Anecdotes de tournage

With the premiere of the new "Eclipse" trailer on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" =and the first-ever "Twilight Saga" live chat on the film's Facebook page on Friday (April 23), it's been an exciting day for "Twilight" fans. Almost 8,000 viewers tuned in to listen to stars Nikki Reed, Bryce Dallas Howard and Julia Jones answer fan questions.

While the submissions tended to be fairly generic — "What was your favorite memory on set?" "What was your favorite scene and why?" — it was clear that Reed, Howard and Jones all had great chemistry with one another, despite the fact that they didn't work together too often. They admitted that there was a lot of downtime on the set, because outdoor scenes were weather-dependent and the cast and crew would have to wait around for the moment to be right.

Reed said that led to a lot of guitar playing, considering co-stars Jackson Rathbone, Xavier Samuel and, of course, Robert Pattinson are all musically inclined. But Jones — who plays soon-to-be-wolf Leah Clearwater — said that, since she spent her time with "incredibly energy-filled boys," her experiences offscreen were a bit different.

"There was a lot of football throwing. There was a lot of hitting people with sticks," Jones said with a laugh. "I think there was a full-on day of 'who can break the biggest stick over their head.' "

"They played a game that was 'let's see who can break through Nikki's trailer door and tackle her the hardest and get her to come out and play football,' " Reed said with faux irritation.

But even when they were shooting, Jones said she didn't always get to film with the rest of the cast. Since the wolves are done with CGI, the fight scenes used cardboard cutouts of wolves instead of the actual actors.

"It's hard to be intimidating while looking at cardboard," Reed said.

Both Jones and Howard were new to "The Twilight Saga," but they said they were immediately embraced by their fellow castmembers. Howard remembered when she was getting on the plane to fly to Vancouver and hid in the corner because she was so nervous about meeting the rest of the cast. Fortunately for Howard, that quickly changed.

"I haven't had an experience on a film where you actually get to know a group of people as well as I did on this film," she said. "I just have so much respect for everyone who's involved with them. They've stayed really grounded, and their friendships have stayed really true."

Since Victoria had already appeared in "Twilight" and "New Moon," Howard said she focused heavily on keeping the movements and looks of her character consistent with how Rachelle Lefevre played her in the previous films. Interestingly enough, Lefevre's name was not mentioned during Howard's discussion.

Another new person to the film was director David Slade, who all the actresses said they had a great experience with. Reed said he would sit down with each of the actors for several hours to talk about the characters, since he was a very detail-oriented director.

"It's scary being a part of this sometimes, to be honest, because you want to make sure you get it right, and you don't know what right is," she said.

The live chat was only 30 minutes long, but moderator Shira Lazar emphasized that this was all the time the cast had for today, implying that there could be more chats to come with other castmembers in the coming months.

Which actors do you hope will take part in future live chats? Let us know in the comments below!
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Avec la diffusion en directe de la nouvelle bande annonce d’Eclipse sur le plateau de « The Oprah Winfrey Show », et du premier live Chat de la saga twilight jamais réalisé sur la page facebook du film, le Vendredi 23 Avril a été un jour excitant pour les fans de Twilight. Presque 8000 personnes en ligne pour écouter les stars Nikki Reed, Bryce Dallas Howard et Julia Jones répondre aux questions des fans.

Bien que les questions avaient tendance à être assez générales - «Quelle a été votre meilleur souvenir sur le plateau?" "Quelle a été votre scène préférée et pourquoi?" - Il est clair que Reed, Howard Jones ont une très bonne chimie entre eux, malgré le fait qu'elles n’ont pas beaucoup travaillé ensemble. Elles ont admis qu'il y avait beaucoup de temps d'arrêt sur le plateau, parce que les scènes extérieures dépendaient des conditions météorologiques et la distribution et l'équipe devaient attendre dans les environs le bon moment.

Reed a dit qu’il y a eu beaucoup de morceaux joués à la guitare, compte tenu de co-stars Jackson Rathbone, Xavier Samuel et, bien sûr, Robert Pattinson qui sont tous portés vers la musique. Mais Jones qui joue Leah Clearwater a dit que, puisqu’ elle a passé son temps avec «d’incroyables garçons plein d'énergie», ses expériences hors de l'écran ont été un peu différentes.
« Il y avait beaucoup de parties de foot. Il y avait beaucoup de gens frappant avec des bâtons » dit elle en riant. « Je pense que c’était une journée remplie de `Qui peut casser le plus gros bâton sur la tête’ »
"Ils ont joué a un jeu qui était ` Allons voir qui peu casser la porte de la caravane de Nikki, la plaquer le plus fort et la faire sortir pour jouer une partie de foot' " dit Reed avec une fausse irritation.


Mais même quand ils tournaient, Jones dit qu'elle n'avait pas toujours à jouer avec le reste de la distribution. Étant donné que les loups sont fait avec des images de synthèse, les scènes de combat étaient faites avec des loups en cartons au lieu des acteurs réels.


« Il est difficile d’être intimidant face à un bout de carton » dit Reed

Jones et Howard étaient nouvelles dans la saga, mais elles ont dit avoir été immédiatement accepté par les membres du casting.
Howard se souvint que lorsqu’elle a pris l’avion pour Vancouver, elle se faisait toute petite parce qu’elle était nerveuse de rencontrer le reste du casting. Heureusement pour Howard, cela a vite changé.

« Je ne suis jamais réellement parvenu sur un film à connaître aussi bien un groupe de personnes que sur ce film» a-t-elle dit. "J'ai juste tellement de respect pour les personnes qui les entourent. Ils sont restés vraiment les pieds sur terre et leurs amitiés sont restées vrai."

Puisque Victoria était déjà apparu dans "Twilight" et "New Moon", Howard dit qu’elle s’est fortement concentrée sur le fait de conserver les mouvements et regards de son personnage de manière cohérente avec Rachelle Lefevre, qui a joué son personnage dans les films précédents. Curieusement, le nom de Lefèvre n'a pas été mentionné lors de la discussion de Howard.

Une autre nouvelle personne pour le film a été le réalisateur David Slade, dont les actrices disent qu'elles ont vécu une superbe expérience avec. Reed a déclaré qu'il pouvait s'asseoir avec chaque acteur pendant plusieurs heures pour parler des personnages, car il est un réalisateur très minutieux.

" Pour être honnête, c'est effrayant de participer à ça parfois, parce que vous voulez être sûr de faire les choses bien, et vous ne savez pas ce qui est juste, dit-elle.

Le chat en direct n'était que de 30 minutes, mais le modérateur Shira Lazar a souligné que c'était le temps que le cast disposait pour aujourd'hui, ce qui implique qu'il pourrait y avoir plus de discussions à venir avec d'autres membres du cast dans les prochains mois.

Second 'Eclipse' Trailer: Watch It Here! Plus, Get Some Great Stories From The Set

Posted 4/24/10 11:17 am ET by Terri Schwartz in Hot Stuff, Movie News, Twilight Forever!, Videos

In honor of the release of the second "Eclipse." trailer (press play below to see it!), last night was the first ever live Facebook chat between fans and the stars of "The Twilight Saga," hosted by Summit Entertainment. While only about 8,000 viewers tuned in (we say "only" because we know there are millions of you out there), it was a nice chance to let the stars — Nikki Reed, Julia Jones and Bryce Dallas Howard — show off their chemistry and tell some tales from the set of "Eclipse." Even some news worthy stuff slipped in.

Click the jump to read about Jackson Rathbone's battle wound and who is most terrifying to fight with!

Rosalie Hale in the 1930s

Yesterday we had questioned whether or not Rosalie and the wolf pack would be getting flashbacks in the film for their backstories, and Nikki answered the former during the live chat. She said they had been able to do a decent amount of filming in the 1930s and get a chance to explain where Rosalie's character was coming from.

"Kristen and I shot a really intense seven page scene where I was just pouring my heart and explaining why I am the way I am," Nikki said, adding that Rosalie was "not a one dimensional character." "It's a frustrating feeling. You don't really get to say what you want to say, and you hope that you can convey what you want to say in the two seconds you're on screen."

She also tossed out Jack Huston's name as the actor playing her ex-fiance Royce King, who you will know best from the TV show "Eastwick."

David Slade's goofy side

While all the actresses said that director David Slade was a great person to work with and was very detail oriented and personal, they shared tales that he also had a very silly side on set.

"David likes to step into these characters. He's incredible with accents. He would invent like these hypothetical situations and would create these characters and we would all play along," said Nikki, adding that it takes a certain type of person to go along with the silliness. "When you have five pounds of white make up on, it's really important to have a light atmosphere."

The most terrifying actor to fight with in "Eclipse"

Bryce and Nikki spent a lot of time talking about the grueling fight training they had to go through to become physically fit in the film. It meant weeks of personal training, fight training and running on huge treadmills to learn how to move evasively at a fast speed. Bryce said, of all the burly men on set, the person she was most terrified of during these training sessions was Nikki.

"I never partnered with Nikki because she was terrifying in fight training," Bryce admitted with a laugh.

"I get really intense," Nikki agreed.

Jackson Rathbone's battle wounds

Thanks to harnesses and trained professionals, there weren't many serious injuries sustained while filming the fight sequences in "Eclipse." But Nikki said there was one scary moment when Jackson Rathbone was hit by a stray punch and got pretty injured.

"He got punched in the head by Kellan [Lutz], of all people," she said. "He went to the hospital, he had a huge egg on his head. I would not want to get punched by Kellan."

Apparently not everyone agrees with Nikki's final statement. Bryce turned to her and said with a laugh, "I would prefer to get punched by Kellan than Nikki."

Also, in case you missed it, the official Eclipse movie site is now up and running!

Did you tune in to the chat last night? Were you glad to hear some stories from the set, instead of just facts about the film?

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