitz considered recasting because of Jacob's physical change in the book. Lautner put on about 30 pounds of muscle and kept the part.
source ↗ - CameoDakota Fanning joins the Volturi
Dakota Fanning plays Jane of the Volturi guard, and Michael Sheen plays Aro, the group's leader.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesVolterra is Montepulciano
The Italy scenes were shot in Montepulciano, Tuscany, picked as the best stand-in for the book's Volterra.
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- Behind the scenesA new Victoria
Bryce Dallas Howard replaces Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria. Summit cited scheduling; Lefevre said she was stunned.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesShe'd already turned it down
Bryce Dallas Howard was offered Victoria for the first film and passed, calling it too small a part.
source ↗ - ReferenceJasper's past
The film adds flashbacks from the books: Jasper in the Civil War era, when he was turned, and Rosalie's origin.
source ↗ - ReferenceBree got her own book
Bree Tanner, the newborn played by Jodelle Ferland, is the lead of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Stephenie Meyer's 2010 novella.
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- CameoMeyer among the guests
Stephenie Meyer is a wedding guest in a rose-colored dress, seated near screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg and producer Wyck Godfrey.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe milk carton joke
Bella asks Jacob if she didn't see his face on a milk carton. It's a nod to Abduction (2011), Lautner's film about a teen who finds himself on a missing-kids website.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe book cover on the board
During the honeymoon, a chessboard with a white king and a red pawn recreates the Breaking Dawn book cover.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesHoneymoon in Brazil
Shooting began in November 2010 in Rio de Janeiro and Paraty. Both parts of Breaking Dawn were filmed back to back.
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- Behind the scenesDigital Renesmee
Baby Renesmee was made with CGI based on Mackenzie Foy's face. The production had tried an animatronic doll first and scrapped it.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA battle the book doesn't have
The battle seen in Alice's vision was created for the film. Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg said the final sequence was a big challenge because it ran 25 pages.
source ↗ - CameoRami Malek and Lee Pace, vampires
Rami Malek plays Benjamin, a vampire who controls the elements, and Lee Pace plays Garrett, one of the Cullens' allies.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesSeven Razzies
The film won seven Razzies, including Worst Picture and Worst Director, and still became the saga's top grosser.
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Timeline
when each title takes placeBella's story
Bella's first year in Forks
TwilightBella moves to Forks and meets Edward
months after Twilight
The Twilight Saga: New MoonEdward leaves and Jacob steps in
right after New Moon
The Twilight Saga: EclipseAn army of newborns threatens Forks
after Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1Bella and Edward's wedding
right after Part 1
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2The Cullens face the Volturi
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