Anna Kendrick Compares Working On The TWILIGHT Movies To Being In A "Hostage Situation"

Anna Kendrick Compares Working On The TWILIGHT Movies To Being In A "Hostage Situation"

The Twilight cast members have never shared particularly fond memories from their time working on the franchise, and Anna Kendrick has made some surprising remarks about just how bad things could be!

By Nighthawk01 - Jun 11, 2020 03:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: Vanity Fair

Academy Award nominee Anna Kendrick has opened up about her time working on Twilight, and describes what sounds like a terrible experience starring in the Young Adult series of films.

"The first movie we filmed in Portland, Oregon, and I just remember being so cold and miserable," she told Vanity Fair in a recent interview. "I just remember my Converse being completely soaked through and feeling like, ‘You know, this is a really great group of people and I’m sure that we would be friends at a different time, but I want to murder everyone.’"

"It was also kind of bonding. There was something about it like if you go through some trauma event. Like you imagine people who survive a hostage situation, and you’re kind of bonded for life."

In the Twilight films, Kendrick played high school student Jessicsa Stanley, who was the best friend of Kristen Stewart's Bella. However, the actress acknowledges that she never had particularly good material to work with. "They all sort of blend into one at some point, because my whole job was to just go, like, ‘This family of very pale people who we never see eating – they’re really weird, right?’"

Despite not enjoying her time working on Twilight, she was an undeniable breakout star, and later earned the aforementioned Oscar nod for 2010's Up in the Air. She would later star in the Pitch Perfect franchise before taking on slightly more serious roles in films like 50/50 and A Simple Favor

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WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 6/11/2020, 3:28 AM
So Robert Pattinson has suffered trauma. Will just make it easier for him to be Batman.
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/11/2020, 3:41 AM
The headline's a bit misleading, since she's talking about the environment they shot in and not really the movies themselves. Like, I'm pretty sure Tom Hardy hated working on Mad Max and the Revenant, but no-one would frame those stories as him hating working on the movies themselves.
Origame
Origame - 6/11/2020, 7:23 AM
@tmp3 - any excuse to hate twilight in...2020? Jesus, move on people.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 6/11/2020, 7:40 AM
@tmp3 - Suffering for your work is noble and worthwhile if at the end of it all, you’re proud of what you accomplished. If not, well... then it was just miserable.
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/11/2020, 7:44 AM
@Chewtoy - That's not the point I'm making though?
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 6/11/2020, 7:58 AM
@tmp3 - Oh, I agree that the headline is misleading, but my point is that Tom Hardy can complain all he wants about the grueling nature of making “Mad Max” or “The Revenant” and people are going to look at that differently because they’re both Best Picture nominees... it’s assumed that the results were worth the effort.

However, if someone said “I had the worst time shooting the movie “Cats”...” people are going to read regret into it, because they are weighing the end result along with that statement. So I don’t think that your example is quite spot on either.
Eghan6
Eghan6 - 6/11/2020, 10:06 AM
@Chewtoy - I think we need to temper the circumstances. Tom Hardy being one of if not the star/lead in Mad Max/The Revenant could justify his efforts on those films as worthy (acclaim for the films/box office return/professional exposure).

Twilight, a fledgling franchise at the time (cinematically) featured Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson as the leads so if they felt the same 'misery' in the shooting conditions they can also see their efforts as worth the struggle given the notoriety they received and future opportunities.

Anna Kendrick has also benefited from the experience despite her supporting role so her 'misery' can also be considered worth the tribulation.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 6/11/2020, 3:58 AM
Gotta say, I'm weirdly concerned about that comparison
Origame
Origame - 6/11/2020, 7:24 AM
@MalseMarcel - did you read the article? Shes actually talking about filming in oregon. Not anything about the actual filming process.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 6/11/2020, 8:58 AM
@Origame - Oh yeah. Still its kind of a weird comparison. The message would still be clear without it
VicSage
VicSage - 6/11/2020, 4:57 AM
One day, I will watch these films. One day. I was in high school when the first one came out. Perfect time. But never could watch it. Surprised I didn't. I was in Hot Topic all the goddamn time back then.
Tasmaniac
Tasmaniac - 6/11/2020, 5:01 AM
So hot 😍
Jayman627
Jayman627 - 6/11/2020, 8:19 AM
Headline should say "Oregon owes Anna Kendrick a new pair of converse!" lol
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 6/11/2020, 9:36 AM
A friend of mine used to work for “Yummy.com” and had to deliver groceries to her and said she was the rudest person he ever delivered for, she was extremely rude and made him carry all the groceries in and take them out of the bags “that wasn’t his job he was just supposed to deliver” and then she wouldn’t even tip him a dollar while Drew Carey would ask for less and tip him $100. She’s another spoiled, entitled lazy celeb....
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 6/13/2020, 8:50 AM
@TheJustinHammer - it’s ok, I know for a FACT that it is true. Not all celebs are the friendly caring people they pretend to be onscreen. I gotta say your response is the dumbest closed minded response this week. 🤷‍♂️
SgtSoggybottom
SgtSoggybottom - 6/12/2020, 6:20 AM
Well, all I can say is that one time I was held hostage for several days at gunpoint and tied to a chair is that I didn't get a check for $! million at the end of it. So.....sorry sweetheart. I just can't identify with you.
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