If you weren’t a twihard in 2007, this delicious content is not for you.
Ten years ago the world was blessed with what I personally refer to as the best trilogy ever: The Twilight Saga.
It followed the very vampire-y romantic adventures of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan and it was pure literary genius.
There was brooding men and an exciting love triangle. It was everything fiction needed to be.
The book series was brought to life in some brilliant movies, starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, but according to a 2007 blog, Stephenie Meyer had… other plans.
The blog post is every twihard’s dream.
“Here are my favourite actors and actresses for the cast of Twilight,” she wrote in the post.
“Indisputably the most difficult character to cast, Edward is also the one that I’m most passionately decided upon. The only actor I’ve ever seen who I think could come close to pulling off Edward Cullen is….(drumroll)…. Henry Cavill,” she added.
Robert Pattinson was cast instead.
To play the protagonist and narrator Bella, she thought Lemony Snicket's Emily Browning would be perfect.
Which... she probably would have been, but Kristen Stewart was eventually cast for the part.
Meyer wanted John C. Reilly or Vince Vaughn to play Bella's father Charlie.
She wanted Charlie Hunnam to play Edward's vampire father Carlisle.
Meyer had her eyes on Rachel Leigh Cook to play the pixie-like Alice, but Ashley Greene was cast.
For the bad boy James, Stephenie Meyer wanted Cillian Murphy but Cam Gigandet was cast instead.
For Emmett, Meyer really wanted Daniel Cudmore, but Kellan Lutz was cast instead. Cudmore did end up being cast in the Twilight saga as Felix, a member of the Volturi. BIG WIN.
For Rosalie, Meyer had model Joanna Krupa in mind. The role was eventually played by Nikki Reed.
She did a very very good job.
But we wouldn't have wanted the movies any other way. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Top Comments
So there's article trying to 'expose the inherent sexism" of a Christmas song from the 40's, but Twilight is "pure literary genius" and "everything fiction needed to be"?
Boy does this place confuse me sometimes...
Same author too - sheesh, I need a lie down and a good fanning.
The Twilight Saga is made up of four books, it’s not a trilogy.