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MTV: Kristen, the web was recently flooded with
photos of you in Vancouver,
doing pre-production for "New Moon." What did you see up there that
convinced you the sequel will be even better than "Twilight"?
Kristen Stewart:
Everything! We're sort of revamping. The look of the vampires has
gotten that much better — now they just look clean and crisp. They're
beautiful, really. We've had all of our rehearsals, it's pretty much
done — all of the prep for the script, it's solid. There's no more work
to be done, whereas a lot of times you'll be on a movie and you
scramble the night before and make sure everything's done, and then you
lose sequence of the whole thing because you don't shoot in order.
We're set! It feels so good.
MTV: Was it a shock for you when
Catherine Hardwicke left the franchise?
Stewart:
Well, it wasn't like it was a big bomb that was dropped. It wasn't much
of a shock. To be honest, I don't know much about the inner-workings of
whatever was going on within the studio, [but] everybody has creative
integrity and everybody has to be on the same page when you're making a
movie.
MTV: The fans know
that the entire "Twilight" team was close and worked so well together,
and the success of the film proved that. With
new director Chris Weitz, do you ever have thoughts of, "Why are they putting in a new coach now?"
Stewart: To be honest, I don't know — I don't run studios. It was definitely both of them [agreeing to part], it was
Catherine [Hardwicke] and Summit agreeingit was the best thing to do. It wasn't like, 'You're fired!' It was a
comfortable situation. And Chris is like the most genuinely invested
guy — he didn't just jump on the bandwagon and be like, 'Ooh, let's get
the biggest, most successful movie! I wanna do "Twilight 2"!' He
genuinely likes it, and is entirely involved. He's a really sweet guy,
and we're all really excited to work with him. I like his previous work
too, so it all just works out.
MTV: Recently I was
interviewing Kellan Lutz and he thinks the
"only women should direct 'Twilight' movies" argumentis overblown. Going from Hardwicke to Weitz, would you like to go back
to a woman for "Eclipse"? Or do you also think it doesn't matter?
Stewart:
I really don't know. I've worked with a lot of male directors, and a
lot of females — every single one of them has been entirely different
from each other. They're individual people. It's, like, there's a
technical aspect that Chris — individually as a person — is good at. He
has the whole ['New Moon'] project in mind; he's very good, his
thoughts are organized, and he's gonna make a good movie while not
losing the soul and depth and what's going on with the characters. He's
very genuine and giving, and he makes me feel very comfortable. I mean,
I can talk to him about anything. So it's perfect, and I'm excited to
work with him.
MTV: But Chris won't be returning for "Eclipse." So, if they went female for the third film, would that impact it in anyway?
Stewart:
I can't think of a direct effect of having a female or a male director.
I could speak specifically about Catherine, Chris or ["Cake Eaters"
director] Mary Stuart [Masterson]. I could speak about people that I
know and that I've grown to care about — but I don't think it's about
them being a girl or a boy.
MTV: Well, as you know, rumor was that
Drew Barrymore could be the "Eclipse" director. What are your thoughts on her?
Stewart:
I like her as an actor. I've never spoken to her. I know that she made
that movie ["Whip It!"] recently that I haven't seen. I don't know; I
really admire her as an actress, and she's been in [Hollywood] for so
long — I'm sure she's very smart and interesting.
MTV: And now the musical chairs continue, with the rumor that
Juan Antonio Bayona is supposed to direct the third film. What are your thoughts on him? Have you seen "The Orphanage"?
Stewart:
Yeah, he's a very talented guy. I don't know. I'm so glad that I don't
make these decisions, because it's such a tough one. How do you [decide
that?]. I mean, sometimes it's a fluke — a guy makes a good movie. I
mean, I'm sure [Bayona] is a great director. But nothing's solid, so I
don't know. It's above me.
