Here’s the teaser trailer for the Twilight Saga’s next installment New Moon (out Nov. 20), where we’re getting a love triangle, shirtless teen wolves and more Cullen family drama.
A film review of Twilight by the University of Minnesota’s student paper criticizes Summit Entertainment for changing the skin color of actors Taylor Lautner (who plays Native American Jacob Black) and Nikki Reed (who plays translucent blond vampire Rosalie Hale) to fit their roles in the blockbuster vampire flick.
“The make-up artists and casters, for some reason or another, decided that it was ok to change the race of actors if need be, and did so in at least two noticeable occasions,” critic Rebecca Lang, who calls these actions “trespasses,” says.
“Taylor Lautner is painted brown and given a long black wig to play the Native American character Jacob Black,” she points out, “and Thirteen star Nikki Reed appears to have been bleached white and stuck in a blonde wig. Naturally quite striking, the new look leaves her … puffy.”
While Lautner is actually part-Native American, Reed previously admitted that her transformation was the most dramatic. The brunette admitted to damaging her hair to go blond and even going as far as undergoing skin-bleaching procedures to lighten her glowing olive complexion.
“I had the biggest transformation out of everybody,” Reed said during press junkets for the film. “I actually dyed my hair blonde and bleached my skin. Everything of mine that I associate with myself, like my mole, that was all gone. So I had to look in the mirror and see a different person every day.”
Amid a gaggle of screaming girls (and their moms!), stars of the highly-anticipated film adaptation of author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga shined for their “Twilighters”!
Enjoy the photos from Monday’s breathtaking premiere (Click image to enlarge):
Cam Gigandet, who plays tracker James, signs Twilighter’s sign on red carpet
Taylor Lautner, who plays sweetie werewolf Jacob Black, looks utterly adorable at the premiere
Kristen Stewart, who plays mortal Bella Swan, walks the red carpet
Robert Pattinson, who plays brooding vampire Edward Cullen, shines amid his worshippers
Kellan Lutz, who plays strong Emmett Cullen, takes a pic with a Twilighter
Elizabeth Reaser, who plays vamp mother Esme, struts the blood-red carpet
Nikki Reed, who plays the beautiful Rosalie Cullen, shines at the premiere
Rachel Lefevre, who plays redhead avenger Victoria, arrives on the red carpet
Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight Saga, arrives at her brainchild’s premiere
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