domingo, 28 de febrero de 2010

Important Details of the Characters

In the following 19 entries you will know a little bit more about the character's personal life...







Bella Swan



Full Name: Isabella Marie Swan

Status: Human

Group: tbd

Date of Birth: September 13, 1987

Date of Transformation: tbd

Special Abilities: Accident prone, attracts bad luck and vampires cannot access her mind

Edward Cullen


Full Name: Edward Anthony Masen Cullen

Status: Vampire

Group: Cullen Coven

Date of Birth: June 20, 1901

Date of Transformation: 1918

Special Abilities: Mind reading, super-speed, extraordinary strength

Jacob Black


Full Name: Jacob Black

Status: Werewolf

Group: Quileute Wolf Pack

Fur Color: Red Brown

Date of Birth: 1989

Special Powers: Super-strong & fast werewolf

Alice Cullen


Full Name: Mary Alice Brandon Cullen

Status: Vampire

Group: Cullen Coven

Date of Birth: Around 1901

Date of Transformation: 1920s

Special Abilities: Can see the future, unless werewolves are directly involved in the events

Rosalie Hale


Full Name: Rosalie Lillian Hale

Status: Vampire

Group: Cullen Coven

Date of Birth: 1915

Date of Transformation: 1933

Special Abilities: Beauty

Jasper Hale


Full Name: Jasper Whitlock Hale

Status: Vampire

Group: Cullen Coven

Date of Birth: 1843

Date of Transformation: 1863

Special Abilities: Ability to feel and manipulate the emotions of those around him

Emmett Cullen


Full Name: Emmett McCarty Cullen

Status: Vampire

Group: Cullen Coven

Date of Birth: 1915

Date of Transformation: 1935

Special Abilities: Strength

Dr. Carlisle Cullen


Full Name: Carlisle Cullen

Status: Vampire

Group: Cullen Coven

Date of Birth: 1640s

Date of Transformation: After 1663

Special Abilities: Compassion, ability to resist the thirst for human blood

Esme Cullen


Full Name: Esme Anne Platt Evenson Cullen

Status: Vampire

Group: Cullen Coven

Date of Birth: 1895

Date of Transformation: 1921

Special Abilities: Ability to love passionately

Laurent


Full Name: Laurent

Status: Vampire

Group: Nomad

Date of Birth: Around 1755

Date of Transformation: Unknown

Special Abilities: Unknown

Victoria


Full Name: Victoria

Status: Vampire

Group: Nomad

Date of Birth: Unknown

Date of Transformation: Unknown


Special Abilities: Ability to escape and hide

Aro


Full Name: Aro
Status: Vampire
Group: Volturi Coven
Date of Birth: Around 1300 BC
Date of Transformation: Unknown
Special Abilities: Ability to read every thought someone has ever had simply by touching them

Jane


Full Name: Jane

Status: Vampire

Group: Volturi Coven

Date of Birth: Unknown

Date of Transformation: Unknown, but at a young age

Special Abilities: Ability to inflict debilitating pain with her thoughts

Caius

Full Name: Caius

Status: Vampire

Group: Volturi Coven

Date of Birth: Around 1300 BC

Date of Transformation: Unknown

Special Abilities: Unknown

Marcus


Full Name:Marcus
Status: Vampire
Group: Volturi Coven
Date of Birth: Around 1300 BC
Date of Transformation: Unknown
Special Abilities: He sees the strength od the relationships between the people

Alec

Full Name: Alec

Status: Vampire

Group: Volturi Coven

Date of Birth: Unknown

Date of Transformation:
Unknown, but at a young age

Special Abilities: Unknown

Sam Uley

Full Name: Sam Uley

Status: Werewolf

Group: Quileute Wolf Pack

Fur Color: Black

Date of Birth: 1985

Special Abilities: Alpha of the wolf pack

Paul

Full Name: Paul

Status: Werewolf

Group: Quileute Wolf Pack

Fur Color: Silver/Grey

Date of Birth: Unknown

Special Abilities: Unknown

Jared

Full Name: Jared

Status: Werewolf

Group: Quileute Wolf Pack

Fur Color: Medium Brown

Date of Birth: Unknown

Special Abilities: Unknown

Embry Call


Full Name: Embry Call

Status: Warewolf

Group: Quileute Wolf Pack

Fur Color: Grey with black spots on his back

Special Abilities: Unknown

New Moon's Cast

The Cullens and the Swans
*Robert Pattinson as Edwarsd Cullen, Bella's vampire love who abruptly leaves town to protect her.For much of the film, Edward only appears as a figment of Bella's imagination.
*Ashley as Alice Cullen, a member of the Cullen family who can see "subjective" visions of the future and who becomes best friends with Bella. Greene explained that she would like to boost her strength and stamina for the sequel and said, "Compared to the first favorite, and he stated that he is "very excited to film [it]."Jasper also has the ability to sense and control the emotions of others.

Quileute tribe
*Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, Bella's old childhood friend and a member of the Quileute tribe. He becomes close to Bella after Edward leaves, and transforms into a werewolf.Lautner says of the role, "[Jacob] transforms mid-story—in the first half, he's Twilight Jacob. I'm wearing a wig. My character's very clumsy, outgoing, and friendly. When he transforms into a werewolf, he becomes something very different."
*Chaske Spencer as Sam Uley, the leader of a werewolf pack that protects humans against predatory vampires.
*Tinsel Korey as Emily Young, Sam's fiancée and a mother figure to the wolf pack.
*Tyson Houseman as Quil Ateara, one of Jacob's best friends.
*Alex Meraz as Paul, a volatile member of the wolf pack.
*Kiowa Gordon as Embry Call, one of Jacob's best friends.Gordon describes the character as "Jake's right hand man, tall, skinny, shy and the fourth to turn into a werewolf."
*Bronson Pelletier as Jared, the joker of the wolf pack.
*Graham Greene as Harry Clearwater, a Quileute elder and friend of Bella's father, Charlie.
*Gil Birmingham as Billy Black, Jacob's father and a Quileute chief.

Nomadic vampires
*Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria, a vampire who wants to kill Bella to avenge her lover, James.
*Edi Gathegi as Laurent, a vampire who also tries to kill Bella.

The Volturi
*Michael Sheen as Aro, the leader of an ancient Italian vampire coven known as the Volturi.
*Jamie Campbell Bower as Caius, one of the leaders of the Volturi.
*Christopher Heyerdahl as Marcus, one of the leaders of the Volturi.
*Dakota Fanning as Jane, a guard of the Volturi who has the ability to torture people with illusions of pain.
*Cameron Bright as Alec, Jane's brother.

New Moon's Plot

On her 18th birthday, Bella Swan wakes up from a dream in which she sees herself as an old woman. She expresses her distaste with growing older than her boyfriend Edward Cullen, a vampire who stopped aging physically at 17. Despite her lack of enthusiasm, Edward's adoptive family throws Bella a birthday party. While unwrapping a gift, Bella gets a paper cut, causing Edward's brother, Jasper, to become overwhelmed by her blood's scent and attempt to kill her. Realizing the danger that he and his family pose to Bella, Edward ends their relationship, and the Cullens leave Forks, Washington permanently.

Edward's departure leaves Bella heartbroken and depressed for months. However, when her father, Charlie, decides to send her to live with her mother in Florida, Bella agrees to spend time with her friends. After seeing a movie with Jessica, Bella sees a group of men on motorcycles. This reminds her of when Edward previously rescued her from an assault, and she sees his image warning her to stay away. Bella discovers that thrill-seeking activities evoke Edward's preserved image. She is also comforted by her deepening friendship with Jacob Black, a cheerful companion who eases her pain over losing Edward. When Jacob is unable to see Bella for weeks, she discovers that he is a werewolf, an age-old enemy of vampires. Jacob's pack members are on constant patrol for Victoria, a vampire searching to kill Bella due to the death of her mate, leaving Jacob little time to spend with her. Alone again, Bella returns to seeking thrill-inducing activities.
Through a series of miscommunications, Edward believes Bella has killed herself. Distraught over her supposed suicide, Edward flees to Italy to provoke the Volturi, a powerful vampire coven capable of killing him, by exposing himself in the sunlight. Alice, Edward's sister, and Bella rush to Italy to save Edward, and arrive just in time to stop him. However, the Volturi determine that Bella, a human who knows that vampires exist, must either be killed or transformed into a vampire herself. Alice stops them from killing her by sharing her premonition with Aro, a Volturi elder who is able to read thoughts, in which Bella has been transformed. Returning to Forks, Edward tells Bella that he always loved her and only left to protect her. She forgives him, and the Cullens vote in favor of Bella being transformed into a vampire, to Edward and Jacob's dismay. Edward gives Bella a choice: either she lets Alice change her after their graduation, or, if Bella agrees to marry him, he will change her himself. However, Jacob reminds Edward of the treaty the Cullens made with the Quileutes: they will not attack each other, as long as the Cullens never bite a human.




New Moon

The Twilight Saga: New Moon is a 2009 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2006 novel New Moon. It is the second film in The Twilight Saga film series and is the sequel to 2008's Twilight, which is also based on Meyer's previous novel. Summit Entertainment greenlit the sequel in late November 2008, following the early success of Twilight. Directed by Chris Weitz, the film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively.

Melissa Rosenberg, who handed in a draft of the film script during the opening weekend of Twilight, returned as screenwriter for The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Filming began in Vancouver in late March 2009, and in Montepulciano, Italy in late May 2009.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon was released on November 20, 2009 in most countries, and set domestic box office records as the biggest midnight screening with $26.3 million. This led to the biggest single day domestic gross with $72.7 million. The film also opened with the third biggest domestic opening weekend ($142,839,137). The film was well received by fans, but critical reception was less favorable.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon has become the highest grossing film released by Summit Entertainment, and also the film with the widest independent release, playing in over 4,000 theaters in its theatrical run.

Twilight's Cast

The Cullens and the Swans
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Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, a seventeen-year-old girl who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington from Phoenix, Arizona and falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen. Her life is put in danger after a sadistic vampire decides to hunt her.
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Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, a 108-year-old vampire who was changed in 1918 and still appears to be seventeen. He is Bella's love interest and eventually falls in love with her. He has the ability to read minds, with the exception of Bella's, along with superhuman speed and strength.
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Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen, a compassionate 300-plus-year-old vampire who looks to be in his mid-30s. He serves as the town's physician and is the father figure of the Cullen family.
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Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen, Carlisle's vampire wife and a mother figure to the Cullen family.
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Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen, a vampire who can see the future based on decisions that people make.
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Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale, a member of the Cullen family who can manipulate emotions. He is the newest member of the Cullen family, and thus has the most difficulty maintaining their lifestyle of feeding only on animals instead of humans.
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Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale, a Cullen family member described as the most beautiful person in the world. She is incredibly hostile toward Bella throughout the entire film.
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Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen, physically the strongest vampire of the family.
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Billy Burke as Charlie Swan, Bella's father and Forks' Chief of Police.

Nomadic vampires
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Cam Gigandet as James, the leader of a group of nomadic vampires which intends to kill Bella. He is Victoria's mate and a gifted tracker, due to his unparalleled senses.
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Rachelle Lefèvre as Victoria, James' mate who assists him in finding Bella.
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Edi Gathegi as Laurent, the most civilized member of James' coven.

Humans
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Sarah Clarke as Renée Dwyer, Bella's mother who lives in Arizona with her new husband, Phil.
Matt Bushell as Phil Dwyer, Bella's stepfather who plays minor-league baseball in Florida.
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Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, an old childhood friend of Bella and a member of the Quileute tribe.
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Gil Birmingham as Billy Black, Jacob's father and a friend of Charlie.
Solomon Trimble as
Sam Uley, a member of the Quileute tribe.
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Christian Serratos as Angela Weber, one of Bella's new friends in Forks.
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Michael Welch as Mike Newton, one of Bella's new friends who vies for her attention.
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Anna Kendrick as Jessica Stanley, Bella's first friend in Forks.
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Gregory Tyree Boyce as Tyler Crowley, another one of Bella's classmates, also vying for Bella's attention. He nearly hits Bella with his van.
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Justin Chon as Eric Yorkie, another one of Bella's classmates who vies for her attention.
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Ned Bellamy as Waylon Forge, one of Charlie's friends at the police station; this character is not featured in the novel.
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José Zúñiga as Mr. Molina, Bella's biology teacher at Forks High School; in the novel, this character's name is Mr. Banner.
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Stephenie Meyer makes a cameo appearance as a customer in the diner where Bella and her father frequently eat.

martes, 23 de febrero de 2010

TWILIGHT'S MAJOR CHARACTERS

Twilight’s Major Characters are unique and interesting, and you may know more about them in the following 9 entries that I have specially design for you.

domingo, 21 de febrero de 2010

JASPER HALE

Jasper Hale (born Jasper Whitlock) is the adopted son of Carlisle and Esme, adoptive brother of Edward, Emmett, and Rosalie, and husband of Alice - he takes the name Hale to pass as Rosalie's sibling. He was born in Texas and joined the Confederate States Army in 1861 to serve in the Civil War. Due to his extremely charismatic personality, he ascended through the ranks quickly. Jasper was turned into a vampire in 1863 by a vampire named Maria when he was 20 years old. As a vampire, he gained the ability to manipulate the emotions of those around him. Recognizing his high rank in the army, Maria decided to change him into a vampire to help her claim territory in Monterrey. Jasper's responsibility was to train young vampires and then kill them when they were no longer useful (about a year after their transformation- when their strength began to fade). After about a century of this, he grew weary of the lifestyle and joined an old friend, Peter, and his mate Charlotte. Jasper left the two eventually, not wanting to feed on humans because he could feel his prey's emotions as they died. Alice, foreseeing that they would be together, met him in a half-empty diner in Philadelphia, and together they sought out the Cullen family. Due to his past, where he was able to feed on humans whenever he chose, Jasper lacks strong self-control. However, in Eclipse it is suggested that the "vegetarian" lifestyle is not Jasper's first choice and that this also affects his self-control. He is described as tall with honey blond hair, and is muscular but lean. His body is covered with crescent-shaped scars, after the many years of fighting and training newborn vampires.
In Twilight, Jasper accompanies Alice and Bella when they are hiding from James. He uses his ability to calm Bella when she is stressed or afraid. In New Moon, he attacks Bella after she gets a paper cut, prompting the Cullen family to leave Forks to protect Bella. In Eclipse, Jasper teaches the werewolves and vampires fighting techniques to defend themselves against newborn vampires. In Breaking Dawn, Jasper leaves with Alice to find a vampire-human hybrid, and returns with her to defend Renesmee from the Volturi.

EMMETT CULLEN

Emmett Cullen (born Emmett McCarty) is Rosalie's husband, Carlisle and Esme's adopted son, and Edward, Alice, and Jasper's adoptive brother. Emmett is described as being tall, burly, extremely muscular, and, to most humans, the most intimidating of his adoptive siblings. He has slightly curly dark hair and dimpled cheeks.
Emmett was 20 and living in
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in 1935 when he was mauled by a bear. The injuries from the attack were severe and he was found by Rosalie, who had been hunting in the area at the time. Rosalie, who was reminded of her friend's baby having the same curls, dimples, and innocent appearance, carried him over a hundred miles to Appalachia where Carlisle Cullen was, asking him to spare Emmett's life by turning him into a vampire. Emmett joined Carlisle's coven, but initially had trouble adjusting to the family's diet of animal blood. In Twilight, Emmett is at first wary of Bella, but eventually warms up to her. He often teases her for her clumsiness and constant blushing, and votes in favor of her becoming a vampire in New Moon. In Breaking Dawn Emmett jokingly makes innuendos about Bella's sex life, until being silenced when she defeats him in an arm wrestling match.

ROSALIE HALE

Rosalie Hale is the adopted daughter of Esme and Carlisle, adoptive sister of Edward, Alice, and Jasper, and wife of Emmett. Her physical age is 18, and she was born in 1915 in Rochester, New York, as the daughter of a banker. Rosalie is described as being the most beautiful person in the world, even for a vampire; she is tall, statuesque, and has long, wavy blonde hair. As a human, Rosalie was described as a woman who had beauty, elegance, class, and eyes resembling violets. Royce King II took an interest in her and soon the two became engaged. Rosalie was extremely envious of her good friend Vera and her baby boy and, while on a visit, noticed that she did not share the same relationship with Royce as Vera did with her husband. Dismissing it, Rosalie later walked home and met an intoxicated Royce and his friends. Royce bragged about his fiancée's beauty, leading to her being beaten, presumably raped, and left to die. Carlisle, coming across her, decided to change her into a vampire. After her transformation, she tortured and killed those who had beaten her, including Royce, but did not drink their blood.
When Rosalie first appears in Twilight she is mean to Bella, jealous of her humanity, and not wanting Bella to choose a life as a vampire. Rosalie is vain, self-centered, and wishes to be human and have children, so much so that she would give up her immortality and beauty for it. In New Moon, she mistakenly reports to Edward that Bella is dead after she supposedly commits suicide, though Bella was actually just partaking in the sport of cliff-diving. Edward thus proceeds to travel to Italy, desiring to have the Volturi kill him. In Eclipse, Rosalie reveals her past to Bella with the hopes that she will choose to stay human. She also joins the fight against a group of savage newborn vampires. In Breaking Dawn, Bella contacts Rosalie after finding out she is pregnant, knowing that Rosalie has always wanted children. She stays by Bella's side throughout the pregnancy, defending her choice to keep the baby. Rosalie acts as a guardian to the child, Renesmee, taking care of her while Bella is going through her transformation into a vampire. When the Volturi plot to destroy Renesmee, Rosalie helps gather vampire nomads to provide evidence that Renesmee isn't a danger.

ESME CULLEN

Esme Cullen (born Esme Platt and later Esme Evenson) is Carlisle Cullen's wife and the adoptive mother of Edward, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, and Jasper. She enjoys restoring old houses and her physical age is 26. She has no special power, but has a strong ability to love passionately. Esme is described as having caramel-colored hair; she also has a heart-shaped face with dimples, and her figure is slender, but rounded and soft. Esme was born in 1895 in Columbus, Ohio, where she was treated at the age of 16 by Carlisle after breaking her leg when climbing a tree. She married Charles Evenson, but was abused by him. After finding out she was pregnant, she ran away and gave birth to a son, who subsequently died a few days later. Grief-stricken by his death, Esme attempted to kill herself by jumping off a cliff. Presumed dead, she was brought to a morgue. Carlisle, who remembered treating her years before, was able to sense her heartbeat and transformed her into a vampire. Esme fell in love and married Carlisle soon after. She loves her adoptive children as much as she did her own son, but still grieves that she is unable to bear children.
Esme is present throughout the entire Twilight series, revealing her past to Bella during the Cullens' baseball game in Twilight. Esme treats Bella as her own daughter, comforting her after several traumatic events. In Breaking Dawn, it is revealed that Esme owns a South American island named "Isle Esme" that was purchased for her by Carlisle, and where Edward and Bella spend their honeymoon.

CARLISLE CULLEN

Carlisle Cullen (also known as Stregone Benefice) is Esme's husband and Edward, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, and Jasper's adoptive father. His first appearance was in Twilight and his physical age is 23. Carlisle is described to look like a model; he has blond hair, and is slender but muscular. Carlisle theorizes that when a human is turned into a vampire, they will have an enhanced ability from their previous life. He believes he brought compassion from his human life. Carlisle has had centuries to perfect his medicinal talents, therefore making him an excellent doctor. Unlike most vampires, he is not at all tempted by the scent of human blood, due to the over 300 years he has spent holding back his temptations. Carlisle Cullen was the son of an Anglican pastor, born in 1640s London, England, during a time of religious upheaval. His father and other pastors hunted creatures such as witches, werewolves, and vampires, often mistaking humans for them. As his father grew older, Carlisle assumed his role. One night, he was attacked by a vampire and left to die on the streets. Knowing he would be rejected by society, he hid himself and silently endured the painful transformation, emerging as a vampire. Horrified by what he had become, he tried killing himself many different ways, but all failed due to his power. One night, unable to endure hunger any longer, he fed on some passing deer. Subsequently realizing he could avoid feeding on humans, he committed himself to resisting his blood lust and to becoming a doctor.
For a short time, Carlisle lived with the Volturi, though he eventually left and traveled to the
New World. While treating patients with the Spanish Influenza, he met an ill woman who begged him to save her dying son, Edward. Out of loneliness, Carlisle transformed Edward into a vampire, and Edward became his companion. Soon after, in 1921, Carlisle moved to Wisconsin where he treated Esme after her failed suicide attempt brought on by her infant son's death. Carlisle felt compelled to save her and transformed her into a vampire, subsequently falling in love with her, and later marrying her. Carlisle then transformed Rosalie Hale, a young woman nearly killed by her drunken fiancé and his friends in Rochester, New York, and left in the street to die. Later, while hunting, Rosalie found a young man named Emmett who had been mauled by a bear, and carried him over 100 miles to Carlisle. Carlisle then transformed Emmett, since Rosalie was unwilling to do it herself, fearing her blood lust would overwhelm her. After Carlisle changed Emmett, Carlisle and his family moved to Hoquiam, Washington where the Quileute Native American tribe offered the Cullens a treaty: the Quileutes would leave them alone if the Cullen family never attacked any humans or trespassed on Quileute land. The Cullens agreed and lived in relative peace until they had to move on. Between the Cullens' first and second stay in Forks, Alice and Jasper joined his coven as well, having found Carlisle on their own. Throughout the Twilight saga, Carlisle works as a doctor, acting as the coven leader and offering medical advice and help when Bella is pregnant in Breaking Dawn.