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What changed in the movie in every movie and series: 31 in total. Tap a poster to see its eggs. Titles you haven't marked as seen stay locked so nothing gets spoiled.
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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- ChangeThe reveal moved
In the book, Bella tells Edward she knows what he is inside his car, on the drive back from Port Angeles. The movie moved the talk to the woods, with Edward demanding she say the word out loud.
source ↗ - ChangeBella cooks, Charlie eats out
In the book, Bella takes over the kitchen and cooks her dad dinner almost every night. In the movie, the two of them keep eating at the local diner.
source ↗ - Change"Spider monkey" isn't in the book
The line where Edward calls Bella a "spider monkey" before climbing the tree isn't in the book. Director Catherine Hardwicke added it at the last minute.
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The movie ends with Victoria watching Bella and Edward at prom. That scene isn't in the book.
source ↗ - ChangeThe Cullen crest
In the movie, the Cullens wear a family crest with a lion over three clovers. The book has no such symbol.
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- Behind the scenesThe 2008 leak
In August 2008, 12 chapters of the draft leaked online. Meyer said she was too sad to keep going, posted the partial draft on her site and shelved the book.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesDelayed by another book
In 2015, Meyer thought about picking it up again, but backed off when Grey came out, the Fifty Shades of Grey retelling from Christian's side.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA million in week one
Announced in May 2020 and released on August 4, the book sold a million copies in its first week.
source ↗ - ReferenceIt's becoming an animated series
In 2024, Netflix ordered Midnight Sun, an animated series based on the book.
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- ChangeA different cut
In the book, Bella cuts her finger on wrapping paper. In the movie, she gets shoved into a table and is cut by the glass candle holders.
source ↗ - ChangeA dream catcher
Jacob's birthday gift in the movie is a dream catcher. It isn't in the book.
source ↗ - ChangeEdward's eyes in Volterra
In the book, Edward reaches Volterra with black eyes after going a long time without feeding properly. In the movie, they stay gold.
source ↗ - ChangeThe proposal was pushed back
In the book, Edward proposes at the end of New Moon, right after the Cullens' vote. The movie saved the proposal for the next film.
source ↗ - ChangeNo job at Newton's
In the book, Bella works at the Newton family's outdoor supply store. The movie dropped the job.
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- ChangeThe army shows up early
In the book, the Seattle newborns only come up in conversation until the battle. The movie opens with the attack on Riley and keeps cutting back to the army in training.
source ↗ - ChangeJacob shrank
In the book, Jacob is about 6'7", the tallest character in the saga. In the movie, he's Taylor Lautner's height, about 5'10".
source ↗ - ChangeCollege plans are gone
In the book, Bella gets into the University of Alaska and Edward pushes her to go. In the movie, college never comes up.
source ↗ - ChangeA much harder fight
In the book, Edward beats Victoria fairly easily. In the movie, the fight is long and he nearly loses.
source ↗ - ChangeJacob hears it as a human
In the book, Jacob learns of the engagement in wolf form, through Edward's mind. In the movie, he overhears it in human form.
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- Behind the scenesIt was meant for the guide
Meyer started Bree's story while editing Eclipse, with the official guide in mind. It kept growing and became its own book.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesFree for a month
From June 7 to July 5, 2010, the whole book was free to read on the official site. And every copy sold sent $1 to the American Red Cross for earthquake relief in Haiti and Chile.
source ↗ - ReferenceBree on screen
In the movie Eclipse, released weeks after the book, Bree is played by Jodelle Ferland.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe other side of Eclipse
The book covers the same days as Eclipse, but from inside the newborn army. A lot of what Bella only hears about happens right in front of the reader here.
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- ChangeOne book, two movies
Summit confirmed in June 2010 that Breaking Dawn would be split into two movies. Stephenie Meyer herself had suggested it because the book is so long.
source ↗ - ChangeThe birth through Bella's eyes
The birth, described in detail in the book, is shown in the movie the way Bella sees it, through pain and haze. That's how the film kept its PG-13 rating.
source ↗ - ChangeA digital Renesmee
In the book, Renesmee grows too fast and is aware from birth. In the movie, Mackenzie Foy's face was digitally placed on other actresses at each stage, and the baby became a visual effect.
source ↗ - ChangeThe battle that never happens
In the book, the final standoff with the Volturi is settled with words, not a fight. Part 2 shows a huge battle that turns out to be one of Alice's visions.
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- Behind the scenesAn answer to the critics
Meyer wrote the book to answer critics who called Bella a damsel in distress. In the foreword, she says it's the story of a human in distress, girl or boy.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesAn anniversary surprise
The book was announced on Good Morning America and hit stores the same day, October 6, 2015, for Twilight's 10th anniversary.
source ↗ - ReferenceBound with Twilight
The first edition put both books in one volume: Twilight on one side and, flipped over, Life and Death. The Brazilian and Spanish-language editions only exist in that dual format.
source ↗ - SetupA different ending
The opening follows Twilight almost scene by scene, but the ending changes: Beau becomes a vampire, the Cullens fake his death, and he gets engaged to Edythe.
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Timeline
when each title takes placeBella's story
Bella's first semester in Forks
TwilightBella moves to Forks and falls for Edward, a classmate full of secrets
the same months as Twilight
Midnight SunThe Twilight story told by Edward
from Bella's 18th birthday, months after Twilight, to the following spring
New MoonEdward leaves, and Bella leans on her friend Jacob
Bella's last months of high school
EclipseA wave of killings in Seattle threatens Forks, and Bella is torn between Edward and Jacob
during Eclipse, up to the book's climax
The Short Second Life of Bree TannerA newborn vampire sees the army forming in Seattle from the inside
the summer and winter after Eclipse
Breaking DawnThe conclusion of Bella and Edward's story
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