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Breaking Dawn Part 2 Co-Stars Dakota Fanning and Guri Weinberg mention Rob in interviews
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Indeed, even a quick-fire word-association game about her fellow stars scores a disappointing zero on the bitch-o-meter. Presented with the name “Tom Cruise”, she responds with “exciting”. Kristen Stewart is “bestie”. Robert De Niro (who terrorised her on screen in Hide and Seek) is “sweet”, Robert Pattinson “funny”, Penn “dedicated”, Denzel Washington “strong”. Spielberg earns the most effusive praise: “Mentor. Best of the best.”
Guri Weinberg
Question: How much did you have to give Mackenzie in the swear jar. You are the one that kinda started it with her. How much did you have to give her?
Guri: Well I was lucky enough in the spirit that I didn’t have as much money as Rob and Kristen did, so she let me get away with it. But I was the one that told her to start a swear jar cause I felt that I was not a big help. She’s like a ninja, the way she comes up you don’t hear her. So at first you think it’s just us adults and then Mackenzie is there looking at you with that really disappointed look
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Here’s an old pic of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning and Cameron Bright. I’ve never seen it before so I figure many of you probably haven’t 😉
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Oprah Winfrey’s sit-down with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner finally aired today. Here, a few of the things we learned:
• Human nature says if a Twilight star shows up at your front door, you can hug him without asking; if you meet her in public, you must ask. By far the best segment of the hour was Pattinson going door-to-door to invite Twihards to the Oprah taping. (Watch the video here.) Even though he was jetlagged, he was an amazing sport. He had to knock for a while at the first house because the teens were in the basement. They saw him, screamed, and immediately all plowed into him. They had no idea what to say to him. Then, he went to the door of a birthday girl. “Oh god, they’ve got a dog,” he said as he heard it barking from outside. Reactions here: the teen was stunned into near composure, her mother, not so much. “Ohmygod, he is so hot! He’s so hot!,” she shouted with her arm around him. Finally, he went to the home of a Twifamily. The dad answered the door with an “Oh my god!” But again, the mother was the most vocal, telling him “You’re beautiful.” He posed for a family photo and as he left, said, “That was nice. I kind of wanted to stay there and have dinner.” Lautner’s outing was to a sorority house that’s so obsessed with Twilight that they have a “Twilight room.” Watching the footage (catch it here), Oprah admitted she was concerned about sending Taylor in there — they might’ve ripped his shirt off. Thank god they were sober. There was screaming, and automatic hugging, but again, it seemed as though they really didn’t have much to say to him. At least from what we saw. Stewart’s superfan was a 15-year-old from the Caribbean who loves Bella because she doesn’t change herself to fit in. (Except for becoming a vampire!) She got to meet Stewart onstage, and asked if she could hug her. They posed for a photo, and Stewart gave her a ring she wears in the film.
• Twimom parties involve alcohol. I don’t know why this surprised me, but I approve of the cocktails and wine. (Also the chocolate-dripped strawberries — white for Edward, dark for Jacob.) Oprah sent Ali Wentworth to meet four moms who are so obsessed with Twilight their young children stay stuff like, “She watches only the Edward scenes” and “You love Edward more than me.” Twilight is a way to revisit the passion of first love without cheating on your husband, they said. It also gives you something to talk to your friends about… as you walk on a fake red carpet in your basement and pose with a cutout of Pattinson.
• Pattinson, Lautner, and Stewart have no friends. Or, at least none who want to see them on a Saturday night. Oprah asked what they’d be doing that night of the week if she were to look in their windows (call police?). Pattinson said he’d be desperately calling everyone he’s ever met because no one thinks to call him. Lautner said he’d be bored because he doesn’t have American Idol or Celebrity Apprentice to watch, and no one calls him either. Stewart said she’s petting the cat with whom she has a codependent relationship.
• If Rob could have been on either People‘s Most Beautiful list or the Time 100 countdown of the world’s most influential people — and only one of them — he would have gone with People. “Definitely beautiful,” he said, laughing. But his reasoning was surprisingly sound: “I have no reason to influence people.” He noted that three years ago, he couldn’t influence his dog to walk. “I was above Obama,” he said in disbelief.
• Rob learned his American accent by watching American films and rapping. (He wanted to be a rapper when he was 14; Oprah was sad she had not known this sooner or we would have heard a recording.) Difficult words for Brits to pull off in “American”: water, pasta, and nachos.
• Kristen is still shy and awkward, so Oprah hugged her at one point. But the girl is smart. When Oprah asked what scene she and Robert read for the Twilight audition, she purposely avoided saying the bedroom kiss. But Oprah had done her research, so they still had to talk about it. They also had to address whether they were dating. You already know that he answered, “Kristen’s pregnant,” when Oprah asked, and Kristen joked that he’s going to have the baby. The reason: She has too small a frame. That, by the way, wasn’t Oprah’s touchiest question. She put 18-year-old Lautner on the spot when she asked him if he’s really never had a drink or a cigarette. He said he hasn’t. Was he supposed to say yes, Oprah?
• Taylor doesn’t think he’s funny. Which is why his ideal woman is funny, loyal, honest, and can let loose and be herself.
• People have stopped asking Taylor to howl. He’s not sure where he said that it annoyed him, but he thanks you for listening.
Bonus fact from Dakota Fanning: Her 12-year-old sister is making a robot at school named Rob-ot Pattinson.
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From Gossip Cop
ANNOUNCER: Today, all new. For the first time, the worldwide Twilight phenomenon comes to “Oprah.”
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): They are the hottest thing on the planet. Robert Pattinson. You know there are all these rumors about the two of you dating. Is it true? Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Dakota Fanning. We sent them knocking on doors.
ROBERT PATTINSON: Hello.
GROUP (GIRLS): (scream)
FATHER: Oh, my god.
GIRL’S MOTHER: He’s so hot.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Walking into your houses.
GROUP (GIRLS): (scream)
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Why grown women say this has revved up their love lives.
ANNOUNCER: Next.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Okay, So I just want to say this. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you already know this, but it is really the hottest thing going on in the world right now. It defines the word “phenomenon.” Eighty-five million books sold. Can you believe that?
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Eighty-five million books, which so excites me that people are reading. Box-office records just shattered, crushed, and it has unleashed a worldwide yearning for romance. Viewers tell us that it’s literally changed their relationships. Moms are bonding with their daughters. Wives are reconnecting with their husbands.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): “The Twilight Saga” is more than a best-selling sensation or billion-dollar blockbuster.
GROUP (FANS): Edward. Edward. Edward.
FAN: We’ve been here since 4 A.M.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): It is the phenomenon that sparked a frenzy around the world. “Twilight’s” explosive popularity is giving Beatlemania a run for its money, turning its stars–Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner–into the most popular actors on our planet.
KRISTEN STEWART (AS BELLA SWAN): Kiss me.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): This epic love story has grown women swooning like schoolgirls.
STEPHANIE (41): I’m a mother of two, a corporate attorney, and a closet “Twilight” junkie.
WANDA (45): It just makes me want to ooh ahh.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): They are yearning for every detail of the tortured romance between a sexy vampire, his girlfriend, and a werewolf with abs of steel. For those who have a thirst for action, passion, and heart-stopping suspense…
KRISTEN STEWART (AS BELLA SWAN): No, Edward. Don’t.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): …”Twilight’s” vampires and werewolves do not disappoint.
ROBERT PATTINSON (AS EDWARD CULLEN): You’re my only reason to stay alive.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Ho ho ho. Okay. The stars of “Eclipse” are here. Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner. They are here.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Hello. Hello. Okay. Okay. You just want to do that for an hour, or can I talk? All right. Welcome, welcome, welcome. So does this happen everywhere you go?
ROBERT PATTINSON: Not everywhere.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Not everywhere. I will say this: everybody in the audience saw “Eclipse” last night.
ROBERT PATTINSON: I didn’t even know that.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): You didn’t know that?
ROBERT PATTINSON: I had no idea.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): That’s because you were going around knocking on doors. You didn’t. Everybody saw the movie last night, and I guess we liked it, right?
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): You guys joined forces. That was good to see. Good to see. So, what does it feel like, Taylor, to be in the midst of this phenomenon? It really is a phenomenon, and you know, the closest thing that I can recall, my generation, was the Beatles. And I was one of those people screaming for Paul McCartney, and now people are screaming for you.
TAYLOR LAUTNER: It’s really unlike anything else, I mean, obviously, but it’s amazing. I mean, I know over the past two years, I’ve had the time of my life, so I mean, I couldn’t be more thankful.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): But what does it feel like? Does it feel like being in the–I can’t imagine–like in the eye of a storm or something? I don’t know.
TAYLOR LAUTNER: Yeah, it’s different. It’s almost like you live two different worlds.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Yeah?
TAYLOR LAUTNER: You go into that world, and then you completely vanish and you go back to your regular life.
OPRAH WINFREY (HOST): Yeah. And for you, sir, you really do go into a different world and come back, yeah?
ROBERT PATTINSON: Yeah. I mean, that’s a good way of putting it. I mean, I think–it’s weird. I think as we’ve been so sort of central to the whole thing since the beginning, and it started really when no one knew anything about it.
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A couple weeks back, Oprah announced on her website that she was looking for the “ultimate ‘Twilight’ fans” to be a part of her top-secret May 13 show (airing on that day specifically because it’s RPattz’s birthday!), which would cover the release of the newest film, “Eclipse.” We already found out that the lucky few who were selected got a chance to be a very early look at the entire film, and today got the attend the show’s taping with special guests Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Dakota Fanning.
Now, since we’re Hollywood Crush and obviously didn’t want to miss a beat, we knew we would be remiss if we didn’t do our best to track down some of the lucky attendees and get some inside info on the show a week before it airs.
It’s already been announced all over Twitter that Oprah asked Rob and Kristen the Big Question: whether or not they are an item. Niekema Hudson, who Tweeted the majority of the events last night and today, told us in a phone interview that despite Oprah’s yes-or-no question, Rob and Kristen still managed to avoid answering it.
“[Oprah] asked the question directly, like, ‘So, everybody wants to know!’ but they really did avoid the question,” 31-year-old Niekema said. “They both kind of looked like, ‘Uhh, are we supposed to answer this?’ and then Rob joked that Kristen was pregnant, and she joked that, ‘If I’m pregnant, then Rob’s going to have the baby.'”
Niekema had seen that Oprah had been looking for hard core “Twilight” fans on the “Twilight” Facebook page, and sent in an essay detailing the extent of her love of the series. She found out last Monday that she had been selected as an audience member, and brought her cousin, who originally got her into the series, as her plus one.
“I was so excited about being able to go to the show, I completely read over the fact that we would be seeing the movie the night before,” she said with a laugh.
Attendees were encouraged to wear “Twilight” shirts and dark clothes, and bring along Team Edward and Team Jacob signs. Niekema estimated that about 150 fans attended the screening and taping. She said they ranged in age from 14 to 40, and were mostly all women with the exception of one unhappy husband.
Nicole Salera, 19, sent in an essay that included photos showing how “Twilight” is in her life, and brought her friend along once she found out she had been accepted as an audience member. Seeing all the “Twilight” stars — and the movie — brought her to tears, she said.
“I felt Kristen’s personality shine throughout the interview. She explained how she is shy and just as nervous as we are, which is cool of her to say,” Nicole said in an e-mail interview. “Taylor Lautner, my husband who doesn’t know it yet, looked hotter than ever and I couldn’t stop staring at him. He explained how he likes dorky girls, yes! We will be perfect together. He also loves beef patties.”
Conversation ranged from upcoming projects to the stars not having any friends to hang out with on Saturday nights to Kristen’s cat — though, surprisingly given today’s news, “Breaking Dawn” wasn’t brought up even once — but the crème de la crème for both Nicole and Niekema was the chance to see RPattz in person.
“Robert, oh Robert. His accent is to die for, listen to him say ‘nachos.’ It’s the greatest,” Nicole said.
Niekema was lucky enough to be standing near the aisle where the stars walked out, and said, “That gave us the opportunity to basically reach out and see if they would shake our hands and Rob and Taylor did, so that made the experience even that much more amazing because I am such an Edward Cullen fan.” Does it matter that Rob isn’t actually Edward Cullen, but only the guy who plays him? Absolutely not, she said.
That was as close as any of the fans got to the stars. No autographs were signed — with the exception of one special young girl who came from the Caribbean and wrote about how Kristen Stewart and Bella are her role models (during a break, KStew gave her the ring she always wears, which we think is adorable) — and though fans were supposed to get a chance to ask questions to the stars, but that didn’t end up happening. So Nicole resorted to the only option she had left.
“We waited for the cars to leave [after the show] and my face was basically smacked against Rob Pattinson’s car and it was perfect,” she wrote. “Best day of my life!”
Oprah always gives her guests a special gift at the end of each taping, and today’s was especially topical: everyone in the audience got a voucher for the official Bella’s Engagement Ring from Infinite Jewelry Co. Neither Nicole nor Niekema knew which of the three versions they got, but Nicole did say one lucky lady got the $1999 Genuine Engagement Ring, made with 13 diamonds that add up to 1.06 carats.
MTV
MTV’s Larry Carroll has put together a list of the 10 most anticipated films of 2010 that star cast members from The Twilight Saga. In addition to Eclipse (of course!), the other nine movies, with their released dates, are:
“The Runaways” (March 19) – Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning
“Remember Me” (March 12) – Robert Pattinson
“Warrior” (TBD) – Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene
“Welcome to the Rileys” (TBD) – Kristen Stewart
“Girlfriend” (TBD) – Jackson Rathbone
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” (TBD) – Anna Kendrick
“Valentine’s Day” (February 12) – Taylor Lautner
“The Last Airbender” (July 2) – Jackson Rathbone
“Skateland” (TBD) – Ashley Greene
Go to MTV to read a brief synopsis of each film. Are any of these on your must-see list this year?
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Fandango and MTV teamed up to poll ticket-buyers about Twi-topics. Among many questions, Rob stood out in one in particular.
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Thinking of Rob 